Scarlet opens the door. Ancient frescoes decorate the walls of this room, which might be octagonal. It’s difficult to be sure of this from your vantage point because walls partition the room. The art is not of the sort customary for a king’s tomb. Each of the interior walls that you can see shows images of men and women of many races carousing in a tavern. The outer walls near you depict a gold dragon defeating a red dragon. To the right and left are statues, one in the image of a beautiful princess and the other shaped like a knight ready for battle, sword raise dand shield readied.
Letting the lead be taken from him, he still remains close to the front to keep an eye out for traps.
"Interesting place here. But nothing out of the ordinary, lets see what those interior walls are blocking."
Nodding in agreement with Scarlet, Brunner heads deeper into the room.
Brunner moves forward to the closest wall and rounds the corner. A first glance it looks like someone has made camp here, but Brunner is caught off guard as a figure rounds the corner.
A hairy, hunched humanoid that has a face like that of a feral hobgoblin with horns that curve away from its skull lurches around the corner of a nearby wall. It would easy stand 7 feet tall if it weren’t traveling in an ape like manner, using its arms for additional support. Dispirit its dreadful pallor and oozing wounds, it moves with amazing speed. It wears dark leather studded with black iron, and it raises a scimitar in one of its gnarled hands as it gurgles and charges.
As it charges it raises up its scimitar with a trunk of an arm and cuts past Brunner’s new armor. Brunner takes 5 damage.
This quick creature follows up its first attack with a backhanded swing that just misses.
Round 1 attack
Initiative
Round 1
Everyone
Round 2
X
Everyone
Moving forward cautiously, Brunner is surprised by the ugly horned creature and is unable to avoid the vicious sabre cut, as blood pours from the wound, the dwarf lifts his hammer, "Weel Ah kent we woods gie bluid oan th' armur eventually." Then swings his hammer at the creature.
Barnabus lets loose a Ray of Frost into the creature's face.
(shooting into combat)
Scarlet quickly moves around the hobgoblin to get into a position flanking it with Brunner. He then thrust his sword at his legs to hamstring him.
Lanliss draws and fires, doing his best not to shoot his allies.
Brunner swings back at the creature the just took two swipes at him. The attack brushes off its armor as it snarls at Brunner. Barnabus move up behind Brunner and lets loose a Ray of Frost that strikes true and begins to freeze up its fur where it lands. Lanliss takes the last open spot behind Brunner and fires an arrow that goes wide.
Initiative
Round 1
Dalron
Round 1
X
Everyone
Scarlet making his way though the middle of the camp catches the attention of the armored giant in the middle. It swings down on him with an overhand chop that swings wide as Scarlet does a flip through the space, landing, and delivering a flanked attack with his Rapier. The rapier finds its way into a exposed spot and slides easily into the foe. Unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be as effective as it should
"This thing is another undead construct!"
"Where did our necromancer find a giant like this down here to animate?" Lanliss wonders as he lines up another shot.
Lanliss then moves back to allow Dalron to take his place as he's the better archer.
"I can cast hide from undead again, by the way. That tactic worked well when we last needed it."
I am sorry I didn’t add this before, the creature is more specifically a zombie.
Dalron steps through the next opening and fires an arrow that goes wide of this creature.
Living Versions of the undead creature you’ve been fighting leap into the fray. One of the horned creatures is thickly muscled and bears two swords, one shorter than the other. The second creature is more slender and wields only one curved blade. The larger one barks, “Varg Yom!!!!!”
[spoiler=K-Local DC 12]You have come across these creatures before, they are Varags. Even though they are medium sized creatures they stand 7 feet tall and are a bastard creation that are Goblinoids.
Even though they caught the party off guard, Scarlet is able to duck under the swing. Dalron isn’t as lucky and takes a scimitar across his back. Being urged on by the two that just appears the undead beast in the middle turns towards Brunner, lets out a frightful roar, then slashes down upon him. Dalron takes 9 damage, Brunner takes 6 damage.
Initiative
Round 2
Everyone
Round 3
X
Everyone
Seeing new opponents, Lanliss tries to bring in another player: the celestial eagle he summoned yesterday. The haloed eagle materializes above the battle and prepares to attack .
Viewing the undead as the most dangerous of the two, Scarlet slips between the beds. Getting out of being flanked and out of melee range in one step. He then points his deadly finger at the undead and lets loose a Disrupt Undead at it.
"Blasted undeid hin'." Brunner winces as the beast strikes him again, he raises his hammer and swings it at the horned beast.
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Taking a 5'step back to the sleeping bag/cocoon he unleashes his arrows of death on the goblinoid that just hit him.
"O kuush kelaan a shuun rhaakhaac a huukec ac a kekar. Rhor A druuc'd dac duun taash rhal or kekar."
Scarlet cast his Disrupt Undead spell, and even though it does a minimal amount of damage is yells out in pain and turns towards him. Brunner takes a swing with his hammer that is a direct blow, but it doesn’t seem fully effective.
Dalron’s two arrows are loosened and find a home inside the chest of the creature in front of him. She stumbles back against the wall besides her and pulls herself back to her feet. The beast from across the room barks something as this happens.
@Barnabus you’re up.
Barnabus steps forward and unleashes a gout of flame on the creature Dalron just shot.
(DC15 reflex)
Looking down at his hammer, Brunner calls out. "Mah hammer doesnae seem tae wark an aw as it shoods. Has anyain figured it whit will wark better killin' thes undeid monstrosity?"
