The Forges of the Mountain King Chapter 1- Bottom's Up!

Pinotage said:

Kazzagin didn't hesistate too long. No sooner had his fellow dwarf land a stunning strike against the other beast, did Kazzagin's challenging roar draw the attention of its partner. With shield held high he leapt towards the edge of the pit, jumping over boulders to clear the space quickly. His mighty battleaxe sang through the air, blazing the white light of Pelor. "Urguh!" he grunted as the axe bit into carapace, splashing ichor on the cold stones beneath his feet. "Pelor's might be with me," he growled as he bashed the monster's head away with his shield.

OOC: Minor - Divine Challenge on Fire Beetle #2 (Marked) Move - To AH24 Standard - Holy Strike 21 vs. AC - Damage 10 hp

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The second Fire Beetle edges backwards slightly, legs kicking the air momentarily- it has no where to go only retreat in to the hole behind it. It holds firm as Kazzagin wrenches his Battleaxe free, more of yellowy goop drips from the wound- the creature makes a series of low-pitched clicks and whirs...




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Encounter #1 The Once Mighty Tower

Turn: 1

Initiative (* = Next to play)

20 Thorgrim
19 Kazzagin
10 Krogan*
9 Mardred
8 Cinara
8 Fire Beetle #1
8 Fire Beetle #2
7 Len

HP & Conditions

PCs
Cinara 29/29
Kazzagin 31/31
Krogan 34/34
Len 29/29
Mardred 25/25
Thorgrim 33/33

Monsters

Fire Beetle #1 Damage 21 Hit Points- Bloodied.
Fire Beetle #2 Damage 10 Hit Points. Divine Challenge (Kazzagin).

Actions To Date

Turn #1

Thorgrim- Draw Waraxe. Move to AK24. Marauder's Rush FB#1 Hit 21 damage & Bloodied.

Kazzagin- Divine Challenge FB#2. Move to AH24. Holy Strike FB#2 Hit 10 damage.

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Krogan

Ok, so Krogan will draw his axe as a minor action, then charge with all of his might and perform a devastating overhead attack (hopefully . Moving to AH26 in a straight line (10feet is enough for a charge, right?)
' GAAAAAARRRRRGGHHHH '

Ressurectah said:

Ok, so Krogan will draw his axe as a minor action, then charge with all of his might and perform a devastating overhead attack (hopefully . Moving to AH26 in a straight line (10feet is enough for a charge, right?)
' GAAAAAARRRRRGGHHHH '

OOC: That is a battle cry for now, I will work on that ;-)

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The Fire Beetles are bruised, broken and battered, their tough shells smashed and cracked in places, both are bloodied, and bleeding yellowy gunk...




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Encounter #1 The Once Mighty Tower

Turn: 1

Initiative (* = Next to play)

20 Thorgrim
19 Kazzagin
10 Krogan
9 Mardred*
8 Cinara
8 Fire Beetle #1
8 Fire Beetle #2
7 Len

HP & Conditions

PCs
Cinara 29/29
Kazzagin 31/31
Krogan 34/34
Len 29/29
Mardred 25/25
Thorgrim 33/33

Monsters

Fire Beetle #1 Damage 21 Hit Points- Bloodied.
Fire Beetle #2 Damage 19 Hit Points. Divine Challenge (Kazzagin).

Actions To Date

Turn #1

Thorgrim- Draw Waraxe. Move to AK24. Marauder's Rush FB#1 Hit 21 damage & Bloodied.

Kazzagin- Divine Challenge FB#2. Move to AH24. Holy Strike FB#2 Hit 10 damage.

Krogan- Draw Greataxe. Charge- Howling Strike FB#2 Hit 9 damage & Bloodied.

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Marderd



Mardred spins a dagger out and takes a step backwards, cocks his arm- takes aim, and lets it rip, the dagger hurtles towards the second Fire Beetle.

