Still feeling the stinging almost numbness in her sword arm, Fallan grows angry and frustrated and launches an attack on the skull with her other arm. Again, to her surprise, another shortsword appeared in her empty hand, shimmering with unreality. Seeing Belle still battling the unholy thing, she attempts to sneak to the side or rear of the skull and strikes swiftly, only after the attack does she continue to argue with the thing, in hopes of distracting it somehow. "Authorize this, you floating, flaming gatekeeper. We don't welcome your interference in our job either!" she shouts, though not feeling nearly as commanding as she hopes she sounds.
Using Psychic Blades - Summoning as Bonus Action, Attacking only with the Psychic Blade, and attempting a Sneak attack, thanks to Belle's presence
Fire Breath vs Yellow Jelly: 13 (DC 10 DEX save or Full Fire Damage half on a success)
Cursing under his breath the Yelp from the wolf grabs Roots Attention. He watches as the two handle the flame skull Root will move towards the Rose instead. Moving on the side Root take a deep breath, he then exhales fire!
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Concentration: 21
Fire save: 4
Gwen sliver @ Jelly: 4 Save: 11
Zomb1@Fallan: Attack: 15 Damage: 2
Jelly @ Rose: Attack: 9 Damage: 9 + 3 acid
Rose once more banhammers the jelly, its body wriggling and warping in reaction, landing another solid blow as the creature seems less sound than it was before, as if it was finally starting to 'feel' it. As the skulls cackle continues to crescendo, Bell attempts to take advantage of its 'confidence' as she tries to bind it, unfortunately the creature is small, so as the vines try to take hold, it wriggles out like a toy in a claw-game, rolling out with ease, however, Fallan despite all her silent internal monologue, manages to, in that moment land an extremely solid blow, hard enough to force the skull to no longer be able to concentrate on the flamesphere, and all goes dark once more, aside from where the skull itself is and your own darkvisions granted by Rose.
Root, runs down to the side so as not to hit his friends, yet also to not be in direct melee range of the jelly, when a burst of flame escapes his maw, engulfing it.... or so it seemed initially. The jelly had somehow managed to lop off part of itself into a flat 'shield' like shape, just before the fire hit, preventing nearly all the damage as the shield crumbled away.
Despite the mind sliver having thorned into the jelly, it still had easily survived the fire, which ticked Gwen off, but she didn't give up... She focused her power once more, as another needle attempted to pierce its way into the creatures core. The jelly tries its best to resist the psychic spike, but despite putting up a better fight, still fails to resist it, and once more feels the full brunt of pain, writhing in even more pain than last time...
Yue manages to flee away easily while all this is going on.
The skull seems surprised for a moment, before its glee turns to fury, as it stares at Fallan, it's eyes begin to glow, and then it's body seems to become semi-incorporeal, shifting like a mirage as it casts Blur. It's laughter intensifies as the undead make their way around the corner The masters have come to punish you! it says as the first of the undead, seeming to be a rotted dwarf still wearing its armor, silver laced, and with horns, followed by another in similar attire, the only saving grace being that they were pinned into the hallway just as much as Fallan was, and Fallan if she looked back, would see there were at-least five similar corpses meandering her way, and upon seeing her, a hungry glaze came over their eyes....
It rushes for her, barely getting over the bodies, it raised its flayed hands, attempting to strike Fallan from behind, if she was not so aware of it, it may have been significantly more effective, but as it attempts to swipe, it nearly stumbles over the bodies, and misses. The one directly behind it attempts to push past but can't quite seem able to move enough to get to her... however this puts in fallans mind that atleast two of them can reach her at any time as they scrabble for her...
Meanwhile back with the jelly.... With the wolf gone, and the only thing close to it now being rose... it lashes out with its body, forming a tendril as it attempts to whip rose across the face.... however, whether by blocking or dodging, the attack misses by a mile.
Party is up. Jelly is waning, All attacks vs Skullflame are at DIS and it seems to be waning as well, the zombies are behind Fallan, two can attack her per turn (ally passthrough rule just didn't have enough movement to do it this time) making map now. Also Flamesphere is gone.
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Attack: 7 Damage: 9
Bell's mind races for some kind of tactical advantage, but she settles on simply striking again; if the skull was going on the defensive, that was a decent sign. She then looks over her shoulder at Yue and speaks a phrase in sylvan, her words flowing like syrup.
Bonus Action: Shield of Faith on Yue. (+2 AC)
Yue sees Bell doubling down on her attack, and then feels the radiant, shielding energy wrap around her. The wolf darts up the stairs to help, stepping into Bell's space for a moment to snap at the skull with Pack Tactics before retreating back down the stairs, ending at N6.
Rose had intended to heal Yue but she ran off before she was able. Instead Rose quickly shouted an incantation at the same time as Belle, giving Yue an additional layer of magical armor to protect her. Turning her attention back to the slime Rose swung her hammer like a bat at the bulk of the booger monster.
(Action attack slime, BA sheild of faith to Yue for another +2AC)
Almost literally feeling the putrid breath of the zombies stumbling over the piled bodies, Fallan knows she doesn't want to be sandwiched between these unholy creatures (though the thought of a good sandwich about now almost distracted her for a moment). Knowing that she wasn't able to go over or through the skull, she made the decision to go the only way left...
