After resting up and healing and distributing the loot, the party begins the march south.  The path south crosses a river half a day from the village (where some of the players who are no longer here tried to slow down undead with the proper application of fireballs).  The trail the undead made with their tens of thousands of feet is easy to follow.

After traveling for three days, you arrive at a deserted town.  Koryu meets back up with you there with the scroll of restoration (lady maria, mark off the 800 gold).

Lady Maria had resisted some of the wight's draining effect, but still some had remained and left her paler than usual and make her feel weakened. So when Koryu arrived with the restoration scroll she was reliefed when finally Titus used the scroll on her and restored her vitality to full.

Lady Maria had cleansed much as she could the wight's armor, both literally and also by prayers. But still wearing pitch black armor which followed her figures made her feel uncomfortable with it for now until they find time and place to work her armor's appearance to more to her liking.

When they arrive to the deserted town she gestures to her soldiers with her; "Arm and ready yourselves, there can be remains of the undead army in here." The soldiers ready their crossbows and notch their bolts. But they had still swords and shields strapped on their backs if they need pull them out instead. Lady Maria dismounts her horse and starts walk cautiously to the town, her dark admantium greatsword ready in her hands she looks around for danger or any sign of life or unlife.

When Koryu arrives at the city, he circles overhead before landing and giving Maria the scroll.

OOC
spot check: 11

Aron looks over the city atop his warhorse

Koryu sees nothing from his circling over the city.  A cursory inspection reveals signs of a battle or possibly a slaughter in the recent past.  There are scorch marks, broken doors, overturned carts, and scattered bones.

Aeron, go ahead and make a spot check.

21:11, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 12 using 1d20+2. spot.

You don't see anything out of the ordinary, for such a scene, Aeron.

How do you guys proceed?  Lady Maria is marching into the town with her soldiers?

One detail I forgot, there is a large temple in this town, dedicated to a minor god.  It is on top of a hill on the north side of town and is made of large stone blocks while most of the other buildings are made of wood or even small stones and mortar.  This building would have been the most defensible location.

Siraref is walking silently next to Aeron, standing still and waiting as necessary, such as just now.

Lady Maria continues to march, looking around with her keen sight which allows see even through even solid darkness but erase shadows. She holds cautiously her greatsword for possible dangers or ambushes when she goes in to search for anything about undead, survivors or supplies.

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Rolls:
11:44, Today: Lady Maria Brightmane rolled 15 using 1d20+5. Listen.
11:44, Today: Lady Maria Brightmane rolled 2 using 1d20+1. Search.
11:44, Today: Lady Maria Brightmane rolled 18 using 1d20+5. Spot.

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PM

Mitran stays in the middle of the group, keeping an eye out.

Aeron rides on the flank of the group

Lady Maria shouts out; "We got something moving in here! If your not undead, please stop!" Lady Maria then rushes towards alley where she saw movement and her soldiers follow mounted, moving to other alleys to try block or surround whatever Lady Maria saw.

There is no response from the alley.

Lady Maria moves towards the spot where she saw movement rapidly as she could in full plate. Followed by her soldiers who were mounted on horses. Lady Maria looks around for any sign of enemies or possibly fleeing survivors from this village.
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Glasenter raises his palm, signal to the Bridgeburners to stop the march. His eyes move, trying to catch any movement from the distance, for a few moments.
And then, Glasenter shuts his eyes, concentrating on a point in the sky, above the town, from where he can see the houses and streets below.

OOC:
Standard: Manifest Clairvoyant Sense

Maria, you find a solitary ghoul in the alley.  You may roll for initiative.

Glasenter, make a spot check.

Lady Maria upon seeing the ghoul she quickly takes firmer grip on her greatsword and shouts; "One ghoul here! Keep eye out if there is any more of them!"

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OOC: Rolled 16 for initiative.

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Glasenter tries really hard to spot anything.

Standard: Cast Guidance
07:22, Today: Glasenter rolled 15 using 1d20. Spot check +3. =18

The ghoul attacks you, Maria, you get to act first though.

Lady Maria feels her god commune to her, she feels surge of strenght and confidence fill her when she yells for her god's name and charges on her foe and intents cut it down in single devastating blow from her greatsword!

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OOC: I assume I can charge. Anyways rolled for maneuvers and I got Charging Minotaur and Battle Leader's Charge. She has Leading the Attack stance on. I use Battle Leader's Charge to charge attack the ghoul and take -2 penalty by using Stone Power for +4 temporal HP.

I hit AC 29 and do 30pts slashing/magic/admantine dmg. But if I cannot charge....then that case treat it as normal melee attack but place -2 to attack roll and -16 to dmg and also I would do second attack; Hitting AC 22 and doing 9pts slashing/magic/admantine dmg.

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The ghoul falls.

Not moving from his position, Glasenter gives the coordinates to the Bridgeburners where a bunch of undead are gathered together and soon to attack the others.

"As a single unit. Eleven, one hundred sixty. One, one hundred thirty. Ready."

He can hear the familiar sound of bows and crossbows getting ready behind him and then he gives the order, after biting the last piece of ration of his breakfast.

"Chomp... Fire... chomp."

OOC:
20:04, Today: Glasenter rolled 12 using 1d20. Volley of Arrows +10. = 22
20:07, Today: Glasenter rolled 4 using 1d8. Damage from VoA, DC 15 to negate.

The Bridgeburners fire as a square so the area of effect of the Volley of Arrows is of 30ft²

Seeing no reason to burn through spells just yet, Mitran will wait until any hostiles get to within 30'.

A howl of rage comes from one alley and then the sound of charging feet.  The ghouls have given up all pretense of stealth.

Similar sounds come from all directions.

You may roll initiatives now.
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"And here we go again..."
Glasenter takes prepares his crossbow and turns to the his companions. "Prepare."

OOC:
20:28, Today: Glasenter rolled 9 using 1d20. Initiative +2. =11

Lady Maria who had felled one ghoul already was alert for danger around her and so were her men. So they were quick to react to the danger and her men had already loaded crossbows and were mounted.....

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08:03, Today: Lady Maria Brightmane rolled 20 using 1d20+1. Initiative.

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08:16, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 12 using 1d20+5. init.

"I'm thinking that being out in the open isn't the best place to be."

OOC
init: 10

What do the buildings next to us look like?  Could they be defensible or at least serve as a choke point?

11:00, Today: Siraref Owlwings rolled 7 using 1d20+3. Init.
I've just been following Aeron, so I have no idea where I am right now.

This is not final.

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Init: 4

Mitran prepares to unleash a fiery burst on any hostiles that get within range.  His main priority is to keep big, burly, armored types in between him and the bad guys.

You have 1 round to buff and reposition yourselves.  The undead are approaching from all directions.  They will likely charge on their initiative, so assume they are 60' away.  With it being a dense neighborhood, only the central street has line of sight.  The rest around coming around various buildings.

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Initiatives:
20 Maria
12 Aeron
10 Koryu
9 Glasenter
7 Siraref
4 Mitran
4 undead

Aeron stays he's at but perpares to swing at the undead when they charge at him

Koryu takes a step south to cover that intersection and enters the pearl of black doubt stance.

Siraref readied her pick to strike at the first ghoul in range.

Glasenter calculates the distance he is now, 100ft, and the height of the wall, 15 ft. It is better to close the gap.
"They are too far... Bridgeburners, march!"

OOC:
Full action: Run 60ft ahead. And Glasenter will be right in front of the broken gate.

And the zombies hit.

Soldier 1 is hit for 5 damage and needs to make a DC 12 fort save or be paralyzed.  Soldier 5 is hit for 8 damage and also needs to make a save.

Mitran, you can take your readied attack.

Everyone is up.

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15|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |G13|
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16|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |S4 |S4 |   |S3 |S3 |G14|
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17|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |S4 |S4 |   |S3 |S3 |G15|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
18|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |G16|
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19|   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
20|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

Initiatives:
20 Maria
12 Aeron
10 Koryu
9 Glasenter
7 Siraref
4 Mitran
4 undead

Mitran takes a 5' step to M8 and targets ghoul G20 with a 5'-radius fiery burst, for 12 hps damage (REF 18 for half.)

[OOC: the SO at M6 is Siraref Owlings, right? Are there any undead types other than ghouls?]

At the moment there are only ghouls.  SO is Siraref Owlwings, like usual.

You can also take your readied action, Mitran.

Glasenter continues to see through his sensor. He can see as the undead rapidly takes the alley spaces where the Bridgeburners will have difficult time to attack with their volley of arrows.
His only hope is to aim to the part where there is no construction providing cover to the ghouls.

"Red! Eleven, One hundred, Twelve, seventy! Fire!"
And as soon, he gives the command, he can hear through the sensor the change of the direction of the wind, making the arrows land between Mitran and Brightmane.

It is chaotic. The forces are divided and they can't attack the ghouls without harming the others.

"Enough! We go closer!"

OOC:
Attack: Volley of arrows, 15 men, area K0-m4
00:27, Today: Glasenter rolled 2 using 1d20. Volley of Arrows +9 (2 range increments).
Misdirection: right down
00:29, Today: Glasenter rolled 8 using 1d8. Volley of arrows FAIL.

Move: Move 30ft ahead

Siraref silently steps up to L5 and makes two attacks on G17.

12:25, Today: Siraref Owlwings rolled 12 using 1d20+8. Heavy pick attack G17 (2).
12:25, Today: Siraref Owlwings rolled 10 using 1d6+7. Heavy pick damage G17.
12:24, Today: Siraref Owlwings rolled 27 using 1d20+13. Heavy pick attack G17.

OOC: As referance I use following stats for my guards in DnD wiki; http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/City_Guard_%283.5e_NPC%29 . Just note they get +1 to attack and to AC because they are mounted. Also Lady Maria is 5th level and so she does know Lion's Roar but not Revitalizing Strike which is crusader strike for now.

Lady Maria heard something was coming but she was not sure what, so she wasted time and ended up to be facing a massive force of ghouls alone! Hearing sounds of battle her loud clear voice speaks out; "Pair up! Move to main street and block alleys! Do not let get yourselves flanked and trapped by ghouls!"

Soldier 1 resists the ghouls paralyzing touch just fine and is able to counter attack upon ghouls and spur his horse do the same to kick and bite around wildly. While soldier 5 becomes frozen and paralyzed! But quickly soldier 2 yells and charges on pack of ghouls and strikes on ghoul 18! Benefitting from lady Maria's bolstering aura to strike hard! Soldier 4 and 3 see the mass coming and hearing the orders they both withdraw from the alley so that soldier 3 blocks the ally entrance with his horse. Soldier 4 moves to join close combat going on near alley, moving to strike one ghouls but missing with his attack!

Lady Maria herself feels inspiration from her god, filling her up with virtue and courage she makes a powerful smashing blow on nearest ghoul! A blow which reinforces her body both resist and endure upcoming pain and injury! Then to follow her own commands she moves to start of the alley and keeping guard up for the coming ghouls in her end.

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OOC: Lady Maria gains Stone Bones and Battle Leader's Charge. She uses Stone Bone vs Ghoul 10 with stone power penalty and then uses move action to move to start of the alley (square 9/0).

Lady Maria hits AC 24 and does 13pts slashing/admantine/magic dmg. According base stats I hit the ghoul and reduce ghoul to 0 HP; so destroyed as undead are destroyed in 0 HP automatically.

Also Lady Maria gains DR 5/admantine until start of her next turn and she gained +4 temporal HP over her present HP. She has AC 21 when she moves and ghoul 9 gets AoO vs her.

Anyways her soldier rolls; one succeed (S1) and other failed (S5) fort save vs paralysis. All guards got 11 HP (or 16 if we go for max HP for them). So S5 likely dies next turn.

Anyways S2 charges to ghoul 18, provoking AoO from ghouls in line 0 which are adjacent to S5. Soldier hits AC 19 (mixed longbow attack mod with longsword and forgot +1 bonus for being mounted) and does 7pts dmg (rolled pitiful nat 1 for dmg -_- ). Horse does charged hoof attack and rolls nat 1 :P. S3 makes withdraw action; S3 positions at alley at 16/N|17/0. S4 moves to join melee going on near alley and strikes on ghoul 24. Rolling 6 and so misses. Horse rolls for hoof attack and hits AC 21 and does 9pts bludgeon dmg vs ghoul 24.

Now lastly S1 who is mounted on heavy warhorse strikes ghouls and horse kicks and bites them. S1 hits ghoul 6 and does 2pts dmg -_-. Horse hits with both hoof attacks on ghoul 6 while bite misses. Doing 9pts bludgeon dmg in first and then 10pts dmg on second hoof kick. Totaling 19pts dmg which is enough destroy ghoul 6.

---

Koryu swings at the ghouls in front of him, cutting them down effortlessly (assuming they are normal ghouls).  He then takes a step forward to try to force the mob back or at least slow them down.

OOC
attack 1: 19
damage: 15
attack 2: 23
damage: 14

Mitran, I meant you can take your regular action as you took your readied one.

Also waiting on Aeron.
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Aeron moves  mount to K5 "Foward in the name of Treach"

19:49, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 9 using 1d20+1. ride.

Aeron then swing at the ghoul(G17)

 19:51, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 11 using 1d20+10. greatsword -4 for PA.
19:51, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 15 using 1d20+1. horse bite.
19:52, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 4 using 1d4+1. bite dmg.

Mitran directs another 5'-radius fiery burst, this time onto G19, for 14 hps (ref DC 18 for half).

Soldier 2 gets by the ghouls without getting hit. 

Aeron edges closes and misses. 

Koryu cuts down two ghouls and steps forward.

The ghoul that Siraref was about to swing at fell, so he went past that to another one and landed a hard blow against it, but not hard enough to finish it off.

Mitran's pair of fiery bursts clear out several ghouls.

Glasenter and his men reach the wall around the city.  Climbing up the walls will be a simple matter, but will take the round.

The ghouls continue to pour out of the city and press forward.  Soldier 5 is pulled from his horse and torn apart.  Soldier 1 gets hit once for 7 damage and must make the fort save.  Lady Maria is attacked twice and misses.  Soldier 3 is hit for 5 damage and must make a fort save.

Aeron, Siraref, Soldier 2, and Koryu are attacked and missed.

Everyone is up again.

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  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 3|   | x |   |   |G39|G32|G37|G39|   |   |G29|S2 |S2 |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |G40|G8 |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 4|   | x |   |   |   |G31|G38|   |   |G30|   |S2 |S2 |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |G47|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
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  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 6|G56|G51|   |   | x | x |   |   |   | x |AW |AW |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 7|G55|G52|   |   | x | x |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 8|G54|G53|   |   | x | x |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |   | x |
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 9| x | x |   |   | x | x |   |   |   | x |   |Mi |   |   |LM |G11|   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
10|   | x |   |   | x | x |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |G10|G12|Wh1|G62|   |   |   |
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11|   | x |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |
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12|   | x |   |G33|   |   |   |G27|G26|KR |   |Tr |Ti |   | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |
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13|   | x |G35|G34|   |   |   |G28|G25|   |S4 |S4 |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |
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14| x | x |G56| x | x | x | x | x | x | x |S4 |S4 |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |
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15|   |G59|G57| x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |
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16|   |   |G58| x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |S3 |S3 |G14|G13|G61|   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
17|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |S3 |S3 |G15|G16|G60|   |   |   |   |
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18|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |
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19|   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |GH1|   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
20|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |G61|G62|G63|G64|G65| x |   |   |   |   | x |   |
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Initiatives:
20 Maria
12 Aeron
10 Koryu
9 Glasenter
7 Siraref
4 Mitran
4 undead

Damage:
G1 -10
G6 - dead
G10 - dead
G17 - dead
G18 - dead
G19 - dead
G20 - dead
G21 - dead
G22 - dead
G23 - dead
G24 - dead
GH1 -9

Siraref remained where she was and kept swinging, trying to bring down the one she had focused on before switching to other targets.

