DM Ian - Magic Items, Experience Points, and Ol' Man Cedric Friday January 10th, 2014 3:11:44 AM With a full night's rest, a character gains HP equal to their character level, so everyone is healed for another 2HP by the morning. Each character gains 420EXP from the last two scenes -- keep in mind you're only level two and it has to be divided in eight! And a hero point is awarded to Cameron for risking his life to save Sergeant Helmbane during the combat!
William is the first to wake up, and he quickly strikes up conversation with Hope, who is already downstairs. "My magic... is magic?" she almost asks. "I dunno, I've just sort of always been able to do it. Dad says Mom could do stuff like that too. The only things I can do are big lights and sounds, on top of healing. These things don't seem very interested by those kinda things."
DC 15 Kn: Arcana -- Highlight to display spoiler: {She seems to be speaking of illusory magic. The way she speaks of her magical powers, she is likely a spontaneous caster, not one that must prepare like a wizard.}
DC 13 Kn: Religion -- Highlight to display spoiler: {Undead are mindless, and generally unaffected by any illusions. They are uninterested, or simply too stupid to realize anything is happening.}
Linden heals his allies before going to bed. Upon waking up, he prays for his spells and eats a hearty breakfast among the townsfolk in the common room.
Bliss wanders into the back, looking for something to eat. While there are no berries, the brother offers him some leftover bread and meat from the night before going to sleep. He quickly tracks down the magical items they received from the undead, hoping to identify them. The necklace has an aura of evocation and is identified as a Necklace of Fireball Type I. The potions both carry conjuration auras and are identified as Cure Moderate Wounds (2d8+3). The feather remains a mystery, although it has a strong aura of conjuration.
Prudence goes out to find Credric and finds herself faced with a room full of mostly asleep strangers. The hunt for the madman will have to wait another day. There is a heap of flour bags that Bliss has already settled down on for the night which the sorcerer is perfectly content with.
Cameron orders some breakfast, which is cooked up quickly by the sleepy looking cook from the previous night. Soon, the one known as Old Man Cedric arrives by ringing the bell attached to the string outside and having someone left him in. The half-elf is getting on in his days, with most of his hair giving way to a soft, pink scalp while wild, half-blind eyes peer at your from beneath two wild eyebrows. Clearly, this man has seen a lot. As Cameron approaches him, he lets out a cackle. "I was wonderin' when you'd finally come talk to me."See below for more...
Tinker jokes with Guy the guard, who smiles at the dwarf. He spends the rest of the shift in a good mood, chatting with the rogue about life in Cheerful Stay. The next morning, he approaches Trimmack and asks where the item might be and its connection with the goings-on here. "We've been hired to figure out where it is. Only intel we got was that it was stolen from around here. As for the connection, well, I wouldn't work on that assumption. Then again, I wouldn't be surprised, either. Magic's tricky like that."
With Nikolai bolstering his courage as well, Guy is positively beaming by the time he leaves to go home at the end of the night. "Thank you both... I'm gonna rethink joinin' the Fist. Might make my family proud." He puffs out his chest and strides off into the night, axe held aloft.
Carver gets downstairs before the Sergeants, speaking to his fist about what he believes to be their true mission.
As Cameron speaks with the old man, a space begins to clear around them. Clearly, no one wants to be near Cedric when he begins ranting. (Anyone who wishes can be part of this conversation -- they are in the common room, and Cedric speaks quite loudly.)
"Yes, yes, I knows what's causin' this awful mess," the half-elf sighs. He seems to whistle slightly when pronouncing his s, making his whole speech rather difficult to follow. "Yes'm, them folks came through just a few weeks ago, righ' before this alls goin' down, I tell you what. A month, most, most. Only five of 'ems, but ol' Cedric noticed them, 'e did. Three o' them round-ears, one o' the shorter kinds, and a big brute uva half-blood, yes'm. Nothin' t'identify, nothin' at all, wanted to be real careful, if you ask me. Only stayed one night, 'n then they left."
The seemingly crazy old man leans in close to the halfling, bringing his voice down to barely a whisper. "I'm only tellin' yas this cuz ya seem so nice 'n such. They's was a strange bunch, not that ol' Cedric is one t' discriminate. No, but they was prayin', I can tells ya that much, prayin' before ev'ry meal, they was. Almost seemed like a ritual, y'ask me. And they was talkin' about somethin' real important, but they wouldn't say what it was." With that, the old man lets out a huge laugh, throwing his head back and devolving into a coughing fit. "But I'm just an old coot, what do I know, aye?"
AC 19 w/shield (Magic Armor), TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 24/24 Linden (Jay B) Friday January 10th, 2014 7:17:15 AM
Chomping on a carrot, Linden moves over to listen to the old man. "Can you discribe the prayers they did? Any motions? Words? Anything?"
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 19/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+1=13 ; d20+8=27 ; Friday January 10th, 2014 4:23:05 PM
knowledge religion 13 Its a long shot, but Cameron thinks back on what he knows of religion and which ones might pray at those kinds of times. Nothing comes to mind though. " I've learned alot of what I know from 'old coots', so maybe you know alot more than people give you credit for. You sure can tell the character of a person it seems. Did any of them have a weighty pack maybe, or some luggage they never left alone? We happen to be here looking for some 'shifty' folks that took something the didn't own. These might be those shifty folks. If you remember anything else be sure to tell me or any other member of our group here, okay?"
Diplomacy 27
Returning to his fistmates, Cameron asks," Did anyone else say anything to any of you about these travelers? Five would be a good number for a magical item theft job. Not too many to blab about it and enough muscle and finesse to pull it off. Since we don't know what the book we are looking for is about it COULD be them messing around with something they don't fully understand that caused this undead mess. Do the undead either come from one central location or loiter around in any one location that we have learned about? If they do the item might be there, either with the theirve alive and using it or dead around it. That would be something worth checking out." " Otherwise, we are hopelessly behind in finding these guys if they were indeed the theives. I mean I CAN track, but a month worth of weather and an undead horde running amok over their trail I don't think I could track them through that."
Prudence Gundle [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] (Kathy) d20+6=16 ; Friday January 10th, 2014 6:35:00 PM
Since Bliss wasn't able to tell what the feather might be, Pru casts her own Detect Magic spell and gives it a go. She isn't any better than Bliss, however, at identifying it [Spellcraft 16]. "Maybe William will have better luck," she says. "We'll ask him later."
In the common room, Pru listens to Cedric's tale, and turns it over in her mind. "So they came through, and they took something," she says, trying to grasp everything that's going on. "Well, probably took something. Are we sure it's a book? Maybe the presence of the book kept the dead from walking, and now that it's gone...." she shakes her head. "We still don't have much to go on."
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19); HP 15/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) Friday January 10th, 2014 8:33:22 PM
Tinker can only agree with Sergeant Trimmack that magic is tricksy. These are good folks, and maybe being too coy don't get the answers. So Tinker goes to find his guard-mate Guy.
Tinker isn't diplomatic, so he just comes right out. "We're hired to find a stolen magic item from around these parts. Who might know something about that?" He then dutifully reports his conversation to the others.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 16 Tch 16 Ffted 13 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) Saturday January 11th, 2014 12:14:51 AM
Nikolai reports to his friends that apparently the undead linger around the graveyard when not wandering around. "Unless our Sergeants have something else better for us to do today, we should start there. It is as good a place to start looking for the book as any other."
Nikolai accepts whatever breakfast the cook can cook up and when the sergeants arrive, he makes the proposition to start looking around the graveyard.
After Old Man Cedric is finished, Nikolai asks the half-elf which way did the five go when they left.
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC21, HP16 of 16) Saturday January 11th, 2014 7:22:48 AM
Bliss wakes for the day to find that everyone else is already up and at 'em!
"Mookie," he complains, "why didn't you wake me up?"
The raven shrugs. "You needed rest."
"Well come on!" Bliss gets dressed and casts Reduce Person. He seems about to run off. "There's stuff to do!"
"Hold your centaurs, kid," says Mookie calmly. "What about your morning quiet time?"
Bliss' face falls. "Oh yeah."
The halfling finds a quiet place to sit and meditate for an hour to get back spells.
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 19/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) Saturday January 11th, 2014 11:20:22 AM " Do they linger there during the day, or only at night? The necklace allows us to create a destructive fireball, and the town and mine have plenty of lamp. Lamps burn oil. If a fair amount of that oil were left at the graveyard and a fireball were set off, we could look for these robbers without needing to watch out for pesky undead all the time." Cameron hopes that the practical face he has put on dealing with the undead makes it more suitable to his sergeants. He doesn't like leaving the town to it's fate, but if they have to do so to finish the job, he will, he just won't like it.
William the Courageous (Ken) AC 14/18 (w/ Mag Amr), hp 12/12 d20+9=16 ; d20+9=20 ; Saturday January 11th, 2014 2:57:43 PM
William considers Hopes words, and asks her a few more questions about what she saw and used vs. the denizens... (Know Arc = 16)... Finally he replies, "Yes, that sounds like your magic didn't work against undead, since they aren't affected usually by illusory magic... Mine's more of the conjuration type and hopefully I'll have more luck..."
He also takes a look at the feather and tries to discern what it might be... Since he's a conjurer specialist, it shouldn't be very hard to figure out what it does.... (Spellcraft = 20)...
Finally, he listens to the old man ranting and adds, "Yes, I think trying the graveyard might be a good step to start with, but during the daylight would be best for a reconnaissance mission.. I don't want to go there at night until we're better prepared with as much information as possible..."
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 16 Tch 16 Ffted 13 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) Sunday January 12th, 2014 4:35:38 PM
Nikolai asks Hope, "Where is the graveyard? We heard that those undead sometimes linger there. We'd like to investigate the place and maybe see if there are any tracks that lead to who is doing this."
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) Sunday January 12th, 2014 5:00:46 PM "Oil might not be that handy, but some of the drink here might burn nicely enough to do the job. Before we do too much planning, the Sargents will want to be in on this. We do follow their lead, this isn't like the trials, where we decide how to do things. We may supply ideas, or they might just tell us just how we will be doing this. So, lets get them before our thoughts get wishes get ahead of our abilities." With that said, Carver gets the Sargents and brings them over to the group.
AC 19 w/shield (Magic Armor), TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 24/24 Linden (Jay B) Sunday January 12th, 2014 6:21:19 PM
Linden thinks the recon in the morning would be a great idea. "How many entrances are there to the graveyard? We don't want anything bogus fleeing without knowing where it might go."
"I don't know tracking, but I think I remember someone saying at school that, when tracking, send in the most experienced tracker first and don't take a large group initially. It would ruin the best possible outcome."
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 21/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) Sunday January 12th, 2014 9:52:21 PM
OOC Cameron was saying that FOR the Sergeants. They are going to go all 'duty' and 'contract' on us if we just try to kill the undead. The whole ploy of maybe finding the item or at least tracks to follow after the undead are gone was so they would allow us to do it.
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC21, HP16 of 16) Sunday January 12th, 2014 10:50:56 PM
Bliss wanders in and listens quietly at first.
Then he throws in his $0.02.
"Well, wowsy, of course the item we want is in the graveyard and all the undead are guarding it. Of course. And our job is to destroy the undead and take back the item. Easy peasy!"
DM Ian - What Was That Noise? Monday January 13th, 2014 2:13:32 AM Linden asks for a description of the prayers. Cedric replies, "Ach, who can tell the diff'rence these days? Prolly some wishy-washy God promisin' 'em somethin' false, aye?"
Cameron tries to recall any specific rituals regarding prays before meal times, but there are so many people that do this, it would be difficult to tell. "I dunno about no luggage, but they was always armoured, head ta toe."
Prudence gives identifying the feather a shot, but falls short of the goal, much like her allies. After hearing the old man's ranting, it appears they do not have much evidence to go on.
Tinker seeks out his new friend, Guy, who is already in Haggard's getting himself some breakfast. His trust axe is leaning against the table as the rogue approaches and asks about the magic item. "Stolen magic item?" The young man's face seems blank. "Uhh... I guess Boone might know about it. He's the local cleric, but he doesn't leave the church much these days. Other than that, I think Hope is the only other spellslinger we got."
Nikolai tells his friends that the zombies seem to linger by the graveyard, according to Guy's reports. When he asks Cedric which way these people went, he replied, "Last I saw, they was eyeballin' the old road east. Don't lead anywhere, 'cept an old church a few miles out."
Bliss has his usual morning routine of arguing with Mookie, reducing himself, and preparing his spells.
William has a look at the feather, but still cannot identify it. He agrees that the graveyard might be the best course of action.
Carver cautions the group that the sergeants will likely want some input into their plans, bringing them over to their table in the common room.
Trimmack and Helmbane listen to your opinions and weigh the options for a moment. Trimmack pulls out a small pad of paper and jots a few things down, while Helmbane simply stares forward with his arms crossed. It is the dwarf that speaks first. "Well, the graveyard does seem like a good place -- assuming these undead are connected with the thing we're lookin' for. That's an awfully big assumption we're workin' on. Which isn't to say it might be wrong, just that we don't have much to back it up. I've asked around, and the graveyard is on the northern edge of the town. Apparently, that part's been all but abandoned since this all started."
At this point, Trimmack speaks up. "I'm pretty interested in these armoured folk that came through. If the zombies are connected, you can bet there's some religious aspect involved. I've seen necromancy before, and it ain't pretty."
"Well that may be true," Helmbane interjects. "But the undead are a threat no matter what. We should take care of 'em first before moving on with the mission."
"We move on with the mission no matter what," Trimack urges. "That's what we're here to do."
As the two sergeants fall into bickering, you think you might hear something off in the distance...
Perception Checks DC 10 Highlight to display spoiler: {Nevermind, it must have been the wind.} DC 15 Highlight to display spoiler: {Someone shouts something far off in the distance, but you can't tell what.} DC 20 Highlight to display spoiler: {From outside, it's as if multiple voices screamed out in terror, and were suddenly silenced.}
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 21/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+7=25 ; d20+4=5 ; Monday January 13th, 2014 4:49:27 AM
Perception 25
Senses keen for trouble Cameron hears the screams, and then they are cut short. " BAR THAT DOOR!!" He shouts to the townsfolk nearest, and hopefully prepared to bar the door in case of attack . Intimidate 5 ( he tries to throw the authority of a drill instructor into his words, but they instead come out as the shriek of a frightened child)
" I'm headed for the roof where I can see what's going on. From there I'll either shoot or head down the outside, just get that door barred or whatever is coming will be in here with us. THAT won't be pretty." He then heads for the stairs at top speed to get above whatever the ruckus is and gain a clear field of fire.
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC21, HP16 of 16) d20+11=20 ; Monday January 13th, 2014 5:47:32 AM
"There's trouble outside!" says Bliss. "Shooting from the roof is a great idea, Cam! I'll do that too."
Bliss follows Can to some upper sniping spot -- and if need be, Bliss can scramble through some cold chimney, vent, or window to get out on the roof. He draws his bah as he climbs the stairs.
AC 19 w/shield (Magic Armor), TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 24/24 Linden (Jay B) Monday January 13th, 2014 2:43:47 PM
"Wait. Look to see if any folks are out there b'fore locking up." He grabs his Morningstar and shield and makes sure his armor is tight.
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 21/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) Monday January 13th, 2014 3:25:27 PM
OOC If no one else speaks up for the Necklace of Fireballs, Cameron will snatch it before running up the stairs.
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) d20=14 ; d20+5=12 ; Monday January 13th, 2014 3:41:06 PM
Pru hears nothing, but she has learned to trust her friends' senses. As the call comes to bar the door and get to the roof, Pru turns to the townsfolk gathered in the common room.
"Folks, let's get everybody back away from the door, all right? It's going to be just fine; we can handle this." I hope she adds inwardly.
[Diplomacy 12]
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+1=2 ; Monday January 13th, 2014 6:17:15 PM
Carver is busy stuffing a sausage link into his mouth when some of the others exclaim that there is some sort of attack going on. He grabs a couple more as he unhooks his shield from it's tie own. After shoving them in to be chewed, he pulls his lance, he knows they are inside, but if they need the door charged, he'll want that ready. He hangs back towards the far end of the inn, giving him room to get up a head of steam for a charge. (need only 10') With the food swallowed,"I'm ready for the door, when you decide we need to exit."
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 16 Tch 16 Ffted 13 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) d20+9=16 ; d20+9=22 ; Monday January 13th, 2014 6:34:12 PM
Perception +9 = 16 A little bit on edge, any unusual noise puts Nikolai into defensive mode and takes the other's words for it that what he heard can't be good. "Pru, got one of those magical armor spells to spare again?" he asks. Then he yells into the kitchen to secure any back doors. If there are any windows on the first floor, he peeks through any barriers (I'm sure they are boarded up), to see what he can in the direction of the sounds.
Perception +9 = 22
"I hate to split up, but should some of us go guard the horses? Maybe we can distract whatever is coming to head for the horses, then an attack from the Inn can outflank them," he suggests the tactic to his sergeants.
William the Courageous (Ken) AC 14/18 (w/ Mag Amr), hp 12/12 Monday January 13th, 2014 7:00:29 PM
William's heart beats faster as it seems the enemy has found them first. .. So after casting Mage Armor, he joins Bliss and Cam in going up to the roof, knowing he needs a good vantage point to snipe with his xbow or acid darts. " Point them out for me guys as my night vision stinks..."
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19); HP 15/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) d20+7=15 ; d20+7=21 ; d20+2=17 ; Monday January 13th, 2014 9:49:45 PM
Tinker's head snaps up as the two halflings go shouting and sprinting. The shouts sounded a long ways off to the rogue, but he's learned to trust Halfling ears! Looking quickly, everyone else is getting ready, but no one has gone for the door. So the dwarf sprints to the tavern entrance.
Jamming his foot against the bottom like a fleshy doorjam, Tinker reaches up and creaks it just enough to look out a crack. He'll relay what he sees and try to be ready to open the door for anyone fleeing inside or hold the door shut until the villagers can slide the bar shut.
...........................
Perception: 15 Perception: 21 (looking out the door)
Strength check to hold door shut: 17
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 16 Tch 16 Ffted 13 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) d20+2=5 ; Monday January 13th, 2014 10:08:30 PM
If the idea of some going to guard the horses does not go well with his sergeants, Nikolai joins Tinker at the door to add his strength to keeping it shut.
Str +2= 5!
DM Ian - What Was That Noise? d20+7=13 ; d20+11=13 ; d20+4=5 ; Tuesday January 14th, 2014 2:05:51 AM Cameron is the first to react, shouting to bar the door as he heads to the roof. It takes a couple of minutes for the halfling to scramble upstairs and up the ladder, forcing the trapdoor open on the roof. See below for more...
Bliss hears something outside as well, following his ally up to the roof. See below for more...
Linden wants to make sure that no one is outside. Unfortunately, there is no way to see outside except for the small slot that opens on the front door. From the small angle it provides, you can see nothing outside.
