Chapter 1: Breathing is a Luxury

[fabulist]

 

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Fiona Devany (Rogue) | Str 10 . Agi 11 . Int 11 . Wil 11 | Per 11 . Def 11 | Health 16/16 | Power 1/1 | TalentsNimble Recovery (Rest) | You can use an action to heal damage equal to your Healing Rate and then move up to half your Speed without triggering free attacks.

Trickery (Round) | You can make an attack roll or challenge roll with 1 boon. If you attack with a boon from this talent, your attack deals +1d6 damage.

Exploit opportunity (Round) | When the total of your attack roll is 20+ and exceeds the TN by 5+, you can take another turn at any point before the end of the round.

Roguery Talent: Magic | +1 Power, Transformation (Mask, Animal Shape) | Attacksdagger | 1d3, finesse, short range
bow | 1d6, long range |

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Fiona targeted the rightmost of the lumbering dead on the front, in order to lure the mastermind into a false sense of safety. However, in the last moment she switched her aim to the one in the back, hoping to disrupt its control of the others. With a silent prayer to the Horned King, she let loose her arrow.

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OOCattack roll: 6
boon from Trickery: +1
Agility: +1
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result: 8

Edited May 5, 2023 by fabulist (see edit history)

[yxanthymir]

First Turn

 

The fire missile cast by the elf took the horrifying undead by surprise, but he only flinched a little, ignoring the piteous damage it caused. The flames rapidly consumed while an arrow passed at the same time more close to one of the lumbering undead at the front, and losing itself in the sand.

 

Zones

West side of the road: Sand mound (difficult terrain)

 

Road: 4 undead, three at the front and one at the back, at the north part of the road. Leon and Dun at the front; Taran, Fiona and Summer at the back, at the south part of the road.

 

East side of the road: Sand mound (difficult terrain)

 

South: Road following South.

 

Enemies

Undead 1: ?

Undead 2: ?

Undead 3: ?

Undead 4: 2 damage, impaired.

 

Players & Allies

Leon: 22/22;

Dun: 23/23;

Taran: 18/18, frightened for 1 turn, 1 bane against undead 4.

Fiona: 16/16;

Summer: 13/13;

 

Conditions

Frightened: A frightened creature makes all attack rolls and challenge rolls with 1 bane. As well, frightened creatures cannot take fast turns.

 

Impaired: An impaired creature makes all attack rolls and challenge rolls with 1 bane.

 

It is now the slow turn.

Edited May 6, 2023 by yxanthymir (see edit history)

[yxanthymir]

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Leon Bosh (Warrior) | Str 12 Ag 11 Int 10 Wil 10 | Per 10 Def 15 | Health 22/22 | Insanity 0 | TalentsCatch Your Breath You can use an action or a triggered action on your turn to heal damage equal to your healing rate. Once you use this talent, you cannot use it again until after you complete a rest.

Weapon Training When attacking with a weapon, you make the attack roll with 1 boon.

Combat Prowess Your attacks with weapons deal 1d6 extra damage. 

Forceful Strike When the total of your attack roll is 20 or higher and exceeds the target number by at least 5, the attack deals 1d6 extra damage.

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Leon was not feeling particularly brave, but he could not stay immobile and let the undead kill him without a fight. Uncertain he rushes ahead to strike the first undead in his reach.

 

Mechanics

Leon moves to engage Undead 1 and strikes with his battle axe.

 

Edited May 6, 2023 by yxanthymir (see edit history)

[yxanthymir]

First Turn

 

The attack of Leon was perfect. The axe cut the thorax of the undead cleanly with a horizontal cut. It would be a fatal wound against any enemy. The undead remained almost unshook by such a forceful blow, looking at Leon with glazed milky eyes.

 

Zones

West side of the road: Sand mound (difficult terrain)

 

Road: 4 undead and Leon, three undead at the front and one at the back, at the north part of the road. Dun at the front; Taran, Fiona and Summer at the back, at the south part of the road.

 

East side of the road: Sand mound (difficult terrain)

 

South: Road following South.

 

Enemies

Undead 1: 8 damage, engaged with Leon

Undead 2: ?

Undead 3: ?

Undead 4: 2 damage, impaired.

 

Players & Allies

Leon: 22/22; engaged with Undead 1.

Dun: 23/23;

Taran: 18/18, frightened for 1 turn, 1 bane against undead 4.

