Looking at two other cyberpapacy goons, Case sends a burst of fire their direction.

OOC
Flurry

02:39, Today: Case Morrow rolled 13 using 1d20.  pyro multi attack (-2).

15...so +1 BD


02:41, Today: Case Morrow rolled 1 using 1d6.  bd.

so 15

Have dragged one foe from cover, Jacob decides to try again. Snagging another cyberpapcy thug, this time restraining him before pulling him forth.

ooc:

Does 2 shock, restrains target, and pulls him from cover.

Putting adrenaline in the pool.

10:20, Today: Jacob Amer (Revenant) rolled 2 using 1d6, rerolling max.  Bonus damage.

10:17, Today: Jacob Amer (Revenant) rolled 19 using 1d20.  Lasso another target to pull them from cover.

Having charged in to little effect, Johnny steps back a step and performs a blade kata, making himself harder to hit.

12:23, Today: Johnny Ichii rolled 3 using 1d20.  Active Defense
+1 to his defenses.

With the sergeant down, Ivan put pulses into three of the remaining goons, hoping to break their morale.

(Not an intimidate)

09:21, Today: Ivan Borovich (Headshot) rolled 9 using 1d20.  Exp.
09:21, Today: Ivan Borovich (Headshot) rolled 20 using 1d20.  Poss.
09:21, Today: Ivan Borovich (Headshot) rolled 4 using 1d20.  Attack.

15+10+4(burst)-4(head)-4(extra targets)=21
Good hits, I leave the results to you.

Ivan's superior rifle skills combine with the weapon's rapid rate of fire, causing three soldiers to fall before the onslaught.

11:56, Today: Gamemaster, on behalf of Ivan Borovich (Headshot), rolled 3,4,4 using d6,d6,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 3,4,4.  bonus dice vs. church police.
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Void knew that reality was a heavy burden on people, but when she tried to make the church policeman who was out in the open feel it, it came back to bite her.


21:00, Today: Gamemaster, on behalf of Void, rolled 1 using 1d20, rerolling max.  Weight of Reality vs. open church policeman.
Disconnected. Reconnect card to pool, will decide later whether to use it.

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Note: Johnny has Opponent Fails and Monologue pooled

The church policeman dragged out by Jacob's whip calls for a friend to come out and try to distract Johnny to give him enough time to free himself. However, the other officer is tricked by the illusion and stumbles over an invisible dead turtle.

The remaining four fire at separate targets. Case and Void appear to be solidly hit (this may change with soaking) and Jacob gets grazed, but Ivan uses the cover of the cars to dodge the fire.

21:47, Today: Church Police rolled 1 using 1d20, rerolling max.  2 Riot sticks vs. Johnny.
Failure. No malfunction as sticks don't jam. No disconnection as hologram projects sufficient Cyberpapal reality.

21:45, Today: Church Police rolled 16 using 1d20, rerolling max.  GodMeeter vs. Void.
Fire Combat 10 + 3 bonus = 13. Standard vs. Dodge 9 Damage 15 vs. TOU 6 1 Wound 2 Shock

21:45, Today: Church Police rolled 13 using 1d20, rerolling max.  GodMeeter vs. Jacob.
Fire Combat 11 + 1 bonus = 11. Standard vs. Dodge 10. Damage 15 vs. TOU 17 1 Shock

21:44, Today: Church Police rolled 3 using 1d20, rerolling max.  GodMeeter vs. Ivan (cover).
Fire Combat 10 - 6 bonus = 4. Miss vs. Dodge 15.

21:42, Today: Church Police rolled 14 using 1d20, rerolling max.  GodMeeter vs. Case
Fire Combat 10 + 1 bonus = 8 Standard vs. Dodge 8. Damage 15 vs. TOU 9 1 Wound 2 Shock

Case (0/3 Wounds 0/13 Shock, 1 Wound 2 Shock soakable)
Cards in Pool

Title:	Willpower
Description	Add +3 to the total of a single Charisma, Mind or Spirit test, or a skill test based on such attribute.
	You may play this card after learning the result level of the test but before applying its effect.

