Where It All Began: Dragoncat's Rise of the Runelords (Inactive)

Game Master Dragoncat

"Let's have a look then," Eostre says, as she continues down the tunnel. "*COUGH-COUGH!*"

Ekan nods, and seems to have a gift for avoiding the worst of the smoke as he follows

The party passes through the now mould-free tunnel.

The cavern beyond doesn't have anything remarkably distinctive about it, save for the six ghouls loitering on guard here. They snarl and begin to advance...

Initiative (Eostre): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Initiative (Evelyn): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
Initiative (Nicat): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Initiative (Ekan): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
Initiative (Conner): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Initiative (Ghouls): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14

Round 1: Ekan is up!

Ekan takes his kama and moves so others have a way past as he tries to work on the approaching forward flank.

Flurry of blows
[ood]To hit:[/ooc] 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Dmg: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
[ood]To hit:[/ooc] 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
Dmg: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Perhaps he is more shaken by the undead than he seems for his aim is poor.

Is my flaming sphere still up, so I can go bonehead bowling?

Ekan's first swipe barely misses the ghoul, and it turns in time to get punched in the face by his follow-up strike.

The monk gets swarmed by two ghouls while a third comes up behind him and a fourth takes a longer way around...

Ghoul 1 *Bite*: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
Ghoul 1 *Claw*: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
Ghoul 1 *Claw*: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Bite: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Ghoul 2 *Bite*: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
Bite: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Ekan must make 2 Fortitude saves for the first bite, and 2 fortitude saves for the second bite. One for disease, the other against paralysis for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 rounds.

Eostre: Yes, on your turn.

The rest of the party is up!

"CONNER! MOVE YOUR SHINY, METAL A$$ SO I CAN GET MY SPHERE THROUGH HERE! Eostre barks.

"Ha! More ugly things trying their luck against us!" Nicat cries out, laughing aloud as he slips his bow from his shoulder, "We've got 'em for sure!"

Standard action Inspire Courage (round 1/17 today) for +2 to attack, damage, fear saves. Move action to draw bow.

I believe as a monk of his level, Ekan is immune to diseases. :) Yay weird abilities
Fort Save 1 against Paralysis 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Fort Save 2 against Paralysis 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

...oh, yeah. You are.

Conner rushes the ghouls surrounding Ekan, laying into the one flanking the monk first.

Attack 1: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16
Attack 2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

Damage 1: 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Damage 2: 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Conner, if you do that, I can't move my flaming sphere into battle without setting you on fire!

sorry but I can't really go anywhere else

Request permission to scorch your butt?

I'd recommend requesting forgiveness, instead. Happy Easter, everyone! Thank you for your patience!

Conner darts forward and brutally hacks apart the ghoul flanking Ekan, but would perhaps have been better served by hanging back--Eostre's flaming sphere barrels through where the ghoul's two mutilated bits are, scorching Conner and reducing the rest of the ghoul's corpse to ash.

Conner, give me a Reflex Save. Eostre, roll Flaming Sphere damage.

Evelyn turns her attention to the rear, briefly spitting up blood as Conner's pain floods through her life link to him.

Round 2: Ekan is (finally) up!

Ekan says "Thank you, Conner " And again strikes with his Kama a flurry of steel hoping to down another of the increasingly dwindling number of ghouls

Flurry of Blows as before but now with Bardic assist
to hit: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18
Dmg: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
to hit 2: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
Dmg: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Reflex save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

Ekan effortlessly eviscerates another ghoul.

The remaining ghouls, seeing Ekan and Conner rip through three of them like they were made of paper, promptly turn and flee deeper into the warrens.

Combat over... for now.

"They certainly seem to have a better survival instinct that some undead," Ekan watches them run, tempted to give chase and finish the horrid things off.

Sorry this is late!

Flaming Sphere Damage: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 2) = 12

"They're ghouls, like Foxglove got turned into, they've got enough survival instinct to be predators," Eostre replies. "So much for the element of surprise, though."

"I'll take what I can get." Conner winces and checks out his burn. "Okay, do we rush in before whatever's down there can get ready, or take it slow and try to scout it out?"

"I don't much like the idea of rushing into whatever's ahead," Nicat responds. "You know me, Conner, I'm the thoughtful, cautious type. Let's just make our way down the hall, maybe peek around the corner? One thing we know for sure, there's some ghouls waiting for us that way."

"A plan I suppose." Ekan says

Eostre grimaces a bit.

"Thoughtful, cautious type, my fat ar$e..." she mutters as she follows the boys.