Round 4
Vatilda sees Malcolm tending to his own wounds. She stows her mace, and begins chanting.
She finishes by tapping Malcolm on the shoulder.
And that's what you get, you undead monsters!"
Karnog drops his hammer and draws his dagger, his only slashing weapon, and cuts at the zombie to his left (blue).
to hit, damage
Kalim fires at Karnog's foe.
Desmond laughs as he dances out of the way, flipping over sideways and bringing a sword down, then reversing and bringing the other up.
RD 4: Z3 - Zombie (blue)
the creature attacks Karnog with it's morning star,
;
"Killlllllllllllllllllllllll"
As the creature misses the cleric.
Kalim splashes the creature with acid, further injuring it.
Karnog follows up with a likewise wild slash.
RD 4 update:
Vatilda - healed 9 Hp on Malcolm
Grimm - hit destroying Z1, yellow, creature
Z3 (blue) - missed Karnog
Desmond -
Z2 - destroyed
Kalim - acid splash Z3 for 3 HP
Karnog - missed his dagger slash
Z1 (yellow) - destroyed after Grimm's RD 4 attack
Malcolm
Z4 (West
The second blade the scout is wielding hits it's purchase, destroying the last cyan zombie. Leaving a sole creature to wage battle.
Malcolm has his RD 4 action remaining.
There is only one zombie remaining.
RD 4 action remaining: Malcolm
RD 5:
Vatilda -
Grimm -
Z3 (blue) -
Desmond -
Z2 - destroyed
Kalim -
Karnog -
Z1 (yellow) - destroyed
Malcolm
Z4 (West) - destroyed
Seeing the second last creature fall, Grimm (as was typical for him) attempts to take the glory.
Hold yer spells and go defensive, Me sword is hungry!
Bwahahaha!
Grimm sings a battle hymn for this last foe, (one he wrote himself after a reworked drinking song),We are the battle Ragers! Most Wildest are we.... SMASH! Ragin, Killin, Whorin' no matter where we be!
When it becomes apparent the remains are well and truly smashed and not going to rise and looks at everyone staring at the crazy dwarf wearing a Diadem on his head.
...What?
"Dwarven culture certainly never ...disppoints."
perception (+2 dealing with stonework/earth)
"The Warrior hardly speaks for all dwarven culture, that's for certain. Who is injured?"
1d20+11 perception (+2 dealing with stonework/earth)
"The Warrior hardly speaks for all dwarven culture, that's for certain. Who is injured?"
Hog sh!t Karnog. Don't pretend ye ain't
never drunk yeself stupid or slept with someone whose name ye don't remember! Gorum's a$$, WE invented brewing.The dwarf speaks with a smile and their is no hostility in his tone, more one of someone speaking honestly when another attempts to play down a story.
The dwarf doesn't bother to mention his wounds but given the amount of blood fflowing down his arms it was clear he was pretty badly wounded.
He draws his Wand.
Malcolm was obviously badly hurt so he helps him as well.
"I actually spent a bit of time among the dwarves when I was doing a job, and I have to agree with both of you. Humans hardly have as much fun drinking, but they have quite an interesting culture."
Karnog and Desmond each notice that the diadem that Grimm is wearing is not longer glowing.
The chamber itself is filled with coffins. The zombies have 9 morning stars and 12 tattered but functional studded leather armor among their gear. They carry no coin, gems or jewelry.
There is a western hall and side chamber and a downwards staircase in the south.
Desmond pries two of the morningstars out of the dead hands and slides them into his belt. "Well, I suppose we can check the coffins now."
Grimm feels the top of his head and attempts to pull it off.
Someone wanna detect magic on this?
The wooden coffins are filled with tattered human bones. the skeletons, do not move, they wear green ceremonial robes, thread bare now but once fine in quality. You do find a small emerald ring in each coffin, along with two gold pieces covering their eyes.
A total of 16 rings each valued at 100 GPs and 32 GP. The most valuable individual item that you found is the diadem that Grimm is wearing on his head.
It will take you 30 minutes to do the search.
The diadem doesn't move when Grimm tugs at it. It feels like it is pinching your hair and scalp when you grab it.
Well done, all. I would prefer that we rest, if possible.
"I was not injured by the zombies, Warrior Grimm. And I would greatly appreciate a quality ale about now. In fact, I believe I shall have at least a passable one."
Karnog pulls out his everfull mug and fills it with ale before quaffing it down.
"Say, that glowing crown thing, I noticed it has stopped. What's going on with that?"
Karnog grabs a morningstar as well, sliding it into his belt next to the dagger.
"Ah I wonder, does it detect undead? When we got rid of them all it stopped glowing."
It IS on his head but Grimm tries to DETECT MAGIC and Spellcraft the diadem.
(It IS in his possession)
Damn thing is stuck. See if it'll come off will ye?
Desmond glances curiously at it, trying not to laugh.
The diadem looks like a golden crown, it looks more feminine than masculine in nature, as Desmond tries to contain the laughter. It is perched on Grimm's head and barely moves as it is clearly anchored to his scalp. The smooth gold is of exquisite quality and it is cool to the touch.
If we are resting in this room, I suggest we block the two hallways with some of these wooden caskets.
Desmond gets out his small tools, trying to separate the connection between the diadem and the skull, being careful not to nick Grimm as he does so.
Desmond when your trying to dislodge the diadem you cna't get under it, it is as if the dang thing is welded to the dwarf's scalp.
"It's either a really good adhesive or magic, I don't think I can do much about this."
"A magical crown which reacts to undead and cannot be removed? That doesn't sound too...wholesome."
Can he control undead with it?
"So strange that blindly wearing magic items might be a poor idea. "
Grimm looks cranky.
Didn't put it on. Sure of it. Took it down, we saw the monsters and I stowed it in me bag. I dunno how the bloody thing got on me head. Cursed it is.
Vatilda walks around Grimm.. she inspects the crown with arcane sight.
Vatilda you know the diadem radiates two magical aura's, a strong necromancy and a faint divination.
You can prepare the room to sleep in but you figure there are three ways into this room and it's quite large and you'd be spread out in it's defense, thus there is a risk of being overrun by a larger group. On the other hand, the side tunnel that you approached from near the collapsed hallway is much easier to defend as there are two much narrower access points, so defense would be easier.
After inspecting the crown, Vatilda relates her findings...
"Nothing to fear... it is not cursed. It is simply alerting you to the presence of undead in the area. It should also bestow a limited ability to dominate the motor functions of the undead. Maybe if you find a vendor who sells phrasebooks of the Frog God, you could stumble across the command word..."
"If it's not cursed, why won't it come off his noggin?"
"I suspect user error. Dwarves are as notorious as gremlins for fouling up magic."
"Some items which have been imbued with profane potency from the souls of the dead, hold echoes of sycophantic fear which have a incomprehensible compulsion to serve.
It does not want to fail the wearer, and it will stay on his head until it understands that it is the will of the wearer for it to be removed. Again... a command word or phrase which could be as simple as "get off my head" in the tongue of the Frog God might be all that is needed."
"I...see...not cursed, but infused with profane energy and suffused with the will of the unquiet dead. Nicely done, Warrior. "
Karnog shakes his head slowly, before looking for a place to bed down securely.
Grimm actually looks curious.
Well, sh!t at least it might be useful.
A weapon is a weapon. So it'll glow when undead are near? Mebbe we can look around this level ta find a clue ta the command word?
"Well I suppose light conditions don't really matter in here. We could do three watches of two, that way we have one person on each opening."
"That might work. It'd behoove us to move some of these caskets, make a barrier at the entrance way. "