conversations: human
conversations:  The door opens slowly the eyes scanning you as the visions becomes clearer, they widen with surprise and relief once the door is open all the way.
  You get grabbed by strong arms and pulled inside, the door slams behind you.
  
  Suddenly you are being embraced by your father.
  "Oh thank the gods you are safe! I was fearing the worst my son!"
conversations: BelGareth:
conversations: human
conversations:  "Do not worry father. I am safe. I am smart enough to get through a city in anarchy. I did however, have an incredibly dangerous encounter with a older woman with a stick. That was not fun."  Ralph said, trying to lighten the mood.
conversations: Sparrow:
conversations: human
conversations:  Your father pulls away from the embrace and looks at you squarely.
  "What is it son?" "You didn't just come here to look up on me?"
conversations: BelGareth:
conversations: human
conversations:  "I just had to make sure everyone is safe. Where are Anton and mother?"  Ralph asks for it was his main intention to check on them.
conversations: Sparrow:
conversations: human
conversations:  Your father looks at you and thinks for a second, "I'm pretty sure they were in the market, I haven't seen them since...since I woke up and everyone went mad." he stops suddenly short of breath. "Oh gods! I should have gone looking for them! They might be hurt!"
  
  With that he grabs his coat and slams open the door rushing down the street with determination.
conversations: BelGareth:
conversations: human
conversations:  Ralph follows his father down the street, avoiding rebels and angry nobles.
conversations: Sparrow:
conversations: human
conversations:  You follow your father for a few seconds, he seems to be running quite fast and you have to exert yourself just to catch up with him. As you run you look over to him and see his face suddenly turn grey.
  
  Stopping short on the cobblestones you see your mother and Cousin lying on the floor next to a stall of apples, blood is puddling around your mothers head and your Cousins throat has been cut. Both lie dead on the ground.
  
  Your father falls to the floor on his knees and moans "WHY! Oh why gods?" He picks up your mothers head and cradles her rocking back and forth.
  
  You then hear a scream:
   "AAAHHHHH" 
  
  And then your Cousin tries to get up.
conversations: BelGareth:
conversations: human
conversations:  "Oh gods."  Ralph gasps, looking at the blood stained bodies of his family.
  
  
   And then your Cousin tries to get up. 
  
   How is this possible. It...It isn't possible. But, yet it is happening."  Ralph watches as his cousin starts to rise.
  
   
   Spoiler 
  Is Anton getting up as in getting up like a human would, or getting up like a reanimated corpse would?
   
conversations: Sparrow:
conversations: human
conversations:  Anton's head jerks upwards as do his arms and hands, he manages to awkwardly get to his knees and turns to regard your father. You see his eyes are a deathly blood red and his neck wound is not seeping blood. His skin looks pallid and lifeless.
  He starts to growl and looks as if he is going to attack your grieving father.
  
  Knowledge Religion, DC 11 to identify it as a zombie.
  
  You may take an action before he attacks. (surprise round)
  
  And, if you choose to, roll initiative.
conversations: BelGareth:
conversations: human
conversations:  Spoiler 
  Knowledge check:  (1d20+2)[ 16 ]  I can't make a DC 11 untrained, but I might be able to find something out. I'll post a new post when I get the results.
   
conversations: Sparrow:
conversations: human
conversations:  Ralph steps between his cousin and father, with his rapier half unsheathed.  "Father, this is not natural. He shouldn't be living still." 
conversations: Sparrow:
conversations: human
conversations:  Your father does not hear you, your words falling on deaf ears, his grief so strong.
  
  And then your mother starts to rise and your father is becomes elated.
  
  "Oh, your alive! Oh gods thankyou!"
  
  Until that is when she takes a bite out of his throat.
  
  Your father staggers backwards dropping what was once your mother. Anton is now glaring at you ready to leap, blood drips out of his eyes.
conversations: BelGareth:
conversations: human
conversations:  Go ahead and roll initiative
conversations: BelGareth:
conversations: human
conversations:  Spoiler 
  [roll]1d20+3[roll]
  Do I still have the surprise round?
   
