(Sneak:4!+1) Dwareet'ik stealthily moves on into the hallway and begins heading down the stairs as the sound of battle rises to greet him from below. (Observation check:5!)
Dragnar and Reece get themselves into position in the doorway as the zombies approach, both of them clearing their scabbards as Reece hold the torch in his off hand and his newly acquired wooden longsword in his other. The zombies approach and for the first time you can make out their bloated features. They appear to have at some point been elves, all three which you find somewhat strange. Elven zombies in a dwarven fortress?
The three zombies shuffle forwards as Dragnar hacks into them with his bastard sword.
(Attack:5!) (Dodge:6!,2!) The zombie manages to twist out of the way of the blade as Dragnar brings it back up from beneath. (Attack:5!) (Dodge:6!,5!) Again the zombie manages to nimbly avoid the blow somehow, countering the dwarf. (Attack:4!) (Dodge:6!,2!) Dragnar himself dodges the blow and puts himself in a better striking position in the process.
Reece lunges as soon as a zombie is within his range. (Attack:6!,5!) (Dodge:5!) (Location:6!) (Damage:1) He lashed out impaling the zombie in the face and tearing out one of it's eyes in the process but the zombie doesn't seem to mind much.
(Atack:3!) (Dodge:2!) (Location:3!) (Damage:6!,1!/2(wood)) His second swing catches the zombie in the left leg, slicing into it but the wood is too light to penetrate deeply.
The zombies swarm the doorway and attack pummeling at the adventurers.
(Z1 Attack:1!) The zombie strikes out at Dragnar but misses terribly.
(Z2 Attack:3!) (Dodge:2!) (Location:6!) (Damage:1!) The zombie pounds Reece double-fisted in the face and there's a small pop as his nose begins gushing blood. It hurts but is somewhat superficial.
Dragnar attacks again hacking at the zombie. (Attack:2!+1) (Dodge:2!) (Location:4!) (Damage:3!) His blade barely managed to catch the thing in the right leg, cutting into rotten flesh but only shallowly. He swings again. (Attack:6!,2!) (Dodge:5!) (Location:4!) (Damage:2!+1) Bringing the large sword back into position he stabs out at it again piercing the same leg in the thigh.
Reece swings trying to put distance between him and the zombie. (Attack:4!) (Dodge:2!) (Location:1!) (Damage:4!/2) He slashes the zombie across the chest opening a large gash out of which putrid fluids ooze. (Attack:1!) He swings again but chokes at the smell now emanating from the undead.
The zombies try to force themselves upon you.
(Z1 Attack:1!) The zombie misses, clipping the doorframe as Dragnar expertly deflects it.
(Z2 Attack:3!) (Dodge:4!) Reese too manages to avoid the undead's wild flailing but is forced back a pace.
Dragnar attacks again. (Attack:6!,6!) (Dodge:1!) (Location:2!) (Damage:5!,2! x2) The sword slices out as the zombie lurches into it's path and the limb is severed entirely, going flying off into the darkness of the room. (Penalty to zombie attack) (Attack:1!) His swing overbalanced him though and his second attack went wide.
Reece moves up again and attacks. (Attack:4!) (Dodge:4!) (Location:4!) (Damage:6!,3! /2) His sword cuts into the zombies right leg as he lunges at it again. (Attack:5!) (Dodge:5!) (Location:1!) (Damage:6!,4! /2) The zombie nearly avoids it but moves just wrong at the last second as the blade slides deep into it's chest, piercing vitals and organs and damaging the creatures spine. The blow may have been fatal for anything living but the zombie was not.
(Z1 attack:1!-1) Futilely the zombie attempts to attack the dwarf but fails.
(Z2 attack:4!) (Dodge:1!) (Location:2!) (Damage:5!) The zombe charges and Reece can't get into a good position. The zombie rakes him in the left arm with it's bony claw-like hands, gouging into his flesh and driving him back another step.
