Lil"Eschie Masks of the Living god (Inactive)

Game Master Escharid Blackrose

Ouchies. You're right, it was your second action.

Asar tries to disarm Tane, but fails. The fighter is surprised as he never saw that trick coming.
No AoO as Asar got Improved Disarm
Disarm vs CMD: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 9 + 2 = 14

You can only wonder what would have happened if Tane was suddenly weaponless against the undead.
Probably nothing good.

Skellies: 1d20 ⇒ 13 Dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 1
Skellies: 1d20 ⇒ 14 Dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 5

The two skeletons try to maim Tane, but to no avail.

Takeshi continues to sing, and sends a blunt arrow on Asar from upstairs, but misses
Bow: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 1 = 15dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Tane (done)
Selene (double move)
Enev (done)
Malya (done
Asar (done)
Skeletons (done)
Takeshi (done)
Roguk
Essa
bonuses (at the end of the round): +1 to hit /dmg (Takeshi song, 1 rounds left), +1 Hit/save vs Fear (Selene Bless, round 3/20), +1 To AC for Malya, Essa, Roguk, Selene, Takeshi (Malya protective ward, 2 rounds left)

Roguk Init 6

Essa calls out "Roguk, FLANK! GO!" she makes a little twirl motion with her fingers and points at the big skeleton, moving a split second later.

Roguk move 6 squares and attack

Roguk attack - claw: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 1 = 10 Miss?

damage: 1d41 + 1 ⇒ (27) + 1 = 28 - just in case

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Essa Init 5

Essa quickly follows up behind Roguk as they circle around the leader skeleton.

"IIIYAAAHHHH!"

Essa attack - large club, shillelagh, flank, bard song: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 20

Damage large club, shillelagh, bard song: 3d6 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (5, 6, 6) + 7 + 1 = 25

If Roguk can do 1d41 damage I think we have severely underutilized him in this adventure ;)

I'm making an assumption Essa's club anninlated that skeleton to my south. If not I can redo my move.

After Essa explodes the skeleton next to him Tane pumps his fist and shouts, "NICE SHOT ESSA! YEAH!" He moves south east, south and west in a half circle to get behind Asar. Once there he shouts, "YA!" as he swings his morningstar towards the blue-eyed skelly.

Attack Asar 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 23
Damage Asar 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 = 8

Yikes, that was supposed to be 1d4+1. I suspect he missed anyhow. Also I think I was confused who was who. I thought that big skeleton taking 4 squares was their leader Asar. Is he large? Maybe I don't know what is going on :)

seeing the map, you can't get Asar, Essa. just a regular skelly. Asar is caught between Roguk and Tane. He's got a big sword.

Got it figured out now. Whatever skeleton is around works. I thought maybe the one was the big guy because he was centered exactly between four squares and was large or something.

Essa smashes another skeleton easily.

In Asar's eyes, the blue flames flicker.
Could there be doubt?
Fear, maybe?

The skeletal warrior nods

Thank you for identifying yourself as the biggest threat, madam. I'll kill you first.

New round!
Tane acts quickly , moving on the battelfield and hitting Asar with his morningstar.

The tide of the battle seems to get in favor of our heroes

Tane (done)
Selene
Enev
Malya
Asar
Skeletons
Takeshi
Roguk
Essa

Waits for Selene action..

Selene strides toward Takes side to lend him aid

Cure light wounds on Tane1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

When the healing powers surge through his body Tane reinvigorated. He pumps his fist again and shouts, "Let's finish this, save the girl and light the lantern! YEAH!"

Mayla giggled at Tane as she pulled on her magic to cast at the skeletons on the other side of the large one.

"Ill work to take out the ones he is controlling. You focus on blue eyes."

Ray of Frost: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22
Dmg: 1d3 ⇒ 3

Ray of Frost: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Dmg: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Selene heals most of Tane's wounds, while Malya uses cold magic to damage a skeleton

Enev bravely steps up to the attack against your main foe, even if that means putting himself in danger. Using Smite evil on Asar, eating Asar AoO

Asar AoO vs AC 24 (Smite bonus, Malya ward), PA: 1d20 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (16) + 9 - 1 = 24
Dmg: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 2 = 13

Enev's sacrifice is painful and bloody, but his resolve doesn't falter. The holy warrior's attack fails to connect.

