"Bash them."
Luther Round 1
Luther draws his Morningstar and swings at the closest skelly.
Symon’s blade is accurate…yet the sharp edge of his sword merely clatters across the ribcage of the skeleton…metal knocking on bone to make a vaguely musical sound…
…whilst Drusellia and Luther miss wildly. Stepping forward, Dezco swings his axe with such ferocity that the skeleton is severed into two twitching halves…the twitching slows as the bones clatter to the stone floor of the crypt.
Around the crypt, skeletons jerkily step from the other opened caskets.
Drusellia scowls and tries again.
"Grab a big leg from the skeleton Dezco bashed, but that blade is useless."
Symon nods his thanks to Dezco and swings his new weapon at the same skeleton.
Attack:
Damage:
The weapon feels awkward in Symon's hand, but it is better than swinging his blade uselessly against the skeletal foe.
" Hah! Have at thee..."
Conner grins as he moves into the room, drops his sunrod and casts Disrupt undead on skelly #2.
" Or Not! Crummy aim...grumble.."
Dezco throws a hammer over to Symon who, in a single graceful move, snatches it from mid-air, pirouettes and smacks it against the skull of the nearest skeleton.
Meanwhile everyone else’s attacks prove ineffective against the advancing skeletons.
Luther channels healing power as he steps back. The skeletons are not included.
"Use something that works."
Symon continues to strike at the skeleton with the hammer, eventough it feels awkward in his hands.
Attack-melee:
Damage:
Drusellia throws another stone into the mix against one of the skeletons that is not currently engaged.
If forced to fire into melee, Dru suffers a -4 on the attack roll.
Twisting and dodging, Conner tries to fire another bolt of dark energy at the skeleton. Unfortunately, he fizzles the spell in an effort to avoid the undead's attacks.
" Crud, only blunt weapon I have is my sling and stones. Can't use that here so well."
The undead continue to advance upon the party, claws reaching and scratching...
"Lady down and rest . Bag o' Bones!"
Conner attempts to cast a spell and stab the skeleton, but again loses the spell in the conflict.
Luther slams his Morningstar into the closest skelly.
He will step back and leave room for Dezco if possible.
The caskets are on stone plinths, each one being raised three feet from the ground.
Symon swings the hammer again, trying to destroy the one that keeps clawing at him.
Attack-melee:
Damage:
Drusellia enters the room and launches a sling stone at #5.
As Conner's sword lops the skull from one of the skeletons, everyone else appears to be overawed by the advancing undead, each of them missing their target...
The skeletons, fully engaged with the party now, scratch, claw and snap at the adventurers...finding flesh on two occasions...
Seemingly unable to cast his spells in this room, Conner drops his shortsword in frustration and draws the claymore...
" Agggh."
In his haste he nearly doesn't get the sword drawn... A miss.
Feeling panic grow as the skeleton scores another hit, Symon strikes the monster with the hammer once again.
Attack-melee:
Damage:
Luther swings at the nearest skeleton (2)
Drusellia swears under her breath and tries again with the sling.
Even as the skeletons start to fall, the rest of them mindlessly press forwards...Dezco completely smashes a second foe whilst Symon manages to fracture and splinter bone on another...it stays up, barely...
Luther continues to hit the closest skeleton.
Luther smashes the ribcage of the skeleton that was attacking him...bones and fragments of bone fall to the floor as the undead finally finds peace...
Again Conner brings his two-hander around in an overhand chop at the skeleton in front of him.
Simultaneously, Dezco and Conner smash one of the remaining skeletons, the force of their blows turning bone into dust...
Knowing he is overmatched and not wielding the proper weapons, Symon disengages from the battle before he is injured worse than he is, and allow someone with the proper skills to deal with the skeleton.
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
As Symon withdraws, the remaining skeleton juddered forward and slashes at Dezco...
Dezco’s axe swing despatches the final skeleton and, apart from your breathing, the overbearing silence of the tomb returns. Stepping beyond the piles of smashed bones, and looking around the tomb, you discover a small leather case in one of the opened caskets…
The only exit from the tomb, other than returning the way that you came, is through a door in the south of the room.
Luther taps Simon with the healing wand.
"I'll take point and the ring for now. Let's see if any valuables are around."
Luther leads them into the room after a search of the skeletons, coffins and door.
He turns to Dezco__"Don't think we beat them without you. Nice to have you along. Let me take the point till we get you healed."
Symon limps over to where Dezco is and hands him back the hammer.
"Thanks for the use! I must remember to pick up a club or maybe a mace next time we are in town!"
He then goes over to examine the leather case.
Drusellia keeps to herself, angered at her uselessness. She hadn't wanted to burn spells against such simple foes, but her inefficiency with the sling irritated her.