Strange Aeons: Ash's Redoubt [DMOOCH]

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R4T15: Zoo closes on the Bag Lady and doggedly attacks her. He manages to bite her in the groin for 9 (yuck), but all other attacks miss her as she is incredibly fast.

R4T13: Gaye and Akbar pull the table back 10'.

R4T12: Haru, what do you do?

Björn, with the table and Zoo out of the way, you could force your way into a spot just south of Zoo and Jean, knocking chairs out of the way as you go, but it would count as difficult terrain. You may take your turn.

Jean on deck, Javert in the hole ...

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Totem of War: +2 to melee weapon damage rolls.
Aggra "Bag Lady" Loomis: 30. Studied opponent = Jean. GRAPPLING Jean (who will counter with spilled salt). -4 to next d20 roll.
Lord Hanley: 25.
AO1: 22. (30:30). UNCONSCIOUS/ BLINDED/ STUNNED til R7T23!!! BLINDED/ STUNNED til R10T23!!! STUNNED til R11T23!!!
Björn: 22. Enlarged til R43T23! DELAYING!!!
Zoo: 15.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R25T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R26T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R27T15.
Akbar: 14. Mage armor for 3 hours.
Gaye: 13.
Haru: 12. Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R25T12. Totem of War til R31T12.
Jean: 9. Shield til R25T9. Leaping spirit stance (figured). Claimed: Bag Lady. GRAPPLED by Bag Lady! Aura of gloom (10')!
> Javert: 8.9.
AO2: 8. (-6:30, 13:14 STR). DYING!!!

DEAD
AO3.

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R4T12.5: Björn closes the distance, knocking over the chairs, and swings his sword. She doesn't wear any armor, but her old wrinkled skin is leathery enough and the northman's sword does not cut her.

R4T12: Haru, what do you do?

Jean on deck, Javert in the hole ...

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Totem of War: +2 to melee weapon damage rolls.
Aggra "Bag Lady" Loomis: 30. Studied opponent = Jean. GRAPPLING Jean (who will counter with spilled salt). -4 to next d20 roll.
Lord Hanley: 25.
AO1: 22. (30:30). UNCONSCIOUS/ BLINDED/ STUNNED til R7T23!!! BLINDED/ STUNNED til R10T23!!! STUNNED til R11T23!!!
Björn: 22. Enlarged til R43T23! DELAYING!!!
Zoo: 15.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R25T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R26T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R27T15.
Akbar: 14. Mage armor for 3 hours.
Gaye: 13.
Haru: 12. Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R25T12. Totem of War til R31T12.
Jean: 9. Shield til R25T9. Leaping spirit stance (figured). Claimed: Bag Lady. GRAPPLED by Bag Lady! Aura of gloom (10')!
> Javert: 8.9.
AO2: 8. (-6:30, 13:14 STR). DYING!!!

DEAD
AO3.

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R4T12: Haru delays ...

R4T9: Jean, you are currently being grappled by the bag lady, in leaping spirit stance, and the aura of gloom ends with the beginning of your turn. What do you do?

Javert on deck, Bag Lady in the hole, Haru delaying ...

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Totem of War: +2 to melee weapon damage rolls.
Aggra "Bag Lady" Loomis: 30. Studied opponent = Jean. GRAPPLING Jean (who will counter with spilled salt). -4 to next d20 roll.
Lord Hanley: 25.
AO1: 22. (30:30). UNCONSCIOUS/ BLINDED/ STUNNED til R7T23!!! BLINDED/ STUNNED til R10T23!!! STUNNED til R11T23!!!
Björn: 22. Enlarged til R43T23! DELAYING!!!
Zoo: 15.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R25T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R26T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R27T15.
Akbar: 14. Mage armor for 3 hours.
Gaye: 13.
Haru: 12. Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R25T12. Totem of War til R31T12. DELAYING!!!
Jean: 9. Shield til R25T9. Leaping spirit stance (figured). Claimed: Bag Lady. GRAPPLED by Bag Lady! Aura of gloom (10')!
> Javert: 8.9.
AO2: 8. (-6:30, 13:14 STR). DYING!!!

DEAD
AO3.

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R4T9-8.9: Jean points at the bag-lady again, twisting his hand into a vicious claw. "Kill her, Javert," he mentally snarls as he makes a cutting motion with his hand. Javert feels the refreshed maneuver and starts to caw at the old lady, in a manner that sounds curiously (and hideously) like mocking laughter. The old lady is ready this time and dodges the bird's attack, though simultaneously with that, a pall of gloom hangs over Jean and the immediate area.

End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T30: Though Zoo is a larger dog with sharp teeth, the Bag Lady is clever enough to see that the raven is more dangerous (in tandem with Jean) than at first expected. Instead of grabbing the bird, she sends out a fast double-kick at the bird. Javert was already dropping from the first kick, but the second kick is enough for Jean to know that his bond to Javert is severed. Asarale the raven is dead.

R5T25: Lord Hanley ducks under Björn's legs, hops up on the chair, vaults off of Javert's shoulder, and lands several feet from the crone in a defensive stance.

R5T15: Zoo, what do you do?

Akbar on deck, Gaye in the hole ...

