"Elias!" Melody shouts, her face still twisted in a vulgar display of her nature. Elias recoils momentarily, but still stands stoically, preparing for the oncoming assailants.
Marcus drops Elena's arm and moves toward the closest exit, with the intent of leaving this place to the NYC vampires. "Come," he says to her. She acquieses, and turns to follow him.
Nick picks himself up and hurls himself at Elias. "I won't let you!" he shouts, and plows into the raging Elder with a powerful blow. Still stunned and unfocused, Elias turns full into the blow, and is brought down like a sack of potatoes. Nick rolls aside with the force of the tackle, and comes to his feet as the Elder's head bounces off the floor and he collapses completely, barely conscious and unable to pull himself to his feet.
OOC:
Dread Gaze -- 3, 10, 6, 8, 7 +1 Willpower = 2 successes + 2 successes last turn = 4 total successes.
Nick's Tackle -- Str+Brawl, diff 7 = 1, 9, 8, 6, 5, 8, 9, 4, 8 +2 (Pot) = 5 successes.
Elias' Dodge -- Dex+Dodge, diff 6 = 7, 6, 6, 8 = 4 successes. => HITS
Nick's Damage = Str+1 = 7, 6, 10, 8, 6, +1 reroll (4) +2 (Pot) = 7 successes
Elias' Soak = 6, 5, 4, 10, 1, 2 = 1 success. => 6 Bashing Damage ~ 3 Bashing Damage.
Nick's Dex+Athletics, diff 7 for landing - 7, 9 = 2 successes. => Lands safely.
The damage from the last round, plus the tackle Cripples Elias, and added to the amount of negative dice from the Dread Gaze, renders Elias more or less unable to move.