Heather, Initiative ... Fort save ,
Istas, Initiative ... Fort save ,
Heather's wisdom damage ..
Istas weathers the black cloud well enough. Heather draws in a great draft of the smoke and chokes. Her eyes cloud and she looks dazed and purposeless.
Round 1. From beyond the door and cloud there is a series of shouts, mostly along the lines of "Here they come!" and "Steady!" But the cloud obscures their vision as well as yours and no one charges through the doors at you.
Heather waits for the smoke to clear.
Round 1:
Skeleton: 25 delaying
Others: 20 delaying
Istas 19
Fina 19 delaying
Heather 13
Zombies 8 (fitting)
Keliwyn 5
Istas steps forward cursing the undead in Pharasma's name and pushing the doors wide. Power washes out from her and shreds the black cloud. The skeleton painted on the doors flare and crumble to ash which sifts down the doors to form little piles.
The wave of divine power slams into the arc of undead spread 15' from the door. The three skeleton tremble and collapse into dust. The zombies stagger but stay on their feet. The two on your right look much better than the two on your left.
Undead saves
.. ..
.. .. ..
damage
Beyond the undead lies a large well-lighted room. The walls are grey and red and lined with long balconies ten feet above floor level. Four Queen's Physician's and four Urgathoan clerics are on the balconies. Three vats of foul smelling liquid are on the lower level.
Fina charges in and swerves right. Her greatsword sweeps a smooth arc down from left to right.
.. damage
Her target falls in two pieces on the floor.
HeatherCasts a web centered on the two clerics on the center catwalk
As Fina bears right, Emerion peels left, darting past the clumsy zombies and up the steps to engage the cultist at the top of the steps.
Acrobatics: If this is insufficient to get past the zombies, Emerion will rely on Mobility for +4 AC vs AoO[/ooc]
Attack: Damage:
Heather let's fly with a web spell.
Saves ,
One of the clerics steps aside. The other is trapped in the sticky strands.
Zombie AoO v. Emerion
.. damage
.. damage
crit confirm .. damage
Emerion's fancy footwork gets him past the zombies, but he is met on the steps with steel.
Locations:
Zombies, damaged E3, F4 -- whole, E8
Fina E6
Istas D6
Doctors H2, H9, J2, J9
Clerics G2,G9, J5, J6,
PCs start in lefthand room.
Updated Initiative, Round 1
Istas -- 19
Fina -- 19
Urgathoans: -- 19 casting/readying
Doctors: -- 19 delaying/readying
Heather -- 13
Urgathoan #1 -- 9
Emerion -- 9 (sorry)
Zombies -- 8
Keliwyn -- 5
The cleric(1) at the head of the stairs slashes at Emerion with her scythe.
Readied scythe attack .. damage
Despite having the high ground, she is unsuccessful, but Emerion is thrown a little off balance and misses his own attack.
More saves:
Doctors ......
The doctors find the holes in the web and mostly remain free to act. The doctor(1) behind Emerion's cleric steps quickly and lightly past his ally and twists past Emerion. He leaves himself open as he goes by however.
Acrobatics
Other enemies continue to delay or ready. Keliwyn up.
AoO on Doctor(1):
Attack: Damage:
Emerion stabs the doctor and his blade comes away tinged with blood, but the Physician slips by him and drives his club toward Emerion's temple.
MW club ... damage
The physician's club glances off the bannister and drops from his hand. It clatters down the stairs.
The zombies shuffle forward and attack.
Zombie 1 (E3) attacks Emerion ... damage
Zombie 2 moves toward the bulk of the party... ... but is held by the web.
Zombie 4 tries to smash Fina. ... damage
Emerion twists but cannot quite avoid the zombie's blow and gives a gasp of pain as his ribs take the impact.
"Kel, can you get this bad-breathed shambling lummox off me!" Emerion calls.
Correction, Emerion evades the zombie's attack! He still calls for some assistance.
That leaves Keliwyn and any readied actions he triggers.
"Coming!" Keliwyn yells as he follows behind Emerion. Side-stepping the webbed zombie, he brings his steel to bear on the zombie going after his friend.
Attack Damage
Confirm Crit Damage
Keliwyn sends the zombie to its final rest. (in style)
The other Urgathoans finally act.
Physician #2, J2, tries to Move toward Emerion's melee
CMB v 17. He fails.
Physician #3, J9 carefully dips her club into the steaming vat of thick red liquid beneath her.
Physician #4, H9 stays put.
Urgathoan #2, G9, waits
Urgathoan #3, J5, Casts a spell. A shimmering phantasmal scythe forms in the air above Keliwyn and drops toward him. ... damage
Urgathoan #4, J6, Shouts, You dare profane Urgathoa's temple, Pharsmin witch?! Then see her power."
Concentration check v 14 --
Round 2:
Istas draws the Pharasmin dagger. It glows coldly blue and throws a long shadow from the trapped zombie a Istas steps forward to finish it.