Title:	Seize Initiative
Description	Play at the beginning of the round to either keep the current Drama card for another round,
	or to flip a new Drama card after the card for this round is revealed.

Ivan (0/3 Wounds 2/7 Shock)
Cards in Pool

Title:	Coup de Grace
Description	Play to add 1 Bonus Die to your successful attack's damage.
	You may play this card after seeing the results of other Bonus Dice earned (including other Coup de Grace cards).

Title:	Leadership
Description	Play to place two cards from your hand and/or Action Pool into other character's Action Pools. (You may place them in the same Action Pool or different ones.)
	Immediately refill your hand. (Cards in your Action Pool are not counted.)

Jacob (0/3 Wounds 1/8 Shock) Regeneration active
Cards in Pool

Title:	Second Chance
Description	Immediately reattempt a failed test. The new result replaces that failure.
	This can be played after a Mishap, preventing that effect.

Title:	Adrenaline
Description	Add +3 to the total of a single Dexterity or Strength test, or a skill test based on such attribute.
	You may play this card after learning the result level of the test but before applying its effect.

Johnny (0/3 Wounds/8 Shock)
Cards in Pool

Title:	Opponent Fails
Description	Play after an opponent has succeeded at a test targeting you.
	The effect on you is nullified. If this was a contest, reverse the results.

Title:	Monologue
Description	Sacrifice your entire turn to make a stirring speech.
	Cancel the status on either the Hero or Villain conflict line.

Void (0/3 Wounds 6/11 Shock, 1 Wound 2 Shock soakable)
Cards in Pool

Title:	Idea
Description	Gain a clue or insight indicating the next course of action your character should take,
	or play to change the Approved Action line of the Drama Card to "Any".

Title:	Reconnect
Description	Immediately reconnect without a test.

Enemy status
6 church police officers remain. Two are engaged with Johnny in Melee; the other 4 are in cover

Card for Round 2

They Hesitate!	Dramatic Skill Resolution: A, D
Standard: H -/V Fatigued
Approved: Trick	Special: -

Heroes who want to soak can do so, then you get to act.

Case stumbles attempting to act like he's more wounded than he is as he tries to tempt one of the cops under cover to move in for the kill.  They clearly aren't buying it.

OOC
13:44, Today: Case Morrow rolled 3 using 1d20.  Trick 1.

13:35, Today: Case Morrow rolled 8 using 1d20.  soak.
making a 14 so at least he soaked;-)

Hero to pool

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Jacob shrugs off the attack, and charges into cover the Church police are using. He takes a swing at one of them, but is off balance.

OOC-Moving in to bypass cover so I am in melee with one or more of the CP. Trying to hit one, missed.

Putting Flurry into the pool.

Regen 1 shock
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Johnny gets more flash than substance in his attack on the two CP he is engaged with.

22:48, Today: Johnny Ichii rolled 7 using 1d20, rerolling max with rolls of 7.  AoA Headshots on both engaged w/unflinching 2.

MW 12 -2 die -2 MT -4 CS +4 AoA =8 vs 9

Pooling Supporter
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Ivan wasn't about to fire into melee, but he picked off the remaining three unengaged Papists with his signature headshots.

09:14, Today: Ivan Borovich (Headshot) rolled 19 using 1d20.  Attack.
Tot 21, easy hits and kills.

It took extraordinary effort to first reconnect (Reconnect card used) but also to find that sliver of reality where the shot did not cause bloodshed, but Void found it in the nick of time. Still, she decided to scream as though it had hit home, distracting the attacker that was not held by Jacob's whip and triggering what little was left of his conscience.



16:18, Today: Gamemaster, on behalf of Void, rolled 4 using 1d20, rerolling max.  Soak damage.
16:18, Today: Gamemaster, on behalf of Void, rolled 15 using 1d20, rerolling max.  Possibility.
13 reality + 6 bonus = 19. Soaked all damage.

