For reasons you find hard to fathom, you find yourselves exploring a ruined temple. Along the way, the signs that some hideous ritual is under way have been hard to ignore and now you find yourselves face to face with the perpertrators.
A heavily cloaked figure raises bloodied hands from the lifeless corpse on the altar and chuckles horribly, drawing the attention of his cohorts to your intrusion.
Two of the black clad hooded figures wield blood-stained longswords that flicker with infernal fire, while the remaining two are clear practioners of the necromantic arts. Clutching the bones of earlier victims, they turn to attack.
Things to note:
Round things to the west (left edge) are statues. They're big and they provide cover.
The platforms are variously 5 feet (one square) or 10 feet (two squares) high. Climbing onto them costs no extra movement if you use the conveniently provided stairs, but costs one extra movement point per level if you don't.
The blood on the floor is fresh, slippery and constitutes difficult terrain.
Please place yourselves on the map within the shaded area (no significance at all other than to mark a starting place) and roll initiative.
Init so far:
Necromancers - 26
Bloody warlocks - 17
Shade of Anathema - 15
(That bodes well, but is fairly typical for my monsters).
Before the villains have time to do more than cackle murderously, the nearest necromancer finds himself nose to nose with an outraged and vengeful hobgoblin.
Male Orcish-Nerathi Chelaxian Hybrid Ranger|Executioner Assassin
Norrin magically appears in C5.
Initiative 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27
I took the background Curious Archeologist just so I can say the following line:
"It belongs in a museum!" shouts Norrin as he points at the bone in hand of Necromancer1.
(Norrin "Tallround" Axebeard was the apprentice of famous Gnoll archeologist, and Chosen of Erastil, Garundi Jack). I'll add this to my background later.
Peasant - I use Fractal Mapper. It's fairly intuitive and it's fast. I'm not the most technically savvy person in the world and it does far more stuff than I've worked out yet. I load the basic unadorned version into Flickr and add monsters and pcs as text.
Is the blood in I9 going to prevent me from stepping into that square on my turn? I have 5 squares of movement and I just want to make sure the blood won't require more to step into w/o sliding all over the place or anything. Thanks :D
Male Orcish-Nerathi Chelaxian Hybrid Ranger|Executioner Assassin
Rev DM wrote:
The Necromancer sneers and gestures with the bloodied bone in response to Norrin's outburst.
Norrin shrugs, "Guess I'll have to pry it from your cold (quite possibly dead) hands." Norrin focuses his ire upon Necromancer_1 (minor action – Hunter's Quarry).
Norrin nocks an arrow and makes his first Attack on the Run with his longbow.
AC 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (14) + 17 = 31 for 3d10 + 8 ⇒ (10, 8, 4) + 8 = 30 damage (half on a miss).
Attack on the Run lets Norrin advance to C8, before he unleashes a second Attack on the Run.
AC 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (20) + 17 = 37 for 3d6 + 38 ⇒ (4, 6, 5) + 38 = 53 damage. :)
If either shots hit, Norrin deals an additional 2d6 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3 damage.
As a free action Norrin then Quick Draws his battleaxe while stowing away his bow. Finally he moves to C9 to provide a flank for Lyan.
Apologies for the delay. Had to go to a rehearsal and make brownies.
Darwyn - I've put you at H2 as Vladimeer is in G2
Darion - the blood is difficult terrain, which means it costs 2 movement points to enter each square.
Norrin - 56 damage? Bloody hell.
Norrin takes the removal of body parts seriously and shows his extreme displeasure with two well-placed and horribly wounding arrows.
The necromancer eases away from the onslaught and risks an attack from Lyan in the interests of summoning some support. Bones rise from the floor. Most of the ungrateful dead attack Norrin, but three of the warriors focus their attentions on the runepriest, sensing his healing powers and hating him for them.
Lyan - please make an OA v Necromancer 1 for having the temerity to use a ranged area attack next to you.
Bone Warriors 1, 2 and 3 attack Norrin
1d20+17=26 - B1 v Norrin. Miss
1d20+17=27 - B2 v Norrin. Hits. 6 damage
1d20+15=31 - B3 v Norrin. Hits. 6 damage
12 damage to Norrin.
