As soon as she hears the voice, the goblin witch springs into action. She leaps forward past the rest of the party with dizzying speed and plows into the half-elf.

His eyes widen as he sees the goblin coming. "It can't be! It can't..." He suddenly disappears in a flash of darkness, along with the bone witch.

Another voice calls from outside. "Rolf? Are you all right?"

And poof goes the enemy, along with the Great and Terrible Bone Witch. Nobody is actively in combat with you, but we are staying in initiative for now.

You hit a milestone, so you all gain an action point.

Zog is up!

Initiative:
Zog 33 <==
Harald 31
Agon 25
Gromley 24
Vali 21
Nemeroff 15

Other creatures may or may not be on hold.

Map: https://docs.google.com/drawin...Q50-wFOAK6P78Lk/edit



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Zog moves up and opens the door. He holds up his hand and prepares his dagger, ready to deliver something of a shock to anyone who should enter.

He shifts into the a form very much like the half-elf who just disappeared.

"Hey! A bit of help in here!" he says in a reasonable facsimile to the voice of the half-elf.

Move in, Minor to open door, Minor to changes shape, Action Point for Standard to ready an attack! Bluff of 35.

19:51, Today: Zog the Faceless rolled 35 using 1d20+27 with rolls of 8.  Bluff with Changeling bonus.

"What! All right, on my way," says a voice from outside.

Well-played, Zog. Harald, your move!

Initiative:
Zog 33
Harald 31<==
something
Agon 25
Gromley 24
Vali 21
Nemeroff 15

Other creatures may or may not be on hold.

Map: https://docs.google.com/drawin...Q50-wFOAK6P78Lk/edit

Harald grinned at Zog and nodded in appreciation.  Standing slightly to one side of the changed Zog, so as to try to be as concealed as possible, he swung his axe over his shoulder ready to smite when the next arrival...arrived.

No move
Standard: Ready action

A figure clanks into the room--dressed in black plate, this being radiates evil. Several of the party recognize him instantly as a death knight! He turns and looks at Zog. "What's going on?" he says, oblivious for the moment to the dwarf.

Religion checks if you want monster knowledge.

Zog and Harald, take your Readied actions. Harald, you'll have to do some kind of charge.

Initiative:
Zog, Harald<==
Death Knight
Agon 25
Gromley 24
Vali 21
Nemeroff 15

Other creatures may or may not be on hold.

Map: https://docs.google.com/drawin...Q50-wFOAK6P78Lk/edit

Nemeroff got ready for action as he heard that there was a death knight ahead.

10:30, Today: Nemeroff rolled 33 using 1d20+19 with rolls of 14.  K Religion.

"Now I've got ye, ye heathen!"

Harald burst out of concealment, swinging his axe and yelling imprecations at the Death Knight.


23:10, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 23 using 2d10+14 with rolls of 4,5.  damage.
23:09, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 41 using 1d20+31 with rolls of 10.  Charge attack.

Zog stabs at the fellow with his dagger, shocking him (literally).

Hit Reflex of 44 for 46 hp damage, plus whatever other benefits from Nemeroff for using an Action Point. Death Knight is vulnerable 3 to my attacks until EOMNT.

11:04, Today: Zog the Faceless rolled 46 using 2d12+35 with rolls of 10,1.  ElemBolt damage.
11:04, Today: Zog the Faceless rolled 44 using 1d20+27 with rolls of 17.  Elemental Bolt.
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The figure lets out an unearthly scream. "UNBELIEVERS!" he screams, then, drawing his black-metaled longsword, strikes the ground, exploding in black flames that scorch Zog and Harald, body and soul!

There is a great clamor and a lot of somethings start moving outside the room.

Meanwhile, the death knight tries to shift away...

He attacks with a Close Burst 2, hitting Zog for 43 fire and necrotic damage and critting Harald for 60 hp.

Harald, roll an attack for being a fighter to see if you stop his movement as you have him marked and he's trying to shift.

"Hey!  Where dae ye think ye are goin'" yelled Harald as he lashed out once again at the Death Knight.  "Just stay there till ma friends get here."


