[PF2] March of the Dead (GM Watery Soup)

Game Master Watery Soup

No relevant skills here at all. I could try undead lore (+8) or Survival (+4)... otherwise I am rolling DC17 flat checks

"I WILL FOLLOW YOU, GALIMUS"

Undead Lore is fine.

Sunset Minus Four:
Galimus: scavenge materials (7 total)
Lawric: scavenge materials (8 total)
Thurgan
Niaqun

Sunset Minus Three:
Galimus
Lawric
Thurgan
Niaqun

Thurgan also collects materials for re-use.

"Anyone actually a tradesperson, or are we just going to 'do our best'?"

Undead Lore: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

Lawric doesn’t speak at first. He stands near the others, watching them work, small and still in the dim light.

He doesn’t jump to pick up a hammer, as it is clearly not his strength… but when a half-covered window is left unfinished, he steps toward it without being asked.

He studies the frame, the gaps, the angle of the improvised barrier. Then he shifts one of the boards slightly and drives in a few final nails with quiet, awkward precision.

“I AM NO BUILDER,” he says flatly, “BUT I KNOW WHAT THEY CAN BREAK THROUGH.”

It isn’t elegant. But it will hold.

Galimus sighs, frowning at the prospects. "It looks like we are just going to be doing our best," he answers Thurgan's question.

He's no carpenter, but he's been faced with enough places that were designed to keep him out that he knows what works and what doesn't.

He focuses on what works, to the best of his abilities.

Thievery (S minus 3): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

Thurgan joins Galimus and Lawric in scavenging materials for an hour.

Sunset Minus Four:
Galimus: scavenge materials (7 total)
Lawric: scavenge materials (8 total)
Thurgan: scavenge materials (9 total)
Niaqun

Lawric and Galimus begin reinforcing the openings. Lawric takes advantage of his knowledge of undead anatomy to nail the boards as inconveniently as possible (for them), while Galimus bends the nails in a way that the undead can't remove them.

Sunset Minus Three:
Galimus: Thievery (22) Success [9 openings, 9 intact, 1 reinforced]
Lawric: Undead Lore (24) Success [9 openings, 9 intact, 2 reinforced]
Thurgan
Niaqun

Niaqun also goes to pick up some materials for later job ...

On the second hour he also tries to reinforce some opening, he uses the sticks in a different way, more like making a trap that closing any openings.

Survival: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

Maybe I need to make my magpie skilled ;) Made two hours worht of acitons ;)

Warfare Lore 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
HP REROLL 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

Thurgan uses his tactical knowledge to place the barriers in a sensible and combat-effective way.

Sunset Minus Four:
Galimus: scavenge materials (7 total)
Lawric: scavenge materials (8 total)
Thurgan: scavenge materials (9 total)
Niaqun: scavenge materials (10 total)

Sunset Minus Three:
Galimus: Thievery (22) Success [9 openings, 9 intact, 1 reinforced]
Lawric: Undead Lore (24) Success [9 openings, 9 intact, 2 reinforced]
Thurgan: Warfare Lore (18) Success [9 openings, 9 intact, 3 reinforced]
Niaqun: Survival (20) Success [9 openings, 9 intact, 4 reinforced]

The group makes good progress, and with two hours remaining, four of the nine openings are reinforced.

Sunset Minus Two:
Galimus
Lawric
Thurgan
Niaqun

Sunset Minus One:
Galimus
Lawric
Thurgan
Niaqun

Go ahead and make your final check or two (remember, a Failure means it takes 2 hours to put a reinforcement up).

Also, feel free to discuss what will happen after dark. Nighttime begins about 8 pm and ends around 6 am. With 4 PCs, you'll need 10 h and 40 min for everyone to get a full rest, so if barriers are unfinished, you could stay up for an hour to finish it, or have them take first watch with a Perception penalty, etc.

I suppose it will come as no surprise that you will be attacked. If you can't reinforce every entrance, which entrace will you leave un-reinforced? Also, place yourselfs on Slide 5 where you will be sleeping.

