Curtains Ch.04 - Shell Games

[Rybaer]

[sblock=OOC for Lawrence]
After what Fate says, Lawrence is able to recognize the man standing next to him. One of the statuettes he "recovered" was of this guy, while the other was of Steven.
[/sblock]

 

[Rybaer]

"Yes . . . we've had the . . . displeasure of tangling with something similar," Fate offered the man. "What exactly are you planning, Dr. Schott? Am I to assume that time is of the essense here?"

Schott doesn't seem surprised to hear Fate's admission.

"I'm hoping for a simple bind and banish," he says, telepathically. "Unfortunately, I doubt it'll be that simple. I don't know how strong the demon is, what its full scope of powers are, or exactly where it's hiding. I suspect that it's still in the region, based solely on the number of recent deaths...and the fact that there is still an ample food supply nearby." He looks rather pointedly at the group as he makes this last comment.

 

[Velmont]

"Hey! Wait a second! The statuette... that guy was one of the statuette I was asked to... the one who Mr [INSERT]Name of the guy who Lawrence owe a service, and teh name have been lost in the big ENWorld Crash[/INSERT] had in his possession." tells Tarentula over his telepathic link.

 

[Mimic]

Granite will stand there waiting, it was best to let Fate take charge, he was more suited for it.

 

[cuervo96]

OOC: not knowing how much of the back story Fate has told Soundtrack at this point, esp. about the coven and the two sorcerers and the statues and such, Soundtrack will wait suspiciously, ready to drop the silence around Schott at a moment's notice

 

[Rybaer]

Soundtrack's music had faded into a quiet undertone, almost unnoticable. Abruptly, however, it strikes a tense chord of rising intensity, warning everyone except Tarentula a split second early that something was about to happen. (Soundtrack's Danger Sense works for everyone who can hear it...but Tarentula and the would-be thieves are in the area of silence.)

The dark windows along the far wall all explode inward, shards of laminate safety glass harmlessly showering everyone. Immediately, the cool evening breeze brings in the sounds and smells of the Coast City downtown. The open holes also allow in five darkly clad figures, each floating under his or her own power. The newcomers have billowing cloaks with hoods pulled up. Peeking out from under each hood is a heavy ebony mask in a highly stylized form of an animal, similar to ancient Egyptian art - owl, fox, crocodile, raven, and boar.

The man in the owl mask raises a gloved hand and utter silence descends upon the room, effectively snuffing Soundtrack's own ambiance and adding to his own area of silence. The man in the fox mask, nearest to the safe, grabs two of Schott's companions and hurls them through the open windows to fall the 40+ stories to the street below.

*****


Okay, initiative is still the same, but this is a surprise round because of the newcomers' attack. Soundtrack's ability keeps everyone except Tarentula, Schott, and Schott's men from being surprised, so you can all act this round. Tarentula has his own danger sense, though, and can act normally. Feel free to post potential actions, though if you're later in the round you're welcome to wait to see how things develop. With this many participants, I suspect each combat round will take several posts on my part.

Kombat, this is round 4 of your Boost.

Initiative:
Owl 27 (done)
Fox 25 (done)
Tarentula 22
Fate 18
Raven 17
Crocodile 16+
Soundtrack 16-
Granite 11
Schott/men 9
Kombat 6
Boar 5

 

[Velmont]

[SBLOCK=OOC]Tarentula own danger sense havn't warned him? (Just to make sure you didn't forget he had it)[/SBLOCK]

 

[Rybaer]

[SBLOCK=OOC]Tarentula own danger sense havn't warned him? (Just to make sure you didn't forget he had it)[/SBLOCK]

ooc - My bad. I even looked and still missed it the first time. :\ You'll need to specify what sense it's based on, too. For this instance, you'll remain unsurprised. Edited the above post to reflect this.

 

[Velmont]

[SBLOCK=OOC]Damn, I thought I had specified it, but it is uncanny dodge that I payed more than once to have it toward my three mian sense: Hearing, Sight and Tremorsense... in that case, most likely it would be Tremorsense, but next PP award, i'll correct it and add Hearing and Sight...[/SBLOCK]

 

[Rybaer]

[SBLOCK=OOC]Damn, I thought I had specified it, but it is uncanny dodge that I payed more than once to have it toward my three mian sense: Hearing, Sight and Tremorsense... in that case, most likely it would be Tremorsense, but next PP award, i'll correct it and add Hearing and Sight...[/SBLOCK]

[SBLOCK=OOC]
Okay, tremorsense works. In this case, you'd have been caught by surprise then because of their approach by air. I've already cleared you to act in the surprise round, so go ahead and post an action if you like. We'll just keep it in mind for the future. [/sblock]