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R7T18: Marius closes his eyes as he feels pinpricks at his neck. Calling upon his inner reserve of calm as taught him by his fight masters, Marius is able - at least for the time being - to ignore the phantom stirges. Marius points directly at the ghostly vision, groaning aloud with fear, "I see him!"

Grudgingly, tentatively, he shuffles toward the sight filling him with fear and anxiously calls out to the party, "The Piper is here! We must hurry!" Marius then drops his polearm and reaches into his backpack to pull out a haunt siphon.

R7T17: Marius feels Paula filled with terror.

R7T14: Wren begins trying to play the flute. You can tell he's had general music theory training as he does fair in making simple notes with the flute ... enough that it seems to have a discordant effect on the Piper's own music. But the flute as its own effect on Wren now, as well, for little bits of blood start to come forth from Wren's eyes and fingertips as he takes 3 damage.

R7T9: Hargrimm, roll two Will saves. what do you do?

Angelo on deck, Alexandru in the hole ...

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HEROES: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Angelo: 29. Light on something worn. Detect magic Round 1 complete.
* Tippy is a tattoo. Mage armor (5 hours).
Alexandru: 24. Light on shield, readied; warhammer. SHAKEN!!!
* Collective w/ Angelo.
Zauberei: 22. Mage armor (2 hours). Light on quarterstaff (dropped).
Piper of Illmarsh: 20. (6:32).
*** EVERY ROUND: All heroes must make a Will save vs. DC 14 or be shaken.
* Saved vs. hold person effect: Zauberei, Angelo, Lexi. Marius was affected, and now will take the after-effect each round.
Marius: 18. Shield readied, haunt siphon in hand. Polearm dropped.
Paula: 17. On Marius now. SHAKEN!!!
Wren: 14. Light on labcoat. Cat's grace (7 min). Tarnished flute in hand.
Hargrimm: 9. Wand of lesser restoration in hand. Save vs. Piper's hold person effect.
* Akashic Bond w/ Marius, Zauberei, Wren, Angelo, and Alexandru: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, +1 DEX (noted on sheets).

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R7T9: Though still not feeling the fear like others had, still Hargrimm's mind is filled with the pitched tunes and he stands transfixed, listening intently while otherwise unmoving to external observers.

End Round 7, Begin Round 8 ...

R8T29: Angelo, roll a Will save. You are currently concentrating on detect magic to the south (1 round complete). What do you do?

Alexandru on deck, Zauberei in the hole ...

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HEROES: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Angelo: 29. Light on something worn. Detect magic Round 1 complete.
* Tippy is a tattoo. Mage armor (5 hours).
Alexandru: 24. Light on shield, readied; warhammer. SHAKEN!!!
* Collective w/ Angelo.
Zauberei: 22. Mage armor (2 hours). Light on quarterstaff (dropped).
Piper of Illmarsh: 20. (6:32).
*** EVERY ROUND: All heroes must make a Will save vs. DC 14 or be shaken.
* Saved vs. hold person effect: Zauberei, Angelo, Lexi. Marius was affected, and now will take the after-effect each round. Hargrimm affected currently.
Marius: 18. Shield readied, haunt siphon in hand. Polearm dropped.
Paula: 17. On Marius now. SHAKEN!!!
Wren: 14. Light on labcoat. Cat's grace (7 min). Tarnished flute in hand.
Hargrimm: 9. Wand of lesser restoration in hand. PARALYZED by hold person (DC 13)!!!
* Akashic Bond w/ Marius, Zauberei, Wren, Angelo, and Alexandru: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, +1 DEX (noted on sheets).

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R8T29: Angelo is fighting against his fear desperately, only winning for now as he continues to stare intently to the south.

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He still can't pinpoint anything, but he CAN sense that there are five magical auras, the most powerful of which is a moderate aura.

R8T24: Alexandru, what do you do?

Zauberei on deck, Piper of Illmarsh in the hole ...

