Round One:
"Spelling your name?" Korvus absently asks in response to Lucius' observation as he studies the letters forming upon the wall.
The half-orc wizard frowns in thought for a moment, then looks up at his companions - his face contorting into an expression of horror as he realizes the implications of the priest's statement. "Gentlemen! If these letters are spelling our names, then I suspect that we are in the presence of the ghost of Professor Hean Feramin - the Splatter Man!" Korvus warns. With a flick of his wrist, the half-orc wizard brings his magical wand to hand from the spring-loaded sheath hidden under his sleeve. At the same time, he reaches into his pack to retrieve a scroll while attempting to cast a protective spell upon himself despite his fear that the Splatter Man may steal the magical energies from his mind.
Alexei pulls out his weapon and raises his shield, worried that this threat could come from anywhere. "אני לא אוהב את מראה זאת," he states, eyes searching the area.
Round Two:
"The letters! We must destroy the letters before the Splatter Man finishes writing our names, or he will consume our very essences!" Korvus alerts his companions.
"I will attempt to summon a creature that can help us!" the half-orc wizard announces, focusing his will to attempt to summon an extraplanar ally despite the chance that the Splatter Man might disrupt his spell.
"No! I cannot! I can sense that he will steal the magical energies from my mind - making him stronger! Perhaps the wand will suffice!" Korvus exclaims, pointing the wand at the letters and nearly shouting the activation word to fire a bolt of mystical force at the wall.
A deep growl rolls out of Harold's throat, a sound both primal and angry, as the half-orc stomps over to the wall, "The bloody bastard fnks 'e can write me name on da wall an' take me soul, 'e's got anuvver fn' coming. Tell me, Mr. Splatterpants, what yew gonna write names on when I take dis wall apart, brick by bloody brick?!" Harold proceeds to bring back one massive meaty brass knuckled fist over the letters forming his name on the wall. The thunderclap of metal and flesh striking stone soon follows as Harold unleashes his full fury upon the wall.
Alexei shrugs, moving over to the wall that is showing beginnings of his name. He takes his morningstar and strikes at the brick surface.
"Yea, they're just words. But okay." Not wanting to be left out, Lucius follows suit and fires off two bolts at the wall where his name is being written.
Round One
22 Alexei
11 Lucius
11 Bjorn
09 Korvus
06 Harold
Alexei charges and slams his morningstar into the wall, knocking several small chips out of the stones.
Lucius fires two bolts at the wall, but watches as they bounce off with little damage.
Bjorn slams his hammer into the wall, causing a crack that splits one of the stones.
Korvus tries to cast a spell, but fails! Pulling a wand, he fires a missile at the wall, blowing out a small chunk of rock.
Harold moves over and unleashes a couple of powerful attacks, breaking the stones as easily as if he was attacking wooden planks.
As the blood continues to flow down the wall, each set gains another letter: "ALE", "LUC", "BJO", "KOR", and "HAR".
After hitting the wall and seeing the letters continue to form, Alexei glares at it supsiciously. That... didn't seem to do anything? Is Korvus sure of this?
The oracle walks over to the half-orc mage and nudges the man with his shield. "האם אתה בטוח לגבי זה? אני מקבל את ההרגשה שהוא אין מה לדאוג," he asks, worry still causing his brow to knit.
Round Two:
Korvus replies anxiously to Alexei's query.
"It's not enough! We're running out of time!" Korvus exclaims. Thinking back to their battle the previous day versus the Ember Maw, the half-orc reaches into his belt pouch to retrieve his haunt siphon. The wizard then points the glass vial toward the wall and twists open the metal casing.
Alexei shrugs, looking between the rest of his companions.
Harold continues to beat on the wall, crushing brick by brick to little avail as the words keep coming, "It's not working! We need ter fnk ov somethin' fast awer all aaahr lives are floatin' down latrine alley!"
Round Two
22 Alexei
11 Lucius
11 Bjorn
09 Korvus
06 Harold
05 The Splatter Man
Alexei shrugs and looks around.
Lucius wracks his brain to figure out if there is a religious connection to these letters, but he cannot think of anything related to this occurrence.
Bjorn delivers a massive blow to the wall and shatters several stones.
Korvus opens his haunt siphon, the blood on the wall streaks into the vial, completely erasing the letters forming his name!
Harold attacks the wall again, continuing to break even more stones.
As members of the group pummel the wall, an ominous laughter fills the cell block. The blood flowing down the wall begins to slow, and the letters start running down the wall. With several sharp reports, stones and supports give way throughout the cell block and debris rains down throughout the area.
As the group recovers from the collapse, a skeletal figure in tattered robes appears inside one of the cells on the south wall. You can tell from the gestures and vocal intonations, he is casting a spell.
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Alexei & Lucius, you effectively delayed in the round, so you may act.
Everyone else, please let me know what you want to do next round. The mental effect has worn off so you no longer want to attack the walls, but you continue to have any ability damage you suffered.
I'll work on getting a map up tonight or tomorrow.
Alexei whirls towards the skeletal figure, dodging falling debris. His eyes are glaring daggers, and the Sarenraen practically growls as he points his morningstar at the undead creature. He then hefts the weapon to the heavens, causing another burst of bright white light to pour forth, enveloping everyone, and the newly arrived threat, in positive energy.
Lucius dodges most of the debris and the resulting minor wounds are healed by Alexei's positive energy. Seeing another skeletal figure, he sighs as he walks up to Bjorn to pay it forward.
If the creature still exists, Lucius pulls a scroll of and casts it.