Prudence cannot hear anything, but trusts the others enough. She urges everyone away from the door, an order with which everyone quickly complies. Someone calls out, "What's happening? amid other various chatter in the room.
Carver readies a charge for the door if the Fist needs to exit.
Nikolai asks for another casting of Mage Armour. Unfortunately, there is no way to see outside except for the small slot that opens on the front door. From the small angle it provides, you can see nothing outside.
William casts a spell on himself, following the others up to the roof. (It is daytime now, you no longer need darkvision.)
Tinker takes the risk of peeking out the front door, but as he opens it up, he sees nothing. However, the screams are much clearer now -- they seem to be rather far off in the distance.
Up on the rooftop, Cameron, Bliss, and William look out over the small village. Despite the fact that the Inn is one of the tallest buildings in Cheerful Stay, they cannot seem to make out anything from their vantage point. The screams are much clearer now, but you can say with confidence that they are not from the immediate area.
Helmbane pushes his way out the front door, pointing down the road to the right. "Fist, you scout out that way. Trimmack and I will take this direction. Loop around the outside road and meet on the other side, that's an order!" The dwarf runs off, his human counterpart quickly catching up after crying out, "You heard him, get going!"
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 21/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+7=24 ; d20+7=16 ; d6=6 ; Tuesday January 14th, 2014 3:51:07 AM
Cameron secures a rope to the roof so that he can get back up easily if he has to and then climbs down to follow Helmbane's lead. He keeps his bow out, ready and drawn and will pause just long enough to identify friends from foes when he sees something. He will shoot foes. Perception 24 Attack 16 (if point blank) Damage 8 (if point blank)
AC 19 w/shield (Magic Armor), TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 24/24 Linden (Jay B) Tuesday January 14th, 2014 12:46:27 PM
"Tinker, we need to get a sense of what is happening nearby. Let me slip out and recon the immediate block." Says the geared up cleric. "Give me thirty seconds. I'll holler if anything happens."
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC21, HP16 of 16) d20+11=31 ; d20+21=31 ; Tuesday January 14th, 2014 2:29:14 PM
OOC: Assuming we are not in combat ...
Bliss calls to Mookie, refreshes his reduce, refreshes Mookie's enlarge, and takes to the air! They fly around to scout for whatever seems to be the problem.
They also try to keep to the rooftops and chimneys. It is always good to be sneaky, and if there is a combat, Mookie can set BLiss down on a roof, which would be better than setting him down near enemies!
Perception 31!
Stealth 31!
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) Tuesday January 14th, 2014 2:55:25 PM
"Yes, of course," Pru replies to Nikolai, and casts Mage Armor on him. Then she casts on one herself. At Sergeant Helmbane's order, she grabs her spear and crossbow and follows the rest of the Fist on recon. She stays to the back of the group, because her Perception check is not that great.
Mage Armor on Pru and Nikolai: 2 hours remaining.
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+1=8 ; Tuesday January 14th, 2014 2:57:10 PM
As the door opens, "Let me through, I'm faster, might not be quieter, but I'm all set to go." When given the space, he heads out going the direction indicated, shield up, lance held at the ready and looking around. If he can hear the screams, he'll head that direction.
perc 8
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19); HP 15/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) Tuesday January 14th, 2014 4:58:33 PM
Tinker opens the door and trots out with the others, giving a quick salute to Sergeant Helmsbane in acknowledgement of the orders.
Urgosh tucked in its back sheath, Tinker limbers his crossbow and lets Bliss and Carver move out first. "We won't be waiting Bliss, but run and find out while we move along at a more deliberate pace."
Tinker is ready to move with the main body.
William the Courageous (Ken) AC 14/18 (w/ Mag Amr), hp 12/12 Tuesday January 14th, 2014 6:58:32 PM
William also climbs down and stays near the center of the main group. His xbow is loaded and he activity looks for threats as they follow the road. He makes sure he keeps the fighting types between him and the edges...
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) d20+9=11 ; Tuesday January 14th, 2014 10:34:55 PM "Thank you, Pru," Nikolai smiles, more confident.
Out the door he goes, following the order to scout. Unfortunately, they are already spread out. To keep some semblance of order, he stays near Pru. in one hand he holds a shuriken.
Perc +9 = 11
DM Ian - When There's No More Room... Round 1 Wednesday January 15th, 2014 2:51:24 AM
Everyone dashes out of Haggard's Inn as the sergeants hustle off in the other direction with the intention of meeting somewhere in the middle. As the Fist ploughs through the streets of Cheerful Stay, the screaming becomes louder until they fall upon the scene of the violence. The sight of civilians attempting to fight off horrible creatures unsuccessfully greets your eyes as you turn a corner. Disembodied hands litter the street, grasping at ankles and crawling up arms to reach the throat. Other pale corpses stalk the street, sharp teeth jutting out of their twisted mouths. Their heads whip around as the Fist comes into view.
But the trip there is grueling! Adrenaline pumped, feet pounding against the ground, the Fist can easily tire themselves out before reaching the battle Everyone must succeed on a DC 13 Fortitude Save or be staggered for this round! Any player moving this round must begin their movement in the green area highlighted at the top of the map. Players, please declare what squares you begin your movement in. Centaurs, you only need to begin your movement with one square inside the designated area.
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 21/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+4=23 ; Wednesday January 15th, 2014 3:40:50 AM
Did my shot with a readied missile weapon hit? Damage posted last round, copied here for ease of use. Attack 16 (if point blank) Damage 8 (if point blank) Any of the 3 closest targets is within Point Blank range. The Pale Corpse on #2 would probably be the most noticeable and therefor most likely target.
Fort save 23, not Staggered
More later...
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17+cover?, HP16 of 16) d20+4=21 ; d20+5=21 ; d6+2=3 ; d6+11=15 ; d100=17 ; Wednesday January 15th, 2014 7:17:19 AM
OOC: Save vs staggered is a 21, woot, so question of having to roll or not is moot for Bliss. Also OOC: Bliss's Reduce lasts 10 rounds. How many rounds does he have left on his current spell?
Up in the sky, Bliss sees his friends hurrying toward the commotion. "That way, Mookie!" he says.
Soon, it is clear that there is a fight, and Mookie caws in alarm. "Get off get off get off! I'm not in this fight! I'm just an RP companion!"
"What's RP mean?"
"I'm a Retired Person! You fight your own fights, kid!"
"Okay, okay," says Bliss, drawing his crossbow and hopping off his faithful steed.
If Bliss lands on a roof, say D-3 or I-3 ...
Bliss, using the roof edge for cover, snipes at the enemies below. He shoots and then ducks back under cover.
He shoots at the disembodied hand in space 11-3. He takes a -4 shooting into melee. He hits AC21 for 3 damage. Then he ducks back out of sight. Stealth 15.
OOC: If Bliss spell is about to expire, he'll recast it instead of firing. Ley Line check 17 is OK.
If Bliss lands in a green area, say E-3, then ...
Bliss pulls out his basket (a move action), drops it in front of him (free action) -- it enlarges when it leaves his grasp -- and Bliss hides behind it (move action). His Stealth check (using the roll above, but not sniping so at +10 more) is 25.
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) d20+2=8 ; d20+5=15 ; d6+2=8 ; Wednesday January 15th, 2014 12:37:20 PM Keep up! Keep up! Pru is so intently focused on keeping up with the rest of her Fist that she doesn't realize how dangerously fatigued she's getting. She arrives at the battle weak-kneed and gasping for air. [Fort save 8, Staggered.]
Luckily, she doesn't need to move any farther. She drops her weapons where she stands (let's say E-1) and points a finger at one of the crawling hands. A bolt of flame leaps out, singeing the dead flesh. "Run!" she tells the townsperson.
[Elemental Ray at the disembodied hand at I-5. Hit Touch AC 15 for 8 damage.]
AC 19 w/shield (Magic Armor), TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 24/24 Linden (Jay B) d6=1 ; d20+3=13 ; Wednesday January 15th, 2014 1:21:25 PM
Linden moves to E8, just infront of the door and Channels Energy turning undead. (1 damage, dang it!) He keeps his eyes open for wounded or down citizens. (Perception 13)
(OOC: Can someone please remind me what the XP was this last time and date please. :))
AC 19 w/shield (Magic Armor), TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 24/24 Linden (Jay B) Wednesday January 15th, 2014 1:22:27 PM
(OOPs, disregard Magic Armor in the header.... I don't believe its still active.)
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+8=25 ; d20+7=17 ; 2d8+6=15 ; Wednesday January 15th, 2014 1:30:09 PM
Carver starting at at F,G,3,4, lowers his lance into attack position and charges straight south. He ends at f,g,6,7 and having charged the PC there.
fort save 25 Attack 17, damage 15 vs Pale Corpse (if civilian counts as flanker attack +2)
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 21/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+2=13 ; d6=1 ; Wednesday January 15th, 2014 3:06:17 PM
Cameron starts in E-3 Assuming Prudence didn't kill the hand in I-5, Cameron draws a bead on it and fires. Attack hits AC 13 (after subtracting for firing into melee and adding Point Blank shot) for 3 damage
He calls out to the people. " MOVE IT FOLKS, BACK THE WAY WE CAME WAS CLEAR. HEAD FOR THE INN. USE THE BELL. AND FOR GARGUL'S SAKE TELL THEM TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED AND BARRED."
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19); HP 15/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) d20+2=12 ; d20+4=10 ; d8=5 ; d20+7=26 ; Wednesday January 15th, 2014 7:21:43 PM
Tinker is winded by the time the group finds the attacking undead and still attacking pieces thereof. He leans momentarily on the side of a building to steady his shot at the nearest disembodied hand, hoping that his breathing doesn't mess his shot.
He looks around for any other undead or living people in the area. Maybe they got up on the walls or roof?
................
Fort 12 (staggered) only take a move OR standard action this round
Attack DH at I,5 AC 10 Dam 5
Perception: 26 (sure, NOW I roll high!) :-)
William the Courageous (Ken) AC 14/18 (w/ Mag Amr), hp 12/12 d20+3=14 ; d20+4=22 ; d6+1=7 ; Wednesday January 15th, 2014 9:40:57 PM
William continues running with the rest of the group, trying to keep up (Fort =14). He's able to do so but is shocked by the scene of carnage before him... He sees Prudence slow down, and grabs her by the arm, trying to keep her going and steady on her feet... "Let me give you a hand Pru, and try not to fall!"...
It looks like D1 is open (or farthest spot away from the enemy), so he'll stop there, peer at the mass of undead and launch an acid dart at DH@I5 (if it's still up) or the nearest, most injured enemy... Touch attack = Hit AC 22 for 7 acid dmg...
_________________ Spells Cast 1. Mage Armor
Acid darts left = 6/7
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) d20+6=18 ; d20+3=19 ; d6+2=7 ; Wednesday January 15th, 2014 11:30:28 PM
DC13 Fort Save = 18
Nikolai paces himself as they rush towards the shouting and arrives at the place in good shape. What he sees in front of him is horrid but he steels himself. At least he was better prepared this time.
OOC: strating from square G3, if DH at I5 is still up he moves to H5 to attack it. If that DH is down, he moves to H7, next to Carver and attacks PC at G8 if still up. If PC at G8 is down, he instead ends up at F8 (in front of Carver) and attacks DH at F9.
Kick d20+3 = 19 dmg = 7
AC 19 w/shield (Magic Armor), TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 24/24 Linden (Jay B) d20+8=10 ; Wednesday January 15th, 2014 11:41:05 PM
(Fort save... 10. Apparently Linden has been staggered trying to keep up with himself and basically leading the charge out the door... sigh.)
DM Ian - When There's No More Room... Round 2 d20+5=13 ; d20+5=22 ; d20+5=7 ; d20+3=14 ; Thursday January 16th, 2014 1:57:11 AM Cameron is the first on the scene, firing a shot at one of the rotting hands and missing by only a few inches.
Bliss lands on the roof, firing off a quick shot for some damage. (I assume you mean the hand in E-11 since 11-3 isn't a coordinate.)
Prudence, despite being quite out of breath, raises her hand and lets a bolt of fire scorch the nearest hand!
Linden charges in to face the undead, but finds himself too winded to complete the task.
Carver moves in, but he is slightly blocked by the other centaur in the small road. Luckily, he reaches past his ally to strike a solid blow on the pale, toothy corpse!
Tinker arrives, also out of breath, but still manages to take a shot at the nearby creature. Unfortunately, it misses only by a small amount. In the immediate area, there do not appear to be any other civilians or undead.
William arrives just in time to finish off the already-scorched hand attacked the nearest civilian, a young woman clutching what appears to be a large kitchen knife.
Nikolai rushes in, moving in front of his ally to take a swing at the nearest enemy. The blow lands, and the hand writhes around on the ground in what you can assume is pain.
With nothing threatening her, the first civilian makes her escape, running off past the Fist back towards Haggard's Inn.
DH2 retaliates against the monk Nikolai by launching itself into the air and clawing at this throat! Luckily for the half-elf, it flies past his head, landing back on the ground for another attack.
The other two hands scramble up quickly, both launching themselves in to attack! Linden is their targets this time. They miss! (Attack: 7)
PC2 decides to stick to a simple target, tearing into the flesh of the civilian, an older man who seemed to have trouble defending himself. He falls to the ground, bleeding from a wound in his neck, and the corpse turns its attention towards the Fist.
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 21/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+5=9 ; d6=2 ; Thursday January 16th, 2014 4:50:58 AM
OOC Are readied missile weapons useless? I didn't even get a response to my question. How did a DH attack Carver if there are none within melee range of him? IC Cameron lines up a shot on the pale corpse and lets fly. Attack hits AC 9 for 3 damage
William the Courageous (Ken) AC 14/18 (w/ Mag Amr), hp 12/12 d20+4=24 ; d20+4=11 ; d6+1=2 ; Thursday January 16th, 2014 11:22:44 AM
William sees the first 3 enemies enter melee, and he's not comfortable with the possibility of hitting one of his fistmates... So he changes targets, moves to F5 to improve his range, aims at PC2 and lets fly with another acid arrow... Hit Touch AC 24 (Critical Hit - Check 11 so probably not?)... for 2 points of acid dmg... ________ Spells Cast 1. Mage Armor
Acid darts left = 5/7
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17+cover?, HP16 of 16) d20+9=14 ; d6+2=4 ; d6+21=22 ; Thursday January 16th, 2014 11:37:43 AM
Bliss shoots at PC2, the one not in melee. That makes it easier to get a bead on him. He hits AC14 for 4 damage, then ducks back under cover. Stealth 12 (after the -10 for sniping penalty).
Current Clip: Shot 2 of 5 bolts
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] [Staggered] Thursday January 16th, 2014 3:15:22 PM
The other undead are all out of range of her magic. Pru lurches forward to get a little closer, then stops, gasping for breath.
[Move to G-4.]
DM Ian - When There's No More Room... Round 2 Thursday January 16th, 2014 3:53:12 PM PLEASE NOTE that all PCs who were staggered in round one are now fine. That condition lasted only for the first round.
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+7=25 ; 2d8+6=19 ; Thursday January 16th, 2014 6:59:10 PM
Carver takes a step backwards, then steps to the side and then charges ahead 10 feet (all he needs to charge) and hits DH4 with his lance, ending up at g,h,6,7.
Attack 25, Damage 19
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] d20+5=11 ; d6+2=4 ; Thursday January 16th, 2014 8:14:45 PM
After moving up, Pru realizes that she is no longer staggered, so she fires a bolt at DH4. It's not an especially good shot, however, so clearly she is still feeling the effects!
[Hit Touch AC 11 for 4 damage.]
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) d20+3=22 ; d6+2=5 ; Thursday January 16th, 2014 9:45:13 PM
Spells in effect: Mage Armor
Nikolai tries to clean up around the old man stomps on DH2.
Stomp d20+3 = 22, dmg = 5
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 24/24 Linden (Jay B) d20+8=28 ; d4+1=4 ; Thursday January 16th, 2014 10:47:38 PM
(OOC: How much was recently given out this last time... last month I believe? I failed to enter onto my character sheet.)
Linden looks to the old man who has just fallen, at a glance, he attempts to assess the damage. (Heal check 28... woot?!) Linden will attempt to save the man's life. (Will use the Rebuke Death domain power, if he is below 0 hps, and and reaches out to heal him for 4 hps... yes, I know if NPCs go to zero they generally die, but I had to try.)
DM Ian - When There's No More Room... Round 3 d20+5=20 ; d20=13 ; d20+4=13 ; d20+3=15 ; d20+3=8 ; Friday January 17th, 2014 1:01:22 AM Cameron's shot flies wide yet again. (I applied the damage to DH 1. Forgot to post it in Round 1.)
William moves forward, splashing acid on the nearest corpse for a small amount of damage. (The critical did not confirm.)
Bliss lines up a shot and strikes true as the corpse cries out in pain. It may have seen the hafling, for all the good it will do it.
Prudence moves forward, fighting through her exhaustion to just miss with her elemental ray.
Carver skewers the nearby hand, resulting in his lance being decorated with a twitching, rotting hand.
Nikolai stomps down on the hand, dealing his damage, but it grabs onto his boot as he pulls his leg up and begins to crawl up his calf!
Linden pushes past the hands on the ground to bring the old man back from the brink of death. The cleric sees no change in the corpse in his hands... until he suddenly takes a breath, coughing up what little blood is left in his throat. While he is not conscious, he is certainly not dead. (Normally I would ask for acrobatics checks to move past the hands, but considering their abysmal CMD and your size bonus, you pass without effort.)
DH2 crawls up Nikolai's leg, up to his throat and grasping it tightly! (Attack: 20 -- Damage: 2 -- Grapple Check: 13) Luckily, the monk is able to tear the rotting hand off of his neck before it can get a solid grip.
DH3 charges towards Cameron... but at the last second, it veers off and begins scampering up the nearby building! Bliss sees a disembodied, rotting hand flop down on the roof in front of him!
PC2, displeased that its kill was brought back to life, steps towards [b]Linden[b] to exact its revenge! (Attacks: 15, 8) Fortunately, both of its gnarled claws miss.
Experience Points and Hero Points from Jan. 10th Each character gains 420EXP from the last two scenes -- keep in mind you're only level two and it has to be divided in eight! And a hero point is awarded to Cameron for risking his life to save Sergeant Helmbane during the combat!
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 21/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+2=17 ; d6=5 ; Friday January 17th, 2014 4:42:20 AM
OOC Cool, thanks on the arrow. Civilian 2, are they standing there looking pretty for a reason? They have had a clear line of retreat for a round, unless they are attacking and missing. That would be brave, but dumb on their part. We are allies and thus they can pass through our squares when they move..
IC Cameron takes a shot as the hand charges him. ( I want to shoot DH 3, but am not sure if it is visible in it's final spot. If it isn't then DH2 is the target, both are in PB range) Attack .hits AC 17 for 7 damage
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+5=9 ; Friday January 17th, 2014 9:38:01 AM "Niko, move to your right, you there, kid, run past me and get to the Inn. We'll see if we can save the old man." [hint] civilian 2 was never described, civilian 3 was described as an old man, took the liberty of doing so.[/hint] Once Niko steps aside, Carver will step up, but either way, he moves or not, Carver tries to impale another Hand on his lance. Giving orders, and trying not to hit the kid causes him to miss the hand.
