Desert Wind Chapter #1: Playing Samurai and Indians

[Plainsfox]

x1
x3x4 x2
UA
UZ KJ YM SA
x7


Initiative:
UA: 36
SA: 31
YM: 17
UZ: 8
x1: 8
X4: 8
X2: 7
KJ: 6
X7(10): 6
X3: 5

The zombie to the rear of you is staggered slightly as he has a boomerang in his throat now. He still manages to get closer to you all.

A zombie next to Aneksi tries to swat at the battle maiden and misses.

ANEKSI!  

[Paidi tou Selini]

"Yup, time to go." she declared, leaning over to take hold of Chiyuuai's reigns, giving the panicking steed a commanding look, and guiding her to follow along as she maneuvered Chishiyo their collective full speed (30') to the southeast, as far away from the zombies as she could bring her noncombatant husband. It wasn't the end for her of course, quickly pulling her Dai-Kyu out in preparation for striking down the enemies from a safe distance.


[ATN = 32
Horsemanship/Awareness 4k2+6 vs. TN 5 to control Jinyu-Zhe's horse = No roll needed
Simple Action, Move and sheath katana
Simple Action, Draw Dai-Kyu]  

[Mongooseh]

Asura trots up to another zombie and casually slashes at its neck causing a deep wound.

<16 to hit w/1 raise to called shot its neck, Damage: 22>  

[Raganui Minamoto]

Misaki would step up by Asura and try to strike down one of the other zombies.

[Raise Called - 18(13) to hit, called shot.
12 damage]  

[Plainsfox]

x1
x3x4
YM SA
KJ
x7



UA
UZ

Initiative:
UA: 36
SA: 31
YM: 17
UJ: 8
x1: 8
X4 (12): 8
KJ: 6
X7(10): 6
X3: 5

Aneksi guides husband away from battle and draws her bow!

Asura pops one zombie's head off like one pops off the head of a dandelion!
Misaki tries this, but isn't as cool and only gashes x4 with his kama.  

[Rain Yupa]

SIMPLE ACTION

"S-sorry, Commander Tsuma..." Jinyu-Zhe would say quietly, a touch embarrassed. "Neither Chiyuuai nor I have seen zombies before..."

He would try to think of a way to be of assistance, but no ideas would come to him. His heart was still beating like an o-daiko in his chest, causing his mind to blank.  

[Plainsfox]

x3x4
x1YM SA
KJ
x7



UA
UZ

Initiative:
UA: 36
SA: 31
YM: 17
UJ: 8
x1: 8
X4 (12): 8
KJ: 6
X7(10): 6
X3: 5

One zombie shuffles towards Misaki, while the other jabs it's rotting, decaying fist into the Mantis's nose for fifteen points! (If you want to spend a void, here's when you do it.)

JUNEKO!  

[Psychofish]

Gritting her teeth as blood was drawn, more of the zombies beating on her charge she drew another boomerang- beginning to grow very upset at these for not dying properly (or at all to her attacks so far) and took aim at the last one to strike Misaki, unable to help but articulate each motion of the throw to its neck.

She smiled for a moment, watching it sail, the throw complete and utter perfection, almost divine in form- until she watched it strike, and realized it had hit target, but not all that hard.

Once the boomerang had left her hand, she'd move to his side, blocking the last zombie from potentially approaching him from that side at least.

[Free Action: Draw Small Weapon]
[7k3 Athletics/Agility (Throwing): 23+23+9=55 vs ATN+10]
[Damage: 6+3=9]
[One raise for perfectionism, second raise for called shot to neck: targeting X4]  

[Plainsfox]

x3x4
x1YM SA
KJ
x7



....................................UA
..................................... UZ

Initiative:
UA: 36
SA: 31
YM: 17
UJ: 8
x1: 8
X4 (21): 8
KJ: 6
X7(10): 6
X3: 5

x4 now has a boomerang stuck into her breastbone while X7 swipes at Juneko and blackens her face, doing eight points of damage.
X3 tries to punch Misaki and hits him in the nose, doing five points of damage.

ANEKSI!  

[Paidi tou Selini]

"Aye, nor I, but I need you to focus."

"Ye've got horses, they don't! Hit 'an run! Don't let 'em surround you!" she called out to the other Samurai as she nocked an arrow and let it fly at the neck of the closest zombie.


[ATN = 32
Reflexes/Kyujutsu 6k3 at x7 w/1 raise for called shot vs. ATN
Roll (first 9): 2, 2, 6, 6, 1, 8 - 5 = 15
Damage 5k2+6
Roll (last 8 ): 5, 1, 9, 5, 4 + 6 = 20  

[Mongooseh]

Asura rode forward going after one of the stragglers at the back, slashing at its neck with precision, lethality as the adrenaline finally started to kick Asura out of his sluggishness.

<33 to hit w/called shot. 22 Damage.>  

[Raganui Minamoto]

Having been punched quite a few times in the face, Misaki takes a moment to reassess this situation.

(Holding Action til after Jinyu-Zhe)  

[Rain Yupa]

"Th-there's still one thing I c-can do," Jinyu-Zhe would tell Aneksi with an uncharacteristically shaky voice. Gesturing with both hands as if molding clay into a sphere, he would invoke the kami to bestow a bit of flight and motion into the person in the direction he faced: Misaski.

Quote:

Spirit of the Wind - Misaki is granted an additional simple move action for his turn, which cannot be used in conjunction with his other movement to exceed his maximum movement.

Fire slot spended to pay for the effect, reducing Fire spell slots from 2 to 1. Frack you, Fire spell slots! You're dead to me! mad

 

[Raganui Minamoto]

With a quick move, he flashes his kama out, striking back at the zombie that had just struck him in the nose. He was getting tired of this s**t.

After the strike, he'd follow the path of the Kami and move away from the zombies, towards shugenja that had blessed him.

Knives/Agility - 5k3 - +1k0 - 6k3 - 1 Raise called (TN +3 due to Grazed)
22

Damage
21  

[Plainsfox]

x1 SA
KJ



................YM
....................................UA
..................................... UZ

Initiative:
UA: 36
SA: 31
YM: 17
UJ: 8
x1: 8
KJ: 6


Aneksi kills one zombie by sending an arrow through it's neck. At first it looks as if it still tries to attack Juneko, but the head rolls of, flicking Juneko in what remains of it's blood. Then Asura cleaves the head off of one of the creatures, sending it to the earth! After Jinyu-zhe prayers to the kami on behalf of Misaki, the Mantis uses his kami to behead the zombie that punched him. Juneko is *Just* missed by the remaining Zombie.

ANEKSI!