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.

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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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  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
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  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
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  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
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  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
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  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 8|G54|G53|   |   | x | x |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 9| x | x |   |   | x | x |   |   |   | x |   |Mi |   |   |LM |G11|   |   |   |   |   | x |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
10|   | x |   |   | x | x |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   |G10|G12|Wh1|G62|   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
11|   | x |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
12|   | x |   |G33|   |   |   |G27|G26|KR |   |Tr |Ti |   | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
13|   | x |G35|G34|   |   |   |G28|G25|   |S4 |S4 |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
14| x | x |G56| x | x | x | x | x | x | x |S4 |S4 |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
15|   |G59|G57| x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
16|   |   |G58| x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |S3 |S3 |G14|G13|G61|   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
17|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |S3 |S3 |G15|G16|G60|   |   |   |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
18|   |   |   | x | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
19|   |   |   | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |GH1|   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
20|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |G61|G62|G63|G64|G65| x |   |   |   |   | x |   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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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-1|   |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   | x |G74|G75|G43|G76|G45| x |   |   |   |   |   |   |
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10|   | x |   |   | x | x |   |   |   | x |   |Tr |Ti |   |G10|Wh1|   |   |   |   |G71|G72|
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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 |   |   |G58|G56|G33|G27|G26|KR |   |   |   |   | x |   |   |   |   |   | x |   |
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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.]
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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.
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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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