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Dex Check(19): [1d20] = 12

Pyros will whirl off the lap as it stands up.

"What in the blazes!"

Initiative: [1d10] = 8

He will go at the skeleton with his mace and dagger.

Gold Studded and Dagger DW: [1d20] = 13 [1d20] = 10 [1d6] = 4 [1d4] = 1

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[Round 1]

Mira begins to chant, but a strange fog comes over her mind and the words escape her. Merrick almost frantically rattles off his own spell, and his hand glows a pale blueish green. GET BACK!! he cries out, swiping at the massive skeleton without making contact. Leaping back he presses himself against the wall, a wild and almost feral expression on his face as he realizes he cannot escape the creature's reach! Jerry begins her own spell...

Below Artanis and Pytor call out to those above, still unsure of what is going on. Sir Karl slashes with the borrowed longsword, but the silvered blade passes neatly between two ribs without making contact. Likewise Adran strives to stab the Hag encaged within the massive skeleton, but the ever-moving target remains out of reach. Whirling it's bony spear, the Giant skeleton sinks the ivory spike deep into the side of the armored knight! New blood stains his already ruined tabard as the warm crimson rapidly spreads across the cloth.

On the opposite side, Adrestia lunges forward with her magical rapier. The narrow blade dips deftly towards the Hag, but a quick turn from the Skeleton and steel meets bone as she hacks a chunk from a giant rib. Cursing in frustration, she prepares to riposte. Elsa and Pyros bash and stab at the skeleton almost in unison, but their blows bounce off ineffectually... Finally the Mystaran completes her incantation, pointing at the undead creature. There is little outward sign of any effect, but the motion of the target does seem to be ever so slightly more clumsy.

With a cackling laugh the Hag screeches out, Who's first!? HMM?!! Who wants to DIE!! To punctuate the final word, she swings her gnarled walking staff in a wide arc, smashing it into the shoulder of the Dusky-hued fighter woman. Adrestia drops to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut, lying motionless on the bone-tiled floor...


[Actions Round 2?]
[Adrestia is DOWN! There is room for another character to move up if Mira or Merrick make room at the top of the stairs]
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Init: R1
Mira (4+1 spell): 5
Merrick (5+1 spell): 6
Art: 7
Pytor: 8
Sir Karl (5+4 Longsowrd): 9
Adran (7+3 ss): 10
Cross: 10
GS: 10
Adrestia (8+3 Mrapier): 11
Elsa (4+7 mace): 11
Pyros (8+4 club): 12
Jerry (9+3 spell): 12
Hag: 14

init rolls: Adran, Sir Karl, Mira, Cross
init Adran, Karl, Mira, Cross [1d10] = 7, [1d10] = 5, [1d10] = 4, [1d10] = 10


Mira begins to cast a spell, but is under a strange Curse
Int Check (Need 14+)
[1d20] = 15, Fail! (barely)

Merrick casts Chill Touch and his hand glows with an eerie blue-green light!
Merrick attempts a touch attack on the Giant Skeleton (AC ?) (-2 Protection magic)
Thac0 19 vs AC? (-2):
[1d20] = 9, miss!

Artanis cannot reach any foe

Pytor cannot reach any foe

Sir Karl slashes with the silver longsword at GS (AC ?) (-2 Protection magic)
Thac0 15 vs AC? (-2):
[1d20] = 5, miss!

Adran stabs with his short sword at the Hag (AC ?) (-2 Protection magic)
Thac0 19 vs AC? (-2):
[1d20] = 10, miss!

Cross cannot reach any foe

GS Stabs at Sir Karl (AC 2) with its Spear
Thac0 ??? vs AC 2:
[1d20] = 18, hit!
For [1d12] = 11 damage!
Sir Karl is Hurt! [20/35 hps]

GS vs Sir Karl [1d20] = 18 [1d12] = 11


Adrestia stabs with her Magical Rapier at the Hag (AC ?) (-2 Protection magic)
Thac0 14 vs AC ? (-2):
[1d20] = 19, hit!
Chance to hit Skeleton instead [1d100] = 59% Skeleton is hit!
For [1d8+4] = 10
GS takes Half (skeleton) = 5 damage!
GS is Barely Scratched!

