Vapourware Play-by-post: Anomalous Subsurface Environment (DCC RPG)

[Helly]

Celestin smacks a distracted Moktar on the head with his hoe, sending the beast down and gore everywhere.

: Hahaha, you're a man now, Celestin!

: Is-is that blood on my shirt?

: Just brain as far as I know. There's more of them, keep at it!

:

Spoiler

I want some Moktar soup tonight lahs, keep bashing the beasts

 

[nikolokolus]

Llywelyn ap Gruffydd and ERYFKRAD you're up.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Will post in a bit.

 

[Llywelyn ap Gruffydd]

Spoiler

Sorry, just moved to a new state this week so I've been busy.

Dyrak engages one of the pathetic excuses for a Moktar with his club. Dyrak's club Attack =[1d20+1] = 10+1 = 11 Damage=[1d6+2] = 2+2 = 4

Corin attempts to make steak out of a Moktar with his cleaver. Corin's Cleaver Attack=[1d20-1] = 11-1 = 10 Damage=[1d6] = 5

 

[ERYFKRAD]

The Alchemist aims at the closest Moktar with the fallen gunsmith's gun, while the barber crouches down in front and helps the alchemist steady his aim.

 

[nikolokolus]

ERYFKRAD do you need me to roll for you?

 

[ERYFKRAD]

I'm about to sleep, but tell me what modifiers I use, and I'll roll in the morning if that's okay.

 

[nikolokolus]

Your Alchemist is +2 to-hit with the barber's aid. You will shoot at the end of the round however, since you are taking time to line up your shot.

 

[tindrli]

seems like he went to sleep

 

[nikolokolus]

Spoiler

That's OK, other people are free to act since his characters move to the back of the initiative for this round.

I'll be rolling for the Moks shortly (I'm at work right now)

 

[nikolokolus]

The Moktar being grappled struggles to free to himself
Moktar Strength check to break the grapple [1d20+1] = 14+1 = 15

Spoiler

Helly Mighty Pete needs to roll a Strength check to keep the Moktar pinned

The three Moktars who hurled spears earlier each draw a long knife from the waistband of their fur breechclouts and lunge ahead into the group.
Moktar dagger attacks [1d20+1] = 2+1 = 3, [1d20+1] = 5+1 = 6, [1d20+1] = 7+1 = 8

Their attacks seem to lack any vitality and their movements are extremely sluggish almost as if they are poisoned.

In the northwest corner of the room a thin feeble man's voice rises above the din, "Flee you fools. You'll succumb too if you don't!"

@tindrili, ERYFKRAD, Helly, Grimgravy & L'ennui you are all up.

 

[tindrli]

Must be something in the air.. Tally & Vrac retreats toward northwest

 

[Helly]

Prodigius's pen [1d20+1] = 12+1 = 13 for [1d4] = 2
Celestin's hoe: [1d20+1] = 14+1 = 15 for [1d6+1] = 1+1 = 2
Conrad's pitchfork [1d20] = 1 for [1d8] = 6 Conrad's fumble [1d4] = 4
Mighty Pete's grappling [1d20] = 12

 

[Grimgravy]

Hearing the man's warning, Harrah, Kraft, and Baroda move toward the passage to the south west.

 

[nikolokolus]

The PPP rush at the weakened Moktars and fell two of them. One is skewered in the eye with an iron writing pen and Celestin's hoe sinks into another's neck.

Unfortunately Pete can't keep his Moktar grappled and the creature breaks free (will act in the next round).

Conrad mishandles his pitchfork and the tines catch in a crack in the floor. Pulling it free takes some effort and unfortunately one of the prongs is bent backward rendering the implement useless for now.

(For reference here is the map of the room again.)

With the odds clearly moving against them the last two Moktars throw down their knives in a gesture of surrender. Moments later a deafening *bang* erupts in the room as the report of two pistols fills the air and the two Moktars are blasted to kingdom come.

Instinctively everyone turns around to the doorway where you entered the chamber. Phil and Lenny are standing with grim expressions and pistols still held at the ready.

Lenny sneers, "Looky here Phil, they led us right to Harvinius."
Phil chortles, "Where's the treasure old man?"

 

[Stella Brando]

Spoiler

spear chucker

These days 'African American' is really preferable.

 

[Llywelyn ap Gruffydd]

Corin and Dyrak start to leave the room after dealing with the threat and hearing the man's war ing.

 

[Helly]

Prodigius and Conrad take some time to repair the pitchfork while Pete tries to comfort a Celestin still aghast from his first kill.

 

[nikolokolus]

Phil and Lenny wave their pistols in a menacing manner at Prodigius, Dyrak, Conrad and Corin.

"Ah, ah, ah!" Phil stammers, "Where in the blue hell do you think you are going?"

Lenny interjects, "Throw down your weapons or we'll blast a hole in your guts wide enough to drive a wagon through!"

 

[Llywelyn ap Gruffydd]

Corin- So you want us all to get whatever ails these poor bastards?

Dyrak looks at Phil and Lenny, shrugs, and drops his club.

Corin sees Dyrak drop his club, pauses for a second, then drops his cleaver.

Corin- All right you bastards. But if we get what's affecting these Moks...

 

[Helly]

: No need to aim that at us boss, we ain't going nowhere. We're just repairing that pitchfork in case dem crazy beast starts attacking again.

: Great, those guys are turning out to be crazies too. Just my luck.

 

[nikolokolus]

Phil turns to Lenny and give him an incredulous look, Lenny shrugs his shoulders and shakes his head confusedly.

Phil points the gun at the weak and haggard old man in the corner of the room. "Where's the gems Harvinius?! I'm not going to ask nicely again. If you make me ask again I'm gonna blow yer kneecaps off!"

Lenny levels his pistol at the group, "Go on you lot, into the south tunnel, we're going to find out what nasty traps the Moks might have left for us and then we're going to find where they stashed the loot!"

 

[Llywelyn ap Gruffydd]

Dyrak looks around for his spear.

 

[Grimgravy]

Kraft and company duck into the south tunnel as they were headed that way already. Silently they the consider how best the avoid or kill the clearly insane scientists.

 

[nikolokolus]

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

I'm sorry I've been so far behind on keeping up with this game. I've been incredibly busy with work and other commitments in the last couple of months. This brings me to a sad conclusion. I don't think I can actually keep up with this and give it the attention it deserves now and possibly all the way through the summer -- in short, between RL, my Swords & Wizardry PbP game and another VTT tabletop game I've been trying to keep up with, I think I've finally reached a tipping point; it's just been too much to keep up with, without it feeling like more of a chore than an enjoyable pastime.

With that said, I'm afraid I'm going to have to table this DCC game for now. For anybody who is not currently in my S&W game (here on the codex) I'm extending an invitation to play there if you like. All apologies if I wasted anybody's time. I'm not happy about this decision, but it is necessary.

See you on the other side.