Venice by Night - Bloodlines - V20 Dark Ages (Inactive)

Game Master Dennis Harry

Venice by Night - Sunday - April 6, 1309

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First Soak for Blade- 10d10 ⇒ (2, 6, 1, 5, 4, 1, 4, 1, 2, 4) = 30
Second Soak for Blade- 10d10 ⇒ (7, 4, 4, 7, 2, 3, 8, 3, 7, 9) = 54
Contested Grapple-Diff 6; 7 successes needed 10d10 ⇒ (8, 5, 9, 6, 10, 10, 8, 4, 7, 7) = 74

Geoffroi, seeing Dunstan engaged, pivots to try and assist Michele fend off his other attacker. He whirls his blade in a flash of steel

ATK 1 DC 6: 6d10 + 5d10 ⇒ (2, 2, 8, 3, 3, 5) + (8, 1, 1, 6, 4) = 43
ATK 2: 6d10 + 5d10 ⇒ (2, 9, 8, 6, 9, 8) + (7, 4, 4, 6, 7) = 70

I don't think atk 1 got any hits with the ones cancelling out

DAM 2 DC 6: 6d10 + 3d10 + 2d10 ⇒ (10, 3, 10, 5, 10, 6) + (6, 4, 2) + (6, 1) = 63

Plus auto damage from potence

I don't think atk 1 got any hits with the ones cancelling out

Looks like you have a single success after dealing with the 1's.

Geoffroi de Clairvaux wrote:

I don't think atk 1 got any hits with the ones cancelling out

Looks like you have a single success after dealing with the 1's.

Which under house rules is a miss anyhow :) though at DC 6 that's zero successes.

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Michele holds on as Dunstan struggles to break free!

Michele is struck, hard, by Gunther's blade on the first swing. The second he resists, but the first has taken its toll. You take 5 Health Levels of damage, that's -2 to your Dice Pool until you heal.

Feeling your grip slack, Dunstan attempts one final time to break free!

Michele, you need to make another Strength check, this time with -2 to your dice pool, you will need 6 or more successes, to maintain that Grapple.

Geoffroi swings his blade once and it looks like a practice swing it misses so wildly, or maybe it's just because he was setting up his second attack as it connects with Marco Querini with a resounding crack! Michele, you feel your cousins grip go slack as he slides off of your back.

Michele, you are no longer grappled.

Perhaps reflexively, Marco's body heals almost all of the damage done by Geoffroi's sword strike, he pops back up, eyes red, fangs out, blood dripping from his lips. Whatever reason was in his eyes is gone, this Whelp of all of 30 minutes of unlife has had his first Frenzy...

Cantor's eyes go wide, he seems torn between aiding Marco and attacking one of you, "Damn you for forcing this to blows Querini. I'll not attack a Scion of the Camarilla, so this Errant Knight is fair game", he snarls as he attacks Geoffroi.

This time, the Gangrel's fury tears into the Salubri Warrior. His dadly claws make contact with Geoffroi's undead flesh rending him...

End of Round 2. I will await the result of Michele's Resisted Strength check and Geoffroi's soak before I start round 3.

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Strength Check -8d10 ⇒ (9, 1, 4, 10, 1, 4, 7, 9) = 45

Geoffroi bears the brunt of the bestial Canite, his pale flesh rending from the fury of the creature’s wicked claws

Soak 1st: 6d10 + 3d10 + 2d10 ⇒ (10, 5, 9, 3, 8, 1) + (7, 6, 9) + (9, 5) = 72

2nd: 6d10 + 2d10 ⇒ (3, 7, 9, 8, 3, 6) + (3, 10) = 49

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Finally, well finally for Dunstan, he is able to break the grip of the transformed Michele. Luckily for the Setite, that was his last gasp for the moment.

Cantor has claws, Cantor knows how to use them, but Sir Geoffroi, he knows how to fight. A dip of the shoulder, a slight tilt backwards and two strikes that would have felled a lesser warrior scrape off of his armor. Granted, those claw marks may never come out, but it certainly gives the armor character!