Attack 9
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] d20+5=12 ; d8+2=8 ; Friday January 17th, 2014 12:24:06 PM
[OOC: Pru is in the wrong spot on the map. Last round, she moved to G-4]
Pru takes aim at another of the disembodied hands. Her fiery ray is slightly better aimed this time, but only slightly.
[Fire at DH3. Hit Touch AC 12 for 8 damage.]
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 24/24 Linden (Jay B) d6=3 ; Friday January 17th, 2014 2:53:21 PM
Linden channels to harm the undead around him. (Channel 3.... within 30ft radius) "The old guy is breathing again! I'll pick him up when I get a chance! Get the others."
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19); HP 15/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) d20+4=8 ; Friday January 17th, 2014 5:44:12 PM
Tinker loads his crossbow and Readies himself in case there are any other undead that come along. He doesn't have a clear shot and there are so many of his friends in the street that he wouldn't have room to swing his urgosh anyways.
.....................
move: load standard: READY AC 8
ooc: Let's reduce the number of ooc's friends, and let the DMs do their jobs. I'd prefer going with the flow of the scenario and we can talk by mail afterwards.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 21/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) d20+2=15 ; d6+2=4 ; d20+2=15 ; d6+2=3 ; Friday January 17th, 2014 10:39:21 PM
OOC: If I pulled the thing off my throat, then I'd have it in my own hands, right? Then I could Slam it into the ground, automatic hit? :}
IC: Trying not to be ick'd out by a disembodied hand crawling up his trousers and grasping at his throat, Nikolai cooly yanks it off and the wriggling mass colides with the ground where it started.
"Niko? Who you calling... Nikolai starts to retort, but his mind is already back into the battle and he steps to his right (F8) and kicks at the hand twice.
Flurry of Blows at DH2: Att1 d20+2 = 15, dmg = 4 Att2 d20+2 = 15, dmg = 3
William the Courageous (Ken) AC 14/18 (w/ Mag Amr), hp 12/12 d20-1=7 ; Saturday January 18th, 2014 9:42:11 AM
William would try to get to the old man to help him, but he's too far away and there's not enough room to maneuver to get to him... Maybe next round he'll be closer... "Linden, I'll get the old man next round and you take care of the undead!"
He moves to H11, staying out of reach of the enemies by moving through friendly squares, then aims and fires at PC2...
Xbow at PC2 - (Penalty for shooting into melee...) = Miss AC7...
________ Spells Cast 1. Mage Armor
Acid darts left = 5/7
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) d10=6 ; d20+9=23 ; d6+2=5 ; Saturday January 18th, 2014 10:06:54 AM
OOC: First off, a roll to see when my reduce will expire ... Round 6! This is Round 3!
Bliss takes a five ft step back and shoots at the thing in front of him! He hits AC23 for 5 damage.
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 24/24 Linden (Jay B) Sunday January 19th, 2014 2:54:53 AM Spells and Things
Channel 4/5 Rebuke Death 5/6
Can't remember if spells were cast since morning.
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 24/24 Linden (Jay B) Sunday January 19th, 2014 2:33:39 PM
OOC: I hope everyone enjoys the playoff games today. Go Hawks! Go Broncos!
IC: Channel is a standard action. As such, Linden readies to move when the old man is moved, interposing himself in case the undead have other ideas.
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) Monday January 20th, 2014 10:51:34 AM
checking in
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 24/24 Linden (Jay B) Monday January 20th, 2014 12:27:39 PM
Checking in
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] Monday January 20th, 2014 2:25:51 PM
Monday post.
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19); HP 15/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) Monday January 20th, 2014 3:03:11 PM
The dwarf scans the village road for an opportunity with his crossbow.
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 21/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) Monday January 20th, 2014 3:36:39 PM
Monday Post
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 21/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) Monday January 20th, 2014 9:41:11 PM
OOC: dable check!
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) d20+11=19 ; Monday January 20th, 2014 11:46:25 PM
As he confronts the foul thing before him, Bliss also looks around, careful to miss no details.
Perception 19
DM Ezra Tuesday January 21st, 2014 11:59:15 AM Good morning! I do apologize for the untimely hiccup. I'm catching up as fast as I can to continue with the combat scene. Feel free to reminiscence about how you ended up where you are right now.
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 24/24 Linden (Jay B) Tuesday January 21st, 2014 1:16:08 PM
checking in...
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 21/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) Tuesday January 21st, 2014 4:13:24 PM
Wiggling my toes inside my boots. Boots are comfy.
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) Tuesday January 21st, 2014 4:54:48 PM
Carver notices a worm crawling away and stomps it with a hoof.
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19); HP 15/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) Tuesday January 21st, 2014 5:20:15 PM
ooc: Tinker's point of view of recent events to sum up for DM Ezra. :-) Other Players feel free to have a different point of view. ..............
Tinker takes the time to think back on how the Double Fist came to be in this predicament. Was it only a few weeks ago that they graduated as Honor Fist and were selected to head a new experimental Double-Fist for special projects? It was only a few days ago the DblFist quietly helped the Quartermaster with the rat problem. Only a couple days ago that they got their assignment to recover a stolen magic item.
Just last night they were attacked in camp by zombies and Sergeant Helmbane was nearly killed. In the wee hours of darkness, they arrived at the village and saw everyone crammed into the inn ready for a seige.
Only minutes ago, they split up from their Sergeants (Trimmack and Helmsbane), to double flank the sound of villagers' screams. And only seconds ago, they ran up, breathless, to spy three villagers being attacked by undead and parts of undead and sprang into action!
Wow!, thinks Tinker, a whole lot has happened in a couple of weeks!
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] Tuesday January 21st, 2014 7:37:50 PM
Pru glances around, wondering how a nice farm girl from a decent family came to find herself in the Mailed Fist, fighting undead in the dead of night. It's probably best not to dwell on it, she thinks.
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) Tuesday January 21st, 2014 8:52:59 PM
Fighting dead things makes Bliss remember more than he might like, actually. He thinks about when he was a baby harpy, adopted by a liontaur adventurer, kidnapped by a druid villain, and lost in a torn bag of holding. He floated in the shadows between the worlds for a while. Then he was a dead thing in the shadows between the worlds for a while.
"Was I like these things when I was dead?" Bliss wonders. "Usually dead souls get pulled by Woldsblood to Lord Gargul, that's what Aunt Priss said. But there was no Woldsblood in the shadows between the worlds. I don't remember being dead exactly. But it was lonely for a long long time."
The shadow-touched halfling pauses in the moment. His bolt has left his bah, there it is in midair aimed at a dead thing. Would he have wanted someone to shoot a bolt at him when he was dead? When he was dead, if he had met some living people, would he have hated them? Maybe these dead things are just lonely, like he was.
Bliss is just glad that his mom saved him from the shadows. Even though it did get her in trouble with Lord Gargul. Maybe he can make up for that some day.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 21/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) Tuesday January 21st, 2014 10:12:41 PM
Nikolai remembers spending so many nights sitting, listening to his father tells stories of bravery and gallantry from his youth as a Mailed Fist Cavalry Officer, Wolf Regiment. He had dreams of charging hords of evil doers, mounted on a magestic horse and clad in shining armor, like his father.
But the saddle didn't take to him very well. However, he was quick with his hands and feet, and now he is living out his own stories, being written at each passing moment. Even though stomping out disembodied hands didn't seem as glorious as a horseback charge with lance, everyone has his own beginning.
Three years of training prepared them for this fight, but it did not prepare them for their ethical dilemma. Their orders were to find the stolen magic item, recover it and return it with haste. It did not include risking their lives to save the village from the undead and perhaps causing the failure of their mission!
Somehow they needed to weave finding the magic item and saving the village into one. That, their training did not prepare them for.
DM Ian - When There's No More Room... Round 4 d20+2=13 ; d20+5=16 ; d20+3=20 ; d6+1=6 ; d4+1=2 ; d3=3 ; d3=2 ; d20+4=13 ; Wednesday January 22nd, 2014 12:52:32 AM Cameron strikes his target with ease.
Carver yells at the child to leave, but in doing so causes himself to miss.
Prudence fires another ray, but cannot seem to find the target. The hands are skittish and quick.
Linden channels energy to damage the undead and heal his allies.
Tinker prepares himself for any other undead that may appear in the area.
Nikolai succeeds in draining what little life was left from the crawling hand.
William calls for his friend to get the old man, but is distracted when he fires at the remaining corpse.
Bliss steps back and nails the hand, but does not succeed in destroying it.
PC2 goes to bite at the centaur Linden and succeeds! As it does so, the cleric feels a cold sensation begin to sweep through his body, not unlike the mushroom tea he is so fond of... (Attack: 20 -- Damage: 6 -- Linden must make a DC 13 Fort save or be paralyzed for 2 rounds! Linden must then make a SECOND DC 13 Fort save or suffer 3 Con and 2 Dex damage!
A paralyzed creature is rooted to the spot, frozen and helpless.
DH3 skitters towards Bliss, launching itself at his throat and missing fabulously. (Attack: 13)
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 20/24 (-3con ,-2dex)Linden (Jay B) d20+8=15 ; d20+8=10 ; d20+1=12 ; d8=3 ; Wednesday January 22nd, 2014 4:12:45 AM
Saves. First succeeded. Second failed.
The cleric strikes out with his star. AC 12 likely missing, 3 damage. He makes sure to stay a target so that the others can dispatch it. He is a dismal melee fighter.
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 21/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+7=21 ; d20+2=13 ; d6=5 ; Wednesday January 22nd, 2014 6:46:39 AM
Until he sees the attack on linden, Cameron was dumbfounded by the civilians staying here, now he undersstands. " They are paralyzed, like Sergeant Helmbane was last night. Just put that corpse down and we can wait for them to recover, or take them back to the Inn. Where are the Sergeants, anyone see them?" Perception 21 Attack 13 damage 7 While looking for the sergeants, and more undead, Cameron fires at the hand up near Bliss again with his bow.
DM Ezra Wednesday January 22nd, 2014 11:11:56 AM Watching and plotting...
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] d20+5=14 ; d6+2=6 ; Wednesday January 22nd, 2014 11:12:38 AM
Pru steps to a better position [F-5], and fires another ray at the disembodied hand [DH3]. It's a better shot than the first two, at least.
[Hit Touch AC 14 for 6 damage.]
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 20/24 (-3con ,-2dex)Linden (Jay B) Wednesday January 22nd, 2014 1:13:29 PM
OOC: Checking...
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 20/24 (-3con ,-2dex)Linden (Jay B) Wednesday January 22nd, 2014 2:52:28 PM
OOC: Ac is -1 due to -2 dex...
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+5=25 ; d20+5=23 ; 2d8+6=13 ; Wednesday January 22nd, 2014 3:14:54 PM "William, move south further, I need room." If William moves south or at least out of the way, Carver rushes forward to 10,11/g,h and will attack the pale corpse (no charge because of squeezing past people.) He manages to solidly stab the pale corpse with his lance.
Attack 25 (crit confirmed) Damage 13
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19); HP 15/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) Wednesday January 22nd, 2014 8:25:03 PM
Tinker looks about and sees there is no need for his crossbow, but Linden may need some help more than Carver. Dropping his crossbow, the dwarven rogue trots to where the 2 centaurs are fighting the pale corpse, bringing his Dwarven Urgosh about as he does so.
"Help is coming, Linden, be there soon!", he calls. ....................
x2 Move: to E9 (Tinker doesn't have the movement points to squeeze by Linden and flank this round)
Draw Weapon: while moving (since Tinker has a +1 attack)
If PC2 is still standing after Carver's strike, he'll shoot an acid dart at it...Ranged attack hits Touch AC 20 for 7 pts of acid dmg...
If not, then he'll drag the old man (civ 3) away from the fight to a safe area down the street...
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) d20+9=17 ; d6+2=4 ; Wednesday January 22nd, 2014 9:31:27 PM
Bliss takes a five ft step back to C1, aims, and shoots at the undead thing. He hits AC17, adding another 4 damage to the undead creature.
"Just DIE, you thing!" he shouts in frustration.
Note: This is round 4 of the combat. Bliss has fired each round, and has used up 4 of the 5 bolts in his current clip. His Reduce Person spell will end in Round 6.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 21/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) d20+5=17 ; d6+2=4 ; Wednesday January 22nd, 2014 10:21:21 PM
OOC: Per post on 1/17, Nikolai should be at F8.
IC: Pleased that the Thing no longer lives to torment and strangle people, Nikolai looks up to assess the situation.
If there is still a pale corpse attacking Linden, he hops over the old man and keeps going through Carver and Willam and ends up at G13. (Starting at F8: G9-H10-H11-H12-G13)
Att PC2 D20+3 (+2 flanking)= 17 dmg = 4
If PC2 is down he moves to E4 instead and attacks DH3:
Att DH3 D20+3 (+2 flanking)= 17 dmg = 4
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 20/24 (-3con ,-2dex)Linden (Jay B) Thursday January 23rd, 2014 12:48:03 AM
check...
DM Ian - When There's No More Room... Thursday January 23rd, 2014 2:57:53 AM Linden manages to keep himself moving, but suddenly feels sluggish and a bit sick.
Cameron realizes why the civilians have been rooted in place, but is too distracted to hit his target. He does not see the sergeants in the immediate area.
Prudence steps back to get a better angle and manages to find her target this time, scorching the hand to a pile of ash.
Carver yells for his ally to stands aside...
...and William acquiesces. The centaur gallops forward, ramming his weapon through the creature's chest and letting it drop to the ground, limp and quite dead.
Tinker moves forward to defend his ally, but quickly realizes that the fight is over.
Bliss steps back to fire a shot, but his sorceress friend has already killed it. The halfling gets to keep his ammo.
Nikolai is ready for more action, but finds himself without any action to be had.
The Fist is left staring at a small child, unable to move, and a slowly stirring old man. "Thank you, thank you," he mutters to Linden as the cleric helps him up. "Please, let me return the favour." He places his hand on the centaur's chest and he can feel the illness seep from his body and flow into the old man's hand. He smiles up at Linden and nods before offering to take the child back to Haggard's Inn. (I misread the power of that creature, so deus ex machina, poof, it's gone!)
Perception Check DC 10 Highlight to display spoiler: {The blood pounding in your ears is too loud to catch anything else.} DC 15 Highlight to display spoiler: {You can hear screaming, but you can't tell where it's coming from.} DC 20 Highlight to display spoiler: {There are screams coming from the south, further down the road. They seem blood-curdling -- just what you might expect from someone being attacked by a zombie.}
However, after a minute, he cocks his head, listens closely and says, "I don't think our fight's over... There's something going on South of here... WE've got to keep moving as I think we've got more of them to fight..."
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) d20+11=14 ; d20+21=35 ; d20+11=20 ; Thursday January 23rd, 2014 2:24:40 PM
With combat over, Bliss calls to Mookie, refreshes the Reduce in himself and the Enlarge on Mookie, and mounts up.
He also reloads his bah -- with a new five-bolt clip. After this, all he has is a four-bolt clip. Nine bolts all told for the entire adventure. Either he'll have to buy more, make more, or resort to his slingshot.
He listens and looks around, after hearing what William says -- he hears no more (Perception 14), but figures he should look around. He flies southward, keeping low over the rooftops and hiding among the eaves and chimneys.
Stealth 35 Perception as he flies south on Mookie 20
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 20/24 Linden (Jay B) Thursday January 23rd, 2014 2:29:42 PM
(OOC: DM, Even though the illness is gone, do the hit points return as well.)
Linden moves off south, moving at speed.
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] d20=10 ; Thursday January 23rd, 2014 2:42:16 PM
Pru hears nothing but her own ragged breathing, but William says there's more fighting to be done, and Pru is inclined to believe him. She darts over to grab her spear and crossbow, then heads off with her companions in search of further trouble.
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 21/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+7=14 ; Thursday January 23rd, 2014 4:32:40 PM
Cameron moves slower than his companions, and takes his time. He hums a little tunes and detects magic. He takes the time to scan the dead monsters before following along. They do not know if any of these monsters have the item they are looking for. For all they know, one of the monsters might be the actual thief and been killed and animated and still have the item that is their goal. He examines the corpses as well. Detect magic ( if I step back a couple of squares I think I can catch all the fallen monsters in the range and arc of the spell) Perception 14 (to examine the bodies) " Keep going, I'll catch up." He keeps an arrow noched and ready in case he finds more than he bargained for.
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+1=19 ; Thursday January 23rd, 2014 6:26:23 PM "Someone should escort these people back to the Inn, and since the rest of you are running to sounds, I guess I'll do it. It makes no sense to save them, then have them not reach safety." He hears the screaming, and is more resolute in his wanting those saved to remain that way.
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19); HP 15/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) d20+7=23 ; Thursday January 23rd, 2014 8:26:05 PM
Tinker also hears the screaming. He only nods at what the others have already said, trots to recover his crossbow, and joins his Fist-mates to march to the sound of the screams.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 21/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) d20+9=24 ; d20+9=19 ; Thursday January 23rd, 2014 9:35:59 PM
Active Spells: Mage Armor Percp +9 = 24
"Uhmm... There's more that way...? Nikolai points to the south. "Helmbane and Tremmack won't like it if we split up. Remember, we are a Double Fist, not a Partial Double Fist. We have to trust these civilians will make it back fine. I know I'm not a Corporal and none of us outrank anyone, but we stick together.
Carver, the old man healed LInden, he'll probably make it back ok. We head south, now. Cameron, these dead undead are deader than ever now. They'll not go anywhere. Don't stay behind. We'll have plenty of time to check them out later."
Nikolai issues the orders in a calm, matter-of-fact way. He knows he has no authority but at least it will be said that he tried to keep the group together.
He then joins up with the group heading south, sticking close to Pru.
Percep (looking for ambushers as they travel south) = 19
DM Ian - When There's No More Room... Friday January 24th, 2014 2:17:10 AM
As screams ring out through Cheerful Stay, only some of the Double Fist is made aware of it.
Cameron begins scanning the immediate area, but an initial sweep finds nothing in the area that is magical.
Carver offers to escort the civilians back to Haggard's...
...but Nikolai protests this, wanting the Fist to stay together.
Regardless of the half-elf's wishes, Bliss flies overhead, spotting something off to the south in what seems to be a bit of a larger area where three roads meet each other.
Please let me know if everyone is moving together or separately, and give a marching order.
Linden Highlight to display spoiler: {Take no damage from the Con damage, but the bite itself still dealt two damage.}
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 22/24 Linden (Jay B) Friday January 24th, 2014 8:45:05 AM
Linden decides to pause to allow the rest of the Fist to catch up. His position in the marching order, as always, will be in the middle, keeping his comrades in view.