Niaqun tries again to reinforce the entrances, using the previous attempt

Survival: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25
Survival: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

He is happy with one of the outcomes ... and disappointed with the other

Undead Lore: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

Lawric works without instruction. He doesn’t lift heavy beams or haul crates, but he moves steadily from one weak point to another—checking, adjusting, reinforcing.

A few times, he pauses to press a hand against a boarded window or doorframe, as if listening to something on the other side. Then, wordlessly, he makes a correction: a shifted board, a second nail, a tighter seal.

Sunset Minus Four:

Galimus: scavenge materials (7 total)
Lawric: scavenge materials (8 total)
Thurgan: scavenge materials (9 total)
Niaqun: scavenge materials (10 total)

Sunset Minus Three:
Galimus: Thievery (22) Success [9 openings, 9 intact, 1 reinforced]
Lawric: Undead Lore (24) Success [9 openings, 9 intact, 2 reinforced]
Thurgan: Warfare Lore (18) Success [9 openings, 9 intact, 3 reinforced]
Niaqun: Survival (20) Success [9 openings, 9 intact, 4 reinforced]

Sunset Minus Two:
Galimus
Lawric: Undead Lore (19) Success [9 openings, 9 intact, 5 reinforced]
Thurgan
Niaqun: Survival (25) Success [9 openings, 9 intact, 6 reinforced]

Sunset Minus One:
Galimus
Lawric: Undead Lore (14) Failure [9 openings, 9 intact, 6 reinforced]
Thurgan
Niaqun: Survival (11) Failure [9 openings, 9 intact, 6 reinforced]

Galimus continues to work diligently, the fall of the sun toward the horizon feeling very much like a blade coming for his neck. He would like some more wood and metal between him and death before those two spheres touch.

Thievery (S minus 2): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

His desperation works in his favor and he gets another passage well blocked.

Thievery (S minus 1): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

"If we don't have time to reinforce them all, lets leave the ones in the bedroom for last. It's got the fewest entrances into the rest of the the building and will be easiest to block off. We can sleep in the main room where the goods are. That way, we'll have room to maneuver if we have to fight," Galimus suggests as the sunlight gets ever darker and it seems unlikely that they'll get the place properly fortified in time.

Warfare Lore 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Dicebot is determined

Thurgan works slowly, the materials just not what he's used to .

Looks like slower progress - 2 hours

Sunset Minus Four:
Galimus: scavenge materials (7 total)
Lawric: scavenge materials (8 total)
Thurgan: scavenge materials (9 total)
Niaqun: scavenge materials (10 total)

Sunset Minus Three:
Galimus: Thievery (22) Success [9 openings, 9 intact, 1 reinforced]
Lawric: Undead Lore (24) Success [9 openings, 9 intact, 2 reinforced]
Thurgan: Warfare Lore (18) Success [9 openings, 9 intact, 3 reinforced]
Niaqun: Survival (20) Success [9 openings, 9 intact, 4 reinforced]

Sunset Minus Two:
Galimus: Thievery (26) Success [9 openings, 9 intact, 5 reinforced]
Lawric: Undead Lore (19) Success [9 openings, 9 intact, 6 reinforced]
Thurgan: Warfare Lore (6) Failure [9 opening, 9 intact, 6 reinforced, 1 half-completed
Niaqun: Survival (25) Success [9 openings, 9 intact, 7 reinforced, 1 half-completed]

Sunset Minus One:
Galimus: Thievery (18) Failure [9 openings, 9 intact, 7 reinforced, 2 half-completed]
Lawric: Undead Lore (14) Failure [9 openings, 9 intact, 7 reinforced, 3 half-completed]
Thurgan: Completed [9 openings, 9 intact, 8 reinforced, 2 half-completed]
Niaqun: Survival (11) Failure [9 openings, 9 intact, 8 reinforced, 3 half-completed]

It's sunset, and three of the heroes are still working on the last reinforcement (unfortunately, two halves don't make a whole). It's possible that nobody will attack right away, does someone want to stay up and finish their reinforcement?

