D&D Act One Scene III - Red Moon over Thurmunton

Fourier

Day 1:

The adventurers leave the city of Soetrard behind them as they venture forth into the farmlands beyond the city gates. Here small local farmers work from dawn to dusk in the fields to feed Soetrard with all the grains, wheat and oats it needs to function on a daily basis.

The trip is mostly uneventful. Farmers waving at the party, small children pointing and laughing at the halflings and the odd farmer's daughter taken in by the handsome elf.

That night, with the full moon hanging high in the sky, approaching the fork where the roads to Thurmunton and Cantry separate, the horses stomp and look agitated.

Saeros and BandyLegs make out eleven figures in the shape of men shambling in the nearby trees, approaching the group slowly. The humans and halflings clearly can't see them yet. The heat from their bodies is low. Saeros makes the conclusion immediately, undead....zombies!!

Fourier

OOC: Clerics, Magic-Users and Elfs, what spells have ye got for today?

Tigger

Fourier wrote: »

OOC: Clerics, Magic-Users and Elfs, what spells have ye got for today?

ooc and rangers lol

Tigger

ooc range?

inc steady the horse and draw the bow; headshot on the first one in range or the nearest

Mollyb60

Elin draws her crossbow and locks in a bolt. [ooc: maybe should've practiced a bit I guess!] She gently pulls up her horse, known as Horsey, and tries to find a nice shadow to lurk in.

Fourier

Tigger wrote: »

ooc range?

inc steady the horse and draw the bow; headshot on the first one in range or the nearest

OOC: You'd know the horses have become agitated, but you can't see the creatures just yet. Only Saeros and BandyLegs can due to heat vision.
However I'd say Goodie would be suspicious, you could approach forward to check what might be disturbing the horses.

Fourier

Mollyb60 wrote: »

Elin draws her crossbow and locks in a bolt. [ooc: maybe should've practiced a bit I guess!] She gently pulls up her horse, known as Horsey, and tries to find a nice shadow to lurk in.

Elin finds herself in the shadow of a roadside tree. Perhaps whatever lurks out there can't see her here.

Tigger

Fourier wrote: »

OOC: You'd know the horses have become agitated, but you can't see the creatures just yet. Only Saeros and BandyLegs can due to heat vision.
However I'd say Goodie would be suspicious, you could approach forward to check what might be disturbing the horses.

I'll move forward at a canter ready to wheel if nessicary

sKeith

ooc: is it too dark to see, even will the full moon hanging in the sky, would a torch improve the sight of non infras.

Fourier

Goodie approaches closer to the fork in the road and sees what looks like man staggering in the dark. Another man begins to stumble forward from the trees.

Tigger

Fourier wrote: »

Goodie approaches closer to the fork in the road and sees what looks like man staggering in the dark. Another man begins to stumble forward from the trees.

Range? shuffle or stumble?

Banjo

Ooc I thought clerics can pick their spells at point of need, or did I read that wrong (they have access to all clerical spells they are capable of casting when they pray). If I'm wrong I'll go for cure light wounds.

Clipclop seems a little jittery. Othegre chooses to soothe her with an old drayhorse tune.

"When my back grows bent and I creak at the knee, massah gonna send me to the glue factory"

Clipclop grows increasingly agitated.

"Fine, suit yourself"

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

ooc: is it too dark to see, even will the full moon hanging in the sky, would a torch improve the sight of non infras.

OOC: Sorry, it's more that they're a bit back in the trees off the road which block the moonlight (going by the kind of heavy tree cover you'd have had in the middle ages). Advancing toward the trees with a torch will easily show them.

Tigger

ooc should we not be travelling by day and sleeping at night ?

Tigger

Banjo wrote: »

Ooc I thought clerics can pick their spells at point of need, or did I read that wrong (they have access to all clerical spells they are capable of casting when they pray). If I'm wrong I'll go for cure light wounds.

Clipclop seems a little jittery. Othegre chooses to soothe her with an old drayhorse tune.

"When my back grows bent and I creak at the knee, massah gonna send me to the glue factory"

Clipclop grows increasingly agitated.

"Fine, suit yourself"

ooc you have turn undead

Banjo

Tigger wrote: »

ooc you have turn undead

Ooc : and human eyes. So unless someone wants to tell me what's going on, I'm going to sing again

Fourier

Tigger wrote: »

Range? shuffle or stumble?

OOC: Close range now, +1 bonus to shot, on top of Dex bonus. They're shuffling and stumbling, typical zombie walk.

Fourier

Banjo wrote: »

Ooc I thought clerics can pick their spells at point of need, or did I read that wrong (they have access to all clerical spells they are capable of casting when they pray). If I'm wrong I'll go for cure light wounds.

OOC: To receive the spells they have to pray/perform a ritual for an hour.

sKeith

Tigger wrote: »

ooc should we not be travelling by day and sleeping at night ?

ooc agreed, especially since we could make the trip to thurmonton in about 4 of hours. ah well.

sKeith

ooc, i'm further back than goodie with human eyes, can i see anything yet?

sKeith

ekbard shouts, "Can you see anything goodie?"

Banjo

Ooc. Assuming that the alarm is raised and Saeros shares his suspicion, I will attempt to turn undead when they're close enough.

Ooc: can I fight on horseback with a riding horse? Oh, and maybe it's a bad time but do I get skill points? I may be needing them in the near future !

Tigger

sKeith wrote: »

ekbard shouts, "Can you see anything goodie?"

shouts
its a zombie
takes shot

sKeith

ekbard on hearing the alarm weilds a javenin waiting until he can see anything.

