Adventure: A Tale of Two Domains (DM:Luinnar, Judge:renau1g)

[Dekana]

"Right, please, have a drink while you wait" Jax says sarcastically. He turns his attention to the last wolf, sprints across the room to get to it, and manages to nick it across one hind leg with his dagger. The wolf wimpers and hobbles off-balance.

OOC: Wolfie has -4 AC and Reflex TENT Jax.

[sblock=Jax actions / stats]Move: Run to B12 at 7+2=9 speed, via K16 -> H16 -> C11 -> B12. Jax takes -5 to attacks and grants CA TSNT.

Standard: Imperiling Strike vs Winter Wolf 2 hits Fortitude 26 for 39 damage, and the wolf has -4 AC and Reflex TENT Jax. (1d20+19+3=31;1d4+13+2+5=24;3d8+4=15). Forgot to put in the -5, but it still hits (barely).


PC:Jax (Dekana) - L4W Wiki- Male Kobold, 11 Rogue / Daggermaster
Passive Perception: 22, Passive Insight: 21
AC:26, Fort:21, Reflex:26, Will:18, Resist 5 cold, 5 necrotic, Speed:6, 7 while not bloodied
HP:79/79, Bloodied:39, Surge Value:19, Surges left:7/9
Initiative +13
Action Points: 0 (encounter)

Conditions
-5 to attacks TSNT
Granting CA TSNT

Powers
MBA: +18 vs AC, 1d4+12; or with CA, +21 vs AC, 1d4+14 + 3d8+4 (1/turn)
RBA: +19 vs AC, 1d4+11; or with CA, +22 vs AC, 1d4+13 + 3d8+4 (1/turn)
Frost Dagger, Piercing Strike, Riposte Strike, Shifty
Combat Tumbleset, Critical Opportunity, Feytouched, Imperiling Strike, Low Slash, Perfect Feint, Running Slash, Second Wind, Sly Lunge, Sneak in the Attack
Bloodbath, Frost Dagger, Knockout, Press the Advantage, Raven Cloak

Combat notes: +2 damage with CA; +2 damage with cold; 18-20 crit range, on crit, make MBA with offhand (+16 vs AC, 1d4+10)
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[Luinnar]

GM: Wolf 2 has 23 HP left

 

[Iron Sky]

WOLF IS TIME FOR DYING NOW TO DOING! <EXCITEMENT OVERLOAD, GRAMMERATOR FAILURE, APPROXIMATE> Sir Exsixten shouts, leaping across the furniture and planting his axe firmly in the wolf's skull.

He looks around. I MISS ANY?

OOC: Turn Summary: Sir Exsixten is in C13, at 5+85/88hp. Wolf 2 is deaded.

[sblock=Actions]Move: Move G14(Long Jump Athletics: 1d20+11=22, clear four squares of difficult terrain.
Standard: Charge to C13. MBA: 1d20+15+1(Charge)=22 AC, hit(thanks to Jax -4 AC), 1d12+10+2(THP)+2(Bloodied)+2(PtB)=29 damage, dead.
Minor: -

Readied Immediate Actions:
Combat Challenge: If marked target shifts or makes attack that doesn't include Sir Exsixten, MBA.
Guardian's Charge: If an enemy targets an ally within 2, Sir Exixten and the ally shift to each other's squares, Sir Exsixten takes the attack, then makes an MBA against the enemy.

[sblock=Sir Exsixten's Statblock]Sir Exsixten, Male Warforged Fighter 8
Passive Perception: 18, Passive Insight: 18
AC: 27, Fort: 25, Reflex: 20, Will: 20 -- Speed: 5
HP: 5+85/88, Bloodied: 44, Surge Value: 22, Surges left: 14/14
Initiative +5, Action Points: 0
Powers: Crushing Surge, Brash Strike, Combat Challenge, Hack and Hew, Sweeping Blow, Come and Get It, Guardian's Charge, Daring Shout, Warforged Resolve, Second Wind, Comeback Strike, Victorious Surge, Rain of Steel, Boundless Endurance
Items: Potion of Healing x3, Potion of Resistance x1, Amulet of Life, Dwarven Thrower, Dwarven Armor, Diamond Cincture
MBA/RBA: +15(+17 OA) vs. AC, 1d12+10 damage and enemy movement is stopped and Sir Exsixten gains 5 temporary hitpoints.
Notes: *Enemies hit by take cumulative -1 to AC(save ends) *Gain 5 THP on healing surge. *Reroll the first 1 on damage rolls. *+2 damage with THP. *+2 damage vs bloodied enemies.[/sblock][/sblock]

 

[Luinnar]

GM: Combat over, great job everyone!