16:20, Today: Gamemaster, on behalf of Void, rolled 24 using 1d20, rerolling max.  Trick Church Police Officer.
11 Trick + 8 bonus = 19. Outstanding vs. trick value 9 Very Stymied and enemy breaks morale.

Connection card pooled.

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The fact that they not only failed to ambush you but also are dropping like flies has an impact on the ones still standing. One of them holds his hand up and pushes a button near his throat, causing his voice to amplify as though being blast through loudspeakers.

"Hold your fire! It is clear you are not elves. If you will agree not to give us to them, we will cooperate!"

Case looks to the others and then yells to the church cops, "No we're not elves!  If you surrender we won't turn you over to the elves!  Come out with your hands up!"

The remaining church police officers comply with Case's request. They do not give any hints of treachery or trickery.

In reply to Church Police (msg # 44):

Despite that, Jacob makes sure to disarm them in case they have any hidden weapons. At the end of the day, these people served the high lords. They where helping the enemy conquer and kill countless innocents. A quick death would be too good for them, but Jacob was no torturer. Besides, it did not actually work for getting info. He did make sure they where restrained however, using his lengths of rope.

Each officer carries a gun that fires needle-like projectiles, a riot stick, and a crucifix that appears to be made from circuitry. They are wearing an advanced form of body armor that covers their full body, lighter than Kevlar but just as effective in stopping projectiles. The group is able to remove this equipment from the officers without objection.

Additionally, a machine is found projecting the image of the French cathedral onto the original building. This can be disabled with a simple switch. Inside the building, ten backpacks of gear and rations are piled in a corner.

Case looks to the cyberpapacy cops and asks, "Where is Laplace and are you working with the Nile Empire?  What are your orders?"

"Our orders are to assist Brother Laplace as he directs in retrieval of previously unknown technology. His efforts attracted the attention of Pharaoh Mobius, who dispatched an archaeological team.

"Brother Laplace found a report saying that, with the arrival of Aysle, a previously locked ancient technology had emerged in Sweden, at a place called Lake Armsvartnir. Trouble is, no Core Earth map shows Lake Armsvartnir. So Brother Laplace took the majority of the Techquisition forces with him to Sweden to search for this lake. We were left behind to hamper efforts to chase him, either from Delphi Council agents like you or from Nile Empire forces."

"I don't think they're lying," Case says, "And I don't think it'd be a good idea to drag them to the North while we look for the wyverns.  Let's get back to the mayor to turn these guys over and report about that assassination plot."

The American shrugs and looks at the church cops, "Unless you fellas are willing to shoot up some undead Vikings and earn a parole?"

Case looks to the others to see if they're game.

In reply to Case Morrow (msg # 49):

"They are servants of a high lord." Jacob growled, glaring at the men. "Who knows how many innocent people they handed over to the enemy?"

"Moot point if these guys would rather be taken prisoners, or if it's a no go for any of you," Case shrugs, "But the undead Vikings are more of an immediate threat and these fellas still have to get back to France if we cut them loose to be anymore use to their High Lord because their mission is done here.  Not sure if they were transformed or not but there's going to be a lot of people who are just foot soldiers like these guys.  If they were raiders...yeah...I'd agree no parole for them."

"But I figure to go check out those wyverns we have to get these cops onboard while we're here or we just get back to the mayor's and deal with that problem.  Don't think we'll have time to go to the mayor's and come back."
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Void stood back and faded away as she tends to do when not directly involved or interacted with. She looked down at the damage done to her black cloak and moved her hands over it to repair what had been done. She wasn't sure why they had been attacked or what to do next so she watched and listened, waiting for something to happen that she could understand.

The officer who had his conscience pricked nods at the suggestion to take out the undead. "I understand the skepticism you have about someone who has just fired on you. It is an integral part of life in our world, as even the toaster listens to our every word. But aything we can do to rid the world of undead spawns of Satan is a service to our Lord. We would be willing to assist if you can overcome that distrust for a few minutes."

OOC: As combat is over, all Destiny Cards are back in the hand. The scene is not yet over, so no hand reset.
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