Excursions into the Red War (Inactive)

Game Master Greycastle

The zombie pounds on the fence again breaking through like a battering ram. The rotting wood crumbles to the ground as the little zombie lumbers through the wreckage to face Raiden. It reals back and hits Raiden in the side leaving a nasty welt. (16 damage to Raiden)

1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 1d6 + 4 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 4 + (6, 4) = 15
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25 1d6 + 4 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + 4 + (5, 3) = 16

Anton charges the zombie.

Zayless fires two more bolts of energy at it, one of which seems to have an effect.

[oon]Im assuming you want to attack Anton. Just need to know if a Kai is spent or not. [/ooc]
Scramsax 21
Zombie Gnome 19
Anton 16
Zayless 14
Zombies 12
Raiden 9
Uriah 8
Ravv 5
Sashah 3

Scram can go as well but won’t be adjudicated until end of round.

Anton darts forward and brings the blade down on the pint-sized zombie. He reverses the sword into another slice and flips into a flying kick, ending with a punch to the top of the skull.

+1 Longsword: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19 Damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 slashing
+1 Longsword: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17 Damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8 slashing
Unarmed Strike: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15 Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 bludgeoning
Unarmed Strike: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27 Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 2) + 4 = 9 bludgeoning

Yes, I’ll spend Ki on a flurry of blows.

Ooof
Hit points updated

Don't forget! Protection from evil and good! Undead should have disadvantage! ;)

Oo I thought the two rolls was him rolling disadvantage but it's not....okay, waiting then....

Sorry, I forgot. The first attack was him destroying the wall.
Dadv: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
That seems still pretty effective.

Anton unleashes a flurry of blade and punches. Surprisingly the creature still stands afterward.

Scramsax 21
Zombie Gnome 19
Anton 16
Zayless 14
Zombies 12
Raiden 9
Uriah 8
Ravv 5
Sashah 3

Now we get to see if the protection from Evil will help with the exhaustion piece!

end of round happened. The fence was still between you and the bad guy and everyone was separated. The necrotic tendrils affected no one. I had actions banked from everyone else so we flew through the first part of the next round. It is Ravv, Raiden, Sashah, and Uriah’s turn again. Just clarifying.

No, I understand, but the tendrils take place at the end of the turn or end of the round?

Ravvek stays back and lets a pair of quick shots at the now-exposed undead abomination!

+1 longbow shot 1: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

+1 longbow shot 2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Raiden steps up!
Slashing non-magical Big Bertha: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 222d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 3) + 4 = 12,
Second attack, way to remember what level I am: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 172d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 4) + 4 = 9
Reroll that 1: 1d6 ⇒ 6 woot

Back to death you go, zombie.

end of round and it happened. No one was affected. Technically Sashah is on a platform in the barricade so he doesn’t qualify for the tendrils and until the fence was broken they didn’t seem to be coming from the other side.

Sashah pulls out a parchment and looks to begin taking notes on the zombified gnome.

I was more worried with Raiden being next to the abomination...

Hearing the fence finally splinter and give way, Scram dashes inside to chop down his half-cousin...Dash into flank

Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Dmg+Sneak: 1d8 + 3 + 3d6 ⇒ (3) + 3 + (2, 3, 6) = 17

Raiden was unaffected at the beginning of the round since the fence was still up. The abomination broke through and smacked him this round in spite of your protection spell. At the end of this round, you should be concerned about tendrils if next to the abomination.

My hope is that the spell will protect Raiden. Worst case, he gets advantage on the check. Hopefully.

Uriah swishes and swooshes his rapier too and fro while making disparaging comments about the zombies small stature. The zombie seems to strangely be sad and a tear forms at imthe corner of it’s eye.

Sashah furiously takes notes while Raiden and Ravvek land multiple strikes onto the the creature. Still standing the tendrils reach out for those nearby one another. end of round

Z Wis: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Vicious Mockery: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5
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I need a con Save from Anton and Raiden please.

i just looked over the spell and I don’t interpret it to grant any bonus versus the necrotic energies. Sorry Ravv. The undead creature will be d/adv to attack Raiden though so that is good.

