CH 4: Heart of Darkness

[Nuke]

Val tries again, hopefully with better results.


init, hit and damage. (1d10=9, 1d20=10, 1d8=4)

[Breila]

Ouragana holds Maua steady, but makes no further move.

[HorizonsDream]

Jocelyn remains behind a column for the time being.

[JadedDM]

Areilon slips away unnoticed behind a column, sticking to the shadows like Grey.

Oren and Val both attack with their axes, and both just barely miss their opponents by a hair. The tribals, however, fair a bit better. The female, despite being blind, not only evades the half-orc's axe but also manages to knock her undead counterpart's head off her shoulders. The zombie collapses to the ground, twitching but no longer a threat. The male tribal, likewise, thwacks the other zombie pretty hard. The zombie counterattacks, but is unable to pierce the tribal's magical hide.

"Damn, they're destroying my zombies," Dalaim grumbles. He readies his quarterstaff and prepares to move in. At the same time, the female tribal begins chanting and swaying her arms about.

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Initiative
Areilon (1d10): 5
Val (1d10+7): 16
Ouragana (N/A)
Jocelyn (N/A)
Oren (1d10+7): 9
Dalaim (N/A)
Grey (N/A)
Maua (N/A)
Zombie Male (N/A): Last
Zombie Female (N/A): Last
Tribal Male (1d10+4): 14
Tribal Female (1d10+4): 10

Round 3!

Areilon moves 35 feet toward the altar, and down by the column. She attempts to hide in shadows (1d100): 6, pass.
Oren attacks Tribal Male with his axe (1d20+1): 14, bare miss.
Tribal Female attacks Female Zombie with her quarterstaff (1d20-4): 14, hit for (1d6): 5 damage. Zombie female is destroyed.
Tribal Male attacks Zombie Male with his quarterstaff (1d20): 16, hit for (1d6): 6 damage.
Val attacks the blinded (+4) Tribal Female with her battle axe (1d20+4): 14, bare miss.
Zombie Male attacks Tribal Male with his fist (1d20): 8, miss.
Zombie Female is destroyed.

(OOC: Actions and Initiative for Round 4?)

[HorizonsDream]

Jocelyn continues to just watch the fight from safety. No one needs healing at the moment.

[Nuke]

Continuing to press the attack, Val hopes to stop whatever spell the tribal is working on.

init, hit and damage. (1d10=1, 1d20=12, 1d8=1)

I think I hit finally....

[Breila]

Taking a leaf out of Jocelyn's book, Ouragana uses a cantrip to make lights appear before the tribal male's eyes, zooming towards them, to distract him, hopefully making him miss his target.

[Jenara]

Arei keeps her position, ready to move in and strike if it appeared the fight was turning the wrong way.

[JadedDM]

Grey and Areilon remain in hiding, waiting for the right moment. Jocelyn, likewise, remains under cover.

Val swings her axe at her opponent, scoring a slight cut. It's not much, but it is enough to disrupt the woman's concentration and ruin her spellcasting. Dalaim moves in, stepping over the redead zombie, and swings his staff at her, thwacking her pretty hard. Crying out, she blindly fumbles around in her satchel trying to find something.

Meanwhile, the male exchanges blows with the zombie, but neither can find the advantage. Ouragana drags Maua forward to get close enough to use a cantrip. She is forced to let go of the woman to do so, but as she's all tied up, there's not much danger of her going anywhere. Concentrating, the mage shines a little light into the man's eyes to distract him. This puts her close to the action, but she must be within ten feet and maintain her concentration or else the light will fade away.

Oren swings his axe twice at the tribal, but neither chop is strong enough to pierce through his magical hide. The dwarf swears and spits out of frustration.

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Initiative
Jocelyn (N/A)
Val (1d10+7): 8
Ouragana (1d10+2): 11
Areilon (N/A)
Oren (1d10+7): 14
Dalaim (1d10+4): 12
Grey (N/A)
Maua (N/A)
Zombie Male (N/A): Last
Tribal Male (1d10+4): 9
Tribal Female (N/A): Last

Round 4!

