Rellin & Rose Rising [DMOOCH]

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R19T6: Norton decides to try to strike the caster down with a flurry of strikes and spellcasting. Despite the several images, Norton's blade still finds the man to stab him in the upper left thigh with a rapier for 13. But in casting a cantrip, Norton didn't think to concentate carefully. Luckily, Alvor had already grabbed his attention with the drag and gets that spell cast harmlessly, though he only stabs a mirrored image for his trouble on the second shot.

R19T1: Caizarlu misses Alvor, and Al takes advantage of the follow-through to tap his shield against the man's forearm so that the dark-energied hand touches the man's cheek to do 21 (+1d6 bleed), but he also gains 21 THP! Still, the old man shrieks in pain from that weird give-and-take.

End Round 19, Begin Round 20 ...

R20T25: Instead of a touch from the wand, Martin actually hears Draegra casting a spell, and Martin's shoulder is touched to give him 7 healing. There is like a firm couple mini-slaps to Martin's shoulder, as if to signal to him that Draegra is done pouring healing into him.

R20T21: Steingott, what do you do?

Al on deck, Zada in the hole ....

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Draegra: 25. Morningstar on ground in building; dagger dropped. Holding wand of CLW. 1 STR damage.
Steingott: 21.
Alvor: 8.
* Fuse Styles: Piercing Thunder Style (threaten those entering and leaving) and Stance of the Defending Shell.
Zada: 7. Mindblade manifested. Alter self til R59T7.
Granite: 6.9.
Norton: 6.
Destroyer McGee: 5.9. DELAYING!!!
Martin: 5. BLIND!!! Norton decides to try to strike the caster down with a flurry of strikes and spellcasting. 1d6 BLEED!!!
Caizarlu Zerren: 1. Mirror image: 3 images. Mage armor. Chill touch (5 touches remain). Dagger dropped.
* Xalen d'Marek's Major Ability not available again until R20T1.
* Nai'lya's vamipiric touch can't be used again til R23T1.

OOC
CZ's Dire Bat: 9. STABLE!!!
Gurnak (Blue): 5. (-2:18). STABLE!!!

DEAD
Gortus (orderly); he stabilized, but a vampiric touch-affect finished him off. Zombie (4). Raven familiar.

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R20T21: Steingott, seeing the battle much changed, pushes through the fog and tries to duck out of the way of the blue-glowing hand old man. Though Steingott's acrobatics leave something to be desired, luckily the old man's reflexes are poor as he misses the dwarf. When he passed by, he hadn't seen anything but the open door into the larger room to the south, so Steingott lets loose with a pushing infusion, taxing his reserves as he does so. The man holds up his arms to protect himself, and one of his images is removed.

R20T8: Alvor, what do you do?

Zada on deck, Norton in the hole ...

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Draegra: 25. Morningstar on ground in building; dagger dropped. Holding wand of CLW. 1 STR damage.
Steingott: 21.
Alvor: 8.
* Fuse Styles: Piercing Thunder Style (threaten those entering and leaving) and Stance of the Defending Shell.
Zada: 7. Mindblade manifested. Alter self til R59T7.
Granite: 6.9.
Norton: 6.
Destroyer McGee: 5.9. DELAYING!!!
Martin: 5. BLIND!!! Norton decides to try to strike the caster down with a flurry of strikes and spellcasting. 1d6 BLEED!!!
Caizarlu Zerren: 1. Mirror image: 3 images. Mage armor. Chill touch (5 touches remain). Dagger dropped. AOO used.
* Xalen d'Marek's Major Ability not available again until R20T1.
* Nai'lya's vamipiric touch can't be used again til R23T1.

OOC
CZ's Dire Bat: 9. STABLE!!!
Gurnak (Blue): 5. (-2:18). STABLE!!!

DEAD
Gortus (orderly); he stabilized, but a vampiric touch-affect finished him off. Zombie (4). Raven familiar.

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R20T8: With his allies moving to surround their remaining foe, Al drives the edge of his shield at Caizarlu's knees, hoping to knock the old man off balance and bring him the ground. Al braces against a counter attack, forgetting that the old man was focused on something else moving on the other side of the fog, and Alvor cleanly knocks the man off of his feet, despite illusions and clouds in the way.

R20T7: With the old man on the ground, Zada throws her power into her strike, killing an image.

R20T6: Norton, what do you do?

Caizarlu Zerren on deck (literally), Draegra in the hole ...