William the Courageous (Ken) AC 14/18 (w/ Mag Amr), hp 12/12 Friday January 24th, 2014 2:21:07 PM
William will remain in the middle of the group, and encourage everyone to stick together as they move south. He will reload his xbow as they move... he will also watch for dangers or clues to what might be going on.
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+1=10 ; Friday January 24th, 2014 2:50:21 PM
Carver moves to the front, readying his lance for when he sees a target. He'll continue as the slowest speed of his fist mates (20') to keep the group together. Once he sees a target, he'll charge ahead to attack.
Perception 10
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] d20=20 ; Friday January 24th, 2014 3:56:22 PM
Pru keeps to the back of the group, looking around as best she can.
[Perception 20.]
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 21/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+7=13 ; d20+7=20 ; d6=6 ; Friday January 24th, 2014 4:55:14 PM
Cameron joins his fistmates as they head south. If the item they sought was here h would have seen something on his detect magic. He moves to the front and stays on Carver's shield side. He keeps his bow ready and shoots the first enemy he sees. Perception 13 Attack hits AC 20 for 8 damage
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 22/24 Linden (Jay B) d20+3=12 ; Friday January 24th, 2014 6:28:34 PM
Watching comrades back as he waits for them to catch up. (Perception 12)
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19); HP 15/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) Friday January 24th, 2014 8:57:03 PM
Tinker also joins the Fist headed South at the trot. His heavy pack not slowing the dwarf down in the slightest.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 21/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) d20+9=12 ; Friday January 24th, 2014 11:15:00 PM
Nikolai stays with Pru, in the back, to protect her and keep her free to cast spells.
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 22/24 Linden (Jay B) Saturday January 25th, 2014 5:50:44 PM
checking in
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 21/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) Sunday January 26th, 2014 9:29:45 PM
OOC: Yoddledooo... :)
DM Ian - When There's No More Room... d20+2=9 ; d20+2=16 ; Monday January 27th, 2014 4:29:35 AM
The Fist decides to charge south, leaving behind the corpses of the long-dead. As they move south, the screams become louder and much more obvious. Those that could not hear them before can easily hear them now. The Fist stays together, arriving on the scene in a group. A familiar scene of grisly gore as undead prey upon the civilians of Cheerful Stay. While some here are armed, they do not seem to be hitting much with their improvised weapons.
Prudence notices two undead in the adjacent alleys, easily pointing them out to her allies. (Stealth: 16)
Cameron is ready with an attack, firing at FZ1. The bolt strikes it in the back, and the creatures turns to screech at the Fist.
It took the Fist five rounds to reach this area. Adjust spell times accordingly.
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] d20+5=15 ; d6+2=8 ; Monday January 27th, 2014 11:38:25 AM
Pru's first impulse is to rush forward and help the civilians, but the zombies in the alleys are going to cause problems if they aren't dealt with. She moves up close to one of the buildings, peeks down the alley, and sends an Elemental Ray at the zombie.
[Move to F-5. Fire at RZ1. Hit Touch AC 15 for 8 damage.]
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) d20+5=19 ; d6+2=3 ; Monday January 27th, 2014 11:45:05 AM
As combat is clearly about to break out, Mookie dumps Bliss, who scrambles to stick by his friends.
The tiny halfling is five rounds into his latest Reduce spell, and has five rounds left on it.
From the back of the group ... I3 if that is okay ... Bliss fires at the fresh zombie at 17K ... FZ2. He takes a -4 firing into melee. He hits AC19 for 3 damage.
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19); HP 23/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) d20+4=6 ; Monday January 27th, 2014 12:35:05 PM
Tinker responds to Prudence casting a spell down the alley by lining up the zombie and letting fly with a crossbow bolt which skitters along the stones at the far end of the alley. "I can't hit nothing!" grumbles the dwarf as he steps up, dropping the crossbow and smoothly pulling his Urgosh to a ready position, placing himself between Prudence and the zombie.
.....Actions
Standard: attack w crossbow: 6 miss Free: drop crossbow Move: E6 (unsheathing Urgosh as part of move)
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+7=12 ; 2d8+6=12 ; d20+1=4 ; Monday January 27th, 2014 2:03:15 PM "Cover the sides and then concentrate on a single target. please save healing for when we might need it, it's important." Carver shouts out as he drops the lance point and charges ahead to g,h,13,14 and attacks FZ1. He's too busy trying to look around and gets distracted as well as with so much to see, he notices very little.
Attack 12, damage if hit 12 Perception 4
William the Courageous (Ken) AC 14/18 (w/ Mag Amr), hp 12/12 Monday January 27th, 2014 4:17:59 PM
William follows the group and frowns at the sight of the poor civilians being attacked. Deciding now is the time to call in some help, he summons Robbie the Celestial Rottweiler to help. Robbie will appear at the end of Williams round. (Posting from phone and will do 2nd post on location and attacks later.)
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 21/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) d20+4=19 ; d2+3=5 ; Monday January 27th, 2014 5:22:59 PM
Spells in effect: Mage Armor
Nikolai, Shuriken already in hand from last battle, follows Pru and Tinker to F6. With the dwarf in front of him, he throws his shuriken at RZ1.
Point Blank shot +1, Range penalty -2 (20ft away) Att d20+4 (-2) = 19 -2 = 17, dmg = 5
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 21/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+7=21 ; d6=1 ; Monday January 27th, 2014 6:44:13 PM
As Carver charges away, Cameron backs up to H7. Seeing the skeleton in the alley he fires at it, hoping to keep it out of their ranks. "Not with THAT poor shooting", he thinks.
Attack hits AC 21 for 3 damage hitting it squarely but for little damage.
Arrows used 7 so far out of 40
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) Monday January 27th, 2014 7:02:14 PM
OOC: Everyone please notice.
I'll be in hospital tomorrow for an out patient surgery, Dave should be covering for me if things are out of whack. I'm taking my hospital "BAG" in case as is usual for me I have complications and end up in for few days.
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 22/24 Linden (Jay B) d20+1=4 ; Monday January 27th, 2014 10:55:46 PM
Moves to K6. Swings at the SK in the alley. Missing.
DM Ian - When There's No More Room... ROUND 2 d20+4=5 ; d20=11 ; d20+6=15 ; d6+1=7 ; d20+4=21 ; d20+4=18 ; d20+4=22 ; d6+4=10 ; d6+4=6 ; d20+4=12 ; d20=2 ; d20+3=7 ; d20+4=6 ; d20=20 ; d20=6 ; d20=18 ; d4=2 ; d4+2=6 ; Tuesday January 28th, 2014 3:15:32 AM Prudence steps forward, scorching the rotting corpse in the alleyway.
Bliss fires a tiny bolt, striking the creature, which barely seems to notice.
Tinker, sick of his luck with his crossbow, drops it and draws his urgrosh.
Carver charges in, but their opponents are aware of their presence now, and this formerly alive human manages to step out of the way of the centaur's strike.
Nikolai throws one of his shuriken at the creature, but it continues to lumber forward as the metal star spikes it in the shoulder.
Cameron fires another shot, but this one is far less effective than his last attack, making him wonder if the undead even felt it.
Linden steps forward to deal with the other threat in the alley, but his attack misses the skeleton.
William summons a friendly dog to help with them, but its first attack falls short of its target. (Summoned the Rottweiler into the field for you.)
SK1 attacks Linden, with a pickaxe that is long past its prime. The cleric quickly deflects the blow, surprised at the lack of strength behind it. (Attack: 11)
RZ1 moves in to assault Tinker, slamming the dwarf with its arms and leaving a foul stench behind. (Attack: 15 -- Damage: 7)
RZ2 and FZ1 both swing at Carver, both of them tearing into his flesh with rotten claws! (Attacks: 21, 18, 22 -- Damage: 16)
The remaining undead continue to attack the civilians around them. Miraculously, the civilians seem to be holding their own. In fact, two civilians seem to be doing rather well -- C3 and C4 both connect with their improvised weapons!
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 21/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+3=10 ; Tuesday January 28th, 2014 6:53:55 AM
Cameron fires again at SK1 (that was my target last round, I didn't specify, my bad) Attack hits AC 10, miss
Arrows used 8 so far out of 40
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 21/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) d20+9=12 ; Tuesday January 28th, 2014 9:22:43 AM
Spells in effect: Mage Armor
Shuriken: 9/10
IC: Nikolai easily sees that Carver is in deep trouble with so many around him and the civilians so he hollers over his shoulder to William and Bliss to help TInker and Pru, then dashes south to help Carver. He ends up at F16, making sure he avoids any AoO and giving Carver flanking bonus for this round.
He quickly glances around for more foes. Perc +9 = 12
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) d20+5=19 ; d6+2=7 ; Tuesday January 28th, 2014 11:13:10 AM
Bliss scoots over next to Prudence (G4), and he wants to shoot at the undead fighting Carver. But he can't get a clear shot! So he shoots again at FZ2 (with -4 shooting into melee).
Bliss hits AC19 again, this time shooting the undead for 7 damage!
Note: Second bolt fired of five-bolt clip; three rounds until Reduce expires.
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] d20+5=9 ; Tuesday January 28th, 2014 2:04:31 PM
Pru is just about out of spells. She draws her crossbow before firing her last Elemental Ray at the zombie.
[Draw crossbow (move action). Fire at the zombie currently marked "/b", but I think it should be RZ1 still. Miss with a 9.]
William the Courageous (Ken) AC 14/18 (w/ Mag Amr), hp 12/12 d20+4=18 ; d4+3=5 ; d20+4=18 ; d6+1=6 ; Tuesday January 28th, 2014 2:05:08 PM
WIlliam curses as his friend misses its first attack, so he tells Robbie to bite and tear again using his smite evil ability (+0att/+1 dmg) at RZ3
Robbie's Bite - hits AC 18 for 5 pts of dmg + 1 for SE = 6 dmg
Meanwhile, William stays out of melee and tries to help out Carver... and will shoot an acid dart at RZ3 (if it's still standing) or FZ1 -> Hits Touch AC 18 for 6 pts of acid dmg... _______ Spells Cast 1. Mage Armor 2. SM 1 - 2/3 rounds expired 3. Acid Darts - 4/7 left
Robbie's stats - AC 13, 8/8 hps, (Source for stats - http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/summon-monster/summon-monster-1-statblocks; Adding in Feats for Augment summoning and Summoner's Charm)
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 14/25 (John Calhoun)(David Feest posting) d6=5 ; d20+7=18 ; d20+2=6 ; d20+2=13 ; d4=3 ; d6=6 ; Tuesday January 28th, 2014 3:34:14 PM
Carver lays hands on himself (swift action) and then goes to work on the foe that attacked him twice (he took 3 attacks from 2 foes, somebody swung more than once). In close now he uses his shield and hooves as weapons. LOH for 5 healing Shield bash hits AC 18 for 6 damage Hoof 1 hits AC 6 miss Hoof 2 hits AC 13 for 9 damage
Note, Carver is AC 16 this round since he used his shield as a weapon
1/3 LOH used
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19); HP 16/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) d20+3=14 ; d8+2=10 ; Tuesday January 28th, 2014 8:38:29 PM
Tinker grits his teeth at the beating of the zombie, but countermands Nickolai's call. "I can take this monster! Other Fist-mates should go to the main battle and help the others!"
The dwarf slides his hands together, bringing the axe-head of his Urgosh down to cleave at the Rotting Zombie!
If he actually strikes the monster dead, Tinker wastes little time in trotting towards the main fight.
....................
Standard: Attack: AC 14 Dam 10 Move: (if zombie is dead) to E,10
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 22/24 Linden (Jay B) d20+1=18 ; d8=8 ; d20+3=19 ; Wednesday January 29th, 2014 9:27:17 AM
The cleric waves Bliss and William past him. "More in the high street." It points south.
Linden tries again with the Morningstar. Hits AC 18 for 8 damage. He looks around and hopes to spot anything which might be guiding these creatures. Perception 19
DM Ian - When There's No More Room... ROUND 2 Wednesday January 29th, 2014 12:05:01 PM Post will be up shortly.
DM Ian - When There's No More Room... ROUND 3 d20+2=7 ; d20=18 ; d6=2 ; d20+6=25 ; d20+4=6 ; d20+3=14 ; d20=11 ; d20=18 ; d4=4 ; d20+4=9 ; d20=17 ; Wednesday January 29th, 2014 2:00:23 PM Cameron fires once more at the skeleton, but it flies through the creature's ribs.
Nikolai sees that his centaur friend is in trouble and moves forward to give him some help. Looking around, the monk spots another zombie lying in wait in an alley.
Bliss fires at the zombie nearest his larger friend, scoring a hit! The creature seems to be on its last legs, so to speak.
Prudence fires at the creature, but it ricochets off of the wall behind it.
William lets hic celestial hound tear into the creature in front of it, driven forward by otherwordly forces. With a dart of acid, the creature falls to the ground, writihing for a moment before laying still.
Carver strikes at the faster zombie attacking him, driving it to the ground with a series of blows that leave it decimated!
Tinker tells the others to help with the other monsters. He strikes out with his dwarven weapon, bring the creature down swiftly!
Linden urges his allies forward as well, smashing the skeletons ribs with his morningstar. Still, the creature surges forward.
Unfortunately, the civilians are not holding up as well. C1 and C3 both fall to the creatures, and C4 suffers another blow. He also returns one, slamming into SK2 with a woodaxe. It is at this point that Nikolai recognizes him as Guy, the other guard who helped them protect the stable. When he sees the half-elf, his eyes go wide. YOu can see blod flowing down his face from a large cut on his forehead as he calls out, "Nikolai! Help me!"
Seeing that there is a new threat, RZ2 turns to face Nikolai and lashes out at him, missing widely. (Attack: 9)
SK1 swings at Linden, iuts broken pickaxe clattering against his shield. (Attack: 17)
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 22/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+7=24 ; d6=3 ; Wednesday January 29th, 2014 3:30:11 PM
Cameron moves forward to I11 and takes a shot at RZ4 as it emerges from the alley, trying to stop it before it reaches his friends since it seems to be of the slower type of monster.
Attack hits AC 24 for 5 damage
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] d20+4=6 ; Wednesday January 29th, 2014 4:08:40 PM
Pru loads her crossbow and takes a step forward. She fires at one of the zombies, but her shot goes wide.
[5-foot step to G-6. Hit AC 6.]
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) d20+5=14 ; d6+2=6 ; Wednesday January 29th, 2014 5:48:37 PM
Bliss takes a third shot at FZ2, hoping to end it. He hits AC14 for 6 damage.
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+9=22 ; 2d8+6=20 ; Wednesday January 29th, 2014 6:25:23 PM
Carver sees the skeleton,and decides that it needs to evaporate so he charges away from the RZ next to him and charges it. Ending up at 13,14,L,M he hits it with his lance.
Attack hit AC22, Damage 20
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19); HP 16/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) d20-2=12 ; d4+2=3 ; Wednesday January 29th, 2014 7:05:35 PM
Tinker hears Guy shouting and sees the stable guard being desperately pressed. The dwarf moves towards the man, knowing his legs won't get him there quickly. And so as he trots forward, he keeps one hand on the haft of his Urgosh and slips the other to his belt. In one motion, Tinker pulls his dagger and sets it spinning end-over-end towards SK2!
"Face ME, ya jack-a-box, I'll grind your bones to make my bread!" ...................
Move to H,12 (20 feet move) Standard: throw dagger (range 30 feet = -4 to hit; +4 missle, the dagger should actually be AC 14 Dam 3
William the Courageous (Ken) AC 14/18 (w/ Mag Amr), hp 12/12 d20+6=8 ; d20+4=21 ; d6+1=3 ; Wednesday January 29th, 2014 9:12:32 PM
William is glad to see that a few more foes have fallen, so he orders Robbie to make one last charge against SK2... Robbie charges and bites at it before the summoning ends...
Robbie's attack = Charge Miss AC 8...
Meanwhile, William moves to H8 to help Nikolai and throws an acid dart at RZ2... Hit Touch AC 21 for 3 pts of acid dmg... ___________________ Spells Cast 1. Mage Armor 2. SM 1 3. Acid Darts - 3/7 left
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 21/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) d20+2=15 ; d6+2=8 ; d20+2=5 ; Wednesday January 29th, 2014 9:45:33 PM
Spells in effect: Mage Armor Shuriken: 9/10
Carver leaves to aid Guy, which Nikolai obvioiusly can't do. As glad as the monk is that Carver rushed to Guy's aid, that left Nikolai sandwitched between two undead and is not happy about that. Wondering how many undead can be created in a day and hopping they are gaining ground on this undead army, Nikolai puts two fists into RZ2, then sidesteps to E15.
5ft step to E15 to give the others a clear shot at the undead.
DM Ian - When There's No More Room... ROUND 4 d20+1=21 ; d20+1=17 ; 2d8=10 ; d20+4=20 ; d20+4=21 ; d6+4=6 ; d6+4=7 ; d20+6=17 ; d20=20 ; d20=11 ; d4=4 ; Thursday January 30th, 2014 3:21:40 AM Cameron steps forward, hoping to distract the newest abomination with his attack.
Prudence also takes a step forward, but isn't as lucky with her attack.
Bliss fires another shot, pegging the zombie between its eyes and watching it tumble to the ground, finally at rest.
Carver runs to the aid of their young friend, decimating the skeleton with a single blow!
Tinker means to save his friend and fellow guard, but his centaur friend has just done so. Instead, he redirects his attack to the other skeleton, distracting it momentarily from the monk in front of it. (Redirected attack to SK3.)
William also sees that the skeleton is down, and directs all of his attacks at the fresh zombie before them. (Both targets have been downed this round, redirected attacks to FZ2.
Nikolai's first target is downed, so he moves on to the skeleton that was flanking him, dealing a solid blow that shatters the spine of the creature. It tumbles to the ground, useless.
Linden brings his arm back for a mighty swing, tearing through the skeleton's skull, neck, and upper ribs as it falls to the ground in a puff of dust. Never has an undead creature been more dead. (Rolled an attack for you. Natural 20. Confirmed. Decimated.)
Despite their allies dropping like flies, the remaining undead continue on. FZ2 turns to deal with the more prominent threat, slashing at William's dog, and digging into the creature with both claws! (Attacks: 20, 21 -- Damage: 13)
RZ4 looks forward at the small creature that attacked it, letting out a groan and charging towards Cameron with reckless abandon! Luckily, the gets his bow up in time to deflect the attack. (Attack: 17)
Guy looks to Carver with panic in his eyes. The wound on his head, while not fatal, definitely hurts. There is one civilian remaining -- a young woman wielding a frying pan. She swings at the zombie in front of her, slamming it in the head with the cast-iron cooking implement. (I need to stop rolling twenties for you guys...)
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 22/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+7=25 ; d6=6 ; Thursday January 30th, 2014 7:32:54 AM
(Map doesn't show RZ4 in front of me, I am posting as if he were since he charged) Cameron backs up to G9 and fires another arrow into the zombie's(RZ4) face. Attack hits AC25 for 8 damage " Back up some William. They are slow and dumb but they don't like being pecked to death."