With a running start, her halfling legs pumping as fast as she could get them to go, she charged at the floating skull, brandishing her two shortswords, one physical, and one glimmering with energy she doesn't yet understand. Screaming at the top of her lungs, she headed - full steam ahead - at "the head", but at the last moment, tucked one leg under herself and performed a slide under the creature as it bobbed in mid-air. Not to use her maneuver ONLY to get away from the zombies, she also thrust the energy sword up at the bottom of the skull as she skittered past, in hopes of skewering the damned thing on the way by.
"This may be as close as I can get to ramming this sword up your arse, but have at you!" she spat out through gritted teeth.
Root will quickly step (Q3) in over the small Rose to help finish off the snot monster, With quick speed Root pull a small club out from his waist. Swirling the club it’s attached by another club he bring it down with great speed before stepping out of Rose’s way (P4).
Bell tries to hit the skull and her weapon meets success... or so she though as it phases through where she had thought the skull was when it was actually just inches away from where she jabbed, ultimately missing it entirely. A magical barrier forms around the wolf, followed by another as Rose catches on, and Yue lands a very solid blow on the creature despite it being hard to see.. perhaps she smelled the true location? She bites hard and fast yet it doesn't seem to suffer as much as it should, though the thing still seems ever so close to dying.
Another solid blow by Rose against the jelly, as it warbles in silence and pain, its tiny mind finally considering fleeing... In the skulls mouth, a ball of fire began to form, a clear sign it was about to cast Fireball when Fallan, fearing being trapped, slid under it just as it had began to float up, preparing to Kamikaze the spell directly below itself. Just then, Fallans psychic blade jabs deep and hard into that very pit of fire, and almost instantly, the skulls spell fails and it clatters to the ground just after Fallan passes by it, putting herself on the other side of where she was. However the skulls eyes didn't cease to glow even though it ceased both moving and flaming. The faintest laughter could still be heard, though now weak and feeble.
The jelly had begin to attempt to flee just when Roots club came down on it, the jelly stopped, and just ceased moving, before a crack formed on its core, and once that core shattered within, the jelly pooled on the floor like slimy water, and as it spread out, the hiss of acid against the dust as it pooled wider on the floor, inching towards Rose till it could spread no farther. The jelly had been defeated, as well as the skull, yet the undead remained, and Rose .. after hearing that scream, felt something else might just be coming their way.
Gwen sighed with relief, saying Has anyone been hurt? Aside from the Yue? she asks, as she casts healing Word on Yue to heal her, letting out a heavy sigh as she knows the fight inst over, hearing the clawing of the undead against the walls.
The zombies continue trying to scramble over each-other, though the passage is slightly less blocked than it was before, they all press forward....the first one being pushed to the side allowing the second and third ones to press close enough to be within range of their food. From the other side of the zombies, Bell can just barely see a small pack of ghoulish dwarves in similar armor to the zombified ones, clearly not everything had suffered the 'same' fate down here. And the two that were visible through the door way began to move....
The ones closer at hand though Z1 and 2 both are laser focused on Fallan, whom was the only one they had seen until then, while 3 goes after Bell.....the first slam attack missing, but the second one bashing the little half-ling right across her face barring some intervention.
Skull/Jelly are both dead, 8 undead have appeared total, two of them are after Fallan, one is after bell, unsure if that attack will hit so I'll allow bell to resolve. 4 ghouls will be joining the fight next round.
Rose hardly has time to celebrate the death of the slime before realizing the fight is not quite over yet. Rose turned around and dashed between Roots legs and passed Yue, ending just behind Belle on the stairs (M6). Rose once again started shouts ordersnto her comrades. Belle, back up a bit and stand next to me (L6)! We can funnel them down the stairs! Fallan, you can run right through those tall bastards! Come down the stairs and get somewhere behind us! Don't worry about the dead, Selûne will Protect you. As Rose said that Fallan would start to notice a very faint aura of twilight surround her, offering protection from the enemies surrounding her. (Dwarves are still medium in size so you should be able to run through them no problem)
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"These things are nasty! Yaaauuuck!" Bell yells as the zombie's claw bounces off her chest plate, leaving a smear of rotten flesh there, but failing to do any damage.
Yue moves first, darting up again into Bellerain's space to take a chomp (pack tactics) and then retreats to L6.
Bell waits for Fallan to make her move, and once the halfling has struck and retreated, she does the same, stabbing forth with her rapier and then retreating down the corridor to M6.
Yue:
@Z2 Bite Attack: 20 Damage: 11
Bellerain:
@Z2 Rapier Attack: 8 Damage: 9
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"Anyone hurt? Uh, yeah! Those zaps from the skull's mouth weren't love taps!" Shouts Fallan. "I don't think I can get through them, but maybe I can hack them to pieces!" She looks for an opening to possibly shove her way through the parade of zombie dwarves but decides that with Bell still close in the battle, she could get in a sneak attack on the deteriorating zombie dwarf before her.
