Adventure: Lord Byron’s Economic Woes (DM: Tenchuu, Judge: H.M.Gimlord)

[ryryguy]

Hergunna-wolf charges around the corner, steering wide of the doorway. "There's another coming behind me," she growls as she shifts back to human shape.

She peers into the building and makes a "tsk" sound as she sees Stanng's crumpled form. She gestures casually, and a wicked blast of arctic wind races through the doorway, battering and chilling two of the kobolds and one of the drakes. They stagger about blindly under the force of the wind, and one kobold stumbles into the cloud of daggers while the other steps shrieking into the fire pit.

Hergunna grins. Easy does it, indeed... these spirits are eager to please, if you act like you don't much care... like cats, they are.

She looks over at Hergunna. "Child, I've lined 'em up for you like sausages on a stick. Let's see some fine wizardry now, right!"

[sblock=actions]Move: to J5. (If there's an issue with line of sight or cover to put Chill Wind at K11, I guess Hergunna will go to K5 instead. But I think with an area blast J5 should be okay.)
Minor: shift to human
Standard: Chill wind on K11. Hits dragonshield @ J12 (1D20 + 4 => 18), wyrmpriest (1D20 + 4 => 22), and drake @ I10 (1D20 + 4 => 18) for 5 cold damage. Dice gods now smiling upon Hergunna! Slide the dragonshield into the cloud of daggers, the wyrmpriest into the fire, and the drake to K11.[/sblock]
[sblock=Hergunna stat block]Hergunna- Female Human Druid 1
Passive Perception: 19, Passive Insight: 19
AC:16, Fort:13, Reflex:15, Will:16 -- Speed:7
HP:31/31, Bloodied:15, Surge Value:7, Surges left:6/9
Initiative +3
Action Points: 1, Second Wind: Not Used
Powers: Fire Hawk, Call of the Beast, Chill Wind, Savage Rend, Wild Shape, Thorn Spray, Summon Pack Wolf, Hunter's Quarry
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[Tenchuu]

[sblock=Post for Tessa]As requested, Tessa is using Orbmaster's Incendiary Detonation. Unfortunately, Ryry used up the last of the good rolls. Hopefully this trend down for DM rolls continues into the next enemy turn.[/sblock]
Tessa nodded to Hergunna and lifted her orb, focusing her power through the implement. The air seemed to flex as the wizard pushed a blast of air inside the building. It whizzed over top of Stanng and and exploded out over the fireplace. A massive shock wave of force shot out from the firepit, but the three enemies in the zone braced themselves for the attack. A moment later, fire engulfed the middle of the room.

[sblock=Mechanics]
Hergunna's Attack
Note: Dragonshields and Wyrmpriest have resist 5 cold.

Dragonshield J12 Damage: 2 + 2 at beginning of turn.
Wyrmpriest: 1D6 => 4 fire + 5 ongoing fire damage starting next turn
Drake L10 Damage: 5 Cold

Tessa
Standard: Orbmaster's Incendiary Detonation
Attacks: 1D20 + 4 => 8
1D20 + 4 => 6
1D20 + 4 => 10
3 misses.

All enemy creatures that enter or start their turn in the flames take 2 fire damage.[/sblock][sblock=updated map]

[/sblock][sblock=Stanng/Kane]You two still have actions in this round. Stanng, you need to spend one move action to get up. I'm not sure you could get out of the room this round if you wanted to. If you still in the room, unless there are a bunch of misses, You'll probably be knocked unconscious again next turn, so you might want to make this turn a good one. Or use second wind and hope to ride out the round. Last round, the second wind boost to defenses blocked an attack for Kane.[/sblock]

 

[johnmeier1]

[sblock=Stanng] Actually he can use Shifter Regeneration since after my healing he should JUST be bloodied (just like last time). Majestic Word also slid him to K9 so the map isn't quite right.[/sblock]

 

[rastl74]

Last turn's immediate action: I will use Battle Awareness to attack the Kobold who withdrew from me during combat (I'm not sure which one this is as the map is a bit confusing).

The kobold moved to retaliate against Stanng. Fighting through the cloud, which cut the beast again and drew blood, the kobold landed a hit, drawing blood on Stanng as well. The kobold spit at Stanng's feet in a defiant gesture and retreated.

