Fallout: Project Nucleus

[Niasen]

Chinak Moran

Chinak stood perfectly still right after the bullet whizzed by his head, which in his mind might account for why the gecko was hit instead of him with that anvil. The god of luck apparently has bad aim today or is drunk...thank the rest of the gods.

He then turns around and proceeds to smash the remains of the gecko into a tender juicy pulp.

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Chinaks lays the smackdown on the gecko with an attack roll of1d100=5, 1d100=56 and damage roll of 3d4 3=8, 3d4 3=9. The gecko's already down so forget the knockdown chance.

[Kalev]

Erik
HP= 22\26, AC=13


Momentarily bewildered, I look to the dry, clear bright sky above the Gecko. Then back to the anvil that had so casually concussed it. "Astonishing" is about all I can bring myself to say, as my thoughts rapidly wander - calculating probabilities and permutations; lead me to conclude that these irrational events I've started to witness, however unlikely, are very probably going to continue, bizarrley against all sensible intuition.

[HydwenPrydain]

Conrad Jünger

Conrad laughs as the anvil strikes the gecko. I guess that big fellow wasn't kidding about the anvils! he thinks as he stomps on the beast, bending down and thrusting his knife into its exposed torso. I guess sometimes bad luck can work in your favor.

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Stabbing it three times:http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1670468/
(10, 52, 45) vs. 53% melee (58%-5 ac).
Assuming all three hit, damage:http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1670469/
(6, 9, 8), -1 DT each = (5, 8, 7), in order in case of misses.

[Frosty]

Between the primitive's smashing and the military/gun obsesses man's stabbing, the gecko dies with much sprayage of blood, twitching on the ground.

Combat is temporarily over. Everyone roll a Perception check please. Roll 1d10 and see if it is equal to or lower than your Perception stat.

[Fri]

Jack Marlowe

The dreadful menacing giant lizards finally taken down. And none too early, as the young detective had emptied his magnum revolver. He stands at the desert, slowly reloading his gun as he winces his eyes.

"Cruel, but this is the wasteland's way. Or so I heard."

He carefully scans the surrounding area.

"No serious damage, I hope. So, I guess now we just have to wait for the others? Did Toothy ever said how long we have to wait?"

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1d10=3 against 7

[Kalev]

Erik

HP=22/26

Smiling towards the other three, I tuck my gun into my belt and walk towards then; surveying the scene.

"You sure can shoot" I call out, nodding recognition to the tribal I point to the anvil, "and did you have anything to do with that? As if your hammer wasn't an immediate threat already! How is everyone feeling, those Gecko's have quite a peck on them. I can look at those cuts now or later? - your choice"

(1d10)[6] against perception=5

[Frosty]

Erik, Chinak, and Conrad stand around, looking at their fallen enemies while Jack seems to pick something up with his ears. He hears what appears to be sounds of combat coming from within the cave.

[Niasen]

Chinak Moran

Chinak lightly kicks the anvil and looks at the desecrated gecko. "Well, its dead...oh, and Toothy told us if we have time to go into the cave to see if we can't help out if we feel like it. By the way..." Chinak turns around to look at his companions, glaring at them all "Which one of you nearly blew my friggin head off? I'd really appreciate you guys taking a wee bit better aim with your guns eh?"

[Frosty]

Those of you with decent Appraise (and perhaps Chinak, given his extensive experience with anvils) can see that this finely-crafted anvil may be worth a little something if you wish to take the troubleto carry it back to town.

[Kalev]

Erik

Looking at the anvil, I conclude that it is - actually a real, solid, cast iron anvil. Still very much incongruous with the wastes, and the deceased Gecko beneath it.
Looks bloody heavy too.
Since we're probably just gonna wait for toothy to return, now we've caused our distraction; I have a go at skinning the Gecko that looks like it suffered the messiest critical existance failure. My thinking being; to practice skinning on the worst, to make the most of the best.
With a mild look of trepidation, I draw my knife and kneel next to the carcass...thinking back to chordate anatomy 101, and whistling #the leg bones' connected to the, knee bone..#

[Fri]

Jack

"Ah well... You know Chinak. About that stray shot..."

Jack picks something with his ear. He thanks god for the distraction.

"Wait. There's something happening in the cave. Doc, leave the gecko for later. There might be some trouble."

Before anyone said anything, Jack unholsters his gun and run toward the cave entrance. He crouches beside the cave entrance and then slowly peeks inside.

"If we're lucky, it's just Toothy fighting some remaining geckos..."

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Perception check if needed
1d10=5 against 7

[Kalev]

Erik

"Hmm? There's fighting in the cave! Well let's go help them; they were never even meant to be seen- something must've gone wrong"
Quickly getting up, I wipe the bloodied knife on the ground and pull the matte black Beretta from my belt.
Walking up to the cave behind Jack, I look in to the cave and almost feel spoiling for another fight, another chance to practice my aim...
almost.

[Fri]

Jack



Well, damn. This is a perfect setup for a hard boiled detective. It's really tempting to say 'wait for a bit. If I'm not back at whatever minutes, call the rangers/storm the place.' But...

"I'll just look for a bit first. Stay close guys. Well... not too close. But not too far. At most in screaming distance."

<OOC>Did Jack pick something when peeking? Or should he step inside? If hedidn't pick anything, have he sneaks inside, just to know what's going on. Just tell me if I need to roll anything</OOC>

[Niasen]

Chinak

Chinak rolls his eyes as he heads towards the cave sledgehammer in hand. "Jeez, my workload can never be simple can it. *sigh* Guess I better go before someone gets there face bitten off." He grabs Jack by the shoulder before he heads down into the cave and shakes his head.

