CH. 03 - Princenappers!

[GravityEmblem]

April grunts as the unholy paladin strikes her, and slashes back at the zombie in her face.

[OOC: Glaive attack on Walking Corpse 4. P3nfhJF61d20+51d10+3 Crit damage 1d101d20+5·1d10+3·1d10

[Matt4]

Poppy attacks Walking Dead 6.

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Since my last roll wasn't used I'll use it now

[Daos]

Poppy and Kalinda team up against one of the corpses, both stabbing the creature with their respective blades.  Working together, the pair manage to finally put the corpse down for good.  Mizzle gathers some water together, chants some kind of blessing on it, then sends it up into the air.  It rains down gently on Kalinda, restoring some of her vigor and soothing some of the pain she's suffered.

Terani and Blitz rush forward to try and aid April, but it turns out unnecessary, as she brings her glaive down in an overhead swing, bisecting her opponent in half.  Both sides fall over, twitching on the ground before going still.

The undead paladin puts two more arrows in April; one hitting and disrupting her blessing, and the other missing entirely.  Snarling, it seems to have no further words and just draws its black sword and going in a defensive stance, as there is no longer anything standing between it and the party.

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Initiative
Poppy: 25
Terani: 22
Blitz: 19
Mizzle: 18
Kalinda: 16
Walking Corpse 04: 12
Walking Corpse 06: 12
April: 12
Undead Paladin: 8

Round 07!

Poppy moves 5 feet northwest.  She then stabs her rapier while blessed (+1d4) at Walking Corpse 06 [AC 8] (1d20+5+1d4):  12+5 = 17, hit for (1d8+3):  4+3 = 7 piercing damage.  Walking Corpse 06 makes a CON save [DC 12] (1d20+3):  13+3 = 16, pass.  Walking Corpse 06 remains standing.
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Terani moves 5 feet west, then 15 feet northwest.  He then dashes another 20 feet northwest.
Blitz moves 25 feet northwest.  He then dashes 25 feet north.
Mizzle looses an arrow at Undead Paladin [AC 14] (1d20+3):  6+3 = 9, miss.  As a bonus action, she expends a gallon of water to cast Healing Word on Kalinda, restoring (1d4+3): 1+3 = 4 HP.  Kalinda improves to seriously wounded.
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Kalinda stabs her short sword while blessed (+1d4) at Walking Corpse 06 [AC 8] (1d20+5+1d4): 19+5+2 = 26, hit for (1d6+3): 2+3 = 5 piercing damage. Walking Corpse 06 makes a CON save [DC 10] (1d20+3): 5+3 = 8, fail.  Walking Corpse 06 re-dies.
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Walking Corpse 04 slams against April [AC 17] (1d20+3):  12+3 = 15, miss.
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Walking Corpse 06 is dead, again.
April slashes her glaive at Walking Corpse 04 [AC 8] (1d20+5): 20+5 = 25, critical hit! for (2d10+3): 9+3 = 12 slashing damage. Walking Corpse 04 re-dies.
Undead Paladin looses an arrow from its long bow at April [AC 17] (1d20+4): 15+4 = 19, hit for (1d8+2):  5+2 = 7 piercing damage. April is seriously wounded and makes a CON save [DC 10] (1d20+1):  2+1 = 3, fail.  Bless ends.  Undead Paladin then looses an arrow at April [AC 17] (1d20+4): 5+4 = 9, miss.
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(OOC: Actions for Round 08?)1d20·1d20·1d4·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20

[HorizonsDream]

Kalinda dashes to attack the Paladin now, since he is the only thing left.

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[GravityEmblem]

April ducks behind the archway, calling on Elonna to heal her wounds.

[OOC: April moves 20 feet east and heals herself for 5 HP using Lay On Hands.]

[MaltholLoth]

Terani walks north and fires an arrow at the unholy paladin, glancing over at April and the others all injured. "I'm sorry. However, stay off deaths door until I can be stronger..." he quietly says.


To hit - ioY9mbNB1d20+4
Any damage - 1d6+21d20+4·1d6+2

[Daos]

Terani moves out of cover and draws his bow, before reaching back into his quiver for an arrow.  But his hand finds nothing!  He suddenly realizes he had never remembered to actually buy arrows when he first set out on this mission.

Realizing there were no further opponents, Blitz skids to a halt and starts moving the other direction toward the undead paladin, doing the best to protect himself from any incoming arrows.  Mizzle looses another arrow, but it sinks into the ground about five feet away from the undead paladin.  April moves forward, healing herself with Elonna's power, although after she is done she is still a bit bloodied.

