WM/Treks/Log 2-8

Narrator: Six days out from Polisberg, the delving band is battling thorn lion in a vine-choked forest. To the south, savage looking humanoids made of vines are silently running forward, brandishing spears and axes with obsidian heads.
GM: One of the vinemen is noticeably larger than all the others. Two of them are more graceful than all the others.
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
** Ghazeb looks disappointed as Shelley kills the lion. But then he turns and sees the vinemen, grins and charges. **
Ghazeb: Move toward baddies
GM: Okay. Moving?
Ghazeb: ###
Thasos: I'm berserk right?
GM: Right.
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Thasos: acrobatic stand
GM: all-out?
Thasos: Acrobatics (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [5,1,3] = 9 vs (15) or less Success! by 6 
Thasos: yes
GM: okay, you have no defenses, but no worries! No enemies.
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Skeletal Automata) 
Marik: Extra effort: great step, two steps south, and put an arrow into Big Vineman 1's face. I have range 7 for -3, +3 acc, +4 for two turns of aiming, -5 location, anything else?
GM: Nope.
Marik: Here's hoping they actually care about impaling damage.
Marik: Bow: Predictive -2/1 in case he gets a defense, [3d6.skill(20,-5-3+4+3)] => [3,2,6] = 11 vs (19) or less Success! by 8 
Marik: Should be success by 6, forgot the -2.
GM: No dodge, roll damage.
Marik: Damage is [1d6+3] => [4,3] = (7) impaling to the face.
GM: Your arrow catches him clean in the face.
Vinemen: Resist knockdown! [3d6.skill(12)] => [3,4,4] = 11 vs (12) or less Success! by 1 
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Skeletal Automata 
(on deck: [28] Thorn Lions) 
Shelley: Has Thasos actually thumped Gamma yet?
GM: Nope.
Shelley: Alpha moves up to the prone Thorn Lion and chops it!
GM: okay.
Shelley: Any penalties for the pushes or PCs?
Shelley: *bushes
GM: ah, -1.
Thasos: (( Thasos merely stood up first ))
Shelley: Gamma and Epsilon head towards the new moving targets!
Shelley: Axe [3d6.skill(14,-1)] => [2,3,2] = 7 vs (13) or less Success! by 6 
Thorn Lions: Dodge! [3d6.skill(11,-3)] => [6,5,2] = 13 vs (8) or less Failure! by 5 
Shelley: Axe [2d6+2] => [5,6,2] = (13) cut
Shelley: Rawr!
Narrator: With a mighty blow, the skeleton cleaves into the hostile plant!
Narrator: The plant shudders and collapses.
Shelley: Other goons guard the horses!
Shelley: ***
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thorn Lions 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Beltarne: Move towards Thasos
Beltarne: "Hang on, lad!"
Beltarne: ###
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Shelley) 
Wolfgang: hmm, am I flank on the lion?
GM: No, but it is unconscious.
Wolfgang: or do I need to step north one?
Wolfgang: oh, missed that
Shelley: Sorry, I hacked it :D
GM: Aerobatics roll at -2 to avoid tangling your wing in branches as you turn south.
Wolfgang: Aerobatics (12) [3d6.skill(12,-2)] => [1,3,4] = 8 vs (10) or less Success! by 2 
GM: Nice.
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Shelley 
(on deck: [24] Fast Vinemen) 
Wolfgang: ###
Shelley: Move forward!
Shelley: ***
 8) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Fast Vinemen 
(on deck: [22] Vinemen) 
Vinemen: Vineman 2 moves and slams Ghazeb! [3d6.skill(15)] => [4,3,5] = 12 vs (15) or less Success! by 3 
Vinemen: Vineman 3 moves forward
Ghazeb: Attempt to block Vineman 2...Block(12) [3d6.skill(12,+0)] => [1,5,5] = 11 vs (12) or less Success! by 1 
 9) YOUR TURN NOW:: [22] Vinemen 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Vinemen: Big Vineman 1 moves toward Marik.
Vinemen: Vineman 8 makes a committed attack (long, determined) to step behind Marik and attack! [3d6.skill(15)] => [6,4,1] = 11 vs (15) or less Success! by 4 
Vinemen: Vineman 6 shield rushes Ghazeb! [3d6.skill(15)] => [5,1,5] = 11 vs (15) or less Success! by 4 
Vinemen: Other vinemen move forward.
Ghazeb: Attempt to parry Vineman 6. Parry(15) [3d6.skill(15,+0)] => [1,2,2] = 5 vs (15) or less Critical Success! by 10 [B556]
Marik: Retreating, feverish dodge. Dodge: [3d6.skill(10,-2+3+2)] => [1,5,6] = 12 vs (13) or less Success! by 1 
GM: Vineman 6 takes a critical failure [3d6.crit_miss()] => [2,5,4] = 11 You drop your weapon (& a cheap weapon breaks). [B556]
GM: drops his shield!
GM: Ghazeb's sword parries a 15 lb shield! 5x weight, breaks on a 4- [1d6] => [2] = (2)
Narrator: Ghazeb flashily parries the shield rush, sending it flying along with the top half of his sword.
Marik: ((Oh dear.))
Ghazeb: So um I yeah...not what I wanted and on a crit too?
Ghazeb: Ill take the crit to keep the sword...and he can have his shield?
GM: You took out his shield. You stopped his shield rush. Your sword still breaks.
Marik: Parrying a shield rush with a fencing weapon is a dicey proposition.
GM: Want to roll luck on the sword not breaking?
Thasos: (( do it ))
Ghazeb: its a broadsword isn't it?
Marik: Now that's a good idea.
Marik: ...Right, Broadswords are 3 lb.
GM: Yes, and it weighs 3 lbs. Medium shields are 15.
GM: wait...
GM: never mind, these are small shields.
Ghazeb: yeah ill take luck i suppose...forgot about the whole breaking issue or i wouldn't have done it
GM: You're in luck, no broken sword for you!
Ghazeb: hooray!
Ghazeb: close one
GM: But yeah, we totally use the weapon breakage rules when they come up.
Ghazeb: i just forgot about the shield weighing so much more and all
GM: Okay, there are 2 vinemen in your hex.
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
Ghazeb: Can I step away and still face them?
Ghazeb: step*
GM: You'll have to evade Vineman 6.
Ghazeb: Like that?
Ghazeb: DX?
Shelley: DX roll yea :D
Ghazeb: HT(13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [6,6,5] = 17 vs (13) or less Critical Failure! [B556]
GM: Contest of DX, you're at -5.
Ghazeb: ignore that
GM: ...
GM: Okay, roll DX-5.
Vinemen: Keep Ghazeb in trouble! [3d6.skill(11)] => [2,4,3] = 9 vs (11) or less Success! by 2 
Ghazeb: DX(16) [3d6.skill(16,-5)] => [2,3,5] = 10 vs (11) or less Success! by 1 
Ghazeb: Boo
GM: You cannot step past the charging Vineman without being run over.
Ghazeb: Can I attack with sword...just major penalties yeah?
Wolfgang: ((one of his rear hexes should be free))
GM: He can step back, that's true, but he DIDN'T.
Wolfgang: ((and not require an evade))
GM: His movement was to try to evade.
GM: Dice was rolled.
Ghazeb: well I initially wanted to back up not go forward...and i did afaik
Ghazeb: i moved in front of gamma
GM: You should have moved NE. You move SE.
GM: SE is through the vineman's front hex.
GM: Hence the evade, which was rolled, which failed.
Ghazeb: Its crowded...couldn't tell placement well. Oh well...What is my penalty to hit with sword?
GM: -4, and -1/die to swing damage.
Ghazeb: Or am I done due to failed evade?
Ghazeb: OK
GM: nope, that was just your step.
