Magnum heaves two hatchets each at the ghoul standing over Khazad, and then another two at him again--a hatchet from each volley hits him finally putting him down.
Two ghouls rush to attack Big Mug, who is fighting defensively.
One ghoul flanks Brask for a bite, another flanks Brask and bites and claws with both arms.
Another ghoul that isn't flanking tries to bite the Brask.
Kragg charges and hits an untouched ghoul and obliterates him with a mighty swing of his dwarven weapon.
"Neji,you may want to zap those hurt ones with the wand that never misses--only six left"
Round 3
20 Ninni <---
18 Khazad
17 Neji
13 Brask
13 Undead right
12 Hon
9 Big Mug<--
7 Magnum
6 Undead left
5 Kragg
1 Thograt
"Neji,you may want to zap those hurt ones with the wand that never misses--only six left"
Neji suddenly blinks rapidly, brought out of her daydream which involved Khazad and Brask by Magnum's words. "Yes. Yes! Good idea - I'd forgotten about that, though it here in hand. "
Neji will move forward 20' and fire the Wand of Magic Missile (x2...?) at a nearby wounded ghoul.
damage:
"Neji,you may want to zap those hurt ones with the wand that never misses--only six left"Neji suddenly blinks rapidly, brought out of her daydream which involved Khazad and Brask by Magnum's words. "Yes. Yes! Good idea - I'd forgotten about that, though it here in hand. "
Neji will move forward 20' and fire the Wand of Magic Missile (x2...?) at a nearby wounded ghoul.
damage: 1d 4 + 1
When two bolts of magic force slam into the ghoul finishing it off--Neji seems a little surprised.
Brask to go if he can make his 3 saves.
When two bolts of magic force slam into the ghoul finishing it off--Neji seems a little surprised.
"Wow. Well it's a good thing then that I hadnt used this like I did this one time on band camp. "
She slips one of the loops free of the wand, leaving just four.
Fort saves (How I hate thee):
(Okay, we're good.)
"ME DEAD GRAMMA CAN 'IT 'ARDER THAN THAT!" Thunders Brask's voice as he swings at g6
Attack:
Damage:
** spoiler omitted **
Brask still stands and defies the ghouls, who will not go after the others till they get him down.
The first ghoul to attack Brask savages him with a bite and a claw and he falls to the ground barely unconscious and stable (0hp)
Ninni is next being somewhat vulnerable after a charge and faces bites and claw attacks from two ghouls
and is hit for 9 with two FORT saves
Kragg evadess a bite
Round 3
20 Ninni
18 Khazad
17 Neji
13 Brask
13 Undead right
12 Hon <---
9 Big Mug
7 Magnum
6 Undead left
5 Kragg
1 Thograt
Hon to go with clear shot to an injured ghoul out of melee
Magnum is stepping up and ready to unlease a barrage at the ghouls facing Ninni.
"You can knock some of us down, but we have hard heads and always come back for more."
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"Ahhh, there you are... Lessee, steady hand, breathe in, aim, let it out with a trigger pull. Pin the bugger to the wall!Crossbow crunch
Crossbow, heavy: ; Damage
Autocrit roll; Damage
Bolts 20-2=18
"No need to get up and personal yet. Probably catch some flak about the length of my beard." He shakes his head and begins to reload his heavy crossbow again. And I am NOT compensating!
Hon wings the already hurt one again.
Magnum unleashes a hatchet volley and both hit the acid singed ghoul fighting Neji for lethal damage. Out of hatchets he throws two hand axes at the next one engaged and both hit finishing him off. One is left unhurt and one left badly hurt.
"Kragg, rush to standover Brask, no Coup de Graces by these ghouls today"
Seeing the ghouls drop in front of him Kragg moves forcefully in engage the other ghouls before they have a chance to finish the meal that they started on the unfortunate Brask and Khazad. Kragg is insulted by the fact that Magmun suggested such an action. Any good dwarf would hurry to stand over a fallen comrade unless countermanded by a superior leader. The nerve of the human to think that he would not do likewise.
Charge to J25 and attack g1 with axe head
damage
AC: 15
HP: 13
if AOO, attack the same ghoul: to hit , damage
Kragg almost drops the ghoul with one hit. The ghoul withdraws around the 3 foot platform into the main room.
"Great job Kragg, you are no longer a tenderfoot. Let me know if you want to learn Northern style."
Thograt to go--last ghoul is cut off and will probably be taken care of by others.
Thograt prays to Torag "Allow me power to heal their wounds."
And he channels the received energy into a burst that covers everyone healing the wounds of the living.
The entire group hears the clank of armor from back in the huge room ahead.
20 word limit: #$%@, Six more left of platform; last dwarven expedition, three melee heavily armored, three support, all dead. Advance or fallback?
Round 4
20 Ninni <---
18 Khazad
17 Neji
13 Brask
13 g4
12 Hon
9 Big Mug
7 Magnum
6 Severely injured ghoul
5 Kragg
1 Thograt
"I guess I'll pull Khaz back until he comes out of it.
"Good thing we found the secret doors then."
As the team regroups a little Thograt casts cure light wounds on Brask.
Before Ninni moves, Brask watches the undead slowly advance.
Ninni charges the last ghoul and dispatches it with a well placed blow.
