Sachiko
Urthula smiles broadly. "So it is said, so it is seen, so let it be done."
And your demon can't contain itself any longer, It breaks forth a burst of laughter, and your body can't help but spasm from it. If Urthula notices, she doesn't say anything.
She dismisses the servant again, this time with a long string of careful directions, in a language you don't understand. She turns back to you, satisfied. "I shall see to the Deputy, never fear.
"But you, I pray, wait here for a little while. When I have prepared these small vessels, take them to your new-found and fast-held companions. Those who quaff this elixir will find themselves immune to all deadly poisons, whether drunken or injected, for a day's time.
"The elixir must be drunk quickly, in one great swallow, and the recipients should hold their breath for as long as possible afterwards."
Urthula asks, "Now, where did you say these friends of yours are headed?"
GM Chris
Ahead of you, perhaps twenty feet, lies a dead man, wearing a dark, loose-fitting garment. To your right, the horses are still whinneying, nervously. You hear movement in the rooftop, presumably Grumblenaught (although you can't see up there to tell) and you can see a brief flurry of motion that tells you there's something moving rapidly atop the berm. A preternaturally silent something.
Anyhow, I have a while until my next round comes around, so I'll see what happens...
Wary of the berm's direction (make any Perception checks for me, of course)
Hey, Grumblenaught, the wolf didn't disappear; my mistake.
Martaug, I'm assuming the wolf is attacking again, even under the effects of a temporary negative level? If so, check the spoiler.
He hits for another points of damage. And this time he succeeds in tripping the undead creature, pulling its leg out from under it.
Ulrich's corpse attacks back, from prone. Again, his space around his hand seems to ripple with energies, but the wolf dodges far faster than he can maneuver himself, and he can't connect.
Are you doing anything else?
Outside
Grumblenaught (rooftop, I15): Moves and reloads.
Martaug (boughs, M19):
Martaug's wolf: (F21): attacks
Undead Ulrich (E21):
??: moves south.
Martaug rears back and hurls his shortspear at the downed mockery of his former friend. His sense of offense at the desecration of such a good man fuels his aim and the spear slices through the air straight and true.
The spear cleaves into the abomination cleanly and viciously.
Martaug, your spear hits true. If your target were actually a living man, you would have pierced an artery, but as it stands, there is only a shortspear sticking out of the dead meat of Ulrich's inner thigh.
Outraged, he bellows, "They're neighbors! Or, worse, more of those damned constables! Kill them! Keep only the wife and child alive! Everyone else is an open vessel!"
Outside
Grumblenaught (rooftop, I15): Moves and reloads.
Martaug (boughs, M19): Attacks with the shortspear
Martaug's wolf: (F21): Attacks and trips the creature
Undead Ulrich (E21): Attacks the wolf from the ground and fails
??: moves south along the western edge of the berm
Round 3, you press your advantage
In the Hedges
Valdisara (Q4):
Hilden (P2):
Gunlar (P3):
Outside
Grumblenaught (rooftop, I17):
Martaug (boughs, M19):
Martung's wolf (F21):
Undead Ulrich (E21):
Lurker (B11):
Yalka (I13):
In the Farmhouse
Deserach (H14):
Kara (I15):
Shadow (116):
Orislav (J14): (full defense until his turn)
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Deserach begins to incant strange words of power, moments later the smell of the sun baked desert surrounds him followed by the taint of noxious fumes as he summons forth a slight glob of sand that faintly glows green, within moments it has taken forth the shape of a narrow hard dart and at the wizards direction streaks toward the shadowy figure below.
ranged touch attack: 1d20+3=10
damage if this actually hit: 1d6+1=2
Kara, noting its resistance to what appear to be normal blows, ready an action to attempt to trip the creature should it try to move past her to get to Orislav or Deserach, as they are more suited to getting rid of this creature.
Deserach, you throw your acid dart, but the umbral creature just steps aside and lets it pass by. He looks at it with a bit of surprise and the snaps its head around to look at you. It locks eyes and grins insanely.
