CHAPTER 1: A TYPICAL DAY

[thorley]

The Scarecrow says nothing and heads off into the corn field, he'll take an intentionally round about path back to his truck to see if he can catch Dark Rider trying to follow him. Once he gets there he'll take off his costume and drive off.

[doc]

Scarecrow, you get to your truck and leave.

Lex and Viv manage to escape the inferno, when the Dark Rider pops up in front of them. "Either of you two want to finish this? I think I know where that little buggy is heading."

[dakota]

Lex bit back an urge to say anything to Rider about not to help in the barn, but held back. Instead he looked at Vivian," Are you up to it?"

[yendor]

Mr. Colt leads Avery to a black 1923 Packard Twin Six. "I trust you won't mind if we take my car and return to home base to figure out what we know, and don't know, so far?"

[Mierin]

Vivian looks hesitant and then nods at Lex. "Yeah, I think if we have a chance we should take it."

[thorley]

Caleb will drive his truck a ways away from the scene to put some distance between himself and the other heroes so he won't be spotted in the area. Once there he will use Astral Projection and scout the Baron Farm (which was mentioned) to see what was going on there.

He's a bit low on PPE, but wants to see what kind of defenses there are and if he thinks he can still tackle it since he doesn't know if the other heroes are going to be heading there or not. It might be possible since this was apparently the ideal location they wanted to put it in, so he's guessing most of their thugs and muscle were just taken care of and the current plan is to try and hide the vehicle and hope it doesn't get found again before they can rebuild.

[doc]

The Rider grins. "Right this way - next stop, the Baron farm." the Rider leads the way back to where the trio left their cycles. On the way, you see a large number of downed mobsters, most of whom won't be getting back up.

Caleb, your astral projection shows the once nice farmhouse and barn, but the barn has been made into an armor plated garage, while the farmhouse is stacked with weapons like a fortress. Inside the big bruiser who was fighting Steel Fist earlier is being tended to by a dainty young lady, while upstairs, an old man in coveralls and a pudgy young man are checking their rifles and taking up sniper positions.

Rex and Avery return to Avery's loft without incident.

[thorley]

Just to clarify, all the hostiles are inside the house, the car is unattended within the armored barn/garage? (which being a barn I assume is seperate from the house)?

That said, The Scarecrow weighs his options and remaining PPE and figures the important thing here is to stop the bad guys, he's not out for the glory, and prefers as few people as possible know of The Scarecrow as anything but an urban legend.

He heads to a phone booth, dials the police, and says "I saw a suspicious vehicle a lot like the one that was causing problems earlier today driving down to the old Baron farm, and then there were some gunshots and screams!" Then he hangs up.

His anonymous tip in place he figures the four guys holed up aren't in their car, the police will probably send an officer or two to investigate, and if something goes wrong, they will doubtlessly call for backup.

Any way it goes Caleb drives his truck up near the farm, changes into his costume, and then hides in the nearby cornfields waiting for the police. When the police arrive, he approaches invisibly. If nothing else they will serve as a distraction while he does his thing.

[shiivster]

[oops . . my bad. misread. Avery's place not with me. someone notify me when i get called to post. thanks]

{after thinking about it again. i believe it would be easier if i just removed myself from the game. have fun. maybe another time i'll have another char that might actually suit a game. so far i'm 0 for 5}

[dakota]

Lexx was quiet on the way back to the vehicles. He was still smarting from getting clobbered though he didn't want to admit it. Whoever had blindsided him, he'd like another shot at him, preferably on even terms this time.

[doc]

(That is correct Scarecrow - however, I have to point this out - this is 1923 - you'd have to drive all the way back into town to get to a phonebooth, and of course, cops in this era didn't have access to car radios).

"Right this way, Lady and Gent." Dark rider starts up his cycle and rides into the pitch black.

[dakota]

Once they were alone, Lexx offered Vivian the keys. " You can drive, right? My head is killing me and I need chance to clear it before we meet these goons again." He got in the passenger side of his truck quickly.

[thorley]

Hmmm good point on the car Radios, I figured going back to town was going to be nessicary though, but there was no rush since The Scarecrow was going to have to wait for the police to go in first anyway.

Alright then, time to be heroic despite the risks (goes with being a super hero). The Scarecrow approaches the barn invisibly and with armor of Ithan active. Picks the Lock to the door (assuming it's locked) if not he shoots it a few times with a .45 (which will alarm the people inside the house doubtlessly) and then rolls his grenades under the car. His intent at that point is to leave.

Pick Locks: [dice=100]

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[thorley]

Hmmm The Scarecrow's pick locks is only 35%, so I wan't banking on that, he'll probably get into the garage even with a nasty lock on it. I guess the success here is karma for all that horrible gunplay earlier.

That works, since it should let him maintain stealth (which is his thing).

[doc]

Scarecrow finds the mystery car lying in the garage, the engine still radiating heat.

Vivian, you manage to drive the vehicle and keep pace with the Rider as he navigates the dirt paths to a fenced off farm deep in the woods.