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<blockquote data-quote="writernextdoor" data-source="post: 5997214" data-attributes="member: 6689303"><p>[Mechanical notes are in braces]</p><p>((GM Notes are in double parentheses))</p><p></p><p>Time to break out the usual war chest. Stakes, grenades, flashbangs, sharp blades and lots of ammunition. Thanks to Mace's friend [3 point Network spend] at the local police supply depot, they had access to body armor, but only 3 sets. It went to Nick, Rossini and MikeSmith. Mace would coordinate intelligence from a truck in the parking lot - a truck ringed in salt.</p><p></p><p>At least that was the plan until they arrived on scene. </p><p></p><p>The bastards had called the police and the press, citing "an unknown gun toting vigilante who wanted to kidnap perfectly defenseless children". The press came from three counties to cover the story. Mace knew immediately that many of them wouldn't be coming home. At least not in the same shape they arrived. </p><p></p><p>So the strike force was called off. Regroup, redistribute chess pieces on the board, right?</p><p></p><p>Wrong.</p><p></p><p>It was time for their side to move, and it came out of the trees as the team circled around the building and started to drive away. </p><p></p><p>At first it was a light thud, something like a pine cone hitting metal. Then a second, then a third and then, hundreds. Rats. Rats of all sizes, but all with ruby red eyes poured over the truck as if coming out of a faucet. The rats swarmed and began scratching and tearing at the truck.</p><p></p><p>It didn't matter that Rossini floored it and the tires bit into the asphalt and the truck plowed over rat after rat, they seemed endless. So endless in fact they scuttled down the truck and were all over the tires, dozens of hungry evil teeth chewing at rubber. The truck didn't have a prayer. </p><p></p><p>The people inside though, had a prayer. And ammunition. And a plan. [3 point Mechanics spend + Mechanics cherry] Sticky bombs made out of road flares, rock salt, socks and tire-sealant adhesive came sailing out of the truck's windows. Rats squealed and cried as the fire and salt took a few of their number. </p><p></p><p>But the team had no plan for the Voice. The keening screech of nails on a chalkboard brought everyone to their knees and the truck to a halt. The rats writhed and snaked around the fire bombs, and began, like an evil Voltron, to merge into one creature - about man-sized, but covered in pelts that seemed to wiggle as he moved [1 point Stability loss]</p><p></p><p>"I know your secret." it rasped, sounding simultaneously far away and right next to each man. "And soon you will know the truth."</p><p></p><p>Then Rossini's foot "slipped" and before the creature spoke again, Rossini put a truck in its midsection.</p><p></p><p>A surprising thing happens when a truck, even at low speeds, hits a stationary object. The creature took a spill, knocking back some fifteen or so feet, getting good distance on its arc. The truck gave a tremendous groan and sagged, the axle cracking under the strain. They'd have to fight.</p><p></p><p>((Mace Hunter + Nick Darter + MikeSmith + Rossini vs The Creature))</p><p></p><p>The fight was ferocious, and messy. Not even combined could the foursome match the beast's raw strength or speed, but they could out maneuver it, leaving it victim to tactics and strategies. </p><p></p><p>Ultimately it was [2 point Preparedness spend] that gave Mace a silver dagger to pin the creature's foot to the ground so that the guns could be brought more fully to bear. [3 successive 3-point Shooting spends + the Bigger Bang cherry] reduced the creature to a husk of ash just before the police arrived to check out the "strange flares and gun shots". </p><p></p><p>Citing engine trouble and a few dead rats, the team did their best to play off all the noise and confusion as happenstance, but the police weren't buying any of what even the mighty Mace Hunter was selling. </p><p></p><p>Into the back of the squad cars the team went. Mace was able to [1 point Preparedness spend] tap out a text message to Father Craig to retrieve the dumped weapons caches, but the team was taken into custody.</p><p></p><p>Nick noticed it first, at a stoplight.</p><p>MikeSmith noticed it at the second stoplight.</p><p></p><p>None of the police had reflections in the rearview mirror.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="writernextdoor, post: 5997214, member: 6689303"] [Mechanical notes are in braces] ((GM Notes are in double parentheses)) Time to break out the usual war chest. Stakes, grenades, flashbangs, sharp blades and lots of ammunition. Thanks to Mace's friend [3 point Network spend] at the local police supply depot, they had access to body armor, but only 3 sets. It went to Nick, Rossini and MikeSmith. Mace would coordinate intelligence from a truck in the parking lot - a truck ringed in salt. At least that was the plan until they arrived on scene. The bastards had called the police and the press, citing "an unknown gun toting vigilante who wanted to kidnap perfectly defenseless children". The press came from three counties to cover the story. Mace knew immediately that many of them wouldn't be coming home. At least not in the same shape they arrived. So the strike force was called off. Regroup, redistribute chess pieces on the board, right? Wrong. It was time for their side to move, and it came out of the trees as the team circled around the building and started to drive away. At first it was a light thud, something like a pine cone hitting metal. Then a second, then a third and then, hundreds. Rats. Rats of all sizes, but all with ruby red eyes poured over the truck as if coming out of a faucet. The rats swarmed and began scratching and tearing at the truck. It didn't matter that Rossini floored it and the tires bit into the asphalt and the truck plowed over rat after rat, they seemed endless. So endless in fact they scuttled down the truck and were all over the tires, dozens of hungry evil teeth chewing at rubber. The truck didn't have a prayer. The people inside though, had a prayer. And ammunition. And a plan. [3 point Mechanics spend + Mechanics cherry] Sticky bombs made out of road flares, rock salt, socks and tire-sealant adhesive came sailing out of the truck's windows. Rats squealed and cried as the fire and salt took a few of their number. But the team had no plan for the Voice. The keening screech of nails on a chalkboard brought everyone to their knees and the truck to a halt. The rats writhed and snaked around the fire bombs, and began, like an evil Voltron, to merge into one creature - about man-sized, but covered in pelts that seemed to wiggle as he moved [1 point Stability loss] "I know your secret." it rasped, sounding simultaneously far away and right next to each man. "And soon you will know the truth." Then Rossini's foot "slipped" and before the creature spoke again, Rossini put a truck in its midsection. A surprising thing happens when a truck, even at low speeds, hits a stationary object. The creature took a spill, knocking back some fifteen or so feet, getting good distance on its arc. The truck gave a tremendous groan and sagged, the axle cracking under the strain. They'd have to fight. ((Mace Hunter + Nick Darter + MikeSmith + Rossini vs The Creature)) The fight was ferocious, and messy. Not even combined could the foursome match the beast's raw strength or speed, but they could out maneuver it, leaving it victim to tactics and strategies. Ultimately it was [2 point Preparedness spend] that gave Mace a silver dagger to pin the creature's foot to the ground so that the guns could be brought more fully to bear. [3 successive 3-point Shooting spends + the Bigger Bang cherry] reduced the creature to a husk of ash just before the police arrived to check out the "strange flares and gun shots". Citing engine trouble and a few dead rats, the team did their best to play off all the noise and confusion as happenstance, but the police weren't buying any of what even the mighty Mace Hunter was selling. Into the back of the squad cars the team went. Mace was able to [1 point Preparedness spend] tap out a text message to Father Craig to retrieve the dumped weapons caches, but the team was taken into custody. Nick noticed it first, at a stoplight. MikeSmith noticed it at the second stoplight. None of the police had reflections in the rearview mirror. [/QUOTE]
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