Kern looks at the mutated goblin and grimaces slightly. "Changing things kind of makes sense," he says, "given what happened to that thing. Good thing Sophy warned you in time, Victor. I'd hate to see you turn into something like that."
Victor smiles. Yes. I'm sure you would. He thinks sarcastically.
Kern looks at the mutated goblin and grimaces slightly. "Changing things kind of makes sense," he says, "given what happened to that thing. Good thing Sophy warned you in time, Victor. I'd hate to see you turn into something like that."Victor smiles. Yes. I'm sure you would. He thinks sarcastically.
"Sorry guys, I've got nothing," Wren says in frustration, looking closely at the mark on the sword.
"We shouldn't use it," Sophy decides. "We'll take it back up to the surface when we've found Ameiko. We should take it to Headmaster Gandethus. Maybe he'll be able to identify it ... or at least point us in the right direction."
No, no. Wait a moment. Eponine's gaze is fixed on the sword, even though she's speaking to the others.
This she says pointing at the mark on the sword is the mark of El'daierothia, an elven smith. Actually, quite a revered smith. She didn't imbue her work with magic, but she says some of the finest blades in this land, and they are often used for enchanting afterwards. We shouldn't read too much into it. If we are concerned that it might be harmful magic, I'd be willing to wield it until we can determine the true properties.
Having turned to the topic of the magic sword and away from the frothing evil pool, Eponine, Victor, Sophy, and Wren have gathered to talk near the corpse of the mutated goblin. From outside Belril says in a loud whisper over his shoulder. "Hey, keep it down. Someone is coming down the hall. With all the sources of light in the cathedral, the halfling steps away from the door and melts into the shadows.
Not really listening to the halfling as he is caught up in the discussion of the weapon. "Hold a moment, Miss Eponine." He starts as his tone seems to represent irritation toward Eponine's declaration that he might be afraid of wielding this weapon. (At least, that's what he heard). "I am not concerned with such things, AND as such, have no qualms about using such a weapon." He picks it up and returns to admiring the swirling rune etched in the sword. "Besides, it is far superior than this rapier I wield. Abadar knows I need all the help I can possibly get. Now, if you feel it would prove far more useful in your hands and would benefit us most, then so be it." He swings it around a few times, testing it. "What do you think?" He asks her, planting the end of the sword through the dead mutant so it will stand up. "Hm?"
"Shh!" Kern says (unintentionally harshly) to Victor and reaches for his flail. "Belril says someone's coming." He moves to beside the door and peers out.
Sophy's eyes open wide with alarm at Belril's warning. Realizing that standing there holding a lit-up crossbow, she is making herself a prime target, she looks around for something to do with the weapon. She starts to drop it, then flinches as she recalls what happens when she drops anything lately, and instead carefully sets it down behind the dead goblin. Still holding the dagger Victor handed to her, she backs toward the vestment closet as a hiding place.
Victor internally fumes at Kern as he grabs the sword and stabs the dead mutant again,(a bit more forcefully this time, of course), before removing it again and readying to use it against whatever. Completely forgetting about his discussion with Eponine, seeing how his anger toward Kern has increased immensely, he moves to the other side of the door, glancing to see if he can see what it might be that is coming their way.
Eponine replies to Victor Use it well, my friend. She'll move to the square that has the "B" in the text "B15". She's standing directly in front of the door, not wanting her light to cast betraying shadows for the two men flanking the doorway.
Wren Eponine Victor Sophy Kern Belril
At Belril's warning everyone snaps to the ready. Victor grabs the magic blade and takes a positon by the door. Belril is hiding in the shadows outside the door, Sophy puts down the crossbow keeping her new silver dagger at the ready. Eponine stands defiantly in the door way waiting and Kern moves to the other side of the door ready for action.
From the shadows of the tunnel comes a low moaning sound and then suddenly a man sized spider comes skittering out of the tunnel off the wall and into the shrine. Belril stabs at it plunging the spear into its bulbous body it shrieks in pain and bites at the halfling who easily avoids the venomous teeth. The spider is not alone and something humanoid shape can be seen coming out of the shadows in the tunnel.
Map After first Initiative; Victor is up
Victor seeing the massive spider, grips the sword in both hands and moves next to Belril, hoping to help cut the beast down.
Wren, seeing the squad surrounding the spider like creature, focuses her attention on the other strange monster in the room, firing off one of her arcane force missles at it, after moving backwards 5' to get away from the spider.
Force Missle Damage
AC 12, HP 21
Victor moves into attack, but the eight scurrying legs make it difficult for him to make a vicious strike. Belril steps back and thrusts with his long spear. It digs deep into the monstrous bugs flesh as Wrens magical blast smacks the spider in the eyes, causing the thing to puff up angrily.
Mid Round 1 Map; after Wren's action. (+ added the coordinates back to the map)
Sophy waits tensely; unable to see what's going on outside the doors, she watches Kern, Wren, and Eponine for her cue to move.
Move to R28, bringing the light with me. Before I do a second move action or a standard action, does the scene change any with the light moving?
Eponine runs into the shrine bringing the light with her. The shadows filling the hall melt away revealing a line of shambling corpses wearing ancient tattered clothes.
Zombies! Coming down the hall. Everyone get ready!
She'll ready an action to strike the first enemy that comes adjacent to her.
