If Kullonar can keep from throwing up, he will swing his morningstar.
12:38, Today: Kullonar rolled 23,14 using 1d20+4,2d4+7.  Morningstar attack. 12:39, Today: Kullonar rolled 6 using 1d6.

Gildan fires both of his arrows at the Big Nasty. One hits dead on.


22:06, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 6 using 1d6+2.
22:06, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 14 using 2d6+4.  Critical hit.
22:06, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 15 using 1d20+8.  Bow Attack 2.
22:06, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 28 using 1d20+8.  Bow Attack 1.

DM Combat Matrix
Round designation: The beginning of Round 3

Initiative:

Gildan/Absolutely Destroys the Big Nasty! Another 22 points of damage. BOO-YAH! The Ghast is done.

Myrrick: A worthy try, but no bueno.

Dugger: 7: As the big Nasty gets a nasty surprise, Dugger looks for another target. Lo and behold, there is one standing nearby with his back turned. Dugger strikes for 21 points of damage against the 2nd Ghast which promptly falls dead (again?).

Ghast 2: 6

Bruno: 6 11 points damage

Ghast 1:

Kullonar: 5 Strikes the last ghast for a hardy 9 points of damage

Selene: 5 Follows up with 11 more points of damage and the last ghast falls to a last gasp before expiring

Ghast 3: 2

Ulrich: 1
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Characters/NPCs:

Bruno:  Must save vs paralysis. If successful, state your
actions/roll the dice

Dugger: State your actions/roll the dice

Gilden: State your actions/roll the dice

Kullonar: Must save vs paralysis. If successful, state your
actions/roll the dice

Myrrick: State your actions/roll the dice

Selene: DM

Ulrich: State your actions/roll the dice.

*Conditions: Kullonar and Selene still suffer -2 to hit/dmg for cold
*Bruno's Bless is still in effect
*Ulrich is still penalized for poison rot from the ghast at -2 to hit/dmg
*Kullonar currently has 19 pts dmg
Dugger sits at 8 points of damage

Please recall the format of taking actions as follows:
Initiative
To hit (or attack - same thing)
Damage

FWIW: I am pretty happy with the Matrix. Let me know your thoughts and suggestions.
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DM Combat Matrix
Round designation: The beginning of Round 3

Characters/NPCs:

Bruno: Must save vs paralysis. If successful, state your actions/roll the dice

14:17, Today: Bruno Rhunthane rolled 12 using 1d20.  Paralysis. [+1 Bless = 13] I think this is successful, buy may be wrong...

If correct:
Using the rolls I made earlier in the week for this attack.
13:46, Wed 31 Mar: Bruno Rhunthane rolled 23 using 1d20+6.  Short Sword Attack.
13:46, Wed 31 Mar: Bruno Rhunthane rolled 11 using 1d6+7.  Short Sword Damage.

Bruno thrusts his short sword that the Ghast before him.

OOC: I like the matrix! How should we use it? As I have here and you'll pull it all together or should we respond by quoting the matrix post and inserting our actions, rolls, etc.?

First off, The Grace of Moradin is obviously with you. When a race has typically high scores in constitution, it generally means good things for the character.

Regarding the matrix: just keep posting the way you normally do. As said in the round 2 recap, I'll take care of the paperwork. I will have the template set up in order each round.

I think it'll make a difference.

17:54, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 6 using 1d6+2.  Damage #2
17:53, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 10 using 2d6+4.  Critical hit from attack #1.
7:53, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 28 using 1d20+8.  Bow attack 2.
17:53, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 12 using 1d20+8.  Bow attack 1.

Once again, one of Gildan's arrows is perfect as it strikes the boss ghast.

Dugger is skipping away, quickly changing direction for the one attacking Kullonar, He'll come in from behind and give him a poke, before leaping away.

17:35, Today: Dugger Naderwash rolled 21 using 1d100.  evade.
17:35, Today: Dugger Naderwash rolled 7 using 1d6+2.  damage.
17:34, Today: Dugger Naderwash rolled 23 using 1d20+3.  attack.

09:25, Today: Kullonar rolled 18 using 1d20+1.  Save vs. Paralysis (10).
09:28, Today: Kullonar rolled 9 using 1d20+4.  Morningstar attack! (-2 or more).

Myrrick slashes seemingly ineffectively again.

10:04, Today: Myrrick rolled 7 using 1d8+1.  hurt.

10:03, Today: Myrrick rolled 7 using 1d20+2.  hit.

10:03, Today: Myrrick rolled 8 using 1d6+2.  init.