Geoffroi soak in full, no damage!

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Combat Round 3:
Lydia - INCAPACITATED
Bassanio - Surrendered
Veronica -Fled
Ranerius - GO!
Giovanni & Dunstan -
Lorenzo & Alessandro -
Onfroi & Michele -
Niccolo, Andrew & Gunther
Geoffroi -
Marco & Cantor.

Lydia is still on the ground, very still.

Bassanio's face becomes even more pale, he lets go of his blade and raises a palm up to Alessandro from his prone position, "I yield!" He is quite clearly on the edge of Frenzy as well.

Veronica, still on fire, launches herself towards the water in mid air and you hear a large "SPLASH"!.

Lorenzo, you take 1 Fire Damage which you can soak with Fortitude ONLY, DC 4. This fire will last 2 more Rounds unless you take an action to douse it. As you are currently ON fire, once again make a Courage roll dc 6, failure means you enter Rötschreck.

Soak, Diff 4: 4d10 ⇒ (9, 9, 9, 1) = 28

Courage, Diff 6: 4d10 ⇒ (2, 3, 5, 7) = 17

Bassanio's face becomes even more pale, he lets go of his blade and raises a palm up to Alessandro from his prone position, "I yield!" He is quite clearly on the edge of Frenzy as well.

"Alessandro, spare Bassanio, please. He did yield, and well, as a fellow Toreador I would hate to lose another artist. Besides, I could use your help with Giovanni "

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Stamina+ Survival DC 8 to expend 2 BP to heal

8d10 + 1d10 ⇒ (2, 6, 9, 5, 9, 9, 6, 7) + (4) = 57

ok so looks like I am only at -1 to all rolls.

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Stamina+ Survival DC 8 to expend 2 BP to heal

8d10 + 1d10

ok so looks like I am only at -1 to all rolls.

Correct, and you are now at 3 Health Levels of Damage.

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Ranerius, the attack misses as there was just a single success.

Giovanni snaps out of the Dread Gaze fear he was under Ranerius' attack attempt. He draws his blade and attacks back!

Giovanni's first attack just makes it around your parrying blade. 5 Damage. While his second attack appears that it will indeed connect, unless you can do something about it....

Dunstan's smile at breaking free from the Serpents grasp turns to a grimace when he sees that the last few seconds have somewhat turned against himself and his Coterie, he pauses. "Coward" Michele hears him mutter under his breath but he acts no fuurther. It appears he will wait and react, instead of act...

Combat Round 3:
Lydia - INCAPACITATED
Bassanio - Surrendered
Veronica - Fled

Ranerius - Attack & Parry You have +2 Actions Left as Your Celerity is a 3 [You can Dodge Giovanni's Second attack as you have that action left (Dexterity + Athletics DC6) OR Parry (Dexterity + Melee DC 6)] that would leave you 1 more action to play with as well.

Giovanni - Attack 2x + HOLD (Celerity Actions)
Dunstan - HOLD!

Lorenzo & Alessandro - GO!
Onfroi & Michele -
Niccolo, Andrew & Gunther
Geoffroi -
Marco & Cantor.

Well his soak roll is terrible so I'm going to spend a WP. I don't htink he was wearing armor of any sort so..
2d10 ⇒ (2, 7) = 9 (Plus 1 WP)

Crying out loud Ranerius is out matched. That was the best parry his unlife and the guy got past it. I think he is down to mauled Can I spend more blood for an action to heal?

Crying out loud Ranerius is out matched. That was the best parry his unlife and the guy got past it. I think he is down to mauled Can I spend more blood for an action to heal?

AND it makes sense you're outmatched here, he's an Assamite and you're a Toreador :)

Let's do this, as you have 2 BP available this round, just use that to retroactively add TWO more dice to your soak.

Healing MID round requires Stamina + Survival DC 8 (only 1 success needed), BUT if you fail, that 2 BP is spent and you don't get to heal. PLUS, as there's a second attack on the way, that will increase your SOAK IF that one hits.