  
  
  " Father! " Ralph yells his father is bitten by his mother. He staggers back away from his risen family , drawing his rapier.
conversations: Sparrow:
conversations: human
conversations:  Spoiler 
  Initiative reroll:  (1d20+3)[ 12 ] 
   
conversations: Sparrow:
conversations: human
conversations:  Originally Posted by Sparrow 
   Do I still have the surprise round? 
   
  
  Yup
  You are first, so take two actions.
conversations: BelGareth:
conversations: human
conversations:  "Gods forgive me."  Ralph mumbles to himself [Free Action] He lungs his rapier toward his supposed-to-be-dead mother, who was either undead, or completely insane.
  
   
   Spoiler 
  If this is the same as 3.5 then I roll attack, confirm, and damage at the same time:
  Attack:  (1d20+3)[ 20 ]  Against Flat-footed, if I'm correct.
  Confirm:  (1d20+3)[ 12 ] 
  Damage:  (1d6+2)[ 3 ] 
  Sneak Attack if flat-footed:  (1d6)[ 5 ] 
   
  
  
  Next Ralph will move near his father, and wait to see if either of the two do anything. [Moving next to Ralph's father as a move action Readying an action to attack if either of the 'dead' people try to attack either of them as a standard action.] 
   Spoiler 
  I fear that Ralph's father might turn to a zombie, but I can't play Ralph like that, because he doesn't know what happens when a zombie bites you.
   
conversations: Sparrow:
conversations: human
conversations:  Your attack easily manages to score a hit, your rapier slides into your dead mothers flesh like a heated knife through butter. It catchers 'it' off guard and you managed to cause as much as damage as possible to the 'thing'. She fails to respond to the attack at all, she is either dead or to far gone to register pain.
  
  You can tell that one more strike will most likely put the shell of your mother down for good.
  
  Your father falls down to the floor and his eyes turn a yellowish ashy grey, he seems dead to all appearances, your cousin however lunges at you.
  
  Take you AoO.
  
  Attack vs Ralphs AC (15)
  Attack 1:  (1d20+5)[ 16 ] 
  Confirm:  (1d20+5)[ 16 ] 
  Damage:  (1d6+4)[ 6 ] 
  
  Attack 2:  (1d20+5)[ 13 ] 
  Confirm:  (1d20+5)[ 14 ] 
  Damage:  (1d6+4)[ 7 ] 
  
  The zombie that is your cousin hits you with his first attack as you were paying attention to his other hand, his bony claws of his right hand rake across your chest making blood freely bleed from the wound.  Take 6 points of damage 
conversations: BelGareth:
conversations: human
conversations:  Spoiler 
  Sorry, your post didn't register in my usercp, probably the result of an error of some sort.
  
  Did I get an attack from my readied action, if so, I attack my cousin
  
  Attack:  (1d20+4)[ 9 ] 
  Confirm:  (1d20+4)[ 11 ] 
  Damage:  (1d6+2)[ 4 ] 
   
  
  
  Ralph, recoils as his cousin attacks him. He moves his rapier into position and lunges at his cousin (possibly a second time). He doesn't even notice that his father has fallen.
  
   
   Spoiler 
  Attack:  (1d20+4)[ 20 ] 
  Confirm:  (1d20+4)[ 8 ] 
  Damage:  (1d20+2)[ 4 ] 
   
conversations: Sparrow:
conversations: human
conversations:  Spoiler 
  Wow, mistype. Damage: not 1d20  (1d6+2)[ 7 ] 
   
conversations: Sparrow:
conversations: human
conversations:  Your attack of opportunity fails to score a hit, however the attack on your cousin manages to pierce his flesh, your rapiers point pops out of his back as you slide the rail thin blade through his chest.
  
  Both zombies look bad but, both are still standing.
  