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Draegra: 25. Morningstar on ground in building; dagger dropped. Holding wand of CLW. 1 STR damage.
Steingott: 21.
Alvor: 8.
* Fuse Styles: Piercing Thunder Style (threaten those entering and leaving) and Stance of the Defending Shell.
Zada: 7. Mindblade manifested. Alter self til R59T7. RS.
Granite: 6.9.
Norton: 6.
Destroyer McGee: 5.9. DELAYING!!!
Martin: 5. BLIND!!!
Caizarlu Zerren: 1. Mirror image: 3 images. Mage armor. Chill touch (5 touches remain). Dagger dropped. AOO used. PRONE!!!
* Xalen d'Marek's Major Ability not available again until R20T1.
* Nai'lya's vamipiric touch can't be used again til R23T1.

OOC
CZ's Dire Bat: 9. STABLE!!!
Gurnak (Blue): 5. (-2:18). STABLE!!!

DEAD
Gortus (orderly); he stabilized, but a vampiric touch-affect finished him off. Zombie (4). Raven familiar.

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R20T6: With the old man fallen and his attention elsewhere, Norton repeats his attacks, this time putting more strength into it, but getting noped by the mist (oh,nooooo!). The second attack destroys the last image.

R20T1: Caizarlu cackles at Norton's bad luck as two different spells foiled him, though the old man does realize he is not in a great place right now. He tries to concentrate on what seems to be a difficult spell, but it fails. In addition, by casting a spell, his chill touch likewise goes away. He stays on the ground though.

End Round 20, Begin Round 21 ...

R21T25: Draegra delays ...

R21T21: Steingott, what do you do?

Alvor on deck, Zada in the hole ...

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Draegra: 25. Morningstar on ground in building; dagger dropped. Holding wand of CLW. 1 STR damage. DELAYING!!!
Steingott: 21.
Alvor: 8.
* Fuse Styles: Piercing Thunder Style (threaten those entering and leaving) and Stance of the Defending Shell.
Zada: 7. Mindblade manifested. Alter self til R59T7. RS.
Granite: 6.9.
Norton: 6.
Destroyer McGee: 5.9. DELAYING!!!
Martin: 5. BLIND!!!
Caizarlu Zerren: 1. Mage armor. Dagger dropped. PRONE!!!
* Xalen d'Marek's Major Ability not available again until R20T1.
* Nai'lya's vamipiric touch can't be used again til R23T1.

OOC
CZ's Dire Bat: 9. STABLE!!!
Gurnak (Blue): 5. (-2:18). STABLE!!!

DEAD
Gortus (orderly); he stabilized, but a vampiric touch-affect finished him off. Zombie (4). Raven familiar.

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R21T21: Finally having a position on the caster, Steingott attempts a couple hits on the old man. The first is noped by the cloud, but the second is so clumsy that it leaves Steingott wide open (flat-footed)!

R21T8: Alvor, what do you do? You saw Steingott's spectacular fail and currently vulnerable position.

Zada on deck, Norton in the hole ...

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Draegra: 25. Morningstar on ground in building; dagger dropped. Holding wand of CLW. 1 STR damage. DELAYING!!!
Steingott: 21. Flat-footed til next round!!!
Alvor: 8.
* Fuse Styles: Piercing Thunder Style (threaten those entering and leaving) and Stance of the Defending Shell.
Zada: 7. Mindblade manifested. Alter self til R59T7. RS.
Granite: 6.9.
Norton: 6.
Destroyer McGee: 5.9. DELAYING!!!
Martin: 5. BLIND!!!
Caizarlu Zerren: 1. Mage armor. Dagger dropped. PRONE!!!
* Xalen d'Marek's Major Ability not available again until R20T1.
* Nai'lya's vamipiric touch can't be used again til R23T1.

OOC
CZ's Dire Bat: 9. STABLE!!!
Gurnak (Blue): 5. (-2:18). STABLE!!!

DEAD
Gortus (orderly); he stabilized, but a vampiric touch-affect finished him off. Zombie (4). Raven familiar.

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R21T8: Hardly able to believe that the old man is still alive, Al mutters under his breath as he attempts to land what he hopes will be a finishing blow. He smashes the old man's left foot for 20. It doesn't seem to affect the old man that much, though the old man is bloody as can be at this point.

R21T7: Zada puts power behind her strike as well, hitting the old man in the neck with a soft crit for 24, practically stapling the man to the deck. He gurgles out weakly, wanly, his back arched sideways in pain before he expires.

Combat Ends!

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Draegra: 25. Morningstar on ground in building; dagger dropped. Holding wand of CLW. 1 STR damage. DELAYING!!!
Steingott: 21. Flat-footed til next round!!!
Alvor: 8. RS.
* Fuse Styles: Piercing Thunder Style (threaten those entering and leaving) and Stance of the Defending Shell.
Zada: 7. Mindblade manifested. Alter self til R59T7. RS.
Granite: 6.9.
Norton: 6.
Destroyer McGee: 5.9. DELAYING!!!
Martin: 5. BLIND!!!
Caizarlu Zerren: 1. Mage armor. Dagger dropped. PRONE!!!
* Xalen d'Marek's Major Ability not available again until R20T1.
* Nai'lya's vamipiric touch can't be used again til R23T1.