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Totem of War: +2 to melee weapon damage rolls.
Aggra "Bag Lady" Loomis: 30. Studied opponent = Jean.
Lord Hanley: 25. TD.
AO1: 22. (30:30). UNCONSCIOUS/ BLINDED/ STUNNED til R7T23!!! BLINDED/ STUNNED til R10T23!!! STUNNED til R11T23!!!
Zoo: 15.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R25T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R26T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R27T15.
Akbar: 14. Mage armor for 3 hours.
Gaye: 13.
Björn: 12.5. Enlarged til R43T23!
Haru: 12. Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R25T12. Totem of War til R31T12. DELAYING!!!
Jean: 9. Dark Claim on Bag Lady til R5T9. Aura of gloom until next round (20% concealment; Enemy receives -2 skill checks & Ref saves).
* Shield til R25T9. Leaping spirit stance (figured).
AO2: 8. (-7:30, 13:14 STR). DYING!!!

DEAD
AO3.

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R5T15: Zoo, ever the friend to animals (once he's fed), growls at the Bag Lady with a deadly menace for her bird murder (burder?). He steps to the side to allow Björn through and attacks Loomis with full fury. He bites her in the foot for 7, then rears up and stomps down on her left arm with a hoof for 4.

R5T14: Akbar closes and then stares at the Bag Lady, throwing out a fire ray as suppression "fire."

R5T13: Gaye moves forward and despite all of the chaos of battle, hits the Bag Lady for 3 cold with a ray of frost.

R5T12.5: Björn, Zoo just moved over a little, so you can't really close on the Bag Lady. Not that you need to, though, as you can strike her from your current spot with 10' reach! What do you do?

Haru on deck, Jean in the hole ...

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Totem of War: +2 to melee weapon damage rolls.
Aggra "Bag Lady" Loomis: 30. Studied opponent = Jean. Subject of Painful stare (+1 damage inflicted).
Lord Hanley: 25. TD.
AO1: 22. (30:30). UNCONSCIOUS/ BLINDED/ STUNNED til R7T23!!! BLINDED/ STUNNED til R10T23!!! STUNNED til R11T23!!!
Zoo: 15.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R25T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R26T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R27T15.
Akbar: 14. Mage armor for 3 hours. Hypnotic/ painful stare vs. Bag Lady.
Gaye: 13.
Björn: 12.5. Enlarged til R43T23!
Haru: 12. Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R25T12. Totem of War til R31T12. DELAYING!!!
Jean: 9. Dark Claim on Bag Lady til R5T9. Aura of gloom until next round (20% concealment; Enemy receives -2 skill checks & Ref saves).
* Shield til R25T9. Leaping spirit stance (figured).
AO2: 8. (-7:30, 13:14 STR). DYING!!!

DEAD
AO3.

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R5T12.5: Björn continues to try to use his size to his advantage and strike at the woman again. He hits her in the left upper arm with a withering blow for 19, and gets thrown into the corner where she lies prone.

R5T9: Jean, what do you do?

Haru delaying, Lord Hanley on deck, Zoo in the hole ...

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Totem of War: +2 to melee weapon damage rolls.
Aggra "Bag Lady" Loomis: 30. Studied opponent = Jean. Subject of Painful stare (+1 damage inflicted). DYING!!!
Lord Hanley: 25. TD.
AO1: 22. (30:30). UNCONSCIOUS/ BLINDED/ STUNNED til R7T23!!! BLINDED/ STUNNED til R10T23!!! STUNNED til R11T23!!!
Zoo: 15.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R25T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R26T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R27T15.
Akbar: 14. Mage armor for 3 hours. Hypnotic/ painful stare vs. Bag Lady.
Gaye: 13.
Björn: 12.5. Enlarged til R43T23!
Haru: 12. Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R25T12. Totem of War til R31T12. DELAYING!!!
Jean: 9. Dark Claim on Bag Lady til R5T9. Aura of gloom until next round (20% concealment; Enemy receives -2 skill checks & Ref saves).
* Shield til R25T9. Leaping spirit stance (figured).
AO2: 8. (-7:30, 13:14 STR). DYING!!!

DEAD
AO3.

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R5T9: There's no coherent thought to Jean's next actions, only a sudden spike of rage and pain that sends his sword to hacking into the limp form of the Bag Lady with a wordless snarl on his lips, even as his dark claim on her ends.

End Round 5, Begin Round 6 ...

R6T25: A small piece of rubble flies from the ground to hit the Bag Lady in the head.

R6T15: Zoo, what do you do? No visibly active opps at this time.

Akbar on deck, Gaye in the hole ...

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Totem of War: +2 to melee weapon damage rolls.
Lord Hanley: 25.
AO1: 22. (30:30). UNCONSCIOUS/ BLINDED/ STUNNED til R7T23!!! BLINDED/ STUNNED til R10T23!!! STUNNED til R11T23!!!
Zoo: 15.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R25T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R26T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R27T15.
Akbar: 14. Mage armor for 3 hours.
Gaye: 13.
Björn: 12.5. Enlarged til R43T23!
Haru: 12. Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R25T12. Totem of War til R31T12.
Jean: 9.
* Shield til R25T9. Leaping spirit stance (figured).
AO2: 8. (-8:30, 13:14 STR). DYING!!!

DEAD
Bag Lady. AO3.

