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

Game Master Watery Soup

Also, use a reaction for deaths call and gain 10 temp HP

Galimus does not exactly relax as another of the zombies falls and the remaining look seriously damaged but he does look more at ease. And he appreciates that he's got some room to work.

He snaps out another lash of positive energy then imparts occult insight on Thurgan.

Vitality Lash, Will save DC19, vitality: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 3) = 10

And Guidance on Thurgan.

Thurgan whirls around and slices Magenta with a single chop. Grump slashes Green critically, as well. Lawric gains 10 temp HP.

Galimus unleashes another lash of vitality.

Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14 vs DC 19, 10 vitality

--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, 10 temp HP, unarmed, unarmored AC 17)
Red Zombie (-87)
Yellow Zombie (-58)
Green Zombie (-37, 12 < AC <= 14, weakness slashing 5) <50%
Cyan Zombie (-52)
Blue Zombie (-54)
Magenta Zombie (-54)

I'm going to take a bit of GM privilege and just bot Lawric and Niaqun to use Vitality Lash, and probably just call the fight unless it crit succeeds both, since it's got 13/50 remaining vs 6d6 vitality.

Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23 vs DC 18, Vitality: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 4) = 8
Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 vs DC 19, Vitality: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 6) = 12

With a few more channels from Creation's Forge, the remaining zombie falls, and an eerie silence returns to the town.

--Combat Over!

Galimus (10/37, failed Fort save)
Niaqun (39/39) / Bird (15/15)
Thurgan (21/51, shield 20/20, failed Fort save) / Grump (19/32, failed Fort save)
Lawric (11/33)

So, there are a lot of things to consider at this point. It's 11 pm, with another 7 hours until sunrise, and there are two openings that are entirely smashed.

The first thing to consider is healing. I assume there will be enough methods to get people back up to full eventually, but I need to know how long it takes.

Edit: I forgot to address the disease. The disease is zombie rot: it has an onset of 1 day, so if you finish the scenario in 1 day, there will literally be no effect. But, if you go longer than a day, anyone infected will start taking unhealable void damage. (It's 1d4 on the second day / Stage 2, so you'll get a second save before anything happens, but just so you know, the fifth day / Stage 5 is death.)

The second thing to consider is repair. Repair rules are the same as before, but with a twist: you only have 1 reinforcement material remaining. Friendly GM tip, you will want to get both destroyed openings back to intact (which does not require materials), but there's no mechanical difference between having one unreinforced opening and two unreinforced openings, so unless you want to try to sneak out to find more building materials, don't bother.

The third thing to consider is preparation for a second wave - do you want to sleep in the same spots? Do you want to sleep at all (or have more than one person on watch, which would require sleeping into the day)? Do you want to sleep in armor, which would make your character(s) fatigued the next day?

The fourth thing is a little more metagamey, but I'm happy to consider suggestions on what you consider would be an appropriate combat starting setup to be. The first wave was supposed to be surprise-y, but for the second wave, you're supposed to be better prepared. Mechanically, the zombies will break through two entrances at random (so you can't predict where they will enter, they won't even go for the unreinforced entrances), but it seems reasonable to have everyone awake and armed, with a round or two of actions, and that would give you time to gather or coordinate.

Lawric moves through the wreckage without a word. He gathers bandages, clean water, thread. His hands are steady, methodical—more embalmer than medic.

He stitches Galimus with precise, expressionless care. Wraps Thurgan’s arm tight enough to stop the bleeding, but not enough to bruise. Cleans the bite on Grump’s flank with slow, circular motions.

“YOU’LL HURT FOR A WHILE,” he says softly. “THAT MEANS YOU’RE ALIVE.”

Then he keeps working.

Treat Wounds Galimus, DC 20, Continual Recovery: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13 Healing: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (7, 8) + 10 = 25
Treat Wounds Thurgan, DC 20, CR: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31 Healing: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (1, 5) + 10 = 16 + Crit Success: 2d8 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6
Treat Wounds Lawric, DC 20, CR: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31 Healing: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (8, 5) + 10 = 23 + Crit: 2d8 ⇒ (7, 3) = 10
Treat Wounds Galimus, DC 20, CR: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25 Healing: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (6, 4) + 10 = 20
Treat Wounds Thurgan, DC 20, CR: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19 Healing: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (2, 2) + 10 = 14
Treat Wounds Grump, DC 20, CR: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24 Healing: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (5, 4) + 10 = 19

Post 1 hour of healing. I'll wait for GM to confirm additional time to heal before continuing roles

Galimus 10/37 + 20 = 30/37
Thurgan 21/51 + 22 = 43/51
Grump 19/32 + 19 = 32/32
Lawric 11/33 + 33 = 33/33 [/ooc]

Yes, you'll have more than an hour.