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HEROES: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Angelo: 29. Light on something worn. Detect magic Round 1 complete.
* Tippy is a tattoo. Mage armor (5 hours).
Alexandru: 24. Light on shield, readied; warhammer. SHAKEN!!!
* Collective w/ Angelo.
Zauberei: 22. Mage armor (2 hours). Light on quarterstaff (dropped).
Piper of Illmarsh: 20. (6:32).
*** EVERY ROUND: All heroes must make a Will save vs. DC 14 or be shaken.
* Saved vs. hold person effect: Zauberei, Angelo, Lexi. Marius was affected, and now will take the after-effect each round. Hargrimm affected currently.
Marius: 18. Shield readied, haunt siphon in hand. Polearm dropped.
Paula: 17. On Marius now. SHAKEN!!!
Wren: 14. Light on labcoat. Cat's grace (7 min). Tarnished flute in hand.
Hargrimm: 9. Wand of lesser restoration in hand. PARALYZED by hold person (DC 13)!!!
* Akashic Bond w/ Marius, Zauberei, Wren, Angelo, and Alexandru: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, +1 DEX (noted on sheets).

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R8T24: Alexandru continues to stay close to his bro from the same mo and holds his action pending seeing something to attack.

R8T22: Zauberei, roll a Will save. What do you do?

Piper of Illmarsh on deck, Marius in the hole, Lexi delaying ...

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HEROES: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Angelo: 29. Light on something worn. Detect magic Round 1 complete.
* Tippy is a tattoo. Mage armor (5 hours).
Alexandru: 24. Light on shield, readied; warhammer. SHAKEN!!! DELAYING!!!
* Collective w/ Angelo.
Zauberei: 22. Mage armor (2 hours). Light on quarterstaff (dropped).
Piper of Illmarsh: 20. (6:32).
*** EVERY ROUND: All heroes must make a Will save vs. DC 14 or be shaken.
* Saved vs. hold person effect: Zauberei, Angelo, Lexi. Marius was affected, and now will take the after-effect each round. Hargrimm affected currently.
Marius: 18. Shield readied, haunt siphon in hand. Polearm dropped.
Paula: 17. On Marius now. SHAKEN!!!
Wren: 14. Light on labcoat. Cat's grace (7 min). Tarnished flute in hand.
Hargrimm: 9. Wand of lesser restoration in hand. PARALYZED by hold person (DC 13)!!!
* Akashic Bond w/ Marius, Zauberei, Wren, Angelo, and Alexandru: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, +1 DEX (noted on sheets).

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R8T22: "I think this is the last of my channels as well!", Zauberei notes as he channels divine energy. But it seems at the instant of channeling, he has finally succumbed to the terror of the music. That, and his channeling exhaustion is evident as there is very little energy that is expended.

R8T20: The presumed Piper of Illmarsh's fell spirit continues its musical assault against the heroes.

R8T18: Marius, roll two Will saves. What do you do?

Paula on deck, Wren in the hole ...

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HEROES: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Angelo: 29. Light on something worn. Detect magic Round 1 complete.
* Tippy is a tattoo. Mage armor (5 hours).
Alexandru: 24. Light on shield, readied; warhammer. SHAKEN!!! DELAYING!!!
* Collective w/ Angelo.
Zauberei: 22. Mage armor (2 hours). Light on quarterstaff (dropped). SHAKEN!!!
Piper of Illmarsh: 20. (5:32).
*** EVERY ROUND: All heroes must make a Will save vs. DC 14 or be shaken.
* Saved vs. hold person effect: Zauberei, Angelo, Lexi. Marius was affected, and now will take the after-effect each round. Hargrimm affected currently.
Marius: 18. Shield readied, haunt siphon in hand. Polearm dropped.
Paula: 17. On Marius now. SHAKEN!!!
Wren: 14. Light on labcoat. Cat's grace (7 min). Tarnished flute in hand. He must save vs. the piper's hold person effect!
Hargrimm: 9. Wand of lesser restoration in hand. PARALYZED by hold person (DC 13)!!!
* Akashic Bond w/ Marius, Zauberei, Wren, Angelo, and Alexandru: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, +1 DEX (noted on sheets).

