The half-orc grimaces at Chez's analysis. "It does look as though Vanthus has left us all to die down here, brothers and sisters. Let us do our best to disappoint him."
You open the door to the west and you see a bare room except for two sleeping bags on the floor. Two doors to the north are closed. When you look west, an odd sigh greets you: There is a door to the west that opens in, currently blocked by three barrels jammed up against the door. As you get closer, you notice two of the barrels are full to the brim with rocks.
"Hmm, dat strange," observes Baolo looking at the barrels with rocks. "Let's check di north doors first." Baolo walks over to the north door on the right and checks it for trouble.
The door to the NW heads to a 10' square room used as a latrine. The door to the NE has bars and reinforced wood and perhaps, was used as a holding cell once. Both rooms are quite empty.
"If there's no more doorways, there is always the western passage that we did not explore. I say we see what is in that direction.. She leads the way.
Chez will knock on the door where the barrels are propped up against and say, "Hello, anyone in there?"
Chez will listen intently for any signs of anything scurrying.
If nothing is heard, then Chez will help Ialda move the barrels and comment, "I wonder what these were ment to keep from getting in here?
"Mebbe Penkus. Ialda, didn't ya say Vanthus said somethin' bout 'im." Baolo makes sure he has his bow ready with a sharp arrow while Chez and Ialda move the barrels.
"From his tone, I suspect he has left Penkus down here somewhere. Or what's left of Penkus, at least. The way he acted, I assume he waylaid him somewhere."
Chez hears nothing behind the door, though he does notice the frame of the door is caved in toward him and a bit splintered.
"Let us make haste, no doubt Vanthus is at his rowboat by now and rowing away - oh why didn't I think about disabling it before we descended?"
"I'm just hoping he doesn't think the same thing if he finds where we hid the sailboat."
"I'm not sure what the heck is on the other side of this door, but be prepared for the worst. On the plus side, if there is another way out... this is probably it and I think we now know why he didn't use it."
After finishing with the barrels, Ialda makes sure the group is prepared before grabbing her flail with one hand pulling the door open with the other.
Ialda and Chez move the very heavy barrels, grunting at their weight. As Ialda opens the door and her eyes adjust to the darkness, she suddenly hears rapid movement and sees the approach of three ravenous zombies, grinding their teeth!
"Chez, Kowaru, up here, quickly! Let's choke them off so we only have to deal with two of them at a time!
Attack with flail
Damage
Chez will take a step foward and will also ready himself for the undead advance.
"Cha! No wundah, Vanthus had di barrels yahso!" Baolo steps up behind Chez while drawing back the arrow nocked to his bow. He leans around Chez and Ialda and fires the arrow into the middle zombie . A gold and black arrow whistles past Chez and Ialda.
AC 17, touch 14, flat-footed 13. . (+3 armor, +4 Dex)
hp 16/16
Weapon Equipped Longbow, Comp. (Str +1) +5 (1d8+1/20/x3)
Effects None
Seeing an opportunity to also fire an arrow before the others engage in melee, Aeronniell aims at the nearest zombie.
As Baolo follows up with a shot of his own, Aeronniell nods at the man's work.
Impressive bow. I may need to shop for one with Lavinia's payment.
The zombies move forward, as Aero and Baolo's arrows sail through the air. Aero's arrow hits the zombie in the jaw, but he just yanks it out and keeps advancing. Baolo's arrow hits and but it is also yanked out, leaving a very small wound. As they come into the light, you see they are wearing rotting studded leather armor.
Two of the zombies move in, provoking your readied actions. Ialda's flail bashes the creature in the head and some brain fluid leaks out but it does not stop it! Chez' rapier punctures his foe's eye, ripping part of the socket out but these undead are hard to put down!
Round 1: Zombies attack!
As these undead come closer, gnashing their teeth and moaning, they launch themselves at Ialda and Chez, their fanged maws opening wider than possible! The one on Ialda latches with its grimy fingers on to her shoulder, taking a vicious bite of flesh, as she screams in pain! Chez thankfully parries the attack with his swords and pushes the zombie back!
The third zombie gnashes its teeth in delight and anticipation, as it sees blood, waiting its turn!
Kowaru is momentarily stunned by the walking dead, but he is roused from his stupor by seeing one of them bite into Ialda's shoulder. "Let her go, abomination!" There is an anger in his voice that has not been evident until now. He races forwards and aims a kick at the corpse that moves.
Move to B-7. Unarmed strike, LETHAL DAMAGE.
Attack:
Damage:
Even zombies aren't that easy to hit in a grapple. :(
Baolo curses at the failure of his shot to punch through the zombie. He draws forth another gold-fletched arrow, this one with hints of orange. He takes aim on the zombie grappling Ialda and fires off the arrow, taking a step back after the arrow is off.
AC 17, touch 14, flat-footed 13. . (+3 armor, +4 Dex)
hp 16/16
Weapon Equipped Longbow, Comp. (Str +1) +5 (1d8+1/20/x3)
In complete disbelief, and with a loss of his usual jovial smile, Chez continues to assault the injured zombie.