"Thank you" Thurgan grunts as he looks at the battle damage around him "You think these wonds are...infected"

Thurgan starts repairing...

Warfare Lore 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

The irony is we're probably better off napping through the day and all being awake at night, sure it limits our daytime wandering, but ensures were all on deck in the combats

Realised Thurgan can sleep in his Padded armour (which all plate comes with) making his Ac a tad better at 17, AND... his weapon actually has vitality - derp - thats whatI get for not playing the character from L1 :p

Niaqun has acess to Garden of healing

Garden of healing, round 1: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5
Garden of healing, round 2: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5
Garden of healing, round 3: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2
Garden of healing, round 4: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 4) = 5
Garden of healing, round 5: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5

Garden of healing, round 6: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3
Garden of healing, round 7: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6+31 HP to everyone, making all of us full - so 7 rounds needed, + 10 minutes to refocus ~11 minutes
Garden of healing, round 8: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2
Garden of healing, round 9: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6
Garden of healing, round 10: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4

Niaqun casts a spell and envigorating aura begins to soothe wounds of the whole party. "I guess we should repair the broken areas, can we make a wall out of the bodies" he asks giving a side glance to Lawric

I will assume that Niaqun's spell will supercede Lawric's Treat Wounds, so that everyone is healed and Refocused with enough time for everyone to do an hour's work at least.

It will take an hour to repair a destroyed entry (no check required), and then, an hour to reinforce an intact entry (check required, but only 1 material remaining).

Is everyone staying up? Continuing the same watch rotation?

Also, I think it's fair to say that it's been 16 hours since your last rest, at this point. Everyone will be Fatigued until the morning.

Begin: 7 reinforced entries (green), 2 destroyed entries (red)

Watch schedule from before (feel free to revise): Lawric (8:00-10:40), Niaqun (10:40-1:20), Galimus (1:20-4:00), Thurgan (4:00-6:40). Sunrise will be 6:40 am.

--11 pm to midnight
Niaqun
Thurgan
Galimus
Lawric

Thurgan repared what he could, but will now stay up late... in his armour

"Past my bedtime, we can take it a bit easy tomorrow - rest when the sun is up"

Galimus will use the supplies they still have to reinforce one of the formerly damaged entrances.

Thievery: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

He yawns and scrubs his eyes then looks at Thurgan.

"So, we're staying up?" he asks.

"I am, if you can sleep you may as well" Thurgan grunts, now firnly wired awake after a life and death axe-swinging encounter with the undead.

Lawric could help with disease, if it wasn't for being an 8 hour check...

Lawric stops mid-wrap as a familiar warmth washes over him. Blossoms drift on the edge of his vision—strange, soft spirits brushing past his skin. He breathes in through his nose and lets the linen fall from his hands.

No need for poultices now. The work is done by gentler hands.

He stands and turns at Naquin’s question, eyes resting briefly on the broken forms piled near the wall.

“THEY ARE NOT BODIES,” he says calmly. “THEY ARE EXHAUSTED SHELLS. IF THEY HELP US RESIST THE DEAD TONIGHT, WE WILL SEE TO THEIR RITES AT DAWN.”

He doesn’t wait for agreement. He just goes back to the windows and works to repair the damage.

Undead Lore: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Just steps quietly back to a place near the others, folds his legs beneath him, and closes his eyes.

He sleeps this time where others can see him.

Since he doesn't wear armor, Lawric will still try to sleep and work towards being able to refresh his spells.

"We won't do much good around here if we're exhausted," Galimus says, though he suspects he won't be able to get to sleep as easily as all that. "Wake me up for my shift and we can double watch or you can rest. Tomorrow, we'll try to figure out some way to get more warning before those things show up."

