M NG Male Half-Ork | Skald 7 | HP 82/82 | AC 19, FF 19, Touch 13, CMD 23, 24 vs grapple | Fort +11 Ref +6 Will +10, +2 vs fear, +4 vs sonic, language, bardic | Init +2 | Per +0, SM +13 | Speed 20ft | Conditions: Alterself (kitsune), Shared training (amp rage) entire party, haste 5rds, tactical acumen, prot vs evil, rage song
Usable/day:
1st 5/5, 2nd 2/4, 3rd 2/2 Raging Song 19/20, Lore Master 1/1, Ferocity 1/1, Child of the Crusade 1/1, Hero points 1/3, Alter Self 2/3, Ransuer 5/5, Mythic Powar 4/5
"Huh." Junior gives a cursory search for anything left behind in this already tossed room.
M NG Male Half-Ork | Skald 7 | HP 82/82 | AC 19, FF 19, Touch 13, CMD 23, 24 vs grapple | Fort +11 Ref +6 Will +10, +2 vs fear, +4 vs sonic, language, bardic | Init +2 | Per +0, SM +13 | Speed 20ft | Conditions: Alterself (kitsune), Shared training (amp rage) entire party, haste 5rds, tactical acumen, prot vs evil, rage song
Usable/day:
1st 5/5, 2nd 2/4, 3rd 2/2 Raging Song 19/20, Lore Master 1/1, Ferocity 1/1, Child of the Crusade 1/1, Hero points 1/3, Alter Self 2/3, Ransuer 5/5, Mythic Powar 4/5
Strength, aid Greta:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17Assuming I can help.
Junior asks Greta, "Oh! Can I help?!" He charges the door in tandem with her and through the power of their friendship succeed where only one of them would fail.
Greta's magically enhanced muscles strain against the door frame, but it seems unwilling to submit...until Junior barrels into Greta's back. This final insult tips the scales, and the door splinters inward.
The southern portion of this room holds a wide alabaster basin filled with bloody entrails. The outside of the basin is carved with images of warriors around a raised sun, holding longswords aloft. A flight of stairs ascends to the west.
Of somewhat more immediate concern to you, however, are the half dozen zombies standing around the basin, staring into it mournfully. Your explosive entrance draws their attention (eventually), and they begin shambling forward.
F NG Aasimar Bloodrager 7, Guardian 1 | HP 95/95 | DR 1/-- | AC 23 (t12, ff21) | CMB +12, CMD 24 | Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +5 | initiative +2 | perception (darkvision 60') +10, sense motive +0 | rage 18/18 | hero points: 3 | mythic power: 5/5 | active effects: ironskin, prot v evil
BigGreta steps to her right to clear the way for the others to enter the room. Abandoning her plan to drop her bloodrage as soon as the door was opened, she swings her glowing hammer at the zombie closest to her (red).
M NG Male Half-Ork | Skald 7 | HP 82/82 | AC 19, FF 19, Touch 13, CMD 23, 24 vs grapple | Fort +11 Ref +6 Will +10, +2 vs fear, +4 vs sonic, language, bardic | Init +2 | Per +0, SM +13 | Speed 20ft | Conditions: Alterself (kitsune), Shared training (amp rage) entire party, haste 5rds, tactical acumen, prot vs evil, rage song
Usable/day:
1st 5/5, 2nd 2/4, 3rd 2/2 Raging Song 19/20, Lore Master 1/1, Ferocity 1/1, Child of the Crusade 1/1, Hero points 1/3, Alter Self 2/3, Ransuer 5/5, Mythic Powar 4/5
Warhammer vs green, alter self:1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 1 = 11
Junior jumps a bit as Tristan gets cheeky. With a grin he protests, "Hey!" He's so distracted that he forgets to aim at the zombie as he swings his warhammr.
M NG Human Life Oracle 6 | Mythic Tier: 1 | Hero Points: 3/3 | Mythic power: 5/5 | HP: 66/66 | AC: 16, T: 10, FF: 16 | CMB: +6, CMD: 16 | F: +6, R: +4, W: +9 | Init: +0 | Perc: +0, SM: +0 | Speed 20ft | Channel energy: 5/5 | Will save reroll: 1/1 | Life link: Benedic, Caliban, Greta, Tristan, Junior, Selann | Spells: 1 (5); 2 (6); 3 (4)| | Active conditions: none | Sinesia HP 23/23
Massielo trots into the room and, seeing the zombies, calls down some positive energy into the whole room.