William nods at Cameron and says, "Will do and I've got your back..." then backs up about 20 and shoots the zombie RZ4 with one more acid dart...
Hit Touch AC 14 for 5 acid dmg...
Spells Cast 1. Mage Armor 2. SM 1 3. Acid Darts - 2/7 left
DM Ezra Thursday January 30th, 2014 10:53:10 AM Braaaaiiiiiiinnnnnsss!!!!
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 22/24 Linden (Jay B) d6=6 ; Thursday January 30th, 2014 11:32:59 AM
Runs to I15 and uses a Channel, to effect the undead. (6 damage to FZ and RZ) "Unnatural boneheads!!!"
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) d100=7 ; d20+12=28 ; Thursday January 30th, 2014 2:04:43 PM
Bliss recasts his Reduce (ley check 7 - FAILS!) and says, "Humph!" when he flubs the spell.
He moves up ten feet and looks around.
Perception 28.
DM Ian - When There's No More Room... ROUND 4 Thursday January 30th, 2014 2:28:24 PM
Map has been fixed.
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+7=27 ; d20+7=11 ; d8+3=5 ; Thursday January 30th, 2014 2:55:25 PM
Carver slides to row K,L and slams south into FZ 2 using the woman for flanking he tries to stab it with his lance. (k,l,15,16 ending position)
Attack 27, crit check fail, damage 5
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19); HP 16/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) d20+5=6 ; Thursday January 30th, 2014 4:51:58 PM
ooc: Thanks for the redirect, DM Ian! .....................
Tinker has his Urgosh in hand, and it appears the Rotting Zombie is still engaging little Cameron, so Tinker dashes forward to charge the undead on his Fist-mate only to fail horribly!
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Charge RZ4; nat 1! (-2 AC) Move to G, 11
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] d20+5=11 ; d8+1=3 ; Thursday January 30th, 2014 5:33:08 PM
Pru re-loads, takes another step, and fires. About the best thing that can be said for this shot is that it's better than her last one.
[Load crossbow (move action). 5-foot step to F-7. Fire at RZ4. Hit AC 11 for 3 damage. Pru does have the Precise Shot feet, so the critter being in melee isn't an issue. I don't think there's cover, although the DMs may feel differently. :) ]
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 21/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) d20+5=20 ; d6+2=8 ; Thursday January 30th, 2014 11:14:12 PM
Spells in effect: Mage Armor Shuriken: 9/10
New AC for this round (Charge penalty) = AC 18 Tch 18 Ffted 15
Nikolai, a moment before flanked by undead, is now free to move about the battle ground. He feels his friends will have the zombie downed quickly and decides to aid the civilian pan-wielding lady and charges FZ2, ending up at J17.
Charge attack d20 +3 +2 (charge) = 20, dmg = 8!
DM Ian - When There's No More Room... Friday January 31st, 2014 2:04:56 PM
With the combined efforts of the Double Fist, the zombies crash to the ground, unmoving and finally dead. A round is done where weapons are put through skulls to ensure death, where Guy approaches Carver, breathless. "Thank you," he manages to gasp. "You saved my life out there."
"Prudence!" The sorceress looks up to see a familiar face. The sister who worked in the kitchens is the woman wielding a frying pan, apparently the only weapon she could get her hands on. She dashes up to Pru, tears in her eyes as she cries, "Please, please, you have to help him!" In all the panic and confusion, she seems to be unable to form a proper sentence. Guy looks over with a sad look in his eyes and says to Carver, "Her brother was on patrol this morning. She still hasn't found 'im. I promised to come with her, keep her safe, but..." He groans, hefting the axe with his uninjured arm. "Gonna be tough now."
While the group can hear no more screams currently, Guy points down the east road. "He was patrolling on that edge of town. Might take you a couple minutes to get there, but..." He looks past the centaur to the crying girl, still clutching a frying pan. He then turns to Nikolai with a desperate look in his eyes. "Please, you gotta help her. Her brother's all she got left. I can get her back to Haggard's."
William, Nikolai, Tinker, Cameron, and Carver are all healed for 6HP from Linden's fourth round channel energy.
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 22/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+7=9 ; d20+7=26 ; d6=6 ; Friday January 31st, 2014 3:11:41 PM
Cameron stops and concentrates, casting detect magic again and quickly scanning the bodies as a moment is taken to assure the final rest of the undead. When the missing man is mentioned he is ready to join the Fist in heading that direction. That burst should have caught Guy and the woman too so they should be OK to make it to Haggard's without us. Cameron thinks. Now all we need to do is find her brother, and our Sergeants. Where did they get off too. Perception 9 Bow and arrow ready, Cameron is prepared to head to the next site of unrest. Attack hits AC 26 for 8 damage from the ready shot when we move on.
11 of 40 arrows used after that shot is fired.
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 22/24 Linden (Jay B) d20+3=4 ; d20+8=22 ; Friday January 31st, 2014 4:03:01 PM
OOC: I thought Channel Energy was EITHER turning OR healing.... not both.
IC: Linden moves around the battle site to be sure there aren't any wounded or dying citizens. If he finds any, he'll try to help. He also hopes to glean any info from the undead. (Perception-nat 1, Healing 22) "Before we start moving, we should try to track the undead. Maybe the stinkers came from somewhere OTHER than the graveyard."
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19); HP 22/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) Friday January 31st, 2014 6:11:17 PM
Tinker is thankful for the healing and flashes a smile at Linden as he recovers his crossbow and sets it ready. "No doubt we'll find him.", Tinker says aloud, but his thoughts continue the sentence, 'alive, dead, or undead, but we'll find him!'
Tinker is prepped and ready to move with the Double Fist to the east of the village.
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+1=10 ; Friday January 31st, 2014 7:21:24 PM
Seeing the direction pointed in,"That's as good as any direction to proceed on our patrol, gather your gear, reload, or whatever you need to do, we move out in under a minute." Carver double checks his straps and his lance and shield. Satisfied, he begins a slow walk, until the others fall in and then picks up the pace to what that can maintain.
Perception 10
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] Friday January 31st, 2014 7:28:16 PM
Pru dashes back to retrieve her spear before resuming patrol with the rest of her Fist.
"I'm out of spells," she says. "William? What have you got left?"
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) Friday January 31st, 2014 8:47:11 PM
Spells in effect: Mage Armor
Nikolai assures Guy and the lady that they will undoubtly keep looking for her brother. "Thank goodness you are still in one piece. The Fist usually doesn't accept parts into the Order," he jokes with Guy, trying to break the tense moment.
He retrieves his shuriken from the shoulder of the zombie and cleans it as best he can before commenting, "We'll head that way and see what we find. Bliss, get up in the sky again and try to spot Trimmack and Helmbane.
As they organize to continue their patrol, Nikolai takes Guy asside and asks "Do you recognize any of these zombies? It is hard to believe so many come from your town's graveyard. They have to be holed up somewhere outside and it is usually with their creator. If we can find that..." he trails off.
Nikolai joins the patrol alongside of Pru again.
William the Courageous (Ken) AC 14/18 (w/ Mag Amr), hp 12/12 d20+4=8 ; Saturday February 1st, 2014 9:30:16 PM
WIlliam joins the rest of them in his normal spot, moving towards the east, hoping to gain more information on these undead... Perc 8
To Pru, he shrugs, saying, "Well, I've got sleep, shield and then I can recast my summoning spell 2 more times through my ring and my pearl. I'm almost out of acid darts and then I'm down to normal crossbow bolts... We're getting lean on spells and anything more than 1 more tussle with these undead would be too many... How 'bout you?"
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 22/24 Linden (Jay B) Sunday February 2nd, 2014 1:58:36 PM
"I really do think they might be easy to track if people stop trampling the prints." He points to shamble marks in dirt road.
DM Ian - When There's No More Room... ROUND 1 Monday February 3rd, 2014 3:11:59 AM Cameron scans the bodies again, finding nothing on them that might be magical. However, on some of the fresher zombies, he does come across some rather fancy-looking gemstones.
Linden looks around at the bodies, not seeing anything at first glance. However, as he goes over medical processes in his head, his eye catches some odd stitching on one zombie. Upon closer inspection, he discovers that it is indeed brought together from different creatures, a mishmash of different creatures brought together to form something rotting and vaguely humanoid.
Tinkerloads his crossbow, ready to head out and find the poor girls' brother.
Carver decides that any direction is better than sitting around. He calls for a march after a minute, setting out at a slow pace so his allies can keep up.
Prudence laments being out of spells. (Did you reset your spells for the day after sleeping at Haggard's? It seems like Prudence hasn't cast 5 1st-level spells yet. Maybe I'm not counting right.
Nikolai tries to break the tension with Guy, who smiles awkwardly. When asked if he recognizes any of the zombies, the young man looks down at the corpses doubtfully. "I don't even know how many came from our graveyard. Sure, some dead folk came back to life, but no since we started burning the bodies. Even if I could see their faces... I might not recognize them." Most of the zombies, even the fresher ones, are scarred and disfigured beyond recognition.
William runs through his spells, remembering the gift he received from his uncle before leaving the Citadel. While he may not know any magic, the man does know his gifts.
Bliss scrambles onto Mookie's back after refreshing his spells and sets off above the group.
Thy Fist heads due east along the road as Guy takes the young woman back to Haggard's. No one can hear any more screaming, but occasionally a skeleton or zombie falls upon your path that becomes quickly obliterated. After two minutes of moving, the group turns a corner that looks like many others. The Fist continues to move in the general direction indicated to them by Guy. Suddenly, something stumbles out in front of you all as you grab for your weapons and level them.
"Help me..." A familiar face stumbles out into the light. Prudence immediately recognizes the brother from the inn, double over with one hand on a bleeding wound on his stomach. However, she does not recognize the creature behind him. Standing at least two feet taller than the young man, this creature that was once alive has been stripped off so much flesh that most of its muscles showed, rippling as it jerked back and forth erratically. Its skull is stuck in a sick, permanent smile as it stares at its prey, clicking its teeth together and hissing. Its limbs are long and spindly, but move in an almost hypnotic way.
Cameron levels a prepared shot at the beast, striking it in the chest. It lets out a screech, and like clockwork, zombies begin to pour out of the surrounding alleyways. The work of a Fist is never done. A fresh abomination is seen this time -- a head, completely disembodied, with bats wings sticking out of where the ears should be, screeching and flapping towards the group with a startling speed.
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) d10=5 ; d20+9=25 ; d6+2=6 ; d6+11=12 ; Monday February 3rd, 2014 5:18:25 AM
Mookie quickly sets Bliss down and says, "Good luck, kid!"
Bliss thinks about how much time he has left on his current Reduce Person. Rolling randomly ... 5 rounds left.
He figures he has time to take a shot at that flying thing. He takes a shot at FZ1, then ducks back under the cover of the corner of the building at E13 -- sniping to use stealth against all enemies except FZ2 and SK3.
Roll to hit: hits AC25 for 6 damage.
Stealth check to stay hid: 12 nat one! LOL!
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 22/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+7=12 ; d6=1 ; Monday February 3rd, 2014 7:16:01 AM " Kid, run! Don't look back just haul ass behind us." Cameron sidesteps to F12 and follows Bliss in shooting the flyer. sadly he does not do as well as his diminutive friend. Attack hits AC12 for 3 damage 13 of 40 arrows used
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) Monday February 3rd, 2014 11:07:45 AM
OOC: the yellow C I'm sure is the brother. C for Civilian.
William the Courageous (Ken) AC 14/18 (w/ Mag Amr), hp 12/12 d20+3=15 ; d20+3=6 ; d20+3=16 ; d4+2=6 ; d4+2=6 ; Monday February 3rd, 2014 2:11:29 PM
William curses softly, adding, "You've got to be kidding me... Where are all these things coming from? They've got to have a source somewhere..."
As the horde nears them, he'll again call for help using his pearl of power 1, but this time Eddie the Eagle seems a better choice than Robbie the Rottweiler.
He'll summon Eddie to appear at J19, where (at the end of the round) it'll swoop in and rake the target (SK1) next to Eddie with his talons and bite...
Talon 1 = Hit AC 15 for 6 dmg Talon 2 = Miss AC 6 Bite = Hit AC 16 for 6 dmg __________ Eddie's Stats - AC 14, 7/7 hps
Spells Cast 1. Mage Armor 2. SM 1 3. (Using pearl of power) - SM1 (1/3 rounds) 4. 2/7 acid darts remaining
(Statblock for Eddie from http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/summon-monster/summon-monster-1-statblocks)
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+7=16 ; 2d8+6=14 ; Monday February 3rd, 2014 5:52:03 PM
Carver says, "I'll try to get that skinned thing, but I'm not letting that fresh one get in behind me, some one take that skeleton at K,19 to keep of my haunches while I head in." He points towards FZ2 and charges it. Ending at N,O,15,16.
Attack 16, damage 14
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] Monday February 3rd, 2014 6:28:37 PM
[OOC: There is apparently some confusion about whether we got 8 hours of rest between the zombie fight in the camp and this morning's patrol. I think somebody asked the question via email, but I don't recall it being answered. If we did not get 8 hours of rest, then Pru's spells did not reset, and neither did her Elemental Rays. If we did get 8 hours of rest, please let me know because I've been operating under the assumption that we did not.]
Pru moves up [to E-13] and loads her crossbow.
DM Ezra Monday February 3rd, 2014 7:35:47 PM Can you give me a date on the zombie fight to which you speal? looking at the last few days, there has not been a rest period from the last battle.
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] Monday February 3rd, 2014 8:04:35 PM
[OOC: December 6-13]
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) Monday February 3rd, 2014 8:10:46 PM
OOC: We spent the first part of the night at our campsite and got attacked. Then we moved into town, met the people at the inn, got some sleep, then went out again. I remember the DM giving us the benefit of 8hrs of sleep even though we technically didn't get 8 straight hours. It'll be in a post back there somewhere.
OOC: I'm waiting to see what Linden, Tinker, and Pru do. I want to make sure Nikolai can protect the casters.
OOC: I think this may be the start of what we are looking for. Jan 10 DM Post:
DM Ian - Magic Items, Experience Points, and Ol' Man Cedric Friday January 10th, 2014 3:11:44 AM With a full night's rest, a character gains HP equal to their character level, so everyone is healed for another 2HP by the morning. Each character gains 420EXP from the last two scenes -- keep in mind you're only level two and it has to be divided in eight! And a hero point is awarded to Cameron for risking his life to save Sergeant Helmbane during the combat!
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19); HP 22/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) Monday February 3rd, 2014 8:37:27 PM
Tinker is tired with the running fight, but here's the girl's brother and for a wonder he's still alive, if only barely. The others are spreading to cover the flanks, and there isn't anyone to save the young man. So close!
Then the dwarf digs down into a reserve of energy. "Not today. Not now", he growls. Tinker sprints across the street, dropping his crossbow and pulling his Urgosh. Ignoring any thought of defense he leaps between the hurt boy and the monster! From some forgotten well of endurance, he heroically twirls his dwarven urgosh in a defensive pattern to keep the muscle-zombie away!
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full action: Run (x4 speed) lose Dex 20'x4=80' Move to P,9 (dwarves never lose movement due to encumbrance)
Hero Point! Use Hero Point for extra standard action, Total Defense +4 AC (ooc: maybe the extra action also gets Tinker his Dex back?)
AC 19 if Dex + Total Defense AC 16 if only Total Defense
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 22/24 Linden (Jay B) d20+1=2 ; Monday February 3rd, 2014 9:43:15 PM
Falls in behind Tinker to support his friend and comrade.
(OOC: Will aid to assist in any attack Tinker makes. Dm Ezra, Linden's domain granted power allows his Aid actions to double the result from +2 to +4. So that is what he will attempt.... the attempt will fail with this nat 1)
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) Monday February 3rd, 2014 11:12:16 PM
Spells in effect: Mage Armor
Shuriken: 10/10
Nikolai rushes forward to I18 and goes into a Total Defense stance, hoping he's not too far away from Pru and William that he can't easily go back and help them.
AC fo this round: AC 24 Tch 24 Ffted 21
DM Ian - When There's No More Room... ROUND 2 d20=20 ; d20=1 ; d20+5=8 ; d20+2=3 ; d20+2=8 ; d20+5=18 ; d8+3=10 ; d20=7 ; d20+5=9 ; d20+4=18 ; d20+4=8 ; d6+4=9 ; Tuesday February 4th, 2014 3:08:05 AM All PCs received a full night's rest after sleeping at Haggard's. Sorry for any confusion.
Bliss takes a quick shot at one of the undead -- unfortunately, the tiny halfling is finally spotted.
Cameron yells at the young man to run, but he seems unable to hear the halfling. He cannot track the flapping head's erratic movement, and misses by a few inches.
William, horrified by the amount of undead here, calls upon his trusted old friend Eddie the Eagle. The animal's claws rake at the bones, leaving some scratches.
Carver shouts out a few orders, charging forward to strike at one of the flying heads. It screeches as the centaur hits it, trying to stay in the air, but falling to the ground.
Prudence steps next to her allies, loading her crossbow in the process.
Tinker refuses to see another civilian die, charging forward and brandishing his weapon at the strange undead creature heroically!
Linden moves up to help his ally.
Nikolai runs to the east, getting ready for an attack.
FZ1 flaps its way towards Cameron, attempting to slam into the halfling, but missing wildly. (Attack: 8)SK1 also moves towards the archer, reaching out with its claws to swipe at him! It seems these undead are a bit older, however, as they become easier to dodge... (Attacks: 3, 8)
SK2 clambers over towards Carver, provoking an attack of opportunity! (Attack: 18 -- Damage: 10) The skeleton falls to pieces behind the centaur, lying motionless on the cobblestone. FZ2 attempts to smash into Carver, missing as all of its allies have. (Attack: 9)
SK3 swipes at the eagle bothering it with the hilt of a broken sword, but Eddie is clever enough to keep his distance. (Attack: 7)
PZ lashes out with terrifying speed and accuracy, stepping towards Linden, but focusing its attacks on the dwarf, Tinker. One strike finds its way past the dwarf's defences, knocking the wind from his lungs! (Attacks: 18, 8 -- Damage: 9)
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 22/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+4=17 ; d6=3 ; Tuesday February 4th, 2014 8:11:43 AM
Cameron doesn't flinch as the group of undead charge him. He drops his bow and draws his sword and shield, no sense counting on luck to save his hide when he has dwarf forged steel to do it for him. He attacks the skeleton first, hoping the spellcasters can pick off the head. Attack hits AC 17 for 4 damage on SK1
Cameron's AC is now 20 with his shield. It is 21 to any attacker larger than small.
13 of 40 arrows used
William the Courageous (Ken) AC 14/18 (w/ Mag Amr), hp 12/12 d20+3=14 ; d20+3=19 ; d20+3=21 ; d4+3=6 ; d4+3=5 ; d4+3=7 ; d20=20 ; d20=18 ; 2d8=9 ; Tuesday February 4th, 2014 12:02:28 PM
William directs Eddie to continue biting and tearing at its target, as well as using its smite evil ability to boost the damage... while he'll use his move action to reload his XBow and then fire a bolt at it too (if its still alive)... If not, then he'll fire at SK1...
