Adventure: Hey! That's Not Wayne's Basement! (DM: H.M.Gimlord, Judge: Ozymandias79)

[H.M.Gimlord]

[sblock=Ozy and P8]Ozy. Thanks for weighing in on this and giving me the liberty to let this slide.

P8 and others: OK. No more Mr. Nice guy !

On with the fun![/sblock]

 

[H.M.Gimlord]

[sblock=P8]Equipping the weapon. Actually you can do both, since you didn't use a Standard. Minor, Minor, Move is allowed in one turn.[/sblock]

 

[H.M.Gimlord]

The writhing plague of rats scampers out of the hole onto the floor above; an opportunity that Talon takes. He manages to skewer a few of them just before they swarm over Rujah’s feet, biting and gnawing at his boots, which seem to be holding,…for now.

While Rujah kicks at the rats and Talon wonders if Fenwick was right about how they taste, they hear a rough voice yelling, “Get’em boys!”

Like bats from The Abysss two small draconic figures fly up the stairs in a flurry of leathery wings. One of them snaps a warning at Talon, while the other takes a chunk out of Dayna, marring her beautiful coat with a hideous gash and streaks of warm blood. The hovering drake hisses through blood-soaked teeth in a menacing laugh as they both fly back down the staircase from which they came.

[sblock=Mechanics]Jin's attacks score 21, but rats take half damage, rounded down, from melee and ranged attacks, so total damage done to the rats by his attack is 10. Talon manages to do another 7 (see below).

Rat Swarm Actions:
Move: Climb to J17
OA from Jin: 1d20+6=12 Miss
OA from Talon: 1d20+5=16 Hit
Damage from Talon’s OA: 1d10+3 + 1d6=14, halved and rounded down = 7

Standard: Swarm of Teeth
Target: Rujah
Attack: 1d20+6=8 Miss.
BTW: Talon, Dayna, Rujah, and Fenwick are all in the Rat Swarm’s aura. I will ask each of you to roll the attack at the beginning of your own turn since it may be possible for some of you to be pushed, pulled, slid ect… before then.

ST Drake1 Actions:
Move: to G20
Minor: None
Standard: Flyby attack with Bite
Target: Dayna
Attack: Fly G19, G18, H18, 1d20+6=25 Hit!, G18, G19, G20
Damage: 1d6+4=8

ST Drake 2 Actions
Move: to G21
Minor: None
Standard: Flyby attack with Bite
Target: Talon
Attack: G20, G19, G18, H17, 1d20+6=8 Miss, G18, G19, G20, out of sight[/sblock]

[sblock=Status]
Rujah (9): J18 30/34 HS 12/12 AP 1
Jin (9): K15 27/27 HS 6/6 AP 1
Riardon (6): K14 34/34 HS 8/8 AP 1
Fenwick (13): K1823/31 HS 11/11 AP 1
Talon (11): I17 26/26 HS 8/8 AP 1
Dayna (10): I18 8(5)/22 Bloodied HS 2/2 AP Uses Talon's

Just so you know: One of you can spend a Minor to for a Heal skill check (DC15) before Talon’s next turn. If you succeed, Dayna can roll an immediate saving throw (i.e.: before she takes damage).

Rats (15): 19/36
Spiretop Drake 1 (15): 29/29
Spiretop Drake 2 (15): 29/29[/sblock]

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[sblock=Enemies]Rat Swarm (Lvl 2)
Size: Medium
Senses: Perception: +6, Vision: Low LightSwarm
Aura 1: The rat swarm makes a basic attack as a free action against each enemy that begins its turn in the arua (Jin and Rujah: You are in the aura).
HP: 36; Bloodied: 18
AC: 16; Fort: 11; Ref: 14; Will: 11
Resist: Half damage from melee and ranged attacks
Vulnerable: 5 damage from close and area attacks

Speed: 6, Climb: 2
Swarm of Teeth (at-will; standard) +6 vs AC; 1d6+3 damage, and ongoing 3 damage (save ends)

Spiretop Drake (Lvl 1)
Size: Small
Senses Perception: +3
HP: 29; Bloodied: 14
AC: 16; Fort: 11; Ref: 14; Will: 13
Speed: 4; fly: 8 (hover)

Bite (Standard, at-will): +6 vs Armor Class; 1d6+4 damage.