Fourier

ooc should we not be travelling by day and sleeping at night ?

OOC: To be clear, this only affects the flavour of the encounter. So I'll show you "behind the scenes" as it were. On Day 1, I rolled that you encounter zombies from the wilderness table, zombies are an enemy encountered in the dark, so the easiest way to achieve that is at night. You'll reach Thurmunton by Day 2 regardless, you set out late and I want to give people the option of going to Cantry. Hence the crossroads at night seemed the best setting.

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

ooc agreed, especially since we could make the trip to thurmonton in about 4 of hours. ah well.

OOC: Does my explanation to Tigger make sense or would ye prefer a different style?

sKeith

ekbard gets out this shopping list for thurmonton and writes down
1) torches, many torches.

Banjo

Undead - how exciting! Othegre consults her charm. The blinded eye - a test of faith! She prays :

"My Lady, I see not thine hand in these shambling wrecks. Deliver them from us and...uh.. let them be smoten? Upon?"

Ooc : I have a bunch of torches but it takes s whole round to light one, turning first makes most sense.... I think?

Fourier

Banjo wrote: »

Ooc. Assuming that the alarm is raised and Saeros shares his suspicion, I will attempt to turn undead when they're close enough.

Ooc: can I fight on horseback with a riding horse? Oh, and maybe it's a bad time but do I get skill points? I may be needing them in the near future !

OOC: Yeah, everybody gets skills. Roll 2d6 for turn the undead. You can fight on horseback.

Tigger

Fourier wrote: »

OOC: Does my explanation to Trigger make sense or would ye prefer a different style?

ooc
Trigger is a horse or a fool

Im Tigger thats; Tea eye double guh rar

Banjo

Ooc - rolled 11
Ignore the d4 on rolz, that's my magic eightball religious decion maker

Tigger

Fourier wrote: »

OOC: To be clear, this only affects the flavour of the encounter. So I'll show you "behind the scenes" as it were. On Day 1, I rolled that you encounter zombies from the wilderness table, zombies are an enemy encountered in the dark, so the easiest way to achieve that is at night. You'll reach Thurmunton by Day 2 regardless, you set out late and I want to give people the option of going to Cantry. Hence the crossroads at night seemed the best setting.

ooc
yeah me and probably keith were just annoyed the party made a mistake
is all good

robyntmorton

Xanthea can feel something is up, but isn't sure what. Shapsberg feels nervous underneath her. She leaves her shield on her back, but loosens her longsword in it's scabbard and keeps her fingers wrapped around the handle...

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

ekbard on hearing the alarm weilds a javenin waiting until he can see anything.

Ekbard clearly sees the shape of two zombies emerge from the trees to his right.

Fourier

robyntmorton wrote: »

Xanthea can feel something is up, but isn't sure what. Shapsberg feels nervous underneath her. She leaves her shield on her back, but loosens her longsword in it's scabbard and keeps her fingers wrapped around the handle...

From the trees behind Alexander she sees a man staggering, any cleric would know a zombie when they see one.

robyntmorton

Xanthea hears the shout from the halfling, and wills Shapsberg forward. A fight is at hand! Her longsword is drawn and held aloft, ready to swing at anything that comes her way.

Fourier

Banjo wrote: »

Ooc - rolled 11
Ignore the d4 on rolz, that's my magic eightball religious decion maker

A light transfuses Othegre's hand and the heads of five of the zombies glow with a divine heat, they immediately half stumble and run back into the forest, yelping in pain.

sKeith

ekbard launches a javelin at one of the figures emerging from the treeline.

robyntmorton

Xanthea picks out the shambling form behind Alexander and lets swing with her longsword. It makes a beautiful sound passing through the air...

Fourier

Tigger wrote: »

shouts
its a zombie
takes shot

OOC: Roll the attack.

Tigger

Fourier wrote: »

OOC: Roll the attack.

18 + 1 for close and 1 for dex

Banjo

Hey Moy! (Singing) My God's better than your god! My God's better than yours!

Tigger

6 damage

Fourier

Goodie's arrow lands straight in the zombie's chest breaking its breastbone, but the creature keeps moving.

OOC: 6 damage.

robyntmorton

Xanthea's attack rolls a 16...

OOC: I think that means a hit if I am reading the table properly, with the damage roll 1d8 giving a 5.

Fourier

OOC: Yeah that's right.

Xanthea's sword connects with the undead's jaw, ripping it off, nothing but dry dust comes from the wound.

Tigger

robyntmorton wrote: »

Xanthea's attack rolls a 16...

OOC: I think that means a hit if I am reading the table properly, with the damage roll 1d8 giving a 5.

ooc zombies are hard to kill but easy to hit

Banjo

Othegre starts lighting a torch with the flint and steel.

"My lady, help me see the road ahead. Literally, because it's dark and still covered by zombies. I have turned a blinded eye and they in turn have run... Is it time for me to smite them now. Give me a sign"

robyntmorton

Xanthea feels the impact on the zombie, and glances around to see if anything has come of it. Only a flesh wound, of sorts.

She turns the horse around, ready for another pass...

OOC: Any zombie attack to come first, or have at it?

Tigger

robyntmorton wrote: »

Xanthea feels the impact on the zombie, and glances around to see if anything has come of it. Only a flesh wound, of sorts.

She turns the horse around, ready for another pass...

OOC: Any zombie attack to come first, or have at it?

ooc
zombis attrack lasat

Fourier

OOC: Yep, zombie's attack after you guys, so we'll have to wait for the others.