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Gaye has ghoul fever, and has made one save.

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R6T15: Seeing that the bag lady isn't in any shape to move, Zoo retracts his claws and places a hand on Jean's shoulder. After a moment he steps away and begins sniffing the room in a counter-clockwise direction. Zoo notes that the rubble beyond the west is actually a rough passage that curves to the north and to a space beyond.

That was a single move action. Does Zoo do anything else?

Akbar on deck, Gaye in the hole ...

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Totem of War: +2 to melee weapon damage rolls.
Lord Hanley: 25.
AO1: 22. (30:30). UNCONSCIOUS/ BLINDED/ STUNNED til R7T23!!! BLINDED/ STUNNED til R10T23!!! STUNNED til R11T23!!!
Zoo: 15.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R25T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R26T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R27T15.
Akbar: 14. Mage armor for 3 hours.
Gaye: 13.
Björn: 12.5. Enlarged til R43T23!
Haru: 12. Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R25T12. Totem of War til R31T12.
Jean: 9.
* Shield til R25T9. Leaping spirit stance (figured).
AO2: 8. (-8:30, 13:14 STR). DYING!!!

DEAD
Bag Lady. AO3.

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Gaye has ghoul fever, and has made one save.

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R6T15: Zoo gives a single loud bark and not only does a doggy-style point towards the rubble-strewn passageway, but the hands coming off of his shoulders also point towards the western passage.

R6T14-13: Akbar moves behind Zoo in preparation to move that way. Gaye follows along and looks to Björn. "It's a bit of a squeeze. Perhaps you should go through first to clear the way, Big Sexy."

R6T12.5: Björn, what do you do?

Haru on deck, Jean in the hole ...

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Totem of War: +2 to melee weapon damage rolls.
Lord Hanley: 25.
AO1: 22. (30:30). UNCONSCIOUS/ BLINDED/ STUNNED til R7T23!!! BLINDED/ STUNNED til R10T23!!! STUNNED til R11T23!!!
Zoo: 15.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R25T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R26T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R27T15.
Akbar: 14. Mage armor for 3 hours.
Gaye: 13.
Björn: 12.5. Enlarged til R43T23!
Haru: 12. Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R25T12. Totem of War til R31T12.
Jean: 9.
* Shield til R25T9. Leaping spirit stance (figured).
AO2: 8. (-8:30, 13:14 STR). DYING!!!

DEAD
Bag Lady. AO3.

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Gaye has ghoul fever, and has made one save.

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R1T23: Gaye runs in full tilt and goes to the opposite side of one of the creatures.

R1T21: Realizing that the creatures in there don't seem to be aware of the party (despite Björn's giant armored form trundling through), Akbar moves up and tries to shoot one point blank with a spell, delivering 2 STR damage.

R1T20: Björn, what do you do? Be aware of your size.

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Totem of War: +2 to melee weapon damage rolls.
Gaye: 23.
AO1: 22. (30:30). BLINDED/ STUNNED til R2T23!!! STUNNED til R3T23!!!
Akbar: 21. Mage armor for 3 hours.
Björn: 20. Enlarged til R35T23!
Lord Hanley: 19.
O3: 17. (39:39). 2 STR damage from ray of enfeeblement will last til R4T21!!!
Zoo: 16.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R17T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R18T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R19T15.
O2: 14. (39:39).
O1: 9. (39:39).
Haru: 7. Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R17T12. Totem of War til R31T12.
Jean: 2.
* Shield til R17T9. Leaping spirit stance (figured).
Haunt: 0. (6:6).

DEAD

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Gaye has ghoul fever, and has made one save.

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R1T20: Björn moves in and to the left to clear the way for everyone and act as look out for attackers.

R1T19: As Lord Hanley moves up past Jean he glances south and shouts, "Stay away from that wall, it's a haunt!" before continuing north.

R1T17: O3, a woman with an impossibly large mouth in a mournful expression, no longer has a directed jet of yellow mist heading outside, but rather belches even more sickly, yellow mist all around her, covering the area around her in the same thickness of yellow fog as folks have seen elsewhere.

R1T16: Zoo, what do you do?

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Totem of War: +2 to melee weapon damage rolls.
Gaye: 23.
AO1: 22. (30:30). BLINDED/ STUNNED til R2T23!!! STUNNED til R3T23!!!
Akbar: 21. Mage armor for 3 hours.
Björn: 20. Enlarged til R35T23!
Lord Hanley: 19. ASLEEP!!!
O3 (f): 17. (39:39). 2 STR damage from ray of enfeeblement will last til R4T21!!!
* Akbar & Gaye saved vs. veil of mists; Heck failed.
Zoo: 16.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R17T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R18T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R19T15.
O2 (m): 14. (39:39).
O1 (f): 9. (39:39).
Haru: 7. Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R17T12. Totem of War til R31T12.
Jean: 2.
* Shield til R17T9. Leaping spirit stance (figured).
Haunt: 0. (6:6).

DEAD

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R1T16: Zoo moves into the room and then north. As he gets to Akbar, he sees something that catches his attention. Zoo begins barking very loudly, pointing at something for thost that can see him.

R1T14-9: O1 and O2 stop their directed streams and come around from their positions looking out the opening in the building. They both open their mouths wide and start to fill their areas with yellow mist.

Björn, roll a Fort save ....

R1T7: Haru, what do you do? You hear Zoo barking loudly, but you don't see him because of the yellow mist that has risen up.

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Totem of War: +2 to melee weapon damage rolls.
Gaye: 23.
AO1: 22. (30:30). BLINDED/ STUNNED til R2T23!!! STUNNED til R3T23!!!
Akbar: 21. Mage armor for 3 hours.
Björn: 20. Enlarged til R35T23!
Lord Hanley: 19. ASLEEP!!!
O3 (f): 17. (39:39). 2 STR damage from ray of enfeeblement will last til R4T21!!!
* Akbar & Gaye saved vs. veil of mists; Heck failed.
Zoo: 16.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R17T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R18T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R19T15.
O2 (m): 14. (39:39).
O1 (f): 9. (39:39).
Haru: 7. Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R17T12. Totem of War til R31T12.
Jean: 2.
* Shield til R17T9. Leaping spirit stance (figured).
Haunt: 0. (6:6).

DEAD

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Gaye has ghoul fever, and has made one save.

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R1T7: Haru moves forward in the direction that he saw Zoo go in, stopping once he gets behind Zoo (who is using his arms to point to something on the ground). Haru's body begins to glow softly, as if trying to make himself a bit more noticable in the fog. He sees that the small bundle on the ground is a prone and seemingly unconscious Lord Hanley!

R1T2: Jean, already in leaping spirit stance, hustles through the fog until he is on the north side of the fallen Lord Hanley that Zoo is pointing towards, though deep in yellow mist and with an oneirogen in front of him. Jean calls on the power of darkness to allow him to claim the creature as his prey, and in so doing remembering how best to cut to the quick any creature that opposes him (recovers mockery).

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T23: "I got in a nick on the oneirogen by me!" Gaye calls out, unseen to the east by any allies.

R2T21: Akbar says, "I see it, nice one. I will go into its primal will to make sure that it feels pain more deeply. from any who harm it. Including me." And with that last he shoots at the oneirogen (missing) even as it counters by punching him in the chest with a crit for 6 (Zoo and Haru see him get hit).

R2T20: Björn, while battle rages to the east, you are staring down at one of these onesy-whatsits spewing out yellow fog, surrounding you both in a deep mist. You manage to shrug off the soporific effects of the mist. What do you do?

Lord Hanley literally on deck asleep, O3 in the hole ...

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Totem of War: +2 to melee weapon damage rolls.
Gaye: 23.
AO1: 22. (30:30). STUNNED til R3T23!!!
Akbar: 21. Mage armor for 3 hours. Painful stare vs. O3.
Björn: 20. Enlarged til R35T23!
Lord Hanley: 19. ASLEEP!!!
O3 (f): 17. (32:39). 2 STR damage from ray of enfeeblement will last til R4T21!!! Subject of painful stare!!!
* Akbar & Gaye saved vs. veil of mists; Heck failed.
Zoo: 16.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R17T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R18T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R19T15.
O2 (m): 14. (39:39).
O1 (f): 9. (39:39). Björn saved vs. veil of mists.
Haru: 7. Concentrating on glow on self.
* Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R17T12. Totem of War til R31T12.
Jean: 2.
* Shield til R17T9. Leaping spirit stance (figured).
Haunt: 0. (6:6).

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Gaye has ghoul fever, and has made one save.

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R2T20: Björn attempts to lay into the oneirogen with his sword but, unused to his size misses on his left-to-right cut (aimed to take off its head) and Björn's sword is destroyed against the pillar. Though a tough pill to swallow, Björn takes out his finely crafted silver dagger.

R2T19: Lord Hanley comes to (possibly due to the sound of the shattering sword), grabs the dagger he dropped, and stands, even moving over a few feet to be next to Gaye. "Sorry about that. Us little tykes sometimes need a nappy-bye in the middle of a tough day."

R2T17: O3 swings at the woman that stabbed her, missing terribly both times.

R2T16: Zoo, what do you do?

O2 on deck, O1 in the hole ...

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Totem of War: +2 to melee weapon damage rolls.
Gaye: 23.
AO1: 22. (30:30). STUNNED til R3T23!!!
Akbar: 21. Mage armor for 3 hours. Painful stare vs. O3.
Björn: 20. Enlarged til R35T23!
Lord Hanley: 19.
O3 (f): 17. (32:39). 2 STR damage from ray of enfeeblement will last til R4T21!!! Subject of painful stare!!!
* Akbar & Gaye saved vs. veil of mists; Heck failed.
Zoo: 16.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R17T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R18T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R19T15.
O2 (m): 14. (39:39).
O1 (f): 9. (39:39). Björn saved vs. veil of mists.
Haru: 7. Concentrating on glow on self.
* Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R17T12. Totem of War til R31T12.
Jean: 2.
* Shield til R17T9. Leaping spirit stance (figured).
Haunt: 0. (6:6).

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R2T16: Zoo begins circling Akbar, trying to find the oneirogen that hit him, and sees only after a few feet. He lets out a growl to let his allies know where he his even in the mist, even biting her in the belly for 8.

