4e Battle of Good vs. Evil: Ice Archon & Co. vs. Eye Of Flame & Co.

[Infiniti2000]

Bad Guys:
Aussie (ascendant hellsword, SW): 115/126hp, injured, +2 atk vs. this creature
Lord Soth (death knight, ex-leader, SW): -15/109hp, dying (1), slowed
Kex (eye of flame beholder, leader, AP, SW): 81/81hp, full
Heather (lamia, AP): 88/114hp, injured


Aussie fails to recharge command deviltry ( ). He tries an infernal slash on Monte, 8+15 misses. He saves vs. the immobilization, but is still lit up.

Lord Soth recharges HGA ( ) for as much good as it will do him. He starts dying (6).

Heather awaits the new leader.

Kex the eye of flame (beholder, large) and new leader of Evil appears at 60n50e, hovering just above the ground. He first not surprisingly targets Pete with his central eye (minor) giving him -5 to defenses and vulnerability to fire 5 for 1 round. He then activates two eye rays, fire against Pete (duh), 18+15 vs Ref-5 hits for 17 fire total (includes vuln). Kex looks as surprised as me when finding out that Pete has no natural vulnerability to fire. "What kind of 'ice' archon are you?" The other eye ray is fear vs. Jozan, 9+15 vs. Will succeeds; Jozan gets -2 attacks on Kex for the rest of the encounter and must move his speed away from Kex next turn. Surprise, surprise, Kex uses one of his action points to fire two more eye rays. Fire again against Pete, crit! Uh oh, that's not good for Pete, who takes 26 fire total (includes vuln.). The second eye ray is another fear, this time vs. Pete, 14+15 vs. Will-5; Pete gets -2 attacks on Kex for the rest of the encounter and must move his speed away from Kex next turn.

Heather climbs back down and then moves to 5n75e upon direction from Kex.

 

[Gansk]

OOC: Kex can't fry and fear Pete with his AP action - the eyes need different targets. I'll apply the fear to Monte instead.

Good Guys:
Jozan (cleric of pelor, SW): 58/58hp, full, -2 vs. Kex
Pete (ice archon, leader, SW): 62/117hp, injured, -5 def, vuln fire
Gansk (human fighter, SW, AP): 65/65hp, full

Monte's shadowing blade inflicts 5 more damage on Lord Soth.

Round 111:

Jozan does not recharge ( ). He moves to 20N20E, then to 50N20E.

Monte moves to 95N0E, triggering an OA from Aussie. He taps out. The shadowing blade disappears.

Pete loops to 55N50E and attacks Kex, 7+23, hit. Kex takes min 10 plus 5 cold damage and is slowed.

Gansk the human fighter appears at 70N30E and attacks Aussie, 5+13+2, miss.

 

[Infiniti2000]

Bad Guys:
Aussie (ascendant hellsword, SW): 115/126hp, injured, +2 atk vs. this creature (lit up)
Lord Soth (death knight, ex-leader, SW): -20/109hp, dying (1)
Kex (eye of flame beholder, leader, SW): 66/81hp, injured, slowed
Heather (lamia): 88/114hp, injured


Aussie fails to recharge command deviltry ( ). He shifts to 80n25e and tries a heal check on Lord Soth, 2+8 fails.

Lord Soth almost recovers on his own anyway (18).

Kex shifts northwest and activates his central eye vs. Pete (minor). He then 'runs' up to 65n45e15z (I'm assuming that with HVR, he can move up without penalty). Finally, Kex burns his second action point to fire two rays, Fire at Pete, 11+15 vs. Ref-5 just hits for 21 total fire. The second ray is a telekinesis vs Jozan, 16+15 vs. Fort for 10 damage and Jozan is moved to 35n40e. "Get him, Heather."

Heather moves to 30n45e and tries to stupefy (minor) Jozan, 15+15 vs. Will, Jozan is dazed 1 round. She then transforms into a cloud of beetles as she shifts and swarms into Jozan's space at 35n40e, 13+12 vs. Fort for 18 damage and Jozan contracts death beetle contagion (5 damage start of each round, save ends). Heather burns her last AP and all the beetles start dancing, 17+15 vs. Will, Jozan is now also dominated (save ends).

OOC: After a series of good rolls, Good is in serious trouble. That -5 on defenses for Kex has been the huge difference. I thought it would take pure luck to defeat Pete.

 

[Gansk]

OOC: Ouch! Serious trouble is right!