"Come on lads!" Mardred shouts, and looks for somewhere to hide.



Mardred's daggers spins way wide, actually sticking in to Korgan's armour briefly- no damage. Mardred cringes and mouths 'sorry' as Krogan looks round at him, a little perturbed.



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Encounter #1 The Once Mighty Tower

Turn: 1

Initiative (* = Next to play)

20 Thorgrim
19 Kazzagin
10 Krogan
9 Mardred
8 Cinara*
8 Fire Beetle #1
8 Fire Beetle #2
7 Len

HP & Conditions

PCs
Cinara 29/29
Kazzagin 31/31
Krogan 34/34
Len 29/29
Mardred 25/25
Thorgrim 33/33

Monsters

Fire Beetle #1 Damage 21 Hit Points- Bloodied.
Fire Beetle #2 Damage 19 Hit Points. Divine Challenge (Kazzagin).

Actions To Date

Turn #1

Thorgrim- Draw Waraxe. Move to AK24. Marauder's Rush FB#1 Hit 21 damage & Bloodied.

Kazzagin- Divine Challenge FB#2. Move to AH24. Holy Strike FB#2 Hit 10 damage.

Krogan- Draw Greataxe. Charge- Howling Strike FB#2 Hit 9 damage & Bloodied.

Mardred- Draw Dagger. Move Ambush Trick to AI30. Ranged Basic Dagger with Combat Advantage FB#2 '1' Miss.

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Cinara



Cinara draws he Warhammer, and hefts her shield. Then moves forward trying to look as menacing as possible...



Suddenly the collapsed stone portal groans and... splits, clearly it has seen better times- Cinara's foot shoots through the gap and is caught in the jagged ravine.



That's not enough, Cinara's leg is caught as the stone moves slightly and clamps tight to her lower limb.

"I'm stuck", Cinara yelps and is forced to try again to prise herself free, this time bringing her warhammer to bare as a lever to attempt to widen the gap.



She's free, and stumbles a little forward.




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Encounter #1 The Once Mighty Tower

Turn: 1

Initiative (* = Next to play)

20 Thorgrim
19 Kazzagin
10 Krogan
9 Mardred
8 Cinara
8 Fire Beetle #1*
8 Fire Beetle #2
7 Len

HP & Conditions

PCs
Cinara 29/29
Kazzagin 31/31
Krogan 34/34
Len 29/29
Mardred 25/25
Thorgrim 33/33

Monsters

Fire Beetle #1 Damage 21 Hit Points- Bloodied.
Fire Beetle #2 Damage 19 Hit Points. Divine Challenge (Kazzagin).

Actions To Date

Turn #1

Thorgrim- Draw Waraxe. Move to AK24. Marauder's Rush FB#1- Hit 21 damage & Bloodied.

Kazzagin- Divine Challenge FB#2. Move to AH24. Holy Strike FB#2- Hit 10 damage.

Krogan- Draw Greataxe. Charge- Howling Strike FB#2- Hit 9 damage & Bloodied.

Mardred- Draw Dagger. Move Ambush Trick to AI30. Ranged Basic Dagger with Combat Advantage FB#2- '1' Miss.

Cinara- Draw Warhammer. Move to AH23- INTERRUPTED as stone door collapses, Athletics Check or stuck- Fail. Dungeoneering check with Warhammer to lever out leg- SUCCESS, and shift to AG23.



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Fire Beetle #1

The creature's huge maw fills with yellowy gunk- which is swiftly sucked in, and then as swiftly spat out- some chemical reaction takes place and Thorgrim is engulfed in a Fire Spray.



Thorgrim is engulfed in flame, burnt and singed.

The Beetle holds position and clicks and whirrs some more.