Exhausted Characters - Zayless (lvl 1), Ravvek (lvl 1), Sashah (lvl 1)
lvl 1 - Disadvantage on ability checks

New Round

Scram darts in and stabs at the badly damaged animated corps but his blade is turned away by the creatures hardened skin.

The zombies reals back and swings it heavy fists at Anton and then a second swing at Raiden. Anton is clipped in the shoulder but holy energy seems to block the second blow at Raiden.

@Anton d/adv: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 231d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 for Bludg/Necrotic: 1d6 + 4 + 2d6 ⇒ (5) + 4 + (4, 3) = 16 16 Damage @Anton
@Raiden d/adv: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 191d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Anton - Zayless - Ravv - Raiden - Sashah - Uriah are up.

Grey, since the zombie attacked someone, I get a free sneak via sentinel, so here it comes...

Scram notices a split second weakness and exploits it fully...

Sentinel: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Dmg+Sneak: 1d8 + 3 + 3d6 ⇒ (4) + 3 + (4, 5, 3) = 19

Thanks for the bot GM. Sorry, holidays and all that.

Uriah continues his flourishing and mockery, two things near and dear to his heart.

Psychic: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5 DC15 Wisdom or take damage and have disadvantage

Cursing, Rav pulls another pair of arrows!

+1 longbow shot 1: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
Damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

+1 longbow shot 2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
Damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Fall, damn you! Fall!

The timing is impeccable Scram
Zsave just to be sure: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16 nope, not a nat 20

Scram being so proficient at quickly stabbing things, uses the eopportunity to... stab something. The abomination becomes rigid, staggers slightly, and then collapses to the ground.

Everyone holds for thier breath a moment and then let out a collective sigh when it is clear that the zombie will not again come to it’s feet.

end of combat

Wiping the nasty, oozing, gnome scuzz from his blade "Next we burn it, right? To make the ashes again? I'll start the fire..." fumbling around for his flint box.

"Umm, could somebody put ladder back up?"

Raiden keeps his eye on that corpse while helping Sashah down.

Zayless looks about and continues to keep a distance from the others so as to not trigger more exhaustion blasts.

Ravvek picks up the ladder and puts it up for Sashah and calls out to Raiden as he holds it for the sage, Is it down? We must reduce it to ash once again, right?

If we have time, Rav will put his hand of Raiden's shoulder and Lay on Hands for 10 hp.

EDIT: Anton, are you injured at all?

"Zank you Ravvek," Sashah says after he has come down from his ledge. He then wanders over and begins inspecting the body and taking notes.

still working on the map

As Ravvek cautiously helps Sashah down the ladder a raven lands upon the railing nearby and caws loudly. Those in the pen look up at the bird curiously while those outside the walls see a group of large muscles men block both exits from the alley. They are all bare chested in some fashion and seem to have the same symbol branded on their chest. The majority of the men have a raven perched on their shoulders. One of them, not the brightest one by the looks of him, going as far as having a clearly stuffed raven atop his shoulder.

Doleful stumbles back away from the large men into the ally wit the rest of the party and gasps with surprised confusion.

another post coming but initial reactions are fine to take.

OK I guess Raiden did not help Sashah down then and so would not have moved over.

Int: 1d20 ⇒ 4 Raiden waits for the others to react to their newest threat, keeping his sword at the ready.[/dice]

Sorry. You are in the pen with Ravv Sashah and Scram outside are Anton Uriah Zayless and Soleil. Just be aware of being to close to one another.

Intelligence: 1d20 ⇒ 6
Advantage: 1d20 ⇒ 14

Intelligence (History): 1d20 ⇒ 9

Did I make the DC? There isn't one for the Emerald Enclave one...

EDIT: Ravvek is aware of keeping too close to anyone for too long, and moves away after helping Sashah down. He will wait for Sashah to make it down completely before moving away. Will make a Con save if needed.

appologies. The DC is 10 so you made the DC with your adv. Just remember you are in the pen and may not be able to see them just yet to utilize the information.

Sounds good. Rav is helping Sashah down and then moving to the body to help reduce it to ash.

Ravvek moves to the body, careful about his spacing in regard to everyone else. As he crouches over the body, he looks to Soleil, Is there a proper way to do this?

It's about then that he notices the surrounding folk, and recognizing Tanner's mark, he calls out, Greetings, from the grove of the hunter, Icy Dale to the Bladed Coast. We are here to take Tanner home and lay him to rest.

Constitution saving throw: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23 

Making some assumptions that there are several bunched together...
Anton looks at the group of newcomers, briefly sizing them up. Suddenly he launches into a flying kick at the dumb thug. Using the momentum of the kick, Anton flips over dummy, hoping to knock him off balance, and chops at another bruiser next to him.
Flurry of Blows and a Stunning Strike.
Unarmed Strike: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6 bludgeoning, and a Stunning Strike (DC 14 Con save or he is stunned until the end of my next turn).
Unarmed Strike: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6 bludgeoning

Without looking, he thrusts his sword into one behind him two-handed, then whirls around driving his blade into the neck of another.
+1 Longsword: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12 Damage: 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9 slashing
+1 Longsword: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28 Damage (crit): 2d10 + 5 ⇒ (8, 7) + 5 = 20 slashing
Flicking blood off his sword he looks to the rest and smiles.

Were they threatening us? They looked creepy, to be sure...

Ravvek is stunned for a moment, Anton! What in the hells?!?

Glancing at the men with ravens perched on their shoulders "...what are ya, some kind of arctic pirates, or..." after Anton annihilates all of them "...I guess some things are better left unanswered." drawing his rapier and joining the fray.

Stepping up into melee to engage. I will just take dodge action for now, but if they attack I might take a sentinel strike with my reaction.

They bear the mark of Tick Tary Tanner! Do not kill them! Knock them out if you have to!

"We might be on the same side lads. Be a shame to kill eachother."

Persuasion: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

Raiden stands there dumbfounded, utterly unsure of what's going on now.

Uriah says

And that ladies and gentlemen is how to "End Friendships and Disgust Allies" a short story written by Lord Anton "I punch things hard" Jiang

At Anton's sudden viciousness, Sashah heaves a big sigh.

I failed the History check, so maybe there was something in there that prompted it... ^_^ I honestly don't know!

It's a legitimate reaction, we were just being attacked, I know Raiden missed that DC for sure. Plus I see that Rav and Anton posted about the same time. So I tried playing it off like Raiden hears Rav extend the greeting as Anton jumps in and gives 'em the beat down, so Raiden's just like wha....

I'll buy that... plus, Anton was outside the pen first.

Oh, we should totally run with the "Anton shot first" action. Uriah will be unless the GM retcons. GM please don't retcon....we can have Ravvek "He of the Torn Shirt" and Anton "He of the punches first"

INT: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
History: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

Oh dear sweet Brother Anton. I believe you are punching Rashemi Barbarians come to collect their master Ticky Tary Tacker's ashes. Tsk, Tsk.

Uriah walks forward with his hands outstretched, (he put his rapier away ostentatiously just a few moments before)

Brothers! I am Uriah Lewis, erstwhile and sometime member of the Lord's Alliance. I believe you are looking for those. Uriah indicates the dead gnomes remains

Go on ahead, there's the little Tack Tricky Tibble's mortal coil...as it were.

Persuasion: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

Ravvek tenses, not even aware that he is holding his breath...

sorry, been working on the post throughout the day.

Anton bursts into a flurry of action and rushes into the large men. Though they were not charging into battle they did seem ready for a fight if needed and counter attack immediately toward Anton’s preemptive strike.

to keep down on the readied actions, I assumed that all four attacks were on the same two barbarians.

Anton’s foot hits the dull looking barbarian and he watches in a bit of a confused look as the monk leaps over him to attack a nearby ally. He jumps back as the blade jabs in though and his axe follows with a large overhand chop. Anton’s blade sinks deep into the allied barbarian causing a gout of blood to spew forth. The alliy barbarian looks at the gash and fury takes over as he reals back his maul at the man in front of him.

Anton takes 17 points of damage from the two counter attacks.
both barbarians look as though they have left openings from thier aggressive attacks. Adv on attacks against them until next round.