Smashing the core with his club Root will join the others (M5) stepping in the pool of water. Droping his club, he pulls out at another dart readying to throw it a zombie that comes down those steps.
Rose tosses a blessing onto Fallan just before Fallan disappears behind the wall a shimmering force appears around Fallan, granting her protection for all of five seconds. Between Bell and Yue, the first zombie crumbles to pieces, falling to the floor in a heap after rattling in place for several seconds. Yue's jaw filled with necrotic flesh. As the zombie crumbles, Fallan see's that the other one across form her is a good target.... stabbing at the one over the other ghouls body. Both of Fallans attacks land heavily and quite easily as both strike through the zombie's skull in a pincer attack, it too falls to the floor the moment the blades are withdrawn, with a sickening 'schlick.' However the moment she does, the magical protection Rose had given her vanishes fro msight.
Root see's that some of the zombies have fallen, and spotting the only visible one left, just barely past his allies, he lets the dagger fly, and it sinks into the zombies forehead, though, being undead it has little effect, regardless, for the moment, as everyone shifts around with two zombies on the floor..... Gwen breathes a sigh of relief that they're much easier to dispatch than she thought they would be. But knowing there were more enemies she couldn't angle at, she waits until she can see Fallan, blessing the poor halfling with health.... Let this little one shine with life for a little longer... she says in a hasty musical tone.
Just as the mild celebrations begin, both of the corpses rise again, Z1 shunting Fallan back into her corner, as the one just behind it fro mFallan's perspective also gets back up.....
Z1, seeing Fallan first as it re-rises, claws at her and unless she has some trick, the fist slams her right across her face trying to brain her. The first of the two attacks against Rose as the zombie moves to attack her hits like a freight train, and as she raises her shield to block, the attack shatters the bone in her arm through it, rendering her arm utterly useless, and making her shield useless as well as the arm goes limp from the force of the blow.
Luckily for her, the second one can't quite make it to her and its attack misses. The other Zombies shuffle down now that there's more space, and now Fallan has potentially three aggressors at any given moment. With the hallway as clogged with undead as it was, it was hard for anyone inside it to move, The ghouls press forward but are unable to get inside, yet.. they held some objects in their hands.
Z4 .. with Fallan in range... Also lunges at Fallan from around the corner, and once more, unless Fallan has a trick up her sleeve... this bashing hand also hits her across the chest.
The final Zombie unable to hit anyone, it pushes and shoves to try to get at anyone it can unsuccessfully.
The ghouls sit around the corner, and each of them lobs a chunk of rock down the corridor, trying to hit anyone they can.
Both rocks aimed at Rose fall harmlessly nearby, but unless Root has something he can do, one rock pelts him square in the nose.
Party is up. Roses Shield Arm is Broken. both killed zombies rose again. Ghouls have entered combat and are throwing small projectiles. Fallan was shunted back to where she was, and is surrounded, and only has 1 space worth of movement behind her.
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Concentration save 13
Rose, Gwen, Root, Belle, Fallen and Yue all get 5 temp hp
Ba spiritual weapon @G Attack: 8 Damage: 4
Rose turns to and nods in thanks to Gwen, but she should have kept her eyes forward as she fails to see the incoming attack. With a loud crack her shield arm goes limp and Rose stifles a cry of pain before her eyes fill with rage at the undead who struck her. Still, Fallen had not moved from her position despite her ability to do so and the protection that Rose had granted her. As such, her only concern right now was keeping these things down and getting Fallen out of there. Rose focused on her holy symbol and a sphere of twilight starts to surround her and spread. All her allies within the 30ft radius Sphere would feel rejuvenated (see spoiler)
After the sanctuary was up Rose focused on a spot behind in the other room (M11) and summoned Selûnes axe, a glowing holy axe whose blade was shaped like the crescent moon. As it came into being it would bring down Devine retribution to the nearest Ghoul (G)
"Is this ALWAYS to be my lot? The damned things just never go away for good?" Fallan mutters to herself as she evaluates her current situation. Having hoped that having brought down the skull, and basically decapitating a zombie, that the path to victory would be clear. But when the undead just keep re-animating themselves, the haunted halfling starts looking for something ELSE that may be keeping this fight going past death, and death, and death. Spotting the still-glowing eyes of the downed skull, she makes a decision. Cutting the zombies down is likely to be insanity - doing the same thing, expecting something different to happen. So at the risk of more attacks, she drops the glowing shortsword. Were it not for the intense combat and adrenalin coursing through her veins, she might have been amazed when the sword disappeared once it left her hand. But instead, Fallan chose to deftly sprint in around the zombie and snatch up the skull in her free hand, and then pull back, disengaging from the active opponents, lifting the skull high over her head, in preparation for dashing it to the stone floor and breaking it to pieces, exposing whatever is causing the glow, if not extinguishing it in the destruction. "See if 'the masters' like any of this, you bodiless beast!"