22:58, Today: Siraref Owlwings rolled 13 using 1d6+7. Heavy pick damage 2.
22:58, Today: Siraref Owlwings rolled 19 using 1d20+8. Heavy pick attack 2.
22:58, Today: Siraref Owlwings rolled 11 using 1d6+7. Heavy pick damage 1.
22:58, Today: Siraref Owlwings rolled 31 using 1d20+13. Heavy pick attack 1.

Mitran moves up to M5 and drops a fiery burst on G37 for 9.

Koryu continues to press his assault.

OOC
attack v G25: 21
damage: 13
attack v G26: 15
damage: 10

Lady Maria deflects the incoming attacks, then feels surge of inspiration and she swings her sword in powerful arch towards ghoul in front of her and she shouts; "Now all gather to main street and push to north towards the temple! We take our stand here instead struggle in here while surrounded! Everyone; charge and focus clear north!"

After ghoul falls Lady Maria's powerful slice she takes step back while holding her guard up and her bolstering presence. Hearing her orders the soldiers act; S2 departs from present melee combat and instead charges on ghouls on north! S4 moves near lady Maria and shouts; "Lady! Mount my horse and lead the charge then!". Lady Maria showed brief glance to man behind her and she nodded. In her armored condittion she would not be able ride and run faster than ghouls after her so she would need a horse somekind anyway. Both S1 and S3 become paralyzed by the ghouls! Both certainly doomed as either one is without support!

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Note; Lady Maria is using leading the charge stance so remember add bonus dmg to your charge attack rolls.

Lady Maria gains mountain hammer with Stone Power. She uses it vs ghoul11. She rolls a nat 20 to her hit, rolled 18pts slashing/magic/admantine dmg which ignores DR and Hardness so ghoul11 is dead. She then takes 5'ft step to square 9/N while having +4 temporal HP.

S2 charges (provokes AoO from ghoul29) and succeeds ride check to spur horse to charge/attack. He takes benefit from lady Maria's aura and tries hit a ghoul. He rolls 21 vs AC and does 13pts dmg which is exact HP for 0 so ghoul4 falls. Horse kicks on ghoul3 and hits AC 9 so misses sadly.

S4 rides so it stands on L/8|9/M and takes a readied action to strike any undead who comes close to him or the horse. He made ride check already so horse would attack also. Anyways he plans move to back parts of saddle while Lady Maria occupies front and they both attack mounted (lady Maria would attempt free mounting move so she can perform charge attack next round. If not then she move action rises on horse and strikes once horse has moved).

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Aeron moves fowards one sqaure and swings at G30

15:02, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 11 using 1d20+10. greatsword -4 for PA.
(the dice roller hates me)

15:04, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 12 using 1d20+4. horse hoof.

(I thought we were 40ft away now?)

"Five targets ahead! Concentrated Volley calculations with five!"

The bridgeburners are so accoustomed to those orders that they don't even need to think about it. Six more hands are raised. Maybe their combat prowress are not the best, but the owners of those hands know how to calculate.

And what they need now is calculations.

Glasenter picks the ghoul to his left.
"One, Five!"
And five bolts, his included, are shot, hitting the first ghoul at sight (G61).

00:51, Today: Glasenter rolled 16 using 1d20. Concentrated Volley +10.=26
00:05, Today: Glasenter rolled 4 using 1d8. Volley 1 Damage. Reflex Save DC 15 to half

"Two, Five!"
Glasenter hears a voice behind him and knows exactly what is supposed to happen. Sadly, the arrows and bolts are shot too high.

23:37, Today: Glasenter rolled 6 using 1d20. Concentrated Volley +4. =10
23:41, Today: Glasenter rolled 6 using 1d8. Misdirection 1.

"Three, Five!"
Another voice shouts behind him, aiming at the third ghoul at sight. However, the attack hits the second one (g62).

23:37, Today: Glasenter rolled 4 using 1d20. Concentrated Volley +4.=8
23:41, Today: Glasenter rolled 3 using 1d8. Misdirection 2.
00:06, Today: Glasenter rolled 4 using 1d8. Volley 3 damage. Reflex Save DC 15 to half

"Four, five!"
The same shout, only with a different voice. Sadly, the attack passes through the heads of the ghouls.

23:37, Today: Glasenter rolled 14 using 1d20. Concentrated Volley +4.=18
23:42, Today: Glasenter rolled 5 using 1d8. Misdirection 3.

"Five, Five!"
Glasenter now thinks that perhaps his comrades are too surprised. Otherwise they should have aimed better. Still the attack hits the fourth ghoul at sight (g64).
23:38, Today: Glasenter rolled 2 using 1d20. Concentrated Volley +4. =6
23:42, Today: Glasenter rolled 3 using 1d8. Misdirection 4.
00:06, Today: Glasenter rolled 4 using 1d8. Volley 5 damage. Reflex Save DC 15 to half


"One, five!"
It was the most logical thing to do. With the first ghoul already damaged, it was better to finnish the job (g61).

23:38, Today: Glasenter rolled 20 using 1d20. Concentrated Volley +4. =24
00:06, Today: Glasenter rolled 5 using 1d8. Volley 6 damage. Reflex Save DC 15 to half


"Two, Six!"
The final shout, completing all thirty six Bridgeburners. But they aim again too high and the arrows hits the ground behind the second ghoul.

23:38, Yesterday: Glasenter rolled 14 using 1d20. Concentrated Volley +4. =18
23:42, Yesterday: Glasenter rolled 6 using 1d8. Misdirection 5.

Glasenter doesn't like how this is all going to continue at all.
"Reload!" he orders, doing the same.
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Soldier 1 and Soldier 3 each get hit for another 5 damage.  Koryu gets hit for 4 damage and needs to make a save.  Three ghouls attack Aeron, but only one hits for 5 damage.  Siraref, Maria, and Soldier 2 go unhit this round.

Near the wall where Glasenter and his men are standing, a huge dog made out of dead bodies come charging forward.  It lifts up one of the bridgeburners in its mouth and tears him to pieces.

Everyone is up.

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  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
11|   | x |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
12|   | x |   |   |G58|G56|G33|G27|G26|KR |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
13|   | x |   |   |G59|G57|G35|G34|G28|   |GH1|   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
14| x | x |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |G61|G62|   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
15|G70|BC1 |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |G63|G64|   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
16|   |G68|   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |S3 |S3 |G14|G13|G61|G66|   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
17|   |G69|   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |S3 |S3 |G15|G16|G60|G67|   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
18|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |G65| x | x | x | x | x | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
19|   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |G88|G89|G90|G91|G92| x |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
20|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

Initiatives:
20 Maria
12 Aeron
10 Koryu
9 Glasenter
7 Siraref
4 Mitran
4 undead

Damage:
G1-2 -dead
G6 - dead
G10-11 - dead
G17-24 - dead
G31 -9
G32 -4
G37 -4
G38 -9
G39 -9
G61 -9
G62 -4
G64 -4
G
GH1 -12

"Sir, Hedge and I have something that might be able to take this thing, but you and the men might want to get back," Strings says to Glasenter.

"Then what are you waiting for, Strings? A written invitation? Avenge Tordek now!"
Glasenter can barely believe Tordek's fate. But if he wants to save the rest of the Bridgeburners, he must trust in them.

"Fall back! Now!" he orders beggining the retreat,

"We're being attacked from too many directions!" Mitran calls out.  "If everyone north of me falls back, I can block this road here with a wall of fire and let us regroup!"

Mitran is talking about putting a Wall of Fire on row 4, which would block (or at least damage) undead coming from both the north (G74, etc, that Siraref is fighting) and the northwest (G51, etc, that Aeron is fighting).  That would require Aeron, Siraref, S1, and S3 to retreat south of row 4.

"If people can't fall back, I can block one or the other of their northern forces!  Can we regroup, or should I just hit one of these fronts? Or I could cut the western approaches, if Aeron, Siraref, and Koryu fall back east a bit!"

[As per the GM's suggestion,  I could drop the wall down the entire K column.]
This message was last edited by the player at 05:12, Sun 20 May 2012.

Lady Maria hears Mitran's question while she makes glance around on the situation, seeing that soldier 3 still is standing but paralyzed from the ghouls touch. She sees soldier 2 is bravely alone figthing in north and not sure what occured to soldier 1 (who is paralyzed) but she saw what had happened to soldier 5 early in battle and soldier 4 was behind her waiting mount the horse.

Then she shouts; "Cut off the east forces with wall of fire Mitran! Let's all push towards north! I saw there was temple in there where we can enter, fortify and regroup for counter offense! Anyone who cannot squeeze hack forces in north in close combat should focus finish off ghouls or keep them at bay! Otherwise all spells, ranged attacks and close combat forces focus on the force in north!"

Soldier 2 slides his horse sideways to stand adjacent to Siraref Owlwings (5'ft step to left), provide her support in hacking on ghoul front of him and kicking heels of his horse to buckle and bite and kick on ghoul near by it.

Lady Maria, now seeing perfect opening to ghoul mass in front yells and following god's earlier inspiration she charges boldly towards mass of ghouls and performs a powerful sweeping strike onto the ghoul directly front of her! Her presence providing soldier and anyone near her feel of coordination and support which helps them deflect from harm!

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OOC: Lady Maria gains Crusader Strike, but as there is now direct 40'ft line to ghoul 44 so she uses Battle Leader's Charge (no AoO from ghouls near her while doing maneuver) while holding Leading the Charge stance. She hits AC 23 and does 29pts slashing/magic/admantine dmg. Also she gets +1 bonus to AC thanks White Raven Defense for S2 using Longsword and because she has stance on and using greatsword S2 gets +1 bonus to AC (AC now 17). This AC bonus applies anyone adjacent to her.

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Soldier 4 sighs when lady Maria instead charges than mounts his horse. But now near him was some ghouls and so looking behind him he sees Trina behind him and he says; "Hop onto me! We ride close to lady Maria where your spells can go for good use!" Soldier helps Trina onto the horse (move action) and he then commands horse to move behind main grind line but in line of sight to ghouls coming from east (move action command horse and horse moves to M/3|N/4). Leaving Titus behind fend for himself with his archery skills altough as wiser man he should leave or run now as besides one soldier and Koryu there was only wights and ghouls in south of the map.

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OOC: Trina is free to act and cast spells but she may need roll concentration check to cast while mounted if spell has somatic components.

Anyways both S1 and S3 have HP left but depending how long they are paralyzed they may die next round. But if they can act in next round (or present one, altough paralysis lasts 1d4+1 rounds) then they both should withdraw from close combat and join others into tight cluster to north side of the map.

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Strings and Hedge wait for the soldiers to get clear of the blast radius.  Then Hedge quickly pulls out a long cylinder.  A quick touch of the tinder twig sends it flying forward at the giant undead dog.  It exploded on impact, taking a large portion of the cadavers that made up its body and dealing 82 damage.

Strings followed up with his heavy crossbow and an explosive quarrel, dealing another 18 damage.

The soldiers regrouped and fired a volley of the arrows at the undead dog dealing only 4 damage.

damage:
hound -104

Koryu swung at the wounded ghoul in front of him and finished it off, then he attacked the neighbor.

OOC
fort save: 25
attack v G26: 22
damage: 12
attack v G28: 15
damage: 5

Move: 5' step to I12

still in pearl of black doubt stance.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:41, Sun 20 May 2012.

Mitran curses--well, what passes for cursing for him--as he sees Koryu move further west.

"Koryu, fall back east 15 feet, dang you!" he shouts.

Since he needs to wait for the others to fall back, he goes ahead and drops a 5'-radius fiery burst centered on ghoul G43 in the meantime, for 13 hps (ref 18 for half).
This message was last updated by the player at 20:03, Sun 20 May 2012.

Aeron whinceas ftrom the ghoul hitb and swings at ghoul(g30) and tries to get his horse to attack

08:39, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 21 using 1d20+1. ride.
08:39, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 22 using 1d20+10. greatsword attack -4 fror pa.
08:40, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 20 using 2d6+18. greatsword dmg +8 for pa.

cleave into Ghoul(g39)
 08:41, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 14 using 1d20+10. cleave hit -4 for pa.

08:45, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 26 using 1d20+6. hoof.
08:45, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 7 using 1d20+6. hoof .
08:45, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 7 using 1d6+4. hoof dmg.

08:46, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 2 using 1d20+1. bite.

In addition to his fiery burst, Mitran's going to take a 5' step to N5, to open up room for Aeron to slide over next round.

"Bridgeburner! This is a..." Suddenly Glasenter is at odds. How can he talk about their enemy when their brother is wasted on the ground?

"Whatever. Destroy it in the name of Tordek! Use everything you have!"

After implanting his words of wisdom to his fellow Bridgeburners, and being even more strengthened by them due to his insight in general anti-undead tactics, Glasenter decides to use his javelins on the huge dog, launching them from the cart with the force of his mind.

OOC:
Move: Dark Knowledge-Knowledge Devotion.
00:10, Today: Glasenter rolled 2 using 1d20. Knowledge Religion check +23. = 25

Standard: Manifest Telekinetic Thrust:
00:14, Today: Glasenter rolled 19 using 1d20. Javelin attack 1 +14.=33
00:17, Today: Glasenter rolled 16 using 5d6. Damage Javelin 1 +2.=18

00:15, Today: Glasenter rolled 11 using 1d20. Javelin Attack 2 +14.=25
00:17, Today: Glasenter rolled 18 using 5d6. Damage Javelin 2 +2.=20

00:15, Today: Glasenter rolled 13 using 1d20. Javelin attack 3 +14.=27
00:17, Today: Glasenter rolled 20 using 5d6. Damage Javelin 3 +2.=22

00:15, Today: Glasenter rolled 19 using 1d20. Javelin attack 4 +14.=33
00:17, Today: Glasenter rolled 9 using 5d6. Damage Javelin 4 +2.=11

00:16, Today: Glasenter rolled 19 using 1d20. Javelin attack 5 +14.=33
00:17, Today: Glasenter rolled 12 using 5d6. Damage Javelin 5 +2.=14

After Glasenter's attack, the giant hound falls.  It tries to get up, but the corpses all fall apart.  It's dead.

Aeron cuts down ghouls 30 and 39.

Soldier 1 is finally brought down.  Even though soldier 3 is surrounded, all the ghouls miss him and the paralysis wears off.

Koryu is hit by one ghoul for 5 damage.  Siraref, Soldier 2, and Lady Maria are all missed.  Aeron, Mitran, and Titus are also missed.

Everyone is up.  And I won't put any more ghouls on the map.

    A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
-1|   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   | x |G93|G94|G95|G96|G45| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 0| x | x |   |   |   | x |   |   |   | x |G41|G74|G43|G76|G5 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 1|   | x |   |   |   | x | x |   |   | x |SO |S2 |S2 |LM |   |   |   |   |   |G99|G97|G46|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 2|   | x |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x |   |S2 |S2 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |G98|G7 |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 3|   | x |   |G48|G52|G49|G39|G32|G37|G51|G29|   |S4 |S4 | x | x | x | x | x | x |G40|G8 |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 4|   | x |   |   |G56|G53|G50|G31|G38|G53|AW |AW |S4 |Tr | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |G47|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 5| x | x |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |AW |AW |Mi |Ti | x |   |   |   |   | x |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 6|   |G87|G86|G81| x | x |   |   |   | x |Wh1|G62|G10|G12| x |   |   |   |   | x |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 7|   |G88|G85|G82| x | x |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 8|   |G86|G84|G83| x | x |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 9| x | x |   |   | x | x |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |G73|G72|   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
10|   | x |   |   | x | x |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |G71|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
11|   | x |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
12|   | x |   |   |G58|G56|G33|G27|KR |GH1|G62|   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
13|   | x |   |   |G59|G57|G35|G34|G28|G61|G63|   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
14| x | x |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |G64|   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
15|G70|BC1|   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
16|   |G68|   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |S3 |S3 |G14|G13|G61|G66|   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
17|   |G69|   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |G92|S3 |S3 |G15|G16|G60|G67|   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
18|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |G88|G89|G90|G91|G65| x | x | x | x | x | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
19|   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
20|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

Initiatives:
20 Maria
12 Aeron
10 Koryu
9 Glasenter
7 Siraref
4 Mitran
4 undead

Damage:
G1-3 -dead
G6 - dead
G10-11 - dead
G17-24 - dead
G26 - dead
G28 -5
G29 -7
G31 -9
G32 -4
G37 -4
G38 -9
G39 -9
G42 - dead
G43 -6
G44 - dead
G61 -9
G62 -4
G64 -4
G75 - dead
G76 -11
GH1 -15

Soldier 3 who got finally loose from paralysis shrieks and breaks off from close combat with ghouls while seeing the mass enclosing in around him! He rides wildly to north where lady Maria is, trying force himself through line of ghouls!

