Drowquest [4e] Raiding the Road (Hiatus)

[Evilhalfling]

Abbil-Belern’s two training patrols are out with a pair of regular patrols. The Captain has recently arrived with his lieutenants. Caliban, your patrol leader is going over battle positioning and reviewing the handsigns that allow you to communicate as if you could have full discussions in another place entirely

The patrol groups are spaced out in a large cavern, several days travel from the Vault of the Drow. The company has used this cave before, and bedrolls were pulled from a hidden compartment. Caliban led you to a small alcove off one side of the cavern.
The alcove is 15’ wide and 10’ deep, with the spider crammed into a back corner. Half way up the wall.

Without warning the cavern begins to shake and the ceiling collapses with a thunderous roar!
Caliban was just outside the alcove, he leaps for the alcove left wall but is pinned under a boulder, and half buried in loose rocks.
Drisdaun and Rantyr are both injured by debris.

As a few rocks continue to fall, You hear a voice in undercommon: “Now finish off the survivors, and collect our trophies.”

OOC: Reflex attacks 5,7,7,9,10; Drisdhaun 17(dmg 7), Rantyr 15 (10 dmg)
Caliban hit (plot dmg)

[renau1g]

Nashquiri will raise his staff defensively in front of himself and attempts to back away from any threats he sees.

OOC

Initiative (1d20+2=18) if required, forgot +2 from Warlord, should be 20

[Phaezen]

Drisdhaun glances around the area glancing for any potential threats. Perception = 2

Drawing his sword he glances over at the rest of the patrol, the fingers of his off hand dancing out a question "Anyone hurt?, situation report"

OOC

Initiative = 20 if needed

Mini Statblock

Drisdhaun - Male Drow Resourceful Warlord 1
Initiative: +2, Passive Perception: 9, Passive Insight: 9 Darkvision
AC: 16 Fort: 14 Reflex: 12 Will: 14
HP: 15/22 Surges: 7/7 Surge Value: 5
Action Points: 1, Second Wind: not used
Powers -
Opening Shove
Vipers Strike
Hammer Formation
Cloud of Darkness or Darkfire
Inspiring Word
Inspiring Word
Bastion of Defense

[nerdytenor]

An answer arrives from Rantyr on the cavern floor.

"If you would but look, dear Drisdhaun, you would have your answer," he says sarcastically.

Rantyr retrieves himself from the ground, several scratches visible on his face and a bit of blood streaming near his wrist where he caught his fall.

"Blasted rocks."

OOC: Initiative 8, if needed (For some reason I put -1 instead of +5 into the roller, which is why invisible castle says 2 and not 8 (I must have been looking at perception)

Rantyr Status

Rantyr, Drow Warlock 1
Init +5 Perception: 9 Insight: 9 DarkVision
AC 15 Fortitude 11 Reflex 14 Will 15
Hit Points: 15 / 25 Bloodied: 12
Temporary Hit Points: 0
Action Points: 1 Second Wind: Available
Healing Surge: 6 Surges per day: 7 / 7
Encounter Resources:

• Witchfire
• Darkfire OR Cloud of Darkness
• Use Action Point

Daily Resources:

• Dread Star

[Atanatotatos]

Djaar stays quetly behind the group, checking his own body to be sure everything is alright, then he starts looking for cover or some place to conceal himself.

ooc:Initiative 14, Stealth 20 if possible.

mini-stats

Djaar- Drow Rogue 1
Initiative:+4 Passive perception:16 Passive Insight:11 (darkvision)
AC:16 For:12 Ref:16 Will:13
HP:26/26 Bloodied:13 Surges value:6 Surges/day:8/8
Speed:6 Languages:Common, deep speech?
AP:1 Second Wind:1
Basic attack: +4 vs AC, 1d4+0
ranged +8 vs AC, 1d4+4, rng 5/10
Powers: piercing strike, deft strike
Cloud of darkness//darkfire, fox's gambit
blinding barrage

[DEFCON 1]

Javilex rolls over and throws his hands up over his face to cover his head as the shaking and crashing thunders through the caverns. For the several seconds as the collapse echoes and echoes, he lies sprawled on his bedroll right below where Saereth hangs on the wall. "What is the blazes is going on?!?" he shouts over the din.

Once the rockfall draws to a close and the voice bellows out, the drow scrambles to his feet and grabs ahold of his large curved blade, taking it lightly in both hands. He gives a high-pitched whistle, and immediately the tarantula scrambles down the wall and stops by his side.

"The report would be one of trouble, I'd say." Javilex replies.

