[CoC] Nocturnum -- Part I - Chapter 1 Snowflake Valey [Completed]

[The Forsaken One]

[OOC: Ok, I'll update within a couple of hours (2 orso) got stuff to attend to now. And what I'm doing now is just playing d20 without sating numerical results. Just describing the results. Sanity would be handled the same way, but I'd just post what you see and experience. Consequenses would be posted accordingly. Like screaming fit, gaining a fobia, passing out. Just like I've handled it now, just without the numbers and open to my ruling. I must state again, alot of the CoC danger will go out so I'll keep dice in there for chance. And I will be keeping PC Character sheets and possibly hp and damage. I will be taking into account what you are trained in and stuff.]

[I will grant +skill points or +hp or +sanity according on how often you use certain skills or if you train in them or read alot on the topic and such. Intelligence taken into account offcourse.]

[I'm still sticking with skillpoints and ability scores for sure. Hitpoints and sanitypoints are another thing and I'm thinking about them...]

[Combat will go to ruling, as will skillchecks and abilitychecks. Numbers and bonusses are for reference on my part.]

[Curious to how this will go Update in a few hours. /OOC]

 

[The Forsaken One]

Peeking over the broken window frame and readying himself to fire another couple of rounds at his attackers, Ross sees everyone down. In the middle of it all is Doc climbing from his car and checking up on the guy still half stuck beneath his car.

Ross' view is interrupted by James who slightly pushes him aside and then leaps over the broken window frame and starts making a mad run for the elders.

Meanwhile Jason moves through the crashed doors of the Hotel to get a clear view of Delaney and takes a shot. The shot misses miserably and it appears his target is out of the guns accuracy range.

Ray runs after Jason and starts firing as well but also to no avail. No bullets seem to hit their target.

And the chanting and muttering continue, ever to grow in strengh and potency... shall the divine conquer the arcane? Are the Shamans empower with such divine might that they can defeat this abberition of the arcane?

[OOC: Next round right after this post. Since everyone is just gonna do the same or complete the action they started last round... Not gonna waste a day on that /OOC]

 

[The Forsaken One]

While the drama continues to devellop in front of him, Ross rises to his feet and looks... just looks as the mystical duel draws on.

Doc ignoring his assaulting friends around him moves towards the other two enforcers and checks on them. Both covered in blood and carrying numerous gunshot wounds they appear dead. The last of them, the one with the bloody stump where his arm was just seconds ago draws his last breath as Doc sits down next to him. Blood gurgling from a gaping hole in his throat and flowing into the snow, coloring it dark red to black is the last moving thing on Doc's mind. Turning to the right he sees Ross watching in silence, the light of gunfire reflecting from his eyes.

Closing in on his target, his pall Ray right next to him. Jason continues to fire, round after round, shot after shot. Red light of the flashing barrel flikkers across his face. It appears to have gotten dark. Twilight fell across the scene and a shimmering grey gloom fills the skies, lightning arching across it but the sound of thunder never reaching your ears.

Jason continues to move forward and keeps the pressure on. Next to him Ray falls back as his comes to a stand to reload his pistol. But Jason closes in, feet after feet. And then the first bullet strikes its target.

Black rays sprout forward from Delaney where the bullets hit, piercing the gloomy twilight. The lead easily starts to rip his outer shell to bits but his gaze remains fixed upon the Indian Elders. As Jason continues to close in and fire bullets, more and more rays shoot out from whatever he is shooting at and he feels sanity slip from his mind as he is witnessing this. But he shrugs it off and continues... continues to lay the smack on this.. this thing.

Carrying the disc and running the lungs out of his torso, James plows through the snow towards the Circle. He almost trips when he gets there but he regains his footing on the slippery ice beneath the layer of snow. He holds up the disc and offers it to Stonehill. But the Native Americans gaze looks right through James, right through the disc and seems to stare into nothing.

Then two of the Shamans drop to their knees, blood running from their eyes, ears and noses, dripping slowly into the snow. They both try and get back onto their feet but only one finds the strength. The other remains on his knees in the snow but fixes his gaze again on his target and his chanting never fails. The Shaman knows that it would mean defeat, the end. As James sees the two Shamans collaps a arm of Stonehill rises in front of him, his finger pointing at Delaney.

The sky-metal starts to glow.
Not blue.
Red.

And Ross watches, just watches it all happen. A sense of comfort comes over him.

Ross smiles.

 

[Shapermc]

OOC: Can you explain this "comfort" better? I am wanting to post IC, but I am kind of strange about where this "comfort" comes from? Is it just a feeling? Is it directly from the glowing metal? Is it telepathy? Any more details would be great for helping my IC

 

[Festy_Dog]

[ooc: Metroid Prime, on Game Cube right? Super Metroid was so kewl, the best platformerish game I ever played ]

James holds the sky metal, looking at it, and has no idea what to do with it. So he shrugs, stands up and starts walking towards what ever remains of DeLaney, ready to take a piece outta him once and for all.

 

[Argent Silvermage]

Ray yells to James. They are holding him! You need to gut this bastard. if you can't then give me the disk, I still have the strength.

 

[The Forsaken One]

OOC: Can you explain this "comfort" better? I am wanting to post IC, but I am kind of strange about where this "comfort" comes from? Is it just a feeling? Is it directly from the glowing metal? Is it telepathy? Any more details would be great for helping my IC

This "comfort" is what you will have to do with =] Where it's comming from is your guess, I'm not telling .

I'll check in later this afternoon for a post from Jemal, Crane and the post from ShaperMC we are all waiting for

 

[Ascending Crane]

Doc looks up from the bodies.

"Why..? WHY?? What is going on here??" Doc shouts almost incoherently. Getting to his feet in the snow, he looks about in shock.

Maybe the indians know... The shamans... Maybe, just maybe... I can help.

With that, Doc begins to run towards the circle of elders intending to lend his own faith to the mix.

 

[Shapermc]

Originally posted by Festy_Dog [ooc: Metroid Prime, on Game Cube right? Super Metroid was so kewl, the best platformerish game I ever played ]

OOC: Yea for gamecube. My wife loves me. I loved all the Metroid games and this one is no let down. Amazing how metroid was turned into a 3D FPP (First person Platformer) and it still feels like Metroid. None the less I am a RPG nerd, but I am an even bigger Video Game Nerd

Ross smiles and tilts his head to the side and then, with a look of comfort on his face, he walks out towards the Shamen. I got to help that poor Shamen. Ross thinks while walking.

 

[The Forsaken One]

Metroid Prime, on Game Cube right?

First game that ever got a 10 in two gaming magazines in Holland. Haven't seen it yet but a friend (Venus on these boards) has got a gamecube so I'll expect to see it there soon

[OOC: Updating now]

[I can now say that we'll be starting chapter two this weekend or next week! /OOC]