Ghazeb: Attack (22): [3d6.skill(22,-4-0)] => [1,6,3] = 10 vs (18) or less Success! by 8 
GM: Did you have a target in mind?
Ghazeb: Vineman 6
GM: Thanks! 
Vinemen: Parry with ax! [3d6.skill(10,-1)] => [6,5,5] = 16 vs (9) or less Failure! by 7 
Ghazeb: Scimitar Damage [2d6+6] => [6,2,6] = (14) cutting.
Ghazeb: take off 2
Ghazeb: ###
Narrator: Ghazeb's parry knocks the vineman's shield away, and then his blade cuts deep into the creature's chest, carving through crude leather and tough bark.
Narrator: A spray of liquefied pollen and allergens erupts from the creature's veins, causing the warrior's eyes to water.
GM: Roll DX to avoid getting some of that in the eyes. Success by 5 or more is no effect, success is nearsighted, failure is blindness.
Ghazeb: Fun!
Ghazeb: DX(16) [3d6.skill(16,0)] => [6,5,6] = 17 vs (16) or less Failure! by 1 
GM: ... luck?
Ghazeb: um luck
Ghazeb: DX(16) [3d6.skill(16,0)] => [1,3,6] = 10 vs (16) or less Success! by 6 
Ghazeb: DX(16) [3d6.skill(16,0)] => [2,1,6] = 9 vs (16) or less Success! by 7 
Narrator: The agile tigerman easily dodges back.
Vinemen: Resist knockdown! [3d6.skill(11)] => [1,6,3] = 10 vs (11) or less Success! by 1 
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Thasos: (( do i notice the new targets, or is gamma's spine a potential new flexible weapon? ))
GM: Gamma is the closest enemy!
Shelley: Poor Gamma :D
** Thasos grins evilly as he winds up. **
Thasos: AOA on gamma - going for strong
GM: okay.
Shelley: Attack from behind as far as I can tell!
GM: Yep.
Thasos: for the hell of it - can i add a telegraph, since he can't see it coming and dodge anyway?
Shelley: Yep!
GM: Yep. want to rapid strike, too?
Shelley: It's one of the brilliant things about attacks from behind.
Wolfgang: just don't hit me, I'll take it personal
Thasos: rapid attack might be overkill :D
** Thasos spins the hammer around and around. **
GM: And?
Thasos: ALL-OUT ATTACK: Strong (+2 damage or +1 per die, whichever is better; melee only); move up to 1/2 (forward only); no defend {B365}, Meteor Hammer [3d6.skill(18,+4)] => [6,3,5] = 14 vs (22) or less Success! by 8 , TELEGRAPHED: attack is +4, defender has +2 defenses
Wolfgang: think he picked strong, unless you can do both
Shelley: Crushing attack :D
GM: You're thinking Double.
Thasos: Meteor Hammer [2d6+3+2] => [4,3,3,2] = (12) cr
Shelley: You can Rapid Strike and Strong. Skill penalties are perfectly stackable with bonus damage.
GM: You can Rapid Strike on an All-Out Attack.
Thasos: i think 12 points of damage is enough ain't it?
Shelley: You mean 20 after DR.
GM: Well... DR5, x2 crushing, 
Shelley: 5? Oh head!
Shelley: Skull DR everywhere :D
Thasos: so 14
GM: I thought they had DR3* natively? Plus DR2 leather? So 14.
GM: Right.
GM: Make the rolls, Shelley. Major Wound.
Shelley: [6-14] => -8
Shelley: Major Wound!
Shelley: HT (12) [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [5,2,5] = 12 vs (12) or less Success! by 0 
Shelley: Consciousness!
Shelley: HT (12) [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [5,3,1] = 9 vs (12) or less Success! by 3 
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Skeletal Automata) 
** Thasos is overjoyed at seeing the enemy still standing. He gets to hit it again! **
Narrator: Frothing with rage, Thasos starts breaking Gamma into boneshards.
Marik: Keep the bow in the left hand, draw the knife with the right, extra effort (giant step) to move to flank the big Vineman and cut at the back of his leg.
Marik: Fast-Draw (Knife): [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [4,6,2] = 12 vs (14) or less Success! by 2 
Marik: Knife: [3d6.skill(14,-2)] => [2,2,3] = 7 vs (12) or less Success! by 5 
Vinemen: Parry with axe! [3d6.skill(10,-2)] => [2,5,4] = 11 vs (8) or less Failure! by 3 
Marik: Damage: [1d6+1] => [2,1] = (3) cutting to the leg.
Marik: Eugh.
GM: Yeah, you totally carve through the thick hide to the thicker bark beneath.
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Skeletal Automata 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
** Marik curses. "That works on wolves..." **
Shelley: Gamma staggers around and heads for his attacker... presuming that Will roll succeeds
Shelley: Will (9) [3d6.skill(9,0)] => [2,3,1] = 6 vs (9) or less Success! by 3 
Shelley: Sadly his move, after turning around, is crap.
Narrator: Gamma's eyes flare red as he staggers back to mercilessly end the life of the traitor.
Shelley: Epsilon steps forward and engages the enemy!
** Thasos gibbers madly. **
Shelley: Axe [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [3,1,1] = 5 vs (14) or less Success! by 9 
** Thasos makes a "just bring it" gesture. **
Vinemen: Block! [3d6.skill(10,1)] => [1,5,6] = 12 vs (11) or less Failure! by 1 
Shelley: Axe [2d6+2] => [5,6,2] = (13) cut
Shelley: Ahah!
Shelley: Alpha heads over to the vinemen! Rest of the skeletons watch horses!
GM: Clouds of pollen, DX rolls, immune to metabolic hazards, blah blah.
Thasos: (( was gamma attacking me or the Vineman? ))
Marik: ((Gamma moved.))
Shelley: Gamma attacked no-one.
GM: Gamma didn't make it to you.
Marik: ((Epsilon attacked the Vineman.))
Shelley: Epsilon attacked the vine man :D
Thasos: (( they all look the same to me ))
Narrator: Epsilon viciously hews into a Vineman, his eyes flashing with unsuppressed hatred as pollen flakes spray and smoke in them.
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Beltarne: Cast Major Healing on Thasos, 4FP/8HP, +1 for Combat Casting. Anything else?
Shelley: Range?
Shelley: Oh, no there you are.
Beltarne: Right next to him
Beltarne: I'm a quick little bugger
GM: Nope.
Beltarne: Major Healing (Holy) (15) [3d6.skill(15,1)] => [5,6,3] = 14 vs (16) or less Success! by 2 Includes: +4 from 'Power Investiture (Holy)'
GM: Great, now Thasos is an unwounded mad berserker.
Beltarne: Yay!
Shelley: I know.
Thasos: (( great plan, god man ))
Wolfgang: woot!
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Shelley) 
Wolfgang: land, SA #6, getting ready to dodge pollen or flap a wing to blow it away
Shelley: (( "parry"? ))
Wolfgang: -2 for a ally in CC
GM: alright, -2 on your attack roll for Ghazeb being in the way.
GM: Great.
Marik: ((Defensive attack, maybe, to get +1 on the DX roll to avoid the spray?))
Wolfgang: Signature Attack feint [3d6.skill(20,0-2)] => [3,1,6] = 10 vs (18) or less Success! by 8 attack [3d6.attack(20,-2-2)] => [2,2,3] = 7 vs (16) or less Success! by 9 
GM: Well, I'd have allowed Marik's suggestion.
Vinemen: Resist feint! [3d6.skill(15,-4)] => [2,4,5] = 11 vs (11) or less Success! by 0 
Vinemen: can't defend!
Wolfgang: Axe (Kopfen) [3d6+1] => [2,6,3,1] = (12) cut
Vinemen: Collapses, pollen seeping out of hideous wounds.
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Shelley 
(on deck: [24] Fast Vinemen) 
Shelley: "Gamma, play dead you fool!"
Thasos: (( Thasos will just pick him up by the ankle and start using him as a nine-section whip ya know ))
** Shelley steps forward and points her Skull Tipped Rod at Vineman 8, and casts Paralyze Limb on his left leg. **
GM: Huh.
Shelley: Reducing range to 3.
GM: It's a Melee spell.
Shelley: It's a what?
Shelley: crap
Marik: Yeah.
GM: P40, it's a Melee spell.
Beltarne: Heh
Shelley: Fine. Death Vision then.
Shelley: It's cheaper.
GM: I'm good!
Shelley: Death Vision (Deathly) (16) [3d6.skill(16,+1-4+1)] => [5,3,5] = 13 vs (14) or less Success! by 1 for [2] => 2 FP
Shelley: bleh high roll.
Vinemen: Sees a vision of his doom. Probably involves Wolfgang and Marik chopping him for lumber, but he can't talk so he doesn't share it. Gets mentally stunned anyway.
 8) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Fast Vinemen 
(on deck: [22] Vinemen) 
Vinemen: Vineman 2 steps back, starts carving at Ghazeb [3d6.skill(19,-4)] => [3,3,6] = 12 vs (15) or less Success! by 3 DA-4/-2
Vinemen: Vineman 3 steps forward, starts carving at Ghazeb [3d6.skill(19,-4)] => [2,3,4] = 9 vs (15) or less Success! by 6 DA-4/-2
Ghazeb: Parry(15) [3d6.skill(15,-2)] => [6,3,3] = 12 vs (13) or less Success! by 1 
Ghazeb: Parry(15) [3d6.skill(15,-4)] => [3,1,1] = 5 vs (11) or less Success! by 6 
 9) YOUR TURN NOW:: [22] Vinemen 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Vinemen: Vineman 4 runs off, oozing sap and pollen.
Vinemen: Vineman 5 steps forward, attacks Wolfgang [3d6.skill(15)] => [4,4,6] = 14 vs (15) or less Success! by 1 
Vinemen: Vineman 7 moves and shield rushes Epsilon [3d6.skill(15)] => [6,4,4] = 14 vs (15) or less Success! by 1 
Vinemen: Vineman 8 tries to recover from visions of death! [3d6.skill(9)] => [1,2,3] = 6 vs (9) or less Success! by 3 
Wolfgang: Block (13) [3d6.skill(13,0+3)] => [3,2,3] = 8 vs (16) or less Success! by 8 
Shelley: Epsilon cannot retreat because it's a rush? Or can he?
Vinemen: Vineman 1 steps back, turns toward Marik, and hits him with an obsidian axe [3d6.skill(15)] => [5,6,6] = 17 vs (15) or less Critical Failure! by 2 [B556]
Vinemen: [3d6.crit_miss()] => [3,2,6] = 11 You drop your weapon (& a cheap weapon breaks). [B556]
Vinemen: misses entirely, hits the ground, axehead shatters.
GM: You can retreat against shield rushes.
Marik: You know.
Marik: I'd be happy about that except for one thing.
Skeleton: totally retreating blocks that slam!
Marik: His unarmed grapples are probably worse for me than his axe swings.
Beltarne: ((Obsidian shrapnel?))
Skeleton: Block - Shield (Buckler) (11) [3d6.skill(11,+1+2 )] => [6,2,5] = 13 vs (14) or less Success! by 1 
Wolfgang: (( running like a little girl is totally fine for elves))
Vinemen: Vineman 9 moves past the line, preparing to flank.
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
Ghazeb: Ghazeb will attempt to feint and then attack#2
GM: Go for it!
GM: rapid strike, both rolls at -3.
Ghazeb: Feint (22): [3d6.skill(22,0-0)] => [4,4,1] = 9 vs (22) or less Success! by 13 , Attack (22): [3d6.skill(22,-6-0)] => [6,4,5] = 15 vs (16) or less Success! by 1 
Ghazeb: -3 DA
Vinemen: Resist feint! [3d6.skill(19)] => [5,3,5] = 13 vs (19) or less Success! by 6 
Ghazeb: oops forgot -3 rapid
Vinemen: fails by 4. Block and retreat! [3d6.skill(13,1-4+1)] => [3,4,3] = 10 vs (11) or less Success! by 1 
Ghazeb: so only -1 DA
Ghazeb: and only feinted by 10
GM: Ooops, missed the DA but still made it by 1.
Ghazeb: y
Ghazeb: yeah
Ghazeb: ###
Ghazeb: definitely not following him
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Thasos: (( can i use DA while berserk? ))
GM: Totally.
Thasos: AoA determined on gamma, DA x2
GM: skill is 18, you should take DA-6/-3
Marik: ((Gamma could make an acting roll to play dead?))
GM: As an action, next round.
Shelley: Gamma will need to fall over on his turn I think.
Marik: ((I say this because the critfail on acting would be hilarious.))
Thasos: ALL-OUT ATTACK: Determined (+4 to hit melee; +1 ranged); move up to 1/2 (forward only); no defend {B365}, Meteor Hammer parry [3d6.skill(11,+4-6)] => [1,2,2] = 5 vs (9) or less Success! by 4 , DECEPTIVE: -2 to attack per -1 target's defense
Shelley: He's standing up at the moment. I think that means you autofail at playing dead.
Thasos: okay, x3 da then
GM: uhm, your skill is effectively 16, that should have been a critical hit.
Shelley: Yeah, that was a parry, not an attack :D
Thasos: yeah, i hit wrong skill button
Wolfgang: ((button fail))
GM: okay, [3d6.crit_hit()] => [3,6,1] = 10 The blow inflicts normal damage. [B556]
Shelley: Works though :D
GM: Damage?
Thasos: Meteor Hammer [2d6+3+0] => [2,3,3,0] = (8) cr
Thasos: bleh
Shelley: [-8-((8-5)*2)] => -14 "You owe me a new golem!"
GM: Hey, they have 15 HP, its still standing.
Shelley: That's pretty impressive, actually.
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Skeletal Automata) 
Shelley: And not even a major wound.
Shelley: He still owes me a new golem.
** Marik curses and tosses the knife at Vineman 1's face (not an attack) as he backpedals desperately and draws an arrow. **
Marik: ((Move, fast-draw, fast-ready))
Marik: ###
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Skeletal Automata 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Shelley: Gamma falls over and "Plays dead". IQ-5 oh boy.
Shelley: IQ (8) [3d6.skill(8,-5)] => [4,3,6] = 13 vs (3) or less Critical Failure! by 10 [B556]
Shelley: Hopefully there are some bonuses in there for being a broken skeleton.
GM: well, it isn't particularly convincing.
** Thasos watches in bemusement at Gamma's antics. **
GM: The glowing red eyes of hatred kind of give it away.
Marik: It's really good at playing dead, but can't close its eyes to hide the glow. >.>
Shelley: Probably :D
Thasos: (( so, can i pick gamma up by the ankle and use him as a flexible weapon? ))
Shelley: Epsilon hacks at #7!
GM: You are not possibly strong enough.
Shelley: Alpha moves some, but I'll get to him in a bit.
Thasos: (( bah! ))
Shelley: Axe [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [6,2,6] = 14 vs (14) or less Success! by 0 
Vinemen: Parry! [3d6.skill(10,1)] => [3,3,6] = 12 vs (11) or less Failure! by 1 
Shelley: sweeet.
Shelley: Axe [2d6+2] => [6,6,2] = (14) cut
Shelley: Sweeeeeet.
Vinemen: spray, running away, chaos, blah blah.
Shelley: Turn to face the flanker!
** Wolfgang nominates Epsilon for MVS (most valuable skelli) **
Shelley: Other goons watch horses.
