Re: A Seemingly Simple Task
Porto casts his length of silk rope at an approaching zombie’s feet. Like a serpent, the rope quickly wraps itself around the monster’s legs and waist, arms and torso; effectively holding it still. The zombie isn’t able to produce enough movement to topple, and is held immobile.
Roth jumps back from the burned zombie with a bolt jutting from its crushed chest. As he does, he produces a scroll and reads from it. His expert reading causes the area in front of him (10 ft. square) to be covered in a thick layer of slippery grease. His wounded zombie attacker hasn’t the physical dexertity to remain standing and falls over.
Stan (somewhere behind Roth) takes a step backward in an attempt to distance himself from his dwarven assailant. He focuses on the wounded zombie lying in front of Roth, rolling the flaming sphere into the zombie once more. Both the zombie and the area affected by the grease ignite, filling the already putrid air with the stench of burning flesh. The corpse lets out a seemingly automated moan before expiring within the flames.
Another zombie—this time a kobold—climbs to its feet and shambles toward Porto. Behind the party, three more kobold zombies are engaged with M’dok and his band, along with another, half-orc, zombie. They fight well, however their spears do little to harm the zombies’ dead flesh and muscle.
“Me no think so,” M’dok shouts back at Roth to be heard over the din of combat. “We trap mine entrance and around camp. Also, we now… how you say… severed!” As he speaks he points to the line of kobold zombies blocking the way back to big cavern.
As they fight, you see M’dok wielding powerful magic spells, as well as any human or other "goodly race." He appears to be a very talented shaman.