Yeah, I'm just waiting to see the NPC actions before I post. If they don't shoot us in the back I'll post in a few hours or so
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"How's this sound for a deal? You let us pass and in return we won't fill you with holes or run you over. Last I checked nobody owned this highway, and your empty promise of safety an' better conditions ain't worth a pinch of salt. We're heading through to Fish Camp, one way or another." Slim spits, his smile quickly turning to a scowl.
" New management?" Slim asks quizzically , his hand casually falling to the butt of his pistol. He eyes off the roadblock, and those manning it.
"Stink, you drive the chariot if things go sour. Look after her for me." Slim says with mock sorrow in his voice. "Feel free to take a shot or two with this if you have to." he motions to the long rifle as he hops on the pillion seat of Estelle's bike. "I've never ridden two up with a pretty lady before, let's take this slow alright?" he says to Estelle with a wink.
Slim slows to a halt and exits his mustang. He approaches Chop's window. "I'm happy to head on over and see what's going on up there, might see if I can hitch a ride with Estelle and we'll go together. You guys can keep an eye on things from here. " he says, looking to Estelle for approval.
Holstering his pistol, Slim closes his door. "Buckle up! Let's roll!" he exclaims to Stinker, slamming the mustang into first gear and revving the engine.
Slim slows his mustang to a halt, slipping it into neutral and letting the engine idle. He draws his pistol and opens his door, listening in to the conversation over the thrum of his 8 cylinders firing intermittently. " Let's hope this guy was worth the effort... " he murmurs to Stinker, slouching back into his seat.
Slim holds the wheel steady as Stinker let's loose a burst of suppressive fire. He scans Chop's hauler intently, looking to see if he managed to catch the hanging man.
Slim hops back into the cab of his mustang breathing a sigh of relief at the fact that that he didn't have to hand the keys over. He gives Chop the thumbs up, signalling he understands the game plan perfectly. As he turns the key in the ignition the V8 roars to life. "Here we go, hold onto your seat Stinker . " he mutters.
I'm happy to go either way man, just waiting to see what everyone else wants to do. Do you have enough fortune points to cut yourself down AND go full "book of eli" Denzel Washington on the crazies? That would be awesome
As Slim's car rolls to a stop he can't help but notice the anxious expression on Estelle's face. Hopping out of the car, he looks down the hill to watch the scene unfolding below. He turns to Estelle. "I agree. If we're gonna do something about it we gotta act fast though." He says, reaching in to the cab of his mustang to retrieve the long rifle. "I reckon I can hit one of 'em from here, the noise might spook the others enough to run for cover or head up here after us. Chop can follow you down the hill, you take my car so Stink can handle any trouble on the way down and I'll cover you from up here. I can ride down once you've freed the hangman." As Slim speaks he reaches into his pocket, pulling out the heavy .308 rounds and loading them into the chamber one by one.
Pulling up alongside Chop Shop's hauler, motions for him and Estelle to pull over. Killing the engine, he steps out of his car. "I think we need to figure out what the hell we're doing guys. We've all been in this position before, and I'm sure we can all handle ourselves. Chop, I reckon' you just coast along doing your thing while Estelle takes point to see what this smoke is all about. I'll play midfield, Stinker and I should be able to make it back to you or up to Estelle if either of you come across something mean and nasty." "Estelle, does the horn on your bike still work? Otherwise, have you got something you can use to make a some noise if you run into trouble? If we're gonna do this make sure you keep your eyes peeled, if it's a bunch o' rats up ahead they'll more than likely have some kinda trap waitin' for us. You see any spikes on the road you tail it straight back to me and we'll come up with another idea." Slim speaks to the crew with a matter-of-fact tone reminiscent of a military man. If only his father could see him now!
Glad to have you aboard!
Slim sticks his arm out the window, his 'thumbs up' gesture indicating he understands. He turns to Stinker, saying "Looks like trouble up ahead, mi amigo. Stay sharp, alright?"
"Don't you worry about holes in the jacket, just mind what Chop said and don't go getting yourself killed out there. It looks great Estelle, very bad ass." Slim replies, with a smile and a wink. "Now, we're losing daylight everyone! We ready to roll out yet?"
So I didn't find a spare? That's cool, while Estelle is borrowing my jacket I'll grab something thick and woollen to keep me warm at night. I'll have you know that I acquired that jacket legitimately... Sort of... Well the guy was already dead when I found him, and dead guys do not need sweet leather jackets :)
I just wanted to make a note here that before heading out Slim grabbed the bolt action rifle with 12 rounds, a light crossbow with 20 bolts, a torch with batteries or some wooden ones with flint and steel (whichever was available) and food/drink for a couple of days. I'll assume he has a travelling kit with other minor necessities in his car, and I'm happy to note them down if required
As Stinker takes up the gunner seat, Slim moves toward him with a grin "She has a tendency to jam, if she gets stuck give her a good whack here. " he says, pointing towards the bolt handle while making a striking motion with his other hand. Over hearing that Estelle will be on the bike, Slim digs through a cache of equipment looking for a riding jacket that will fit her slender frame
Just a note for the gm, Slim has loaded up with whatever supplies he needs to take that wouldn't fit on Chop's rig. If there is surplus ammo he'll take some of that too, otherwise maybe a spare crossbow and some arrows? What are the load out limitations?