Mechanically, this should be "Move, interact with object (Free Action); Disengage (Cunning Action/Bonus Action); and Attack (Unarmed Strike - Strength damage/Action) by hurling skull to the ground (assuming an actual attack on the ground isn't necessary/hard to miss. DM's call)
Yue charges in once more attempting to make a snappy comeback, her jaw locking into the zombies finger as the it is just barely hit, taking off its pinky at the knuckle, as it moves around randomly while choosing who it will attack next fore the damage forces it to collapse.... Yue managing to get back out to where she was, just barely. As Z1 falls again, Bell takes the chance to try to knockout Z2 as well, seeing that they're not as strong as they were moments ago, and that they were effectively corralled (though so was Fallan..) as her rapier thrusts through the things arm, the Zombie reacting painlessly, and falling to the ground, lifeless once more
Rose's hammer hits the most visible ghoul across its skull, dealing enough damage to nearly split it, yet the ghoul remains standing thanks to its undead nature, though all the ghouls turn to regard the axe as a wave of energy floods into her allies. In Fallans case, she didn't have to move at all, just duck under one of the zombies before it fell, grabbing and smashing the skull against the ground... HARD. The skull shatters into a million pieces, yet, the glowing eyes remain, and the laughter - as subdued as it was, seemed to be mocking her.
Root uses another dart taking aim at Z3, it landing with a thud against the creatures helmet, barely effecting it, yet not quite felling it. Gwen, seeing that the thing still standing.... does as she had with the jelly, and from within, a slight silvery glow appears, as she attempts to assault the zombies mind, and for whatever reason, Gwen was on a streak, as the sliver hit the corpses mind like a bullet, and after it shivered for a moment, yet the abomination still stood..... though it seemed confused as to where the attack came from.
Zombies one and two, despite falling.. Rise again.... shunting anyone in their space at the time back out of it, and back to where they were.
Z1 rises to see's Fallan still there, and its coagulated drool like a slime across its face, as if salivating at the thought of getting to eat her, a throaty burble of noise as it charges at her again, attempting to gut-punch the halfling. However, its attack is avoided and Fallan, in her panic, parries it to the floor in a way that causes its hand to smash against the ground, killing it once more, as it falls in a heap.
As Z1 had fallen, it gave Z3 the chance to see her, and its attention shifted.... Z2 also rises though it can only see Rose before it, and lunges at her, seeming to sense her weakness and pain and as it can't get past her, it lunges, its head slamming in her direction.
Z4 reaches a clawed hand at Fallan, trying to scratch her face off.. the other one unable to reach her as it tries to slip past its allies.
The Ghoul who had been attacked, attempts to attack the axe, but finds its attack noneffective, the others behind full cover from all but the axe itself, peek out and toss more debris.
In the back of Fallans mind, she hears a voice... a .. familiar voice. One that she heard occasionally.
I can save you.. if you give into me.... Give me your soul, and I will save you....
I may have forgotten to mention this but the rock tosses you have +2 ac due to the number of enemies between you and them. Rose's arm is still broken. Fallan is trapped and being hounded if not KO'd. The zombies that have fallen but risen only have 1 HP. Fallan MIGHT have enough movement to shove past Z2 now.
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12 (Strength(Athletics) check for SHOVE)
Fallan begins to flail around her head, as if being annoyed immensely by a fly or bee. She shouts - to no one in particular: "I didn't mean it! What good is being saved without a soul?? Leave me be!" With that, she rushes forward, willing to step over, or on the downed zombie, headed toward where her friends are. Upon coming into contact with the zombie in front of Root, she SHOVES the undead creature for all she is worth, determined to move through it and into the "pool room", hopefully avoiding any of her compatriots.
Move; SHOVE (preferring to knock Z2 prone - if I get to choose between prone or 5' back), and Cunning Action to DISENGAGE, should it still be upright, hopefully moving into the pool room without being struck by Z1.
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Yue yelps as her fur and skin sears. She disengages and moves behind Rose.
Action: Disengage
Attack: 20 Damage: 10 (Psychic Blade attack) + 9 (Sneak Attack Damage)
Still feeling the stinging almost numbness in her sword arm, Fallan grows angry and frustrated and launches an attack on the skull with her other arm. Again, to her surprise, another shortsword appeared in her empty hand, shimmering with unreality. Seeing Belle still battling the unholy thing, she attempts to sneak to the side or rear of the skull and strikes swiftly, only after the attack does she continue to argue with the thing, in hopes of distracting it somehow. "Authorize this, you floating, flaming gatekeeper. We don't welcome your interference in our job either!" she shouts, though not feeling nearly as commanding as she hopes she sounds.
Using Psychic Blades - Summoning as Bonus Action, Attacking only with the Psychic Blade, and attempting a Sneak attack, thanks to Belle's presence
Fire Breath vs Yellow Jelly: 13 (DC 10 DEX save or Full Fire Damage half on a success)
Felix Windfall(Human-V Lv.7 Rogue) killed in ToA, Vallan Houndstrider (Halfling Ghostwise Lv.1 Fighter) in DiAConcentration: 21
Fire save: 4
Gwen sliver @ Jelly: 4 Save: 11
Zomb1@Fallan: Attack: 15 Damage: 2
Jelly @ Rose: Attack: 9 Damage: 9 + 3 acid
Rose once more banhammers the jelly, its body wriggling and warping in reaction, landing another solid blow as the creature seems less sound than it was before, as if it was finally starting to 'feel' it. As the skulls cackle continues to crescendo, Bell attempts to take advantage of its 'confidence' as she tries to bind it, unfortunately the creature is small, so as the vines try to take hold, it wriggles out like a toy in a claw-game, rolling out with ease, however, Fallan despite all her silent internal monologue, manages to, in that moment land an extremely solid blow, hard enough to force the skull to no longer be able to concentrate on the flamesphere, and all goes dark once more, aside from where the skull itself is and your own darkvisions granted by Rose.