OOC
CZ's Dire Bat: 9. STABLE!!!
Gurnak (Blue): 5. (-2:18). STABLE!!!

DEAD
Gortus (orderly); he stabilized, but a vampiric touch-affect finished him off. Zombie (4). Raven familiar.

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Steingott gathers energy to him, dirt flying in from all around and kicking up on the path before he sends it out to just miss the scarecrow (partial cover from tops of corn stalks).

Just in case, there is anything that is going to happen ...

Round One ...

R1T26: Norton, there is no combat or anything yet. I am merely using a clock because this might be ghoul scarecrow. What do you do?

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Norton: 26.
Ghoul: 22.
Granite: 19.
Destroyer McGee: 18.
Talbert: 17.
Drevlar: 16.
Alvor: 13.
Steingott: 11.
CPL Varg: 11.
Draegra: 8.
Zada: 8.
Chargens: 4.

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R1T26: Well, with no real reason to be aggressive, Norton simply waits, allowing others to lead the path forward.

R1T22: The scarecrow begins to move. It was hooked up on the post with bailing wire and it tears itself off and jumps down into the corn, now hidden from view.

R1T19-18: Both familiars are alert to danger (and delaying ...).

R1T17-16: Talbert and Drevlar both gives curses of fright when the scarecrow hops down.

R1T13: Alvor, what do you do? The scarecrow you see is where you last saw it, and it is hidden by cornrows now.

Norton delaying ...

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Norton: 26.
Ghoul: 22.
Granite: 19.
Destroyer McGee: 18.
Talbert: 17.
Drevlar: 16.
Alvor: 13.
Steingott: 11.
CPL Varg: 11.
Draegra: 8.
Zada: 8.
Chargens: 4.

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R1T13: Al isn't sure what to expect from an enemy made of straw, but widening his footing and bracing his shield, he readies himself all the same. Eyeing the tops of the cornstalks, he hopes to get some idea of where the creature is headed based on any snow shaken loose by its movement. Anything he notices he will share with the rest of the party.

R1T11: Steingott, what do you do?

Norton delaying ...

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Norton: 26. DELAYING!!!
Ghoul: 22.
Granite: 19.
Destroyer McGee: 18.
Talbert: 17.
Drevlar: 16.
Alvor: 13. Piercing Thunder Style and adopt the vigilant keeper's stance. READIED action to attack first enemy that enters a threatened square.
* Immediate Action: The first of the following to occur:
** (a) If Al is attacked, he will use oaken shield to increase his shield AC by 4.
** (b) If one of the 4 guards is attacked, he will use warning roar to attempt to negate the attack (27).
* FA: Al will mark with Armiger's Mark up to 2 unmarked enemies that he damages with an AOO or a readied attack.
Steingott: 11.
CPL Varg: 10.
Draegra: 8.
Zada: 7.
Chargens: 4.

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R1T11: Steingott sends another chunk of earthen material at the scarecrow's last known location. As it speeds towards the scarecrow, it splits into a number of rocky shards that snaps the pole that scarecrow previously was on, but there is no scarecrow there right now.

R1T10: Corporal Varg calls out, "Hold steady, Guards of Sandpoint!"

R1T8: Draegra, what do you do?

Norton delaying ...

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Norton: 26. DELAYING!!!
Ghoul: 22.
Granite: 19.
Destroyer McGee: 18.
Talbert: 17. DELAYING!!!
Drevlar: 16. DELAYING!!!
Alvor: 13. Piercing Thunder Style and adopt the vigilant keeper's stance. READIED action to attack first enemy that enters a threatened square.
* Immediate Action: The first of the following to occur:
** (a) If Al is attacked, he will use oaken shield to increase his shield AC by 4.
** (b) If one of the 4 guards is attacked, he will use warning roar to attempt to negate the attack (27).
* FA: Al will mark with Armiger's Mark up to 2 unmarked enemies that he damages with an AOO or a readied attack.
Steingott: 11.
CPL Varg: 10.
Draegra: 8.
Zada: 7.
Chargens: 4.

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R1T8: Draegra mutters an ancient curse under her tongue as he starts speaking in ancient Thassilonian. "Ostanete vo centarot na patekata, ispružete gi racete!” he barks as he watches carefully, morningsstar raised and ready to attack anything leaping out of the corn.

R1T7: Zada, what do you do?

Chargens on deck, Scarecrow in the hole, Norton delaying ...