I'll do the soak bonus and thank you.
2d10 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6

Well, the die roller is out to get me but we move on. GOing to have to parry because that's still a better dice pool even with penalty than dodge. I had hoped Giovani was still shaken from the earlier Presence 2 attack but I guess that wore off.

Ranerius pumps more blood but to no avail. He parries again, hoping to reduce the beating long enouogh to heal and get help

4d10 ⇒ (9, 1, 4, 5) = 19

Your attack shook him out of that effect :(

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Ranerius' voice draws Alessandro's attention and in that moment he realizes the Toreador is in dire straights.

Bassanio. Do not mistake mercy for weakness. You spoke in faith regarding Ranerius. I feel you were drawn into this fight more than had wished for it.

You know I fight for Venice, her beauty and honor. Not for The Elders... but, this madness, anarchy would destroy my beloved.

The Ventrue gives Onfroi a look and turns towards his Toreador ally. Help me with the Assamite... please, Onfroi.

Ranerius needs us.

Think I need to see if Onfroi helps, so hold... also I think his attacks coming first would help. As mine are comparatively less effective and easily dodged or soaked. But, if I'm second we can both be effective... So HOLD.

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Torn between the needs of his allies and his own, Lorenzo begins the dark arcane chants associated with the necromancy native to his blood, this time targeting the Assamite, before stepping into the canal in hopes of dousing the flames before his resolve gives out.

Spending 1 Willpower to fuel the necromancy, 2 blood to increase strength to 8, 4 blood to increase dexterity to 6, and 2 blood to increase stamina to 8. (8 blood spent in total)

Rigor Mortis [Intelligence (Analytical) + Medicine (Pathology) Diff 7: 4d10 + 4d10 ⇒ (5, 2, 8, 10) + (7, 9, 4, 4) = 49 4 or 5 successes depending if specialty applies

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The swing connects and Ranerius is just not able to weather it as well as he would like. Ranerius take 3 damage. His follow up Parry is feeble and the Assamite's sword connects once more, this time to devastating effect.

Unfortunately, that may have been the best roll I've ever had in the game, with no Potence, that's 11 damage to soak Ranerius. Note that MINUSES to dice pools do NOT reduce a soak pool so you have your full soak. For every Health Level of damage over 7 you take [I believe you are currently at 5 Levels of Damage], you lose 1 more Blood Point. This might put you very low or at zero at this point as you're not currently at 27 but much less based on what was spent this battle, but will NOT kill you. Make that Soak roll and let's see where you land!

Giovanni pauses for a moment, sensing that he may have to deal with more of the Coterie, but that pause coats him as Lorenzo freezes him in place! Giovanni is frozen for 5 turns, he can act but with a -5 dice pool...

Onfroi narrrows his eyes at Nicolo, Bassanio, and Alessandro, an ever so slight tilt to the head shows that he will indeed comply and he charges at Giovanni, fist in the air. The Assamite tries to Parry, looking like he is moving in slow motion and he gets a piece of it but not all of it. It being Onfroi's arm swinging in a left cross, the Nosferatu slams into the Assamites face with somewhat reduced but effective force. Onfroi comes back again this time with a right cross, once again the Assamite tries to block and once again, manly due to Lorenzo's Necromancy, can only partially deflect the blow. Which is unfortunate for the Assaamite as Onreoi's blow is equal to the measure of the one that Giovanni just delivered to Ranerius.

Giovanni goes down and lays very still.

The Nosferatu turns to Alessandro, "Perhaps feast on this one instead eh?"

Dunstan growls as yet another of his Coterie falls.

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Combat Round 3:
Lydia - INCAPACITATED
Bassanio - Surrendered
Veronica - Fled
Ranerius - SOAK that Last Attack You Received.
Giovanni - INCAPACITATED
Dunstan - HOLD!
Lorenzo - ACTED
Onfroi - ACTED
Michele & Alessandro - GO! -
Niccolo, Andrew & Gunther
Geoffroi -
Marco & Cantor.