If so, who, and also, who will take which watch?

"I WILL STAY FIRST. THE GRAY LADY KEEPS WATCH."

I would like there to be as much light as possible. Are there torches or lamps that can be lit to ensure at least dim lighting?

"I don't like leaving things undone, let me finish my work and then I will go to sleep."

Galimus finds displays of self-sacrificing nobility foolish to the point of nauseating. He rolls his eyes as both Lawric and Niaqun jump to inconvenience themselves.

Pragmatist as he is, he knows that his eyes are likely some of the best adapted for the darkest parts of the night and that lack of sleep will only hinder his ability to keep himself and the others alive.

So, as darkness falls across the land, he puts down his tools, pulls out his bedroll and finds a spot between the shelves.

"Whoever watches second wake me up when you're done. I suggest we close the door to the bedroom but open the door to the kitchen so that we can see in if anything breaks through."

With those words of wisdom spoken, he lays down and is soon asleep, almost as though he mentally flipped a switch.

Thurgan lays out his bedroll in the storeroom, preferring the smaller room than the overly exposed retail space, and the likely interrupted sleep from the disturbance of the comings and goings (and light) of those on watch.

He lays his axe and shield within easy reach.

"I'm also happy out there in the dark, but here's hoping we stay in here, and that isn't a factor. If we keep the lantern low and the noise down - until things need to get bright and by then it will be loud - this place shouldn't draw any attention"

I would like there to be as much light as possible. Are there torches or lamps that can be lit to ensure at least dim lighting?

You guys should discuss this. There are enough lamps around to make bright light, but bright light may attract unwanted attention.

Yes I was alluding to the notion that lamps can be dimmed quite low, and then turned up and brightened only if required; by maintaining noise and light discipline (minimal noise and light), we may avoid detection altogether. If we were being really tacti-cool, we'd also refrain from cooking in the building or generating any strong smells too - sadly, no napping next to the fireplace with a lovely fire.

Lawric has lowlight vision- so dim is a-ok. He will just struggle with full darkness until tomorrow when he can prepare light (it isn't in my default kit with this character). The intention of my post was Lawric going first, not having bright light in the rooms. Sorry that that wasn't clear. I just don't want to roll concealment in another potential combat

I think a dim lantern or low fire is fine, especially since not everyone can see in the absolute dark. We don't want it to look like a casino or football stadium during a night game.

lol casino lol

Niaqun stays up 1 hour to finish his work. He's able to finish it, quietly, and in dim light.

There are 9 openings, all 9 are intact, and all 9 are reinforced. I've turned all the barriers green, to indicate the best possible state. Edit: apologies, I realize now, after finishing the post, that I've turned some of them red, but trust me, they were all green at one point.

Both Niaqun and Lawric notice forms moving about the darkened streets of Fiorna's Faith. None seem to have noticed the neon lights promising "3x 4x 5x CRAPS". Or, perhaps they're just put off by the "6:5 BLACKJACK" signs because the house edge is too high.

Lawric called first watch (8:00-10:40 pm), and Galimus third watch (1:20-4:00 am), and I'm just going to roll for Thurgan and Niaqun. Thurgan 1d2 ⇒ 2 takes last watch (4:00-6:40 am), so Niaqun takes second watch (10:40 pm-1:20 am).

Niaqun goes to sleep about 9:00 pm, and Lawric wakes him up at 10:40 pm. Perhaps this night will pass by uneventfully, after all.

It is not to be.

At first, it looks as though only a single zombie notices the clinking of the slot machines, but steadily, more and more join it in turning the same slow, shambling direction towards the casino. Soon, hordes of the dead come swarming out of the darkness, advancing from all directions.

Dozens of zombies throw themselves at the reinforced doors, smashing their own bodies just to loosen a nail or two. But within seconds, the sacrifice of dozens have allowed six zombies to break through the 1d9 ⇒ 5 front door and 1d8 ⇒ 5 storage room window.