Attack, smite, Bless, Inspire: 1d20 + 5 + 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 4 + 1 + 1 = 17
dmg, Smite, inspire: 1d6 + 1 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 4 + 1 = 10

One of the remaining skeletons attacks Roguk, but fails to hit, while the other tries to attack Tane, mindlessly exposing himself to the warrior weapon AoO for Tane

on Roguk: 1d20 ⇒ 11 1d6 ⇒ 6
on Tane: 1d20 ⇒ 13 1d6 ⇒ 3

Takeshi continues to send arrows and notes in the air
Bow, Bless, Inspire: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 1 + 1 = 18
Dmg, blunt arrow, Inspire: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
His arrow finishes the skeleton previously hit by Malya spell, and removes any threat for Roguk safety and health.

bonuses (at the end of the round): +1 Hit/save vs Fear (Selene Bless, round 3/20), +1 To AC for Malya, Essa, Roguk, Selene, Takeshi (Malya protective ward, 1 rounds left)

Oops, forgot to do Asar regular atack

Once again, Ol"Blue Eyes big blade rises and slams

PA: 1d20 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 9 - 1 = 16
Dmg: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 2 = 9

But this time, he misses the halfling

"Roguk FLANK!"

Roguk circles around behind Asar (5' move) and attacks with fang and claw.

Roguk claw: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 1 = 11
Roguk claw: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 = 7
Roguk bite: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 3 + 1 = 16

All miss?

Essa charges in with a battle cry on the now flanked Asar.

Shillelagh attack, bard song, flank, charge: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 4 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 20

Shillelagh damage: 3d6 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (5, 2, 2) + 7 + 1 = 17

In your bonuses you don't list Takeshi's song, but mention he sends notes into the air. Is IC still up?

Tane continues to press the attack on Asar and swings his morning-star towards the dull blue eyes with intent on extinguishing them.
Attack: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 23
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Please remember to update status bars so I can see where Selene needs to assist the most. I think Enev is down to 5hp and Tane should have more than 11hp after healing. Thanks all

@Selene: Tane is back at 24/25 HP after your spell. Enev is at 5 HP.

Rogurk claws and fangs don't find their mark, but Essa delivers a massive blow that sends Asar reeling, and Tane finishes him.

The sword falls on the ground in a metallic sound, and Asar bones swiftly follow

"Whew! Enev are you ok?"

Do all the others magically poof once Asar is gone? :)

Nope, there is still one last skeleton, who acts now... Sorry, big day at work.

Tane cannot rejoice too much, as the last skeleton tries to decapitate him
attack: 1d20 ⇒ 12
dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 2
but without too much success, as the warrior easily parries the rusty blade.

Do you need help with the last one?
asks Takeshi

Tane (done)
Selene
Enev
Malya
Asar (really dead!)
Skeletons (1)
Takeshi
Roguk
Essa

Mayla, glad the blue eye'd one is down focuses her attention on the last one standing and sends a icy bolt its way.

ROF: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Dmg: 1d3 ⇒ 3

Malya spell damages the skeleton, but it's still standing, barely.

Selene continues to cure wounds, this time Enev's.

Enev CLW1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Essa scoots past Tane, and swings her fiery club at the skeleton.

Shillelagh attack vs skeleton: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 4 + 1 = 21

Shillelagh damage: 3d6 + 7 ⇒ (2, 3, 1) + 7 = 13

Tane watches Essa thwack the skeleton upside the head with her club. He shouts, "Nice shot Essa!"

Mayla lets out a breath and feels her body shudder slightly. While combat got the blood flowing this....had a sadder note to it.

Stepping down the steps she would head to the young woman and leans down seeing if she could rouse her.

"Wake up. Your brother is waiting for you."

The poor girl doesn't answer. She's alive, but unconcious.

"She is unconscious. Selene, can you heal her?"

Mayla shifts herself putting the girls head in her lap using her cloak as a pillow. "If not I will stay with her as you two check the wings."

Selene doesn't need to understand the common tongue to know where she is needed.

cure light wounds on the girl 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

She does need new dice though

Selene curative spell is enough to bring the girl back to her senses

She was at -1, lucky girl. ;-)

She seems a little afraid of you all
What? Who...

"Dimura, it is okay. It is me, Mayla from town. Selene, Tane, Essa and Roguk, Takeshi, Enev are here also. Your brother Roldare is waiting on the rooms above. We came to rescue you and light the Latern."

Essa goes with Roguk to investigate the eastern wing. "Tane check over there in the west. Takeshi and Enev, each of you take one side!"

She paused and caught herself. Had she just given orders to others in the group? The old shy Essa would probably have stood around staring dumbfounded. Was she changing? Hopefully for the better...

"COME Roguk." She ruffled her hand through the shaggy apes fur, matted from dirt and blood and dust and other scum from the dungeon and from getting wet and rolling around. Roguk shambled along with her snorting and poking about.

