Trapping More Than Fur - 35

[K Man]

{Sorry bout yesterday everyone. As an advance warning, I've got another all day seminar on Friday so I'll be out then too. Also, I leave for my second cruise next week and I will neither have nor want to acces the internet during this time. If there is something you want me to handle ahead of time, please don't hesitate to let me know.}

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Keeping your senses sharp, you press forward. Tham continues to use his keen eyes to search for anything out of the ordinary...wouldn't want to be trapped in a classic pincer move after-all. [Search @ +5]
[dice=20]

Seeing nothing, Hildigunn takes the lead and moves into the first chamber as its the only thing that stops her. Her first steps into the room allow her to absorb all that is here.

The room is huge, probably a hundred feet wide and just as long. At either end are two hallways that lead to places you cannot identify just yet for they are shrouded with undead creatures filling their girth. There are numerous undead creatures in here as well, bunched together along the Western wall in a sort of defense for what lays behind.

Along the West wall is a dias, 30 feet from end to end. There are four steps to reach the top of this stone dias and atop this dias are two hig-backed thrones. These thrones are made of bleached bone and leather, decorated in macabres symbols and arcane scribblings.

Sitting calmly in these two thrones, surrounded by a sea of undead, are two equally dark figures. One is a human man, probably aged to fifty and at his side is a dark elf. Both wear blackened robes and are decorated in trinkets and pouches...denoting magical professions. Both bear very sour expressions, clearly agitated by your presence.

The human male sneers, his voice full of spite.



"You have been very...troublesome. Now it is out turn to repay you for all your hard work thus far..."

The Dark Elf next to him stands quickly and angrily, giving the order for the creatures before her to march forward. She also begins to weave and gesture, her arms aglow with surging bluish-energy waves


[Initiative: Belle (22), Tham (18), Neophysis (17), Large Skeletons (17), LoopMottin (16), Caatrah (15) + Narkonnen (15) + Huge Skeleon (15), Hildigunn (10), Large Undead (0)]

Map;

 _______________
|               |
|               |
|               |
|               |
|               |

|\  UU  UU      |
| \ UU  UU      |
|‡| UU SS SS    |
|‡| UU SS SS    |
| /             |
|/ SSS UU       |
 UUSSS UU
|UUSSSSS        |
|UU   SS        |
|UU             |
|               |
|_____     _____|
      | H |
      | L |
      | B |
      |TC |
      |   |
      |   |
      |   |<-
      |   |
      |   |
      |   |
      |   |
      |   |
      |   |
      |   |
      |   |
      |   |
    __|. .|__
       ^^^
       ^^^

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<<<LEGEND>>>
L = Loopmottin (Mounted)
H = Hildigunn
B = Lobelia (Belle)
T = Tham
C = Caatrah

N = Narkonnen (On the South Throne)
O = Neophysis (On the North Throne)



^^ = Stairs up, temple entrance
‡ = Throne

<- = Loop's Badger detects the scent of undead within 30' at this point.

SSS
SSS
SSS = Huge Skeleton {78/78, AC 14 t11, ff11, +9/+4/+4 (2d8+5, 1d8+2 and 2d6 +2) sp 60 ft}

UU
UU = Large Zombie {55/55, AC 15, t7 ff15, +9 (2d8+9) 30ft, singel actions only}

SS
SS = Large Skeleton {39/39, AC 14, t12, ff1, +8/+8/+3 (1d6+6, 1d6+3) 30ft}

{I hope this map isn't too confusing, let me know if people need me to further identify creatures. }[rand=50309439973487639480326359222806261044901321934937918926244411544]

[Wicksy]

OOC Well, this seems the perfect moment to let Hildigunn properly rage/frenzy. We could just stand back and watch the fireworks ;D
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Caatrah turns to Tham "What do you think? Could you take down some of those things or damage them a bit? Hildigunn, Loop and i could finish them off leaving those two up there to you and Belle"

Caatrah grabs a potion of Protection from Evil from his pack and quaffs it. He then moves forward ready to engage the enemy.
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{well, nows the time for those 10d6 fireballs or the mother of all turning checks if ever there was ever a time}

[Japic]

{Hildi goes last of the party; so I'll hold off for a while and see how the other PCs react.}

{When her turn comes you can expect her to rage and do her best to clear out some of this rabble. PS, she's out of Frenzy for today, but can still rage like normal.}

[TheZebraShakes™]

[glow=forestgreen,2,300]Tham looks to Catraah, clearly confused. It seemed that the half orc's focus was on the undead, while Tham's was elsewhere, to the others, the voices that he heard within the room.

"The undead are still a powerful distraction, but a distraction nonetheless."

With that, Tham moves up near Hildigunn. holding his shield in hand, and scans the room quickly before setting his sights on the targets of his frustration.

With a few words to his god as he places his hand upon his holy symbol, he brings down a huge pillar of divine fire upon the two, not trusting them to do any less to his group.

[/glow]

move up 15 ft. near Hildy or 20ft if Belle needs that spot to case. He'll try to be standing in front of the halfling so she has cover.

Casting Flame Strike over the two thrones. will hit them both in the 10 ft radius.

DC 20 reflex save for half damage

Caster level check for the drow if needed
[dice=20]+10
and for the other guy if needed
[dice=20]+10

damage (reflex DC 20 for half.)
[dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6]=40 (or 20 fire and 20 divine for those of us with fire resistence of some form)

EDIT: fixed movement specifications.
Other EDIT
Tham AC 32, touch AC 15 saves, fort 14,ref,12, will,16 (subtract 2 from everything from things targeting him that aren't evil)
and he should also benefit from all the other features of the protection from evil circle[rand=977721785871128909689589617968647939637143436523611050370207712195]

[TheZebraShakes™]

Also, if Belle moves beside Loop as her 5 ft. step, her extended magic circle against evil will still be in range to effect everyone at least until next turn, cause we know that the skellies are going to rush us down

I know that enough time hasn't elapsed for it to have worn off, I just wanted to mention that it was still in effect so that we remember to benefit from it.

as an aside, surging bluish energy waves can't be good

[Japic]

when her turn comes

[glow=red,2,300]RAGE[/glow] +4 str/con -2 AC

Being far more careful than she was in her blind rage Hildigunn trot forward to the closest of the undead. (15 ft N)

Once in position she lay into the large skeleton with her maul. (should get 1 AoO on the way)

PA for 10; +9 to hit

[dice=20] =21

[dice=8]+32= 38 dam

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77/143hp (4 temp dam) (totals after gaining 20 hp from rage con bonus)
AC 18
Will save +8[rand=577243382868243333833935985745944220569127011243489021788642092621]

[Lin]

Following Tham's lead, Belle steps foward, but instead of attempting to damage these creatures, she tries to incapacitate the human. Human magical strands of force energy, Belle attempts to do what most halflings only dream about: grab a fully grown human to the floor and choke him out.

[Using Tekekinesis to grapple, check modifier +16, will attempt to pin next round if successful]

[chunker]

Loop nudges his badger to sit tight while he casts a spell to protect the lead barbarian before she blasts off in another rage.

"Bahamut's blessing on you," the gnome mutters as he touches Hildegoon.

[Cast Protection from Evil on Hildi. She'll be AC 20 Will save +10 and protected from mind control... Loop AC23, Gnibb AC 26]