Drake Manor, Appendix A (Jack/Jocelin)

[Kalzazz]

EDIT -- The first two posts in this thread came over from the main Drake Manor thread.

Jocelin carefully ties the katana in place at her side and checks to make sure its loose in its scabbard, then heads outside

"Jack, why are we going outside? Leo isnt being crazily heroic to get us out of the way to take on the basement full of monsters all by himself is he?"

[SD Anderson]

"If Drake is our killer, she's got us where she wants us, in her prepared lair. She supposedly sired a full brood of kindred to do her dirty work for her. If we stay inside, whatever trap they prep goes off without a hitch."

"We're a spoiling maneuver for the trap. We're here to encounter somebody here force their hand before they're ready, give the others their best chance to react to what is going on before choice is denied to them."

Jack reaches into the oversized trenchcoat and hands Jocelin a can of insect fogger. "We avoid melee if we can. It's time consuming and will probably keep us from getting back to the others. This stuff here is both flammable and covers an area at range, If you can operate a cigarette lighter and have one, soak them down then light them up.

Jack stops, dials his cell, calling Dallas and getting one of the Prince's aides if not the Prince himself. "This is Jack. I am patrolling the perimeter of Drake Manor with Jocellin searching for a band of intruders stated to be here by Anneke. I am adjusting volume to max gain. Please stay on the line and record if you can, what occurs. If there is something going on here, we may need an audio witness."

"Could you hold these for a second?" he asks Jocelin, giving her his phone, pistol (which has a modified trigger) and the cell.

A few moments later he's in ape form, which includes an empty belt holder suited for the pistol. Retrieving his things, the now undersized trenchoat goes back on and the other items go to appropriate places.

In addition to the odd trigger on the gun, which seems suitable for use by human and ape finger, up close Jocelin can see that Jack is wearing a Gorilla suit over his ape form.

[Detritus]

I'm going to move the most recent Jocelin and Jack posts into this thread in a bit.

Those of you who are outside or can see outside will see Black Cat. It looks like she talking to someone. Might be Bianca.

[Kalzazz]

"Oh, fun! A flambe on this coil of existence to remind them of that which awaits them as their eternal reward"

Jocelin also gets out her pistol and straps it in place for easy access as well as her sword, since apparently discrete went out the window

Jocelin also gives a friendly wave to Black Cat

[Detritus]

Black Cat waves back. She and her companion are maybe 20-25 yards distant from the front of the manor house, BTW.

All of you who can see outside notice that there is now a second car in the driveway (there was only one when you arrived), which you may or may not consider a bit weird since you didn't hear it it pull in.

[Kalzazz]

((Any idea whose car? What sort of car, how many people might it be able to hold?))

[SD Anderson]

Jack will activate Sweet Whispers, and be able to speak to humans. He'll tell his phone connection. "We have a new arrival. [Car descripton and license if it can be seen] in the Driveway. It arrived without being heard. Also present are local Kindred who may or may not be with the car. [He'll identify those he can name, describe the others.]

To Jocelin: "If you want to talk to them, circle a bit to your right as you approach. If they turn out to be hostile, duck backwards and to your right. That should keep you out of my line of fire."

[Kalzazz]

"I have real serious doubhts Black Cat is a badguy in that sense of the term"

Jocelin does however circle a bit as she walks over to not get in Jack's line of fire

[SD Anderson]

"I have real serious doubhts Black Cat is a badguy in that sense of the term"

"Hypothetically then, suppose the person with her is compelling her to stand there and wave innocently at you. What then?" Jack replies.

Jocelin does however circle a bit as she walks over to not get in Jack's line of fire

[Kalzazz]

"That could get rather a bit more sporting Ill admit"

[Detritus]

FYI, the newly arrived car is a dark blue or black sedan. If you take the time to go near it you can read the license plates.