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Norton: 26. DELAYING!!!
Ghoul: 22.
Granite: 19.
Destroyer McGee: 18.
Talbert: 17. DELAYING!!!
Drevlar: 16. DELAYING!!!
Alvor: 13. Piercing Thunder Style and adopt the vigilant keeper's stance. READIED action to attack first enemy that enters a threatened square.
* Immediate Action: The first of the following to occur:
** (a) If Al is attacked, he will use oaken shield to increase his shield AC by 4.
** (b) If one of the 4 guards is attacked, he will use warning roar to attempt to negate the attack (27).
* FA: Al will mark with Armiger's Mark up to 2 unmarked enemies that he damages with an AOO or a readied attack.
Steingott: 11.
CPL Varg: 10.
Draegra: 8. READIED to attack anything leaping out of the corn (18 to hit, 4 dmg)!!!
Zada: 7.
Chargens: 4.

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R1T7.5: Norton comes out of delay, drawing his weapon and prepare himself to attack the Scarecrow if it comes within range.

R1T7: Zada, what do you do?

Chargens on deck, Scarecrow in the hole ...

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Ghoul: 22.
Granite: 19.
Destroyer McGee: 18.
Talbert: 17. DELAYING!!!
Drevlar: 16. DELAYING!!!
Alvor: 13. Piercing Thunder Style and adopt the vigilant keeper's stance. READIED action to attack first enemy that enters a threatened square.
* Immediate Action: The first of the following to occur:
** (a) If Al is attacked, he will use oaken shield to increase his shield AC by 4.
** (b) If one of the 4 guards is attacked, he will use warning roar to attempt to negate the attack (27).
* FA: Al will mark with Armiger's Mark up to 2 unmarked enemies that he damages with an AOO or a readied attack.
Steingott: 11.
CPL Varg: 10.
Draegra: 8. READIED to attack anything leaping out of the corn (18 to hit, 4 dmg)!!!
Norton: 7.5. Rapier in hand. READIED to attack any hostile that comes w/in reach.
Zada: 7.
Chargens: 4.

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R1T7: Zada changes their demeanor, their mind blade once again in their ranged form, readying themselves to strike if it comes to it.

R1T4: Chargens delays ...

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T22: Sounds of movement deep in the cornfield but nothing you can target.

R2T13: Alvor, your readied action did not go off. What do you do?

Steingott on deck, CPL Varg in the hole ....

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Ghoul: 22.
Granite: 19. DELAYING!!!
Destroyer McGee: 18. DELAYING!!!
Talbert: 17. DELAYING!!!
Drevlar: 16. DELAYING!!!
Alvor: 13. Piercing Thunder Style and adopt the vigilant keeper's stance. READIED action to attack first enemy that enters a threatened square.
* Immediate Action: The first of the following to occur:
** (a) If Al is attacked, he will use oaken shield to increase his shield AC by 4.
** (b) If one of the 4 guards is attacked, he will use warning roar to attempt to negate the attack (27).
* FA: Al will mark with Armiger's Mark up to 2 unmarked enemies that he damages with an AOO or a readied attack.
Steingott: 11.
CPL Varg: 10.
Draegra: 8. READIED to attack anything leaping out of the corn (18 to hit, 4 dmg)!!!
Norton: 7.5. Rapier in hand. READIED to attack any hostile that comes w/in reach.
Zada: 7. READIED to strike w/ ranged mindblade if an ally is attacked.
Chargens: 4. DELAYING!!!

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R2T13: Al tilts an ear towards cornfield, focusing on the distant sound in the hope of determining which direction its moving, or if it's even moving at all. He calls out, "I can't tell where it's headed, but I think we should find a more defensible position!"

R2T11: Steingott, what do you do?

CPL Varg on deck, Norton in the hole, Draegra delaying ....

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Ghoul: 22. (20:20). Stealth: 22.
Granite: 19. DELAYING!!!
Destroyer McGee: 18. DELAYING!!!
Talbert: 17. DELAYING!!!
Drevlar: 16. DELAYING!!!
Alvor: 13. Piercing Thunder Style and Vigilant keeper's stance. READIED to follow guardsman if/ when they move, maintaining the marching formation as best as possible.
* Immediate Action: The first of the following to occur:
** (a) If Al is attacked, he will use oaken shield to increase his shield AC by 4.
** (b) If one of the 4 guards is attacked, he will use warning roar to attempt to negate the attack (28).
* FA: Al will mark with Armiger's Mark up to 2 unmarked enemies that he damages with an AOO or a readied attack.
Steingott: 11.
CPL Varg: 10.
Draegra: 8. READIED to attack anything leaping out of the corn (18 to hit, 4 dmg)!!!
Norton: 7.5. Rapier in hand. READIED to attack any hostile that comes w/in reach.
Zada: 7. READIED to strike w/ ranged mindblade if an ally is attacked.
Chargens: 4. DELAYING!!!

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R2T11: Steingott holds his ground as elemental matter begins swirling around him, the noise of his action drowning out any smaller sound that might be had.

R2T10: CPL Varg looks at Steingott incredulously, but delays.