Good Guys:
Jozan (cleric of pelor, SW): 25/58hp, bloodied, -2 vs. Kex
Pete (ice archon, leader): 70/117hp, injured, -3 def, vuln fire
Gansk (human fighter, SW, AP): 65/65hp, full

Round 113: (Aussie resets SW on round 114)

Jozan gets sick and recharges Radiant Beacon ( ). He awaits Heather's instructions, then makes save vs contagion and domination (13 & 19).

Pete moves to 25N65E and takes a second wind.

Gansk shifts to 75N25E and attacks Aussie, 7+13+2, miss.

 

[Infiniti2000]

OOC: Don't you roll one save and apply it to all effects? You only roll a second time if you need to save vs. dying.

Bad Guys:
Aussie (ascendant hellsword, SW): 115/126hp, injured, +2 atk vs. this creature (lit up)
Lord Soth (death knight, ex-leader): 27/109hp
Kex (eye of flame beholder, leader, SW): 66/81hp, injured
Heather (lamia): 88/114hp, injured


Aussie fails yet again to recharge command deviltry ( ). He tries another heal check on Lord Soth, 14+8 succeeds. Does this provoke? He then shifts to 75n30e.

Lord Soth attacks from prone with a high guard attack, 8+20+2-2 hits for 21 damage and Gansk is at -5 attack for 1 round. Lord Soth then stands up, provoking an OA; good luck with that.

Kex flies to 40n55e and activates his central eye vs. Pete (minor). He then activates his eye rays, telekinesis vs. Pete, 13+15 vs. vs. Fort -5+2 misses! Fire vs. Jozan, 11+15 vs. Ref for 15 fire.

Heather fails to recharge swarm's embrace ( ) and tries to stupefy (minor) Jozan, 6+15 vs. Will, Jozan is dazed 1 round. She shifts to 35n35e and touches Jozan, 18+14 vs. Fort, for 12 damage and death beetle contagion.

 

[Gansk]

OOC: You're probably right about the saves, I'm not sure. Aussie provokes.

Good Guys:
Jozan (cleric of pelor, SW): -7/58hp, dying (1), -2 vs. Kex, sick
Pete (ice archon, leader): 70/117hp, injured, -5 def, vuln fire
Gansk (human fighter, SW, AP): 39/65hp, injured, marked, -5 to hit
Lurch (shadar-kai gloomblade, SW): 54/54hp, full

Gansk takes an OA vs. Aussie, 15+13+2, hit. 9 damage.

Gansk takes an OA vs. Lord Soth, 1+13-7, miss.

Round 114Aussie resets SW)

Jozan gets sick and recharges Hold ( ). He stays sick and dying (8 & 5).

Pete charges to 35N60E, 5+23+1, hit. Kex takes 14 plus 5 cold and is slow.

Gansk gets zapped and attacks Lord Soth, 18+13-7, miss. That was dumb.

Lurch the shadar-kai gloomblade appears at 50N60E and attacks Kex with his backfire sword. 8+11+2, miss. He burns an AP and tries again. 19+11+2, hit. Kex takes 9 plus 5 necrotic and catches on fire for 10 per round (save ends).

 

[Infiniti2000]

OOC1: I read that in the ENWorld Pre-release Rules Compilation 2.5.

OOC2: Oopsy. I had Kex at 15z in my spreadsheet and forgot to type it up correctly in the post. Oh well, he must've had an itch on his belly.

OOC3: Where are Lurch's stats?

Bad Guys:
Aussie (ascendant hellsword, SW): 106/126hp, injured, +2 atk vs. this creature (lit up)
Lord Soth (death knight, ex-leader): 27/109hp
Kex (eye of flame beholder, leader, SW): 23/81hp, bloodied, slowed
Heather (lamia): 88/114hp, injured


Aussie fails yet again to recharge command deviltry ( ). He attacks Gansk with his two-bladed sword, 10+15+2 hits for 11 damage + 10 fire.

Lord Soth fails to recharge HGA ( what is it with this six-sider?). He also attacks the powerful Gansk, 11+whole bunches hits for max 16 damage. Gansk might not realize it yet, but he's down before he acts next round.

Kex activates his central eye vs. Pete (minor). He then shifts northwest (move) and then runs straight up to 15z provoking an OA from Lurch with combat advantage. He barely makes the save vs. Fire (9+2). Key note, he eschews his eye ray frenzy because it's stupid. He'd need to shoot against four separate targets and obviously fire/fire/fear/telekinesis, which is crap.

Heather recharges swarm's embrace ( ) and tries to stupefy (minor) Pete, 10+15 vs. Will-5 succeeds; Pete is dazed 1 round. She touches Jozan again for 13 damage and death beetle contagion.

