"Under the Red Sky" IC Pathfinder E6

[White_Drake]

Caelain kneels by the corpse.
This must be the one the funeral was for. If there are no objections, I can begin an examination of the cadaver. You may want to cover your mouth and nose. Also, I will need some light.
Caelain takes a handkerchief from his jacket and ties it around his face before removing the shroud from the body.

[Smileybastard]

Tysalat

Tysalat moves closer to the body bringing the light of his sword closer and mumbls the words to illuminate it again.

Caelain, carefully remove the should if you would.

[Saidoro]

Kona advanced slowly into the tomb, keeping an eye out for anything strange. She came to a stop in front of the flaming haired statue, contemplating how it was probably intended to call to mind glorious thoughts of the Lord in his might, yet to her most resembled her uncle after he'd had too much to drink.
When Caelain identified the correct corpse she came to kneel beside it, retrieving two sticks of incense from her bag and lighting them with the barest whisper, thanking the Warden that their local priest had been so concerned for her spiritual well being when she left, and that he had chosen so fragrant a way to express it.
Len Vo.

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Perception:(1d20+7)[18]

[White_Drake]

Caelain checks his enthusiasm and carefully peels back the body's wrappings. Of course, delicate handling is essential, so no damage is inadvertently dealt to the subject.

[Smileybastard]

Tysalat

Tysalat checks the body as it is unwrapped.

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Perception[roll]1d20+4[roll]
Heal (1d20+2)[6]
Knowl(Religion) (1d20+4)[18]

[Smileybastard]

Tysalat

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perception[roll0]

[Stormageddon]

Caelain checks his enthusiasm and carefully peels back the body's wrappings. Of course, delicate handling is essential, so no damage is inadvertently dealt to the subject.

Underneath the shroud you find a big redhead man with a beard. His skin is very pale. His figures seem unusually long and his figure nails look sharp.

[White_Drake]

Caelain begins by examining the body before making his starting X-incision with a dagger honed to a razor edge. Once the incision has been made, he peels back the skin to reveal the abdominal cavity and starts inspecting the internal organs.

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Perception: (1d20+2)[10]
Heal: (1d20+2)[7]
Knowledge (Arcana): (1d20+8)[13]
Knowledge (Nature): (1d20+8)[27]

(I didn't really know which knowledge would be appropriate, and I lack local.)

[Smileybastard]

Tysalat

Tysalat looks carefully and the hands. The hands are not right. They look like the claws of a ghoul.

That could certainly explain the oddness of the deaths.

[White_Drake]

Caelain looks up from his work in alarm. Ghoul? Maechus! Stave in the skull of this thing! We should do the same for any others with plaques from the last week!

[BarnabasBailey]

Maechus recoiled. "What? Are you mad, Mister Blackbottle? First you crack wise about a house of the dead, and now you want me to desecrate corpses?" He pointed his rapier at the alchemist's head with a look of disgust. "I'll have no part of it. What possible disease could justify doing anything like that?"

Wait, he thought to himself. Did they mention ghouls? Maechus could have sworn he had heard something about them in one of his books...

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Knowledge (Dungeoneering) check: [roll]1d20+1[/roll]

[Smileybastard]

Tysalat

It may be possible we may need to do such a thing or it may rise as a ghoul. It is the result of their bite often.

[White_Drake]

Caelain reluctantly restrains himself from immediately destroying the nearest potential ghoul. Is that how it spreads? It seems unlikely that they could have possibly missed being bitten by a ghoul, and I do not see any bite marks... He slowly tips the body up to check the underside for bite-marks, being careful to prevent the entrails from spilling out.

[Smileybastard]

Tysalat

One would think they would understand that. Could it be some new evil that is similar to ghouls?

[Stormageddon]

As Caelain inspects the body it starts to move. It opens its' eyes to reveal two glowing orbs where its' eyes should be. It grins a ghastly grin showing pointed teeth.

Behind you start to hear a creaking sound as two other bodies start to move in a jerking fashion.

[Smileybastard]

Tysalat

It seems that the moment of doubt has passed. Caelain take it out before it rises. Maechus take the one closest to you.

Tysalat steps towards the one near him and attacks.

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Tysalat moves to C7
Attack(1d20+5)[17]
Damage(1d10+4)[5]

[Saidoro]

Kona stayed silent throughout the discussion, not being truly certain what a ghoul even was. She could have sworn she'd heard the word in some old story or other, but nothing came to mind. And as the corpse before her moved she let out a gasp of shock and took a few steps backward without thinking. Tysalat's shout brought her back to thought and noticing the two other ghouls closing in she raised her hand and loosed a thin lance of flame at the nearest.
Kal Vo!

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Moving to G8 and using a targeted flame jet on the ghoul in F5, touch attack to hit.
Touch attack: (1d20+2)[5]
Fire Damage:(1d4+2)[3]

[White_Drake]

Caelain recoils in shock and revulsion from the prone ghoul. Oh, sonuva... I hate undead! Half of the damn things don't even have internal organs! You ever try to disembowel a skeleton? Stay Dead! Caelain rambles frantically as he raises his dagger to strike at the ghoul, as he is wont to do when stressed.

