A bracing morning swim: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1st Ed PbP

Jam Warrior

I despair for you all, I really do. If I were you I'd be hunting down @Infidel and asking him why he programmed his dice to hate you so much.

Spoiler:

A 1d100 → [22] = (22) Hit Merrick
B attempted a parry so no attack
C 1d100 → [8] = (8) Hit Gavnog
D 1d100 → [87] = (87) Miss Godric

Oh man.

These are some high stakes dodge and/or parry rolls from Merrick and Gavnog due here.

Grog

dodge roll: 1d100 vs Init 28 27 DODGED!

Jam Warrior

Man did you ever need it! That would have a been roll on the +4 critical table on the body otherwise.

Snowdown

The dice want merrick dead.

50/50 chance to dodge again, and I get a 94.
http://orokos.com/roll/67798

Jam Warrior

Gonna sacrifice your next attack for an attempt at a parry or take the hit?

Mr_Rose

While you guys figure that out, Kazrik is going to miss again. Closer though!

Espite the distraction of Godric weaving away from him, the thug Kazrik was trying to gut still managed to get a buckle in the way of his knife, and the wall was still stopping him from getting the leverage necessary.

Another go at thug D: 1d100 44

Snowdown

Merrick's gonna take the hit -- He's only got a 21% chance to parry it.

Jam Warrior

Bad choice.

Spoiler:

1d6 → [4] = (4) damage. Takes him 2 over his wound limit and thus a +2 critical roll on the right arm.

1d100 → [56] = (56) translates to a 12 on the damage chart.

You stare with horror as blood pumps from the mangled stump of your wrist. Anything held in that hand is dropped (along with the hand itself) and you fall unconscious to the ground, losing D4 wounds and rolling on the sudden death critical chart each round until medical attention is received.

Time for a fate point?

Snowdown

Sounds like it, how do fate points work?

Actually, at this point I think I'd rather have spent a fate point instead of losing next action, and having a 21% chance to parry AND using a fate point.

Jam Warrior

Something less fatal of my choice happens. In this case:

Seeing a nasty axe wound being inflicted on their comrade gives the footpads the boost of fear needed to really lay the beatdown. A blow for Gavnog's bare abdomen is barely dodged at the last minute but Merrick is less lucky. The club of his opponent comes swinging at his exposed arm but at the last moment the footpad slips on a wet patch of pavement and the blow instead catches the haft of his axe. The flat of the weapon springs up and smacks him cleanly in the centre of the forehead. His eyes cross and he collapses gently to the alley floor, blowing bubbles in a puddle.

"Bring 'em down!" shouts the gang leader,"If they're willing to die for it they must have riches indeed!"

TheLawinator

Thanks for the help Jam.

ALSO HOLY SHIT I JUST HIT THE GUY!!!!! I HIT EM!!!

Roll to hit against Footpad: 1d100 25

I don't even know what happens now.

Grog

I'm just gonna leave this attack roll here, in a dark alley where it can be beaten up by muggers.

Attack roll: 1d100 62

TheLawinator

Damage roll +2 (mighty blow and 1 greater strength): 1d6+2 5

5 damage to the left arm.

I win.

TheLawinator

Godric roars in triumph as he straight up breaks the footpad's arm.

"Who's next? I'm tired and hungry!"

Icerimp

A bit unnerved by actually hitting someone with his axe, Ilumor just goes back to missing the guy in front of him.

Miss

Jam Warrior

End of round, Gavnog will back up into Merrick's vacated space and the enemy will follow up.

Ilumor's opponent backs up so I assume you're following up to make your miss?

Footpad attempts to parry Godric and fails.

1d100 → [61] = (61)

Godric has removed the footpad's entire wound buffer in one hit and shit scared him but no critical rolls yet. He also backs up so will you follow up?

Icerimp

Yes, following up. Sorry to keep jumping ahead.

TheLawinator

Yea, gotta get in that ass. Do whatever gets me in there.

Jam Warrior

Merrick is out for the count so on to footpads.

B and D, having failed to parry nasty blows and not fancying taking another hit, will both leg it. Ilumor and Godric can each take a free attack on them as they turn their back if so desired.

TheLawinator

No reason not to, eh? Do I get a bonus besides winning (+10)?

Roll to hit on fleeing footpad: 1d100 65

65 so it's probably academic.

Icerimp

Ilumor apparently has no qualms about axeing some jerk in the back.

Hit with a 3? What the hell, warhammer?

Damage: 8??
Crit confirm: Confirms crit, 3 more damage

So, yeah, 11 damage total to his back.

Jam Warrior

Holy poop. Someone else can check the wording but on the tables if they have them to hand but a +8 critical roll (1d100 → [64] = (64) on the crit table) is most certainly instant messy death. I'll deal with the rest of the footpads in a moment.

Mr_Rose

That's a body hit, right? Yeah, I think you just disembowelled the guy, from behind.
Messy.

Icerimp

I think it's right arm, actually.

Draeven

he blew his arm off in a gyser of blood and gore.

Jam Warrior

Two of the footpads decide they've had enough and turn to flee. One manages to evade Godric and heads off into the night past his cursing compatriot, the other attempting to disengage from Ilumor is not so lucky. Taking a clear blow as the man turns, Ilumor smashes his two-handed axe through his arm into his chest, caving in one side of his ribcage. The arm is utterly destroyed and everyone nearby is showered with blood as the footpad collapses to a lifeless heap.

The footpad forcing Gavnog further and further back up the alley doesn't seem to notice the carnage, so intent is he on bring down the dwarf, but he can't land that final blow.

Merrick's assailant stands gawping for a second before launching at Ilumor with murder in his eyes and a scream on his lips.