(Detection check:5! (Dragnar), 6!,4! (Reece), DM rolls:4!,4!) As Reece gets forced back he looks behind him and is suddenly surprised to see a small, strange-looking kobold. (Intelligence:2!) You're not sure if it's hostile or not and warn Dragnar who shouts out:
"Defend the Horde from the Skulking Filth!"
(Intelligence:2!) If you (Dragnar) didn't have your hands full of zombie at the moment you'd turn your sword on the kobold at once, if only out of habit. But the thing will likely just run away now that it's been spotted.
The kobold though, surprisingly attack with his staff, stabbing out at the zombie nearest you Dragnar. (Penalties for attacking around an ally applies Dwareet'ik)
(Attack:3!-1) But the kobold misses.
Dragnar turns his attention back onto the zombies. (Attack:2!) (Attack:3!) (Dodge:6!,2!) But the zombie manages to avoid your attack and gets you in a bad position. (Penalty canceled for it this round)
Reece too lunges out at the zombie. (Attack:6!,6!) (Dodge:3!) (Location:5!) (Damage: 3!,2!) His sword catches it in the right arm, cutting through tendon and sinew. (This thing has yellow wounds all over now!) (Attack:1!) But his second swing misses.
(Z1 attack:6!,3!) (Dodge:1!) (Location:4!) (Damage:3!) The zombie throws itself at you, tackling you to the ground and knocking you back into the kobold. It tears into your flesh with it's teeth.
(Z2 attack:4!) (Dodge:2!) (Location:2!) (Damage:5!) The second zombie attacks Reese, lunging at him savagely as it savagely pounds his arm, trapping it in the doorframe and breaking it. Reece is in pain. Reece drops the torch.
The third zombie moves into position in the doorway, looking hungrily at Reece.
Dwareet'ik rolls to his feet and out of the tangle of bodies, trying the help pry the zombie off of Dragnar. (+1 Bonus to Dragnar's roll... you weakling.
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Dragnar punches down at the creature trying to break it's lock. (Opposed grapple checks: Dragnar:4!+1 (Kobold aide), Zombie 1:5!-1 (missing arm)) Dragnar manages to break the creatures hold on him and rises to his feet.
Reece does his best to hold the zombies at the door. (Attack:1!) (Attack:3!) (Dodge:6!,4!) His limply flapping arm must be impeding his swordsmanship though as his attacks fly wild or are skillfully dodged. (+1 bonus to Zombie 2 attack)
(Z1 attack:1!) The zombie lunges at Dragnar but the dwarf is out of reach. The other two zombies attack Reece.
(Z2 attack:3!+1) (Dodge:2!) (Location:3!) (Damage:3!) The second zombie claws your leg and barely manages to bypass your leather armor, scratching you but not badly.
(Z3 attack:1!) The newcomer to the fray misses badly.
The kobold, brazenly tries to crack the zombie in the head with his staff. (Attack:3!) (Dodge:3!-1 (prone) (Location:6!) (Damage:1!) He does so but it's only a glancing blow. (Attack:6!,6!) (Dodge:5!-1 (prone)) (Location:4!) (Damage: 1!,4!) The zombie tries to avoid your next blow but it catches it in the right leg, breaking it. A flash of light emanates from the scepter and a voice can be heard.
(Dragnar Intelligence:2!) Only Dragnar understands the words but fails to understand their significance as he focuses on battle. (Attack:6!,4!) (Dodge:2!-1) (Location:5!) (Damage:1!x2) Dragnar catches the creature with a vicious swipe in the other arm but it only bites through flesh. (Attack:2!) His second swing misses.
Reece lunges out again almost desperately. (Attack:6!,4!) (Dodge:2!) (Location:2!) (Damage:5!) His swing catches it in the only remaining undamaged portion, the left arm and slices deeply into it. (Attack:3!) (Dodge:3!) (Location:1!) (Damage:6!,5!/2)
Frustrated he hacks out at the zombie, catching it in the torso again the sword cutting through it's lower torso in a wash of gore. The zombie is destroyed.