Alessandro nods his gratitude towards Onfroi. Then causing his blood to quicken his agility... he charges Nicolo as if to return the favor.

atk, Nicolo, sword, Dex + Melee: 6d10 + 5d10 ⇒ (4, 2, 2, 4, 6, 3) + (6, 10, 8, 3, 8) = 56
dmg, Nicolo, sword, Str 4, Potence 1: 4d10 + 3d10 + 2d10 ⇒ (8, 7, 9, 7) + (6, 1, 4) + (8, 5) = 55
6 successes w/Potence.

Dex +2, to 6. Crap, Melee is 5 (not 4)

Alessandro nods his gratitude towards Onfroi. Then causing his blood to quicken his agility... he charges Nicolo as if to return the favor.

[dice=atk, Nicolo, sword, Dex + Melee]6d10+5d10

Dex +2, to 6. Crap, Melee is 5 (not 4)

You're right next to him so no need to charge. Nice, 6 successes! That's your Strength + 3d10 + sword damage (which I think for your sword is 2d10) + Potence Damage. Go ahead and roll it! Holding back that second Celerity action for a Dodge or Parry this round?

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Alessandro seeks to bring down yet another combatant in the enemy Coterie and he does so successfully! Of course, the question is, will he stay down...

Dunstan hisses as yet another member of his Coterie hits the ground.

Combat Round 3:
Lydia - INCAPACITATED
Bassanio - Surrendered
Veronica - Fled
Ranerius - SOAK that Last Attack You Received.
Giovanni - INCAPACITATED
Dunstan - HOLD!
Lorenzo - ACTED
Onfroi - ACTED
Alessandro - ACTED
Michele - GO!
Niccolo, Andrew & Gunther
Geoffroi -
Marco & Cantor.

Another WP to soak 2d10 ⇒ (5, 7) = 12 (+1)

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Spend 1 BP to activate Typhonic Maw

Michele's jaw distends to his chest, his fangs grow to the size of small daggers, his tongue forks at the tip and lashes out a meter long,
and his throat expands to consume anything he can
get his mouth around.

Split my dice pool to attack Dunstan twice with the tongue

Attack #1- 5d10 ⇒ (4, 3, 5, 7, 8) = 27

Attack #2- 4d10 ⇒ (3, 10, 5, 4) = 22

Another WP to soak 2d10 (+1)

That should be 4d10 as you pumped your Stamina up to 4. Are you spending another Willpower point to auto soak one damage?

Yes, and the extra two dice are 2d10 ⇒ (2, 5) = 7

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Ranerius' body crumples to the ground. That's 9 damage post soak. Yu go to Incapacitated and lose 5 Blood Points. How much blood do you have left after that damage and from Blood spent this combat?

Michele's mouth elongates and he attacks Dunstan directly twice with his monstrous maw. The Knight attempts to dodge the first, and slips from being fully bitten though Michele does catch his forearm. However, the ever tough Brujah resists the fangs of the serpent once again evading any real damage. The second he merely absorbs!

Nicolo despite being brought down rises forth, his eyes aglow with anger! He charges at Onfroi with his blade. He strikes slightly wounding his fellow Nosferatu.

Onfroi appears shocked by the ferocity and the result having thought his Clansman down.

Andrew assumes that Onfroi can handle the weakened Nicolo and charges into the final melee. He swings at Gunther and once more his blade rings true! "Get down and stay down Innmaster, this is not your fight! Ta' make no matter wha' Dunstan telled ye'"

Remarkably, Guther manages to heal himself staggering backwards and retorts, "My mother raised a stubborn one Salubri!" He attacks Andrew back and absolutely clobbers the Salubri.

Andrew flies backwards, and lands with a thud in a stunning reversal of fortune.

Combat Round 3:
Lydia - INCAPACITATED
Bassanio - Surrendered
Veronica - Fled
Ranerius - SOAK that Last Attack You Received.
Giovanni - INCAPACITATED
Dunstan - Used 1 of 5 Action Thus far...
Lorenzo - ACTED
Onfroi - ACTED
Alessandro - ACTED
Michele - ACTED
Niccolo, Andrew & Gunther - ALL ACTED
Geoffroi - GO!
Marco & Cantor.

