Tuesday, September 4, 2012

The Aftermath - 7-27-12

[Leading up to this was the attack on Ivanovich and Elliot by Einar, Randall, Chuck, Parker, Shane and Raoul.  As we know, the Viscount was taken down.  The whole attack took place in front of Eddie's church.  After the fight was over Einar and Randall drove off with Ivanovich.  As Elliot and Parker ran away thanks to Randall's nightmare.  This left Shane and Raoul to clean up the mess of Ivanovich's bodyguards and vehicles and so on.  Eddie came out of her church, none to happy.  Shane left Raoul to do the majority of the clean up, including the disposal of the bodies of Ivanovich's bodyguards.  So Raoul drove off in the SUV Ivanovich arrived in, looking for a good place to burn it.  A Russian named Franco was the only Russian still conscious.  The others were unconscious but still alive.]  

Raoul parks the SUV where he's certain no one will see him.  Just to be sure he uses one of his hardworking blood minions to keep an eye out for anyone at all.

Raoul stuffs a gag into Franco's mouth made out of a wad of someone's clothing.  Just to keep him muffled so he doesn't start screaming at what he's about to see.  Still Franco kicks and fights and screams Russian obscenities behind his gag. 
Franco is tightly bound.  I suppose he could kick and squirm but Raoul certainly will be able to gag him.  After that Raoul will attempt to use Intimidation on him.  By screaming at him to stay still if he wants to live.

(Intimidation 3 + Manipulation 2 + Specialty + 1
Intimidation Draw = http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3626512/ = 1d10= 4 + 6 = 10)
(One Success means Franco is spooked but still is fighting since he’s a hardened thug.)

(Initiative = Raoul, 13)

(Initiative = Franco, 9)

As that didn’t quite work, Raoul attempts to knock him out with a swift blow to the top of the head, without killing him.

(Medicine -3 + Dexterity + 2 + Modifier for previous injuries + 2 = 0)
( http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3626526/ = 1d10=8 + 1 = 9  Minus Franco’s defense of  2 = 7)
(No dice, Franco is still alive and kicking as Raoul has no idea what he’s doing)

(Strength + 2 + Brawl + 4 + Modifier for previous injuries – 2 = 4)
(http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3626553/ 1d10=9 + 4 Minus Raoul’s defense of 2 = 11)
(Franco head butts Raoul for all he’s worth.  Sending the vampire backwards clutching his head)
(2 successes means 2 bashing for Raoul)

(Dexterity 2 + Weaponry 0 + Modifier for bound + 3 = 5)
(http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3626540/ 1d10=4 + 5 = 9 Minus Franco’s defense of 2 = 7)
(Fuck this guy is tough.  He manages to avoid Raoul’s clumsy knife work)

(Strength +2 + Brawl + 4 + Modifier for previous injuries – 2 = 4)
(http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3626557/ 1d10=6 + 10 + 4 = 20 Minus Raoul’s defense = 18)
(Franco is some kind of awesome as he lands a spectacular head butt)
(4 successes means 4 bashing for Raoul)

(Strength + 3 + Brawl + 4 + Claws + 1 + Modifier for bound + 3 = 11)
( http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3626563/  1d10=9 + 11 = 20 Minus Franco’s defense of 2 = 18)
(Raoul gives up on being nice and proceeds to claw Franco to death)
(4 successes means 4 aggravated to Franco)

This, on top of Franco’s previous injuries, is more than enough to end his life.  Pity.

(Humanity draw for manslaughter )

Raoul feels absolutely awful as he looks at poor Franco torn to bits.  Why had he lost his temper like that?  He honestly had wanted to save him.

Trying to push his feelings aside and get on with it, Raoul proceeds to gouge himself on the other still sleeping Russians.  He bites, he drinks, he drains in big gulps until he feels like bursting.  All the damage done to him by Shane, Elliot and Franco is healed leaving no sign save his ruined tee-shirt.  To those he didn’t drain dry, Raoul ends their life with his claws of fury.

While this is murder, in a way, these are not innocent men and certainly would have killed Raoul and his allies if given the chance.   Since they were already passed out he didn’t need to look them in the eye.

Then Raoul goes to work.  He gathers up the carton of
Molotov cocktails, Franco’s lighter, the bag of weapons and places them quite a long distance away.  After that he opens the fuel door and stuffs fabric from a shirt in there as far as it would go.  Calming the beast inside of him Raoul, set fire to the shirt with the lighter and makes his retreat.  Then one by one he lights the cocktails and begins to toss them angrily into the car.  Straight through the broken windows that Shane had so thoughtfully provided.

The result was spectacular as the engine internally explodes as the cocktails set fire to the interior.  Raoul keeps at it with the cocktails until he can't stand the heat for another second. 

(Rotschreck Check)
(Resolve 3 + Composure 2 + Modifier of Fire from a safe distance + 2 = 7)
(4 successes is not enough to calm down the Beast with a bonfire in sight. )
(So Raoul has no choice but to look deep inside himself and use pure Willpower to stay calm.)

However he is not slow in picking up the bag of weapons and the 10 remaining Molotov cocktails and getting the heck out of there as fast as he can.

(Humanity draw for Arson)
(Draw for Derangement) 

Resulting Derangement = Avoidance (mild)

It was Shane who “made” him set the van on fire in the first place.  Raoul dislikes taking orders as a rule and a combination of fear and aversion of Shane will cause him to avoid him whenever possible for the immediate future.

Even though the fire was horrible Raoul feels quite good about successfully carrying it off.  He walks out of there with his spoils of war and heads back out into the night.

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