DM Bloodgargler's Serpent's Skull
Game Master BinkyBo

"Let's defend the entrance,in the hope there is only one.I haven't fully recoverd my skills yet,so this isn't going to be easy."

There's definitely more than one.Keekaw,how many can you see?

She strapped her buckler to her arm,adjusted her armor,patted her heavy pick at her belt and raised both pistols.Ready!

"Jusht push it open"
There are two poles attached to the hinged-on-top front door which when pushed out become the supports. The bottom swings down when the top is pushed out.
full round action to open (which doesn't matter too much quite yet - it would take them some time to break through)

Syndlara nods, draws her scimitar, and starts to push the entrance open.

"Only one entrance Gatherine,not only one enemy."
Iolana too is ready,scimitar drawn and waiting in front of the door.

Tol picks up his shield and takes the other side of the door. He looks around at the others to make sure they are ready, then helps Syndlara push.

Syndlara and Tol were on watch, and can be assumed to have been wearing their armor; do any of the rest of you sleep in your armor? Just wondering how squishy you guys are right now.

Gatherine saw the others readying themselves to push open the door hinged on top of the crab.She returned to the peephole and shoved the doubled barreled pistol thru it sideways.She saw the clustered bodies on the other side in the darkness clearly with her darkvision.Twinbellows roared twice,bucking in the peephole.

First shot
1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20Attack
1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9Critical confirm
1d8 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 1 = 8Damage

Second shot
1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21Attack
1d8 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 1 = 8Damage

Holy Twinkies two d20s!? Lucky gun!!
1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22Critical confirm for 2nd shot

4d8 + 1 ⇒ (3, 7, 5, 5) + 1 = 21Damage for second shot...F Yeah! !

die roll needs to be a 20 (or whatever crit range is for weapon - yours is 20) to be a potential crit, not the die roll plus bonuses. But at least it is a hit.

working on map now .. I'll have it up w/in an hour

map

roll initiatives please. Round 1 starts after Gatherine's shot, and door is open.

With your ears ringing from the gunshot, you swing open the door, and see over half a dozen zombies in the dim moonlight. All of them look to be in bad shape (in addition to being dead) Many of them are missing their legs below the knee, and claw toward you with their mouths agape. Chunks of zombie litter the sand around where Gatherine fired her pistol.

zombies with white backgrounds are the amputee zombies, others are able to walk. (map also shows the 10' square where Kekkaw's home's claw attacks can strike)

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20

Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Initiative 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Did my second shot hit? And...I'm guessing the gimpy zombies can't move so I guess going after the movers is paramount.Or luring them into range of the claws.

zombie initiatives
crawlers 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
walkers 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (16) + 0 = 16
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Mugambi 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Kekkaw 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Round 1
Syndlara
Gatherine
Zombie walkers
+crawlers
Kekkaw
Iolana
Mugambi
Tol

Gath- yes your second shot hit. both hit the crawler at (R,9)
no comment on your assumption about the gimpy ones :)

Oi!Get the ones with legs first,we can take care of the gimpy ones last!

As the "door" opens, Syndlara spots the zombie immediately to her left. Reacting quickly, she slashes at it in an attempt to batter aside its groping claw-like hands. "You can look, but don't touch!" she quips, dancing past it to what she considers more favorable terrain--open space.

Round 1: Attack at the zombie at R6, then move to Q6, taking the AoO if necessary.

1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Status: HP 15/15; AC 17

Status: AC 18,18/18 hp,Grit 2/2

Gatherine saw the elf lunge out of the crab hut and slice into a ragged zombie that scuttled toward her like some macabre insect.She cursed as she saw the small crowd of Undead begin to shamble towards them,taking up her powder horn and two bullets to reload Twinbellows.

She aimed around Tol from the opening's corner,leveling Sneezy Dragon at the only zombie standing upright ten feet away amongst a pair of zombies that floundered on their bellies in the sand due to their lack of legs.

