Malize looks like she might cheerfully punch Vernal and sends a bolt of cold forth.
Steam hisses into the air where the edge of the cloud of coldness meets the barrier of fire. While both skeletons are quickly coated in frost, it's hard to tell if either of them is harmed by it.
Wandering across the floor, Vernal arrives next to Santander and waves a graceful hand at the bloodied archer. As his fingers open, a greenish glow attempts to settle around the skeleton, highlighting its weaker areas.
"The better to see you with."
Minor action to divine challenge Archer 2. I shift to H26 and attack Archer 2.
Virtuous Strike vs AC for radiant damage.
Santander, while trying to avoid the front line fighters with a fiery bolt, unfortunately also misses the intended target by a wide margin.
The fire arcs past everyone and hits the ground outside rather harmlessly.
"To hell with this." Ovid dashes past Corpus and swings his spear like a hammer at the skeleton's midsection. If it attempts to attack him, it would only open itself up further.
Unfortunately, the spear gets stuck in the door frame as he winds up for his swing.
The last of the undead acts like the drow it once was. Not only does it take advantage of the opening Ovid gave it, but it presses in with a second attack against him. And, as Ovid steps outside the temple, he feels the blessings on him fade.
However, like Ovid's own attack, the skeleton's short sword finds nothing except air.
Corpus presses in his own attack at the last foe, the axes in his hands seeking to end the drow archer's life for a second time.
The first axe cuts the skeletons off arm away, leaving the thing barely standing. The second blow, however, connects with air.
Malize uses the hobgoblin as a shield and attempts to destroy the archer.
Vernal tells himself he's still gorgeous as he plucks the rogue arrow out of his armour.
Dimly aware that he needs to be close to do damage, and feeling exhausted already, he leans up against the wall and spins his knife, waiting for anything stupid enough to stumble past him. Comfortably rubbing his shoulders against the stonework, he considers what he knows about the enemies so far and wonders how it can be put to use.
"Someone move that detestable barrel. I don't want it going off in my face." He makes no move to do so himself.
I lift the barrel and carefully move it to J24.
Dungeoneering
Santander fires a few fireballs out the front doors of the temple hoping to intimidate the next approaching band of attackers or possibly at least creating some fiery terrain through which they must first pass before reaching the front doors.
Corpus spends a HS with Vernal's aid bringing him up to full HP.
"Someone help me with this barrel" Corpus says as he begins to move it out of the doorway.
"Kevaras, that one longsword looks like it magical you might want to use it on the next wave."
Vernal reflects on old battles he's read about and thinks that your best bet is to keep a low profile and not to try and attack into the army. As long as they think you're harmless, you'll be safer.
Kevaras' can't make out any more details on the barrel, other than it's totally sealed in a layer of something waxy. He and Corpus move it out of the way.
Santander moves to the door and his balls of fire do draw the notice of those below. And not in the way he intended.
Ovid begins searching the chapel for anything that might aid them in fending off the army.
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Ovid begins searching the chapel for anything that might aid them in fending off the army.
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Ovid doesn't find anything useful.
"Kevaras, that one longsword looks like it magical you might want to use it on the next wave."
"Good idea Corpus," Kevaras says appreciatively and goes to examine the balance of the longsword.
Kevaras' can't make out any more details on the barrel, other than it's totally sealed in a layer of something waxy.
Santander moves to the door and his balls of fire do draw the notice of those below. And not in the way he intended.
Malize?? Skill challenge please. Or we can just repeat your last one.
Malize once more focuses and tries to tap into the temple power.
More power fills her, but in a more subtle way this time, one that she feels, but the others would not.
Malize:
Just then, more enemy arrive. Hobgoblins. Dead one. The zombie goblinoids wear tattered scale mail and carry shields and scimitars. They come through the smoke left by Santander's fire heedless of danger.
As the lead zombie presses towards Corpus, it leaves itself open and others in the group take advantage.