[Kalzazz]

Jocelin will head over to Black Cat unless she waves her off or otherwise indicates Jocelin doesnt want to do that

[SD Anderson]

FYI, the newly arrived car is a dark blue or black sedan. If you take the time to go near it you can read the license plates.

(ooc: Not really an option if Jocelin is heading to the others. One does recon, the other provides cover if needed.)

[Detritus]

When you approach, you see that it really is Bianca meeting with Black Cat.

"Hey, Joss," says Black Cat, "everything OK? Any particular reason why your partner's going ape?"

((OOC - Yes, I went there. Deal. :grin:))

[Kalzazz]

"Oh, he thinks we are going to get ambushed out here. See any ambushers?"

Jocelin grits her teeth a bit, "I think Leo thinks he is going to get swarmed by folks from the basement and is on a hero kick and doesnt want me getting hurt or enjoying myself"

[Detritus]

"Oh, he thinks we are going to get ambushed out here. See any ambushers?"
"Are you coming out to ambush us?" Black Cat asks, smiling.

Jocelin grits her teeth a bit, "I think Leo thinks he is going to get swarmed by folks from the basement and is on a hero kick and doesnt want me getting hurt or enjoying myself"
"Hmm, the basement. Will you also be checking the roof?" Bianca asks.

[Kalzazz]

"Ambush people? Moi? I twould never!"

"Roof? No . . . that is a very good idea"

Jocelin looks to see how she might go about getting onto the roof

[Detritus]

"Have you considered flapping your arms and flying up there?" Bianca asks with a twinkle in her eyes.

[Kalzazz]

"He provides such miracles when it is their time and place"

"I take it their probably arent ambushers out front . . . or on the roof. So I guess I shall check out back. Anything interesting occured out here? Its been pretty boring inside, except Menachem doesn't seem to think Sammy is the one"

[Detritus]

"He provides such miracles when it is their time and place"

"I take it their probably arent ambushers out front . . . or on the roof. So I guess I shall check out back. Anything interesting occured out here? Its been pretty boring inside, except Menachem doesn't seem to think Sammy is the one"
"I think things might be starting to pick up inside," says Black Cat, and you see she has some sort of electronic doodad that she's listening to.

"Last chance to check the roof," says Bianca. She makes a single flapping with her arms and then, to your astonishment, begins to lift into the air.

Can I get an IQ roll for Jocelin?

[Kalzazz]

((OOC Im at school, can you roll for me?))

[Detritus]

((OOC Im at school, can you roll for me?))
OK, just did. Jocelin starts floating into the air right after Bianca does. Bianca kind of angles away from Jocelin, who goes straight up. Black Cat moves to get out from under the floating vampires but otherwise doesn't do anything.

[SD Anderson]

OK, just did. Jocelin starts floating into the air right after Bianca does. Bianca kind of angles away from Jocelin, who goes straight up. Black Cat moves to get out from under the floating vampires but otherwise doesn't do anything.


<Whilstling from the Gorilla>

"HoKaaaaayyyyyyy Everybody out of the pool. Ground. Now. Gun." Jack says.

[Kalzazz]

"Whaaa . . . whooa, coool!"

Jocelin is not about to question this divine miracle, and tries to flap her arms toward the roof

[SD Anderson]

"After the meeting is adjourned. NOBODY Repeat NOBODY gets onto let alone into the building till we're finished here."

[Kalzazz]

"Uhmm, but like, arent we trying to walk into the ambush? And if so, and if the ambushers are on the roof, shouldnt we go there?"

[SD Anderson]

"You want to check the roof, rise above it. Don't land on it." Jack says.

[Kalzazz]

"Alright . . . "

Jocelin if she can will just try to look at the roof and not land on it

[Detritus]

Jocelin's attempt to steer doesn't work anyways. She continues to float upwards slowly until she is about 25 feet off the ground. She doesn't see anything on the roof when she looks in that direction.

Bianca starts to fly faster, and it's clear that she is in control of her movements. She moves in such a way to keep Jocelin between herself and Jack.

