Chapter 2 - The Suburbs
Suddenly you hear a woman's voice call up from downstairs, Kelly, is that you!? Watch out, something is down here. It came in through one of the windows. The voice sounds slightly muffled, like it's coming through a door somewhere in the basement.
Kelly. Be careful, she calls, It's been clawed at the door for hours.
You hear a shuffled movement downstairs and then what sounds like something scraping against a piece of wood and you hear Lisa shriek at the noise.
...no flashlight.
Rolls
Luck - (1d100)
(24) = 24
As Kel rounds the bottom of the stairs into his open basement, followed closely by John and Howard, he sees bulky dark shape in the darkened basement, it's scratching at a closed door on the other side of the basement. The thing looks about the size of an exercise ball, but is covered in thick course brown fur. When the light lands on it it turns, and you see the decaying face of what looks to be a brown bear cub. It's hard to determine age, but it certainly isn't fully grown.
-- Outside --
As Jacob and Annette scan up and down the street they see a form round the block corner. It's coming around the side of the house next door to Kel's. After another second or two three more of the shambling ghouls follow the first. They don't seem to have seen you yet.
We will enter structured time, your group has the drop on the undead side, so you all can go first.
Targets
Bear Cub
Ghoul 1
Ghoul 2
Ghoul 3
Ghoul 4
Rolls
[+] 2 dice (1 die + pistol) - (1d6, 1d6)
1d6 : (1) = 1
1d6 : (6) = 6
[-] 2 dice (1 die + stress) - (1d6, 1d6)
1d6 : (2) = 2
1d6 : (2) = 2
Kel's shot sinks into the thick matted fur of the bear cub and it turns from its clawing at the door to face the new people in the house.
-- Outside --
As you see the group moving along the end of the street they seem like they would keep walking past you, until you hear a gunshot ring out from inside the house. The zombies stop and turn towards the noise. All of them change direction, you also see another three ghouls rounding the corner just after this group.
Rolls
Positive dice (default, 2 weapon, 1 witty) - (4d6)
(5216) = 14
Negative (base + fighting by John's flashlight) - (2d6)
(15) = 6
John runs up after Kel and fires at the bear as well. He steadies his aim, trying to get an angle on it to not be firing at the door on the other side of it. He steadies himself and fires, the shot goes straight through the bear cub's head and the creature slumps to the ground instantly.
Rolls
Positive Dice (default, weapon, aiming, weapons trained) - (1d6, 1d6, 1d6, 1d6)
1d6 : (1) = 1
1d6 : (1) = 1
1d6 : (1) = 1
1d6 : (1) = 1
Negative Dice (default, trying not to hit engaged friendly, stressful situation) - (1d6, 1d6, 1d6)
1d6 : (3) = 3
1d6 : (1) = 1
1d6 : (3) = 3
She moves towards the house and fires a shot off at the lead zombie she wings the leg of the lead zombie as she gets winded running across the yard towards the house.
Rolls
Positive Dice (default, gun) - (1d6, 1d6)
1d6 : (3) = 3
1d6 : (4) = 4
Negative Dice (default, panicked) - (1d6, 1d6)
1d6 : (4) = 4
1d6 : (5) = 5
[DEX 3]
Rolls
Positive [Gun, Default] - (1d6, 1d6)
1d6 : (6) = 6
1d6 : (3) = 3
Negative [Moving to the door, Default] - (1d6, 1d6)
1d6 : (5) = 5
1d6 : (2) = 2
-- Zombie Turn --
All of the outdoor zombies shamble towards the front door. They only make it a quarter of the way across the yard, but another cluster is filing in behind them. The count has to be over 20 or so.
Inside the bear cub swipes his paw at Howard.
Dex 3
Rolls
Positive (default, claws, claws) - (1d6, 1d6, 1d6)
1d6 : (2) = 2
1d6 : (1) = 1
1d6 : (4) = 4
Negative Dice (default, slow) - (1d6, 1d6)
1d6 : (3) = 3
1d6 : (5) = 5
Rolls
[+] 3 Dice: One die + pistol + family - (1d6, 1d6, 1d6)
1d6 : (6) = 6
1d6 : (1) = 1
1d6 : (3) = 3
[-] 2 Dice: One die + stress - (1d6, 1d6)
1d6 : (4) = 4
1d6 : (6) = 6
With a commotion you hear people shouting, it's definitely Annette shouting for Howard, you hear two gunshots ring out just outside.
You hear the front door upstairs open, some shuffling of feet entering the house, then the door slams closed again. Annette calls down, "Howard! There are a ton of them out there, we need to block the door. Jacob, grab something to block this door!"
Kel, your wife looks at you, tears still in her eyes, "What is going on Kel, before we lost power the news was saying all sorts of crazy things."