The bronze legionnaire with seems almost lightning quick as he moves up to engage Nolin. He raises his ancient longsword and brings it down on the dwarf.
The weapon connects with the rogue's skull and he slumps over unconscious.
The War-Chief raises his mighty club as he charges Smoggin.
However his recklessness does not pay off and he misses the gnome who is standing still.
Bartleby calls upon the power of his goddess and there is a bright light. The War Chief dissolves into dust instantly. The Warlord and the Legionnaire attempt to resist the holy energy.
Warlord
Failure
Legionnaire
Success
The Bronze Legionnaire steels itself versus the holy burst of energy while the Warlord takes it all. They are both still standing however.
Nolin your dwarven rogue is lying on the ground bleeding. His body attempts to stabilize to stop the blood from flowing from his veins onto the musuem floor.
He continues to bleed.
The scarab seer walks up to the fallen Nolin and prepares to eat him.
Initiative Order
Ursus 21
Qadira Warlord 20
Smoggin 16+
Bronze Legionnaire 16-
Bartleby 14
Nolin 10
Scarab Seer 9
The Qadiran Warlord steps forward(P10) and slashes at Ursus.
But its slash goes wide and misses the Ulfen.
Smoggin bravely steps forward(into O9)to defend his fallen ally. He swings his morningstar at the Seer, but he just barely misses as the it deftly moves out of the way.
The Bronze Legionnaire moves to stand over Nolin's fallen body and swings its sword at Smoggin.
Longsword
It then follows it up by kicking the little gnome in the face.
Slam
The legionnaire aims too high with its kick and misses Smoggin.
Bartleby shakes his head and curses the society and steps forward to heal Nolin.
Nolin wakes up to find a skeletal warrior standing above him and 2 more undead surrounding him. He is able to roll out of the way before they notice that hes awake.
Nolin swings his hammer from prone on the legionnaire and misses.
The Scarab Seer full attacks the little gnome who has dared to face him.
Seer Full Attack
Bite
Confirming Critical Threat
Failure
Claw 1
Miss
Claw 2
Miss
The Seer's bite rips a chunk out of the little gnome and he gobbles it up ravenously.
Disease
Paralysis
Duration of Paralysis
Smoggin you take a total of 4 damage and have contracted ghoul fever and are paralyzed for 2 rounds.
Initiative Order
Ursus 21
Qadira Warlord 20
Smoggin 16+
Bronze Legionnaire 16-
Bartleby 14
Nolin 10
Scarab Seer 9
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Seeing the look of paralyzed fear on Smogging's face Ursus growls, "Damn". Diving past the enemies blocking the doorway the big warrior interposes himself in between the undead and his helpless Gnome ally.
In position, the Ulfen brawler drops his bow, beckons the creatures to fight him, and then swings a crushing hook into the seer's desiccated midsection.
Ursus's powerful punch hits the Seer so hard, it crumbles into dust leaving only the small golden scarab on its chest behind. The Qadira lashes at the raging Ulfen.
Confirming Threat
The blade finds its mark and cuts a large wound in the brawler.
The legionnaire takes on the new challenger in the Ulfen barbarian. He levels his sword and strikes at him.
But his swing goes wide as he follows it up with a headbutt.
Ursus is able to dodge the headbutt as well.
Bartleby once again channels the spirit of Pharasma to heal his allies for 1 hp.
Ursus 21
Qadira Warlord 20
Smoggin 16+ paralysis turn 1
Bronze Legionnaire 16-
Bartleby 14
Nolin 10
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The Ulfen's body undergoes a startling transformation as the Qadiran blade cuts deep into his flesh. His already bulky musculature swells to even greater proportions. Dark dense fur sprouts from his skin and the features of his face shift and change until he has the head of a mighty bear.
He lashes out with his ursine maw catching his opponent and then bludgeons it mercilessly with his ham-sized fists.
Urus changes form and his first punch smashes through the Qadiran Warlord's skull and it falls over. His next fist punches right through the rib cage of Bronze Legionnaire. It looks at Ursus in defiance and crumbles into nothingness.
