Brujo moves alongside Perigia and awaits developments.
The manglers don't speak, but seem to be in communication with each other as M2 moves to flank its fallen ally. When M1 rises, they both unleash attacks on Commander Caine, driving their long claws into him and sending the warlord reeling with the aftershock.
Spellplagued Touch (Ref). On hit target takes 5 ongoing force damage. Additional 2d6 for flanked target (1d20+10=29, 1d4+6=7, 2d6=11)
Spellplagued Touch (Ref). On hit target takes 5 ongoing force damage. Additional 2d6 for flanked target (1d20+10=26, 1d4+6=10, 2d6=7)
Brujo moves alongside Perigia and awaits developments.
The manglers don't speak, but seem to be in communication with each other as M2 moves to flank its fallen ally. When M1 rises, they both unleash attacks on Commander Caine, driving their long claws into him and sending the warlord reeling with the aftershock.
Leo runs forward and tries to jump across the section in front of him depicting the eye and then calls upon his faith to strike down the vile infidels before him.
Leo's leap takes him over the mosaic and his horror at the perversions confronting him guides his hand. M1 flinches back as the radiant power of Kelemvor strikes it. The madman too is struck by some horror even he can barely tolerate as the paladin goes to work.
In response, the madman flails wildly with his chains, and screams again.
"More gifts! More gifts! "
Another mangler seems to burst from his sightless eyes and two more creatures, even more hulking and misshapen explode from his chest.
Erik goes into a flurry of arcane chanting and singing on his turn, shifting his shield onto Caine and healing him with a chorus of healing magic.
Then, with a wave of his songblade, Erik uses his song to call a beam of sunlight and lets it shine brightly upon the mangler closest to him. The sun is weak inside the underground chambers, however, and the beam fizzles harmlessly.
Minor Action: Sustain and transfer Canon of Avoidance onto Caine (+2 to all defenses).
Minor Action: Majestic Word on Caine. Caine may spend a surge +4 hit points. He also gains 4 temporary hit points and may slide 1 square for free if he chooses.
Standard Action: Song of New Dawn vs. M1; 14 vs. REF for 13 radiant damage.
"No, you not hurt Caine! Get off him!" Snaggletooth yells as he moves to engage one of the Maulers.
The seconds that follow the appearance of the new spellplagued are filled with activity as Snaggletooth darts towards M1 and bloodies it and Erik sends a combination of healing and added defensive power into Caine.
The warlord wins some time thanks to his friends and the chamber hums with the exultant notes of the songblade.
Revived and newly dangerous, Caine emerges from the nest of manglers and strikes true, deliberately leaving an inviting opening for the perversion to attack him in the sure knowledge that Snaggletooth will spot the opportunity. The mangler is too tempted to miss such a chance and rakes at Caine, sending more shocking waves through him.
Spellplague touch (ref) - on hit target takes 5 ongoing force damage (1d20+10=27, 1d4+6=9).
Perigia can not help but grin when she sees that opportunity presented her. "These people truely are mad, shesys to no one in particular. She mutters an incantation and suddenly a fountain of golden flames leaps from the dias and the crashes back into the area around it.
Golden flames leap upward, engulfing the lectern and those surrounding it. All but the Seer himself and B1 are scorched by the ravening fire.
Blithely ignoring the mosaics, Brujo heads towards B1, hoping to distract the abomination. His frost blade glints as it rises and falls, but something about the spellplagued horror puts him off.
Undeterred, he marks B1 with his aegis, challenging the brute to harm his friends.
The manglers twist and stretch, long claws extended and flailing. M1 darts between Caine, Snaggletooth and Leo, clawing as it goes. Its claws lash out, landing blows on all three.
Despite the ripples of force shaking his small body, Snaggletooth remains dangerous and lashes out in retaliation.
M2 dances eagerly into the fray, claws lashing as it passes Caine, Snaggletooth and then twice at Leo. It draws more blood from Caine and the paladin, glowing with satisfaction.
M3 communes with its fellows and moves around the swordmage, drawing a long claw down his back. Brujo senses the attack and ducks aside in time.
Spellplague Touch (Ref) v Brujo (1d20+10=15, 1d4+6=7)
Leo grimaces in pain as he calls upon his faith to ward off his adversaries.
Leo's sword literally shines with silvery light as he slashes at his nearest foe even as he keeps on his toes as he knows another foe is dangerously near.
Between Snaggletooth's rapid action and Leo's invocation of divine power, M1 falls before another second can pass.
The berserks commune silently with each other and B1 extends a glowing blue claw towards Brujo, raking violently at the swordmage. The claw sinks in, sending tendrils of corruption winding into his flesh.
Blueflame claw (AC). On hit roll secondary attack at +12 (Fort). V Brujo (1d20+16=31, 2d6+5=11).
Blueflame claw (Fort) - secondary attack on Brujo (1d20+12=22)
B2 charges Caine, claws glowing, but over-reaches and misses the warlord
Blueflame Claw (AC) - inc 5 if hits for charge. On hit, makes secondary attack (+12-Fort). V Caine (1d20+16=22, 2d6+5+5=21)
The scorched and wounded madman screams again and another manger explodes from him, glowing and dangerous.
Snaggletooth - 5 ongoing force (se); 7 temp hp from Leo
Erik - 7 temp hp from Leo
Caine - +2 all defenses courtesy of Erik; 5 ongoing force damage (se); 7 temp hp from Leo
Perigia - 7 temp hp from Leo
Brujo - 7 temp hp from Leo; taken one secondary from a Berserk.
