She has had a change in attitude. Once her followers
are out of Sight, Yeraa offers an apology for her earlier suspicion.
She admits that the PCs have proved the truth of
their convictions by demonstrating bravery in facing Six
Kings and recovering Zaarani's solitaire.
Yeraa makes a formal declaration of alliance with the
PCs, if she has not already done so. The town of Graywall,
where the last piece of the Crown is hidden, is the Wordbearers'
destination. Yeraa says the Kech Volaar would be
honored to have the party travel at their side.

Before dawn, (but not before the PCs recover their healing surges, HP, and daily powers) one of the goblin scouts alerts everyone to an approaching enemy....

From ahead comes a skittering of loose rock. Yeraa looks up, then
qUickly draws her sword with a snarl. Shambling Up the path
before you are five of the Kech Shaarat hobgoblins you fought
earlier, their mutilated bodies risen as horrid zombies. in the
forefront is the dead BIadebearer leader, a scimitar clutched tight
in his bloody hands.

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Using Guild of the Hero roll20. https://app.roll20.net/join/48848/eGkyJw

  "Thanks for the kind words Yeraa, hopefully we hold up to the expectations we've set."  Inn music theme goes here.

  With the approach of even more undead, Matt sighs as he prepares for Hammer Time™  "Somehow, I think killing them will be harder the second time around."  What, you're expecting a fight that occurs when you have several NPC allies to be more difficult than usual?  That would be crazy.

  OOC:00:40, Today: Matt rolled 25 using 1d20+5 with rolls of 20. Initiative.
Oh my.

Angel says, "Take down the leader first!" and moves to the side, fires a bolt at the lead zombie's shoulder, causing him to spin just enough for Angel to shoot again and hit the zombie in a vital part that causes massive damage. She then disappears behind a rock, although her allies can see her just fine.

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Move: To be perfectly in line to shoot Chib
Minor: Quarry Chib
Standard: Preparatory Shot v Chib. Hit(17)!
 dmg: 7
 Quarry dmg: 4
ACTION POINT!
Fleeting Spirit Strike v Chib. Hit(21)!
 dmg: 24
 Sneak Attack dmg: 7
 Shift to hide behind rock.
 Stealth roll: 17

Chib HP: 54 - 7 - 4 - 24 - 7 = 12
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Matt moves to Adam's side, but unfortunately swings wide on what should have been an easy finish.  Yeesh.

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Move: Duh.
Standard: Shield Feint, Rolled. A. Three.  Miss, (13 total).

Marks:  Chib Marked by Matt.

Chris said it was my turn, so I'm going to assume for now that all the enemy who acted before me did was a double move/Move+missed charge.

Matt HP: 42/42 S 10, V 11, AP 1.

Two goblin zombies step closer and fire their shortbows, but both miss their targets.

Adam decides to try and skirt past the boss zombie to flank it.  It begins to take a stab at Adam, but Matt smashes it!  Seeing the enemy defeated, Adam prepares for the remaining zombies.

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Move.  Zombie AoO -> Matt AoO Kersmush!  Standard: Ready charge for first enemy in range.

Mits takes a step forward and raspberries at the nearest zombie, tormenting what passes for it's mind and making black goo spill from it's ears.

"Looks like none of these are the type to throw exploding ichor," she observes, "So we should be safe enough lined up like this.  But they'll be rushing us very soon.  Might wunna be ready with one of your radiant kersplosions, Carla."

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Rolled a 3.  Mockery on G1 hits!  O.O
Future reference: if anyone misses with a melee, Mits will help them along with Rhyme Of The Blood-Seeking Blade.

Carla gives Mittens a bright smile. Literally, as she lights up the area by glowing like the angel she is. She holds her hands close together and an orb of electricity begins to crackle between her hands.

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Minor: Light of Order
Standard: Readied Vanguard's Lightning
Trigger: Enemy comes within range

The weakest looking zombies shuffle forward!  Carla destroys one with her zap, and Adam another with his charge, but a third survives to charge Adam back!  But Adam dodges!

Maverick picks up a stray stone and slings it at the zombie that's next to Adam, felling it easily. Without another word, he hurries forward to the rock ahead of him to disappear behind it. Plain view of his allies, like Angel, but hidden from enemies.

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Standard: Basic Ranged v Z3. Hit(16)! Z3 ded.
Move: To rock.
Stealth: 29

The hobgoblin zombies shuffle forward, apparently slower than the rotters.  Three of them swarm Adam, but he holds his own, and a fourth looks like it's heading for Matt.

Yeera steps forward and points her sword at the approaching hobgoblin zombie, buring it with dire radiance!  "Not one step closer!" she commands.

Two more goblins appear at the mouth of the cave.
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Angel steps out and quietly says, "That's what you think." to the zombie that's headed for Matt. She buries a crossbow bolt into the zombie, but it's still going. Though it looks pretty bad off now. Angel would comment to Matt about finishing the thing off, but A) That's obvious. And B) It's the nearest enemy to Matt anyway.