Channel Energy. Remind me, please. We're playing so that channel positive energy heals living and damages undead in the same cast, correct? If so, everyone gets healed too!
Male Elf Magus (Hexcrafter/Bladebound) 6/Archmage/Champion 1 AC 27* FF 23* Touch 16*, Hp 14/50 Fort: +17 Reflex +12 Will +11; initiative +3, Perception +6 |ACTIVE EFFECT: Protection from Evil +2, Haste, Shield, Alter Self, Fly, Mythic Heroism
Caliban quickly enters the room, placing himself between Greta and the zombies so she can continue to smash through them without being tangled by their potential advance. He raises his blade high on his left as he advances, bringing the blade down hard into the necrotic flesh of his opponent in the pinkish robe.
The party batters the zombies about with hammer, blade, and divine power but somehow, none of the creatures fall. Irabeth strides forward to shield Massielo from reprisal, but her blade fails to find anything vital in the closest zombie. Sinesia, your ally from Neathholm, places an arrow expertly in her target's chest, but the undead seems unconcerned. Greta, similarly, finds her target less affected by her powerful longhammer.
The counterattack is...well, not swift, but it is determined. Tristan's abjurations protect the party from the worst of it, but one of the zombies manages to catch Junior with a powerful swing of its desiccated arm, leaving him bruised and off balance. 9 damage to Junior.
One of the other zombies, frustrated by its inability to find any prey in reach, circles around the basin. Yellow provokes an AoO from Junior.
Round 2:
Irabeth
Caliban
Massielo
Tristan
Greta
Benedic
Selann
Junior-9 HP
Green -8 HP
Red -20 HP
Blue -19 HP
Orange -12 HP
Pink -16 HP
Yellow -8 HP
M NG Male Half-Ork | Skald 7 | HP 82/82 | AC 19, FF 19, Touch 13, CMD 23, 24 vs grapple | Fort +11 Ref +6 Will +10, +2 vs fear, +4 vs sonic, language, bardic | Init +2 | Per +0, SM +13 | Speed 20ft | Conditions: Alterself (kitsune), Shared training (amp rage) entire party, haste 5rds, tactical acumen, prot vs evil, rage song
Usable/day:
1st 5/5, 2nd 2/4, 3rd 2/2 Raging Song 19/20, Lore Master 1/1, Ferocity 1/1, Child of the Crusade 1/1, Hero points 1/3, Alter Self 2/3, Ransuer 5/5, Mythic Powar 4/5
The wind is knocked out of Junior, "Whugha." He pants, "You pack a punch dontcha? Good thing I just need to distract you." He holds his shield up obscuring his vision a bit and swings blindly in front of him. Luckily the zombie was an easy target. He then strategically drops his weapon, and pulls out the Ransuer and concentrates on it's special power.
M NG Male Half-Ork | Skald 7 | HP 82/82 | AC 19, FF 19, Touch 13, CMD 23, 24 vs grapple | Fort +11 Ref +6 Will +10, +2 vs fear, +4 vs sonic, language, bardic | Init +2 | Per +0, SM +13 | Speed 20ft | Conditions: Alterself (kitsune), Shared training (amp rage) entire party, haste 5rds, tactical acumen, prot vs evil, rage song
Usable/day:
1st 5/5, 2nd 2/4, 3rd 2/2 Raging Song 19/20, Lore Master 1/1, Ferocity 1/1, Child of the Crusade 1/1, Hero points 1/3, Alter Self 2/3, Ransuer 5/5, Mythic Powar 4/5
Massielo Cirus wrote:
@Junior: Don't forget you get healed for 6 in my turn.
Male Elf Magus (Hexcrafter/Bladebound) 6/Archmage/Champion 1 AC 27* FF 23* Touch 16*, Hp 14/50 Fort: +17 Reflex +12 Will +11; initiative +3, Perception +6 |ACTIVE EFFECT: Protection from Evil +2, Haste, Shield, Alter Self, Fly, Mythic Heroism
Caliban looks at the zombie, and glances down at the cold iron in his hands, before executing a hanging parry against the zombie's slow assault. Thinking again in his head, he wonders, calling out in Celestial to his companions: Try magical attacks against them? as he snaps the Black Blade down in a two-handed strike, magical energies rippling the length of the blade as it strikes out at the undead creature.
