A Most Dangerous Game (D8, LM)

[Zeno Deathwright]

Zeno lies quietly in wait, taking careful aim at the Acklay. He focuses in on it, as it's held in place by Galen's trap, sensing it's movements as best he can and completely free of distractions with Aphr out of view. He exhales as he pulls the trigger placing a shot exactly where it needs to be.

OOC: Maneuver to aim, 2 strain maneuver to aim. Action, shoot the Acklay, 13 stun damage. Triumph to have the trap recharge from the shot, 3 advantage to crit Acklay, 1 advantage boost to next ally.

Strain: 5/12
Wounds: 0/12
Melee Defense: 2

D8 LM, Ranged Heavy, Sense Upgrade x2, Upgrade from Stealth, 2 boost from 2 aim, 2 boost from Galen: 3eP+1eA+4eB+1eC+1eD 4 successes, 4 advantage, 1 Triumph


D8 LM, Crit on Acklay: 1d100 45 Bowled over: Target is knocked prone and suffers 1 strain.

[Dapper Dog]

The acklay scrambles to it's feet and darts into a thick copse of trees and brush hissing with menacing. It leaps through the air into a copse of thick threes and lands as it thrashes about using it's bulk to send several trees flying through the air along with debris!

OOC: Gains a free maneuver and recovers a strain, sues two Triumph to send trees flying each character roll a Hard Resilience check with an Upgrade or suffer 8 wounds, if more than three three threat or a Despair is rolled suffer a Critical at +20 difficulty. It is now at Short range and in Cover. Each of the Failures are added as successes to the base wounds inflicted.

Acklay - Athletics: 4eP+1eA+1eB+2eD 4 successes, 3 advantage, 2 Triumph

[Zeno Deathwright]

A tree flew by Zeno, hitting him even as he attempted to dodge, though he did avoid being crushed by it completely. It was not a pleasant feeling.

OOC: Roll says destiny upgrade, but didn't use

D8 LM, Resilience vs Trees, Destiny Upgrade: 2eA+1eC+2eD 4 failures, 2 advantage


9 damage after soak, 2 advantage to recover strain

Strain: 3/12
Wounds: 9/12
Melee Defense: 2

[Aphr Ahaya]

Aphr, entirely unprepared for a tree flying in her face, finds herself hit hard in the face with a tree.

D8 LM Resilience to not get tree'd at hard difficulty (Reroll with correct dice): 2eA+1eC+2eD 3 failures, 1 advantage


8 wounds taken after soak.

[Galen Sol]

Acklay could throw trees. Galen dimly recalled that just before the creature began doing so. He dive for the ground as wood flew everywhere.

D8, LM, Resilience, Hunter x2: 1eA+1eP+2eB+2eD+1eC 1 success, 1 advantage

[Aphr Ahaya]

That thing is huge!

Aphr had never seen a creature this big before. It stood two Jo'rens tall, maybe more. And it threw trees.

She tried to get away quickly, quietly, and towards Galen to help him. Stabbing herself with a stimpack for good measure and ducking behind a tree for cover. Being small helped sometimes.

D8 LM Stealth - Destiny flipped by Dapper for upgrade, Destiny flipped by me for upgrade. Boost from Zeno. Hard difficulty. Boost from Talent: 2eP+1eA+2eB+1eC+2eD 0 successes


(Action to stealth for all that was worth
Maneuver to stimpack
2 strain to maneuver behind a tree (take cover) )

2/12 strain used
3/12 wounds taken after stimpack
Melee defense 3

[Dapper Dog]

End of Round

Init: PC, PC, NPC, PC

OOC: Acklay is at short range and in cover spending Destiny for the first two characters to act. Acklay as Adversary 1.

[Zeno Deathwright]

Zeno lines up another shot, trying to do what he can to finish off the beast. Unfortunately, hidden as it was in the trees he couldn't get a clear shot. He takes a stim from his belt and jabs himself in the leg with it.

OOC: Maneuver to aim. 2 strain maneuver to stimpack, action shoot at acklay.

D8 LM, Ranged Heavy, Sense Upgrade x2, 1 boost from Aim: 2eA+2eP+1eB+1eC+1eS 3 successes, 1 threat

D8 LM, additiona difficulty from destiny upgrade: 1eD 1 failure


11 damage before soak so nothing, 1 threat is strain

Strain: 6/12
Wounds: 4/12
Melee Defense: 1 (was getting it wrong)

[Dapper Dog]

OOC: Zeno suffers strain.

[Galen Sol]

Galen moved to the snare, hoping to reset it. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. At the least, he might be a distraction.

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Manuever: Return to Snare
Action: Try to reset
Advantages: Boosts divided between Aphr and Zeno.


D8, LM, Resetting Snare, Hunter x2: 1eA+2eP+2eB+2eD+1eC 1 failure, 4 advantage, 1 Despair

[Dapper Dog]

The trap goes off and zaps Galen with a very serious jolt of energy!

OOC: Galen suffers 15 strain before soak.

[Dapper Dog]

The creature screeches and charges into melee with Zeno swinging the massive claws trying to cut him down... it seems satisfied with the damage done as it clicks with delight.

OOC: Acklay advances to Engaged, maneuver, with Zeno and deals 13 wounds with Pierce 3, regains another strain with the advantage.

Acklay - Brawl Vs. Zeno: 4eP+1eA+1eB+2eD+1eS 3 successes, 1 advantage

[Zeno Deathwright]

The damage was too much for the Sith lord, and he falls to the blow.

OOC: pierce negates soak, 13 damage, 1 strain from crit

Strain: 7/12
Wounds: 17/12
Crits: Bowled Over
Out

[Dapper Dog]

OOC: Suffer a critical for exceeding wound threshold.

Acklay - Brawl Vs. Zeno - Crit: 1d100 44 - Bowled Over.

[Galen Sol]

Galen was barely standing.

0/12 Wounds
11/12 Strain after Soak.

[Zeno Deathwright]

The man known as Zeno Deathwright, for all of his grandstanding and violence, had always been devoted to the idea of loyalty and defending those he fought beside. Perhaps it was fate, that in death he would be able to save a couple of comrades in arms. Not by his actions, but simply by being enough of a distraction to allow the others to get away.

OOC: Spending destiny to give the others the opportunity to escape as the Acklay plays with his body.

[Aphr Ahaya]

Zeno... Aphr knew if a great man like Zeno couldn't stop it, then she had no chance. While she hated leaving him, she had to make her escape now.

(Escaping - as fast as possible)

[Dapper Dog]

OOC: Galen and Aphr can flee while the acklay drags off a meal.

[Galen Sol]

Galen watched helplessly as the creature dragged Zeno away. This had been a disaster and it was his fault. With no other choice, he grabbed what he could and fled.

(If possible, would like to grab the lure and any of Zeno's personal effects left behind)

[Dapper Dog]

OOC: Acceptable.

[Galen Sol]

Returning to the Stsrcross, Galen set all the gear down and took a moment to catch his breath.

"Aphr?"

[Aphr Ahaya]

Aphr just dropped into her seat, wordlessly. Just staring in the direction they had fled from.

[Galen Sol]

"Aphr." He sat down next to her. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have brought you two along."

[Aphr Ahaya]

"We have to go back" Aphr said after a moment "we can't leave him. Fire yp the ship. The weapons. We can't..." she looked close to tears.

[Galen Sol]

"We can't track it from the ship." he shook his head. "I could track it myself, maybe. And, you and the Starcross could follow my beacon. But, I don't think we can help Zeno."