Initiative:
Seraphina 15
Gholog 15
Jason 12
Townsfolk 11
Kerrick 7
Seraphina continues ringing the bell, watching more and more cracks craze the surface of the crystal. Another mental assault slams across her thoughts, but again she pushes it aside.
Gholog waits for the rolling pin wielding woman to close before moving. She takes a wild swing at the half-orc, but Gholog catches the improvised weapon and forces her arms back, striking her on the right temple. She falls, adding to the growing pile of unconscious forms filling the doorway.
With a swift punch, Jason drops the farmer to the same heap, taking a ready stance.
A familiar form strides into the belltower. Captain Haldik makes directly for Gholog, lunging forwards with his sword. The blade slides into Gholog's torso, just under the half-orc's ribcage, and Gholog slides back off the longsword and onto the floor. Two townsfolk rush past Captain Haldik and through the gap made by Gholog's fall, running up the stairs towards the upper floor and Seraphina.
Kerrick jumps and grabs the hanging bellrope, sending another booming chime through the belltower. Up above, Seraphina sees a sizeable chunk fall free from the crystal, but everyone feels the psychic scream of pain that the stone emits. The crystal half-rolls towards the fragmented chunk, perhaps trying to reclaim all the parts of itself, and from behind Seraphina comes the sound of people pounding on the (apparently locked) door blocking the stairway onto the upper floor...
(Seraphina takes another 3 points of subdual damage from the bell, but it looks like the crystal is taking more from her and Kerrick's combined efforts. There were two critical hits this round, one from Gholog and the other from Captain Haldik. Gholog rolled a 20, to deal 6 points of subdual to the baker, while Captain Haldik took advantage of the longsword's improved critical range and rolled a 19, followed by a 17 to confirm. Then he dished out 16 points of damage, enough to drop Gholog down to -2. Jason did a solid but less dramatic 4 subdual, KOing the farmer.
Damage taken so far (remaining HP/max HP):
Gholog 20 (-2/18)
Jason 4 (8/12)
Seraphina 6 subdual (10/10)
Kerrick 0 (8/8))