R2T14: Jean falls asleep in the mists. Zoo sees him go down. O2 slams Jean with a cheap shot for 5, though its second hit doesn't penetrate Jean's armor.

R2T9: O1 makes two sloppy attacks, and then steps back to the side, making it a little more troublesome for Björn to attack her. They oneirogens might have ruined minds in some manner, but they still are cunning in their way.

R2T7: Haru, what do you do? You are currently concentrating on glow and war totem is not active.

Jean (asleep) on deck, Gaye in the hole ...

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Totem of War: +2 to melee weapon damage rolls.
Gaye: 23.
AO1: 22. (30:30). STUNNED til R3T23!!!
Akbar: 21. Mage armor for 3 hours. Painful stare vs. O3.
Björn: 20. Enlarged til R35T23!
Lord Hanley: 19.
O3 (f): 17. (24:39). 2 STR damage from ray of enfeeblement will last til R4T21!!! Subject of painful stare!!!
* Akbar & Gaye saved vs. veil of mists; Heck failed.
Zoo: 16.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R17T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R18T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R19T15.
O2 (m): 14. (39:39).
* Jean failed against veil of mists.
O1 (f): 9. (39:39). Björn saved vs. veil of mists.
Haru: 7. Concentrating on glow on self.
* Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R17T12. Totem of War til R31T12.
Jean: 2.
* Shield til R17T9.
Haunt: 0. (6:6).

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Gaye has ghoul fever, and has made one save.

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R2T7: Haru will slowly move forward following the sound of Zoo's growling. As he does, he invokes his magic once more to rally his allies. Though he feels the thrumming in his own chest to tell him the success of his own spell, yet he feels that something is .... different.

R2T2: Jean, you are asleep ......

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T23: Gaye thrusts into O3 with a crit for 13 into the chest. It is a surprise opening and she attacks again into its left bicep for 8.

R3T21: Akbar maintains his stare on O3, but also smacks her in the left hand with his walking stick for 9, shattering the hand and shredding the internal veins as O3 drops!

R3T20: Björn, O1 backed away to the north, out of sight. What do you do?

Lord Hanley on deck, Zoo in the hole ...

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Gaye: 23.
AO1: 22. (30:30). Standing up with crowbar in hand.
Akbar: 21. Mage armor for 3 hours. Painful stare vs. O3.
Björn: 20. Enlarged til R35T23!
Lord Hanley: 19.
O3 (f): 17. (-6:39). DYING!!!
* 2 STR damage from ray of enfeeblement will last til R4T21!!! Subject of painful stare!!!
* Akbar, Gaye & Zoo saved vs. veil of mists; Heck failed.
Zoo: 16.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R17T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R18T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R19T15.
O2 (m): 14. (39:39). NEXT TURN - may use a SwA to move up to normal speed (does not provoke AOO).
* Jean failed against veil of mists.
O1 (f): 9. (39:39). NEXT TURN - may use a SwA to move up to normal speed (does not provoke AOO).
* Björn saved vs. veil of mists.
Haru: 7. Glow on self. Totem of war til R5T7.
* Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R17T12.
Jean: 2.
* Shield til R17T9.
Haunt: 0. (6:6).

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R3T20: Björn squeezes to the northeast, but in so doing, he has to get himself past the pillar before he can find solid footing, and not before O2 attacks ... his fist impotent against the northman's armor. Björn now sees two enemies - O1 (who was behind a pillar), and now O2 (who is standing over a sleeping Jean). Though O1 was his original target, O2's attack and his position over a vulnerable sleeping Jean propel's the youth's dagger to pierce into the oneirogen's left hand for 13. So powerful is the blow as the hydrualics provide extra power, that the oneirogen is thrown clear from Björn's view. There is a scream in the distance .... almost of someone falling from a short height. And then, to add to it, there is a hideous, monstrous sound from outside and the oneirogen screams a second time until its screams are cut horrifically short.

R3T19: Lord Hanley performs a coup de grace on O3.

R3T16: Zoo, no enemy in sight right now .... besides a definitely dead oneirogen. But Jean is sleeping! What do you do?

O1 on deck, Haru in the hole ...

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Gaye: 23.
AO1: 22. (30:30). Standing up with crowbar in hand.
Akbar: 21. Mage armor for 3 hours. Painful stare vs. O3.
Björn: 20. Enlarged til R35T23!
Lord Hanley: 19.
Zoo: 16.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R17T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R18T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R19T15.
O1 (f): 9. (39:39). NEXT TURN - may use a SwA to move up to normal speed (does not provoke AOO).
* Björn saved vs. veil of mists.
Haru: 7. Glow on self. Totem of war til R5T7.
* Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R17T12.
Jean: 2.
* Shield til R17T9.
Haunt: 0. (6:6).

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R3T16: Zoo moves slightly to be adjacent to Hanley and Jean. With no enemies are apparent, he shakes Jean and barks in his face to rouse him.

Jean, you awake to find Zoo barking in your face and your scimitar lying on the ground beside you.

R3T9: With a surprising bust of speed, O1 disappears from behind the pillar ... behind Björn, and into the midst of Haru and Akbar. Akbar easily shrugs off the sleepy effect of the mist, but Haru - despite not needing sleep for biological reasons - drops without any resistance, his nunchaku falling out of his hand. O1 then punches Akbar in the chest for 6. Akbar is definitely feeling the pain of his continuing wounds now.