R2T8: Draegra, your readied action didn't happen. What do you do? You won't be able to hear anything hiding in the corn because of Steingott's gathering the earth around him is particularly distracting and noisy.

Norton on deck, Zada in the hole ...

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Ghoul: 22. (20:20). Stealth: 22.
Granite: 19. DELAYING!!!
Destroyer McGee: 18. DELAYING!!!
Talbert: 17. DELAYING!!!
Drevlar: 16. DELAYING!!!
Alvor: 13. Piercing Thunder Style and Vigilant keeper's stance. READIED to follow guardsman if/ when they move, maintaining the marching formation as best as possible.
* Immediate Action: The first of the following to occur:
** (a) If Al is attacked, he will use oaken shield to increase his shield AC by 4.
** (b) If one of the 4 guards is attacked, he will use warning roar to attempt to negate the attack (28).
* FA: Al will mark with Armiger's Mark up to 2 unmarked enemies that he damages with an AOO or a readied attack.
Steingott: 11. Gathered power for a FRA.
CPL Varg: 10. DELAYING!!!
Draegra: 8.
Norton: 7.5. Rapier in hand. READIED to attack any hostile that comes w/in reach.
Zada: 7. READIED to strike w/ ranged mindblade if an ally is attacked.
Chargens: 4. DELAYING!!!

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R2T8: Dreagra looks at the shifting guards and grins, "Take heart, there are more of us than there are of it. It may have fled from us.". He then follows with a brief intonation and mystical waving of his of hands as a warding against evil surrounds him with a dull blue nimbus.

R2T7.5: Norton, what do you do? Your readied action did not go off.

Zada on deck ....

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Ghoul: 22. (20:20). Stealth: 22.
Granite: 19. DELAYING!!!
Destroyer McGee: 18. DELAYING!!!
Talbert: 17. DELAYING!!!
Drevlar: 16. DELAYING!!!
Alvor: 13. Piercing Thunder Style and Vigilant keeper's stance. READIED to follow guardsman if/ when they move, maintaining the marching formation as best as possible.
* Immediate Action: The first of the following to occur:
** (a) If Al is attacked, he will use oaken shield to increase his shield AC by 4.
** (b) If one of the 4 guards is attacked, he will use warning roar to attempt to negate the attack (28).
* FA: Al will mark with Armiger's Mark up to 2 unmarked enemies that he damages with an AOO or a readied attack.
Steingott: 11. Gathered power for a FRA.
CPL Varg: 10. DELAYING!!!
Draegra: 8. Protection from evil (4 min.).
Norton: 7.5. Rapier in hand. READIED to attack any hostile that comes w/in reach.
Zada: 7. READIED to strike w/ ranged mindblade if an ally is attacked.
Chargens: 4. DELAYING!!!

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R2T7.5: Norton keeps his weapon at the ready, responding to Draegra, "I doubt it. That thing's got the advantage on us, and we have no way of knowing what it can do yet."

R2T7: Zada, your readied action didn't go off. What do you do?

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Ghoul: 22. (20:20). Stealth: 22.
Granite: 19. DELAYING!!!
Destroyer McGee: 18. DELAYING!!!
Talbert: 17. DELAYING!!!
Drevlar: 16. DELAYING!!!
Alvor: 13. Piercing Thunder Style and Vigilant keeper's stance. READIED to follow guardsman if/ when they move, maintaining the marching formation as best as possible.
* Immediate Action: The first of the following to occur:
** (a) If Al is attacked, he will use oaken shield to increase his shield AC by 4.
** (b) If one of the 4 guards is attacked, he will use warning roar to attempt to negate the attack (28).
* FA: Al will mark with Armiger's Mark up to 2 unmarked enemies that he damages with an AOO or a readied attack.
Steingott: 11. Gathered power for a FRA.
CPL Varg: 10. DELAYING!!!
Draegra: 8. Protection from evil (4 min.).
Norton: 7.5. Rapier in hand. READIED to attack any hostile that comes w/in reach.
Zada: 7. READIED to strike w/ ranged mindblade if an ally is attacked.
Chargens: 4. DELAYING!!!

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R2T7: Zada keeps themselves wound tight; waiting for this threat to make itself apparent as they kept up with the rest of the party.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T13: Alvor, your readied action did not occur. What do you do?

Steingott on deck, Draegra in the hole ...

