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

[Luinnar]

You advance cautiously forward. As you peer into a nearby cell, two evil yellow gleaming eyes look back at you. The hair on the back of your neck stands up as you realize the eyes are too far apart and round to belong to any human. From this seemingly endless patch of darkness, a guttural growl issues forth to fill the room. Faster than your eyes can follow, a huge wolf-like creature springs forward. There is murder in its eyes and blood on its claws. There is a clang as its razor sharp nails ping off the shield of a guard. The other attempts to hack at the beast with his sword, but the monster leaps aside with ease. The bodies of two more guards lie nearby.

GM: Please roll Initiative Jaconos Hanabara's Initiative= 15, if you roll higher you may take your turn. The guards will act after the party. Also, there is enough light in the area, no need to supply your own

[sblock=combatants]
Jaconos Hanabara
HP 265; Bloodied 133
AC 23; Fortitude 23; Reflex 23; Will 23

Guard 1: ???
Guard 2: ???
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[sblock=Terrain]
All the doors are open. Non-broken furniture is difficult terrain.
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[Iron Sky]

[sblock=Initiative 10]1d20+4=10[/sblock]

OOC: Here's some other possible Quagmires.

 

[Dekana]

Despite the horrifying scene that would cause a lesser kobold to flee in terror, Jax recklessly charges deep into the cell, past even the embattled guards. Once in position, he stabs at the wolf-man's back paw. The creature hobbles for a few moments as its battle stance is compromised.

"What are you waiting out there for? Help me!"

OOC: Initiative 27. Jaconos has a -4 penalty to AC and Reflex until the end of Jax's next turn.

[sblock=Jax stat block / actions]Actions
Initiative: 27. (1d20+9+2=27)

Move: Walk to G6.

Minor: Shifty to H7.

Standard: Imperiling Strike vs Jaconos hits Fort 24 for 32 damage, and Jaconos takes a -4 penalty to AC and Reflex until the end of Jax's next turn. CA is from First Strike. (1d20+19=24, 1d4+11+1=14, 2d8+4=18)


PC:Jax (Dekana) - L4W Wiki- Male Kobold Rogue 8
Passive Perception: 21, Passive Insight: 20
AC:24, Fort:20, Reflex:24, Will:17, Resist 5 cold, 5 necrotic, Speed:6, 7 while not bloodied
HP:63/63, Bloodied:31, Surge Value:15, Surges left:9/9
Initiative +9
Action Points: 1 (encounter)

Conditions

Powers
Shifty, Clever Strike, Piercing Strike
Imperiling Strike, Low Slash, Perfect Feint, Second Wind, Sly Lunge, Sneak in the Attack
Rat Form, Raven Cloak, Mocking Strike, Press the Advantage

Combat notes: +1 damage with CA; +2 damage vs bloodied targets

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[nerdytenor]

Dorn takes Jax's lead. (Initiative 27 - also gain 5 tmp hp at start of each encounter thanks to item). He moves into position (Move to B6) and hurls a bolt of freezing death at the wolf-man-thing, which just barely hits thanks to Jax's maneuver. (Ice Dragon's Teeth hits Ref 19 for 24 cold damage, and target is slowed TENT Dorn. I will also use furious assault to do 6 more damage.)

[sblock=Dorn Stat Block]
Dorn, Half-Orc Sorcerer 8
Passive Perception 13, Passive Insight 13
AC 23, Fort 16, Reflex 20, Will 22 (base defenses)
HP +5 TMP 62/62 Bloodied 31 Surge Value 15, Surges 7/7
Speed 6, Initiative +12
Action Points: 1

Current Effects
Wild Soul: poison (Resist 5 poison and ignore first 5 poison resistance)
one dagger in each hand

Encounter Resources
Bedeviling Burst
USED Ice Dragon's Teeth
Spark Form
USED Furious Assault
Stoneskin Armor
Half-Orc Resilience
Goblin Stompers
Second Wind
Use Action Point

Daily Resources
Ice Javelins
Moon and the Stars
Deep Shroud
Chaotic Defense
Luckblade Dagger
Deathstalker Dagger

2x potion of healing
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[pathfinderq1]

Brenn drew an arrow and fired at the bestial being in the cell, hardly even seeming to aim. The shot truck cleanly, hitting the creature high in the shoulder and spinning it to the ground.