"I'm not sure your faith was strong enough to give you control over your own movements, Joss," says Bianca. "Just be cool for now, though."

Right after this, Jocelin does catch a bit of motion coming from the direction of the manor, as a single page seems just to materialize. It moves as if carried along in a strong breeze before diving down and landing at Jack's feet. The message is comprised of large block letters cut out of magazines and reads:

SURRENDER
OR PERISH

When Black Cat sees this, she says, "Gun. Ground. N..." and the last word is cut off as dead silence permeates the area, although it was clear that Black Cat mouthed the word "Now" when she was cut off.

[Detritus]

A note on positioning, Jack, Jocelin, Bianca, and Black Cat are all within a 12-yard diameter cylinder, although Jocelin and Bianca are presently ~ 10-20 yards off the ground at the moment. Leo is on the porch, about 35 yards away from Jack, who is nearest to the building.

[Kalzazz]

Jocelin's happy thoughts about her angelic flying status are rather unkindly interupted, the new status quo doesnt seem so fun, so she decides to do what they obviously sent an Anarch along to do, draw fire and throw some chaos into the mix!

Jocelin goes for her gun

[SD Anderson]

A note on positioning, Jack, Jocelin, Bianca, and Black Cat are all within a 12-yard diameter cylinder, although Jocelin and Bianca are presently ~ 10-20 yards off the ground at the moment. Leo is on the porch, about 35 yards away from Jack, who is nearest to the building.

Jack yells "AMBUSH!!!" and puts a short burst at Black Cat.

[Detritus]

Jack yells "AMBUSH!!!" and puts a short burst at Black Cat.
Neither your words nor your shots make any noise. When you level your gun at her, Black Cat moves with superhuman speed.

I'll adjudicate the shooting when I get my rules back. Hopefully tonight.

[SD Anderson]

Neither your words nor your shots make any noise. When you level your gun at her, Black Cat moves with superhuman speed.

I'll adjudicate the shooting when I get my rules back. Hopefully tonight.


I beg to differ about the Shout of "Ambush". Her power may negate the gun but, Jack is in Ape form and as noted when Jocelin frenzied, he had to use Silent Whispers to speak human. This is a Discipline vs discipline situation. If she doesn't win the contest, my alert goes out.

[Detritus]

I beg to differ about the Shout of "Ambush". Her power may negate the gun but, Jack is in Ape form and as noted when Jocelin frenzied, he had to use Silent Whispers to speak human. This is a Discipline vs discipline situation. If she doesn't win the contest, my alert goes out.
Negative. As long as Sweet Whispers is vocalized, it's rendered mute by what's in play. Or, if my rules tell me otherwise, I'll change the ruling as it now stands.

[Detritus]

It's also worth noting that Leo can see everything that's going on from his spot on the front porch. He just isn't hearing any sound coming from the hot zone.

[SD Anderson]

GVtM.97 says it's a mental contact, so the power contest is required.

It also says that it works via eye contact with a specific animal, so even though I'm technically right, only Black Cat hears me...

[Detritus]

GVtM.97 says it's a mental contact, so the power contest is required.

It also says that it works via eye contact with a specific animal, so even though I'm technically right, only Black Cat hears me...
OK, fine, Black Cat hears a telepathic scream of "AMBUSH!" from Jack. She already knows, of course. ;)

I have to check a few things before turning the crank. This would be a nice time for Leo to decide to do something, perhaps.

[Detritus]

Jack ... puts a short burst at Black Cat.
How many rounds in this burst, BTW? One group of four?

[Detritus]

OK, Jocelin does the very opposite of being cool as she whips out a pistol and tears off a couple of rounds towards the manor house. Nobody hears the gun shots but Leo does hear the bullets as they whiz by him several feet to his left (assuming he's facing the commotion outside) and impact the building.

