Strange Aeons: Ash's Redoubt [DMOOCH]

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R1T24: "Look out!" Akbar cries as he takes a step back, concentrates, and speaks the words to shield himself as he briefly holds a piece of cured leather.

R1T19: Amiri's opponent goes all out on her. It breaks a tooth on her sword she uses to reflexively block with, but it feels no pain and continues. It likewise fails to connect with its claws.

R1T18: Maeni, what do you do?

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Akbar: 24.
G2: 19.
Maeni: 18.
Flair: 17.
* Flair has developed GHOUL FEVER, which will affect him beginning tomorrow!!!!
G1: 16.
Zoo: 15.
Bangs: 10.
G3: 9.
Amiri: 5.

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R1T18: Realizing she can't move into and squeeze with Bangs (and fire a fire arc), Maeni simply pulls back 10' to no longer be threatened. She moves her hands about and after taking a small pat of butter out of her pouch she casts a spell and intones a spell, and the two tribals at the door slip and fall to the ground.

R1T17: Flair, what do you do? Both ghouls in front of you slipped and fell down. A 10-foot-square area (the area bounded by the yellow dots) now has a slick-looking surface.

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Akbar: 24.
G2: 19. PRONE!!!
Maeni: 18. Grease lasts for 2 minutes!
Flair: 17.
* Flair has developed GHOUL FEVER, which will affect him beginning tomorrow!!!!
G1: 16. PRONE!!!
Zoo: 15.
Bangs: 10.
G3: 9.
Amiri: 5.

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R1T17: Flair throws a menacing glare and says "Drop it, you [xxxx xxx xxx]" (the last few words of that sentence being a vile invective in Infernal). He then stomps the ghoul on the ground in front of him before stepping aside. He didn't hit hard enough to do damage, but hopefully it was an impressive-enough display.

R1T16: The ghoul that Flair attempted to curb-stomp (G1) carefully stands without any interference, but doesn't fully stand. Rather, he bites Amiri in her left foot with a crit for 14! Amiri then stands stock still (paralyzed!). The ghoul continues with his claws. His first claw is so wild, he nearly slips on the greasy floor. The other claw scrapes against her neck for 4.

R1T15: Zoo, you are currently in large dog form (Lunge [Bestial Reflexes]). You can reach either of the two ghouls, but you cannot move adjacent to them (see map). Amiri is currently paralyzed. What do you do?

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Akbar: 24.
G2: 19. PRONE!!!
Maeni: 18. Grease lasts for 2 minutes!
Flair: 17.
* Flair has developed GHOUL FEVER, which will affect him beginning tomorrow!!!!
G1: 16. PRONE!!!
Zoo: 15. Big Dog Form (Lunge/ Bestial Reflexes), concentration.
Bangs: 10.
G3: 9.
Amiri: 5. PARALYZED thru R5T16!!!

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R1T15: Zoo freezes in place for a moment with his fangs bared before launching forward to snap at the ghoul that attacked Amiri. It's only fair, seeing as she did the same for Zoo last time. The speed of the attack is enough to get through the tribal's defenses as it takes 11 from the crushing bite.

R1T10: Bangs, what do you do?

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Akbar: 24.
G2: 19. (20:20). PRONE!!!
Maeni: 18. Grease lasts for 2 minutes!
Flair: 17.
* Flair has developed GHOUL FEVER, which will affect him beginning tomorrow!!!!
G1: 16. (9:20).
Zoo: 15. Big Dog Form (Lunge/ Bestial Reflexes), will last 2 minutes.
Bangs: 10.
G3: 9.(20:20).
Amiri: 5. PARALYZED thru R5T16!!!

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R1T10: Seeing Amiri freeze up, Bangs curses his inability to alleviate whatever means these creatures use to paralyze their victims and pulls Amiri away from the front line.

R1T9: "LEAVE! Or I'll bite out his throat!" the tribal in the room (G3) yells, indicating his badly-treated prisoner that is chained to the upright bed-rack.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T24: Akbar, what do you do?

G2 on deck (literally), Maeni in the hole ...

