Round ONE

Initiative:  Zombies & Monstrous Zombies (Giant &  Bugbear) 1

Myrrick: 8 flame brand short spear/Gildan 8

Zan: 6 Magic Missile dude/Kullonar 6

Uthecar: 5 Brawn/Axe

Ulrich: 4 Holy/sword

Bruno: 3 Blessings, Short sword





Ulrich, you are outraged at the sight of a great destrier brought low: +1 to hit and damage during this melee.

Attention Dwarves: You get a +1 bonus to hit half-orcs and orcs, Hobgoblins and Goblins. Also, Giants suffer -4 to hit when attacking dwarves.

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In reply to Ulrich Aelgrimm (msg # 519):

Roll a d20 to turn undead. If successful, you roll a d12 to see how many are turned.

In reply to The Seer (msg # 521):

15:05, Today: Ulrich Aelgrimm rolled 5 using 1d20.  turn check. FAILED

14:50, Today: Ulrich Aelgrimm rolled 4 using 1d6.  initiative.

Uthecar swings into action, the blade of his axe whistling through the air as he moves to meet the oncoming undead.  If possible he'll head towards the giant, the only logical choice for a fighting dwarf.

OOC:  Will it be at -4 to hit Uthecar given he is a dwarf like any other sort of giant?  If so AC will be -3

16:08, Today: Uthecar Hornskin II rolled 5 using 1d6.  Initiative.

16:10, Today: Uthecar Hornskin II rolled 17 to hit and 16hp damage.

On seeing the giant Bruno's eyes get big, and unusual for him at these times, hungry.

He hears Uthecar's words, though, and knows that at this moment it is best tactically to attempt to Turn and delay these abomination. This is why Wisdom is such an important stat for clerics.

Accordingly he presents the Elemental Shield of Moradin and attempts to Turn the creatures.

OOC:
10:33, Today: Bruno Rhunthane rolled 3 using 1d6+1.  Initiative.

14:06, Today: Bruno Rhunthane rolled 4 using 1d20.  Turn Undead. I suspect I've got a better chance at success than Uthecar, but don't think this roll is sufficient.
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I didn't mention this and should have: In lieu of a normal (albeit undead) head, the giant wears a Warhorse's head in it's place:

Ulrich, you are outraged at the sight of a great destrier brought low: +1 to hit and damage during this melee.

Carry on!
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Myrrick will attempt to sneak behind the giant and strike, if not he will strike
At the first zombie or skeleton he reaches.

OOC take 2 off each roll if I can’t back stab

End of Round ONE

Initiative:  Zombies & Monstrous Zombies (Giant &  Bugbear) 1

Myrrick: 8 flame brand short spear/Gildan 8

Zan: 6 Magic Missile dude/Kullonar 6

Uthecar: 5 Brawn/Axe

Ulrich: 4 Holy/sword

Bruno: 3 Blessings, Short sword
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This is going to be short and sweet: The good: Zan, Uthecar and Gildan all contributed damage on the baddies.

Gildan 10 pts against the giant zombie
Zan against some sort of lizard like creature for 8pts dmg
Uthecar took out a zombie for 16 points of damage.

Ironically the giant zombie took out 4 skeletons.
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PARTY DAMAGE TAKEN:
Gildan took 15 total points of damage from skeletons and the Boarshead Bugbear.
Myrrick took 13 points of damage from skeletons.
Kullonar took 10 Total points of damage from skeletons.
Zan took 16 total points of damage from zombies and skeletons and is unconscious.
Uthecar took 11 points of damage from skeletons and zombies
Ulrich took a critical hit and is down 9 points of damage
Bruno is down 10 points of damage from skeletons and zombies.
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In reply to The Seer (msg # 527):

Ulrich attacks with his sword! Swinging as hard as he can at the Bugbear!

10:28, Today: Ulrich Aelgrimm rolled 5 using 1d8+2.  damage.

10:28, Today: Ulrich Aelgrimm rolled 15 using 1d20+2.  to hit.
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Suddenly surrounded by skeletons, Kullonar obviously panics...but the blood dripping from his wounds brings him back to his senses, whereupon he brandishes the holy symbol of St. Cuthbert, shouting at the skeletons to get back!

11:38, Today: Kullonar rolled 2 using 1d12.  Number turned.

11:38, Today: Kullonar rolled 9 using 1d20.  Turn Undead.

11:38, Today: Kullonar rolled 3 using 1d6.  Initiative 6 .
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Trying to back away from the skeletons to give himself space to fire, Gildan fires two more shots at the giant zombie, hoping to take it down. He looks badly injured.

OOC: 09:10, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 6 using 1d6+4.  Damage 2.
09:10, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 10 using 1d6+4.
09:10, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 19 using 1d20+7.  Bow attack 2.
09:10, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 18 using 1d20+7.  Bow attack 1.
09:09, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 7 using 1d6+2.
These are based on firing while not engaged in melee. If the skellies are still in his face, the attack rolls are 15 and 16, respectively (I think).
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Uthecar keeps swinging looking to take down whatever he deems an enemy.

06:57, Today: Uthecar Hornskin II rolled 18 and 22 to hit and 14hp and 11hp of damage.

