In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 286)

Bright light shines from below as the door is opened.

there is movement beyond the perimeter of the light below.

He has his spear point aimed down the stairs as he heads down, He'll stab at anything on or coming up the stairs, although the sudden bright light makes it hard to see. His shield is in his left hand/arm.



[Private to GM:  15:59, Today: Thorg rolled 16 using 3d6.  Spear Thrust.]

Knowing there are still more rats of the dog sized variety Fisher is happy to swing his blade for coin.  Hopping into line behind Thorg he heads down the stairs relieved to see the lights have not been overwhelmed.


OOC:
Sword and shield are Readied.

Aldous follows Porter and Thorg, lantern held high despite the bright light coming from below.

"Look out, rats."

 "Сука блаят!"
Sven says as he takes a shot of vodka.

Hetilda sets up a backgammon board, there is also chess, and a deck of cards available.
The rest of the soup is lidded and set in the embers of the main hearth.
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He continues down the stairs stabbing at any Rats in the way more effectively as his eyes adapt.



[Private to GM:    12:07, Today: Thorg rolled 7 using 3d6.  Spear Thrust.
12:09, Today: Thorg rolled 8 impaling using 1d6+2.  Spear Thrust damage. ]

Aldous, almost treading on Porter's heels, looks over the side of the stairs for an open space on the floor.

[Private to GM: 19:01, Today: Aldous Hack rolled 15 using 3d6.  Per (12), looking for open space on the cellar floor.]

He comes down behind the fighters, looking for a place his skills could be best put to use.

Kazimir secures the door, behind the group.
He then engages in games and conversation, with his family.

14:10, Today: Hetilda Yurick rolled 9 using 3d6.  water to wine ~ 14.
14:10, Today: Hetilda Yurick rolled 12 using 3d6.  create water ~ 14.
Hetilda creates a gallon of pure water, into a jug, and transforms it into a very potable, table wine.
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In reply to Thorg (msg # 293):

Thorg impales a large rat, which coughs blood before rolling off the stairs into a swarm of smaller rats.

While Adolus is peering into the distance, rats pour from between the steps and start biting him on the stairs, doing 3 pointts cutting before DR!

"Ow!  Mother father!"

Aldous slashes around his feet with his knife.

[Private to GM: 05:06, Today: Aldous Hack rolled 5 using 3d6.  Knife, roll to hit (13 -1 for SM).
05:07, Today: Aldous Hack rolled 7 using 1d6+1.  Damage (cutting). oops, should be 1d-1 = 5]

Black is curious as to the source of the moaning.  He's heard plenty of stories of the dead moving about but he's yet to see one first hand.  And too the man has served some time in a militia, and his code spurs him to not let his companions take on risk that he himself isn't willing to take.  Throwing himself into the fore Porter slashes about with his blade.


OOC:
Go after the big ones, if none are within range just kill anything close.  Dont over expose myself.



[Private to GM:
Melee defense:  Retreating Block
Ranged defense:  Diving Dodge

14:26, Today: Fisher 'Porter' Black rolled 7 using 3d6.  Attack 1.

14:27, Today: Fisher 'Porter' Black rolled 8 using 3d6.  Attack 2.
14:27, Today: Fisher 'Porter' Black rolled 12 using 3d6.  Defense 1.

14:27, Today: Fisher 'Porter' Black rolled 12 using 3d6.  Defense 2.

I do 1d+3 with a Swing attack.

15:59, Today: Fisher 'Porter' Black rolled 4 using 1d6.  Damage 1.

16:01, Today: Fisher 'Porter' Black rolled 6 using 1d6.  Damage 1.]
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He advances down the stairs and lays into the Vermin.


12:59, Today: Thorg rolled 4 using 1d6+2.  Spear Thrust damage.
12:59, Today: Thorg rolled 8 using 1d6+2.  Spear Thrust damage.
12:58, Today: Thorg rolled 3 using 1d6+2.  Spear Thrust damage.
12:58, Today: Thorg rolled 13 using 3d6.  Spear Thrust.
12:58, Today: Thorg rolled 6 using 3d6.  Spear Thrust.
12:58, Today: Thorg rolled 8 using 3d6.  Spear Thrust.

In reply to Thorg (msg # 301):

Adolus slashes through the swarm attacking him, dispersing it.

Throg spears another large rat, and scatters two swarms.

Porter cuts back a swarm, and takes down a dog sized rat after catching it on his shield.

Adolus has another swarm advancing from under the stairs, it will be on him soon.
Each of the other two have similarky advanced toward a number of swarms.

*swarns do automatic damage

Still bent over a little since he is fairly high up on the stairs, he finds a group ofr critters and summons a fireball.




[Private to GM:  19:24, Today: Sparky rolled 13 using 3d6.  Fireball. Just made it]

Aldous jumps from the lower part of the stairs to the clear space around the nearest light brick, planting a newly shod foot among the rats if needed.

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 304):

Due to the proliferation of rat corpses and blood spatter, that light is getting occluded, to the equivalent of just better than torchlight--2 to rolls. Grabbing it and lifting it would get things back to daylight.

Sparky has a fireball!

OOC: earlier, i provided a hook, and some twine, that the brick might be fastened, and hung above.

Porter is pleased at the team work and their success but he is concerned about the dying light from the ever increasing body count.  ”We need to clear the basement.  Would you two mind hauling up some of the dead weight?”


OOC:
Go after the next swarm or any big ones near me.

If Sparky and Aldous are willing to drag carcasses upstairs I will guard them as they do so.  Use my shield and sword to prevent stuff getting at them while they haul up meat.



[Private to GM:
Melee defense:  Retreating Block
Ranged defense:  Diving Dodge

14:27, Today: Fisher 'Porter' Black rolled 9 using 3d6.  Attack 1.
14:28, Today: Fisher 'Porter' Black rolled 6 using 1d6.  Damage 1.
14:28, Today: Fisher 'Porter' Black rolled 11 using 3d6.  Defense 1.


14:27, Today: Fisher 'Porter' Black rolled 8 using 3d6.  Attack 2.
14:28, Today: Fisher 'Porter' Black rolled 4 using 1d6.  Damage 2.
14:28, Today: Fisher 'Porter' Black rolled 9 using 3d6.  Defense 2.


I do 1d+3 with a Swing attack.
]

We'd need bags or something ... I can carry a few that way.   Sparky is not your image of a strong young man.

In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 306):

No one took the time to pound the hook into the beams; there are no free rafters to hang things from- the cross beams are attached to support collumns but there is nothing to hang something from without getting on a stepstool and pounding it into place.

The larger rats, being about 80lbs, and 5 feet long including tail, can be dragged by limb or 5ail, and might take both hands.

Porter slices through a swarm, but is bitten (if you engage, being bitten by 9 rats is an environmental hazard defended against by DR) for 4 points cutting before DR. He does disperse the swarm though.

Aldous reaches down with his knife hand and tries to pick up the nearby light brick without dropping his knife.

[Private to GM: 18:43, Today: Aldous Hack rolled 14 using 3d6.  Dex (12) to pick up light brick without dropping Lg. Knife.  Oops.]

OOC:
Ok, since a hanging light is doable with some elbow grease I would like to work on that but only when its safe.  Sounds like we need to borrow some items from the inn folk.  A step stool and hammer along with the other items they previously offered.

Porter thinks that getting the big rat bodies out of the way would help so we're not stumbling over carcasses while we fight.  Especially if we run into undead down here.  So he suggests someone drag the big ones upstairs.  If its feasible and Sparky and Aldous are willing Thorg and Porter can cover them while they both use two hands.  Or Porter is happy to carry dead rats if someone covers him.


[Private to GM: DR is 3.  I have hard leather armor with the +1 DR enhancement.  So if I didn't defend then I take 1 point.  Do I record that, or do you?]