I need at least three rolls for Jack -- a Guns roll, a Perception roll, and a Defense roll. The Perception roll determines whether the Defense roll is Active or Passive.

All players who are outside (or inside for that matter) are free to generate a series of rolls. I'll roll a d6 to randomly select one of the first six rolls on your list and continue using this method (replacing used rolls with rolls further down your list) of roll selection until I run out.

[SD Anderson]

How many rounds in this burst, BTW? One group of four?

Without digging out High Tech, that sounds about right.

[Kalzazz]

((Well, it was supposed to be more than just a couple shots. Did I manage any shattering glass goodness?))

[Detritus]

((Well, it was supposed to be more than just a couple shots. Did I manage any shattering glass goodness?))
Not as such, no.

Next round you can fire off more shots if you want. However, you did notice that whoever is controlling your motion through the air was able to nudge you a bit as you fired.

[Detritus]

I need at least three rolls for Jack -- a Guns roll, a Perception roll, and a Defense roll. The Perception roll determines whether the Defense roll is Active or Passive.

All players who are outside (or inside for that matter) are free to generate a series of rolls. I'll roll a d6 to randomly select one of the first six rolls on your list and continue using this method (replacing used rolls with rolls further down your list) of roll selection until I run out.
*bumperoo*

[SD Anderson]

Dang, I think I hit, I may have seen and I think I defended...

[Detritus]

Dang, I think I hit, I may have seen and I think I defended...
Where did you send the rolls to, which email account? I haven't gotten them yet.

[SD Anderson]

Where did you send the rolls to, which email account? I haven't gotten them yet.

tren one part

barger another part AT

Ucsd mit der education extension.

I never closed the window and took the precaution (just now) of screen capturing the page. :)

[Detritus]

tren one part

barger another part AT

Ucsd mit der education extension.

I never closed the window and took the precaution (just now) of screen capturing the page. :)
If there weren't any dots before the @ symbol, I should have gotten it. I'd say go ahead and post the screen cap for this roll. Be advised that I have yet to receive the email.

[SD Anderson]

ah. According to the page, they were NOT mailed to that invalid address.

[SD Anderson]

I really wish the picture size capacity was bigger here.

[SD Anderson]

mailto: #%Q%^@@@@!!

[Detritus]

Hmm, that email address should have worked. I received an email there as of 1030 pm tonight.

Anyways, I'll whip up a quick narrative of what happens shortly.

EDIT -- OIC, it was the "mailto:" that screwed things up.

[Detritus]

Just as Jack begins to shoot at Black Cat, he notices a gout of dark liquid about to rain down on him from basically straight above his head. He dodges instinctively, and as it happens, that has the effect of leading his SMG rounds directly into Black Cat's movement. Multiple rounds hit her, and she staggers to the ground, momentarily stunned.

Meanwhile, the gout of liquid dissolves the right sleeve of Jack's costume, and even a bit of his fur, and then eats a hole several inches into the ground just where Jack was standing.

Jack hears the following in his head in a strangely familiar voice that he can't quite place:

Through the dark of moonless night
The monkey longs to see
One chants out between two worlds
Fire walk with me

An orange streak approaches Jack (who needs to make another dodge roll).

Another round of actions for everyone.

[Kalzazz]

((Where am I currently facing now that the friendly TK has moved me?))

[Detritus]

((Where am I currently facing now that the friendly TK has moved me?))
You're more or less facing towards the manor. You didn't move very far, it was just kind of a nudge to throw off your aim.

[Kalzazz]

Jocelin switch her gun to her other hand, and will draw her cellphone

[SD Anderson]

Just as Jack begins to shoot at Black Cat, he notices a gout of dark liquid about to rain down on him from basically straight above his head. He dodges instinctively, and as it happens, that has the effect of leading his SMG rounds directly into Black Cat's movement. Multiple rounds hit her, and she staggers to the ground, momentarily stunned.