I'm including a DC 10 Perception check in Initiative to see who wakes up from the noise.

--Round 1
Niaqun (39/39, AC 20)
Thurgan (51/51, shield 20/20, prone, unarmed, unarmored AC 16) / Grump (32/32, prone, AC 19)
Lawric (33/33, prone, unarmed, unarmored AC 17)
Red Zombie (-0)
Yellow Zombie (-0)
Green Zombie (-0)
Cyan Zombie (-0)
Blue Zombie (-0)
Magenta Zombie (-0)
Galimus (37/37, unconscious, prone, unarmed, unarmored AC 17)

Reminder on waking PCs up: a PC can shake an adjacent ally up with an Interact action, or, if someone wants to shout loudly, they can give everyone within earshot an immediate Perception check (-4 for sleeping) to wake up; but, they may also encourage other zombies to investigate.

Thurgan 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 6 - 2 = 14
Grump 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 6 - 2 = 21

Fortunately, both Thurgan and his oversize pillow are light sleepers.

Thurgan stands up, collecting his axe and equipping his shield.

Grump stands.

Ready for combat!

Lawric awakens without a start, eyes open before the sound fully registers. The groaning wood, the wet scrape of claw on stone, the sharp crack of splintering boards.

He stands.

No words of alarm. No rush. Just a soft exhale as his eyes move toward the window where the form takes shape in the moonlight—bloated and blue, pressing against the shattered frame.

He lifts one finger.

“YOU’VE HAD ENOUGH TIME ON THIS SIDE.”

A sudden surge of searing energy lashes out from his hand, spiraling with white heat—drawn not from fire, but from Creation’s first breath.

Vitality Lash. DC 19 Basic Fortitude
Vitality: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 3) = 8

Niaqun wakes up Galimus by shaking him firmly, but he says not a word ... at least not to him

He chants and casts a spell, he throws a piece of mud at the zombie

Exploading earth@blue: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
Damage, b: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 2, 6) = 17
Splash, all arround: 1d6 ⇒ 4 Exploading earth

Lawric, Vitality Lash has a range of 30', and the closest zombie is 45'.

Thurgan stands and readies himself.

Niaqun wakes Galimus and sends a rock flying. Crit! Blue takes -34 bludgeoning and -4 splash bludgeoning, and Cyan and Magenta take -4 splash bludgeoning.

--Round 1
Niaqun (39/39, AC 20)
Thurgan (51/51, shield 20/20, unarmored AC 16) / Grump (32/32, prone, AC 19)
Lawric (33/33, prone, unarmed, unarmored AC 17)
Red Zombie (-0, AC <= 14)
Yellow Zombie (-0, AC <= 14)
Green Zombie (-0, AC <= 14)
Cyan Zombie (-4, AC <= 14)
Blue Zombie (-38, AC <= 14)
Magenta Zombie (-4, AC <= 14)
Galimus (37/37, unconscious, prone, unarmed, unarmored AC 17)

Retcon. For some reason my mental recall was 60', thank you for the correction

Lawric awakens without a start, eyes open before the sound fully registers. The groaning wood, the wet scrape of claw on stone, the sharp crack of splintering boards.

He stands.

No words of alarm. No rush. Just a soft exhale as his eyes move toward the window where the form takes shape in the moonlight—bloated and blue, pressing against the shattered frame.

He focuses his energy on a small bar of cold iron tied to his belt, peeling of several sharp strips and flinging them into the quickly widening hole.

Needle Darts: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15 Heightened +1, P: 4d4 ⇒ (1, 2, 2, 3) = 8

Lawric's needle darts slam into the zombie. Forgot to mark them as <50% before, now they're <10%.

Red climbs in the window and immediately swings at Thurgan.

Red Fist vs Thurgan: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 plus Grab plus DC 18 Fortitude save

Yellow climbs in after Red and goes after Thurgan as well.