Kalinda rushes ahead right at the undead paladin, unflinchingly afraid.  She stabs her blade in its heart, running it through entirely, then follows up by slamming her fist across its face, the impact snapping its head back with a sickening crunch.  The undead paladin, however, slowly moves its head back into place, its burning red eyes gleaming in amusement.  "Is that all?" it asks.  It seems Kalinda's strikes were not nearly as effective as she had hoped.  She withdraws the sword from its body just in time for the paladin to slash across her body with its own black blade, leaving her teetering on the edge of consciousness.  It then reaches out toward her, its hand glowing with a black energy, but she has just enough wherewithal left to dodge the attack.

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Initiative
Poppy: 25
Terani: 22
Blitz: 19
Mizzle: 18
Kalinda: 16
April: 12
Undead Paladin: 8

Round 08!

Poppy dodges.
Terani moves 15 feet north.  However, he has no arrows to shoot.
Blitz moves 10 feet east, 5 feet southeast, 10 feet east and 5 feet north.  He then dodges.
Mizzle looses an arrow at Undead Paladin [AC 14] (1d20+3): 9+3 = 12, miss.
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Kalinda moves 10 feet northeast and 10 feet east.  She then stabs her short sword at Undead Paladin who resists [AC 14] (1d20+5): 11+5 = 16, hit for (1d6+3): 4+3 = 7/2 = 3 piercing damage. As a bonus action, she makes an unarmed strike against Undead Paladin who resists [AC 14] (1d20+5):  20+5 = 25, critical hit! for (2d4+3):  4+3 = 7/2 = 3 bludgeoning damage.
April moves 20 feet east and lays hands on herself, restoring 5 HP.
Undead Paladin slashes its long sword at Kalinda [AC 15] (1d20+4):  12+4 = 16, hit for (1d8+2):  5+2 = 7 slashing damage.  Kalinda is near death.  It then reaches out with a glowing hand  at Kalinda [AC 15] (1d20+4):  3+4 = 7, miss.
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(OOC: Actions for Round 09?)
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[HorizonsDream]

Kalinda, despite the fact she knew she was on her last legs continues attacking. Ahe manages to muster up enough strength to add another attack in there. If anything, she can get one more hit in, then the others can finish him off.

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[MaltholLoth]

Terani runs at the paladin to get behind her, "By Elonna we will defeat you this day!" again looking to be an annoyance to the paladin and restrain her when the chance comes. He notes Kalinda being barely able to stand and readies himself.


[ooc dash action, ba spare the dying readied]

[GravityEmblem]

April also runs up close to the ghost paladin, healing herself on the way. She stands, ready to strike it if Kalinda falls.

[OOC: April moves 5 feet south, 15 feet east, and 10 feet north. She casts Cure Wounds on herself. upAIjT5H1d8+31d8+3

[Matt4]

Poppy joins Kalinda and the others in their assult to the Paladin.

OOC

Rapier: VQv1Sgyv1d20+5

Dmg: 1d8+3 + 2d6

crit: 1d8 + 2d6

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[Daos]

Suddenly springing into action, Poppy dashes forward stabbing her rapier right in the paladin's eye, piercing through the other side of its head.  And yet, it somehow still remains standing, just laughing at her efforts.  "Fools.  The dead cannot be killed."

Terani and April move forward, as well, but both are weighed down by gear and don't get as close as they hoped; the latter heals herself back up to near full health along the way, though.

Blitz joins in, slicing into the paladin with his sword while Mizzle shoots it with an arrow; again, the creature remains standing, just laughing.  Kalinda has a moment of indecision.  Should she use the last of her strength to fall back and let her companions finish it off?  Or should she throw everything she has at it in a last stand?  She opts for the latter, stabbing, punching and kicking, but still, the paladin remains standing, almost mocking in its defiance of the natural order.  "The dead cannot die...but you can," the paladin taunts, slashing its sword at the drow.  She manages to sidestep it, but then the creature reverses the momentum of its blade and stabs her in the gut.  Kalinda staggers back, a hand going to her stomach and coming back drenched in crimson.  She falls backward, unsure if she would wake up again as herself...or a shambling corpse, before the world around her goes completely dark.

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Initiative
Poppy: 25
Terani: 22
Blitz: 19
Mizzle: 18
Kalinda: 16
April: 12
Undead Paladin: 8

Round 09!