Kara, looks like it's going after Deserach.
In fact, it is. It glances as Orislav for a moment just to throw you off, then launches itself at Deserach, triggering Kara's readied action.
Kara, the bastard sword isn't designed as a special trip weapon, and you haven't yet learned improved tripping techniques, so your attempt draws an Attack of Opportunity from the shadow. It swings casually and wildly in your direction.
The SRD states that incorporeal creatures cannot fall or take falling damage. I'll allow a "trip" attempt representing you sweeping your blade through it, trying to get it somehow discombobulated. But you don't make the 15 + CMB threshold.
Excellent tactics, foiled by the vagaries of a d20.
And the shadow moves to H15 and lunges for Deserach. which ... misses!
And then Orislav calls forth the righteous energies of the positive plane.
Orislav: You still have 4 hp of damage from the fight this afternoon, as well as Constitution damage.
Kara: You still have 6 hp of damage from the fight this afternoon, as well as Con damage.
Yalka, you certainly recognize the feel of the rain and storm behind you.
The shadow attempts to resist the positive energy It takes full damage , and, more to the point, covers its face and looks for a place to flee next round.
In the Farmhouse
Deserach (H14): casts Acid Dart
Kara (I15): readies a trip attempt
Shadow (116): attacks Deserach
Orislav (J14): channels energy
Valdisara, again, presuming that you're scanning in the direction of the farmhouse, there are two evil auras in your range, both of them moderately strong.
Beside you, Gunlar comes to a realization. "They're after me! Maybe they think I stole from them. I'm putting all you people in danger! They're going to kill everybody!"
Besides him, you can see Hilden, struggling to keep her emotions in check. "By Providence, that sounds so much like your father's voice."
In the Hedges
Valdisara (Q4): second round of Detect Evil
Hilden (P2): delaying
Gunlar (P3): active listening
Grumblenaught, Martaug, your target out front is prone, which gives missile weapons a -4 penalty to hit. Do you want to shoot him now, or wait till he tries to stand up?
The Shadow turns and attacks Orislav, moving into and through his square. (Kara, Yalka, and Orislav himself would get attacks of opportunity, but they would pass through this nimbus of evil.) Orislav, you can see two piercing red eyes in the shadow, and its features otherwise suggest a halfling, bearded, wearing nothing other than loose breeches, its features lurid in anticipation as its hand reaches inside your chest, (1d20 + 3 = 9) , but the light you're holding disorients it. It lands on the top of the stove in J15, clutching the flue pipe that leads to out the ceiling. It appears outraged for an instant, and then its grin returns.
thought registers- What is the stove and flue made off?
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What is the stove and flue made off?
The oven is made of brick and clay (like in this piture, but only half as tall) and the flue is brick.
And the shadow is now in H15.
From the rooftop, the dwarf brings his heavy weapon to bear, setting the stock firmly at his shoulder, following the tangle of arms, teeth and paws below with careful patience. "Get up ye shamblin' piece o' twice dead ugly," Grumblenaught mutters. "Get up an' I'll do fer ye jes' like I done yer friend..."
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Just out of curiosity, since I am on the rooftop firing down instead of standing on the ground firing at a minimal (prone) silhouette, would the -4 penalty still apply in this case, countered only by my +1 higher ground bonus? I realize that's how the rule is written, just interested in your opinion.
(nods) If you were more or less on top of him, I'd certainly agree. in this case, you're about 20' off the ground, and he's about 60' away horizontally. You're still mostly looking at him sideways. (And, with the low stone wall there, he's also got cover.)
When he pops up, you'll shoot.
Martaug, your wolf-spirit seems to be doing better with the negative level.
Ulrich tries to rise, which triggers Grumblenaught's readied action (his shot goes wild) and an Attack of Opportunity fom the wolf, which hits, takes him prone again, and does more damage.
Back with his arse on the ground, the undead will grab for the wolf's throat,unsuccessfully.