Harold shakes his head as the room shakes, rattles, and rolls underfoot and feels no need to continue to pulverize the stones in the wall. As the skeletal figure appears in the cell, Harold spins and points at him, "Oi! Bonehead! First, I'm gonna snap yaaahr spine in 'alf then ram one end up yaaahr arse an' da uvver down yaaahr froat. Then we're gon'a connect da pieces wiv some strong glue in yaaahr gut. Then da real fun begins..." The half-orc pulls out the dagger that was lost at the bottom of the oubilette from his belt before continuing to stomp toward the cell.
Alexei moves towards the Splatter Man, striking out with his weapon when he gets close.
Korvus stumbles back as debris begins to rain down, avoiding the worst of the damage.
The half-orc wizard's eyes widen in shock when the skeletal spell-caster appears and begins the incantations of a spell.
"A summoning spell! Beware, my friends!" Korvus warns his companions, unable to interfere with the casting of the spell.
Korvus fires his wand at the skeletal spellcaster as he wracks his brain as to how best to battle the spirit.
"The siphons! Try your haunt siphons!" he advises his friends.
Round Two
22 Alexei
11 Lucius
11 Bjorn
09 Korvus
06 Harold
05 The Splatter Man
Continued
Alexei channels the power of his goddess while Lucius casts a spell and touches Bjorn, healing his wounds.
Round Three
11 Bjorn
09 Korvus
06 Harold
05 The Splatter Man
04 Alexei
04 Lucius
Bjorn heads toward The Splatter Man and attacks with his hammer, but his timing is off and he misses the undead spellcaster.
Korvus fires his wand at the undead wizard, but the magic missile hits a shield spell and dissipates.
Harold pulls the dagger he recovered from The Lopper's tomb and advances on The Splatter Man.
Finishing his spell, The Splatter Man gestures and two giant rats appear, one beside Bjorn and one beside Korvus. The rats both attempt to bite their targets, but both miss.
The Splatter Man (defensively) casts another spell and magic missiles fly out and hit Alexei, Bjorn, Harold, and Korvus.
Alexei moves forward to engage the creature, but he is vexed by his inability to hit!
Lucius pulls a scroll and reads from it, calling down a bless for his allies.
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Next Round!
I'm still working on the map, will definitely have it up tonight. Sorry for the delay.
Lucius tosses the used scroll down and raises his crossbow as he takes aim at the summoned rat beside Bjorn. "Way ahead of you." He says as he fires off two bolts.
Alexei drops his weapon, freeing his hand to pull the Haunt Siphon out of his belt. He points the vial at the Splatter Man, popping the top open. "יודע הגאולה, מכור לסמים!", he shouts at the incorporeal creature.
Round Four:
Despair clutches Korvus' heart upon seeing the ineffectiveness of his wand against the ghost of the Splatter Man. The half-orc wizard takes a step back from the giant rat threatening him and fires his wand at the summoned rodent even as he reaches into his pack to retrieve a scroll.
Harold tries the dagger in his hand for a kidney stab at the Splatter Man's skeletal figure as he steps to flank with Bjorn, "Oi! Mr. Splatterpants, don't yew know what yew should be dead right now. Burned, baked, choked in smoke, ran fruff by a guard's blade, shanked by a fellow prisoner, i' don't matter 'ow yew died, just what yew are dead. Let me 'elp yew wiv dis little premature resurrecshun!"
Round Four
11 Bjorn
09 Korvus
06 Harold
05 The Splatter Man
04 Alexei
04 Lucius
Bjorn attacks The Splatter Man, scoring a hit with his enchanted hammer.
Korvus steps back and levels the wand at the dire rat, with a flash, the creature shrieks then disappears.
Harold stabs out at The Splatter Man, but is unable to find his target.
The Splatter Man steps back and casts another spell - four more magic missiles fly out from his hand, hitting Bjorn, Alexei, Harold, and Lucius.
The dire rat tries to bite Bjorn, but it cannot get through his armor.
Alexei drops his morningstar and pulls out his haunt siphon. Flipping open the lid, he watches in satisfaction as the gas in the vial shoots out at The Splatter Man. The specter is engulfed in the writhing fumes which change color from light gray to black before they fly back into the vial.
Lucius fires two shots at The Splatter Man, but both bolts miss the ghost.
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Next round!
Staggering under the assault of the Splatter Man's magical attacks, Alexei breathes heavily due to all the damage he's taken. Growling in frustration, he raises his right hand to the sky. "ליפול, מפלצת!", he shouts, light pouring forth from his open palm.
Harold growls as the ghost flows away from his strikes, pulling back to try it once more while his offhand reaches into his jacket pockets to bring out his haunt siphon to use next.
Lucius walks up to Alexei and puts his hand on the Chelaxian, infusing him with the healing energies of Pharasma. "Whatever you're doing, it's bad for your health."
Round Four
11 Bjorn
09 Korvus
06 Harold
05 The Splatter Man
04 Alexei
04 Lucius
Bjorn steps forward and attacks The Splatter Man again, causing the ghost to recoil backward as the hammer smashes into him.
Korvus (TBD)
Harold slashes at The Splatter Man, but his dagger does not connect with anything solid as it passes through the ghost's form.
The Splatter Man steps through a wall to the side, reappearing in front of Harold. The ghost reaches forward and touches Harold - the half-orc's muscles suddenly feel as if they are on fire.
Alexei channels energy, affecting everyone around him, including The Splatter Man.
Lucius moves forward and calls upon Pharasma to heal his ally.
Alexei begins to gesture briskly with his right hand. The open hand begins to glow with a soft white light, which the Oracle then presses against his chest.