[sblock= OOC]
>Standard: Clever Shot RBA (vs. AC, includes Dancing Serpent bonus), 1d20+16= 35 (hit, deals 15 damage and target is knocked prone); roll Roll Lookup

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[TwoHeadsBarking]

ooc: Initiative 6. I know, nice right?

 

[Luinnar]

Glad to see some backup! one of the guards shouts, sticking his sword into the monster's arm while the other stab's the sword into the creature's torso.

The wolf-like creature howls with rage. It grabs the first guard and tosses him with ease into the nearby wall. There guard crumples to the floor, dead from the impact. Next the beast chops its teeth on the second's guards neck, there is a scream and a snap and the man drops to the floor.

The being turns its bloodthirsty eyes on the party. Tensing up for its next move. You notice that some of the damage that was caused to it has already start to heal.

[sblock=actions]
Guard 1:MBA vs Jaconos
Guard 2:MBA vs Jaconos
both hit for 12 total damage

Jaconos Hanabara:
Start of Turn: Regain 10 HP
Move: Stand up from prone.
Standard: Kill Guard 1
Action Point
Standard: Kill Guard 2

Sorry, sacrificial minions don't get rolls against them
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[sblock=combatants]
Jaconos Hanabara
HP 186/265; Bloodied 133, -4 penalty to AC and Reflex until the end of Jax's next turn, slowed TENT Dorn
AC 23; Fortitude 23; Reflex 23; Will 23
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[sblock=Terrain]
All the doors are open. Non-broken furniture is difficult terrain.
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[Iron Sky]

YOU, PEASANT, DON'T LET THE BEAST THROW YOU ANYWHERE, HE LOOKS STRONG ENOUGH TO... *crunch* ...DO THAT. YOU, OTHER PEASANT, HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOT A NASTY BITE, DON'T LET HIM GET TO YOUR JUGULAR OR... *scream, gurgle* ...

CITIZENS, LOOKS LIKE WE'LL HAVE TO DO IT OURSELVES, Sir Exsixten says, looking over his shoulder as he buries his axe into the beastie.

[sblock=Actions]Move: Move to G5
Minor: Daring Shot: Jaconos is marked TenT and Sir Exsixten gains 5 THP.
Standard: Brash Strike: 1d20+14=23 vs AC, hit, 1d12+12+2(THP)=22 damage and Sir Exsixten grants CA to Jaconos.

[sblock=Sir Exsixten's Statblock]
Sir Exsixten, Male Warforged Fighter 6
Passive Perception: 15, Passive Insight: 15
AC: 24, Fort:21, Reflex:18, Will:18 -- Speed:5
HP:5+69/69, Bloodied:34, Surge Value:17, Surges left:13/13
Initiative +4, Action Points: 1
Powers: Crushing Surge, Brash Strike, Combat Challenge, Hack and Hew, Sweeping Blow,Daring Shot, Warforged Resolve, Second Wind, Villain's Menace, Rain of Steel, Boundless Endurance
Items: Potion of Healing x 2, Potion of Resistance x 1, Amulet of Resistance, Dwarven Thrower

MBA/RBA: +12(+14 OA) vs. AC, 1d12+8 damage and enemy movement is stopped and Sir Exsixten gains 4 temporary hitpoints.
Notes: *Sir Exsixten gains 5 THP whenever he spends a healing surge. *Sir Exsixten rerolls the first 1 on any damage roll. *Sir Exsixten does +2 damage while he has any temporary hitpoints. *Sir Exsixten does +2 damage vs bloodied enemies.
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[Dekana]

Jax sidesteps to avoid the guard being hurled into the wall beside him, but there is no escaping the bone-crunching CCRRACK noise of the man's neck being snapped. Jax winces and tries to ignore the corpse at his feet. But the sight in front of him is no better; the beast seems to be healing its wounds at a phenomenal rate!
Ahh, it's invincible! he thinks in alarm.