Elsa bashes with her mace at GS (AC ?) (-2 Protection magic)
Thac0 18 vs AC ? (-2):
[1d20] = 4, miss! (badly)

Pyros bashes with his damaged Gold club at GS (AC ?) (-2 Protection magic)
Thac0 18 vs AC ? (-2):
[1d20] = 13, miss! (close!)

Pyros stabs with his dagger at GS (AC ?) (-2 Protection magic)
Thac0 18 vs AC ? (-2):
[1d20] = 10, miss!

Jerry Casts Echoes on GS
GS save [1d20] = 14, Pass!

GS is only partly affected by the Echoes spell for 8 rounds!
(AC, saves, Thac0 reduced by 1 for duration)
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Hag bashes at Adrestia (-2 vs chain) (AC 3, single wep style) with her walking stick!
Thac0 ? Vs AC 3:
[1d20] = 17, hit!
Prepared Effect Goes off!
Adrestia [hidden roll]
Adrestia Goes Down!!!

Jerry attacks the skeleton and calls, "Take down the skeleton first!"

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Jerry mace v skeleton [1d20] = 15, [1d6+2] = 1+2 = 3

Karl grunts in anger, the creature driving its spear deep into his body, he drives forward with the Silver blade, his resolve driven onwards by the fall of the Young Woman.

[1d20] = 12 ThaCo 15 [1d8+3] = 1+3 = 4 [1d12+3] = 1+3 = 4 Hit AC3, for 4 damage on either.

[1d20] = 18 ThaCo 15 [1d8+3] = 7+3 = 10 [1d12+3] = 11+3 = 14 Hit AC-3 for 10 damage to Hag or, 14 to the Skeleton.

Giving up on spells Mira aims a crossbow bolt at the Hag woman.

[1d20] = 12 (Thaco 18) [1d8] = 1 HIT AC6 so unlikely to do much.

"You old hag! We almost believed you, but you can never fool the waggle of a Kender bum!" He will turn around and waggle it again at her.

"You must be from the lowest line of half-wits. I mean you can't even tell we already sent another group around to steal the Crown!"

Kender taunt!

He will nimbly jump over the body of the dusky lady, and back into the corner. Ending the turn here, unless the skeleton pursues him, he will try to slide thorough it's legs to end up behind it, and run behind Sir Karl.

After the embarrassing swing he took for the Hag and missing, Adran swings this time for the skeleton's ribcage. Take this you horrid creature....

To hit the Skeleton with short sword [1d20] = 20 To damage the Skeleton [1d6] = 5

Merrick swipes frantically at the giant skeleton, finally making contact with it and causing the eerie blue glow to pass from his hand to the creature! The 15 foot tall monstrosity ignores the effect of the spell and continues to attack the Knight; it's bone spear glancing off of a well-timed rise of Sir Karl's shield. The noble Knight returns the favor in-kind, taking a chip out of the bony hip with his borrowed blade. Adran manages to make contact as well, his own sword whittling away at the undead.

With no room to back up, Mira fires her small crossbow from point-blank range, but the bolt shatters against the wall behind the target. Elsa shuffles over nearer Adrestia and glances down. Guys... I don't think she's breathing! The halfling cleric takes a swipe at the Giant skeleton, but it narrowly avoids the blow.

”You old hag! We almost believed you,” Pyros cries out over the din of battle, ”but you can never fool the waggle of a Kender bum!" He turns and waggles his rump at her. "You must be from the lowest line of half-wits. I mean you can't even tell we already sent another group around to steal the Crown!" An almost animalistic snarling cry issues from the old crone as the rogue tumbles between the much taller skeleton's legs to the other side! The creature stabs downward at him, but strikes nothing but floor as Pyros backs away past Sir Karl!

The Hag takes a wild swing at the knight, actually striking her own skeletal mount in her blind rage! Pytor climbs the stairs, now that more space has opened from Merrick shuffling away. Immediately he spots his sister's motionless figure. I'll pound you into Gravel, you ivory scarecrow! And use you to fill camp latrines! but he powerful warrior's hammer catches nothing but air in his fury.