Archers 1, 2, 3 and 4 attack Norrin (A3 and A4 attack at -2 for cover from the rostra)
1d20+15=24 - A1 v Norrin. Miss
1d20+15=30 - A2 v Norrin. Hits. 6 damage
1d20+13=14 - A3 v Norrin. Miss
1d20+13=27 - A4 v Norrin. Hits. 6 damage
12 more damage to Norrin. 24 total damage this turn.
Bone Warriors 4, 5 and 6 attack Vladimeer
1d20+15=23 - B4 v Vladimeer. Miss
1d20+17=29 - B5 v Vladimeer. Hits. 6 damage
1d20+17=26 - B6 v Vladimeer. Miss.
6 damage to Vladimeer
Lyan instinctively lashes with his flail as the necromancer casts his spell, then, more consideringly, declares his intent for the latter. "You will fight me," the hobgoblin says coldly. He then steps up the stairs and sets about the undead, smashing into two of the skeletons.
Minor: Mark N1 with Battlemind's Demand. Move: Shift S. Standard: Whirling Defense, aug2, vs A1, A2, B2 AC (close burst 1). On hit, target is marked TEOMNT. This has no effect on the first mark.1d20 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 191d20 + 16 ⇒ (13) + 16 = 291d20 + 16 ⇒ (13) + 16 = 291d10 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
Urf. You're right. Norrin bloodied Necromancer 1 with a single attack.
The battlemind's concentration slips as the necromancer eases past him and his attack narrowly fails. Promising further retribution in the near future, he turns his attention to the waiting undead and removes two of them.
As you may have seen from the discussion thread, Vladimeer has pulled out. I've got a couple of alternates hovering in the wings, but for now I'm interested to see how this plays out with 5 pcs as opposed to 6 - if that's OK with you?
"I'm certain you can handle the rest of that lot, Darwyn. I'd like to test the cloaked one!"
Lowering his head in prayer as he steps closer to the hooded figure, Darion's sword begins to glow faintly. Stopping short and raising his sword toward the figure, he shouts a challenge.
"Come at me vile wretch!"
Minor Action: Bless Weapon
Effect: Gain a +1 power bonus to attack rolls, and deal 1d6 extra radiant damage on a hit. In addition, you can score a critical hit on a roll of 18-20 against creatures vulnerable to radiant damage.
Move Action: Put me at H9 please.
Minor Action: Divine Challenge
If the target is undead, it takes 4 radiant damage from the challenge.
If the target attacks someone other than Darion it takes a -2 attack penalty and 14 radiant damage.
Darion invokes Pelor and moves purposefully to engage the Shade.
The warlocks gleefully hurl tiny sparks of flame towards the party. As they land, the sparks explode in fiery mass.
Conflagration (Ref). Area burst 3 within 10.
Warlock 1 centres on G5, taking in Levana, Darwyn and B4.
1d20+17=35 v Levana. Hits.
1d20+17=27 v Darwyn. Hits.
1d20+17=37 v B4. CRIT. Bah.
3d6+10=22
22 fire damage to Darwyn and Levana. B4 is wiped out.
Warlock 2 centres on F8, taking in B1, Norrin, B3, Lyan and Darion
1d20+17=37 v B1. CRIT. Oh, for goodness sake.
1d20+17=37 v Norrin. CRIT. That's more like it.
1d20+17=36 v B3. Hits.
1d20+17=34 v Lyan. Hits.
1d20+17=21 v Darion. Miss.
3d6+10=23.
23 fire damage to Lyan
28 fire damage to Norrin
The Shade turns his attention to the paladin and extends a long finger and tries to ravage Darion's mind. Succeeding in dazing the holy knight, the Shade moves away and with an evil chuckle, calls on the stuff of shadow to aid him.
Desecration of the Mind (Will). Range 10, on hit target is dazed and takes 5 ongoing damage (se both)
1d20+17=29. Hits.
1d10+6=13
13 psychic damage to Darion. 36 total damage to Darion this turn.
Void of Shadow. Burst 1 within 20 and lasts to end encounter. Enemies ending their turns within the zone take 2d8+6 damage.
At this point, no :) I'll always tell you if something is vulnerable to a damage type if it's hit with that damage type.
The archers and bone warriors are undead. For the others, you can run Nature checks on the necromancers and warlocks and Arcana or Religion on the Shade for further identification as a free action.
Got that Lyan. Will amend and update.
Darion, you're quite right and I do apologise. It missed. Please take back 23 hp worth of damage.
Void of Shadow. Burst 1 within 20 and lasts to end encounter. Enemies ending their turns within the zone take 2d8+6 damage.