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OOC: Soldier 3 is withdrawing from melee combat so no AoO from doing his retreat on north. He moves to O/1|P/2 if he can but if line of zombies in line 6 blocks his withdraw then he moves and then does nothing at K/7|L/8.

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Lady Maria feels surge of inspiration inside her, so she performs again a balanced powerful strike on nearest ghoul with her blade which is gleaming brightly in golden aura with black lines! Her blow strike one ghouls down near her and the glow disappears from her blade.....and instead surge of light hits on injured soldier 3! She shouts a triumphant warcry; "Do not yield! Push to the north and cut down anyone who stands on our way!"

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Lady Maria gets Lion's Roar maneuver usable this round and her maneuvers refresh next turn. She uses crusader strike with Stone Power to get +4 temporal HP. She hits AC 21 and does 13pts dmg to G5 which is enough fell regular ghoul. When ghoul falls she cures 9pts HP back to S3 and also grants every ally a +5 to dmg rolls for 1 round. May it be from spell or physical ranged/melee attack.

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Inspired by her speech the soldier 2 strikes fiercely on ghoul while encouraging his horse continue attacking! Guard misses, but his horse becomes reign of terror in battlefield! Kicking and biting the ghouls with fierce determination not become sausage to them!

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OOC: Guard 2 misses, but horse was succesfully spurred and hitted with all attacks! If 13 HP is ghoul's HP before 0 where they are destroyed...horse killed G74 with 13pts dmg, finished off G43 with 10pts from bite, kicked for 14pts dmg on G76. So horse cleared a whole 3 ghouls off this round. Leaving only G41 left from line 0.

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Lady Maria sees that horse had managed create a clear gap into ghoul lines and she with cheer pushed on! Both she and the horse took short step forward together while continuing pushing through!

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OOC: Overall sense if above applies, then horse and Lady Maria take 5'ft free step forward to north.

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Meanwhile soldier 4 moves horse a short step to behind soldier 2 horse and using his sword he tries strike on G29 to clear immediate area around him from enemies but he misses. While Trina casts a spell onto mass of ghouls in north (magic missiles). Soldier 4 horse again proves that the horses heeded the Lady Maria's call more than her soldiers and stampedes G29 to the ground into bloody pulp and any ghoul which stepped on it's place!

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OOC: Again soldier misses attack but horse hits with all with +11 bonus to dmg with hoof attacks. It kills G29 for sure and then Trina casts magic missile which each missile does 1d4+6 dmg. She targets back row ghouls whoever are most harmed and tries focus spells to single target.

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Titus, who now got room steps back from ghouls and peppers them with arrows in near point blank range from the rear!

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Titus, figther/cleric peppers undead with arrows and hoping he has rapid shot so he can hit more than one with +5 dmg bonus.

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Lady Maria who saw from alley coming ghouls shouts to Mitran; "Mitran! If we do not get all of us killed by ghouls you should raise the firewall now! If Koryu refuses move, then it's now his choice stay behind! We cannot afford further squeezing in with ghouls as there is more coming from west and south and we got major squeezing from east side!"
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"Fire in the hole!" Mitran shouts.  "Koryu, if you can get into cover, or at least farther away from the main street, do it!"

He holds his spell for another heartbeat after shouting the warning.

Once the dogs is destroyed, Glasenter can see Ilfran rushing to Tordek's remnants. A howl of desperation and rage comes from his lungs, and some of them lower their eyes.
Tordek was a good Bridgeburner. Maybe he was small, but what he lacked in height he overcompensated with swiftness and sheer bravery. It is not a surprise that Ilfran, the goblin's best friend, suddenly goes forward and shouts
"One hundred of them for Tordek!"

And the bridgeburners roar and prepare for battle.

"Aim to the head!" Glasenter shouts and fires his first bolt. "Kill the ones that are in front of us!"

OOC:
Move: Dark Knowledge ghouls
00:07, Today: Glasenter rolled 2 using 1d20. Knowledge Religion +18.=20
Bridgeburners have a +1 bonus to attack rolls against ghouls.
Standard: Shoot crossbow at G88
00:09, Today: Glasenter rolled 9 using 1d20. Crossbow Attack +8. =17
00:10, Today: Glasenter rolled 6 using 1d8. Damage +2. =8

Siraref was having some trouble figuring out just what the others were up to, but there were enemies to fight and soldiers at her side, so she kept up her attack.

15:59, Today: Siraref Owlwings rolled 10,12 using d6+7,d6+7. Heavy pick damage.
15:59, Today: Siraref Owlwings rolled 27,27 using d20+13,d20+8. Heavy pick attacks.

Aeron swings his sword in deal ark again trying to cleave thu the undead as he yells "Keep it up and cut thur so we can get to the leader"

07:44, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 24 using 1d20+10. greatsword -4 for pa.
07:45, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 22 using 2d6+17. greatsword dmg +8 for pa.
07:45, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 17 using 1d20+10. cleave 1
07:46, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 27 using 2d6+17. gratsword dmg.
07:47, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 18 using 1d20+10. cleave 2.
07:48, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 25 using 2d6+17. greatsword dmg.

(run out of undead i can hit)

Koryu swings at the ghoul in front of him (G28) and as he hits, a wave of flames engulf it an all adjacent enemies.

Then Koryu ducks through a window into the building.

OOC
using Death Mark
attack: 17
fire damage: 18

Waiting for Mitran to post where he is dropping the wall of fire.

Lady Maria, her soldiers, and Siraref slowly push their way forward.  Aeron cuts down several of the ghouls on the side and Trina manages to pick off a ghoul in the rear.

Koryu creates a gap in the ghouls and ducks into the window.  The ghouls close back around around him and one of them hits him for 5 damage.

The wight hits Aeron for 4 damage and you take a negative level.

    A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
-1|   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   | x |G93|G94|G95|G96|G45| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 0| x | x |   |   |   | x |   |   |   | x |   |S2 |S2 |LM |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 1|   | x |   |   |   | x | x |   |   | x |SO |S2 |S2 |   |   |   |   |   |   |G99|G97|G46|
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  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
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  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 4|   | x |   |G87|G81|G53|G50|G31|G38|G56|AW |AW |   |Ti | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |G47|
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10|   | x |   |   | x | x |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |G71|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
11|   | x |G88|G85| x | x | x | x |KR*| x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
12|   | x |G84|G83|G70|BC1|G58|G56|G33|G62|G64|   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
13|   | x |G86|G82|G69|G68|G59|G57|G35|G63|G92|   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
14| x | x |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
15|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
16|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |G14|G13|G61|G66|   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
17|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |G15|G16|G60|G67|   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
18|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |G88|G89|G90|G91|G65| x | x | x | x | x | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
19|   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
20|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |
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Initiatives:
20 Maria
12 Aeron
10 Koryu
9 Glasenter
7 Siraref
4 Mitran
4 undead

Damage:
G1-3 -dead
G5-6 - dead
G10-11 - dead
G17-24 - dead
G26 - dead
G28 -5
G29 -7
G31 -9
G32 -4
G37 -4
G38 -9
G39 -9
G42 - dead
G43 -6
G44 - dead
G61 -9
G62 -4
G64 -4
G75 - dead
G76 - dead
G88 -8
GH1 - dead

Mitran steps back to M4, out of reach of the ghouls.

"I can't hit the wight without cutting off soldier 3," Mitran mutters. "Oh well." He snaps his fingers, unleashing the spell.  Even with all his experience at pyromagic, he cringes back from the sudden 20' tall wall of flame that bursts into being a few feet away from him.  It is surprisingly cool where Mitran stands; the heat from the wall is focused in one direction: outwards.

"A few days ago, this would have been the most visibly spectacular thing I'd ever seen," Mitran remarks.



He decides it's better to leave S3 alive, so he starts the Wall of Fire at M6, with the heat side pointing towards G12, then drops it down to cut through the ghouls to the south, wraps it around in a U shape, and brings it back up to cut off the alley that Koryu had gone into.  (See the map below; F marks the flame.)

Undead directly hit by the wall take 4d6+14 damage.  Undead within 10' of the heat-side of the wall (the exterior) take 4d4 damage.  Undead within 15-20' take 2d4 damage.  (This reflects the double-damage to undead; Koryu would take half this.) If any of them try to pass through the wall, they'll take 4d6+14.

By my reckoning, the affected hostiles are
In the wall (24 hps): G10, G91, G90, G89, G88, G92, G64

Adjacent to the wall (9 hps): G12, G73, G72, G71, G14, G15, G65, G63, G62, G35, G33

Near-adjacent to the wall (2 hps): G13, G16, G61, G60, G56, G57, G58, G59

Non-undead near-adjacent to the wall (4hps): S3

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  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
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  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
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  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 9| x | x |   |   | x | x |   |   |   | x |   |   |   | F |G73|G72|   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
10|   | x |   |   | x | x |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |  F|G71|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
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11|   | x |G88|G85| x | x | x | x |KR*| x |   |   |   | F | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
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13|   | x |G86|G82|G69|G68|G59|G57|G35|G63| F |   |   | F | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |
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16|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | F |   |   | F |   |G14|G13|G61|G66|   |   |   |
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17|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | F |   |   | F |   |G15|G16|G60|G67|   |   |   |
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18|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |F  |F  |F  |F  |G65| x | x | x | x | x | x |   |
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This message was last edited by the player at 00:29, Sat 02 June 2012.

Everyone is up.

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-1|   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   | x |G93|G94|G95|G96|G45| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |
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 2|   | x |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x |   |S4 |S4 |G98|G7 |G40|G48|G47|   |   |G72|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
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  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 4|   | x |   |G87|G81|G53|G50|G31|G38|G56|AW |AW |   |Ti | x |   |   |   |   | x |G71|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
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10|   | x |   |   | x | x |   |   |   | x |   |   |   | F |   |   |   |   |   |   |G61|G60|
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11|   | x |G88|G85| x | x | x | x |KR*| x |   |   |   | F | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |G13|
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12|   | x |G84|G83|G70|BC1|G58|G56|G33|G62| F | F | F | F | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |G16|
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13|   | x |G86|G82|G69|G68|G59|G57|G35|G63| F |   |   | F | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |G14|
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14| x | x |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | F |   |   | F | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |G15|
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15|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | F |   |   | F | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |G65|
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Initiatives:
20 Maria
12 Aeron
10 Koryu
9 Glasenter
7 Siraref
4 Mitran
4 undead

(Combat theme music up;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...GZY0sZflEH9Q6yA_-Egw ). Also if wondering odd mods on horse dmg, it was with assumption Lion Roar was active but then realized 9pts is not enough bring down the ghoul which lady Maria hit.

Lady Maria feels a renewing surge of might and power in her body and spirit! When her god again gives her renewed dose of inspiration in this battle. She witnesses when finally Mitran formed wall of fire and she appreciated he did not close off one her soldiers. But now was not time of gratitudes, now was time of merciless hacking!

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OOC: She gains Lion's Roar and Battle Leader's charge maneuvers.

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Lady Maria channels again her energy to fortify herself and makes heavy powerful swing on ghoul45, however it seems battle may weight her power down slowly as this time her sword did not cut down the ghoul when it should have! She makes short step to stand closer to the wall and so bring more room where figthers could stand and fight in north side. Even if it means lady Maria now becomes flanked by ghouls but she is unafraid.

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OOC: Do 9pts slashing/magic/admantine dmg vs ghoul45. Then free 5'ft step to square 0|O. Her AC while flanked and benefitting from White Raven defense is 21 (normally 22).

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Soldier2 sees lady Maria has moved and breaked the so far life saving defensive formation! He moves his horse stand adjacent with her so they both benefit from their shared space. Then Soldier2 tries spurs his horse but now the horse is snortling and nervously whining for being surrounded by so many ghouls. Then with shrill yell the soldier2 strikes on ghoul45, which lady Maria injured but which now her soldier finishes off! Forming first gap into ghoul line in north!

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OOC: Soldier2 does 5'ft step with his mount to right, new position L|0/M|1. He does this so both he and lady Maria benefits from White Raven Defense feat which gives +1 bonus to heir both's AC. He fails spur his horse with ride check but succeeds hit AC 17 vs ghoul45 and do 4pts dmg and assuming -13 dmg destroys the ghoul.

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As finally gap forms lady Maria's spirit is lifted up and she shouts; "We have gap opening in north! Push in to widen it so we can get out from this dead meat grinder!"

Soldier4 sees ghoul98 near him, so he spurs his steed and tries bring the ghoul98 down! Soldier succeeds strike on the ghoul, but it's not enough bring it down! However his spurred steed whines and hacks and kicks the ghoul down to the dust!

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OOC: Soldier 4 hits ghoul and does 8pts dmg, then his horse does rest remaining dmg needed bring the ghoul98 down with hoof attacks.

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Trina who was mounted on soldier4 horse casted a spell again, but this time casting magic missiles to bombard a wight1 which is behind the group! Hammering it with magical force to help bring it down fast!

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OOC: Yay, Trina rolled max dmg. 10pts force dmg vs wight1.

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Titus sees that south is pretty much covered for him, but more ghouls come still from both sides! Also a dangerous looking undead is smacking Aeron! So he lifts his bow and fires two shots towards wight1 which Trina had bombarded with magic missiles earlier.

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OOC: Not sure of Titus hit bonus on ranged attacks but he does rapid shot vs wight1. First shot I rolled nat 3 and second is nat 16 which hits on normal AC of wight1. I assume Titus has point blank shot feat and assume a composite +1 or enchanted longbow. I rolled 7pts piercing dmg so wight1 has -17 HP.

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Soldier3 who had narrowly escaped from death trap cringes when heat burns him! But thanks lady Maria's healing earlier he had become more fine since when he was paralyzed! But now there was a angry wight between him and Aeron. So he tries spur his horse but it panics and kicks around useless fashion towards wight which it is scared of! But soldier3 yells and takes advantage of flanked position land head cleaving blow on the wight! Cutting head nearly off but sadly undead do not care where you hit them, the impact what matters.

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OOC: Two nat 20 from guards and no crit confirm chance for crit -_- . Oh well, guard failed spur his mount but hits the wight and does 8pts dmg. Wight is now -25 HP.

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Koryu swings at ghoul 33, cutting it down before ducking further inside the building.

OOC
using burning blade
attack: 16
damage: 18

(Mitran moved to M4.)

Mitran concentrates on holding up the wall of fire, carefully holding the mystic patterns in the forefront of his mind.

"It seems like the mage knows how to make a nice fire."  Laisha Marindal stands in front of the fire with her hands on her hips and a smile on her face.

"Yes, just not where to place it." Gurzan Heavy-Hammer sighs looking at the entrance that is now too dangerous to even step into. "It is blocking our entrance."

"Bookworm? Can you make a protection against the fire?" Ilfran almost begs to Glasenter.

"I could, but not for all of us."
Glasenter prepares again his crossbow and indicates with a nod to the others to do so.

"I can still see where the undead are gathered and they are protected from any volley of arrows by the buildings of the town. We can't do anything to them. Prepare for any incoming surprises. Fornil, Colen, Ilfran... go gather what is left of Tordek."

He and the bridgeburners will wait, protecting the three men that are gathering their fallen companion.