Finding herself in the embrace of the undead, Ialda realizes that she cannot swing her flail. She drops it to the ground, and realizing her only chance, she slashes at the weapon with her fingers, as they somehow take on the look of fierce claws.
Attack
Damage
Possible critical
Attack
Damage
Chez catches a glance of Ialda's transformation, "What the f...."
Kowaru's eyes widen as he sees Ialda's hands grow more bestial and clawed, and that it tears through the meat of the zombie's flesh far better than their previous attacks. "There is no end to your surprises today, sister." He grabs at his kama, and sweeps the blade at the rotting cadaver.
Draw my kama (move), attack the one grappling Ialda.
Attack:
Damage:
Baolo's arrows hits the zombie but no effect. Chez' rapier fails to penetrate the zombie's thick flesh, but his short sword slashes away at its flesh like butter but does not destroy it! Ialda's claws savagely rip its flesh while Kowaru's kama cuts away half its skull, as the zombie collapses! The third one gnashes its teeth in anticipation!
Baolo's eyes open wide at Ialda's transformation, "Ya, bad like yaz Ialda. Dat cris."
"Something really strange is going on here! Look at these things," she says, holding her claws up, almost forgetting there were other enemies. She quickly regained focuses, and prepared to claw them again.
"Of course, use weapons with an edge not with a point!" Aeronniell shouts out, as if she's discovered the cure for malaria.
Frowning at the bow in her hand, she realizes there's little it can do, so she moves forward to impart The Dreamer's blessings upon Chesley.
Round 2 Zombies attack:
The second zombie tries to chomp on Chez but does not penetrate his armor!
The third one launches itself at Ialda, but the green-skinned warrior proves too agile and dodges the clumsy attack!
The two zombies moan with an insatiable hunger!
"Let's try these things out," Ialda exclaims, trying her best to rip into her undead opponents.
Claw Attack One with Power Attack
Damage
Claw Attack Two with Power Attack
Damage
As Aero shouts her warning, Baolo nods, "A course mon, shoulda known. Bit I bet dey still die if I hit dem inna right spot." He draws a yellow-fletched arrow with a green feather on one side and looses it into the zombie attacking Ialda.
AC 17, touch 14, flat-footed 13. . (+3 armor, +4 Dex)
hp 16/16
Weapon Equipped Longbow, Comp. (Str +1) +5 (1d8+1/20/x3)
Chez will continue his attacking, while choosing to use Aeronniell's blessing with his shortsword swing.
Both zombies are still up, though the one on Chez looks most beaten up, with pieces of its flesh falling off.
Knowing her shot will be difficult with Chez in the way, and the intense combat, Aeronniell chooses to pray to Desna to guide his swing true yet again.
Round 3 Zombies attack!
The zombie on Ialda leaps at her neck, its teeth landing on her shoulder, as it takes a chunk of the barbarian's flesh and locks on!
Despite the grievous injuries on it, the zombie on Chez does not care, as all it seeks is blood, but it cannot penetrate the warrior's defenses!
"Someone help get this thing off me," the barbarian exclaims, clawing at the creature.
Attack
Damage
Baolo draws a pure yellow arrow from his quiver and fires it at the zombie grappling with Ialda. "Wind an' wave, guide dis shot!"
AC 17, touch 14, flat-footed 13. . (+3 armor, +4 Dex)
hp 16/16
Weapon Equipped Longbow, Comp. (Str +1) +5 (1d8+1/20/x3)
"I can't, sister!", the half-orc cried out. "The beast is too far away to strike, and I cannot reach it!" Kowaru crouched, tensing his muscles, waiting for a moment to pounce upon the walking dead and give Ialda a moment's respite.
Move to C7 and ready an action to drag Ialda away from combat if she falls. Got a plan if things don't improve next round.
If you are grappled, you can attempt to break the grapple as a standard action by making a combat maneuver check (DC equal to your opponent's CMD; this does not provoke an attack of opportunity) or Escape Artist check (with a DC equal to your opponent's CMD). If you succeed, you break the grapple and can act normally. Alternatively, if you succeed, you can become the grappler, grappling the other creature (meaning that the other creature cannot freely release the grapple without making a combat maneuver check, while you can). Instead of attempting to break or reverse the grapple, you can take any action that doesn't require two hands to perform, such as cast a spell or make an attack or full attack with a light or one-handed weapon against any creature within your reach, including the creature that is grappling you. See the grappled condition for additional details.
Claw Attacck Two
Damage
Chez nods his thanks towards Aeronniell as he attempts to strike more accurately with his shortsword.
Should the beast fall, Chez will step forward into the doorway, allowing Kowaru a chance to engage.
Chez' rapier punctures its brain, despite its thick skull, and the zombie falls to the floor. Chez' shortsword cuts the back of Ialda's biting zombie's neck and it lets go, collapsing to the ground! Before you celebrate your victory and tend Ialda's wounds, you hear more moaning echoing in the tunnels, coming from the west. You cannot tell how close/far away they are.
"Great, more of them. What the hell is wrong with Vanthus covorting with the undead!" Ialda relaxes and her hands turn back to normal as she picks up her flail and stows it.