[D10, LN, EVENT] Here Comes the Night

[Cearnach]

Skulking Guy in the Shadows #1 sits in defense stance, waiting for the moment to strike!

[Akodo Kenji]

Akodo Kenji moves to engage (40') He, too, is now 30' from the enemy!

[Hiruma Daichi]

Hiruma Daichi moves 60', being significantly faster than most from all that ogre-fightin' and goblin-chasin' Hiruma have got to do all the dang time. He is now 40' away from the fight.

[Cearnach]

Which brings us to Skulking Guy #2 (he also waits) and Spear Guy #2. Spear Guy #2 is one of those bad people who hangs back and throws things. He gets to pick a target out of those within range.

1-2: Ikoma Honoka
3-4: Akodo Kenji
5-6: Hiruma Daichi

Throwing his Nage-yari, but at whom? | 1d6 ⇒ 5

He cocks back his arm and throws with force at the hard-charging son of the Crab!

Nage-yari throw at Daichi, 1 raise for damage | 10k4 ⇒ 31 (TN: 25) A hit!

Nage-yari damage | 5k2 ⇒ 8 But Daichi barely notices.

Meanwhile, Ugly Dude with a Sword is laid out, adding to the rapidly-growing pool of blood in the doorway of the shrine. [55/57 wounds].

It is now the turn of Asahina Hoshiko

[Asahina Hoshiko]

Asahina Hoshiko spends a free action to remove a scroll from her satchel as she runs conservatively, marking the pace of Daidoji Sae. She is now 50' from combat.

[Cearnach]

Mean Fella with a Sword is, in some ways, grateful that Tatsuya has put himself between him and that demon with a sword over there. Trying his best not to look at his buddy bleeding out on the ground, he launches an attack at the would-be Emperor.

Attack the Daddy! Kiiiiiiiiill him!!, using Free Raise to reduce his armor TN by 5 | 9k3+3 ⇒ 33 (TN: 23)

The strike, measured and true, catches Tatsuya solidly. Damage+Void (sword) | 9k3 ⇒ 39


...Tatsuya's going to go ahead and void that down to 29. He is therefore at 44 wounds (Wound rank 3).



Meanwhile, out in the open, Probably Cool in Other Circumstances Guy with a Sword #3 has some decisions to make. He eyes the opposition, wondering how hard he is going to get hit if he doesn't charge them, and decides that letting them tire themselves out is a better move than charging and disrupting the arrangements. He walks forward 10' and whips a knife at one of the front-runners. (Ikoma Honoka and Akodo Kenji are now 20' away from Probably Cool in Other Circumstances Guy with a Sword #3, 30' away from Sword #4 and Spear #2.

But which one?
1-2 Honoka
2-4 Kenji

Throwing his trusty knife, but at whom? | 1d4 ⇒ 1

Knife throw at Ikoma Honoka. Free raise to lower tn | 6k3 ⇒ 25 (TN: 20) He just catches Honoka with a glancing leg-shot.

Knife throw at Ikoma Honoka. Damage | 4k1 ⇒ 9 9 Damage.

He then draws his sword as a free action.

It is now the turn of Daidoji Sae! Magistrate Justice!

[Daidoji Sae]

Daidoji Sae's dog-paw pajamas flutter in the breeze as she moves 40'. She is now 50' away from Probably Cool in Other Circumstances guy, and 60' away from Daydreaming Monster Fella #4 and Naught Guy with a Spear #2.

[Daidoji Ryu]

Ryu moved forward, sticking by his cousin, letting the dog-paw pajamas be his guide.

[Mirumoto Jinkan]

Jinkan is the fastest man alive. He is also the loudest.

(Two simple actions: Move 60' total to the fight.)

"ASSASSINS! ASSASSINS IN THE TEMPLE!" He yelled at the top of his lungs.

(Free action: five words or less.)

[Cearnach]

In response, something stirs in Lion House. Something angry.

About 70' away from Lion House, Daydreaming Monster with a Sword #4 snaps out of his haze to see a Dragon bushi has burst out of the wall of Dragon House and actually closed with him. Well, there's nothing else for it but to try to kill him.

Cut Jinkan with mah sword, using free raise to lower TN | 9k3+3 ⇒ 40 (TN: 21) He cuts Jinkan.

Damage | 7k2 ⇒ 12, for a touch of damage.

[Cearnach]

It is now Round #2. The situation is as follows.

Characters can catch sight of the 2 guys hanging back in the shadows when they reach 20' from the combat with a TN 24 Investigation (Notice)/Perception check. This is a contested roll.