Oi!Grit 'n glory!!With a cry,she pulled the trigger and Sneezy Dragon spat a burst of flashing flame and a ball of hot lead into the approaching foe.
1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16Attack
1d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10Damage
1d6 ⇒ 2Extra Grit damage

Reload Twinbellows.Attack walking zombie at R11.Spend 1 Grit point on deed,Up Close & Deadly to deal 1d6 extra damage even if I miss.

The zombie lurches for Syndlara. As soon as she moves, it drops his shoulder and lunges, but slams its fist into the shell a split-second too slow... another split-second after that Gatherine's shot blows it's arm and a third of it's torso off... and then it explodes into a dusty foul mess.
The other zombies work there way around the claw toward Syndlara.
The northernmost crawler scrambles with ridiculous speed, and slams a fist into her - a devastating blow - before flopping onto the ground.
9 damage to Syndlara

"Gah! NO! Stop her! She'll die!" Kekkaw lifts the crab-arm again, and locks it in place. He then moves to where his sabre hangs, and pulls it from the wall. "We have no chance! Bip bip buurrip.. no chance.. "
map

bottom of round 1
Iolana
Mugambi
Tol

Fort save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

"Those crawlers are definitely not slow!" Syndlara gasps as she staggers back a step under the crawling zombie's assault.

already so little room,and i have to leave some for Tol too.

+1 scimitar 1/10 [att+3 dam1d6+2 18-20/x2 type S]
Shield 1/20

Shield and morningstar at hand Mugambi cast shield of faith into himself before moving to help the elf outside.

Forgot:with Shield on Iolana's AC is 20,Touch 12,FF 18

Tol steps forward into the gap between Iolana and Mugambi, axe and shield ready. "Gatherine, stay back!" he cries in his powerful rolling bass, "The walking dead won't come one step closer if I have anything to say about it! Er..." His pronouncement falters as he leans down to take a slash at one of the maimed zombies on the sandy ground before him, "That goes for the crawling dead too!"

The party moves into position. Tol's axe just misses the injured crawler.

Round 2
Syndlara
Gatherine
Zombie walkers
+crawlers
Kekkaw
Iolana
Mugambi
Tol

map

Kekkaw hops up and slashes at the overhead tarp's binding on one side. The tarp flaps down - causing a bit of water to spill, and a rope ladder unrolls from the middle of the ceiling. "Dorf girl. Push open the oven hatch up top. You kek kek can shoot from up there, buurrip ip."

Warding off her opponents with her curved blade, Syndlara takes a step back and begins murmuring arcane syllables, her free hand weaving in esoteric gestures. As her spell completes, the worst of her bruises from the crawling zombie's powerful swing mend beneath her chain shirt.

5 foot step to R5 and cast Cure light wounds on herself.

1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Status: HP 13/15, AC 17

Gatherine stared in dumbfounded horror over Tol's shoulder when one of the legless zombies scrambled forward with a burst of speed on its stumps and flung a fist into the elf,making her stagger.Blood flecked her lips as she gasped.

What the fff--I don't even....IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY BLASTED LEGS!

Seething in frustration,the dwarf girl watched the Undead start to cluster around the others in a tight circle.She hesitated seeing that she might accidentally shoot someone in such cramped positions.

Then she heard Keekaw chirp and slash his blade overhead.Water spattered onto her hat and a sturdy rope ladder unraveled from above.

Grinning,she let Sneezy Dragon dangle from her wrist and grabbed onto it.With surprising agility for her kind,she clambered up the ladder and pushed open the portal built into the crab's top.

She found herself on the roof looking down at the scene below.She noticed how the zombie she had shot was still active albeit with a smoking hole through its desiccated torso.

SHe took great care to aim as far away from her allies as possible while focusing on the Undead.She leveled the twinbarreled pistol at the skull-faced horrors.