Aeron whices from the wight hit and swings at the wight

22:01, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 29 using 1d20+10. greatsword attack -3 for PA.
 22:03, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 20 using 2d6+15. greatsword dmg +6 for pa.

cleave 1(G56)
22:04, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 29 using 1d20+10. cleave.
22:04, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 26 using 2d6+15. greatsword.

cleave 2(g48)
22:05, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 26 using 1d20+10. cleave 2.
22:05, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 18 using 2d6+15. greatsword dmg.

Siraref continued hacking away at the ghouls, though not well.

16:12, Today: Siraref Owlwings rolled 8 using 1d6+7. Heavy pick damage.
16:12, Today: Siraref Owlwings rolled 14,23 using d20+13,d20+8. Heavy pick attacks.

I think that it's safe to say you carve your way through the ghouls.  Unless you guys want me to keep rolling for the ghouls.

You get through the top row of ghouls and have a clear path to the temple.

    A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
-1|   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   | x |G93|G94|G95|G96|   | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 0| x | x |   |   |   | x |   |   |   | x |   |   |S2 |S2 |LM | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 1|   | x |   |   |   | x | x |   |   | x |   |   |S2 |S2 |G99|G97|G46|   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 2|   | x |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x |   |S4 |S4 |   |G7 |G40|G48|G47|   |   |G72|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 3|   | x |   |G86|G52|G49|G39|G32|G37|   |   |S4 |Tr |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |G73|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 4|   | x |   |G87|G81|G53|G50|G31|G38|   |AW |AW |Mi |Ti | x |   |   |   |   | x |G71|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 5| x | x |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |AW |AW |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 6|   |   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   | x |   |   | F |G12| x |   |   |   |   | x |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 7|   |   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   | x |S3 |S3 | F |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 8|   |   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   | x |S3 |S3 | F | F | x | x | x | x | x | x |G66| x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 9| x | x |   |   | x | x |   |   |   | x |   |   |   | F |   |   |   |   |   |   |G67| x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
10|   | x |   |   | x | x |   |   |   | x |   |   |   | F |   |   |   |   |   |   |G61|G60|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
11|   | x |G88|G85| x | x | x | x |KR*| x |   |   |   | F | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |G13|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
12|   | x |G84|G83|G70|BC1|G58|G56|G33|G62| F | F | F | F | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |G16|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
13|   | x |G86|G82|G69|G68|G59|G57|G35|G63| F |   |   | F | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |G14|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
14| x | x |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | F |   |   | F | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |G15|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
15|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | F |   |   | F | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |G65|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
16|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | F |   |   | F |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
17|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | F |   |   | F |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
18|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | F | F | F | F |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
19|   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
20|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

Initiatives:
20 Maria
12 Aeron
10 Koryu
9 Glasenter
7 Siraref
4 Mitran
4 undead

Damage:
G1-3 -dead
G5-6 - dead
G10-11 - dead
G17-24 - dead
G26 - dead
G28 -5
G29 -7
G31 -9
G32 -4
G37 -4
G38 -9
G39 -9
G42 - dead
G43 -6
G44 - dead
G45 -9
G61 -9
G62 -4
G64 -4
G75 - dead
G76 - dead
G88 -8
GH1 - dead
W1 -25

Still seeing through his psionic sensor, Glasenter calmly stares at the town.

"It seems like they could pass the undead. Be redy. We will not keep in the open. As soon as the fire dissapears, we will kill the remaining undead in the town."

With his javelins again on one cart and the remains of Tordek shrouded with his cape on the other cart, the Glasenter and the Bridgeburners await for the moment to attack.

As the party regroups, Mitran maintains his concentration on the firewall and makes sure to stay next to Aeron.

Aeron checks his mount and himself for wounds

You make it to the temple.  It appears deserted.  With little effort, you barricade the doors against the undead.

The inside of the temple is dark.  The first room is a foyer.  There is a double door that leads deeper into the temple and two other doors on the side walls.
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Glasenter sees them entering into the temple thanks to his sensor.
"They are inside." he begins to tell to the other Bridgeburners. "And it seems like the firewall will fall later than sooner."

Glasenter sighs. He prefers to be inside a building than out there in the open. And yet, he is here.
"Form a perimeter! I will tell you if the firewall is compromised."
The bridgeburners obbey the command and soon they form a circle around the figure of Glasenter. "I'll tell you if the zombies behind the firewall are still a nuisance and if we can deal with them."


OOC: What about the ghouls? Are they gathering in the main corridor where I can attack them with a volley of arrows?

Once the party is barricaded in, Mitran stops concentrating on the firewall.  It will drop 7 rounds later.

Assuming that the ghouls are still coming after Koryu in the building.  Koryu makes a fighting withdrawal to the staircase and uses it as a choke point.  He kills the ghouls until their corpses block the stairs and then continues withdrawing upstairs.

Lady Maria helped seal the doors and windows with the crew who followed her after the battle. Looking around she says to everyone; "Check every room and barricade each and every window and door! We must not leave any entrance not barricaded nor unguarded!"

Mitran sticks close to Aeron, wanting to make sure that the windows and entrances aren't the only things that remain unguarded.
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Aeron help secure the area

You find only two or three ghouls in the temple, all easily dispatched.  You spend some time securing the doors and windows.  Or at least making sure they were still secure.  It appears that the place had been secured before, but not well enough.  There are signs of slaughter, twenty or thirty people were killed in there some time ago.

As you go through the temple, you find a small amount of treasure (as it's only a small temple), about 100gp and 300sp.  There is a small store of food, enough for two days for everyone inside.

Maria, in case I didn't tell you before, you can go ahead and remove that negative level.

Yes Glasenter, there are still alot of ghouls in the main path.  A volley of arrows or two can do a number on them.  There are still a lot undead in some of the side paths.

You have seven rounds before the wall of fire drops, so you can do a few volleys and really thin out their numbers.  By the time the wall of fire goes away, the undead are pretty much gone.

Once area was secure, Lady Maria gives the scroll for Titus to use on her. Once scroll was used, Maria feels the constant chill around her body finally dissipate and she with near blissful sigh relaxes and just enjoys warmth of her muscles and finally feel free from the grip from wight's draining touch.

Once the scroll had been used, she feels her old former skills return back rapidly and she feels spirited. She checks the horses which were pulled in when they retreated to temple are alright and looks through gaps in planks which were placed to cover windows to give fortification to them against ghouls and other undead. She then commands; "Can someone check is there a way into roof inside? There are some flying undead but most I would like see can we bombard the undead outside with arrows and rocks than just make narrow gaps which through shoot at them."

Diooum had been silently watching from the hidden alcove she had discovered.
The newcomers were clearly not part of the undead attack, but their motives had to made clear first. Satisfied she slowly opened the door of the tiny monk hiding place and stepped out, her huge crossbow pointed at the floor, and sung a single note in a soft D minor.

Dioom was a Buomman, her skin a slightly darker hue than normal for her race and her eyes were a bright vivid green. But the bald head and elongated face, hands and feet gave her away. She wore a simple blue cotton dress with white and blue scale leather armor over the top. Strapped at her side was a very simple ordinary looking shortsword, which seemed contrary to the massive dark crystal crossbow she was holding.

When he sees no other threats inside the city, Glasenter sees fit to advance.
"We are going in now, don't spread. And keep your eyes open. We don't want any nasty surprise."
The corporal leads the Bridgeburners, calm and silently to the center of the town, ready for any threat.

OOC: Have I seen undead trying to enter the church?

Tordek was dead. Another failure to add to his conscience. Ezourer puts a hand over his fallen fellow, wishing he had saved him. But he chose the wrong place and the wrong time to be at the other corner of the formation. Silently he walks just behind the corporal. Next time, if something hit, it will have to hit him first.

"I must not fail" he utters to himself, preparing his bow. The great lizard that walked at his side was as alert as Ezourer was.

Mitran watches through a crack in one of the window shutters as his fire wall finally snuffs itself out.  He could get used to this level of visual intensity.  So many of his spells had no visual effect at all.... That reminded him; he should probably brief the others on his current spell status.

"I used my most powerful spell to create the firewall," Mitran tells the rest of the party, but I still have most of my mid-level spells available.  In particular, I have several Enlarge Person, Bull's Strength, and Flame Arrow spells ready, as well as a new spell I've recently learned called Haste that I think you will find very useful.  It will last only for a minute or so, however.  I will appreciate your suggestions as to when to cast those."

He turns directly to Lady Maria.  "I also have a Stoneshape spell prepared, so I can craft the sort of opening that you're looking for, if we cannot find a more mundane way to do so--is somebody singing???"

He turns and sees the Buomman (Dioom) who has just emerged from hiding, and instinctively moves to put Aeron between himself and this new apparition.  Then he takes a closer look.  "Hmh, you appear to be alive, which is refreshing.  We've come to fight the not-so-alive things that have overrun this place.  Can you tell us what's been happening here?"
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Aeron notices the woman then "Are there anymore people still here?'

Diooum bows and nods to the others but does not respond. Singing a soft note that conveys a faint sense of struggle she points to the corpse of one of the undead and shakes her crossbow.

Turning to Aeron her singing turns soft and sad as she shakes her head slowly.

Looking around at the party carefully Diooum identifies an the most injured and walks toward them. A soft blue glow fills her hands as she sings a high pitched single note that somehow conveys a feeling of trust and calm. The intention is clear, that she can heal those who require it.

OOC: Boumman cannot talk. In fact they cannot use language even telepathically.. :P

There are lots of undead around the church, but none seem to be able to get in.

We secured the entrances and windows.  Through what mechanism are we able to see what's going on outside the church, and what ranges are there to the undead around the church?  If Mitran has a line of sight to undead within 30', he'll start hitting them with fiery bursts.

Also, is there access to the roof?
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"It seems that the others have barricaded the entrance to the church. Still, there are plenty of undead around it. We will have fun, Bridgeburners."

The corporal could clearly see through his sensor the action unfolding in the area of the church. But first, he had to be sure if the Bridgeburners were ready to go.

"Bridgeburners, prepare! We storm the church in two!"

OOC:
02:15, Today: Glasenter rolled 27 using 1d20+18. Knowledge Religion check.
What church is it?

The church is a church of......Mithra, why not.

"Galú an I are ready, Glasenter."

The black and white furred shifter stood at the corporal's side, with his trusted dinosaur behind him. He lowers his head and chants a little prayer.

"Mother, Captain, please help us."

(I will cast Mass Vigor lesser on me, Glasenter and X'norgun)

As are we, corporal, though i should still perform the rites of warding to ensure none of us are harmed by my breath said X'norgun from Glasenters other side.  The half-dragon took a quiet moment to perform his rites on all his companions before he turned back again.

It's cremation time! he uttered with glee as he put a hand on his brown bear companion to hold her back till the word was given.
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"We shoul scout out the chruch first and not charghe in blindly" Aeron suggest as he offers the Boummansome rations

Diooum bows and takes the offered food, gratefully scoffing it down. It is clear that she is quite hungry.

Mitran spends some doubtlessly frustrating time running through every language he knows trying to see if he can find one that Diooum speaks, and then goes through them again in writing.

"I wonder if she speaks a tonal language," he mutters.  "There's never a bard around when you need one."

Glasenter and his men make their way up road towards the temple.  You find a large group in front of the door.  Roll initatives.

    A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 1|   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 2|   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 3|   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 4|   |   |   |G1 |G2 |G3 |G4 |G5 |G6 |G7 |G8 |G9 |G10|   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 5|   |   |   |G11|G12|G13|G14|G15|G16|G17|G18|G19|G20|   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 6| x | x | x | x | x | x |G21|G22|G23|G24| x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 7|   |   |   |   |   | x |G25|G26|G27|G28| x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 8|   |   |   |   |   | x |G29|G30|G31|G32| x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 9|   |   |   |   |   | x |G33|G34|G35|G36| x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
10|   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
11| x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
12|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
13|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
14| x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
15|   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

As soon as Glasenter begins to spot the undead, he halts the main part of the Bridgeburners, raising his hand. The corporal turns with a grin on his face:
"They are all around the church. Ezourer, X'norgun, with me. Everyone else,just be sure to not be caught by surprise."


OOC:
07:22, Today: Glasenter rolled 18 using 1d20+2. Initiative.

"Right at your side."

The shifter calmly walks at the corporal's left side, with his trusted dinosaur walking a few steps behind him.

"But first, let's make a surprise"

He begins to chant a low pray to the Bridgeburner ancestors, and touches Glasenter, X'norgun, himself and Galú.


OOC:
23:06, Today: Ezourer rolled 4 using 1d20+2. Initiative.
Cast Hide from Undead, undead must make a will save DC 14 to see us.

Back in the temple, Mitran gives up on his attempts to communicate with Diooum and turns his attention back to the tactical situation.

"What are we hopng to achieve here?" he asks.  "We're trapped in here, with the undead potentially pulling in reinforcements.  We're cut off from the Bridgeburners and from Koryu--I'll take the blame for that, but I didn't see any other way to keep us from being swarmed.  We don't know the tactical situation outside.  We've secured the existing entrances to this facility, but cannot hope to patrol it adequately.  We can punch our own hole out where we want to and take them by surprise, or we can stay here under siege.  Oh, and we've met a tonal mute who appears to be an asset, especially for healing.

Am I leaving anything out?  What does all this add up to?  I would prefer to keep my current streak of days-I-haven't-died running at least until it hits double digits again."
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Ready when you are Corporal, frontal assault? X'norgun asks as he takes stock of the situation.


OOC: 13:45, Sat 28 July: X'norgun rolled 21 using 1d20+4. init.
14:54, Today: X'norgun rolled 9,14 using d20+8,d20+4. spot, knowledge check.

The temple, the building at the very top of the map (D1 to M3) is made of stone (including the roof).  The street is cobblestone.  The undead are just ghouls.

The ghouls fail their will save to see the PCs.  All PCs can go.

    A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 1|   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 2|   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 3|   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 4|   |   |   |G1 |G2 |G3 |G4 |G5 |G6 |G7 |G8 |G9 |G10|   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 5|   |   |   |G11|G12|G13|G14|G15|G16|G17|G18|G19|G20|   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 6| x | x | x | x | x | x |G21|G22|G23|G24| x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 7|   |   |   |   |   | x |G25|G26|G27|G28| x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 8|   |   |   |   |   | x |G29|G30|G31|G32| x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 9|   |   |   |   |   | x |G33|G34|G35|G36| x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
10|   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
11| x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
12|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
13|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
14| x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
15|   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

Initiatives:
21 X'norgun
19 undead
18 Glasenter
4 Ezourer

As the effect of the spell takes place, Xnorgun and his trusty bear companion cautiously move forward to engage the enemy.  Trusting on the spells effect X'norgun moves to stand one square away from the first ghoul and then breathes his regular breath weapon, a 15ft cone of fire, modifying it so that it'll also entangle the foul critters.  As he is walking over, he directs his bear companion towards the ghoul in the far left corner with a flick of his wrist.

hopefully these buildings will rebound the flames so that they hit even more of these abominations! he thinks as he walks towards his unsuspecting targets and breathes into the face of the ghoul standing in front of him.

X'norgun starts on square I15 and moves to I11 to breathe.
His bear moves from H15 to H11, then from there to G11 and finally to G10 attacking G33.
=> 11:39, Today: X'norgun rolled 23,9 using d20+6,d4+5. attack from bear + damage roll.
My breath attack normally does 3d6 damage, save DC 15 for half damage.  Because i modify it to be entangling it should do half of that, so i don't know if that's 1d6+1d3 or if you round it up or down to 1d6 or 2d6 damage?  All those ghouls entangled are entangled for 1d4 rounds, taking 1d6 damage each turn they are entangled on the start of my round.
The breath should affect G30,31,32,34,35,36
This message was last edited by the player at 09:42, Wed 01 Aug 2012.

Glasenter stay in his place, with arms folded as he sees the perfect opportunity. He laughs and concentrates in the gouls just in front of the church. And then, a wall of fire appears, burning the whole line of undead and damaging the rest.



