"Huh? Fireworks? Th' festivals over, though...",mumbles a punch-drunk Auric as he pulls another throwing axe from his belt.
Throwing axe (melée):
Jon steps forward and swings at the zombie attacking Auric.
Attack:
Damage:
To William he calls, "I'm out of berries! Auric's got the potions!"[/b]
William yells to Gendo, "I doubt you'll have much luck setting one alight with your flint and steel but if you have some explosives stashed away, now would be the time."
Cure light wounds potion:
Initiative Order:
Gendo
William
Zombies
Auric
Jon
Round 3:
Gendo continues to furiously attack the zombie in front of him. He catches the zombie in the chest with a roundhouse punch that knocks the zombie completely off its feet.
William continues to inspire the group. He fires his bow again but the arrow fails to connect.
The zombie Gendo felled lumbers back to its feet, allowing Gendo an attack of opportunity. Attack: However, the impact is absorbed by its armor, and it rises to face the monk once again.
The next zombie charges Auric, who manages to raise his shield and block the powerful but clumsy blow.
For the time being, the remaining zombies still immobilized by Jon's spell continue to struggle in vain against the grasping plants; they remain where they are.
The one who broke free last round struggles forward towards the group. However, since it mindlessly moves directly toward the party, its path continues through the grasping plants, slowing its movement and keeping it at a distance.
Auric backs up from his attacker and downs the potion, feeling immediate relief from the pain of his wounds.
Jon moves on Gendo's opponent, hacking with his sickle but finding his blade turned by the studded leather.
Jon steps to opposite Gendo and hacks at the zombie:
Attack:
Damage:
As Auric falls back to recover, William charges into the gap, slashing at the zombie with all his might.
Dagger :
Damage :
Crit Confirmation :
Damage :
Emboldened by his success, he cries out, "Come on lads, lets send these abominations back to the grave!"
My face hardens in concerna t seeing the zombie return to its feet.
"Stay down!!!" I yell, my voice filled with some of the anger that William glimpsed when we set out. I unload a front kick to the Zombie's midsection, then pivot slightly as I turn and snap a high sidekick to the Zombie's upper torso.
First Attack:
Damage:
Second Attack:
Damage:
A refreshed Auric steps back toward the human zombie and hacks at it with his throwing axe.
Throwing axe w/inspire courage:
Round 4:
Gendo snaps off two kicks, the first thudding into the thing's solar plexus without result, but the second gives some satisfaction as he clearly hears the sound of snapping bone, probably a rib or two.
William rushes the zombie, leaping into the air and bringing his dagger around in a high arc. Catching it in the neck, he manages to sever the head; it lolls backwards, hanging by a strip of flesh as the zombie falls to the ground.
Three of the six zombies within then entanglement successfully tear themselves loose of from the grasping vegetation this round. However, the dwarf zombie that was inexorably dragging its way toward the group is once again ensnared. The one in combat flails an arm at Gendo, catching him in the ribs with the force of a hammer blow.
Auric, his target now dropped, steps to the zombie Gendo is battling and swings, splitting its skull like a melon. The zombie falls.
Jon moves next to Auric and takes a ready stance with his sickle, awaiting the next undead to free itself from the entanglement.
Jon transfers his sickle to his left hand and draws and loads his sling. He picks the nearest zombie and sends a stone flying!
Attack:
Damage:
Watching the zombies struggle with the vines attacking them, William tosses his dagger in the ground, point first and moves to collect his bow once again.
"Form a line, we can hold them here! When they break free I can take their legs from them. Gendo, you should collect my dagger, they don't seem to react much to blunt trauma."
Shortbow :
Damage :
Auric steps forward and hurls his throwing axe at the dwarf stuck in the animated vegetation.
Throwing axe:
"Damn it! And that right there is why I didn't sign up for the knife throwing contest!"
Ooph!! I grunt from the impact of the zombie's blow. I then move to retrieve the dagger William threw to the ground . I will then ready an action to attack a zombie if it is going to attack me .
Round 5:
Gendo moves to William's side and takes his dagger from him, awaiting the zombies' eventual arrival.
William scoops up his bow and sends a shot toward the dwarf with the arrow still sticking out of his chest. The arrow catches the zombie in the eye, and it stands there a second longer before slumping to the ground, engulfed by the roiling foliage.
The three free zombies are once again entangled before they are able to move out of the area. Only one of them is able to tear itself free from the vegetation, along with one other that started its round entangled. The lumbering undead seem to be spending too much time fighting the plants to even get to you at this point.
Auric hurls his axe, watching it miss the dwarf zombie he tossed it at, by about two feet, and get lost in the undergrowth.
Jon loads his sling and lets fly at the same zombie, having more luck as the stone crunches into its blank-eyed face, crushing the cheekbone.
William knocks another arrow and fires at the closest zombie.
Shortbow :
Damage :
Damn these things take a lot to put down! Jon and I will try to soften them up before they get loose..."
Another stone at the nearest zombie!
Attack:
Damage:
Auric steps aside, leaving a gap in the formation for Gendo, holding a throwing axe at the ready.
"That grass won't hold them for long." My voice comes out harsh, as I continue to feel the pain of the zombie's blow. When Auric moves, I take a step to place myself in his original position. I then ready an action to attack a xombie if it gets too close.
Round 6:
William fires a shot, plunking an arrow into the torso of the nearest dwarven zombie.
Once again the zombies are halted by Jon's spell, with the two that are free becoming entangled once again, and only one tearing itself free this round.
Auric moves to alter the combat line, readying his axe for the eventual onslaught.
Likewise, Gendo moves into position, dagger at the ready.
Jon sends another bullet hurtling towards his target, but the bullet bounces ineffectually off of its chest.