The dagger disappears into the zombie's chest and the undead slides quietly to the ground.
Fina shifts to face the last zombie/ Her sword rises and falls. .. damage It cleaves through flesh and bone until it jams in the zombie's pelvis. Despite being split nearly in twain the zombie continues to beat at the Maiden.
Round 2, Initiative and locations
Istas , E5, 19
Fina, E6, 19
Heather -- 13
Urgathoan #1 , G2 , engaged with Emerion
Emerion F2
Physician #1, E2, engaged with Emerion
Zombies damaged and webbed F4 -- whole, E8
Keliwyn , E4,
Physician #2, J2, webbed
Physician #3, J9 dipped club not webbed
Physician #4, H9 waiting not webbed
Urgathoan #2, G9, waiting not webbed
Urgathoan #3, J5, casting not webbed
Urgathoan #4, J6, webbed
Rules:
A grappled creature cannot use Stealth to hide from the creature grappling it, even if a special ability, such as hide in plain sight, would normally allow it to do so. If a grappled creature becomes invisible, through a spell or other ability, it gains a +2 circumstance bonus on its CMD to avoid being grappled, but receives no other benefit.
Concentration check: Grappled or pinned while casting 10 + grappler's CMB + spell level
To cast a spell, you must concentrate. If something interrupts your concentration while you're casting, you must make a concentration check or lose the spell. When you make a concentration check, you roll d20 and add your caster level and the ability score modifier used to determine bonus spells of the same type. Clerics, druids, and rangers add their Wisdom modifier. Bards, paladins, and sorcerers add their Charisma modifier. Finally, wizards add their Intelligence modifier. The more distracting the interruption and the higher the level of the spell you are trying to cast, the higher the DC (see Table: Concentration Check DCs). If you fail the check, you lose the spell just as if you had cast it to no effect.
Heather send a lightning bolt at the priestess she webbed.
DC 17 reflex save for half
Flaming web damage
Ref save
Heather's lightning flares on the priestess' breastplate, leaving smoking scorch marks behind. The priestess shrieks with pain. The web around her ignites and flames begin to spread outward.
Emerion's Urgathoan opponent nearly snarls as her scythe rips toward him again.
... damage
The unwieldy scythe bounces off the bannister , swings too high again. Chips fly from the wall over Emerion's head.
.. damage and with those rolls it won't matter if the cleric is still alive or not.
Across the room, the zombie swings wildly at Fina. The heavy blow hits Fina before she can raise her heavy sword to deflect it.
... damage
"Slow," Emerion's blade flicks deceptively up and then darts in fast.
Improved Feint (Bluff): Target DC = 10+ (attack bonus or Sense Motive) success and they are flat-footed to next attack.
Attack: Damage If flat footed + sneak attack.
"That's how you do it," he explains as if to a student.
Attack: Damage
If he didn't drop it, Emerion will leave him for Keliwyn to deal with - his common sense is a little shaky right now.
Please remember that any movement by those within a webbed square requires a reflex save(DC16) to avoid getting ensnared.
Emerion feints past the preistess' guard. Her legs buckle, but she recovers herself. That gives him an instant to whirl on the doctor and run him through.
"I meant this one!" Emerion explains to Kewliwyn as he runs through the Physician. "Why don't you give Fina a hand? I think I have this under control."
He spins back to face the scythe-wielder, blade held lightly.
Seeing Emerion drop the physician facing him, Keliwyn glances along the scaffolding at those assembled there, and then moves to help Fina.
Attack Damage
Confirm crit
Confirm Crit Damage
The zombie collapses and Fina looks back at the elf, her expression unreadable behind the smooth metal face of her helmet.
The chief Urgathoan (#4) shouts orders at the others. Some to advance, some to retreat, some to attack Heather.
Physician #2 tries to move forward and attack Fina. CMB v. DC 17
Physician #3 tries to move forward to support Emerion's foe. CMB v. DC 17
Physician #4 tries to move toward Fina's combat. CMB v. DC 17
Urgathoan #2 steps from the fringe of the web and moves down the stairs to engage Fina.
Urgathoan #3 points at Heather and the phantasmal scythe advances toward the sorceress. ... damage
Urgathoan #4 , now free of the webbing casts a spell and a second phantasmal scythe appears and strikes at Istas. ... damage
Physician #4 weaves through the web and reaches Fina as the zombie falls from Keliwyn's attack.
MW club ... damage Fortunately for the Grey Maiden his clib misses the mark.
Round 3, Order and locations:
Istas , E5, 19
Fina, E6, 19
Heather -- 13
Urgathoan #1 , G2 , engaged with Emerion
Emerion F2
Keliwyn , E4?,
Physician #1, E2, dead
Physician #2, J2, webbed
Physician #3, J9 dipped club webbed
Physician #4, E8 (was H9) engaged Fina
Urgathoan #2, G9, waiting not webbed
Urgathoan #3, J5, casting not webbed
Urgathoan #4, J7, free
Istas looks around and smiles with grim satisfaction at the dearth of undead. She considers her options.