OOC:
Position: J15
Standard: Manifest Energy Wall Fire, emanating to the south.
Those who are in line 4 and 5 take 10 damage, Reflex Save DC 19 to half
00:47, Today: Glasenter rolled 10 using 2d6+2. Energy wall fire damage 10ft.
Those who are in line 6 and 7 take 3 damage, Reflex Save DC 19 to half
00:47, Today: Glasenter rolled 3 using 1d6+1. Energy wall fire damage 20 ft.

Lady Maria had been busy securing the perimeter, when stranger had appeared her hand was gripping handle of her greatsword in her back. But seeing the new stranger was not hostile altough unable to speak and after seeing she is fed she says; "We do not have unlimited rations but we lost few men today so she gets their share so long she gives us some healing magic."



Lady Maria sighs and speaks calmly in confident voice; "We hole up and thin their numbers best as we can and preserve our rations and water. While we look for opening to escape the pin. Now we are split up from Bridgeburners but knowing them they do not loose any chance get loose on blasting things up. I think I saw some bolts and arrows bombard the horde while we engaged them in alleys. So they may any moment now come and...."

Then one her remaining soldiers shouts; "Hey! There is some flash of lights happening out there! Blast of fire and fire wall in there!" Lady Maria smirks and says; "Well, there you go. Once the horde shifts attention to them we charge from our position and retreat back in if they focus on us again and then Bridgeburners get another opening."

Lady Maria focuses on Mithran, she had heard his report of his spells and says to him; "Now while we are waiting how horde reacts to that fire theater outside, cast on me bull's strenght and when I move out cast enlarge person so I cover most field around me and have strenght to cut down these undead in single blows. Draw attention of them to me instead of you. Also I do not wish risk my soldiers in close combat if not neccesary so cast flame arrow on their bolts so they can shoot from gaps and holes in windows. We save haste for quick maneuvering or escape with horses or if we need push through."
This message was last edited by the player at 00:42, Fri 03 Aug 2012.

Mitran casts the Flame Arrow, which will keep for over an hour.  The Bull's Strength will last only a few minutes, so he holds off on it until the last moment.

"How are you planning to get out there to engage them?" he asks Lady Maria.  "Are you going back out through the front door?"

Lady Maria nods and says; "Yeah, through front door. So in last moment need remove blockades and then charge out but leave few men inside ready ram themselves on the doors to keep them closed while we close it up again."

When LM is ready to start unbarring the door, Mitran casts the bull strength on her.  Only when she's through th door will he reach over the threshold and cast enlarge person.

Ezourer thinks before deciding not to use any spell yet. Instead, he decides to fire his short bow trying to hurt the one ghouls that hasn't been harmed by the massive attack of his fellow Bridgeburners.

"Galú! Time to eat!" he instructs to the giant lizard at his side and the creature runs forward, charging against one of the undead, as soon as the arrow hits the walking corpse.


OOC:
Ezourer:
Initial Position I14
Free: 5ft step to I13
Standard: Shortbow attack with USA to G29

01:34, Today: Ezourer rolled 19 using 1d20+10. Shortbow attack.
01:36, Today: Ezourer rolled 4 using 1d6. Shorbow damage.
01:36, Today: Ezourer rolled 15 using 4d6. USA.

Galú:
Initial Position H14
Full round: Leaping Pounce to g34, moving to H10
01:41, Today: Ezourer rolled 28 using 1d20+8. Full attack: Claw Attack 1.
01:41, Today: Ezourer rolled 15 using 1d20+8. Full attack: Claw Attack 2.
01:41, Today: Ezourer rolled 22 using 1d20+6. Full attack: Bite.
01:42, Today: Ezourer rolled 24 using 1d20+6. Full attack: Tail.
01:43, Today: Ezourer rolled 21 using 4d6+12. Galú's damage.

X´norgun singes several ghouls and lets them know that the party is there.  One hits the bear for 4 damage, another hits X´norgun for 3 damage.

Ezourer and Galu pick off two of the undead.

Everyone is up.

Lady Maria can unbar the door this round and open it next round.

    A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 1|   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 2|   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 3|   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 4|   |   |   |G1 |G2 |G3 |G4 |G5 |G6 |G7 |G8 |G9 |G10|   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 5|   |   |   |G11|G12|G13|G14|G15|G16|G17|G18|G19|G20|   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 6| x | x | x | x | x | x |G21|G22|G23|G24| x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 7|   |   |   |   |   | x |G25|G26|G27|G28| x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 8|   |   |   |   |   | x |   |G30|G31|G32| x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 9|   |   |   |   |   | x |G33|   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
10|   |   |   |   |   | x |bea|   |G35|G36| x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
11| x | x | x | x | x | x |   |gal|Xn |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
12|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
13|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |Ez |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
14| x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
15|   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |Gl | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

Initiatives:
21 X'norgun
19 undead
18 Glasenter
4 Ezourer

Damage
G1-20 -10
G21-28 -3
G29 - dead
G30 -2
G31 -2
G32 -2
G33 -9
G34 -2
G35 -2
G36 -2
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:10, Tue 07 Aug 2012.

If Lady Maria is unbarring the door this round, then Mitran is casting Bull's Strength on her this round.

"Would anyone else like a strength enhancing enchantment before venturing outside?" Mitran asks.

OOC: 13:18, Today: Mitran rolled 20 using 1d20+1. initiative.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:18, Tue 07 Aug 2012.

The shifter quickly realizes that the best thing to do is to prevent any injuries right now. With swift movements he finds a better spot to aim. The arrows pierces the ghouls but somehow, they don't do the desired damage.

Galú doesn't need the instruction of its master any longer. The dinosaur knows perfectly well what to do in times like this. Its legs move forward as swiftly as Ezourer's and from that new position, it attacks savagely the ghoul who harmed the bear.


Ezourer:
Free: 5ft step to J13
Full attack:
00:32, Today: Ezourer rolled 18 using 1d20+10. Shortbow attack I10.
00:33, Today: Ezourer rolled 20 using 1d20+5. Shortbow attack J10.
00:33, Today: Ezourer rolled 2 using 1d6. Shotbow damage I10.
00:35, Today: Ezourer rolled 2 using 1d6. Shotbow damage J10.

Galú
Free: 5ft step to H10
Full attack
00:40, Today: Ezourer rolled 14 using 1d20+8. Claw attack 1.
00:41, Today: Ezourer rolled 20 using 1d20+8. Claw attack 2.
00:42, Today: Ezourer rolled 15 using 1d20+6. Bite attack.
00:44, Today: Ezourer rolled 22 using 1d20+6. Tail attack.
00:45, Today: Ezourer rolled 27 using 4d6+12. Damage.

Deciding to ignore the one ghoul to his right for now and trusting Bozkargh to fend for himself, X'norgun used another breath attack to try and evaporate the ghoul in front of him and to finish those he entangled earlier.

Bozkargh, his bear, meanwhile redoubled his efforts to rend the ghoul apart.  Annoyed by the minor damage it sustained, the bear slashes out in quick succession with his claws driving it's claws in the shoulders if it can to finally try and bite the ghoul in the neck in an effort to rip the head of the torso.

OOC: 16:09, Today: X'norgun rolled 5 using 3d6. breath attack DC15 for half damage.

16:11, Today: X'norgun rolled 10,8,11,6,14,9 using d20+6,d4+5,d20+6,d4+5,d20+1,d6+3. claw & damage, claw & damage, bite & dmg.
=> first claw: 10 to hit, 8 dmg
=> second claw: 11 to hit, 6 dmg
=> third claw: 14 to hit, 9 dmg

Glasenter's wall of fire continues to send burning waves to the undead, their flesh easily consumed by the flames. The corporal decides to stop concentrating on the wall, in part because he already considers the undead closer to the fire wall totally destroyed, and in part because he doesn't want a monster to take them by surprise. A Bridgeburner had died for not paying attention to the surroundings, a mistake he wouldn't do twice.


Those who are in line 4 and 5 take 9 damage, Reflex Save DC 19 to half
23:44, Today: Glasenter rolled 9 using 2d6+2. Energy wall fire damage 10 ft.
Those who are in line 6 and 7 take 5 damage, Reflex Save DC 19 to half
23:44, Today: Glasenter rolled 5 using 1d6+1. Energy wall fire damage 20 ft. . .

Total fire damage to G1-G20: 19
Total fire damage to G21-G28: 8

The energy wall decimates the back two rows of undead and has wounded two more.  The front rows are badly wounded from the groups assault.

Galu gets hit by one of the ghouls for 3 damage and must make a DC 12 fort save or be paralyzed.

Everyone is up.

Those in the building can come out and join everyone.

    A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 1|   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 2|   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 3|   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 4|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 5|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 6| x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 7|   |   |   |   |   | x |   |G22|G23|G24| x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 8|   |   |   |   |   | x |G21|G26|G27|G28| x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 9|   |   |   |   |   | x |G25|G30|G31|G32| x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
10|   |   |   |   |   | x |bea|gal|   |G36| x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
11| x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |Xn |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
12|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
13|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |Ez |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
14| x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
15|   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |Gl | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

Initiatives:
21 X'norgun
19 undead
18 Glasenter
4 Ezourer

Damage
G1-20 - dead
G21-28 -5
G29 - dead
G30 -7
G31 -4
G32 -7
G33 - dead
G34 -2
G35 -9
G36 -4

Having rid himself of the pesky ghoul in front of him and seeing Bozkargh rip the head clean of the ghoul in front of him, X'norgun smiles as he sees the back ranks thinning out considereably.

Planting his legs wide, he takes a deep breath and yells Eat fire, you scabby bastards! before another cloud of fire is unleashed on the ghouls in front of him.

OOC: 15:06, Today: X'norgun rolled 8 using 3d6. damage from breath attack. DC 15 reflex for half.
Damage to G26,27,28,30,31,32

Bozkargh meanwhile fights side by side with the dinosaur next to him.  As he rips the head from the ghoul in front of him, another already stumbles over the corpse to find an opening.  What he faces however is an enraged bear clawing and biting.

OOC: the bear attacks G25, full attack
15:26, Today: X'norgun rolled 18,8,7,6,2,7 using d20+6,d4+5,d20+6,d4+5,d20+1,d6+3. claw & damage, claw & damage, bite & dmg.
=> first claw: roll of 18 for 8 damage
=> second claw: roll of 7 for 6 damage
=> third attack: roll of 2 for 7 damage

Glasenter wants to end it as soon as possible, but he thinks his companion's won't need any help. In either case, he moves forward, preparing in case those who are better than him to attack have bad luck. He wants to save resources, but not at the cost of more lives.

"They are us, boys! Come on!" he shouts encouraging X'norgun and Ezourer

OOC:
Move: Move to H13
Standard: Ready Amethyst Burst to H5,H6 if there is any undead not destroyed by the end of Ezourer's attack.

Energy Wall damage:
18:33, Today: Glasenter rolled 6 using 1d6+1. Fire wall damage G22,23,24.

He must protect X'norgun. It is his duty. His sanity can't affor any other loss.
Ezourer aims directly to the ghoul that is in position to attack the killoren and shoots two arrows.

Galú, on the other hand, didn't have any problem in resisting the paralyzing touch. In fact, the dinosaur becomes bolder and as soon as the bear ripped the ghoul in front of it apart, Galú swiftly takes a step into and from that position, he unleashes his furious attack to the other three ghouls.


Ezourer:
Full:
Full attack to G36
00:31, Today: Ezourer rolled 21 using 1d20+10. Full attack to G36 1.
00:31, Today: Ezourer rolled 10 using 1d20+5. Full attack to G36 2.

00:48, Today: Ezourer rolled 3 using 1d6. Bow damage.

Galú:
Free: 5ft step to G9
Full: Full attack
00:34, Today: Ezourer rolled 20 using 1d20+8. Galú's claw attack 1 to G21.
00:36, Today: Ezourer rolled 8 using 1d6+4. Claw Damage 1.

00:38, Today: Ezourer rolled 17 using 1d20+8. Galú's claw attack 2 to G21.
00:39, Today: Ezourer rolled 9 using 1d6+4. Claw Damage 2.

00:40, Today: Ezourer rolled 21 using 1d20+6. Bite attack G26.
00:41, Today: Ezourer rolled 8 using 1d6+2. Bite damage.

00:42, Today: Ezourer rolled 20 using 1d20+6. Tail attack G30.
00:43, Today: Ezourer rolled 6 using 1d6+2. Tail damage.

00:29, Today: Ezourer rolled 19 using 1d20+7. Galú fort save.

I think this last round will pretty much decimate the undead.

Glasenter, Ezourer, and X'norgun find themselves standing over a pile of charred corpses.  The door the temple is open and Maria is standing there ready to join the fray.

Lady Maria stands in opened door, ready join fray but between her and undead is wall of fire and so she shouts; "Hey! Can any of you dispel this fire wall down?"

Standing in front of the charred corpses, X'norgun surveys the carnage, looking for any ghouls that might still be 'alive' and finishing them off with a targeted blast of his breath if he finds any.

Once that is done he takes a look at Bozkargh and casts Cure Light Wounds on his trusted friend.  Well done, my friend.  These blights of nature have no defense against one of it's marvels.  Once finished he turns around to see if any of the others need assistance.

Ezourer pets his fellow dino.

"You will be fine, I promise, Galú. But first we must be sure that we won't face any more undead for a while."

He approaches to checks that X'norgun and Bozkargh are fine, quite pleased that Galú and the bear has not yet attacked each other, one of his worries since the beggining of their trip. Ezourer doesn't doubt in sharing his joy.
"It seems that they know how to make a team, don't you think?" The smile directed to X'norgun shows that he is proud of both animal's behaviour.

So they do indeed, Glazu is definitely a fiersome adversary! X'norgun nods as he takes a look at the dinosaur noticing it's wounds.Shall i cast a cure spell on him?  He seems strong enough for it to heal naturally, but one never knows when we run into more of these blights.

Glasenter smiles satisfied with the performance of his fellow Bridgeburners.

"That was relatively easy. I will call the others now."

With a whistle, he signals the rest of the group to advance. As they come closer, Glasenter thinks that it would be a good idea to search the houses for any surprise attack the undead could be preparing.

"Search inside the buildings that surround the church. We have time to take a quick view before the firewall dissipates."

Having sayed that, the Corporal enters the building to his right crossbow at hand.

"Nah, he knows how to take a wound or two." is his simply reply to X´norgun while he smiles to the dinosaur.

After he hears the human's order, he nods and goes to the left house


OOC:
00:20, Today: Ezourer rolled 23 using 1d20+13. Spot check.

Alright then, as you prefer.

Seeing both buildings covered already, X'norgun advances towards the edge of the left building and glances around the corner (to both sides) and towards the church.  Looking if he can make out anything of those inside or possible threats to be dealt with.

OOC: 12:10, Today: X'norgun rolled 10,14 using d20+6,d20+6. spot, listen.

Glasenter inspects the house.

OOC:
Damn, I hadthe idea and I didn't rol any dice in my first post. :P
22:50, Today: Glasenter rolled 15 using 1d20+2. spot check.

The buildings in front of the church, one appears to have been a shop selling religious items, and the other was an inn.  Both are abandoned and show signs of violence from before.

With his back guarded by the Bridgeburners and Galú, the shifter slowly inspects the remains of the inn, in search for food and materials that could help the group.

OOC:
02:07, Today: Ezourer rolled 5 using 1d20-1. Seach check.
Damn it, why search must be int based? Why?

Glasenter enters inside the shop, ready to pull the trigger of his crossbow at any moment.
If there is no signs of peril, he will investigate the items, searching for valuable and useful ones.

19:10, Today: Glasenter rolled 17 using 1d20+6. Search check.

There is a rack of holy symbols for a dozen different deities on the wall.  Half of them are for the god of the temple.  You find one of them that is well crafted and made out of silver.

By this point, the wall is no longer covering the door of the temple.

Glasenter takes everything he can and specially the holy symbol made of silver and puts them in his sack.

Then, he goes to the temple entrance and knocks the door.
"Anyone alive there?"

Once the fire-wall dissipates, X'norgun walks over to the door and yells Anybody in there that needs a healing spell?  Or alternatively: if you are undead, please step outside and try to raise a defense before i kill you a second time!