Surrounded by dead humans and an implacable wolf-man, Jax decides to double down on danger and go for the kill! With Sir Exsixten in position for the flank, Jax unleashes a flurry of attacks against the creature's back. He begins chuckling and his reptilian grin gets wider as he scores each successive hit. By the time he is forced away from the wolf's back, he is laughing like a madman. "Heal that you monster! Gyahaha!"

[sblock=Jax stat block / actions]Actions
Minor: Shifty to I7.

Minor: Low Slash vs Jaconos hits Reflex 36 for 32 damage and he's slowed until the end of Jax's next turn. (1d20+19=36; 1d4+11+4+1=19; 2d8+4=13)
Rampage!

AP-Standard: Mocking Strike vs Jaconos CRITS for 50 damage, and Jaconos takes a -3 penalty all defenses against Jax's attacks until the end of the encounter. Getting Sneak Attack again came from the Slaying Action feat. (1d20+19=39;2d4+11+1;2d8+4, crit: 2d12=10)
Killing Spree!

Free: In response to bloodying Jaconos, Press the Advantage vs Jaconos hits AC 33 for 20 damage.
(1d20+19=33;2d4+11+1+2=20)
Running Riot!

Standard: Sly Lunge vs Jaconos hits AC 29 for 25 damage, and Jax gains CA against Jaconos TENT.
(1d20+19=29;1d4+15+1+2=22;1d6=3)
Holy S***!!!


PC:Jax (Dekana) - L4W Wiki- Male Kobold Rogue 8
Passive Perception: 21, Passive Insight: 20
AC:24, Fort:20, Reflex:24, Will:17, Resist 5 cold, 5 necrotic, Speed:6, 7 while not bloodied
HP:63/63, Bloodied:31, Surge Value:15, Surges left:9/9
Initiative +9
Action Points: 0 (encounter)

Conditions

Powers
Shifty, Clever Strike, Piercing Strike
Imperiling Strike, Low Slash, Perfect Feint, Second Wind, Sly Lunge, Sneak in the Attack
Rat Form, Raven Cloak, Mocking Strike, Press the Advantage

Combat notes: +1 damage with CA; +2 damage vs bloodied targets

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[nerdytenor]

Dorn's mouth hangs open at the ridiculous display of destruction wrought by Jax. Dorn tries to finish the creature off with a ball of acidic death, but the creature shakes it off (OOC - Dorn starts in B6 (I moved there last turn), Acid Orb misses, Dorn then moves to D4).

[sblock=Dorn Stat Block]
Dorn, Half-Orc Sorcerer 8
Passive Perception 13, Passive Insight 13
AC 23, Fort 16, Reflex 20, Will 22 (base defenses)
HP +5 TMP 62/62 Bloodied 31 Surge Value 15, Surges 7/7
Speed 6, Initiative +12
Action Points: 1

Current Effects
Wild Soul: poison (Resist 5 poison and ignore first 5 poison resistance)
one dagger in each hand

Encounter Resources
Bedeviling Burst
USED Ice Dragon's Teeth
Spark Form
USED Furious Assault
Stoneskin Armor
Half-Orc Resilience
Goblin Stompers
Second Wind
Use Action Point

Daily Resources
Ice Javelins
Moon and the Stars
Deep Shroud
Chaotic Defense
Luckblade Dagger
Deathstalker Dagger

2x potion of healing
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[covaithe]

Quagmire's eyes widen, impressed despite himself. "Not sure you lads need my help after all... But, eh, might as well join the fun." He wades in and deftly slices across the back of the creature's arm, aiming for the tendon. "That oughta slow ye down fer a minute."

[sblock=actions]Move: to G6
Standard: Warlord's strike: CRIT for 20+5 damage, and Quagmire's allies gain +5 to damage rolls against Jaconos until end of my next turn.