Barnabus moves around the back side of the wall and catches the creature off guard. She turns, back against the wall, and holds her hands up in fear as Barnabus blast her with fire. With a scream of pain and agony, the fire engulfs her and she falls to the ground, fur and clothing burning.
The other lets out a cry and charges across to see who just set its mate on fire. It runs into Dalron on its way and causes him to stumble a step forward. Turning the corner it lashes out with its curved sword. After its attack lands it twirls both blades with a crazed madness in its eyes.
The beast in the middle sees Scarlet moving away and takes it that it is fleeing, turns to see Brunner still standing besides him, and lashes out with its blade. Its form and technique is sloppy and would normally not have made it through the armor, but its brute strength causes the blade to cut into a weak spot in the armor.
Brunner takes 4 damage, Barnabus takes 9 damage.
Initiative
Round 3
Everyone
Round 4
X
Everyone
Lanliss' summoned eagle shimmers into being and swoops down onto the undead monstrosity.
While the eagle is attacking the maybe-zombie, Lanliss draws an arrow and fires it at the remaining living enemy.
Scarlet continues his onslaught against the undead creature and fires another Disrupt Undead at it. Hoping to do more damage this time.
Lanliss finishes the summoning of the eagle and it flies around the head of the undead creature. Pecking and clawing at its head. It lands two blows and both attacks look fully effective. As it is distracted with the eagle Scerlet uses another of his disrupts undead spells and it too is fully effective.
Sidestepping the wall, Lanliss lets go of an arrow on the creature that just attacked Barnabus. Unfortunately it flies wide. It could be because of the sight of the burning creature in the room, Barnabus in the way, or seeing a bloody Barnabus after the attack he received.
Round 3
Brunner
Dalron,
Barnabus
Round 4
X
Everyone
Sad that his hammer is not as effective as he'd like, Brunner drops the hammer drawing his battleaxe causing him to be unable to dodge the blade aimed at him. While Lanliss' eagle attacks the undead creatures head and shoulders, he swings the axe at it's midsection.
"Dirty undead son of goblin!" Barnabus shouts at his attacker. He lashes out with his battleaxe and then takes a 5' step away.
With the screaming, burning, yelling, and fast movement around the room it causes enough distraction to cause Brunner’s, Barnabus’, and Dalron’s attacks all to go wide.
The creature on Barnabus is ignoring everything that is going on around him, steps forward and takes two attacks against him. The first swing with its scimitar is a wild one and goes wide. Barnabus ducks back to prevent a swing that could have normally removed a head. Before Barnabus is able to gain his balance the creature comes forward with the short sword in its other hand and jams it in Barnabus’ stomach, twist, and pulls the dwarf forward and whispers something in Barnabus ear as the life begins to fade from his eyes.
The hulking beast in the middle pays no mind to everything around on around it other than the orders it was given. Its gaze is firmly fixed on Brunner as it swings down with its scimitar, but the blade grazes off of the dwarfs shield.
Initiative
Round 4
Everyone
Barnabus Con check DC 15 to stabilize
Round 5
X
Everyone
Slumping to the ground pulls the blade free from the stomach of Barnabus. His lifeless body lays there and continues to bleed out.
Initiative
Round 4
Everyone minus Barnabus
Round 5
X
Everyone
Scarlet yells out, "Barbabus needs help." He then fires off his last Disrupt Undead at the creature that took Barbabus down.
"I've got him!" Lanliss responds as he darts over to the dwarf (putting as much distance between himself and Barnabus' attacker as possible), and casts cure light wounds on the wziard.
Meanwhile, Lanliss' summoned eagle swings around for another swipe at the undead.
Seeing Barnabus drop, Brunner, barely gets his shield up to divert the wickedly curved blade. Hearing Scarlet call out and Lanliss informing that party as he moves to take care of the fallen wizard, Brunner lifts his axe and swings it at the undead thing. "Weel dain laddie, noo we jist need tae end thes barnie."
Brunner’s attack with his axe lands a solid blow, cutting through this beast with ease as it cries out with in pain. It grunts as it pulls itself together and attacks out at Brunner with its scimitar. With a viscous attack striking down at Brunner, he collapses from the damage.
Dalron’s arrow attacks shoot wide, missing the mark. This creature now turns from the fallen Barnabus, looks up at Lanliss, then looks over its fallen companion. Seeing the arrows in her chest he looks up at Dalron rushes him and attacks. In a fit of rage, this beast strikes out at Dalron and slashes him across the midsection. The blow connects where there is no protection in his armor. Pulling the blade free, Dalron is kicked backwards across the bedroll on the floor.
The party is divided in this walled off room. Scarlet before him sees this hulking undead creature crumple Brunner under its might. Quickly followed by acreature coming from around the corner, stabbing Dalron and kicking his lifeless body to the floor.
On the other side of the wall Lanliss sees Barnabus fall but is able to be stabilized. His attacker rushes to the other side when Lanliss hears what sounds like bodies falling lifeless to the ground.
Initiative
Round 5
Scarlet & Lanliss
Dalron Con check DC 11 to Stabilize
Brunner Con check DC 12 to Stabilize
Round 6
X
Everyone
Sir Beaksworth continues to attack his undead nemesis.
Lanliss moves to the halfway point between Barnabus and Dalron, doing his best to keep the remaining living opponent out of range, and then channels a burst of positive healing energy.
Out of Disrupt Undead and knowing from his previous attack his rapier won't damage the undead monster, Scarlet rummages into his pack and pulls out his last vial of acid and lobs it at the undead.