As Glasenter then walks up next to him adding his knock on the door and inquiring as to whether or not there are survivors, X'norgun rolls his eyes.  Brass, they always want to have the last word...

The door to the temple is open and Lady Maria and Aeron are standing there.

Glasenter approaches them and looks inside the temple.

"So... did you find something useful here?"

Looking over Lady Maria's shoulder at the marked absence of hordes of undead outside the temple, Mitran refrains from casting Enlarge Person on her.

"There's still an hour on the flame arrows I just enchanted, if we find something to shoot at before then," he remarks.

To Glasenter, he says, "The temple had been overrun at some point, and we have a score of so of corpses.  A week ago,
I would have found the smell in here to be intolerable. We did find one survivor, who has a musical bent but isn't able to speak.  We need to take her with us when we pull out."
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I'll burn the corpses to ensure nobody brings them back to unlife again! X'norgun remarks as he starts to walk inside.

Aeron looks around "Whos been wounded?"

Ezourer waits till everyone else is inside the church to enter himself. Once the last Bridgeburner is inside, he quickly inspects the temple for facilities and accomodations for the group and anything that would be valuable.
He doesn't speak, but nods to those who were inside the church in first place.

Lady Maria replies; "We did not find anything of use but we barricaded the temple when we ran in here and found some survivor but she only can make musical notes and not talk. She knows how to heal and she does not look quite normal human. So once we get rid of corpses and clean place up it can work quite well as makeshift fortress."

X'norgun sets to work burning the corpses where he finds them, taking care to shift their location if they are in a spot where burning them would cause the church to catch fire.

"If we want to make it a fortress we need to be able to defend it... and make sure that there is no other more suitable place."

Glasenter walks around, inspecting the church.

"The windows are barricated, yet the defenses couldn't hold the undead out. I don't like it."

He turns to see the survivor. More information was required."Do you know how to write common?"

Mitran says to Glasenter, "What's the situation out there?  Are there still countless hordes of undead for us to battle in this place?"

"I am sure that this town holded a lot more people than the undead we destroyed, Mitran."

"We should check to see if  there any underground passgaes or cellars" Aeron points out

Lady maria nods for Glasenter's assesment and she replies; "Indeed, the horde which we faced was not enough count whole town. There may be more undead lurking about but no doubt some we could had already faced in the city siege. This church may had been breached by brutal force or one those entombers had digged tunnel which through enter underneath. Anyways feel free scout for more suitable location while I check what breached this place defenses originally." Lady Maria starts inspect the church and see where undead had succeed dig through the defenses and enter and slaugther folks inside the church.

Waston and Brightmane find only a collapsed tunnel when they go down to the cellar. There is no sign of another tunnel made.

Diooum nods and pick a stick from the ground. In a spot of the church where the floor tiles is broken and the dirt below can be seen, the buomman writes in common "Yes".

Glasenter takes the stick from her hand and proceeds to write "What happened here?"

Diooum watches Glasenter and then she erases his message to write hers. "It came through the windows." She looks at them, each one barricaded with wood.

Ezourer just walk around, inspecting the church, the altar, the windows to the untrained eye, but gathering the courage to do something to those who know him. Feeling like a cub trying to mend the wounds of his pet, a voice urging him to do what he must do, another voice filling his head with uncertainty about the possible outcome.
And then, he decides to do what he must do.

"Ilfran" the shifter calls for the mourning human. "Let me see your friend." The human just looks wondering what he meant, but at the end, he opens the rags that contain the pieces of his fallen friend.

"Tordek was a good bridgeburner... I will talk with X'norgun." He offers his hand to the man as he kneels in front of the wretched body.

Getting up, with a sigh escaping from his muzzle, he goes to the


"I think I can help Tordek, X'norgun. Maybe not now, but soon. Please don't burn him."

Looking up from his work X'norgun nods Let's hope you succeed then!

Lady Maria comes from downstairs and tells her report; "There is collapsed tunnel under the temple, but it looks like they did not come in through the tunnel. If we seal the cellars for good then we should not have worry about underground digging undead. Or else have someone always be watch on the cellar."

"I prefer someone watch the cellar. The buomman says that something got inside through the windows. I would prefer a route of escaping."

Glasenter looks up and thinks putting a hand on his chin. "I think we can put some wards on the roof too."

As soon as Glasenter finishes speaking, one of Brightmane's Zarusian soldiers gives the voice of alarm.
"Milady! They are getting closer! There are hundreds of them!"

One of the bridgeburners runs to one of the northern window, peeking through the wood that closes the window, only to find out that the Zarusian was more than right.

"And they are surrounding us, Corporal!"

The slow march of the undead slowly produces enough sound so that you don't need to see them to know that there is an undead army outside the church.

"Trapped like mouses again." Glasenter spits to the holy ground and readies his crossbow.

And then, just like divine punishment, very heavy steps that talk about a size that could rival the very church they are, let themselves be heard outside the southern part of the church.


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14| x |   |   |B13|   |   |   |B27|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
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15| W |Z2 |   |   |   |B11|   |   |   |   |B16|   |   |B22|   |   |B23|   | Z1| W |
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18| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |Gl |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
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19| x |   |   |   |B25|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B24|   |   | x |
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GL= Glasenter
LM= Lady Maria Brightmane
EZ= Ezourer
AW= Aeron Waston
XN= X'Norgun
MI= Mitran
DI= Dioumm

B= Bridgeburner
Z= Zarusian

D= Door
W= Windows
SU= Stairs Up
SD= Stairs Down

B21= dead

The shifter moves quickly, taking his bow and calling his trusted dinosaur at his side.

"What do we do, now? We go up or down?"


OOC: I don't find Galú in the map.
Ezourer rolled 17 using 1d20+2. Initiative.
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08:09, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 20 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 14. Init  :  6.

Lady Maria heard cry for alarm, sound of undead army approaching and then thundering steps coming somewhere south. She draws and grips on her greatsword and shouts; "Pick up defensive positions on windows and keep eye out for cellar and staircase! We do not want them surprise us by coming other direction than doors and windows! I will go check what giant is coming towards us now in south!" With that said she moves to south of the church take a look what is approaching them with such loud steps.

OOC: Lady Maria spends move action or two to check what is coming in south. Also she spends smite to use Smite to Song. All allies get +1 to hit and attack rolls and will saves vs fear. Her case the inspire courage comes from barked orders and inspiring words/presence (perform oratory skill). I rolled in advance K:religion roll to ID undeads outside (including skill trick bonus). Also she takes martial spirit stance; each her hits heal 2pts on herself or from ally in 30'ft off her.

15:33, Today: Lady Maria Brightmane rolled 17 using 1d20+11. K:religion.
15:29, Today: Lady Maria Brightmane rolled 10 using 1d20+1. Initiative.

"Bridgeburners, defensive positions! Defend the windows, no matter what!" Glasenter rushes to the stairs that go up, and gives a signal to the wizard.
"Mitran! You and me go to the roof to destroy them with fire!"

OOC:
23:02, Today: Glasenter rolled 20 using 1d20+2. Initiative.

Everyone assume positions. Mitran nods to Glasenter and silently rushes at his side to the stairs.

At first, it is a strange sound. A soldier slapping his arm. Then two. And then three. And then a strong buzz, coming from the windows.

The buomman covers her ears and shakes her head, trying very hard to believe that it isn't true. That they didn't come back. They came through the windows she wrote, and it was true, so true.
Five clouds, made of the most annoying flies, enter inside the church, not caring for the woods blocking the windows. They fed on the soldiers, feeding on their blood, making them all howl in desperation.

And then, a powerful force hit the door. The sound resound inside the church, even rivaling with that of the swarms.


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20| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | D | D | D | D | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
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1st: Undead

Init
20 GL= Glasenter
20 AW= Aeron Waston
20 XN= X'Norgun
19 B= Bridgeburners
17 EZ= Ezourer
10 LM= Lady Maria Brightmane
9 DI= Dioumm
4 Z= Zarusian
3 MI= Mitran

D= Door
W= Windows
SU= Stairs Up
SD= Stairs Down

B21= dead
Consider the location of the following swarms:

Swarm 1: D2-E3
Swarm 2: B8-C9
Swarm 3: R8-S9
Swarm 4: B15-C16
Swarm 5: R15-S16



OOC: Lady Maria, you know the swarms of flies are not natural. They seem like they are swarm-shifter undead.
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"Glasenter! What the fuck do we do? I can't defend anyone without seeting them on fire!"

Flies don't fly in swarms nor they coordinate attacks. Ezourer doubts they will come out without paying with lives from this situation.

Lady Maria shouts loudly; "These swarms are shapeshifting undead who take form of pestilent swarms! All move away and spread out! So you bridgeburners can burn them off with alchemist fire and spells! Normal close combat attacks are inefficient against them, so best if you spread out so they can be dealt with area effect attacks effectively!"

Lady Maria continues provide inspiration and confidence in the crew, but she did not move from her spot. Something big is about come from the doors and she waits in ready to charge in and deliver wrath of Zarus upon intruders on gate.

OOC: Continue give inspire courage bonus, delay action and spoke free action. I rolled what two maneuvers she has ready this round.....they are charging minotaur and Lion's Roar. Also she spends swift action change her stance to Leading the Charge, so all get +7 dmg to charge attacks.

Aeron moves to M14 and uses Expansion(spending 3(1 plus 2 additional power points)
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Glasenter can hardly hit the enemy swarm without hitting his own soldiers "Do it! Get out of there and burn the flies! NOW! X'norgun, clear the church as soon as you can! Mitran, you and me to the roof now!"

OOC:
Full: Move to the roof

The Bridgeburners get away from the unholy swarms and throw Alchemist's fire to them. A howl, not like any insect should sound, echoes across thousands of tiny mouths.

X'norgun moves to the walls of the church. The Alchemist's fire did some damage, but he now was going to be sure that at least one swarm be completely burned.

OOC:
Move: B11
Standard: Use Breath Weapon fire 2d6 on Swarm B15-C16

00:10, Today: Lesser Worldmaster, on behalf of X'norgun, rolled 9 using 2d6. Breath Weapon Fire Damage.

Ezourer casts a spell on his dinosaur and prepare his shortbow for the upcoming battle.
"Galú, on position in front of the door! Attack on sight!" He wants to help his companions, but he know that he is unable to do so. At least for now.

Standard: Cast Vigor on Galú.
Move: Move to E12

Galú
Move: Move to J10.

The second swarm hisses as it is burnt by X'norgun's breath.

Dioumm rushes to the middle of the church, and begins to chant in her humming language. A barrier begins to form around her.

The Zarusian soldiers follow the Bridgeburners in order to not get devoured by the flies. In the meantime, Mitran follows Glasenter to the top of the roof.

And then, a terrible figure smashes the temple's door. It is around twelve feet tall and has a big club on one of his hands. The hood on his head does little to conceal his hardened contexture. He roars, and then, after he gaves some steps into the church, four ghouls appears behind him.

In the meantime, the fourth swarm engulfs X'norgun and the fifth one engulfs Aeron. The other swarms search for prey among the Bridgeburner and the Zarusian soldiers.

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 2| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B7 |B8 |   |B5 |B30| SU| SU|   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 3| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B17|B12|   |B34|   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 4| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B18|   |   |   |   |   |Z4 |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 5| x |   |   |   |   |   |SW1|B29|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 6| x |   |   |   |   |   |Z3 |SW1|B7 |B8 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 7| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |B2 |B26|   |   |B4 |B35|   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 8| W |   |   |   |   |   |   |B32|B20|   |   |B28|SW3|   |   |   |   |   |   | W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 9| W |   |   |   |   |B21|   |   |B3 |   |   |B6 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
10| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |B1 |   |Gal|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
11| x |XN |SW4|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |DI |   |B10|B33|   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
12| x |SW4|SW4|   |EZ |   |   |B15|   |   |   |   |B31|   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
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13| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |B9 |   |   |   |   |B23|   |Z1 |   |   |   |   | x |
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14| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |B27|B11|   |   |   | AW|AW |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
15| W |   |   |   |   |   |   |Z2 |B14|   |B16|B22| AW|AW |   |   |   |   |   | W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
16| W |   | SD|   |   |   |   |   |LM |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
17| x |   | SD|   |   |B13|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
18| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |GH1|   | G | G |   |GH2|   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
19| x |   |   |   |B25|   |   |   |GH3|   | G | G |   |GH4|   |B24|   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
20| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
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1st: Undead
G= Giant
GH= Ghoul
SW= Swarm of flies

Init
20 GL= Glasenter
20 AW= Aeron Waston
20 XN= X'Norgun
19 B= Bridgeburners
17 EZ= Ezourer
10 LM= Lady Maria Brightmane
9 DI= Dioumm
4 Z= Zarusian
3 MI= Mitran

D= Door
W= Windows
SU= Stairs Up
SD= Stairs Down

B21= dead

Consider the location of the following swarms:

Swarm 1: G5-H6
Swarm 2: H7-I8
Swarm 3: L7-M8
Swarm 4: B11-C12 (Right on X'norgun)
Swarm 5: M14-N15 (Right on Aeron)

Aeron takes 4 damage and must make a Fortitude check DC 14

08:32, Yesterday: Aeron Waston rolled 16 using 1d20+7. fort save .

Aeron charges at the Giant as hev uses his power, swinging his greatsword as he goes als using Smite undead(1st attack)

Swift action; Psionic Lion’s Charge
Move/standtard action: charge

08:42, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 21 using 1d20+15. 1st attack. +7(smite)=28
08:46, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 10 using 2d6+6. greatsword dmg.  total dmg +4(Favored Enemy Undead)+7(smite)x2=42 dmg total

08:43, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 24 using 1d20+10. 2nd attack.
08:46, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 12 using 2d6+6. greatsword dmg.  total dmg +4(Favored Enemy Undead)x2=32 dmg total

used 3 power points

Lady Maria, who was facing the gate, saw it crash and saw the tide of undead come in. She releases a brilliant warcry when she takes short step enter into fray; "For Zarus! Charge and push these wretches out!" She takes firm grip on her greatsword and she makes a powerful slicing attack on GH1, striking it with all wrath what her god can grant to her swordarm! She cleaves the ghoul into half in single powerful blow! Her blade glowing in dark golden glow which slices ghoul as if it was made from paper with her sharp admantine blade!

Without hesitation she shouts loudly; "Strike them down back to the graves where they crawled out from!" She strikes on giant adjacent to her with renewed wrath and fury! Fueled by her own ki channeled shout and commanding presence to make her and people around her strike with power what even undead should make to pause!

OOC: 5'ft step to 17/J as free action. Then full attack while command all Zarusian soldiers to charge on undead in the gate whenever they can (I see Z1 and Z2 able to charge ghouls). I use smite on striking GH1 (using awesome smite tactic; using Overwhelming Strike which means; a trip attack vs the target I smite). I get 18 hit vs AC (hits normal ghoul). I rolled 23pts dmg vs ghoul (downs normal ghoul). I as swift action use boost maneuver; Lion's Roar to give everyone (including myself) +5 morale bonus to all dmg rolls for 1 round (which is end of my next round).

I make my second attack vs the giant, using again Awesome Smite (and Overhwelming Strike tactic to try trip it with smite attack). Make 11 hit vs AC so attack is likely a miss :P.

Special Note; Got Mountain Hammer maneuver in use. Everyone gets +1 to hit/dmg from smite to song (and +2 will save vs fear). Her stance gives in 60'ft radius +7 to all dmg rolls related to charge attacks (mark it to Aeron's dmg if not already). Also all get in 60'ft radius +5 moral bonus to all dmg rolls (which stacks with her stance when person charges). So Aeron may have done +12 more dmg per attack (and +1 more attack bonus).

Her both soldiers in range charge, one hits AC 20 and other AC 22. So both hit their targets (forgot smite to song bonus from attack rolls). They both use longswords (and have shields). Z1 does 21pts slashing dmg and Z2 does 18pts slashing dmg on their targets (ghouls). Normal ghouls should fall down spectacular fashion. I hope Bridgeburners and other chars get use on their charges/moral dmg bonus combination uses this round vs the swarms too.