Root, runs down to the side so as not to hit his friends, yet also to not be in direct melee range of the jelly, when a burst of flame escapes his maw, engulfing it.... or so it seemed initially. The jelly had somehow managed to lop off part of itself into a flat 'shield' like shape, just before the fire hit, preventing nearly all the damage as the shield crumbled away.
Despite the mind sliver having thorned into the jelly, it still had easily survived the fire, which ticked Gwen off, but she didn't give up... She focused her power once more, as another needle attempted to pierce its way into the creatures core. The jelly tries its best to resist the psychic spike, but despite putting up a better fight, still fails to resist it, and once more feels the full brunt of pain, writhing in even more pain than last time...
Yue manages to flee away easily while all this is going on.
The skull seems surprised for a moment, before its glee turns to fury, as it stares at Fallan, it's eyes begin to glow, and then it's body seems to become semi-incorporeal, shifting like a mirage as it casts Blur. It's laughter intensifies as the undead make their way around the corner The masters have come to punish you! it says as the first of the undead, seeming to be a rotted dwarf still wearing its armor, silver laced, and with horns, followed by another in similar attire, the only saving grace being that they were pinned into the hallway just as much as Fallan was, and Fallan if she looked back, would see there were at-least five similar corpses meandering her way, and upon seeing her, a hungry glaze came over their eyes....
It rushes for her, barely getting over the bodies, it raised its flayed hands, attempting to strike Fallan from behind, if she was not so aware of it, it may have been significantly more effective, but as it attempts to swipe, it nearly stumbles over the bodies, and misses. The one directly behind it attempts to push past but can't quite seem able to move enough to get to her... however this puts in fallans mind that atleast two of them can reach her at any time as they scrabble for her...
Meanwhile back with the jelly.... With the wolf gone, and the only thing close to it now being rose... it lashes out with its body, forming a tendril as it attempts to whip rose across the face.... however, whether by blocking or dodging, the attack misses by a mile.
Party is up. Jelly is waning, All attacks vs Skullflame are at DIS and it seems to be waning as well, the zombies are behind Fallan, two can attack her per turn (ally passthrough rule just didn't have enough movement to do it this time) making map now. Also Flamesphere is gone.
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Attack: 7 Damage: 9
Bell's mind races for some kind of tactical advantage, but she settles on simply striking again; if the skull was going on the defensive, that was a decent sign. She then looks over her shoulder at Yue and speaks a phrase in sylvan, her words flowing like syrup.
Bonus Action: Shield of Faith on Yue. (+2 AC)
Yue sees Bell doubling down on her attack, and then feels the radiant, shielding energy wrap around her. The wolf darts up the stairs to help, stepping into Bell's space for a moment to snap at the skull with Pack Tactics before retreating back down the stairs, ending at N6.
Attack: 21 Damage: 8
Attack: 21 Damage: 8
Rose had intended to heal Yue but she ran off before she was able. Instead Rose quickly shouted an incantation at the same time as Belle, giving Yue an additional layer of magical armor to protect her. Turning her attention back to the slime Rose swung her hammer like a bat at the bulk of the booger monster.
(Action attack slime, BA sheild of faith to Yue for another +2AC)
Attack: 17 Damage: 10 (psychic shortsword attack w/disadvantage)
Almost literally feeling the putrid breath of the zombies stumbling over the piled bodies, Fallan knows she doesn't want to be sandwiched between these unholy creatures (though the thought of a good sandwich about now almost distracted her for a moment). Knowing that she wasn't able to go over or through the skull, she made the decision to go the only way left...
With a running start, her halfling legs pumping as fast as she could get them to go, she charged at the floating skull, brandishing her two shortswords, one physical, and one glimmering with energy she doesn't yet understand. Screaming at the top of her lungs, she headed - full steam ahead - at "the head", but at the last moment, tucked one leg under herself and performed a slide under the creature as it bobbed in mid-air. Not to use her maneuver ONLY to get away from the zombies, she also thrust the energy sword up at the bottom of the skull as she skittered past, in hopes of skewering the damned thing on the way by.
"This may be as close as I can get to ramming this sword up your arse, but have at you!" she spat out through gritted teeth.
Attack1: 19 Damage: 5
Root will quickly step (Q3) in over the small Rose to help finish off the snot monster, With quick speed Root pull a small club out from his waist. Swirling the club it’s attached by another club he bring it down with great speed before stepping out of Rose’s way (P4).