Levana
Norrin
Necromancer 1 - BLOODIED; Norrin's Quarry; marked by Lyan
Necromancer 2
Archer 1
Bone warrior 5
Lyan - insubstantial and phasing to end next turn. Ignores insubstantial to end next turn.
Darwyn
Darion - dazed and taking 5 ongoing damage (se both)
Bloody warlock 1
Bloody warlock 2
Shade of Anathema - under Darion's Divine Challenge
Standard Action - Binding Shot, 1d20+19=27 vs SA AC, 1d20+19=25 vs N1 AC, 1d10+1d8+11=27 damage and if both attacks hit, slide N1 5 squares through the flames to O6, and each target is bound by vines (save ends). Until this effect ends on a target, that target can’t move by any means to a square that isn’t adjacent to the other target. When a target makes a saving throw against this effect, the target can take 10 damage to gain a +5 bonus to the saving throw. Sorry this is a very verbose power.
Levana draws back on her longbow and unleashes an arrow that if it strikes true should create a viney situation for the two intended targets.
Move Action - Shift to C2
On a miss, Levana may invoke either Elven Accuracy or Inevitable Shot. she'll decide after seeing the outcome.
Male Orcish-Nerathi Chelaxian Hybrid Ranger|Executioner Assassin
Move Action: Norrin shifts to B7 with Invigorating Stride allowing him to take a Second Wind.
Action Point: Norrin uses Rapid-Fire Action to make a free Ranged Basic Attack.
AC 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (15) + 17 = 32 for 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19 damage.
He then charges to B10, making a melee basic attack at Necromancer 1 with one of the enhanced claws on his Feral Earthhide armour.
AC 1d20 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 17 + 1 = 23 for 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15 damage.
Standard Action: As part of the action used to attack, Norrin quick draws his axe and swings with Twin Strike.
Battleaxe: AC 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (14) + 17 = 31 for 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5 damage. Claw: AC 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (11) + 17 = 28 for 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 damage.
Minor Action: Norrin lashes out with an additional claw using Ruffling Sting.
Claw: AC 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (20) + 17 = 37 for 2d6 + 8 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (1, 4) + 8 + 8 + 4 = 25 damage (Hunter's Quarry + Max on a d8 + 8 + 4 from Manticore's Fury).
Norrin is currently at
60 / 90 HP
6 / 7 Surges for +22 HP
AC 27; Fortitude 24, Reflex 23, Will 20. +4 to all defences until Start of Next Turn
Inititative +13; Speed 6
Passive Perception 23, Passive Insight 18
AP: 0
Conditions: none
Arrows: 296
Powers:
Shade of Anathema – medium shadow humanoid
Level 13 Elite controller
No vulnerabilities or resistances
When the Shade drops to 0hp it immediately resurrects in shadow form and is insubstantial.
It has slightly different powers in each form.
Aura in substantial form:
Aura 10: Non-minion allies cannot drop to 0hp within the aura
Aura in shadow form:
Aura 10: Enemies starting their turn within the aura take 5 damage
Melee attack in substantial and shadow forms:
Deathly Grasp (Fort). On hit, makes a secondary attack v Will. If secondary attack hits, target is dazed to end next turn.
Ranged attack in substantial form:
Desecration of the Mind (Will). Range 10. On hit target is dazed and takes 5 ongoing damage (se both)
Ranged attack in shadow form:
Desecration of the Mind (Will). Range 10. On hit target is dazed and takes 10 ongoing damage (se both)
Area Attack in substantial and shadow forms:
Void of Shadow. (rechargeable 4, 5, 6). Burst 1 within 20. Creates zone of shadow. Enemies ending their turns in the zone take 2d8+6 damage.
Necromancer
Medium Humanoid
Level 11 Skirmisher
No resistances or vulnerabilities
Melee attack v AC. On hit, summons a bone warrior in a square adjacent to the target.
Ranged/Area attack: Burst 2 within 10. Summons 2 archers and 3 bone warriors within the burst. The archers and warriors act immediately after the Necromancer.
Special: Relentless Reincarnation: Rechargeable (4,5, 6). Necromancer summons a bone warrior on the corpse of up to three dead non-minion allies.
Void of Shadow. Burst 1 within 20 and lasts to end encounter. Enemies ending their turns within the zone take 2d8+6 damage.
Lyan - insubstantial and phasing to end next turn. Ignores insubstantial to end next turn.
