Round 9 actions, round 9, zombies, dead keyboard
Subject Round 9 actions
Harp, his head ringing from the blow to his head, sees the man with the scythe back against the other wall. They had to stop him - Harp was sure he was the one kidnapping people at night. He has to be stopped. Harp attacks the thug in front of him (T8) and tries to move to cut the man off.
OOC: Mark, full attack on T8. If he drops after the first attack, Harp will 5 ft step to P7 and use his second attack on "M". If T8 does not drop on the first attack, Harp will use his secon on T8 and then step to P7.
Karl, are you working up a good verbal beat down for Harp, cause he is going to deserve it after this fiasco.
From: Mark
Subject Round 9 actions
Actually Harp can not move there. The pile of garbage blocks the way.
From: Kevin
Subject Round 9 actions
I'm not sure what map you are looking at, but T8 is in P7 right now. The "garbage" is in Q6. Harp could move to either P7 or Q7, if he wanted to. And, he wants to move to P7.
Check your map. Maybe you should get your eyes lasered again.
From: Mark
Subject Round 9 actions
How can he move to P7 if T8 is standing there?
He can not move into Q7 until P7 is empty.
From: Kevin
Subject Round 9 actions
I am sorry - I was assuming that Harp would take T8 down. That is a false assumption.
IF after any of his attacks T8 is down, Harp will move to P7. If he is not down, he will stay where he is.
From: Mark
Subject round 9
Round 9
Init: Kal, Harp, Man, Thug3, Thug6, Thug7, Thug8
Keeping his eye on the man (T3) with the sword next to him Kal strikes out at the sapper (T7) in front of him (AC17, 11+9=20, hit, damage 9). The elf slips his blade past the man's buckler and drives it into his belly. The man makes a soft gurgling sound and falls to the ground when Kal pulls the rapier from him.
Harp, head reeling from the blow to the head and heart reeling from the blow to his soul, strikes out in frustration and anger. He and Kal might very well die here in the garbage strewn alley and no one would know where they were. It was bad enough that he had brought this on himself. He could live, or die, with that, but Kal might die as well. The anger makes Harp even more determined. He lashes out with two quick strokes (AC18, 12+9=21, hit, damage 8, AC18, 15+4=19, hit, damage 10). The man tries his best to block the 1/2 orc's blade but Harp is able to batter his way through the man's defenses.
Behind the thug in front of him Harp sees the man with the scythe bend and start chanting. He touches the corpses of the two men Harp has already killed. Harp's heart then freezes in his chest as he sees the men start to stand up clumsily. The man with the scythe then says "Come brothers, come back from the masters' realm and continue the fight for the reaper, the Lord of darkness. Even in death you may serve. Now kill these two."
The swordsman (T3) to his right lunges again but Kal was ready for it (AC26, 7+7=14, miss). With a quick step away the blade stops well short of any flesh. The sapper (T6) does a little better (AC25, 16+6=22, miss), with his black jack actually coming with in 3 inches of the elf's head.
Harp's foes (T8) hacks with his short sword (AC20, 10+7=17, miss) and Harp blocks it with his shield.
OODM: Round 9 is over. I need actions for round 10. Harp recognizes the two new forms as zombies.
From: Kevin
Subject Round 10 actions
Harp watches as the bodies of the fallen raise from the ground in the alleyway. Gods, he was creating zombies. Harp had learned a little bit about these creatures in his training and knew that in their current condition the two of them would be hard pressed to defeat the remaining thugs and these zombies.
"Kal, these foul creatures aren't hurt like normal people. Try to put some space between us and them."
Harp hacks at the man in front on him and then moves away from the wall.
OOC: Mark, full attack on T8. He will take a 5 ft step to O7. If T8 drops with the first attack, Harp will aim his second on T6.
From: Josh
Subject Round 10 actions
"Damnit." Kal thinks to himself. "Why didn't the half-orc kill this cleric when he had the chance?"
He'll attack T3 and step into N6 if he goes down.
From: Derek
Subject Zombies
OOC: Are zombies not total push-over undead in 3rd ed? I seem to remember skeletons and zombies as little more than fodder.
From: Mark
Subject turn
I will try and get a turn out tonight.
From: Jason
Subject zombies
That's more or less my impression as well.
From: Mark
Subject Zombies
It depends on the base creature. I played in a game where a zombie hill giant took a party of 5 th level characters to pieces.
From: Porter
Subject Zombies
Yup. Zombie is not a template, not a monster type.
From: Mark
Subject Zombies
Or Zombie is a template, not a monster type.
almost anything that has been alive and made of flesh can be made into a zombie.
From: Porter
Subject Zombies
Exactly.
I've got to say, I like the way templates work in 3.x. I remember back in 2E, how awesome it was when TSR came up with the completely new (to us) monster the dracolich. It was a *dragon* turned into a *lich*!
Today, anybody can make a dragon-based lich, zombie, vampire, skeleton, etc..
From: Kevin
Subject Round 10 actions
To paraphrase The Clash - should I turn or should I fight now?
If Harp had higher than a 10 Charisma, he might try turning, but he knows that that ability is not one that he is really good at. He does have improved turning, but he was more of a warrior cleric than a cleric warrior. Of course, that was until he got pimped by Mr. Bad Cleric.
He does know that zombies don't move real good, so putting some space between them and Harp and Kal would make some sense. Granted there are still 3 living thugs and Mr. Bad Cleric hanging around, so.....
From: Mark
Subject Round 10 actions
I hope everyone has been entertained by Harp learing why Lawful good orders frown on premarital sex. :)
That stuff will kill you.
From: Porter
Subject Round 10 actions
It's eery. This is *exactly* how I was taught that in Sunday School.
From: Mark
Subject Dead keyboard
I was in the middle of writing the turn when my wireless keyboard died. I have changed the batteries but it is still not working. I am sending this from my wife's computer but all my work in on the computer I can not get into now. I might be able to get turn out if I can figure out what the problem is.
From: Jason
Subject Dead keyboard
Clearly, the problem is you didn't send it out 30 minutes earlier!
Seriously though, good luck with your troublshooting.
From: Kevin
Subject Dead keyboard
Placing blame on inanimate objects - the first sign of denial.
Until you accept your responsibility in this matter, you cannot begin to heal.