*clap* *clap* *clap*

The party quickly turns around and finds the noise coming from where the other Akriel used to be. In her place is a tall middle-age man with thick, wavy back hair, a finely trimmed black beard, and a long, pointy mustache. He wears a fine costume of azure silk trousers, a white ruffled shirt, a gold coat and a wide brimmed blue hat with white feathers. Despite his foppish appearance you sense an unmistakeable aura of power and evil about him. With surprise you find that Duke Lakos is sitting right before you!

I must commend you on the most impeccable entertainment! he says raising his glass of wine towards the party in toast. You notice he is holding a ring in his left hand, one that the other Akriel had on before. I knew my daughter was in league with this vampire (and I must say, falling in love with a vampire at her age?), but I never knew she actually got as far as plotting against me! I warned her, but do they ever listen? You recall him mentioning "change" and "vampire" when you first came upon him.

But where are my manners? he says getting up. My name is Harkon Lukas, lord of this land! he gives a theatrical bow. You met my daughter Akriel of course, he says gesturing to her dead body. No doubt when we first met and you "rescued" her she filled your head with some nonsense about an evil uncle or suitor or some sort. She would never fess up that she was going to be punished for being a very bad doggy by her own father.

No doubt she was going to use this toy you found to hatch some scheme against me. he says walking over to the dust that was once was Dr. Dominiani and gesturing to the crown. I am sure it would end with my death and one or the other taking over my domain; with the perquisite backstabbing and plot twists thrown in of course.

He picks up the crown and there is a flash of bright light. Suddenly you find yourself flying overhead. The city of Daunton is burning beneath you, overrun by thousands of Goblyns. You give an eerily familiar cackle of glee as you claim another island for your own.

Another flash. This time you are in the midst of a great battle. You turn to see Jax eviscerating a nearby Goblyn while Brenn and Andras fill another full or arrows. With urging from Quagmire Dorn shots a bolt of arcane energy at a nearby figure, toppling it to the ground. You raise your axe and slice into its mummy like skin. With a shriek it crumbles into dust.

Another flash, you find yourself back in the room. It seems that what you saw were only illusions. Or were they visions of the future? You notice that Harkon Lukas has dropped the crown and that the hand he picked it up with is burned. I see this new toy is not to be mine. he says.

Well the plot thickens! It looks like you adventurers have your work cut out for you! he says, smiling. I sensed a that new domain,[FONT=&quot] Daglan, has formed to the west. It seems like whoever you stole this bauble from has returned. No doubt she will be wanting it back so she can make with the burning of your poor peasant village!

Before you leave to put an end to this menace I would like to thank you for stopping my daughter for me. I will let her stew in whatever afterlife she ends up in for a while before I resurrect her. I hear they have a whole plane devoted to traitors! As for the vampire, nothing a dustpan cannot handle. Harkon Lukas says laughing.

I believe it is customary to reward you, but I am sure you are far too busy with the saving of your village to accept! [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Lukas says with a grin. Go to Daglan! Save the peasants and make me proud!

GM: Just to be clear, Akriel lied to you. Her father is not in love with her.

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[Iron Sky]

Sir Exsixten stares at Lakos as he speaks. When he finally stops, Sir Exsixten looks at the group while pointing his axe at Lakos. SIR EXSIXTEN'S EVIL PROCESSORATOR IS ON THE FRITZ STILL FROM WHEN SIR EXSIXTEN CAUGHT A STRONG CASE OF LUPINUS EVILICUS EARLIER. DO WE NEED TO DUKE IT OUT WITH THIS DUKE TOO?

 

[nerdytenor]

OOC: Hello everyone - it seems the boards flew completely off my radar! Sorry about that! (and thanks for running Dorn in my absence). I'll try to get all caught up today.

 

[covaithe]

As Quagmire listens to the Duke's story, his eyes grow progressively wider and wider in disbelief. "Graaah! What is it with ye daft folks on this island, and yer stupid, crazy, backwards twisty plots? Mark my words, one o' these days, a great buggerin' army is gonna land here, led by an idiot with a great big sword and no plan at all, and they are gonna crush the lot of ye like bugs, burn the whole place down, and good riddance!"

 

[nerdytenor]

Dorn steps next to Harkon, asking a brief word in private.

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I wonder, Dorn says, trying to appear nonchalant, can you tell me anything about this? he says, lifting his cloak and exposing one of the wounds caused by Sir Exsixten. I have an awfully bad feeling about it...
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[TwoHeadsBarking]

DO WE NEED TO DUKE IT OUT WITH THIS DUKE TOO?

"It's confusing, I'll admit, but I don't think any duke-duking will be needed. Yet." Andras then turns to the duke, "So... you want us to just... go west? Just start walking and eventually we'll get to this 'Daglan' place? Is that what we saw when you picked up the crown? And speaking of, since you can't seem to use it, I guess we'll just take it back. I mean, it's not doing you any good, right?"

 

[Dekana]

Jax nods in agreement with Andras. He turns to the crown and exclaims "dibs!" before attempting to snatch it up.