Rennai recoils as the ghoul's teeth tear into her flesh. She grits her teeth against the bile rising in her throat, both from the contagion in the ghoul's saliva and her own revulsion. She lets out a low snarl. Let's dance, monster. She takes a step into the opening of the narrow tunnel to distance herself from the ghoul and looses two more arrows at the chest where its heart should be beating.
As the skeleton gazes at Conri and Auric through sightless eyes, the unearthly laugh fills Conri with a sense of panic, magnified by his lack of understanding at its source. Fear! Foes! Danger! RUN! He lets out a loud yelp and bolts for the entrance of the chamber, cowering in front of it.
Kalla grimaces as the fetid unknown creature assaults her. She steps back and, unseeing, jabs again.
Round 2
5' step away to get reach
Standard Action: Jab!
[+3 BAB, -1 str, -1 combat expertise]
[-1 Str]
[ooc]Dropping power attack. Not sure if Conri flees immediately or on his initiative. Please add +2 for flanking if applicable
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HP: (44)34/49
AC: 18 ( 22 with total defence?)
Will save +7 /+9 vs enchantment
Bloodrage (Str 22, Con 18) 2/14 rnds used
Panicked! (-2 to saves)
Realizing he is all alone on this one, Euraphen puts on his game face and takes up a defensive stance. As the ghoul lashes out at him, the elf sees an opening and strikes.
Foul creature... Wretches as they are, they are still powerful..., Rose thinks as she feels her injury being infected by the ghoul. She cackles as she runs away and disappears in the darkness washing over her.
Eruphen attacks and hits the ghoul!
In the darkness a ghoul bites and claws!
A bite and claw hit Eruaphen!
Eruaphen takes damage, but feels fine.
Kalla steps back and attacks again, hitting the creature.
In the darkness a ghoul steps forward and bites at Kalla, pinning her against the wall with its attack!
But the ghoul misses.
Rennai steps back and lets two arrows fly, both strike their target and pierce through the creature's chest. The ghoul dies and stumbles over and falls to the ground.
Rose disappears into thin air! The ghoul however still moves forward and bites at the square where Rose was standing before she vanished.
The ghoul bites it's own tongue, luckily it already has ghoul fever.
Auric shakes off the fear in his rage. He swings hard at the skeleton with his claws. One of the claws scratches the undead, injuring it.
The skeleton steps back and smiles widely. It moves unnaturally with its hands of bones and casts a spell. The air around it shimmers.
Conri remains cowered in the corner, terrified of the enemy.
Conri lets out a soft whimper. Where is master? Want master. She make bone thing go away.
Round 3, Initiative 21
At the ghoul's collapse, Rennai crows in triumph. She turns to the door and begins to examine it closely, calling on distant childhood memories of learning about great dwarven engineering feats. Maybe all that study will remind me of something - anything - that will help open this door. She studies the door, eager to find some kind of detail that will help her to open it.
It has to have some kind of catch; maybe this can do it. She grabs at a small, hand-shaped charm made of gold that hangs on a fine chain around her neck. Muttering an incantation in Dwarven, she points at the door frame and begins to concentrate, pushing against the door every couple of seconds to test and see if it will open.
Auric cocks his head in surprise at the lipless thing's ability to mimic a smile. No more tricks, creature! he yells at it as it casts a spell. Auric stomps the ground in anger and the stones shudder with a thunderous clap in response.
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HP: (44)34/49
AC: 18
Will save +7 /+9 vs enchantment
Bloodrage (Str 22, Con 18) 3/14 rnds used
1 of 2 1st lvl spells used
Kalla smiles grimly as her longspear catches flesh, and only just manages to keep the foul thing's slavering mouth away from her neck and face with the haft of her longspear. The sudden jarring impact with what is obviously a wall causes her to quickly re-evaluate.
Her own success drives her to survive, quickly dropping the now useless longspear and bashing at the thing with her armored gauntlets...
"Stuff you, monster!"
