Prism moves in silently with her sickle, slicing a ghoul in two!
Mukluk moves in and hits with both the Gouger and the Poker. The creature is badly wounded, but still up.
It lashes back at Mukluk!
P and two Fort saves
P and one Fort save
P and one Fort save
Initiative!
Prism
Mukluk
Yellow, -14 hp
Niksi
Rova
Green
Red
HP 42/42
AC 20
Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +8
Hero points: 2
Arrows used: 3/20
Effects: Hunted prey (yellow)
Rova, realizing she has no room to use her bow, drops the weapon and races forward, eyes on the yellowish ghoul. She pulls her fork and stabs it home.
Niksi draws her dagger and waterphone and begins her inspiring song.
Niksi's haunting tune rings in the stony cavern, providing inspiration to everyone.
Rova pokes at the yellow one with her fork and it crumples.
Green moves in and swipes at Mukluk.
P and two Fort saves
P and one Fort save
Red attacks Prism.
P and two Fort saves
P and one Fort save
P and one Fort save
Here are the effects of Fort saves. If you were hit by a claw, roll for Fort save 1.
DC 15
If you failed, you are paralyzed! You can attempt a new save at the end of your turn.
DC 15
You don't notice any immediate effects.
Initiative!
Prism
Mukluk
Niksi
Rova
Green
Red
Prism gets a few gashes but continues to fight on as she is now trapped in the room with the rest of the undead.
She quickly moves around to the side to help out Muklik.
HP 21/38
AC 20 (AC 21 w/ Shield)
Hero Points 1/3
Vibrant Display 1/10 minutes
HP 42/42
AC 20
Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +8
Hero points: 2
Arrows used: 3/20
Effects: Hunted prey (red), inspired
Rova turns her attention to the other ghoul, hoping to help Mukluk.
"Stop! We don't need to fight," she calls out, even though it's likely far too late to stop this.
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Fort*
Fort
Fort
Fort
Fort
Hero point re-roll: Fort
Niksi gasps at the beeting that Mukluk has just taken. She immediately jumps to respond, prioritizing healing him before she makes the same mistake as last time.
She continues her performance as she weaves his wounds back together.
Round 2
Action 1: Strike.
Action 2: Strike.
Action 3: Strike.
Mukluk takes some punches and fights back against red (then green).
to hit;
damage
to hit;
damage
to hit;
damage
[ dice=Gouger]1d20+10[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=P]1d6+4[/dice] damage
[ dice=Poker]1d20+10-4[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=P]1d4+4[/dice] damage
[ dice=Poker]1d20+10-8[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=P]1d4+4[/dice] damage
[ooc]If crit: cold iron piercing damage.
AC: 21 +2 with shield action.
Fort/Ref/Will: 9/9/9
HP: 46/46 -20
Focus: 1/3
Hero Points: 2
Speed: 20'
Luck? 0/1 used
Prism flanks with Mukluk to score a solid hit with her sickle.
Mukluk follows up with two massive attacks with his picks, finishing off both ghouls.
Out of combat!
On the ground, in a pile of tattered clothes, you find a coyote cloak.
"Oh, that's nice," Rova exclaims over the cloak, looking around to see if anyone wants it.
"That's strange that there were ghouls down here, right?"
She looks around, wondering if they've been down here long.
Mukluk leers down at the fallen ghouls, plenty annoyed at the bite marks in his arms and face.
"I don't suppose we could have talked down the ghouls from fighting, could we? It's good they are dead, but wish it could have been without fightin'," Mukluk takes a moment to look around the area.
"Niksi, you're pretty smart. Any idea how these ghouls came to be? What done did rile them up?"
Rova thinks that the ghouls don't look like the bodies laid to rest here. They must have come in from somewhere else, perhaps through the path that was filled with rubble. That cave-in looked recent.
Rova explains what she sees, looking around more.
"I don't think the cultists were done here, but there might be more ghouls. We should probably check out other areas," she says.
The passage Rova travels down ends at a solid stone slab. The door has no handle or lock.
She makes out faint words reading "Door of Wind and Waves".
”I can confirm that Rova is entirely correct.”
Niksi follows behind, having stowed her dagger and waterphone.
Prism looks over the undead. "Little better feeling knowing they came from somewhere else." Though she still feels a little uneasy. "Do you think if someone made us undead that it is still us? Like our thoughts, our choices, our actions. What happens to the nice people within them?" Her somber speech is much slower and precise but she quickly gets distracted with the door. Prism looks over the door. "Somesort..ofriddle?"
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Rova shakes her head.
"I don't think so, most of the time. We become minions of Urgathoa. She's not as important as Rovagug, but Groetus keeps his eye on her too, so she uses the undead to call him closer," she answers. "But sometimes, if you become a vampire or something, you still may be yourself. Just bloodthirstyer."