Fiona: 16/16;

Summer: 13/13;

 

Conditions

Frightened: A frightened creature makes all attack rolls and challenge rolls with 1 bane. As well, frightened creatures cannot take fast turns.

 

Impaired: An impaired creature makes all attack rolls and challenge rolls with 1 bane.

 

It is now the slow turn.

Edited May 7, 2023 by yxanthymir (see edit history)

[VolsungaSaga]

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Dun (Warrior) | Str: 13 | Agi: 10 | Int 9 | Will 9 | Per 10 Def 15 | Health 23/23 | Talents

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It wasn't looking good to Dun -- the zombies slightly outnumbered the two warriors in front. And who knew what nasty trick that leering fellow in the back held in its rotten brain? But there's always something one can do to even the odds.

Dun picked another zombieZombie 2! in front and hacked at its ankles with his battleaxe, attempting to knock the ghoulish footsoldier over.

 

Mechanics

Dun engages Zombie 2 and does an Unbalancing Attack on it. Weapons Training boon cancels Unbalancing Attack bane. Undead needs to make an Agility challenge roll.

 

[yxanthymir]

First Turn

 

Dun moved ahead to block the path of the undead. He tried to make it fall with a wide sweep of his battleaxe against his legs. He misjudged the distance and the sweep came short, passing ahead of the undead. At the same time Taran Vol, also moved ahead with her sickle in her hand, positioned at the side of Dun, and attacked the other undead. Her attack was enough to hurt the creature, but it only made a light gash at his face.

Finally the slow undeads decide to act in response. The three undead at front try to hit the combatants with their bare hands. One misses Leon, other hits Dun with some force and the third also hits Taran lightly. The horrifying undead at the back raises his hands to the sky and then points to a place in the sand behind his opponents while murmuring a silent invocation. The light in his empty sockets shines brighter for a brief moment and the sand shifts on the ground.

A foot pierces the ground close to Summer and Fiona and slowly starts to drag the body free from the sand. Suddenly he twists his desiccated body in a unexpected and spasmodic way, and stands to face them with his empty eyes.

 

Zones

West side of the road: Sand mound (difficult terrain)

 

Road: 4 undead (Undead 1, Undead 2, Undead 3 and Undead 4); and Leon, Dun and Taran, three undead at the front and one at the back, at the north part of the road. Fiona and Summer, at the south part of the road.

 

East side of the road: Sand mound (difficult terrain)

 

South: Undead 5, close to Summer and Fiona.

 

Enemies

Undead 1: 8 damage, engaged with Leon

Undead 2: ?, engaged with Dun

Undead 3: 1 damage, engaged with Taran

Undead 4: 2 damage, impaired.

Undead 5: ?

 

Players & Allies

Leon: 22/22; engaged with Undead 1.

Dun: 23/17; engaged with Undead 2.

Taran: 18/16, engaged with Undead 3, frightened for 1 turn, 1 bane against undead 4.

Fiona: 16/16;

Summer: 13/13;

 

Conditions

Frightened: A frightened creature makes all attack rolls and challenge rolls with 1 bane. As well, frightened creatures cannot take fast turns.

 

Impaired: An impaired creature makes all attack rolls and challenge rolls with 1 bane.

 

End of turn.

Edited May 10, 2023 by yxanthymir (see edit history)

[yxanthymir]

Second Turn

 

Zones

West side of the road: Sand mound (difficult terrain)

 

Road: 4 undead (Undead 1, Undead 2, Undead 3 and Undead 4); and Leon, Dun and Taran, three undead at the front and one at the back, at the north part of the road. Fiona and Summer, at the south part of the road.

 

East side of the road: Sand mound (difficult terrain)

 

South: Undead 5, close to Summer and Fiona.

 

Enemies

Undead 1: 8 damage, engaged with Leon

Undead 2: ?, engaged with Dun

Undead 3: 1 damage, engaged with Taran

Undead 4: 2 damage, impaired.

Undead 5: ?

 

Players & Allies

Leon: 22/22; engaged with Undead 1.

Dun: 23/17; engaged with Undead 2.

Taran: 18/16, engaged with Undead 3, 1 bane against undead 4.

Fiona: 16/16;

Summer: 13/13;

 

Conditions

Frightened: A frightened creature makes all attack rolls and challenge rolls with 1 bane. As well, frightened creatures cannot take fast turns.