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Ghoul: 22. (20:20). Stealth: 27.
Granite: 19. DELAYING!!!
Destroyer McGee: 18. DELAYING!!!
Talbert: 17. DELAYING!!!
Drevlar: 16. DELAYING!!!
Alvor: 13. Piercing Thunder Style and Vigilant keeper's stance. READIED to follow guardsman if/ when they move, maintaining the marching formation as best as possible.
* Immediate Action: The first of the following to occur:
** (a) If Al is attacked, he will use oaken shield to increase his shield AC by 4.
** (b) If one of the 4 guards is attacked, he will use warning roar to attempt to negate the attack (28).
* FA: Al will mark with Armiger's Mark up to 2 unmarked enemies that he damages with an AOO or a readied attack.
Steingott: 11. Gathered power for a FRA.
CPL Varg: 10. DELAYING!!!
Draegra: 8. Protection from evil (4 min.).
Norton: 7.5. Rapier in hand. READIED to attack any hostile that comes w/in reach.
Zada: 7. READIED to strike w/ ranged mindblade if an ally is attacked.
Chargens: 4. DELAYING!!!

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R3T13: No more satisfied with their position now than he was moments before, Al again calls to the front of the formation, "We should move!"

R3T11: Steingott, well ... you made a whole lot of racket with a FRA gathering of power, and no enemy has revealed themself (and even if they made a racket, you are making more). And your body is straining with the gathered energy. What do you do?

Draegra on deck, Norton in the hole, Alvor delaying...

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Ghoul: 22. (20:20). Stealth: 27.
Granite: 19. DELAYING!!!
Destroyer McGee: 18. DELAYING!!!
Talbert: 17. DELAYING!!!
Drevlar: 16. DELAYING!!!
Alvor: 13. Piercing Thunder Style and Vigilant keeper's stance. DELAYING!!!
* Immediate Action: The first of the following to occur:
** (a) If Al is attacked, he will use oaken shield to increase his shield AC by 4.
** (b) If one of the 4 guards is attacked, he will use warning roar to attempt to negate the attack (28).
* FA: Al will mark with Armiger's Mark up to 2 unmarked enemies that he damages with an AOO or a readied attack.
Steingott: 11. Gathered power for a FRA.
CPL Varg: 10. DELAYING!!!
Draegra: 8. Protection from evil (4 min.).
Norton: 7.5. Rapier in hand. READIED to attack any hostile that comes w/in reach.
Zada: 7. READIED to strike w/ ranged mindblade if an ally is attacked.
Chargens: 4. DELAYING!!!

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R3T11: Feeling he might have overreacted just a little bit, Steingott blindly hurls another chunk of earthen into the corn to the west to expel the energy. "Sorry. Overreacted. I'll keep moving."

He continues moving forward.

R3T8: Draegra, what do you do?

Norton on deck, Zada in the hole ...

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Ghoul: 22. (20:20). Stealth: 27.
Granite: 19. DELAYING!!!
Destroyer McGee: 18. DELAYING!!!
Talbert: 17. DELAYING!!!
Drevlar: 16. DELAYING!!!
Alvor: 13. Piercing Thunder Style and Vigilant keeper's stance. DELAYING!!!
* Immediate Action: The first of the following to occur:
** (a) If Al is attacked, he will use oaken shield to increase his shield AC by 4.
** (b) If one of the 4 guards is attacked, he will use warning roar to attempt to negate the attack (28).
* FA: Al will mark with Armiger's Mark up to 2 unmarked enemies that he damages with an AOO or a readied attack.
Steingott: 11. Gathered power for a FRA.
CPL Varg: 10. DELAYING!!!
Draegra: 8. Protection from evil (4 min.).
Norton: 7.5. Rapier in hand. READIED to attack any hostile that comes w/in reach.
Zada: 7. READIED to strike w/ ranged mindblade if an ally is attacked.
Chargens: 4. DELAYING!!!

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R3T8: Draegra still glowing from their protective magic snarls a curse and stomps forward. He gestures at the guards, ”Come on, move to the farm, if it wants to hide let it.” He glances back to make sure the guards follow as he starts moving down the path.

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And with that, the entire group catches up to Steingott, getting back in formation, and heading along the farm road again.

About 50' down or so, you see another scarecrow, this time on the right of formation, and a bit farther in than the other one was. What do any of you do?

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Ghoul: 22. (20:20). Stealth: 27.
Granite: 19. DELAYING!!!
Destroyer McGee: 18. DELAYING!!!
Talbert: 17. DELAYING!!!
Drevlar: 16. DELAYING!!!
Alvor: 13. Piercing Thunder Style and Vigilant keeper's stance. DELAYING!!!
* Immediate Action: The first of the following to occur:
** (a) If Al is attacked, he will use oaken shield to increase his shield AC by 4.
** (b) If one of the 4 guards is attacked, he will use warning roar to attempt to negate the attack (28).
* FA: Al will mark with Armiger's Mark up to 2 unmarked enemies that he damages with an AOO or a readied attack.
Steingott: 11. Gathered power for a FRA.
CPL Varg: 10. DELAYING!!!
Draegra: 8. Protection from evil (4 min.).
Norton: 7.5. Rapier in hand. READIED to attack any hostile that comes w/in reach.
Zada: 7. READIED to strike w/ ranged mindblade if an ally is attacked.
Chargens: 4. DELAYING!!!