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R8T18: Marius fights off the base fear, but not the vision of the piper and his stirges. Everyone else sees blood momentarily flowing from a dozen puncture wounds that spontaneously open along Marius' arms and neck (2 damage).

Despite this, for Marius barely feels it himself, and such small amount of blood could easily feel like warm perspiration in the heat of nearly a minute of battle, Marius grips his haunt siphon and is about to open it, when his allies' words sink in. He then says, trying to mask the feel he definitely feels, "We're low on reserves. Let's head home for the night. Needless risks get people killed."

At that, he stows his shield to free up a hand and then picks up his polearm with that same hand.

R8T14: Wren stumbles as he is almost afraid and transfixed, but resists both before continuing. He is not making music so much as making basic flautist warmup exercises, but even that is enough, for he makes a wrong note. It is particularly piercing of a wrong note, and when he does so, the ghostly flautist's music becomes discordant and disappears in a shrill cacophony of noises.

There is only quiet now. Marius no longer feels beleaguered. The dread leaves Marius and Alexandru. There is a very faint sound, and all eye the tarnished flute in Wren's hands. The tarnish quickly consumes the whole flute until it darkens to a deeper charcoal gray. A second later, the entire flute turns to ash ... the manifold, tiny specks of carbon floating to the floor from Wren's hands.

Combat Ended!

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HEROES: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Angelo: 29. Light on something worn. Detect magic Round 1 complete.
* Tippy is a tattoo. Mage armor (5 hours).
Alexandru: 24. Light on shield, readied; warhammer. SHAKEN!!! DELAYING!!!
* Collective w/ Angelo.
Zauberei: 22. Mage armor (2 hours). Light on quarterstaff (dropped). SHAKEN!!!
Piper of Illmarsh: 20. (5:32).
*** EVERY ROUND: All heroes must make a Will save vs. DC 14 or be shaken.
* Saved vs. hold person effect: Zauberei, Angelo, Lexi. Marius was affected, and now will take the after-effect each round. Hargrimm affected currently.
Marius: 18. Polearm & haunt siphon in hand.
Paula: 17. On Marius now. SHAKEN!!!
Wren: 14. Light on labcoat. Cat's grace (7 min). Tarnished flute in hand. He must save vs. the piper's hold person effect!
Hargrimm: 9. Wand of lesser restoration in hand. PARALYZED by hold person (DC 13)!!!
* Akashic Bond w/ Marius, Zauberei, Wren, Angelo, and Alexandru: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, +1 DEX (noted on sheets).

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours. Everyone is enjoying communal endure elements.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Angelo: xx. Light on sash. Mage armor (3 hours).
Tippy: xx. Mage armor (5 hours).
Alexandru: xx.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Zauberei.
Zauberei: xx. Mage armor (2 hours). Quarterstaff in hand.
Marius: xx. Polearm-and-shield.
Paula: xx.
Wren: xx. Light on labcoat.
Hargrimm: xx. Light on quarterstaff.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, +1 DEX (noted on sheets). Durable vivification.

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours. Everyone is enjoying communal endure elements.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Angelo: xx. Light on sash. Mage armor (1.5 hours).
Tippy: xx. Mage armor (3.5 hours).
Alexandru: xx.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Zauberei.
Zauberei: xx. Mage armor (1.5 hours). Quarterstaff in hand.
Marius: xx. Polearm-and-shield.
Paula: xx.
Wren: xx. Light on labcoat.
Hargrimm: xx. Light on quarterstaff.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, +1 DEX (noted on sheets). Durable vivification.

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours. Everyone is enjoying communal endure elements.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Angelo: xx. Light on sash. Mage armor (55 min.).
Tippy: xx. Mage armor (175 min.).
Alexandru: xx.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Zauberei.
Zauberei: xx. Mage armor (55 min.). Quarterstaff in hand.
Marius: xx. Polearm-and-shield.
Paula: xx.
Wren: xx. Light on labcoat.
Hargrimm: xx. Light on quarterstaff.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, +1 DEX (noted on sheets). Durable vivification.

