Adventure:Land Ho! FWBTHW (DM:H.M.Gimlord,Judge:Ozymandias79)

[Tenchuu]

[sblock=DM]I have an idea, not sure if any of it is legal:
1. use a minor to topple the wine rack
2. move to K2 to J3

Can I do this, and will it hurt Fenwick?[/sblock]

 

[H.M.Gimlord]

[sblock=Tenchuu]K1 to K2 would be legal after toppling the wine rack, keeping in mind that it's difficult terrain. This however risks dealing damage to Fenwick, who has the right not to oppose your strength check, but still must avoid a roll against his reflex.

K2 to J3 however would require toppling another wine rack after which you would not have an action left. The move rounds a hard corner (notice that the wine racks jut out halfway across row J).[/sblock]

 

[Tenchuu]

[sblock=OOC]Wait for it... Wait for it...[/sblock]
"You want me no closer, eh?" Jin asked in a mocking tone, "No Matter." The ronin flicked his right hand, whipping the blade like he was cleaning the blood from it. However, Instead of blood, the ancient blade spit venom. But the splatter missed its target.

Cursing in his native tongue, Jin backed away, putting more obstacles between himself and the ranged foes, giving himself more options.
[sblock=Action Block, Mini-Stats]
HQ, Acidic Katana Ranged Attack, EPIC Miss, Move

[sblock=Action Block]
Minor: Hunter's Quarry on I2 Archer
Standard: Acidic Katana Ranged Attack

• Target: I2 Archer
• Attack: 1d20+8-2=1
• Damage: N/A

Move: to M2
[/sblock][sblock=Jin Stat block]Ashikaga Jin'emon - Male Human Ranger 2
Initiative: +4, Passive Perception: +18, Passive Insight: +14
Defenses:
AC: 17, Fort: 16, Reflex: 17, Will: 14 -- Speed: 6

Vitality:
HP: 28/32, Bloodied: 16, Surge Value: 8, Surges left: 5/6
Action Points: 1, Second Wind: used (DO Encounter)
Languages:
Common, Elven

Basic Attacks:
Basic Melee Attack: +8 vs AC - Acidic Katana 1d10+5
Ranged Basic Attack: +7 vs AC - Thrown Dagger 1D4+3

Powers:
At-Will: Hunter's Quarry, Twin Strike, Shield of Blades, Hit & Run
Encounter: Off-Hand Strike, Acidic Katana Ranged Attack, Unbalancing Parry
Daily: Jaws of the Wolf, Acid Katana Attack

Weapons:
1 Acidic Katana (Acidic Bastard Sword +1 stats)
1 Katana (Bastard Sword stats)
[/sblock]Another miss! Woot!
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[H.M.Gimlord]

As Jin manages to shower acid everywhere but at his intended target, something extremely surreal occurs:

A short, balding, human dressed in robes shoots up from inside a barrel in the corner of the cellar like a cork being popped form a champagne bottle. He rockets into the air until his feet are about five feet off the ground, and then he comes crashing back down into the barrel falling prone behind Firebyrne.

The dragonborn blacksmith doesn't allow himself to be too distracted, but manages to raise a surprised, hairless eyebrow.

[sblock=OOC]All, please welcome evilbob to the thread. He'll be replacing Rujah, who I will be writing out after this encounter. I'll let evilbob introduce his character in character.[/sblock][sblock=New Map]

[/sblock][sblock=P8 & EB] The two of you still have a full turn each before teh bad guys go.[/sblock]

 

[evilbob]

[sblock=ooc]Hi all! Happy to be joining this crew! I'll switch back to pale green to avoid conflict with Jin.

I have to admit it's taking me a little while to decipher the map, but I think I've got it down![/sblock]
"OOF! Ah, yes, well, um... hello? Sorry to uh, pop in... unannounced? Ah, no, don't get up - I'm fine," Mervin stammers as he gets to his feet. Looking around at everyone and their weapons drawn, he adds, "I seem to be interrupting something already in progress. Please - don't mind me. I'll just be ... uh ..." Seeing the barrel destroyed and his only portal gone, Mervin's words just drift to a halt.

[sblock=ooc]Move: stand up

Standard: Mervin has no idea what's going on so he'll just take a total defense action - +2 to all defenses[/sblock]
[sblock=Mervin ministats]Mervin Male Human Wizard 3
Initiative: +7, Passive Perception: 12, Passive Insight: 17, Senses: Normal
AC:19 (21), Fort:13 (15), Reflex:17 (19), Will:15 (17)
HP:31/31, Bloodied:15, Surge Value:7, Surges left:7/7
Action Points/Daily Item Uses/Milestones: 1/1/0
Powers:
Phantom Bolt
Winged Horde
Thunderwave
(Wizard cantrips)
Orbmaster's Incendiary Detonation
Color Spray
Shield
Staff of Defense
Second Wind
Orb of Nimble Thoughts
Flaming Sphere

Important Stuff:

Conditions:

Full sheet: L4W:CS:Mervin (evilbob) - L4W Wiki[/sblock]

 

[Tenchuu]

[sblock=EB]Woohoo! EB! Now you can prevent OAs for me instead of against me! Plus, the added benefit of playing with my character Jin, who must be now 6/32 on hit attempts!!!

Welcome aboard, bud. [/sblock]
"You there," Jin said, peering around the wine rack. "These men mean to kill us down here. By us, I mean the The Orc, The Dragonborns, The Longtooth and his wolf, and the Eladrin. I suggest you defend yourself, lest they kill you to."

 

[evilbob]

"Riiiiiiight..." Mervin responds, without lowering his guard toward anyone.

[sblock=tenchuu]Good to see you too! Glad to be playing alongside you this time. [/sblock]
[sblock=DM]Can I make an arcana check to see if Mervin is wise to what just happened? I have my own suspicions, but just wondering if I should throw that out there.[/sblock]

 

[H.M.Gimlord]

[sblock=Arcana]Normally, I post checks that I foresee as nested spoilers of increasing DC. If you ever want to offer a check, though, don't bother asking, just roll the dice and roleplay what your character is trying to figure out or do. I'll respond with an appropriate level of information, success, or failure.[/sblock]

 

[evilbob]

[sblock=arcana]While bouncing through the various portals, Mervin gets a total of 20 on his arcana check to piece together what happened and why. He believes the portals were created by the necklace; he thinks somehow it touches ...well for lack of a better word, "booze containers" and that it causes them to open a hole from one place to another. There seems to be 3 distinct places that are interconnected this way (all related to storing alcohol). It seems like he was falling through the middle of the earth, effectively, and bouncing out the other side, where gravity was reversed - and then it took hold and he went back the other way. He's also not sure if the guy in the bar (the necklace owner) knows what's going on or not, but he sure didn't help the situation, that's for sure (Mervin is more than a little pissed at that guy right now). Effectively, the arcana check is to know how much of this is right or close or if it was something else entirely. Does that make sense?[/sblock]
[sblock=one more thing]Could someone do a sort of quick roundup of the basic appearance and race of everyone in the scene? Basically, what Mervin would know from just standing there. There's a ton of folks and I'm having a little trouble figuring it all out - thank you in advance![/sblock]

 

[Tenchuu]

[sblock=Jin's Appearance]
Shaved head with the tips of the black hair line just visible. He wears closely-fitted leather armor of the Jade style, made of leather. He is of medium height for a human, on the taller side for those humans of the jade empire. Slender, but still presents a stern, tough look. He wears a closely cropped goatee.

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