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Attacking the prone ghoul: (1d20+3)[12] Damage:(1d4+1)[4] Sneak Attack: (1d6)[6]

[BarnabasBailey]

"What?" The undead? The undead? Slowly, Maechus turned to face one of the beasts as it shambled towards him. "Warden preserve me, this has been quite a d..." He stopped when he heard Kona's words of power, turning his body to give her a line of sight to the beast.

Remember your training, he told himself. Feet planted, forming a clear line to your opponent. Grip firm, but not tight. He stepped forward, in an attempt to follow up Kona's fire blast with a clean thrust to the chest.

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5-foot Step to E6, followed by a basic melee attack on the ghoul at F5: (1d20+3)[7]

[Stormageddon]

Caelain recoils in shock and revulsion from the prone ghoul. Oh, sonuva... I hate undead! Half of the damn things don't even have internal organs! You ever try to disembowel a skeleton? Stay Dead! Caelain rambles frantically as he raises his dagger to strike at the ghoul, as he is wont to do when stressed.

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Attacking the prone ghoul: [roll0] Damage:[roll1] Sneak Attack: [roll2]

As tysalt blade cuts into the fiend. Caelain follows up with a swift dagger through the creatures eye. The creature drops to the ground twiches than moves no longer.

[Stormageddon]

"What?" The undead? The undead? Slowly, Maechus turned to face one of the beasts as it shambled towards him. "Warden preserve me, this has been quite a d..." He stopped when he heard Kona's words of power, turning his body to give her a line of sight to the beast.

Remember your training, he told himself. Feet planted, forming a clear line to your opponent. Grip firm, but not tight. He stepped forward, in an attempt to follow up Kona's fire blast with a clean thrust to the chest.

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5-foot Step to E6, followed by a basic melee attack on the ghoul at F5: (1d20+3)[18]

The ghoul deftly dodges both attacks. It screams an unnatural cry as it assualts maeshus with its claws and teeth.

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claw (1d20+3)[18] d (1d3+2)[5]
claw (1d20+3)[17] d (1d3+2)[4]
Bite (1d20+3)[10] d (1d4+2)[6]

[Stormageddon]

Jumping out of the darkness a ghoul recklessly flails itself at tysalt.

claw (1d20+3)[5] d (1d3+2)[5]
claw (1d20+3)[5] d (1d3+2)[5]
Bite (1d20+3)[21] d (1d4+2)[6]

[Smileybastard]

Tysalat

Tysalat screams as the ghoul bites him viciously.

[Smileybastard]

Tysalat

Tysalat raises his glowing sword and calls on the Lord to heal them all.

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Channeling roll (1d6)[4]

[White_Drake]

Caelain circles around to sandwich the ghoul ripping into Tysalat. Tysalat, get on his flank! As he moves up to the beast, Caelain lunges with his dagger.

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Attack: (1d20+3)[23] (additional +2 pending flank) Damage: (1d4+1)[5] Sneak Attack: (1d6)[3] (pending flank)

[Smileybastard]

Tysalat

Tysalat will shift to flank if possible.

[BarnabasBailey]

"Ack! Graah!" Maechus recoiled as claws dug into his skin, drawing blood. Not even the rush of divine energy could close the gashes up properly. And then, the teeth. Maechus blanched as his arm came up, deflecting the ghoul with a shout that was unambiguously colored with terror. "Away... a-away with you! Go away!"

He abandoned any sense of proper form, leaning in to give the monster a lunge with the whole of his weight.

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Attack roll with the rapier. (1d20+3)[4] Damage 1d6+2[/rol]l

[Saidoro]

Seeing Maechus's distress Kona reached for the power deep within her and drew it forth, calling up the last dregs of fire and throwing them at the ghoul in a tightly controlled wave.
Len Vokun!
Her strength all but spent, Kona nearly fell to the ground, only managing to stay upright by staggering towards the nearby statue of the Lord and steadying herself against it.

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Using burning flash in a line shape hitting G7, G6, F5 and F4(unless the ghoul moved) then moving to F8. DC 15 reflex save for half damage from the ghoul, nothing else hit.
Damage: (2d4+4)[11]

[Stormageddon]

Caelain circles around to sandwich the ghoul ripping into Tysalat. Tysalat, get on his flank! As he moves up to the beast, Caelain lunges with his dagger.

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Attack: [roll0] (additional +2 pending flank) Damage: [roll1] Sneak Attack: [roll2] (pending flank)

Artfully you stab the dagger into the back of the undead abomination severing the spinal cord from the brain. The ghoul drops dead again.

[Stormageddon]

"Ack! Graah!" Maechus recoiled as claws dug into his skin, drawing blood. Not even the rush of divine energy could close the gashes up properly. And then, the teeth. Maechus blanched as his arm came up, deflecting the ghoul with a shout that was unambiguously colored with terror. "Away... a-away with you! Go away!"

He abandoned any sense of proper form, leaning in to give the monster a lunge with the whole of his weight.

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Attack roll with the rapier. [roll0] Damage 1d6+2[/rol]l

Panic grips your heart as you flail with your sword.