Eddie Talon 1 = Hit AC 14 for 6 dmg Talon 2 = Hit AC 19 for 5 dmg Bite = Hit AC 21 for 7 dmg
William's Xbow Bolt (into melee) = Hit AC 20 (Critical Check = Hit AC 18) so 9 pts of dmg (if crit) _________ Eddie's Stats - AC 14, 7/7 hps
Spells Cast 1. Mage Armor 2. SM 1 3. (Using pearl of power) - SM1 (2/3 rounds) 4. 2/7 acid darts remaining
(Statblock for Eddie from http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/summon-monster/summon-monster-1-statblocks)
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) d20+5=10 ; d6+2=5 ; Tuesday February 4th, 2014 1:47:10 PM
Abandoning stealth, Bliss dashes south to 17-F and fires a bolt at Flying Zombie 2. He takes a -4 firing into melee.
He hits AC10, likely a miss, but if it hits, then the damage is 5.
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+5=13 ; d8+3=8 ; Tuesday February 4th, 2014 4:42:23 PM
Carver takes a whack at the flying zombie again, this time without a charge.....
Attack 13, Damage 8
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] d20+5=16 ; d8+1=9 ; Tuesday February 4th, 2014 6:28:49 PM
Pru steps out and fires her crossbow at one of the undead menacing Cameron. She gives a little sigh of relief as the bolt flies true, then she re-loads.
[5-foot step to E-14. Fire at SK1. Hit AC 16 for 9 damage. Pru takes no penalty for shooting into melee, and I don't think SK1 has cover, though I'm not very good at cover.]
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 13/24 Linden (Jay B) d6=1 ; d20+1=10 ; Tuesday February 4th, 2014 8:38:44 PM
OOC: disregard the d6, posting from an iPod and it's sensitive.
Linden uses a Sacrifial Bond and draws the damage Tinker takes to himself.
The cleric then attempts to assist Tinkers AC this round, with success. (+4 to Tinks armor class)
AC 19, T17, F16, CMD 19(23v Bull Rush or Trip); HP 22/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) d20+3=18 ; d8+2=5 ; Tuesday February 4th, 2014 9:50:54 PM
Tinker swears that he was struck by the terrible-looking zombie, but he doesn't hurt! And when he feels that he is protected, he realizes that Linden is supporting him. "Won't let you down, Fist-mate!" he hollars, and turns his twirling Urgosh into an uppercut with the axe-head!
His dwarven features are set in a grim mask as Tinker takes a wide stance and denies the powerful zombie access to the wounded civilian behind him!
.............. Linden takes 8 damage Linden gives Tinker +4 AC
Attack: AC 18 Dam 5
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) d20+2=5 ; d20+2=16 ; d6+2=3 ; Tuesday February 4th, 2014 9:54:07 PM
Spells in effect: Mage Armor
Shuriken: 10/10
Nikolai steps forward to J18 and puts two fists (blunt) into SK3.
DM Ian - When There's No More Room... ROUND 3 d20+3=21 ; d6+2=7 ; d20+5=8 ; d20+4=18 ; d20+4=14 ; Wednesday February 5th, 2014 2:55:56 AM Cameron drops his bow in favour of the sword and shield, slashing at the skeleton before him. Unfortunately, the creature barely seems to notice the hit.
William's magically enhanced eagle tears the skeleton apart, almost comically popping the skull off to drop it to the ground where it shatters into a dozen pieces! The wizard himself turns to fire on the skeleton harrying his friend, blasting through the spine with a well-place bolt!
Bliss fires a bolt at the nearest flying zombie, but popping out from behind cover throws his aim off too much.
Carver swings at the flying head, but its erratic movement works to its advantage this time as the lance just misses.
Prudence steps forward, only to see her target fall to pieces. She straightens her aim quickly, managing to hit the flying head with a precise strike! (SK1 is downed, redirected attack to FZ1.)
Linden takes the damage from his dwarven ally, sticking around to help boost his defensive capabilities.
Tinker knows he was struck, but can't seem to find the wound! He quickly presses the advantage, slicing at the horrid creature with a solid blow!
Nikolai also sees that his target is downed, and moves forward to help his larger friend. With a quick roundhouse-kick, the head flies into the wall, falling to the ground never to move again. (Moved Nikolai to final FZ since SK3 was dead.)
FZ1 seems unaware of the fact that it has been hit, or that its completely alone. It continues to assault Cameron, but misses horribly. (Attack: 8)
PZ looks at Tinker, almost confused, but then turns its attention to Linden with a crazed look in its milky-white eyes. It slashes at the cleric with both claws, but the cleric just manages to get his shield up in time! (Attacks: 18, 14)
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 22/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+4=14 ; d6=4 ; Wednesday February 5th, 2014 4:15:19 AM note to self, use blunt objects to kill skeletons Thinks Cameron. Turning his attention to the flying head, he lashes out at it with dwarven steel. Attack hits AC 14 for 5 damage
William the Courageous (Ken) AC 14/18 (w/ Mag Amr), hp 12/12 d20+3=8 ; d20=18 ; d8=2 ; Wednesday February 5th, 2014 10:26:56 AM
Eddie lets out a victory screech, dropping the skull on it's previous owner... it needs a new target for its last round here on the prime material plane, so it flies and attacks FZ2 with its viscous bite...
Miss AC 8... Eddie then dissolves away, waiting to be called again someday...
William will reload his xbow (move action) and then fires at FZ2 also.. Attack (into melee) Hits AC 18 for 2 pts dmg ________________________
Spells Cast 1. Mage Armor 2. SM 1 3. (Using pearl of power) - SM1 4. 2/7 acid darts remaining
(Statblock for Eddie from http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/summon-monster/summon-monster-1-statblocks)
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+5=15 ; d8+3=8 ; Wednesday February 5th, 2014 12:59:29 PM
Carver takes another stab at the flying skull.
Attack 15, damage 8
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] d20+5=15 ; d8+1=4 ; Wednesday February 5th, 2014 6:44:38 PM
Pru moves out from behind the building and takes a shot at one of the undead.
[Move to I-12. Fire at FZ1. Hit AC 15 for 4 damage.]
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 13/24 Linden (Jay B) d20+1=3 ; Wednesday February 5th, 2014 9:38:27 PM
Sore and a bit woozy, the centaur cleric continues to support the dwarf. (failing to Aid this round.... by the Gods I suck!) He keeps his shield raised. "Deadhead... hit me if you can. Much more juicy flesh here. The dwarf is gamey."
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) d20+9=11 ; Wednesday February 5th, 2014 9:43:30 PM
Spells in effect: Mage Armor
Shuriken: 10/10
OOC: I'm unclear as to where Nikolai ended up. On the map, he hasn't moved. (Moved Nikolai to final FZ... )
There still seems to be two FZs.
In liew of a target he can reach, he moves closer to Pru and William (up to 30') and stands guard (Total Defense) and scans the area for any more dangers.
Perc +9 = 11
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) d100=73 ; Thursday February 6th, 2014 12:39:09 AM
Worried that is spell is running out, Bliss tries to renew his Reduce Person. Successfully drawing on a nearby ley line, he is glad to feel the magic take hold again.
Tinker - DM Ian subbing for SteveK d20+3=4 ; Thursday February 6th, 2014 3:38:59 AM
Tinker swings at the zombie, but misses horrendously, nearly dropping his urgosh. (Nat 1.)
DM Ian - When There's No More Room... ROUND 4 d20=16 ; d20+4=11 ; d20+4=21 ; d6+4=10 ; Thursday February 6th, 2014 3:46:19 AM SteveK's power is out. I have included his actions in this post which I have just added above. The post above will count for SteveK's total for this week.
Cameron strikes at the flying head, dealing heavy damage to one of its wings!
William's pet disintegrates before it can land another attack. The wizards fires at the final flying head, downing it with a well-placed shot.
Carver finally manages to catch the flying skull with his blade, sending it flopping to the ground where it twitches a few times before dying.
Prudence finds her target dead, redirecting her attack to the zombie harassing her allies. Unfortunately, the creature moves so oddly that she cannot predict it, and the bolt misses. (FZ1 is dead, redirected attack to PZ.)
Although he feels the effects of his wounds, Linden continues attempting to support his ally.
Nikolai moves back from the downed skull, keeping an eye out for any more foes. From what the monk can tell, there are no more undead in the immediate region.
Bliss feels comfort in knowing that he will remain quite small for another short period of time.
Tinker lashes out with his urgosh, and is lucky to be holding onto it by the end of the swing.
PZ swings its limbs out so wildly they almost seem to grow. There is an attack on both Tinker and Linden -- the dwarf parries the blow, but the centaur is taken in the ribs by a claw! (Attacks: 11, 21 -- Damage for Linden: 10)
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 22/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) Thursday February 6th, 2014 6:07:40 AM
Sheathing his sword and retrieving his bow, Cameron moves closer to PZ. Move to J11
William the Courageous (Ken) AC 14/18 (w/ Mag Amr), hp 12/12 d20+4=16 ; Thursday February 6th, 2014 10:18:00 AM
William is tempted to relax, but calls out, "Don't let your guard down, as they may have friends or their controller nearby! Let's finish this one off quickly before their reinforcements show up!".... Watching all around him, he looks for any other dangers... (Perc 16)
He moves quickly to L12, checks on the civilian and reloads his Xbow (as his 2nd move action...) _____________ Spells Cast 1. Mage Armor 2. SM 1 3. (Using pearl of power) - SM1 4. 2/7 acid darts remaining
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+5=10 ; d20+1=17 ; Thursday February 6th, 2014 5:41:11 PM
With his target down, Carver shouts out, "Tinker, step to his north side, make room for me." If he does so, Carver will move in and attack. (O,P,9,10) If he doesn't Carver will move up to N,O,10,11 and see how the brother is doing.
Attack 10 or Perception 17
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] Thursday February 6th, 2014 6:38:07 PM
Pru moves into a better position and re-loads her crossbow.
[Please move Pru to L-8. Now, I know that's more than a single move from where she is on the map, but yesterday I said she moved to I-12, so she should have enough movement to get to L-8 this round and still re-load.]
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19 Bull Rush or Trip); HP 22/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) d20+3=18 ; d8+2=8 ; Thursday February 6th, 2014 7:41:44 PM
Tinker hears his Fist-mates arriving and grins. Taking a step to the north to surround the muscle-zombie and let Carver within reach, he again connects with his Urgosh! "Fall back Linden, the rest of the team is here. We'll take the monster down!"
...............
5 Foot Move to Q,8
Attack AC 18 Damage 8
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 13/24 Linden (Jay B) d8+2=10 ; Thursday February 6th, 2014 7:50:47 PM
Critically wounded, the centaur falls back and casts a CLW. Healing himself for 10.
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) d100=36 ; Thursday February 6th, 2014 9:25:25 PM
Since he has no clear shot, and since his friends seem to have the situation in hand, Bliss casts a witch's Deathwatch spell, since it might help to tell where the next wave of undead will come from.
Ley check 36 = OK.
He scans around, especially checking that things on the ground are all really dead, and looking to see if any victims are maybe alive but unconscious.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) d20+9=24 ; Thursday February 6th, 2014 11:18:29 PM
Spells in effect: Mage Armor
Shuriken: 10/10
With the enemy being dealt with and the brother being taken care of, Nikolai stays put and keeps a weary eye out more, just in case. Total Defense Perc +9 = 24
DM Ian - When There's No More Room... ROUND 5 d20+7=22 ; d20+5=15 ; d20+9=11 ; d8+3=10 ; Friday February 7th, 2014 4:00:22 AM Cameron reloads his crossbow, stepping forward to face their last foe.
William shouts out some words of encouragement, mirroring his halfling ally's strategy. Looking around, he cannot see any other immediate danger -- but that isn't to say that there may not be some somewhere else. The civilian, while he is breathing, is doing so with great difficult. He seems barely able to stand on his own at this point.
Carver calls for his ally to make room for him, swinging at the final zombie and missing.
Prudence joins the reloaded crossbow club.
Tinker steps out of the way of his ally and connects with his attack, tearing a hole in the creature's back with his urgosh.
Linden steps away, healing himself quickly.
Bliss casts a spell allowing him to see the various stages of death around him. As far as he can tell, none of the undead corpses around him are still active. Most of the civilians are beyond saving, but one or two jump out as still alive enough to be rescued. The brother hardly counts as one of these. The witch wonders how the boy is holding himself up with such grave injuries. (Haha, "grave" injuries.)
Nikolai stands his ground, keeping an eye out for any more foes on their way.
PZ looks at its current situation and turns to run, provoking AoO's from Tinker and Carver. The dwarf's swing just misses, but Carver pierces it through the chest before it has the chance to get away.
The final corpse hits the ground. All is silent, save for the laboured breathing of the injured.
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+1=19 ; Friday February 7th, 2014 2:07:32 PM "That was no mindless undead, it was trying to save itself by running away. But we still have a problem, everyone double check your gear, reload, rearm and see to the brother. We got our Sargents to find. Someone search for magic real quick and we'll be on our way around the town further, anyone know the direction to the graveyard?" Carver double checks his gear once again, and tries to keep an eye out while others who are magic capable check the area out.
Perception 19
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 22/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20=13 ; d8=2 ; Friday February 7th, 2014 2:12:09 PM
Cameron stands with his mouth hanging open in shock, his longbow dangling from his hands. The undead must be semi intelligent! It fled when combat went against it. His mind is quickly returned to the job at hand by the man's moans. Stepping forward the halfling eases the man to the ground and examines his wounds. Heal 13 Unable to tell much more than the wounds are bad, really bad he calms the man by rectiting a short poem and laying his hand on the man's brow. Healing magic flows from his hands into the man, hopefully enough to knit the wound. Cast Cure Light Wounds for 3 healing
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) Friday February 7th, 2014 2:33:40 PM
Bliss says to Carver, "We gotta save these wounded folks! We can't just leave them here! Maybe Miss Prudence can check for magic?"
The tiny witch uses his deathwatch sight to point out those who can be saved, and casts his stabilize cantrip as many times as needed (recasting if he flubs the ley check).
He urges the strongest in the party to carry the wounded.
Then it is time to move out. Where are the commanding officers?
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] Friday February 7th, 2014 3:01:06 PM
Quickly, Pru casts Detect Magic and scans for auras.
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 13/24 Linden (Jay B) d20+3=19 ; Friday February 7th, 2014 5:34:49 PM
Doubled over, there is only one thing on the cleric's mind. "Everyone righteous?! We good? Dead deaded, again?" He staggers a bit. The centaur looks around for any wounded. (Perc 19)
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) d20+3=11 ; Friday February 7th, 2014 6:55:37 PM
Evidence that at least some of the undead has some form of intelligence, Nikolai comments, "Next time we have one of these that tries to get away, let 'em get away. We need one of these to run to its hideout so we can follow it."
Nikolai can only try to aid in any first aid healing. Aid Another +3= 11
Once they are ready to move again, he positions himself next to Pru, holding one of his shuriken at the ready.
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19 Bull Rush or Trip); HP 22/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) Friday February 7th, 2014 7:28:57 PM
Tinker worries with his Fist-mates over the intelligent supposedly mindless undead, and he silently nods at Nickolai's wise words.
But Cameron's thoughts are closer to Tinker's immediate concerns. Recover equipment, check and prepare, and ready to move out. "Where are Trimmack and Helmsbane? We have to keep up the sweep to meet them and be ready to help them out of a jam."
Urgosh wiped and stowed, crossbow with bolt back in his hands, the dwarf is tired but ready to continue the mission
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 13/24 Linden (Jay B) Sunday February 9th, 2014 6:38:14 PM
"Let's move."
DM Ezra Monday February 10th, 2014 11:09:11 AM Greetings and Salutations, i shall now continue in Ian's quest to turn all of you into the Fist's first undead battalion! Bwahahahaha!
Carver comments on one of the undead displaying unexpected signs of intelligence. Carver notices something glinting from one of the heads that was flying about.
Cameron is able to stop the bleeding, though the civilian is still critically wounded.
Bliss agrees with the need to save as many as they can and conducts triage among the not quite dead yet.
Prudence finds the unmistakable aura of magic coming from a necklace worn by the not so dumb undead.
Linden helps look for wounded with the others. As he staggers about he inadvertently kicks one of the once flying heads and spots something glinting as the head rolls across the ground.
William does a cursory search of the bodies. You forgot your perception roll.
Nikolai suggests letting an undead remain animated in the hopes of finding the lair.
Tinker checks his equipment and wonders where their keepers, err sergeants, are.
The Fist is in one piece, mostly, and this last batch of undead has been vanquished. The silence of a battle just ended settles across the area, solemn, and broken by the cries of pain and terror of the wounded. A couple of shutters slowly creak open as some of the townsfolk find their curiosity overcoming their abject terror.
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 22/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+7=13 ; d20+8=10 ; Monday February 10th, 2014 11:50:46 AM
Perception 13 Diplomacy 10
Cameron notices some of the looky loos and a flash of anger overcomes him. He uses his sharpest weapon, his tongue and tries to get help for the wounded. " You lot of onlookers. The undead are gone for the moment and your own friends and neighbors need your aid. Gather them up and get both them and yourselves to the Inn. Haggard and his daughter can provide sanctuary and some healing there. The way is clear. Do it now." He stops short of berating them as cowards or mentioning that this isn't the Fist's fight but theirs. That wouldn't help matters any. Once the civilians start helping he examines the large, muscly undead. It had been stitched together, so it didn't go into the ground that way. More evidence that these things are being created, not just appearing randomly. Cameron is more convinced than ever that the stolen book is behind this. If only they knew what the book supposedly could do. Damn the tight lipped contractors.
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] Monday February 10th, 2014 2:07:46 PM
Pru takes a moment to grab the necklace. "It's magic," she says by way of explanation. "We can figure out what it does later."
William the Courageous (Ken) AC 14/18 (w/ Mag Amr), hp 12/12 d20+4=21 ; Monday February 10th, 2014 2:54:54 PM
William continues searching and helps identify the items they find. He will also try to see if the bodies have any id or clues to where they came from. Perc = 21
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) Monday February 10th, 2014 3:48:33 PM
Bliss helps Cam and the townsfolk get the wounded under cover. "Good idea, Cam!" he declares.
The sharpshooter notes that he has fired 14 bolts so far this adventure -- that means he has only one bolt left!
Soon he'll have to get out his slingshot.
Maybe in town somewhere he can find some small-size bolts. Or make some.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) Monday February 10th, 2014 5:35:27 PM
Nikolai comments, "It is one thing to animate a body and make it walk and attack. These flying heads... that's another thing altogether. This is far more sinister than we had immagined at first. I don't know how you create such abominations!"
Nikolai asks the brother, "Did you see which way they came? How far to the graveyard?