Yellow Fist vs Thurgan: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 plus Grab plus DC 18 Fortitude save

Green climbs in and, seeing as Thurgan's sweet, juicy flesh has been claimed, goes after Grump's.

Green Fist vs Grump: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 plus Grab plus DC 18 Fortitude save

Cyan, Blue, and Magenta all charge in, having no problems telling Galimus's vitality-infused flesh from theirs.

Cyan Fist vs Galimus: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 plus Grab plus DC 18 Fortitude save

Blue Fist vs Galimus: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 plus Grab plus DC 18 Fortitude save

Magenta Fist vs Galimus: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6 plus Grab plus DC 18 Fortitude save

--Round 1
Galimus (17/37, prone, unarmed, unarmored AC 17, 2x Fort save)
--Round 2
Niaqun (39/39, AC 20)
Thurgan (36/51, shield 20/20, unarmored AC 16, 2x Fort save) / Grump (24/32, prone, AC 19, Fort save)
Lawric (33/33, unarmed, unarmored AC 17)
Red Zombie (-0, AC <= 14)
Yellow Zombie (-0, AC <= 14)
Green Zombie (-0, AC <= 14)
Cyan Zombie (-4, AC <= 14)
Blue Zombie (-46, AC <= 14) <10%
Magenta Zombie (-4, AC <= 14)

Current AC = 16.
That got ugly fast! The barricades are a bit pointless, recommend we just put a tent on the roof of a building tomorrow.

The pair get to work trying to drop the middle zombie so they can work on the other two from a better position.

Thurgan
Fort 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24
Fort 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21

Attack vs RED 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
Damage 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 slash.

Attack vs YELLOW 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 1 = 12 (Sweep)
Damage 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6 slash.

* Attack
* Attack
* Command animal

Grump
Fort 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

Attack vs RED 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 8 - 2 = 17
Damage 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5 slash

Attack vs RED 1d20 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 - 2 = 5
Damage 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

* Attack
* Attack

Lawric moves forward, keeping to the edge of the chaos. His eyes track the blood blooming beneath Galimus, already pooling in places it shouldn’t.

He raises one hand—not in panic, but in declaration.

“BREATH.”

A quiet pulse of vital energy rushes forward from his outstretched palm, threading through the air before sinking into Galimus’s form, still on the ground.

Heal: 2d8 + 16 ⇒ (8, 4) + 16 = 28

“THURGAN. DON’T GET LOST. I AM COMING”

His voice doesn’t rise in urgency. It just cuts—high, strained, and certain.

Man, these guys are big buckets of HP... I can't get to a place to see (and therefore heal) Thurgan. I am working on getting into a position where I can burst "heal" as harm undead- but even that isn't a ton of damage to them

Just a quick OOC note about the barricades - the waves of undead are significantly worse if you don't secure the house. There were, say, several dozen zombies that swarmed the house - the barricades took care of all but 6.

Thurgan feels fine, but he sees Grump wincing. The wound will have to be looked at after the combat is over.

Thurgan's first slash cuts deeply into Red, doing even more damage than expected. Weakness slashing 5, so total damage is -23. He can't quite cut Yellow, though.

Note that Grump is still prone.

Grump slashes Red.

Lawric moves forward and heals Galimus.

--Round 1
Galimus (37/37, prone, unarmed, unarmored AC 17, 2x Fort save)
--Round 2
Niaqun (39/39, AC 20)
Thurgan (36/51, shield 20/20, unarmored AC 16) / Grump (24/32, prone, AC 19, failed Fort save)
Lawric (33/33, unarmed, unarmored AC 17)
Red Zombie (-33, 12 < AC <= 14, weakness slashing 5) <50%
Yellow Zombie (-0, 12 < AC <= 14, weakness slashing 5)
Green Zombie (-0, 12 < AC <= 14, weakness slashing 5)
Cyan Zombie (-4, 12 < AC <= 14, weakness slashing 5)
Blue Zombie (-46, 12 < AC <= 14, weakness slashing 5) <10%
Magenta Zombie (-4, 12 < AC <= 14, weakness slashing 5)

Galimus is surprised when his request for "five more minutes" is answered with such violence. He's even more surprised when he opens his eyes and finds himself surrounded by the undead.

