Abomentolor is annoyed. If someone is going to punch him in the face he wants to make sure the pain is bigger for them than him. He turns into a large fire elemental.
Grergof kills the first guy and works on to send the second one after him.
But now with most the monks in position it gets painful, as they deck everyone in with a flurry of blows. Abomentolor gets a few hits, but in return two monks are on fire. Spugnoir dosges most of the blows and Grergof also takes only one hit.
Spugnoir sneers as the fist bounces off his stoneskin
Seeing the monks all grouped up all nice, Spugnoir tosses his last two bombs. at the center one, making sure their gnome friend is excluded
12 Splash damage DC 21 to halve damage
Darius is at a convenient disadwantage, as that large fire elemental is blocking his way to the fight.
Spugnoir ends one of the burning monks. The not burning monk punches Abomentolor in vain but at least avoids to end up burning.
Abomentolor uses his newfound combat powress to lash out at a monk.
Grergof starts to get irritated as the monks attack his companions.
You really should not be doing that. In fact that is the last mistake you will make your poor souls.
Grergof removes two more monks from the equation. According to his implicit request, the monks gang up on him.
Spugnoir bashes at a monk in front of him
Abomentolor does the same, just without a tool.
Spugnoir and Abomentolor have a hard time hitting those monks, but sometimes they do.
No, No, this is how you hit someone!
Grergof goes into teacher mode showing how to bash someone with a mace.
See It's all about the follow through with the wrist once you smash their arms so they can't block.
Grergof folds the monk up like in a textbook example. For the other one he hasn't enough maceblows left, but he topples over from the flames.
Time for nappies now?
"Ok." Abomentolor tells and grabs everyone. A blink of an eye later, all are outside in the 'fresh' air.
"Back to our camp site from last nicht, or are we going somewhere else to not draw attention over time?"
Let's try something new. Perhaps some nice lakefront property.
It's a pity there is no realtor around when you need one. But in this county it might have to do with the fact, that houses are not for sale just because someone dies. The house only becomes haunted. And there are no lakes in any direction that can be reached within a day.
So, up the mountain and into some cave it is. The bear that lives there is hibernating and snoring really loud, but otherwise it isn't bothering the party.
The night isn't interrupted by undead for a change.
Spugnoir bearly gets any sleep that night.
"So, back to flailing everything to death? Or should we try a more sneaky approach?" Abomentolor inquires.
Nothing like a good flail.
"Fine by me."
After a lengthy walk back to the cathedral Abomentolor magics the group back to the last massacre they created.
With the smoke gone, the area looks bland. The corpses are gone. So on, to the next chamber. Several large stone slabs crowd the floor of this rough-hewn chamber, its walls perforated with a honeycomb of burial alcoves. Nearby stand several small marble pedestals, three of which hold intricate metal boxes glowing with a dull green hue. Two of the boxes sits open and pulsating with dark energy, orbited by small strips of aged and scribbled parchments weaving and braiding in intricate patterns among dark energies emanating from the receptacle.
Four undead clerics tend to the procedure that is ongoing. Looks like the regrowth of a lich or two. And the monks from yesterday are hanging around here too. Their motivation still as low as yesterday. But they also look beaten up and dead, but upright. They attack as soon as their murderers come in sight.
They didn't stay dead. Oh well, I can destroy them for good this time!
Spugnoir bombs the lich
Spugnoir lands two solid hits on the lich.
One of the cleric zombies raises an unholy symbol of Urgathoa and casts unholy blight .
As long as no one of the party entered the room, Abomentolor uses the opportunity to set everything on fire.
All the monk zombies and the rejuvenating lich crumble to dust in the fire. The cleric zombies are burned, but are still surprisingly healthy.
The second cleric zombie channels negative energy.
Darius prays a flame strike down on them.
The holy fire comes down on them, but they are still all standing. One casts a spell and steps up to Darius.
Greregof absorbs the damage of of the spell and steps up pulling out his mace and bashing at the Zombie cleric with a huge overhand smash.
But he miss-judges the distance to the creature and his strike misses the mark.
Overconfidence goes before the fall, thank you for reminding me Lady He says with a sudden realization of his pride.
The last zombie cleric takes Darius as an example and also calls down divine fire.
Grergof takes the full brunt of the flame strike.
Pride, I get it! He says with a bit more humility.
AC 17/12/15 (25/18/21 with mutagen,Shield spell)
Saves F12/R12/W9 9 Fear Poison Immune
Weapon in hand:
Special effects: ,Heroism Extract (+2 saves/attack/skills),See Invisible (130 Minutes),Shield (+4 AC),Deathward(Greg 13 minutes),Deathward (The gnome) Stoneskin DR 10/ 119 pts
Bombs:15/19
Spugnoir bombs a cleric, switching targets if the most damaged falls
Spugnoir takes out the first cleric and wounds another one further.
Glad to see that fire works, Abomentolor throws another fireball into the room.
As it worked quite well, the next cleric calls more fire from the divine.
"Aaaahh, stop that." Darius calls out, before falling to the ground.
The next clric approaches Grergof with an offer to die.
For the glory of the Dawnbringer!
Grergof moves over to the next cleric and threatens to bash it if he can.
As he does all this he uses the divine power flowing through him to heal himself.
Grergof finishes the work his companions started by smashing two zombie heads in.
AC 17/12/15 (25/18/21 with mutagen,Shield spell)
Saves F12/R12/W9 9 Fear Poison Immune
Weapon in hand:
Special effects: ,Heroism Extract (+2 saves/attack/skills),See Invisible (130 Minutes),Shield (+4 AC),Deathward(Greg 13 minutes),Deathward (The gnome) Stoneskin DR 10/ 119 pts
Bombs:14/19
Spugnoir bombs again
After one more bomb the last zombie cleric goes down.
Several large stone slabs crowd the floor of this rough-hewn chamber, its walls perforated with a honeycomb of burial alcoves. Nearby stand several small marble pedestals, three of which hold intricate metal boxes glowing with a dull green hue. One of the boxes sits open and pulsating with dark energy, orbited by small strips of aged and scribbled parchments weaving and braiding in intricate patterns among dark energies emanating from the receptacle.
Darius' breathing sounds gruesome as he fights for his life.
Spugnoir heals Darius with his CLW wand We need to get stronger ones
Darius Gasps, as he sits back up. "Wow, are they gone?"
As everyone including himself looks beaten up, he channels positive energy to patch everyone up.
Thank you Father Redgrave! That was a much more hostile reception than I expected.
Is everyone ok? Do you need time before we continue on?