The Last Breaths of Ashenport

Game Master FabesMinis

Hey guys I may be offline for the next 24-72. Would you look after Seram till then. Also is the cultist only injured or is he dead; If dead that puts Seram at 17hp and 9 temp due to rageblood vigor.

He is bloodied. Sorry, I meant to put that.

Back to normal health for me.

Seram Zal smashes the cultist around like a pig's bladder. Meanwhile the remaining fishman slashes at IT.

24 vs AC. Miss

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Block 2
Akahale
Grafire
Mandrake

Stepping swiftly between IT and Manny, Akahale curses the fleeing cultist and hurls a blast of eldritch flame down the corridor towards him

Eldritch blast at Cultist (Ref) (1d20 11=25, 1d10 7=9, 1d8=3). 12 normal damage on hit.

Fabes, if either FM4 or the cultist aim at him, he'll invoke his Darkspiral aura as an immediate interrupt.

In case I'm offline when Rowan's next go comes up he going to use a healing word to let him spend a healing surge on himself (now down to 5 healing surges left, this gains him +16+3 (Wis mod)+1 (result of 1d6 roll) or 20hp putting him on 53hp unless something hits him in the meantime, he'll then charge to next to Seram to hit the foe in front of Seram with a melee basic attack rolling a 7+12+1 for 20 versus his AC doing 1d10+5 damage or 6+5 for 11pts if that does hit

"Bahamut grant me the strength to fight off this evil.." Rowan whispers as he barely touches his holy symbol which gives off a faint light in response as gathering himself he charges into the foe before him currently fighting Seram.

Akahale's blast causes the cultist to wince in pain.

Grafire's turn.

A smirk slowly creeps across Grafire's large jowls, his arm muscles twitching and flexing as he raises up his battle axe. Grafire looks upon the certainly doomed fish man "Prepare to meet your maker fishy. Now experience the full power of the warlord upon your fully misguided and delusional self." The air swooshes over the blade of the axe as it comes down to meet the scales of the water born being.

Warlords Strike - 1d20+13=32 Damage - 2d10+14=30
-Hit: Battle Axe [2d10] + 5 Strength modifier damage. Until the end of your next turn, all of your allies gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls against the target.
-Inspiring Presence: The bonus to damage rolls equals 1 + 7 Charisma modifier. Total power bonus to damage +9

Bloody hell.

With a mighty heft of his axe, Grafire cleaves the vile icthyian in twain, its now dead body flopping horribly on the ground.

The last fish-man is dead. Manny's turn

Darkspiral aura at 4. I really hope someone trys to hit Akahale.

Sorry. Busy. LONG weekend.

Manny makes much ado about grabbing his back with one hand and leaning on his staff with the other.

"That's Another problem with the younger generation these days!! NO respect for their elders! In MY day, the villains didn't make the good guys chase after them! They sat there and took their whipping like good lil bad guys! They didn't DARE make us chase after them! Not only was it rude, but they knew we would only make it worse on them when we caught them!"

"Come along IT. I'm gonna need you to straighten my spine when we're done here." He mutters as he stumbles down the hall way after Seram and the fleeing cultist.

Manny will move down the hall to try and keep the bad guy in sight. IF he gets a clear shot (unlikely, but this IS fantasy!)he'll try to zap him with an MM while Grafire's bonuses are in effect!

You can indeed. I rolled for you and missed - apologies!

Manny creaks down the corridor and fires off a magical missile in a haphazard manner. Dust falls from the ceiling as a result.

Block 3
Rowan
It
Mystic Cultist
Althanis

Rowan and It are up.

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You can indeed. I rolled for you and missed - apologies!

No worries. At this point I figure he's not only lucky to be alive, but coherent enough to even get a spell off!

Rowan steadies himself and then charges at the cultist, but he feels a force of primal terror shove him backwards as he approaches.

Cultist used Ring of Terror - immediate interrupt, push enemy 4 squares. IT's turn.

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IT moves to just behind Mandrake, to avoid blocking Seram's <ahem> imminent strategic withdrawal.

MAndrake looks at IT, and back to the cultist.

Then does a double-take back to IT behind him.

"Who's protecting who here?!?" He mutters as Seram flies back the direction that he came.

How hurt is the cultist?

"Who's protecting who here?!?" He mutters as Seram flies back the direction that he came.

I'm sure you realize, if Manny doesn't, that Seram can't [i]shift[/] if It's in the way!

I'm sure you realize, if Manny doesn't, that Seram can't [i]shift[/] if It's in the way!

I know, but it was funny when I thought of it! (At midnite, I admit,...)

The cultist is very injured. A couple of good solid It style whacks could take him.

Wow this was all the way on the second page. Posting early as I have busy day ahead. Feel free to amend.

Being thrown back by the cultist, Seram once again barrels forward

Charge the cultist; Howling Strike 1d20+13=27 vs. AC; Damage 2d4+1d6+11=14. If he drops Seram gains 9 temp hp due to improved rageblood vigor.

Ack. Who is it? If it's Akahale, I apologise.

The cultist swings wildly at Seram and misses the big barbarian.

INITIATIVE

Block 1
Seram Zal
Akahale
Grafire
Mandrake

Block 2
Rowan
It
Mystic Cultist
Althanis

Seram slashes at the cultist, opening a gash in the man's robe.