Initiative: 14

Javilex & Saereth:

Javilex Ahr

Initiative +2
Senses Darkvision; Passive Insight 12, Passive Perception 17
HP 26; Bloodied 13; Healing Surge 6; Surges Per Day 8
AC 15; Fort 14, Ref 13, Will 12
Speed 6; Action Points 1

Circling Strike
Hit And Run
Enclose The Prey
Cloud of Darkness
Darkfire
Partnered Savaging

Str 16 (+3) Dex 15 (+2) Wis 14 (+2)
Con 14 (+2) Int 10 (+0) Cha 10 (+0)
Trained Skills Acrobatics +6, Athletics +7,
Dungeoneering +7, Perception +7, Stealth +8

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Saereth - Giant Tarantula (Spider)

HP 22; Bloodied 11; Healing Surge 5;
AC 15; Fort 12, Ref 13, Will 13
Speed 6
Str 14 (+2) Dex 16 (+3) Wis 12 (+1)
Con 12 (+1) Int 6 (-2) Cha 6 (-2)
Trained Skills Athletics +7, Stealth +8

[EvolutionKB]

ooc

Hmm..I don't know how I missed this. Init: 19 if needed. I hope nobody forgot the +2 from our warlord. Roll Lookup

Vorgrym was spreading his own bedroll out, when the cavern began to shake and the ceiling collapsed. Leaping nimbly to his feet, he draws his blades, covering his mouth and nose with his sleeve until the dust settles. "I'm fine, here."

Combat Block

Initiative +3
Senses Darkvision; Passive Insight 12, Passive Perception 12
HP 27; Bloodied 13; Healing Surge 6 ; Surges Per Day 10
AC 18; Fort 15, Ref 14, Will 12
Speed 6
Action Points 1
Dual Strike(standard; at-will) ✦ Martial, Weapon
+8/+6 Main and Off-hand vs AC. 1d6+3/1d4+2 damage.
Footwork Lure (standard; at-will) ✦ Martial, Weapon
+8 vs AC; 1d6+6 damage and Vorgrym can shift one square and slide the target into the space Vorgrym left.
Distracting Spate(standard; encounter) ✦ Martial, Weapon
+8 vs AC. Hit: 2d6+9 and the target grants combat advantage to Vorgrym until the end of his next turn.
Lasting Threat (standard; daily) ✦ Reliable, Martial, Weapon)
+8vs AC; 3d6+6 and the target is marked until the end of the encounter or until Vorgrym is knocked unconscious. No mark can supercede this one.
Cloud of Darkness(minor; encounter)✦Close Burst 1
Effect: The burst creates a cloud of darkness that remains in place until the end of Vorgrym's next turn. The cloud blocks line of sight, squares within are totally obscured and creatures within are blinded until they exit. Vorgrym is immune to these effects.
Darkfire(minor; encounter) ✦Range 10; 1 creature
+6 vs Reflex; Until the end of Vorgrym's next turn all attacks against the target have combat advantage and the target can't benefit from concealment or invisibility.

[Evilhalfling]

The ceiling collapse appears total, with the entry to the alcove filled with a virtual wall of stone and earth. Through the wall you can hear muted violence but nothing distinct. Digging through the blockage could take minutes or hours depending on the extent of the collapse on the other side.

In your small alcove the crushed Caliban gives a long moan of pain.
The last of the flying debris strike Drisdhaun and Nashquiri, while Javilex seems to have gotten back out of the way. The dust begins to settle.

Djaar presses up against the front wall of the alcove, with good cover from the entrance, he doges a rock that rolls at him.
Javilex squeezes into the corner.

OOC: Reflex attacks: 7,8, Djaar 14(miss), Drisdhaun 15 (4 damage) Nashquri 19 (11 dmg) ; Javilex – safe.
row 1 is difficult terrain, the corner space is a squeeze.
Mini Map -

Blocked 
Cave 
|.Ca.|
Na.Dr.Dj   (row 1)
Vo.Sp.Ra   (row 2)
Ja         (corner space)

[EvolutionKB]

Vorgrym looks around for another way out of the cave-in. If he doesn't find any, he berates his comrades. "Dig! Or move so I can!"

[EvolutionKB]

stupid double post

[Phaezen]

Drisdhaun takes a brief moment to recover his senses (second wind healing 5, standard action) and glances at Nashqri, who is reeling from the debris that hit him "Steel youself Nashqri, the patrol has need of your strength this day" he signs (Inspiring word Nashqri can heal a healing surge +6) and moves forward into the debris (move one square forward and to the right to giving Vorgrym the space to move).

He kneels to examine Calibans wounds.

