Remnants of Cyre <Team One>

[Lochar]

Kalinar looks to the others. "I'm going to see what's keeping Templar. If there are this many just trying to get through the kitchen, then there have to be a good number of them outside as well."

Kalinar calls the shadows to him, and the shadows answer. They draw up around him, forming insubstantial armor and shield. He then peers out the front door, if there are no zombies right outside, he walks out and stands there, looking for Templar and the others.

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Steel Shadows used. Armor Bonus +3, Shield bonus +3.

HP: 8/8
AC: 18, Touch 12, FF 16
Mystery lasts for 10 minutes.

[theterran]

Hector

Abandoning the kitchen, Hector nods.

"I will help if I can, I just hope the metalic man who ran upstairs will be ok."

Hector will follow Kalinar out the front.

[Kyeudo]

In the bar room, the barkeep is currently taking charge, getting the patrons who haven't already fled up the stairs and getting those too drunk to care to stumble up the stairs.

Outside, things are caught between looking bad and looking good. Three of the initial zombies are down on the ground at the feet of Templar, Gronth, and Reshmar, but more are shambling around from the side and out from the alleys across from the inn.

[Randel]

Jacinth

He agrees that with these windows that the kitchen is not an ideal battlefront. "I agree, lets retreat to the common room and barricade this door." His mind races as he considers if fleeing the tavern would be the best option. He then remembers that the half-elf cook is still in the room, terrified in the corner. "You! Elf! Get up and get out of here! Do you want to live to be a hundred or do you want to get eaten in the corner of a tavern kitchen?"

(Jacinth plans to get the cook out of the room if possible in one round. If there are no zombies standing in the room (not counting ones crawling through the window) he plans to run to the cooks side, grab her hand, and then run out of the door into the common room. If there is one zombie, he fires the loaded bolt from his crossbow into it and urges the cook to get up and run to the common room where he will follow.

My understanding is that he can either use two move actions (run to cook, drag her out the door) or one standard action, a free action, and a move action (attack zombie, tell cook to escape, run out the door)

Attack: (1d20+1)[12]
Damage: (1d8)[5]

[Kyeudo]

Something finaly gets through to the cook, and she dashes from the room and up the stairs as Jacinth's bolt slams into the undead's chest. The zombie doesn't even seem to notice, though.

[CockroachTeaParty]

Standing at the bottom of the stairs, the mithral warforged helps the patrons of the inn make their way to the second floor.
Are the Karrns attacking? Where are reinforcements?
Fall back to the upper levels! Noncombatants take priority!

[Kyeudo]

Reshmar hammers down another blow with his walking staff at the last zombie within reach.
Attack:(1d20+4)[5]
Damage:(2d6+5)[9]

The zombie in the kitchen shambles closer to Jacinth, and attempts to sink its teeth into his shoulder.
Attack:(1d20+2)[21]
Damage:(1d4+1)[3]
The zombie in the window drags itself through and fall, cut up and bloody, to the floor.
Outside, the last of the origional zombies attempts to grapple with Templar (provoking an AoO), while the new pair charges Gronth and Reshmar. Three more zombies lurch from around the western corner of the inn and, most disturbing of all, one of the zombies that you though had fallen for good attempts to rise to its feet (but you do get AoOs on it for standing).

Zombie4 (against Templar)
Touch Attack:(1d20+2)[15]
Grapple Check:(1d20+2)[13]

Zombie7 (against Gronth)
Attack:(1d20+4)[18]
Damage:(1d4+1)[4]

Zombie8 (against Reshmar)
Attack:(1d20+4)[13]
Damage:(1d4+1)[2]

Reshmar's AoO on Zombie1
Attack:(1d20+4)[24]
Damage:(2d6+5)[14]

Templar attempts to behead the zombie, but his swing misses the staggering zombie.

Fetch covers the stairs as the inn patrons seek refuge on the second floor.

Kalinar uses his magic to armor himself against attacks before exiting the inn.

Gronth attempts to split a zombie in two, but fails to connect.

Hector follows Kalinar outside to assist.

[Randel]

Jacinth

AC: 14 HP:9/12

"Gah!" Jacinth yelps in pain as the zombie bites him. He runs upstairs to take cover behind Fetch.

Curse my weak flesh. he thinks to himself until he realizes that he was bitten by the zombie.

This... could be a problem.

He checks the wound to see if there is any sign of infection and to prevent it if possible.

Heal Check: (1d20+0)[19]

[Lochar]

Kalinar picks whichever zombie appears to be the least hurt, calling upon the shadows once more. The converge on the creature, lashing out in an attempt to daze the creature.

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NOW I'm burning an action point to get another use of Voice of Shadows back. DC 13 Will save.

[Ganon11]

Gronth staggers from the zombies blow, only to see the first he dropped staggering to its feet. Finally, reason beats its way into the barbarians burning mind. "There are too many, and they are rising again!" he screams as he lunges out at the rising zombie, then swings around to attack the closest one that charged him. "We have to retreat to a better position!"