R3T2: Jean, Haru just dropped by you. The sound of combat is to the southwest. Your scimitar is out of your hand beside you. You are prone. What do you do?

Gaye on deck, Akbar in the hole ...

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Gaye: 23.
AO1: 22. (30:30). Standing up with crowbar in hand.
Akbar: 21. Mage armor for 3 hours. Painful stare vs. O3.
Björn: 20. Enlarged til R35T23!
Lord Hanley: 19.
Zoo: 16.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R17T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R18T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R19T15.
O1 (f): 9. (39:39).
* Akbar & Björn saved vs. veil of mists. Haru failed.
Haru: 7. Glow on self. Totem of war til R5T7. ASLEEP!
* Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R17T12.
Jean: 2.
* Shield til R17T9.
Haunt: 0. (6:6).

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[lostsole31]

R3T2: Snatching up his scimitar, his brief bout of sleep not having calmed his grief and rage, Jean fights through the bleary haze of emotions to sharpen his mind and stand.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T23: Gaye moves quickly around the pillar towards the strike that she heard. Seeing the oneirogen, she stabs her in the hand for 10.

R4T21: Akbar now fixes his terribel glare on O1, hitting her in the stomach for 11 with his walking stick.

R4T20: Björn, you hear fighting to the south, but Haru is lying at your feet to the south as well. What do you do?

Lord Hanley on deck, Zoo in the hole ...

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Gaye: 23.
AO1: 22. (30:30). Standing up with crowbar in hand. FASCINATED by the haunt!
Akbar: 21. Mage armor for 3 hours. Painful stare vs. O1.
Björn: 20. Enlarged til R35T23!
Lord Hanley: 19.
Zoo: 16.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R17T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R18T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R19T15.
O1 (f): 9. (18:39).
* Akbar & Björn saved vs. veil of mists. Haru failed.
Haru: 7. Glow on self. Totem of war til R5T7. ASLEEP!
* Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R17T12.
Jean: 2.
* Shield til R17T9.
Haunt: 0. (6:6).

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[lostsole31]

R4T20: Björn steps over the sleeping figure and move south towards the sound of combat, but finds he has to shift west when rubble and enemy block his progress, but he can't step on Haru, either. O1 punches Björn on his armor pretty ineffectually. Björn, for his part, makes a sloppy attack, and yet it is still enough to slash her along the hip for 7, but not enough to push her.

R4T19: Jean & Zoo, Lord Hanley disappears to the south.

R4T16: Zoo, what do you do?

O1 on deck, Haru (asleep) in the hole ...

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Gaye: 23.
AO1: 22. (30:30). Standing up with crowbar in hand. FASCINATED by the haunt!
Akbar: 21. Mage armor for 3 hours. Painful stare vs. O1.
Björn: 20. Enlarged til R35T23!
Lord Hanley: 19. ASLEEP!!!
Zoo: 16.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R17T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R18T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R19T15.
O1 (f): 9. (11:39).
* Akbar & Björn saved vs. veil of mists. Haru & Lord Hanley failed.
Haru: 7. Glow on self. Totem of war til R5T7. ASLEEP!
* Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R17T12.
Jean: 2.
* Shield til R17T9.
Haunt: 0. (6:6).

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[lostsole31]

R4T16: Zoo barks as he heads toward the sounds of battle. With any luck he'll be able to get a nip in before it's over. Sure enough, he sees the oneirogen and is about to leap up to bite the shoulder, and bites her for 7.

R4T9: She counterattacks against Zoo, hitting with both slams for a total of 8.

R4T2: Jean, what do you do?

Gaye on deck, Akbar in the hole ...

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Gaye: 23.
AO1: 22. (30:30). Standing up with crowbar in hand. FASCINATED by the haunt!
Akbar: 21. Mage armor for 3 hours. Painful stare vs. O1.
Björn: 20. Enlarged til R35T23!
Lord Hanley: 19. ASLEEP!!!
Zoo: 16.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R17T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R18T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R19T15.
O1 (f): 9. (4:39).
* Akbar & Björn saved vs. veil of mists. Haru & Lord Hanley failed.
Haru: 7. Glow on self. Totem of war til R5T7. ASLEEP!
* Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R17T12.
Jean: 2.
* Shield til R17T9.
Haunt: 0. (6:6).

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Gaye has ghoul fever, and has made one save.

[lostsole31]

R4T2: His guard up, glancing back and forth and trying to see through the mist, Jean steps over to the slumped form of Haru and flips him over with his foot. He shakes him, roughly, not taking his eyes away from the surrounding mist.

Haru, you are awake, prone, and your nunchaku are on the ground beside you.

End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T23: Gaye nips the oneirgen in the belly for 8 with her rapier, but drops it nonetheless. Mists stop pouring out of its mouth.

R5T21: Akbar performs a coup de grace on O1.

R5T20: Björn, you don't sense any more enemies. What do you do?

Zoo on deck, Haru in the hole ...