Darwyn
Darion - dazed and taking 5 ongoing damage (se both)
Bloody warlock 1
Bloody warlock 2
Shade of Anathema - under Darion's Divine Challenge; Bound in Vines (se) (must stay adjacent to SA but can take 10 damage to add +5 to save to end effect)
Levana
Norrin - +2 defenses to start next turn (used second wind)
Necromancer 1 - BLOODIED; Norrin's Quarry; marked by Lyan
Necromancer 2 - Bound in Vines (se) (must stay adjacent to SA but can take 10 damage to add +5 to save to end effect)
Archer 1
Archer 5
Archer 6
Archer 7
Archer 8
Bone warrior 5
Bone warrior 7
Bone warrior 8
Bone warrior 9
Bone warrior 10
Bone warrior 11
Bone warrior 12
M Hobgoblin Battlemind/Quicksilver Demon 17 (Foe Killer)
As a free action, when N1 shifts, shift to C11 with Blurred Step. Going to assume B9 is still somewhere next to me.
Lyan, pursuing the wounded necromancer, invokes a deadly set of nightmares, affecting all enemies around him. The hobgoblin becomes substantial again, all the better to menace the antagonists.
Nightmare Vortex, close burst 1, vs N1, B8, B9 AC1d20 + 16 ⇒ (19) + 16 = 351d20 + 16 ⇒ (2) + 16 = 181d20 + 16 ⇒ (20) + 16 = 361d10 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9Crit vs a minion, oh, well. 9 to N1, B9. Here's the important part:
Effect: Until the end of the encounter, whenever an enemy starts its turn within 3 squares of you, you can slide the target 1 square as a free action.
If N1 falls, move to F14, drawing OAs from B8 and A1.
Status:
HP: 79/102 Surge: 14/14 AP: 1 PP: 6/8
Encounter/Daily used: Speed of Thought, Mental Zephyr, Nightmare Vortex
Conditions: whenever an enemy starts its turn within 3 squares of you, slide N1, B8, 1 square
Marks: N1 (Demand)
EDIT: Blast, misread the power. It's mostly wasted. Oh, well -- dice are rolled, and what's done is done. Hence test drive.
Lyan - please check that I have your effect correct in the init list. It looks to me as if you're saying power only affects a creature targeted by the power, not any creature that moves within 3 squares of you?
The hobgoblin's attack wipes out two more undead, but amazingly the Necromancer survives the onslaught.
Void of Shadow. Burst 1 within 20 and lasts to end encounter. Enemies ending their turns within the zone take 2d8+6 damage.
Darwyn
Darion - dazed and taking 5 ongoing damage (se both)
Bloody warlock 1
Bloody warlock 2
Shade of Anathema - under Darion's Divine Challenge; Bound in Vines (se) (must stay adjacent to SA but can take 10 damage to add +5 to save to end effect)
Levana
Norrin - +2 defenses to start next turn (used second wind)
Necromancer 1 - BLOODIED; Norrin's Quarry; marked by Lyan
Necromancer 2 - Bound in Vines (se) (must stay adjacent to SA but can take 10 damage to add +5 to save to end effect)
Archer 1
Archer 5
Archer 6
Archer 7
Archer 8
Bone warrior 5
Bone warrior 7
Bone warrior 10
Bone warrior 11
Bone warrior 12
Lyan - to end encounter, whenever N1 starts its turn within 3 squares of him, he can slide the target 1 square as a free action.
M Hobgoblin Battlemind/Quicksilver Demon 17 (Foe Killer)
Rev DM wrote:
Lyan - please check that I have your effect correct in the init list. It looks to me as if you're saying power only affects a creature targeted by the power, not any creature that moves within 3 squares of you?
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Reverse, I think -- that was the misreading. Here's the original text:
"Until the end of the encounter, whenever an enemy starts its turn within 3 squares of you, you can slide the target 1 square as a free action."
So, by my reading, it's any enemy triggers it, but the slide is the original burst target(s).
Yeah I hate it when that happens. Do you use Mozilla Firefox? Someone on this board pointed out the Lazarus: Form Recovery extension for that browser.
I'm using IE at the moment, but I have Firefox and may well switch back. I did have a handy-dandy thing that did something very similar (and might even be the same) but I managed to lose it in the transfer to the new computer. Thanks for the link :)
All Group 1 - alternate player in the form of DizzyDev due shortly.
