(Sorry about the wait, halfway through the battle I accidentally lost the entire post and got so frustrated I had to leave it be for a bit.)
Day 4, Turn 10: Order: Ajax (6!,5!), Dwareet'ik (5!), Dragnar (1!), Reece (6!,4!); New order: Ajax, Reece, Dwareet'ik, Dragnar
(Craft skinning knife:4!-1) You do your best to make a suitable skinning knife with the materials on hand. Fortunately you have plenty of stone to work with and you break off one of the mountain goat horns to flint-nap yourself a blade with. After several tries you manage a passable blade and break off the other horn to use as a handle. It takes a bit of doing and looks quite primitive but it should serve your purpose even it is completely useless in battle.
You busy yourself with taking care of your newly acquired food source and drag it off to the escarpment to butcher. (Butcher:4!) Your blade works passably well and soon you have the carcass separated into it's useful components, though it's terribly messy and you're quite ... filthy now.
(Observation check:1!) You think about going off to look for your spent bolts but you're sure they ricocheted off the stone somewhere and you decide it would be pointless to look. Besides, you're busy and ignore your surroundings entirely while you work. (Covert DM roll:2!)
You gain a crude obsidian skinning knife (not combat useable), lose 1 Mountain goat corpse, Gain 3 pieces of Mountain goat meat, 1 broken Mountain goat skull, 1 pile of Mountain goat bones, 1 Mountain goat hide and 3 pieces of useless chunks and offal. (Let me know what you want to take with you.)
The three of you have a little bit of time to regain your breath and double-check your equipment as your enemies approach. Reece finds himself a new place to hold his torch by sticking the now-flickering light source directly into the rotting corpse behind the three of you. The zombies slowly shuffle forward until Reece can't contain himself any more and lunges forward, stabbing out over Dwareet'ik's head. (Attack:4!) (Dodge:5!) But he misses, the zombie dodging to one side to avoid the blow.
Dwareet'ik lashes out as well with his staff as soon as the zombie is within range. (Attack:4!) (Dodge:5!) (Attack:2!) But both his attacks miss.
Dragnar notices and calls out to his allies. "Let a dwarf show ye how it's done!"
(Attack:3!) (Dodge:5!) (Attack:5!) (Dodge:6!,2!) But he too misses as the zombie he sought to impale manages to put itself into a better position to strike.
Zombie 1 attacks Dwareet'ik. (Attack:6!,2!) (Dodge:1!) (Location:4!) (Damage:5!) The zombie lunges at the kobold and surprised the diminuative kobold looks up to see the rotting flesh fly at him, knocking him back and down, injuring his leg in the process.
Zombie 2 attacks Dragnar. (Attack:1!+1) But the zombie misses badly as the dwarf shifts to block the doorway from further egress.
Zombie 3 moves up to attack Dragnar.
Reece, seeing the kobold under the zombie slices down at the undead. (Attack:6!,2!) (Dodge:4!-1(prone)) (Location:1!) (Damage:3!) He cuts it badly, damaging the creatures spine in the process. (Attack: 6!,5!) (Dodge:2!-1(Prone)) (Location:1!) (Damage:5!) His second blow cracks ribs and pierces organs damaging the zombie severely but the undead doesn't feel it.
Dwareet'ik struggles to free himself from the undead that lies on top of him. (Grapple: Dwareet'ik:3!-1, Zombie:4!) (Grapple:Dwareet'ik:2!-1, Zombie:5!) But he fails to do so as the zombie pulls it's mouth ever closer to his leg.
Dragnar lashes out at the undead before him again. (Attack:6!,6!) (Dodge:3!) (Location:5!) (Damage:5!,5!) His blow catches the undead in the shoulder, severing through flesh, bone and nearly sinew, leaving the now useless arm hanging by the connective tissue. (-1 to further zombie attacks) (Attack:5!) (Dodge:6!,2!) His second blow nearly catches the zombie again but it manages to fling itself out of the way in time.