Poppy moves 5 feet northeast and 15 feet east.  As a bonus action, she dashes 10 feet east.  She stabs her rapier at Undead Paladin who resists [AC 14] (1d20+5):  20+5 = 25, critical sneak attack! for (2d8+3+4d6):  14+3+12 = 29/2 = 14 piercing damage.
Terani moves 20 feet east.  As an action, he dashes another 20 feet east.
Blitz moves 5 feet northeast, 10 feet east and 5 feet north.  He then slashes his long sword at Undead Paladin who resists [AC 14] (1d20+4):  15+4 = 19, hit for (1d8+2):  6+2 = 8/2 = 4 slashing damage.
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Mizzle looses an arrow at Undead Paladin [AC 14] (1d20+3): 13+3 = 16, hit for (1d6+1):  2+1 = 3/2 = 1 piercing damage.
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Kalinda stabs her short sword at Undead Paladin who resists [AC 14] (1d20+5): 13+5 = 18, hit for (1d6+3): 5+3 = 8/2 = 4 piercing damage. As a bonus action, she spends 1 ki point to use Flurry of Blows and makes an unarmed strike against Undead Paladin who resists [AC 14] (1d20+5): 17+5 = 22, hit for (1d4+3): 3+3 = 6/2 = 3 bludgeoning damage.  And then a second unarmed strike against Undead Paladin who resists [AC 14] (1d20+5):  3+5 = 8, miss.
April moves 5 feet south and 15 feet east, but is too encumbered to move further.  She then casts Cure Wounds on herself, restoring (1d8+3):  8+3 = 11 HP.  She is restored to near full health.
Undead Paladin slashes its long sword at Kalinda [AC 15] (1d20+4): 6+4 = 10, miss. It then slashes its long sword at Kalinda [AC 15] (1d20+4): 14+4 = 18, hit for (1d8+2):  1+2 = 3 slashing damage.  Kalinda falls.
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(OOC: Note for future reference, but Readying an Action takes an action, and bonus action spells cannot be readied.

Actions for Round 10?)
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[MaltholLoth]

Terani internally curses his own stupidity in armour choice, if there weren't other more pressing matters at hand, he'd remove it and in frustration throw it as far as he could... which probably wouldn't be all that far. Still he closed the gap, standing besides Kalinda he invokes the healing power of Elonna. "It is not our time to die. Rest for now." he then looks at the paladin, "You do not get to chose who lives or dies. The line you walk is now to be broken and you will find only torment." Je then attempts to restrain the paladin in a grapple in order to help the others.



[ooc uses spare the dying on Kalinda and attempts grapple on paladin]
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[Matt4]

"Kalinda! No!" - Poppy shouts, as she tries to skewer the paladin again.

OOC

Rapier: EIL3pCwp1d20+5

Dmg: 1d8+3 + 2d61d20+5·1d8+3·2d6

[Daos]

Poppy thrusts her rapier into the corpse again, but it seems to do little against it.  Terani stabilizes Kalinda then throws himself bodily at the corpse, managing to get his arms around its torso and hold it in place.  This gives Blitz the opportunity he needs.  While the paladin struggles against the aasimar, Blitz swipes his blade across its neck, severing its head entirely.  It rolls a few feet away as the body goes limp in Terani's arms.

The head simply chuckles darkly.  "Fools.  You think you've accomplished anything?  The dead cannot die."  An ethereal, cloudy substance rises out of the head and then flies off, disappearing into the boughs of the tree.  The entire wood is then returned to silence, save the party's heavy breathing from exertion.

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Initiative
Poppy: 25
Terani: 22
Blitz: 19
Mizzle: 18
Kalinda: 16
April: 12
Undead Paladin: 8

Round 10!

Poppy stabs her rapier at Undead Paladin who resists [AC 14] (1d20+5): 14+5 = 19, sneak attack for (1d8+3+2d6): 3+3+4 = 10/2 = 5 piercing damage.
Terani moves 5 feet northeast and 5 feet east. As a bonus action, he casts Spare the Dying on Kalinda.  Kalinda is now stabilized.  Terani then attempts to grapple the Undead Paladin with an Athletics check (1d20):  9 against Undead Paladin's Athletics check (1d20+2):  5+2 = 7; Terani wins.  Undead Paladin is now grappled (move 0).
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Blitz slashes his long sword at Undead Paladin who resists [AC 14] (1d20+4): 14+4 = 18, hit for (1d8+2): 8+2 = 10/2 = 5 slashing damage.  Undead Paladin falls.
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Mizzle has no targets.
Kalinda is unconscious but stable.
Undead Paladin has fallen.

(OOC: End combat.)
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