20:17, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 25 using 2d10+14 with rolls of 5,6.  damage.
20:16, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 39 using 1d20+29 with rolls of 10.  OA on Death Knight.

Harald's blow stops the death knight in his tracks, much to the evil one's chagrin. He calls on his dark goddess to give him strength and rallies a bit...

His movement is canceled. He then decides to spend an action point and use his Second Wind power to heal 57.

Agon is up!

Initiative:
Zog, Harald
bad guys
Agon<==
 Gromley, Vali, Nemeroff

Map: https://docs.google.com/drawin...Q50-wFOAK6P78Lk/edit

Agon moved to get a good angle on the fight, pinging the death knight with a magic missile while he waited for the situation to evolve.

[Move] Shift 1
[Standard] Magic Missile vs Death Knight. 17 damage

Gromley is up!

Gromley's mental senses enter the room with the death knight-and proceeded to start editing his thoughts...

(OOC-
09:58, Today: Gromley Underhill rolled 17 using 1d6+12 with rolls of 5. Psi damage
09:57, Today: Gromley Underhill rolled 44 using 1d20+28 with rolls of 16.  Memory hole vs will

Death knight is at -2 off all attacks and Gromley is invisible to him until the start of G's next turn.)

With Agon standing in the doorway, Vali just draws his khopeshes and waits, keeping an eye on the stairs to ensure they don't get flanked.

While the path to the Death knight was a bit clogged, Nemeroff was able to step up to join the others. "Harald, Duck!" he said as he slashed over the dwarf to hack at the foe, the weapon getting buried in its gut and knocked it to the ground. "All yours Harald." the Warlord added.

---

OOC:Move to new location, Minor: Aegis of assault
Hit AC 46, knocking it prone. Free MBA for Harald.
16:42, Today: Nemeroff rolled 46 using 1d20+29 with rolls of 17.  battering command.

Harald grinned, his usual gap-toothed grin.  "Why thankee, kind sir." 

He would have tugged his forelock to Nemeroff if he had not been hampered with axe and shield but instead whomped down at the prone Death Knight, inflicting his usual massive damage.

"Now then, Mr Knight, ye just stay there while we whack ye a wee bit more."




21:59, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 45 using 1d20+31 with rolls of 14.  MBA vs prone DK with CA.
21:59, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 29 using 2d10+14 with rolls of 8,7.  damage.

With a roar, the death knight goes crashing to the ground, clutching his head from the psionic pain inflicted upon him by Gromley, and takes a sturdy blow from Harald.

Vali’s on hold.

Zog and Harald are up.

Initiative:
Zog, Harald<==
bad guys
Vali (held)
Agon
 Gromley, Nemeroff

Map: https://docs.google.com/drawin...Q50-wFOAK6P78Lk/edit

"Come oan in Vali, the water is just fine!"

Harald shifted nimbly around the prone Death Knight, moving behind him to leave space for others to join in as well as to block the rear door to the room..

Move: Pass Forward: shift 3 squares
Standard: MBA
17:58, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 33 using 1d20+31 with rolls of 2.  MBA vs prone DK.
17:58, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 48 using 1d20+31 with rolls of 17.  bennie reeroll.
17:59, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 32 using 2d10+14 with rolls of 10,8.  damage.
Harald will mark the death knight.

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Zog traces a sigil in the air over the death knight and then brings his dagger down in a blast of electrical energy on the prone death knight.

Elemental Bolt + Learned Boost, hit (maybe with a Benny) for 67 damage.

20:00, Today: Zog the Faceless rolled 67 using 4d12+38 with rolls of 4,11,2,12.  Damage.
20:00, Today: Zog the Faceless rolled 43 using 1d20+29 with rolls of 14.  Benny if that misses.
20:00, Today: Zog the Faceless rolled 34 using 1d20+29 with rolls of 5.  ElemBolt + Learned Boost.

