[Adventure] Madness at Gardmore Abbey

The half-troll's rubbery skin ignites. Mortally wounded and set ablaze, the troll lashes out at Illarion, wounding the sorcerer, with a desperate last claw before his body is burned to ash.

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Half Troll
Trigger: The half-troll drops to 0 hit points.
Effect (Free Action): The half-troll takes a standard action.
Claws Illarion
Claw (1d20+13=30, 2d6+9=14)
Hits for 14 damage.


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The grenadiers lob another set of bombs into the cluster in the center, but they are less than completely effective, scorching Eva's skeleton and Joy slightly. The two brutes swing their glaives as they unleash garbled screams, but neither attack connects.

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Orc Artillery 1
Move: Shift to R4
Standard: Fire Bomb (Eva's SS, Illarion, Joy) (1d8+5=8, 1d20+9=10, 1d20+9=16, 1d20+9=18)
All miss

Orc Artillery 2
Move: Shift to R13
Standard: Fire Bomb (Eva's SS, Illarion, Joy) (1d8+5=11, 1d20+9=27, 1d20+9=18, 1d20+9=22)
Hit Eva's Skeleton and Joy for 9 fire.

Orc Brute 1
Recharge Charging Sweep (1d6=3)
Attacks Illarion with Glaive
Standard: Glaive (2d10+5=19, 1d20+10=15)
Miss.

Orc Brute 4
Recharge Charging Sweep (1d6=2)
Move: Shifts to P7
Attacks Pap with Glaive.
Standard: Glaive (2d10+5=25, 1d20+10=14)
Miss.
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MAP

The sorcerer retreats from melee as his fiery aura extinguishes.

He frowns, looking down at the troll that hit him, but there was nothing to be done about it.

He steps back and promptly stumbles over extended arm of the troll, his blindness preventing such minor detail to be noticed. The rainbow colored bolt flies into the brute and bursts into harmless sparkles.

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Move: shift to N10
Standard: Chaos Bolt vs OB1 Will; psychic damage; shroud damage (1d20+10+2=16, 1d10+11=17, 1d6=3) - MISS (by 1!) - bad sorcerer!
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Annoyed by constant barage, the monk races behind the orc with the pots and, jumping with his arms spread lands just behind and brings the hands together. The power of the jump and connecting arms pushes the thrower right between Merri and Joy for final judgement.

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Move: S13, avoiding OA
Standard: Crane's Wings vs Fort (OA2); damage (1d20+11=23, 1d10+7+1=14) - OA2 takes 8 damage from FoB and is slid to R12 then pushed 2 to P11

TOTAL: 22 damage to OA2
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Eva speaks an arcane word of power and then focuses her gaze on the orc brute engaged with her animated skeleton. Nothing obvious happens to the orc, her spell apparently having no effect. Eva's demonic and undead minions maneuver for better positions but can't find the opportunity to attack.


[sblock=Eva actions / stats]Standard: Hypnotism vs OB1 misses Will 15. (1d20+11+2=15). Eva takes 5 damage from her Dretch's intrinsic nature. (1d6+2=5)

Minor: Command the skeleton to shift to M8.

End of turn: Since Eva hasn't given the Dretch any commands this turn, it acts on its intrinsic nature. It moves to Q6. In addition, Eva takes 1d6+2 damage each time she takes a standard or move action before the end of her next turn.


Eva- Female Elf Mage 6
Passive Perception: 20, Passive Insight: 13
AC:22, Fort:20, Reflex:23, Will:19, Resist: 3 ongoing damage -- Speed:7
HP:41/50, Bloodied:25, Surge Value:12, Surges left:8/8
Initiative +4
Action Points: 0

Shadow Skeleton
AC:22, Fort:20, Reflex:23, Will:19, Immune: disease, poison -- Speed:6
HP:16/25, Bloodied:12, Surge Value:6, Surges left:0/0
Attack: +12 vs AC, 2d8+5 damage and the target cannot shift until the end of its next turn.
OA: +14 vs AC, 2d8+7 damage and the target cannot shift until the end of its next turn.