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Akbar: 24.
G2: 19. (20:20). PRONE!!!
Maeni: 18. Grease lasts for 2 minutes!
Flair: 17.
* Flair has developed GHOUL FEVER, which will affect him beginning tomorrow!!!!
G1: 16. (9:20).
Zoo: 15. Big Dog Form (Lunge/ Bestial Reflexes), will last 2 minutes.
Bangs: 10.
G3: 9.(20:20). READIED to bite Ilki's finger off to show he means business!!!
Amiri: 5. PARALYZED thru R5T16!!!

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R2T24: Akbar calls out to the unseen enemy in what he hopes is his most commanding voice, "Be careful. You wouldn't want to do something that you can't take back."

R2T19: G2 ... still prone ... delays ...

R2T18: Maeni, what do you do?

Flair on deck, G1 in the hole ... Akbar and G2 delaying, G3 readied to slaughter the prisoner (apparently) ...

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Akbar: 24. DELAYING!!!
G2: 19. (20:20). DELAYING!!!
Maeni: 18. Grease lasts for 2 minutes!
Flair: 17.
* Flair has developed GHOUL FEVER, which will affect him beginning tomorrow!!!!
G1: 16. (9:20).
Zoo: 15. Big Dog Form (Lunge/ Bestial Reflexes), will last 2 minutes.
Bangs: 10.
G3: 9.(20:20). READIED to bite Ilki's finger off to show he means business!!!
Amiri: 5. PARALYZED thru R5T16!!!

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R2T18: Maeni, as the other apparently suspended their fight, starts talking in the language everyone seems to know, and yet with a strange syntax, "We do not agree on a lot of things, but hear that : taking hostage won't help you. If you kill him now, you will die soon afterward, ans if we move without him, what will you do with him ? Consider that : leave the prisoner go free, stop fighting, and we won't hurt you."

R2T17: Flair steps back in front of the doorway so that the hostage-taker can see him (and vice-versa). He raises his empty hands in a symbol of nonviolence. "The lady's right; there's plenty to eat elsewhere and this morsel isn't worth it. If you take that door," he says, gesturing with his head to the door at the southern end of the room, "there will be an outside door not 30 feet away. Take it and we'll forget we saw you and you'll be free to get a bite to eat somewhere else."

His maneuver had a secondary purpose, though: If things went south, he wanted to be in position to deal with it, and he didn't have a clear line of attack from his previous position.

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Also from your position, Flair catches just barely from where he is standing that there is a crate to the northwest that lurches occasionally, suggesting something is trapped inside.

Also, you didn't specify a target, so you are readied to attack G1 in case hostilities apparently resume.

R2T19: G1 looks at Flair menacingly, but does not attack ...

R2T15: Zoo, what do you do?

Bangs on deck, G3 in the hole ... Bangs, be sure to note your intended action or delay of action as well, please.

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Akbar: 24. DELAYING!!!
G2: 19. (20:20). DELAYING!!!
Maeni: 18. Grease lasts for 2 minutes!
Flair: 17. READIED to attack in case ghouls want to fight their way out!!!
* Flair has developed GHOUL FEVER, which will affect him beginning tomorrow!!!!
G1: 16. (9:20). DELAYING!!!
Zoo: 15. Big Dog Form (Lunge/ Bestial Reflexes), will last 2 minutes.
Bangs: 10.
G3: 9.(20:20). READIED to bite Ilki's finger off to show he means business!!!
Amiri: 5. PARALYZED thru R5T16!!!

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R2T15: Zoo tenses and gives a warning growl, but otherwise does not attack.

R2T10: Bangs, what do you do?

G3 on deck, Amiri (paralyzed) in the hole ... Akbar, G2, G1 delaying ... Flair and Zoo have readied actions.

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Akbar: 24. DELAYING!!!
G2: 19. (20:20). DELAYING!!!
Maeni: 18. Grease lasts for 2 minutes!
Flair: 17. READIED to attack in case ghouls want to fight their way out!!!
* Flair has developed GHOUL FEVER, which will affect him beginning tomorrow!!!!
G1: 16. (9:20). DELAYING!!!
Zoo: 15. Big Dog Form (Lunge/ Bestial Reflexes), will last 2 minutes. READIED to bite G1 or G2 if they try to attack (IA to use Pugnacious for reach).
Bangs: 10.
G3: 9.(20:20). READIED to bite Ilki's finger off to show he means business!!!
Amiri: 5. PARALYZED thru R5T16!!!

