Round 4: Farcical Execution
Time: Morning
Greatness lifts his hands up and surrenders to the vigilantes. "Right then, about time you did it. Let's pack 'em in boys." The vigilantes encircle Greatness, but sneaky bus driver drops his hands and charges the musket wielding vigilante! [5+2(Tackling) VS. 9] He launches himself forward and wraps his hand around the length of the musket while its holder wrestles it away. The two dig their heels in and jerk the gun around, but the other vigilantes come to the rescue and pull Greatness off before shoving him away. At this point Greatness would intimidate the townspeople and stab KJ in the face, but it's hard to do either one of those actions without some sort of on hand bladed weaponry. So he just runs away. [Speed: 4] Greatness sprints right into the marketplace and then gets winded, forcing him to stop in his tracks. Relying completely on trucks for transportation over the past few years has really taken a toll on his stamina.
KJ gets up, grasping at his neck and merely able to weakly wheeze as his throat begins to fail him. Unable to communicate, he simply gestures for his musket, which is handed over with no fuss. In fact, the vigilantes look quite worried for their new companion, "Shouldn't we get 'em to a doctor? Bastard is in no condition to fight while he's breathing like that..." Despite his medical condition, KJ turns towards Greatness, sinks his knees into the ground, and runs forward with the rifle held high above his head. Normally he'd be battle crying here, but his current status prevents that. [9+1 VS. 2] The truck driver suddenly wishes he would ran farther and turns around, hauling ass through the marketplace, but he's pace is no match for the lightning fast infantryman. When he's close enough, KJ drives the spear of the bayonet downwards and plunges right beneath the area between Greatness's shoulderblades. The Congolese cries out and ungracefully tumbles onto the ground, his legs falling apart under him. He tries to stand up to continue fleeing but he feels no sensation in his legs. Or anything beneath his waist for that matter. And while he can't feel it, he can't help but think that a giant bleed wound has opened up in his back as well.
KJ looks upon his attack and bloodied bayonet, knowing that this latest attack was 95% successful. All he needs to do now is finish-[Breathing:6] Suddenly KJ's breathing becomes increasingly belabored and difficult. He drops to one knee to catch his breath, as much of it as he can. All of his physical actions in the near future are going to prove to be a lot harder now.
The merchants and other townspeople closest to this violent encounter all take a step back.
Failbird doesn't stop with the bullet storm from his tactical location, looking to finish off Person's lightning bull. [1+2 vs. 7] The bull races around panickedly, preventing Failbird from getting a good shot and resulting in him doing nothing but wasting extra bullets. Once the bull has calmed down, Failbird reorients the barrel and tries to finish it off once more. [5+2 vs. 3] More high impact bullets hit the bull in its already marred side, and now stray shots hit it in all parts of the torso like an indiscriminate butcher with a nasty hangover trying to make a burger at 4:05 in the morning. The bull's body gives out under the potent mixture of pain and blood-loss, churning out one last drawn out "Mooooooooo" before crashing into the dirt and fizzling into a contained electrical explosion that lights up the entire town square for a split second. Afterwards, there is nothing left but a sheet of hot ash.
Person's bull magnificently explodes in a blue electrical light right in front of her, but in the midst of battle there is no time to morn, there is only action and revenge.
"We must stop that man! Guard, stay where you are but take him down!" Person rushes at the location of Failbird's impromptu machinegun nest, firing off a burst from her Sterling as she closes in the distance. [10+1 vs. 3+1-2] The SMG tears into the fence, so Bird closes his eyes and shields them with his hand for a second, to protect them from flying wood fragments. Once its over, Bird gets right back to looking down his machine gun, immediately ready to retaliate with his own burst. Looking around, he can't get a read on her anywhere, where the hell was she? That's when he hears a shrill whistle and looks upwards at Person precariously balancing herself on top of the fence, her Sterling's barrel pointed down at him like the finger of an angry god.
The Watchman gets up slowly and points his gun towards the wooden fence, preparing to give Person some supporting fire when he hears a single gunshot. "Oh? Did you get him? Can we fix my foot now? I don't want to hobble around like this...
Person has defeated Failbird, gaining 1 Point!
+Article: George Campbell of Inverneill:
+1 Artillery, + War Horse, +6 Pound Cannon, + Cavalry SaberFallacy whispers to himself in his perilous situation, alone in the woods surrounded by predators. "Maybe I'll get a point for this? At least I found some pine cones. They may not be seeds, but they contain plenty of seeds... or was it spores?" By some sudden recollection, the Spaniard reckons that he will not get any points for this, since it isn't related to an ongoing Quest. On the bright side, pinecones definitely have seeds. With that in mind, he does what any responsible forester does by pulling out his gun and shooting at the wildlife. [4+2 Vs. 9] The wolves scatter as Fallacy begins shooting, leaving them unscathed for his first couple shots.