Zombie 1 tries to gnaw at Dwareet'ik's leg. (Attack:1!) But the kobold manages to move it out of the way in time.
Zombie 2 attacks Dragnar. (Attack:2!-1) But misses badly.
Zombie 3 bashes out at the dwarf. (Attack:3!) (Dodge:2!) (Location:4!) (Damage:2!) The blow catches the dwarf in the right leg, bruising it badly.
Reece, only one handed decides to continue the attack. (Attack:3!) (Dodge:6!-1(prone)) Amazingly the zombie manages to twist out of the way in time and the sword strikes the floor with a dull thud. (Attack:6!,4!) (Dodge:3!) (Location:6!) (Damage:3!) His second swing catches the zombie in the head, shearing off the nose and crushing an eye socket.
Dwareet'ik struggles again to free himself. (Grapple:Dwareet'ik:6!-1 Zombie: 2!) The kobold manages to wriggle out of the grasp of the zombie and pull himself to his feet, breaking the painful grip.
Dragnar lets out another cry and launches his massive sword at his foes.
(Attack:4!) (Dodge:1!) (Location:3!) (Damage:6!,4!) The injured zombie takes the blow to it's left leg, the metal severing flesh and cutting deeply into bone. The bone breaks and the undead falls to the ground. (Attack:6!,6!) Dodge:6!-1) (Location:1!) (Damage:6!,3!) His next attack brings his sword scything down onto the prone creatures torso, cracking the sternum and breaking ribs, cleaving the zombie in half.
Zombie 1 tries to bite Dwareet'ik. (Attack:1!)
Zombie 3 tries to pummel Dragnar. (Attack:1!)
Zombie 4 moves in to attack Dragnar.
Seeing the kobold free Reece unleashes a massive blow. (Attack:1!) (Luck:1!)The swing goes wide, bouncing roughly off the stone. The momentum takes the sword out of his numbed fingers and it clatters against the wall a few feet away where he dives to recover it.
Dwareet'ik faces his foe, limping slightly and lashes out at it with his staff. (Attack:2!) (Attack:4!) (Dodge:5!-1) (Location:2!) (Damage:2!) The first blow misses but the second catches the zombie on the left arm.
Dragnar, enlivened by his success attack Zombie 3. (Attack:3!) (Dodge:4!) (Attack:3!) (Dodge:5!) But his blows are avoided by the undead.
Zombie 1 attacks Dwareet'ik single-mindedly. (Attack:4!) (Dodge:1!) (Location:1!) (Damage:1!) The kobold tried to dodge out of the way, but wound up moving into the blow, though it caught him at an angle and most of it was deflected off his chest.
Zombie 3 attacks Dragnar. (Attack:4!) (Dodge:4!) But misses.
Zombie 4 attacks Dragnar. (Attack:3!) (Dodge:5!) But the dwarf nimbly dodges out of the way.
Recovered from the loss of his sword the human hacks out at the undead before him. (Attack:4!) (Dodge:6!-1) (Attack:2!) His blows miss the undead unfortunately as he steadies himself, adrenaline pumping through his system.
Dwareet'ik whirles his staff in an intricate arc, striking out at the undead. (Attack:4!) (Dodge:3!-1) (Location:1!) (Damage:4!) The blow catches it in the torso, caving it in and sinking into rotten flesh already damaged by Reece's sword. The zombie falls to the ground and ceases to move. You feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Seeing the foes behind him defeated and no more coming the dwarf back up a bit, letting the zombies follow him in before attacking again. (Attack:3!) (Dodge:5!)
The zombies follow him in, attacking him. (Attack:2!) (Attack:2!) But both miss.
Reece attacks the undead from a flank. (Attack:2!) (Attack:3!) (Dodge:1!) (Location:2!) (Damage:3!/2) His second blow catches a zombie in the left arm, cutting it slightly.