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Angelo: xx. Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Alexandru: xx.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Zauberei: xx. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand.
Marius: xx. Polearm-and-shield.
Paula: xx.
Wren: xx. Light on labcoat.
Hargrimm: xx. Light on quarterstaff.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.

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Because of the nature of the folding ladder, nobody will want to be on the ladder at the same time as anyone else.

As long as Lexi is carefuly, he can carefully climb down the ladder which is "free-dangling" since the walls aren't hearby. Then, it is a 10' drop to the floor below, but Lexi doesn't see it.

Wren, for his part, steps to the very edge, turns into a vaporous form of himself - and with his lit lab coat floats down to the bottom, and then over to the side to avoid the large pool of water.

As Lexi is hanging 10' above the water he looks around with the light provided by Wren. This cavernous chamber may have once been an underground cellblock, but it has long since collapsed. The crumbled walls are thick with mold and stained with soot, and heaps of fallen stones and charred wooden beams line the area. Water drips and seeps along the walls, collecting in a dark, murky pool in the middle of the room. To the north, the twisted remains of a wood and iron lift lie in a heap in a shallow portion of the pool. A jagged hole in the roof yawns ten feet above this ruin to your friends above, before the 10' drop to the water. To the west, a partially blocked opening seems to open up after several feet into a dark but stable tunnel.

Wren-mist settles to the side and becomes corporeal again. As soon as this happens, and Wren's midnight-blue illumination shows the room, the room fills with a cacophonous roar of screams and howls, echoes of the cries of those who burned to death in this room. This unsettling manifestation causes no harm, but an instant later, the surface of the dark pool of water begins rippling around the ruined lift as two ectoplasmic spirits rise up, dripping and horrible, to attack.

Begin Round One ...

R1T20: Alexandru, you are suspended 10' in the air, at the bottom of the folding ladder's length, above a pool of water of an unknown depth, and now some spookies have come to play. What do you do?

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Alexandru: 20.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Angelo: 17. Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Zauberei: 14. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand.
Hargrimm: 12. Light on quarterstaff.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.
Paula: 12.
Ecto-Blue: 11. (14:14).
Wren: 9. Light on labcoat.
Marius: 6. Polearm-and-shield.
Ecto-Red: 2. (14:14).

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R1T20: Alexandru lowers himself to the bottom rung on the ladder to hopefully minimize the effects of the drop. He twists around as he dangles, realizing that his weight actually works against a swing, and then just lets go, shouting "Excelsior!" as he drops onto his back for 4 NL. He stands on his feet as there's enough water to put him under if he stays on his back, and for now has only his armor and gauntlets to protect him.

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Just barely made the Climb check to "drop" to the final rung (barely), and swinging would actually be more dangerous, as it would create a longer fall and onto a harder surface. The shallower drop and partial water means you took damage as normal (failed Acrobatics to lessen the blow), but it was nonlethal instead. "Dropping" is not moving. It is a FA, but it also means you don't get to draw weapon/shield "on the fall." Water is waist height, meaning you are submerged, so it would be silly to try and do anything other than getting on your feet ... which is why I had you get on your feet rather than draw sword or shield.

R1T17: Angelo, at this time there is no danger to which you are aware as your brother didn't send any kind of report. Your brother did what could be expected, which was to minize the drop. His fall showed that the water is waist deep, and he safely stood on his feet. However, it seems he is particularly guarded and staring to the relative south. What do you do?

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Alexandru: 20.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Angelo: 17. Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Zauberei: 14. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand.
Hargrimm: 12. Light on quarterstaff.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.
Paula: 12.
Ecto-Blue: 11. (14:14).
Wren: 9. Light on labcoat.
Marius: 6. Polearm-and-shield.
Ecto-Red: 2. (14:14).

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R1T17: Angelo climbs down the ladder, his feet now at the bottom rung.

R1T14: Zauberei, what do you do?

