Roll to Dodge: third time's the charm?

>Try to drive the car.

Dylan (johannes4123) : >Shoot the snakes then You rolled a: 3+1=4 Ok, you shoot some of the snakes. Cool. Very good aim. Of course, the detached snakes appeared to be already dead, but better to make sure, right?

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Zeema (JTTWlover) :>Ask the dude nearby (Umberto) what is happening right now.
You rolled a: 1
You find your throat is a tad hoarse in the morning, and find yourself unable to speak in the nearest turn. Well. I suppose it's better than critically failing at anything else.

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Alivia (AutisticAlivia) : > Say "Uh...no?" to Dylan.
You rolled a: 3
OK, you did it. A bit quiet, cause you got shy, but you did it. As a reminder, Talking Is a Free Action, and you can do whatever while you're talking to someone else.

Austin (unfortunatezorua) : > Interrogate Alivia out of suspicion
You rolled a: 2
Well, it's good if the dice and player actions agree, don't you agree? Alivia does not react. Whether it's because she's that tough-willed or just because she's not paying any attention, is a mystery.

Brian (Afterwards) : > Force-push the snake man away from Alivia.
You rolled a: 4
Well, ok. You slam your palms into the creature, and it blasts away. In fact, it blasts through the window, and splatters on the ground below. It does not move, seems dead.

Umberto (GoldenCityBird): Attempt to drive the car.
You rolled a: Nothing (impossible action)
You'd gladly drive away, however... One, the car is off, two, you don't have a key, three, you don't have any skills relevant to car stealing, and four, you don't have any tools relevant to car stealing. It's more than difficult to drive off in your case.

You are distracted by a sound of an impact next to you. You turn around to find the source of the noise, and see a weird creature on the ground to your left, lying on the ground, not moving.

>Try not to panic

>Keep the creature pinned to the ground.

>Reload and Double Tap

"Now, does anyone have any idea what's going on? Did someone piss off a cult of snake-worshipers or something?"

"And YOU! Get away from my car!"

Edited by johannes4123 on Oct 13th 2019 at 8:36:12 PM

>Look out the window.

"Well, uh... Looks like we did it.

"Yeah, no, I don't remember pissing off any snake-worshippers. Honestly, I'm not sure what I was doing before I got here, or who the hell any of you people are."

>Go over to the window and check if it's low enough to possibly climb down and escape through it.

>"In any case, if there are other snake-worshippers here, we shouldn't just hang around to chat."

"If there's an exit through the hall...would you prefer that to jumping out the window?"

"Yes, I absolutely one thousand percent would prefer that to jumping out the window."

Edited by Afterwards on Oct 13th 2019 at 12:16:12 PM

“Any exit will be fine, we just need to get outta here. And before you all ask, I do remember what happened before I was kidnapped. I’ll talk about it when we’re not in the same building as snake cultists.”

Zeema (JTTWlover) :> Try not to panic
You rolled a: 1
Oof. You definitely panicked. In your panic, you attempted to escape out of the van at all cost and shoulder-bashed the rear doors. It hurt, and lost you 2 HP. But hey, at least that snapped you out. Hopefully.

Umberto (GoldenCityBird) :> Keep the creature pinned to the ground.
You rolled a: 1
You unlock the front door, and step out of the car.
"Stay where you are!" You turn around and see a man, in a police-like uniform... but white? Peculiar. No law-enforcement agency you know has its officers wear white uniform. Well, you've got no time to ponder, as the man fires his taser at you.

ROLL TO DODGE A TASER!
You rolled a: 2
That did not go well. You're a bit shocked (-1 to dodges and actions in the next turn.), and get a little burned. It seems to be stronger than standard issue tasers. You also lose 7 HP.

Dylan (johannes4123) :> Double-tap the snake man.
You rolled a: 3+1=4
Good, you got the snake-man straight in the head. If the creature was still alive, it is dead now... probably.

Brian (Afterwards) : > Look out the window.
You rolled a: 3
OK, you see a parking lot. There is the dead snake-man, and also two men fighting, one of them in white, the other in black. The man in black has collapsed, but is not down yet. The man in white is holding a gun-like object.

Austin (unfortunatezorua) : > Go over to the window and check if it's low enough to possibly climb down and escape through it.
You rolled a: 4
You asked, and so I shall answer. You're one floor above the ground floor. Climbing down does not seem like an option, but you could drop and roll without harming yourself. Of course, anything less than a success will result in more or less injury.

Edited by JackCossack on Oct 14th 2019 at 9:15:02 PM

>Attempt to knock out the man in white using boxing knowledge.

>Remain calm and open the door

> Put the dead snake man in a coffin, and then put it in the ocean

"So, guys, should I shoot the guy who probably broke into my car, or the weirdo in white tasing him?"

Name: Jack Hummer.

Theme: Pretty much everything from the early 20th Century you can think of.

Hobbies: Candymaking, Playing the Violin

"Oh Jesus. Uhh, go for the guy in white, but like, try not to kill anyone."

"Alright then"

>Shoot the white dressed guy in the kneecaps

>If he fails, try to see if my force-push works from here

>If the guy in white successfully gets incapacitated, drop down from the window to get on the scene

>If not, attempt to find an exit through the hallway

>Follow Austin

Umberto (GoldenCityBird) :> Knock out the man.
You rolled a: 2+1 (from boxing skills) -1 (from being tased) =2
Shit, being tased is a horrid feeling. Unlike the ring, or an ordinary fight, where you have full control over your body, here it just refused to listen to you. You would've made a sweet uppercut, followed by a mean haymaker, but all you did was stand and spasm a little, in pain. You do feel better now. You hear a noise from the back of the van, and the guy turns his back to you, thinking you are still incapacitated.

Zeema (JTTWlover) :> Remain calm and open the rear door of the van.
You rolled a: 3
OK, how do I adjucate this... OK, you did not expect them to be so loud when opening. You open the door successfully, however, you are greeted by a man in a white uniform, aiming a taser or something like that at you.
"Stay where you are!"

Alivia (AutisticAlivia) : > Put the dead snake man in a coffin, and then put it in the ocean.
You rolled a: Nothing. (impossible action)
???...Well, ok. Let me begin by saying you do not know where the nearest ocean is, Not only that, you're kinda in a building, above ground floor, while the snake man in lying on the ground outside. And, of course, you do not have a coffin.

Dylan (johannes4123) : > Put a bullet in the uniformed man's kneecap.
You rolled a: 1
You take aim. Very careful. You've got your target in your sights. And then some of the dust kicked up from your previous fight found its way up your nose.
A-CHOO!!!
You sneezed right as you pulled your trigger. You look carefully to see if you got your target. Well, not really. However, you did hit something! A rear tire of a van. Your van, to be more exact.

Brian (Afterwards) : > Try to use force-push at a distance.
You rolled a: 1
You make a powerful shoving motion. So powerful in fact, you kind of lose balance and accidentally fall out of the window. Involuntary self-defenestration, you could call it. Well, hopefully you stick the landing.

ROLL TO DODGE THE FALL!
You rolled a: 3
Good news! You emerged mostly unscathed. I mean, ok, you did cut yourself on the broken glass (-5HP), but that could have gone a lot worse. Of course, now you're on the parking lot. Not something you might have wanted.

Austin (unfortunatezorua) : > Try to exit through the hallway.
You rolled a: 1
OK, you go through the hallway, going past door after door, past more and more winter landscape paintings. You're kinda busy thinking about how much they'd be worth, and trip on something. Suddenly, Hefin following behind you drags you back, and you see some heavy weights falling through the ceiling right where you'd be standing had he not done that.

You reach the door leading to the stairwell. It's locked, of course.

Hefin (TenOfSwords13) : > Follow Austin.
You rolled a: 5
You follow Austin through the hallway. At last possible moment, you see a tripwire right before the exit. (well, a door leading to the starwell.) Austin trips on it, but you react quickly enough to pull him back before the trap he triggered crushed him. Your critical success and his epic failure kinda evened themselves out here.

Jack Hummer (TalesofUnder), you shall begin with the following abilities:
Antique restorer - You surround yourself with old stuff, and became obsessed with reversing the passage of time. Whether its repairing old stuff, machining new parts, or making it look properly, you get +1 to it. The knowledge can even be applied to modern stuff, to an extent - repairing electronics or making plasting parts, for example, is not covered by your bonus.
Candy-maker - You're well versed in making sweet and aesthetically pleasing candies (+1 to candy-making checks)
The Violinist - It's hard to sound good playing violin if you don't know anything about it. You are past that step.(+1 to violin-playing checks)
And the following equipment:
World War I gas mask - A legit gas mask from the ends of WWI, developed to protect against chemical attacks, it provides immunity to respiratory agents, but restricts peripheral vision when worn (-1 to tasks that would benefit from peripheral vision, such as dodging attacks from the side, searching and observing stuff, driving, etc.)
1912 Ford Model T - One of the earlier Model Ts. Is operated way differently from the standard way cars are controlled. For example, the throttle is controlled by a lever on the steering wheel. Now, you are used to it, as you have spent some time in the car, but the others will be at -2 to operating it.
A violin - Back in the day, it was used to annoy all the neighbors. Now it's used to impress them.
You're driving your 107 year old car down the road. You drive by some shady motel, when you see that on its parking lot, there's something going on. People are fighting, someone is lying on the ground, and someone just fell out of one of the windows.

What do you do?

Edited by JackCossack on Oct 15th 2019 at 9:51:14 PM

>Try to take out the guy again.

>Try to hit him with the novel, which is The Three Musketeers and Twenty Years Later in a single volume and HOLY SHIT that is heavy.

"God, fuck, shit, damn."

>If there's any glass embedded in my skin, pull it out, then pick up my sword (assuming i was still holding it when i fell)

>Go around to the back of the van and try to hit the guy in white with a surprise force-push

>Attempt to pick the lock, again