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Attack of Opportunity - (1d20+5)[22]
AoO Damage - (1d12+4)[9]
Attack on Nearest Zombie - (1d20+5)[15]
Damage - (1d12+4)[11]
Possible Cleave Attack from either AoO or Attack - (1d20+5)[24]
Possible Damage - (1d12+4)[10]

HP: 5/14
AC: 14

[theterran]

Hector

Hector arrives at the front door and sees the mass of zombies. His jaw drops wide open as he stares at the sheer amount of undead.

It seems like all of the graveyards have been emptied, or the whole populace of this city is now undead...

Hector grimaces at the thought.
Noticing the three figures fighting against the horde of undead, Hector grasps his flame necklace once again and attempts to help the three being overwhelmed.

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If they're within 60ft. I'm aiming at the closest one that's still intact
Turning Check - (1d20)[13] (Will turn undead up to 1 level higher than my cleric level)
Turning Damage - (2d6+1)[10] (Will turn up to 10 HD of undead)
(edit)It's about time one of these things worked!

[EvilRoeSlade]

Templar

On the contrary, I believe victory is within our grasp. Please continue to engage the enemy units.

Templar seems to be a good multi-tasker. Even as he speaks he impales the groping zombie on his sword, pushes it back, and aims another powerful slash.

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I think that I'm the only one that gets an attack of opportunity against the zombie trying to grapple me, unless perhaps the others rolled AOOs for another reason.
Attack of opportunity - (1d20+4)[23]

[EvilRoeSlade]

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Damage - (1d8+3)[4]
Attack - (1d20+4)[5]
Damage - (1d8+3)[10]

[Kyeudo]

With the cook now safe, Jacinth breaks away from the zombie and heads up the stairs, examining his wound. Its too early to tell if the wound is infected, but the teeth of one of the undead are surely not the cleanest things in the world.

Reshmar swings at a blow at the newest zombie attacking him. "This isn't going to work. I suggest we find different tactics."
Attack:(1d20+4)[14]
Damage:(2d6+5)[16]

Templar slashes the zombie as it tries to grapple with him, driving it back. His follow-up blow misses the zombie by a hair.

Fetch continues to cover the stairwell as the last of the inn's patrons rushes past, up and away from the carnage out front and the zombies in the kitchen.

With great effort, Kalinar calls once more on his shadow magic, attempting to restrain one of the zombies. Will Save: (1d20+3)[23] (Not a standard use of an action point, but I'll allow it this time.)

Gronth lays about with his battleaxe, stoping one zombie from rising in a hopefully permanent way and puting several large gashes in the new arrival.

Hector, drawing upon the depths of his soul, once more attempts to turn the undead that surround them on the street. His upraised holy symbol errupts with a pure, silver light and an almost palpable shockwave of positive energy sweeps across the street. The closest zombies recoil from the holy power and turn away, fleeing the light. (Zombies 4, 7, 8, and two of the zombies who just came around the corner begin to flee, so Gronth, Templar, and Reshmar get AoOs on them next round.)

[EvilRoeSlade]

Templar

Templar's gaze shifts to Reshmar. "Indeed. However, we can't retreat at this point, it could be disastrous. Rather, we must discover a way to destroy the enemy units permanently. Please destroy the remains of the enemy units so that they can no longer rise. I will inflict as many casualties upon the retreating units as possible."

Templar strides towards the fleeing enemies and hacks at their backs.

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Attack - (1d20+4)[12]
Damage - (1d8+3)[6]

[Randel]

Jacinth

Jacinth wipes away at his wound and then takes out his crossbow. "It seems that this little thing isn't going to get the job done. Just need to make a few adjustments... this will take a minute I'm afraid. His brow furrows as he works to speed up the process.

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Jacinth uses Personal Weapon Augmentation to give his crossbow the Undead bane property... I think I'll spend an action point to cast it in one round since otherwise it would take 10 rounds. I think that leaves me with 3 action points left.

[Kyeudo]

(Someone insisted the zombies take their turns before running away, so here they are.)

The zombie pursues Jacinth to the stairway (as Jacinth failed to close the door on it), but Jacinth is much faster than the undead and makes it safely up the stairs. (Fetch probably gets to use his readied action here.) Thankfuly, all the people who remain in the inn have managed to get upstairs ahead of the zombie. The other zombie in the kitchen can't be seen, but you would assume it is getting up and coming towards the nearest live creatures.

Outside, the walking dead continue their mindless attacks. One attempts to grapple Templar, while the other two in close combat continue to try and bite at Reshmar and Gronth. Again, one of the fallen zombies attempts to rise (and so more AoOs for everyone). The zombies coming from arround the corner shamble closer, but thankfully do not get close enough to charge.

Zombie4 (Against Templar)
Touch Attack: (1d20+2)[8]
Grapple Check: (1d20+2)[20]

Zombie7 (Against Gronth)
Attack: (1d20+2)[9]
Damage: (1d4+1)[3]

Zombie8 (Against Reshmar)
Attack: (1d20+2)[22]
Damage: (1d4+1)[2]

[EvilRoeSlade]

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God I need Combat Reflexes.
Attack of opportunity the grappler, which I think I've hit twice so far.
Attack - (1d20+4)[23]
Damage - (1d8+3)[5]

[CockroachTeaParty]

Seeing a zombie cross the threshold into the inn, the heavy crossbow of the mithral warforged fires straight away.

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This is the readied action taking effect. For the next round Fetch will take a full round action to reload.
Attack - (1d20+2)[10]
Damage - (1d10)[4]

If firing into melee, subtract 4 from the attack roll.

[Randel]

Jacinth

The artificer finishes his work on the crossbow and turns to fire it back at the zombie chasing him "Damm, did I leave that door open? Oh well, guess it just makes it easier for me to shoot."

He moves slightly behind and to the side of Fetch so that they are both facing the zombie. He fires the loaded bolt into the zombie.

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Attack: (1d20+3)[11] (+2 bonus from the undead bane infusion, +1 from dex)
Damage: (1d8+2)[6](+2 bonus from the undead bane infusion)
Bonus Damage: (2d6)[9] (extra damage due to infusion: undead bane which adds damage dealt to undead.)

Infusion has 10 minutes left.

[Ganon11]

Dodging the clumsy blow of the zombie, Gronth slashes at it, then spins around as if by instinct to strike at the rising zombie. "I hate to say it, warforged, but we cannot win here! We need to retreat inside! You can stay out here and die if you like, but I refuse!"

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Attack of Opportunity - (1d20+5)[11]
AoO Damage - (1d12+4)[6]
Normal Attack - (1d20+5)[13]
Damage - (1d12+4)[13]
Possible Cleave Attack - (1d20+5)[24]
Possible Cleave Damage - (1d12+4)[13]

Rounds left of rage: 1

[Lochar]

Kalinar watches Templar and the other run towards the tavern. Nodding, he steps back inside, holding the door open for them.

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Held action to slam the door shut once they're in.

[theterran]

Hector

Glad to see the living come back to their senses, Hector steps back inside the inn just before the door is slammed shut.

"Someone check to see if the kitchen has been breached, if so, we'll have to make our stand upstairs."

[Lochar]

"It was in the process of being breached when I left. Head upstairs, now." Kalinar says.

[Kyeudo]

Jacinth works quickly to imbue his crossbow with energy disruptive to the undead, then loads it with a fresh quarrel.

Reshmar's walking staff crashes down once more, as he calls out, "I can't keep this up for much longer, and the axe warrior looks to be nearly exhausted. This is a fight we won't win, metal man."
Attack:(1d20+5)[18]
Damage:(2d6+4)[13]

Inside the inn, The zombie ascends the steep stairs, closing on Fetch and Jacinth at the top of the stairs. The other zombie from the kitchen shambles to the base of the stairs.
Outside, the wave of positive energy unleashed by Hector causes the remaining zombies on the street to turn and shamble away from the burning silver light of Hector's holy symbol. (AoOs for Gronth, Templar, and Reshmar.) As the wave of holy energy passes, one of the downed zombies again begins to rise, and was not affected by the turning.
From the darkness beyond the lamplight comes the sound of more stumbling footsteps, more than those you have just faced, both from the alleyways before you and from behind the inn itself. It seems your battle against the walking dead has drawn more attention.

Templar beheads the zombie that attempted to grapple him, then charges after the fleeing zombies, striking a solid blow against one of the fleeing corpses.

Fetch fires his crossbow into the undead that has lurched into sight from the kitchen, but bolt imbeds itself into the wall, just shy of the undead. The warforged quickly reloads.

Kalinar waits inside the inn's door, ready to close it once the others are back inside.

Gronth, his rage starting to ebb, continues to use his ax to devastating effect, and both the zombie attempting to rise and the zombie attempting to bite him go down to his brutal blows.

Hector steps back inside after driving back the nearest undead, and turns to see if the kitchen has been breached, only to see the second zombie enter the common room.

[Kyeudo]

Forgot Reshmar's AoO against the fleeing zombies this time.
Attack:(1d20+5)[16]
Damage:(2d6+4)[8]

EDIT: This causes templars charging slash to drop another of the zombies.

[Ganon11]

Satisfied at his handiwork and the fleeing zombies, Gronth takes a quick strike at one retreating, then turns and begins running back to the inn. I admire your courage, forged one, but there is no victory here! The druid is right!" As he finishes his run, the warrior noticeably tires, nearly stumbling through the door.

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Attack of Opportunity - (1d20+5)[23]
AoO Damage - (1d12+4)[15]

After this round, Gronth is out of rage. Stats on his char. sheet reflect those changes.

[Randel]

Jacinth

The artificer quickly gets up and moves to a spot on the stairway where he can get a clear shot at the zombie without hitting Fetch. "Alright, hopefully this zombie bane enchantment should work with no problems" he takes aim at the zombie nearest them and fires a bolt at it, the magic of his crossbow making the shot more effective against the legions of the undead.

Attack: 11
Damge: 15 (regular: 9 bonus against undaed: 6)

[EvilRoeSlade]

Templar

Templar moves back to one of the fallen zombies and grimly decapitates it.

[CockroachTeaParty]

Removing a winch from his pack, the mithral warforged calmly places another bolt in his crossbow and begins winding the projectile into place.