The Bridgeburners continues to struggle and run out of the reach of the monstruous flies. Some of them are breathing heavily.

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 2| x |   |   |B29|   |   |   |   |   |   |B7 |B8 |   |B5 |B30| SU| SU|   |   | x |
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 4| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |Z4 |   |   |B35|   | x |
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 5| x |   |   |   |   |   |SW1|SW1|   |   |   |   |   |   |B18|   |   |   |   | x |
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 7| x |B2 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |SW3|SW3|   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 8| W |B32|B20|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |SW3|SW3|   |   |   |   |B28|   | W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 9| W |   |   |   |   |B21|   |   |B3 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B6 |   | W |
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10| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |B1 |   |Gal|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
11| x |XN |SW4|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |DI |   |B10|B33|   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
12| x |SW4|SW4|   |EZ |   |   |   |   |B14|   |   |B11|   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
13| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |Z1 |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
14| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |SW5|SW5|   |   |   |   |B24| x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
15| W |   |B9 |   |   |   |   |Z2 |   |   |B16|B22|SW5|SW5|   |   |   |B31|B23| W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
16| W |   | SD|B15|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | AW|AW |   |   |   |   |   | W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
17| x |   | SD|   |   |B13|   |   |   |LM |   |   | AW|AW |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
18| x |   |   |B27|   |   |   |   |GH1|   | G | G |   |GH2|   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
19| x |   |   |   |B25|   |   |   |GH3|   | G | G |   |GH4|   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
20| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
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1st: Undead
G= Giant
GH= Ghoul
SW= Swarm of flies

Init
20 GL= Glasenter
20 AW= Aeron Waston
20 XN= X'Norgun
19 B= Bridgeburners
17 EZ= Ezourer
10 LM= Lady Maria Brightmane
9 DI= Dioumm
4 Z= Zarusian
3 MI= Mitran

D= Door
W= Windows
SU= Stairs Up
SD= Stairs Down

B21= dead

Consider the location of the following swarms:

Swarm 1: G5-H6
Swarm 2: H7-I8
Swarm 3: L7-M8
Swarm 4: B11-C12 (Right on X'norgun)
Swarm 5: M14-N15 (Right on Aeron)

Xnorgun suffers the attack of the swarm of flies that surround him and even tries to slap some of them. But in the end, he know that the best thing he can do is to burn them all.

OOC:
Move:
Standard: Use Breath Weapon fire 2d6 on Swarm B11-C12

23:39, Today: Lesser Worldmaster, on behalf of X'norgun, rolled 7 using 2d6. Breath Weapon Fire Damage.

The Bridgeburners can use their alchemical ammunition in the swarms, but it would be a waste. He gives a look to his dinosaur, communicating him that he trust in him, and then he repositions to a place where he feels will be better for the effect that he pretends to do.
"Glorious fallen Bridgeburners! These new recruits humbly ask you for protection! Let the undead fear you in dead, as much as the living fear you in life!"

OOC
Move: Move to I10
Standard: Turn attempt
23:59, Today: Ezourer rolled 14 using 2d6+9. Turning damage.
23:56, Today: Ezourer rolled 16 using 1d20+4. Turning check.
Turning 7hd to SW3 and SW1


Galú nods. A silent, but sure sign that he is more than just any dinosaur, and that the connection he has with Ezourer is beyond the usual term of pet and master. He was going to attack but now a Bridgeburner is between him and his prey.
He must go closer in order to have a perfect position to charge.


Move: Move to H13

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  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 2| x |   |   |B29|   |   |   |   |   |   |B7 |B8 |   |B5 |B30| SU| SU|   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 3| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B26|B17|B12|B4 |B34|   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 4| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B35|   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 5| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B18|   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 6| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 7| x |B2 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 8| W |B32|B20|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B28|   | W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 9| W |   |   |   |   |B21|   |   |B3 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B6 |   | W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
10| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |B1 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
11| x |XN |SW4|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B10|B33|   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
12| x |SW4|SW4|   |EZ |   |   |   |   |B14|   |   |B11|   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
13| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |Gal|   |   |   |   |   |   |Z1 |   |DI |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
14| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |Z4 |   |B24| x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
15| W |   |B9 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B16|B22|   |   |   |   |   |B31|B23| W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
16| W |   | SD|B15|   |   |   |   |SW2|SW2|   |   | AW|AW |   |   |   |   |   | W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
17| x |   | SD|Z5 |   |B13|   |   |Z2 |LM |   |   | AW|AW |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
18| x |   |   |B27|   |   |Z3 |   |GH1|GH3| G | G |   |GH2|GH4|   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
19| x |   |   |   |B25|   |   |   |   |   | G | G |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
20| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+


1st: Undead
G= Giant
GH= Ghoul
SW= Swarm of flies

Init
20 GL= Glasenter
20 AW= Aeron Waston
20 XN= X'Norgun
19 B= Bridgeburners
17 EZ= Ezourer
10 LM= Lady Maria Brightmane
9 DI= Dioumm
4 Z= Zarusian
3 MI= Mitran

D= Door
W= Windows
SU= Stairs Up
SD= Stairs Down

B21= dead

Consider the location of the following swarms:

Swarm 1: Gone
Swarm 2: I16-J17
Swarm 3: Gone
Swarm 4: B11-C12 (Right on X'norgun)
Swarm 5: M16-N17 (Right on Aeron)


Dioumm moves to a better position to unleash an attack to a GH2 with her crossbow. The bolt strikes true and the ghoul grasps the bolt and breaks it while the point is still in the flesh.

OOC:
Move: Move to Q13
Standard:
Lesser Worldmaster, on behalf of Diooum, rolled 22 using 1d20+10. Heavy Crossbow attack.  on GH2
Lesser Worldmaster, on behalf of Diooum, rolled 15 using 2d8+1. Crossbow damage.

The Zarusian soldiers try to obbey their leader. However, only one of them can charge and make use of the inspired courage given by Brightmane. His excitement to enter the battle plays against him and his longsword fail to even touch the ghoul.
Also, the blacksmith that joined the Zarusian soldiers shows up, coming back from the tunnels.

Zarusian Soldier 1
Move to S17

Zarusian Soldier 2
attack charge GH1
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 9 using 1d20+7. Zarusian soldier 2 charge againt GH1.

Zarusian Soldier 3
double move G18

Zarusian Soldier 4
double move Q14

Zarusian Soldier 5 appears in D17!


On the other side of the battle, Ezourer's prayer makes two swarms to go away, howling in an unnatural tone. But he can't do anything about those that remain, and that now hurry to attack to Brightmane and Weston, surrounding them and feeding on their blood.
The other swarm is adamant in its intent to keep attacking X'norgun,

Lesser Worldmaster rolled 6 using 1d6. Swarm 2 damage to Maria.
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 4 using 1d6. Swarm 5 damage to Aeron.
Both of you, please make a Fort save, DC 12

The giant, on the other hand, is visually suprised by Aeron's attack. He flinches in pain by the brutality of his wound, letting the greatclub block Brightmane's attack without effort. His resolve to kill, however, makes him stand tall and launch three sweeps of his weaponm. One lands on Brightmane's shoulder, but the other two land on Weston's chest and head. The result is fatal to the Warrior of the Unity Empire. Time begins to slow down, as the body of Weston falls to the ground.

Lesser Worldmaster rolled 41 using 1d20+29. Full attack 1 vs Aeron.
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 26 using 2d8+15. Damage.

Lesser Worldmaster rolled 37 using 1d20+24. Full attack 2 vs Maria.
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 28 using 2d8+15. damage.

Lesser Worldmaster rolled 28 using 1d20+19. Full attack 3 against Aeron.
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 31 using 2d8+15. damage.

Ezourer gnarls, seeing the behemot of human going to fall to the ground. Snarling, he pronounces words dedicated to the spirit of the Bridgeburners. This one was not one of them, but was useful for the time being.
"NOT ON MY WATCH!"

OOC:
Immediate Action: Cast Close Wounds to Aeron Weston
Ezourer rolled 9 using 1d4+5. Close Wounds Damage negated.
If I made the calculations correctly, that means that Aeron now has 4 hp and is still standing.
Sanctuary effect. If someone wants to attack Aeron, they must make a Will save DC 21.

The ghouls are going to finnish Weston when suddenly they stop, unable to touch with their claws the human warrior. However the ghouls in front of Brightmane don't have the same limitations. They attack the Crusader of Zarus and her soldiers. Their armor blocks most of their attacks, but some of them still hurt Zarus' chosen. Even more, the soldier at Brightmane's side seems to be frozen in his place.

Lesser Worldmaster rolled 13 using 1d20+6. GH4 Will save.
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 19 using 1d20+6. GH2 Will save.

Lesser Worldmaster rolled 11 using 1d20+5. GH1 Full attack 1 on Z2.
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 14 using 1d20+3. GH1 Full attack 2 on Z2. .
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 17 using 1d20+3. GH1 Full attack 3 on Z2. .
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 4 using 1d4+1. Claw Damage.

Lesser Worldmaster rolled 9 using 1d20+5. Z2 Fortitude Save.

Lesser Worldmaster rolled 23 using 1d20+5. GH3 Full attack 1 on Maria.
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 6 using 1d8+3. Bite Damage.
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 16 using 1d20+3. GH3 Full attack 2 on Maria. .
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 8 using 1d20+3. GH3 Full attack 3 on Maria.

Maria, make a Fortitude save, DC 12


You can see a whole horde of undead walking to enter the church, behind the giant. Hundreds of them. And then, everyone can see a wall of fire blocking them and a fireball, striking some of them. Glasenter and Mitran are now on the roof and are defending the whole church.

"Get out of there, human! Now! Noone needs you dead!"

Seeing a spell wasted by overwhelming bravery is the worst thing that a healer can witness.

Save vs Swarm: 30
Save vs Ghoul: 18
Total DMG received: 40pts, 10pts held reserve for furious counterstrike


Lady Maria is bombarded in all fronts! Giant club swing, stinging swarm and also bite from ghouls! But she still stand even if bloodied all around! She sees her followers paralyzed by ghouls and she grimaces on awful sight of it; paralyzed now and here means they are going to die! However the giant remains as biggest threat to be dealt with and Aeron is down altough warded now by unseen force.

She knows next blow will down her, no matter what she does this moment....as if sensing her desperation, Zarus provides her answer to her present predictament. Her eyes start to blaze in golden light with fine black line in border of the glow and she growls on the undead montrosity; "You shall not long stand before me! I shall strike you down by wrath of Zarus guiding my hand! No undead wretch, giant of abomination, no elf, no dwarf and no one else than living human is spared from Zarus fury!" Her blade starts blaze in golden fire which has black center in form of her black admantine blade. She howls and strikes with the blazing blade between giant's legs onto his crotch! Pushing her swing all might she can with her body and leap upward, hoping to slice the giant into gorey two halves and then kick herself off from her target with planting her legs on giant's chest and make backflip in mid air in her full plate armor!

She rolls on ground and up after rolling and showing shocking maneuverbillity and acrobatics she slides past all enemies with elusive grace, standing near Ezourer while holding her blade high and ready and says to him; "Heal me, or else we all will fall tonight!"

OOC: Use standard action to use Divine Surge maneuver (last one before all maneuvers refresh). Took full PA penalty to maximum dmg on giant. Then use swift action use armband of elusive action to ignore AoO in next action what I do; which is moving towards Ezourer and to stand in square 14/G (so no enemies get AoO vs her). So Ezourer is 5'ft away from healing Maria with touch spell. Still Maria provides +7 dmg rolls with charges and +1 to attack/dmg rolls via inspire courage sort feature. -2 to saves all enemies near her.

Saves and rolls:
02:46, Today: Lady Maria Brightmane rolled 31,26=57pts dmg using 2d6+22,8d6. Divine surge dmg.
02:44, Today: Lady Maria Brightmane rolled 19 vs AC using 1d20+8. Divine Surge (-7 PA).
02:35, Today: Lady Maria Brightmane rolled 18 using 1d20+11. Fort save.
02:35, Today: Lady Maria Brightmane rolled 30 using 1d20+11. Fort save.

The healer looks very carefully the giant.

OOC: Free action
Ezourer rolled 12 using 1d20+4. Knowledge Religion.
Is he undead?

Aeron swings his greatsword at the gaint

08:29, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 20 using 1d20+13. greatsword.
08:31, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 15 using 2d6+10. greatsword.

On the 2nd swing, Aeron uses deep impact to make easier to hit the giant(count as a tounch attack)


08:30, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 27 using 1d20+8. 2nd ghreatsword.

08:32, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 14 using 2d6+10. greatsword. x2=28

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 3| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B26|B17|B12|B4 |B34|   |   | x |
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  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 7| x |B2 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
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 8| W |B32|B20|B29|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | W |
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 9| W |   |   |   |   |B21|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | W |
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10| x |   |   |   |Xn |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
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11| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B18|   |   |   |   | x |
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12| x |   |   |   |EZ |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B35|   | x |
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13| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |Gal|   |   |B7 |B8 |   |   |Z1 |   |DI |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
14| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B3 |   |B1 |B14|B11|B10|B33|   |Z4 |B28|   | x |
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15| W |   |   |   |   |   |B9 |   |   |   |B16|B22|   |   |   |   |   |B6 |   | W |
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16| W |   | SD|   |   |   |B15|   |SW2|SW2|   |   | AW|AW |   |   |   |   |   | W |
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17| x |   | SD|Z5 |   |   |B13|   |Z2 |LM |   |   | AW|AW |   |B31|   |   |   | x |
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18| x |   |   |   |   |B27|Z3 |   |GH1|GH3| G | G |   |GH2|   |   |B24|   |   | x |
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19| x |   |   |   |   |   |B25|   |   |   | G | G |   |   |   |   |B23|   |   | x |
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20| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
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1st: Undead
G= Giant
GH= Ghoul
SW= Swarm of flies

Init
20 GL= Glasenter
20 AW= Aeron Waston
20 XN= X'Norgun
19 B= Bridgeburners
17 EZ= Ezourer
10 LM= Lady Maria Brightmane
9 DI= Dioumm
4 Z= Zarusian
3 MI= Mitran

D= Door
W= Windows
SU= Stairs Up
SD= Stairs Down

B21= dead

Consider the location of the following swarms:

Swarm 1: Gone
Swarm 2: I16-J17 (Right on Maria)
Swarm 3: Gone
Swarm 4: Burned to final death
Swarm 5: M16-N17 (Right on Aeron)

X'norgun steps away from the swarm and finally unleashes a blazing fire from his mouth. The intense heat burns any trace of the flies that engulfed him moments ago.
Lesser Worldmaster, on behalf of X'norgun, rolled 24 using 6d8. Breath Damage Fire.


The bridgeburners, now free from the horrors of the swarms, focus on the task done. Two of them, those who are behind Weston and Brightmane, throw two flasks to the ghouls but both of them use their arms to block them and throw them away. With that move, one of the flasks hit the giant that didn't suspect that he would be damaged at this point. Even more, some of the fire even hits the ghoul that deflected the attack.

Lesser Worldmaster rolled 10 using 1d20+5. Bridgeburners attack roll.
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 4 using 1d8. Fail. Direction of the attacks.
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 3 using 1d6. Fire damage on giant.

Another Bridgeburner charge against GH4, his sword penetrating the chest of the undead and cutting almost in half. The ghoul sees the bridgeburner with great rage before turning to dust
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 21 using 1d20+7. B31 Charge attack against GH4.
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 11 using 1d8+4. damage * 2. +8=30
This message was last edited by the GM at 03:39, Sat 15 Dec 2012.

Ezourer quickly advances to where the main fight is. His best bet at this moment is to heal a man that belongs to an army that he was sent to fight. The ironies of life.

When he is at range the healer recites a pray and a pulse of life energy is shot from his palm to the back of the soldier of the Union Empire.