Mini Statblock

Drisdhaun - Male Drow Resourceful Warlord 1
Initiative: +2, Passive Perception: 9, Passive Insight: 9 Darkvision
AC: 16 Fort: 14 Reflex: 12 Will: 14
HP: 16/22 Surges: 6/7 Surge Value: 5
Action Points: 1, Second Wind: used
Powers -
Opening Shove
Vipers Strike
Hammer Formation
Cloud of Darkness or Darkfire
Inspiring Word
Inspiring Word
Bastion of Defense

[renau1g]

Steadying himself after the final collapse, the wizard leans against the wall, taking heart at Drisdhaun. "Do not fear, you can't get rid of me that easily." Nashquiri says with a wry grin.

He awaits the results of Vorgrym's search before deciding on his next course of action.

Mini Statblock

Nashquiri - Male Drow Wizard 1
Initiative: +2, Passive Perception: 12, Passive Insight: 17 Darkvision
AC: 16 Fort: 12 Reflex: 13 Will: 14
HP: 25/25 Surges: 7/8 Surge Value: 6
Action Points: 1, Second Wind: Unused
Powers -
Illusory Ambush
Scorching Burst
Burning Hands
Cloud of Darkness or Darkfire
Flaming Sphere
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[Evilhalfling]

Vorgrym, you don't see any other exits with your quick check around, and begin moving rocks.
No one else sees anything obvious either.

Drisdhaun it looks bad.

Spoiler:

Yeah that's a broken spine, no words of encouragement will allow him to walk again. Its even beyond most clerics. The best you could do is keep him from dying immediately, although trying it will make excavation difficult.

OOC:
Perception check Vorgrym: 8+2=10 Passive perception of group: <18
Heal check 16+4=20

[nerdytenor]

Rantyr, after taking a moment to recover, moves towards the pile of rubble. "I'm getting a bit tired of this place, what say we all move some rocks?"

While clearly not happy with the prospect of manual labor, Rantyr begins helping Vorgrym move the rocks nonetheless.

OOC: Use 2nd wind.

Rantyr Status

Rantyr, Drow Warlock 1
Init +5 Perception: 9 Insight: 9 DarkVision
AC 19 Fortitude 11 Reflex 14 Will 15
Hit Points: 21 / 25 Bloodied: 12
Temporary Hit Points: 0
Action Points: 1 Second Wind: Used
Healing Surge: 6 Surges per day: 6 / 7
Encounter Resources:

• Witchfire
• Darkfire OR Cloud of Darkness
• Use Action Point

Daily Resources:

• Dread Star

[DEFCON 1]

With him squeezed in the back corner space, Javliex realizes there's not much he can do from back here, other than gather the rocks underneath himself to keep them out of the way.

"As you begin clearing the stones, pass them back to me here in the alcove. I'll pile them up here so you have more space up front."

[Phaezen]

Drisdhaun attempts to make Caliban as comfortable as possible in the situation then looks at the remainder of the patrol. "Javilax," he asks, "if we make an opening in the rubble large enough for Saereth would you be able to send him outside to scout?"

OOC

Do we still hear the sound of fighting outside the alcove?

mini statblock

Drisdhaun - Male Drow Resourceful Warlord 1
Initiative: +2, Passive Perception: 9, Passive Insight: 9 Darkvision
AC: 16 Fort: 14 Reflex: 12 Will: 14
HP: 16/22 Surges: 6/7 Surge Value: 5
Action Points: 1, Second Wind: used
Powers -
Opening Shove
Vipers Strike
Hammer Formation
Cloud of Darkness or Darkfire
Inspiring Word
Inspiring Word
Bastion of Defense

[DEFCON 1]

A fter Drisdhaun asks him his question, Javilex furrows his brow and then glances upward at his pet. "Yes, I suppose he could... but there's not much he'd be able to tell us. He's not intelligent you know."

He shrugs as he thinks on it a second longer. "Of course, if we hear the sounds of clanging metal... that might give you an indication that there's someone out there and he's trying to kill Saereth."

[Evilhalfling]

You begin making progress with the rocks. The rocks begin to pile up in the back corner, but the shifting of the pile doesn't do Caliban any good. With one last groan Caliban falls silent, his fingers scratching at the dirt and rubble, his fingers curling into stiff claws and going motionless.

The fighting continues for a little while, perhaps just over a minute. Then it falls quiet out there.

Only a short time after that Nashquiri and Rantyr feel a prickling of their flesh,
Nashquiri places it first as a warping of mystical energies, someone is performing a ritual nearby.

OOC: Skill Challange: DC 15
althletics, endurance and dungoneering can all be used for the digging.
Is Javilex active enough for his own roll or just aiding another?

[Phaezen]

Drisdhaun bends his back with greater urgency spuring himself on to the limits of his endurance (15)

OOC: can we hear any of the ritual, enough for one of our arcanaists to identify it?

[EvolutionKB]

Vorgrym did his best to take the rocks from the best areas, hoping not to cause the area to collapse more. From all his martial training his body was strong. Even the large rocks were of little trouble to the warrior.

Athletics 21

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