Swift action - Arcane Pool +1 Attack:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12 Cold Iron, Magical, two hands:1d8 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
The Inquisitor then decides that this fight may need a bit more than usual. He swiftly proclaims Judgement!
Destruction: The inquisitor is filled with divine wrath, gaining a +1 sacred bonus on all weapon damage rolls. This bonus increases by +1 for every three inquisitor levels she possesses.
He then walks casually down the steps; taking out his longsword, and standing next to Junior.
So, yo gonna do something here? This one may need a bit of paying attention too.
These zombies are certainly tougher, as you've observed, but past that don't seem to have any unusual abilities. Like all zombies, they're quite slow and resistant to bludgeoning and piercing weapons. Slashing weapons are effective against them, though.
Half the zombies are cut down only seconds apart, felled by powerful strikes from Greta, Benedic, and Irabeth. Irabeth steps forward, shield raised. The closest zombie throws itself against her but she shrugs it off.
The other zombies try to grab hold of Junior and Tristan, but Junior's morningstar punishes them for the attempt.
Round 3:
Irabeth
Caliban
Massielo
Tristan
Greta
Benedic
Selann
Junior-3 HP
Green -17 HP
Orange -22 HP
Yellow -15 HP
Male Elf Magus (Hexcrafter/Bladebound) 6/Archmage/Champion 1 AC 27* FF 23* Touch 16*, Hp 14/50 Fort: +17 Reflex +12 Will +11; initiative +3, Perception +6 |ACTIVE EFFECT: Protection from Evil +2, Haste, Shield, Alter Self, Fly, Mythic Heroism
Success! Continue what we are doing my friends! the elf cried aloud, drawing back his longsword and quickly sweeping it upward in a two-handed motion at the zombie before him in a two-handed strike at the monster.
F NG Aasimar Bloodrager 7, Guardian 1 | HP 95/95 | DR 1/-- | AC 23 (t12, ff21) | CMB +12, CMD 24 | Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +5 | initiative +2 | perception (darkvision 60') +10, sense motive +0 | rage 18/18 | hero points: 3 | mythic power: 5/5 | active effects: ironskin, prot v evil
Taking advantage of the extra space left by the falling zombies, BigGreta swings her hammer at undead monstrosity next to Caliban (yellow, unless he killed it, in which case she’ll step up next to Benedic and target green).
M NG Male Half-Ork | Skald 7 | HP 82/82 | AC 19, FF 19, Touch 13, CMD 23, 24 vs grapple | Fort +11 Ref +6 Will +10, +2 vs fear, +4 vs sonic, language, bardic | Init +2 | Per +0, SM +13 | Speed 20ft | Conditions: Alterself (kitsune), Shared training (amp rage) entire party, haste 5rds, tactical acumen, prot vs evil, rage song
Usable/day:
1st 5/5, 2nd 2/4, 3rd 2/2 Raging Song 19/20, Lore Master 1/1, Ferocity 1/1, Child of the Crusade 1/1, Hero points 1/3, Alter Self 2/3, Ransuer 5/5, Mythic Powar 4/5
Stowing his shield Junior switches to offense completely and takes the ranseur in both hands, he pokes at the undead.
M NG Human Life Oracle 6 | Mythic Tier: 1 | Hero Points: 3/3 | Mythic power: 5/5 | HP: 66/66 | AC: 16, T: 10, FF: 16 | CMB: +6, CMD: 16 | F: +6, R: +4, W: +9 | Init: +0 | Perc: +0, SM: +0 | Speed 20ft | Channel energy: 5/5 | Will save reroll: 1/1 | Life link: Benedic, Caliban, Greta, Tristan, Junior, Selann | Spells: 1 (5); 2 (6); 3 (4)| | Active conditions: none | Sinesia HP 23/23
Seeing that the tougher zombies are finally getting cut down, Massielo decides to conserve his resources and move forward swinging his morningstar, despite knowing that it won't be much effective. However, he says something to the others but it comes out in Celestial.
Celestial:
"Hit them with cutting weapons. Bludgeoning and piercing won't do much against them."