And then, he notices something important.
"The giant is not dead! And the walking corpses are not ghouls but Ghasts!"

OOC:
Move: Move to H14
Standard: Cast Reach Cure Moderate Wounds
01:30, Today: Ezourer rolled 22 using 1d20+9. Reach Cure Moderate Wounds attack roll?
01:30, Today: Ezourer rolled 14 using 2d8+7. Cure Moderate Wounds to Aeron.

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 1| x | x | x | W | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | W | x | x | x | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 2| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B5 |B30| SU| SU|   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 3| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B26|B17|B12|B4 |B34|   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 4| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 5| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 6| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 7| x |B2 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 8| W |B32|B20|B29|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 9| W |   |   |   |   |B21|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
10| x |   |   |   |Xn |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
11| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B18|   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
12| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B35|   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
13| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |Gal|   |   |B7 |B8 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
14| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |Ez |B3 |Z1 |B1 |B14|B11|B10|B33|   |Z4 |B28|   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
15| W |   |   |   |   |   |B9 |   |   |LM |B16|B22|DI |   |   |   |   |B6 |   | W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
16| W |   | SD|   |   |   |B15|   |Z2 |   |   |   | AW|AW |   |   |   |   |   | W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
17| x |   | SD|   |   |   |B13|Z5 |   |   |   |   | AW|AW |   |B31|   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
18| x |   |   |   |   |B27|Z3 |Z3 |   |   |GH3|SW2|GH2|   |   |   |B24|   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
19| x |   |   |   |   |   |B25|   |GH1| G | G |   |   |   |   |   |B23|   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
20| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | G | G |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+



1st: Undead
G= Giant
GH= Ghast
SW= Swarm of flies

Init
20 GL= Glasenter
20 AW= Aeron Waston
20 XN= X'Norgun
19 B= Bridgeburners
17 EZ= Ezourer
10 LM= Lady Maria Brightmane
9 DI= Dioumm
4 Z= Zarusian
3 MI= Mitran

D= Door
W= Windows
SU= Stairs Up
SD= Stairs Down

B21= dead

Consider the location of the following swarms:

Swarm 1: Gone
Swarm 2: L18 (Transformed in a ghast)
Swarm 3: Gone
Swarm 4: Burned to final death
Swarm 5: M16-N17 (Right on Aeron)

The ray of positive energy hits Weston's back, making his wounds mend a little.
OOC: Aeron now has 18 hp and has a Sanctuary effect.

Brightmane's attack misses the weak spot in the giant's thick and rocky skin. He looks at the leader of the Zarusian forces at her eyes, trying to measure the divine power she wielded seconds ago. When she turns to run to the healer, the giant sees an opportunity

Lesser Worldmaster rolled 42 using 1d20+29. Giant's AoO.
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 27 using 2d8+15. AoO Damage against Maria.
Maria is -9 HP.

In that moment, the Buomman turns to see the Zarusian crusader fall, victim of the gruesome wound on her back. She directs her hand to her direction, using all her power to save her life. She tries to reach her, but she can't and decides to heal the giant human that is fighting at her side.

Immediate: Manifests From the Brink to Maria Brightmane.
Maria is now -5 HP and stabilized.
Move Move to M15
Standard: Cast Cure Medium Wounds on Aeron
Lesser Worldmaster, on behalf of Diooum, rolled 20 using 2d8+9. Cure Moderate Wounds on Weston.
Aeron is now 38 hp

The Zarusian soldiers see in shock their leader falling in front of the Giant. One of them, Z2, disregards any danger to his own health and rushes to save her, grabing her body and pushing it outside of the Giant's reach.
Other try to attack at least the ghasts, but they fail to do so.
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 14 using 1d20+5. Zarusian Soldiers attack.

Then Mitran's word of power can be heard and a blazing ball of fire detonates sending a pack of undead to the air. Another line of fire is shot from the roof, presumably by Glasenter, incinerating other undeads.

"PROTECT ME!" The giant barks to the ghasts and then he turns around and begins to run, knowing fully well that the ghasts are bound to interpose between him and any attack. Even more, one of the swarms transforms to a ghast and prepares for the upcoming fight. The ghasts now attack their nearest opponent, severing punishing the Zarusian soldier that attacked them and paralysing him, while they simply can't even touch Weston

Lesser Worldmaster rolled 7 using 1d20+5. Ghast's bite attack.
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 18 using 1d20+3. Ghasts Claw attack 1.
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 5 using 1d4+1. Claw 1 Damage.
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 5 using 1d20+3. Ghasts Claw attack 2.
Lesser Worldmaster rolled 14 using 1d20+6. Will save to attack Aeron.

Lesser Worldmaster rolled 7 using 1d20+4. Fortitude save Vs Paralysis.

And as the giant tries to abandon the battlefield, Aeron can see an opportunity to strike him.

Aeron, you can make an AoO to the Giant. He is withdrawing but you have reach. Have in mind that the ghasts between you and him provides soft cover, though. After that, fell free to begin your turn.

Aeron's sword hits the skin of the giant, but not with enough force to make any damage on his body, mostly because the ghouls between them makes difficult to reach him properly


    A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 1| x | x | x | W | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | W | x | x | x | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 2| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B5 |B30| SU| SU|   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 3| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B26|B17|B12|B4 |B34|   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 4| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 5| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 6| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 7| x |B2 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 8| W |B32|B20|B29|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 9| W |   |   |   |   |B21|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
10| x |   |   |   |Xn |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
11| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B18|   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
12| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B35|   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
13| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |Gal|   |   |B7 |B8 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
14| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |Ez |B3 |Z1 |B1 |B14|B11|B10|B33|   |Z4 |B28|   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
15| W |   |   |   |   |   |B9 |   |   |LM |B16|B22|DI |   |   |   |   |B6 |   | W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
16| W |   | SD|   |   |   |B15|   |Z2 |   |   |   | AW|AW |   |   |   |   |   | W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
17| x |   | SD|   |   |   |B13|Z5 |   |   |   |   | AW|AW |   |B31|   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
18| x |   |   |   |   |B27|Z3 |Z3 |   |   |GH3|SW2|GH2|   |   |   |B24|   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
19| x |   |   |   |   |   |B25|   |GH1|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B23|   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
20| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+



1st: Undead
G= Giant
GH= Ghast
SW= Swarm of flies

Init
20 GL= Glasenter
20 AW= Aeron Waston
20 XN= X'Norgun
19 B= Bridgeburners
17 EZ= Ezourer
10 LM= Lady Maria Brightmane
9 DI= Dioumm
4 Z= Zarusian
3 MI= Mitran

D= Door
W= Windows
SU= Stairs Up
SD= Stairs Down

B21= dead

Consider the location of the following swarms:

Swarm 1: Gone
Swarm 2: L18 (Transformed in a ghast)
Swarm 3: Gone
Swarm 4: Burned to final death
Swarm 5: M16-N17 (Right on Aeron)


And now, Aeron's turn.

Aeron swings his greatsword at Ghast(GH2)

08:46, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 15 using 1d20+10. greatsword.

07:55, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 21 using 1d20+5. 2nd attck.
07:56, Today: Aeron Waston rolled 14 using 2d6+6.

Aeron's greatsword greatly diminishes injures the swarm-transforming ghast in front of him, even when the first attack wasn't successful.

X'norgun quickly advances into the sight and unleashes a line of fire to SW2, finishing Aeron's work

Lesser Worldmaster, on behalf of X'norgun, rolled 24 using 1d20+5. Line of fire attack to SW2.
Lesser Worldmaster, on behalf of X'norgun, rolled 17 using 3d6. Fire damage.

Then the bridgeburners literally charges against the remaining ghasts. One of them is lucky enough to dodge every attack, the other two receive full damage and are destroyed.

21:40, Today: Lesser Worldmaster rolled 7 using 1d20+4. Bridgeburners attack!
21:41, Today: Lesser Worldmaster rolled 15 using 1d20. Bridgburners attack GH2. (Forgot the +4)
21:41, Today: Lesser Worldmaster rolled 22 using 1d20+4. Bridgburners attack GH3.
21:42, Today: Lesser Worldmaster rolled 6 using 1d6+2. damage.



    A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 1| x | x | x | W | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | W | x | x | x | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 2| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B5 |B30| SU| SU|   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 3| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 4| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 5| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 6| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 7| x |B2 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B26|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 8| W |B32|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B17|   |   |   |   |   |   | W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 9| W |   |   |   |   |B21|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B4 |   |   |B34| W |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
10| x |   |   |   |Xn |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
11| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B18|   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
12| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |B12|   |   |   |   |   |B35|   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
13| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |Gal|   |   |B7 |B8 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
14| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |Ez |B3 |Z1 |   |B14|B11|B10|B33|   |Z4 |B28|   | x |
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15| W |B20|   |   |   |   |B9 |   |Xn |LM |   |   |DI |   |   |   |   |B6 |   | W |
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16| W |B29| SD|   |   |   |B15|   |Z2 |   |   |   | AW|AW |   |   |   |   |   | W |
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17| x |   | SD|   |   |   |   |Z5 |   |B16|B1 |B22| AW|AW |   |B31|   |   |   | x |
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18| x |   |   |   |   |B27|Z3 |Z3 |B13|   |   |   |   |B24|   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
19| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |B25|GH1|   |   |   |   |B23|   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
20| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
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1st: Undead
G= Giant
GH= Ghast
SW= Swarm of flies

Init
20 GL= Glasenter
20 AW= Aeron Waston
20 XN= X'Norgun
19 B= Bridgeburners
17 EZ= Ezourer
10 LM= Lady Maria Brightmane
9 DI= Dioumm
4 Z= Zarusian
3 MI= Mitran

D= Door
W= Windows
SU= Stairs Up
SD= Stairs Down

B21= dead

Consider the location of the following swarms:

Swarm 1: Gone
Swarm 2: Cut and burned to final death
Swarm 3: Gone
Swarm 4: Burned to final death
Swarm 5: M16-N17 (Right on Aeron)


GH1 and the 5th swarm remain. Your turn, Ezourer.

Ezourer walks sure of their victory over the undead forces. He only needs to repel those who are still too stupid to stand in the church.

"Our fathers in arms, show these undead your might!"

Move: Move to K18
Standard: Turn undead
Ezourer rolled 20 using 2d6+9. Turning damage.
Ezourer rolled 15 using 1d20+4. Turning check.

The remaining undead abandon the church, escaping through the window and the door.
Some of the Bridgeburners and the Zarusian soldiers let themselves fall on the ground. The group almost died but at the end they were able to survive and the undead seems to be retiring.

Glasenter and Mitran goes down the ladder.
"People is coming here. Real people, not undead. Make some room."

"They are carrying the banner of the Unity Empire!" Mitran's voice is enthusiast. After all, more people means more opportunity to survive the undead town.

Soon after that, fourteen men enters the church... with several degrees of desperation.

"Please help us! We were sent to fight against the undead... But only we remain from our entire company!"
They are all wounded. Some more, some less. The one who speaks shows a breastplate full of dents.

"Come on, you have heard the Corporal."
Ezourer claps his hands, urging the rest of the Bridgeburners to obbey the order. "I want two groups. One with the people that has been hurt by the undead, and other with those who are lucky."

When the newcomers arrive, Ezourer quickly inspects the soldiers of the Empire. "Rest here. Rest now because I don't know when the undead will come to finnish what they started. I am inspecting the wounds of my platoon. You can wait and I will inspect yours too."
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The man nods, even when he is surprised that such creature offered to help him.

He follows Ezourer's lead and sees Aeron. The soldier doubts for a few seconds and then indicates the others to follow Ezourer, while he approached the knight.

"Excuse me... but do you fight for the Union Empire too?"



In the meantime, Dioumm continues casting her healing magic and finally Maria awakens, still injured but now conscious.

Lady Maria, who had been knocked out by the giant and was dying until stabilisized had remained unconcious until Dioumm healed her. She groans and her shimmering green eyes flutter open and asks; "Uuhh, my back....how the fight ended?" While told how fight roughly went after she passed out she was healed by adept of Zarus, or more correctly said adept of Astra, Zaru's wife who never did ascend to divinity like her mate did but she is revered among Zarus acolytes as kind caretaker of humanity and merciful goddess where Zarus is unforgiving one.

Lady Maria hears then Union company has made appearance, she climbs up from the ground and says to adept; "Check for my soldiers condittion, I will go check what the Union folks are about." Lady Maria then looks on Dioumm and says; "Thanks for the healing, you would be welcome addition to sons and daugthers of Zarus if your willing to join us." After getting reply from Dioumm Lady Maria then proceeds outside the building to check Union soldiers and their overall condittion.

PM
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"I fight for unity kingdom" Aeron says as he surveys the battlefield and helps check for wounded anmd dead

Glasenter just stands a few feet away from Maria, with his arms crossed, looking at the newcomers. "Here is a hint, Brightmane. You are alive."
Dioumm hears Maria's proposition and she simply smiles and shakes her head, slowly stepping back to help those who are still injured.


"The rest of us were... converted to undead. Do you have any more men in charge? Can we join you? We don't know what to do." The soldier's plea to Aeron seems a little desperate for a soldier serving the Empire. Then again, noone knows what he may have seen.

"I turn no one away as long you fight and pull your weight but you have you should have yourself checked by the healers"

"Then I will traspass the command of the unit to you, Sir. What is your name?" The soldier awaits for the answer, surely to communicate the news to the other survivor.

Ezourer spends all his spells in curing the Bridgeburners and tend to the wounded so they don't catch Ghoul Fever (He already has a mod of 14 in his heal check, and the DC is 15)

In the meantime, Jarquil, one of the Bridgeburners, run to his corporal.
"Glasenter! You won't believe what I found! Gold and jewels! There is a mechanism behind the altar and when I used it, a small doos opened!"

The kobold shows a fistful of golden coins to those gathered around him.

OOC: You can investigate. No traps found. If you want, you can make an appraise check to know the value of the items found (five chalices, a plate with sunrays, and a golden holy symbol, along lots of coins, several denominations.)

"My name is Aeron Waston"

The soldier nods. "Sir Aeron." and after a swift bow he goes to the group, to tell the others that they have a new leader.

In the meantime, Glasenter hurries to study the gold. After some minutes, he calls for the factions to gather.
"This is without a doubt religious intruments of this church. And this must have been a wealthy one. There are gold and gems too. They should have thought that they were going to live." He chuckles and shrugs his shoulders.

"In any case, I am pretty sure that we will be able to make a better use for them."
With that, Glasenter begins to give gold to each faction. Once he finishes, he discuss the matter of the watch with the other leaders.

"It has been a very long day. We should rest for at least twelve hourse if we want our soldiers to fight at the best condition possible. We can make the first watch of four hours."

Outside, the night is calm and cold. A silence, as unnatural as those who are the masters of this town, fills the air. Quite a contrast with the whispers and the weak light of a torch or spell that helps the duty of those who heal inside.

OOC:
Each PC receives 4000 gp
Each NPC receives 900 GP

Each PC receives 3500 xp

Lady Maria quirks her eye brow for what Glasenter said about being alive. Unsure what he exactly meant she does not comment on it. Seeing the soldiers are from Unity and they rapidly gather under Aeron's banner. Then everyone's attention was on loot found in the temple hidden storage, she was present for the sharings. Once gold was shared with folks she asked from other faction leaders; "So, shall we split watch shifts based on invinduals picked from each army or does each faction take over certain schelude? Also should we build fortifications and take longer rest here? Also considering it's unkwon will be there wood or other supplies ahead should we construct some siege weapons what we can use once we reach city of Pale."
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Ezourer slowly walks behind Glasenter.

"We should concentrate in passing the night. With those swarms, if we build fortifications, we would only add dificulty to escape routes."
He wouldn't mind to make a guard with soldiers of another army. As long as everybody has rested for eight hours at least, he won't argue.

"Ah, a chance for action!" says a voice from beside and below the others.

Those who look down see a well-armored halfling saluting. "Aritrien, artillery group, reporting for watch."

Aeron walks up "I say we mix the groups as it might promote teamwork"