Noticing the others are not following Keliwyn and her she stops, "If he get away. He not go far. Not hide from Gozreh." She gets her predatory smile back, "He need kill us, not us him."
Noticing the others are not following Keliwyn and her she stops, "If he get away. He not go far. Not hide from Gozreh." She gets her predatory smile back, "He need kill us, not us him."
"Fippin!" Keliwyn yells, frozen in mid-tunnel, "Do you think the other tunnel will connect?!? Maybe we should stand with the others and face the undead?"
It may not be that easy to circle back around. We should probably stay and deal with his damn undead.
It may not be that easy to circle back around. We should probably stay and deal with his damn undead.
"...Or you could just leave me and my toys to live ... err ... exist in peace!" calls Petrune down the tunnel, apparently hearing Fippin's thoughts.
I'd be okay with that, but I don't really want Sykala to get herself killed here.
I'd be okay with that, but I don't really want Sykala to get herself killed here.
His momentum is barely slowed by the weak flailing of rotting arms, seeing the lack of room to maneuver, he draws a throwing axe, attempting to lodge it in what remains of the zombie's skull.
As Baas takes one of the zombies to the ground, another one moves forward to take its place.
"Sorry fools, but I'm not giving up easily. You've worn yourself out. I haven't. I know these tunnels. You do not. My friends outnumber yours. The day is mine."
Sykala will cast entangle on the zombies coming from the direction opposite where Petrune is.
Sykala will cast entangle on the zombies coming from the direction opposite where Petrune is.
The zombies grown louder as roots burst out of the walls and roof of the mineshafts and latch onto them. If only they were clever enough to duck down!
Ixius stands at the entrance to the tunnel away from Baas and waits for any zombies to approach.
If any come within melee range he claws at them with his electric claws.
Ixius stands at the entrance to the tunnel away from Baas and waits for any zombies to approach.
If any come within melee range he claws at them with his electric claws.
The zombie that stumbled forward to replace the fallen zombie misses as he attacks Baas.
The zombie that stumbled forward to replace the fallen zombie misses as he attacks Baas.
Baas slashes away at the zombies, hearing cracking bones and rotting flesh giving way to his handaxe.
Fippin will just move in behind Bass and be ready to heal him if he starts to look injured.
Fippin will just move in behind Bass and be ready to heal him if he starts to look injured.
Keliwyn looks from Fippin, back across the room to the tunnel out, and back to the others. "Okay we stand here," he says. Turning towards the others, he stands a little taller, and yells, "Baas! Come back to the room! Let them come to us so we can fight together! We can hold at this room!"
Baas and the zombies hack away at each other. Baas attacks with a handaxe, the zombies with dirt covered hands with jagged over-grown fingernails.
As one zombie falls another steps forward to take its place. When it too falls, Baas finds the other remaining zombies are moving back toward where Petrune's voice came from in response to a shout from Petrune.
Sykala nods to Baas that she is ready to follow him into the fray.
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"Sykala," Keliwyn calls out as nods toward the western tunnel, "how long will those zombies be held back? Do we have enough time to go after the others?"
"Sykala," Keliwyn calls out as nods toward the western tunnel, "how long will those zombies be held back? Do we have enough time to go after the others?"
Sykala nods and for the sake of the other speaks in broken common, "They stuck. Many not get us. One...two maybe get free. Not much. Think we safe. Stay stuck until we get Petrune."
Baas moves slowly forward, moving at the zombie's speed, trying to knock a few more down before they leave the corridor. He shouts back at the group: "Do we push forward, or do we regroup?"
Baas moves slowly forward, moving at the zombie's speed, trying to knock a few more down before they leave the corridor. He shouts back at the group: "Do we push forward, or do we regroup?"
Sykala answers, "We kill Petrune."
Although Baas lands a solid hit on the zombie, it continues to shuffle off around the bend, towards Petrune's voice.
Fippin will just move in behind Bass and be ready to heal him if he starts to look injured.
Ixius is right behind Baas with his rapier lit up.
Fippin sacrifices his hold person spell for a cure moderate wounds, healing Baas.
That's his last second level spell for the day gone.
Sykala answers, "We kill Petrune."Baas moves slowly forward, moving at the zombie's speed, trying to knock a few more down before they leave the corridor. He shouts back at the group: "Do we push forward, or do we regroup?"
Keliwyn nods his head and says, "In for a cooper, in for a gold," and moves up behind the others.
It quite suddenly becomes more difficult to see in the tunnel. At first, it looks like the light is growing dim but soon you realize fog is billowing from around the bend.
Sykala answers, "We kill Petrune."Baas moves slowly forward, moving at the zombie's speed, trying to knock a few more down before they leave the corridor. He shouts back at the group: "Do we push forward, or do we regroup?"
Keliwyn nods his head and says, "In for a cooper, in for a gold," and moves up behind the others.
Through the rolling fog, you can see the shambling figures of two of Petrune's pets. There may be more but you can't see much beyond a few feet. You can hear the slobbering groans of the restless dead and something else besides ... Petrune's low voice speaking in an inhuman tongue.
Sykala answers, "We kill Petrune."Baas moves slowly forward, moving at the zombie's speed, trying to knock a few more down before they leave the corridor. He shouts back at the group: "Do we push forward, or do we regroup?"
Keliwyn nods his head and says, "In for a cooper, in for a gold," and moves up behind the others.
Through the rolling fog, you can see the shambling figures of two of Petrune's pets. There may be more but you can't see much beyond a few feet. You can hear the slobbering groans of the restless dead and something else besides ... Petrune's low voice speaking in an inhuman tongue.
Sykala answers, "We kill Petrune."Baas moves slowly forward, moving at the zombie's speed, trying to knock a few more down before they leave the corridor. He shouts back at the group: "Do we push forward, or do we regroup?"
Keliwyn nods his head and says, "In for a cooper, in for a gold," and moves up behind the others.
Through the rolling fog, you can see the shambling figures of two of Petrune's pets. There may be more but you can't see much beyond a few feet. You can hear the slobbering groans of the restless dead and something else besides ... Petrune's low voice speaking in an inhuman tongue.
Initiative: 1d20+2=13
Two zombies stand one behind the other in the cloud of fog. Baas is within melee distance of them. The rest of you are behind him with little room to maneuver in the narrow tunnel. Somewhere behind the zombies, Petrune chants.
On his turn Fippin uses the last 20' of his teleport movement for the day to teleport to the other side of the two zombies near Petrune. He then uses stealth to stay hidden and try to move closer to the mage so that he can attack him the next round from surprise with his shortsword.
Stealth: 1d20+10=23
On his turn, Keliwyn will try to use his agility to tip toe & maneuver past the two (hopefully one, after Baas lays the smack down) zombies to try and get closer to Petrune.
Baas lands a solid blow with the earthbreaker, bringing it down hard enough to crunch the bones and tear the sinews of one of the zombies.
Fippin finds himself in the fog between two zombies. From the sound of Petrune's voice, he knows he teleported closer, but not close enough. There's still one more zombie to pass before he reaches him.
Keliwyn, likewise, has managed to slip closer to Petrune, but not close enough.
Petrune finishes incanting his spell, releasing several darts of greenish grey energy that blast through the fog and strike Baas with unerring accuracy.