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Gaye: 23.
AO1: 22. (30:30). Standing up with crowbar in hand. FASCINATED by the haunt!
Akbar: 21. Mage armor for 3 hours. Painful stare vs. O1.
Björn: 20. Enlarged til R35T23!
Lord Hanley: 19. ASLEEP!!!
Zoo: 16.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R17T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R18T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R19T15.
Haru: 7. Glow on self. Totem of war til R5T7. PRONE & nunchaku on ground.
* Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R17T12.
Jean: 2.
* Shield til R17T9.
Haunt: 0. (6:6).

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[lostsole31]

R5T20: Björn will look around at mists that will hopefully clear with the deaths of the oneirogens, and asks, "Does anyone have a spare sword I can borrow? I broke mine..."

R5T16: Zoo, what do you do?

Haru on deck (literally), Jean in the hole ...

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I have reason to keep initiative, but it really depends on the intention of the group. In Discord, if you are not one of the three players prompted above, you can still give me your overall sense of what you would do next.

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Gaye: 23.
AO1: 22. (30:30). Standing up with crowbar in hand. FASCINATED by the haunt!
Akbar: 21. Mage armor for 3 hours. Painful stare vs. O1.
Björn: 20. Enlarged til R35T23!
Lord Hanley: 19. ASLEEP!!!
Zoo: 16.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R17T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R18T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R19T15.
Haru: 7. Glow on self. Totem of war til R5T7. PRONE & nunchaku on ground.
* Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R17T12.
Jean: 2.
* Shield til R17T9.
Haunt: 0. (6:6).

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[lostsole31]

R1T16: Haru will take a moment to assess and then move in on the enemy, hoping to strike it down with a single quick attack with his magic imbued unchaku. He tries too quickly, spins too fast around and releases his nunchaku. The spinning weapon, still imbued with frost energy, flies 20' NE to hit the pillar right by Akbar's head, and the nunchaku shatter (and likewise splinter some of the stone of the pillar as well.

R1T12: Zoo, what do you do?

Lord Hanley on deck, Akbar in the hole ...

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Gaye: 19.
AO1: 17. (2:30). Standing up with crowbar in hand.
Haru: 16. Glow on self. Totem of war til R1T7.
* Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R13T12.
Zoo: 12.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R13T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R14T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R15T15.
Lord Hanley: 11.
Akbar: 7. Mage armor for 3 hours.
Björn: 6. Enlarged til R31T23!
Jean: 5.
* Shield til R14T9.
Haunt: 0. (6:6). Heck saved.

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Gaye has ghoul fever, and has made one save.

[lostsole31]

R1T12: Seeing the attempted coup turn south, Zoo runs over to the apostle and bites on his arm, bringing him down. The rest fall on him to make sure he stays down this time.

Combat Ends ...

Now what?

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Gaye: 19.
Haru: 16. Glow on self. Totem of war til R1T7.
* Armored magic aegis (+3 armor) til R13T12.
Zoo: 12.
* Physical enhancement (STR +2) til R13T15; Physical enhancement (DEX +2) til R14T15. Physical enhancement (CON +2) til R15T15.
Lord Hanley: 11.
Akbar: 7. Mage armor for 3 hours.
Björn: 6. Enlarged til R31T23!
Jean: 5.
* Shield til R14T9.
Haunt: 0. (6:6). Heck saved.

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Gaye has ghoul fever, and has made one save.

[lostsole31]

By the time the group is on the move again, Haru's armored aegis and totem of war have dropped; all of Zoo's physical enhancements have dropped; and Jean's shield has expired. Only Haru's glow, Akbar's mage armor, and Björn's enlarged state remain. Björn has the lead as the tank, but he finds in the rubble-congested passageways that he has to almost constantly squeeze.

There is a door to the north in the passageway that just leads to rubble. Another open passageway leads to a partially rubble-filled room that has lost its walls and is entirely to the outside. The door is at least closed for now again. Even once Björn gets to the far west of the passage where it opens up, he has to spill to the south to be able to have breathing room and to allow others to come even as the party comes to the following scene...

Comprising multiple toppled cells, this chamber looks as though it could collapse at any moment. Thousands of parchment scraps cover the walls, as if in a pitiful attempt to plaster the countless cracks. The flickering of dozens of candles illuminates the artwork’s subject matter: innumerable forlorn, surreal landscapes stretching into bleak infinities. The multitude of visions transforms the room into a threshold of nightmares.

Although this ruin of several former patient rooms looks precarious, it is currently in no danger of collapsing. At its center lies four stained mattresses and numerous pillows, heaped together to form the pallet-throne of the leader of the Apostles in Orpiment, Ulver Zandalus. Those who examine the artwork see numerous repeated images: swirling skies, empty cities, towering monoliths, and threatening figures cloaked by mist.

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You notice that a number of the monoliths and the cities seem to be the same, as if they’re depictions of a single object or place, not just fanciful impressions. These pictures elicit a spark of memory despite your fugue state.

A gaunt man with a ponytail of long and exceptionally straight white hair sits cross-legged upon the pallet like a Keleshyte mystic. He wears multiple patients’ gowns that have been shredded and stitched to create a layered robe. His arms and much of his chest are exposed, revealing lines of charcoal and yellow chalk that streak his flesh, the most prominent of which appears to be a yellow flame on his forehead.

