Medium Dave knocks a Large-Dave sized chunk from the horse!
However, the undead animal doesn't feel the pain and stands strong, refusing to budge an inch.
Round One: Bold is up!
Skorpa
Horsie
Medium Dave
Dargon
Veyanna
Jorgran Ghildruk
Mandower Steel Strong 2
Shamblin'
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"This is why I do not understand your funeral rites. If you simply burned your dead... Well. They would not get back up again." Veyana decides to prove her point by stepping around Skorpa and holding out a hand palm up. She produces a small ball of flame within it that floats there for just a moment before launching forward at the zombie horse.
Veyanna scorches the horse with fire; the stink of burning hair mixes with its putrid aura. Mandower decimates the horse with his flail before hitting it again. By the time Dargon gets to it, it's barely standing. His axe is particularly effective against the creature, slashing its hide to ribbons.
The horse lets out a dry gasp as it collapses for good, and the aura vanishes as well; Jorgan's wounds no longer fester.
Round One: Bold is up!
Skorpa
Horsie
Medium Dave
Dargon
Veyanna
Jorgran Ghildruk
Mandower Steel Strong 2
Shamblin'
Updated statuses: Round One: Bold is up!
Skorpa
Horsie
Medium Dave
Dargon
Veyanna
Jorgran Ghildruk
Mandower Steel Strong 2
Shamblin'
Jorgan's arrow flies across the court, hitting the shambling, totally-not-a-zombie-creature in the eye, even after cover from his allies!
The shambling creatures move slowly closer, groaning! Two more zombies also shuffle mindlessly into view, from the building to the left and the building ahead! Luckily, these particular undead seem rather slow and they cannot reach you and attack this round.
Round Two: Bold is up!
Skorpa
Medium Dave
Dargon
Veyanna
Jorgran Ghildruk
Mandower Steel Strong 2
Shamblin' 1-5
Skorpa's aim is true this time, as he easily lops off the creature's head, destroying it!
Round Two: Bold is up!
Skorpa
Medium Dave
Dargon
Veyanna
Jorgran Ghildruk
Mandower Steel Strong 2
Shamblin' 1-5
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Dropping a bolt into the channel on his crossbow, Jorgran takes aim at the same beast he hit last time. Slowly releasing the catch, he watches with satisfaction as if soars through the aim.
Drawing the string back a second time, he smiles. "Well done Skorpa."
"We keepin dis up and won't take long."
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Jorgran puts an arrow through the other eye of the creature, destroying it!
Round Two: Bold is up!
Skorpa
Medium Dave
Dargon
Veyanna
Jorgran Ghildruk
Mandower Steel Strong 2
Shamblin' 1-5
While the shambling, undead humanoids make almost no effort to get out of the way, Medium Dave somehow misses twice.
Round Two: Bold is up!
Skorpa
Medium Dave
Dargon
Veyanna
Jorgran Ghildruk
Mandower Steel Strong 2
Shamblin' 1-3
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Veyanna watches the display of martial prowess as the barbarous and rangery members of the party begin to tear through zombie flesh. When Skorpa moves between her and one of the undead only to knock its head clean off she raises an eyebrow at him. Then she smirks ever so slightly. "Gentleman. But a show off. Now stay still."
She turns her hand over and curls her fingers up to make a peace sign before reaches over his shoulder to use it like a brace. A moment later electricity dances along her fingertips for a breath, then arcs away to collide with two of the zombies.
The first totally-not-a-zombie lurches out of the way of the main arc, but mostly on accident. The other one takes the full blast to the face.
Round 2: bold is up!
Skorpa
Medium Dave
Dargon
Veyanna
Jorgran Ghildruk
Mandower Steel Strong 2
Shamblin' 1-5
Mandower connects once, and strongly. However, the shambling creature is still up!
Skorpa
Medium Dave
Dargon
Veyanna
Jorgran Ghildruk
Mandower Steel Strong 2
Shamblin' 1-5
Shambler 1 Strikes at Mandower Steel Strong 2!
The shambler then holds on with its hand — Mandower is Grabbed, and being pulled slowly into the hungry creature's jaws!
The last shambler moves in closer. RAAAAUUUUGHHHH.
Round 3: Bold is up!
Skorpa
Medium Dave
Dargon
Veyanna
Jorgran
Mandower
Shamblin' 1-5
The slash with the longsword is quite effective against the shambler. Nevertheless, it still stands!
Round 3: Bold is up!
Skorpa
Medium Dave
Dargon
Veyanna
Jorgran
Mandower
Shamblin' 1-5
Jorgran downs number 5 by shooting a bolt into the side of its head.
Can your team finish off the last shambler before Mandower starts getting eaten?
Round 3: Bold is up!