One zombie falls to Caliban and Selann, followed quickly by another as Greta lays it low. The final zombie is stabbed, shot, beaten, and finally cut down by one final swing from Benedic's holy sword.
Combat over!
Irabeth stands next to the basin, appalled at how the bodies of the Gray Garrison's defender were used to desecrate it.
"This is the Garrison's scrying chamber," she explains, turning to face you. "It should be filled with water, not...this."
Selann casts a cantrip to start cleaning the mess off/out of the basin. "We can clean it up and water can be summoned to fill it. All of this place needs to be cleansed of the demonic taint, and the bodies properly buried with the honors that they deserve. But proper consecration will have to wait until we finish the evil forces that have taken over here...."
M LG Aasimar Cleric/Cavalier 1 | HP 10/10 | AC 16* T10* FF16* | CMB +2 CMD 12* | F+4* R+0* W+5** | Init +4 Per +3 (darkvision 60') SM +3 | channel 7/7, ToG 6/6 | spells 1st: 2+1/2+1 | effects/conditions none
"It is possible that the corpses will re-animate if we do not cleanse the chamber, is it not? Surely it will only take us a minute or two. By doing so we are fighting evil just as much as by slashing the bodies of our enemies." Benedic sounds troubled but determined.
F NG Aasimar Bloodrager 7, Guardian 1 | HP 95/95 | DR 1/-- | AC 23 (t12, ff21) | CMB +12, CMD 24 | Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +5 | initiative +2 | perception (darkvision 60') +10, sense motive +0 | rage 18/18 | hero points: 3 | mythic power: 5/5 | active effects: ironskin, prot v evil
BigGreta scowls slightly and reminds her companions, "if they haven't re-animated yet they're probably not going to in the next three or four minutes, but all across the city brave men and women are sacrificing their lives to buy us time to finish our task. How many of their deaths do you think are justified to do this now instead of after we destroy the shard? I believe the answer is zero. We can get closure after our brothers- and sisters-in-arms are safer."
Having spoken her piece, she grasps her hammer and starts up the stairs to see where they lead.
M NG Male Half-Ork | Skald 7 | HP 82/82 | AC 19, FF 19, Touch 13, CMD 23, 24 vs grapple | Fort +11 Ref +6 Will +10, +2 vs fear, +4 vs sonic, language, bardic | Init +2 | Per +0, SM +13 | Speed 20ft | Conditions: Alterself (kitsune), Shared training (amp rage) entire party, haste 5rds, tactical acumen, prot vs evil, rage song
Usable/day:
1st 5/5, 2nd 2/4, 3rd 2/2 Raging Song 19/20, Lore Master 1/1, Ferocity 1/1, Child of the Crusade 1/1, Hero points 1/3, Alter Self 2/3, Ransuer 5/5, Mythic Powar 4/5
Junior stands stiffly as he and the rest are chastised for delaying the mission. After a pregnant pause he says, "Well she has a point. You heard the woman, go, go, GO!" Junior rushes up the stairs after the slight crusader. Fred speaks to Junior and he responds in a hushed tone, "No I think dad or Lily will be the death of me."
Male Elf Magus (Hexcrafter/Bladebound) 6/Archmage/Champion 1 AC 27* FF 23* Touch 16*, Hp 14/50 Fort: +17 Reflex +12 Will +11; initiative +3, Perception +6 |ACTIVE EFFECT: Protection from Evil +2, Haste, Shield, Alter Self, Fly, Mythic Heroism
Greta, wait a moment, there are many doors above and below we have not cleared. I would be nervous trapped upon the topmost level without knowing what lurks behind us. The elf points to their back trail nervously, flicking zombie ichor off his blade
At the top of the spiral stairs, a wide hall stretches for nearly thirty feet before ending in a door. Two alcoves on both sides of the hall hold torches that burn with white light. Each torch illuminates a pedestal, on each of which rests a battered and broken steel helm.
Of somewhat more immediate concern is the enormous, bipedal bull creature standing just in front of that door. It glares at you with dim, yellow eyes before raising a horn and blowing a single note that seems to shake the floor around you. It then lumbers forward with a greataxe longer than any of you are tall.
Rushing up the stairs Selann cringes as the creature sounds an alarm. If there were any guards behind them they'd surely come running now.... He quickly casts a spell at the behemoth trying to hit a vulnerable spot.