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Alexandru: 20.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Angelo: 17. Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Zauberei: 14. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand.
Hargrimm: 12. Light on quarterstaff.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.
Paula: 12.
Ecto-Blue: 11. (14:14).
Wren: 9. Light on labcoat.
Marius: 6. Polearm-and-shield.
Ecto-Red: 2. (14:14).

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R1T14: Zauberei moves closer to the ladder. He will be just north of it and waits his turn to go down. "What is the commotion?" Zauberei asks.

R1T12: Hargrimm, what do you do?

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Alexandru: 20.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Angelo: 17. Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Zauberei: 14. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand. READIED to climb down the ladder once the ladder is clear.
Hargrimm: 12. Light on quarterstaff.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.
Paula: 12.
Ecto-Blue: 11. (14:14).
Wren: 9. Light on labcoat.
Marius: 6. Polearm-and-shield.
Ecto-Red: 2. (14:14).

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R1T12: Unsure of the reason for concern and not wanting to fall on to Alexandru and Angelo, Hargrimm delays.

R1T11: Paula squeaks nervously, sensing the tension, and delays.

R1T10: Down below, something seems to climb onto the empty air out of the water and close on Lexi. This slimy, shifting mass has the shape of a humanoid, but is made out of what appears to be some form of sticky rope or cloth. Its body lurches jerkily, struggling to maintain its horrid form. It stands only a few inches off the water and it is now right next to Lexi. Zauberei and Angelo, both looking down, can see this thing as it is under the "hole" from above, and outlined by Wren's midnight blue light on his labcoat.

R1T9: Wren calls out, "Ectoplasmic human - undead! Corporeal, but can phase lurch through obstacles briefly, and hard to kill."

He then disappears from view, even though the midnight blue light still emanates from his position. He then carefully makes his way south and west, but makes a bunch of random catcalls at the undead, so while invisible, they know there is something where he is.

R1T6: Marius, your shield is stowed in preparation for your climb, though your polearm is in hand. Zauberei is at the top of the ladder but not climbed down ... but you can't ally-free-move through him and down the ladder, and Angelo is on the ladder anyway. What do you do?

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Alexandru: 20.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Angelo: 17. Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Zauberei: 14. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand. READIED to climb down the ladder once the ladder is clear.
Hargrimm: 12. Light on quarterstaff. DELAYING!!!
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.
Paula: 11. DELAYING!!!
Ecto-Blue: 10. (14:14).
Wren: 9. Light on labcoat. Invisible.
Marius: 6. Ant haul for 6 hours. Polearm.
Ecto-Red: 2. (14:14).

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R1T6: Marius shifts into a defensive posture, holding his polearm in two hands again. He shifts closer to the hole in order to gingerly peer down, before pulling back and attempting to cover the pit's entrance with his polearm. He sees something disturbing, recognizing for sure what he sees, and another one comes into view ...

R1T2: .... as Red walks up out of but on top of the water like the other one and closes on Lexi.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T20: Lexi, what do you do? Your are waist deep in water, and nothing in hand - neither weapon nor shield.

Angie on deck, Zauberei in the hole ...

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Alexandru: 20.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Angelo: 17. Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Zauberei: 14. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand. READIED to climb down the ladder once the ladder is clear.
Hargrimm: 12. Light on quarterstaff. DELAYING!!!
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.
Ecto-Blue: 10. (14:14).
Wren: 9. Light on labcoat. Invisible.
Marius: 6. Ant haul for 6 hours. Polearm. Aura of misfortune.
Ecto-Red: 2. (14:14).

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R2T21: Hargrimm moves as far as he can to the north and east, trying to keep Alexandru and Wren's blue light in view. He keeps one hand raised and ready to throw a vortex. "Keep communicating and make way for the others to come down!"

He gets an opening, and completely obliterates an ectoplasmic human.

R2T20: Lexi, now it is just one of these undead. What do you do?

Angie on deck, Zauberei in the hole ...

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Hargrimm: 12. Light on quarterstaff. DELAYING!!!
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.
Alexandru: 20.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Angelo: 17. Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Zauberei: 14. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand. READIED to climb down the ladder once the ladder is clear.
Ecto-Blue: 10. (14:14).
Wren: 9. Light on labcoat. Invisible.
Marius: 6. Ant haul for 6 hours. Polearm. Aura of misfortune.