Mangler 2
Mangler 3
Mangler 4
Leo - possibly 5 ongoing force (se)
Madman
Berserk 1 - under Brujo's aegis of shielding
Berserk 2
Erik lends some healing to the bloodied Leo with another magnificent song and then moves into flanking position with Brujo. With a deep breath, Erik then lets out a thunderous roar which is enhanced even more by the powers of his songblade. The great shout washes over M3, Brujo, and B1, but Brujo is protected by the more harmful tones.
Minor Action: Majestic Word on Leo; Leo may spend a surge +6 extra hit points. He also gets a free slide in any direction he wants.
Move Action: Move to E10.
Standard Action: Shout of Triumph vs. FORTITUDE;
19 vs. M1 and 27 vs. B1, for 11 thunder damage.
Erik lends some healing to the bloodied Leo with another magnificent song and then moves into flanking position with Brujo. With a deep breath, Erik then lets out a thunderous roar which is enhanced even more by the powers of his songblade. The great shout washes over M3, Brujo, and B1, but Brujo is protected by the more harmful tones.
Minor Action: Majestic Word on Leo; Leo may spend a surge +6 extra hit points. He also gets a free slide in any direction he wants.
Snaggletooth looks at Caine and then looks at Brujo. "Blue flame elf needs help, but he not ask for it. Caine is okay, Leo okay, Brujo may not want help, but he get it." he thinks to himself.
Snaggletooth moves up to flank a mangler, and quickly strikes once deeply before the mangler can defend itself and twice in less vulnerable spots. He drops back in a guarded stance, ready to strike if attacked.
Skittering across the tiled floor, Snaggletooth materialises behind M3 and stabs hard in vulnerable places even the mangler was unaware of. Blue ooze drips down the creature's limbs as he bloodies it. The kobold blithely ignores the shattering aftereffects of the earlier attacks.
Minor Action: Majestic Word already mentioned above.
Move Action: Move across mosaic to H11.
Standard Action: Shout of Triump vs. FORT;
11 vs. B1; 18 vs. M4; 26 vs. S for 8 thunder damage.
Erik's songblade hums with healing power before exploding in a note that rivals the force generated by the spellplagued abominations. B1 is unaffected, but both M4 and the madman are pushed away from the companions. In the case of the madman, he is dragged to a halt by the outstretched chains and can only gawp helplessly as the iron bites into his ravaged wrists.
Perigia slips across the battlefield as she shouts, "Spirits heed my call." Suddenly a flame colored wolf appears next to Brujah and swipes one massive paw at the berserker. Then she waves her hands and metters a few mystic words and a bolt of glowing energu lances out at the nearby mangler.
"That won't kill me!"
Save vs. Ongoing Damage (Nat 20!) [Is there a bonus if you roll nat 20?] 1d20+1=21
Brash Assault vs. B1 (AC) 1d20+12=24, Damage 1d8+6=11
"Here ugly! Have a taste of steel!"
Caine shifts and slices deftly, trading blows with B1. The warlord gives better than he gets and although the oozing claw drips blue corruption, his body throws aside the secondary attack.
Claw attack on Caine (AC). On hit make secondary attack v Fort (1d20+16=27, 2d5+5=7).
Secondary on Caine (Fort). (1d20+12=18)
Brujo tries, and fails to take advantage of the opening.
Moving to size up the battlefield, Perigia conjures a snarling spirit wolf in the midst of the warriors and the creature launches itself unerringly at M3's throat. Finding her arcane rhythm with ease, she fires magic missiles hard into M2. The force of the assault bloodies the abomination.
"Perigia, watch out I'll intercept as soon as i can keep ahead of them if they head your way!" Leo calls over.
"Hey you!" he yells at the nearest Mangler.
"Come over here if you dare!" he taunts the Mangler.
The manglers spin to look at Leo as the paladin challenges them. At the end of his chains, the madman giggles horribly.
"Pretty gifts, sweet gifts ..."
The manglers spin to look at Leo as the paladin challenges them. At the end of his chains, the madman giggles horribly.
"Pretty gifts, sweet gifts ..."
Brujo's blade swings, but something about facing the spellplagued monsters is putting him off.
M2 sidles towards Leo and rakes at the paladin, making him reel with the aftereffects of the attack.
Claw (Ref) v Leo. On hit target takes 5 ongoing force (1d20+10=28, 1d4+6=9)
Surrounded, M2 lashes out wildly at Snaggletooth but misses the kobold, while M4 focuses glowing eyes on Brujo and strikes him across the shoulders. Whatever is impeding the swordmage is not affecting the mangler and the blow makes him shake as blue fire pummels him.
Claw (Ref) v Snaggletooth. On hit target takes 5 ongoing force (1d20+10=18, 1d4+6=8)
Claw (Ref) v Brujo. On hit target takes 5 ongoing force (1d20+10=28, 1d4+6=10)
The madman laughs eerily agains. "Gifts, sweet, pretty gifts ..."
As the Mangler swipes at Snaggletooth, the little kobold's gambit worked, allowing him to riposte and strike back at his attacker before it attacks him.
As the Mangler swipes at Snaggletooth, the little kobold's gambit worked, allowing him to riposte and strike back at his attacker before it attacks him.
Snaggletooth's reflexes enable him to sneak a blow in on his attacker, leaving it clearly severely wounded.
"Kelemvor grant me the strength to overcome these foes!" Leo calls out as he tries to respond to the mangler's attack.
Leo's blow just misses the mangler, but he keeps it away from Perigia and calls on Kelemvor to mark B2. His prayers are answered and his rids himself of the force damage beating at him.
The madman screams once more, ever higher-pitched and yet another Berserk explodes from him. This latest arrival communes silently with its allies and B1 jabs casually at Brujo, catching the swordmage offguard long enough for a claw to rake at him.
Then B1 shifts away. B2 likewise eases towards the edge of the room.