(Z1 attacks:4!) (Dragnar Dodge:4!) The zombie on the ground seems to be having a hard time of things and misses, but just barely.
(Z3 attacks:2!) The other zombie bashes out at Reece as he turns his attention to it entirely.
The kobold bashes the zombie again with his staff. (Attack:2!) (Attack:1!) But he slips on zombie goo and barely manages to keep his balance.
Dragnar cuts at it though. (Attack:3!) (Dodge:4!-1) (Location:6!) (Damage:6!,6!) His sword flashes in a glittering arc as it hits the prone zombie in the neck, just below the chin, cutting through rotten flesh and cartilage and taking the head clean off which flies up and hits the cieling before bouncing off the far wall and onto the floor. The zombie slumps to the ground, redead.
Dragnar advances again to the door and attacks the remaining zombie. (Attack:4!) (Dodge:4!) (Location:1!) (Damage:1!) He cuts into the creatures chest but it deflects off a rib, shearing off flesh but doing little damage.
Reece takes advantage of the aid and attacks as well. (Attack:2!) (Attack:4!) (Dodge:2!) (Location:6!) (Damage:5!/2) His first attack went wide but the second caught the creature in the side of the head, shearing off an ear and portion of the face but not doing to much more.
The zombie attacks Reece again. (Attack:1!) But the sudden influx of opponents left it disoriented.
The kobold attacks given the chance (Attack:1!) but his blow missed and nearly hit one of his new-found companions.
Dragnar cuts out at the zombie again. (Attack:2!) (Attack:2!) But his blows miss.
Reece attacks as well trying to fend the creature off. (Attack:3!) (Dodge:3!) (Location:4!) (Damage:6!,5! /2) His first swing catches it in the right leg, biting deep into flesh and striking bone. (Attack:3!) (Dodge:3!) (Location:5!) (Damage:1!) His next swing caught the zombie in the right arm but deflected off the elbow after doing little.
The zombie bashes out at Reece again. (Attack:1!) But misses.
Dwareet'ik sees another opening and strikes! (Attack:6!,6!) (Dodge:3!) (Location:4!) (Damage: 2!,5!) His blow strikes home in the same leg Reece had just wounded and the leg buckles under the blow, sending the zombie sprawling on the ground.
Dragnar takes advantage of the situation and hacks down at the zombie. (Attack:1!) (Attack:2!) But his blows rain down on stone, striking sparks as the undead thrashes about trying to stand.
Reece too lashes out at it. (Attack:1!) (Attack:2!) But seems unable to land a solid blow.
The zombie tries to throw itself at one of it's attackers. (Attack:2!) But misses.
The kobold brings his staff down on it. (Attack:4!) (Dodge:2!-1) (Location:1!) (Damage:3!/2) The blow manages to possibly fracture a rib but the zombie shrugs it off.
(Attack:5!) (Dodge:1!) (Location:1!) (Damage:2!) Dragnars blow catches it in the chest as well cutting into it. (Attack:6!,3!) (Dodge:2!) (Location:2!) (Damage:6!,5! x2) Dragnars second blow catches it in the left arm though, severing it from it's body in another shower of gore.
Reece attacks it too. (Attack:4!) (Dodge:3!-2) (Location:6!) (Damage:6!,3! /2) Reece blow catches it in the head breaking it's neck. (Luck:6!,4!) The neck snaps cleanly as the head goes rolling into the large room. All of your eyes follow it for a second when the sound of low moaning and the creaking of dead limbs fills the silence. The other zombies are on the move towards you! Four more zombies approach!
Dwareet'ik- 1 Stealth exp., 2 Observation exp., 1 Unarmed exp., 6 Staff exp.
Dragnar- 2 Dodge exp., 11 Sword exp., 1 unarmed exp., 2 Observation exp., 1 kill
Reece- 1 Dodge exp., 15 Sword exp., 2 Observation exp., 2 kills
(And Reece, your arm is useless but otherwise you're fairly uninjured. As of now I'll assume you can talk and decide things over the weekend. )
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