 

Impaired: An impaired creature makes all attack rolls and challenge rolls with 1 bane.

 

Taran is no longer frightened. It is now the fast turn.

Edited May 10, 2023 by yxanthymir (see edit history)

[TheShadyRaven]

Taran Vol (Priestess) | Str: 11 | Agi: 10 | Int 11 | Will 11 | Per 11 Def 13 | Health 16/18 | TalentsShadowsight


Catch Your Breath: You can use an action or a triggered action on your turn to heal damage equal to your healing rate. Once you use this talent, you cannot use it again until after you complete a rest.

Weapon Training: When attacking with a weapon, you make the attack roll with 1 boon.

Combat Prowess: Your attacks with weapons deal 1d6 extra damage.

Forceful Strike: When the total of your attack roll is 20 or higher and exceeds the target number by at least 5, the attack deals 1d6 extra damage.

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Taran Vol grimaced as the monster's blows connected. It felt like being struck by a log of wood, solid and unyelding against living flesh.

Still, the priestess was not unfamiliar with combat. Vol waved her dagger against the undead, hoping to deter any further assault. Without stopping, she lunged, looking to stab the creature in the head with all the weight she could put behind the dagger's point.

 

OOCTaran makes a Guarded Attack against Undead 3, rolling a total of 6.

Edited May 10, 2023 by TheShadyRaven (see edit history)

[yxanthymir]

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Leon Bosh (Warrior) | Str 12 Ag 11 Int 10 Wil 10 | Per 10 Def 15 | Health 22/22 | Insanity 0 | TalentsCatch Your Breath You can use an action or a triggered action on your turn to heal damage equal to your healing rate. Once you use this talent, you cannot use it again until after you complete a rest.

Weapon Training When attacking with a weapon, you make the attack roll with 1 boon.

Combat Prowess Your attacks with weapons deal 1d6 extra damage. 

Forceful Strike When the total of your attack roll is 20 or higher and exceeds the target number by at least 5, the attack deals 1d6 extra damage.

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Bolstered by his companions fighting alongside him, Leon feels a spark of bravery. Once again he tries to defeat the undead at his face. This time he tries an overhead swing with his battleaxe, aimed directly at the skull of the monstrosity. 

 

Mechanics

Leon strikes Undead 1 with his battle axe.

 

Edited May 12, 2023 by yxanthymir (see edit history)

[yxanthymir]

Second Turn

 

 

Taran tried to hit the undead. Her dagger passed near his head, hitting only the empty space. Leon was more lucky with his swing. It hit the undead, despite missing his head entirely, and hit his shoulder instead. The undead's arm fell down to the ground, and soon his entire body collapsed in a pile of rotten organs and messy body parts. The magic that was holding him stitched together vanished in the blink of an eye under the amount of damage it suffered.

 

Zones

West side of the road: Sand mound (difficult terrain)

 

Road: 3 undead (Undead 2, Undead 3 and Undead 4); and Leon, Dun and Taran, three undead at the front and one at the back, at the north part of the road. Fiona and Summer, at the south part of the road.

 

East side of the road: Sand mound (difficult terrain)

 

South: Undead 5, close to Summer and Fiona.

 

Enemies

Undead 1: 15 damage, dead

Undead 2: ?, engaged with Dun

Undead 3: 1 damage, engaged with Taran

Undead 4: 2 damage, impaired.

Undead 5: ?

 

Players & Allies

Leon: 22/22; 

Dun: 23/17; engaged with Undead 2.

Taran: 18/16, engaged with Undead 3, gains 1 bane against the next attack, 1 bane against undead 4.

Fiona: 16/16;

Summer: 13/13;

 

Conditions

Frightened: A frightened creature makes all attack rolls and challenge rolls with 1 bane. As well, frightened creatures cannot take fast turns.

 

Impaired: An impaired creature makes all attack rolls and challenge rolls with 1 bane.

 

It is now the slow turn.

