Edwin produces a kerchief from nowhere, and covers his nose.
"My, what an incredible smell you've discovered!" He says lightly,...
heh heh.....heh heh heh.......
I'm dungeonmaster that means........
edwin 1 larissa 2 alinya 3 castiel 4 rholf 5
farted.
Because dungeonmasters don't fart.
Knowledge (Religion/ID Monsters): 1d20+6
"I don't suppose you folk would care to chat about this?"
They are ghasts. Ghouls on steroids.
1d20+8
"Judging by the fact they had been barricaded from the inside, and the ghastly stench, not to mention the singularly unexplored condition of the area, I surmise that these are mindless undead. Not prone to parlay. These would be the flesh-eating variety known as Ghouls. Very unpleasant. And then there's the stench,... it can be debilitating if one is not careful."
I knew that, of anyone, Edwin would've ghast the answer.
"Normally I deplore the over-reactionary prestidigitation of Evokers. But right now, I'd trade my original whip for a good Fireball" He adds, eying the odds with a disapproving click of his tongue.
Or maybe just some potpourri.
On anyone's turn,......the first time they come within 10 feet of one of these bastards,.......
"Ghast's exude an overwhelming stink of death and corruption in a 10-foot radius. Those within the stench must succeed at a DC 15 Fortitude save, or be sickened for 1d6+4 minutes.
The sickened character takes a –2 penalty on all attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks."
That is, of course, assuming no groovy class abilities and/or feats, spells, or whatnot which might mitigate this evil aura of funk that the ghasts exude.
[dice=Larissa's Initiative]1d20 + 3
[dice=Castiel's Initiative]1d20 + 3
Right on; I'll stick with the first roll as group's initiative; just waiting on positions to be called for Alinya and Edwin, at which point I can roll for the ghast's initiative.
Huzzzzzah!!!!!
Fort Save:
Rholf is okay; not sickened. He's tough.
huzzzzzzzah!!!!!
Too,... effin,... tired,...
Just plop Ed down near the door, but not in the front line. He's not a front line kinda guy. He's just likes being close to the action, not IN it! ;P
Going with that,.......Rholf in front, then Ed, Larissa, and Alinya in the back.
Initiative.
They got an 8.
They won.
Two attack Rholf;
his bodacious armor proves too much for their feeble dice rolls.
One opens the door all the way, so he can melee Rholf next round.
Three melee Castiel.
Castiel takes three claw claw bite sets, two claws and one bite hit for a grand total of 24 hp.
Castiel needs to make one fort save each vs paralysis AND stench......
group's attack.
Seeing that the situation could quickly get nasty, Edwin decides to keep the undead off balance, cracking his whip at the feet of the nearest one.
As he snaps the whip around the ghast's ankle and pulls, he calls out, quickly but calmly.
"We cannot defeat these creatures in a fair fight! They are immune to the charms I can cast, They will nauseate us as they close and poison us with every strike! Channel the power of your deities! Swiftly!"
Seeing that the situation could quickly get nasty, Edwin decides to keep the undead off balance, cracking his whip at the feet of the nearest one.
1d20+7As he snaps the whip around the ghast's ankle and pulls, he calls out, quickly but calmly.
"We cannot defeat these creatures in a fair fight! They are immune to the charms I can cast, They will nauseate us as they close and poison us with every strike! Channel the power of your deities! Swiftly!"
Ghast at L10 is on his butt at the pull of Elgan's whip.
[dice=Fortitude save vs Stench]1d20 + 8
[dice=Fortitude save vs Stench]1d20 + 8
[dice=Fortitude save vs Stench]1d20 + 8[dice=Fortitude save vs Paralysis]1d20 + 8
[dice=Fortitude save vs Paralysis]1d20 + 8
[dice=Fortitude save vs Paralysis]1d20 + 8
Yes. Same day.
Castiel's paralyzed.
Larissa, Alinya, and Rholf are up to bat.
Huzzzzzzah!!!
ayyup.
Huzzzah!
Huzzzah!!!!!!!!!!!
"Feel the smite of Sarenrae, abominations!"
Channel positive energy:
They all reel and screech as the burst of sacred energy flares out at them.......though none fall.
Larissa; Alinya up to bat.
Nitey nite!!!!!
Alinya rouses herself from an insistent daydream, Mind in the moment Alinya! No giant lizards and falling tree-men are going to save us from these ghasts!
Focused on the present once more, Alinya releases a wave of arcane energy, targeting the connection between the ghasts and the negative energy that sustains them.
"See how they like this!"
Two of the undead facing Rholf and one of the ghouls facing Edwin are turned; I'll flee them on their move.
I marked them with a T on the map.
Larissa's up to bat.....
HUZZZZZZAHRRRR!!!!!
HUZZOW!WOWWOWWOW!
HUZZZZZARRRR!!!
Called in on call. I'll be offline for.....4-5 hours at this juncture.
Huzzzah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
huzzzah!.....
ayup.
Larissa concentrates for a moment, her body changing to the familiar white-gold elemental form she has taken on before . She charges through the column of allies and 'through' the stricken paladin to stand before him .
She gets there........
Castiel's still paralyzed, but he feels better.
The other ghast does aoo her;
it takes
It attacks her,.....she's hit for 5 hp, and needs to make a d.c. 15 save or be paralyzed.
And,.......it falls dead from Larissa's aura.
Two ghasts step up and attack Rholfy.
One manages to hit the cleric; Rholf takes 7 hp in damage, and needs to make a dc 15 fortitude save or be paralyzed....
The rest flee; Larissa and Rholf have an aoo against one of them each if they wish.
Group's attack!
flashback....
"Yeah. I recognize her. it's Nan Klebem. She'd poach out here; visit Morast about....once a month. But she ain't showed up in a year. (since the time of the Beast attacks).....
I reckoned she got et by a gator or polecat. Or got drunk fell in and drowneded.
This is....truly f%*&ed up."
feel free to ask Big Daddy questions as a flashback if you like.
Huzzzzahrrr!!!!!
"Ya'll kin ask me questins two, but I ain't too smart."
Larissa heals her self I reckon......
and the ghasts lick their lips with tongues that are too long to be natural or seemly.