Though she seems to know where the creature is, her blow is....weak.
Free Action: Drop longspear.
Move Action: Distribute synergy counter to cast member Kalla Kull: Defense for 4 rounds.
(This synergy grants the chosen cast member an insight bonus to Armor Class.)
Standard Action: Punch bunnikins!!!
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Aarrgh! Get off me! Taking a risk, Euraphen steps to the side and swipes at the creature from the another angle.
Eruphen attacks and hits the ghoul with his sword!
The enemy is lightly injured, but attacks with full force!
Eruaphen is hit with a claw!
Kalla drops the spear and punches the creature, but it isn't very effective... Luckily, she is aware that the monster is directly in front of her.
The ghoul snarls and attacks!
But the monster can't get past her defenses.
Rennai uses mage hand to try to get the door open, she finds part of the mechanism that opens the door, but she can't quite manipulate it. She would have to heavily damage the door, break it, or disable its locking mechanism.
Auric trips the skeleton with his spell! Then moves closer to threaten. The skeleton knows no fear and stands up, only to be clawed by Auric!
It then casts another spell with bones somatic components. The air around it turns dim and shimmers.
Conri remains cowered in the corner, terrified of the enemy.
Rennai's explorations reveal some of the door's workings - and that her efforts with magic aren't quite cutting it. All right, let's do this the hard way. She begins to toy with the door's mechanism.
Rose shudders at the pain and festering feel of cold surrounding her wound. Raising a hand in the air, she begins attempting to disperse the darkness in the place, words echoing apparently from thin air.
Kalla redoubles her efforts, drawing on her ability to empower herself and others, wherever they are...in a desparate, last ditch attempt to stay alive...
I hope the others are still alive!
She strikes out at the blackness, but swings wildly meeting no resistance....
Move Action: Enact class ability: Lock - Boost (Boost: As a move action, the synergist can cause all members of the cast that remain within 30 feet of the synergist, to gain a +1 morale bonus on all attack and damage rolls for a number of rounds equal to the total number of members in the cast.) -
Standard Action: Punch bunnikins!!!
[+3 BAB, -1 Str, -1 combat expertise, + 1 Boost]
[-1 Str, +1 Boost]
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Feeling the worse for wear, Euraphen once again steps back from the creature. Steeling his resolve, he draws his other sword and readies for another attack.
...It then casts another spell with bones somatic components. The air around it turns dim and shimmers.
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Auric keeps smashing away at the skeleton, trying to knock its grinning skull from its bone shoulders.
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HP: (44)34/49
AC: 18
Will save +7 /+9 vs enchantment
Bloodrage (Str 22, Con 18) 4/14 rnds used
1 of 2 1st lvl spells used
Seeing the monster confused, Rose begins hovering in the air, still unseen, as a whisper, beginning to make her way on top of it. Now let's see how fragile the bond of unlife is with this one..., she thinks as she prepares to blast the monster with positive energy.
Rennai catches a mechanism within the door. With the proper motion she triggers it and the stone door rolls out of the way revealing the chamber she was in previously.
Rose illuminates the room, then flies above the ghoul. It growls unable to find its target.
Kalla strategizes, and tries again to hit the ghoul in the darkness!
But she just cant seem to hit the creature!
The ghoul attacks again in the darkness!
The ghoul hits with a bite and a claw!
Kalla gets hurt, but staves off disease.
Eruaphen re-positions, but the ghoul advances!
The ghoul misses wildly!
Auric attempts to halt the spell, but the skeleton dodges the attack! Then A magical field appears around it, glowing with a chaotic blast of multicolored hues.
Auric attacks again, but the foe is powerful, and remains unscathed.
Through an eternal grin it swings it's freezing hammer.
One swing connects!
Seeing Auric locked in combat, Rennai wastes no time in retrieving her bow from the ground next to her and firing a shot at the monster.
As her arrow flies toward the armed skeleton, Rennai calls out to Auric. Came to offer some assistance. She flashes him a grim smile. Do we know what's happened to the others?