Edited May 12, 2023 by yxanthymir (see edit history)

[Neopopulas]

Strength: 9 (-1) | Agility: 10 (+0) | Intellect: 12 (+2) | Will: 12 (+2) | Perception: 13 (+3 | Defense: 10 | Health: 13/13 | Healing Rate: 4 | Speed: 12 | Power: 1
Professions: Artist (Music, Painter), Scholar (Magic, Medicine, War, Occult), Hunter, Courtier | Languages: Common Tongue, High Archaic, Elvish, Dark Speech, Dwarfish
ShadowsightYou can see into areas obscured by shadows as if those areas were well lit., Spell DefenseYou take half damage from spells and you make any challenge roll to resist a spell with 1 boon. A creature attacking you with a spell makes the attack roll with 1 bane, Bewitching PresenceYour magical nature alters how others see you and behave around you. You make attack rolls in social situations with 1 boon. If you touch or are touched by an object made from iron, you lose this trait for as long as you remain in contact with the object and for 1 minute afterward, Immune (Damage from Disease, Diseased and Charmed condition). Sense Magic (2/2)
Fire Tradition: Control Flame (2/2), Flame Missile (1/2), Fire Blast (1/1), Sword of Fire (1/1),
Forbidden Tradition: Harm (2/2), Face Rip (2/2), Hateful Defecation (1/1)
Shadow Tradition: Darkling's Raiment (2/2), Steal Shadow (2/2)

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Summer doesn't move away, in fact she moves towards the south towards the undead. With an arcane word a long sword of fire erupts from her hand and she slashes at the undead creature.

 

Mechanics

Moving: South towards Undead 5
Casting: Sword of Fire

A sword-shaped length of fire erupts from one of your open hands and remains for the duration or until you drop it, which ends the spell. The sword of fire sheds light as a torch and counts as a weapon. You can attack with this sword of fire when you cast this spell and again on later turns when you use an action to do so. When you attack with it, make a Will attack roll against the Agility of one creature you can reach. On a success, the fiery blade hits and deals 1d6 + 2 damage.
Attack Roll 20+ The target of your attack takes 1d6 extra damage

 

[fabulist]

 

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Fiona Devany (Rogue) | Str 10 . Agi 11 . Int 11 . Wil 11 | Per 11 . Def 11 | Health 16/16 | Power 1/1 | TalentsNimble Recovery (Rest) | You can use an action to heal damage equal to your Healing Rate and then move up to half your Speed without triggering free attacks.

Trickery (Round) | You can make an attack roll or challenge roll with 1 boon. If you attack with a boon from this talent, your attack deals +1d6 damage.

Exploit opportunity (Round) | When the total of your attack roll is 20+ and exceeds the TN by 5+, you can take another turn at any point before the end of the round.

Roguery Talent: Magic | +1 Power, Transformation (Mask, Animal Shape)
* Mask: duration 1 hour; You alter your body's appearance so that you look like someone else. height +/- 12 inches, weight +/- 25%, any other cosmetic changes you like. No mechanical changes, including ancestry.
* Animal Shape: duration 1 minute; Assume the form of a medium / small / tiny animal. As small or tiny, you can gain one trait: climber, flier, swimmer. | Attacksdagger | 1d3, finesse, short range
bow | 1d6, long range |

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Fiona hurried up to the sand dunes to the east, taking careful aim at the mastermind at the back. Gotta take that one out before it summons more of its kind and they swamp us. - she reminded herself. She watched her arrow with satisfaction whistle straight toward her target and then hit it.

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OOCattack roll is 26!
damage is 5

Edited May 13, 2023 by fabulist (see edit history)

[VolsungaSaga]

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Dun (Warrior) | Str: 13 | Agi: 10 | Int 9 | Will 9 | Per 10 Def 15 | Health 17/23 | Talents

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At that whiff of a strike, Dun was honestly losing hope for a moment, especially when that ghoul fell upon him and mauled him slightly, but then Leon eviscerated one of the ghouls accosting the party. It suddenly felt possible to win! All Dun had to was remember the basics -- no fancy stuff, just focus on the swing.

And swing he did with a guttural bellow, at the very same undeadUndead 2! that mauled him!

Mechanics

Normal Attack at Undead 2

 

[yxanthymir]

Second Turn

 

Fiona climbed the sand mound with great difficulty. The loose sand almost eating her leg with each step, over the inclined surface of the sand mound, which continued at high angle of elevation for more 40 yards until the summit. The tiredness did not afflicted her shot though, it was a perfect shot. The arrow passed between Taran's and Dun's heads and struck the horryfing undead right at the center of the forehead, lodging itself there.

Summer, with elfish grace, cut the chest of her enemy, leaving a wide lesion of charred meat. The smell of overburned meat attacking her nostrils in response.

