stonegod's Expedition to Castle Ravenloft: Ch. I [IC]

Janis takes a step back away from the combat and, deciding to fight the tiger with tooth and claw, casts a necromantic ritual of immobilization at the three nearest undead.

OOC: Casts Halt Undead at the nearest undead targets. If there aren't enough undead left then she'll toss one at the priest - just in case.

Almost to the ground, Sir Khensu slides the last few feet to his right, and lands on the hardened ground. With a zombie diagonally next to him, his axe takes a wide swing and aims for it's head. (Move action to G4 / Attack action at F5)

Jarrith flips his rapier back up into his waiting fist, and tightens his grip as he steps forward and behind the large creature calling out for his father. "The Flame take you all!" he shouts, as he thrusts at it with his rapiers. (5' step to G7 / Attack B flanked)

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OOC: Kind of funny that we all use different colors for our out-of-character text. drothgery and I use DimGray, Stormwind uses Gray, stonegod uses SlateGray, and James Heard's appears to me as Cyan, although his Quote says it's 'slategrey' (must be the different spelling of gray that is defaulting it to Cyan).

Church Round 6

The wounded skeleton steps forward, and with preternatural speed, claws at the warlock. It ignores Marot's menacing aura, instead tearing flesh from his arms and torso. Though he fights of the disease, the Ghaash'kala is left with serious wounds. [2 claws hit; 13 hp after DR; Fort saves succeed vs. disease]

Ashlyn's former companions, mindless of her arrival, swing at the sickened knight. He manages to weakly fend of their blows for now.

Janis takes a step back away from the combat and, deciding to fight the tiger with tooth and claw, casts a necromantic ritual of immobilization at the three nearest undead. The two zombies freeze in their tracks, a sorrowful moan their only complaint, but the monstrosity shrugs off the spell with a loud "UUUUGGHH!" [halt undead; F5 & F6 allowed no save; paralyzed; G6 saves]

Seeing the two zombies halted, Danonvich screams, "Kill them, my son! Kill them all! That witch and that false knight first!" The priest scowls around the words of another paralytic spell, but Urik does not even flinch this time. [hold person, Urik saves]

The monstrosity slobbers as it looms over Urik and Jarrith, and with a roar, dives after the wounded knight. Urik holds up his shield in defense, but the monster tears it away, biting through layers of metal and into the sinew beneath. The knight is driven to his knees by the blow, dazed by its unholy ferocity. [G6 hits; 20 hp; Urik dazed]

Almost to the ground, Sir Khensu is frustrated by the rope which tangled around him during Daellin's descent. Trying to correct for it, he loses his grip, falling to the ground. He stands up in front of the elf, preparing to strike at the cursed creature while the zombies remain paralyzed. [Climb check 3 fails; falls 10'; misses Daellin; 3 hp; Move action to stand up]

Jarrith flips his rapier back up into his waiting fist, and tightens his grip as he steps forward and behind the large creature calling out for his father. "The Flame take you all!" he shouts, as he thrusts at it with his rapiers. His catch was not perfect, spoiling his first thrust. The dazed Sir Urik cannot distract the beast, so his second thrust is also turned aside. [Not flanked (Urik dazed); AC 6 misses, AC 18 misses]

Ashlyn initially follows Marot down the stairs, but at the sight of her onetime companions, now undead minions, she lets out a cry of frustration and loss, "Noooooooooooo ... "

She speaks again and now her voice is cold and hard, "Theldrick, Mathilda, I will see you both free of this curse of undeath" With that she holds forth her holy symbol and channels forth her faith to drive the undead back. Her shock at the fate of her fellow Lightbringers, however, has shaken her faith, and none of the creatures turn away. [Turn check 9; no eligible HD targets]

Trying to clear out space, Daellin takes a quick step away from the rope and fires another set of three arrows at Danovich. His ill-kept armor is strong enough to turn away two of the shots, but the other sticks into his shoulder, causing his to cry out in pain. [AC 15, 18 miss; AC 21 hits; 8 hp]

Urik staggers about, unable to press the attack with his weapon. [Dazed]

Seriously wounded, Marot steps back, blasting the skeleton once again. More of its bones shatter, but it is not enough to bring it down. [AC 21 hits; 10 hp]

Church Round 7


S: 23 [-23 (severley wounded)]
B: 21 [Dead]
Z: 20 [F8: destroyed, I7: destroyed, L5: destroyed; others: unhurt but paralyzed 7 rounds]
J: 16 [24/40, 1 hp non-lethal, -700 XP, mage armor, sickened]
D: 16 [severely wounded, provoked 5 rounds]
B: 14 [-7 (lightly wounded)]
DL: 13 [destroyed]
K: 13 [47/55]
J: 22 [31/31, 1 non-lethal]
A: 11 [40/49]
D: 10 [24/31 hp]
U: 10 [20/59, 2 non-lethal, fighting challenge (B) 6 rounds, dazed]
M: 4 [30/34]

Light: Shadow illumination (20% miss chance) outside of Khensu's torch.

Map Key: A: Ashlyn, B: Stitched-together corpse, D: Daellin, D: Danovich, DL: Magic-infused undead, d: Edi, h: Horse, h: Valo, J: Jarrith, J: Janis, K: Khensu, M: Marot, r: raven, S: Blackened skeleton, U: Sir Urik, Z: Plodding zombies
Conditions: Mist grants concealment to creatures 30' away. Cyan Border: mirror image, Dark green Border: Sickened, Light Green Border: Entangled, Olive: dazed, Orange Border: Inspired (+1 save vs fear, charm, compulsion; +1 to hit and damage), White: unconscious, Transparent: Dead, White Border: Paralyzed.

[Round 7 actions?]

"By all that is Holy!" the shifter yells, as he climbs back to his feet. He wastes no time in raising his axe and bringing it down into the monstrosity standing in front of him. "ARRRGGGGHHH!!!" (Full attack on B: +10/+5 1d12+5)

"To Dolurrh with this!" Jarrith spits out... and as he takes a step to his left to put the creature between himself and his Lumin Brother, he thrusts quickly with both rapiers, hoping to find purchase. (5' step to F7 / Full attack on B: +1d6 damage on each for Penetrating Strike)

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OOC: I noticed on Sir Khensu's character sheet that it doesn't mention his second attack. With a +5 BAB for paladin and +1 BAB for Shadowbane Inquistor, that totals +6 BAB and makes him eligible for a second attack at +1. I haven't noticed or not, but have we been giving Khensu a second attack when attacking Full?

With the skeleton standing before her Ashlyn wields her blade to good effect as she smites the undead creature before moving towards her onetime companions with a determined look upon her face, clearly intending to chop through any opposition on the way.

[Attack S (with smite) or Attack B (with smite) if the skeleton drops from Jarrith's turn]
[Smite attack +14, damage 1d8+9+1d6]
[Move to stand beside Khensu]

Reminder - Daellin's second favored enemy is humans (just mentioning because I don't think doing only 5 points of damage is theoretically possible here; 1d8 + 1 enhancement +1 str +at least 1 morale from inspire courage + 1 point-blank shot + 2 favored enemy).

Daellin attempts to finish off Danovich with another set of three arrows.

Janis pulls the means of a spell from her pouch, mumbles out a quick spell, and a eerily green dart of acid screams away from her fingertips towards the priest who has wounded her so.

OOC: Casting Acid Arrow on Danovich.

Church Round 7 (Partial)

The mindless skeleton claws at the closest target, in this case the lady paladin. While its first claw misses, it gouges a deep wound with the second, pulling Ashlyn close enough for it to bite her on the arm. The injuries sting for a moment, but Ashlyn's holy protection keep her disease free even as seriously wounded as she is. [Hit w/ claw and bite; 17 hp]

The zombies continue to moan woefully, help by Janis' spell.

Janis pulls the means of a spell from her pouch, mumbles out a quick spell, and a eerily green dart of acid screams away from her fingertips towards the priest who has wounded her so. It splatters on the man's face and neck, causing horrendous burns and a sickening stench. [AC 20 touch hits; 5 hp]

Freed of his rage at Urik, Danovich refocuses his ire on the mage. "You seek death! I shall give it too you!" Heedless of the acid eat him, the mad priest strides forward, his hand suddenly surrounded by a miasma of blood-red darkness. "By the Blood---DIE!" He presses his hand against Janis, and her heart constricts a moment. But as her dimmed vision returns she finds that she is very much alive, much to the consternation of the priest. [Death touch; 18 hp; not enough to affect Janis; no effect]

The monster, surrounded on three sides, continues its assault on the one it hurt---Urik. Once again, its black teeth sinks into the knight, his blood splattering the paladin and the Stalker. Still dazed from the unnatural pain, it is obvious that another bite like that will kill him. [17 hp; near death]

[A pause in order for anyone who wishes to modify their action in light of Urik's situation]

Church Round 7 (Partial)


S: 23 [-23 (severley wounded)]
B: 21 [Dead]
Z: 20 [F8: destroyed, I7: destroyed, L5: destroyed; others: unhurt but paralyzed 6 rounds]
J: 16 [24/40, 1 hp non-lethal, -700 XP, mage armor, sickened]
D: 16 [severely wounded, provoked 4 rounds]
B: 14 [-7 (lightly wounded)]
DL: 13 [destroyed]
K: 13 [47/55]
J: 22 [31/31, 1 non-lethal]
A: 11 [23/49]
D: 10 [24/31 hp]
U: 10 [3/59, 2 non-lethal, fighting challenge (B) 5 rounds, dazed]
M: 4 [30/34]

Light: Shadow illumination (20% miss chance) outside of Khensu's torch.

Map Key: A: Ashlyn, B: Stitched-together corpse, D: Daellin, D: Danovich, DL: Magic-infused undead, d: Edi, h: Horse, h: Valo, J: Jarrith, J: Janis, K: Khensu, M: Marot, r: raven, S: Blackened skeleton, U: Sir Urik, Z: Plodding zombies
Conditions: Mist grants concealment to creatures 30' away. Cyan Border: mirror image, Dark green Border: Sickened, Light Green Border: Entangled, Olive: dazed, Orange Border: Inspired (+1 save vs fear, charm, compulsion; +1 to hit and damage), White: unconscious, Transparent: Dead, White Border: Paralyzed.

"Sir Urik!" Khensu exclaims... and immediately steps away from the monstrosity and behind the fallen knight. He pulls his wand free from it's holster and quickly uses it to send some healing energy into the man. (5' step to G4 / Move action to take out Wand of Cure Light Wounds / Standard action to cast Cure Light Wounds on Sir Urik)

Knowing that he's now the main weapon against this... thing... Jarrith steps to his left and continues to trust and parry. (Same action as before but obviously without the Penetrating Strike bonus to damage)