Jerry strikes a glancing blow against the undead, and Sir Karl follows up with a mighty strike that cleaves away one of the lower ribs! From his experience and training, he realizes that the sword's silver blade has blunted slightly from use...


[Actions Round 3?]
[Everyone in the room is in melee range. Normally ranged weapons cant be used in melee but since the crossbow is trigger-based, I allow it once but it cant be loaded while in melee without provoking an attack of opportunity]
[So technically speaking the Giant Skeleton is large and can reach every corner of the room. The Hag is centerd on the skeleton putting her just -over- 5 feet from Pyros at the edge of the room. Otherwise she can reach everyone in the room as well]
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Init: R2
Art: 7
Merrick (5+3 touch attk): 8
Sir Karl (5+4 Longsowrd): 9
Adran (7+3 ss): 10
Cross: 10
GS: 10
Adrestia: DOWN
Mira (4+7 x-bow): 11
Elsa (4+7 mace): 11
Pyros (8+3 Natl Ability): 11
Pytor (8+4 hammer): 12
Hag: 14
Jerry (9+7 mace): 16

Artanis cannot reach any foe

Merrick attempts a touch attack on the Giant Skeleton (AC ?) (-2 Protection magic)(+1 Echoes)
Thac0 19 vs AC? (-1):
[1d20] = 18, hit!
GS Save vs Spell [1d20] = 17, Saves!
No Effect!
Merrick backs away 5 feet into the corner.

Sir Karl slashes with the silver longsword at GS (AC ?) (-2 Protection magic)(+1 Echoes)
Thac0 15 vs AC? (-1):
[1d20] = 12, Hit! (barely) [Target AC 5]
For [1d12+3] = 1+3 = 4
GS takes Half (skeleton) = 2 damage!

Adran stabs with his short sword at GS (AC 5) (-2 Protection magic)(+1 Echoes)
Thac0 19 vs AC5 (-1): Need 15+ to hit!
[1d20] = 20, hit! (possible crit!)
[1d20] = 9, Crit Confirmed!
For [1d8] + [1d8] = 2 + 7 = 9 damage!
GS takes Half (skeleton) = 5 damage!

Adran Crit conf [1d20] = 9
[1d8] = 2 [1d8] = 7


Cross cannot reach any foe

GS Stabs at Sir Karl (AC 2) with its Spear (-1 Echoes)
Thac0 13 vs AC 2(-1): Need 12+ to hit!
[1d20] = 11, miss! (barely!)

GS vs Sir Karl [1d20] = 11 [1d12] = 12

Mira fires her Light Crossbow at GS (AC 5) (-2 Protection magic)(+1 Echoes) in melee with Adran, Karl, Jerry, Merrick (-4 total, each 1 size category smaller than target)
Thac0 18 vs AC 5(-5): Need 18+
[1d20] = 12, miss!

Elsa bashes with her mace at GS (AC 5) (-2 Protection magic)(+1 Echoes)
Thac0 18 vs AC 5 (-1): Need 14+
[1d20] = 8, miss!

Pyros Taunts the Hag!
Hag Save vs Spell [1d20] = 2
lol-fail.
Must attack Kender for 1d10 rounds, -2 to hit, +2 to AC

Pyros attempts to move 20 ft East past the Giant Skeleton (2 sizes larger)
Pyros Dex Check (19) [1d20] = 8, Pass!
The Hag (edge of range on moving 'mount) does not get an attack of opportunity
GS takes an Attack of Opportunity
GS Stabs at Pyros (AC 4) (+2 Piercing vs Leather) with its Spear (-1 Echoes)
Thac0 13 vs AC 4(+1): Need 8+ to hit!
[1d20] = 3, miss!

GS vs Pyros [1d20] = 3 [1d12] = 4

Pytor moves 5 feet up the stairs into the room
Pytor bashes with his Warhammer at GS (AC 5)(-2 Protection magic)(+1 Echoes)
Thac0 15 vs AC 5(-1): Need 11+
[1d20] = 6, miss!

