[4e] The Dustbowl (IC)

[Binder Fred]

Just as he thought he was about to stop the attacks, Mialucus jumps from the shadows and strikes, his blade hitting true and causing the orc to wince in pain.

"Blood," whispers the demonic mask in dark confidence.

[Sblock=Actions]Mialucus will use his Channeling Shield interrupt power against any attack that hits him or his allies. -8 HP to the damage.

By the by, what colour is orc blood in this world anyway?
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I'm back, folks!

 

[eblue562]

The two orcs in the corner flail around as the sky seems to open up above them and rain down cosmic shards. The sudden appearance of the mage hand is doesn't even seem to phase them, but it does anger the orc that sees its obvious intentions. The mage hand, however, isn't strong enough to push over the very large bucket filled with mostly arms and a few legs.

Just behind the cleric, Legildur's dagger finds home and pierces the large orc's flesh. With blinding speed, the orc turns and swings his axe directly at Caden.

[sblock=OB's attack]

Immediate Interrupt against Caden's strike: 21 vs. AC. Hit, so 27 vs. AC[url]. Hit, for [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2296940/] 13[/ur] damage, but minus 8 from Channeling Shield. 5 total.
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Moving away from the shards pelting down on them, the two orcs from the shadows move closer to the party. One orc, obviously annoyed at Rashka's trick, and stabs at the cleric with a bloody blade. The other orc throws his weight behind a dagger strike at Mialucus.

Unphased by Caden's deft dagger strike, the orc swings again at the halfling, hoping for a chance to draw some real blood...

[sblock=OD1, OD2, and OB actions]

OD1 attacks Rashka with Bloodblind Blade: [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2296946/] 29 vs. AC. Hit for 4 damage. Rashka, you are also poisoned (5 ongoing damage) and -5 to perception. Save ends both.

OD2 attack Mialucus with Falcion:
14 vs. AC. Miss.

OB attack Caden with Greataxe:
13 vs. AC. Miss.
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The adventurer's find themselves in another battle, this time with orcs instead of Undead. As the large orc's greataxe zings by Caden's head, the smell of blood is almost overwhelming. Mialucus calls down protection on his teammates as the sounds of metal on steel and the screams of pain begin to fill the hallways of the once-quiet catacombs once again.

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The new round is up! Cheub still needs to post his actions to end this round, but after that is finished, we can all post our actions again in any order. Please watch the postings and if you see the order, wait for me to do an update. If there are any deviations to the pattern below, I will post them in the ooc. Feel free to do IC chatter though. Thanks!

3 players - DM update - 2 Players - Monster(DM) actions - repeat.
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[sblock=PC and Monster Status]

Players
Caden - HP: 39/44 Status:
Mialucus - HP: 55/55 Status:
Rashka - HP: 39/43 Status: 5 on/poison, -5 perception
Roithe - HP: 45/45 Status:
Stick - HP: 58/58 Status

Monsters

OB - Damage: 58 Status:
OD1 - Damage: 14 Status:
OD2 - Damage: 14 Status

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[Binder Fred]

[If Allowed]

With blinding speed, the orc turns and swings his axe directly at Caden.

It and Mialucus's scimitar strike sparks off of each other as they impact mid-strike, the one *mostly* deflecting away the other.

[Sblock=OOC]Channeling Shield is an interrupt power, it's not Mialucus' action this round. *This* is Mialucus' action this round. [/Sblock]

The adventurer's find themselves in another battle, this time with orcs instead of Undead. As the large orc's greataxe zings by Caden's head, the smell of blood is almost overwhelming.

Mialucus breathes-in its heady smell... "More, MORE!" He shakes off the tingling sensation in his sword-arm and jumps up, splitting into three copies of himself in mid-air! Each copy dives down on its intended victim with a double-handed stab from above!