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R2T10: Grimacing at the severe wound on Amiri, Bangs takes the temporary stalemate as a chance to patch up his allies. He reaches out for Amiri's mind, if she minds she can complain when she isn't injured. Bangs easily gets through her weak mind to connect her to the collective. Flair's metabolism goes into hyper-drive to fully heal him, and Amiri heals 1.

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Good call. It used to be there before the GMWM '17. It's there again on your spells sheet immediately under the class name on the right hand column. Yes, if you haven't done anything else for the day, you are assumed to be psionically focused. It would be a part of your morning routine for your psionic meditations. It's there now, though the short-column now says "N" because as of this action you are no longer psionically focused.

Though Amiri's tiny healing isn't noticed, Flair's recovery most certainly is. G1 calls out, "Yaroslava, this fella' in the funny boots just healed everything we gave him!"

R2T9: G3 bites off one of the poor prisoner's fingers. The wretch screams in pain as that ghoul calls out, "I mean business. Leave us ... NOW!"

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T18: Maeni, what do you do?

Delayers delaying, Flair on deck, Zoo in the hole (neither of their ready-triggers have occurred) ...

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Akbar: 24. DELAYING!!!
G2: 19. (20:20). DELAYING!!!
Maeni: 18. Grease lasts for 2 minutes!
Flair: 17. READIED to attack in case ghouls want to fight their way out!!!
* Flair has developed GHOUL FEVER, which will affect him beginning tomorrow!!!!
G1: 16. (9:20). DELAYING!!!
Zoo: 15. Big Dog Form (Lunge/ Bestial Reflexes), will last 2 minutes. READIED to bite G1 or G2 if they try to attack (IA to use Pugnacious for reach).
Bangs: 10.
G3: 9. (20:20).
Amiri: 5. PARALYZED thru R5T16!!!

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R3T18: As the others talk, kinda going against her attempt, Maeni adds, "Then free him, and we will leave you in peace. We won't let you keep a prisoner if you take care of them that way."

R3T17: Almost over top of Maeni, Flair shook his head, "Then kill him. But once you do, it'll be too late. I will chase you down and break every bone in your body. I will smash your skull in until your brains are splattered on the floor. and your friends here won't be able to stop me. I mean, you just saw me heal. I'm up for spending a real long time dealing with you." He then turns his wrists to be in a more combative stance. "So what's it gonna be?"

R3T15: Zoo lets out a much louder growl as if agreeing with Flair's sentiment.

R3T10: Bangs, what do you do?

G3 (the one the speakers seem to be waiting on for reaction/ action) on deck, Amiri (paralyzed) in the hole ... Akbar and G1/G2 delaying ...

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Akbar: 24. DELAYING!!!
G2: 19. (20:20). DELAYING!!!
Maeni: 18. Grease lasts for 2 minutes!
Flair: 17.
* Flair has developed GHOUL FEVER, which will affect him beginning tomorrow!!!!
G1: 16. (9:20). DELAYING!!!
Zoo: 15. Big Dog Form (Lunge/ Bestial Reflexes), will last 2 minutes.
Bangs: 10.
G3: 9. (20:20).
Amiri: 5. PARALYZED thru R5T16!!!

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R3T10: Seeing a continued delay in fighting, Bangs takes the chance to connect the prisoner to the collective. Perhaps, even if it is unlikely, Bangs could heal the man allowing him to fight against his captor, or he could save him should the creature attempt to carry out it's threat. Though... a darker part of Bangs mind is preparing for the creature to make good on it's threats, releasing that euphoric thrill of power that accompanies death... to aid his allies in avenging him, of course. Sure enough, the man's addled mind is easy to add to the collective.

R3T9: "I warned you," says the ghoul inside, unfazed by the mixed messages the party sends. He performs a coup de grace by ripping out the man's throat and killing him. "Kill them!"

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You gain 1 temporary PP. Roll a SAN check.

R3T8: G2, who was delaying, tries to conduct a coup de grace on Amiri, but Flair valiantly tries to stop that with a palm strike to the face. But that palm strike gets deflected and the tribal munches on her throat, doing 13. Only by the grace of her patron does she manage to just keep standing.
R3T7: G1 manages to step out of the greased area, and bites Amiri for 3 (not a coup de grace).

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T18: Maeni, what do you do?

Akbar, you have been delaying, do you do anything? Flair on deck, Zoo in the hole ...