The zombie deflects the staff attack by it's living kin, however, a punch from Ovid strikes it. In the meantime, Vernal lashes out at another one that closes in on Santander.
However, the attack misses, and the hobgoblins strike back.
Ovid nimbly dodges the scimitar attack against him, but the others are struck. The zombies fight as they did when they were alive, covering each other with thier shields.
Santander backs away from the compromising position of the doorway and unleashes a fireball towards the tightly grouped hobgoblin corpses.
"Ugh, disgusting." Malize sneers.
Vernal continues to loll against the wall, yawning.
"Zombies. So last year."
Malize's mental attack likely rips into the zombies. Being Zombies, though, it is hard to tell.
Suddenly, one of the windows explodes inwards and landing inside the temple is a Grimlock. The creature has an axe in each hand, and is bleeding from where the glass cut him.
Santander backs off and starts to cast a spell, but one of the zombies swings at him.
However, the attack misses and the living hobgoblin sends fire into the mass of his undead kin. His target is burning fiercely, but is still on it's feet.
The last zombie mindlessly advances, being burnt slightly as it enters the fiery zone.
Then, something follows the Grimlock through the window. The creature is about the size of a small dog and it has a lot of spines on it's back. And, it's made entirely of shadow.
"Zombies. So last year."
"I hear vampirism is the emerging trend," comments Kevaras as he clutches his holy symbol.
Reacting to the sudden breakage of glass to his left, Kevaras turns and asks, "What is that?"
Ovid ducks under the skeleton's swings and runs for the porcupine, hopefully skewering it upon his spear.
The attack by Ovid seems to bite deeply into the shadowy creature, but does nothing more then annoy the grimlock.
"Lead the charge, brother Ovid!" shouts Kevaras as he raises his sword to divine challenge the grimlock.
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Kevaras counts on Corpus to hold the zombies at bay and moves to attack the shadow creature as well. His blow seems to weaken it more, but, it does not fall.
The Grimlock turns it's attention to Kevaras, eagerly accepting the divine challenge.
Corpus goes into his Tempest Dance and shifts to H25 attacks Sz3, shifts back to I24 attacks Sz2 and then shifts back to H25 attacks Sz4 ending his little dance.
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Corpus nimbly darts amid the zombies.
All of his blows strike true, but none of the creatures fall to his blades.
One of them falls to the flames that Santander placed on it, but the other two weather them and attack.
Corpus has one of them swing at him and the undead hobgoblin scores against the undead drow.
The other zombie moves forward, taking more fire damage and allowing Vernal to strike.
The zombie is battered by the attack, but the undead thing attacks his living kin.
Once more, the undead's blade finds it's mark, though the thing shows no emotion as it attacks.
Bloodied, at 8hp.
ps. Why did I take damage for moving into H25?
Could you make a continuing list of any area effects and what they do. The map dosn't tell me anything other where everyone is.
"Lady Malize! Your humble servant requests fire support at grid J20!!" shouts Kevaras at the grimlock hoping to deafen, or at least distract it.
Vernal seems to find Kevaras's appeal mildly amusing, even as he notices that Corpus is in some difficulty. He plots. Slowly.
Malize blinks, and then squints in irritation, "What are you blathering about, you oaf?" she asks peevishly.
Malize blinks, and then squints in irritation, "What are you blathering about, you oaf?" she asks peevishly.
Bloodied, at 8hp.
ps. Why did I take damage for moving into H25?
Could you make a continuing list of any area effects and what they do. The map dosn't tell me anything other where everyone is.
Because of the effect of Santander's Explosive Pyre. But, I oopsed it - it only effects enemies. Misread it, so you get the 10 back.
Santander again tries to back away from his undead kin, falling back to regain his strength and bring forth radiant power to encircle the undead to impede their pursuit.
Malize blinks, and then squints in irritation, "What are you blathering about, you oaf?" she asks peevishly.
Kevaras says, "A thousand apologies, m'lady. I appear to have been speaking in tongues. Surely this is a sign of favour from the gods!?"