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Ectoplasmic human (1).

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R2T20: Alexandru draws his sword and, using a two handed grip, slashes out at the entity in front of him, cleaving through its upper arm and into its chest. Lexi roughly pulls his sword out even as the creature combusts to ash from the inside, the ash falling into a carboniferous slurry on the water.

Combat Ends!

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Hargrimm: 12. Light on quarterstaff. DELAYING!!!
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.
Alexandru: 20.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Angelo: 17. Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Zauberei: 14. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand. READIED to climb down the ladder once the ladder is clear.
Wren: 9. Light on labcoat. Invisible.
Marius: 6. Ant haul for 6 hours. Polearm. Aura of misfortune.

DEAD/ OOC
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Surprise Round!

S24: Marius, what do you do?

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Marius: 24. Ant haul for 6 hours. Polearm.
Alexandru: 23.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Zauberei: 22. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand.
Skeletons (all): 6.
Paula: 16.
Wren: 12. Light on labcoat.
Angelo: 11. Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Hargrimm: 10. Light on quarterstaff.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.

DEAD/ OOC
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S24: Marius quietly gasps in alarm before frantically thwacking at Red-Blue with his hammer, but missing with allies in the way. Marius adjusts to the southeast.

S23: Alexandru, what do you do?

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Marius: 24. Ant haul for 6 hours. Polearm; shield stowed. RS.
Alexandru: 23.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Zauberei: 22. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand.
Skeletons (all): 6.
Paula: 16.
Wren: 12. Light on labcoat.
Angelo: 11. Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Hargrimm: 10. Light on quarterstaff.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.

DEAD/ OOC
Skeleton (0).

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S23: Alexandru drops his sword and draws his hammer.

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Had to move you 5' to engage. Also, a surprise round means you get an MA or an SA, not both (which also means no FRA or FAA).

S22: Zauberei, quarterstaff in hand. This is a surprise round. What do you do?

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Marius: 24. Ant haul for 6 hours. Polearm; shield stowed. RS.
Alexandru: 23. Sword dropped, hammer in hand. Shield readied. RS.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Zauberei: 22. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand.
Skeletons (all): 6.
Paula: 16.
Wren: 12. Light on labcoat.
Angelo: 11. Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Hargrimm: 10. Light on quarterstaff.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.

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Skeleton (0).

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S22: Zauberie moves about 5 feet to the southwest and then concentrates for a moment. Everyone feels a subtle energy about them.

S17: All of the skeletons are getting to their feet now. As they do, Alexandru is able to dust Purple with a powerful thonk of his warhammer, but now they are all on their feet.

S16: Paula squeaks in alarm (delaying)!

S12: "I hate skeletons," Wren says flatfly with his almost useless choppy-stabby dagger in his hand. He acrobatically darts to the east into the ruined corridor.

S11: Angelo, this is a surprise round. What do you do?

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Marius: 24. Ant haul for 6 hours. Polearm; shield stowed. RS.
Alexandru: 23. Sword dropped, hammer in hand. Shield readied. RS.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Zauberei: 22. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand. Deflection aura (20', +2 defl for allies) lasts til R3T22.
Skeletons (all): 17.
Paula: 16. DELAYING!!!
Wren: 12. Light on labcoat.
Angelo: 11. Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Hargrimm: 10. Light on quarterstaff.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.

DEAD/ OOC
Skeleton (1).

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S11: "Too many fans," Angelo admits grudgingly. He then begins to hum a tune to himself and goes to lash out with his whip when he realizes he never took his whip back out after the whole climbfest. He sighs and draws his whip, now being as good a time as any.

S10: Hargrimm, what do you do?

Marius on deck, Alexandru in the hole ...

