Stairwell Guardians

[CountFalchiezVander]

The creatures amble towards the monk, that is their surprise (ish) round.

Zombies - 15
Magasark - 9
Tharwin - 10
Soolee - 15
Narson - 12

Soolee is up.

[Soolee]

OOC; Don’t know if I can engage this round. If so here are my rolls Att: 1D20 7+4=12 Dam: 1D8 4+2=6

[CountFalchiezVander]

DM Note: You may move through a friendly square, I doubt Tharwin will say no.

OOC: Zombie AC is 12

Soolee whirls through the door, past the monk and slices through what appears to be an elven zombie. Its innards spew forth with a vile smell, but it continues to sway to and fro, and swings at the paladin, as does another, while the remaining two swing at the monk.

Zomb1: misses, his fist grazing the paladin's armor
Zomb2: His fist connects with Soolee's jaw, rattling her slightly in her armor (6 damage)

The other two zombies swing at the monk, but he manages to evade their blows with grace and finesse.

Narson holds his small mace in hand, studying the creatures of the darkness.

"Dagnabit, does anyone have a knife or blade of some sort, I left mine back at the inn..." He shrugs and waits.

[Scorch]

:ooc: hah im not feeling mean, so I let her past ;) :ooc:

seeing two amble up to me and swing poorly, no match for my speed, I pummel the left zombie as hard as I can.

Attack 1
1d20+1, 1d6+2=[16, 1], [2, 2] (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1483678/)



Attack 2
1d20+1, 1d6+2=[19, 1], [4, 2] (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1483679/)

[CountFalchiezVander]

Tharwin:

Your punches land solidly on the zombies, but you manage to only crunch a small rib, they do not seem to falter nor stop their attack.

[Scorch]

:ooc: just confirming that both my attacks were on 1 zombie. :ooc:

[CountFalchiezVander]

DM Note: no problem Tharwin, understood.

[Scorch]

Shouting back to Narson "Narson my walking stick might rattle their bones if you hit that hard enough, grab it off my back!" said with some urgency.

My walking stick is tied to my back, but not strongly secured. So I guess it could be pretty easily removed.

[magasark]

I aim carefully past my friends at zombie 1 and take a shot with my crossbow.

OOC:
Attack:1d20+3=15 (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1484127/)
Damage: 1d8=6 (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1484128/)

[CountFalchiezVander]

The bolt pierces the zombie, but seems to not be very effective, managing a small hole in its stomach.

[Soolee]

Smite Dam. : 1D8 5+2+1=8

[CountFalchiezVander]

Soolee:

The blade lands true and slashes through the zombie, a heavy "uggghhhhhh" escaping its lips before it falls to the ground, perfectly still. The other undead respond by swinging at their former targets.

Zom2: The fist swings close, but fails to reach even the outstretched blade of the paladin

Zom3: the things heaves downwards, attempting to crush your skill, and connects with cold stone floor, cracking it a little

Zom4: It attempts to swing at the monk as well, but flails wildly as the monk twists his body to the left, leaving nothingness where his ribcage once was.

Narson looks to the monk, then to the mace in his hand.

"Thanks, but I would prefer to shred these things, not bruise them...." The bard delays his action...

[Scorch]

After dodging skillfully I strike out hard and fast at the same shuffling cadaver although the soft spots on their former elf selfs seem to have much less effect than if they were alive...


Attack 1
1d20+1, 1d6+2=[2, 1], [1, 2] (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1484780/)



Attack 2
1d20+1, 1d6+2=[13, 1], [5, 2] (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1484781/)

[CountFalchiezVander]

Tharwin:

Your first blows sinks into the rotted flesh of the creature, doing little, but the second blow connects with the creature's lifeless jaw, cracking it. It reels a moment from the impact and then carries on.

[magasark]

Seeing that the beating and pierceing weapons are not working so well, I drop my crossbow, draw my sword, and advance towards the zombies.

OOC:
I do not think that I have time after that to attack.

[CountFalchiezVander]

DM Note: that is indeed all your actions for the round. Soolee up next.

[Soolee]

DAM: 1d8+2=6 (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1485804/)

[CountFalchiezVander]

Soolee's blade slashes through and severs an arm off a zombie. It moans as the squishy noise is made as the rotting arm thwacks on the ground with a bit of a thick, liquid like sound.

The three zombies all take their swings, the one missing an arm tilting slightly due to the unbalancing of missing an arm, and over extending to miss the paladin by several inches. The other two gang up on the monk, both swinging ineffectively as Tharwin merely steps to the left, then to the right.

[Scorch]

Concentrating on the zombie who I've repetively pummelled I throw my fist as hard as I can into its jaw.