If the above is incorrect then don't worry about this attack and skip it.
Attack:1D20 + 6 => 17
Damage: 1D10 + 4 => 10

This turn: I think that Wil slid me to K9 and the map shows me on K10 I think...
Minor: Longtooth Shifting (+2 to damage on attacks and Regen of 2 while bloodied)
Move: Stand up in current square
Standard: valiant strike vs lizard in L9 from K9
Attack: 1D20 + 7 => 18 -2 ro not attacking a marked target (so, my attack is a 16)
Damage: 1D10 + 4 => 9

[sblock=ministats]Stanng Male Shifter Paladin 1
Initiative: +0, Passive Perception: 13 Passive Insight: 18, Senses: Low-light Vision
AC:18, Fort:15, Reflex:12, Will:14
HP:11/25, Bloodied:12, Surge Value:6, Surges left:6/10
Action Points: 0/1
Powers:
Divine Challenge
Lay on Hands
Holy Strike
Valiant Strike
Longtooth Shifting
Divine Mettle
Divine Strength
Battle Awareness
Piercing Smite
Paladin's Judgement

Important Stuff:
regeneration 2 and +2 to all damage rolls (after being bloodied and longtooth shifting is used).

Conditions:

Full sheet: Stanng Bonetooth, Paladin of Maros [/sblock]

 

[johnmeier1]

[sblock=OOC] Stanng gets +2 on the damage roll for the second hit. Just also wondering why not use an At Will power instead of a basic attack?[/sblock]

 

[rastl74]

[sblock=OOC] Stanng gets +2 on the damage roll for the second hit. Just also wondering why not use an At Will power instead of a basic attack?[/sblock]

[sblock=atwillpower] I used valiant strike. It only gives me an extra bonus to hit, thanks for reminding me about the extra damage.

My second attack in my post should reflect my +2 to damage from my "shifting".[/sblock]

 

[renau1g]

sorry for the delay, life should be normal again (whatever normal is)

Kane looks around, his breath recovered, enemies all around him and his allies in a difficult spot. The shifter is barely standing, Wil is covered in blood, mostly his own, Kane looks down at the wounds that the cowardly kobolds caused on him. His beady, yellow eyes narrow as the bugbear looks to the nearest foe, the kobold not caught in the explosion of fire, and begins stalking towards him. Kane brings up his bastard sword and with a roar of primal strength, the barbarian brings the blade down in a vicious overhand chop, the blade driving deep into the reptiles brain.

The sight of the tremendous blow spurs Kane and he launches pulls the sword out, spinning behind and catching the other kobold behind him with the blade, nearly felling that enemy. The bloodlust is in full now and Kane's eyes have gone completely red with the drive. He spins through his foes, a tornado of blades as he goes right into the fire, heedless of the heat. His axe sweeps out and draws a minor slash on the kobold with the spear, who's also stuck in the fire.

Calling on every reserve ounce of energy in his body, Kane then slashes, stabs, and swings at all enemies within his reach. The blood fills the air and covers the bugbear, turning his brown fur deep crimson. The kobolds drop to the barbarian's unbridled fury and the drake is left deeply wounded. There still is energy left in Kane as he then dances through the flames to end up next to the kobold with the magic. The sudden appearance of the bugbear surprises the kobold and leaves him open to Kane's eventual attack. The barbarian's eyes gleam with anticipation as he has the tiny foe right where he wants him.

[sblock=ooc]
*Whew...here we go*

Move: to I10
Standard: Swift Panther Rage on Dragonshield (H10) - vs ac; dmg (1d20 9=29, 3d12 6=22) Crit! Triggers both Rampage and Whirling Lunge, not sure which triggers first though.... damage is 43 from attack, killing H10
Crit damage (1d8=1)
Free Action: Rampage - MBA against J11 guy - vs ac; dmg (1d20 9=20, 1d12 6=15) hits for 15
Free Action: Whirling Lunge - Shift to J12 (I10 ->I11 -> J12) 5 damage to Skirmisher (K12) - damage (2d6=5)
AP: Whirling Frenzy - Burst 1 - vs ref (Stanng, skirmisher, guard drake, dragonshield); damage (1d20 9=23, 1d20 9=20, 1d20 9=13, 1d20 9=23, 1d12 6 2d6=26) Note: I was looking at old map when I did this and had Stanng in Burst... luckily he's not, also it targets Ref, not AC... hits Drake, dragonshield and skirmisher - hits for 26 damage
Free: by bloodying the drake it triggers Feral Might - Shift 2 to L14 and the wyrmpriest grants CA to Kane TENT
Minor: Activate Predator's Eye - +1d6 damage on next attack with CA
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[sblock=ministats]Kane Male Bugbear Barbarian 2
Initiative: +5, Passive Perception: 11, Passive Insight: 11, Senses: Low-light
AC:19, Fort:17, Reflex:16, Will:12
HP:21/35, Bloodied:17, Surge Value:8, Surges left:5/10
Action Points: 1
Powers:
Howl of Fury
Whirling Rend
Predatory Eye
Whirling Lunge
Whirling Frenzy
Shrug it Off
Swift Panther Rage

Important Stuff:
+1d8 damage when charging. Cool stuff happens when he bloodies or kills a bad guy

Conditions:

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

 

[johnmeier1]

Wil pumps his hand in the air as Kane whirls into action. WOOOO!