Fina steps back from the doctor to get space to raise her sword, then steps forward and drives the blade down.
Greatsword .. damage
Urgathoan #3 gets a lightning bolt in the chops.
damage DC17 reflex for half
refl
Burning web damage :
Shocked and burned, the cleric screams but stays on her feet.
Fina's foe also remains upright and fighting.
Emerion's foe looks down at her bleeding chest. Her voice trembles as she then calls on Urgathoa to smite the infidels.
Channel Energy Will DC 14 for half damage (Heather is shielded. No damage possible.)
Saves:
Will save:
Emerion hisses in pain, but redoubles his attack.
"Now let the city you and your demon have blighted smite you!"
Improved Feint (Bluff): Target DC = 10+ (attack bonus or Sense Motive) success and they are flat-footed to next attack.
Attack: Damage If flat footed + sneak attack.
"Help Emerion," Keliwyn says to Istas as he crosses in front of her to assist Fina. Drawing another dagger, he pauses for only the briefest of moments before concentrating on attacking fully with his rapier.
Attack Damage
Confirm Crit Damage
Saves:
Istas
Fina,
Physician #2,
Physician #3,
Physician #4,
Urgathoan #2,
Urgathoan #3,
Urgathoan #4
Keliwyn and Emerion both drop their targets.
Will save v. Channel - Full 4 pts damage
Escape Artist v. Web
Istas raises her father's spear and hurls it at the Urgathoan leader.
Spear ... damage
The spear pierces the Urgathoan's breastplate. She swears with pain and anger, but keeps her feet. Her phantasmal scythe cuts at the Pharasmin ... ... damage
The other phantasmal scythe strikes at Heather again. ... damage
Top of next Round. Heather and Fina
Heather send a volley of Magic Missiles at the Urgathoans she has already Lightning bolted.
2 missiles at the first one she hit
1 Missile at Urgathoan 3
The lead Urgathoan collapses and drops behind the catwalk railing. The other one follows, although her drop is more controlled.
Fina pushes up the stairs and cut left to right at the Urgathoan priestess at the top.
Greatsword ... damage
Round 4, Order and locations:
Fina, F9, 19
Heather -- 13
Emerion F2
Keliwyn F7
Istas E5
Physician #2, J2, webbed
Physician #3, J9 dipped club webbed
Urgathoan #2, G9, waiting not webbed
Urgathoan #3, J5, behind bannister
Urgathoan #4, J7, behind bannister
Emerion advances five feet to the top of the steps (G2), sheathing his sword as he does so. He swings out his compound bow and strings it; he should now be able to look down somewhat on the Urgothoans behind the rail.
His way forward blocked by the Grey Maiden, Keliwyn steps back and follows Emerion's lead, sheathing his rapier and drawing his own bow.
Three left, he thinks. Is that all? Where those other two dead?
Emerion can just make out a sliver of the top of an Urgathoan's head or shoulder.
Also, as the two clerics go down, the two spiritual weapon scythes wink out of being.
"Heather, your web hinders us now." Istas shouts.
The Physicians struggle to free themselves. The one in J9 becomes especially frantic as the burning web advances toward him. All the Urgathoans note the appearance of the bows ans try to move toward cover.
Physician #2, J2, CMB . Motivated by bows and flames this physician, finally manages to tear free of the webbing. He dashes away to cower behind the bannister near the far wall. (N3)
Physician #3, J9 dipped club CMB , mired in web flames will reach him on Heather's Round 5 init
The two Urgathoans behind the center catwalk bannister huddle. Emerion can make out some movement.
The last Urgathoan limbers her scythe and swings at Fina. .. damage
Fina catches the blow on her armored forearm and slashes downward with the greatsword. .. damage The cleric crunches, folds in on the blade, and falls.
Round 5, Order and locations:
Fina, F9, 19
Heather -- 13
Emerion F2
Keliwyn F7
Istas E5
Physician #2, N3, not webbed behind bannister
Physician #3, J9 dipped club webbed
Urgathoan #2, G9, dead
Urgathoan #3, J5, behind bannister burnt clear of web
Urgathoan #4, J7, behind bannister burnt clear of web
Heather will wait till the flames have engulfed the Physician then dismiss the web (Delay till Init 12)she will then move up the stairs behind Fina as far as she can go.
Heather keeps you waiting until the flames consume the web engulfing the Physician. Then all of the webs disappear, leaving you a clear path down the catwalks.
Emerion will shoot an arrow at the physician in J9, then draws his sword again as he advances to J2.
Attack (bow): Damage:
Emerion aims true, but the arrow passes through the doctor's coat under his arm.