Malvoisin's Savage Tide, Act 1 - There Is No Honor

Anar switches into a more defensive stance upon hearing Old Col's warning, not wanting to catch some foul disease from the creature's touch. Still, he continues to use the sickle to try to get the skeleton to open its defenses to Chongo's attacks.




Fighting Defensively, AC18; Attack -1 vrs DC10 to Aid Another

Chongo the Tribesman

"I crush you now!" shouts Chongo, again striking at the skeleton with a powerful blow of his heavy flail.


2 point power attack, Attack +5 (includes the +2 from Anar's aid another), Damage 1d10+8

COMBAT ROUND 4

Kalen bides his time and his tongue, uncertain of his ability to move safely in these unsteady waters. He hears Col vomiting noisily, and knows better than to foolishly brave the peril of the urchins' venom.

Keoni takes a solid swipe at the huecuva, but is dismayed when the soft blade of his silver dagger fails to penetrate the undead cleric's mail.

Chongo takes another wild swing at the undead foe, and even with Anar's help, his unbalanced attack cannot find its mark.

Bael incants the words and gestures of another spell, and launches a ray of positive energy from his hands. Despite the presence of Chongo blocking the way, the warmage finds his aim, and the bolt finds its mark. "AAGGHH!" With one final cry, Veldimar Krund pitches forward and his skeletal body lands with a splash in the shallow tidal waters, his evil spirit laid to rest at last.

END COMBAT

[sblock=Round 4 Mechanics]
Kalen delays.

Keoni attacks huecuva with silver dagger. Attack roll 12+4 (incl. Bless, Dark Knowledge) =16, MISS.

Chongo attacks hueciva with flail, Attack roll 2+7=9, MISS (Incl. Power Attack, Bless, Dark Knowledge, Aid Another)

Bael casts Disrupt Undead on Huecuva. Attack roll 16+3=19, HIT! (Incl. Bless, Dark Knowledge, Point Blank Shot, Cover) Damage roll 1d6+3=4. Huecuva -16 hp, Destroyed![/sblock]

In the aftermath, Col continues to feel sick for several more seconds before the urchins' venom passes. He staggers to his feet, a bit light headed, but it seems he has fought any further deleterious effects. (Col DC 11 FORT save, Roll 11+3=14, Success).

OOC: Where will your explorations lead you now?

Anar nods his head at Bael. "Nice work, my friend!"

That said, Anar turns his attention to searching Krund's body. The rogue is careful not to touch the corpse, instead using the sickle to help him with the examination.

Anar gives the floating skeleton a thorough search, relying on Col's sickle blade to do the dirty work. Krund's rusted chainmail looks virtually worthless, but Anar does find in the huecuva's robe pocket a tarnsihed gold holy symbol of Olidamarra. It looks like with some cleanup, it should be valuable. (Appraise Check?)

The madman does not bother to clean himself off after his retching, instead focusing on their re-recently dead 'friend'. "Ar, I do no be think'n I do be every see'n any of these." He examine it in interest as Anar searches the body, looking for anything the boy's light search missed. [Search check as he thinks body is probably safe to touch (given his knowledge)]

Peering down the hall, the old man looks at the group. "Well, if it do be a'com'n from down thar"---he points to the offshoot south---"may'hap one of our swimmers to be look'n thar. Otherwise, we do be need to keep goin' west."

Anar holds up the holy symbol and tries his best to guess the value.

Anar will try an untrained appraise check, +1

Bael nods in a self-satisfied way to Anar's words of thanks. Privately, he is just thankful that he didn't have to stand toe-to-toe with the corruption.

Kalen will duck down that southern portion, timing between the waves, to see if it opens into another passage or merely doubles back onto the western pass.

stonegod said:

The madman does not bother to clean himself off after his retching, instead focusing on their re-recently dead 'friend'. "Ar, I do no be think'n I do be every see'n any of these." He examine it in interest as Anar searches the body, looking for anything the boy's light search missed. [Search check as he thinks body is probably safe to touch (given his knowledge)]

Peering down the hall, the old man looks at the group. "Well, if it do be a'com'n from down thar"---he points to the offshoot south---"may'hap one of our swimmers to be look'n thar. Otherwise, we do be need to keep goin' west."

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Col's more thorough examination of the ruined huecuva turns up nothing new. Apparently, Krund didn't feel the need to be weighed down by worldly possessions.