Hug-hug is instantly killed by the skeleton. Randal and Vasayo are grievously wounded but hold their feet.
Five additional skeletons move in behind the others and look about to start throwing axes, while the last five stay back by the skeleton ranting, "Finders keeper! Finders keepers!"
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commands Dervel as he slowly approaches the skeletons with his Holy Symbol raised. "Begone and go away," he says with his confidence diminishing the nearer he gets.
"I'm sure this is what the other clerics said..."
The elf drops his holy symbol as he draws his warhammer, "Never mind. This way is always more fun anyway. Arrrggg!"
Move in to attack nearest skeleton.
"Fall back! The entrance is narrow, we can fight them there one by one!" Vasayo shouts and withdraws to the entrance. On his way he picks up a rock and throws it at one of the skeletons.
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Grith launches a fire bolt at a random skeleton. He then gets into formation with Vasayo, hoping the skeletons don't shoot lightning.
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Vasayo wallops a skeleton in the head with a rock, setting its head to spin. Grith finishes it off with a fire bolt. But unfortunately Derval's warhammer glances off the skeleton, not so much as putting in a dent.
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Dervel attempts a desperate-swinging-retreat, taking a position in the front rank in the bottleneck.
Randal aims his mace at a skeletons head with and overhead swing.
Randal then steps back if safe and possible.
Seeing his allies moving to funnel the skeletons into the passageway, Alton moves to where he can see any of the skeletons while remaining in the back of the passageway. Then he aims and releases an arrow that flies true.
Randal swings his mace, but cannot quite land a solid hit. Alton fires and hits a skeleton. But it doesn't do much damage.
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Vasayo throws stones and other debris in the general direction of the attackers to support his comrades in the front row.
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Feeling better for having the support of his comrades and of the bottleneck Dervel smashes his war hammer into a dwarf skeleton.
Or maybe it's just an air swing.
Alton gives it another go with an arrow at one of the skeletons in front of Dervel.
Grith throws out some more fire at the oncoming horde.
Randal looks over his shoulder looking worried before swinging his mace at a skeleton in front of him.
Randal and Alton destroy a skeleton together. And then Grith's powerful fan of flames hits the last two in melee, disintegrating one completely and seriously hurting the other.
The lone skeleton directly attacks Randal, but misses completely.
The 4 Skeletons in the back throw their axes.
One of them then moves up into Melee position.
Randal swings his mace again at the scorched skeleton. He growls in frustration and quickly casts a spell.
A faintly glowing mace appears behind the skeleton and strikes at it's back.
Dervel continues with his attack, bringing his warhammer down for a crushing blow as Randal destroys the one scorched by flames.
Vasayo continues his support.
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Randal's spiritual mace glows ominously before destroying a skeleton. And then Derval follows up the strike with a powerful swing of his own. And just like that, two skeletons have been pulverized.
Keep up the good work, eh? Alton says as he fires another arrow at the skeleton he can most easily take aim at.
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Grith fires off another fire bolt, trying his best to concentrate on any damaged skeletons.
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"Finders keepers!" the Skeleton in the back yells.
And somehow the other skeletons interpret that to attack in mass. A group of 6 in two-by-two marched toward the party. Two of them attack but neither one finds any purchase in the tight tunnels.
Grith lays down more fire, excluding his allies.
We'll be doing the finding from here out, eh? Alton takes aim at another skeleton.
Dervel attacks the newest dwarf skeleton but cannot seem to land a blow in the hustle and bustle of the melee. Instead, he shoves his shield in the way of the skeleton attacking Randall, "Find this, you bastard, and leave my friend alone.”
Randal strikes out at the skeleton in front of him and mentally sends the spectral mace to the back ranks of the skeletons to strike at one there.
"Finders Keepers!! the skeleton screams madly again before Randal's spiritual mace destroyed one of the skeletons, while Alton wounded one another with an arrow, taking a chunk of his skull off.
And then Grith unleashes a torrent of flame that destroys another 3 skeletons.
Another group of 4 move in to attack the party. One of them attacks Randal but Derval dives in and blocks the strike with his own shield, before moving it in time to block an attack to himself.
Alton lets fly with another arrow.
Seeing how Randal manages pretty good, Vasayo decides to now help Dervel.
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"Randal, can you hit that leader one up the back with the Spiritual Weapon spell?"
Dervel furiously swings his war hammer, pieces of bone shattering left and right - and somehow he still manages to shield his friend.
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Randal's heart flutters as Dervel saves him from a nasty blow.
" I'll try! "
He chants a healing prayer to cure his wounds and directs his spiritual mace to strike at the skeleton in command.
Grith lays out more fire, seeing its effectiveness.
Derval smashes one skeleton to bits with a satisfying slam from his warhammer. Then Grith follows it up with another sweep of fire that disintegrates three more. Meanwhile Randal's conjured mace of radiant energy chips a chunk of bone off the Mad Skeleton in the back.
"Finders keepers!"
He then moves forward himself to attack Randal but misses badly.
The other skeletons move in as well with one of them attacking Derval.
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Grith summons another blanket of fire.
"Keep it up lads! I'll take my warhammer to them if it comes to that!"
Randal swings his mace at finders keepers while mentally directing his spiritual weapon to move and do the same.
" Come on let's finish them off! "
Randal's spiritual mace smashes the skeleton yelling "Finders Keepers", knocking it to the ground. It whispers "... keepers," and then its glowing red eyes full of hatred and menace for all living things simply fade away. It shudders one last time and then stops moving forever.
Grith manages to burn the last two skeletons, but they hold their feet.