The engineer clutches his revolver close and looks around for signs of the canines, listening closely. One of the wolves jumps out from a bush and lunges at him! [7 vs. 6] Before Fallacy can aim his gun, the wolf bites through his pants and skims the flesh of his ankle before running and disappearing into the bushes again.
NAV runs from the fighting, [Speed: 2] ducking and dodging the people and bullets that whirl around him. In his confusion, he ends up running in a circle multiple times and then getting a little dizzy. Back at square one, he looks around and just to his luck, there's a vegetable garden in a house nearby! The vegetarian happily skips forward and kneels in the garden, plucking a few heads of cabbage and plopping them down into his pot. "Vegetarianism is the only path to wiki-wars victory!" He's about to pluck up some carrots when the door of the nearest house slams open, a big ole' mean looking peasant woman standing in the doorway, wielding a large wooden spoon. "You there! Why are you thieving my garden!?"
Blitz and company catch up with KJ and Greatness soon enough, considering neither of them got very far. The poet clears her breath and recites her latest creation,
"KJ has been struck
But your wound, pay it no mind
As we fight this fool."[Poetry: 1+3] This poem is not nearly as well received. KJ is still gasping for breath and the vigilantes huddle together and mutter as they discuss the poem. Blitz overhears one of them saying, "Oi, I didn't like this one. Very short, and no rhymes? That's a complete dealbreaker..."
There are urgent matters to attend to, as Greatness is still alive. Half of him at least. Blitz pulls out Bernard's Watch and clicks its magical button, causing everything around her to grind to a halt. Perhaps it's a bit excessive to use it on a partially-functioning target, but why take chances? In the 'Frozen Time', Blitz smashes the butt of her handgun into Greatness's face [3 vs. 7-4] with an overdramatic spinning attack that manages to whiff and leave him untouched. With a frustrated grunt, Blitz throws her foot right underneath his chin [5 vs. 9-4] which hits him right on the button but with no power. Time resumes, and Greatness suddenly feels as though someone has just rudely slapped him on the underside of his mouth but nothing more.
The vigilantes stop criticizing Blitz's poetry to take stock of the situation. "Hey, there's that wanker that's trying to get at us and all our friends! Get 'em!" They encircle the fallen Greatness, [1 vs. 4-4] and begin swinging at him wildly, throwing big punches and elbows. The problem is, Greatness isn't standing up, he's on the ground, and so all the vigilantes idiots are just blindly attacking nothing and only throwing the world's worst mosh pit, even before mosh pits are invented. One of them accidentally steps on Greatness's foot, but it's not like he could feel it anyways.
Darkgamer appears instantly in the center of town. On a sack on his back he carries a mystical Indian idol of the god Ganesh. Also with him is Russian man furiously loading a rifle, "Those damn Bolsheviks...I'll kill all of them..."
Wolf Pack
Status: 4/4 Wolves
Name: Greatness
Gender: Male
Nationality: Congolese
Tshibumba Kanda-Matulu: +2 Congolese Genre Painting, Painting:
The Massacre of ElizabethvilleCarson Helicopters: +Carson Firefighting Helicopter [Prone to Malfunction]
Me and My Pal: +2 Truck Driving, +Delivery Truck, +$200 (From Insurance Fraud)
Divination by Astrological and Meteorological Phenomena: +
Book of Silk (Magical Astronomy Artifact)
Snow Rugby: +2 Tackling, +2 Cold Resistance, +Snow Rugby Uniform
Status: Left Ear Top Pierced, Left Shoulder Grazed, Belly Grazed, Spine Severed [-4 Movement, No Control Beneath Waist; Serious Bleeding - Bleed Out:3]
Points: 0
Assets: $200, Painting:
The Massacre of Elizabethville, Carson Firefighting Helicopter [Prone to Malfunction], Delivery Truck [Front Window Destroyed, Driver's Window Damaged],
Book of Silk (Magical Astronomy Artifact - Activated), Snow Rugy Uniform
Name: Blitz Dungeoneer
Gender: Female
Nationality: English
Robert Allen: +1 Trade, +1 Law, +Colonel's Revolver, +Politician's Suit
Bernard's Watch: +Bernard's Watch [Stops Time, giving user an additional Action. CD:3
Come Hither Child: +3 Poetry
Fidelia Bridges: +3 Nature Watercolor
Community Justice Act 2016: +5 Community Vigilantes
Status: Normal
Points: 0
Assets: Colonel's Revolver [0/6] [QR], Politician's Suit Bernard's Watch [Stops Time, giving user an additional Action. CD:3
Allies: 5 Community Vigilantes
Name: Person
Gender: Female
Nationality: Bengali/Polish
Europa: +Enamored Lightning Bull
Teeth: +1 Biting, +1 Seduction
Gazaria Upazila: +1 Small Arms, +Sterling SMG, +Light Infantry Uniform
Battle of Annaberg: +Beholla Pistol
Ang Darling Kong Aswang: +Ability: Aswang Transformation
George Campbell of Inverneill: +1 Artillery, + War Horse, +6 Pound Cannon, +Cavalry Saber
Status: Normal
Points: 1
Assets: Sterling SMG [28/34] [MR], Light Infantry Uniform, War Horse, 6 Pound Cannon, Cavalry Saber
Allies: Town Watchman [Left Foot Pierced: -1 Movement](Beholla Pistol [QR] [4/7])
Abilities:
Aswang Transformation: At night, Person transforms into an Aswang Demon. +2 Speed & Stealth in this form. Can spend 1 turn to shift in or out of an animal form. Animal forms include: Bat, Crow, Wild Boar, Black Cat, Large Black Dog. Eating infants or toddlers heals Person rapidly. At any time, Person's reflection in a mirror will appear to be upside-down. In Aswang form, Person takes damage from garlic, salt and holy items. Person can only be permanently killed by decapitation. If not, she will slowly regenerate.
