CH. 02 - Shaevryn's Tomb

[Daos]

Kendrivel picks up the sword, and as soon as he does, two things happen almost simultaneously.  First, the image of the sleeping old man blinks and wavers, then vanishes entirely.  Second, a stone door slides shut at the entrance of the room, locking the party inside the large chamber.

"Oh, my.  That's probably not good," Zedd notes.

Suddenly, eight doors (four on either side of the room) open, revealing a number of undead.  The first two doors reveal three skeletons each, all armed with short swords.  The next two reveal one skeleton each, but they are both massive--nine feet tall--and armed with clubs.  The two doors after that reveal three zombies each, all dressed as Zhentarim soldiers.  The final two doors open to reveal two zombies each, dressed as Freedom Riders.  All of the undead rush out of their cubbyholes to attack.


(Key:D - Dallion, d - Drezden, M - Malavar, Z - Zedd, k - Kendrivel, 1-6 (small black numbers) - Skeletons, 1-2 (large black numbers) - Giant Skeletons, 1-10 (small purple numbers) - Zombies.  Each small square is 5' in size, with larger squares being 10'.)

(OOC:  Roll initiative and state actions for Round 1.)

Initiative
Zedd
tIueNN0U1d10
Skeletons
1d10
Giant Skeletons
1d10
Zombies
(Automatically last)
1d10·1d10·1d10

[GreyWolfVT]

Drezden shakes his head "Told ya Zedd gut feeling." taking up his crossbow and taking a shot at one of the Zhent zombies. 

Init USfyIIUm1d10
Crossbow 1d20+1 to hit, 1d10 dmg1d10·1d20+1·1d10

[TristenC]

As the door closes, That's probably ok, right?   then the side doors open to reveal the undead. Ruh-roh...

Kendrivel will rush back to the others with the new sword, ducking and dodgeing and tumbling away from the undead (for the 4pt AC boost). 

As he and the others are attacked, he will shout out things like, Stop! I just found it laying on the ground! if you had wanted it so bad you wouldn't have left it lying out there! stop that!

Once he gets back to the group he'll say, Hey guys I found it already! once we deal with these boneheads we can go!

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Init

A0ej9WZJ1d10

tumble check (19)

[1d20]

1d20

1d10·1d20

[Rax]

Malavar calls on the power of Tempus to bless his comrades and himself.

Actions

Initiative Ddnj5tPs1d10

Cast bless on the party.

1d10

[Daos]

The skeletons burst from the doorways, their rusty short swords drawn.  Three quickly gang up on Zedd, their combined fury leaving the half-orc bloodied.  The other three go for Drezden, Malavar and Dallion.  Drezden and Malavar avoid the attacks, but Dallion gets hit and loses concentration on the spell he was about to cast.

Kendrivel tumbles toward the rest of the group, the enchanted sword still in hand.  Crying out in annoyance and pain, Zedd states, "That's enough!  Let's see if this shiny new holy symbol works as well as my own."  Holding it aloft, he continues, "Tymora is with me!  Be gone, undead!"  There is a bright flash of light, and the three skeletons attacking him, as well as the ones attacking Drezden and Malavar, begin to back off, terrified of the divine power flooding the room.

Unfortunately, the skeleton attacking Dallion, as well as the giant skeletons and the zombies, don't seem to care.  Drezden fires at one of the oncoming zombies, but misses from this distance.  The giants stomp over, one going for Zedd and the other for Drezden.  Fortunately, Zedd is able to avoid the attack.  Drezden takes a hit, but the skeleton has no muscles, so it's not very bad.

As the zombies slowly start to shuffle out of the rooms toward the party, Malavar holds his own holy icon aloft and calls upon Tempus to bless them with his might.  The whole party feels a sudden surge of bravery as a result.

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Initiative
Skeletons:  1+3 = 4
Kendrivel:  6
Zedd:  3+3 = 6
Drezden:  2+7 = 9
Giant Skeletons:  6+4 = 10
Dallion:  4+10 = 14
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Malavar:  6+10 = 16
Zombies:  Last

Round 01!