Felix Windfall(Human-V Lv.7 Rogue) killed in ToA, Vallan Houndstrider (Halfling Ghostwise Lv.1 Fighter) in DiAHealign word @ Yue: 5
Z1/2@Fallan: Attack: 5 Damage: 7 / Attack: 18 Damage: 2
Z3@Bell: Attack: 21 Damage: 5
Bell tries to hit the skull and her weapon meets success... or so she though as it phases through where she had thought the skull was when it was actually just inches away from where she jabbed, ultimately missing it entirely. A magical barrier forms around the wolf, followed by another as Rose catches on, and Yue lands a very solid blow on the creature despite it being hard to see.. perhaps she smelled the true location? She bites hard and fast yet it doesn't seem to suffer as much as it should, though the thing still seems ever so close to dying.
Another solid blow by Rose against the jelly, as it warbles in silence and pain, its tiny mind finally considering fleeing... In the skulls mouth, a ball of fire began to form, a clear sign it was about to cast Fireball when Fallan, fearing being trapped, slid under it just as it had began to float up, preparing to Kamikaze the spell directly below itself. Just then, Fallans psychic blade jabs deep and hard into that very pit of fire, and almost instantly, the skulls spell fails and it clatters to the ground just after Fallan passes by it, putting herself on the other side of where she was. However the skulls eyes didn't cease to glow even though it ceased both moving and flaming. The faintest laughter could still be heard, though now weak and feeble.
The jelly had begin to attempt to flee just when Roots club came down on it, the jelly stopped, and just ceased moving, before a crack formed on its core, and once that core shattered within, the jelly pooled on the floor like slimy water, and as it spread out, the hiss of acid against the dust as it pooled wider on the floor, inching towards Rose till it could spread no farther. The jelly had been defeated, as well as the skull, yet the undead remained, and Rose .. after hearing that scream, felt something else might just be coming their way.
Gwen sighed with relief, saying Has anyone been hurt? Aside from the Yue? she asks, as she casts healing Word on Yue to heal her, letting out a heavy sigh as she knows the fight inst over, hearing the clawing of the undead against the walls.
The zombies continue trying to scramble over each-other, though the passage is slightly less blocked than it was before, they all press forward....the first one being pushed to the side allowing the second and third ones to press close enough to be within range of their food. From the other side of the zombies, Bell can just barely see a small pack of ghoulish dwarves in similar armor to the zombified ones, clearly not everything had suffered the 'same' fate down here. And the two that were visible through the door way began to move....
The ones closer at hand though Z1 and 2 both are laser focused on Fallan, whom was the only one they had seen until then, while 3 goes after Bell.....the first slam attack missing, but the second one bashing the little half-ling right across her face barring some intervention.
Skull/Jelly are both dead, 8 undead have appeared total, two of them are after Fallan, one is after bell, unsure if that attack will hit so I'll allow bell to resolve. 4 ghouls will be joining the fight next round.
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Rose hardly has time to celebrate the death of the slime before realizing the fight is not quite over yet. Rose turned around and dashed between Roots legs and passed Yue, ending just behind Belle on the stairs (M6). Rose once again started shouts ordersnto her comrades. Belle, back up a bit and stand next to me (L6)! We can funnel them down the stairs! Fallan, you can run right through those tall bastards! Come down the stairs and get somewhere behind us! Don't worry about the dead, Selûne will Protect you. As Rose said that Fallan would start to notice a very faint aura of twilight surround her, offering protection from the enemies surrounding her. (Dwarves are still medium in size so you should be able to run through them no problem)
"These things are nasty! Yaaauuuck!" Bell yells as the zombie's claw bounces off her chest plate, leaving a smear of rotten flesh there, but failing to do any damage.
Yue moves first, darting up again into Bellerain's space to take a chomp (pack tactics) and then retreats to L6.
Bell waits for Fallan to make her move, and once the halfling has struck and retreated, she does the same, stabbing forth with her rapier and then retreating down the corridor to M6.
Yue:
@Z2 Bite Attack: 20 Damage: 11
Bellerain:
@Z2 Rapier Attack: 8 Damage: 9
Attack: 22 Damage: 10 (Physical shortsword (piercing)) + 8 Sneak Attack damage
Attack: 12 Damage: 10 (Psychic shortsword (psychic)
"Anyone hurt? Uh, yeah! Those zaps from the skull's mouth weren't love taps!" Shouts Fallan. "I don't think I can get through them, but maybe I can hack them to pieces!" She looks for an opening to possibly shove her way through the parade of zombie dwarves but decides that with Bell still close in the battle, she could get in a sneak attack on the deteriorating zombie dwarf before her.
Attack vs Zombie: 21 Damage: 4
Smashing the core with his club Root will join the others (M5) stepping in the pool of water. Droping his club, he pulls out at another dart readying to throw it a zombie that comes down those steps.