When he hears the sheriff's voice over the clamour of the truckstop, "Slim" Corbett slides out from underneath his mustang. He stands up, leaning on his car while listening to what the Sherriff has to say. After the address, Slim gives his militia a look over.
As the road crew head out the city gate, Slim grins to himself. The roar of the V8 is like music to his ears. He eyes the smoke in the distance, and subconsciously reaches down to touch the familiar and worn handle of his sidearm.
I've got an empty gun too Stinker, but if we end up riding together I might need to scavenge a few air fresheners. On the plus side, seeing as how we're both nomads we could totally refer to ourselves as "bromads" if you ride with me :P
I cannot express how big my grin was after reading that Brian, I am pumped!
That list looks pretty comprehensive to me, I don't think you've missed anyone. I'm all set and ready to hit the road as soon as everyone else is!
I am loving the versatility of characters present here. We have a multi talented bunch, I'm feeling pretty confident that we'll have our bases covered in a whole bunch of scenarios. I'm looking forward to getting to know you guys and your characters!
I think the CB radio will be awesome if we can find a second one for my car too, not Too sure on whether or not we'll run into people with one though (and then matching frequencies could be a drama too.). Flags would be great, easy to use and we could have a number of colours for different scenarios. Haha yeah, if the biker comes back to us under fire we should know what to do. I just hope the poor guy can stay upright , bike crashes seem so brutal in this system. I agree that we run the risk of being fired upon by folks who may not necessarily be raiders, and I think our flag systems could work in our favour here. If we roll up slow with the white flag waving hopefully we can convey our peaceful intentions. If not, we can always carry on and if they pursue make a decision then.
True, I forgot about your 360 turret. I suppose we should establish some kind of "actions on" list for encountering other vehicles on the road. Are we shoot first, ask questions later? Or are you thinking more of a case by case system? I'm trying to put myself in the headspace of a road warrior, I think you'd be hyper cautious on a post apocalyptic highway . That said, I don't think my character would be cool with gunning down innocents just because he was feeling a little tense. What do you guys think about road etiquette in a setting like this?
And I agree Brian, I think the dynamics of multiple PC's in one car will make for some awesome role playing opportunities!
That is a sweet idea Chop! Consider it done, I'll have a rear facing pivot mount which can be operated from the back seat with one guy reloading, front passenger and driver can handle any incoming enemies. I'll stick to your drivers side to keep you covered, and if anyone comes up on our blind spot we can play it by ear.
So as I understand it you don't want PC's riding in each other vehicles? I'm cool either way, Chop is right in saying that I need someone to fill the gunner's spot and I have 2 more passenger seats in the back. Being an older model mustang it's a coupe, so I imagine the back windows aren't really viable for shooting out of (to fire at something behind us I picture the front passenger leaning out the window and using a personal firearm or detaching the machine gun from its mount and using it). I hope to rig up a makeshift rollcage, upgrade my armour to heavy and increase by nimbleness by at least 1 later on. Maybe some sort of swivel mounted flamethrower or heavy machine gun would be cool too, depends on what we find. I'll be sticking close to Chop if we run into trouble on the road, I'm really excited to see how the vehicular combat plays out. A winch sounds like a great idea, maybe we could build a trailer down the track as well?
Seems like a pretty balanced group, even though we've only got my car and Chop Shop's rig it'll be good to have extra hands to operate the guns when we run into trouble on the road. Healer, scavenger and greaser all seem like really solid choices, I think we'll do well. Will do Brian, I'll adjust my sheet now. I imagine Darkwolf will have some pretty sweet tools anyhow
So in the interest of fairness I'm rolling my scavenge result here, as I didn't distant earlier where I would be scavenging.
Happy to take whichever result dm rules is fairest, sorry for messing this up. If you can't tell, pbp is new to me
Oops, I rolled my free scavenger roll in private. I'll do it here instead and adjust accordingly
Hey guys, Bantamweight here. Just wanted to let you know I've generated my character for this. Slim (Road Warrior) has been rolling with Chop Shop for a year or two, and is pretty handy behind the wheel as well. He's got some big plans for future upgrades on his chariot, a heavily modified 1970 Ford Mustang, and currently has a spare seat in the cab for a gunner (just don't ask what happened to the last one...) :) |