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Akbar: 24. DELAYING!!!
Maeni: 18. Grease lasts for 2 minutes!
Flair: 17.
* Flair has developed GHOUL FEVER, which will affect him beginning tomorrow!!!!
Zoo: 15. Big Dog Form (Lunge/ Bestial Reflexes), will last 2 minutes.
Bangs: 10. 1 temporary PP will last until end R7T9.
G3: 9. (20:20).
G2: 8. (20:20).
G1: 7. (9:20).
Amiri: 5. PARALYZED thru R5T16!!!
End of Round 3 ... Esipil escapes!!!

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R4T18: Eyes icy with hatred, Maeni shouts while waving her hands, "The price for that is death!"

She intones her spell and a small bead of green glowing energy misses her target G1.

R4T17: Flair groaned as the third ghoul made the wrong choice. He wasn't a guardsman sworn to uphold the law, or a paladin on a holy quest to slay every ghoul possible. He really would have let them go. But Numbnuts was too busy thinking with his stomach and his balls to take the wise course of action, and it was going to cost him and his pals everything.

Flair kicked the one still in the room between the eyes (4), slamming his heel into the other ghoul's temple (not hard enough). He then lets his momentum take him north a bit so he now stands a few feet away from them. He also realizes he is standing on a slick floor.

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Your fluff attack sequence was reversed of what you defined as attacks 1 and 2, so I used the fluff to define the "targets," and your spoiler defined how well you did against that chosen opponent.

R4T15: Zoo looses an unearthly howl, as claws sprout from his forepaws. He tears into the nearby ghoul with tooth and destroys it in a single bite. He then moves forward a little and with his claws one strikes true for 7.

R4T14: Akbar glares at the ghoul and without a clear shot he casts a spell of high-frequency sonics that only the ghoul can hear (1).

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Remember to roll your 1d6 when you cause damage to an opponent that is the subject of your painful stare. Unfortunately, I rolled '2' for you for a total 3, and it saved so still only 1 damage.

R4T10: Bangs, what do you do?

Ghouls on deck and in the hole ...

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Maeni: 18. Grease lasts for 2 minutes!
Flair: 17.
* Flair has developed GHOUL FEVER, which will affect him beginning tomorrow!!!!
Zoo: 15. Big Dog Form (Lunge/ Bestial Reflexes), will last 2 minutes.
Akbar: 14.
Bangs: 10. 1 temporary PP will last until end R7T9.
G3: 9. (20:20).
G2: 8. (8:20).
Amiri: 5. PARALYZED thru R5T16!!!
End of Round 3 ... Esipil escapes as soon as ghouls start winning.

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R4T10: Seeing the enemies being pushed back, Bangs gathers energy into his hands all the dust and loose stone around them starts being drawn towards Bangs colliding together into a mass before him. "Almost... ready... Firing!" Bangs warns his allies before launching the sphere of stone at the one who killed the prisoner ... and missing.

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It is up to you how you RP the fact that on some level the man's death - and feeding off it in an almost calculated manner - affects you. It is only a loss of 1 SAN, but still a drop in an ever-filling bucket. Very possibly, you don't even recognize any effect. Up to you.

R4T9: G3 moves down and slips onto the ground as soon as he falls. He goes to get up, but Zoo is right there with a bite that "barely" nips the tribal's right elbow for min (7). It is that one's first wound, however, and he gets to his feet.

R4T8: Unfortunately, at nearly the same time as Zoo is reacting to the fallen ghoul, the other one uses the opening to try once again to end Amiri, biting deep into her chest and cracking ribs. Her chest cavity practically explodes. Her massive sword clangs on the ground as G2 retracts triumphantly from his bite, and Amiri flops to the ground and her presence is no longer felt in the collective.

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You get another 1 temporary PP from Amiri's definitive death. However, you were prepared for this, and your "profit" from this wasn't a function of calculation but of the same type of horror when Sandra was killed yesterday And let's face it, you are starting to become ... desensitized.

End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T18: Maeni, what do you do?

Flair on deck, Zoo in the hole ...

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Maeni: 18. Grease lasts for 2 minutes!
Flair: 17.
* Flair has developed GHOUL FEVER, which will affect him beginning tomorrow!!!!
Zoo: 15. Big Dog Form (Lunge/ Bestial Reflexes), will last 2 minutes.
Akbar: 14.
Bangs: 10. 1 temporary PP will last until end R7T9. 1 temporary PP will last until R8T8.
G3: 9. (13:20).
G2: 8. (8:20).
End of Round 3 ... Esipil escapes as soon as ghouls start winning.