Malya

The girl hugs you suddenly, in tears, then speaks without interruption

It was horrible! Skeleton, walking dead, killing everyone, like a nightmare! They bring me here, and this one, with the big sword, it talked to me! IT TALKED to me! Dead shouldn't be allowed to talk!
She stops suddenly, then continues
What, you mean.. Roldare is still alive? You're sure? My brother?

Malya, still conforting Dimura, notices the Everflame, not far from the two girls, and how all seems quiet.
Eerily quiet.

East wing

This crypt is the resting place for a number of villagers, each
one entombed inside a stone sarcophagus, none of them appear to be disturbed.

West wing
This crypt contains the resting place for some of the raiders that
attacked Kassen so many years ago. The central sarcophagus
has been disturbed, its lid lying broken on the ground in front
of it. The corpse of a masked man lies beside it.

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Tane looks at the sarcophagus and the broken lid. He gasps, "It looks like they have robbed or broken into Kassen's tomb! Isn't that like eternal bad luck or something?!"

Tane cautiously looks over the masked man.

Malya would hug the girl to her and rubs her back as she felt tears well up in her own eyes. Stroking her back and holding her close she would wait until she was done speaking.

"Yes, Roldare is alive and refused to leave here without you. I am very sure he is up there waiting for you." She strokes her head and hair.

"As soon as we are done here and lighting the Lantern we will take you to him and take you both home."

Mayla would hold her as long as she needed.

Essa moved over to look at what Tane was seeing. "What do you think happened here?"

She looked around the room, at Malya and the girl, and her other friends. Was this the end? What they had fought all this way for? What happened now?

"Do we say something? Do we light the lantern?"

"Does she need any help?"

Essa didn't really know what to do, so she just asked a bunch of questions. So much for telling everyone what to do moments before.

Where's Selene, she's the smart one.

"Uh. Isn't Selene the lantern-holder or light-holder or whatever? She should go light the light. I mean the lantern."

Looking down at Kassen's tomb Tane adds, "Maybe we should try to put this together again. I feel bad leaving the guy all exposed like this. Can you give me a hand?"

"Isn't that the tomb of the raiders here? Who would defile their tombs? I guess either way its not nice. Let me help."

Essa lends a hand to Tane.

Selene's eyes refocus as her curse relents and she hears Tane speak of the lantern. "I'm holding the lantern yes, I'll take care of that." Selene hurriedly sets to lighting the wick aflame in the lantern she had been carrying from her belt; the significance of the object meaning very little more than an obligation now, after the disaster that had become of this.

The masked man stinks of rot, and as probably been dead for some time now.

When Selene lights the Lantern to the Everflame...
A man, stout and tall, with a beard, shows himself

Selene blinks at the man's sudden appearance, like he was always there, but she recognizes that can't be right and shakes her head before taking another look.

"Hello?" the word stumbles out of her mouth before she even realized the word in her mind.

Hello, Milady. It's nice to see a young, pretty face like yours

The man gently bows to Selene

May I be bold enough to ask your name?

Mayla looks up at the ghost and smiles slightly before standing holding onto Dimura.

He was a charmer at least. But just incase she was on guard.

"Everyone, come here. We have a guest."

"WOW! This is it! I mean, we did it!" Essa ribs Tane hard with her elbow. "Do you see him? Do you see the ghost? What is going on? What does it mean?" she whispers in a hiss. Essa seems to have a thousand questions, and is suddenly overwhelmed with the situation, after hours of cold wet and dangerous dungeon, it is dawning on her that the end may be here.

Selene looks back to the others with a look of disbelief before turning back the suddenly there man, "I'm Selene, one of the people with undoubtedly a lot of questions. Who might you be?"

Tane finds all sorts of goodies and is about to share his findings with his companions when the ghost appears. He stands and stares at the ghost in complete awe. He whispers to Essa, "I see dead people."

Essa whispers back "I see it too. It doesn't seem hostile."

My name is Kassen, Mylady. I was a soldier, and leader of men.

The ma stays curtuous, but seems to have trouble to concentrate on Selene

"Tane, don't be rude!" Selene turned with a sharp whisper. Selene turns to Malya with a bit of a desperate look on her face before turning back to talk to Kassen, "Was?" she shrugged still not picking up on how he might be a spirit. "Is there something we can help you with?"

"I believe since you lit the lantern he only can see and interact with you. Kassen....he was the founder of our village. You are seeing his spirit." She would move up to her after giving Dimura a gentle hug.

She would touch Selene's arm gently.