A cold silence falls upon the party. Where the bones were pushed forward, there is a passage of sorts to follow. The party has a breather as you take stock. Suddenly, a gong rings out from somewhere deeper in the tomb complex. What was a breather suddenly takes on the aspect of trepidation.

ooc: There's a hoard of treasure on these three Ghasts. I am going to inventory and put together a list for you guys. I'm also going to tweak the Matrix. There was redundancy in the Matrix that I did not like. It's ongoing project...

Dugger all about checking out things with the ghast no more.  He casually go through the items found and placing them in a pile.  "Well, hello what do we have here."  He lifted up a silver necklass with a onyx gem set in it.  He held it up to the fire light, "If you don't say".  He even gave a whistle of excitement.  "This here will fetch some nice coins.  Even happen to know several folk that would be interesting in buying something like this."

He looked to see if any had reservations on the group taking the items found.


I do believe that he knows what it is
14:40, Today: Dugger Naderwash rolled 3 using 1d10.  Appraising.
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Bruno notes the wealth and hears the distant gong looking in the direction from which it seems to be coming, "Yes... Uh, yes, go ahead and collect this stuff, but let's be quick about it, ladds.

"Let's see who is making that ominous racket!"

Having spoken he pulls a potion bottle out of his satchel and downs a healing potion.

In reply to Bruno Rhunthane (msg # 324):

Ulrich detects evil on the necklace.

Dugger shrugs and then made quick work of loot stashing it away in a small bag that seemed to hold more than it should.

Gold Torc with Ingemar's name   100gp
4 gold rings                    120gp 120gp 170gp 350gp
coins  800 silver,  360 gold
wrought silver necklace with an onyx jewel (TBD)

He did check out the +2 Studded leather armor for size, it was after all better than what he was wearing.

He looked at copper coins, "Anyone able to cast one of those wizard glowing light spells." and then over at Selene with a raised eyebrow.
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"Don't look at me, Dugger. That's the purview of the holy men. Something about the light of grace, or the grace of light, or some such. Of course, there is always 'Dancing lights."
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Dugger grinned, "Dancing lights sounds interesting"

He then turned to the holy men, "Well, can you help a fella out" as he waved his hand at the copper coins. "Fling a bunch of these into a room and we'll be able to see the undead much better, and if we are lucky the brightness may cause them some problems"

Bruno nods and moves forward as he detaches the bullseye lantern from his belt, opens it, so it gives unfocused light, and hands it to Duggar, "I can, but let's save that for some point more important...

"In the meanwhile one would think that it would behoove a, em, professional to bring a light source on the job.... Try mine."

"Well it is my first time being a grave robber, I'll make sure to add that to my list of items to have at the ready for the next time."  He held up the necklace to the light to examine it a bit better

Then handing the lantern back,"Thanks, I may want to borrow it from time to time"

"Perhaps the next time in town you can light up some coins for me."

Dugger grabbed a couple of handfuls of copper coins to later use.

Bruno takes back the lantern and reattaches it to his belt, "Right. I presume all of your work is generally in the bright light of day.

"A 'Light' does not have a permanent duration, so casting the spell on coins back in town would enlighten them little more than attempting to...," he stops himself.

Taking a breath he continues, "Right, anyway, is there anything amongst the treasure that will be immediately useful?"

Taking a look at Dugger and then glancing around the party he nods at the suit of armor, "It seems that the rest of us have sufficient armor for now... Why don't you take that, it seems like good stuff that's better than what you're wearing now."

"Don't always need light, but there are times that it does come in handy.  Like seeing undead at a distance before they are upon us."

Dugger's eyes got a bit bigger when he was told that he could put the armor to use.  He did a quick check making sure that it was clean on the inside. "This is a bit better than my leather armor."

He took off his leather armor, he was surprisingly fit.

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and then put on the studded leather.

He did a small leap into the air a bit more than 5 feet and clicked his heels together before landing with cat-like grace.
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"And everything we said about this mission being about going into undead fraught barrows implied well-lit, barrows fraught with undead. Duly noted."

When Dugger begins to take off his armor Bruno turns to give him privacy, but he catches the halfling's leap and heel click, "Well, glad to hear it."

Turning to the rest of the group, "Are we ready to move on?"

myrrick chuckled at the word play. This group was nothing, if not light hearted.

In reply to Myrrick (msg # 334):

"I detect no evil on the necklace. All is just normal 'stuff.'"

Didn't see a list of treasure...oh well.

Kullonar flinches every time the gong sound reverberates through the tomb. Stepping alongside Bruno, he says, "Lead on, brother. Let us stop this gonging while my eardrums are still intact."
He then takes a vial from his belt and drinks it down.
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