[Day 2 EN] The Hungry City (Attack!)

[Claudia Gabinus]

Shrieks and screams echo around Claudia as she hurries down an alleyway, sandals slapping on stone as the surgeon clutches her satchel tightly. The creatures had come out of nowhere, swarming up out of the dark places. She'd only just gotten away from a group of them in the square, but as she reaches the alley's dead end there's a horrible clicking sound behind her.

Turning slowly the Yodotai's eyes widen as a shambling ghoul peers at her from the alley's mouth, backlit by the rising moon it seemed to leer at her, hungry talons glinting ominously.

Slowing her heartbeat she reaches to her side and unsheathes a slim dagger, holding it defensively across her body.

"Come then, beast." At her side the mists coalesce into a large barrel chested legionnaire of spectral white, his sword and shield drawn. "We are not afraid."

Day 2 EN The Hungry City, Fear 3 Roll, TN 20, spending a void point | 4k4+4 ⇒ 40 (TN: 20)
Day 2 EN The Hungry City, Initiative roll | 4k3 ⇒ 10 (TN: ?)

((Claudia is in the attack stance. ATN 20
Ghost Granddad is in the attack stance. ATN 25))

[Jewel]

The worst thing about ghuls, as any denizen of the Jewel would tell you, is that while they are not particularly smart they are very cunning. The snarling beast, likely in better days an Invindi woman - though once dark skin was now the grey of rot and death, does not charge mindlessly as her single prey mysteriously became two.

The foul remnant moves down the alley towards them. Its mocking gestures seeming to beckon them to attack but it holds back until it is time to pounce.

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How long is the alley | 5k5 ⇒ 28 (TN: ?)
D2, EN: Ghul Initiative | 4k3 ⇒ 20 (TN: ?)
Attack stance
Simple action move - stops fifteen feet away from Claudia and her ghost

Ghul TN20 - Attack - 28
Claudia TN20 - Attack - 10
Ghost TN25 - Attack - 10

Claudia and Granddad are up)

[Claudia Gabinus]

"Grandfather, it's....intelligent." Claudia regards the ghouls warily as the two sets of opponents stand off.

"I can see that girl." The spirit's voice rumbles like thunder. "We will take it together, slowly." Hefting his shield the spectre advances as Claudia falls in behind him.

(( Claudia and Granddad free action move up 10'.Both change into Defence stance

Ghost ATN - 30
Claudia ATN - 23))

[Jewel]

The beast's snarl turns into a rictus grin as its prey draws nearer not even requiring it to overextend itself. Not quite smart enough to tell one as a greater threat than the other it lashes out at the one that smell of flesh and blood. The one that could feed, though never sate, its eternal hunger.

It hisses in frustration though as she ducks behind the protection of her grandfather's shield deflecting its claws from their rightful nighttime snack.

(Free action move
Complex action attack
D2, EN: Round 2 - Attack Claudia | 4k3 ⇒ 16 (TN: 23)

Ghul TN20 - Attack - 28
Claudia TN23 - Defense - 10
Ghost TN30 - Defense - 10
)

[Claudia Gabinus]

The ghost attempts to capitalise on the ghoul's miss by swing his gladius at its back, but the nightmare was too fast.
The Hungry City, Grandad attack 1 at the ghoul, -5 from holding a shield. TN 20 | 6k3-5 ⇒ 16 (TN: 20)

Claudia meanwhile stayed on the defensive, ready to strike as soon as the Ghoul turned its attention from her.

(( Grandad in Attack stance, ATN 25
Claudia in Defence stance, ATN 23))

[Jewel]

The scentless one had misses it so it redoubled its efforts to taste sweet, sweet blood.

Though it left itself open to retaliation it didn't care as it finally felt its claws tear deeply into the medic dragging her into its distended maw as its teeth scrape her flesh further.

Blood! Wonderful, wonderful blood!

(Full Attack
Complex action attack
D2, EN: Round 3 - Full Attack Claudia | 6k4 ⇒ 32 (TN: 23)
D2, EN: Round 3 - Damage | 5k2 ⇒ 24 (TN: ?)
Free action Throat Attack due to rolling over 15 on damage
D2, EN: Round 3 - Throat Attack | 7k4 ⇒ 29 (TN: 23)
D2, EN: Round 3 - Throat Attack damage | 4k1 ⇒ 4 (TN: ?)

Ghul TN10 - Full Attack - 28
Claudia TN23 - Defense - 10 - 18 wounds if voided, otherwise 28
Ghost TN25 - Attack - 10
)

[Claudia Gabinus]

Claudia jerks back, spraying blood as the ghoul's talons dig into her. She's clearly injured but grits her teeth, falling back further.

((spend a void point to reduce damage taken to 18, she shifts into full defence))

Day 2 EN, the Hungry City. Claudia rolling full defence, unskilled. | 3k3 ⇒ 15 (TN: ?)


The legionary bellows in rage and slashes the creature across the back. "How dare you?!"


Day 2 EN, the Hungry City. Grandpa ghost attack 2 on the full attack ghoul, ATN 10 but -5 from shield | 6k3-5 ⇒ 25 (TN: 10)
Day 2 EN, the Hungry City. Grandpa ghost attack 2 on the full attack ghoul, damage roll | 4k2 ⇒ 17 (TN: ?)

(( Claudia, full defence stance ATN 28, 18 wounds taken
Ghostddad, attack stance, ATN 25 ))

[Jewel]

What was once a woman snarls as the ghostly blade cuts into it but it is focused on the beautiful, delicious taste of blood.

It hungers!

Claws once again dig into the earthly Yodotai as it buries its face in her throat to drink deep though, as a small blessing, Claudia is no longer conscious to experience the agony first hand....

Bellowing in fury, but knowing that he is bound by the tenuous, fading thread of life of his descendant the ghostly warrior scoops up the fallen woman and attempts to flee the alley as much as his heart sinks at such a shameful act. She would hear of this... whenever she finally regained her senses.

The creature, furious at this interference in its feeding, charges after the fleeing duo but its claws find no purchase against the spectral armor. Eventually the ancestor puts enough space between them that the ghul licks the blood from its lips and claws and sets off to find its next meal instead.

(Full Attack
Complex action attack
D2, EN: Round 4 - More Blood! Full Attack on Claudia | 6k4 ⇒ 32 (TN: 28)
D2, EN: Round 4 - Damage | 5k2 ⇒ 30 (TN: ?)
Free action Throat Attack
D2, EN: Round 4 Throat Attack | 7k4 ⇒ 32 (TN: 28)
D2, EN: Round 4 Throat Attack damage | 4k1 ⇒ 9 (TN: 28)

Which drops Claudia to exactly a fully filled Out but not dead... Sakkaku has slight mercies.

Defense stance
Ghost simple action to lift Claudia - going to say the load lowers Water by 1
Simple move 10 feet
Free move 5 feet.

Full Attack
Free move 15 feet
Complex Attack Ghost
D2, EN: Round 5 - Full Attack Ghost | 6k4 ⇒ 29 (TN: 30)

Ghost can now double simple and free move putting it outside of move and attack range by the ghul. The ghul skulks off to kill less well protected prey.)

[Jewel]

As she survived the encounter, even if not victorious, she may roll Perception/Investigation (without wound penalties)

[Claudia Gabinus]

As everything goes dark Claudia spots...something? Then the blackness takes her.

The Hungry City, Investigation/Perception TN 15 | 3k2 ⇒ 24 (TN: 15)