The figure on the berm makes a run for it, crossing down to C13, and then making a running leap for the rooftop. (.)
Folks inside, you hear a light thud on the roof, an instant after Orislav's invocation of positive energy.
Yalka, you can see him make the leap. It's amazing how someone can risk life and limb like that. Well, limb, anyways.
He finishes his move in G16, on the roof. Grumblenaught, he's another of these dead men, wearing a dark green poncho, like the man you slew moments ago. And he carries a black wooden spear, which is itself radiating murky darkness that is messing even with your night vision.
"That was the last bolt you'll ever fire, you mouth-breathing idiot."
Outside
Martaug (boughs, M19):
Martung's wolf (F21): attacks, and attacks again
Grumblenaught (rooftop, I17): fires and misses
Undead Ulrich (E21): rises, falls
Lurker (B11): moves to G16
Yalka (I13):
Valdisara, again, presuming that you're scanning in the direction of the farmhouse, there are two evil auras in your range, both of them moderately strong.
Beside you, Gunlar comes to a realization. "They're after me! Maybe they think I stole from them. I'm putting all you people in danger! They're going to kill everybody!"
Besides him, you can see Hilden, struggling to keep her emotions in check. "By Providence, that sounds so much like your father's voice."
In the Hedges
Valdisara (Q4): second round of Detect Evil
Hilden (P2): delaying
Gunlar (P3): active listening
Doing her best to maintain her concentration on the auras, the paladin keeps her comments brief. "Gunlar, calm down. They are bandits, and will be dealt with by the others. You are certainly not to blame for their attack. And both of you, don't let your ears be fooled. These scoundrels are certainly capable of mimicry to try to lure you from safety. Rest assured that is not Ulrich."
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If I maintain the detect evil cone towards the farmhouse for the third round and beyond, will that allow me to functionally track whether the creatures move and where? Val wants to get a sense of where the auras are - location - and whether the location changes, for example, coming closer to the thicket.
That's my understanding, yes. Your sense isn't well-enough defined to target them with arrows, but you would know what 5'-by-5' area they're in. It gives you as much placement information as listening to people walk on creaking floorboards.
Seeing the ominous figure leap up to the roof, going for Grumblenaught, Yalka leaps into a action .
To get a running start, I run up to the berm, and back to the roof, leaping up to haul myself into F-14, stepping up to G-14 if possible.
Jump Check: 14. I may suffer a -2 Penalty from Armor...
"Lay down your spear, brigand. You don't want make my friend here use his."
Sachiko tries to ignore the welling beast inside her and trembles at the consequences she has just agreed to. Still Sachiko stands tall and waits as she was told.
Gavgoyle seems to be having trouble checking in, so I'll take the liberty to say that Martaug dealys until after "Ulrich" has tried to rise and the cloaked figure has lept to the roof, and then spontaneously casts summon nature's ally I into H16. There, with no fanfare or warning, a man-sized monstrous ant appears and attacks the cloaked figure.
Yalka, you;ll need to be enraged (and yes, only one rage point) and you'll end up finishing your move just as you land on the roof, but you make it as well! While you're up here, on the west side of the roof, where the roof is slate and steeper, you're denied your dexterity bonus to armor class.
Outside
Martung's wolf (F21): attacks, and attacks again
Grumblenaught (rooftop, I17): fires and misses
Undead Ulrich (E21): rises, falls
Lurker (B11): moves to G16
Martaug (boughs, M19): casts sumon nature's ally
Yalka (I13):jumps onto the roof, in F14
And that's the end of the round.
Round 4
In the Hedges
Valdisara (Q4):
Hilden (P2):
Gunlar (P3):
Outside
Grumblenaught (rooftop, I17):
Martung's wolf (F21):
Undead Ulrich (E21):
Lurker (rooftop, G16):
Martaug (boughs, M19):
Martaug's ant (rooftop, H16): dissolves
Yalka (rooftop, F14):
In the Farmhouse
Deserach (H14):
Kara (I15):
Shadow (116): frightened
Orislav (J14):
I lean towards Kara and say "This may help" then cast 'Light' on her weapon.
"It seemed to touch the stove and flue- maybe it is somewhat solid to earth and stone?"
I know I'm grasping at straws with this, but it must have some vunerability to something.
I call out loudly, "They can be affected by the Rainbringer's divine presence- Who needs me?"
Not taking her eyes from the shadow, Kara says, "My thanks, Orislav!"
Kara moves threateningly towards the shadow, and strikes, shouting "Take this then, dark being!"
Excellent.
Deserach, your acid bolt goes straight through the shadowy figure, seemingly causing no harm.
Kara, if you want to attack with the illuminated sword, you'll have to delay your attack for Orislav to cast that spell, and your opponent moves before Orislav.
The shadowly figure flees, straight up through the roof. Yalka, Grumblenaught, you see a smokey wisp --in the shape of a human youth or tall halfling-- come rushing up through the roof and head west, over the berm and out of sight. Neither of you got a good look at its face, but you got the definite impression that it was panicked.
The figure in the heavy green robes in the rooftop also sees the shadow-thing depart, and looks on after it, aghast. "So, it's up to me, then."
In the Farmhouse
Deserach (H14): casts Acid Dart
Kara (I15): delays
Shadow (116): flees
Orislav (J14): delays
Out in the back, Valdisara, you pick up one moderate source, in the direction of the farmhouse, just at the extreme range of your spell. There's another, just as strong, which has taken of to the east at a decent clip. And there's a third source, lying 30' to the north of the house, slightly fainter than the first two.
"Whatcha doing?" asks Gunlar.
In the Hedges
Valdisara (Q4): Detect Evil round 3.
Hilden (P2): Delay
Gunlar (P3): Delay
Seeing Grumblenaught and Yalka squaring off on the rooftop, Martaug decides to go help the wolf put an end to the false Ulfric. He will slide down the rope and draw forth Cat's Claw, his sickle.
...Grumblenaught, he's another of these dead men, wearing a dark green poncho, like the man you slew moments ago. And he carries a black wooden spear, which is itself radiating murky darkness that is messing even with your night vision.
"That was the last bolt you'll ever fire, you mouth-breathing idiot."
"Y'see..." Grumblenaught says matter of factly, calmly socketing a fresh bolt and bringing the heavy weapon smoothly to his shoulder as he pivots to face the poncho-draped figure "that's where ye'd be dead wrong." The dwarf's thick finger squeezes the trigger , and he shows his teeth in a broad, feral grin.
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"Y'seethat's where ye'd be dead wrong." The dwarf's thick finger squeezes the trigger , and he shows his teeth in a broad, feral grin.
Grumblenaught, you aim and fire, just as a whorl of the blackness surrounding the figure temporarily hides him from view, your bolt flying into the blackness...
...and when the obscuring shadows part, you see that your bolt hit home, embedded in his chest and piercing what should be a lung. (You weren't stymied by the darkness, but you missed confirming the critical by one point!)
Ulrich calls out, "Help me, Jonash! Get it off me!"
The man on the roof turns his head slightly, contemptuously. "By our Dark Lord! We need that boy! Since we killed the father, and lost the damnable elman, the boy's the only one who can enter the water! Get yourself together!"
Martaug, your wolf bites again at the prone form of Ulrich, grabs it by the neck, and worries it, until the figure rises no more. The wolf looks at you and, it seems, smiles proudly.
The man on the room, presumably named 'Jonash', is in what's called a target-rich environment. Given a choice between a dwarf, a giant ant, and a barbarian teetering on the edge of the roof, he chooses to bull rush Yalka. He charges her with his spear held horizontally, sweeping blackness like waves in the air behind him.
Yalka, you can make an attack of opportunity against him. He's AC 13, including the -2 penalty for charging, but he has 20% concealment because of the night and the darkness powers of the spear.
He succeeds amazingly well. (He gets two chances to avoid the concealment because he has Blind-Fighting.) Yalka, you're pushed back 5' and fall to the ground, prone, in F13. He lands on top of you, and then steps to E13.
You take 9 points of damage. The fall hurt him as well, but not as much.
He takes the spear in his left hand and holds the right hand out over you. Even in this light, you can feel the cold, soulless energies ripple around that hand. "So you decided to follow me up to the rooftop. Then come, follow me to Hell."
Outside
Grumblenaught (rooftop, I17): fires at the lurker
Martung's wolf (F21): kills Ulrich
Undead Ulrich (E21): lies there
Jonash (rooftop, G16): bull rushes Yalka, ends in E13
Martaug (boughs, M19):
Martaug's ant (rooftop, H16): dissolves
Orislav (J14):
Yalka (prone, F13):
I lean towards Kara and say "This may help" then cast 'Light' on her weapon.
"It seemed to touch the stove and flue- maybe it is somewhat solid to earth and stone?"
I know I'm grasping at straws with this, but it must have some vunerability to something.
If time and actions permit, I will toss the lit slingstone into the Shadow. It's lead, not stone, but either density or light may effect the Beasty, especialy in it's present 'frightened' state.
I call out loudly, "They can be affected by the Rainbringer's divine presence- Who needs me?"
to Kara
"Let's get outside with the others."
I head thru the door, looking around for shades-
And finding one.
"BE STREWN AND STRICKEN, BE WRACKED AND RUINED, BE CASTIGATED AND CASTAWAY! FROM MY LIPS TO GOZREH'S WILL- BE GONE!"
I callout
"Who needs aid?"
as I exit the cottage. For now, I will cast 'light' on Kara's weapon if she's with me.
Grumblenaught, after shooting the creature, you see him fling over to Yalka and the two of them fall off the roof. You hear a snap from down below, and hope it was a tree branch she landed on, and not an arm.
The gint ant turns to look at you, and you swear it gives a little shrug before unravelling into thin air. And you're alone again.
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It is possible, but unlikely, that Yalka might have done enough damage in her attack of opportunity for the fall to have killed him. Let's assume not, for the moment.
"BE STREWN AND STRICKEN, BE WRACKED AND RUINED, BE CASTIGATED AND CASTAWAY! FROM MY LIPS TO GOZREH'S WILL- BE GONE!"
Orislav, you channel energy once more.
Valdisara, it's as if the evil in the area just vanishes for a second, and then reasserts its presence.Kara: you're in the blast radius of the effect, whether you stepped out of the house or not.
Yalka: The sensation of a storm in the middle of a forest washes over you.
The man in the green poncho is damaged by the energies, but he stands his ground. When he speaks, his voice is hoarse, but savage.
"Gozreh, eh, little priest? As soon as I kill this woman here, I will raise her as my slave, and I will have her chew your fingers off. Then we shall see who's 'strewn and stricken'. Then we shall see how the lord of bunnies and flowers protects his priests."
Outside
Grumblenaught (rooftop, I17): fires at the lurker
Martung's wolf (F21): kills Ulrich
Undead Ulrich (E21): lies there
Jonash (rooftop, G16): bull rushes Yalka, ends in E13
Martaug (boughs, M19):
Martaug's ant (rooftop, H16): dissolves
Orislav (J14): Moves to G12, channels energy
Yalka (prone, F13):
Kara has indeed moved outside, and seeing the green-cloaked man standing over Yalka, she will move in to attack him.
Kara, you were hold your action this round, so a move and attack is certainly plausible.
You and Orislav hear the skittering of feet on the roof and the heavy *thump* of people crashing down to the ground outside. The two of you rush out to see Yalka, injured and prone on the ground, and a chalk-white man standing over her. He wears a deep green poncho-like cloak, and holds a black spear in his left hand. All around him, patches of blank ink swim in the air, making him almost invisible against the deep night sky. It even swallows up the light shining off your sword.
Orislav calls down the power of his god again, and you feel great. The pale man cringes in pain as you finish your movement to stand nest to him, just north of Yalka.
Your rhythm is off and , your swing goes wide, , but he knows you're there.
"This is ridiculous," he hisses. "Any of you will do! I call you now! Surrender. Join us here, now, and you will share in a great, hidden treasure. Gold! More gold than you would know what to do with! All for you if you stand by us now!"
AoO: 12 to-hit for 12 damage (I presume that doesn't do anything...)
Yalka hits the ground hard, and hurts... Until she feels the now-familiar surge of Energy and Orislav's words.
My body now only bruised from the fall, I glance up at the still darkened figure , who seems a bit distracted by his talk of gold, catch my breath,
and in one fluid motion, drop my spear and leap up, drawing 2 daggers to bear against the evil spirit, intending to bring it true death:
SHAZDRALAAGHT!!! 19, 11 & 9 to-hit, the first for 8 damage (max dmg)
I'm afraid that, even flat-footed, his AC is higher than 12.
But thanks for the info on Attacks of Opportunity.in one fluid motion, drop my spear and leap up, drawing 2 daggers to bear against the evil spirit, intending to bring it true death
As you roll away, you leave yourself vulnerable for an instant, and Jonash lunges down at you. His right hand reaches between your right arm and your body, but you roll clear of him.
19 to hit (8 damage)
In the middle of a rapid-fire kata of blows, you sweep the knife that you normally consider the 'distaff' side, the point normally held as a secondary threat, at his shoulder, and he dodges the wrong way. To your amazement, you've struck him right through the neck. To your horror, he pulls free, holds his hand to the entry wound, and glowers at you. He tries to speak, but no sound comes out of his mouth.
Outside
Grumblenaught (rooftop, I17): fires at the lurker
Martung's wolf (F21): kills Ulrich
Undead Ulrich (E21): lies there
Jonash (rooftop, G16): bull rushes Yalka, ends in E13
Martaug (boughs, M19): climbs down, reaches for his sickle
Martaug's ant (rooftop, H16): dissolves
Orislav (J14): Moves to G12, channels energy
Kara: moves and attacks with a sword shining with its own light
Yalka (prone, F13): hops up and attacks with two daggers
Round 5: It gets ugly.
in the Hedges
Valdisara:
Hilden:
Gunlar:
Outside
Deserach (H13): 5' step to H13, ready action to attack.
Grumblenaught (rooftop, I17):
Martung's wolf (F21):
Jonash (E13):
Martaug (L18):
Orislav (G12):
Kara (F12):
Yalka (F13):
..."Cat got your tongue?"
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so EVERYONE has a miss chance from the darkness (except Grumbe/Martaug)?
They do, too. Someone using a sense like Targetting Scent, or Tremblesense, or Blindsight --or someone operating under the 1st-Level spell true strike-- would have no chance to miss due to concealment. These villains have Blind Fighting, which gives them two chances to avoid the concealment.
The 20% concealment from normal humans fighting at night, and the 20% concealment from the darkness generated by the villains, doesn't stack.
As Martaug's feet hit the ground and he works to get the sickle drawn from the thong on his belt, he gives the wolf a nodding smile. "Damn good job, boy! Go knock him down, too!" He bobs his head toward the pancho clad man.
Out in the back, Valdisara, you pick up one moderate source, in the direction of the farmhouse, just at the extreme range of your spell. There's another, just as strong, which has taken of to the east at a decent clip. And there's a third source, lying 30' to the north of the house, slightly fainter than the first two."Whatcha doing?" asks Gunlar.
In the Hedges
Valdisara (Q4): Detect Evil round 3.
Hilden (P2): Delay
Gunlar (P3): Delay
Making a mental note of the sources and locales of the evil beings she's detected, Val spares a moment to glance at Gunlar. "Iomedae is showing me where those who threaten your family are, so that I am better able to serve both her and you. Do not worry, their numbers are dwindling."
Valdisara, you scan the berm and the areas to the west and northwest, turning clockwise. So far, nothing else is showing up.
If Grumblenaught doesn't kill Jonash:
Martaug's wolf
Upon hearing the grisly sound of Yalka's impact, Grumblenaught winces, then moves to look down upon the scene, once again socketing a bolt and winching the bowstring to full, quivering tension.
"Ain't innerested in yer coin, mister," he rumbles. "Looks like it'll be a trip back t'the long, dark beyond for ye, I reckon."
Kara attempts again to strike down the poncho wearing man, cursing her luck with her sword these days, and hoping fervently that this time will be better.
Jonash looks around him at the forces arrayed against him and he dips momentarily into desperation before an inhuman hatred bubbles to the surface. His mouth opens in a wide, silent howl, his right hand seems to burn the air itself with it's necrotic thirst, and he lunges through the darkness for Kara.
in the Hedges
Valdisara: still scanning with Detect Evil
Hilden: delaying
Gunlar: delaying
Outside
Deserach (H13): 5' step to H13, ready action to attack.
Grumblenaught (rooftop, I14): move to north edge of roof, reload
Martung's wolf (F21): charges to E15, misses due to concealment
Jonash (E13): attack results under the spoiler, then 5' step to D13
Martaug (L18): presumably moving up to the house?
Orislav (G12):
Kara (F12): a5' step to E12, a swing and a miss
Yalka (F13):
Dropping my dagger in surprise that he still "lives", I get my bearings as the "thing" lurches away lunging at Kara...
Bobbing down to grab my spear without taking my eyes off IT, I give the spear a silent half-turn before unleashing with all my fury:
11, 5, & 13 to-hit... Err... He should probably Save vs. Cold from all that wind...
Martaug runs up to the house to try help pen in the poncho clad man.
"I said BEGONE!"
Spontaneous 'Cure Light' on spook
Martaug, you'll be able to move and attack next round.
Orislav, you'll need to move up to Jonash to touch him. Am I correct in presuming that it's your endure elements prepared spell that you're dropping for cure light wounds?
You hit, and Jonash visibly recoils from the power of the spell. You folks have delivered 34 hit points of damage to him so far. He looks ragged, but he is still a very dangerous threat.
Outside
Deserach (H13): 5' step to H13, ready action to attack.
Grumblenaught (rooftop, I14): move to north edge of roof, reload
Martung's wolf (F21): charges to E15, misses due to concealment
Jonash (E13): attack results under the spoiler, then 5' step to D13
Martaug (L18): moving up to the house
Orislav (G12): Move to E13 and attack with CLW
Kara (F12): a5' step to E12, a swing and a miss
Yalka (F13): pick up double-spear and spin it in an impressive kata
Round 6: someone dies
In the Hedges
Valdisara:
Hilden: delay
Gunlar: delay
Outside
Deserach (H13):
Grumblenaught (rooftop, I14):
Martung's wolf (E14):
Jonash (D13):
Martaug (E18):
Orislav (E13):
Kara (E12):
Yalka (her 4th round of rage, F13):
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Round 6 initiative 21:
Deserach begins at a whispers tone, words of arcane mystery and power with the meter of a poem, the words slowly increases in volume until there is a palatable sense of crackling energy to his words and presence.
A portal of sorts opens beside the undead abomination, from which the dry aroma of sun-baked sand and heat issues forth. As quickly as it appears it disappears leaving in it's wake an enormous scarab (well technically its small) it's shell black as night with two antennae that end in soft red glowing bulbs. It's mandibles clack noisily as it anticipates sinking them into the abomination. It immediately attacks.
Deserach's beetle appears next to Martaug's wolf and, as it is a celestial giant beetle, adds Smite Evil to its attack. It misses. (But it does provide flanking for anyone moving into D12.)
Grumblenaught tries to deliver a finishing blow while the field is relatively clear, but his bolt sails awry. "Bah!" He spits in disgust, reloading yet again.