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R5T18: Maeni keeps throwing around lightning sparkles, unable to unleash her more destructive power.

R5T17: Flair screams in fury and terror; it didn't have to be this way. If they had just been smart and left, all of this could have been avoided. But now Amiri was dead and Flair had lost all semblance of being collected. He howled in indignation as he slammed his fists into the leader (with only one hitting hard enough for 2).

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No, just cover ... not partial cover.

R5T15: Zoo attacks Amiri's killer with a vengeance, destroying it with a bite. Another claw on what was ostensibly the leader hits for 5. This last ghoul is barely standing now.

R5T14: Akbar, what do you do?

Bangs on deck, G3 in the hole ...

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Maeni: 18. Grease lasts for 2 minutes!
Flair: 17.
* Flair has developed GHOUL FEVER, which will affect him beginning tomorrow!!!!
Zoo: 15. Big Dog Form (Lunge/ Bestial Reflexes), will last 2 minutes.
Akbar: 14.
Bangs: 10. 1 temporary PP will last until end R7T9. 1 temporary PP will last until R8T8.
G3: 9. (6:20).
End of Round 3 ... Esipil escapes as soon as ghouls start winning.

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R5T14: Akbar casts a spell and shouts noiselessly at the remaining enemy one last time (1 sonic).

R5T10: Bangs, what do you do?

G3 on deck, Maeni in the hole ...

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Maeni: 18. Grease lasts for 2 minutes!
Flair: 17.
* Flair has developed GHOUL FEVER, which will affect him beginning tomorrow!!!!
Zoo: 15. Big Dog Form (Lunge/ Bestial Reflexes), will last 2 minutes.
Akbar: 14.
Bangs: 10. 1 temporary PP will last until end R7T9. 1 temporary PP will last until R8T8.
G3: 9. (5:20).
End of Round 3 ... Esipil escapes as soon as ghouls start winning.

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R5T10: With only one enemy remaining, Bangs sends out another stone, looking to crush the last resistance left in their foe. Despite the incredible difficulty of the shot, it is enough to smash the ghoul in the head and drop him.

Combat Ends ...

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Maeni: 18. Grease lasts for 2 minutes!
Flair: 17.
* Flair has developed GHOUL FEVER, which will affect him beginning tomorrow!!!!
Zoo: 15. Big Dog Form (Lunge/ Bestial Reflexes), will last 2 minutes.
Akbar: 14.
Bangs: 10. 1 temporary PP will last until end R7T9. 1 temporary PP will last until R8T8.
G3: 9. (5:20).
End of Round 3 ... Esipil escapes as soon as ghouls start winning.

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Bangs and Flair open the door on Flair's signal, with the group set as Flair recommended (though Meanie might mumble a bit about burnt eyebrows, and perhaps right fully so). Inside, cracked, river-green tiles cover the walls and floors of this communal shower in wavering patterns. Dry metal spouts jut from several walls, overlooking grates in the tile floor. A sizable portion of the floor drops into a shallow pool, filled with something other than water: a vile stew of corpses and blood. The smell of rot and copper fills the air in this room. Three alcoves, providing minimal privacy, run along the south wall. In the center, a simple chair has been transformed into a gruesome throne covered with draped viscera and gnawed bones.

Surprise Round ...

S20: No sooner does the door open, revealing the scene described, then everyone's senses are assaulted by the deepest smell of the rot of death. It is enough to distract most of the group. Despite every ounce of everyone's intuition saying, "Surely there is something in here that wants to kill us!" ... yet again these bastard tribals, for that is who accost you, are damn stealthy. The Boo! factor is strong with them, and only Flair and Zoo find themselves truly "ready." Meanwhile, Maeni is a bit overwhelmed by the smell, feeling queasy and more than a little off as a one-handed tribal (K) with a necklace of a rotting hand rushes Zoo, biting deep into his shoulder for 5.

S18: Zoo, this is a surprise round, so you only have a single action available. This one-handed ghoul that bit you just came out of a charge, so is slightly off-balance. What do you do?