"Gunther!" he cries, "You've killed him you pointy eared bastard!".

The usual mocking cries from the back of the alley are absent, as is the man who usually made them. He too saw Gunther's fate and made a sharp and uncharacteristically silent exit.

Spoiler:

Two attacks, two misses.

1d100 → [73] = (73)
1d100 → [76] = (76)

Too lazy too fire up the real computer so MSPaint map time!

Mr_Rose

So… A is attacking Illumor, C is after Gavnog, and Merrick has been sucked into the Warp?
Is there a test I need to make for Kazrik to get around Godric and maybe charge C?

Jam Warrior

Gavnog is standing on Merrick.

Sounds fine. No test needed. You'll get both +10 charge and +10 flank attack.

TheLawinator

Godric never really had to fight anyone with a mace before. Usually he just clouted drunks on the head with it.

Hit roll against footpad +20 charging and flank: 1d100 74

Big fat miss.

Grog

Attack roll: 1d100 29 Hot dang, I hit something! Now to figure this out. Let's say this is vs Thug A

DAMAGE: 1d6+5 11 extra damage: 1d100 59 oh well.

So that's 8 damage to his left leg. Ouch
CRIT: 1d100 39
He's swept to the floor, drops anything he's holding and loses D4 wounds each round, and can only stand and walk with support.

Worth the wait.

Seeing their new friends begin to turn and flee as he stumbles back over the halfling, Gavnog howls in anger as pain shoots through his broken arm. Momentarily stunned by the outburst, the thug before him leaves himself open to a vicious punch to the groin. The man whimpers and falls to the floor, his hip shattered by the dwarf's meaty fist.

Icerimp

Ilumor looks somewhat surprised at the flurry from the other thug, the tall elf holding his ground. "Had it coming, he did. Maybe you should scurry off also," he suggests, breathing hard as he moves to swing, before Gavnog shatters the poor fellow's groin. Ouch. Turning about, he instead goes after the one behind the dwarf.

Hit to the left leg on Thug B. 7 damage.

Jam Warrior

+2 Crit roll 1d100 → [57] = (57)

Chopper Ilumor turns on the last footpad and with a single stroke, hacks his leg clean off at the knee. With another spray of blood he screams and collapses into a writhing heap on the floor. Ilumor is spattered in gore now and looks like a vision from a nightmare as he wields his dripping axe.

The knocking out of the halfling seems to have been the impetus the party needed to find their fighting spirit and the attempted mugging is now most definitely now over. Two men have fled into the night and two bodies lie on the floor missing limbs, (one still barely breathing, one expired). The man with the shattered hip and soiled breeches grunts as he desperately, but oh so slowly, tries to crawl away.

What do you want to do now?

Grog

Before the adrenaline can wear off, Gavnog charges headlong into the bolted door, determined not to let the old trickster get away.

Strength Check to bust down the door.: 1d100 5 BAM

Jam Warrior

The door smashes into splinters as the manic dwarf bursts through into the building. Inside is a clearly abandoned house. Piles of rags in a corner indicate that someone may have been using this as a bedroom at some point. The smell indicates someone was also using it as a privy. The stairs to the upper level have long since rotted away and a door on the opposite wall hangs open. There is no sign of anybody inside.

Icerimp

Ilumor grimaces from the mess on his clothes, but apparently intends to use it to full effect. After glancing at Merrick in concern, he plods over to move in front of the thug trying to crawl off, dropping to his knees before him, the elf a bloody mess. He lightly smacks the dripping blade of his axe onto the ground before the thug, the metal ringing out. "Where'd he go, friend? The man who lured us here. You're going to tell me, aren't you?"

Jam Warrior

Willpower test 1d100 → [19] = (19). Dude is apparently a rock!

The footpad crawls himself up to sitting against a wall and glares at you, his mouth clamped tight shut. That is when he can meet your gaze as most of the time his eyes are screwed shut with pain.

Once he has passed his check then nothing is going to get him talking short of torture. This risks killing him and will cause insanity points to anyone of good alignment (whether they inflict it or merely allow it to be inflicted). He is probably going to bleed out and die very soon anyway as none of you have the requisite knowledge (heal wounds or surgery skills) to stabilise his wounds.

Speaking of which, you should all pick an alignment! Details pg. 89 Law/Good/Neutral/Evil/Chaos. Default is good for elves and neutral for all else but as you are 'experienced roleplayers' you can pick. According to the book Halflings can only be neutral and Elves can only be Good or Law, but if you want to push it I'll let you be a special flower.

Also speaking of which, following their close encounters with mortality (taking a critical hit), Merrick and Gavnog will both gain an insanity point :rotate:

Grog

A little disappointed that he hadn't uncovered a vile den of evil behind the door, the slayer is suddenly brought back to the present by the sharp pain in his arm.
"Ah doubt we'll get much outta these lads. Least we found a place fer the night tho, eh?"

Neutral's the only way for a suicidal warrior.

Jam Warrior

It smells really bad. And when I said no sign of anyone inside I was referring to humans. There was a host of general scurrying and dashing for the piles of refuse when you burst through the door. The ceiling is sagging and dripping in a number of places and the floor is soggy to flooded throughout.

Icerimp

Ilumor sighs and rises from the hurt thug, moving to the door leading into the foul building. He grimaces some at the smell, his delicate nostrils flaring, but he looks around at the floor closely. It's not exactly the forest, but...

Would Follow Trail apply here, if Ilumor can pick up some sign of the guy? Also, going with Good aligned.

Grog

Sounds like fine accomodation for a dwarf. But I guess we have elves in tow.