Conri sees his companion emerge from the side door and lets out a loud howl. Get scary bone monster, master!
Auric spits out a broken tooth and grins widely as Rennai's arrow feathers the skeleton. Assistance gladly accepted! Happy to see you weren't disintegrated by Mr. Smiley here.
Heedless of the kaleidoscopic shield now enveloping his foe, Auric redoubles his assault, buoyed on by the discovery that his companions may not all be dead after all.
Full attack, no power attack
. ..Auric refuses to let his companions down and harnesses the beast coiled around his soul to punch through his foe`s defences, both magical and mundane... ;
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HP: (35)25/49
AC: 18
Will save +7 /+9 vs enchantment
Bloodrage (Str 22, Con 18) 5/14 rnds used
Fate Points = 2
Rennai misses the skeleton with her arrow.
Auric refuses to let his companions down, he adds great force to his attack, but the enemy has had the opportunity to magically increase its power, and Auric misses. The situation begins to grow dire...
Kalla grimaces and grunts in pain as the teeth pierce her flesh and the claws scrabble at her.
Somehow, whether by chance, divine providence, or her own indomitable will and desire to survive to sing sweetly sometime, any time ever after this dire moment, Kalla overcomes the blindness, though only momentarily.
She gasps as she sees the ghoul glaring with hunger in its eyes, teeth snarling, mouth slavering, claws at the ready. She quickly rips the whistle at her belt out, and places it in her mouth, blowing to alert Conri she lives still.
Conri, hear me my friend!!!
Then panting, she bashes at the fearsome beast...but her newfound vision avails her not at all - she misses with her inexpert swing as the grey grows in her vision, the light dims and only the snarling remains...
Round 5
FATE POINT TIME!!!!:
Ignore one of the following debilitating conditions for one round; blinded, confused, dazzled, deafened, fascinated, frightened, nauseated, panicked, paralyzed, shaken, sickened or stunned.
Move Action: Whip out beast whistle, canine and blow!!!
Standard Action: Punch ....omigod, it's a ghoul!!!
[+3 BAB, -1 Str, -1 combat expertise, + 1 Boost]
[-1 Str, +1 Boost]
Ha! The feel of two short swords in his hands, gives Eruaphen the balance he feels he's been missing and his confidence grows. As the ghoul lunges at him with its claw, the elf quickly side steps then brings both blades down on the creature in rapid succession. One after the other, the forged steel bites into the ghoul and Eruaphen can feel them connect with what tissue is left.
Shaking the creatures filth from his blades, Eruaphen fluidly sheathes his swords then looks around the chamber. Spying what looks like the exit, the elf steps east to examines the narrow corridor for some means of escape.
Rose hangs above the ghoul, a smile seen to nobody but herself. Fate serves me, beast..., as she rises up in the air and begins laughing, empty words echoing in the darkness.
Rose reveals herself from the air from the undead's side, placing a gentle hand on its head. From her palm, a swirl of darkness is funneled from the head, into the witch's hand, as she cackles wildly. "Fortuna tibi fouerit paratam...", she whispers, mostly to herself, as the undead screams as searing light appears through its pores.
"Fortune favours the prepared..."
Auric manages to claw the enemy!
Rennai notices a spell on the Skeleton, Entropic Shield, which will make arrows difficult to hit!
The Skeleton is unconcerned, and attacks Auric again!
One swing connects!
Rose obliterates the undead creature with her hex, it howls in agony as it's destroyed by the positive energy.
The ghoul wastes no time attacking all out!
The ghoul hits with a bite and a claw!
Eruaphen slashes the ghoul heavily! Then he takes a look around, managing to notice that there is a mechanism that can release the door from the inside.
The enemy misses with all attacks!
Rennai curses loudly as she recognizes the magical shield deflecting her arrows. Breaking into a run, she drops her bow, which lands with a clatter just inside the larger chamber, and grabs the long-hafted axe lashed to her pack. All right, the messy way it is, then. Torag, guide my axe!