His shout turns into something more, resonating behind the zombies until it reaches a crescendo and explodes in a blast of noise that engulfs them.

Noise Blast: 2d10 ⇒ (7, 10) = 17 Sonic Damage

It's a 10' burst I'm centering on the wall behind the barrel at the intersection of the line between purple and teal. It should get all three of the ones after me.
DC19 Fort Save with the following effects:
Success The creature takes half damage.
Failure The creature takes full damage and is deafened for 1 round.
Critical Failure The creature takes double damage and is deafened for 1 minute, and stunned 1.

Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

+2 if it's a disease, +1 if it's a poison.

Then, he scrambles to his feet.

Niaqun looks at the development with dread, he quickly moves to the side and begins chanting

Inner Radiance Torrent@all, force: 4d4 ⇒ (1, 4, 1, 1) = 7 Reflex save DC18, I think I can make a line hurting all zombies and not allies ;)

"Begone!"

Galimus resists the disease, and then releases a noise burst.

Cyan Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
Blue Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Magenta Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

Blue pops.

Niaqun sends a line of force.

Red Reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
Yellow Reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Green Reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
Cyan Reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Magenta Reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

The zombies begin swinging their fists.

Red Fist vs Thurgan: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11 plus Grab plus DC 18 Fortitude save

Red Grab vs Thurgan, no MAP: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14 vs Fort DC

Seeing as Thurgan is "taken," Yellow rushes into the main room, looking for someone to claim.

Yellow Fist vs Lawric: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 plus DC 18 Fortitude save

Green keeps going for Grump.

Green Fist vs Grump, prone: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12 plus Grab plus DC 18 Fortitude save

Green Fist vs Grump, prone, MAP: 1d20 + 9 - 5 ⇒ (4) + 9 - 5 = 8
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 plus DC 18 Fortitude save

Cyan focuses on Galimus.

Cyan Fist vs Galimus: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12 plus Grab plus DC 18 Fortitude save

Cyan Grab vs Galimus, no MAP: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11 vs Fort DC

Seeing Cyan fail to claim his prize, Magenta tries to swoop in.

Magenta Fist vs Galimus: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 plus Grab plus DC 18 Fortitude save

Magenta Fist vs Galimus, MAP: 1d20 + 9 - 5 ⇒ (20) + 9 - 5 = 24
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6 plus DC 18 Fortitude save

--Round 2
Galimus (13/37, unarmed, unarmored AC 17, 2x Fort save)
--Round 3
Niaqun (39/39, AC 20)
Thurgan (25/51, shield 20/20, unarmored AC 16, Grabbed, Fort save) / Grump (24/32, prone, AC 19, failed Fort save)
Lawric (17/33, unarmed, unarmored AC 17, Fort save)
Red Zombie (-40, 12 < AC <= 14, weakness slashing 5) <50%
Yellow Zombie (-7, 12 < AC <= 14, weakness slashing 5)
Green Zombie (-3, 12 < AC <= 14, weakness slashing 5)
Cyan Zombie (-35, 12 < AC <= 14, weakness slashing 5) <50%
Blue Zombie (-54)
Magenta Zombie (-19, 12 < AC <= 14, weakness slashing 5)

Fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23

As the creature in front of Galimus dies, Lawric whispers into the night- coaxing the released spirit toward his poppet.

Too many, too close.
Their groans scrape against the edges of Lawric’s hearing. He stands in the center of it all, blood on his cloak, breath shallow. One hand clutches the poppet at his side. The other rises slowly.

“THE LADY DOES NOT YIELD.”
He draws a sharp breath and slams the poppet down to the ground... as a sudden pulse of radiant energy surges outward from him in a perfect ring, searing with the raw force of life itself.