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Move: Out from behind rock to shoot H4
Standard: Probing Strike v H4. Hit(28)!
 dmg: 8
 SA dmg: 6
 Effect: +1 to your next attack roll against the target before the end of your next turn.

H4 HP: 26 - 14 = 12

  Matt could rush out and attempt to finish off the already wounded zombie, but he has different plans.  The hammer smith moves up behind Adam and backhands the closest zombie with his shield, sending it staggering back as Matt moves in besides Adam.

  "So, that whole more tactics thing.  Making sure they can't flank us unless they want to be easy targets themselves counts right?"  Matt wasn't going to admonish Adam for rushing off on his own into a zombie horde, that was the initiative order's fault.

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Move: NW of Adam, Duh (with angle to avoid AoO)
Tide Of Iron: Vs H1, Hits (19 AC). 9 DMG.

Effects: Matt pushes H1 one SW, Shifts into H1's old spot.
Marks: Matt Marks H1.

H1 HP:  40-9 = 31/40

Matt HP: 42/42 S 10, V 11, AP 1.

I wonder if the 'Closest Zombie to Matt' was invisible?  Or if we're working off a different standard for what "closest" is, as the closest one had full health.  I don't regret my choice of actions though, since it will mean Adam won't get multiflanked.  9 Damage wouldn't have finished off H4 anyways.

The zombie archers shoot and miss!

Carla toddles over to Matt and Adam, standing behind the two meatshields big men. The child angel then unleashes divine energy in the form of an echoing (albeit adorable and toddler-like) voice, "Awake!"

At this, the zombies all get blown back, the weak one slams against a rock and falls to pieces, crumpling on the floor in a heap. The others look to be in a daze. All of them look to have been seriously injured by the divine energy.

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Move: To right behind Adam
Standard: Rebuke Undead v H1 - H4. Hit(10,28,12,21)!
 dmg to H1,H3,H4: 15
 dmg to H2: 24 (rolled max on crit die)
 H4 dies.
 Push H1-H3 2 squares (and they are dazed)

H1 HP: 31 - 15 = 16
H2 HP: 40 - 24 = 16
H3 HP: 40 - 15 = 25
H4 HP: 12 - 15 = -3

Adam steps over to the zombie closest Maverick, slashes it's neck, then punches it's head off.  "That was... impressive, Carla."

Mits moves to stand defensively in front of Yeera and finishes off one of the zombies with a shot from her bow!

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H2 HP: 16-16= bonked!  whee!

Maverick comes out from behind the rock, slings a stone at the goblin zombie that isn't hiding behind a rock and with an audible THUNK, hits the zombie in the head. Maverick finishes slinking off to the other rock, near Matt and crouches behind the rock.

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Standard: Fleeting Spirit Strike v G2. Hit(20)!
 Shift 3, away from rock he was hiding behind.
 dmg: 17
 SA dmg: 6
 Total dmg: 23
 Shift 3 more to be in front of Matt and behind another rock.
 Stealth check: 28

G2 HP: 31 - 28 = 3

The hobgoblin zombie lurches at Adam, but the fighter is able to evade the attack!

Yeraa sings a encouraging song for the group then charges the hobgoblin zombie, stabbing it with her bastard sword!

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H3 HP: 25-7=18
Feature I forgot about her:
Bard's Valor (when an ally within 10 squares bloodies an enemy or
reduces an enemy to 0 hit points)
The triggering ally gains 6 temporary hit points.

The Wordbearer goblins pile out of the cave!  Those with ranged weapons shoot at the hobgoblin zombie, nearly finishing it off!

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H3 HP: 18-12=6

  Now that the undead horde has been significantly thinned out, Matt heads over to intercept the most intact zombie and advance the symptoms of decay right in their zombie kneecaps, bringing it in line with the rest of the 'Brush away from redeath' enemies. 

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Move: Duh.
Standard: Steel Serpent Strike vs G1, Hits (21 AC).  17 DMG.  G1 Slowed, can't shift.

Effects:  G1 Matt Marked.  G1 is Slowed, and Can't Shift until End Of My Next Turn.
Whoo! 6 Temp HP for Matt! (Bloodied G1).

G1 HP: 20-17 = 3

Matt HP: 42+6/42 S 10, V 11, AP 1.

Angel moves forward and fires in quick succession at the zombies in the back. Her first bolt aimed at Matt's zombie manages to go RIGHT through an empty spot where a living creature would normally have some guts or flesh, not harming the zombie in any way. The second bolt finishes the other zombie who is, of course, no threat to Matt.

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Move: 10' Southeast of Mittens, 10' North of Adam
Minor: Quarry on H3.
Standard: Twin Strike v G1, G2. Miss(15), Hit(23)!
 dmg: 6

This is where a +1 would have been perfect. But as low of HP as these guys currently have, if I hit him with setup strike, he'd die anyway. XD

G2 HP: 3 - 6 = Re-dead.