"You might want me to go first, if theres any turns and loops in this tunnel, I'm a bit better at tracking than you city boy and can find them faster."

[Frosty]

While you guys are debating who should go into the cave first, the sounds of battle become louder. You can definitely hear more Geckos in there now, but they sound slightly different than the ones you just fought. There's also gunshots.

[Fri]

Jack

"What the heck. Let's just enter, or toothy won't be amused when he learn about this later."

And he enter the cave.

[Niasen]

Chinak Moran

Chinak curses under his breath "I can't ever just have an easy job can I?" and charges ahead, keeping his eyes and ears out for tracks and the 'party', unfortunately he's to busy being angry to pay much attention

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GOD this roll sucked, I got a 96. Anyway, sorry for the delay in posting, I'm in Roatan, Honduras at the moment and the internets sporadic.

[Kalev]

Erik

Gingerly following Jack, I walk with the gun held tightly in both hands pointed in front of me. I try to keep it's muzzle towards the ground, not certain I wouldn't squeeze one off by mistake if suddenly suprised..

When Chinak charges off I say to Jack "For someone who know's that what he's going do will really hurt, he embraces it with bizarre warmth. Tough cookie."
Now pacing through the cave, keeping my eyes & ears pricked..and gun ready.

[Frosty]

The caves are dark, making it hard for to see exactly what's going on. This close, all of you clearly hear the sounds of gecko claws sinking into flesh, and the screams of Toothy and Co and also the occasional gunshot. Do any of you have a flare of other light to help you see better?

[Kalev]

Erik
HP=22/26, AC=13

Hearing nearby combat, the cries of pain and unmistakable cracks of bone; all punctuated by semiautomatic weapons fire- the hippocratic side of my personality leaps into action, stumbling forwards in the darkness I follow the sounds, the gun ready to deter any immediate threat.
I call back to my comrades "we've got to help them! Come on!"

[Frosty]

As Eric stumbles deeper into the cave he can make out the shapes of 2 LARGE geckos attacking and trying to take a chunk out of a human. Two other humans are trying to fend the geckos off, but these geckos are tenacious.

Will Erik join the fray or wait for his comrades?

[Niasen]

Chinak Moran
49/51 HP

Chinak says something unintelligible about the lineage of gecko's and politicians, and charges in to the fray. "Toothy! Get yourself and your guys behind us, we got this! And somebody PLEASE tell me they got a light!!"

[Fri]

Jack

"B.. Bloody Crap!"

Jack lit up his lighter, while frantically looking for something to burn.

"Believe it or not, I was really thinking to buy a flare back then in the town"

[Kalev]

Erik
HP=22/26 AC=13

Fishing in my pocket, I pull out my zippo and deftly click it open and aflame- that teenage practice pays off in the most unlikely situation.
If I can clearly distinguish friend from foe, and have a clear shot - I'll take it. Shouting "We'll cover your exit, get out of there! At least lets take this fight outside"

(1d100)[51]
Plus unknown modifiers against 57%, if (unlikely) I hit, (1d6+7)[8]

[Fri]

Jack

Jack run as fast as he can toward Erik. He stopped just beside him (or as close as possible if the combat have already started)

"This isn't good. We can't see **** with just two lighters.
Run to the exit! We'll cover your back!"

Still remembering his last shooting failure, Jack shoots the faraway ceiling.

"They need some distraction ! Let's just hope geckos are interested in loud noises"

Then he starts shouting.

"Bad, Bad Geckos! Don't nibble on his arms! Come here you lizards!"

[Frosty]

Inside, you do see some sort of light,possibly from a flare, but it is behind a pillar. Beyond the pillar is aslightly different direct are Toothy and his two buddies facing off against 2 Golden geckos. The geckos are blocking the way out, and they are only semi-illuminated since the flare is a bit far off. If someone grabs the flare and brings it close to the fight, your lighting penalties will disappear. Erik's first shot hits a pillar due to the bad lighting.

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[Niasen]

Chinak Moran
49/51

Chinak charges towards the closest gecko and yells out "Toothy! Keep on the defensive til we get there attention!" Hearing the shots and Jack he has a puzzled look on his face while running "Jack, what the hell are you doing? Trying to shoot any incoming anvils? Go get that *censored* flare and stop shooting the rock ceiling, you'll hit me with the ricochet for crying out loud!"

[Kalev]

Erik
HP=22, AC=17

I move towards the action, gun lowered for now, and try to gauge the health of all involved - how hurt the Gecko's, and how near death Toothy's mate is..

I'll roll perception, doctor and first aid. Use which ever you think suitable.
(1d10)[6] perception
(1d100)[86] doctor
(1d100)[19] first aid

[move 5 hex's forwards, retain 4AP for AC]

[Frosty]

The two Geckos both seem slightly injured. Toothy himself looks scratched, but mostly fine. One of his friends looks fine. The other friend, the one closest to the geckos right now looks like he's missing some small chunks of flesh, and is in pain.

Both Geckos continue attacking the injured man! You hear more screams of pain. Toothy shoots on of the Geckos in the arm, while his uninjured friend stabs at the same Gecko with a spear, missing.

[Fri]

Jack

"Alright, don't yell at me."

JAck run toward the pillar (the opposite side of where the geckos are), trying to get closer to the flare.

(he moves 8 hex diagonally to the pillar)