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Shelley: ***
Beltarne: Long Move and shield slam Vineman 9
Beltarne: Shield (Shield) (14) [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [6,3,3] = 12 vs (14) or less Success! by 2 
Vinemen: Block! [3d6.skill(10,1)] => [1,5,4] = 10 vs (11) or less Success! by 1 
Beltarne: Since he made it by DB, we both roll damage with shield DB as bonus?
GM: We don't do shield damage here, so no.
Beltarne: If so, what should I be rolling.
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Shelley) 
Wolfgang: SA on Vineman 3!
Wolfgang: Signature Attack feint [3d6.skill(20,0-2)] => [6,3,6] = 15 vs (18) or less Success! by 3 attack [3d6.attack(20,0-2)] => [1,5,1] = 7 vs (16) or less Success! by 9 (Auto DA for -2/-1)
Vinemen: Resist feint! [3d6.skill(19)] => [3,3,4] = 10 vs (19) or less Success! by 9 
Vinemen: Block and retreat! [3d6.skill(13,1-1)] => [4,1,6] = 11 vs (13) or less Success! by 2 
Wolfgang: ###
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Shelley 
(on deck: [24] Fast Vinemen) 
Shelley: Vine man 8 is... fleeing? Not fleeing?
GM: Fleeing like a silent baby.
GM: err, 4 and 7 are doing that.
GM: Vineman 8 is not fleeing.
Shelley: 8 is pointed away from me so I was a little confused.
GM: Sure.
Shelley: Deathtouch (Deathly) (16) [3d6.skill(16,+1-4+1)] => [2,5,5] = 12 vs (14) or less Success! by 2 for [3] => 3 FP
GM: Movement?
Shelley: er, not so many penalties and stuff, but it worked anyways.
 8) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Fast Vinemen 
(on deck: [22] Vinemen) 
Vinemen: Vinemen 2 and 3 step forward, cut at Ghazeb [3d6.skill(19,-4)] => [4,4,6] = 14 vs (15) or less Success! by 1 DA-4/-2
[3d6.skill(19,-4)] => [1,1,3] = 5 vs (15) or less Critical Success! by 10 [B556] DA-4/-2
Ghazeb: Is luck back?
GM: I don't think so.
Ghazeb: If so use it on that crit....
Ghazeb: Oh...OK
Ghazeb: Well parry first
GM: Want to defend against the other one?
Ghazeb: Parry(15) [3d6.skill(15,+2)] => [2,5,5] = 12 vs (17) or less Success! by 5 
Ghazeb: +2 from DB which i forgot to use last time
Vinemen: Critical hit on Ghazeb [3d6.crit_hit()] => [1,1,3] = 5 The blow inflicts double damage. [B556] for [3d6+4] => [5,4,1,4] = (14) damage
Wolfgang: [05:58:02] => 05:58:02
Ghazeb: OW!
Wolfgang: luck was 5:58
GM: wow, just within seconds, too.
GM: yeah, and he rolled at 6:57.
GM: So.
GM: Ghazeb takes 28 damage... -2 for DR, then cutting.
GM: 39 points?
Wolfgang: I can't shield wall I take it?
Shelley: Ow.
GM: Wrong side, and no, critical hit is critical hit.
Ghazeb: HT(13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [4,4,4] = 12 vs (13) or less Success! by 1 
GM: Okay, you're not knocked down by the major wound.
GM: are you dead?
Ghazeb: Consciousness may be a whole other matter tho
Ghazeb: oh yeah that too
Ghazeb: HT(13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [3,2,5] = 10 vs (13) or less Success! by 3 
Ghazeb: HT(13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [6,5,5] = 16 vs (13) or less Failure! by 3 
Ghazeb: luck there ?
GM: on the plus side, you can definitely use your luck against the death check.
GM: Sure!
Ghazeb: HT(13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [1,6,6] = 13 vs (13) or less Success! by 0 
Ghazeb: HT(13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [1,6,1] = 8 vs (13) or less Success! by 5 
Ghazeb: I'm at exactly -2x HT so I'm done rolling.
Narrator: With a massive blow, the Vineman slams his axe into Ghazeb's shoulder, shearing through meat and bone and several ribs.
GM: Ghazeb has 15 HP, you're not at -2 HP yet.
Ghazeb: oops actually old 3rd edition stuff
Ghazeb: 15 not 13
Ghazeb: still screw that up
Wolfgang: ((so only 1 HT roll then?))
Ghazeb: so i didn't need to make a second HT to stay alive
GM: nope: unconscious, major wound, death.
Ghazeb: math is hard
GM: in some order, anyway.
Ghazeb: unconscious on my turn right?
GM: Uhm, sure.
Shelley: (he's asking when to make the check)
GM: Yes, you're supposed to only make them on your turn.
GM: at the start.
GM: everyone has been ignoring that.
Wolfgang: ((so he'd still have luck))
Ghazeb: so just major wound and death right now
GM: but okay.
 9) YOUR TURN NOW:: [22] Vinemen 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Vinemen: Vineman 9 steps back, shaken, and hits Beltarne with an axe! [3d6.skill(15)] => [2,4,6] = 12 vs (15) or less Success! by 3 
Vinemen: Vineman 5 cuts at Wolfgang [3d6.skill(15)] => [2,5,5] = 12 vs (15) or less Success! by 3 
Wolfgang: Axe (Kopfen) parry [3d6.skill(14,0+3)] => [5,5,4] = 14 vs (17) or less Success! by 3 
Vinemen: Vineman 4 and 7 flee!
Beltarne: Feverish Retreating Parry!
GM: Can't retreat after a Move and Attack.
Beltarne: Axe * Primary parry [3d6.skill(14,+2+1)] => [1,5,5] = 11 vs (17) or less Success! by 6 
GM: Not that it matters.
Beltarne: Well, knock one off that. Sorry
GM: Also, can't retreat while on the green vines.
Beltarne: I'll try to do better, should have known that.
GM: unless you're a Vineman with terrain adaption.
Beltarne: AND that.
GM: The bastards.
Marik: Or a Mountain Elf.
Shelley: Am I being menaced or just sneezed on?
Vinemen: Move and slam Shelley [3d6.skill(15)] => [5,4,4] = 13 vs (15) or less Success! by 2 
Shelley: Shield block!
Vinemen: Vineman 1 moves to menace Shelley.
Shelley: Feverishly even!
Shelley: Block - Shield (Shield) (10) [3d6.skill(10,0 +2 )] => [2,6,4] = 12 vs (12) or less Success! by 0 
Shelley: er, +2
Shelley: For the feverish, but w/e
GM: Right.
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
Ghazeb: Consciousness!!
Ghazeb: HT(13) [3d6.skill(13,-1)] => [5,4,3] = 12 vs (12) or less Success! by 0 
Ghazeb: Hooray! Ghazeb will double attack #2!
GM: don't forget -4 for shock.
Ghazeb: Attack (22): [3d6.skill(22,-3-4-0)] => [3,6,5] = 14 vs (15) or less Success! by 1 
Ghazeb: Attack (22): [3d6.skill(22,-3-4-0)] => [6,4,5] = 15 vs (15) or less Success! by 0 
Ghazeb: DA for -2
GM: then you missed.
Ghazeb: oh no DA then
Beltarne: declare before you roll, man
GM: uhm, you have to declare DA before you see the rolls.
Ghazeb: was looking at my macros when you said that
Ghazeb: th
Ghazeb: that was the -4 in the roll...
GM: -4 for SHOCK. You just got hit.
Marik: The -4 was shock.
Ghazeb: My macros aren't as good :(
Ghazeb: Yeah I forgot about the -4 (used to having HPT)
Vinemen: Block and retreat! [3d6.skill(13,1-1)] => [1,6,5] = 12 vs (13) or less Success! by 1 
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Ghazeb: Didn't I get him twice?