Felix Windfall(Human-V Lv.7 Rogue) killed in ToA, Vallan Houndstrider (Halfling Ghostwise Lv.1 Fighter) in DiAUndead Fort 1 DC 14 15
Undead fort 2 DC 15 6
Gwen Bolt @ Zombie 1 Attack: 8 Damage: 9
Z1 @ Fallan Attack: 13 Damage: 5
Z2 @ Gwen Attack: 14 Damage: 4 (Correction, @ Rose)
Z3 @ Gwen Attack: 19 Damage: 4 (Correction, @ Rose)
Z4 @ Fallan Attack: 16 Damage: 5
Healing @ Fallan from Gwen: 8
Rock @ Rose Attack: 8 Damage: 2
Rock @ Rose Attack: 17 Damage: 3
Rock @ Root Attack: 7 Damage: 3
Rose tosses a blessing onto Fallan just before Fallan disappears behind the wall a shimmering force appears around Fallan, granting her protection for all of five seconds. Between Bell and Yue, the first zombie crumbles to pieces, falling to the floor in a heap after rattling in place for several seconds. Yue's jaw filled with necrotic flesh. As the zombie crumbles, Fallan see's that the other one across form her is a good target.... stabbing at the one over the other ghouls body. Both of Fallans attacks land heavily and quite easily as both strike through the zombie's skull in a pincer attack, it too falls to the floor the moment the blades are withdrawn, with a sickening 'schlick.' However the moment she does, the magical protection Rose had given her vanishes fro msight.
Root see's that some of the zombies have fallen, and spotting the only visible one left, just barely past his allies, he lets the dagger fly, and it sinks into the zombies forehead, though, being undead it has little effect, regardless, for the moment, as everyone shifts around with two zombies on the floor..... Gwen breathes a sigh of relief that they're much easier to dispatch than she thought they would be. But knowing there were more enemies she couldn't angle at, she waits until she can see Fallan, blessing the poor halfling with health.... Let this little one shine with life for a little longer... she says in a hasty musical tone.
Just as the mild celebrations begin, both of the corpses rise again, Z1 shunting Fallan back into her corner, as the one just behind it fro mFallan's perspective also gets back up.....
Z1, seeing Fallan first as it re-rises, claws at her and unless she has some trick, the fist slams her right across her face trying to brain her. The first of the two attacks against Rose as the zombie moves to attack her hits like a freight train, and as she raises her shield to block, the attack shatters the bone in her arm through it, rendering her arm utterly useless, and making her shield useless as well as the arm goes limp from the force of the blow.
Luckily for her, the second one can't quite make it to her and its attack misses. The other Zombies shuffle down now that there's more space, and now Fallan has potentially three aggressors at any given moment. With the hallway as clogged with undead as it was, it was hard for anyone inside it to move, The ghouls press forward but are unable to get inside, yet.. they held some objects in their hands.
Z4 .. with Fallan in range... Also lunges at Fallan from around the corner, and once more, unless Fallan has a trick up her sleeve... this bashing hand also hits her across the chest.
The final Zombie unable to hit anyone, it pushes and shoves to try to get at anyone it can unsuccessfully.
The ghouls sit around the corner, and each of them lobs a chunk of rock down the corridor, trying to hit anyone they can.
Both rocks aimed at Rose fall harmlessly nearby, but unless Root has something he can do, one rock pelts him square in the nose.
Party is up. Roses Shield Arm is Broken. both killed zombies rose again. Ghouls have entered combat and are throwing small projectiles. Fallan was shunted back to where she was, and is surrounded, and only has 1 space worth of movement behind her.
Occassional Dungeon Master.
Yue-
Action: @Z2 Bite Attack: 20 Damage: 6
Bell-
Action: @Z2 or Z1 Rapier Attack: 11 Damage: 6
Yue darts in and snaps at Z2 (pack tactics), visibly uncomfortable at the creature's rise. "Rotting meat should not walk!"
Bell attacks the same one, or, if it falls again, will step into its place to attack Z1.
Concentration save 13
Rose, Gwen, Root, Belle, Fallen and Yue all get 5 temp hp
Ba spiritual weapon @G Attack: 8 Damage: 4
Rose turns to and nods in thanks to Gwen, but she should have kept her eyes forward as she fails to see the incoming attack. With a loud crack her shield arm goes limp and Rose stifles a cry of pain before her eyes fill with rage at the undead who struck her. Still, Fallen had not moved from her position despite her ability to do so and the protection that Rose had granted her. As such, her only concern right now was keeping these things down and getting Fallen out of there. Rose focused on her holy symbol and a sphere of twilight starts to surround her and spread. All her allies within the 30ft radius Sphere would feel rejuvenated (see spoiler)
After the sanctuary was up Rose focused on a spot behind in the other room (M11) and summoned Selûnes axe, a glowing holy axe whose blade was shaped like the crescent moon. As it came into being it would bring down Devine retribution to the nearest Ghoul (G)
Attack: 25 Damage: 5 (Hurl skull to ground (if attack needed) + 5 unarmed strike damage)
"Is this ALWAYS to be my lot? The damned things just never go away for good?" Fallan mutters to herself as she evaluates her current situation. Having hoped that having brought down the skull, and basically decapitating a zombie, that the path to victory would be clear. But when the undead just keep re-animating themselves, the haunted halfling starts looking for something ELSE that may be keeping this fight going past death, and death, and death. Spotting the still-glowing eyes of the downed skull, she makes a decision. Cutting the zombies down is likely to be insanity - doing the same thing, expecting something different to happen. So at the risk of more attacks, she drops the glowing shortsword. Were it not for the intense combat and adrenalin coursing through her veins, she might have been amazed when the sword disappeared once it left her hand. But instead, Fallan chose to deftly sprint in around the zombie and snatch up the skull in her free hand, and then pull back, disengaging from the active opponents, lifting the skull high over her head, in preparation for dashing it to the stone floor and breaking it to pieces, exposing whatever is causing the glow, if not extinguishing it in the destruction. "See if 'the masters' like any of this, you bodiless beast!"
