In Memory of... (Inactive)

Game Master Gilthanis

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Ready.

Ready to go when everyone else is.

Lets do this.

Every spring, in the small village of Whitecap, they hold a festival. This festival is three days long and is in remembrance of all lives list too early in life. Whether they are from hundred years past in the war, or the past few from age, sickness, or wildlife; these lives are remembered.

It is day two of the festival and your group, simply traveling through, stops for a bite to eat and a warm bed to sleep in before you continue on your journey to the nearby caves to search for treasure. There is much revelry and rejoicing. You come to find out why, and you join in the festival. The townsfolk welcome anyone who wishes to remember the good times of when their loved ones and friends were still around.

The sun begins to set; beautiful crimsons, oranges, and purples fill the sky as another night draws to a close, but this night wouldn't fare as years past.

From out of nowhere, you hear a woman scream bloody murder. Then a few short moments later, you see her come into view from the east. You, as well as the townsfolk, barely have moments to react.

Everyone as a standard or move action to use as they see fit before the enemies come into view and I start initiative

Init:
Kit 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
Kale 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16
Quaid 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
Janji 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
Yūrei 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Me 1d20 ⇒ 191d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Kale runs towards the woman.

Are you alright? What is wrong?

The catfolk will get herself out of view
Stealth: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

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Randall tries to determine what is happening.

perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Yūrei moves behind cover, but is not attempting to hide right now.

The woman has claw marks up and down her body. It is a miracle she is still standing. Her skin is pale, akin to the saying "like you've seen a ghost". She looks as if she wants to respond, but just can't find the words to put together, it is obvious she has seen something so horrific she is scarred.

She manages to get one word out before she collapses out of fear and her nerves being shot, Bro..bro..brother

Kale picks up the woman and turns around, running back to the crowd. This woman is badly injured! Can anyone here perform healing or medicine?

Janji draws his shortbow and waits.

Yūrei also nocks an arrow to his shortbow, and waits for a target.

Surprise Round

Kit: moves
Janji: draws bow
Yurei: moves
Kale: moves to woman
Randall: tries to assess situation

Init tracker: round 1

Yurei: to act
Zombies: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Janji:
Skeletons: (1) (2) (3)
Kale:
Kit:
Quaid:

As the group tries to figure out what is going on. Out the the dusk comes abominations to the living. Enemies appear; some wearing soiled rags with its flesh falling of its bones; some are mere bones, clawing and scratching at the living.

Yurei, caught in the middle, must decide what to do. He sees a trio of enemies near Kale, threatening him and the poor unconscious woman; or aid the commoner in the southwestern corner of the celebratory locale.

zombies are blue, skeletons are pink

K-history of you got it

Swift action, spending one ki point to increase my move by 4 squares. Move action, moving towards Kale and the unconscious woman.
Standard, attacking with my shortbow, at the zombie diagonally closest to me.

Yurei sprints forward as fast as he can, hurrying towards the already injured woman and the monsters he sees bearing down on her. Once he is sufficiently close, he raises his bow, and lets an arrow fly at one of the rotting creatures.

Shortbow: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 231d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Yurei, do you want to roll sneak attack dice? They are flat footed since they have yet to react, otherwise I can roll it for you :)

Yurei sneak: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Yueri, takes aim and fires a arrow, piercing the flesh of the zombie. Unfortunately the skin absorbs the blow, and turns its anger on Yurei.

Init tracker: round 1

Yurei: to act
Zombies: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Janji: to act
Skeletons: (1) (2) (3)
Kale:
Kit:
Quaid:

The zombie nearest Kale moves and attacks the woman cowering before it.

The zombie with an arrow sticking out of it, moves up towards Yurei.

The remaining zombies attack the various townsfolk in the area. Some dropping to the onslaught and others surviving the ravenous claws.

1d3 ⇒ 2

Standard: attack the zombie that attacked the woman with my shortbow
Move: move two squares to the right

Janji lets loose an arrow, then retreats a bit.

Attack Roll: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Init tracker: round 1-2

Yurei: to act round 2
Zombies: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Janji: to act
Skeletons: (1) (2) (3)
Kale: to act
Kit: to act
Quaid: to act

Janji, lets an arrow fly, but it flies over the head and lands in the dirt. The skeleton press the attack. The one near Kale attacks him, while the other two attack commoners.

kale: 1d20 ⇒ 181d6 ⇒ 4 ac 17

1d3 ⇒ 3

She moves to flank the zombie, the attacks with her claws
Tumble: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Claw 1: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
Claw 2: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

Claw 1: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Claw 2: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Kit'Arr, moves to gain a more tactical advantage and unleashes her furry fury on the zombie. She stumbles as she goes in for the swing, and leaves herself open.

AOO zombie 4: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 131d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Luckily, her catlike nimbleness allows her to dodge the zombie's claws. She makes two quick strikes of her own, both solidly raking down the zombies flesh. The added distraction provided by Yurei, provides everything she needs to drop the enemy...for good.

DMPC sneak Kit: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 6) = 8

Init tracker: round 1-2

Yurei: to act round 2
Zombies: (1) (2) (3) (5) (6)
Janji:
Skeletons: (1) (2) (3)
Kale: to act rnd 1 (4 damage)
Kit: atk round 1
Quaid: to act rnd 1

Thanks, for now i will leave it to you if i am unsure if her SA applies. =^^=

SA applies to an enemy if flanked, or caught flat footed. In Pathfinder only a few things are immune to crit/SA such as ooze, swarms and a handful of others.

I mean for when i am not sure if i do get a flank or the sort. :)

Moves 6 scares toward Kit, and shoots a magic missile from his finger toward the skeleton to the East.

Magic Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

I think we skipped Kale

I do a modified "block" initaitive, so you three can go in any order really and I can adjust if enemies fall or other things happen :)

Init tracker: round 1-2

Yurei: to act round 2
Zombies: (1) (2) (3) (5) (6)
Janji:
Skeletons: (1) (2) 3 dam (3)
Kale: to act rnd 1 (4 damage)
Kit: atk zombie round 1
Quaid: magic missile rnd 1

Randall steps forward, near the enemy and lets a ball of pure force fly towards the enemy. It slams into the skeleton, its bones shake and rattle but it still remains on its feet.

It is block initiative, I believe. Characters who are "up" may act in any order.

--

So I didn't get this action before the combat round started?

Kale picks up the woman and turns around, running back to the crowd. This woman is badly injured! Can anyone here perform healing or medicine?

Under that assumption, and based on what I see on the map (nearest skeleton at least 15 feet away, nearest Zombie 10 feet away) here is my action...

Kale grimaces as the injured woman falls before him. He pulls out his Guisarme and lays into the Zombie before him, obliterating it.

You two, take care of this last bone-thing. I'll deal with these others! He shouts as he moves to the north, between the tent and the building. Then he yells at the zombies that had just killed the poor townsman. Hey! Flesh eaters! Come taste my steel!

Okay, I somehow missed it. So, you will get to the woman during your surprise round, but not be able to drag her back. You will obliterate zombie 3 on your turn, "miss" to AOO on zombie 4 so I don't have a major headache trying to retcon everything, which then gets taken out by Kit'Arr. You were flat-footed since the skeleton went before you so AC 17, sorry. IS that okay with you?

Init tracker: round 2

Yurei: to act round 2
Zombies: (1) (2) (5) (6)
Janji:
Skeletons: (1) (2) 3 dam (3)
Kale: (4 damage)
Kit:
Quaid:

Kale, grabs for his galive, and with once quick and decisive strike, the zombie is cleaved in two. The putrid flesh sliding off the man's blade.

Ah, I forgot all about being flat-footed. You have my apologies. Also, I forgot you had said only one action before the enemies come into view--my apologies again. Has the skeleton's position been updated, so the others know where he is?

All enemy positions are correct on the map, the enemies are not hiding, unless visibly obstructed sue to a hut or some other physical barrier.

Huh. Okay. How could any of them attempted an AoO on me? The nearest one was 10 feet away. I was on the other side of the woman before I moved--20' S of where I stand now. I mean, it's moot since you said he missed it anyway, I'm just trying to understand what happened.

what I was trying to convey was: I was unsure if zombie 4 would provoke AOO from you, so I just hand-waived you miss to keep everything simple since Kit took it out on her turn anyways :)

With a nod of thanks to Kit'Arr, Yūrei moves around to engage the nearby skeleton.

Shortbow, S3: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 241d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Not sure if the skeleton is still flat-footed, since it didn't seem to do anything... so I'll roll sneak, but just ignore if I'm wrong.

SA: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Oh! I thought you were saying *I* provoked an AoO from the skeleton. I see now. I was unarmed at the time, so I did not threaten any spaces. After this adventure I'll be picking up Spiked Gauntlets so I can always threaten.

Yūrei moves around Kit and looses an arrow. It flies towards the skeleton, rattling some bones. Usually the piercing weapon would fell such a boney foe, but thanks to Randall's magic missile it succumbs to its "wounds" and falls never to rise again.

The remaining zombies, shuffle forward and attack the living before them. The zombies towards the north, both "charge" at Kale. Mindless, they don't realize his weapon gives him an edge against their movements.

if they survive the aoo

zombie 1: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 191d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 AC 18
zombie 2: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 201d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 AC 18

The other zombies near the south, move up to attack the living. Even dispute being frozen in fear, the zombies claw goes wide.

1d100 ⇒ 15

Init tracker: round 2

Yurei: atk skeleton
Zombies: (1) (2) (5) (6)
Janji: to act
Skeletons: (1) (3)
Kale: (4 damage)
Kit:
Quaid:

One of the zombies goes down to Kale's swinging Guisarme as it approaches him, but the other makes it through his guard. He winces in pain as its claws rip into him.

Init tracker: round 2

Yurei: atk skeleton
Zombies: (1) (5) (6)
Janji: to act
Skeletons: (1) (3)
Kale: (11 damage)
Kit:
Quaid:

Janji curses viciously at the miss, then calms down considerably. He steps back to the right, and starts humming and swaying back and forth.

Free: Cuss angrily
Move: walk 5 feet to the right
Standard: Dweomercraft +1 (to caster level checks, concentration checks, and attack rolls with spells and spell-like abilities). 7/8 round of performance left.

Init tracker: round 2-3

Yurei: to act round 3
Zombies: (1) (5) (6)
Janji: dweomercraft
Skeletons: (1) (3)
Kale: (11 damage) to act
Kit: to act
Quaid:to act

The remaining skeletons shamble forth to draw sweet flesh from the living. The northern zombie goes after Kale, who raises his blade in anger. final AOO for you this round

The southern skeleton goes forth into the crowd in hopes to exact its revenge.

If skeleton survives that AOO

skeleton #2, mwk scimitar: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 171d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Kit will rush to the other side of town to go and try help out there. She will move to a position where she cant be attacked in the next round but she can in her turn

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Randall Quaid quickly scans for other enemies. Noticing the three to the south-west. He instinctively fires a Magic Missile at the Skeleton hitting it with great force. He then slowly backs away, thinking maybe that wasn't the best idea.

Move to the East 2 squares.
Standard Magic Missile

Magic Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Hm, not sure if the AoO hit or not, nor how much made it past the DR. I'll wait to see the outcome before posting my action, as it will influence what I do.

Init tracker: round 2-3

Yurei: to act round 3
Zombies: (1) (5) (6)
Janji: dweomercraft
Skeletons: (1) (3)
Kale: (11 damage) to act
Kit: done rnd 2
Quaid: done rnd 2

Kale swings his blade in an arc, but only slams it into the dirt. Meanwhile Kit rushes to help the other poor villagers being assaulted and Randall blasts another Skelton with a pure bl of force, this one doesn't feel like there was as much "power" behind it.

Kale steps back into the narrow passage between the tent and the building, hoping to cut down on the number of enemies he has to face at once. Then he attacks the Zombie in front of him, swinging his Guisarme with violent intent.

Yūrei will spend another ki point to increase his speed.

Moving with a burst of supernatural speed, Yūrei positions himself to fire on the undead monstrosities in the southwest.

Going diagonally to the skeleton from my current map point, using the 1, 2-3, 4, 5-6... method, I count ten squares between me and the skeleton which is still first range increment. If that's wrong, just take two off my attack roll.

Shortbow: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 131d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Init tracker: round 3

Yurei: atk miss
Zombies: (1) (5) (6)
Janji: to act
Skeletons: (1) (3)
Kale: (11 damage)
Kit:
Quaid:

Kale step back and takes another powerful swing with his glaive. He easily cuts the zombie across the torso region, but fails to kill this one as he did the other one.

Meanqhile, Yurei, with unnatural speed rushes over to assist Kale with the skeleton harassing him, but his arrow flies wide to the right and crashes into the hut.

The zombie, hanging on by muscle takes a viscous swipe at Kale, but it misses and only scrapes his armor. While the remaining zombies move father into the cowering crowd and futility attempt to end the lives of the living.

zombie 1 vs ac 18: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 51d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

1d100 ⇒ 23