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Post by Daos on Aug 10, 2021 19:04:15 GMT -8
The zombies pause at the sound and turn to look toward the party as they emerge from the treeline. ============ (OOC: How's this one? Click to enlarge. Each square is 10' x 10'. Key: M = Man, W = Woman, c = Child, C = Captain Miles, g = Giunona, N = Nicholas, m = Marco, 1-8 = Zombies.) (Go ahead and state actions for Round 01.)
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Post by Matt4 on Aug 11, 2021 4:34:45 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 16/23 - AC: 18 - CD: 0/1 - Inspiration: No - Conditions: Protection from Evil and Good" Marco, you stay behind us, see if you can throw some rocks from a safe distance." Giunona charges one of the undead [n°3] nearest to the family and swings her quarterstaff at him. OOC Actions Yes, it's perfect. Thank you! Shilleagh Attack: 3RpkxyV61d20+5Damage: 1d8+31d20+5·1d8+3
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Post by Daos on Aug 11, 2021 15:39:07 GMT -8
Giunona charges forward, just as her target turns slowly toward her with jerky movements. Before it can react, she slams her quarterstaff--now a Shillelagh--into the creature's chest, and the divine power within causes a large chunk of its chest to explode out of its body, exposing its ribs and dead heart to open air. A moment later, Miles moves forward and with an overhead slash of his great sword, nearly bisects the corpse in half, killing it (or re-killing, rather) at once. While Marco obeys and pokes around the ground for some rocks ("Found one!" he cries out), Nicholas steps forward, his holy icon in hand. Holding it aloft, he cries, "By the light of the Morninglord, be gone!" There is a flash of bright, yellow light. And all but one of the remaining zombies flee in terror to the north. Nicholas looks to Giunona for approval, a big, dumb grin on his face. But he fails to notice the one zombie that remained unaffected and nearly double overs when it punches him right in the gut, nearly knocking the air out of him. The family doesn't waste the opportunity, and all three of them flee to the west, only looking back to make sure they aren't still being pursued. ============== Round 01!Giunona moves 25 feet north, then swings her Shillelagh (+3 hit/dmg) at Zombie 03 [AC 8] (1d20+5): 19+5 = 24, hit for (1d6+3): 5+3 = 8 bludgeoning damage. Zombie 03 becomes moderately damaged. Captain Miles moves 25 feet north, then slashes his great sword with great weapon master (-5 hit/+10 dmg) at Zombie 03 [AC 8] (1d20+1): 16+1 = 17, hit for (2d6+14): 4+14 = 18 slashing damage. Zombie 03 is destroyed.xk|y3qQw1d201d61d6Friar Nicholas moves 10 feet northeast and 15 feet north, then channels divinity to turn undead. Marco searches for rocks with an investigation check (1d20): 9, he finds one rock. 1d20Family dashes 60 feet to the west. Zombie 01 saves vs. WIS [DC 12] (1d20-2): 12-2 = 10, fail. Zombie 01 is turned and dashes 40 feet north in terror. 1d20Zombie 02 saves vs. WIS [DC 12] (1d20-2): 3-2 = 1, fail. Zombie 02 is turned and dashes 40 feet north in terror. 1d20Zombie 03 is destroyed. Zombie 04 saves vs. WIS [DC 12] (1d20-2): 3-2 = 1, fail. Zombie 04 is turned and dashes 40 feet north in terror. 1d20Zombie 05 saves vs. WIS [DC 12] (1d20-2): 16-2 = 14, pass. Zombie 05 moves 5 feet southwest and slams Nichoas [AC 10] (1d20+3): 14+3 = 17, hit for (1d6+1): 3+1 = 4 bludgeoning damage. Friar Nicholas becomes moderately wounded. 1d201d201d6Zombie 06 saves vs. WIS [DC 12] (1d20-2): 8-2 = 6, fail. Zombie 06 is turned and dashes 40 feet north in terror. 1d20Zombie 07 saves vs. WIS [DC 12] (1d20-2): 6-2 = 4, fail. Zombie 07 is turned and dashes 40 feet north in terror. 1d20Zombie 08 saves vs. WIS [DC 12] (1d20-2): 8-2 = 6, fail. Zombie 08 is turned and dashes 40 feet north in terror. 1d20(OOC: Actions for Round 2?) 1d20·1d6·1d6·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d6·1d20·1d20·1d20
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Post by Matt4 on Aug 12, 2021 16:32:05 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 16/23 - AC: 18 - CD: 0/1 - Inspiration: No - Conditions: Protection from Evil and Good" Nicholas!" - Giunona cries out as she smashes the last undead left. She winks at the young monk and says: " Good job, kiddo! Now let's finish this up." OOC Actions Shillelagh Attack: P2nkrkGT1d20+5Damage: 1d8+31d20+5·1d8+3
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Post by Daos on Aug 12, 2021 19:14:58 GMT -8
Giunona slams her Shillelagh into the last remaining zombie's kneecap, causing it to topple over on the ground. Miles then steps in, and with another overhead slash, takes the zombie's head clean off its neck. The body twitches a bit, before going still.
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Round 02!
