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Rather than be finished off, the would-be killer de-
cides to turn and run. He gets a whole turn’s head start
on David. His Speed is normally 10, but it’s reduced to 9
due to his injuries. The thug runs, so he travels 18 yards.
That’s far enough to get through a rear door and out of
the building. Since David has already acted in the turn,
he cannot give chase yet.
In turn four, David goes after his would-be assailant.
Little does he know that Boss Diodati has a gunman in
the street, too. Since one fight draws to a close and a new
one is about to begin, the Storyteller calls for new
Initiative rolls. The Storyteller decides
that the gunman in the street doesn’t
have a chance of surprising David
(which would leave the PI without an
action or any Defense for a turn).
Rather, it’s agreed that David already
knows there’s trouble afoot and he can
respond to whatever form it takes.
David’s new Initiative total is 13.
The new gunman’s is 12. David bursts
from the door to see another killer
standing in the street with a
submachine gun. Without a second
thought, his player announces
that David dives for protection
behind his own parked car.
On his part of Initiative,
the new assassin opens
up with a short
burst of
autofire.

The Story-
teller rolls 2 Dexterity
+ 3 Firearms + 2 for the gun’s
damage rating + 1 for a short burst. David is
within the gun’s 25-yard short range, so no penal-
ties are imposed for distance to the target. David is
behind substantial concealment, though (-3 pen-
alty). That reduces the attack pool to five dice. The
Storyteller gets one success. David suffers a bullet to
the thigh in mid-leap, so his player draws an X in a third
Health box.
David is a dead man if he doesn’t do something to
save himself. With shots fired, he knows his new attacker
can’t remain long before the police arrive. In the second
turn against this new assailant, David opens his car door
and slips inside. The gunman goes for the direct approach
and tries to fire through a window with a long burst. In-

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