Skeleton 01 moves 20 feet east and stabs its short sword at Zedd in studded leather (-1 hit) [TH 12] (1d20-1):  12-1 = 11, miss.
1d20
Skeleton 02 moves 10 feet east and 5 feet northeast, then stabs its short sword at Zedd in studded leather (-1 hit) [TH 12] (1d20-1):  18-1 = 17, hit for (1d6):  4 piercing damage.  Zedd becomes moderately wounded.
1d201d6
Skeleton 03 moves 20 feet east and stabs its short sword at Zedd in studded leather (-1 hit) [TH 12] (1d20-1):  15-1 = 14, hit for (1d6):  5 piercing damage.  Zedd becomes seriously wounded.
1d201d6
Skeleton 04 moves 10 feet west and 15 feet northwest, then stabs its short sword at Drezden in studded leather (-1 hit) [TH 15] (1d20-1):  14-1 = 13, miss.
1d20
Skeleton 05 moves 10 feet west and 10 feet northwest, then stabs its short sword at Malavar [TH 15] (1d20):  9, miss.
1d20
Skeleton 06 moves 10 feet west and 15 feet northwest, then stabs its short sword at Dallion [TH 12] (1d20):  15, hit for (1d6):  1 piercing damage.  Dallion's spell fizzles.  He becomes lightly wounded.
1d201d6
Kendrivel attempts to tumble (1d20):  2, pass.  He improves his AC by 4 and tumbles 40 feet north.
Zedd attempts to turn undead (1d20):  11 for (2d6):  2,3 = 5 HD worth of skeletons and zombies (giant skeletons are unaffected).  Skeletons 01, 02, 03, 04 and 05 are now turned.
1d201d61d6
Drezden fires a bolt from his light crossbow with great aim (+1 hit) at Zombie 02 [TH 9] (1d20+1):  2+1 = 3, miss.
Giant Skeleton 01 moves 20 feet east and 15 feet north, then swings its club at Zedd [TH 8] (1d20):  6, miss.
1d20
Giant Skeleton 02 moves 5 feet west, 25 feet northwest and 5 feet north, then swings its club at Drezden [TH 11] (1d20):  11, hit for (1d6):  1 bludgeoning damage.
1d201d6
Dallion lost his spell.
Malavar casts Bless on the party.  The whole party receives +1 to hit and +1 to fear saves for 6 rounds.
Zombie 01 moves 10 feet east and 20 feet northeast.
Zombie 02 moves 5 feet east, 15 feet northeast and 10 feet north.
Zombie 03 moves 10 feet east and 20 feet northeast.
Zombie 04 moves 10 feet west and 20 feet north.
Zombie 05 moves 10 feet west and 20 feet north.
Zombie 06 moves 10 feet west and 20 feet north.
Zombie 07 moves 10 feet east and 20 feet north.
Zombie 08 moves 10 feet east and 20 feet north.
Zombie 09 moves 15 feet west and 15 feet north.
Zombie 10 moves 15 feet west and 15 feet north.



(OOC:  Pink skeletons are turned.  They will flee on their next turn.

Actions for Round 2?)
1d10·1d20·1d20·1d6·1d20·1d6·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d6·1d20·1d6·1d6·1d20·1d20·1d6

[TristenC]

Kendrivel circles around behind Drezden and tests out his new glowy weapon thing on skeleton 6.  Let's see what this baby can do! 

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so thac0 20, i'll just do a bare d20 roll and no dmg

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1d20

[Dallion80]

*Grunts and swings at the nearest skeleton*

Attack r2Pp1GdH1d20+3

Damage 1d8+21d20+3·1d8+2

[GreyWolfVT]

Drezden switches out his crossbow for his enchanted blade and attacks the giant skeleton attacking him.

Magic Broadsword v_r3iXT21d20+1 to hit, 1d6+2 dmg (assuming the giant skeleton is lrg dmg)1d20+1·1d6+2

[Rax]

Malavar hefts his spear and thrusts at the giant skeleton attacking Drezden.

Actions

To hit w/1-H spear CxYoL|2k1d20+5

Damage 1d8+5

1d20+5·1d8+5

[Daos]

Five of the six man-sized skeletons suddenly turn and flee for the far end of the tomb.  But the sixth one continues to fight Dallion.

Zedd swings his club at the giant skeleton fighting him, and Tymora smiles upon him, because he smashes it hard in the leg with his club.  This causes the skeleton to stagger, and in the process, it drops its own club to the ground.  Eying the oncoming zombie horde, he says, "Well, I guess now we know what became of those Zhents that beat us inside!  Let's hope we don't share their fate!"

Drezden draws his magic sword and slices it at the giant skeleton fighting him, but it just bounces off a femur harmlessly.  The giant skeleton retaliates, cuffing the dwarf on the side of the head with its club.

Fancy, glowing new sword in hand, Kendrivel moves around Dallion and strikes at the remaining man-sized skeleton.  However, he has no training or skill with swords, even magic ones, and misses entirely.  Hopefully, Uncle Trapspringer does not object to his using a non-kender weapon.

Dallion lashes out at the same skeleton, but has the same problem as Drezden, and only scrapes against bone.

