Not seeing much as she looked around, Azana replied, "Yeah, still going to vote for the buildings. If there are few of them then it'll be good to get to them before someone else can."
After avoiding a few problems you eventually cross a stream with many rocks in it. Seeing a farmstead.
"Yes the chalice was full of blood it seems when I selected it. When I drank I became a type of vampire. Though I am not evil. It didn't change my morality. Well, at least not yet. I do crave blood and seem that I need to feed. I can only feed on the willing though. You do whatever you need to do to make yourself feel safe."
When Jelissa asks.
"I too think buildings are the better choice for now. We need to get out of the desert region. It wouldn't make sense for people to chose to survive here. Undead are not affected by the harshness. So there is no tactical advantage. "
Elize calls out.
"Jellisa there is something ahead. It is not ground, eh sand. I think something is hiding."
Azana check
Jelissa check
Init
Titus notices it first and motions for the group to stop. Thorn nods in agreement getting off the mule that Kealen graciously let him ride. With tower shield and longsword out and ready he nods to Titus.
This takes a few rounds, 5 to be precise so if anyone wants to cast spells or do anything in those 5 rounds please post it.
With Elize calling out the creatures hear her as well. And burst from their sand holes. Sand shoots from the ground as they uncover themselves.
Surprise Round
He dismounts from the mule and takes a 5 foot step forward with the reins still in hand.
Round 1
Dropping the reigns over the guide line. He takes his towershield and secures it to his arm as he moves forward.
Round 1
He dismounts and moves before his panther. Readying to strike one of the creatures that will likely charge.
last 3 cold
Surprise Round
Elize tries to identify what they are.
Round 1
Titus shifts to hybrid form letting out a roar. He moves to the front to intercept.
These figures are covered in bloody clothes and wrappings. They hold no weapons. The stench of death reeks from them.
Their surprise round action is emerging from their holes.
Round 1
They stumble towards the group with their arms outstretched before them as they moan with the slurping sound of spittle behind their masks. They are covered from head to toe.
Azana floated up, out of the reach of the zombies. As long as it was Undead it was a solid choice of tactic. When they fought humans, with guns or even sharp sticks and rocks, she'd need to think of something else to do. Maybe there was a better way to avoid harm in those situations.
But floating also gave her a clear shot of the zombies. Probably.
You see that the bullet leaves a blood splatter behind the zombie you shoot.
Round 1
Ready for blood she charges forward 30 feet and sets her scythe in an offensive stance. Ready to strike the first one that gets to her.
x4
"Huh, they're bleeding. Did they do that before?" Azana looked mildly baffled.
Round 1
Azana ascends into the air and hits the forward zombie with a bullet. Jelissa, Troas, the panther, and Titus form a wall before the zombies get near. Thorn dismounts and moves forward. The zombies stumble forward in a staggered formation.
+5
Troas is the only one hit by the stumbling zombies.
Luckily he is able to ward off the biting undead with his spear but it was a close one.
Round 2
+5
Should nothing change it, the two zombies overcome Troas. Slamming into him and biting him.
Round #2:
Kealen dismounts and draws his longsword.
It was weird that thing was bleeding, right? Azana racked her mind for biology lessons - would zombies bleed like that?
Round 2
She continues to reap the one she already hurt.
x4
Round 2
He slams his spear into one of them hoping it will do well enough to keep it back.
last 3 cold
Round 2
Titus steps up and gets to work!
Kaelen slices the thing before him in half and it drops to the ground bloody. Kaelen is also pretty bloody from the attack. Jelissa smiles at blood shoots from the zombie's lost head and pushes its body back with a kick, letting it fall. Troas does what he can to keep them off of him and falters in his attack. With the inaction of allies in the rear, the last zombie begins by slamming into Jelissa and bites hungrily on her neck.
Round 3
You can see that the neighborhood was woken up and they are now in place where they will be at the end of Round 3. More zombies are behind them.
Curiosity getting the better of her, Azana fluttered down to get a better look.
Elize thinks more about what the blood means.
Round 3
Elize speaks up.
"I think these are bloody zombies. They can be destroyed but will rise again after some time without positive energy or holy water."
Titus easily sees the next wave and awaits them to approach. Readying his hybrid claws to rip the zombies apart.
Round #3
Kælen remounts, and says: "Does anyone have holy water or positive energy? I surely don't."
Round 3 & 4
She starts to get the zombie off of her but as the rest of them calmly talk it infuriates her. She shouts, "By the power of Pharasma I lay you to REST!"
The blast eradicates the zombie on her and washes over the other undead in a white surge of energy.
In an annoyed almost whine she states, "Yes I have positive energy and would have liked one of you to come help me. But I handled it myself." She then steps back and cures her wound.
Round #4
"Ah...well.....it seems you have it taken care of." Kælen says sheepishly.
"Oh, they really are dead. Just really recently turned. Huh." Azana wondered if there was something that had caused the recent turning nearby. A larger, meaner undead? Or perhaps the burying had slowed the decay a bit? Or maybe it was some kinda magic. Who knew?
Azana looked around to check and see if any of the undead were still un about the dead part, floating up once again to avoid bites. They looked like they hurt.
Titus feral the positive energy wash over him and recoils in pain.
"Ow ow ow. It burns but isn't hot like fire. Do I smell like bacon? Thanks for the heads up Jelissa."
Even as he talks the smoldering skin heals and soon returns to normal.
"Oh. all better now. Well, that is new. You know if not for being all dead and stuff this undead thing isn't too bad. At least it didn't take my sanity wor good nature."