The shriek of inhuman claws against his hauberk rings sharply in his preternaturally-sharpened ears as Geoffroi manages to evade the worst of his foe’s blows

“By Jesù! I thought the Loup Garou a fable told by the credulous tenants on my father’s estate! “ He swears as he swings his blade around for another strike

ATK 1 DC6: 6d10 + 5d10 ⇒ (6, 9, 6, 8, 8, 6) + (2, 5, 5, 3, 10) = 68

ATK 2 DC6: 6d10 + 5d10 ⇒ (8, 10, 1, 3, 9, 1) + (2, 3, 8, 8, 5) = 58

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Geoffroi strikes at the Gangrel with his blade, the first slicing a nasty gash down the Animals left oblique the second scoring, but not as "on point" and the Gangrel absorbs the blow.

Cantor growls and swings back at Geoffroi! His first claw connects while the second, hampered by his injury misses! Geoffroi, soak 4 aggravated damage...

Will post Marco's actions in a moment.

Stamina+Fortitude+armor: 6d10 + 3d10 + 2d10 ⇒ (7, 7, 2, 4, 5, 7) + (7, 4, 3) + (10, 4) = 60

Geoffroi has gotten the measure of the beast now. His warrior’s eye catches the rhythm of his strikes, and the razor claws glance off the well-forged Norman steel of his armor

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Ranerius' body crumples to the ground. That's 9 damage post soak. Yu go to Incapacitated and lose 5 Blood Points. How much blood do you have left after that damage and from Blood spent this combat?

Started with 27, then six for the fancy stuff I think at the start. Then -5 for this... so should be at 16 BP I THINK

Storyteller Shadow wrote:

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Ranerius' body crumples to the ground. That's 9 damage post soak. Yu go to Incapacitated and lose 5 Blood Points. How much blood do you have left after that damage and from Blood spent this combat?

Started with 27, then six for the fancy stuff I think at the start. Then -5 for this... so should be at 16 BP I THINK

OK! So not in THAT bad a shape. Next round you can heal 5 and be back up to only the 2 Aggravated Wounds Health Wise. If that is your full round action, no roll required, but you can take not other action. If you want to heal AND act, it's that Stamina+Survival DC 8, 1 Success. That brings you to 11 BP, not too bad considering almost everyone else is at 7 or below.

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Geoffroi has gotten the measure of the beast now. His warrior’s eye catches the rhythm of his strikes, and the razor claws glance off the well-forged Norman steel of his armor

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Marco attacks Michele like the frenzied animal he is! He leads mouth first, and despite his clumsy attack, he is able to score a hit! Michele, SOAK 4 damage of Aggravated from Marco's bite.

Dunstan has bided his time, now he strikes! He smashes the towering Setite in the face with his powerful fist. Michele SOAK 11 damage!

His second swing fails to connect as Lorenzo's powers are still hampering him... though that is about to fade...

His third swing is a glancing blow on the Setite's left thigh. Michele SOAK 3 damage!

His final punch to Michele is straight to the throat! Michele SOAK 11 damage! Yes again...

Michele, once you complete these SOAK attempts, that is the End of Round 3.

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Michele SOAK vs. Marco - spend 1 WP for auto success. 10d10 ⇒ (2, 6, 2, 7, 7, 8, 2, 10, 7, 1) = 52 - SOAK all Damage!

Michele SOAK vs. Dunstan #1 10d10 ⇒ (10, 2, 10, 10, 3, 7, 1, 6, 5, 8) = 62 - Soak 6 take 5 damage.

Michele SOAK vs. Dunstan #3 10d10 ⇒ (7, 1, 9, 10, 3, 2, 9, 8, 5, 2) = 56 - SOAK all Damage!

Michele SOAK vs. Dunstan #1 10d10 ⇒ (4, 1, 6, 8, 9, 10, 7, 9, 5, 4) = 63 - Soak 6 take 5 damage.

That's 3 Health Levels of Damage bringing you to Incapacitated, plus 7 more destroying 7 Blood. That leaves you AT Incap with 2 Blood. Essentially out of the fight unless you want to try and stand and frenzy. Though someone DOES need to get Marco OFF of you ASAP else you may indeed meet the Final Death.

Round 3 Done. I will begin Round 4 Tonight when time allows.

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Combat Round 4:
Lydia - INCAPACITATED.
Bassanio - Fled.
Veronica - Fled.
Ranerius - GO!
Giovanni - INCAPACITATED.
Dunstan -
Lorenzo, Onfroi, & Alessandro.
Michele - INCAPACITATED.
Niccolo, Andrew (down but not out) & Gunther.
Geoffroi.
Marco [currently ON Michele's back] & Cantor.

Bassanio fires up Celerity and vanishes, fleeing the scene!

If Veronica is planning n returning to continue the fight is unclear, but she does not reappear.

Ranerius, you are at Incapacitated. [2 Health Levels of Aggravated and 5 of Non-Aggravated]. You can either (i) heal that 5 costing 5 BP for a full round action, OR (ii) Healing MID round requiring a Stamina + Survival DC 8 (only 1 success needed), BUT if you fail, that 5 BP is spent and you don't get to heal. That leaves you 1 BP to activate Celerity and take action if you wish!

Ranerius lays there helplessly but realizes someone else took out Giovanni. He will thank them, once he can move his jaw again. Vitae flows through his body as broken bones and torn flesh knit and heal.

Five BP going all to healing

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Combat Round 4:
Lydia - INCAPACITATED.
Bassanio - Fled.
Veronica - Fled.
Ranerius - Healed! [Now at 2 Health Levels of Aggravated Damage].
Giovanni - INCAPACITATED.
Dunstan - HOLD....
Lorenzo & Alessandro - GO!
Onfroi.
Michele - INCAPACITATED.
Niccolo, Andrew (down but not out) & Gunther.
Geoffroi.
Marco [currently ON Michele's back] & Cantor.

Once again, Dunstan pauses to survey the battlefield...

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Lorenzo climbs back out of the canal, and survey's the field. Knowing that his necromantic powers over Dunstan are fading, he focuses on the Brujah again with Rigor Mortis.

Spending 1 Willpower to fuel Necromancy.

Rigor Mortis [Intelligence (Analytical) + Medicine (Pathology) Diff 7: 4d10 + 4d10 ⇒ (5, 9, 4, 3) + (10, 6, 5, 3) = 45 2 or 3 successes depending on if specialty applies.

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Combat Round 4:
Lydia - INCAPACITATED.
Bassanio - Fled.
Veronica - Fled.
Ranerius - Healed! [Now at 2 Health Levels of Aggravated Damage].
Giovanni - INCAPACITATED.
Dunstan - HOLD....[-3 Dice Pools 3 MORE Rounds]
Lorenzo - ACTED
Alessandro - GO!
Onfroi.
Michele - INCAPACITATED.
Niccolo, Andrew (down but not out) & Gunther.
Geoffroi.
Marco [currently ON Michele's back] & Cantor.

A soaking wet (more importantly no longer on fire) Lorenzo freezes Dunstan once more!

Dunstan growls, "I'll have your head dead man!"

Alessandro rushes Nicolo, Onfroi! I cannot help Michele, but you can!

His blade licks out trying to pierce the Nosferatu hide.