Giunona moves 25 feet north, then swings her Shillelagh (+3 hit/dmg) at Zombie 05 [AC 8] (1d20+5): 4+5 = 9, hit for (1d6+3): 8+3 = 11 bludgeoning damage. Zombie 05 becomes seriously damaged. Captain Miles slashes his great sword with great weapon master (-5 hit/+10 dmg) at Zombie 03 [AC 8] (1d20+1): 10+1 = 11, hit for (2d6+14): 10+14 = 24 slashing damage. Zombie 05 is destroyed. c2Keg2RS1d201d61d6 Zombie 05 is destroyed.
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Post by Matt4 on Aug 12, 2021 23:15:18 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 16/23 - AC: 18 - CD: 0/1 - Inspiration: No - Conditions: Protection from Evil and Good" Nice work, everyone." - Giunona says as she checks the two undead are dead for good. She almost shouts out to get the family attention, but she decides against it. They seem to know what they're doing, and she doesn't want to draw any more unwanted attention. " Not too shabby, we're tied at six undead turned each. Let's see if you can edge me out." - she says to Nicholas, as she gestures to Marco to keep going.
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Post by Daos on Aug 13, 2021 13:51:54 GMT -8
Nicholas nods, still a bit out of breath.
Marco looks disappointed that the battle is over before he can do anything. He holds his club in one hand and the rock he found in the other, and leads the way north. The party crosses Trade Road, slipping between some buildings on the other side. They can hear distant screams and the sounds of fighting in the distance from all over town. From there, they reach another small forested area. When they emerge from the other side, Giunona spots a group of stealthy shadows moving towards the party. They are too coordinated and quiet to be zombies.
Spotting them, a woman's voice calls out in the dark. "Who goes there?" The shadows creep closer, and she sees that they are armed villagers led by a stern-faced woman wearing leather armor.
"That's Nichole, the mayor," Marco points out.
"You're the Marsett boy," Nichole observes. "Marco, right? Is your family safe?"
"Yes, ma'am, they're holed up in the cellar for now," Marco answers.
Nichole looks over Miles, Nicholas and Giunona. "I don't know any of you. Out-of-towners?"
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Post by Matt4 on Aug 13, 2021 16:17:25 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 16/23 - AC: 18 - CD: 0/1 - Inspiration: No Giunona stiffens and her hands almost reaches for her quarterstaff before Marco reveals the woman's identity. " Yes, Ma'am." - she echoes Marco's response. She had never been good in dealing with authorities. Pompous little lot. Even if there was something different about this woman. - " I'm Giunona, priest of Marthammor Duin. They're Captain Miles from the Purple Dragon Army, and Nicholas, a priest of Lathander. Sorry to meet in such circumstances." She took the liberty to answer for all of them in an attempt of getting the pleasantries out of the way quickly, she didn't mean to be rude but they were in a hurry. " We're trying to reach the temple, see if it's safe for the others." - she says as her eyes reach Marco.
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Post by Daos on Aug 13, 2021 18:13:57 GMT -8
"You're a priest then? Good," Nichole says. "Yes, we had the same idea. We've been rounding up people and leading them to the temple so we can defend them all together." She looks back to Marco. "We can send a team to collect your family, too." She looks back to Giunona. "We've seen the creatures dragging people off towards the northeast, where the old graveyard is. Since you have two priests with you, I assume you're better equipped than us to check it out, and possibly rescue the folk that were carried off there?"
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Post by Matt4 on Aug 14, 2021 2:55:54 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 16/23 - AC: 18 - CD: 0/1 - Inspiration: No Well, the offer makes sense, and yet... She feels she is not the one who has to take that decision. " Marco, what do you think?" - she asks the young boy. - " This plan would work for me, but it is your family that we're talking about here."
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Post by Daos on Aug 14, 2021 15:22:02 GMT -8
Marco looks torn between helping Giunona and helping his family. After some thought, he says, "I'll do whatever I can to help fight those things, if you need me to."
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Post by Matt4 on Aug 14, 2021 16:36:21 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 16/23 - AC: 18 - CD: 0/1 - Inspiration: No Sensing the hesitation in the boy's voice, Giunona mulls it over for a few seconds before turning to the mayor: " You seem to have quite the large group, could you lend us one of your men to guide us towards the graveyard? This way Marco could come with you... We also saw a family running from the undead earlier, I think he could help you trace them too since he saw where they were headed."
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Post by Daos on Aug 14, 2021 18:55:29 GMT -8
Nichole looks over her group, then points one out. "Oswald, you're with them."
Oswald, a middle-aged farmer wielding a club, steps forward.
"Oswald here can help guide you around town. Marco, you can come with us," she tells the lad.
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Post by Matt4 on Aug 14, 2021 23:28:14 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 16/23 - AC: 18 - CD: 0/1 - Inspiration: No Giunona puts a hand on Marco's shoulder as he starts walking toward the other group: " You're a very brave young man." - then her hand shifts on his own, the one holding on to the rock. " But remember not to be too reckless." - she concludes with a cheeky tone. " Well, Nichole, huh..I mean, Ma'am. I'm sure we'll see each other again at the temple. Good luck, we could all use it tonight." - and as she says that she readies to set out toward the graveyard.
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Post by Daos on Aug 15, 2021 13:34:07 GMT -8
Nichole nods. "Good luck, and may the gods be with us all." The two groups part ways, with Oswald taking the lead.
The zombies’ trail is not hard to follow. Tatters of clothing and splatters of blood clearly show their path. They dragged their victims north along Pommeville’s main road, and turned off at a winding lane that leads into the woods. Oswald nods in that direction. "That leads to the cemetery," he confirms. "They all seem to be heading in that direction."
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