Dretch
AC:22, Fort:20, Reflex:23, Will:19, Speed:5
HP:25/25, Bloodied:12, Surge Value:6, Surges left:0/0
Attack (1 or 2 creatures): +11 vs Reflex, 2d6+7 damage.
No OA.
On death: If killed, creatures adjacent to the dretch take 5 poison damage.

Conditions
Summoned: Shadow Servant
Summoned: Dretch
Intrinsic Nature (Dretch): 1d6+2 damage whenever Eva takes a standard or move action next turn.
Symbiosis (Dretch): Potential extra damage with Eva's at-will or basic attacks (not relevant at the moment).

Powers
Disrupt Undead, Ghost Sound, Hypnotism, Restless Dead, Magic Missile
Color Orb, Color Spray, Darkening Flame, Elven Accuracy, Second Wind, Shield, Spook, Winged Step
Power Jewel, Summon Dretch, Summon Shadow Servant

[sblock=spellbook]Encounter (2): Color Spray (3), Cordon of Bones (3), Darkening Flame (1), Ray of Enfeeblement (1)
Daily (2): Glitterdust (5), Spirit Rend (1), Summon Dretch (1), Summon Shadow Servant (5)
Utility (2): Shield (2), Summon Iron Cohort (5), Summon Shadow Serpent (2), Winged Step (5)[/sblock]Notes: +2 damage rolls vs bloodied targets, gain CA in first turn, no OAs from ranged/area attacks, melee 2 reach with staff.[/sblock]

Merri scowls when the orc runs away and throws more fire at her friends.

When Drew skips over and pounds the orc until it stumbles back over to her, she cheers at Drew, "Way to go!"

With poor defenseless flowers in mind, Merri rips at the orc's aura with a vengeance. Although she doesn't physically touch him, the orc screams out and falls down.

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Standard: Taste of Life vs. OA-2: 25 vs, fort for 21 damage (roll). Looks like that killed OA-2!
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[sblock=Merri's mini-stats]Merri- Female Human Hybrid Ardent/Vampire 6

Status: Initiative: +7, Passive perception: 19, Passive Insight: 14

AC 22 For: 17 Ref: 19 Will: 20

THP: 6 HP: 49/49 Bloodied: 24 Surge value: 12 Surges/day: 3/2

Speed: 7 squares (6 bloodied), Languages: Common, Elven
Action Point: 1
Power Points: 2


Powers:
Energizing Strike
Dark Beckoning
Taste of Life

[x]Blood Drinker
[ ]Surefooted Stride
[x]Ardent Surge
[x]Sympathetic Agony
[ ]Mercurial Mind
[x]Natural Terrain Understanding
[ ]Second Wind

[ ]Lingering Fury
[ ]Unfettered Hunger
[ ]Brooch of Shielding
[ ]Onyx Dog

Notable Effects:
+1 damage to bloodied enemies
Resist Force 10. Vulnerable Radiant 5
Allies within 5 squares get +2 to Diplomacy, Intimidate and +1 to OA damage rolls.
When bloodied, Merri gains regeneration 4, +2 to AC and saving throws. [/sblock]

Papolstaanas bashes the orc in the knee with his shield, causing his much larger opponent to stagger, before darting past the strange demonic creature that Eva has summoned and stabbing it with his sword. The leaf falls off the glaive-orc’s head, but another flies up and adheres to the shoulder of the remaining bomb-thrower. The wind continues to rise around the battle, pushing the orcs this way and that.

[sblock=actions and rolls]Minor: fury's advance vs AC, OB4; damage (+3 tattoo of vengeance)
10(1d20) +12 = 22; 4(1d8) +2 +3 = 9 hits for 9. Push OB4 to P6, where it takes 3 more damage for being adjacent to one ally (dretch). Total 12 damage. Papolstaanas shifts to P7 (and gets +1 AC and Reflex for shifting)

Move > minor: battlemind’s demand to mark OA1.