  Mother attack vs Ralphs AC (15)
  Attack 1  (1d20+5)[ 7 ] 
  Confirm  (1d20+5)[ 8 ] 
  Damage  (1d6+4)[ 8 ] 
  
  Attack 2  (1d20+5)[ 16 ] 
  Confrim  (1d20+5)[ 25 ] 
  Damage  (1d6+4)[ 7 ] 
  
  Cousin attacks vs Ralphs AC (15)
  Attack 1  (1d20+5)[ 7 ] 
  Confirm  (1d20+5)[ 10 ] 
  Damage  (1d6+4)[ 9 ] 
  
  Attack 2  (1d20+5)[ 10 ] 
  Confrim  (1d20+5)[ 18 ] 
  Damage  (1d6+4)[ 7 ] 
  
  Your dead mother manages to scratch your arm as you pull out your rapier from her nephew, her other arm missing wildly, Anton your cousin flails in your direction but only succeeds in shaking off some the rotting flesh from his wrist. It lands on the cobblestone road with a sickening 'sploosh'.  Take 7 damage 
conversations: BelGareth:
conversations: human
conversations:  Ralph pulls the rapier out of his cousin and jabs him once more.
  
   
   Spoiler 
  Attack: (1d20+4)[ 7 ] 
  Confirm: (1d20+4)[ 15 ] 
  Damage: (1d6+2)[ 5 ] 
   
conversations: Sparrow:
conversations: human
conversations:  Your last attack misses wildly and you fail to even graze your cousin, things are looking bad.
  
  They both attack you again:
  
   Mother  attack vs AC(15)
  Attack 1  (1d20+5)[ 12 ] 
  Confirm  (1d20+5)[ 25 ] 
  Damage  (1d6+4)[ 5 ] 
  
  Attack 2  (1d20+5)[ 25 ] 
  Confirm  (1d20+5)[ 6 ] 
  Damage  (1d6+4)[ 8 ] 
    
   Spoiler 
   Anton  attack vs AC(15)
  Attack 1  (1d20+5)[ 11 ] 
  Confirm  (1d20+5)[ 22 ] 
  Damage  (1d6+4)[ 5 ] 
  
  Attack 2  (1d20+5)[ 19 ] 
  Confirm  (1d20+5)[ 20 ] 
  Damage  (1d6+4)[ 10 ] 
   
   
  
  Your Mother's Corpse manages once again to strike at you causing serious damage.  Take 8 damage .
  
  As the force of the blow almost knocks you to the floor leaving shocked at the events unfolding in front of you. Is this your end?
  
  And then you hear a familiar voice behind you, "Ah, yes." Turning slightly you see the Mage Okenstaff, he mutters some arcane words "spol sia jedark" and you watch as several orbs of energy burst forth from his finger tips and erratically make their way to both your mother's and cousins animated corpse', one of the missiles smashes into your once beautiful mothers face, caving in her head and sending gray matter onto the street even as her body started to fall, lifeless to the cobblestones. Your cousin gets hit by several bolts at once, one hits him on the left of his waist spinning him around while another takes out his shoulder.
  
  In a few seconds you see both bodies falling to the ground with a heavy 'thunk', your cousins burning red eyes piercing holes in your soul as they fade.
  
  With that your vision tunnels out into darkness, as you lie bleeding on the floor, you can barely make out Okenstaffs words: "Oh dear"
conversations: BelGareth:
conversations: human
conversations:  Ralph fades into unconsciousness. As he sleeps, he dreams of everything back to normal, his family was still alive. The first memory that came to his unconscious mind was the previous night. It was a typical evening and the family was sitting at the dinner table. This particular night he had his girl friend over. He held her hand as they ate, laughing at various jokes spread across the table. Anton was joking about how cute the two of them looked together and Ralph was blushing slightly. Then the memory of the previous night began to fade. Other memories started to flash through his head. Every memory he had of his family flashed through his mind in what seemed to be seconds.
  
   
   Spoiler 
  Do I need a stabilization roll?  (1d100)[ 53 ] 
   
conversations: Sparrow: