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OOC: I see that Manz is editing his post. Please notice this massive amount of text!
I hate to be a bother, but that's not how Razh would handle that combat at all. He's a two-weapon fighter, he should be getting 3 attacks in each round, two with the waraxe and one with the shield bash. He also would stop fighting defensively, because a -4 on three attack rolls is not worth a +2 to AC. It was worth it the first round, when he had to move and could only get one attack in, and as he was sizing up his opponent, but not during subsequent full-attack rounds.
I'm sorry you rolled 14 rounds
but you had to wonder why Razh was struggling against such a weak opponent!
To save you some work, I have reconstructed the battle using the DM's rolls for the main attack, plus two extra rolls for the secondary attacks.
R1:
Rasereit advances, no damage dealt.
R2:
Razh axe atk1 (hits AC
13, miss), axe atk2 (hits AC
25,
10-5 (DR 5/bludgeoning) =
5 damage), shield bash (hits AC
22,
12-5 =
7 damage)
Skeleton atk (hits AC
22, miss)
R3:
Razh axe atk1 (hits AC
18, miss), axe atk2 (hits AC
26,
14-5 =
9 damage), shield bash (hits AC
29,
12-5 =
7 damage)
As you can see, the skeleton might've gone down in the second round and definitely went down in the third. I leave it up to you, of course, to decide whether or not to retcon, but if you do choose to rewind a bit, I've included some IC text.[/sblock]
Rasereit advances rapidly and takes a swipe at the skeleton. The axe defects off the heavy steel sheild, and the skeleton attacks back, with its axe. It's hollow eye sockets seem to glow yellow. In contrast to the cheering of the white pawns, the black pieces are eerily quiet during the fight. Rasereit easily avoids the blow, and continues his attack.
Now, Rasereit moves his shield low, swinging out from behind it with his waraxe. The skeleton raises its own shield to
block the attack, but it isn't fast enough to stop the Rasereit's own spiked shield which suddenly has the dwarf's weight behind it. Though the spikes slip right through the skeleton's sparse rib cage, the shield
slams into bone, breaking a few. Razh then follows up with his waraxe,
splintering more bone. The skeleton, feeling no pain, offers an excellent counter-attack, but Rasereit just
barely manages to
dodge it.
Never one to let his opponent rest (even a tireless, undead one), Rasereit comes back with a fury. His first axe swing again slices
air, but again he follows up with more shield and more axe. This time, his own shield
knocks the skeleton's aside, and his magical waraxe
splits its helmeted skull neatly in two. Headless, the skeleton collapses to the floor.
The vikings cheer for their fearsome queen, though it
was only a pawn. Rasereit stands motionless, gazing down at the bones and steel, which disintegrate as he watches. After the small pile is gone, a single black chess piece can be seen. A black pawn, simply carved, and no larger than Razh's pinky, sits in the middle of the square.
He picks it up, puts it in his pocket, and prepares to face the next foe.