"My stones are not effective. Perhaps we should head to the cave, let them come to us where we can bottle them up?"
Attack:
Damage:
"There may well be more undead inside the cave, we could just as easily end up cornered if we head inside! Does no one have any better way to combat these things? Look around the battlefield, perhaps there are some more appropriate weapons left around?"
William stops trying to bolster his allies and attempts to search the battlefield for any weapons not inside the effect of Jon's spell.
Perception :
In frustration he fires another arrow at the dwarf he hit last round.
Shortbow :
Damage :
Auric stands ready with his hatchet, though he likewise keeps an eye out for a larger more dangerous sharp thing to dismember corpses with.
Perception:
I look around for anything that might help.
Perception:
I maintain my readied action otherwise.
Round 6:
Gendo, scanning the area of the battle, notes that there is a dearth of weapons in the area, as if the fallen had been picked over before being animated. However, his sharp eyes spot two possibilities: A scythe, left near the large, bearded human that once wielded it, and a handaxe, lying partially beneath a fallen dwarf. Unfortunately, both lie within the boundaries of the entanglement .
William shoots, thudding another arrow into the zombie's torso.
The zombies, through sheer effort, manage to overcome the vegetation this round. Three of the four entangled zombies pull free this round. The free dwarf zombie avoids being entangled again and surges from the bounds of the spell, stumbling into range of Gendo and Auric's readied attacks:
Gendo: Attack & Damage:
The monk lands a front kick into the dead dwarf's head, snapping its head back.
Auric: Attack & Damage: Auric buries his axe in the zombie's skull, then puts a boot to its chest and pulls his weapon free, sending the zombie tumbling away from him to crumple in a heap on the ground.
Jon sends another bullet whizzing, only to have it deflect off the zombie's helm.
"I'll get started on that straggler down there before they all get free when the spell wears off."
Throwing axe (melee):
With a wary eye towards the other zombies, William steps to f4 and fires an arrow at the dwarf zombie at E9, trying to soften him up for Auric.
Shortbow :
Damage :
Jon drops his sling and transfers his sickle to his right hand. He steps up and swings at the zombie.
Attack:
Damage:
"There's a scythe and a hand axe, but both are in the entangling plants area."
I then move forward to stand beside Auric and attack the dwarven zombie.
Attack
Damage
Revised Initiative Order:
William
Zombies
Gendo
Auric
Jon
Round 7:
William moves for a clear shot and fires on one of the dwarf zombies. The arrow thunks into its mail but stops short of doing real damage.
The party's luck begins to fail them this round. While the entangled zombie remains stuck and the dwarf zombie further away is once again entangled, two others evade the grasping plants and shamble forward, pressing on William this round.
Gendo moves to cover William, sending a fist into the open face of a dwarf zombie. The blow crushes its nose. While potentially damaging to a breathing opponent, it doesn't seem to slow the zombie at all.
Auric likewise moves in and hacks with his axe, but the blade is turned by the zombie's chainmail.
Jon steps in on William's left and attacks the human zombie with his sickle, cleaving into the leather of its armor, but not reaching undead flesh.
I will fight defensively as I unleash a two rapid strikes at the dwarven zombie (or human zombie if the dwarven one drops before I go)standing before me. After my attacks, I will take a 5 foot step back
Attack 1:
Damage 1:
Attack 2:
Damage 2:
William steps back, away from the advancing zombies and quickly recites an incantation. The zombies begin to slip and stumble as the ground beneath then becomes slick.
Auric swings once more...
Throwing axe:
Jon steps to G3 and swings at the human zombie.
Attack:
Damage:
Round 8:
William's spell covers the snowy ground with a layer of grease. Both zombies tumble to the ground.
The fallen zombies don't bother to get to their feet; they simply flail away at Jon and Gendo. However, their prone condition makes their attacks ineffectual. Meanwhile, the other dwarf zombie tears itself free of the vegetation this round, while the human zombie continues to struggle.
Gendo throws a couple of swift kicks at the zombie beneath him, connecting but doing no damage, and then steps away from it.
Auric hacks down on the fallen zombie before him but fails to penetrate its mail.
Jon hacks down with his sickle, cleaving into the zombies shoulder as it struggles to get at him, carving a large wound into its dead flesh.
Auric keeps hacking away.
Throwing axe to G5:
William moves out from behind Gendo and fires an arrow at the dwarven zombie still standing .
Shortbow :
Damage :
I take a 5 foot step, returning to my original position to unload to quick kicks at the prone dwarven zombie. I will continue to fight defensively.
Attack 1:
Damage 1:
Attack 2:
Damage 2:
Jon hacks at the zombie in front of him!
Attack:
Damage:
Auric keeps hacking away.
Throwing axe to G5: 1d20+4;1d6+3
Round 9:
William fires another shot at the dwarven zombie, which once again is deflected by its mail.
The two prone zombies continue to flounder in the grease, lashing at Jon and Auric. The dwarf zombie lashes out, nearly catching Auric in the ankle with a crushing blow, but he manages to hop over the strike before it lands. The dwarf zombie within the area of Jon's spell is entangled once more, while the human zombie tears itself free this round.
Gendo moves up two deliver a couple more blows to the prone dwarf zombie, battering it without administering any real damage.
Auric brings his axe down onto thing's helm, staving it in and causing a trickle of blood and brain to ooze forth.
Jon continue to slash away with his sickle, landing a blow that takes the zombie in the back of its neck as it struggles to rise. It's spine nearly severed, it falls unmoving into the grease.
Auric hacks mightily at the fallen dwarf, relying on brute force rather than accuracy.
Throwing axe w/ power attack at G5:
Jon steps gingerly to F4 and hacks at the fallen dwarf!
Attack:
Damage:
Crit confirm:
Extra Damage: