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Tod gestures to each item in turn, showing that he's got all the "old standbys" - four vials of holy water in a bandoleer across his chest, a wand of cure light wounds in a pocket in his pants, and a silver warhammer and steel longword, one on each hip. "Thanks," he says, his voice beginning to slide from excited to his usual somber monotone. That reminds me. I need to find a stop-gap to fight ghosts, shadows, and such until I can get a magic sword, he thinks. At least this conversation was good for something.

You missed Tod's path to killing undead - the Ranger's Favored Enemy.

"Like-minded, indeed. Any tips for killing undead?" Tod asks eagerly. Any positive response brings out a new side of the usually taciturn young man - a strong desire to talk about and add to his nearly encyclopedic knowledge of undead and how to kill them.

A nondescript young man wearing slightly damp and muddy clothes sits in the corner, sharpening a longsword. He straightens up as Ollysta Zadrian enters the room, expecting a speech or a mission for someone present. Once she starts speaking, though, his eyebrow raises in disbelief. 'Really?' it seems to say. 'She came here to say that?' He snorts and returns to his task. All the connections, all the sob stories in the world are powerless against Them, he thinks. All that matters is your skill at arms or magic. He grinds stone against steel fiercely, as if trying to hone not only the sword, but himself. Neither She nor They care whether one is old or young, beautiful or ugly, and neither will I.

Later, however, he awkwardly approaches Selena and passes her a note that says, "You wish peace for your dead? The clergy of Pharasma may help you."

Can you send me another link to Maximo's Chronicle? The one you gave doesn't work anymore.

Same here.

While I'd love to keep playing with you, I've just started GMing a PbP and I'm not certain how much extra work it will take, so I'll have to decline.

I assume that the body of Grishan Maldris, the other dead student we found in the necropolis, doesn't suddenly return to life?

Tod doesn't currently have a day job, though I'm considering putting a rank into Profession(Gravedigger) when he levels, just for kicks.

There's a holiday boon we might want to take advantage of.

Tod knows some clerics of Pharasma. Ghostbusters will be sent in shortly.

Tod will carry the boy's body out.

"Leave with the body if you wish, but I will remain until I have purged the necropolis of undead," Tod says, his voice grim and determined.

PFS #: 60867-9

"That makes two. Pray we do not find a third."

Assuming Maximo hasn't just picked the next fight while Tod is paralyzed, Tod cleans and sheathes his sword and digs a wand out of his pack.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

"Anyone injured?"

Fort Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
Fort Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
Ref save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

Tod continues to hack at the ghast. The thought that this might not be the best place for the party to fight flicks briefly through his mind.

Atk, Damg: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 231d8 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 2 + 1 = 14

That was painful. Some healing would be appreciated.

Fort Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Ref save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Kn(Religion): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

Tod dodges one way as Bart dodges the other. Five foot step to flank with Bart. He draws his sword and strikes.

Atk, Damg: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 221d8 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 + 1 = 10

Tod brings up the rear, but asks if leaving Deris here is a good idea.

Tod digs through his pack and hands Maximo pen, ink, and paper.

He stares at the general's body, lost in thought.

Tod does much the same as Smoggin, though he does not sigh.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

Anyone else injured?

Tod continues his assault on the remaining ghoul.

Atk, Damg: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 251d8 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 + 1 = 10

What are the children doing while all this is going on?

Tod steps up (G3) and strikes at the other ghoul, hoping he can repeat his previous success.

Atk, Damg: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 241d8 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 2 + 1 = 7

Tod glances back to make sure he isn't needed at the rear, then steps between Werz and the ghoul (H4), his sword seeming to flash as the light from his ioun torch reflects off it.

Atk, Damg: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 271d8 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 2 + 1 = 12

Crit confirmation
Confirm, Extra Damg: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 181d8 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 2 + 1 = 11 Is the bonus damage from favored enemy or Inspire Courage doubled?

Knowledge (Religion): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

Everybody's shuffling.

Tod glances at Llathander. Did he just say that? Are we all going mad?

Tod stands aghast for a moment as he sees the children sitting amongst shattered, desecrated bones. Neither Deris's ramblings nor Maximo's oath help his state of mind, but he finally pulls himself together enough to tap Werz and Smoggin on the shoulder when Deris isn't looking and gesture towards the leather sap hanging from his belt, a questioning look on his face.

After finishing the shortest of the Prayers for the Dead, Tod shoulders his shield again and follows after everyone else. Ten years have passed. She would almost certainly have judged his soul by now. It is therefore for the sake of the living, not the dead, that we pray.

Onward!

Tod pockets the book without a second glance, then gestures toward the corpse and says, "Grishan Maldris, a student at the school. He should be returned to his grieving family." How many more lie in strange death in these caverns?

Does he look undead? Taking 10 for 18 Kn (Religion) to verify there aren't any undead that resemble this.

If he doesn't suddenly spring to life or unlife, Tod closes the boy's eyes, then assists Smoggin in searching the body for clues to who he was. Not certain if it should be an Aid Another or a separate Take 20, but it comes to 26 either way.

... on the floor of the east recess, the perfectly preserved body of a young boy lies in a puddle and stares silently upward.

That can't be normal. Tod takes 10 for 16 Knowledge (Religion) to recall info about local funerary customs.

After Maximo extracts his sword from the zombie, Tod rolls it over with his foot, searching for anything that would tell him what it was doing here, or perhaps something that could be used against others of its kind. Taking 10 for 16 Perception. He'll take other loot as well, if any.

Tod targets one of the zombie's weak points with a well-aimed slash.

Atk, Damg: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 4 + 2 = 241d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 = 8

Tod draws his sword and strikes the zombie a glancing blow all in the same smooth motion.

Atk, Damg: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 2 = 131d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 = 8

"Use the edge, not the point," Tod tells Llathander. "Don't bother messing with its mind, it hasn't got one," he continues with a brief laugh.

Later, after the danger has passed, he thinks back on what he said. The words, the tone, even the laugh. All Duncan's. Have I become my old fencing master?

"Zombie," Tod replies, a hint of oddly out of place cheerfulness showing through his usual terse monotone.

Tod strides forward (to G6), his sword still sheathed and his palm raised in a gesture of peace. "What do you want?" he asks the creature in Common and Aklo.

Knowledge (Dungeoneering): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
Knowledge (Religion): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

Does the tunnel or the door look like it was originally above ground?

Tod will be last in line until the tunnel widens.

Current marching order:
Front
Maximo

Middle somewhere: Bart, Smoggin

Werz
Tod
Rear

Unknown: Llathander

Tod will either take point or act as rearguard. He has an ioun torch.

Tod examines the hatch. Is the hatch or plug on a hinge? If it isn't, will it fit down the hole? I'd rather not be trapped underground if I can help it, he thinks.

"You alright?"

Did you remove the hand first?

Tod assists Maximo. Str.: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15 Success, so +2 to Maximo's attempt for 24.

Will the pond drain down? wonders Tod. As he pulls, he tries his best to brace himself against the current he worries will result from water flowing down the hatchway.

Tod's sword glances off the beetle's shell.

Attack; Damage: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 2 = 111d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

I placed you how I thought you were trying to go. Let me know if I was incorrect in my assumptions.

Tod should be at I6, flanking with Bart, who wouldn't have had to move to flank.

Besides "flanking the bug", where is everyone now? That last sequence of moves left me somewhat confused.

Tod pauses briefly, seeking the best route through the muck, then moves while the bug goes after Maximo. He too circles the bug, somewhat more hastily than Maximo did, giving him enough time to strike another blow.

Delaying until after Maximo, moving to whichever of I6 or K6 he isn't in. Attack; Damage: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 4 + 2 = 151d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Is the water difficult terrain? Move to J8 if it is, move I9-H8-I7 if it isn't.

Frustrated that the only moving thing in the pool appears to be alive, Tod brings his sword down on it with a satisfying crunch. Let's get this over with so we can move on.

Attack; Damage: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 221d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
+2 to hit if flanking, +2 to hit and damage if it's actually an undead giant bug.

"Well this looks ominous." Maximo examines the arm, being careful not to touch it. "Anyone knowledgable in white ovoid masses?"

"Perhaps. Describe." Tod stands on the edge of the pond, trying to figure out what danger could be lurking in the pond.

Taking 10 for Knowledge (Religion) 18, Knowledge (Dungeoneering) 15 to guess what the white ovoid masses could be. My money's on undead swarm or crawling hand covered in very large barnacles.