He returns to his spot, scowling at his armor, which was completely useless. He suspects he'll only be able to wear it in the day time. When it's not needed.

Still, he tries to get to sleep as quickly as possible.

To be a little nitpicky, what are people doing, by the hour? Niaqun and Lawric don't need rolls to move the broken entrances to intact, but it does take an hour. So, 11pm-midnight, Niaqun and Lawric would be working on repairs?

And, if Thurgan is staying up, will Galimus be taking his watch shift at 1:20? Will Niaqun finish his watch shift?

Thurgan will just stay up all night and have the fatigued condition the next day, that should allow most of the others a chance to catch up on sleep if we require due to the disruption

I posted a repair action for Thrgan above - as I thought we might need a roll :)

It sounds like two people have already claimed the role of "fixing" the breaches- so Lawric will just curl up and attempt to get some more sleep.

My intention was to do the reinforcement immediately, but if the repair has to be done first, Galimus will sleep during that time, instead. And when he wakes up for his shift, if no one has done the reinforcement by then, he will perform the reinforcement.

I think I failed my roll so if he is able to do the reinforcement immediately, it will take him 2 hours and then he'll just stay awake for his shift.

I think for the followign days those that case should prepare magical armor and just ditch their own ;) Or prepare the 2nd lvl spell to materialize armor as a single action.

Niaqun would go to sleep and let other stand on guard.

Alright, so 11pm-midnight, Niaqun and Galimus go to sleep, and Thurgan and Lawric repair the openings. At midnight, Lawric goes to sleep, and Thurgan will stay up to reinforce 1d2 ⇒ 1 the side window. At 1:20, Thurgan wakes Galimus up for his watch, so there's a double watch at 2:00 am when a crescendo of groans suggests there's a second wave approaching.

They seem to be approaching 1d9 ⇒ 6 the big window in the retail area, and 1d8 ⇒ 2 one of the windows in the bedroom. Changing those two green (reinforced) openings to yellow (unreinforced).

Two of the three yellow (intact, unreinforced) entrances will burst forth with zombies. Please place yourselves where you'd like to be when combat begins. You'll be awake, standing, and armed, and on top of that you can take a round to Ready something or to cast a spell.

Moved, I would cast Runic Weapon on Thurgan if allowed

Niaqun stands in the center of the room and sends his bird to the corner.

Galimus has been walking around the inside perimeter of the general store like a soldier on watch. In fact, he marches remarkably like a soldier on watch, as though he's done it, before.

So, when the zombies start trying to come in, he quickly moves to the center of the store with his loaded crossbow trained on the windows. He then summons energy from the forge of creation to rest on himself, Thurgan and Grump.

Casting a 3 action Infuse Vitality on my first round.

Thurgan holds his ground and raises his shield (and axe) in preparation...

Can retcon Lawric's preparation round later.

--Round 0
Lawric (prep round)
--Round 1
Lawric (33/33, AC 17, fatigued)
Niaqun (39/39, AC 20, fatigued)
Red Zombie (-0)
Yellow Zombie (-0)
Green Zombie (-0)
Cyan Zombie (-0)
Blue Zombie (-0)
Magenta Zombie (-0)
Red Zombie Brute (-0)
Green Zombie Brute (-0)
Thurgan (51/51, shield 20/20, AC 21, vitality 1d4, fatigued) / Grump (32/32, AC 19, vitality 1d4, fatigued)
Galimus (37/37, AC 19, vitality 1d4 fatigued)

The regular zombies are to the NW, the zombie brutes are to the S. The regular zombies are actually outside the window, they'll need a turn to get in, but I didn't want them to be too far off the edge of the slide.

Since you've already fought zombies multiple times, you don't need to Recall to know zombies are Slowed 1, have undead immunities (bleed, death effects, disease, mental, paralyzed, poison, unconscious), and are weak to slashing and vitality.

Niaqun blasts the first zombie that he sees with vitality

Vitality lash@green, Fort save DC18: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 1) = 7

Than he shields himself

Lawric’s eyes snap open before the groaning reaches full volume.

He rises.

One hand slides beneath his cloak to draw a small, black-handled dagger that is more ritualistic than practical. The other tugs his hood tighter as he moves inward, stepping closer to Thurgan and the growling Grump.