See, I'd hoped to land that before anyone went nova.
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[Dekana]

[sblock=covaithe]Ah well, next time! I wanted to make sure Jax was the one to bloody Jaconos since he gets an extra attack in that case.
This was probably a bad time to go nova anyway, but I was worried about those other cell doors being open.[/sblock]

 

[covaithe]

OOC: No worries. It was an awesome turn anyway.

 

[pathfinderq1]

Brenn took more careful aim this time, with his allies closely set around the creature. The result was much the same- only this time the arrow struck the beast in the head. Even with its unnatural healing, it was momentarily unable to focus its attention...

[sblock= OOC]
>Standard: attack with Disruptive Shot (vs. AC), 1d20+15= 34 (hit for 11 damage +5 for Quagmire's power= 16 damage and enemy is dazed, save ends); roll Roll Lookup (both attack and damage include Dancing Serpent bonus)
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[Luinnar]

GM: You guys are one-rounding an elite again! He was level 11 too. I'm going to have to start throwing higher paragon level monsters at you! Great job by the way!

The creature crumples to the floor, unable to withstand the group's furious assault. Slowly he starts to change back. His fir starts to recede, body shortens and muzzle becomes a mouth. Soon the shape of a man is where the monster used to be.

The party heads to the door, waiting for the iron portcullises to open.

But oddly it does not. Even after some shouting there is no sign of the iron portcullises opening or of the old man.

Soon you have spent hours locked in the area, waiting. Glancing outside it appears to be sundown.

It seems like you are trapped in the cell room, at least for the time being.

GM: You are trapped in the cell block. Each cell has a window with bars, but there is no other noticeable ways into or out of the area. The iron portcullises are sturdy and cannot be opened by lock picking. It would take a great force to smash them open. [sblock=Perception=23] It seems like the cell in the back's window bars are a little rusty, with some work they could be loosened and removed. [/sblock]

 

[Iron Sky]

SIR EXSIXTEN HAS GREAT FORCE! CITIZENS, WATCH AS HE SMASHES RIGHT THROUGH THIS PLACE!

[sblock=Athletics 18]Athletics vs Portcullis: 1d20+9=18.[/sblock]

THIS PORTCULLIS IS MADE OF MAGICAL ANTI-HERO HELL STEEL! Sir Exsixten says as the tremendous clash and clang of him slamming into the portcullis and falling into a heap dies down.

HERE, THERE IS A SECRET DOOR! SIR EXSIXTEN WILL BREAK IT DOWN! Sir Exsixten says, picking a random wall and hurling himself headlong into it.

[sblock=Athletics 23]Athletics vs "Secret Door": 1d20+9=23.[/sblock]

OOC: Sir Exsixten would probably try to bust out after 30 minutes (if he managed to wait that long).

 

[Luinnar]

Despite Sir ExSixTen's attempts, both the iron portcullises and the "secret door" fail to give way.

GM: Everyone gets a short rest by the way

 

[Dekana]

OOC: Jax just used all his dailies, so he won't be one-rounding anything until tomorrow.

Jax falls onto his rear in exhaustion after the battle. Unfortunately, he lands right on one of the human corpses. He launches into the air in terror and almost hits his head on the ceiling. That sends him running to the corridor, where he promptly collapses instead.

Once his arms stop feeling like jelly, Jax decides he's had enough of being trapped in a cell. He goes to work on finding an exit. He first sees about picking the front door's lock, but when that proves impossible he directs his attention to one of the "windows" in a different cell.

[sblock=Perception 28]Perception 28. (1d20+11=28)

Jax will try to loosen / remove those bars.[/sblock]
The party soon hears the kobold grunting as if doing some heavy lifting.

 

[Luinnar]

GM: Dekana, please make either an Athletics (23) or an Endurance (23) check for Jax to see if he can either break out of the bars by brute strength or has enough stamina to do it slow but steady. Remember others can use aid another if Jax needs it.

 

[Dekana]

"I think I've found a way out!" Jax shouts from back cell. His statement is immediately backed up by the sound of iron scraping across a stone wall.

[sblock=Athletics 24]Athletics 24 (1d20+8=24).

Man, invisiblecastle really likes Jax. He must have got all the luck that my paladin never had.[/sblock]