3 Action Heal: 2d8 ⇒ (2, 4) = 6
Junky roll. All living creatures heal 6 damage. All Undead get a basic fortitude, DC 19

Ok thats good news about grabs! :)

Thurgan tries shaking off infection...

Fort 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

And swings his axe at the zombie holding him.
Attack vs RED 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
Crit Damage 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (6, 4) + 8 = 18 slash.

* Attack
* Raise Shield
* Command animal

Grump
Gets up and moves!

* Stand
* Step

Niaqun blasts the wounded zombie in front

Vitality leash, Will save DC18, vitality: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 1, 4) = 7

Then he raises his magical shield

Retcon: ↺ Death's Call gives Lawric 10 temp HP when Blue died, so Yellow's attack would have depleted all the temp HP.

Lawric channels a burst of vitality and all the zombies scream.

Red Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 vs DC 19
Yellow Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 vs DC 19
Green Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21 vs DC 19
Cyan Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23 vs DC 19
Magenta Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22 vs DC 19

Meanwhile, his allies' wounds heal a bit.

Thurgan feels a disease settling into his arm, and with a mighty smash, gets his retribution on Red.

Niaqun lashes out with vitality.

Cyan Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 vs DC 18

Cyan crumbles into dust.

--Round 2
Galimus (19/37, unarmed, unarmored AC 17, 2x Fort save)
--Round 3
Niaqun (39/39, AC 20)
Thurgan (31/51, shield 20/20, unarmored AC 16, failed Fort save) / Grump (30/32, AC 19, failed Fort save)
Lawric (33/33, 0 temp HP, unarmed, unarmored AC 17)
Red Zombie (-87)
Yellow Zombie (-13, 12 < AC <= 14, weakness slashing 5)
Green Zombie (-6, 12 < AC <= 14, weakness slashing 5)
Cyan Zombie (-52)
Blue Zombie (-54)
Magenta Zombie (-22, 12 < AC <= 14, weakness slashing 5)

To prevent retcon, Lawric will use deaths call again if down by >10 HP and a zombie dies. Also, am I right in seeing that these undead do not have a weakness to vitality damage? That likely changes future several actions for Lawric

Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

Galimus steps away from the zombies both to get some distance from their punishing blows and so that he can see Thurgan and Grump.

The zombies may not have a particular weakness to life energy, but they are no doubt affected by it so he fills axe and claw with that energy.

Step then cast Infuse Vitality on Thurgan and Grump.

Galimus feels like he might be coming down with something.

He infuses Thurgan and Grump's weapons with vitality.

The zombies don't even to seem to notice their fallen comrades. Their hate is instinctive, and they gladly step on the bodies of people they once knew in life as friends, parents, and children.

Yellow smacks at Lawric.

Yellow Fist vs Lawric: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11 plus Grab plus DC 18 Fort save

Yellow Grab vs Lawric, no MAP: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Green steps up and attacks Thurgan.

Green Fist vs Thurgan: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 no Grab because Slowed, no Fort save because already diseased

Magenta steps up and attacks Galimus.

Magenta Fist vs Galimus: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 no Grab because Slowed, no Fort save because already diseased

--Round 3
Galimus (10/37, unarmed, unarmored AC 17, failed Fort save)
--Round 4
Niaqun (39/39, AC 20)
Thurgan (21/51, shield 20/20, unarmored AC 16, failed Fort save, vitality 1d4) / Grump (30/32, AC 19, failed Fort save, vitality 1d4)
Lawric (11/33, 0 temp HP, unarmed, unarmored AC 17, Fort save)
Red Zombie (-87)
Yellow Zombie (-13, 12 < AC <= 14, weakness slashing 5)
Green Zombie (-6, 12 < AC <= 14, weakness slashing 5)
Cyan Zombie (-52)
Blue Zombie (-54)
Magenta Zombie (-22, 12 < AC <= 14, weakness slashing 5)

Thurgan hears Lawric being attacked and the orc and bear immediately move to his defence "GET OFF MY HALFLING!" Thurgan roars as he arrives with axe and shield.

