Adventure: Redblade's Riches!! (Ozymandias79 judging!)

Quagmire joins the search, particularly interested in small, portable items of value such as might be of interest to adventurers, rather than ship captains who want to sell a cargo. In particular, he wants to make sure they check out the barred room before going back to the Captain.

Dang't pauses a moment as if remembering something, smacks his head, then scrunches his face something powerful. It'd look comical except for the intensifying of the storm around him raising the hair of anyone nearby.

OOC: Using Arcana to detect magic in the region. Arcana 13 won't do it.

Girth sat on the floor and chanted a short message of thanks to his Lady. Once again he had survived a potentially fatal encounter and so had his friends.

"Strange it is though" he mumbled, to no one in particular "how friends... disappear! He looked closely at the others. "Maybe others will go 'pop' also. Watch more careful I must."

His musing over he clambered to his feet and joined in the search of the area.

[sblock=OOC]I've updated Hrav to level 5 and submitted him for approval. Updated stat block and link to full character sheet below.

Summary of changes:
Level 5 - Add Downward Spiral level 5 daily power, drop level 1 at-will Deft Strike and add level 1 at-will Clever Strike, and add +1 to hit from Living 4th Edition Expertise rules.

Of major note is that Clever Strike allows me to attack with Combat Advantage with only an ally adjacent and able to attack the enemy. Handy for when we can get me and another MMC member next to an enemy but can't manage flanking for some reason. I still would prefer to flank so I can use Piercing Strike vs Reflex (or an encounter/daily), but it's nice to have Clever Strike as an option.[/sblock]

[sblock=Hrav's Info]Hrav Kortaga - Male Bugbear Rogue (Fighter) 5
Initiative: +6, Passive Perception: 19, Passive Insight: 18, Low-Light Vision
AC: 19, Fort: 17, Reflex: 19, Will: 14 - Speed: 6
HP: 40/46, Bloodied: 23, Surge Value: 12, Surges left: 6/8
Action Points: 1
Resists: 5 Necrotic, 5 Poison

Powers:
Clever Strike
Piercing Strike
Nasty Backswing
Predatory Eye
Second Wind (Item: may use two surges when bloodied)
Student of the Sword +1 and Mark
Torturous Strike
Tumble
Downward Spiral
Handspring Assault
Acidic Rapier Ranged Attack (Encounter)
Acidic Rapier Ongoing Damage (Daily)
Deathcut Leather Armor (Daily)
Potion of Healing x1

Full character sheet[/sblock]

OOC: Sorry about the unannounced silence on my end. Holiday craziness combined with getting ready for a new job that starts in January have kept me away for a few days longer than I expected.

The barred off area remains inaccessible with its lock still intact. Hrav explores the warehouse with some others, but most of the crates they check out seem to be bulk goods and wares instead of smaller more valuable items. As Hrav checks out the far west end of the warehouse near the doors where the Prowler was brought down, Dang't on his heels. He hears a noise suddenly of a sniffing and snuffling on the other side of the doors right where the pool of blood extends underneath them. A moment later, a loud howl issues forth with enough volume to shake the doors on their hinges. A gruff yell from further off seems to answer the howl, and the sound of running feet give away the fact that you will have company again very shortly...

OOC: I need an exact location with grid coordinates from the map for where each of you are. I'll give you a rounds worth of prep time actions/movement.

stonegod said:

[sblock=PH8008]Not to look a gift dagger in the mouth, but since Dang't is no longer a chaos sorcerer (he was always designed for storm but had to wait for AP to be approved), the dagger does not benefit him other than its +1 bonus (so it effectively looses 3 levels for Dang't): Storm sorcerers don't benefit from even-odd. Other than the Goblin totem dagger listed on Dang't wish list, if you wanted a level 4 replacement, I might suggest the Stormbiter Warblade as the latest Dragon article on sorcerers seems to suggest to can now you powers with weapon-implement attacks.[/sblock]

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[sblock=Magic Item]The Stormbiter sounds like a good replacement to me, stonegod. Go ahead and mark it down as such instead of the Chaos Tooth Dagger. So this will be a +1 Stormbiter Warblade dagger.

Let's say it has electric blue glowing runes on the blade naming it "Storm Fang", shall we?[/sblock]

Phoenix8008 said:

[sblock=Magic Item]The Stormbiter sounds like a good replacement to me, stonegod. Go ahead and mark it down as such instead of the Chaos Tooth Dagger. So this will be a +1 Stormbiter Warblade dagger.