Round 4
20 Undead Dwarves
20 Ninni
18 Khazad P
17 Neji <---
13 Brask P? (2 Fort DC 13)
12 Hon
9 Big Mug
7 Magnum
6 Severely injured ghoul
5 Kragg
1 Thograt CLW planned
Neil casts Dancing Lights, and sends them ahead to illuminate the new Dwarven foes. She will move the four lanterns to keep them as the focus of the room.
School evocation [light]; Level bard 0, sorcerer/wizard 0
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S
Range medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Effect Up to four lights, all within a 10-ft.-radius area
Duration 1 minute (D)
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no
Depending on the version selected, you create up to four lights that resemble lanterns or torches (and cast that amount of light), or up to four glowing spheres of light (which look like will-o'-wisps), or one faintly glowing, vaguely humanoid shape. The dancing lights must stay within a 10-foot-radius area in relation to each other but otherwise move as you desire (no concentration required): forward or back, up or down, straight or turning corners, or the like. The lights can move up to 100 feet per round. A light winks out if the distance between you and it exceeds the spell's range.
You can only have one dancing lights spell active at any one time. If you cast this spell while another casting is still in effect, the previous casting is dispelled. If you make this spell permanent, it does not count against this limit.
Dancing lights can be made permanent with a permanency spell.
Brask FORT saves
Brask is paralyzed and prone.
Big Mug yells "Kragg, drag em back, by their beards if you have to."
"MMMPH MMPHT MMPH MMMMM!"
Translation: "That just ain't right."
Fort saves:
1:
2:
Correction Prone and not paralyzed.
Braks crawls five feet away from the chamber.
"Ye couldnae moved jus' a little, Kragg?"
Braks crawls five feet away from the chamber.
"Ye couldnae moved jus' a little, Kragg?"
Round 4
20 Undead Dwarves
20 Ninni
18 Khazad P
17 Neji
13 Brask
12 Hon <----
9 Big Mug
7 Magnum
6 Severely injured ghoul
5 Kragg
1 Thograt CLW planned
Magnum advances and buckles a full set of hatchets on.
In the dancing lights you see what looks to be another dwarf group marching. Except this is a BAD dwarf army. Two grim fighters behind full helms weilding war axes and holding tower shields, a gnome on a skeletal war dog in full armor with a lance. The second rank has support troops. A skeletal dwarf wearing studded leather armor and carrying a shortbow and a gnome with a pointed wizard hat follow. There is a bannerman, but instead of the dwarven standard several loops of skulls adorn a bone pole.
Listening to the banner man, Kragg does his best to grab Khazad and drag him back 20 ft depositing him in L21 while Kragg ends in L22.
Standard to pick up, move to L22, free to drop.
Thograt steps up behind Brask and casts cure light wounds (10 hp healed, rolled in post above.)
Big Mug advances and Thograt heals Brask.
"Let's give em more of the same."
The skeletal dwarf in the studded leather fires his light crossbow at Brask before two armored dwarf sized figures advance throught the doorway and attack Brask.
The skeletal gnomish wizard with the pointy hat points to the room and greasy substance coats the floor under Big Mug and Brask and spreads back into the room. The gnomish armored figure on the skeletal dog maneuvres in the background. The dwarvish skeletal bannerman shakes his skulls and tries to rattle your morale, but your morale is strong due to the the banner and the Thograt's bolstering magic.
Round 5
20 Undead Dwarves
20 Ninni <-----
18 Khazad P
17 Neji
13 Brask
12 Hon
9 Big Mug
7 Magnum
6 Ghoul
5 Kragg
1 Thograt
Reflex to stay standing: (Sweet!)
Brask looks at the fighter in front of him, and laughs.
"Why are ye so glum? Dwarves need ta go ta battle wit' a song on their lips!"
Attack:
Damage:
Even though he misses, Brask begins singing a cheery tune.
A ring o' an axe, an' tha twang o' a bow
Did sound one misty morn'
An' all I coul' see was the face o' a lass
So pretty was she tha' me heart was torn.
Ninni's blows cannot penetrate the master work half plate and tower shield the two fighters are wearing.
"Hey, they're wearing some good armor."
Big Mug sings.. "Six skeletons clanking around, if one of those skeletons should happen to fall...well I'm hoping for some half plate."
Khazad is still paralyzed, but feels he can act next round (6).
Neji scuttles forward 20' (to L20) with her MM wand in hand, the other wand hanging from her wrist. She watches the gnomish wizard carefully, waiting for him to begin casting a spell.
"Bit stiff there, Khazad."
Damage:
Concentration Check = DC 17
(Check = 1d20 + caster level + relevant ability modifier (probably Int mod).
Kragg moves 10 feet south to L24 completing the defensive line holding the undead at bay for the moment. The glorious singing of the dwarves lifts his spirits as he proceeds to attack the foul corruption in front of him.
2-handed attack with axe head
damage
If someone takes his place then he will double move through the secret room on the right to N19.
Khazad feels the numbness slowly leaving his body, starting with the head. He tries to speak but his tongue doesn't serve him quite well yet.
Fanksh fer shavin' mah shorry butt, Kragg! Ah, damn. Now could shum'one grab a potion from mah belt and pour it into me?
REF
Kragg manages to slip a hefty blow through the undead dwarf and his defenses. To his surprise, the skeleton underneath shrugs off more than half of the cutting damage.
Big Mug keeps his balance and moves out of the grease to keep the undead from shifting into the corner to bring more numbers to bear and moves to the corner himself.
Hon's crossbow bolt does absolutely no damage to the skeletal wizard. The sneak attack appeared ineffective and the skeleton seems highly resistant to piercing damage.