Unarmed attack
1d20+3=19 (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1486779/)

Damage
1d6+3=8 (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1486781/)

[CountFalchiezVander]

Tharwin:

You fists cracks a few bones in its elven facial structure, and you seemed to have inflicted a little more damage, though you realize perhaps having a pair of kama might have been a useful idea.

[Scorch]

:ooc: Live and learn Count live and learn ;) :ooc:

I mentally kick myself at my unwise decision to travel light and forego carrying multiple weapons. My short sightedness in the face of preparation will be changed in the future...

[CountFalchiezVander]

Narson looks at the undead, then top the stairs, and raises an eyebrow.

"Maybe there is help down below!" He pipes up.

You all see the bard bolt down the stairwell, dodging poorly placed attacks of opportunity.

[magasark]

Seeing my opportunity to attack now, I swing with my blade at the nearest zombie.

OOC:
attack: 1d20+1=14 (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1488268/)
damage: 1d6=6 (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1488269/)

[CountFalchiezVander]

Magasark:

You swing your blade towards the monk the monk has been pummeling on, slashing open its chest, and you watch in mild horror as maggots and the like spew out as it collapses on the ground, leaving two standing...

[Soolee]

Att and Dam (1d20+4,1d8+2=[6, 4], [4, 2]) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1488751/)

[CountFalchiezVander]

The zombies swing once again, one at the paladin, one at the rogue, as the monk seems to pose no real threat.

Soolee:

You feel your balance regain in time for a rotting fist to smash into your arm, bruising it, but otherwise not giving it much pain. (3 damage)

Magasark:

You nimbly dodge as a fist crashes down on the floor with a wet smacking sound, and bits of flesh remain on the floor as it raises its fist.

[Scorch]

Feeling my well placed blows are doing nothing in the face of this threat, I charge at the undead shoulder first and attempt to overrun one of them to head after Narson.

Strength
1d20+2=19 (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1490840/)

If I succeed I run after Narson down the stairway to see what has befallen him...

[CountFalchiezVander]

Tharwin:

You charge through the undead creature, its opportunity to strike giving you an opening. You barrel through the creature, knocking it down the flight of stairs, using it as a sort of mattress to land upon as you charge headlong down the stairs, into the darkness below....

There is now one creature left to battle in the room.

[magasark]

I again swing my short sword at the zombie...my sword glances off the wall of the stairwell missing the zombie entirely.

OOC:
Attack:1d20+1=5 (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1492548/)

[Soolee]

Att and Dam (1d20+4,1d8+2=[3, 4], [6, 2]) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1492569/) Disregard damage

[CountFalchiezVander]

The zombie sluggishly swings at the paladin, coming nowhere near anything vital.

[Soolee]

The Paladin is steadfast as she trys to put the Elven Zombie out of both their miseries.

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Att: 12+4=16 Dam: 3+2=7

[color=#333333]Castle acting up.

[CountFalchiezVander]

Soolee:

You manage to finally slash through the undead, spilling its vile contents onto the floor. It perishes.

The zombie down at the bottom of the flight of stairs stands, its action all used up.

[Scorch]

:ooc: Can I still act or am I considered out of the battle?

[CountFalchiezVander]

DM Note: The zombie is in front of you, you are still in combat

[Scorch]

OOC: What can I see around me at the bottom of the stairs? Is narson anywhere to be seen?

A little daunted by the Zombie's resiliency to his blows, I grab onto its mottled rotting flesh and attempt to grapple it to the floor, for one of my friends to deal with more effectively.

Grapple
1d20+6=26 (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1496802/)


Damage
1d6+3=8 (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1496803/)

[CountFalchiezVander]

Tharwin:

You manage to grapple the zombie with no difficulty, and smack his rib cage, causing a little seepage of what was once blood. You are a little distracted to see what is in this are, but you can discern it is a room, and Narson is over in a corner examining something.

[magasark]

With all the zombies finished at the top of the stairs, I rush down to aid my friends at the bottom.

[Soolee]

Soolee stays at the top of the stairs waiting and alert hoping no more surprises come their way for now..

[CountFalchiezVander]

Narson looks over to Tharwin and his struggling foe, and raises an eyebrow. He quickly moves into a flanking position should the undead go free. He readies an action...

The zombie moans softly into Tharwin's ear while struggling to free itself, with abject failure.

Tharwin:

Your hear two softly spoken elven words:

"Free me..."

[Scorch]

Taken aback by the words I feel its now my duty to give mercy to my long dead kin. Desperately trying to end his torment I grab the horrid mottled once elven zombie by the head and attempt to snap its neck with a sharp flick of the wrists.

Grapple
1d20+6=20 (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1498178/)

Damage
1d6+3=8 (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1498180/)

[CountFalchiezVander]

Tharwin:

You hear with a sickening crunch the sound of ancient bones snapping, and you see the blackened eyes roll over as the corpse hits the stone floor with a solid wet smack, its flesh smattering the tiles.

Here ends combat....