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The three men and nonbinary look over the woman. Zada's hex heals her physical wounds, but Zada sees in the dying sun of the day that she is well along with ghoul fever, and likely wouldn't last the night before dying and becoming a ghoul.

Alvor (only), you think you just might hear something moving through the corn on the other side of the road. What do you do? You may take only a MA or SA, not a FRA, FAA, or both SA & MA.

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Alvor: 24. Per-16.
Destroyer McGee: 22. Per-26.
Red Ghoul: 22. (10:20). Stealth: 24.
CPL Varg: 20. Per-19.
Talbert: 19. Per-20.
Granite: 17. Per-11.
Norton: 15. Per-23.
Zada: 14. Per-28.
Chargens: 13. Per-18.
Blue Ghoul: 10. (20:20). Stealth: 13.
Steingott: 11. Per-17.
Draegra: 7. Per-28.
Drevlar: 7. Per-21.

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As he watches Zada tend to the woman's wounds, Al suddenly stiffens and turns to look back over his shoulder. Hearing what he thinks sounds like movement, he calls out a warning to those still waiting on the road -- "Norton, behind you!" -- before bending down to grab his spear.

S22: From within Norton's familiar satchel, Destroyer McGee rapidly thumps out a warning!

S21: Something attacks the back line of guards from the cornfield, biting Paltero Talbert in the shoulder for 3.

S20-19: CPL Varg wasn't ready for the one that jumped out, but heard another one. She takes out her longsword. "Attack from north!" she cries out a warning. Talbert also draws his sword.

S15: Norton, you were (and are) surprised) by Red, so you may not respond to Red. However, you aren't surprised by something in the cornfield almost due north of you (west on this map). What do you do?

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You may not respond with a hostile action against Red, but you may take any normally defensive posture or prepare for what's coming, and as a surprise round you are limited to MA or SA, not both.

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Alvor: 24. Ranseur in hand.
Destroyer McGee: 22.
Red Ghoul: 21. (10:20). Stealth: 24.
CPL Varg: 20. Longsword in hand.
Talbert: 19.
Granite: 17. Per-11.
Norton: 15. Per-23.
Zada: 14. Per-28.
Chargens: 13. Per-18.
Steingott: 11. Per-17.
Blue Ghoul: 10. (20:20). Stealth: 13.
Draegra: 7. Per-28.
Drevlar: 7. Per-21.

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S15: Norton, caught by surprise, stumbles away from his attackers and towards his allies while fumbling to grab his weapon (successfully).

S14: Zada, you also sense trouble, but you were aware enough that you are not limited in what to react to. This is a surprise round (and all that implies). What do you do?

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Alvor: 24. Ranseur in hand.
Destroyer McGee: 22.
Red Ghoul: 21. (10:20). Stealth: 24.
CPL Varg: 20. Longsword in hand.
Talbert: 19.
Granite: 17. Per-11.
Norton: 15. Per-23. Rapier in hand.
Zada: 14. Per-28.
Chargens: 13. Per-18.
Steingott: 11. Per-17.
Blue Ghoul: 10. (20:20). Stealth: 13.
Draegra: 7. Per-28.
Drevlar: 7. Per-21.

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S14: Deciding that more undead were likely behind the disturbance, they turn towards the sound and channels a burst of positive energy, hoping that whatever was coming would be in range by then.

S11: Steingott, you are able to respond in the surprise round with normal surprise-round limitations. It is difficult terrain in the cornfield. What do you do?

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Alvor: 24. Ranseur in hand.
Destroyer McGee: 22.
Red Ghoul: 21. (10:20). Stealth: 24.
CPL Varg: 20. Longsword in hand.
Talbert: 19.
Granite: 17. Per-11.
Norton: 15. Rapier in hand.
Zada: 14.
Chargens: 13. Longsword in hand.
Steingott: 11. Per-17.
Blue Ghoul: 10. (20:20). Stealth: 13.
Draegra: 7. Per-28.
Drevlar: 7. Per-21.

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S11: Steingott moves back towards the road, but not much.

S10: The "noisy" ghoul finally gets to the edge of the road.

S7: Draegra, what do you do? it is a surprise round, so only a SA or MA (and any FA or SwA as well).

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Alvor: 24. Ranseur in hand.
Destroyer McGee: 22.
Red Ghoul: 21. (10:20). Stealth: 24.
CPL Varg: 20. Longsword in hand.
Talbert: 19.
Granite: 17. Per-11.
Norton: 15. Rapier in hand.
Zada: 14.
Chargens: 13. Longsword in hand.
Steingott: 11. Per-17.
Blue Ghoul: 10. (20:20). Stealth: 13.
Draegra: 7. Per-28.
Drevlar: 6. Per-21.

