Barty's "Lost Mine of Phandelver"

"That's great Nemean! The Harpers are heroes, who fight nobly for the freedom of all. You would be a credit to their ranks." Tarok says, pleased with his friend's development.

As they get nearer to the tower, Tarok winces as the turgid scent hits him. Spotting Nemean's signal, he halts and draws his greatsword, ready to lunge forward and protect his comrade.

Nemean scrambles up a slope and finds a gap in the surrounding walls of rubble that brings him close to the tent, taking him out of view of the rest of the party.

For Nemean:

Tarok follows Nemean through the gap in the wall.

==FAYTEN=ELF=CLERIC==

Fayten stays with Cinis, not sure what Tarok is doing. He messages Cinis: "Should we follow?  I'm not sure what is expected.  I assumed Nemean was stealth searching and we were to wait."

==FAYTEN=ELF=CLERIC==

Fayten waits a few seconds and then decides to message Tarok, "Tarok, this is Fayten.  Are you expecting us to follow you or do you wish us to wait here?"

OOC: The message spell allows the other character to respond in such that only I will hear it.  In case that was not understood.

Cinis shrugs in response to Fayten's [spell[message[/spell]. He keeps his eyes on the gap, waiting for them to come back and signal.

Tarok tries to peer ahead without drawing attention to himself.

He sends a message back "I know he wants us to wait, but I'm curious."

For Nemean:

Nemean suddenly appears over a mound of broken wall, his feline claws carrying him across the terrain so fast he nearly bowls over Tarok as he moves up to peer into the grounds."Cinis! Tarok! Fayten! We've got company!" he shouts, and turns back in the direction of the courtyard.

Initiative:
Cinis: 8
Fayten: 10
Tarok: 9
Average: 9

For Nemean and Tarok:

Round 2 Order:
Enemies
Players <=====

Tracking:
Fayten and Cinis are 40 feet away from Nemean and Tarok.
One turn of movement would bring you close enough to Nemean and Tarok to be able to see the 'company' Nemean mentioned

Fayten is up immediately!  He moves quickly towards Nemean.  He gets close enough to the others (assuming Cinis followed me, if not I get the blessings instead of him) to cast bless on them and stops after moving his full 35 feet.  He yells to the others "I have given you the energy of righteousness, use it well!!" He quickly realizes what is coming at them and shouts "Once these fiends are within 30 feet I can use the symbol of my God to frighten them, let them surround us and I will give them a scare like they have never experienced, either in life or in death!"

OOC: @Barty, if we don't end up on a map I would like to understand when they are close enough to turn them.  If we are using a map at some point then I will calculate that once I see the layout.

Tarok charges forward to join Nemean.

"Did we know there was going to be so many undead here?" he yells to the others, readying his sword for the hordes.

"So you hear there are undead coming toward us and you run at them?" Cinis grumbles as he grudgingly trudges toward the wall with the others. 

"My friend is in danger Cinis, battle must be joined!" Tarok says in a jaunty, cheerful tone.

Joining Nemean and Tarok at the base of the ruined wall, Cinis and Fayten see that a horde of a dozen zombies has made its way to the center of the courtyard, shuffling slowly but surely toward the party.

Round 3 Order:
Zombies
Players <=====

Tracking:
The zombies are between 20 and 40 feet away.

OOC: 3/4 of the zombies are within 30 feet, so Fayten could attempt to turn 9 of them from this distance.

Tarok lunges forward and swings at the closest zombie with his sword in an arcing, horizontal slash.

Attack: 14 Damage: 9

Seeing Tarok leaping into the fray, Nemean follows and charges forward. "We'll send these fiends back to hell!" He takes up a position next to his ally, and attacks. 

Scimitar 1 Attack: 18 Damage: Unable to parse dice roll.

Scimitar 2 Attack: 24 Damage: 4

OOC: @Barty From your explaination of the situation the zombies are between 20 and 40 feet from us.  I assume that this means if I move 15 feet towards them they will all be within range of my 'turn undead' divine ability.  That is what I will do.  If this is not what you meant I can change this post.

Fayten charges the zombies with his holy symbol raised high and unleashes his god's wrath on these monsters! (Turn Undead DC 13 wisdom save needed for the zombies or they turn)

He also calls on his amazing hammer and it glistens as it comes down on the nearest zombie: Attack: 6 Damage: 6 (type: force, spiritual weapon bonus action)

OOC2: BY THE WAY, ALL OF THE REST OF YOU ARE BLESSED.  DON'T FORGET TO ROLL YOUR D4s AND ADD TO ATTACK ROLLS.  

"Idiots..." Cinis says under his breath as the others charge the zombies. 

The Tiefling rears his hand back and hurls a small mote of dark energy at one of the zombies unaffected by Fayten's spell.

Eldritch Blast: 8   Damage: 4

OOC: Fayten, you interpreted that correctly.

DM Screen:

Tarok and Nemean rush forward with the synchronization of their time spent traveling together, hacking into the nearest zombie's flesh. Even with the heavy cut from Tarok and two quick slices from Nemean, it continues coming forward with undead abandon. Holy light radiates from Fayten's symbol, and three of the zombies begin to turn away, including the closest creature. Behind it, a spectral hammer appears from thin air, swinging heavily into the zombie. Even with the gore exploding from the hit, it turns back toward Nemean, taking another two steps before a sizzling blast of magic erupts into its head from Cinis's hands. It does not get up.

While the two turned zombies quickly shuffle mindlessly back to the tower from whence they came, the other nine reach for Nemean, Tarok, and Fayten.

Enemy Attack Rolls:

The attacks are sluggish, and simple enough that Nemean and Tarok are able to keep out of range of the reaching arms and one rolling eyeball that falls out of a zombie's head. Fayten quickly steps away from two zombies, but one reaching arm strikes him for 5 bludgeoning damage. Two zombies are still out of reach, unable to find purchase through the mayhem.

Round 4 Order:
Zombies
Players <=====

Tracking:
Nemean and Tarok are engaged in melee with two zombies each.
Fayten is engaged in melee with three zombies.
Two zombies are 10 feet back from Nemean, Tarok and Fayten.
Two zombies are turned away, 60 feet away from Nemean, Tarok and Fayten.
Cinis is 20 feet back from Nemean, Tarok and Fayten.

With his aim guided by the holy magic of their new friend, Tarok taps into a burst of strength to deliver two broad swings at the horde. He aims for the closest and most wounded zombies he can find as a priority.

"Good thing they're slow and feeble, there sure is a lot of them" he calls to the others.

Attack

Attack: 17 Damage: 11

Action Surge

Attack: 7 Damage: 8

OOC: I think the dice roller thinks the first is a crit, because the 1d4 bonus rolled a 4. But logically it should be 11 damage?