Standard: Charge to Q5 without provoking. charge with overwhelming strike vs AC (+1 charge), OA1; damage
15(1d20) +12 +1 = 28; 10(2d8) +5 = 15 hits for 15. Papolstaanas shifts to P5 and slides OA1 into Q5.

Nightmare vortex: any enemy that starts within 3 squares of Papolstaanas gets slid 1 at the beginning of its turn.

Beginning of enemy turn slides:
OB4 to P6.

Off-turn: Papolstaanas will follow OA1 with blurred step if it shifts away.[/sblock]
[sblock=Off-Turn Actions for Papolstaanas]Off-Turn Actions
Blurred step to stay adjacent to OA1.

Guardian’s Counter (interrupt): Triggers when an ally within 2 of Papolstaanas is attacked and Papolstaanas is not included. Papolstaanas and the ally shift 2 (swapping places), the attack is resolved against Papolstaanas instead, and afterwards Papolstaanas gets to make a basic attack (Overwhelming Strike) against the attacker.

Papolstaanas will use Guardian’s Counter to protect any vulnerable person in the group unless it’s likely to drop him.

Lightning Rush (interrupt):Triggers when an enemy within 5 of Papolstaanas targets an ally with an attack. Papolstaanas moves his speed to be adjacent to the enemy and attacks (+13 vs. AC, 2d8+6 damage; +1 to damage if he has CA). If it hits, the triggering attack is resolved against him rather than the intended target. (This is the augmented 2 version, which Papolstaanas will always use. If he doesn’t have power points, he won’t bother with this power.)

Papolstaanas will always use this on ranged attackers if he can get there without provoking (since it’s an interrupt, the ranged attack will provoke an OA from him as well).

Melee Basic Attacks: Papolstaanas uses Overwhelming Strike for OAs and granted melee basic attacks. Arranging the slides and shifts will be tricky, so I’ll try to post some guidelines on my turns.

Wrathful Warrior (no action): Papolstaanas gains 4 temp HPs the first time he is hit by a melee or close attack.

Blurred Step (free, 1/turn): Triggers when an enemy marked by Papolstaanas and adjacent to him shifts. Papolstaanas shifts 1.

Papolstaanas will follow his mark around if he can. If the mark is also his oath target, he will try to keep the oath active (i.e., maneuver so as not to be adjacent to other enemies).[/sblock]
[sblock=Papolstaanas]Papolstaanas Male Kobold Avenger|Battlemind 7
Initiative: +6, Passive Perception: 24, Passive Insight: 18, Senses: Darkvision
AC:25 (26), Fort:18 (--), Reflex:20 (21), Will:18 (--)
+2 defenses vs. traps
HP:49+6/69, Bloodied:34, Surge Value:17, Surges left:10/12
Action Points: 1
Power Points: 4
Overwhelming Strike +12 vs. AC; 1d8+5 damage, Papolstaanas shifts 1 square and slides target into the square he just vacated. Papolstaanas gets +1 to damage if he has CA.
Battlemind’s Demand, Blurred Step, Overwhelming Strike, Iron Fist, Lightning Rush
[o] Oath of Enmity (regained when target drops to 0 hp)
[o] Guardian’s Counter
[x] Fury’s Advance
[o] Distracting Flare
[o] Shifty Maneuver
[o] Davros Elden’s Defensive Step
[x] Wrathful Warrior (feat)
[o] Second Wind
[o] Aspect of Might
[x] Nightmare Vortex
[o] Mental Triumph
[o] Vanguard Weapon daily

Conditions: +1 AC & Ref EoNT (Davros Elden’s), Nightmare Vortex, +3 to damage rolls vs OB4

Full sheet: Papolstaanas[/sblock]