Dwareet'ik attacks the other from the side swinging wildly at the undead. (Attack:6!,4!) (Dodge:2!) (Location:1!) (Damage:1!) His blow hits the undead right on the spine, cracking painfully but doing little. (Attack:6!,4!) (Dodge:3!) (Location:1!) (Damage:1!) He follows it with a second blow in the same spot with similar poor effect, though the zombie does move a little more haltingly.
Dragnar attacks the same one that Reece did. (Attack:3!) (Dodge:3!) (Location:1!) (Damage:5!) His blow impales the zombie through the chest, cutting it badly. (Attack:6!,4!) (Dodge:3!) (Location:2!) (Damage:5!*2) His second blow catches it in the wounded arm and severs it entirely, sending it off in a gory arc back into the darkness of the large room. (-1 to further attacks)
The zombies ignore their wounds and continue to press the attack on Dragnar. (Attack:4!-1) (Dodge:2!) (Location:6!) (Damage:5!) (Luck:4!) The one you severed the arm from reels back and claws you in the face. You see red stars and are dazed. (1 round duration) Fortunately it didn't hit anything vital.
The other zombie attacks as well. (Attack:3!) (Dazed) (Location:5!) (Damage:5!) The blow catches you in the right arm, tearing deep gashes in it. Dragnar, you are bleeding lightly.
Reece lashes out and tries to draw a zombie from off Dragnar. (Attack:3!) (Dodge:5!) (Attack:6!,5!) (Dodge:2!) (Location:4!) (Damage:1!) The blow caught the zombie in the right leg, spinning it enough for it to lose focus and attack him.
Dwareet'ik wields his staff at the zombie, trying to smite it. (Attack:1!) (Attack:2!) But his feeble blows miss.
Dragnar shakes his head clear as one of the zombies tries to latch on and feast.
Zombie 3 attacks Reece. (Attack:4!-1) (Dodge:4!)
Zombie 4 attacks Dragnar. (Attack:3!) (Dodge:3!) But the dwarf avoids it.
Reece lunges at the zombie in front of him. (Attack:5!) (Dodge:1!) (Location:1!) (Damage:1!) impaling it in the chest cleanly. (Attack:5!) (Dodge:1!) (Location:4!) (Damage:6!,5!) The second blow catches it in the right leg, cutting into it. The leg gives way sending the zombie to the ground.
Dwareet'ik does his best to strike the creature this time. (Attack:6!,2!) (Dodge:3!) (Location:1!) (Damage:6!,5!)
His blow, an overhand strike caught the zombie in the back, snapping it's spine and sending it flying into the dwarf. (Dodge:4!) Dragnar managed to dodge out of the way just in time as the corpse hit the wall with a dull thud. The kobold feels a nice warm feeling again.
Turning on the last remaining Zombie Dragnar swings. (Attack:2!) (Attack:4!) (Dodge:5!-1) (Location:3!) (Damage:3!) (Attack:3!) (Dodge:2!) (Location:4!) (Damage:5!) The dwarf begins hacking that the things legs, cutting it in the left first and then removing the right leg at the knee.
The zombie does it's best to claw at Reece. (Attack:5!-1) (Dodge:4!) But Reece manages to back out of range before lunging in again with his sword. (Attack:2!) (Attack:6!,6!) (Dodge:4!) (Location:6!) (Damage:6!,6!,5!) (HOLY COW the sixes!) As the zombie struggled to rise up and gouge his leg Reece took a step back out of range before swinging in and down, taking the thing cleanly in the neck, the sword removing it in one clean strike and the body and head falling nearly straight down.
You all pause for a second to regain your breath and look at each other grinning painfully. The torch flickers and is about to go out. (No light for you next turn Reece unless you do something about it)
Reece you gain +13 Sword exp., Hey, you're getting the hang of this Sword thing! You are hungry, you are in pain.
Dwareet'ik you gain +2 Unarmed exp., +7 Staff exp. and 2 divine relation for kills
Dragnar you gain +3 Dodge exp, +10 Sword exp. You are becoming hungry and thristy. You are better at Swordsdwarfship. You are in pain.
Please consider your wounds. The character sheets are, as always, updated with the turn.
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