Mechanically, this should be "Move, interact with object (Free Action); Disengage (Cunning Action/Bonus Action); and Attack (Unarmed Strike - Strength damage/Action) by hurling skull to the ground (assuming an actual attack on the ground isn't necessary/hard to miss. DM's call)
Dart vs Zombie 12 Damage: 3
“Damn these tight corridors!” Root shouts as he grabs another dart throwing it at the zombies!
Felix Windfall(Human-V Lv.7 Rogue) killed in ToA, Vallan Houndstrider (Halfling Ghostwise Lv.1 Fighter) in DiAGwen Sliver @ z2: 4 Z2 save vs sliver: 10
Z1 Fortitude: 13 vs 15
z2 Fortitude: 15 vs 17
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Z1@Fallan Attack: 8 Damage: 6
Z2@Rose Attack: 16 Damage: 7
Z3@Fallan Attack: 10 Damage: 4
Z4@Fallan Attack: 7 Damage: 3
G2 Rock @ Rose: Attack: 15 Damage: 2
G3 Rock @ Rose: Attack: 4 Damage: 1
Yue charges in once more attempting to make a snappy comeback, her jaw locking into the zombies finger as the it is just barely hit, taking off its pinky at the knuckle, as it moves around randomly while choosing who it will attack next fore the damage forces it to collapse.... Yue managing to get back out to where she was, just barely. As Z1 falls again, Bell takes the chance to try to knockout Z2 as well, seeing that they're not as strong as they were moments ago, and that they were effectively corralled (though so was Fallan..) as her rapier thrusts through the things arm, the Zombie reacting painlessly, and falling to the ground, lifeless once more
Rose's hammer hits the most visible ghoul across its skull, dealing enough damage to nearly split it, yet the ghoul remains standing thanks to its undead nature, though all the ghouls turn to regard the axe as a wave of energy floods into her allies. In Fallans case, she didn't have to move at all, just duck under one of the zombies before it fell, grabbing and smashing the skull against the ground... HARD. The skull shatters into a million pieces, yet, the glowing eyes remain, and the laughter - as subdued as it was, seemed to be mocking her.
Root uses another dart taking aim at Z3, it landing with a thud against the creatures helmet, barely effecting it, yet not quite felling it. Gwen, seeing that the thing still standing.... does as she had with the jelly, and from within, a slight silvery glow appears, as she attempts to assault the zombies mind, and for whatever reason, Gwen was on a streak, as the sliver hit the corpses mind like a bullet, and after it shivered for a moment, yet the abomination still stood..... though it seemed confused as to where the attack came from.
Zombies one and two, despite falling.. Rise again.... shunting anyone in their space at the time back out of it, and back to where they were.
Z1 rises to see's Fallan still there, and its coagulated drool like a slime across its face, as if salivating at the thought of getting to eat her, a throaty burble of noise as it charges at her again, attempting to gut-punch the halfling. However, its attack is avoided and Fallan, in her panic, parries it to the floor in a way that causes its hand to smash against the ground, killing it once more, as it falls in a heap.
As Z1 had fallen, it gave Z3 the chance to see her, and its attention shifted.... Z2 also rises though it can only see Rose before it, and lunges at her, seeming to sense her weakness and pain and as it can't get past her, it lunges, its head slamming in her direction.
Z4 reaches a clawed hand at Fallan, trying to scratch her face off.. the other one unable to reach her as it tries to slip past its allies.
The Ghoul who had been attacked, attempts to attack the axe, but finds its attack noneffective, the others behind full cover from all but the axe itself, peek out and toss more debris.
In the back of Fallans mind, she hears a voice... a .. familiar voice. One that she heard occasionally.
I can save you.. if you give into me.... Give me your soul, and I will save you....
I may have forgotten to mention this but the rock tosses you have +2 ac due to the number of enemies between you and them. Rose's arm is still broken. Fallan is trapped and being hounded if not KO'd. The zombies that have fallen but risen only have 1 HP. Fallan MIGHT have enough movement to shove past Z2 now.
Occassional Dungeon Master.
12 (Strength(Athletics) check for SHOVE)
Fallan begins to flail around her head, as if being annoyed immensely by a fly or bee. She shouts - to no one in particular: "I didn't mean it! What good is being saved without a soul?? Leave me be!" With that, she rushes forward, willing to step over, or on the downed zombie, headed toward where her friends are. Upon coming into contact with the zombie in front of Root, she SHOVES the undead creature for all she is worth, determined to move through it and into the "pool room", hopefully avoiding any of her compatriots.
Move; SHOVE (preferring to knock Z2 prone - if I get to choose between prone or 5' back), and Cunning Action to DISENGAGE, should it still be upright, hopefully moving into the pool room without being struck by Z1.