Bath Savage Tide IC

[ShineyDuck]

Ophelia will hang close, right behind James as he moves holding her torch up to shed light as best she can, positioning herself so Teach is in the way of any expected threat that might appear.

[Luke GG]

Back in the time line.

When Darth gets back I will relay the info.
"Oh course James it is all a questions of being use to it, like ugly people or the weak willed."

now in the time line.

Once we are at the door I will try and move the door back quietly, and to the other side before the main bulk of the light pours in.

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16 + 7 = 23 go me!

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Ken shout if the door is locked at all.

[DrK]

The narrow winding cavern leads you round a couple of tight corners, the torch light illuminating the slime covered walls and murky pools of saltywater on the floor.

Darth leans against the door and with his weight slowly eases the door open revealing a barrel shaped chamber beyond. A torn and shredded on the body some 6ft away but a more pressing threat looming at him as the three shambling pirates in rags shamble towards him. Long dead flesh yearning for flesh blood. Zombie pirates!! 3 of them

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Init zombies (1d20-1)[13]
Dirk (1d20+4)[19]
Darth (1d20+3)[7]
Teach (1d20+2)[10]
Ophelia (1d20+2)[7]
Solomon (1d20+2)[11]

- As last time once the first round is over it becomes a zombies/ players split

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[Luke GG]

"friends of yours Dirkwood?"

[Mark_L]

Since I am at the back ... Hold action

[DrK]

Moving surprisingly quickly the zombies lurch forward quickly, arms outstretched as they seek to feed on poor Darth's plump flesh! All three of them battering and savaging the hapless young thief! - the tide of flesh eating monsters bearing him down to the floor as two of them chew upon his neck and arms leaving him on the floor rapidly dying as his throat lies torn apart.

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zombie 1 (1d20+4)[8] Damage (1d6+3)[4] Grab(bite) (1d20+4)[14] Vs CMD
zombie 2 (1d20+4)[22] Damage (1d6+3)[8] Grab(bite) (1d20+4)[24] Vs CMD
zombie 3 (1d20+4)[20] Damage (1d6+3)[6] Grab(bite) (1d20+4)[6] Vs CMD

Solomon steps forward seconds later, longsword flicking into his arm, a call of "Use slashing weapons my friends. Best to chop these rotters into small enough pieces to feed the crabs and fishes...". Suiting word to action he lashes out at the nearest one... kicking it off Darth as he stands astride the downed thief's body... a headless zombie now twitching on the ground.

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Draw longsword stepping forward using the wall as cover to Darth's prostrate body stab the nearest zombie (1d20+5)[23] damage (1d8+4)[11]

[ShineyDuck]

Ophelia, clearly startled by the appearance of the undead and hesitant to move chimes in seeming them attack so efficiently.

Oh no! Darth! James, push forwards...i need to reach Darth quickly.

Though she is not quite ready to act yet being distracted early in the fight by the presence of the undead.

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Low initiative again! Anyway, its a good position to react from.

When its her action straight after Teach, Ophelia will move next to Darth, kneeling down to place a hand on his wounds and cast CLW on him from her daily spells. (happy for you to roll the heal if it succeeds and im not hit on doing it)

BTW im assuming Soloman has the wand since he bought it and nothing has transferred yet.

[Luke GG]

"The books lie, they do move fast ....."

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(HP -1 poo) dam zombies

[DrK]

James glances up ahead and shakes his head whispering to Dirkwood... "Who knew that zombies like the taste of thief. Keep Ophelia clear of the chaos"

that said he rolls forward ducking behind Solomon using the inquisitor as cover, halberd spinning acrobatically around before he swings it sideways like a giant axe aiming to sever the nearest Zombie's head... The spinning blade slamming into its head before a dull double thump followed as head and body collapsed on the dirty salty floor. A smile at Ophelia and Solomon and a "Don't seem that fast to me..."

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Updated map

Teach moves forward using Solomon as cover
Attacks the zombie above him (1d20+5)[13] Damage (1d10+4)[11]

[ShineyDuck]

With James moving forward to attack Ophelia glides quickly up to Darth's downed body kneeling next to him and placing her hand on his bleeding throat and uttering a small charm as the open wound seals her hand glowing with a white pure energy.

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CLW
(1d8+1)[7]

She whispers to Darth as he regains conciousnesss

Stay still Darth... you'll be ok, but one is still up and attacking and I don't want you getting hurt again.

[Luke GG]

"There was so much gold (whispered)"

Shaking his head.

"To war !!!"

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Will act next turn as I was downed

[Mark_L]

Dirkwood levels his pistol at the remaining zombie and unleashes a volley...

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Attack: (1d20+5)[8] Damage: (1d8+1)[3]

Before ramming another bullet into the chamber. "who'd e thought they'd move that fast?!"

[Luke GG]

Darth will try and flank the zombie if possible and attack.

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[DrK]

THe party are brutal in their assault on the zombies. Two falling in scant seconds to the wide bladed longsword of the Inquisitor and the massive halberd of the Captain.

Even as Ophelia crouches healing Darth the other pirate steps around the corner levelling his pistol and blowing the last zombie's arm clean off at the elbow. Unperturbed it lunges forward with its wide broken toothed maw aiming for Solomon's throat! The jaws clamp down - still soaked with Darth's blood they tear a bloody streak in Solomon's throat and chest tearing a massive strip off his chest leaving him savaged and near death...