After he is fully healed, Nolin picks up the golden scarab that is among the dust of what used to be a Seer. He examines it and pockets it quickly. Looking around you see another corpse, one that is well preserved and not likely to rise up to attack you. It is of a Mwangi warrior holding a bone-handled kukri with a jade-carved blade. You can also recover the masterwork silver scimitar and the masterwork ivory greatclub held by the undead warriors who threatened your lives. You find nothing else of note in this room except another door besides the one you just entered.
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Bartleby moves quickly and professionally to the wounded, first touching Smoggin, calling out for Pharasma to rebuke death, then stands and concentrates to channel energy into all the injured.
Assessing the wounded, he channels again.
Nodding with satisfaction, he glances around the room. "What goes on in this place that would summon the dead back from the grave?" He asks rhetorically, looking for any religious significance that might account for the presence of undead or why they might have been guarding this area.
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Smoggin opens his eyes, "huh, that was close." He sighs deeply, trying to catch himself. "This, this, abonimation of an undead, it was just horrible." He shudders, "thanks to all for saving me." He seems really upset by what has happened to him, but glad that his wounds have been taken care of. He hangs his head in shame, "wasn't much of all, of a help, was I?"
Then he will have a good look around trying to see if he can find anything.
Perception, take 20
The door to this chamber was once a pane of expensive frosted glass, which now lies in broken shards on the floor. Within, several desks lie overturned, papers in disarray, and chairs smashed to kindling. A sturdy steel cabinet sits against the back wall, its doors much battered and dented. The mist here roils near the floor and ceiling, creating a strange patch of visibility stretching from knee-height to a few feet overhead.
The smoky tendrils flow up and down the walls unnaturally and savage visages swirl to life, fanged mouths agape, before dissolving into mist once more.
Bartleby
Nolin
Smoggin
Ursus
As you walk into the room, it is eerily quiet and the mists cloud your vision. You do not make it far into the room as two raving mad men drop down from the ceiling and strike!
One attempts to strike Nolin
versus flat-footed AC
damage
The other tries to strike Smoggin.
versus flat-footed AC
damage
They seem to be scribes here, driven mad by the mist, their robes stained with blood. One is able to plant an elbow Nolin in the face while Smoggin gets hit with a knee to his chest.
Bartleby
Kadarnik
Nolin
Smoggin
Yannik
Ursus
The order is
Smoggin 21
Kadarnik 16
Yannik 14
Ursus 11
Nolin 9
Bartleby 5
The mad man howls in pain and it only seems to make him more angry. He strikes back at the gnome. He balls his fists together and strikes the gnome with all his might.
However he puts too much force into it and stumbles, hitting only the air.
The other madman continues his assault on the dwarf. After the elbow he follows it up with a boot to Nolin's face.
He loses his balance and misses the shorter dwarf.
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Ursus roars a warcry as the madmen descend from the ceiling to attack his allies. His fury boils over but he retains enough clarity to recognize the attackers as simple scribes corrupted by the mist. The big warrior moves forward with the intent to subdue them.
He steps forward and grabs the man's shoulder with one arm while kicking his legs out from underneath him.
Tossing his foe to the ground the raging brawler mounts him and holds a forearm to his throat.
Ursus roars and takes the raving lunatic to the ground and holds him down, rendering him all but helpless.
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Not a person of half measures, Bartleby is less merciful to these men. He's also fairly confidant that his powers of healing will ensure that they will survive any damage he causes. And if not... well, fate is fickle.
Extending a hand towards the man flailing at Smoggin, a mist rises from a blue light glowing between his fingers, then the light solidifies into a sharp icicle that shoots forth at the madman.
Though impressive, the icicle comes nowhere near hitting anything.
Nolin brings his hammer down on the struggling mad man, but he strikes the floor instead. Bartleby fires a shard of ice that hits the ceiling and breaks harmlessly. Smoggin swings his mace in an effort to keep the former scribe at bay but to no avail.
The mist tainted scribe held by Ursus struggles against the man-bear and tries to elbow his way free.
However, the Ulfen is too strong and catches the elbow before it reaches his face.
The other mad man will strike back at brave little Smoggin and delivers a right hook.
The punch connects with the gnome's cheek for 2 damage.