“YOU HAVE NEVER FAILED.”
“STAND, AND WE WILL SPEAK.”

Then, with a sharp breath, he whips a bolt of radiant force toward the green-skinned brute looming at the edge of the light.

“BACK TO DUST”

He raises his free hand just after, forming a shimmering ward in front of him. A moment later, the air between him and the enemy tenses.

Vitality Lash, DC 19 Fortitude Vitality Damage: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 4, 4) = 11

◆ Stand
◆ Draw Dagger
◆ Stride
----
◆◆ Vitality Lash
◆ Shield

Okay, this color scheme is not going to work. I'm changing it. The zombie brutes will be Red and Yellow, and I'll redirect the vitality lashes to Yellow. I'm changing the Red and Yellow zombies to Purple and Dark Green, and I'll refer to the zombie fka Green as Lime.

Sorry. I thought I could deal with the ambiguity.

Niaqun and Lawric lash out.

Yellow Fortitude: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16 vs DC 18, 7 vitality
Yellow Fortitude: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28 vs DC 19, 11 vitality

Vitality heals their wounds, to their dismay. Weakness vitality 10.

The zombies climb in through the bedroom window. The way that they were stacked, it's going to be a bit of a traffic jam.

The zombie brutes move in.

Red is barely inside the door when it stretches its fist and punches Thurgan. Reach 10'.

Fist: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21 vs fatigued, shield
Bludgeonging: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 plus Improved Grab
Miss due to shield!

Yellow moves in and swings at Thurgan as well.

Fist: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27 vs fatigued, shield
Bludgeonging: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12 plus Improved Grab
Will assume Shield Block.

Grab, no MAP: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19 vs fatigued Fort DC
Grabbed due to fatigued.

--Round 1
Thurgan (44/51, shield 13/20, AC 21, vitality 1d4, fatigued, grabbed) / Grump (32/32, AC 19, vitality 1d4, fatigued)
Galimus (37/37, AC 19, vitality 1d4, fatigued)
--Round 2
Lawric (33/33, AC 17, fatigued)
Niaqun (39/39, AC 20, fatigued)
Lime Zombie (-0)
Dark Green Zombie (-0)
Cyan Zombie (-0)
Dark Blue Zombie (-0)
Magenta Zombie (-0)
Purple Zombie (-0)
Red Zombie Brute (-0)
Yellow Zombie Brute (-32)

Since you've already fought zombies multiple times, you don't need to Recall to know zombies are Slowed 1, have undead immunities (bleed, death effects, disease, mental, paralyzed, poison, unconscious), and are weak to slashing and vitality.

Shield block for sure, Thurgan has a second shield for later

The orc and bear go on the offensive and advance on the mutant-zombies, attempting to pull the wounded one down first...

Attack vs Yellow 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
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

Attack vs Yellow 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Damage 1d6 + 3 + 1d4 ⇒ (4) + 3 + (1) = 8 slash+vitality

* Step
* Attack

If yellow falls, pivot to Red
If either attack Grump, Thurgan will get a retributive strike

Galimus cocks his head listening to something that seems audible only to him. Strangely, his mouth also moves and he whispers so quietly that no one but he could hear what was being said.

His eyes stare blankly ahead as he raises his crossbow and fires at Yellow.

Using Whispers of Weakness as a free action. I learn all the zombie's weaknesses (which I already knew) but also it's lowest save and I get a +2 to attack it.

+1 Crossbow: 1d20 + 8 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 8 + 2 - 1 = 29
Piercing: 1d8 ⇒ 8+Vitality: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Then, he drops his crossbow with a loud clatter and readies his long spear as he steps up behind Thurgan.

Niaqun waves his hand and lashes the wounded zombie with vitality

Vitality lash@green, Fort save DC18: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 2) = 11

"Stay strong, we need to take those two down!"

Vitality Lash + shield

Lawric lifts his hand again, fingers steady.

“STAY DOWN.”

A second bolt of vital energy lashes out toward the decaying form, quickly retracting for form a glowing barrier between the undead and pale halfling.

