Re: Adventure of Wyvern Tor, Too
The number of ghouls in the somewhat small room meant most of the fighting was going to be in close quarters, but the spellcasters were still able to target some of the creatures.
New Ghouls (Initiative 23)--the 4 newly arisen ghouls didn't get a chance to attack last round because of their slow movement, but they make up for it this at the start of this round, attacking Nixon, Kae, Victor and Vilderhardt. But, all four of them miss!
23:01, Today: StarMaster rolled 16,5,11,5 using 1d20+3,1d20+3,1d20+3,1d20+3 ((13,2,8,2)).
Lureene Raventree (Initiative 20) again cast Sacred Flame on Ghoul #2 as it was the only one of the original three that was still standing, and does 6 points of damage.
Ghoul #2: 4hp - 6 = -2hp... DESTROYED!
Ero Sulaanin (Initiative 18) lets loose with another Firebolt spell at one of the newly arisen Ghouls--#4. This one misses.
Ghoul #4: 26hp - 0 = 26hp. Untouched.
Vilderhardt Auros (Initiative 18), just inside the doorway, continues to protect the spellcasters from the advancing ghouls. One of the new ghouls does, indeed, move from the right toward the spellcasters. One of the 'corpses' turned out to be still alive, and he'd gotten up and attacked the ghouls from behind, thus causing a flanking action.
22:26, Today: StarMaster, on behalf of Vilderhardt Auros, rolled 18,6,8 using 1d20+5,1d20+5,1d8+3 ((13,1,5)).
He manages to hit ghoul #5 and does 5 points of damage to it.
Ghoul #5: 18hp - 5 = 13hp.
Thressa Wildflame (Initiative 17) again casts Sacred Flame on one of the newly arisen ghouls, #6, and does 8 points of damage to it.
Ghoul #6: 24hp - 8 = 16hp.
Kae Greenleaf(Initiative 15), upon seeing new ghouls arise, attacks Ghoul #7 with his scimitar, hits and does 7 points of damage.
Ghoul #7: 25hp - 7 = 18hp.
Francis Grant (Initiative 15) vaguely recalled being attacked by bugbears. He appears to be the only survivor of his party. He casts a Burning Hands spell at the newly arisen ghouls, trying hard not to catch any of the other adventurers in the cone. He only manages to catch 3 of the 4 ghouls, doing 11 points to each of them as they are caught unaware by the attack from behind.
Ghoul #4: 26hp - 11 = 15hp.
Ghoul #6: 16hp - 11 = 5hp.
Ghoul #7: 18hp - 11 = 7hp.
Nixon Nantickle (Initiative 4) doesn't have to move to gain flanking as the Burning Hands spell signified an attack from behind. His sword and shield both hit.
Ghoul #4: 15hp - 13 = 2hp.
Ghoul #4: 2hp - 11 = -9hp... DESTROYED.
Victor Harkness (Initiative 3) can't get at the ghoul that Vilderhardt is fighting, so has to attack one of the other one. He hits and does 11 points of damage.
Ghoul #6: 5hp - 11 = -6hp... DESTROYED.
At the end of the round, there are only 2 ghouls left.
The rest of the group--Mithra Stormraven, Axia Gryxis, Cunaar Clothar, Ezguar Grimlock and Hrull--are still keeping a lookout on the other passages since the sounds of battle might draw attention. Fortunately, the enemy in this instance does not have any metal weapons or shields, so battle sounds aren't as loud or harsh as normal.