IG's "Those Left Behind" Chapter 2

[jkason]

Shaimon Hu'u, barbaric human druid

Shai's hammer makes a sound hit, but it's not the sound he expects. Where he should have heard crunching, he instead hears a softer squish noise, as if the undead's flesh were a sponge instead of a body. He frowns, but before he can say anything, the creature runs away.

"Hey, I'm not done yet!" he calls after it. Again, however, his intentions are sidetracked as another of the undead bashes his side.

The hairy man growls as he turns. "Fine. You don't squish good like bugs," he says, dropping his warhammer and taking a step out of reach. He pulls a piece of mistletoe from a pouch at his waist, sweeping it across one palm as his voice hisses and pops like a campfire. And as if called by the sound, a sword-shaped flame rises from his palm.

"So maybe you burn better, huh?"

[sblock=OOC]Damn DR. Since the description of DR says the attacker knows his attack wasn't effective, I'm hoping it's not metagaming to switch things up now. I'm not 100% on everyone's positions, but I'm hoping there's a 5' step that'll get him out of melee range without provoking AoO so he can cast Flame Blade.

If that's not possible, let me know and I'll probably just have him keep going with the warhammer for now, possibly trying to get a flank to help one of the others.[/sblock]

 

[Jemal]

"Stay with me Small Fry, we'll get you there safely." Rokelsh finds it hard to ignore the echoing sounds of ensuing combat behind him, but if he turns back now, Friadoc is doomed, so he puts it out of his mind, entrusting the others to be able to handle themselves.

 

[Scott DeWar]

The barbarian is remaining in blood rage over the pets of the fied that was causing friadoc such agony:

Melee Full Atk while raged: +14/+9 (2d6+10, 19-20/x2)

first attack (1d20+10=17, 2d6+10=15)

second attack (1d20+9=10, 2d6+10=15)
(most likelyy a miss)

 

[Friadoc]

"I hate this," says Friadoc from atop Rokelsh's shoulder. His breathing more controlled, but pained. "Leaving our comrades...losing control of my body..." The 'my' is said through clenched teeth.

However, the young halfling silences himself as he continues to focus his mind, body, and spirit on combating the chaos.

 

[Friadoc]

With every step, every movement of the noble effort of Rokelsh, Friadoc feels less and less like himself and more and more out of control - it is literally the nightmare of any Chat'an monk.

Slowly in a cascading spiral of chaos, Friadoc loses more and more of his sense of self until, finally, it is gone and what Rokelsh carries is no longer Friadoc.

OOC

Botched the first check - Charisma Checks vs. Chaos - Checks for First minute (1d20=1)

Charisma vs Chaos - the rest of the checks for the first minute. (1d20=11, 1d20=19, 1d20=18, 1d20=7, 1d20=12, 1d20=20, 1d20=8, 1d20=3, 1d20=10)

Okay, I'm at three minutes, thus far, and at 5 will...

Charisma vs. Chaos - Second Block of Ten (1d20=2, 1d20=14, 1d20=12, 1d20=18, 1d20=13, 1d20=11, 1d20=8, 1d20=8, 1d20=3, 1d20=6)

Okay, Friadoc makes another stable check at 4 minutes, but the fifth minute on is downhill.

He is at 0 Wisdom and gone.

 

[industrygothica]

By my math, and I think someone else's i the ooc thread, I've got Rokelsh hitting the temple at the six minute mark with Friadoc down to one point of Wisom, with one failed check left to go.

That being said, I think Rokelsh may be able to help out here with a good bit of roleplaying.

We'll start on the outside of the manhole, with Friadoc barely able to help get himself through. Rokelsh scoops him up yet again, and continues on towards a temple. He sees a few children playing nearby, curiously eying the huge man carrying what appears to be a child from the sewers.

 

[Shayuri]

(hee...I'm lost...did I already take my turn, or are we waiting on me? )

 

[Leif]

OOC: You're not the only one, Shay! I'm just glad that, as I recall, anyway, Uualrk is not present for the action IG is talking about now. Aren't we still in combat down in the sewer/dungeon?

 

[industrygothica]

Round 1
There is no room to charge.

[sblock=details]20 Rogash 39/39: Attacks (hit Z1, 11 damage)
15 Shai 36/36: attacks 2/ warhammer (hit Z2, 7 damage)
15 Talishia 28/28: cast seeking ray (hit Z3, 16 damage)
7 Uulark 30/30: turns Z2
6 Caerwyn (rages) 53/51: attacks Z4 (hit Z4, 21 damage)
3 Zombies: Z1 attacks Rogash (miss); Z2 flees; Z3 attacks Shai (hit, 14 damage); Z4 attacks Caerwyn (hit, 13 damage)

11,7,16,21[/sblock]
Rogash slices through the nearest slobbering zombie with his axe, causing a festering chunk of flesh to fall splat on the ground.

Shai hefts his hammer and smack another zombie solidly, leaving a hammer-sized crater in the things face. The zombie staggers for a second, but then rights itself and presses on as if it hadn't been hit at all.

Talishia sends a magical ray into the fray, singling out one of the poor undead. The ray finds its target and wraps itself around the once living ogre, singeing it's already decaying flesh.

Uulark calls upon the power of his faith as he thrusts his holy symbol forward. His attempt to turn the undead lacks the power of his previous attempt, and only one of the foul monstrosities turns tail.

Caerwyn slips into a rage and comes down hard with his greatsword, nearly slicing one of the zombies in half. Still, the thing does not fall and presses on with it's snarling attack.



Round 2

[sblock=ooc]20 Rogash 39/39: Attacks (miss)
15 Shai 22/36: casts flame blade (hit Z3, 5 damage)
15 Talishia 28/28: cast seeking ray (hit Z3, 13 damage)
7 Uulark 30/30: attacks Z1 (hit, no damage)
6 Caerwyn (rages) 51[40]/51[53]: attacks Z4 (hit Z4, 15 damage; miss)
3 Zombies: Z1 v. Rogash (miss); Z2 turned; Z3 v. Shai (hit, 23 damage); Z4 v. Caerwyn (hit, 19 damage)

11,7,34,36
[/sblock]
Rogash swings his hefty axe but misses the hulking undead, and dodges a returning swing of the brute's club-like arm.

Shai casts his spell and sends a blazing beam of red-hot fire down into the undead ogre. The unliving blasphemy answers the blow with a solid swing of his heavy club, ringing Shai solidly on the temple. The big man staggers from the heavy blow, and struggles to keep his bearings. (-1 hp, disabled)

Talishia hurls yet another seeking ray at her opponent, ensrouding it in a crackling veil of electricity.

Uulark buries his weapon deep into the zombie, and bits of flesh and gore explode from the wound, but still the thing presses on as if it hadn't been touched.

The raging Caerwyn launches a searies of blows upon his foe, but only one of them scores any damage... an impressive amout, at that, as the creature is now more deformed than ever. Still, it returns the raging paladin's attacks with one of his own and smashes its thick club into Caerwyn's face, seemingly splaying his nose across his entire face.


Round 3

[sblock=ooc]20 Rogash 39/39:
15 Shai -1/36:
15 Talishia 28/28:
7 Uulark 30/30:
6 Caerwyn (rages) 51[21]/51[53]:
[/sblock]

 

[industrygothica]

Above is a new and updated combat post. Round one is complete, and Talishia is the only one who hasn't acted in round 2.