Meanwhile, the gout of liquid dissolves the right sleeve of Jack's costume, and even a bit of his fur, and then eats a hole several inches into the ground just where Jack was standing.

Jack hears the following in his head in a strangely familiar voice that he can't quite place:

Through the dark of moonless night
The monkey longs to see
One chants out between two worlds
Fire walk with me

An orange streak approaches Jack (who needs to make another dodge roll).

Another round of actions for everyone.


The 8 should sucessfully dodge. If I spotted the guy who was with Cat, Jack will take a shot at him. Trying to shoot the Obfuscated vampire floating above him is a waste of time. If i can't spot the other guy, I'll put a few more rounds into Black Cat.

If I do spot the guy Jack sings:

"Round and round the sammy manor, the ape guy hunts the caster, the caster thinks he's nice safe & sound, SPLAT goes the caster..."

[Detritus]

The 8 should sucessfully dodge. If I spotted the guy who was with Cat, Jack will take a shot at him. Trying to shoot the Obfuscated vampire floating above him is a waste of time. If i can't spot the other guy, I'll put a few more rounds into Black Cat.

If I do spot the guy Jack sings:

"Round and round the sammy manor, the ape guy hunts the caster, the caster thinks he's nice safe & sound, SPLAT goes the caster..."
You don't see anyone besides your allies, Black Cat, and Bianca, although if you wish, you can sing your reply, the communication goes both ways.

When the streak of orange goes by, it hits the ground several yards away from you in a burst of flame 5 yards wide. You feel the ground shake but don't hear a sound. Jocelin does hear the explosion.

You can both do your actions, and then I need Rötschreck rolls for both Jocelin and Jack. Jack can take his shots at Black Cat first. Leo is far enough away right now that the explosion is merely mildly unnerving.

[SD Anderson]

After putting another spread of bullets into Cat's presumedly motionless form, is the gun's sound as well as other sounds heard?

Paying no attention to the fire, Jack moves towards the manor and the others, and gestures to Jocelin to get to someplace where she can cover us. Unless Leo has some different ideas it's time to say goodbye to the charming Drake Manor.

[Detritus]

After putting another spread of bullets into Cat's presumedly motionless form, is the gun's sound as well as other sounds heard?
No, the gun still doesn't make any sound. You manage to put one more round into Black Cat. She is hurting, but not out of commission.

Paying no attention to the fire, Jack moves towards the manor and the others, and gestures to Jocelin to get to someplace where she can cover us. Unless Leo has some different ideas it's time to say goodbye to the charming Drake Manor.
Jocelin isn't going anywhere but up. She's about 35 feet off the ground right now. It's starting to get to be a pretty long fall, even for a vampire. I am willing to stipulate that Jocelin makes her Fright Check with no problem even without a roll.

Jack's unfortunate choice to head back towards the manor necessitates that he make a Passive Defense roll.

[Kalzazz]

Jocelin, not being much in control of her not so divine ascension, is going to concentrate on getting her cellphone out

[Detritus]

Jocelin, not being much in control of her not so divine ascension, is going to concentrate on getting her cellphone out
OK, she can do that; it'll take a couple of seconds for her to dig it out and get it situated in whatever manner she wishes to use it. She'll continue to float upwards to the point where she'll be around 50 feet off the ground.

[Kalzazz]

When her turn comes around again Jocelin sends a text message to Bianca 'sos'

[SD Anderson]

Jack has no shield. I wound up sending you two rolls. If I had a shield or cloak I'd have made the first, otherwise no. And if you have him make a second one, he fails it worse.

If he is making an ACTIVE defense like Dodge, he likely makes it.

[Detritus]

Jocelin, perhaps a bit confused about who's allegiance lies where, watches as Bianca flies down to tend to Black Cat.

Jack, who has left a flying, Obfuscated Assamite out of his calculations, receives a spray of the dark liquid that he just managed to avoid a short time ago square in the back. It eats through his costume, which seems to wick the fluid to the front side of his body. He suffers grievous burns from the shoulder down all along his body, and emits a wordless bellow of pain before passing out.