** Vitality Lash, DC 19 Fortitude: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 5) = 15 Target Yellow
* Shield

↺ If a creature dies, death’s call. Temporary HP = (Creature Level + 4)*2

Thurgan and Grump gang up on poor Yellow, bringing it down quickly.

Galimus knows Red's weakest save: Reflex. His crossbow shot goes through the zombie's neck. If the zombie had to breathe, it would have difficulty breathing.

Red Fortitude: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23 vs DC 18, 11 vitality
Red Fortitude: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20 vs DC 19, 15 vitality

Niaqun and Lawric lash it with vitality, bringing it near death. Uh, re-death. Whatever.

Red continues to swing at Thurgan.

Fist: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22
Bludgeoning: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8 plus Improved Grab
Thurgan barely catches it with his shield.

Fist, MAP: 1d20 + 11 - 5 ⇒ (11) + 11 - 5 = 17
Bludgeoning: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8 plus Improved Grab

The rest of the zombies shamble in, swarming over the bar, but the heroes can react before swarmed. All of them needed double Strides to get in to their current positions.

--Round 2
Thurgan (44/51, shield 13/20, AC 21, vitality 1d4, fatigued, grabbed) / Grump (32/32, AC 19, vitality 1d4, fatigued)
Galimus (37/37, AC 19, vitality 1d4, fatigued)
--Round 3
Lawric (33/33, AC 17, fatigued)
Niaqun (39/39, AC 20, fatigued)
Lime Zombie (-0)
Dark Green Zombie (-0)
Cyan Zombie (-0)
Dark Blue Zombie (-0)
Magenta Zombie (-0)
Purple Zombie (-0)
Red Zombie Brute (-66) <10%
Yellow Zombie Brute (-90)

Since you've already fought zombies multiple times, you don't need to Recall to know zombies are Slowed 1, have undead immunities (bleed, death effects, disease, mental, paralyzed, poison, unconscious), and are weak to slashing and vitality.

Released spirit energies swirl about the room, drawn toward the floating poppet at Lawric's side. Deaths Call: If a creature dies, death’s call. Temporary HP = (Creature Level + 4)*2

His high pitch voice screams against the haunting silence of the night.

"AND AGAIN!"

** Vitality Lash, Red. DC 20 Fort: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 5) = 12
* Shield

Red Fortitude: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26 vs DC 20 (DC 19 or 20?)

Red crumbles into dust, and Lawric hears the death's cry.

--Round 2
Thurgan (44/51, shield 13/20, AC 21, vitality 1d4, fatigued, grabbed) / Grump (32/32, AC 19, vitality 1d4, fatigued)
Galimus (37/37, AC 19, vitality 1d4, fatigued)
--Round 3
Lawric (33/33, 10 temp HP, AC 17, fatigued)
Niaqun (39/39, AC 20, fatigued)
Lime Zombie (-0)
Dark Green Zombie (-0)
Cyan Zombie (-0)
Dark Blue Zombie (-0)
Magenta Zombie (-0)
Purple Zombie (-0)
Red Zombie Brute (-82)
Yellow Zombie Brute (-90)

Niaqun almost jumps seeing Zombies so close

"We should have taken that tree house!"

He blasts the closest zombie

Vitality lash@cyan, Fort save DC18: 3d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 6) = 12

Then moves away!

Thurgan leaves the bear to finish the zombie - rushing to pull Lawric OUT of he melee!

Attack vs Cyan 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20
Damage1d8 + 4 + 1d4 ⇒ (3) + 4 + (2) = 9 slash+vitality.

And ends with his shield raised.

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

Thurgan is positioned for a retributive strike

Grump
Swipes again...
Attack vs Yellow 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
Damage 1d6 + 3 + 1d4 ⇒ (4) + 3 + (1) = 8 slash+vitality
Should do it with a slashing vitality hit!

Then follows Thurgan to the front line of the new battle.

* Attack
* Step

Galimus eases the iron fisted grip he holds over his cohesive ego, allowing the almagamated spirits that make it up and provide his animating force to assert themselves as individuals. Unfortunately, he can set them free and determine which will come to the fore.

Meddling Futures: 1d4 ⇒ 1

"A noble fight against shambling hordes of undead! A worthy cause indeed. There might be hope for us, yet!" Galliard's stentorian tone comes out of Galimus' mouth, his words as regimented as his posture.