Name: Ocean Soul
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
USS LST-1022: +
UST LST-1022 Tank-Landing Ship
Eugene Wilton Frémaux: +2 Trade, +2 Tanning, +Business Suit
Phoenix Skywalker: +Phoenix Skywalker Motorized Paraglider
Early Life and Career of Abraham Lincoln: +1 Sailing, +1 Exploration, +1 Rifles, +2 Law, +Hatchet
ING Bank Śląski: +1(+2) Trade, +$500
Status: Normal
Points: 0
Assets:
UST LST-1022 $500, Tank-Landing Ship, Business Suit, Phoenix Skywalker Motorized Paraglider, Hatchet
Name: KJ 1225
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater +2 Opera & Ballet
Battle of the Plains of Abraham: +1 Muskets, +Bayoneted Musket, +Marching Infantry Uniform
Rieger Tuning: +2 Mechanics, +Modified Sports Car
Solomon Butcher: +2 Photography, +19th-Century Camera, +Picture:
Sod House on the HomesteadMV Victoria: +
MV Victoria Ferry
Status: Right Finger Severed [Bleeding], Trachea Crushed [Suffocating, Short of Breath: -2 Physical]
Points: 0
Assets: Marching Infantry Uniform, Modified Sports Car, 19th-Century Camera, Picture:
Sod House on the Homestead,
MV Victoria Ferry, Bayoneted Musket [1/1] [MR]
Name: NAV
Gender: Male
Nationality: Chinese/American
Vegetarian Times: +2 Vegetarian Cooking, +Ability: Vegan Metabolism
Yang Ling: +2 Rifles, +M1 Garand Rifle
Milton, New Zealand: +2 Mining, +2 Pottery, +Artisan Clay Pot
42: +4 Baseball, +2 Clubs, +2 Throwing, +Baseball Uniform, +Baseball Helmet, +Baseball Bat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Julius_Gr%C3%BCneberg: +2 Chemistry, +1 Trade, +2 Bundles of TNT
Status: Normal
Points: 0
Assets: M1 Garand Rifle [8/8] [MR], Artisan Clay Pot [3 Cabbages], Baseball Uniform, Baseball Helmet, Baseball Bat, 2 Bundles of TNT
Abilities:
Vegetarian Metabolism: NAV can cure wounds by eating Vegetarian meals, but becomes sick if they eat non-Vegetarian food. Also, they never stop talking about Vegetarianism. Ever.
Name: Dark Gamer
Gender: Male
Nationality: Viking / Russian
Gotland: +1 Axes, +Viking Battle Axe, ,+Viking Helmet, +Bag of Silver Coins
Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen: +2 Singing, +Artifact: Stolen Ganesh Idol
Tazza: The High Rollers: +2 Gambling, +Fancy Suit, +Leather Dress Shoes
Ormskirk: +4 Gingerbread Baking, +1 Trade
Left-wing Uprisings Agains the Bolsheviks: +2 Sabotage, +Prilutsky M1914 Pistol, +Ally: Embittered Menshevik
Status: Normal
Points: 0
Assets: Viking Battle Axe, Viking Helmet, Bag of Silver Coins, Fancy Suit, Leather Dress Shoes
Artifacts:
Stolen Ganesh Idol - It is said that this religious idol grants whoever hold it long lasting fortune. However, it is stolen, and it feels like its original owners want it back...
Allies:
Embittered Menshevik [WWI Rifle [5/5] [MR], Dagger, Permanent Loathing of Bolsheviks]
Took long enough didn't it? After technical and schedule difficulties, here we are again. I should get those straightened out, shouldn't I?
From now on, Artifacts are in their own category. Artifacts are special items that have mysterious, supernatural properties. Their exact nature won't be revealed, and will require a little deduction.
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