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Encounter #1 The Once Mighty Tower

Turn: 1

Initiative (* = Next to play)

20 Thorgrim
19 Kazzagin
10 Krogan
9 Mardred
8 Cinara
8 Fire Beetle #1
8 Fire Beetle #2*
7 Len

HP & Conditions

PCs
Cinara 29/29
Kazzagin 31/31
Krogan 34/34
Len 29/29
Mardred 25/25
Thorgrim 33/26

Monsters

Fire Beetle #1 Damage 21 Hit Points- Bloodied.
Fire Beetle #2 Damage 19 Hit Points. Divine Challenge (Kazzagin).

Actions To Date

Turn #1

Thorgrim- Draw Waraxe. Move to AK24. Marauder's Rush FB#1- Hit 21 damage & Bloodied.

Kazzagin- Divine Challenge FB#2. Move to AH24. Holy Strike FB#2- Hit 10 damage.

Krogan- Draw Greataxe. Charge- Howling Strike FB#2- Hit 9 damage & Bloodied.

Mardred- Draw Dagger. Move Ambush Trick to AI30. Ranged Basic Dagger with Combat Advantage FB#2- '1' Miss.

Cinara- Draw Warhammer. Move to AH23- INTERRUPTED as stone door collapses, Athletics Check or stuck.

Fire Beetle #1- Fire Spray Thorgrim- Hit 7 Fire damage.

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Fire Beetle #2

The second Fire Beetle gulps once, twice- hiccups and chews, it's gorge fills with yellow gunk- it repeats the trick of its compatriot, flames lick out and wash over Kazzagin & Krogan.



Krogan is left burnt and scalded- caught within the flame, Kazzagin ducks behind his shield and avoids all hurt.

The Beetle holds steady...


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Encounter #1 The Once Mighty Tower

Turn: 1

Initiative (* = Next to play)

20 Thorgrim
19 Kazzagin
10 Krogan
9 Mardred
8 Cinara
8 Fire Beetle #1
8 Fire Beetle #2
7 Len*

HP & Conditions

PCs
Cinara 29/29
Kazzagin 31/31
Krogan 34/25
Len 29/29
Mardred 25/25
Thorgrim 33/26

Monsters

Fire Beetle #1 Damage 21 Hit Points- Bloodied.
Fire Beetle #2 Damage 19 Hit Points. Divine Challenge (Kazzagin).

Actions To Date

Turn #1

Thorgrim- Draw Waraxe. Move to AK24. Marauder's Rush FB#1- Hit 21 damage & Bloodied.

Kazzagin- Divine Challenge FB#2. Move to AH24. Holy Strike FB#2- Hit 10 damage.

Krogan- Draw Greataxe. Charge- Howling Strike FB#2- Hit 9 damage & Bloodied.

Mardred- Draw Dagger. Move Ambush Trick to AI30. Ranged Basic Dagger with Combat Advantage FB#2- '1' Miss.

Cinara- Draw Warhammer. Move to AH23- INTERRUPTED as stone door collapses, Athletics Check or stuck.

Fire Beetle #1- Fire Spray Thorgrim- Hit 7 Fire damage.

Fire Beetle #2- Fire Spray Kazzagin & Krogan- Hit Krogan only for 9 Fire damage.


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Note the flames are gone in a second, I just put them on to show you where they were.

Len

Len loosens his swinging arm and moves into one of the fire beetles, and they better beware as this time he knows how to spell.



Len leads with his shield for a shield bash.

hairychin said:

Len loosens his swinging arm and moves into one of the fire beetles, and they better beware as this time he knows how to spell.

OOC: Beetle no.1, Len moves to AL26

Len leads with his shield for a shield bash.

OOC: Encounter power: Shield Bash, hopefully to push target and leave it prone

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Len's Shield slams into the Fire Beetle, and crushes completely the creatures head, destroying it in an instant and sending its ruined body skittering away down the rubble slope.

But what's this- Mardred screams at Kazzagin, just in time a Stirge flutters down in to the chamber, having made its way from the cliffs above.

Mardred's warning is just enough of a warning.