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Klades: 20. Stealth 20. Charged!
Bangs: 19.
Zoo: 18. Physical Enhancement (+2 Str, +2 Dex), Big Dog Form, Bestial Reflexes (Lunge).
G2: 16.
Maeni: 15. SICKENED 5 minutes!!!
Akbar: 12.
Bangs: 9.
G1: 6.

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S18: Zoo, having few options at the moment, compares bites with the tribal, munching on his left shoulder - the same relative spot as the wound he received himself - for 8.

S17: Flair, what do you do?

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Klades: 20. (16:24). Charged!
Bangs: 19.
Zoo: 18. Physical Enhancement (+2 Str, +2 Dex), Big Dog Form, Bestial Reflexes (Lunge).
Flair: 17.
G2: 16.
Maeni: 15. SICKENED 5 minutes!!!
Akbar: 12.
Bangs: 9.
G1: 6.

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S17: Dammit, Flair thought. We were supposed to get the drop on them! Still, he quickly sidestepped behind the charging ghoul and kicks low, but clumsily.

S16: A ghoul steps out of its hiding place from the side, now flanking Flair. The human hears this though and ducks in time.

S6: Another tribal is already there (perhaps its shadow clued Flair in?) and also bites but Flair swats his jaw to the side in time.

End Surprise Round, Begin Round One ...

R1T20: The one with one hand - who seems like a leader despite having only one hand - turns to face Flair. He goes low just as Flair did to avoid the other, and sinks his teeth deep into Flair's intercostals with a critical for that does 9 (max) and leaves Flair breathless.

Flair, you are fatigued from the crit. Roll a saving throw vs. paralysis before the leader's claw attack.

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This might just be the tribal leader overall, not just of this small trio. That horrendous smell that seems to unsettle Maeni ... his greater strength and speed ... your mind calls forth stories of ghouls who are stronger versions, known as "ghasts," and they are truly terrifying creatures to behold!

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Klades: 20. (16:24). Charged!
Bangs: 19.
Zoo: 18. Physical Enhancement (+2 Str, +2 Dex), Big Dog Form, Bestial Reflexes (Lunge).
Flair: 17.
* Contracted GHOUL FEVER which will show tomorrow!!!
G1: 16.
Maeni: 15. SICKENED 5 minutes!!!
Akbar: 12.
Bangs: 9.
G2: 6.

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R1T20 (Cont'd): The brutal hit, so perfectly placed, in the muscles of the torso and the lungs, stops Flair in his tracks.

"Leave him!" snarls the leader,

"But, Klade-" starts another to interrupt.

"He's got a surprise coming. Musta' been one o' our kin, but we have ta 'replenish our numbers. Now take down that dog!"

The other two tribals seem to get a knowing, evil glint in their eyes.

"Klade" takes a step to the side to smile at a meek man behind the door, slashing Bangs in the groin with his claw for 5.

Bangs, roll a Fort save vs. paralysis.

R1T16: G1 steps up to Zoo and bites at him.

R1T15: Maeni, the leader's smell of carrion is so bad that it is turning your stomach and making it hard to concentrate. What do you do?

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This is the sickened condition, so adjust any rolls you make as appropriate.

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Klades: 20. (16:24).
Zoo: 18. Physical Enhancement (+2 Str, +2 Dex), Big Dog Form, Bestial Reflexes (Lunge).
Flair: 17. PARALYZED til end R6T20!!!
* Contracted GHOUL FEVER which will show tomorrow!!!
G1: 16.
Maeni: 15. SICKENED 5 minutes!!!
Akbar: 12.
Bangs: 9.
G2: 6.

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R1T15: Stepping back several feet to ensure a clean shot, Maeni finally opens her mouth. "Burn!"

A line of fire spreads from her open mouth, passing pretty close to the dog, and missing by a few centimeters the paralyzed man, to finally engulf the surprised, one-handed monster for 9 fire.

R1T12: Akbar, what do you do?

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Klades: 20. (7:24).
Zoo: 18. Physical Enhancement (+2 Str, +2 Dex), Big Dog Form, Bestial Reflexes (Lunge).
Flair: 17. PARALYZED til end R6T20!!!
* Contracted GHOUL FEVER which will show tomorrow!!!
G1: 16.
Maeni: 15. SICKENED 5 minutes!!!
Akbar: 12.
Bangs: 9.
G2: 6.

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R1T12: Akbar moves to line up a clear shot and the sends a streak of flame at the enemy leader. Klades is not to be surprised by fire a second time, though, and he dodges out of the way.

R1T9: Bangs, what do you do?

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Klades: 20. (7:24).
Zoo: 18. Physical Enhancement (+2 Str, +2 Dex), Big Dog Form, Bestial Reflexes (Lunge).
Flair: 17. PARALYZED til end R6T20!!!
* Contracted GHOUL FEVER which will show tomorrow!!!
G1: 16.
Maeni: 15. SICKENED 5 minutes!!!
Akbar: 12.
Bangs: 9.
G2: 6.

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R1T9: Diving away from the enemies, Bangs attempts to distance himself. He easily pulls away from one of the tribals, and only just ducks out of the way of Klade's gluttonous bite! Now clear, Bangs sends a rock back that way, missing wildly.

R1T6: The last tribal pushes past the paralyzed pugilist to place himself before the polymorphing pooch. He bites deeply into Zoo's other shoulder for 7.

Zoo, roll me a Fort save vs. paralysis.

Klades on deck, Zoo in the hole ...

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Klades: 20. (7:24).
Zoo: 18. Physical Enhancement (+2 Str, +2 Dex), Big Dog Form, Bestial Reflexes (Lunge).
Flair: 17. PARALYZED til end R6T20!!!
* Contracted GHOUL FEVER which will show tomorrow!!!
G1: 16.
Maeni: 15. SICKENED 5 minutes!!!
Akbar: 12.
Bangs: 9.
G2: 6.

[lostsole31]

Zoo, having thrice seen the worst of what being paralyzed by a tribal can do, rallies to avoid becoming a modern art installation.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T20: Klade snarls when he sees that Zoo was "only" wounded by his ally's bite. He gives a hissing laugh to Bangs. "Oh, I'm still coming for you ... after this one."

Klade's bite misses wildly, and his claw fares little better.

R2T18: Zoo, what do you do?

G1 on deck, Maeni (sickened) in the hole ...

Spoiler: Battle Map

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Klades: 20. (7:24).
Zoo: 18. Physical Enhancement (+2 Str, +2 Dex), Big Dog Form, Bestial Reflexes (Lunge).
Flair: 17. PARALYZED til end R6T20!!!
* Contracted GHOUL FEVER which will show tomorrow!!!
G1: 16.
Maeni: 15. SICKENED 5 minutes!!!
Akbar: 12.
Bangs: 9.
G2: 6.

[lostsole31]

R2T18: Zoo bristles at the threat made toward Bangs and lashes out with his own claws and bite at Klade. The tribal leader manages to knock away the jaws because that's what he expects. But he doesn't know how to deal with the unusual weapons Zoo is outfitted withal, and a single claw ends his reign even as another claw tears into G2 for 11.

R2T16: G1, seeing his leader go down, is now filled with hatred and tears into Zoo with full fury. He gets bit for 5, clawed for 2, and clawed for 5. At the end of that salvo, Zoo is a bleeding mess that is barely standing on his four legs ... and might yet be paralyzed!

Zoo, roll three Fort saves vs. paralaysis!

R2T15: Maeni, what do you do? (Zoo may or may not be paralyzed, depending on when you update.)

Akbar on deck, Bangs in the hole ...

Spoiler: Battle Map

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Zoo: 18. Physical Enhancement (+2 Str, +2 Dex), Big Dog Form, Bestial Reflexes (Lunge).
Flair: 17. PARALYZED til end R6T20!!!
* Contracted GHOUL FEVER which will show tomorrow!!!
G1: 16. (20:20).
Maeni: 15. SICKENED 5 minutes!!!
Akbar: 12.
Bangs: 9.
G2: 6. (9:20).

DEAD: Klades (Ghast).

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R2T15: As Zoo stands bleeding, Maeni nears herself and lays a hand on him, whispering words of well-being. "You better stay alive," she says, infusing Zoo with 8, leaving him still heavily wounded but much better off.

R2T12: Akbar, what do you do?

Bangs on deck (action listed above), G2 in the hole ...

