CoC D20 "Dunwich Return to the Forgotten Village"

[Snipehunt]

Johann

No shooting? Nein! Johann continues to chase after the man in red, drawing his pistol. As he struggles for breath, mentally cursing the poison gas of the War, and his own commanders who ordered it, he yells out,

"Halte! Stop or I shoot!"

Hoping that is enough to at least momentarily stop the man, Johann prepares to charge in and grab if he gets close enough.

 

[DallasPA]

March 1st, 1933
Vanguard Club Headquarters
Saltonstall Boarding House
431 West Saltonstall Street
Arkham, Massachusetts



As Johann enters the hall he gauges that the man in red has about a 20 foot lead on him. As the man in red approaches the end of the hall he momentarily slides on the slippery floor causing his shoulder to ram into the pane glass window at the end of the hall. Shards of glass explode from the 3rd story window; this little escapade causes the man in red to lose valuable time. At this moment he looks you (Johann) straight in eyes, you don't flinch, and as you are running you draw your pistol and yell, " Stop or I shoot." At this point the rattled man in red catches a glimpse of the foreboding image of jasper entering into the hall way. The man in red flings open the stairwell door on the right and commences his three story decent.

Johann, continues his pursuit and determines that he is gaining on the tiring man in red, and notices the sounds of footsteps to the left and rear of him, as you (Johann) look over your shoulder you see Jasper, gaining ground with every stride.

As Jasper makes a move on Johann you notice a broken window about 5 feet away, directly to your front, shards of glass covering the floor of the hall, and the stairwell door in the right corner of the hall. You (Jasper) are convinced that you are going to catch the intruder.

Nick notices that the second guard is just a little rattled, and in moments he is standing in the sitting room and detailing his recollection of the events to you.

 

[bruin]

Patrick's mind flashes in anger as he pulls himself back to his feet.Oooh, when I get my hands on you.... He runs off in the direction that Johann and Jasper were headed.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Paul wanted to run after and help. He really did want to. Instead, though, his instincts got to him. He wasn't that much of a fighting man...he was doctor. So, he quickly knelt down next to the injured guard and took a quick look over the man's injuries, trying to see what had actually happened.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Jasper Bakemeier: (Male/Soldier 1)

Using what my superior or what I hope is superior, dexterity I plan to cut even more time off as I pursue the man in red in the tight confines of the stairs. I’m not even feeling winded as my well-conditioned body is use to such exercise. I keep the bottle close trying to preserve the fragile glass as a weapon.

 

[ShadowX]

Nick Oppenheimer

"So what happened? What was that man doing?" Nick asks the nearby guard.

 

[DallasPA]

March 1st, 1933
Arkham, Massachusetts



Jasper and Johann continue the pursuit on the man in red, into the stairwell and down three flights of stairs. As the man in red emerges on Saltonstall street his pursuers are within ten feet of capturing him. In a desperate attempt to get away the man in red dashes across a busy intersection, and into any alley where in over turns trash cans to impede Jasper and Johann’s progress. Once in the alley he climbs a fence, runs through a yard and barely is able to scale another fence. Jasper and Johann easily hop the last fence and are within five feet of the man in red. With his last ounce of strength the man in red dashes into another busy intersection, running in between oncoming cars and is barely able to enter the door of Anton’s Restaurant, an Italian eatery in lower Arkham.

While the lead team was pursuing the man in red, Patrick did his best to keep the bunch in eyeshot. As the chase continued Patrick notices that the man in red has led them into the seedy side of town. He catches Jasper and Johann just as the intruder dashes into the restaurant.

Patrick remembers that this place is a gangster hangout.

After examining the first downed guard Paul discovers that he has two broken ribs, a broken arm, and a laceration on his forehead. He is in pretty bad shape.

Upon talking to the other guard Nick is told that the two had went out for a smoke, and apparently the strange man entered back into the headquarters at this time and hid. The guard stated that the two did a quick tour of the place and that he went to his post, which was the entrance into the headquarters and sitting room. The other guard stood post at the first set of double doors just outside of the library. He states that evidently the man in red attacked the other guard from behind as he was patrolling the hall leading into the library.

 

[bruin]

OOC: Does Patrick know anything more about what type of gangsters are in there? Italian mafia, Irish gang, or other?

 

[DallasPA]

OOC: Its the hangout of the local Italian mafia mob chiefs.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Jasper Bakemeier: (Male/Soldier 1)

Jasper sensing the trouble holds up and waits for the others to arrive and/or debate their next move. Barely out of breath he simply states...

“Well?”