[GRIM TALES] Wulf Ratbane's SLAVELORDS of CYDONIA

[Old One]

Brigitta

Haskins calls across the river: "Haul that man in, NOW!" turning his head he says "Hold on tight" to Brigitta and spurs his horse forward.

Brigitta tries (unsuccessfully) to stifle a scream and attempts to pull her legs up out of the water. She also wraps her arms around Haskins and hangs on for dear life.

~ OO

 

[nakia]

"Teddy!" T. Rawley yells. "Cut that rope and loop it around you. Now!"

To his horse: "Easy, now. We gotta get these people out of the water.

OOC: Handle animal roll sent.

"Mary, Mother, and Joseph!"

Teddy will quickly loop the rope around himself, then cut it with his machette. He'll try to move forward, toward Brigitta and Haskins, while avoiding the "boiling" water. He will do his best to make sure Brigitta gets to the other side.

OOC This may be a bad idea.

 

[Fenris]

OOC: I'm just glad to see you had something to cut with!

 

[ragboy]

OOC: Provided my HA roll was sufficient, T. Rawley's action will be to whirl Brindle and charge him up the bank far enough to drag Teddy out of the water. I'm assuming this will also be contingent on an initative order... If Brindle is running for his life, I'll cut the rope once Teddy is out of the water on our side.

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

Haskins did his best to spur his horse forward, but was still a few yards shy of the bank when Haskins realized the horse was faltering.

From his vantage on the river bank, Joshua could tell that the horse couldn't carry both riders. The river began to boil and churn red, and the question wasn't so much whether the horse was going to make it or not, but whether it was going to be eaten alive before it drowned.

Meanwhile, Rawley whipped Brindle out of the river, and the horse was only too happy to comply. Teddy felt a short, sharp tug, and the rope snapped taut, hauling him over onto his back and under water.

Brigitta and Haskins both cried out as hungry teeth gnashed in an ever-growing frenzy around them.



Brigitta and Haskins need to tell me what their Plan B is, and back it up with the dice server. If you want to spend any Action Points, you'll need to send a separate d6 roll. They each take 3 points of damage this round.

Teddy makes a successful STR check, drops his machete, grips the rope, and holds his breath. He takes 3 points of non-lethal damage.

 

[ragboy]

"Hambrick! Bill!" T. Rawley calls. "Get those f****** horses under control and get some help to those guys out there!"

 

[Fenris]

Haskins:
"I am sure you would prefer to keep your toes Ms. Nielson, so up you go, arms around my neck, now hold on tight" With that (and Old Ones consent), Haskins stands in the saddle, with Brigetta dangling from his neck at leaps towards the near shore.

 

[Hjorimir]

OOC: If Bill can get his horse under control, he'll throw a rope (using his new action point to help him look like the cool cowboy he is) to those in the river and use his saddle horn to loop it if they can grab it.

If not...ummm...was I able to get back in the saddle?

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

OOC: If Bill can get his horse under control, he'll throw a rope

Branches clawed at his face and neck as he chased his horse into the jungle, but with a couple of practiced hops, Bill swung himself into the saddle and got his horse under control.

He whipped his horse back towards the shouts in the river, eager to help-- but they'd already used his rope for the crossing, and he wasn't sure what else he could do.



Still to act this round are Joshua and Brigitta (who is being urged by Haskins to "Hang on!") The rest of you may shout and otherwise soliloquize, of course.

 

[Old One]

Brigitta

Brigitta cries out in suprise and pain as something tears into her leg. She tries to comply with Haskins instructions by clinging to his back without throwing the ex-soldier off balance. She closes her eyes and utters a generic prayer that hasn't crossed her lips since she was a young school girl.

OOC: I am assuming you need a STR and/or DEX-type roll, or appropriate saves, so I will send you a couple with labels. Also, if I can assist Haskins by pushing of the saddle, I will. EDIT: STR check (if needed), DEX check (if needed) and "assist Haskins check" (if needed) sent.

~ OO