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Marius: 24. Ant haul for 6 hours. Polearm; shield stowed. RS.
Alexandru: 23. Sword dropped, hammer in hand. Shield readied. RS.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Zauberei: 22. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand. Deflection aura (20', +2 defl for allies) lasts til R3T22.
Skeletons (all): 17.
Paula: 16. DELAYING!!!
Wren: 12. Light on labcoat.
Angelo: 11. Whip in hand. Archaeologist's Luck: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, saves, skill checks, & weapon damage rolls.
* Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Hargrimm: 10. Light on quarterstaff.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.

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Skeleton (1).

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S10: Hargrimm steps away from the skeleton bearing down on him and throws two vortices at the two nearest him, missing one but destroying another. "You may use this if you'd like Mr. Elbourne!" Hargrimm calls out, holding his quarterstaff aloft.

End Surprise Round, Begin Round One ...

R1T24: Marius, what do you do?

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Marius: 24. Ant haul for 6 hours. Polearm; shield stowed. RS.
Alexandru: 23. Sword dropped, hammer in hand. Shield readied. RS.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Zauberei: 22. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand. Deflection aura (20', +2 defl for allies) lasts til R3T22.
Skeletons (all): 17.
Paula: 16. DELAYING!!!
Wren: 12. Light on labcoat.
Angelo: 11. Whip in hand. Archaeologist's Luck: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, saves, skill checks, & weapon damage rolls.
* Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Hargrimm: 10. Light on quarterstaff.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.

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Skeleton (2).

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R1T24: Marius hurriedly straps his shield back onto his arm, and then with unnatural speed he darts between Zauberei and Angelo. Skidding to a halt, he swings his lucerne hammer down at the skeleton in front of him, smashing through shoulder and torso to destroy it.

"At least no stirges this time..." he says with faint optimism.

R1T23: Alexandru. What do you do?

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Marius: 24. Ant haul for 6 hours. Polearm; shield stowed. RS.
Alexandru: 23. Sword dropped, hammer in hand. Shield readied. RS.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Zauberei: 22. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand. Deflection aura (20', +2 defl for allies) lasts til R3T22.
Skeletons (all): 17.
Paula: 16. DELAYING!!!
Wren: 12. Light on labcoat.
Angelo: 11. Whip in hand. Archaeologist's Luck: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, saves, skill checks, & weapon damage rolls.
* Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Hargrimm: 10. Light on quarterstaff.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.

DEAD/ OOC
Skeleton (3).

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R1T23: Alexandru moves forward and brings his hammer down on Blue, destroying it!

R1T22: Zauberei, what do you do?

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Marius: 24. Ant haul for 6 hours. Polearm; shield stowed. RS.
Alexandru: 23. Sword dropped, hammer in hand. Shield readied. RS.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Zauberei: 22. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand. Deflection aura (20', +2 defl for allies) lasts til R3T22.
Skeletons (all): 17.
Paula: 16. DELAYING!!!
Wren: 12. Light on labcoat.
Angelo: 11. Whip in hand. Archaeologist's Luck: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, saves, skill checks, & weapon damage rolls.
* Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Hargrimm: 10. Light on quarterstaff.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.

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Skeleton (4).

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R1T22: "Great job friends, there is still a couple north of me", Zauberei points out. He then directs a beam of positive energy at a skeleton that hits it in the bony knee for 3 PE.

R1T17: The skeletons go .... Yellow charges Zauberei, but Marius dusts it with his lucerne hammer! Pink also charges Zauberei, and this time Marius can't stop it, but the retraction of his hafted weapon is enough of an obstacle to throw off that rush as its claw misses the mage. Green makes a hard charge that Lexi barely resists. Brown double-moves to close on Lexi.

R1T12: Wren rushes past Hargrimm, drops his own dagger, and grabs the proffered staff.

R1T11: Angelo, what do you do?

Hargrimm on deck, Marius in the hole ...

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Marius: 24. Ant haul for 6 hours. Polearm; shield stowed. RS.
Alexandru: 23. Sword dropped, hammer in hand. Shield readied. RS.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Zauberei: 22. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand. Deflection aura (20', +2 defl for allies) lasts til R3T22.
Skeletons (all): 17.
* Charged: Pink, Green.
Wren: 12. Light on labcoat. Dagger dropped. Hargrimm's quarterstaff.
Angelo: 11. Whip in hand. Archaeologist's Luck: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, saves, skill checks, & weapon damage rolls.
* Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Hargrimm: 10. Light on quarterstaff.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.

Paula: 16. DELAYING!!!

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Skeleton (5 ).

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R1T11: "I can't let you have all the fun, brother," Angelo says as he tumbles closer to Lexi and strikes out with his whip, missing with his one and only attempt with his brother in the way and from the exertions of the acrobatics.

R1T10: Hargrimm, what do you do?

Marius on deck, Lexi in the hole ...

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Marius: 24. Ant haul for 6 hours. Polearm; shield stowed. RS.
Alexandru: 23. Sword dropped, hammer in hand. Shield readied. RS.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Zauberei: 22. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand. Deflection aura (20', +2 defl for allies) lasts til R3T22.
Skeletons (all): 17.
* Charged: Pink, Green.
Wren: 12. Light on labcoat. Dagger dropped. Hargrimm's quarterstaff.
Angelo: 11. Whip in hand. LINGERING PERFORMANCE til R3T11: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, saves, skill checks, & weapon damage rolls.
* Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Hargrimm: 10. Light on quarterstaff.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.

Paula: 16. DELAYING!!!

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Skeleton (5).

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R1T10: Hargrimm hurls more vortices of light at the skeletons to the south (hitting and dusting one), before moving to flank the northern skeleton with Marius, even as the balls of light at his shoulder diminish and a unicorn horn made of sparkling light appears on the dwarf's head!

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T24: Marius, what do you do?

Lexi on deck, Zauberei in the hole ...

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Marius: 24. Ant haul for 6 hours. Polearm; shield stowed. RS.
Alexandru: 23. Sword dropped, hammer in hand. Shield readied. RS.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Zauberei: 22. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand. Deflection aura (20', +2 defl for allies) lasts til R3T22.
Skeletons (all): 17.
* Charged: Pink, Green.
Wren: 12. Light on labcoat. Dagger dropped. Hargrimm's quarterstaff.
Angelo: 11. Whip in hand. LINGERING PERFORMANCE til R3T11: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, saves, skill checks, & weapon damage rolls.
* Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Hargrimm: 10. Light on quarterstaff.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.

Paula: 16. DELAYING!!!

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Skeleton (6).

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R2T24: Marius takes out his shield ..... and then desperately swings it down onto the skeleton's right foot for 6. "We have different definitions of fun," he protests to Angelo.

R2T23: Alexandru, what do you do?

Zauberei on deck, Skeletons in the hole ...

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HEROES: +2 morale saves vs. fear (once) next 24 hours.
* Next hour: +1 bonus on Initiative checks, Perception, and Disable Device checks. +1 insight bonus on Ref saves & to AC vs. traps and when FF'd.
Marius: 24. Ant haul for 6 hours. Polearm and shield stowed. RS.
* Immediate (if triggered): Spilled Salt on first undead to attack an ally or Marius
Alexandru: 23. Sword dropped, hammer in hand. Shield readied. RS.
* Collective w/ Angelo, Hargrimm, Marius, Zauberei.
Zauberei: 22. Mage armor (3 hours). Quarterstaff in hand. Deflection aura (20', +2 defl for allies) lasts til R3T22.
Skeletons (all): 17.
* Charged: Pink, Green.
Wren: 12. Light on labcoat. Dagger dropped. Hargrimm's quarterstaff.
Angelo: 11. Whip in hand. LINGERING PERFORMANCE til R3T11: +1 luck bonus on attack rolls, saves, skill checks, & weapon damage rolls.
* Light on sash. Mage armor (6 hours).
Hargrimm: 10. Light on quarterstaff.
* Akashic Bond w/ Alexandru, Angelo, Marius, Zauberei, Wren: THP (5), +1 insight bonus on saves, DR/ 1(noted on sheets). Note that Alexandru has 2E, not 1.

Paula: 16. DELAYING!!!

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Skeleton (6).