Let's say it has electric blue glowing runes on the blade naming it "Storm Fang", shall we?[/sblock]

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Phoenix8008 said:

[sblock=XP]2 Human Berserkers (175 each) = 350xp
1 Halfling Prowler = 250xp
2 Halfling Slingers (100 each) = 200 XP
3 Human Rabble (31 each) = 93 XP

Total monster XP = 893
Doubled XP = 1,786
1,786 XP divided between 6 PC's = 297 each (rounded down from 297.6 per PHB)

Time XP/GP for November (1 month):
Hrav, Girth, and Quagmire (level 4) get 145xp/175gp
Dang't and Beyrk (level 2) get 104xp/89gp
Kauldron (level 1) gets 83xp/63 gp

New XP totals:
Hrav- 5,098 + 297 new xp + 145 time xp = 5,540/7,500xp (gained level 5!)
Quagmire- 3,893 + 297 new xp + 145 time xp = 4,335/5,500 xp
Girth- 3,893 + 297 new xp + 145 time xp = 4,335/5,500 xp
Dang't- 1,029 + 297 new xp + 104 time xp = 1,430/2,500 xp
Beyrk- 1,029 + 297 new xp + 104 time xp = 1,430/2,500 xp
Kauldron- 0 + 297 new xp + 83 time xp = 380/1,000 xp

Garyh, you can level up Hrav as soon as Ozy approves this award. Also, I noticed on you character sheet that the XP total at the top of the sheet isn't up to date with what you have on the bottom in your XP totals.[/sblock]

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I approve

"Oy!" Hrav shouts. "We're about to have company!"

OOC: Hrav will be at I21. I'll ready an action to use (assuming I have an ally at H21) Clever Strike on the first enemy I see.

After the forthcoming fight, I want to try a Thievery check on the locked area.

Dang't plays around with the shocking dagger, tossing it up and down while he follows the Big Guy. When the howl comes from the door, however, his goblin instincts kick in and with a low Eeep! he dives for cover in the nearby boxes. A growl from Hrav saying Your foot's sticking out, little guy causes him to try harder. This time the bugbear grunts appreciatively. [sblock=OOC]Hope you don't mind the borrowing, Garyh. And Dang't's no good in a stand-up fight, so no bonus to flanking. [/sblock][sblock=Action]Starting at H22, Dang't will move into the boxes at F22 (Acrobatics 18) and then use their cover to hide as previous. Stealth: 13. Hrav's perception easily spots him, so he tries again (using standard action as a move action to go nowhere to hide): Stealth 23[/sblock][sblock=Dang't (hidden)]Dang't—Male Goblin Storm Sorcerer 2
Initiative: +5, Low-Light, Passive Perception: 11, Passive Insight: 11
AC: 15, Fort: 13, Reflex: 16, Will: 17 — Speed: 6
Resist: lightning 5, thunder 5
HP: 32/32, Bloodied: 16, Surge: 8, Surges left: 7/8
Action Points: 1, Second Wind: Not Used
Powers -
Storm Walk
Lightning Strike
Pinning Bolt
Howling Tempest
Goblin Tactics
Storm Soul
Sneak Attack
Sorcerous Sirocco
Stormbiter Warblade Dagger +1

Full character sheet[/sblock]

*Kauldron was just standing there bellowing out more smoke then a chimney on a cold winters night. Ildy watching as the others did there thing. Not being really good at the whole searching and looking around thing. Nor had he any idea as to what they were searching for exactly neither. He stood there for the long moments as they passed getting to know each other member of this so called MMC from there actions and characteristics. As the howl rang out, it shock his consciousness and he looked over to the door then Hrav ring the call to arms. Kauldron grinned under his masked helm and drew his short sword once more. This he knew and knew well. He hustled up next to Hrav, standing next to the big guy and stepping into a fighting stance.*

Let me see what kind of distraction I can give you, Big Hrav.

*He nods to Hrav and hunkers low. Readying himself to fight as well as to blow a cloud of smoke out to help conceal Hravs actions as well as distract anyone foolish enough to step up next to him.*

[sblock=Actions]Move: H31 to H21 (Double Move)[/sblock]

[sblock=Beyrk or Quagmire]Still wondering if one of you two would of spent another Inspiring Word or whatnot upon me to help heal me back up to full, during our short rest between fights. Would save a lot of surges for me if either of you two would help me out there. Thanks.[/sblock]