GM: No.
GM: Splitting the difference.
Ghazeb: OK
Thasos: okay, aoa, called shot to the head, gamma gonna be dead
Shelley: Yeah, probably.
Thasos: aoa determined, even
Shelley: He doesn't have a brain, not that Thasos is in a state to appreciate that.
Thasos: +4 and -7?
GM: Yep.
Thasos: (( makes sure the correct skill is checked ))
Thasos: ALL-OUT ATTACK: Determined (+4 to hit melee; +1 ranged); move up to 1/2 (forward only); no defend {B365}, Meteor Hammer [3d6.skill(18,4-7)] => [4,2,6] = 12 vs (15) or less Success! by 3 
Skeleton: Lessee. Dodge is halved, so 5, -1 for encumbrance, -4 for prone...
** Skeleton is hit. **
GM: Block
Skeleton: Face down, can't.
GM: doh!
Thasos: Meteor Hammer [2d6+3+0] => [2,4,3,0] = (9) cr
GM: man, your damage sucks.
Thasos: iknowright
GM: another 8 damage to Gamma, though.
Skeleton: [-12-((9-5)*2)] => -20
Marik: Which I think explodes him.
Skeleton: HT (12) [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [3,5,3] = 11 vs (12) or less Success! by 1 
Skeleton: Nope, he's not unnatural.
Marik: o.O
GM: Really?
GM: I thought they were.
GM: Cool.
Thasos: well.. Thasos can't exactly see that he's not breathing cause... he's not breathing already
Skeleton: Fragile (Brittle) [-15*] => -15* but not not Unnatural. They're upgraded :D
GM: They're brittle?
Skeleton: Oh hey.
Skeleton: Doesn't that just break limbs off?
GM: Yep.
GM: Make a HT roll.
Skeleton: Yes. just breaks limbs off. He's not actually using that head much, eheh.
GM: Yeah, make a HT roll.
Skeleton: HT (12) [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [6,3,5] = 14 vs (12) or less Failure! by 2 
Skeleton: I now have a... headless skeleton who's orders are to play dead.
Skeleton: And can't hear or see IIRC.
Skeleton: So he's not going to get new orders. This is hilarious.
Narrator: Thasos' hammer swings around, shattering Gamma's neckbone and sending the skull sliding across the vines.
Skeleton: It's LIKE having a dead skeleton, only technically not.
GM: Well, until you put the head back on.
Skeleton: Failed the HT roll, it shatters?
GM: Technically, its head shouldn't fall off, I just think its funny.
Skeleton: I have to MAKE the HT roll for it to fall off in one piece :D
Thasos: (( so not dead, but dead enough? ))
Skeleton: Ah, fair 'nuff :D
Skeleton: Close enough to dead for government work :D
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Skeletal Automata) 
** Thasos dispatches the enemy and looks around for others. **
** Marik decides to put an arrow into the back of the big vineman's head, because why not? **
Marik: Step 1 to close to 7 yards (-3), +3 acc, -5 skull from behind?
GM: I think so.
Marik: Bow: [3d6.skill(20,-3+3-5)] => [4,4,4] = 12 vs (15) or less Success! by 3 
GM: Damage?
Marik: Damage is, I'm guessing, 1.
GM: Roll.
Marik: [1d6+3] => [1,3] = (4) technically.
Marik: Oh, DR. Dur.
Shelley: I think they're homogeneous.
Shelley: Not diffuse.
Shelley: So that's halved vs Imp, not max 1.
Shelley: Cut is really fsking them up.
GM: Damage?
Marik: I rolled it.
Shelley: He did.
Marik: Up there.
Shelley: Up there a few lines.
Marik: 4 impaling.
Beltarne: Up there
Beltarne: ((I'm helping!))
GM: oh, sorry.
GM: Yeah, that bounces off the armor.
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Skeletal Automata 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Shelley: Alpha's about to "Help" me some.
** Skeleton Shoves Vineman 8 with his shield! **
Skeleton: Shield (Buckler) (14) [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [6,1,3] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 Includes: +2pts from 'Skeletal Servitor'
Skeleton: Probably at -2 for Shelley being in the same hex now that I think about it.
Vinemen: Dodge [3d6.skill(8,1)] => [1,4,5] = 10 vs (9) or less Failure! by 1 
GM: Double damage, knockback only?
Skeleton: Thrust damage, doubled as knockback only! [1d6] => [4] = (4)
Skeleton: so 8. Probably not helping. 
GM: The Vineman is very strong, rooted to the ground, and not going anywhere.
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
GM: wait, oops, others?
Beltarne: Defensive Attack, +1 to block, to the leg -2, DA -1/-2
Skeleton: Uh.
Skeleton: Yeah :D'
Beltarne: waiting
Skeleton: Epsilon the Efficient steps and hacks at Skilled Vineman 2!
Skeleton: Axe/Mace (14) [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [6,4,2] = 12 vs (14) or less Success! by 2 Includes: +4pts from 'Skeletal Servitor'
Vinemen: ooops... Dodge! [3d6.skill(10,1)] => [4,2,1] = 7 vs (11) or less Success! by 4 
Skeleton: gamma plays dead, probably with an amazing circumstance bonus! And the other two watch horses.
Skeleton: ***
GM: Beltarne?
Beltarne: Okay, as above on Vineman 9
GM: Roll it!
Beltarne: Axe * Primary [3d6.skill(18,-4)] => [4,4,4] = 12 vs (14) or less Success! by 2 
Vinemen: Block! [3d6.skill(11,1-1+1)] => [5,6,2] = 13 vs (12) or less Failure! by 1 and retreat
Beltarne: Axe * Primary [1d6+4] => [6,4] = (10) cut
Beltarne: Noice
** Beltarne hacks savagely at the backpedaling Vineman **
Vinemen: wounded, starts to flee.
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Shelley) 
Beltarne: ###
Wolfgang: do these guys have any unarmored areas?
GM: Faces.
Wolfgang: hmm, hard to hit
Wolfgang: rapid strike on 3, DA -2/-1
Wolfgang: Rapid Strike [3d6.attack(20,-2-3)] => [5,3,6] = 14 vs (15) or less Success! by 1 [3d6.attack(20,-2-3)] => [6,2,3] = 11 vs (15) or less Success! by 4 
Vinemen: Block, dodge while treating [3d6.skill(13,1+1-1)] => [6,3,4] = 13 vs (14) or less Success! by 1 and [3d6.skill(10,1+3-1)] => [6,6,2] = 14 vs (13) or less Failure! by 1 
Wolfgang: Axe (Kopfen) [3d6+1] => [1,6,6,1] = (14) cut
GM: Roll DX+2 to avoid pollen in your eyes, nearsighted on success, blind on failure, success by 5 is no effect
Wolfgang: DX (14) [3d6.skill(14,+2)] => [3,6,2] = 11 vs (16) or less Success! by 5 
Vinemen: Resist major wound! [3d6.skill(11)] => [6,5,6] = 17 vs (11) or less Critical Failure! by 6 [B556]
Vinemen: Collapses unconscious.
Wolfgang: ###
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Shelley 
(on deck: [24] Fast Vinemen) 
Shelley: Step back next to Alpha so he'll stop "Helping" and whack the Skeleton with her skull-tipped rod, which is glowing a sickly green and appears to be leering at its victim.
Shelley: Rod * broadsword swing [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [1,5,6] = 12 vs (15) or less Success! by 3 
Vinemen: Dodge again! [3d6.skill(8,1)] => [5,6,5] = 16 vs (9) or less Failure! by 7 
Shelley: Rod * broadsword swing [1d6] => [5] = (5) cr
Shelley: Deathtouch (Deathly) [3d6] => [1,5,3] = (9) spcl
Shelley: Which bypasses DR ;)
Vinemen: Starts to rot, decides to leave.