Thurgan

Attack vs Yellow 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20
Damage 1d8 + 4 + 1d4 ⇒ (1) + 4 + (1) = 6 slash/vitality.

And ends with his shield raised.

** Defensive advance (incl raise shield)
* Command animal

Grump

Attack vs yellow 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15 vs flanked AC
Damage 1d6 + 3 + 1d4 ⇒ (4) + 3 + (2) = 9 slash/vitality

* Move
* Attack

Niaqun targets another zombie "Why don't you give up already!"

He blasts the magenta one

Vitality leash, Will save DC18, vitality: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 2) = 9

Than he reaches for his another spritig Circle of spirits to change his primary apparition to Custodian of Gardens and something else

Galimus feels something creeping through what he calls blood and the flesh, both what was his and what has been borrowed (though he knows not which is which.) A problem for later though as there are much bigger, much more immediate threats hungering for his flesh.

Though neither speaks of it, Galimus has similar thoughts to Lawric. This group of zombies seems well in hand, but a fine balance must be struck between quickly eliminating them and using up all his magic too early.

He steps back, there's no need to make it easy for the undead creature who is coming after him to grab him and snaps out a stream of vital energy much like Niaquin's.

Vitality Lash, Will save DC19, vitality: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 1) = 6

Lawric takes a single step back and snaps his hand forward, two fingers extended toward the yellow zombie.

Vitality Lash, DC 19 Will Save: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 6) = 10

Will use a reaction to gain 10 temp HP if a zombie dies

Thurgan and Grump gang up on Yellow. Two hits, plus 2x weakness.

There is a flurry of vitality energy being thrown around.

Magenta Will vs Niaqun: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18 vs DC 18, 9 vitality
Magenta Will vs Galimus: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20 vs DC 19, 6 vitality
Yellow Will vs Lawric: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 vs DC 19, 10 vitality

Magenta looks hurt, and Yellow crumbles to dust.

Lawric, you still need a Fort save.

Green follows Grump out of the bedroom, and swings.

Green Fist vs Grump: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Magenta prefers the taste of humanoid flesh, but is quite content to feast on any living object, like Niaqun's bird.

Magenta Fist vs Bird: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12 plus Grab plus DC 18 Fort save

Magenta Fist vs Bird, MAP: 1d20 + 9 - 5 ⇒ (4) + 9 - 5 = 8
Bludgeoning: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12 plus DC 18 Fort save

The avian is elusive.

--Round 4
Galimus (10/37, unarmed, unarmored AC 17, failed Fort save)
--Round 5
Niaqun (39/39, AC 20) / Bird (15/15, AC 18)
Thurgan (21/51, shield 20/20, unarmored AC 16, failed Fort save, vitality 1d4) / Grump (19/32, AC 19, failed Fort save, vitality 1d4)
Lawric (11/33, 0 temp HP, unarmed, unarmored AC 17, Fort save from Round 3)
Red Zombie (-87)
Yellow Zombie (-58)
Green Zombie (-6, 12 < AC <= 14, weakness slashing 5)
Cyan Zombie (-52)
Blue Zombie (-54)
Magenta Zombie (-29, 12 < AC <= 14, weakness slashing 5) <50%

Thurgan spins "And that bird isn't yours either!" as he rolls in swinging his blade!

Thurgan

Attack vs Magenta 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27 Possible crit?
Damage 1d8 + 4 + 1d4 ⇒ (4) + 4 + (2) = 10 slash/vitality.

And ends with his shield raised.

** Defensive advance (incl raise shield)
* Command animal

Thurgan is positioned for a retributive strike

Grump

The angry bear turns around and gives the green zombie a serve in return!

Attack vs green 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25
Damage 1d6 + 3 + 1d4 ⇒ (2) + 3 + (4) = 9 slash/vitality

Attack vs green 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Damage 1d6 + 3 + 1d4 ⇒ (1) + 3 + (3) = 7 slash/vitality

* Attack
* Attack

Fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21