He subtly adjusts his grip on the long spear, maximizing its heft and thrust and stabs at turquoise.

Longspear: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 1 = 14
Blunt or Piercing: 1d6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 2 = 7 plus Vitality: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Galliard maintains his grip on Galimus' body as firm as his grip on the spear and repeats the motion with the mechanical precision of long practice.

Longspear: 1d20 + 6 - 5 ⇒ (17) + 6 - 5 = 18
Blunt or Piercing: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 plus Vitality: 1d4 ⇒ 4

But self preservation causes Galimus to snatch back control and raise a shield of occult forces around himself before Galliard can try a third time.

DC 19! Sorry GM, not sure why I had 20 on my brain when I typed that action

Thurgan: this is what I get for reading the GM description in prose format but not opening up the slide deck/map to see the actual combat positioning until the next day. It's all good, Lawric will probably survive the next round! Probably.

Thurgan runs up and nearly slices Cyan in half with one giant swipe, and then Grump almost does the same to Dark Green. <10% at -18, and not dead at -19, so 20 max HP ;)

Galimus finishes them both off, stabbing at each with his longspear, and the ancestors are pleased.

Edit: Oops, missed Niaqun's actions. Instead of retconning, I'm going to Magenta.

Magenta Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15 vs DC 18, 12 vitality

The remaining zombies take no heed of the pace at which their comrades are being slaughtered. They press forward.

Lime Fist vs Lawric: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Bludgeoning: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8 plus Grab

Lime Fist vs Lawric, MAP: 1d20 + 7 - 5 ⇒ (5) + 7 - 5 = 7
Bludgeoning: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Blue steps forward and attacks 1d2 ⇒ 1 Thurgan. Magenta attacks 1d2 ⇒ 1 Thurgan as well.

Blue Fist vs Thurgan: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Bludgeoning: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Magenta Fist vs Thurgan: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Bludgeoning: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Thurgan fends them both off with his shield.

Aight, I expect they'll be finished off this round. AC 12, max HP 20, weakness slashing 5, weakness vitality 5. After this fight, are people going to fix the broken entries? There are no more reinforcement materials so intact (yellow) is the best you can do. It's 2 am, so 4h40m until sunrise and the possibility of another wave - who's staying up? And will you keep sleeping into the day until everyone is rested, or move on with some fatigued?

--Round 3
Thurgan (44/51, shield 13/20, AC 21, vitality 1d4, fatigued, grabbed) / Grump (32/32, AC 19, vitality 1d4, fatigued)
Galimus (37/37, AC 19, vitality 1d4, fatigued)
--Round 4
Lawric (33/33, 10 temp HP, AC 17, fatigued)
Niaqun (39/39, AC 20, fatigued)
Lime Zombie (-0)
Dark Green Zombie (-32)
Cyan Zombie (-30)
Dark Blue Zombie (-0)
Magenta Zombie (-17) <50%
Purple Zombie (-0)
Red Zombie Brute (-82)
Yellow Zombie Brute (-90)

In a well-practiced movement, Lawric steps through the space behind Thurgan’s shield and retreats deeper into the room. His floating poppet follows, bobbing along just over his shoulder, thread-faced and silent.

Once he’s reached a safe distance, he turns sharply. One hand rises.

“RETURN TO YOUR PLACE.”

A streak of pale energy tears from his palm, washing over the pink-rotted thing with silent force.

* Stride
** Vitality Lash DC 19 Fortitude: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 2) = 10

We need to at least get the red -> yellow. Lawric will intend on sleeping. Perhaps those that are rested can do simple things like collect supplies, while the others rest. That would leave us about 6-8 hours of time in the evening for more intentional exploring?

Lawric also has one casting of Cleanse Affliction to cast before his spells reset. I can't remember who has saves upcoming for a disease that Lawric could use it on

Let me allow myself to bot Gm a bit :P

Magenta (also called pink-rotted), DC19 vs vitality lash: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

The zombie burst covering with dead parts vicinity of the room.
Magenta takes -10 and 5 weakness -15 => dead dead!

Niaqun seeing how they explode keeps striking with vitality

Vitality lash@blue: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 6) = 15

Then he keeps the shield up

Thurgan hacks at the zombie...