Shelley: From armor anyways.
Shelley: "Alpha, get around the big one!"
Shelley: ***
 8) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Fast Vinemen 
(on deck: [22] Vinemen) 
Vinemen: #2 strikes Epsilon [3d6.skill(19,-4)] => [2,1,2] = 5 vs (15) or less Critical Success! by 10 [B556] DA-4/-2
Shelley: Alas.
Shelley: Such a short career.
Vinemen: damn, should have hit Ghazeb again.
Marik: And Epsilon was doing so well.
Vinemen: [3d6+4] => [6,6,4,4] = (20) cutting damage, with [3d6.crit_hit()] => [2,1,1] = 4 The victim's DR protects at half value, rounded down, after applying any armor divisors. [B556]
Skeleton: Owch.
Vinemen: [(20-2)*1.5] => 27.0
Skeleton: Is that a knife? Tell me that's cutting damage.
Vinemen: Axe.
Ghazeb: Ghazeb thinks he's is glad Epsilon was nearby!
Skeleton: Still not good.
Skeleton: Um. [13-27] => -14
Skeleton: Major Wound holy cow!
Skeleton: HT (12) [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [5,1,2] = 8 vs (12) or less Success! by 4 
Skeleton: And I guess consciousness next turn since we've been doing that wrong!
GM: Right.
Vinemen: Step back and to the side.
 9) YOUR TURN NOW:: [22] Vinemen 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Vinemen: Vineman 1 steps forward, evaluating Shelley.
Vinemen: Vineman 5 steps forward, hits Ghazeb again [3d6.skill(15)] => [6,5,6] = 17 vs (15) or less Critical Failure! by 2 [B556]
Vinemen: [3d6.crit_hit()] => [1,2,4] = 7 If any damage penetrates DR, treat as major wound. See [B420] for major wounds. [B556]
Vinemen: i mean, [3d6.crit_miss()] => [1,3,3] = 7 You lose your balance & can do nothing else (not even free actions) until next turn; all defenses -2 until next turn. [B556]
Shelley: Failure
Shelley: (( Yeah, shoulda attacked Ghazeb last turn. ))
** Ghazeb sighs with relief. **
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
Ghazeb: Rapid strike on #5
Ghazeb: Attack (22): [3d6.attack(22,0-0)] => 3d6.attack(22,0-0)
Ghazeb: dang macro
Ghazeb: wait
Ghazeb: OK...-4/-2 DA
Ghazeb: Attack (22): [3d6.skill(22,-3-4-0)] => [4,2,4] = 10 vs (15) or less Success! by 5 
Ghazeb: Attack (22): [3d6.skill(22,-3-4-0)] => [1,2,2] = 5 vs (15) or less Critical Success! by 10 [B556]
Vinemen: Block and retreat! [3d6.skill(10,1+1-2)] => [6,6,1] = 13 vs (10) or less Failure! by 3 
Vinemen: only not.
Vinemen: damages?
GM: also, roll consciousness.
Ghazeb: um could you roll the crit...I don't know how :)
GM: [3d6.crit_hit()] => [2,4,4] = 10 The blow inflicts normal damage. [B556]
Ghazeb: ooops
Ghazeb: HT(13) [3d6.skill(13,-1)] => [5,1,6] = 12 vs (12) or less Success! by 0 
Ghazeb: Scimitar Damage [2d6+6] => [3,3,6] = (12) cutting.
Ghazeb: Scimitar Damage [2d6+6] => [4,2,6] = (12) cutting.
GM: he collapses.
Ghazeb: ###
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
GM: roll will to recover from Berserk.
GM: or whatever it is.
Thasos: no enemies around?
GM: okay, move to the nearest foe.
Shelley: Berserk self control roll.
** Thasos spots that feline furred fiend. **
Thasos: should i attack Ghazeb?
GM: ujm...
GM: well...
GM: roll self-control at -2?
Wolfgang: ((you still know friend from foe))
Shelley: Yes, but is Ghazeb a foe? :D
Wolfgang: heh
** Ghazeb hopes Thasos finds the vinemen more threatening. **
Thasos: Resist Berserk (15-) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [2,5,1] = 8 vs (15) or less Success! by 7 
Thasos: so yeah... maybe another time
Thasos: still berserk, that was just to resist the temptation to kill Ghazeb
** Thasos continues to move toward the Vineman. **
Thasos: ###
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Skeletal Automata) 
Marik: Step to close to 7 hexes, put a bodkin point into the back of Big Vineman 1's skull. -3 for fast-ready, +3 acc, -5 skull, -3 range?
GM: Right.
Marik: Bow: [3d6.skill(20,-3-3-5+3)] => [4,5,6] = 15 vs (12) or less Failure! by 3 
Marik: Luck!
Marik: Bow: [3d6.skill(20,-3-3-5+3)] => [2,6,5] = 13 vs (12) or less Failure! by 1 
Marik: Bow: [3d6.skill(20,-3-3-5+3)] => [2,6,1] = 9 vs (12) or less Success! by 3 
GM: Damage?
Marik: Damage is [1d6+3] => [6,3] = (9) pi(2)
Marik: ((If he has a brain, that'll actually hurt.))
Narrator: Shelley is somewhat disturbed when Marik's arrow protrudes from the front of the vineman's face without slowing it down in the slightest.
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Skeletal Automata 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Marik: Not even a shock penalty. Yipe.
Shelley: Consciousness for Epsilon!
Shelley: HT (12) [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [3,2,1] = 6 vs (12) or less Success! by 6 
Shelley: That vine guy is probably got HPT. He's a big bad boss.
Marik: ((He took a shock penalty last time I shot him in the head. >.>))
Shelley: I'm not checking for Gamma :D
Shelley: Movement is halved through bushes, aye?
GM: 2 MP per.
Shelley: Vineman 8 is blocking the way I assume, so Alpha goes around (Move)
GM: Yeah, that's good.
Shelley: Epsilon staggers forward and whacks at the Vineman whot delt him a mighty blow!
Shelley: Axe [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [3,4,5] = 12 vs (14) or less Success! by 2 
Vinemen: Block! [3d6.skill(13,1)] => [3,4,1] = 8 vs (14) or less Success! by 6 
Shelley: On the right?
Shelley: Isn't that out of the arc for the shield?
Marik: All three front hexes are in arc.
GM: Nope, still good at 1 hex.
Shelley: Boo
Shelley: all done.
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Beltarne: Step to the southeast and Major Heal on Ghazeb for 4FP/8HP, +1 for Combat Casting, -1 for range.
Beltarne: Major Healing (Holy) (15) [3d6.skill(15,+1-1)] => [5,6,6] = 17 vs (15) or less Critical Failure! [B556] Includes: +4 from 'Power Investiture (Holy)'
Beltarne: Ruh rod
GM: uhm.
GM: no luck, huh?
Beltarne: saving up for it!
GM: Smite the unbeliever!
GM: Ghazeb takes 8 damage as evil gods influence the course of the battle.
Beltarne: And I still take the FP?
Ghazeb: ((oh noes))
Narrator: White light streaks from Beltarne's hand, turning to gray then black then red as it burns into Ghazeb's skin.
Wolfgang: ((your luck up?))
GM: He never used it, I don't think.
Ghazeb: can I influence his crit?
GM: So he can make Beltarne reroll it, it does affect him.
Wolfgang: yes
Wolfgang: it's on you
Ghazeb: yes please!
Beltarne: Yay!