But alas, the second Stirge arrives somehow below the radar, unspotted, it flutters frantically towards Krogan, unseen.






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Encounter #1 The Once Mighty Tower

Turn: 1

Initiative (* = Next to play)

24 Stirge #1*
24 Stirge #2
20 Thorgrim
19 Kazzagin
10 Krogan
9 Mardred
8 Cinara
8 Fire Beetle #1
8 Fire Beetle #2
7 Len

HP & Conditions

PCs
Cinara 29/29
Kazzagin 31/31
Krogan 34/25
Len 29/29
Mardred 25/25
Thorgrim 33/26

Monsters

Fire Beetle #1 Damage 37 Hit Points- DEAD.
Fire Beetle #2 Damage 19 Hit Points- Bloodied. Divine Challenge (Kazzagin).
Stirge #1
Stirge #2

Actions To Date

Turn #1

Thorgrim- Draw Waraxe. Move to AK24. Marauder's Rush FB#1- Hit 21 damage & Bloodied.

Kazzagin- Divine Challenge FB#2. Move to AH24. Holy Strike FB#2- Hit 10 damage.

Krogan- Draw Greataxe. Charge- Howling Strike FB#2- Hit 9 damage & Bloodied.

Mardred- Draw Dagger. Move Ambush Trick to AI30. Ranged Basic Dagger with Combat Advantage FB#2- '1' Miss.

Cinara- Draw Warhammer. Move to AH23- INTERRUPTED as stone door collapses, Athletics Check or stuck.

Fire Beetle #1- Fire Spray Thorgrim- Hit 7 Fire damage.

Fire Beetle #2- Fire Spray Kazzagin & Krogan- Hit Krogan only for 9 Fire damage.

Len- Move to AL26. Shield Bash FB#1- Hit 16 damage & DEAD.

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The Forges of the Mountain King

Stirge #1



The creature flutters down and launches it's attack at Kazzagin, attempting to land on him and dart it's proboscis in to the juicy Dwarf.



Alas the creature is swatted away and has to content itself with hovering before Kazzagin, trying to find a way through the Dwarf's defences.

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Encounter #1 The Once Mighty Tower

Turn: 1

Initiative (* = Next to play)

24 Stirge #1
24 Stirge #2*
20 Thorgrim
19 Kazzagin
10 Krogan
9 Mardred
8 Cinara
8 Fire Beetle #1
8 Fire Beetle #2
7 Len

HP & Conditions

PCs
Cinara 29/29
Kazzagin 31/31
Krogan 34/25
Len 29/29
Mardred 25/25
Thorgrim 33/26

Monsters

Fire Beetle #1 Damage 37 Hit Points- DEAD.
Fire Beetle #2 Damage 19 Hit Points- Bloodied. Divine Challenge (Kazzagin).
Stirge #1
Stirge #2

Actions To Date

Turn #1

Thorgrim- Draw Waraxe. Move to AK24. Marauder's Rush FB#1- Hit 21 damage & Bloodied.

Kazzagin- Divine Challenge FB#2. Move to AH24. Holy Strike FB#2- Hit 10 damage.

Krogan- Draw Greataxe. Charge- Howling Strike FB#2- Hit 9 damage & Bloodied.

Mardred- Draw Dagger. Move Ambush Trick to AI30. Ranged Basic Dagger with Combat Advantage FB#2- '1' Miss.

Cinara- Draw Warhammer. Move to AH23- INTERRUPTED as stone door collapses, Athletics Check or stuck.

Fire Beetle #1- Fire Spray Thorgrim- Hit 7 Fire damage.

Fire Beetle #2- Fire Spray Kazzagin & Krogan- Hit Krogan only for 9 Fire damage.

Len- Move to AL26. Shield Bash FB#1- Hit 16 damage & DEAD.

Turn #2

Stirge #1- Move (Fly) to AG24. Bite Kazzagin- Miss.


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