Leo, rooted to the spot in horror as the scene unfolds, barely notices a flying Anvil and Rake alighting to either side of him. Anvil stakes him through the heart after he lands.

At this point, Lucian emerges seemingly from thin air.

"He should not have turned his back on her," he says to Jocelin, but without the Cajun accent he assayed the last time you heard him. Jocelin doesn't see any women other than Black Cat or Bianca, but is sure that neither of them was the source of the acidic blast that has taken Jack out of commission. He then spots the SURRENDER OR PERISH note and makes a lifting motion with his hand. The note flies up towards Jocelin until it hits her square in the face.

=================

In mechanical terms, Jack just took 52 points of Aggravated Damage, thanks to some crazy-high rolling on 12d6. I'm going to rule his costume is worth 1 DR, so he has 12 DR total right now. That still leaves 40 Aggro that gets through his DR. That brings him exactly down to -HT in his Ape form, according to my calculations. The pure shock of the damage occurring all at once has knocked him into a quasi-torporous state, but it's not quite Torpor as such in the RAW. I'll get back to this some time soon, I hope.

Is Jocelin going to heed the note this time around? :satanlook:

[SD Anderson]

Suffice it to say if Jack can burn blood against this, he's going to...

[Kalzazz]

"Fancy meeting you mmmmph" as shes cut off by a note to the face

While martyrdom is cool and spiffy, suicide is a Sin, and its really hard to be cool enough to be a martyr in this situation

Jocelin puts her gun and her cellphone away

[Huxley]

((Might've it been possible to Obfuscate myself earlier than I was staked?

If that's too much of a pain in the ass, no worries -- I'll just go along for the ride of the story))

[Detritus]

((Might've it been possible to Obfuscate myself earlier than I was staked?

If that's too much of a pain in the ass, no worries -- I'll just go along for the ride of the story))
OOC - Rake is surprisingly good at Auspex for a Brujah, so it would have been tough for Leo to give him the slip, even with Obfuscate active. I'm going to say that the die is cast on this one.

[Huxley]

OOC - Rake is surprisingly good at Auspex for a Brujah, so it would have been tough for Leo to give him the slip, even with Obfuscate active. I'm going to say that the die is cast on this one.

((Word. Then come what may, I tried my best.))

[Detritus]

Suffice it to say if Jack can burn blood against this, he's going to...
It's aggravated damage, so it's pretty tough to heal on the fly. I'm going to rule that the shock happens before Jack would even have a chance to try.

"Fancy meeting you mmmmph" as shes cut off by a note to the face

While martyrdom is cool and spiffy, suicide is a Sin, and its really hard to be cool enough to be a martyr in this situation

Jocelin puts her gun and her cellphone away
"A wise choice," says Lucian, who makes a lowering motion with his hand. Jocelin begins a slow descent towards the ground. Just before she reaches the ground, she looks down in surprise at the stake point protruding from her chest before losing consciousness.

"Why did you do that, Kalinda?" an outraged Bianca asks.

"We had to neutralize the Justicar's agents," Kalinda replies.

"She was already neutralized!"

"Were you willing to take that chance? I've seen how cornered Brujah fight, in case you've forgotten."

"We didn't even have a chance to ask her if she had taken a drink inside. She could have been on our side! You just did it because you were sloppy with the ape-man. How could you miss a fucking ape while flying silent and concealed?!"

"Do you think I would miss her?" Kalinda asks, motioning towards Black Cat. "Shall we give it a try?

"You wouldn't!"

"Ladies," interjects Lucian, "I love a good catfight as much as the next man, but we have more pressing matters to attend to. Save it until after we have raised an Archbishop."

The two women back down from each other, Bianca seething, Kalinda coolly indifferent, as Lucian's words bring them back to their senses.