Beltarne: Major Healing (Holy) (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [1,3,1] = 5 vs (15) or less Critical Success! by 10 [B556] Includes: +4 from 'Power Investiture (Holy)'
Beltarne: Major Healing (Holy) (15) [3d6.skill(15,0)] => [5,5,4] = 14 vs (15) or less Success! by 1 Includes: +4 from 'Power Investiture (Holy)'
Shelley: Bwahaha
Shelley: Take the second of three.
Thasos: I'd take that crit
Wolfgang: hazzah!!!
Beltarne: We'll take the crit success, I assume
Ghazeb: Looks good to me!
Narrator: The holy flame burns his wounds closed.
Beltarne: ###
Ghazeb: ((Only at -16 now))
Shelley: (( All of them? :D ))
GM: Beltarne spends no fatigue, Ghazeb heals 12 damage.
Ghazeb: ((OK -12)
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Shelley) 
Wolfgang: move and attack!
Wolfgang: Axe (Kopfen) [3d6.attack(20,-11)] => [2,6,5] = 13 vs (9) or less Failure! by 4 
Wolfgang: whiff!
Wolfgang: ###
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Shelley 
(on deck: [24] Fast Vinemen) 
Shelley: That is a very big dude.
Shelley: I do not like this dude.
Shelley: Well, Skeletons are Immune to Mind Control.
Shelley: 1 hex radius (big dudes hex) Terror! Effective range zero because of the rod. Combat casting!
GM: Yep, looks good.
Shelley: Terror (Deathly) (16) [3d6.skill(16,+1)] => [1,2,6] = 9 vs (17) or less Success! by 8 for [4] => 4 FP
Vinemen: Resist! [3d6.skill(9,2)] => [4,1,2] = 7 vs (11) or less Success! by 4 
Vinemen: Well, has Magic Resistance 2. Doesn't help.
Shelley: Success by 8! Booya!
Vinemen: Fright Check! [3d6.skill(11,-3)] => [1,3,6] = 10 vs (8) or less Failure! by 2 
Vinemen: Takes -2 to IQ, Perception, Will, DX, related skills, and defenses against Shelley.
Shelley: Muaharharhar.
Shelley: Step back.
 8) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Fast Vinemen 
(on deck: [22] Vinemen) 
Vinemen: Vineman 2 makes a committed attack, long determined, moves to flank Wolfgang and rapid strikes! [3d6.skill(19,-6)] => [6,5,4] = 15 vs (13) or less Failure! by 2 
[3d6.skill(19,-6)] => [6,1,3] = 10 vs (13) or less Success! by 3 
Wolfgang: can I aggressive parry to prevent the runaround?
GM: No weapon parries after a move and attack.
Wolfgang: heh, shield attack?
Shelley: Shields are a weapon!
Shelley: Sort of.
Wolfgang: I beat up a bear with it once
GM: Sure! Block -2, no shield bonus.
Wolfgang: hmm, that is bad
Wolfgang: feverish retreating dodge!
GM: can't retreat on the vines.
Wolfgang: Dodge (10) [3d6.skill(10,0)] => [1,5,4] = 10 vs (10) or less Success! by 0 
GM: with feverish, success!
Wolfgang: bah, block -2 then
Ghazeb: ((-2 flank?))
GM: -2 flank, +2 feverish.
Ghazeb: ((Roger))
GM: wait, Wolfgang's dodge is 9?
Wolfgang: OK, same diff
GM: can't block on off-shield flank.
GM: no parry.
Wolfgang: I tried to cancel, and it removed the mods
GM: dodge failed.
Wolfgang: block at -2 to stop the flank
GM: Oh!
GM: Go for it.
GM: You know it won't stop the flank, just do damage, right?
Wolfgang: take then 10 since I rolled it, and it works
Wolfgang: block is 13
GM: Roll damage.
Wolfgang: Large Shield [1d6+2] => [2,2] = (4) cr
GM: Yeah, he ignores that.
GM: You can still dodge, though.
Wolfgang: so -2 flank, +2 feverish
Wolfgang: Dodge (10) [3d6.skill(10,-1)] => [4,6,3] = 13 vs (9) or less Failure! by 4 
Wolfgang: luck
Wolfgang: Dodge (10) [3d6.skill(10,-1)] => [2,6,1] = 9 vs (9) or less Success! by 0 
Wolfgang: Dodge (10) [3d6.skill(10,-1)] => [3,1,5] = 9 vs (9) or less Success! by 0 
GM: okay.
Vinemen: other vinemen flee
 9) YOUR TURN NOW:: [22] Vinemen 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Vinemen: vinemen 1 faces his fears and makes a committed attack on Shelley! [3d6.skill(15,-2)] => [1,3,3] = 7 vs (13) or less Success! by 6 
Shelley: Makes a Feaverish Retreating Block!
GM: Good plan!
Marik: That's a brawling attack from a guy with no strikers against an armed opponent, right?
Marik: (Just checking)
GM: ...
GM: yep.
Wolfgang: ((too bad it's a block))
GM: but hey, ST25.
Shelley: Used the mace to thump.
Shelley: It's a U weapon.
Marik: Oh, well then.
Shelley: Wait, no I cast a spell.
GM: Yep.
Shelley: Meh! Parry's as good, and ST 25 equals a 2.5 lb weapon, so my mace does not afear it.
Shelley: Feaverish retreating Parry! With intent to break his arm if this works!
Shelley: Rod * broadsword swing parry [3d6.skill(10,+1+2+2)] => [1,1,1] = 3 vs (15) or less Critical Success! by 12 [B556]
GM: Well.
Shelley: Looks like it's working.
Shelley: Rod * broadsword swing [3d6.skill(15,+1+2)] => [1,5,2] = 8 vs (18) or less Success! by 10 
Ghazeb: ((Go go Shelly))
Shelley: er, -3 on that success, those are the block bonuses.
GM: [3d6.crit_miss()] => [3,6,3] = 12 Your weapon turns in your hand; must Ready it before it can be used again. [B556]
GM: oops, [3d6.crit_unarm()] => [1,5,1] = 7 You stumble: If attacking, you advance one yard past opponent with them behind you (you are facing away); if parrying you fall down! [B557]
Marik: Crit_unarm, no?
GM: yah, yah.
Shelley: Rod * broadsword swing [1d6] => [6] = (6) cr
Marik: Fun!
Marik: He probably ignores that. But still!
GM: Shelley, relocate yourself.
GM: Delta is no doubt surprised when the Vineman stumbles up to him.
color='#000000'>1)</font> YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) </td> </tr> </table>
Shelley: I'm sure! He's guarding a horse! There's an enemy!
Ghazeb: HT(13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [4,1,2] = 7 vs (13) or less Success! by 6 
Shelley: Does this count as triggering a wait?
GM: Sure!
Shelley: Delta's the unarmed one mind you.
Ghazeb: Turn and move 3 toward big plant man!
Shelley: Medium Buckler [3d6.skill(14,0)] => [1,1,2] = 4 vs (14) or less Critical Success! by 10 [B556]
Ghazeb: or is it 2 cause I'm a t half move?
Shelley: Bwahararar
GM: ... [3d6.crit_hit()] => [4,6,3] = 13 If any damage penetrates DR, treat as major wound. See [B420] for major wounds. [B556]
GM: Damage?
Shelley: Medium Buckler [1d6] => [4] = (4) cr
Shelley: Probably doesn't.
GM: ... DR is flexible.
Shelley: Bwah!
Vinemen: major wound? [3d6.skill(11)] => [5,4,4] = 13 vs (11) or less Failure! by 2 
Shelley: Suck crushing damage evil doer!
Marik: Bonk!
Shelley: Isn't he knocked down? :D
GM: Ghazeb moves 3.
GM: Yes, sorry.
Ghazeb: ###
 2) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Thasos 
(on deck: [28] Marik) 
Thasos: turn and attack the Vineman
Thasos: aoa strong, da x3
GM: okay.