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S7: Draegra looks to the others. ”They reveal themselves,” he says as he pulls out his morningstar and checks in with himself, realizing that his protective spell ended.

S6: Drevlar takes out his longsword.

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R1T24: Alvor, ranseur in hand. What do you do?

Destroyer McGee on deck, Red in the hole ...

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Alvor: 24. Ranseur in hand.
Destroyer McGee: 22.
Red Ghoul: 21. (10:20).
CPL Varg: 20. Longsword in hand.
Talbert: 19.
Granite: 17.
Norton: 15. Rapier in hand.
Zada: 14.
Chargens: 13. Longsword in hand.
Steingott: 11.
Blue Ghoul: 10. (20:20).
Draegra: 7. Morningstar in hand.
Drevlar: 6. Longsword in hand.

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R1T24: Drawing his shield to part the cornstalks in his path, Al pushes through the field towards the sounds of battle, hoping to help the guards fend off their attackers. He gets to the near side of the road to see the forces joined, but not yet engaged. Still with the momentum of having crashed through the corn, he bounds up the road to stand just behind Talbert, but threatening a wounded ghoul. He thrusts his ranseur to catch the ghoul in the chest for 8 - a grievous blow, but not enough to drop the foul creature.

R1T22: Destroyer McGee, satisfied his master knows there is trouble, delays ...

R1T21: Ghoul Red bites Talbert in the hand for 6. Talbert doesn't even make any noise, as he is instantly paralyzed. It then swings twice at Drevlar, but he uses his sword and lantern to fend off the attacks. The ghoul steps up to face Alvor.

R1T20: CPL Varg, seeing one of her men in trouble, moves north and with a brilliant stroke destroys Ghoul Red.

R1T17: Granite delays ...

R1T15: Norton, what do you do?

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Alvor: 24. Ranseur in hand, shield readied.
Destroyer McGee: 22. DELAYING!!!
CPL Varg: 20. (26:26). Longsword in hand.
Talbert: 19. (20:26). PARALYZED til R4T21!!!
Granite: 17. DELAYING!!!
Norton: 15. Rapier in hand.
Zada: 14.
Chargens: 13. (26:26).Longsword in hand.
Steingott: 11.
Blue Ghoul: 10. (20:20).
Draegra: 7. Morningstar in hand.
Drevlar: 6. (26:26). Longsword in hand.

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R1T15: Norton will move a small distance back toward the fray, and then thrusts his Rapier out toward the Ghoul, his arm stretching out in the progress to allow him to reach a foe he rightfully should not have. It is not that his arm seems to have stretched, so much as stone extensions grew out from his hand to hold the rapier temporarily before returning after having stabbed Blue for 8. With his free hand, Norton allows the bands from his Ring to unfold a bit, as if preparing for something, and a thin coil of light hangs down like a twine-width whip.

R1T14: Zada, what do you do?

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Alvor: 24. Ranseur in hand, shield readied.
Destroyer McGee: 22. DELAYING!!!
CPL Varg: 20. (26:26). Longsword in hand.
Talbert: 19. (20:26). PARALYZED til R4T21!!!
Granite: 17. DELAYING!!!
Norton: 15. Rapier in hand.
Zada: 14.
Chargens: 13. (26:26).Longsword in hand.
Steingott: 11.
Blue Ghoul: 10. (12:20).
Draegra: 7. Morningstar in hand.
Drevlar: 6. (26:26). Longsword in hand.

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R1T14: Zada rushes forward eyeing the undead and learning a great deal from their archmage role on how to deal with such a threat. Realizing how dangerous ghouls can be, Zada switches to more of a protector's role; in doing so, they lose the special insights as the guardian takes over. They attack with their polearm-mindblade, but the weapon doesn't quite reach, and they have to get a little closer.

R1T13: This is not what Chargens signed up for, and he attacks the ghoul defensively and crits the ghoul in the leg for 9 + 10' penalty to speed before stepping back. It isn't until he steps back that he sees that his blow was quite horrible, and he offers a grizzled prayer to Gorum.

R1T11: Steingott, what do you do? Remember that the corn is diffiult terrain to enter.

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Alvor: 24. Ranseur in hand, shield readied.
Destroyer McGee: 22. DELAYING!!!
CPL Varg: 20. (26:26). Longsword in hand.
Talbert: 19. (20:26). PARALYZED til R4T21!!!
Granite: 17. DELAYING!!!
Norton: 15. Rapier in hand.
Zada: 14. RS.
Chargens: 13. (26:26). Longsword in hand. DS.
Steingott: 11.
Blue Ghoul: 10. (3:20). DS.
Draegra: 7. Morningstar in hand.
Drevlar: 6. (26:26). Longsword in hand.