And, this one's demise at your hand would only fuel their narrative. Let it be at the hand of an unknown Ventrue.

atk1, Nicolo, sword, Dex + Melee: 6d10 + 5d10 ⇒ (7, 2, 9, 10, 4, 5) + (8, 5, 9, 6, 6) = 71
atk2, Nicolo, sword, Dex + Melee, Celerity: 6d10 + 5d10 ⇒ (1, 2, 1, 8, 5, 5) + (10, 7, 2, 6, 9) = 56
atk3, Nicolo, sword, Dex + Melee, Celerity: 6d10 + 5d10 ⇒ (8, 3, 4, 9, 10, 3) + (6, 8, 7, 8, 6) = 72

dmg1, Nicolo, sword, Str 4, Potence 1: 2d10 + 4d10 + 5d10 ⇒ (2, 4) + (7, 10, 8, 9) + (6, 8, 10, 2, 10) = 76
8+1 for Potence = 9
dmg2, Nicolo, sword, Str 4, Potence 1: 2d10 + 4d10 + 1d10 ⇒ (2, 8) + (7, 9, 4, 8) + (8) = 46
5+1 for Potence = 6
dmg3, Nicolo, sword, Str 4, Potence 1: 2d10 + 4d10 + 6d10 ⇒ (1, 2) + (9, 3, 1, 3) + (4, 2, 10, 10, 6, 7) = 58
3+1 for Potence = 4

1 BP for Celerity 2.

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Alessandro rushes at Nicolo looking to take him off of the "field" of battle. By his second strike, Nicolo is already on the ground...

Alessandro, if you wish to, you can Coup de Grace and behead Nicolo with your 3rd attack as by the time your second attack hits and deals damage, he is fully incapacitated and has ZERO blood.

Onfroi shrugs and races forward towards Marco who is on the fallen form of Michele Querini. His punch is so powerful that it rocks Marco past Dunstan, his body slams into the building and falls in a heap.

Onfroi speaks, "Surrender Dunstan, you're running out of allies...."

Combat Round 4:
Lydia - INCAPACITATED.
Bassanio - Fled.
Veronica - Fled.
Ranerius - Healed! [Now at 2 Health Levels of Aggravated Damage].
Giovanni - INCAPACITATED.
Dunstan - HOLD....[-3 Dice Pools 3 MORE Rounds]
Lorenzo - ACTED
Alessandro - ACTED
Onfroi - Acted but has 1 Celerity Action Left
Michele - INCAPACITATED but may still choose to act...
Niccolo - Torpor
Andrew (down but not out) & Gunther.
Geoffroi.
Marco - Torpor
Cantor.

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Alessandro stays his hand.

Michele remains inert on the ground.

Dunstan remains silent in the face of Onfroi's offer.

Andrew rolls to his feet from being knocked prone by Gunther! His strike knocks Gunther down once more. Once more Gunther stands... his eyes blaze red for a brief second and he regains control once more, he too counters Andrew's swing with one of his own. This time, Andrew is up to the task and his armor and Valern stop the attack cold.

Both combatants nod to one another in due respect for the titanic confrontation taking place between them. Both you can all see are on the edge of losing control to their Beasts though.

Combat Round 4:
Lydia - INCAPACITATED.
Bassanio - Fled.
Veronica - Fled.
Ranerius - Healed! [Now at 2 Health Levels of Aggravated Damage].
Giovanni - INCAPACITATED.
Dunstan - HOLD....[-3 Dice Pools 3 MORE Rounds]
Lorenzo - ACTED
Alessandro - ACTED
Onfroi - Acted but has 1 Celerity Action Left
Michele - INCAPACITATED/HOLD
Niccolo - Torpor
Andrew & Gunther.
Geoffroi - GO!
Marco - Torpor
Cantor.

Geoffroi whirls his blade in a shining arc, searching for a gap in the Beast’s defenses

ATK 1 DC6: 6d10 + 5d10 ⇒ (10, 3, 8, 1, 7, 3) + (6, 4, 2, 7, 10) = 61

ATK 2 DC6: 6d10 + 5d10 ⇒ (10, 7, 9, 4, 6, 8) + (2, 5, 7, 3, 5) = 66

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Geoffroi swings twice at Cantor, he can see that the Gangrel considers dodging, but by so doing he would lose an opportunity for attack, and so he braces for the impact of the Salubri Knights sword...

The Gangrel is able to withstand the first attack, the second wracks significant damage to his already injured body, he falls to one knee... he seeks to heal himself, but loses himself to the Beast as his control evaporates!

The Gangrel lunges at Geoffroi seeking to bite and drink, his claws forgotten in a fit of desperate hunger. His first bite is a glancing nick to Geoffroi's hand, the second a full bite on that same hand.

FYI as Geoffroi has a 3 Celerity, you will have a Dodge Dexterity+Athletics DC 6 or Parry Dexterity+Melee DC 6 action left for the round. Both attacks dealt 3 Aggravated Bite Damage. Two successes on a Dodge or Parry allow you to avoid one soak altogether as you essentially were never hit. OR, you can retain that one last Dodge OR Parry and just try and SOAK both as you KNOW that Dunstan is about to act this round...

Combat Round 4:
Lydia - INCAPACITATED.
Bassanio - Fled.
Veronica - Fled.
Ranerius - Healed! [Now at 2 Health Levels of Aggravated Damage].
Giovanni - INCAPACITATED.
Dunstan - HOLD....[-3 Dice Pools 3 MORE Rounds]
Lorenzo - ACTED
Alessandro - ACTED
Onfroi - Acted but has 1 Celerity Action Left
Michele - INCAPACITATED/HOLD
Niccolo - Torpor
Andrew & Gunther - ACTED
Geoffroi - ACTED BUT you need to Soak & Dodge as per my info post. above.
Marco - Torpor
Cantor ACTED.

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Geoffroi is aware that the threat of Dunstan looms over him, he like Cantor, decides to just try and eat that damage hopefully without Cantor eating him!

Indeed, the gamble pays off as Cantor can get no purchase on the hand (that does not feed him!)

Geoffroi soaks all damage.

Dunstan, grinds into action striking out at Onfroi first. The Nosferatu anticipating, seeks to avoid, at least that first blow. And so he does. But as you have all seen, the Brujah is just getting started...

His second attack clips the Nosferatu on the left shoulder but Onfroi rolls with the punch. His third slam is an uppercut to the Nosferatu's jaw and while it connects, the cagey old Knight is just able to twist out of the way of a broken jaw. Dunstan's fourth slam comes in the form of a left hook, this time it's a glancing blow as the Nos continues to back away.

Onfroi's experience forces Dunstan to expend his full barrage upon the Nosferatu only, and his last slam goes to punch the Nossie right in the mid section with a straight right arm thrust which brings Onfroi low and to the ground!!!

"G@#$%!ned Necromancer", Dunstan screams in frustration.

Geoffroi sees an opening with Dunstan spent for the moment and strikes at Cantor once more! Only a slight slice though, the damned dog won't go down.

Combat Round 4:
Lydia - INCAPACITATED.
Bassanio - Fled.
Veronica - Fled.
Ranerius - Healed! [Now at 2 Health Levels of Aggravated Damage].
Giovanni - INCAPACITATED.
Dunstan - ACTED
Lorenzo - ACTED
Alessandro - ACTED
Onfroi - INCAPACITATED
Michele - INCAPACITATED/HOLD - Last Set of Actions this Round are Yours.
Niccolo - Torpor
Andrew & Gunther - ACTED
Geoffroi - ACTED.
Marco - Torpor
Cantor - ACTED.

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Stamina + Survival DC 8 to heal 1 BP

10d10 + 1d10 ⇒ (10, 7, 2, 10, 7, 6, 6, 7, 2, 2) + (5) = 64

Self Control roll DC6- use 1 WP

5d10 ⇒ (5, 5, 9, 3, 1) = 23

Michele's eyes blink open and teetering on the brink of losing himself gets up and moves to Giovanni with his meter long tongue lashing about.

Looking at Michele... Aww... ff... Turning away he considered Dunstan.

A mere short time ago, he'd considered befriending the brute.

Doctor... we got a plan?

Venice by Night - Sunday - April 6, 1309

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Michele throws himself towards the body of Giovanni!

As he is prone, you are able to roll up on him and drink. You pull his final 4 BP and leave him alive, of course on deaths door!

END Round 4.