October 19, 2007 at 9:58amRippers Campaign

Last night we met for the first time and made characters. It took a little longer than expected due to the rules being different than we were used to. The characters have been introduced and were on the way to their new home when ....
 
gun shots rang out as the carriage surged forward, threatening to spill half of the passengers onto the floor. The loud bang of a shotgun is muffled by the thick leather window covers, but is definitely close at hand.
 
"Jolly good shooting, but here they come!" can be heard as the Dr. cuts open the closures on the window. Road dust and noise overwhelm the passengers momentarily as they regain their composure... and reach for weapons.
 
gun fire rings out again and again ... coming closer...

November 20, 2007 at 10:52amRE: Rippers Campaign

...The 'whiss' of bullets flying by followed by 'bing!' as one bounces off the carriage. "It's the ones you don't hear that kill you" mumbles the Dr. as he peers out the window to get a better understanding of what is afoot, glancing down at the deep scratch left by the bullet - less than three inches from his face.
 
The carriage begins to slow as one of the carriage riders atop 'click click click' reloads the rifle... soon followed by another loud 'Bang'. "Take them to task for here the come!" yells the carriage driver. The latest assailant to fall has very little left of his chest. He falls to the ground and brings his horse down on top of him, causing the slowest of the attackers to reign in his horse or risk falling over the foundering animal and now dead rider. "Three more to go, but look in the distance... there are more to come".
 
The second carriage is under attack in the distance by five men dressed in common clothes - similar to the assailants coming this way. Two of the men are already climbing up the side of the carriage as three others circle around firing shots at the driver and shotgun rider.
 
"We'll have to worry about them later. Woah! Woah!" yells this carriage driver as he slows the wagon to a crawl, turns it to the left and stops it so that the right side of the carriage faces the attackers...
 
More storyline from the second session to come.
 
 

December 7, 2007 at 12:06pmRE: Rippers Campaign

The carriage grinds to a hault and the passengers begin to exit from the side away from the assailants. Yohan stays in the carriage and levels his gun out the window at the attackers.
 
The groups exchange shots back and forth, with the assailants getting the worse end of it - one more goes down from a well-placed shot to the face. The force knocking him from his horse - dead before he hits the ground.
 
Yohan is about to take another shot when he sees movement in the grass to the right. "What in God's name is that?" he asks himself as he sees an animal-like form running quickly towards the carriage. "It's a damnable werewolf" he answers himself, familiar with it's kind from past encounters. He turns his gun to what he knows is a much greater threat, and fires at the wolfman... and misses.
 
The werewolf seems to come at the carriage with the speed of a cheatah and covers the remaining meters quickly. Before Yohan gets a chance to reload or warn the others of this supernatural creature, it leaps from the grass and attacks the side of the carriage, tearing with reckless abandon in it's attempt to reach Yohan.
 
Sturm (the marksman atop the carriage) looks down in horror and swings his gun to attack point blank. "My God, what is this manner of beast?!?" he shouts to himself as much as the rest of the group. He levels his gun and shoots, thinking that he just can't miss. The werewolf seems to sense the bullet leaving the barrel and smashes itself against the carriage - the bullet missing him by inches.
 
Yohan shrinks back farther into the carriage as the wolf reaches into the opening - too small for his large form to get in. The stench of the werewolf's breath is almost enough to cause Yohan to empty the contents of his stomach on the spot - the adrelinine of battle is all that is helping him from doing so in terrro. The wolf seems to go berserk with his attempt to reach Yohan, inching his way towards the awaiting Yohan.
 
Yohan is reloading his gun again as the werewolf snags his arm and quickly pulls Yohan toward his waiting maw. The carriage rocks and shakes as the werewolf teans into Yohan's armor - taking chunks of flesh as much as the boiled leather. "Arhhhaahh!!!" Yohan screams as his left arm feels like it's being torn from his body. He kicks and beats the werewolf with the butt of his gun... to no avail... the werewolf tears through Yohan's chest armor and blood splatters all over the inside of the carriage. Yohan feels faint and slips into the inviting darkness of unconsciousness...

Edited February 1, 2008 at 10:36am by Kristian Bezeau

December 31, 2007 at 11:53amRE: Rippers Campaign

Sturm hears Yohan's death screams and shoots again at the Werewolf at point blank range - this time hitting it directly in the chest and knocking it to the ground. It yelps several times flailing about... but gets back up as the wounds seem to close and heal themselves. He snarls at Sturm, an evil gleam in his eyes, saliva dripping from his toothy maw.

Edited February 1, 2008 at 10:36am by Kristian Bezeau