Spoiler: Battle Map

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Zoo: 18. Physical Enhancement (+2 Str, +2 Dex), Big Dog Form, Bestial Reflexes (Lunge).
Flair: 17. PARALYZED til end R6T20!!!
* Contracted GHOUL FEVER which will show tomorrow!!!
G1: 16. (20:20).
Maeni: 15. SICKENED 5 minutes!!!
Akbar: 12.
Bangs: 9.
G2: 6. (9:20).

DEAD: Klades (Ghast).

[lostsole31]

R2T12: Akbar sends some ill will at G2. It seems to have an effect, but again not quite as much as Akbar had hoped.

R2T9: Bangs, what do you do?

G2 on deck, Zoo in the hole ...

Spoiler: Battle Map

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Zoo: 18. Physical Enhancement (+2 Str, +2 Dex), Big Dog Form, Bestial Reflexes (Lunge).
Flair: 17. PARALYZED til end R6T20!!!
* Contracted GHOUL FEVER which will show tomorrow!!!
G1: 16. (20:20).
Maeni: 15. SICKENED 5 minutes!!!
Akbar: 12.
Bangs: 9.
G2: 6. (7:20).

DEAD: Klades (Ghast).

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R2T9: Frightened by the creature's threat, Bangs heaves a sigh of relief as Zoo makes the creatures threats empty. However, Bangs is shocked by the severe wounds Zoo takes as a result, mustering that pool of energy within him, Bangs reaches out to buffer Zoo's lifeforce as he shouts, "Don't you dare die on me you furball!"

R2T6: G2 attacks, just managing to get Zoo with a claw for 7 (max), and yet while Zoo feels the pain and it stings, his wounds don't get any worse.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T18: Zoo, before anything else ....

Spoiler: Zoo

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Roll a Fort save vs. DC 13 or be paralyzed. It's alright to roll in OOC, but ID what the roll is. That way, if you make the save, you won't have to double-post in IC. Otherwise, it is your turn ...

G1 on deck, Maeni in the hole ...

Spoiler: Battle Tracker

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Zoo: 18. Vigor for 3 temporary hit points for 2 minutes.
* Physical Enhancement (+2 Str, +2 Dex), Big Dog Form, Bestial Reflexes (Lunge).
Flair: 17. PARALYZED til end R6T20!!!
* Contracted GHOUL FEVER which will show tomorrow!!!
G1: 16. (20:20).
Maeni: 15. SICKENED 5 minutes!!!
Akbar: 12.
Bangs: 9.
G2: 6. (7:20).

DEAD: Klades (Ghast).

[lostsole31]

R3T18: Zoo, thankful for the healing, attacks again in full force. He noms on G1 with a bite, which serves best as a means to hold him briefly for a powerful blow from a claw for 10, and then only scraping with the next claw.

R3T16: G1 counters with a bite that removes the last of the excess Bangs had given Zoo. He misses wildly with his right claw, and fares little better with his next.

R3T15: Maeni, Zoo is an awful bloody mess (still and again) [and possibly paralyzed]. What do you do?

Akbar on deck, Bangs in the hole ...

Spoiler: Battle Tracker

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Zoo: 18. Vigor for 3 temporary hit points for 2 minutes.
* Physical Enhancement (+2 Str, +2 Dex), Big Dog Form, Bestial Reflexes (Lunge).
Flair: 17. PARALYZED til end R6T20!!!
* Contracted GHOUL FEVER which will show tomorrow!!!
G1: 16. (10:20).
Maeni: 15. SICKENED 5 minutes!!!
Akbar: 12.
Bangs: 9.
G2: 6. (7:20).

DEAD: Klades (Ghast).

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R3T15: Laying hands on Zoo again and casting a spell to give him 5, Maeni then pulls back to be sure to have some timeto see the ghoul coming.

"Stay alive just a little more..."

R3T12: Akbar, what do you do?

Bangs on deck, G2 in the hole ...

Spoiler: Battle Tracker

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Zoo: 18. Vigor for 3 temporary hit points for 2 minutes.
* Physical Enhancement (+2 Str, +2 Dex), Big Dog Form, Bestial Reflexes (Lunge).
Flair: 17. PARALYZED til end R6T20!!!
* Contracted GHOUL FEVER which will show tomorrow!!!
G1: 16. (10:20).
Maeni: 15. SICKENED 5 minutes!!!
Akbar: 12.
Bangs: 9.
G2: 6. (7:20).

DEAD: Klades (Ghast).