Sophy gasps in horror. "Dead people? How awful! Erylium must have gone to send them after us. She's probably there too, invisible!" she calls out to the others. "Be careful!" If she's coming back with them, she'll probably be headed for her magic monster-spawning font, Sophy thinks. She retreats toward the graffitied, inky pool, warily watching the air around her head for the quasit's reappearance.
The first two zombies charge into the shrine, the first is headed straight for Eponine who is ready for him and she slashes it with her curved blade. A hunk of it's cracked and wrinkled flesh falls to the ground as it fails to gain an advantage on the elf. The second zombie lurches at Victor pounding it's unnaturally moving fists on the warriors chest. Three more zombies shuffle into the room behind the lead attackers.
Mid Round Map (after zombies attack)
Kern hefts his flail and moves in to attack.
Kern advances into the shrine and with a mighty swing of the flail shatters many of the zombies bones, forcing half of it's ribs to protrude through the ashy skin. It moans and sways but remains unalive.
The spider snaps it's fiendish jaws, but Victor was fast enough to move his leg before becoming an arachnid snack.
Victor starts to sweat even moreso as a line of zombies come rushing in. He grunts as one hits him, and is relieved to see Kern move in and smash it fantastically. "Whew! Thank you, Kern." He tells him as he takes a swing at the spider.
Victor's magical elven blade easily slices through the hide of the monstrous spider. The last of its icky blood spills to the floor under its dying body as the legs give a few final twitches.
Wren moves slightly trying to get away from the creatures in the room to V 34. She attempts to cast a spell defensively, hoping to get it off before getting attacked.
Burning Hands DC 17 Reflex for half
Caster Level/Concentration
Wren moves slightly trying to get away from the creatures in the room to V 34. She attempts to cast a spell defensively, hoping to get it off before getting attacked.
Burning Hands 4d4 + 1 DC 17 Reflex for half
Caster Level/Concentration 1d20 + 7
Wren moves slightly trying to get away from the creatures in the room to V 34. She attempts to cast a spell defensively, hoping to get it off before getting attacked.
Burning Hands 4d4 + 1 DC 17 Reflex for half
Caster Level/Concentration 1d20 + 7
Wren moves to T 29 and fires a force missle at the closest zombie approaching the group.
Force Missle Damage
Belril moves back tossing the spear to the floor. With deft hands he draws his sling, loads, and fires striking his intended target directly in the eye. Wren arrives behind the front line and blasts the zombie in front of Victor, with a last gasping moan it collapses.
Sophy steps in front of the font, where she has a view of the battle through the open doors and remains wary, her silver dagger at the ready, expecting Queen Erylium in her hair again at any moment.
Eponine smiles with relief as Kern and Belril join the frey. She ducks under a strike from the zombie, using the motion to slide to the side and lash out at the undead.
Step to Q28 and strike at the zombie in Q27.
To hit
Damage
Roll to confirm
Potential extra damage
Sophy takes a stance at the top of the podium watching as Eponine steps up onto the top of the altar's dais and decapitates the undead being in front of her. The head rolls across the room but, Sophy doesn't even have time to celebrate the elf's momentous blow as she watches the next zombie rushes Eponine and slams into her hard. Eponine is knocked to the ground unconscious. A second zombie rushes Kern, and Victor is able to hack a piece of it off, but the magical sword he wields fails to stop the creature. It too slams into it's target and Kern suffers a blow as vicious as the one that dropped Eponine, though Kern is able to keep his feet and his wits about him. The last zombie in the line shuffles in moaning as it approaches Victor.
"Eponine!" Kern calls out, just as he too is almost knocked off his feet. Bruised and bleeding, he raises his flail and brings it down at the zombie by him.
"NO!" Victor's yell coincides with Kern's. "Sophy! Eponine is down! She needs the wand! Quickly!" He instructs as he swings at the nearest zombie.
Striking solidly, "Yes! Take that undead abomination!" He yells triumphantly.
MDM:
Stabilize
o_O
I don't believe that. Well, okay then. I won't dust off my backup character for her just yet then.
Kern plows his attacker down and then stomps on it's now lifeless corpse as he moves in closer to the other zombies.
Behind Sophy the glowing pool begins to froth and churn, it seems something is forming in its depths. Victor slashes at the nearest zombie, cutting it in half from collar bone to crotch.
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Belril fires two sharpstones at the last zombie in rapid succession, expertly reloading mere moments after firing- then steps to T-28. His attention is focused on Sophy, knowing there is little he can do for Eponine at this moment...
(-4 for firing into melee included)
(slashing damage)
(-4 for firing into melee included)
(slashing damage)
Wren again fires off one of her tiny force missles at the closest advancing zombie.
Damage
Belril's sharpstones shred the torso of the last standing zombie. It stumbles and falls to the floor of the shrine as he steps away from the wall.
Wern will just hold her action then.
It's hard to tell if Sophy is more horrified by the call that Eponine has been downed or by the bubbling, glowing font behind her. "Quick! Quick!" she calls. "She's in here somehow! I'll get to Eponine with the wand, but there's something else coming out of the pool!"
Wren's ears perk up and she turns and runs back into the room iwth the magical font. "Let's eliminate this thing, then maybe we can figure out how that demon is using it!"