[sblock=OOC] Immediate reaction (Kane drops first Kobold): Virtue of Valor +3 temp hp
should take the edge off the flames you stepped into before carving death[/sblock]

 

[Tenchuu]

[sblock=Post forthcoming]Should have the next post up this afternoon. Good Job Kane!![/sblock]

 

[Tenchuu]

Kane carves through the enemies in barbarian rage, dropping two of the creatures in the process, and nearly killing the leader.

The enemies move to counter, and Tessa's flames burn again, melting the wyrmpriest into a charred, bloody hump. Without a leader, the remaining Dragonshield was frantic, and the drakes attacked without coordination.

The dragonshield moved around the fire, but was blocked by Kane. It stabbed it's sword defensively, but it did no damage. Trembling with fear, it stepped back toward the corner.

The Drake near Kane attacked from the other side, and it's sharp teeth drew blood. The Drake hissed, and then moved back toward Stanng

The Drake near the door bit back at Stanng, but the shifter easily deflected the attack. The creature stood its ground after being rebuffed.

* * *

Outside, the Slinger darted out and fired again. It fired another bullet at Tessa, who saw the slinger and quickly ducked, avoiding the shot. This slinger snarled before creeping back behind the concealment of the center building.

A second Kobold slinger emerged from the western building. It pulled back and let a bullet fly at Hergunna, but the projectile glanced off Hergunna without damaging the woman. The creature glared before ducking back into the building.

And then a third slinger emerged, moving out into the open. It fired at Wil, and the bullet hit its mark. "Yessss," it hissed in triumph, doing a little dance. "Come on! You heard the leader; we mussst catch the humansss."

On the beckon of the third, a fourth slinger emerged from the building. It fired a slug at hergunna, but the bullet sailed high. The creature looked uncertain, and moved back into the building.

The third slinger barked, "Itssss only three humanss! Why hide?"

[sblock=Mechanics]
Wyrmpriest
ongoing 5 fire damage and 2 fire damage from tessa. Dies.

Dragonshield
Move: to L14 to K14 to J14 to I14 to I13
Standard: Attack Kane
Attack: 1D20 + 7 => 8 Miss
Minor: Shift to I14

Drake K11
Standard: Attack Kane
Attack: 1D20 + 6 => 20 Hit
Damage: 1D10 + 9 => 11
Move: Shift to J10

Drake L9
Standard: Attack Stanng
Attack: 1D20 + 6 => 12 Miss

Slinger G9
Minor: Shift from ? to G9
Standard: Attack Tessa
Attack: 1D20 + 6 => 12 Miss
Move: to ???

Slinger #2
Move: ??? to D8
Standard: Attack Hergunna
Attack: 1D20 + 6 => 8 Miss
Minor: Shift to D7?

Slinger #3
Move: ??? to B8
Standard: Attack Wil
Attack: 1D20 + 6 => 19 Hit
Damage: 1D6 + 3 => 9
Minor: Shift to B9

Slinger #4
Move: ??? to D8
Standard: Attack Hergunna
Attack: 1D20 + 6 => 10 Miss
Minor: Shift to C7?
[/sblock][sblock=Status]
Wil Rando (20): J8 4/28 HS 8/10 AP 0 Majestic Word used twice. SW Used.
Tessa Tressd'n (20): L5 17/23 THP 3/3 HS 6/7 AP 2
Hergunna (20): O9 31/31 HS 6/9 AP 1
Kane (20): J9 11/35 THP 0/3 HS 5/10 AP 1 Second Wind Used Bloodied
Stanng (20): K10 13/25 HS 7/10 AP 0