Conri whimpers against the back wall, cowering, until he hears a strange, high-pitched whistle echoing from behind one of the doors. He scrambles to his feet with ears cocked; Know that sound! Is girl from master's pack!. He bounds toward the door with a couple of affectionate barks, until a sharp word from Rennai diverts his attention. Conri! Flank! Wait! Can help master! he remembers gleefully, letting off one more friendly bark at the door and loping toward the skeleton. He takes position opposite Rennai and Auric, baring his teeth at the animated bones.
Luckily, Auric couldn't feel his ribs cracking from the skeleton's latest hammer blow due to his anger, but his dented helmet (from the creature's previous backhand) was blocking his vision. He tore the rime encrusted thing from his brow and lashed out at the skeleton again and again in growing desperation.
HP: (26)16/49
AC: 20 (+2 fighting defensively, -2 rage)
Will save +7 /+9 vs enchantment
Bloodrage (Str 22, Con 18) 6/14 rnds used
Whaat?! Surprised to see the ghoul still standing, Eruaphen quickly brings his gaze back to the creature. Stepping to the side and shifting his body rapidly the elf manages to evade the ghoul's assault. Bring his blades to bear, Eruaphen once again seizes upon a couple opportune openings and slashes the foul creature.
Rennai rushes the skeleton and swings with her axe! Her bow clatters to the floor. She misses the powerful creature. Then it sets its gaze upon her. She couldn't see it from the doorway, but up close, the blackness of the empty eye sockets cuts into her soul.
Rennai has no time for such frivolous fear tactics!
Auric also claws at the creature, but cant land a decent blow!
The Skeleton looks around at the three enemies and decides Auric is the most threatening, and closest to death!
Auric is slammed with the freezing hammer!
Rennai listens for movement, but only silence can be heard from the heavy stone doors.
Hoping against hope Conri heard the whistle, and thus brings help, Kalla blindly smashes out with her armored fist...but hits only air...
Round 6
Standard Action: Punch ghoul!!!
[+3 BAB, -1 Str, -1 combat expertise, + 1 Boost]
[-1 Str, +1 Boost]
Rose lets out a smirk as she sees the undead fall to dust, even letting out a loud laugh. Now, for the one who interrupted me so rudely. The witch begins flying down the corridor, her dress flowing in the cold, stale air.
Rennai sees Conri's sudden reversal of attitude, and his friendly barking at the door, and immediately puts the pieces together. He must have heard one of the others! Auric, hold it together for a few moments more and I may have help! Heedless of her own safety, she dashes for the door Conri barked at, drops her axe at the door, and begins to fiddle with the opening mechanism. I only hope I'm not too slow, like last time...
Conri, help Auric! The wolf obeys, snapping and growling at the bones.
Eruaphen stands perfectly still as his keen eyes watch the ghoul fall. Certain that the creature is now dead and he is alone in this small chamber, the elf shakes the creatures filth from his blades and fluidly sheathes his swords. Turning his attention to the the narrow corridor and the triggering mechanism for the door, Eruaphen calmly reaches out and manipulates the hardware.
Auric took another blow from the thing's hammer, twisting just in time to avoid having his head caved in. A grunt is all he can manage in response to Rennai. I think my jaw is broken - the numbing cold from the thing's magic hammer made it hard to tell.
Auric backed up, trying to put the throne between him and the skeleton, and tried very hard not to get hit again.
Std action = Total Defence!
5' step kinda sorta puts the throne between Auric and the crypt thing - cover maybe?
Spending a Fate point on AC
HP: (14)4/49
AC:
Will save +7 /+9 vs enchantment
Bloodrage (Str 22, Con 18) 7/14 rnds used
Battered and bitten, but still mostly whole, Kalla tries valiantly to stay alive...
Round 7
Standard Action: Punch ghoul!!!
[+3 BAB, -1 Str, -1 combat expertise]
[-1 Str]