He then looks to Azana.
"How recently? Is something or someone creating these? I wonder."
"Well, where I come from someone needs to control the undead, so I assume there is someone behind this."
Round 4
The zombies stagger forward, slowly moving and moaning as they come.
Round 5
Round 2
He hurries forward to help out but the zombies on this side were taken care of already.
Round 3
He goes to help Jellissa to only find her blowing it away. He stands in the front waiting for the undead to come.
Round 4
Seeing their slow advancement he goes to them. Smashing into the form before him, slashing at her body leaving a bloody swathe behind his longsword.
(19-20 x2) Holding a Tower shield and attacking -2, Power Attack -3, Level Drain -3
"I think these are different," Azana replied to Kælen, "In that they can be controlled by magic, but they don't have to be. This might be one of the controlled situations, though."
To Titus, she added, "Recently enough that their blood hasn't coagulated, but that takes a few days in a body, or drained to there low extremities, which takes a couple of hours. I'd guess within an hour or two, but I'll know more if I can examine a corpse. Maybe."
She pointed her pistol at the oncoming horde and tried to make one.
Titus holds the line.
"Form up. Allow them to come in close. Jellisa can blast them as they all gather in close."
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Titus holds ready to cut one down with his claws as they come into range.
Round 5
She steps up between the felines and waits stewing in anger, "Yes, I can blast them away with all my healing then, once we are done with the fight who will heal us. Well Titus takes damage from my positive energy, you should be on the fringe from me if I am going to be blasting." She says rather vehemently.
Round 5
Holding his ground he swings again to little avail as the zombies come upon him.
(19-20 x2) Holding a Tower shield and attacking -2, Power Attack -3, Level Drain -3, fighting defensively -4
"No your right Jelissa. Support me with range attacks. I will cut them down as I will heal from any of their wounds. Save your healing for the others or for when things are really bad."
Titus rushes forward seeing if the zombies will focus on him.
round 5
The zombies charge.... four of them surround Titus, one swings for a slam but he dodges it. Three are on Thorn, soon to be seven. Then three are on Kaelen soon to be four, one of them swings and misses with its flailing arm.
Round 6
"Damn I only got four of them."
"Fight defensively. I will be there soon. Elize watch yourself."
Elize sees the ones on the right flank moving in so she moves over and hurls a bomb into the open space to avoid the pack animals and just hurt the zombies with the splash damage
Relex DC 14
Zombies take splash damage of 6 or 3 if they make the save.
"Anyone needs healing?" Azana called as she tried to shoot another one.
Round #6
Kælen charges through the zombies that are attacking him.
To do what you were thinking you would need thisfeat
You must move before your attack, not after. You must move at least 10 feet (2 squares) and may move up to double your speed directly toward the designated opponent.
Ride by attack:
While mounted and charging, you can move, strike at a foe, and then continue moving.
Prerequisites: Ride 1 rank, Mounted Combat.
Benefit: When you are mounted and use the charge action, you may move and attack as if with a standard charge and then move again (continuing the straight line of the charge). Your total movement for the round can’t exceed double your mounted speed. You and your mount do not provoke an attack of opportunity from the opponent that you attack.
To sum it up:No! In each case it says you have to move first!
Round 6
Kealen attacks the pustilat yellow zombie with his lance, leaving a wound but not taking it down. Azana misses her shot. Titus takes down two of them in grisly fashion. Elize splahes the zombies to the side with a bomb.
Round 6
One AoO for Thorn
One of the approaching zombies breaks off and heads towards Elize. The others collect on the front line thrashing, wailing and slamming into them.
The mules seem agitated by something and move to either side away from the center group.
Round 6
She quickly leaps to the side aiming to take down the zombie in front of the alchemist. Dropping it in one strike of her scythe.
Round 6
Holding his ground he swings again but flounders with the attack as he gets surrounded.
Round 7
Holding his ground he swings again but fails with the attack as he is surrounded.
"We're all good? Excellent." Azana blithely fired another shot.
Thorn shouts out, "No wounds YET! Holding my own but not much progress!"
Round 8
Holding his ground he swings again but fails with the attack continuing to keep his shield before him and hoping his armor holds true.
Round #7
The lion full attacks(vs. Red outline), and Kælen swings his longsword.(vs.Blue Outline)
Round 7
Elize moves forward.
"Thank you Jellisa. Incoming Thorn."
She makes and hurls another bomb at Dark Blue to the south of Thorn. Hopefull preventing him from being surrounded on all sides.
Vs Touch
Vs Touch
Other 2 take 12 or 6 DC 14 Reflex
"Elize I told you to stay back. You're putting yourself in danger."
Titus attempts to take down the 3 on him as he roars out.
Type: B/S/P
Type: B/S
Type: B/S
He then takes a 5' step toward Thorn.
"Thorn I'm coming."
Round 7
both +3
The panther begins to move but with the monk mounting it, it waits. Then they move around the obstacle letting the mule follow. He waves his spear in the air as the panther leaves with the mule close behind.
Thrashing, wailing and slamming into Titus and Thorn more than Kealen the zombies still want flesh. Kealen's lion takes one of the zombies down. Elize makes the dark blue zombie turn to ash as the bomb splashes onto the other nearby zomies, taking another one down. Titus takes three down with ease.
A pool of black liquid appears to seep out of the ground and holds Kyrie and her gunsman in place. From the goo a black knight slowly rises. Raising its arm strands of the goo shoot up and attach to them.