Dun clearly was struggling to find his time. His last swing was too fast and with too much force applied that almost made he lose his balance and fall to the ground, missing the undeaad entirely.

 

Zones

West side of the road: Sand mound (difficult terrain)

 

Road: 3 undead (Undead 2, Undead 3 and Undead 4); and Leon, Dun and Taran, two undead at the front and one at the back, at the north part of the road. 

 

East side of the road: Sand mound (difficult terrain). Fiona, at the middle of the zone.

 

South: Undead 5, and Summer, at the north part of the zone.

 

Enemies

Undead 1: 15 damage, dead

Undead 2: ?, engaged with Dun

Undead 3: 1 damage, engaged with Taran

Undead 4: 7 damage, impaired.

Undead 5: 5 damage, engaged with Summer.

 

Players & Allies

Leon: 22/22; 

Dun: 23/17; engaged with Undead 2.

Taran: 18/16, engaged with Undead 3, gains 1 bane against the next attack, 1 bane against undead 4.

Fiona: 16/16;

Summer: 13/13; engaged with undead 5.

 

Conditions

Frightened: A frightened creature makes all attack rolls and challenge rolls with 1 bane. As well, frightened creatures cannot take fast turns.

 

Impaired: An impaired creature makes all attack rolls and challenge rolls with 1 bane.

 

It is now the slow turn.

Edited May 13, 2023 by yxanthymir (see edit history)

[yxanthymir]

Second Turn

 

The horryfing undead moves to occupy the now vacant spot of the felled undead and speaks with a whispering voice that comes from everywhere, but his mouth. The voice is piercing like bone being grinded. Mortuloj! Forlasu vian paseman vivon kaj aligu al mi glora malmorto. He hits Leon with his open hand, right at the chest. His hand crackling with a bluish light. Leon feels like his very life was drained, his color instantly vanishing from him, becoming very pale.

The other undeads try to hit Taran, Fiona and Dun, but fail miserably. The misbalance of Dun's swing, actually allowed him, to escape the undead hit.

From the sand mound, right below Fiona, other undead appears from the loose sand. This one appears suddenly with his head first, spilling sand from sides of his mouth, like a shark leaving the water to bite a prey. This new undead grabs both Fiona's legs while emerging from the sand and makes her fall down with her face first to the sand.

 

Zones

West side of the road: Sand mound (difficult terrain)

 

Road: 3 undead (Undead 4, Undead 2 and Undead 3); and Leon, Dun and Taran, at the north part of the road. 

 

East side of the road: Sand mound (difficult terrain). Fiona and Undead 6, at the middle of the zone.

 

South: Undead 5, and Summer, at the north part of the zone.

 

Enemies

Undead 1: 15 damage, dead

Undead 2: ?, engaged with Dun

Undead 3: 1 damage, engaged with Taran

Undead 4: 7 damage, impaired, engaged with Leon.

Undead 5: 5 damage, engaged with Summer.

Undead 6: ?, engaged and grabbing Fiona

 

Players & Allies

Leon: 22/16; impaired, engaged with undead 4. 

Dun: 23/17; engaged with Undead 2.

Taran: 18/16, engaged with Undead 3, 1 bane against undead 4.

Fiona: 16/16; grabbed and prone, engaged with undead 6.

Summer: 13/13; engaged with undead 5.

 

Conditions

Frightened: A frightened creature makes all attack rolls and challenge rolls with 1 bane. As well, frightened creatures cannot take fast turns.

 

Impaired: An impaired creature makes all attack rolls and challenge rolls with 1 bane.

 

Prone: A prone creature lies on the ground. Other creatures can move through its space. While prone, the creature can move only by crawling or use its move to stand up. The prone creature makes Strength and Agility rolls with 1 bane. Creatures that can reach the prone creature make all attack rolls against it with 1 boon, while creatures that cannot reach it make attack rolls against its Defense with 1 bane.

 

Grabbed: The effects of the affliction depend on the creature’s Size. If the grabbed creature’s Size is equal to or less than that of the creature grabbing it, the grabbed creature cannot move away from the creature that grabbed it until it removes the affliction. If the grabbed creature’s Size is larger than that of the creature grabbing it, whenever the grabbed creature moves, the creature grabbing it can choose to move with it (by clinging to the grabbed creature’s body) or end the grab.

 

 

It is now Fiona's turn.

Edited May 13, 2023 by yxanthymir (see edit history)