Initiative: Round 2
Yasuki Masaki: 54 Yasuki Masaki is now 30' away from Sword #3 and 40' away from the rest.
Doji Arai: 34 Doji Arai is 50' away from Sword #3, 60' away from the rest
Naughty Guy with Spear 1: 33
Ryunosuke: 32
Tatsuya: 31 Is at wound rank 3
Yasuki Ryoichi: 29 Yasuki Ryoichi is 50' away from sword #3, 60' away from the fight
Ikoma Honoka: 28 Ikoma Honoka is 20' away from Sword #3, 30' away from the rest
Skulking Guy in the Shadows 1: 27
Akodo Kenji: 25 Akodo Kenji is 20' away from Sword #3, 30' away from the rest
Hiruma Daichi: 24 Hiruma Daichi is 30' away from Sword #3, 40' away from the rest.
Skulking Guy in the Shadows 2/Naughty Guy with Spear 2: 22
Ugly Dude with Sword 1: 20 [55/57 wounds, Out]
Asahina Hoshiko: 19 Asahina Hoshiko is 50' away from sword #3, 60' away from the fight
Mean Fella with Sword 2: 17
Probably Okay in Other Circumstances Dude with Sword 3: 16
Daidoji Sae: 15 Daidoji Sae is 50' away from sword #3, 60' away from the fight
Daidoji Ryu: 14 Daidoji Ryu is 50' away from sword #3, 60' away from the fight
Mirumoto Jinkan: 13 Mirumoto Jinkan is engaged with Daydreaming Monster with a Sword #4.
Daydreaming Monster Fella with Sword 4: 9

ATNS:
Skulking Guys: 30
Guys with Spears: 28
Dudes with Swords: 23
All bad guys: Reduction 1

Yasuki Masaki is up.
Doji Arai is on deck.

[Yasuki Masaki]

Yasuki Masaki removes a scroll from her satchel, unfurls it, and begins to chant. The winds pick up, fluttering scroll, unbound hair, and nightgown alike.

Casting Tempest of Air, 2 raises for additional knockdown | 7k4 ⇒ 46 (TN: 20)

She thrusts one hand forward, gesturing at the space just behind Probably Cool in Other Circumstances guy and waves it almost casually, as though waving off a refill of her tea, but the Air Kami know better, and surge in the direction she has chosen in a great gust of wind!

Air Knockdown | 4k4+10 ⇒ 34
Damage | 1k1 ⇒ 12

Probably Cool, Naughty Guy with spear, and Skulking Guy 1 are caught in the arc. They are voiding the damage down to 1 after reduction.

But are they knocked down

Probably Cool is prone Earth resist! | 3k3 ⇒ 12 (TN: 34)
Naughty Guy #2 is prone Earth resist! | 3k3 ⇒ 18 (TN: 34)
Skulking Guy #1 nearly keeps his feet, but is blown backwards and bounces off the side of the shrine to land prone against its exterior wall.
Earth resist! | 3k3 ⇒ 30 (TN: 34)

Good Job, Masaki!

[Doji Arai]

Arai keeps running while paying attention to her surroundings and noticing more enemies.

/20ft away
Defence stance
ATN 23

D10 Fight! Perception/investigation | 5k4 ⇒ 28 (TN: 24)

[Cearnach]

Naughty Guy with a spear 1 recognizes that death is coming for him in the form of Ryunosuke, so he decides to try to give the killer a few wound penalties, if he can.

Stabbity stab with mah spear. Lah-la-la. 2 raises for damage, spending Void. | 10k4 ⇒ 26 (TN: 30)
But Sakkaku is cruel to us all, and Tatsuya's determined guard bats his thrust away.

[Ryunosuke]

Ryunosuke hears the clang as his father's sword deflects the thrust of Naughty Guy #1's spear, and he turns his terrible eyes, which seem to have begun to burn with some sort of inner fire, on to him. He steps within his reach and swings to kill.

Full Attack. 2 raises for damage. | 10k7 ⇒ 38 (TN: 38)

It is a near-run thing, as Naughty Guy brings the butt of his spear up to guard, only to slip in his friend's blood. Ryunosuke, pitiless, merely follows through...

Damage, spending last void | 10k3+3 ⇒ 67

...and cleanly severs his head.

[Tatsuya]

Tatsuya maintains his stance, determined to protect his son.

[Yasuki Ryoichi]

"Guards! Assassins in the Temple!" Ryoichi shouted, his voice joining Jinkan's in raising the alarm as he rushed to the aid of the ronin.

-
Defense stance (ATN 30)
Double move 40' closer to the fight (now 20' away)
10LN Detect ninja, Investigation/Perception TN24 | 4k2 ⇒ 11 (TN: 24) fails

[Ikoma Honoka]

"Watch out there's more of them! Honoka shouted as she ran, getting past the flattened guys so she could see inside.

(ooc: defense stance (TN29)
D10 LN Here Comes the Night TN 24 Investigation (Notice)/Perception to spot shadowy people | 5k2 ⇒ 35 (TN: 24) spot the shadowy people and pointing them out

move twice (water x10 twice) to move I believe just past the guards outside so she's in the doorway and able to see inside?)

[Cearnach]

[Your movement calculations make sense]

The sight that greeted Honoka was disturbing, to say the least. A dying man on the floor, a head rolling out of the doorway, a torso pumping blood in all directions, and Ryunosuke's dark eyes like deep pits with lone candles deep within staring out at her.

[Cearnach]

Skulking Guy #1 drags himself to his feet (simple action) and enters Defense Stance.

Akodo Kenji is up.