James keeps running, hoping that the motorcycle firing up isn't carrying the sheriff into the night.
BAPTISM OF FIRE - Saturday - January 3, 1993 -
James and Victoria turn the corner and see red lights down an alleyway, across the street half way down the block.
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BAPTISM OF FIRE - Saturday - January 3, 1993 -
James Dalton, and Victoria rush to the alleyway and are about to turn the corner, you all see Finn and Morgrym looking up. Twenty feet above them is a fire escape and you can hear someone rattling up on it.
Finn you look up drawn to the sound on the fire escape as Rick begins to climb!
Burning Blade Developed during Clan Tremere’s troubled inception, Burning Blade allows a thaumaturge to temporarily enchant a melee weapon to inflict unhealable wounds on supernatural creatures. While this ritual is in effect, the weapon flickers with an unholy greenish flame.
This ritual can only be cast on melee weapons. The caster must cut the palm of her weapon hand during the ritual – with the weapon if it is edged, otherwise with a sharp stone. This inflicts a single health level of lethal damage which cannot be soaked but may be healed normally. The player spends three blood points which are absorbed by the weapon. Once the ritual is cast, the weapon inflicts aggravated damage on all supernatural creatures for the next few successful attacks, one per temporary mental trait spent during the casting, up to a maximum of three. Multiple castings of Burning Blade cannot be “stacked” for longer durations. Furthermore, the wielder of the weapon cannot choose to do normal damage and “save up” aggravated strikes – each successful attack uses one aggravated strike until there are none left, at which point the weapon reverts to inflicting normal damage.
You can use this Ritual but it will be a full round action to activate and it will pretty clearly be seen by Finn here. Celerity cannot be used on activating Disciplines or Rituals, such processes are delicate. Proceed...
Grimacing with distaste at the damage he *knows* that it's going to do to them, James pulls on his Italian leather driving gloves while running for the ladder.
Victoria groans in resignation and starts going for the ladder.
BAPTISM OF FIRE - Saturday - January 3, 1993 -
James and Victoria reach for the ladder as Rick is scrambling up to the roof.
Dalton, do you also want to head to the fire escape?
Finn, Morgrym removes a half-spear that folds into a full spear. You see the others head to the fire escape.
Victoria jumps up, but can't quite jump high enough to reach the ladder.
Finn tries to find a position where Morgrym can get off a good throw.
Dalton heads over to the fire escape, arriving just in time to see James miss the fire escape ladder completely and fall on his face.
Chuckling he says, "Those fancy Italian shoes don't do as well as the Air Jordans you used to wear as a street level guy."
”It’s all about knowing your audience” James says from his new face down, prone position.
”The right kicks project wealth and success, whether on the streets or in the C-suites.” James continues his rejoinder as he picks himself off of the frozen ground before peering at a sleeve and freezing. Then shouting.
”Rick North, you owe me a dry cleaning you body snatching piece of s%*%!”
BAPTISM OF FIRE - Saturday - January 3, 1993 -
Rick charges up the fire escape and turns in time to see Morgrym's launched spear coming right at him!
Morgrym aims and looses the spear at his Ally attempting to stop him where he stands and stop this whole debacle