Snatch (Standard, at-will): +4 vs Reflex; 1 damage, and the spiretop drake steals a small object from the target, such as a vial, scroll, or coin.

Flyby Attack (Standard, at-will): The spiretop drake flies up to 8 squares and makes one melee basic attack at any point during that movement. The drake doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks when moving away from the target of the attack.[/sblock]

 

[Phoenix8008]

[sblock=OOC]HMG, if Talon had used one of those minor actions to activate Hunter's Quarry still, then the rats would have taken an additional 1d6 damage from that. More importantly, they will still have the HQ on them for the future.[/sblock]

 

[H.M.Gimlord]

[sblock=P8]Duly noted. Thanks for reminding me. I updated the original post to reflect the roll. Synopsis: It did another 2 damage (rolled a 4).[/sblock]

 

[BenBrown]

As the rats swarm over Fenwick's ankles, biting deeply, he screams "Expire, vermin!" attempting to draw strength from his enemies' defeat. He swings his axe in a great overhead arc, bringing it down, unfortunately, in such a way that it does no damage to the rat pile.

[sblock=actions]
Rat Swarm Attack: Rat Swarm Attack (1d20+6=18)
Rat Swarm Damage: Rat Swarm Damage (1d6+3=8)

Standard: Warrior's Surge
Target: Rat Swarm
Attack: 1d20+6=11 miss

Move: no action

Minor: no action

Save from Ongoing Damage: 1d20=3

Ouch.

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[sblock=ministats]Fenwick Male Orc Barbarian 1
Initiative: +1, Passive Perception: 10, Passive Insight: 10, Senses: Low-light
AC:15, Fort:15, Reflex:12, Will:13
HP:15/31, Bloodied:15, Surge Value:7, Surges left:11/11
Action Points: 1
Powers:
Howling Strike
Recuperating Strike
Warrior's Surge
Roar of Triumph
Vault the Fallen
Swift Panther Rage

Important Stuff:
Feral Might: When Fenwick bloodies an enemy, the next attack by him
or one of his allies against that enemy gains a +3 bonus to the attack roll.

Conditions:
Bloodied

Full sheet: L4WC:Fenwick (BenBrown) - ENWiki [/sblock]

 

[Theroc]

[sblock=OOC]
Hey guys, I'm kinda wondering what exactly would be best for Rujah to do right now. I know I should probably fight the rat, but I was also thinking perhaps it would be a better idea for me to move and block off the wyverns in the corridor while the rest of your guys beat on the rats. What do you guys think?[/sblock]

 

[BenBrown]

[sblock=ooc]if you can move away from the rats cleanly, getting in the way of the flying thingies might be good. IIRC, you're the hardest one to hit, and if they have open access into the room, their fly-by attack is nasty. Fenwick would try it, but he's backed into a corner being nibbled to death by rodents the size of his big toe at the moment.[/sblock]

 

[Theroc]

[sblock=ooc]if you can move away from the rats cleanly, getting in the way of the flying thingies might be good. IIRC, you're the hardest one to hit, and if they have open access into the room, their fly-by attack is nasty. Fenwick would try it, but he's backed into a corner being nibbled to death by rodents the size of his big toe at the moment.[/sblock]

[sblock=OOC]
Well, I'd provoke an OA, I think. I could shift into Dayna's square as a minor action, then take a move action to intercept the critters, if I understand correct, but leaving Dayna's square would provoke an OA. If I misunderstood, correct me so I can understand better. [/sblock]

 

[BenBrown]

[sblock=OOC]

Well, I'd provoke an OA, I think. I could shift into Dayna's square as a minor action, then take a move action to intercept the critters, if I understand correct, but leaving Dayna's square would provoke an OA. If I misunderstood, correct me so I can understand better.

Something like this would have worked in 3.5, but in 4E, a shift is a move action. If you don't plan on attacking, just getting in position, you could do it. I'm pretty sure the rats would get an OA out of it, though.

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