Thasos: ALL-OUT ATTACK: Strong (+2 damage or +1 per die, whichever is better; melee only); move up to 1/2 (forward only); no defend {B365}, Meteor Hammer [3d6.skill(18,-6)] => [3,4,2] = 9 vs (12) or less Success! by 3 , DECEPTIVE: -2 to attack per -1 target's defense
Vinemen: Dodge? [3d6.skill(10,1-2-3)] => [2,6,6] = 14 vs (6) or less Failure! by 8 
Thasos: Meteor Hammer [2d6+3+2] => [3,3,3,2] = (11) cr
Vinemen: well, glad I didn't waste a block on that roll.
Vinemen: makes no noise, but brings up its axe to murderize Thasos.
 3) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Marik 
(on deck: [28] Skeletal Automata) 
** Thasos grins from ear to ear. **
Marik: Things appear to be in hand here. Marik wanders over to get his knife.
Marik: ###
 4) YOUR TURN NOW:: [28] Skeletal Automata 
(on deck: [25] Beltarne) 
Shelley: Epsilon falls over?
Skeleton: HT (12) [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [5,6,6] = 17 vs (12) or less Critical Failure! by 5 [B556]
Skeleton: Very!
GM: Roll versus death?
Skeleton: HT (12) [3d6.skill(12,0)] => [6,2,5] = 13 vs (12) or less Failure! by 1 
Skeleton: Head falls off and rolls over to Gammas, confusing the pile of parts for later.
Shelley: Alpha runs after the guy who he's supposed to get behind! He keeps getting away!
Thasos: (( not like those parts need to be reassembled in a particularly way, right? mix and match ))
GM: Totally.
Shelley: If Delta was smart enough to be surprised, he would be. But he isn't! Someone's threatening the horses! He BASHES it again!
Marik: Heh.
Ghazeb: ((One thigh bone form a man 6'4" and another from a woman 5'0"...fun))
Ghazeb: ((Just a hypothetical...))
Shelley: Grabs the buckler in two hands and swings it down edge first! Telegraphed All Out Attack Strong to the Head.
Shelley: Face.
Shelley: thing.
GM: Sure.
Shelley: With no armor on it. Bunch of creepy twisted rooty viney things go BASH.
Shelley: Medium Buckler [3d6.skill(14,+4-5)] => [4,3,2] = 9 vs (13) or less Success! by 4 
Shelley: Beta comes jogging over.
Vinemen: Dodge! [3d6.skill(8,1+2-3-4)] => [5,4,2] = 11 vs (4) or less Failure! by 7 
Vinemen: well...
Shelley: Medium Buckler [1d6+2] => [2,2] = (4)
Shelley: snrk.
Vinemen: errf.
 5) YOUR TURN NOW:: [25] Beltarne 
(on deck: [24] Wolfgang) 
Beltarne: Step towards Vineman 2 and attack his obsidian weapon (-3?) , spend a FP for Strong.
GM: -4, go for it.
Beltarne: Axe/Mace (18) [3d6.skill(18,-4)] => [1,6,3] = 10 vs (14) or less Success! by 4 Includes: +1 from 'Pickaxe Penchant', +3 from 'Extra Pickaxe Penchant'
Vinemen: Dodge! [3d6.skill(8,-2)] => [5,2,5] = 12 vs (6) or less Failure! by 6 
Beltarne: Axe * Primary [1d6+4] => [1,4] = (5) cut
Beltarne: +2
Vinemen: doesn't break his axe.
Beltarne: Stupid damage.
 6) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Wolfgang 
(on deck: [24] Shelley) 
Wolfgang: giant step, rapid strike
Wolfgang: DA -2/-1
GM: okay....
Wolfgang: Rapid Strike [3d6.attack(20,-2-3)] => [3,4,1] = 8 vs (15) or less Success! by 7 [3d6.attack(20,-2-3)] => 3d6.attack(20,-2-3)
Wolfgang: ...
Wolfgang: Rapid Strike [3d6.attack(20,-2-3)] => [6,6,6] = 18 vs (15) or less Critical Failure! by 3 [B556]
[6,1,3] = 10 You drop your weapon (& a cheap weapon breaks). [B556] [3d6.attack(20,-2-3)] => [3,3,2] = 8 vs (15) or less Success! by 7 
Wolfgang: WTF
Thasos: dayum
GM: Critical failure gets rolled automatically.
GM: Do you have luck available?
Wolfgang: yah, but rapid strike macro broke
Wolfgang: no
Wolfgang: so I totally drop it
Vinemen: Dodge! [3d6.skill(10,-2-2-1)] => [1,4,4] = 9 vs (5) or less Failure! by 4 
Ghazeb: ((Does the second attack even happen?)
GM: Yes, Wolfgang drops his axe on his second attack, hits with the first.
Shelley: I think it was the second attack that got dropped, he sort of effectively rolled a third one by accident due to technical glitches.
Wolfgang: yah
Ghazeb: ((Oh it was...what if they had been reversed?))
GM: would have dropped the axe, second attack failed, damage?
Wolfgang: ((then the 2nd would have not happened))
Wolfgang: Axe (Kopfen) [3d6+1] => [5,2,5,1] = (13) cut
Ghazeb: ((Figured...just wanted to be sure...I will shut up now))
 7) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Shelley 
(on deck: [24] Fast Vinemen) 
Shelley: Step back one, cast Deathtouch, 4d due to having Deathliness 4!
Shelley: because I remembered the halved damage this time!
Shelley: Combat casting etc.
GM: Righto!
Shelley: Deathtouch (Deathly) (16) [3d6.skill(16,+1)] => [6,2,5] = 13 vs (17) or less Success! by 4 for [2] => 2 FP
 8) YOUR TURN NOW:: [24] Fast Vinemen 
(on deck: [22] Vinemen) 
Vinemen: Vineman 2 steps to the side, teaches Thasos not to all-out attack with a telegraphed rapid strike [3d6.skill(19,4-6)] => [1,5,2] = 8 vs (17) or less Success! by 9 
[3d6.skill(19,4-6)] => [1,5,3] = 9 vs (17) or less Success! by 8 
Vinemen: Damage is [3d6+4] => [5,1,5,4] = (15)
and [3d6+4] => [1,6,2,4] = (13), cutting vs DR6
Vinemen: after DR, damage is 14 and 10.
Vinemen: oops, forgot the -4 for shock but the hits are good.
 9) YOUR TURN NOW:: [22] Vinemen 
(on deck: [29] Ghazeb) 
Vinemen: Vinemen flee.
Vinemen: Vinemen 1 recovers from stun? [3d6.skill(11)] => [1,2,4] = 7 vs (11) or less Success! by 4 
 1) YOUR TURN NOW:: [29] Ghazeb 
(on deck: [28] Thasos) 
Ghazeb: HT(13) [3d6.skill(13,0)] => [1,4,1] = 6 vs (13) or less Success! by 7 
Ghazeb: OK...move 4 for going in a mostly straight line?
GM: ... actually...
GM: Technically, no.
Shelley: Needs to be two turns in a row I think.
Shelley: row.
Thasos: yes
GM: But I'm pretty sure that Ghazeb, two skeletons, and Shelley + Deathtouch can disable the big guy, and the other three can totally take out the last skilled Vineman.
Thasos: on third turn can sprint
Ghazeb: OK...ill spend a fatigue for long step
GM: So let's just call it here for this fight.
Wolfgang: OK
GM: And the end of the session.
Ghazeb: Works for me
Marik: I'm content to call that a win!
Thasos: righto
GM: We'll pick up next week with botanical necromancy and scavenging and such.
Shelley: necrobotanics? 
Wolfgang: next session we can realize we have some wood and leather
GM: Something like that.
Beltarne: Works for me