She turns her attention back to the door.
"It's a reference to Gozreh. Maybe some area where they keep valuables," Rova suggests. "Maybe someone's in there? We could try to open it..."
Mukluk moves on up, following Rova. He doesn't understand all the religious talk, not hearing all of clearly enough to have an opinion on it.
He will open the door when others are ready.
Niksi moves her hand through the air in fluid, dancer-like motions as a way to idly entertain herself. ”There is nothing scarier than losing yourself. The more I practice being someone else, the better I hold on to what is myself. You do not live as long as I have and not know who you are. The self as a whole is a continuity, not static, and you learn to follow the flow of it. Some parts remain the same, of course, but others don’t. I worry little about it anymore.”
Her head shoots up as she notices Mukluk at the door. ”Oh, yes. Let’s carry on.”
As Niksi waves her hand through the air, she creates a gentle breeze. When it hits the door, the door glows slightly, but does not open, as though waiting for something.
Rova looks around, and then shrugs. She spits on the door.
"At least it's not Pharasmins. They probably would have wanted something dead to open the door!"
Prism grabs her canteen and splashes part of it across the door. "Lookslike..itwassome..sortof..riddle." She giggles, still wondering what was inside of undead then if not yourself. What replaced what makes you..you.
Mukluk waits, but considers spitting on the door to represent waves...but then sees that Prism had the same idea.
"Maybe we don't belong in there. I dunno."
Rova's spit has the desired effect! The door suddenly opens, revealing a chamber with a statue of an old triton with a grim expression—furrowed brow, dark eyes, and pursed lips—as well as a large and imposing beard. The statue grips a metal trident in its hands.
There are several very surprised undead who were waiting for you at the other entrance. Two of them look like what you just fought, but one of them seems more powerful. Its face is pulled tight in a terrible smile, made worse by the jawbones it wears.
Initiative!
Prism
Rova
Smiley undead
Mukluk
Niksi
Cyan Ghoul
Purple Ghoul
If you get within ten feet of the smiley one, please make a Fort save. It smells very bad.
DC 18
Failure
Critical Failure
"Great Groetus!" Rova curses, surprised by the undead. "There's more of them!"
She moves into the room, trying to figure out where to strike as she pulls her fork and stabs at the nearest one of them.
Prism was not expecting more of them. She moves in with Rova to help finish them off quickly before they can cause any more trouble. The stench quickly assaults her breathing making it very difficult to stay concentrated.
HP 21/38
AC 20 (AC 21 w/ Shield)
Hero Points 1/3
Vibrant Display 1/10 minutes
Prism and Rova work together to take out one of the ghouls immediately, taking advantage of its surprise!
Smiler steps over at lashes out at Prism with a bite and a claw!
and two Fort saves
[ and one Fort save
Prism is immune to the aura for one minute. Everyone else, when you get within ten feet of the smiling undead, please attempt the Fort save against the aura.
DC 18
You are paralyzed! You can attempt a new save at the end of your turn.
DC 18
You feel fine...for now.
Initiative!
Prism
Rova
Smiley undead
Mukluk
Niksi
Cyan Ghoul
Prism screams as the smiler rips open her backside, splashing blood across the floor.
HP 6/38
AC 20 (AC 21 w/ Shield)
Hero Points 1/3
Vibrant Display 1/10 minutes
Round 1
Action 1: Stride.
Action 2: Strike.
Action 3: Strike.
Fort
Mukluk moves in to help the good guys beat the guys who smell funny. He moves to strike at cyan who might be flat footed.
to hit;
damage
to hit;
damage
[ dice=Gouger]1d20+10[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=P]1d6+4[/dice] damage
[ dice=Poker]1d20+10-4[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=P]1d4+4[/dice] damage
[ dice=Poker]1d20+10-8[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=P]1d4+4[/dice] damage
AC: 21 +2 with shield action.
Fort/Ref/Will: 9/9/9
HP: 46/46 -11 -32
Focus: 1/3
Hero Points: 2
Speed: 20'
Luck? 0/1 used
Niksi moves up closer to the door and begins singing, this time. She pulls out her dagger along the way.
HP 42/42
AC 20
Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +8
Hero points: 2
Arrows used: 3/20
Effects: inspired
Rova sizes up the nearest ghoul and stabs at it.
Niksi's haunting melody rings through the tomb, echoing off the stony walls.
Mukluk approaches and neatly puts his pick through the nearest ghoul.
Initiative!
Prism
Rova
Smiley undead
Niksi
Mukluk Different third action, if desired
Mukluk does a victory celebration with his third action, trying to get his Gouger free for the next assault.
Greatly weakened, Prism tries to catch the smiler off guard before retreating slightly. The blood drips from her back as she continues to wince in pain.