Akahale to go.

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Akahale fires a bolt of eldritch energy at the cultist and misses completely.

"Nonetheless, your doom is assured," he intones.

Eldritch Blast v Cultist (1d20 11=15, 1d10 7=13, 1d8=2)

Grafire, then Madness, right?

Akahale does indeed miss and the cultist battles on.

Grafire and Manny - Mandrake, feel free to post.

Akahale does indeed miss and the cultist battles on.

Grafire and Manny - Mandrake, feel free to post.

Only see one foe on the map but two are listed on the initiative order just wondering who that is at the bottom of the map whom I thought was Althanis?

That's the mystic cultist - the one you've been attacking. Althanis ran up the stairs.

That's the mystic cultist - the one you've been attacking. Althanis ran up the stairs.

To fetch the rest of the town no doubt... something tells me I shouldn't have posted that!

I'm getting to dislike Althanis quite a lot. He's not only clobbering us, he also keeps running away. How unsporting.

"Hey, Slow down!" Puffs the elderly mage as he huffs down the corridor. "Why are kids today ALWAYS in a hurry?"

"Hitting a man with glasses I might have to think about,... maybe. But shooting a man in the back, not a problem. Of course it helps that he's a raving lunatic with delusions of granduer,... These guys really need to learn how to Chill out!" He mumbles as he lowers his staff once again, and a flickering pale blue beam lances forward,...

Ray of Frost on Cultist, (VS Fort)

To Hit: 1d20+11=28, dmg: 1d6+8=14

[ooc]if hit, dmg + slowed

With a frigid flurry, Mandrake strikes the cultist, who falls to the ground with a cry and lies quite still.

I know Grafire goes before you, but we'll assume for speed that he delayed. :D Mystic Cultist dead. Althanis is still up and about. Your choice of continuing in init order for combat or stopping.

Onwards in init order.

"That misguided leader of this doomed village must be stopped."

Akahale's eyes continue to spin and he heads for the stairs.

With a frigid flurry, Mandrake strikes the cultist, who falls to the ground with a cry and lies quite still.

I know Grafire goes before you, but we'll assume for speed that he delayed. :D Mystic Cultist dead. Althanis is still up and about. Your choice of continuing in init order for combat or stopping.

"Well if we want to stop him heading back downstairs we'll need whats left of the mattress to cover those traps down there otherwise we'll have to risk running up those stairs after Althanis or whatever his name is," Rowan points out catching his breath.

apologies for my delay
Grafire gives a nod to Akahale and as he moves up the stairs he says to Rowan "Hold on Father I will take the lead and the brunt of any attack for you. Let us go and lay rest to the evil the betrays this town and set straight the..."

Grafire's words dwindle off into the damp dungeon air as he runs up the stairs in hopes that the Evil leader is not to far ahead.

apologies for my delay

Grafire gives a nod to Akahale and as he moves up the stairs he says to Rowan "Hold on Father I will take the lead and the brunt of any attack for you. Let us go and lay rest to the evil the betrays this town and set straight the..."

Grafire's words dwindle off into the damp dungeon air as he runs up the stairs in hopes that the Evil leader is not to far ahead.

No problem

Rowan nods as Grafire ascends the stairs with Rowan trying to keep up as best as he can fearing this may lead into another ambush...

Grafire and Rowan run up the stairs and find themselves in the room they first came to and were ambushed by fish-men in. It seems deserted.

It's turn.

Delay until after Mandrake

INITIATIVE

Block 1
Seram Zal
Akahale

Block 2
Mandrake
It
Grafire

Block 3
Rowan
Althanis

Reorganised blocks. Block 1 to go.

Mandrake toddles along after the draconians and the priest. Mumbling something about "ALWAYS in a bloody hurry, No time to stop and smell the roses,... erm, sea? What IS that, Moss? Mold? Mildew?,..."

"Why should we wish to inhale more of the odour of corruption?" queries Akahale with genuine puzzlement, his eyes darting around the room in search of movement.

Perception - hunting for Althanis (1d20 7=16). Blast. His passive perception is better than that.

Before my action, Perception 1d20+7=17. How hurt is the cultist at this point? Mostly will he fall in the next hit or two?

Er... he's dead.

Thought he was still up. Map please

People are heading upstairs as a result of the cultist's death to track down Althanis.

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Most of the group begins to head upstairs. Those who do so find themselves in the first chamber of the shrine, with the spiral staircase ascending to the church above.

Dead fish-men litter the room, remnants of your previous skirmish.

Sheathing his blade Seram moves down the hallway, ignoring what the others do.

Probably a bad idea, but it's what he would do

Any signs of Althanis?

Akahale snuffs the air, imbibing the great smell of gutted fishman, senses tingling as he hunts for the high priest.

Akahale snuffles but cannot see Althanis anywhere in the room.

Seram Zal heads down the hallway.

"The chamber containing the bunk beds..."

Still snuffling, Akahale heads for the next room, determined that Althanis will not evade his just wrath.

Akahale heads into the room and finds no sign of the head cultist.

Seram Pushes on continuing to the room where they first encountered Althanis and the cultists.