The death knight stands, glaring at Zog as he bleeds. "Thaumaturge, you shall pay for your betrayal," he howls as he turns and tries to strike Harald unsuccessfully. He seems inclined now to stand and fight than to run, and for reasons that are soon clear: foul ghouls of some terribly powerful stock start pouring into the room...

Harald, make 7 Opportunity Ataacks. If he rolls a 34 or lower on any of them, Zog can make an OA as well.

As the horrible creatures flooded into the room Harald went almost berserk.  His axe swung and swung, causing havoc amongst the undead beasts as their unclean flesh was severed and flayed.


19:24, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 42 using 1d20+29 with rolls of 13.  OA 7.
19:24, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 45 using 1d20+29 with rolls of 16.  OA 6.
19:23, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 45 using 1d20+29 with rolls of 16.  OA 5.
19:23, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 34 using 1d20+29 with rolls of 5.  OA 4.
19:23, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 47 using 1d20+29 with rolls of 18.  OA 3.
19:23, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 46 using 1d20+29 with rolls of 17.  OA 2.
19:23, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 41 using 1d20+29 with rolls of 12.  OA 1.


19:26, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 24 using 2d10+14 with rolls of 9,1.  damage OA 7.
19:26, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 26 using 2d10+14 with rolls of 7,5.  damage OA 6.
19:26, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 16 using 2d10+14 with rolls of 1,1.  damage OA 5.
19:26, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 22 using 2d10+14 with rolls of 6,2.  damage OA 4.
19:26, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 18 using 2d10+14 with rolls of 3,1.  damage OA 3.
19:26, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 27 using 2d10+14 with rolls of 6,7.  damagfe OA 2.
19:25, Today: Harald Gaptooth rolled 29 using 2d10+14 with rolls of 10,5.  damage OA 1.

Zog tries to stab the one that Harald misses but likely misses...

20:16, Today: Zog the Faceless rolled 27 using 1d20+19 with rolls of 8.  OA on 4.

Harald and Zog deal grievous blows to the death knight. The death knight, for his part, staggers to his feet and stands his ground, swinging uselessly at Harald. Harald and Zog feel drawn to keep attacking the death knight.

A veritable horde of ghouls pours in the door in support of the death knight. However, only one manages to survive Harald’s hammer, also dodging Zog’s knife. As they die, though, each one bursts in a  blast of evil blood, hurting both Harald and Zog.

The one that does survive slashes at Zog, whose legs freeze as the creature slashes at him with its claws.

Meanwhile, the double doors by Vali burst open and more ghouls move through, leering and slavering.

Both Harald and Zog take 30 hp necrotic damage (5 per dying ghoul) from a death burst as each ghoul minion dies. One minion hits Zog for 9 hp and Zog is immobilized (save ends).

No Benny needed to hit the death knight, Zog. Death Knight is bloodied. Death Knight misses Harald, but both Harald and Zog are marked by the Death Knight.

Vali and Agon are up. Harald is bloodied.

Initiative:
Zog, Harald
bad guys
Vali (held), Agon<==
Gromley, Nemeroff

NOTE: I am not putting the ghoul minions in the table. Their AC is 35; if you hit that, you destroy one. There are a lot of them.

Map: https://docs.google.com/drawin...Q50-wFOAK6P78Lk/edit

Agon knew what these ghouls were instantly. He'd been fighting the hungry dead since he was an apprentice, and was well aware of their paralytic touch. Individually, they were trash, but they could sap the life from even the heartiest heroes en mass.  With a word and a gesture, Agon warded the entire group against necrotic energy, and them stepped into the doorway. A crack of thunder literally blew the approaching rush of ghouls apart. "Back to the grave, flesh-eaters. A wizard bars your way!"

[Minor] Mass Resistance: Necrotic 12
[Move] to Location
[Standard] Thunderwave vs 2,4,6,8, maybe 9. Attacks vs Fort
Today: Agon rolled 42,51,36,37,34 using 1d20+32,1d20+32,1d20+32,1d20+32,1d20+32 with rolls of 10,19,4,5,2.  thunderwave vs ghouls.

Mass Resistance: Entire Party gets Resist Necrotic 12