Upon spotting the heroes pouring into his room, Zandalus’s eyes go wide and his mouth falls open. A voice like a tempest wind hissing over broken glass sheers from his split, motionless lips—as though something other than Zandalus himself speaks from inside his body. “You’re supposed to be dead. I already killed you. Why aren’t you dead?!” With that, Zandalus yanks upward, as if a puppet on invisible strings.

Begin Round One ...

R1T23: Björn, what do you?

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Björn: 23. Enlarged til R12T23!
Akbar: 21. Mage armor for 3 hours.
Ulver: 20.
Jean: 19.
Zoo: 18.
Gaye: 15.
Lord Hanley: 12.
Haru: 7. Glow on self.

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Haunt: 0. (6:6). Heck saved.

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R1T23: Björn attacks crosswise with his dagger, speaking.... "Does it seem like this guy may not be in control of his body?"

R1T21: Akbar moves up to Zoo and says to him, "Before you shift, I want you to verbally wish for magical armor. Don't be clever and word it as anything else."

Akbar appears ready to cast a spell on Zoo.

R1T20: Ulver steps back off his pallet-throne, takes out a potion, downs it, and then disappears from sight.

R1T19: Jean, your target just went invisible, but based on timing, you have a pretty good idea of where he is right now. What do you do?

Zoo on deck (see above), Gaye in the hole ...

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Björn: 23. Enlarged til R12T23!
Akbar: 21. Mage armor for 3 hours. READIED to cast mage armor on Zoo after Zoo "wishes" for protection.
Ulver: 20. Invisible til R31T20.
Jean: 19.
Zoo: 18.
Gaye: 15.
Lord Hanley: 12.
Haru: 7. Glow on self.

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Haunt: 0. (6:6). Heck saved.

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R1T19: Still smarting from the hit he took in the last fight despite the healing, Jean chooses to take no chances. Stepping north, trying to circle around where he thinks Zandalus is, he focuses his mind and casts shield on himself once more.

R1T18: Zoo nods. "Not being clever is a speciality of mine. I wish I had magical armor."

Akbar reveals a piece of cured leather he had taken out, casting a spell on Zoo. The air around him shimmers briefly as Zoo now has mage armor.

Zoo becomes arm-dog and moves to the north of where he last saw Zandalus as he extends his claws.

R1T15: Gaye hustles in to block the north.

R1T12: Lord Hanley moves quietly down the hallway to the large block of rubble, trying to be stealthy.

R1T7: Haru, what do you do?

Björn on deck, Ulver (presumably) in the hole ...

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Björn: 23. Enlarged til R12T23!
Ulver: 20. Invisible til R31T20.
Jean: 19. Shield til R31T19.
Akbar: 18.1. Mage armor for 3 hours.
Zoo: 18. Mage armor for 4 hours. Arm-dog form til R41T18.
Gaye: 15.
Lord Hanley: 12.
Haru: 7. Glow on self.

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Haunt: 0. (6:6). Heck saved.

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R1T7: Haru starts by drawing upon his magic to invigorate his allies for combat once more, and then follows Zoo and Akbar's lead, invoking a magical armor of his own to replace the one that had previously expired. He then moves quickly through the room to prepare himself for a chance to attack.

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You feel that when you cast your armored magic spell, there was some wild magic involved, but you don't know what...nothing visible, dramatic, or immediately deleterious.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T23: Björn, you are pretty sure from the standpoint of timing that Ulver hasn't had a chance to move from where you saw him disappear. Note that because of the portion of wall still remaining, that if you attack into Ulver's last known position - from your current position - you would not only be attacking an unseen opponent, but one who has cover as well, so the chances of landing a blow are terrible.

Ulver don deck (presumably), Jean in the hole...

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HEROES: +2 damage bonus to all weapon damage rolls.
Björn: 23. Enlarged til R12T23!
Ulver: 20. Invisible til R31T20. Resist acid 3 til R31T7 (wild magic effect).
Jean: 19. Shield til R31T19.
Akbar: 18.1. Mage armor for 3 hours.
Zoo: 18. Mage armor for 4 hours. Arm-dog form til R41T18.
Gaye: 15.
Lord Hanley: 12.
Haru: 7. Glow on self. Totemic Presence/ Totem of War til R4T7. Armored magic (+3 AC) for 3 hours.

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Haunt: 0. (6:6). Heck saved.

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R2T23: Björn takes a step forward and swings at the place where his foe was last seen. It is a beautiful cut from a large dagger, but Björn isn't rewarded with the expected landing of a blow on anything.

R2T19: Jean, what do you do?

Akbar on deck, Zoo in the hole ...

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HEROES: +2 damage bonus to all weapon damage rolls.
Björn: 23. Enlarged til R12T23!
Ulver: 20. Invisible til R31T20. Resist acid 3 til R31T7 (wild magic effect). Bear's endurance til R32T23.
Jean: 19. Shield til R31T19.
Akbar: 18.1. Mage armor for 3 hours.
Zoo: 18. Mage armor for 4 hours. Arm-dog form til R41T18.
Gaye: 15.
Lord Hanley: 12.
Haru: 7. Glow on self. Totemic Presence/ Totem of War til R4T7. Armored magic (+3 AC) for 3 hours.

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Haunt: 0. (6:6). Heck saved.

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Gaye has ghoul fever, and has made one save.