Kobold Dragonshield (6) - I14 17/36 THP 0/5 Bloodied
Guard Drake (6) - J10 10/48
Guard Drake (6) - L9 29/48
Kobold Slinger (2) - B9 24/24
Kobold Slinger (2) - ?B7? 24/24
Kobold Slinger (2) - ?C7? 24/24
Kobold Slinger (2) - ?G10? 24/24
Kobold Skirmisher (2) - ?F18? 25/27
Kobold Dragonshield (6) - H10 -13/36 THP 0/5 DEAD
Kobold Dragonshield (6) - J11 -20/36 THP 0/5 DEAD (now pulp)
Kobold Wyrmpriest (6) - K12 -6/36 DEAD (and burning)
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[/sblock][sblock=Enemies]
Kobold Dragonshield
HP 36; Bloodied 18
AC 18; Fortitude 14, Reflex 13, Will 13
Resist 5 Cold
Speed 5
Short Sword (standard, at-will) Weapon
+7 vs AC; 1d6+3 damage, and the target is marked until the end of the kobold dragonshield's next turn.
Dragonshield Tactics (immediate reaction, when an adjacent enemy shifts away or an enemy moves adjacent; at-will)
The kobold dragonshield shifts 1 square.
Mob Attack
+1 to hit and damage for each other identical creatures attacking the same opponent
Shifty (minor; at-will)
The kobold shifts 1 square as a minor action.

Kobold Wyrmpriest
HP 36; Bloodied 18
AC 17; Fortitude 13, Reflex 15, Will 15
Speed 6
Spear (standard, at-will) Weapon
+7 vs AC; 1d8 damage.
Energy Orb (standard, at-will) cold
Ranged 10; +6 vs Reflex; 1d10+3 cold damage.
Incite Faith (minor, encounter)
Close burst 10; kobold allies in the burst gain 5 temporary hit points and shift 1 square..
Dragon Breath (standard, encounter)
Close blast 3; +6 vs Fortitude; 1d10+3 cold damage. Miss: Half damage.
Shifty (minor; at-will)
Shift 1 square.

Guard Drake
HP 48; Bloodied 24
AC 15; Fortitude 15, Reflex 13, Will 12
Immune fear (while within 2 squares of an ally)
Speed 6
Bite (standard, at-will)
+6 vs AC; 1d10+3 damage, or 1d10 + 9 damage while within 2 squares of an ally.

Kobold Slinger
HP 24; Bloodied 12
AC 13; Fortitude 12, Reflex 14, Will 12;
Speed 6
Dagger (standard; at-will) Weapon
+5 vs. AC; 1d4 + 3 damage.
Sling (standard; at-will) Weapon
Ranged 10/20; +6 vs. AC; 1d6 + 3 damage; see also special shot.
Special Shot
The kobold slinger can fi re special ammunition from its sling. It typically carries 3 rounds of special shot, chosen from the types listed below. A special shot attack that hits deals normal damage and has an additional eff ect depending on its type:
Stinkpot: The target takes a –2 penalty to attack rolls (save ends).
Firepot (Fire): The target takes ongoing 2 fi re damage (save ends).
Gluepot: The target is immobilized (save ends).
Shifty (minor; at-will)
The kobold shifts 1 square.

Kobold Skirmisher
HP 27; Bloodied 13
AC 15; Fortitude 11, Reflex 14, Will 13
Speed 6
Spear (standard, at-will) Weapon
+6 vs AC; 1d8 damage.
Combat Advantage
The kobold skirmisher deals an extra 1d6 damage on melee and ranged attacks against any target it has combat advantage against.
Mob Attack
The kobold skirmisher gains a +1 bonus to attack rolls per kobold ally adjacent to the target.
Shifty (minor; at-will)
The kobold shifts 1 square as a minor action.
[/sblock][sblock=So, what happened?]
1. Kane killed a bunch. 2 drakes and 1 kobold are alive in the central building.
2. One slinger is hiding behind the wall of the central building, hidden by the line of sight shadow.
3. three slingers emerged from the doorway of the northwest building. One is out in the open, and two more darted back into the building.
4. There is at least one more enemy out there, the skirmisher that hergunna left.
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[sblock=Stanng]
The Healing from Wil brings Stanng back up to 13, which is no longer bloodied. I'm too lazy to retcon, so I'll allow the long tooth shifting power to stand, but Stanng gains no additional health (because he is not bloodied).

Also, Battle Awareness attack was valid, but a miss (AC 18).
[/sblock][sblock=Map/movement]You can still move outside the range I am zoomed to on the map. Ex., Tessa could move straight west to L1 if she wanted to. I've just zoomed in to make it easier to read the map.

Also, keep in mind, as you move, you may make map areas more visible, and there may be other obsticles there.
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[sblock=Read this if you attack the dragonshield]
[sblock=Seriously, only read it after you have committed yourself to attacking the dragonshield. On your honor...]
If you move adjacent to the dragonshield, it will use Dragon Tactics to immediation action shift to H15.

Please include this information in your post. I trust you'll do the right thing and post the action. Doing it this way, I don't have to spend time on a retcon.
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