Meanwhile, the slow moving zombies continue shuffling forward and the first wave arrives on the scene.  Two go for Malavar, swinging their rotting fists at the half-elf, but he's able to block them both with his shield.  The third one goes for Zedd, who is not so lucky after all.  The zombie beats on him furiously, until he goes down with a cry of pain.

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Initiative
Skeletons: 1+3 = 4
Zedd: 3+3 = 6
Drezden: 2+4 = 6
Kendrivel: 6+2 = 8
Dallion: 4+4 = 8
Giant Skeletons: 6+4 = 10
Malavar: 6+6 = 12
Zombies: Last

Round 02!

Skeleton 01 is turned and flees 80 feet south.
Skeleton 02 is turned and flees 85 feet south.
Skeleton 03 is turned and flees 70 feet south.
Skeleton 04 is turned and flees 90 feet south.
Skeleton 05 is turned and flees 90 feet south.
Skeleton 06 stabs its short sword at Dallion [TH 12] (1d20): 2, miss.
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Zedd swings his club while blessed by Tempus (+1 hit) at Giant Skeleton 01 [TH 16] (1d20+1):  1+1 = 2, critical miss!  Zedd uses Change Luck to turn it into a critical hit!  He deals (1d3):  3x2 = 6 bludgeoning damage.  Giant Skeleton 01 becomes moderately damaged.
1d201d3
Drezden slashes his magic (+1 hit/dmg) broad sword with Tempus' blessing (+1 hit) at Giant Skeleton 02 [TH 13] (1d20+2):  4+2 = 6, miss.
Kendrivel moves 5 feet northwest and 5 feet southwest, then slashes the Sword of the Dales (+3 hit/dmg) without proficiency (-3 hit) with Tempus' blessing (+1 hit) at Skeleton 06 [TH 13] (1d20+1):  10+1 = 11, miss.
Dallion slashes his magic (+1 hit/dmg) long sword with elven grace (+1 hit) and intensive training (+1 hit) and Tempus' blessing (+1 hit) at Skeleton 06 [TH 13] (1d20+4):  4+4 = 8, miss.
Giant Skeleton 01 moves 20 feet east and 15 feet north, then swings its club at Zedd [TH 8] (1d20): 1, critical miss!  It drops its club.
1d20
Giant Skeleton 02 moves 5 feet west, 25 feet northwest and 5 feet north, then swings its club at Drezden [TH 11] (1d20): 15, hit for (1d6): 2 bludgeoning damage.
1d201d6
Malavar stabs his fine (+1 hit) spear one-handed with incredible strength (+2 hit/+4 dmg) and intensive training (+1 hit/dmg) and Tempus' blessing (+1 hit) at Giant Skeleton 02 [TH 15] (1d20+5):  13+5 = 18, hit for (1d8+5):  1/2 = 1+5 = 6 piercing damage.  Giant Skeleton 02 becomes lightly damaged.
Zombie 01 moves 10 feet north, 5 feet northeast and 5 feet north.  It then swings a fist at Malavar who has a magic (-1 hit) shield (-1 hit) [TH 15] (1d20-2):  7-2 = 5, miss.
1d20
Zombie 02 moves 5 feet northwest and 10 feet north.  It then swings a fist at Zedd [TH 12] (1d20):  13, hit for (1d8):  8 bludgeoning damage.  Zedd falls.
1d201d8
Zombie 03 moves 10 feet north.  It then swings a fist at Malavar who has a magic (-1 hit) shield (-1 hit) [TH 15] (1d20-2):  9-2 = 7, miss.
1d20
Zombie 04 moves 25 feet north and 5 feet northwest.
Zombie 05 moves 25 feet north and 5 feet northwest.
Zombie 06 moves 25 feet north and 5 feet northwest.
Zombie 07 moves 30 feet north.
Zombie 08 moves 30 feet north.
Zombie 09 moves 30 feet north.
Zombie 10 moves 30 feet north.



(OOC: Actions for Round 3?)

1d20·1d20·1d3·1d20·1d20·1d6·1d20·1d20·1d8·1d20

[GreyWolfVT]

Drezden keeps attacking the most immediate threat to him.

Magic Broadsword grBg8qKp1d20+1, 1d6+21d20+1·1d6+2

[TristenC]

Bah! This thing doesn't work at all!  Ooops!  I forgot about the thing, Uncle T!  But I missed anyways so it doesn't count!  Heeey, anyone wanna use this thing? he asks, switching to his sithak and going after the skeleton again.  If skel 6 drops before the zombies move, he will back up behind Drezden to prepare to fire arrows at the zombies next round.