He helps get the wounded with the villagers, either into their homes for better care or to urge them on to the inn.
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+5=6 ; Monday February 10th, 2014 6:43:42 PM
Carver notices the sparkly thing and goes over to it, plucking it from the head. " Anyone know what these flying heads are, or were? I don't remember them at all from from my earlier training before the Mailed Fist." (Know Religion 6 (nat 1))
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 21/24 Linden (Jay B) d8+1=8 ; Monday February 10th, 2014 7:48:04 PM
The cleric bends to pick up the glinting object. He is worried that the object is dangerous at first, then he shakes off the paranoia and picks it up.
He then casts Cure Light Wounds using one of the scrolls. (heals 8)
(down a scroll, I'll check the count later)
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19 Bull Rush or Trip); HP 22/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) Monday February 10th, 2014 8:09:20 PM "Let's keep moving to the rendevous point", suggests Tinker. Pointedly. .............
ooc: welcome aboard, Ezra!
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) Monday February 10th, 2014 9:42:39 PM
Bliss thinks that's a good idea too. "Tinker!" he says, "We have a rendez-vous point? Lead on, pal!"
He calls to Mookie, who was hiding under an eave somewhere.
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 22/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) Tuesday February 11th, 2014 1:24:13 PM
Checking in
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] d20+2=12 ; Tuesday February 11th, 2014 4:20:59 PM
As Pru tucks the necklace away, she tries to recall if she's ever heard anything about this kind of undead.
[That's a mighty 12 on my Religion check.]
Zombie -B- Gone (DM Ezra) Tuesday February 11th, 2014 4:46:56 PM
Cameron attempts to roust some of the townsfolk to flee their locked homes for the inn. Several stare at him with wide eyes before ducking back into their homes.
A young man opens his door and peeks out, looking about for danger. Seeing only the bloody Fist in the street poking at bodies and parts of bodies, he slips out the door, holding the arm of a young woman, his wife. She has a small bundle held tightly in her arms as the two scurry down the street towards Haggard's.
Prudence helps herself to a necklace glowing by her magicked eyes.
William realizes that nudging a body with the toe of a boot probably doesn't qualify as 'searching.' Before anyone notices, he engages in a somewhat more personal search of one of the zombies. Just under the hairline on the back of the neck he locates a small ruby embedded into the zombie's flesh.
William looks at the necklace Prudence found and correctly identifies it as a necklace. Your character sheet indicates more spells memorized than possible. It does not appear that you have detect magic memorized as it takes 2 of your cantrip slots.
Bliss helps with the wounded and realizes he is nearly out of small bolts.
Nikolai helps with the wounded and considers if the undead came from the cemetary. A typical location to find dead bodies ready for reanimation.
Carver digs a small emerald from the back of a flying head and asks about their origin, having never encountered them before.
Linden also finds a small gem embedded in the base of a skull, a sapphire. He manages to pry it free of the corpse.
Tinker suggests they withdraw to the rendezvous point.
I apologize for the late posting, foster court this morning.
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 22/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+1=5 ; d20+7=11 ; d20+7=8 ; d6=4 ; Tuesday February 11th, 2014 5:22:39 PM " Gems in their heads? These are certainly being animated by some force beyond the normal bounds of necromancy, or at least from what I have ever known. Search them all and then we meet up with the Sergeants. That book is here someplace and I would lay a bet on it being used to animate all thes things/" Cameron will search any unsearched undead. He then prepares to move on, bow ready. Knowledge religion 5 Perception 11 Ready shot attack roll 8 damage 6 in the unlikely event that hits
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19 Bull Rush or Trip); HP 22/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) Tuesday February 11th, 2014 8:07:56 PM
Tinker thinks back to the last words the Double Fist heard from their Sergeants as everyone boiled out of the "Cheerful Stay" at the sound of the screaming less than a half hour ago...
Helmbane pushes his way out the front door, pointing down the road to the right. "Fist, you scout out that way. Trimmack and I will take this direction. Loop around the outside road and meet on the other side, that's an order!" The dwarf runs off, his human counterpart quickly catching up after crying out, "You heard him, get going!"
The dwarf shakes off his reminiscence. "Course there is a rendevous point, Bliss! We loop around the outside road and meet on the other side. If Sergeant's Trimmack and Helmsbane aren't on the far side of this village, we continue around until we find them!"
Hoisting his crossbow, Tinker points the group in the right direction, and impatiently waits for the others to stop looting the bodies and get ready to finish the mission. His fingers itch, wanting to play with a lock instead of the wooden stock of his crossbow.
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 21/24 Linden (Jay B) Tuesday February 11th, 2014 9:19:19 PM
The centaur, not having a clue about stones and gems takes the sapphire to Tinker. "Buuuddy, how much do you think this trinkity doodad might be worth?"
Things (down 3 Channels, 1 SacBond and two first level spells, plus a Sapphire... by my count)
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 21/24 Linden (Jay B) Tuesday February 11th, 2014 9:20:43 PM
OOC: Bad link on previous post.... I'll update it later
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) Tuesday February 11th, 2014 11:25:29 PM
Active Spells: Mage Armor Shuriken: 10/10
Nikolai exercises patience while the undead foes are being 'inspected'. Considering they were not getting paid to fight these undead, what kind of mercenaries would they be if they didn't?
He has to exercises greater patience with the people of this town! They seem so appathetic to their own neighbors! And he still hadn't gotten a straight answer as to where the cemetary is, to boot!
"Wish we had time to cremate these but we don't," he grumbles.
So he keeps watch until ready to move out, at which time he stays near Pru and William.
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+5=12 ; Tuesday February 11th, 2014 11:41:36 PM
After gathering up the gem, carver takes the time to stomp on it, squishing it flat. Having seen that the gems had something to with animating the undead, Carver wracks his brain for thoughts on it. "Everyone pulled the gems from the undead, if so, lets get moving, we got some sargents to locate." He resumes the lead position and leads the group off again...
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) d20+11=20 ; d20+11=20 ; d20+11=23 ; Wednesday February 12th, 2014 6:01:53 AM
Cam says to search them all, and that's good enough for Bliss. He does his best. Perception checks 20, 20, 23.
Tinker reminds Bliss of the last orders they got, and he answers, "Oh yeah, right!" He is ready to head off. Carver seems to know the way, so he follows his friend.
"Let's go, everybody!" he says brightly.
Mookie flies overhead, keeping an eye out.
Zombie -B- Gone (DM Ezra) Wednesday February 12th, 2014 8:58:01 AM Did Carver stomp on the gem?
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) Wednesday February 12th, 2014 11:44:42 AM
no, plucked gem, stomped head
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] Wednesday February 12th, 2014 1:07:31 PM
"The gems didn't show up as magic," Pru says, a little puzzled. But she waits for her companions, and moves out when they do.
Zombie -B- Gone (DM Ezra) Wednesday February 12th, 2014 2:17:20 PM
Cameron and Carver find a gem in each of the zombies.
Tinker recalls that the party was to circle around town and meet the sergeants on the opposite side.
The party circles around the outskirts of town (which isn't that big to begin with). Not locating the sergeants they follow the advice they gave to the townsfolk and headed for Haggard's.
The sergeants, covered in blood and gore, are sitting at a table discussing their own battle, it appears to be an argument over which of them was more effective. Several villagers warmly welcome the Fist for having saved those they could.
Hope approaches What will ye have? 'Tis on the house for y'all!
Trimmack barks to the Fist Report!
The Fist has a magical necklace and a handful of gems. The module says that the last 3 encounters since arriving at the village are worth 5k exp, less the 420 already provided on 1/10, leaving 4580 experience.
William the Courageous (Ken) AC 14/18 (w/ Mag Amr), hp 12/12 Wednesday February 12th, 2014 2:29:22 PM
William will also gather up what he found on the corpses, and join the rest in heading back to town. He lets one of the others give their report, but supplements it whenever needed about any arcane details. His main concern is finding out where these creatures originated at and who might be controlling them.
OOC - he is able to memorize four spells her day, and also has a ring bonded item that allows him to recast one and he also has an orb that allows him to recast 1. So I'm not sure DM what discrepancy you were referring to?
(Edited PC to clarify this)
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) Wednesday February 12th, 2014 5:09:30 PM
OOC: Would that be 4580 div by 8?
DM Ezra Yes
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 22/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+8=13 ; Wednesday February 12th, 2014 5:17:16 PM
Diplomacy 13 Discipline ingrained after 3 years of training, Cameron does not even acknowledge that it is not his sergeant asking for the report. He snaps to attention and explains the fights as they happened, in order and what he feels they mean. This last part consists mainly of the fact that some or all of the undead seem to be manufactured from several corpses. This leads him to believe someone or someones are making the undead. With the knowledge that the item they are after has passed through here with the shady group about a week ago and knowing the item is a book but not what it does, he can only assume it is being used, possibly tested, by either the thieves or whomever they stole it for. When he is excused from his report he orders a mead if they have it. Killing undead is thirsty work. He mentions the gems and necklace to the sergeants only as some loot on the bodies, using whatever slang the Fist would use to speak in front of a client without letting the client know what they were saying. ( I am sure there would be a thing like that, like thieves cant . We should know it after 3 years of training) The last thing he wants to do is encourage the townsfolk to fight these things because they have treasure. Far too many would die that way.
DM Ezra Clarification request: From the notes I received, Sgt Trimmack is senior as Sgt Helmbane is recently promoted. Since one is subordinate to the other, and the chain of command goes up, how would Trimmack not be a superior?
1. Received 500 xp at 1st squad trial 2. Received 600 xp more at 2nd trial, 9 Oct 2013 3. Received 900 xp at graduation, Nov 2013. 4. Received 420 xp @ 10 Jan 2014. (new total = 1420) 5. Received 573 xp @ 12 Feb 2014 (new total is 1993)
So we're 7 whole XP short of making 3rd level...
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) Wednesday February 12th, 2014 9:44:50 PM "Sargent, I think these are not normal undead. Or at least in the meaning of undead that I learned before I joined the Fist. Someone is using an item as a focus to create them somehow. And they seem to have enough intelligence to try and run when they realize they are about to lose. Or at least those that are bigger do. That last muscular creation, tried to run away at the end of the fight, I struck because of reflex, If I'd had the time to think it through, I'd have let it run and followed it, hoping it lead us to where we wanted to go."
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] d20+6=11 ; Wednesday February 12th, 2014 10:39:34 PM
Pru stays silent and lets Cameron deliver the report; he's doing a fine job. She thinks about the undead, but she is as puzzled as everyone else and has nothing to add.
[OOC: the player has a theory, but the charcter did not roll a high enough Knowledge check! Darn it!]
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) Wednesday February 12th, 2014 10:47:36 PM
Nikolai adds to the report that the most obvious place to get 'parts' for the creation of these undead is the cemetary and asks permission to investigate it.
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19 Bull Rush or Trip); HP 22/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) Wednesday February 12th, 2014 11:11:05 PM
Tinker also snaps to attention, keeping silent as Cameron reports and Carver gives some color commentary. The dwarf's fingers itch to appraise the gems Linden offered, but waits until released by Sergeant Trimmack.
He thinks: What a lousy mercenary I make! First saving the boy who hasn't paid and then not even thinking about looting the bodies! Tinker barely controls himself from shaking his head in his own poor performance.
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 21/24 Linden (Jay B) Thursday February 13th, 2014 2:04:01 AM
OOC: busy this week. Might miss post or two. I'll try very hard not to however.
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) Thursday February 13th, 2014 7:02:33 AM
Bliss listens hard and stands at attention, but given that he is standing next to Lindy on the one side and half under a table on the other, he may be overlooked.
He does not have anything to add to the report from Nik, Cam and Carver. "Good job," he thinks, and makes a mental note to tell them so later.
When the officers tell the double fist to stand down and take their ease, Bliss thinks about having a drink, but frankly he just can't. The smells and the blood and gore everywhere just bothers him too much -- both his nose and his witch sensibilities. So he casts Prestidigitation to put the mess onto his weapons and hands and then Cleans Blood (a witch-only spell) to make the mess go away forever. Rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat, until everyone and everything is clean.
Bliss hums happily as he sets about his tidying up.
Rejoice! For tomorrow... (DM Ezra) Thursday February 13th, 2014 6:15:41 PM Everyone that has a post for every day gets an extra 7 XP.
Sgt Trimmack commends the group for their actions, while Sgt Helmbane berates them for taking their time.
Sifting through the coins, Trimmack tosses one to Haggard for their stay.
Haggard tries to refuse the payment but relents when Trimmack responds that the Fist always pays its way, just as the Fist expects prompt payment when hired. That said Trimmack looks at the necklace, it's a necklace, and magical? SO what does it do?still waiting on a spellcraft check here
With limited ideas on where to proceed, Trimmack and Helmbane argue on what to do next. Hope mentions a group of men that came through a month before. Haggard and several of the villagers jump in talking about the men. They stayed for one night and left. A few days later the first undead started to attack.
Diplomacy DC 20 Highlight to display spoiler: { One guy recalls that they were heatedly discussing a book they had with them.}
Diplomacy DC 15 Highlight to display spoiler: { Hope recalls hearing chanting late in the evening after they retired to their rooms.}
It may be this other group has complicated our own mission. I doubt this is the last wave of undead. Sgt Helmbane and I will remain here and secure the village of Cheerful Stay. The lot of you will proceed east and determine if this group is responsible for the undead.
Haggard suggests they check an old decrepit church that is near a cemetary.
Sgt Trimmack and I will work on some basic defenses and militia training for the village. Get some rest and you head out at first light.
William, your sheet says yellow highlight are memorized spells. For 1st level spells you have 9 spells highlighted. Hence the inquiry on how many spells are actually memorized (you don't need to track the bonded item spell, just if it has been used this 'day'.
Be patient, it will take me a short bit to get into the roles of the npc's and pc's.
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 21/24 Linden (Jay B) Thursday February 13th, 2014 6:39:34 PM
Linden, very sober and clearer of mind than usual, stands at attention. However, he is grumbling a bit for no apparently obvious reason.
(Sanity info DM: Down 1 Sac Bond, down two channels, down 1 Rebuke Death, down 1st level Domain spell)
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 21/24 Linden (Jay B) Thursday February 13th, 2014 7:33:37 PM
OOC: I have 2993xp logged. Which experince track are we using again? fast? medium? etc?
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+3=10 ; Thursday February 13th, 2014 8:57:03 PM
OOC: 3rd level is at 5k xp, right?
IC: Carver, grabs a goblet of wine and pays for some food as well, time to rest up a bit, before heading back out for a recon patrol. As he eats, he tries to decipher what the locals are saying, but he has too many other thoughts running around that he is trying to corral. (Diplomacy 10) In his spare time, he tries to keep an eye on the little one, not because he's worried about him, but to see how he does his magic among other things.....
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 22/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+8=22 ; Thursday February 13th, 2014 9:14:51 PM
OOC So we are splitting the xp? To answer your clarification request above, we were initially arranged into 2 fists, each with its own sergeant. Mine was Helmbane making him my commanding officer. If it is now truly a joint command then technically Trimmack would be my commanding officer too. But Helmbane talks to me while we stand watch and I like him better so he is still my choice for commanding officer. Question, can I perform my surgery now and move my stats around? I was waiting until we were not in a fight. Since we are about to rest for the night, this is a good a time as any. Besides I am off for a couple of days due to snow so I have the time to do it now.
IC Diplomacy 22 Cameron manages to get some more information from the crowd. He learns that the men that passed through a month ago were talking about a book. And Hope recalls hearing chanting late in the evening after they retired to their rooms. All that coupled with the church and the undead attacks adds up to a good place to start to the halfling ranger.
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] d20+6=10 ; Thursday February 13th, 2014 10:15:13 PM So what does it do?
Pru gulps. This is final exams all over again. No, it's worse than final exams because both sergeants are looking at her expectantly. Hastily, she casts another Detect Magic and tries to ascertain what the necklace does.
"Um..." she says. "Um. I don't know what it does, Sergeants. I'm sorry." [Spellcraft 10, and this task is better suited to somebody with an INT score. :) ]
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19 Bull Rush or Trip); HP 22/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) d20+4=6 ; d20+4=5 ; Thursday February 13th, 2014 10:22:47 PM
Tinker may be a dwarf and a rogue, but neither his passion nor his expertise is with gems. He gives a cursory look to one and then another before shrugging and giving the gems back to Linden. "Not the foggiest idea", he says.
Now that the Double Fist has permission to seek out this group, Tinker has a suggestion. "I'm thinking that the Church may have more likely answers than the Cemetery. At least it should be easier to search."
Whichever way the group decides, Tinker will go along. .................
Appraise: 6, 5 (not much help there)
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) d20+1=2 ; d20+1=7 ; Thursday February 13th, 2014 11:26:27 PM
Nikolai takes a look at the gems. Appr +1 = 2, 7
He laughs at his own ignorance of their value.
"We've been suggesting the cemetary, but the church first is fine," he agrees and after gulping down a mug of ale, he's ready to go.
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) d100=15 ; d20+16=25 ; Friday February 14th, 2014 12:06:05 AM
Bliss says, "Oh, me! Me! Let me look at the magic item!" The tiny fellow pops up from under a table.
He tries to cast an Identify (first level witch spell). Ley check 15 = OK! Then he casts a Guidance cantrip, asking Gargul for a hint.
Spellcraft is usually a +5 check for Bliss (one rank, 12 Int, class skill). But with these two spells he is boosted to a +16. His check is a 25. Woot!
He tells everybody what he figures out.
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 21/24 Linden (Jay B) Friday February 14th, 2014 12:51:20 PM
"Are their crypts under the church?" Asked the cleric casually. "There might be an exterior passage to them."
William helps examine the jewelry (Spellcraft check 27) and tries to learn some more about it.
He's a little nervous about poking around in the church, but agrees that it is the best place to continue their search.
He'll also rest for the night, say his prayers and rememorize some of his spells and change them a bit.
(Ooc - DM please look closely at his sheet and you'll see that I noted his underlined spells were memorized and the highlighted ones were the ones he had in his book)
Rejoice! For tomorrow... (DM Ezra) Friday February 14th, 2014 5:31:42 PM The church hasn't been used for sometime, I'm not even sure which god the church was following. It's been laying in ruins for centuries. We don't even use that cemetery anymore. Haggard sets down a pitcher of ale for the Fist. 'Twas to some god Melinoe, tha's wha' I hear two of 'em talkin' 'bout. Said the man sitting to the side, looking at the dregs of his ale. Who's Melinoe? No, it be Ga'al,spit, they was worshiping! Damn 'eartseeders! His brother counters from across the table.
Another townsfolk jumps in, I guess it could be them heart-killers, they travel in sixes.
Haggard waves them off go back to yer drink. It was obvious they served the vindiccator. They was obviously religious types, but they was hiding their true allegiance. Everyone knows that Jancassians don' advertise.
After some discussion, Bliss figures out that the necklace provides the wearer with skin as tough as leather, making it harder to be hurt. Highlight to display spoiler: {+1 natural armor amulet} The gems are worth 2k.
If you are that close to leveling, then the 7 exp will get you there, if not, then don't worry about it. We follow the medium track for leveling.
My understanding of military structure is that when two groups are assigned to a task, one of the leaders will become an overall leader, the other his exec. If the DFist broke into two task groups, each sgt would likely take their original group, but when operating combined, one must report to the other, and that is generally based on seniority in position. I don't know how it was operating before, but this is how I will be playing them going forward.
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19 Bull Rush or Trip); HP 22/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) Friday February 14th, 2014 6:44:24 PM
Tinker knows just as much about any of the gods as the casual person on the streets. That is, he knows their common names and the like, even using them to swear or color his speech at times, but not knowing much more than that. "Matters less to me about who they worshiped than what they were doing. Maybe this will give us some more clue to where the magical item we are supposed to recover is. Right?'
With Nickolai saying the Church is fine, Tinker also counts Linden as interested in the Church, and assumes Prudence and Bliss will go with the majority. The Sergeants are staying in the Village allowing the Double Fist to investigate on their own, which makes Tinker look to the Halfling Cameron or the Centaur Carver who have been the two who have historically been stepping into the leadership roles when the sergeants are out...
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ooc: I am tracking we are at 2,993xp (not including any Hero Points awarded to individuals) With the Medium Track (Wold Standard), we need 2,007xp more to get to 3rd level. With Wold suggested progression, the Agents will be on track to reach 3rd level before July 2014.
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+5=15 ; Friday February 14th, 2014 9:30:52 PM "Church is as good a place to start as any, and if I remember correctly, some religions believed in interning corpses in catacombs, usually entered from inside their own chapels. Any of you magic types, got any sound based damage spells? It might be an idea to try and see if that would shatter the gems." Hearing a name of a religion, Melinoe, Carver tried to see if he remembers anything about it. (Know Religion 15)
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) Saturday February 15th, 2014 12:28:51 AM "I wonder, if the chuch is that old, any buried bodies would be mostly bone fragments or skeletons at the best. We've been fighting zombies today. These are bodies recently dead. There must be some other place they are from and the villagers don't seem to recognize any of them. This is a difficult puzzle indeed." Nikolai comments as they ready to go investigate the church and graveyard.
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] Saturday February 15th, 2014 10:07:23 AM
"The churchyard may well be where the undead are coming from, so it's worth investigating," Pru agrees. "And if whoever is doing this is using that book, or whatever it is, it's likely the book is near the churchyard, too. Which is handy, because that's our mission."
Pru peers at the gems. "Sorry; I pretty much just do fire damage. But if we're going to try to break them, let's do it away from these nice people, all right?"
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) d20+9=24 ; Saturday February 15th, 2014 11:44:43 AM
OOC: I forgot my Perc roll for 2/13: Perc +9 = 24
Oops sorry, that was Dipl: Dipl +0 = 15
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 22/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d8=8 ; d20+1=5 ; Saturday February 15th, 2014 12:41:43 PM " There will be no gem smashing, first of all. Secondly, I don't really care where the zombies are coming from, who's making them or who they hold dear. Our job is the tome they stole, correct Sergeants? We find them and get the book back. If they want to summon the hordes of hell, we kill them first or fight our way through them. Is the contract for recovery only sergeants? Will destruction count as a close second? Because if they want to play like this then burning the abandoned church around them would be far easier. The book might survive. if it is magic enough." " Bliss, lets see if we can get you more ammo for your bah. I would rather you were shooting that than anything else. Otherwise lets get our rest so that we have full spells for tomorrow, the church sounds like it might be a tough nut to crack so we want to be in top shape." Before sleeping Cameron can heal anyone that is hurt.(Cure light wounds for 9 healing) He heals his fist mates and sergeants first, villagers second. He will then try to rig 5-10 of his arrows as flaming arrows using cloth and oil or pitch, whichever the town has available. He will also try to rig a few jars of lamp oil to be thrown so they can be lit later, either by himself or Prudence. He also tries to remember anything he can about the god the villagers say the men worshiped. Knowledge Religion 5
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] Saturday February 15th, 2014 3:47:51 PM
[OOC: I thought it was morning? Are we really going to wait a whole 24 hours?]
William the Courageous (Ken) AC 14/18 (w/ Mag Amr), hp 12/12 Saturday February 15th, 2014 5:19:57 PM
William reviews his spell book and shrugs, saying, "Most of my spells are Summoning or Defense related, and sleep doesn't work well vs. undead. My acid darts work well, but I've only 7 to use each day..."
Re: the necklace, he asks, "Which of you melee types want to wear it, as it'll fit you best...?"
He's in agreement with Cameron, saying, "Yes, let's not break any gems, as they may have a lot of value that we'll need. However, let's not burn the church down until we have a chance to investigate it further... I'm all for torching it when we're done, but there may be some clues within that can help us... "
(So... is our discussion in the AM or are we still waiting to go to bed?)
So we are all agreed that we have 3k xp? Steves math looks sound + 7 for posts.
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 22/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) Saturday February 15th, 2014 6:48:40 PM
OOC Hopefully waiting to go to bed. Our cleric is half or more spent, I am half out of spells, Pru is out of darts, Bliss is out of ammo and I want to make some special arrows if I can. Burning the church later doesn't make sense. Burning it with people in it either kills them or makes them break cover so we can shot them. Doing my surgery this weekend since I got no answer yea or nay.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) Sunday February 16th, 2014 7:16:30 PM
OOC: we woke up, ate breakfast, heard cries, went to kill undead, now we are back. All told, it should be no later than 9am at least. If we need a day to recover, maybe some of us can try to find an armory with plenty of quarrels.
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) d20+9=17 ; Sunday February 16th, 2014 7:18:03 PM
If events and their officers allow it, Bliss is glad to stand down for the rest of the day. He turns his attention to his crafting, and makes as many bolts as he can in a day: Craft check (with guidance cantrip) 17.
He also sees if there are any small size bolts for sale in town. You never know!
AC 19 w/shield, TAC 11, FFAC 15, (CMD 13,CMB 2), HPS 21/24 Linden (Jay B) Sunday February 16th, 2014 10:53:26 PM
Linden will spend his remaining spells to cure everyone else who are still hurt.
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19 Bull Rush or Trip); HP 22/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) Monday February 17th, 2014 11:13:56 AM
Tinker isn't thinking about the logistics of having the spellcasters mostly out of spells, but the tactics of trying to rest in a village constantly attacked by undead. And then there is the intelligent undead that got away...
"If there is someone coordinating these attacks, they are sure to have been told our presence because of the undead that ran away. And if it were intelligent enough to recognize our emblems, they know the Fist is here. And if they know that the book they stole was under safeguard contract to the Fist, they can guess WHY we are here, too!"
"All of which tells me that any delay will make it more difficult to find and retrieve the tome. I think we should investigate now."
Tinker gets another thought. "Cameron, you are Ranger trained. Think you can track the undead that ran away?"
After the battle (DM Ezra) Monday February 17th, 2014 2:17:37 PM Keep in mind that while the battle lasted only minutes, healing and regrouping the villagers would have taken considerably longer. Slapping on a bandage is only a standard wound, actually treating the wound is generally about an hour.
Sgt Helmbane There be no crushing o' gems. Yer green, ye'll learn soon that the quartermaster never assigns as much gear as be needed. He waves a hand in Bliss' general direction, point. Best to be kept and used as needed fer supplies. Give the rest to Q when all's 'aid an' dun'!
Steelshaper has the right of it. The book is our contract. Trusting that the book not be harmed by burning down a building would be an unwise choice. Let's try not to do that. Trimmack considers the conversations bouncing around, Nikolai has the right of it, these were too fresh for an old and unused graveyard. But that group is worth tracking down.
Hope comes and delivers a large platter of food to the table. Trimmack grins and winks at her, it's about time you lot got some more independent operational time. Therefore, Sgt Helmbane and I will stay here and guard the village against any additional undead. You are hereby ordered to locate the old church, check it out. See if there is any information on the group that went before. I know the trail is cold, so you have 3 days before I expect to see you back here.
Any final acquisitions before heading out the next morning?
Haggard and Hope have a small pouch of food for each of you as thanks for your work.
Ac 20,Touch 14,Flat 18(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 14) HP 22/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) Monday February 17th, 2014 3:25:17 PM
OOC no undead escaped. It turned to run and Carver ren it through IC "With Linden's aid I can probably track it. It was distinct and big enough to tell it's prints apart. 2 to 1 odds it's tracks go back to that church though. Let's eat up and head upstairs for some rack time. The faster we finish this the faster I get to head back to the Citadel. We'll have a tale for those minotaur thugs this time eh? Nobody could have done this better."
I don't have craft so those arrows are out. Any idiot could probably make them, but it would take skill to make them fly true. Eat, sleep, win. rinse repeat. Let's get er done.
OOC Helmbane is still my favorite Sergeant. Maybe I was raised by dwarves myself. Who knows?
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) d20+6=17 ; d20+10=21 ; Monday February 17th, 2014 6:31:32 PM "To the church! The sooner, the better!" Nikolai blurts through gulps of food. "Let's not give the enemy any respite. Give 'em a night, and they'll have more undead ready. Go now, and we are likely to catch them by surprise. Hopefully, they won't be in their lair, but out looking for more bodies.
We have to learn how to work without spells. At any given battle, we might be without our spellcasters for one reason or another.
Either way, we don't really know if anything is there or not, and I don't want to waste a day, or even half of one, wondering about it. I want to find out now." Nikolai finishes rather abruptly and takes several more bites of food. It was simply a statement of his preference for quick action.
After lunch, he takes his leave and goes to the stables to tend to the horses, they might be needing them if the church is more than a short hike. He brushes them down good and makes sure they have enough to eat. After all that, he goes back to the inn and checks in with the others and sets up a watch detail for the stables. He volunteers to take the last watch.
He takes up position in the rafters of the stables like he did before. Climb +6 = 17, climb support beam to the rafters Acrob +10 = 21, find a good spot and stay balanced on the beam.
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) Monday February 17th, 2014 6:42:24 PM
Carver, gives the Sargents a nod, when they give the orders. He then will help Bliss ask around the village if possible about attaining some small quarrels for his bow or what ever it is he calls it. Making sure everyone is heals, he'll turn in and be ready early, before day break, hopefully with food in his stomach. He will then make sure everyone has their gear and weapons all ready for the next stage of the mission. "Everyone got enough gear, food, weapons? Not necessarily in that order. I get the impression that the church and graveyard are not very far outside of town, so leaving the horses here, will keep them safer I's assume."
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) [AC 18; HP 21/21] [Mage Armor] Monday February 17th, 2014 6:54:28 PM
Pru is ready to rest and prepare for the rest of the day when Nikolai says they should leave now!
"Well, we could certainly do that," she says. "As you say, there are times when we may have to fight when our casters are out of spells and our archer is out of arrows. It strikes me as counterproductive to do it on purpose, but if that's what we want to do, I'm up for it. Best let me cast another Mage Armor on you, though; the first one's worn off."
William the Courageous (Ken) AC 14/18 (w/ Mag Amr), hp 12/12 Monday February 17th, 2014 7:05:16 PM
William is not on favor of rushing out and agrees with Pru that deliberately going out with limited magic isn't a good idea. "I think we need to gather our strength, as I don't think this delay will make us worse off than if we go unprepared." He will take last watch with Nic.
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) Monday February 17th, 2014 8:04:21 PM
Nikolai smiles weakly at Pru, "You are a brave girl, Pru, but I guess we best follow our Sergeant's orders and get some rest. This lot we think we are going to be up against will probably be tougher than some brainless zombies. They will have better tactics. So I guess we wait."
Ac 21,Touch 15,Flat 17(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 15) HP 22/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) Tuesday February 18th, 2014 7:04:21 AM
edited header for surgery.
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) Tuesday February 18th, 2014 12:02:49 PM
If Bliss can find or buy any small or even medium bolts, he will buy them.
In fact, he sees that Prudence was using a crossbow. Does anyone else in the party have medium bolts? Bliss can Enlarge himself, then pick up the medium bolts and use them in a fight.
And he still has a few of his own to use ... and his trusty slingshot.
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Anyway, he is all for going to the church. When they get there, but not before, he will ask Prudence to read his scroll of mage armor for him if she would be so kind.
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) Tuesday February 18th, 2014 1:28:42 PM
"William, you are my hero!" says Bliss.
OOC: DM, what roll and how much time for a trained weaponsmith to trim those down to small size, if it is possible. If not, I can still use them as is after I enlarge myself.
After the battle (DM Ezra) Tuesday February 18th, 2014 3:32:32 PM
Nikolai is all for going immediately. He climbs into the rafters of the stable to take watch. Hopefully the horses will alert him to anything happening outside of the stables... Is he poking his head through the thatch roof? It sounds like this is a typical thing for him, is he also taking his rest in the rafters?
After inquiring about bolts, Haggard comes back with a small quiver stuffed with bolts, he blows a pile of dust off them and offers them, these be working for ye? Ye can have the lot for a pair o' gold coins.20 bolts
As the sun just begins to peak over the distant hills the Fist assembles before the Inn and organizes themselves to set out. Hope hands each a small satchel our thanks and may Domi watch over ye this day. Break fast and some trail food for yer trip. Each bag contains a steaming and stuffed roll, freshly backed. Hope must have risen very early to prepare this for you. A mouthwatering smell of herbs and spices, assails you. Biting into the delicacy reveals the roll is stuffed with egg, cheese and ham.
A slice of hard cheese, a roll, and some fruit is also in each satchel. Enough to get you through lunch. Maybe the church is further than you expected.
As the Fist travels through the village, every home they pass has the residents standing quietly in front of their doors watching the procession. Even the children stand quietly and watch. Are they watching saviors leaving on quest, or men heading for their doom?
Verify if you are riding or walking. Does the group have a standard marching order or formation?
ammunition is one of those things I don't bother with size on, the cost is the same for small/medium.
DM EZRA: I advanced to the next morning, whether or not you rested during that time... :)
Ac 21,Touch 15,Flat 17(+1 to all acs vs larger creatures), (CMB 1 CMD 15) HP 22/22 Cameron Honeytamer Steelshaper ( David Feest) d20+6=11 ; d20+8=17 ; d20+8=12 ; d6=6 ; Tuesday February 18th, 2014 6:52:30 PM
Seeing the gathered onlookers, Cameron males sure the double fist makes a good showing for the Mailed Fist. He prestidigitaes everyone's gear clean and adds that special clean quality to their gear, shiny buckles, polished boots and crisp uniforms. What this town sees will be the way they remember the Mailed Fist for years to come. " Bright happy faces everyone. Make a good impression as we head out. We want them to remember the Fist fondly when we leave. " He marches in his accustomed place at Carvers side, right up in front. After yesterday's running fight he keeps his bow out, arrow nocked and ready to fire. (ready missile weapon). He tracks if it is needed to find the church and otherwise keeps his eyes peeled. He will fire only if combat seems eminent( They have been spotted, are being charged ect) Tracking (survival) 11 Perception 17 Ready attack hits AC 12 for 8 damage
AC 15, T13, F12, CMD 15(19 Bull Rush or Trip); HP 22/23 "Tinker" (SteveK) Tuesday February 18th, 2014 7:00:14 PM
Tinker is happy for the luncheon roll, he can save the four days rations in his rucksack for emergencies! The rogue would prefer to stay in the back, but doesn't have the legs to get anywhere quickly. Instead, he would like to be third, just behind Cameron and beside the large Carver. With Nicholai and Linden for a mobile reserve and William, Prudence, and Bliss to be the main missle unit, Tinker thinks that would be a good marching order.
The dwarf isn't particular. If someone insists on a different formation, he has no hard feelings.
Tinker has his crossbow with bolt ready, but resting easy in an underhanded grip. His urgosh slung beside him and his rucksack of everything bulking on his back.
Bliss (Cayzle) (AC17, HP16 of 16) d20+11=14 ; Tuesday February 18th, 2014 7:04:09 PM
Bliss is very grateful for the rest and the quiver of small bolts. "Many many thanks, good sir," he says to Hagrid, who seems very big and a bit scary to him. He wonders if the big man has any giant blood in him.
[OOC: updated PC sheet to add bolts and subtract coins, thanks!]
Heading out to follow orders, Bliss reduces himself (as always) and enlarges Mookie. He rides the bird so long as there is no danger, prepared to hop off at the first sign of a fight.
Keeping alert as the group moves: Perception 14
Carver AC 16, AC 18/ shield, CMB 6, CMD 16, HP 25/25 (10) (John C) d20+1=7 ; Tuesday February 18th, 2014 10:12:29 PM
Carver, even though he hates it, he'll high step for the on lookers. That should keep their attention or at least give them something to talk about later. With his lance and shield at the ready, he can switch in a round if needed to the bow on his back. "Bliss, you're our look out up there, keep a sharp eye out would you please. Lets not get too distracted showing off." As soon as the group leaves the civilians behind, he stops high stepping, no need for it, except to show off.
Perception 7
Nikolai (JonathanT) AC 20 Tch 20 Ffted 17 HP 23/23 CMD 18/20(Grapple) Tuesday February 18th, 2014 10:26:53 PM
DM asked: Is he poking his head through the thatch roof? It sounds like this is a typical thing for him, is he also taking his rest in the rafters?
OOC: the night before we took turns watching the stables in case of undead attack on the horses. Nikolai positioned hmself in the rafters so he could see the whole stables and plop down on any undead that make it in from the back. There were others that watched the front door. He slept in the stall, not in the rafters.
IC: Nikolai brushes off stray straw and is joins the group for breakfast. "They must be depleted somewhat. No attacks last night," he yawns as he takes a plate of food.
He smiles at Hope when she gives them their lunch. He remains rather quiet, thinking of what may lay ahead, what strategies they'll need to employ.
"Thanks, Cameron, for the cleaning. I'm glad not to smell like horse while we hike to the church," and winks at Pru, "She appreciates it too, I imagine."
Nikolai takes his place in the back of the formation and marches with precision. These people may not care much about the Mailed Fist, but good impressions, impressive impressions, never hurt either.
OOC: I think it was decided we'd go afoot/ahoof and leave the horses behind.
Prudence Gundle (Kathy) Tuesday February 18th, 2014 11:46:18 PM
Pru helps Cameron make sure everyone's gear is clean and shining. She smooths her braid and takes her position near William and Bliss--keeping the "squishy" people together.
As they walk, she smiles at any townsfolk out watching them, and waves at the children.
William the Courageous (Ken) AC 14/18 (w/ Mag Amr), hp 12/12 Wednesday February 19th, 2014 2:30:01 PM
William joins the group and remains close to the center by both ladies. As a dashingly handsome young man, he smiles at all the young maidens who wave goodbye. It's a trait he gets from his uncle Joshua...
He also used his prestidigitation and other magics to help get everyone cleaned up and also to help in the stable.
After they leave, he watches the sides of their path for anything out of the ordinary and has his xbow ready for any threats.
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