Example - combat vs. skeletons

Round1:

Lo'Stranner pushes Lienen's hands away from the horses, " We need your strength

at the forefront - my arrows are less effective against these creatures!". He

continues to bind the horses down while the barbarian hefts his greatsword and

turns to rush toward the scene unfolding. In the midst of the group Nau Gui

conjures forth a magical shield, his spell rushed and breathy sounding in the

humid night air.

Grarym steps forth and begins to call forth the power of Moradin to turn back

these creatures , however, at the last moment he is overcome by some dark power

and the force that he was channeling slips away from his grasp. As the dwarf

falters the skeletons surround him chopping down with their ancient rusty blades

sparking forth the ringing sound of metal on metal. Grarym quickly recovers and

beats one of the skeletons back with the heft of his axe.

At the side of the dwarf Geodine recites his entangle spell with all the

concentration and speed and lactating??? :) he can muster. Growler and Scruffy

flank the short gnome each standing nearly the same height as he. Geodine is

able to complete his spells only moments before the undead reach him and it

entangles two of the skeletons standing in front of him. As two of the undead

are stepping forward out of the writhing plant matter, unbalanced, Growler and

Scrffy leap forward at them. As a team they jump again and again at the undead,

foiling the slow chopping sword attacks and within a few seconds Scruffy is

gnawing on the leg of one of the skeletons. The skeleton that lost its leg is

now crawling after the dog swing at it ineffectually while the dog runs in front

of the skeleton holding its leg!!!

Two more of the undead slip through the initial line of Geodine and Grarym and

head toward NauGui, although one of the undead is battered back by the magical

shield, the other is able to swing through and slide its thin saber across the

belly of the barbarian wizard cutting a long but shallow wound. Leaping forth,

Leinen brings the thunder of the Lortmill Mountains on the skeleton with the

saber (natural 20!!!). His sword comes cracking down splintering bones from

head to pelvis on the skeleton. It falls to the ground cluttering and clacking

as the magic is released.

As Lo'Stranner completes the binding of the horses, he catches a strange flash

of pink and yellow colors somewhere out there in the dark with his elven eyes.

Then the party members hear a strange flapping noise, followed by a loud screech

from Hooters as if he is in pain, and maybe a small giggle, like out of a female

child. Suddenly, as if echoing from all sides, rhyming sing-songy children

voices cant,

"Lost in the da'ark, lost in the da' ark...

see them da' ance, see them fi' ight,

they should give in, and have some fun,

dancing in the da' ark, dancing with the dead!"

At the end of this outburst the silly giggles repeat echoing from all sides of

the party. You wonder what dark thing is taking on the voices of children and

taunting you as you fight for your lives... several more skeletons step forth

from the mist to the south flanking the party and nearest to Lo'Stranner.

Round 1 Summary:

This is a mixed melee and all party members are within 30 feet of each other.

Grarym is at the point of the party surrounded by four skeletons. HP=16/24

Geodine is right next to him with two skeletons on him, Scruffy, and Growler.

Lo Stranner is without enemies nearby but he can rush in and attack the new

skeletons or any of the skeletons on the group in the same round.

Leinen and NauGui share a final skeleton. Nau Gui HP = 6/8

Two other skeletons are currently entangled firmly.

Geodine Animals Stats:

Hooters,HD 1d4, HP 4, Flight, Claws (1), Beak (1d2)

Growler, HD 1d8, HP 6, Claws (1d2, 1d2), Bite (1d3)

Scruffy, HD 2d6, HP 9, Bite (1d4)

Scruffy and Growlers are not wounded, Hooters may be wounded but you don't know.

[this post was from Oct 31st, it was the last time my PC's have seen combat in my game... I had been watching the evil dead series at the time, which was the inspiration for my strange little poem :) ]