Val attacks Tribal Female, who is blinded (+4) with her battle axe (1d20+4): 16, hit for (1d8): 1 damage. Tribal Female's spell fizzles.
Tribal Male attacks Zombie Male with his quarterstaff (1d20): 9, bare miss.
Ouragana moves fifteen feet south and uses a cantrip to distract Tribal Male (1d20): 3, success.
----Tribal Male makes a saving throw vs. spell (1d20): 6, fail. Tribal male suffers a -1 to hit.
Dalaim moves 30 feet, stepping over the downed zombie, and swings his quarterstaff at Tribal Female, who is blinded (+4) (1d20+4): 17, hit for (1d6): 5 damage.
Oren attacks Tribal Male with his axe (1d20+1): 14, bare miss.
Zombie Male attacks Tribal Male with his fist (1d20): 12, miss.
Tribal Female's spell has fizzled.
Oren attacks Tribal Male with his axe (1d20+1): 13, miss.

(OOC: Actions and Initiative for Round 5?)

[Jenara]

Arei holds one more round, if the battle has not yet been resolved she will attack.

[HorizonsDream]

Jocelyn pulls out her sling, takes aim at the male, and fires a stone.

Init Roll, Hit Roll (5, 12 miss)

[Breila]

Ouragana continues to distract the male tribal.

[Nuke]

Cursing, Val swings again.

Init, Hit and Damage (1d10=1, 1d20=4, 1d8=3)

weak....shoulda used the trident

[JadedDM]

While Ouragana continues shining a light in the male tribal's face, Grey gets impatient and moves in, both daggers at the ready. He strikes with both in quick succession. The first simply bounces off the barkskin, while the second is so jarring he actually drops the dagger entirely. "Oh, you gotta be kidding me!" he complains, drawing another one.

Ignoring the gnome, the male tribal strikes at the zombie with his staff, caving in its head even further. At this rate, the zombie won't last much longer and Dalaim will be resigned to carry his own gear.

Jocelyn darts across the room to another column for a better vantage point, then fires a stone from her sling. It bounces off the man's barkskin without so much as a bruise. Val and Dalaim both attack the female, but despite being blind as a bat, she still manages to ward off their blows thanks to her barkskin. She pulls out a waterskin from her satchel, downs it, and many of her wounds instantly heal. She remains blind, though, her eyes glowing brightly from Jocelyn's prayer.

Oren and the zombie both attack the male, managing to hit hard enough to bypass the barkskin and hurt him considerably. On his last legs, he begins digging in his satchel for something while the female readies her staff to continue battle.

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Initiative
Areilon (N/A)
Jocelyn (1d10+6): 11
Ouragana (N/A)
Val (1d10+7): 8
Oren (1d10+7): 17
Dalaim (1d10+4): 11
Grey (1d10+2): 3
Maua (N/A)
Zombie Male (N/A): Last
Tribal Male (1d10+4): 5
Tribal Female (1d10+4): 14

Round 5!

Ouragana maintains concentration on her cantrip.
Grey moves 25 feet to the east and attacks Tribal Male with his first dagger (1d20-1): 2, miss. He then attacks with his second dagger (1d20-3): -2, critical fumble! He drops his second dagger.
Tribal Male attacks Zombie Male while distracted (-1) with his quarterstaff (1d20-1): 10, hit for (1d6): 2 damage.
Val attacks Tribal Female, who is blinded (+4) with her battle axe (1d20+4): 8, miss.
Jocelyn moves 50 feet to the west, then fires her sling at Tribal Male (1d20): 12, miss.
Dalaim swings his quarterstaff at Tribal Female, who is blinded (+4) (1d20+4): 12, bare miss.
Tribal Female drinks down a potion, and heals (2d4+2): 9 HP.
Oren attacks Tribal Male with his axe (1d20+1): 19, hit for (1d8+3): 8 damage.
Zombie Male attacks Tribal Male with his fist (1d20): 14, hit for (1d8): 5 damage.

(OOC: Wow, this battle is dragging. I think that was the first time Oren actually hit something in five rounds of combat. That Barkskin makes all the difference, eh? Actions and Initiative for Round 6?)

[Jenara]

"Oh I have had enough of this." Arei mutters, appearing from the shadows she strikes at the female tribal with her sabre, the black steel flashing as she strikes.

1d10, 1d20+1, 1d6+1=[8], [16, 1], [3, 1]
Init 8, Hit AC 3, 4 damage.