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Attack Solomon (1d20+4)[24] Damage (1d6+3)[4] Grab (1d6+4)[10]

Even as it does so Darth rolls to his feet, flashing dagger unable to find a purchase and Solomon copies, the longsowrd seeking to tear the beast from stem to stern. A wheezing "someone kill it. Someone kill it now."

The massive chopping blade of Teach reaching in from the edge seeking to hew through its shoulder and separate its head from its shoulders... "Damn. It is bloody fast!"

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Solomon (1d20+5)[6] (1d8+3)[10] - subtract a bit of grappled
Teach (1d20+5)[6] (1d10+4)[14]

[ShineyDuck]

Ophelia gets to her feet swiftly from crouched backing up into Dirkwood chanting to herself, before uttering

Send it to hell

And she casts guidance on Dirkwood.

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+1 to hit (im assuming) declare before attacking

[Luke GG]

"Go back to whence you came..."

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d20 + 3 = 17
Damage d4 +2 = 3 d8 = 5 total = 8

[DrK]

Even as Teach and Solomon flub and miss with their attacks Darth circles the wounded zombie and with a brutal slash of the heavy dagger drives it between the zombie's vertebrae severing most of its neck...

Solomon staggers back bleeding profusely still. Reaching for his waist he pulls out a gnarled stick and taps it lightly to his throat. A cough, the blue energy healing the damage and he can speak again. "Wonder what else we get down here eh? Ophelia, here you can have one of these sticks."

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Give a half wand to Ophelia

Heal self twice (2d8+2)[4][5](11)

As if too answer the soft mournful "mugghhhhh" of more zombies from both the left and right hand doors echoes slowly in the tunnel.

"Damn. Cayden spits in my eye. I had to ask."

[Mark_L]

"This feels like a setup."

Dirkwood quickly runs back a little to check on the rope...

[Tombs]

I'd rather not do that again. Can we block these doors?

[ShineyDuck]

Ophelia quickly grabs a stick and gives Soloman and Darth a good look over in the slight pause from the undead. She also casts guidance on as many of the group (except herself) as she can, one by one before the undead's second wave gets too close unless she sees the need for using the wand.

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Heal cheak
(1d20+4)[19]

Depending on result and status she may use the wand on either of them or stcik to guidances.

[Luke GG]

Darth looks around looking for a good place to hide behind and wait for them to pour out and then hit them.

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Matt I am 6 out of 14 HP, so I look like a half drowned cat

[ShineyDuck]

Seeing how battered Darth still looks Ophelia uses her other memorised cure spell on him, her hand glowing white as she casts the chant on him.

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CLW
(1d8+1)[6]

[ShineyDuck]

Seeing him nearly on full she follows him to his hiding spot casting Guidance on him. A little luck to call on for when the fight starts...doesnt last long though so don't wait to use it too long...

Then she moves back to check Soloman over, either to cure or guidence him.

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Guidance:
Lasts for a minute +1 on a d20 roll, choose before rolling

[DrK]

Solomon smiles and offers thanks as Ophelia gives him the blessing. "These fellows don't look too long dead, look like local too eh?"

The doors bend and bang bulging inwards as the heavy blows on the other side begin to splinter them. Solomon glances at the others, sliding his heavy shield from his back onto his left arm and tightening the grip on his sword. "left, right or retreat?" he asks to room in general pointing at the way back where Dirkwood seems to be vanishing.

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You estimate you've got ~3 rounds before both doors cave in from angry zombies

[Luke GG]

"We need an edge. If we go back to where the main corridor is we could limit the numbers facing us to a few and have a number of us attacking back."

"There must be something here for it to be guarded"

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How many zombies do I think are in total?

[Tombs]

Agreed. Fall back to the first room. There is space there for two of us to fight the scurvy blighters but they'll only be able to come at us one at a time.

[Luke GG]

Darth will run back to the first room and tell dirkwood of the plan. Then hide around the corner.

[DrK]

The party falls back, the inquisitor and the deposed Captain acting as the rear guard as they dash back through the narrow tunnels to the small pit that they began in. As they get there Dirkwood bursting in just in time to see the rope rapidly tumbling down to the wet floor at his feet.

A figure outlined against the sky above smiling a cruel and sardonic smile laughs a loud belly laugh. "this is a pretty pickle my sweets isn't it. I hadn't expected you back soon. But maybe you've met Penkus and his merry men." A large gobbet of tobacco stained spit follows, "Hopefully with you out the picture my lovely sister will get the message and leave the city eh? But what's that noise I hear...." his words and question are obvious as you can hear the sound of wood splintering and shattering and the baying of the hungry undead and the pitter patter of flesh on stone as they come bursting round the corner to meet halberd and blade...

Vanthus watching from above grins happily. "This'll be worth a watch, a gold says the tall lanky one with the pole is the first to be ate"

Down in the pit Solomon looks at Teach, "Bastard, if I didn't want to find him earlier, I do now. And now it'll hurt him a lot more." Seconds later he shrugs down behind his shield prepared to sell his life dearly...

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Encounter begins as the Zombies lurch round the corner - with only partial charge available they can only move up to you this round so we can start the action with the players turn.

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Let me know if you are happy with map positioning

[Luke GG]

"full back Solomon, James then we will have the advantage"

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Toms can share a square with Matt and fight over

[Tombs]

Hold ground. When we are injured, use the gap to heal while Darth plugs the hole. We will survive this. Teach shoots a look at Solomon. I have your back.

He lashes out at the zombie, trusting Dirkwood needs no suggestion at what to do next...

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No reach on a halberd.

Attack, including guidance bonus
(1d20+6)[26]

Damage (slashing) if hit:
(d10+4)[11]