Adventure: Just Before Nightfall (DM:johnmeier1, Judge:Ozymandias79)

Shorrin lets out a small groan, "Why are you so quick to draw arms?" he calls out. He draws his own weapons close, and tightens his grip on them.

The assassin picks his way cautiously forward.

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I'll have Murphy move to F8 right now, only 2 squares so no penalty[/sblock]

Tonk to F7.

The males smile as they move forward, disappearing from sight into the shadows as they move. The wolves howl and move around in a wide arc, encircling their prey. They charge the hidden Murphy, striking him and knocking him to the ground before their charge. The woman laughs, “The master decreed all intruders must die”

[sblock=mechanics] Pale men move and disappear. The wolves move 8 and then charge Murphy from opposite directions 1d20+9=25 for 1d6+2=5 damage and knock prone and 1d20+12=13 (miss)
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[sblock=status] The wolves and pale males have gone, so Dextyr and Janus can go in any order before the woman. Apparently the wolves can see Murphy, but no one else has indicated it and they seem ignorant of the adjacent Tonk. Anyone can use a minor action to make a Perception check to determine the exact square the pale males are in, but they are actually invisible.

Character Init Pos Status HP
Pale male 1 32 Invisible
Pale male 2 32 Invisible
Grey Wolf 1 20 G7
Grey Wolf 2 20 E9
Dextyr 20 B8 33/33 ß you are up!
Janus 16 A8 30/30
Pale Woman 14 S23
Murphy 11 D7 Prone 32/37
Tonk 10 D6 Stealth 27 24/24
Shorrin 6 B8 43/43
Larinza 4 A7 29/34
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[sblock=Perception 32] Pale male 1 is at I12
[sblock=Perception 38] Pale male 2 is at G12
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[sblock] Enemy Stats
Males AC 20, Fort/Ref/Will 17/18/15
Wolves AC 16, Fort/Ref/Will 14/14/13
Female AC 21, Fort/Ref/Will 18/19/19
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As the wolf knocks Murphy over, a tendril of shadow erupts from the leather armour and slams into the lupine creature as he falls to the forest floor.

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Immediate Reaction to wolf hitting Murphy - Daily power of armour necrotic damage (1d10 4=12) 12 necrotic damage to wolf[/sblock]

[sblock=ministats]Murphy Tang Male Human Assassin 4
Initiative: +6, Passive Perception: 17, Passive Insight: 14, Senses: Normal
AC:20, Fort:16, Reflex:18, Will:19
HP:32/37, Bloodied:18, Surge Value:9, Surges left:8/8
Action Points: 0
Powers:
Inescapable Blade
Shadow Storm
Assassin's Shroud
Shadow Step
Changeling Disguise
Shadow Darts
Army of the Night
Sneak Attack
Changeling's Trick
Shade Form
Targeted for Death
Lurking Shadow
Talon Amulet
Deathcut Leather Armour


Conditions:

Important Stuff: When Murphy kills with a melee attack, gains 5 thp.
When attacking with CA, add +1 damage (Talon Amulet)

Full sheet: L4WC:Siblyx (renau1g - ENWiki)[/sblock]

Janus tracks the wolves through the undergrowth expecting them to charge the warriors in front of him, instead they leap at the previously hidden Murphy.
"I was wondering where Murphy had disapeared to" Janus mumbles to himself as he bar of freezing ice lances out, smashing into the nearest wolf freezing him solid in mid flight.

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We should discuss the best way to move the 'phalanx' formation we have here. Or are we going to stand still?
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Move Action: N/A
Standard Action: MM vs Wolf @ E9: 1d20+6 vs Fort=17; DMG: 1d6+5=7 cold damage and the target is slowed until the end of your next turn. http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2358261/
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Janus Reinhardt - Male Human Wizard 3
Passive Perception: 14, Passive Insight: 19
AC: 18, Fort: 13, Reflex: 16, Will: 17 -- Speed: 6
HP: 30/30, Bloodied: 15, Surge Value: 7, Surges left: 6/7
Initiative: +4
Action Points: 0, Second Wind: Available
Powers: Magic Missile, Ray of frost, Thunderwave, Icy Terrain, Color Spray, Freezing Cloud (Not Memorized), Sleep(Memorized/Used),
Expeditious Retreat (Memorized/Used), Feather Fall (Not Memorized)
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I'm no warlord, but I'd like to reclaim our strikers and allow them to move around with the group's support. I would like to move forward until we have reached Murphy and Tonk. That's just my opinion, I've been wrong before. [/sblock]

Dextyr strides forward the wolf by Murphy, draws his longsword and takes a swing. Letting out a warcry as he swings, his sword connects with its target (OOC: or so I would assume....)

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Minor = Draw Lonsword
Move = move to D8
Standard = War Song Strike; 1d20+8 (vs AC)=25, & next ally to hit the target before the end of my next turn gets 3 temp hit points. Damage; 1d8+4=9
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I agree that we should try and keep our formation as much as possible, but we cannot let the strikers get too far away. Most of my 'leader' power only work within 5 squares, so I need to be in the thick of things.
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Murphy's armor causes the wolf to yelp in pain. The icy ray from Janus and the longsword of Dextyr, bloody the beast. The woman moves closer, calmly through the forest. She reaches out her hand and shadows from around the trees circle Dextyr's head and engulf it in blackness. He seems somewhat blinded as they swirl around him.

[sblock=mechanics] If Janus wants to ready a move action to follow Larinza he can. That might also move him to after the woman so basically all the PCs act at the same time.
Pale woman, moves to N18 and use ranged attack on Dextyr 1d20+11=31 (crit) for 16 necrotic damage and he has no line of sight to anything more than 2 squares from him (save ends).
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Character Init Pos Status HP
Pale male 1 32 Invisible
Pale male 2 32 Invisible
Grey Wolf 1 20 G7
Grey Wolf 2 20 E9 bloodied
Dextyr 20 B8 17/33 - no line of sight more than 2 squares away (save ends)
Janus 16 A8 30/30
Pale Woman 14 N18
Murphy 11 D7 Prone 32/37 <-- the rest of you get to go!
Tonk 10 D6 Stealth 27 24/24
Shorrin 6 B8 43/43
Larinza 4 A7 29/34
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In case anyone is confused, Janus cast Ray of frost not magic missle. I made a cut and paste error, again.
Thanks Rena1g for pointing it out.
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