◆ Feint
◆ Attack Smiles
◆ Move
HP 6/38
AC 20 (AC 21 w/ Shield)
Hero Points 1/3
Vibrant Display 1/10 minutes
Prism, damaged by the creature's bite, struggles to connect before moving out of its reach.
Rova moves in and strikes firmly with her fork, despite nearly gagging due to the creature's smell.
Smiler continues his horrible grin and strikes at Rova with bite and claw!
and two Fort saves
and one Fort save
It then backs away.
Initiative!
Prism
Rova
Smiler, -6 hp
Niksi
Mukluk
Prism produces a small ball of fire from her hand and tosses it at the smiling undead as she moves to the opposing corner to keep up with it's movement. "You okay Rova?"
HP 6/38
AC 20 (AC 21 w/ Shield)
Hero Points 1/3
Vibrant Display 1/10 minutes
Round 2
Action 1: Stride.
Action 2: Strike.
Action 3: Strike.
Mukluk moves in to help the good guys beat the guys who smell funny.
to hit;
damage
to hit;
damage
[ dice=Gouger]1d20+10[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=P]1d6+4[/dice] damage
[ dice=Poker]1d20+10-4[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=P]1d4+4[/dice] damage
[ dice=Poker]1d20+10-8[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=P]1d4+4[/dice] damage
AC: 21 +2 with shield action.
Fort/Ref/Will: 9/9/9
HP: 46/46 -11 -32
Focus: 1/3
Hero Points: 2
Speed: 20'
Luck? 0/1 used
HP 42/42
AC 20
Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +8
Hero points: 2
Arrows used: 3/20
Effects: inspired, sickened 1
Rova lets out a small cry of alarm before she realizes neither claw actually cut through her leather armor, instead just leaving gouges in the material.
Gagging, she retches briefly -- it doesn't seem to help, but she gives a sickly grin to Prism and then moves around the smiley ghoul, stabbing at it again.
Niksi continues singing a soaring, operatic aria as she begins binding Prism's wounds.
Niksi heals Prism while maintaining her inspiring melody.
Mukluk moves in and pokes at the smiling creature twice. Its smile does not change despite the injuries.
Prism lets loose with a blast a fire, making sure to stay away from its terrible claws.
Rova, despite retching from the smell, bravely moves into a flanking position. She stabs with her fork.
The creature bites at Mukluk, claws at Rova, and then leaps away. Mukluk is surprised as it moves to quickly for him to strike it as it leaps.
and two Fort saves
and one Fort save
Initiative!
Prism
Rova
Smiler, -35 hp
Niksi
Mukluk
HP 35/42
AC 20
Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +8
Hero points: 2
Arrows used: 3/20
Effects: inspired, sickened 1
Rova grimaces as this time the claw gets through her armor, but it's not too bad and she feels fine, so -- retching again -- she steps closer and stabs again at the creature.
"Stop smiling!"
Round 3
Action 1: Stride.
Action 2: Strike.
Action 3: Strike.
Fort
"Don't you walk away from me smilin'!" Mukluk grunts in annoyance. He follows the Smiler. He does not have the movement to get into flank but does try to pen in his foe.
to hit;
damage
to hit;
damage
[ dice=Gouger]1d20+10[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=P]1d6+4[/dice] damage
[ dice=Poker]1d20+10-4[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=P]1d4+4[/dice] damage
[ dice=Poker]1d20+10-8[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=P]1d4+4[/dice] damage
AC: 21 +2 with shield action.
Fort/Ref/Will: 9/9/9
HP: 46/46 -11 -32
Focus: 1/3
Hero Points: 2
Speed: 20'
Luck? 0/1 used
Prism sees an opportunity and smiles leaves his back to her.
HP 13/38
AC 20 (AC 21 w/ Shield)
Hero Points 1/3
Vibrant Display 1/10 minutes
Niksi stays back, knowing how fragile she is, and has her singing fade out into the pure acoustics of her waterphone.
Niksi keeps inspiring the team.
Mukluk follows the leaping ghast to hit it once with The Gouger.
Rova and Prism get on either side and skewer the creature, its terrible smile finally fading.
Mukluk raises the Gouger for another strike into the Smiler, but slowly lowers his pick as he realizes the ghoul is dead. Double dead. Re-dead.
"Ah. Not so funny now, is it?" Mukluk says to the fallen ghoul. "Nah. Never liked fighting your kind. Nor zombies nor skeletons. That was mook work, for between real fights. I'm done with your kind. I don't want to have to face your kind again."
Mukluk turns away from the ghoul and explores the room, trying to figure out why the ghouls were there.
"There anymore of them?" Prism looks around as she waves the torch in every corner of the space, just to make sure as she catches her breath. And also to see what this challenging door was protecting.
Rova glances over at Mukluk.
"How many undead did you have to fight?" she asks.
She takes some time to look around the room after bandaging her wounds.