1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21Climb check

#1st shot
1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23Attack
1d8 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10dmg

#2nd shot
1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25Attack
1d20 ⇒ 8Confim
1d8 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13dmg

There is a loud bang from above and behind you, a split second later another zombie explodes in a cloud of dust from Gatherine's pistol - showering the crawlers around it.
The last walker finds itself behind a wall of crawlers. The crawlers - each with their own target - try to pummel those in front of them.
The ones on Mugambi and Iolana miss... Tol and Syndlara are not so lucky. 6 damage to each of you

bottom of the 3rd
Kekkaw - delays
Iolana
Mugambi
Tol

map

Mugambi attacks the injured undead in front of Tol (at Q7) trying to reduce their number.
Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
Dmg: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Tol whistles for Gorra, and the horse obediently moves up behind him, prancing nervously. The dwarf swings his axe again at the line of oncoming zombies, but stumbles a little in the uneven sand, barely keeping hold of his axe.

+1 scimitar 2/10 [att+3 dam1d6+2 18-20/x2 type S]
Shield 2/20

Round 3
Syndlara
Gatherine
Zombie walker
+crawlers
Kekkaw
Iolana
Mugambi
Tol

map is same except (Q,7) is now at -20

Syndlara slips into the steps of her blade dance, her scimitar whirling and slashing at the zombie in front of her. Move action to activate Battle dance, standard attack on the zombie at Q5.

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

HP 7/15, AC 17; Battle dance 1/7

1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9Attack
1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5Damage
1d6 ⇒ 4Extra Grit damage

HP 18/18,Grit 0/2

Again,Gatherine whooped and fired a shot from Sneezy Dragon from the crab hut's roof into the Undead mob below.

She scrambled to reload Twinbellows,fumbling with the still-smoldering barrels.

Attack walker at P8.Reload Twinbellows.Spend last Grit point on extra dmg.

Gath-you're in point blank range, and in first 20' range increment (therefore it is a touch attack)... so that is a hit.

The walker gets blasted by Sneezy Dragon... shredding dead flesh and nearly knocking it over. It recovers and looks up at Gatherine. It begins to climb the claw toward her... From the way it moves, it looks as though its ability to climb is more luck than agility.

climb 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
acro(balance)DC15 for wide claw part 1d20 ⇒ 17

The crawlers continue to bludgeon the group... the one on Mugambi pushes itself off the ground, and attempts to grapple him while his attention is focused on Tol's opponent.
You hear a gruesome crack of Iolana's collarbone and several ribs breaking as she is slammed against the shell. She slides down the outer wall to the ground. 16 damage to Iolana

slam vs Syndlara 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
slam vs Iolana 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 damage to Iolana
slam vs Tol1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
grapple vs Mugambi1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

confirm crit vs Iolana 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Kekkaw rushes in and steps in front of the fallen Iolana, slashing at her attacker with his sabre. "Scraawny girl down, buurrip! Scraawny girl down!"

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Mugambi focus the energies from beyond to come in rescue of him abd his comrades.
Channel heal: 1d6 ⇒ 6

"Miss Zerengo!" Tol cries out as the human girl is knocked back by the zombie. He makes an attack at the zombie in front of him, but his attention is clearly elsewhere, and his axe comes nowhere near the crawling corpse. Steady, Tol, focus now...

Two natural ones in a row! Tol must be sleepy. I failed the fumble confirmation, so if something bad is going to happen, now's the time.

Somebody get her a potion!! Hold on,Iolana!

Round 4
Syndlara
Gatherine
zombie walker
crawlers
Kekkaw - (will be moving now-waking Iolana to (S,7)
Iolana
Mugambi
Tol

map

with Mugambi channel Iolana should be back to positive,but only at 2 hp now.Going fot total defense (+4 AC,no attack)

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Syndlara parries aside the groping claws of her opponent with a fluid counterstroke, then pirouettes around the monster's flailing limbs to land her scimitar heavily in the creature's side.

HP 7/15; AC 17; Battle Dance 2/7