[Sblock=Actions]Standard=Sword Burst (Int vs Reflex) against OB, OD1 and OD2. 1d20+9=14, 1d20+9=16, 1d20+9=28, 1d6+6=7. Hehehe : Flashy, but not that effective.[/sblock]"Come on, big boy, spill *mine*!"

[Sblock=Actions]Minor: Mark OB (If his next attack does not include Mialucus, -2 tohit and Mialucus does a standard attack at +11, 1d8+6 damage (no teleport)).[/sblock][sblock=Mini Stat]
Mialucus, Elven Swordmage
Initiative: +2; Passive Perception: 17 Passive Insight: 13
AC: 23--Fort: 15--Ref: 16--Will: 15--Speed: 7
HP: 55/55--Bloodied: 27--Surge: 13--Surges remaining: 11/11
Action Points: 1--Second wind: Not used
Powers:
Luring Strike (AP)
Sword Burst (FRPG)
Racial: Elven Accuracy (PHB)
Falcon's Mark (AP)
Blazing Lunge (AP)
Channeling Shield (AP)
Frost Backlash (FRPG)
Lingering Lightning (FRPG)
Item: Wounding Weapon (AV)
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[Cheub]

Roithe's immediate reaction to the new enemies is to vanish. Seconds later an incoherent shape of darkness appeared in the corner, spouting out yet even more incoherent curses and incantations behind no sodility other than beaming red eyes.

[sblock=OOC]

Move: Fey Step to K5 (+2 to all Defences)
Minor: Curse OD2
Standard: Dreadful Word on OD2 - Roll Lookup (24 vs. Will)
Hit: Roll Lookup (16 and -1 Will)

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Roithe, Eladrin Warlock/Rogue
Initiative: +5; Passive Perception: 12 Passive, Insight: 12
AC: 18* --Fort: 14--Ref: 17--Will: 19--Speed: 6
*Note: Concealment (+2), Shadow Walk (Moved at least 3 squares)
+2 To all this round
HP: 45/45--Bloodied: 22--Surge: 11--Surges remaining: 6/6
Action Points: 0--Second wind: Not used
Powers:
Eldritch Blast
Eye Bite

Dreadful Word
Setup Strike
Sneak Attack
Fey Step
Ethereal Stride

Curse Of The Dark Dream
Hunger Of Hadar
Deathcut Leather

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[CaBaNa]

Rashka felt the blade nick his forehead as he dodged. The cut was small, but it bled profusely and got into his eyes. Suddenly the cut felt like it was ablaze, and the kalashtar new he'd been poisoned.
EYES! he called out! To the orcs this probably sounded as a lament for his obscured vision, but to Rashka's team, it was a warning. Caden and Mialacus had their eyes covered before the word was even out of Rashka's mouth, Stick and Roithe moments after that. A strobing flash pulsed from Rashka's holy symbol, once, and then a moment, then twice more, followed by a righteous bright beam that erased the shadows for a moment.

Skipping back in the moment of everyone else's blindness, Rashka looked around, continually wiping the blood from his eyes.

Unfortunately that opened the gash in above his eyebrows even further... That better not scar!




[sblock=OOC]

take 5 damage from poison

Standard Astral Flare 25 vs will on OD, 12 vs will on OB1, 14 vs will on OB2 (No conditional modifiers added...) on a hit target is dazed TE of Rashka's NT

Move shift F5

Minor Active Perception check 25 20 after penalty... to hear other threats, from the door, or where ever.

Save failed
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[eblue562]

Mialucus's actions, though flashy, only prove to make the stealthy orcs sneer at him, while barely injuring the large orc. With a heafty grunt, the orc laughs in its rage and says in broken common,

"Wit...plesure."

[sblock=OB's Interrupt attack]

On Mialucus: 27 vs. AC. Hit for 18 damage.
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Roithe's magical assault on the shadowy orc proved successful. Writhing in pain but trying to keep his focus, fierce tattoos of dark magic burn themselves onto the orc's skin, sending the smell of burnt, decaying flesh directly into the air.

Rashka's retaliation against the orc's attack proved successful against the large orc. Immediately after it's assault on Mia, it stumbled about against the flare of Rashka's attack. Although the room is noisy and a literal bevel of actions, Rashka believes that this is the end of the orc assault, at least for this room. But the ones with very sharp weapons still need to be dealt with.

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Ok, Rashka's attack signified the beginning of the next round. The 4 other PC's can now post their actions, but please wait if two people have posted for me to post another status update. Thanks all!
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[sblock=PC and Monster Status]

Players
Caden - HP: 39/44 Status:
Mialucus - HP: 37/55 Status:
Rashka - HP: 34/43 Status: 5 on/poison, -5 perception
Roithe - HP: 45/45 Status:
Stick - HP: 58/58 Status

Monsters

OB - Damage: 65 Status: Marked by Mia, Dazed
OD1 - Damage: 14 Status:
OD2 - Damage: 30 Status: -1 Will
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[Legildur]

With the large orc dazed, Mia in a poor position, and poison in the equation, Caden seizes the opportunity to strike at all the orcs with a barrage of attacks with his sharp dagger.
[sblock=ooc]Misc: if 'dazed' condition means OB grants Combat Advantage, then Caden will remain at J8, else he will use Move Action to shift to I8 for flank with Mia.
Standard Action: Blinding Barrage (daily) close blast 3 against all three orcs:
- OB 27 v AC for 19 dmg (including Sneak Attack) and blinded until end of Caden's next turn
- OD2 25 v AC for 11 dmg and blinded until end of Caden's next turn
- OD1 30 v AC for 11 dmg and blinded until end of Caden's next turn
Blinding Barrage (1d20+15=27, 1d20+13=25, 1d20+13=30, 2d4+9=11, 2d6=8) [/sblock]

 

[Binder Fred]

Skipping back in the moment of everyone else's blindness, Rashka looked around, continually wiping the blood from his eyes.

Unfortunately that opened the gash in above his eyebrows even further... That better not scar!

Mialucus - all three of him - staggers back, blood splashing the wall. "Wear a mask then, vain one!" laugh the three at the eladrin, pain and panting excitment colouring every word.

With a grunt he pushes off against himself and rejoins the fight, scimitars flashing. "Die?"

[Sblock=Actions]Sword Burst (int vs Reflex) against OB, OD1 and OD2. Combat advantage is included for all three as I'm assuming Caden's attack hit all of them. 1d20+11=23, 1d20+11=25, 1d20+11=29, 1d6+6=10

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Well, the big guy is so... accomodating.

 

[eblue562]

Mini Status Update

The orcs, still stunned by the violent light that invaded their eyes, don't see the barrage of daggers by Caden and the swirl of blades by Mialucus. Cut and bruised, the orcs stand their guard and shout in rage, trying to stem the bleeding while manuvering to get into position for the next attack.

[sblock=Summary of Movement]
No movement this status update.
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[sblock=PC and Monster Status]
Players
Caden - HP: 39/44 Status:
Mialucus - HP: 37/55 Status:
Rashka - HP: 34/43 Status: 5 on/poison, -5 perception
Roithe - HP: 45/45 Status:
Stick - HP: 58/58 Status

Monsters

OB (Bloodied) - Damage: 94 Status: Marked by Mia, Dazed (0) , Blinded (1)
OD1 (Bloodied) - Damage: 35 Status: Blinded (1)
OD2 (Bloodied) - Damage: 51 Status: -1 Will (0), Blinded (1)
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[renau1g]

Stick will once again call upon the meteor strikes to assault the foes creating another prison of flames to keep them in, before moving into melee and calling on his armour.

[sblock=OOC]
Standard: Use Blazing Starfall burst 1 centered on I4 - vs Ref(OD1); Ref(OD2); Radiant (1d20 9=21, 1d20 9=26, 1d4 11=12)
Move:to G6
Minor: Activate armour (Summon)
Free: Mark OD1
AC is 24
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