Leaving the closer enemies to his more combat able allies, Aimhirghin draws deeply on that darkness that lies hidden in every soul. His visage darkens and his eyes turn black as he focuses his malevolence on one of the distant Kobolds.
Tarrk feels something vitriolic brush against the walls of his psyche - something sharp and cold, causing him to cringe away - just before the Kobold is struck by the full force of the Bards malevolent sending.
Spiteful Glamor (Ranged (10) Encounter Power, CHA vs. WILL) against the Minion at U9.
As previously noted, this particular source of power is dark and always tempts the user to hurt friends (just a little). Aimhirghin chose a target that would allow him to lick the effects of the spell against an ally - hurting a bit without causing real damage.
Khellek moves around the closest tree and sees the kobolds lying in wait, he immediately grabs his holy symbol and directs a beam of light at the closest enemy, but a root from the tree trips up the shifter and causes his holy vengeance to instead fry an ant crawling across the forest floor.
Cursing under his breath, Khellek draws his longsword and clangs it against his shield. "Come and face the Moonmaiden's warrior!" he yells.
Moving rapidly, Basher7 charges the Kobold Minion before him at the treeline (Z9). Reaching the foe, he swings his craghammer (1d20+7=9), but his aim is spoiled by the foliage.
Tarrk boldly moves and swings his massive greataxe, sinking the weapon's great blade into scaly flesh. The Dragonshield grunts and attacks with his short sword, striking Tarrk for 4hp of damage. 1d20+7=24, 1d6+3=4
kobold status
36-11=25
Aimhirghin uses his spiteful glamor power against a minion (U9) and slays the overgrown lizard.
Khellek grabs his holy symbol and directs a beam of light at the closest enemy, but a root from the tree trips up the shifter and causes his holy vengeance to instead fry an ant crawling across the forest floor. OOC: He was aiming at the minion that Aimhirghin just killed, so it's all good! However, another minion charges up to attack Khellek, but misses horribly. 4 damage automatic (1d20+5=8)
Elerosse steps forward and mumbles the arcane words to summon a force missile thrown at a kobold. His bolt of energy strikes the minion in X9 and kills it outright.
Basher7 charges the Kobold Minion before him at the treeline (Z9). Reaching the foe, he swings his craghammer, but his aim is spoiled by the foliage. the kobold minion returns the attack at Basher7 and just barely misses. 4 damage automatic (1d20+5=18)
NOTE: on the map, the Periwinkle-colored kobolds are dead.
On the map, which 'K' is Khellek and which is the Skirmisher?
Woops! Sorry about that. Khellek is in V5. I originally intended to make them be different colors, but it was just easier to make the kobolds black, too, this time. Guess I'll make Khellek "Kh" from now on.....if I remember.... (Hey! It could happen!)
Tapping a quick staccato beat on the drum at his waist, the bard focuses his will and projects the sound at the Dragonshield menacing his friend Tarkk.
The drumbeats strike his eardrums painfully and confuse the poor creature, causing him to stumble away from the minotaur, leaving him exposed to an attack as he passes.
Actions/Rolls
Move: NA
Standard: Blunder (Encounter Power, Cha vs. Will, 1d6+4 Damage, Slide Target 2 Squares, Tarkk gets a free Basic Melee Attack)
Dodging out of the way of the kobold's strike, Khellek bars his fangs at the creature and swings his blade in a downward slash at the foe, trying to remove the threat from his arcane ally.
Throwing caution to the wind, Elerosse moves forward in front of the group of kobolds with an evil gleem in his eye. He loudly cackles the arcane words to summon a wave of force in all directions. Only the kobolds at W10 and W12 stand firm. The kobold at V10 is blown into the trees, and the kobold at W11 is blown into the pool.
OOC: Results revised and corrected.
Actions
Move - Move to V9 (with an init of 19, Elerosse should be able to keep all of the kobolds in range) mv is 6, only moved 4 squares
Standard - Thunderwave (at will power, p159) close blast 3 (p. 271 multiple attack rolls, but one damage roll)
Int. v. Fort damage = 7 + push each damaged kobold 2 away from Elerosse attacks: V6: 18 / V10: 17 / W10: 9 / W11: 20 / W12: 13
Minor: none
mini stat block
Elerosse, Eladrin Wizard
Passive Perception: 12, Passive Insight: 17
AC:14, Fort:11, Ref:11, Will: 15 Speed: 6
HP:23/23, Bloodied:11, Surge Value:5, Surges Per-Day 6/6
Initiative +2
Action Points: 1, Second Wind: not used
At-Will Powers: Magic Missile; Thunderwave Encounter Powers: Fey Step; Wand of Accuracy; Force Orb
Daily Power: Sleep
Last edited by Lou; 30th June 2009 at 05:46 PM..
Reason: revised pre Leif's post #354/corrected for close blast
FYI, Thunderwave is a close blast, not a cloes burst. Blasts are the 4e equivalent of cones.
Blast: A blast fills an area adjacent to you that is a
specified number of squares on a side. For example,
the wizard power thunderwave is a blast 3, which
means the power affects a 3-square-by-3-square area
adjacent to you. The blast must be adjacent to its origin
square, which is a square in your space. The origin
square is not affected by the blast. A blast affects a
target only if the target is in the blast’s area and if there
is line of effect from the origin square to the target.
Whereas a Burst:
Burst: A burst starts in an origin square and extends
in all directions to a specified number of squares
from the origin square. For example, the cleric
power flame strike is a burst 2 within 10 squares of
you, which means the power originates in a square
up to 10 squares away from you and affects the
origin square and every square within 2 squares
of it (a 5-square-by-5-square area). Unless a power
description notes otherwise, a close burst you create
does not affect you. However, an area burst you
create does affect you. A burst affects a target only
if there is line of effect from the burst’s origin square
to the target.
Not sure you're right about blasts being equivalent to cones, because as far as I know there is no designation of 'shape' to a blast, and in previous editions not all cones had to begin in the caster's square. The difference between a blast and a burst is that the origin square of a blast is the square you occupy, and the origin square of a burst is some permissible square chosen by the caster, where 'permissible' means visible to the caster and within range.
OOC: I'll read those sections of the PH and post a proposed correction.
Thanks. I was too tired to even log-in last night, so I haven't noticed any problem yet. Maybe I'll have enough residual energy this evening that I can actually do something with a few of the games I'm DMing. (Gotta keep these Canadian accountants busy and happy, after all!)
renau1g's OOC commentary is from 4e PH p. 272, which even uses Thunderwave as an example. There are examples given for the 3x3 squares of effect for a 3x3 burst, as well as a comparison to a wall and a close burst 1. I don't know why I thought Thunderwave should be a close burst instead of a close blast. Wishful thinking, I guess.
Note the difference between a close burst (outward from but not effecting the origin square) and a flame strike burst (transpose the origin square from 0 to Z squares and effect the transposed origin and X squares outwards). So if you call down a close burst, you are not effected, but if you call down a burst on your square, you are effected.
Note the difference between a close burst (outward from but not effecting the origin square) and a flame strike burst (transpose the origin square from 0 to Z squares and effect the transposed origin and X squares outwards). So if you call down a close burst, you are not effected, but if you call down a burst on your square, you are effected.
A better way to think about it may be that you don't "call down" a close burst, but rather a close burst 'bursts' out of your square in all directions. And, if the area of the spell does not say that it is 'close', it can most certainly affect the caster if he places it carelessly.
OOC: Can we move this discussion to the OOC thread?
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However, another minion charges up to attack Khellek, but misses horribly. 
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