Skorpa
Medium Dave
Dargon
Veyanna
Jorgran
Mandower
Shamblin' 1-5
Mandower strikes down the last shambler!
Out of combat!
You also observe a piece of metal, glinting inside the horse's torn-open throat. It looks like it swallowed an object along with whatever flesh it was last consuming. You can reach in to pull it out if you like.
You find a wayfinder in the horse.
If Skorpa wants to treat wounds for 10 minutes, then the rest of you can spend that time examining the nearby zombie corpses using medicine, perception, or society. You can roll one of any of those checks yourself, as long as you're not otherwise occupied.
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"Hmmm. Not surprised they were here. We should see if they were anyone important." She watches Jorgan drag the wayfinder out of the once-horse stoically. "Wayfinder. Does it say who that belonged to? There may be a pathfinder here."
Veyanna leaves the ranger to checking the inside of the wayfinder for an engraved name while she starts searching over the remade corpses for anything that might identify who they were when they lived. She does her work without much complaint, and is free about touching the bodies to move them around as she needs. But she certainly isn't sticking her hand down any of their throats the way some other party members might.
Veyanna can't place the corpse’s clothing.
Jorgan observes determines that one of the zombies shamblers was once a human, and that his neck and face both show significant damage from some kind of violent strangulation and tearing from teeth.
Towards the end of your investigation of this area, a thin (living) horse approaches you from behind a near building. It seems curious to find the living here; it looks hungry and skittish, and is wearing a saddlebag that's emblazoned with the glyph of the open road, as well as gold-and-green caparisons.
The nervous animal snorts, and starts shying away. It looks like it's about to bolt.
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Since nobody else is doing so, she will flip open the wayfinder to check for a name before moving to the body they were examining. She'll put out one of their remains bags and start stuffing it carefully inside. "If their wayfinder does not say their name... we at least know they were a pathfinder and there were only two humans on our list. That narrows it. I cannot identify their clothes."
She's rather distracted by her task, so when she sees the horse with the others she offers up a click of her tongue against her teeth to try and command it closer, but she doesn't appear to put much effort into it.
There's no name inscribed in the Wayfinder.
The horse snorts, and trots off. It continues watching your group from a distance.
Veyanna and Medium Dave: you're trained in nature. You think that if you could find some treats for the animal, you might have a better chance of making friends or commanding it.
Thus far, none of you have been able to place the gold-and-green caparisons.
Dargon helps piece together the wounds on the corpse, along with Jorgan.
Now that you have eradicated the resident undead, you can investigate Goldenflame in peace! At least, for the time being…
Area description
This is the place there you decimated the zombie horse and shamblers.
Skill checks
Medicine or Perception (complete): You determined that this zombie shambler was once a human, and that his neck and face both show significant damage from some kind of violent strangulation and tearing from teeth.
Society:
Area description
Dust-covered pews stand in silent rows in this small chapel, and shelves line the walls. Facsimiles of candles occupy the candelabras here—mounds of congealed wax and burned wicks. This chapel also served as the town hall.
A small corpse — charred, broken, and its features mostly burned away—rests against the pew. The corpse is covered in a layer of fine ash and scraps of charred fabric that seem to be all that remains of the clothing it once wore. Around its neck is a soot-covered chain bearing an ankh.
Skill checks
Arcana on Scorch Marks:
Medicine or Perception on Body:
Religion on Ankh:
Rummaging around (automatic success):
Perception Check in Town Hall area of chapel:
Area description
Empty weapon cases and crates are scattered throughout this bare-bones building. Dust outlines the faint shadows of swords and shields removed from their resting places.
Skill Checks
Rummage around armory (automatic success):
Area Description
An abandoned guard house. It looks like most of the armor and weapons were taken, in defense of the town.
Skill Checks
Rummage around guard house (automatic success):
Area description
Grime-caked and smashed glass cases occupy much of this apothecary, and dusty shelves line many of the walls. A door to the northwest leads to an emptied storage closet.
Skill checks
Rummage around apothecary (automatic success):
Area description
Outside this inn is a painted sign reading “The Flaming Wheel” and decorated with a flaming chariot wheel hangs from one chain, swaying gently in the wind.
Inside you find a broken circular table and door, once parts of a makeshift barricade. Other barricades are scattered throughout the area. Long-dried blood smears decorate the floor and walls. The bar is haphazardly covered in tankards—signs of the final celebration of life.
There's a blood-soaked body on the floor of the tavern. The corpse has been heavily damaged by zombie teeth. A broken piece of plate armor lies nearby, bearing iconography of a flame and the hilt of a sword.
Skill Checks
Medicine or Perception on body:
Religion on plate armor:
Society on plate armor:
Search for treasure (automatic success):
Religion check on sign (this check does not take any time):
Area description
This general store seems to have been ransacked in a hurry.
Skill Checks
Perception check to search the store: