Collision imminent, Judoc does the only thing that occurs to him at the moment, thrusting his staff out in front of him like a brace, aimed directly center mass at the skeleton ahead. Though he attempts to take the narrow turn, the action is too little, too late.
Wham!
With the jarring impact of a stampeding rhino, Judoc slams into the skeleton at near full speed, the center of the staff smacking straight into the abomination's rib cage! For a moment, the things fingers grope about Judoc's face, though on impact, it collapses backwards, the center of it's skull impacting with a hard
thwack against the cave floor below.
The impact stops Judoc for a moment, though at a single glance ahead of the retreating Mika'il, Judoc accelerates again, attempting again to employ the same tactic, slamming the center of his staff in the small of the mage's back to knock him down just long enough for the others to arrive. Out of the corner of his eyes, Judoc can see the silent, shambling corpses closing on him, though he pushes the thought out of his mind, focusing only on his imminent success.
Wham!
And again! With a scream, Mika'il falls to the floor of the cave, tumbling forward as Sadda lifts from his shoulder, the demon-birds wings flapping straight over Judoc as he reaches down with iron claws, tearing at Judoc's head! Mercifully's Judoc's leather helm seems to ward off the blow, but only now, as he hovers just above Mika'il, does the full danger of his plan occur to Judoc. His forward motion depleted, transferred to the fleeing mage upon impact, Judoc now sees clearly the two undead gripping at him from each side. Hands reach up, clasping at around his shoulder, brushing across the mask on his cheek. Judoc feels the aura of the cold, necromantic magic surging around him, and though he tries to rise again near the cave ceiling, one of the monsters still clutches on, its arms wrapped around Judoc's shoulder as it presses it's broken teeth against Judoc's flesh! Below him, another of the abominations clutches at his feet as he rises!
But just then, Magnus and Bjorn burst through the cave entrance, several of the shambling wrecks between them and Judoc, who now hovers just below the cave ceiling with a skeleton hanging from his frame. Mika'il ahead has already risen to a single knee...
OOC: Everyone please post 2 seconds of action. Also, everyone (except Judoc) please roll vs. HT-encumbrance or take 1 fatigue from the extended run.
Ok, everyone has a decent idea of what is happening now. Judoc, I messed with what your intentions were as far as game mechanics to match up with the description of what you were doing. Your slam on the first skeleton was successful, though he has now made his way back to his feet. You were also successful in your slam of Mika (who was facing away from you), although the action required you to drop down so low that you could be targeted by the two skeletons only a step away. You've been grappled by two of them, the first is wrapped around you and is biting at any spot of open flesh he can find. The second grabbed at your feet as you were lifting up and is gripping on your boot. Finn, assume you will make it to the square where Magnus and Bjorn are after one turn of sprinting.