Attack vs Blue 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
CRIT Damage 2d8 + 8 + 2d4 ⇒ (2, 7) + 8 + (1, 3) = 21 slash+vitality.

Then steps past

* Attack
* Step
* Command animal

Grump
Moves into the fray and swipes at the next zombie.
Attack vs Purple 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
Damage 1d6 + 3 + 1d4 ⇒ (3) + 3 + (1) = 7 slash+vitality
Should do it with a slashing vitality hit!

Then follows Thurgan to the front line of the new battle.

* Step
* Attack

As they push the zombies back, Galimus steps into the breach, ensuring that they're within reach of his long spear. (Not sure which ones are still standing after all that so starting with Blue and going counter clockwise when targeting.)

Longspear: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Blunt or Piercing: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 plus Vitality: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Longspear: 1d20 + 6 - 5 ⇒ (18) + 6 - 5 = 19
Blunt or Piercing: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 plus Vitality: 1d4 ⇒ 1

LOL @ botting the GM. That's fine.

Mr. Pink protests. "Why do I have to be Mr. Pink? Why can't we choose our own colors?" A disembodied voice that sounds like Lawrence Tierney replies, "No way. Everyone fights over who's gonna be Mr. Black."

Then Pink disintegrates.

Blue Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16 vs DC 18, 15 vitality

Mr. Blue puts a tiny tip on the bar and disappears as well.

Thurgan and Grump each slash the zombie in front of them, the cuts and the vitality taking them down.

Galimus steps forward, ready to fight, but there's nothing but an eerie calm at this point.

End of combat!

--Round 3
Thurgan (44/51, shield 13/20, AC 21, vitality 1d4, fatigued, grabbed) / Grump (32/32, AC 19, vitality 1d4, fatigued)
Galimus (37/37, AC 19, vitality 1d4, fatigued)
--Round 4
Lawric (33/33, 10 temp HP, AC 17, fatigued)
Niaqun (39/39, AC 20, fatigued)
Lime Zombie (-52)
Dark Green Zombie (-32)
Cyan Zombie (-30)
Dark Blue Zombie (-20)
Magenta Zombie (-32)
Purple Zombie (-25)
Red Zombie Brute (-82)
Yellow Zombie Brute (-90)

Alright, so it's 2 am now. Galimus's shift is up, but Thurgan has said he's staying up. I'll assume those two will spend an hour repairing the broken entrances, then Thurgan will repair his shield, and somewhere along the way Thurgan gets healed. Lawric and Niaqun will sleep. If that's the case, please place yourselves where you'd be sleeping or watching at 4 am, when the growling of zombies once again rattles the house.

Niaqun lays down in the middle of the room, after healing everyone.

"Let's hope that it was the last time when we were disturbed"

"Dont speak too soon - they are coming again"

Thurgan kicks people awake and takes up his position.

Start position last battle was great

"That was definitely the last of them. There can't be that many undead around," Galimus replies to Niaqun.

He refocuses as he's helping with the repairs, carefully reconstructing the artificial psyche he's built for himself out of the personalities and memories of people who no longer exist except for as a part of his composite being.

He then returns to his chosen sleeping spot between two of the shelves.

And wakes up cursing like a soldier and thief all too soon after.

Word has gotten out, and the zombie hordes descend on the house in force, hundreds of zombies beating on every possible point of entry. They rip ALL the remaining reinforcements off, and they break through at two points, dozens of zombies crammed so close together that they behave as a swarm.

ALL reinforcements have been destroyed. Zombies will break through two points randomly. As before, everyone is armed and awake, with a round to act however you wish.

In addition to zombie immunities (mental, death, etc.) and weaknesses (vitality, slashing), I think it's reasonable for your characters to understand splash damage and area damage would also trigger weakness.

Just as a friendly note, this will be the last fight of the night, so feel free to drain all your dailies.

Thurgan takes his place, hefting axe and shield - ready for the battle!

Lawric rises slowly, cloak brushing the ground as he stands.

He lifts one hand toward the ceiling, palm open.

“LET RIGHTNESS GATHER.”

A faint radiance begins to hum in the air around him, drawing warmth into the room.

*Stand
** Bless (15 ft emanation. +1 Status bonus to hit. White outline on map)