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sithak melee vs skel 6

Thac0 20

(+1 kender wep, +1 bless)

lBPCi0SZ1d20

2d4

1d20·2d4

[Rax]

"We should begin a fighting retreat towards the door so that the zombies cannot surround us," Malavar suggests, but stays put for now and strikes at the same giant skeleton again.

Actions

To hit w/1-H spear XKvemGmp1d20+5

Damage 1d8+5

1d20+5·1d8+5

[Dallion80]

"I agree"

*doesnt move but strikes at the skeletons*

attack qURv3fBR1d20+3

damage 1d8+21d20+3·1d8+2

[Daos]

Drezden and Malavar continue whittling away at the giant skeleton, their sword and spear only half as effective as normal against a creature that is all bone and no meat.

Kendrivel strikes at the normal sized skeleton with his sithak, then backs up behind Drezden.  Dallion manages to hit the skeleton hard enough to shatter it.  But the victory is short-lived.  The zombies begin swarming over them, surrounding the party.  The kender takes a pretty nasty hit, but fortunately everyone else manages to fend them off for the time being.

The other giant skeleton slowly bends down to pick up its fallen club, while Zedd--still unconscious--slowly continues bleeding out.

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Initiative
Skeletons: 1+3 = 4
Zedd: 3+3 = 6
Drezden: 2+4 = 6
Dallion: 4+4 = 8
Kendrivel: 6+3 = 9
Giant Skeletons: 6+4 = 10
Malavar: 6+6 = 12
Zombies: Last

Round 03!

Skeleton 01 is turned.
Skeleton 02 is turned.
Skeleton 03 is turned.
Skeleton 04 is turned.
Skeleton 05 is turned.
Skeleton 06 stabs its short sword at Dallion [TH 12] (1d20): 6, miss.
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Zedd is unconscious and continues to bleed.
Drezden slashes his magic (+1 hit/dmg) broad sword with Tempus' blessing (+1 hit) at Giant Skeleton 02 [TH 13] (1d20+2): 15+2 = 17, hit for (1d6+2):  5/2 = 2+2 = 4 slashing damage.  Giant Skeleton 02 becomes moderately damaged.
Kendrivel slashes his sithak with kender skill (+1 hit) and Tempus' blessing (+1 hit) at Skeleton 06 [TH 13] (1d20+2):  4+2 = 6, miss.  He then withdraws 10 feet west.
Dallion slashes his magic (+1 hit/dmg) long sword with elven grace (+1 hit) and intensive training (+1 hit) and Tempus' blessing (+1 hit) at Skeleton 06 [TH 13] (1d20+4): 15+4 = 19, hit for (1d8+2):  7/2 = 3+2 = 5 slashing damage.  Skeleton 06 is destroyed.
Giant Skeleton 01 picks up its fallen club.
Giant Skeleton 02 swings its club at Drezden [TH 11] (1d20): 10, miss.
1d20
Malavar stabs his fine (+1 hit) spear one-handed with incredible strength (+2 hit/+4 dmg) and intensive training (+1 hit/dmg) and Tempus' blessing (+1 hit) at Giant Skeleton 02 [TH 15] (1d20+5): 13+5 = 18, hit for (1d8+5): 2/2 = 1+5 = 6 piercing damage. Giant Skeleton 02 becomes seriously damaged.
Zombie 01 swings a fist at Malavar who has a magic (-1 hit) shield (-1 hit) [TH 15] (1d20-2): 16-2 = 14, miss.
1d20
Zombie 02 moves 5 feet northwest and 5 feet north. It then swings a fist at Drezden [TH 15] (1d20): 13, miss.
1d20
Zombie 03 swings a fist at Malavar who has a magic (-1 hit) shield (-1 hit) [TH 15] (1d20-2): 14-2 = 12, miss.
1d20
Zombie 04 moves 5 feet northwest and swings a fist at Malavar who has a magic (-1 hit) shield (-1 hit) [TH 15] (1d20-2):  7-2 = 5, miss.
1d20
Zombie 05 10 feet northwest and swings a fist at Dallion [TH 12] (1d20):  7, miss.
1d20
Zombie 06 moves 5 feet north and 15 feet northwest.  It then swings a fist at Dallion [TH 12] (1d20):  8, miss.
1d20
Zombie 07 moves 5 feet north and 15 feet northeast.  It then swings a fist at Kendrivel [TH 15] (1d20):  14, miss.
1d20
Zombie 08 moves 10 feet north and 15 feet northeast.  It then swings a fist at Kendrivel [TH 15] (1d20):  16, hit for (1d8):  4 bludgeon damage.  Kendrivel is now seriously wounded.
1d201d8
Zombie 09 moves 30 feet north.
Zombie 10 moves 30 feet north.



(OOC: Actions for Round 4?)
1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d20·1d8