To give you some perspective, you are completely surrounded by a horde of skeletons, Zombies and 2 Monster Zombies. Not that you are counting, but with 13 zombies left & 34 skeletons plus the two baddies, you guys are knee deep in trouble. And that doesn't include the strange scaled critter that zapped Zan.

This is critical mass. You guys gotta pull a rabbit out of the hat.

As I always say, good luck!

As an aside: playing multi class sounds really good, up until the point that you have 6 levels and still can't sling a fireball to get you out of trouble.

I have this argument with another DM that plays on RPol. He seems to thing that having three classes at once checks all the boxes. I think it just slows progression down. Especially in AD&D which is made for specialists.

That's end of my lecture. :)

Bruno, having felt the claws and teeth of the skeletons and zombies, pushes forward once again presenting his shield, "In the name of the Soul Forger, I away with you!"

OOC:
20:10, Today: Bruno Rhunthane rolled 5 using 1d12. NUMBER TURNED

20:10, Today: Bruno Rhunthane rolled 8 using 1d20+1. TURN

Myrrick, not willing to succumb to the skeletons without a fight, despite being near collapse, fights on, as best he's able. "Skeletons first, lest they swarm us more."

08:10, Today: Myrrick rolled 6 using 1d6+1.  hurt.

08:09, Today: Myrrick rolled 17 using 1d20+4.  hit.

Round 2:


Initiative:  Zombies & Monstrous Zombies (Giant &  Bugbear) 1

Myrrick: 8 flame brand short spear/Gildan 8

Zan: 6 Magic Missile dude/Kullonar 6

Uthecar: 5 Brawn/Axe

Ulrich: 4 Holy/sword

Bruno: 3 Blessings, Short sword
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Things are slowing down now for the party, you kind of see the ebb and flow. Good news: The giant is down, a splattered mess having taken wounds from Gildan's bow and Uthecar's sword. Ulrich engaged the bugbear boar's head, scored a nifty hit. Myrrick's fire took down another skeleton, though he is more than a bit wobbly. Only one zombie landed a blow against Bruno: 6pts of damage to doughty dwarf. And the bugbear failed to land a hit with it's Bardiche.

There were 3 natty 20s from the undead on their initiative, along with a 19 which scored max damage and only one zombie hit with a fist.

Total updated damage to the party:

Gildan: -15
Myrrick: -13
Zan (<-7 hp)
Kullonar: -16
Uthecar: -17
Ulrich: -15
Bruno: -16

The horde is still there, but they're taking tremendous casualties. You feel like this next round is critically important. If you can weather the storm of skeletons, you might have a shot at survival.

Round 3:

Initiative:  Zombies & Monstrous Zombies (Giant &  Bugbear) 1

Myrrick: 8 flame brand short spear/Gildan 8

Zan: 6 Magic Missile dude/Kullonar 6

Uthecar: 5 Brawn/Axe

Ulrich: 4 Holy/sword

Bruno: 3 Blessings, Short sword

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In reply to The Seer (msg # 537):

Ulrich swings at bugbear/boar head and his blow simply glances off of it!

12:46, Today: Ulrich Aelgrimm rolled 5 using 1d8+2.  damage.

12:46, Today: Ulrich Aelgrimm rolled 9 using 1d20+3.  to hit.

After the giant goes down Uthecar keeps swinging away at whatever foe is unlucky enough to get in front of him.

06:00, Today: Uthecar Hornskin II rolled 13 to hit (AC 5) for 11hp damage.   

I've got Uthecar having taken 19hp in total so far after cures which means he's on 16hp left.  He's also using a battle axe rather than a sword Seer, so I'm not sure if that counts as a sword does against skeletons since it is more a slashing-smashing type weapon.
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Realizing that piercing arrows were pointless against skeletons, Gildan drops the bow and pulls out his longsword, attacking the closest and most injured unturned skeleton he sees. His attempt is pathetic, however, and his sword whiffs the air.

OOC: 13:05, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 8 using 1d20+1.  Sword attack.
No rabbits out of hats from me.

You're absolutely right. We're gonna have to start over.

:p

Kidding of course. Thanks for the reminder. Makes things even more interesting.

Scratched and bloodied, Kullonar frees his morningstar and smashes the closest undead.
22:18, Today: Kullonar rolled 19,6 using 1d20+1,2d4+1.  Morningstar attack.

RULES CLARIFICATION: THIS IS IMPORTANT!!!

SKELETONS TAKE HALF DAMAGE ON POINTED WEAPONS SUCH AS SWORDS, SPEARS AND ARROWS. A BATTLE AXE CAN BE USED TO BLUDGEON SKELETONS FOR FULL DAMAGE. FIRE EARNS 2X THE DAMAGE FOR LOW LEVEL UNDEAD LIKE SKELETONS AND ZOMBIES (INCLUDING MONSTER ZOMBIES).

DON'T FORGET THE SPLASH AFFECT OF HOLY WATER AS WELL. YOU CAN HIT MORE THAN ONE.

Specific to skeletons: There's no reason not to attack them normally as they are 1 Hit Die monsters with not a lot of HP. FYI.
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Myrrick staggers as commits to his attack. Miss.