Pytor vs GS warhammer [1d20] = 6, [1d4+5] = 3+5 = 8

Hag (taunted by Pyros) Tries to to attack him but cannot reach, so she attacks Sir Karl between her and Pyros!
Hag bashes at Sir Karl (AC 2)(-1 bashing vs Banded)(-2 taunt) with her walking stick
Thac0 ? vs AC2(-3):
[1d20] = 1, miss! (possible fumble!)
Hag Fumble Conf [1d20] = 13, Confirmed!
The Hag strikes the inside of the Skeleton instead! For
[1d4+1] = 3 bludgeoning damage!

Hag vs Sir Karl [1d20] = 1 [1d4+1] = 2+1 = 3


Jerry bashes at GS (AC 5) with her Morningstar(-2 Protection magic)(+1 Echoes)
Thac0 17 vs AC 5(-1): Need 13+
[1d20] = 15, hit!
For [1d6+2] = 1+2 = 3 damage!
The Giant Skeleton is Damaged!


Sir Karl slashes, a second time, with the silver longsword at GS (AC 5)(-2 Protection magic)(+1 Echoes)
Thac0 15 vs AC 5(-1): Need 11+
[1d20] = 18, Hit!
For [1d12+3] = 11+3 = 14
GS takes Half (skeleton) = 7 damage!

Jerry keeps bahing at the hated skeleton.

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Morningstar [1d20] = 16, [1d6+2] = 1+2 = 3

Adran will yet again attack the skeleton, trying to take out its legs:

To hit the Skeleton with short sword [1d20] = 17 = 20 To damage the Skeleton [1d6] = 2 = 5

Mira's bolt flies wide, missing once again causing her to curse quite loudly.

[1d20] = 7 (Thaco 18) [1d8] = 8

"Help her!" Karl calls to Mira, the pain causing his strike to miss wildly!

[1d20] = 6 ThaCo 15 [1d8+3] = 7+3 = 10 [1d12+3] = 11+3 = 14

[Mira provoked a free shot from the Giant Skeleton for reloading while in melee range. Fortunately it missed!]

Merrick rattles off a spell frantically, the magical missiles of force rapidly blasting into the skeleton's side and sending spiderwebbing cracks through its ribs and chest. Adran manages to make contact as well, thrusting his shorter sword into the damaged bones and breaking off a fair sized chunk. The armored Knight does his valiant best to strike the creature, but again the sword sails harmlessly between the tangible bits of the ivory-hued target. Mira begins to load her ranged weapon, and the Giant Skeleton stabs in rapid succesion at the redheaded bard and Sir Karl! Both manage to avoid the thrusts, though doing so causes the human woman to miss as well!

Elsa, hearing the call to aid Adrestia and needing no further motivation, casts a healing prayer upon the apparently expired fighter. As the glow envelops the still-woman's body, some of her wounds yet close! It worked! She isn't dead, but she still looks like it! Maybe it's some kind of False Death! Pytor holds off the creature as best he can, though his first blow catches nothing but air.

Pyros rushes forward to engage the skeleton, swiping at the towering undead with his badly damaged club and his dagger. The whirlwind of super-kender-awesome is quite impressive, in the rogue's mind at least, but has little effect as the weapons fail to land. With a vicious snarl, the old Hag bashes Pyros in the hip with her walking staff. An unbearable wave of withering magic causes the Kender to shrivel and age unnaturally! Suddenly his normally sure-footedness falters, and he stumbles to the bone-plated floor, his right leg rapidly dessicating into uselessness!

The old woman cackles uncontrollably as Jerry and Pytor strike blows against her animated mount, shearing away more and more bone from the now critically damaged abomination! Calling up from below Artanis shouts again, What in the Deepest of the Nine HELLS is going on up there?!?!

[Actions Round 4?]
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Init: R3
Merrick (5+1 spell): 6
Art: 7
Sir Karl (5+4 Longsowrd): 9
Adran (7+3 ss): 10
Cross: 10
GS: 10
Adrestia: DOWN
Mira (4+7 x-bow): 11
Elsa (4+7 mace): 11
Pyros (8+3 Natl Ability): 11
Pytor (8+4 hammer): 12
Hag: 14
Jerry (9+7 mace): 16


Merrick Casts Magic Missile at GS
For [1d4+1]= 5 + [1d4+1]= 2 + [1d4+1]= 4 => 11 damage!
The Giant Skeleton is Badly Damaged!