 

[Gansk]

OOC: The gloomblade stats were the last ones I transcribed from an old thread. Here they are:
[sblock]
Shadar-Kai Gloomblade Level 6 Skirmisher
Medium Shadow Humanoid

Init: +8 Speed: 6
Senses: low-light vision; Perception +5
HP: 54 (Bloodied: 27)
AC: 20 Fort: 16 Ref:18 Will:19

ATTACKS
Sword: +11 vs. AC; 1d8+3

POWERS
Shadow Jaunt: Move; Teleport 10, origin and destination must be dark or dim light.
Shadow Fade: Move, in dim or dark only; Turn invisible, occupy no space. Cannot be targeted. Activate backfire sword, no other actions. Reappears at the end of next turn in the same square or adjacent square if occupied.

LIMITED POWERS
Backfire Sword: +1d6 necrotic and ongoing 10 fire damage. Weapon loses effect after hit. Stacks with Dance of Death. Recharge Shadow Fade.

ABILITIES
Shadow Child: +2 AC & Ref vs. targeted attacks for 1 round if moves 4 on its turn
Dance of Death: melee attacks made after a move or charge deal +1d6 necrotic

Stealth +16
Str+6 (16); Con+4 (12); Dex+7 (18); Int+3 (10); Wis+5 (14); Cha+3 (10)
[/sblock]

Since is stupefy is close burst 1, I assume Heather moved to 35N55E to daze Pete.

Good Guys:
Jozan (cleric of pelor): 19/58hp, bloodied, -2 vs. Kex
Pete (ice archon, leader): 70/117hp, injured, -5 def, vuln fire, dazed
Gansk (human fighter, SW, AP): -3/65hp, unconscious, marked
Lurch (shadar-kai gloomblade, SW): 54/54hp, full
McCoy (boneshard skeleton, SW): 77/77hp, full

Lurch takes an OA vs. Kex, 8+11+2, miss.

Round 115: (Heather resets SW on round 116)

Jozan gets sick and recharges everything ( ). He gets better and stays steady (15 & 15).

Pete attacks Heather, 10+23, hit. Heather takes max 24/2 = 12 and is slow.

Gansk gets zapped and drops. He stays unconscious (19).

Lurch moves to 30N40E and tries to revive Jozan. 9+5, fails.

McCoy the boneshard skeleton appears at 30N35E and tries to revive Jozan, 6+4, fails. Burns an AP, tries again, 17+4, does it!

 

[Infiniti2000]

Bad Guys:
Aussie (ascendant hellsword, SW): 106/126hp, injured, +2 atk vs. this creature (lit up)
Lord Soth (death knight, ex-leader): 27/109hp
Kex (eye of flame beholder, leader, SW): 23/81hp, bloodied, slowed
Heather (lamia): 76/114hp, injured


Aussie fails yet again to recharge command deviltry ( ). He attacks Gansk with his two-bladed sword for 13 damage + 10 fire.

Lord Soth recharges HGA ( ). He attacks Gansk for 16 more damage. Gansk is teleported out of his misery. Lord Soth then moves south to 50n20e. "Put Jozan over here, Kex."

Kex activates his central eye vs. Pete (minor). He shifts west and then fires fire at Pete, 15+15 vs. Ref-5 for 16 fire. He fires telekineses on Jozan, 11+15 vs. Fort, moving Jozan to 55n20e (still prone) and doing 7 damage.

Heather tries to stupefy (minor) Pete, 10+15+2 (yeah, same roll) vs. Will-5 succeeds; Pete is dazed 1 round. She then touches Pete (std), 7+14+2 vs. Fort-5, misses. If I'm reading this right, she then does a swarm's embrace (move) into Pete's square, 8+12+2 vs. Fort -5 (fails).

 

[Gansk]

Aw, Gansk never got to use the power he was named after, the Stern Reply.

Good Guys:
Jozan (cleric of pelor): 7/58hp, bloodied, -2 vs. Kex
Pete (ice archon, leader): 54/117hp, bloodied, -5 def, vuln fire, dazed
Lurch (shadar-kai gloomblade, SW): 54/54hp, full, +2 AC & Ref
McCoy (boneshard skeleton, SW): 77/77hp, full

Round 116: (Heather resets SW)

Jozan gets zapped. He tries to leave the aura, 3+6 Cha vs. Will, I don't think so. He swings his mace at Lord Soth, needing a 20. Gets a 7.

Pete attacks Heather, 2+23+4, hit. Heather takes 29/2 = 14 and is slow.

Lurch double moves to 80N30E.

McCoy moves then charges to 70N30E. 14+9+2+1, hit. Aussie takes min 4 plus 5 necrotic damage.