Artanis cannot reach any foe

Sir Karl slashes with the silver longsword at GS (AC 5)(-2 Protection magic)(+1 Echoes)
Thac0 15 vs AC 5(-1): Need 11+
[1d20] = 6, miss!

Adran stabs with his short sword at GS (AC 5) (-2 Protection magic)(+1 Echoes)
Thac0 19 vs AC5 (-1): Need 15+ to hit!
[1d20] = 17, hit!
For [1d8] = 7
GS takes Half (skeleton) = 4 damage!

Cross cannot reach any foe

GS Stabs at Sir Karl (AC 2) with its Spear (-1 Echoes)
Thac0 13 vs AC 2(-1): Need 12+ to hit!
[1d20] = 2, miss!

GS vs Sir Karl [1d20] = 2 [1d12] = 7


Mira reloads her crossbow (provoking an attack of opportunity from the Giant Skeleton!)
GS Stabs at Mira (AC 6) with its Spear (-1 Echoes)
Thac0 13 vs AC 6(-1): Need 8+ to hit!
[1d20] = 2, miss!
Mira finishes reloading her crossbow!

GS vs Mira [1d20] = 2 [1d12] = 11

Mira fires her Light Crossbow at GS (AC 5) (-2 Protection magic)(+1 Echoes) in melee with Adran, Karl, Jerry, Merrick (-4 total, each 1 size category smaller than target)
Thac0 18 vs AC 5(-5): Need 18+
[1d20] = 7, miss!

Elsa casts Cure Moderate Wounds on Adrestia
Some of Adrestia's wounds close! Though she still does not appear alive

Pyros moves 2 feet West to engage the Giant Skeleton in melee!
Pyros bashes with his damaged Gold club at GS (AC 5) (-2 Protection magic)(+1 Echoes)
Thac0 18 vs AC 5(-1): Need 14+
[1d20] = 6, miss!

Pyros stabs with his dagger GS (AC 5) (-2 Protection magic)(+1 Echoes)
Thac0 18 vs AC 5(-1): Need 14+
[1d20] = 3, miss!

Pyros vs GS club, dagger [1d20] = 6 [1d3] = 3, [1d20] = 3 [1d3] = 1

Pytor bashes with his Warhammer at GS (AC 5)(-2 Protection magic)(+1 Echoes)
Thac0 15 vs AC 5(-1): Need 11+
[1d20] = 2, miss!

Hag bashes at Pyros (AC 4)(-2 taunt) with her walking stick(+1 magical)!
Thac0 16 Vs AC 4(-1): Need 13+
[1d20] = 14, hit! (Barely!!!)
For [1d4+1] = 4 damage
Pyros is Aged 10 years!
Pyros save vs spell from staff [1d20] = 8, Fail!
Pyros' Right Leg begins to [color=ff0000]Wither!!![/color]
Pyros falls Prone!

Hag vs [1d20] = 14 [1d4+1] = 3+1 = 4
Pyros RArm Larm Rleg Lleg [1d4] = 3


Jerry bashes at GS (AC 5) with her Morningstar(-2 Protection magic)(+1 Echoes)
Thac0 17 vs AC 5(-1): Need 13+
[1d20] = 16, hit!
For [1d6+2] = 1+2 = 3 damage!


Pytor bashes, a second time, with his Warhammer at GS (AC 5)(-2 Protection magic)(+1 Echoes)
Thac0 15 vs AC 5(-1): Need 11+
[1d20] = 19, hit!
For [1d4+5] = 8 damage!
The Giant Skeleton is Critically Damaged!

Pytor vs GS warhammer [1d20] = 2 [1d4+5] = 4+5 = 9, [1d20] = 19, [1d4+5] = 3+5 = 8

"We're wearing it down," encourages Jerry as she tries to get some more power in her swing and succeeds only in swishing the air.
"Keep going! It'll soon crumble."

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Morningstar [1d20] = 10, [1d6+2] = 2+2 = 4

"We aren't dead... YET. AND I STILL HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON!" Army crawling out of the proximity of the Skeleton so he won't get stomped on. He will slide himself to Adestria and see if he can get her to wake up. Lightly tapping her on the face. If that doesn't work, he will drag himself out of the way so others can engage.