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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pacdidj" data-source="post: 5334606" data-attributes="member: 86793">Shoot to kill! Alnar shouts commanding two of  the skeletons to fire of the shadowy tendrils. But, the brittle bony  hands of the archers prove too clumsy to draw a good bead on the  constantly writhing shadows, and their arrows fall short.The enemy is quick to retaliate. Hekthesh leaps down off the dias to get a clear line of sight, then hurls his razor sharp boomerang in a sinister arc and hisses, "When the first seal breaks the primal well will overflow with All-Consuming Darkness. You will be the first to feed its insatiable hunger!" The boomerang flies true, gashing the exposed woody fibers between the plates of Sir Exsixten's armor and snapping the spine of one of the skeletons, causing it to collapse in an explosion of bones and dust.Meanwhile the tendrils dart forward, lashing out at living and unliving alike, though they seem to give the regal wraith a wide berth. The shadowy horrors spew noxious fumes all over the party, causing Ferris and Alnar to double over and gag, Exsixten's plating to corrode, and one of the skeletons to fall apart as its joints are rent asunder by the blast of tainted air. Only the Deva appears unfazed and unhindered by the necrotic vapors.The skin-covered skeleton staunchly takes a blow from one of the tendrils as it lashes out like a whip, but one of its bony comrades-in-arms is not so fortunate as a shadowy coil strikes its skull and it falls to the ground unmoving.Suddenly the light dims and the stench of death intensifies. You hear a savage growl as the hound appears next to the skinwalker. The beast clamps its jaws around the skeleton's arm and shakes it like a rag doll. The sturdy undead soldier holds its ground however, albeit looking much worse for the wear.Eyeless thralls close in on you from both sides, two must have been hiding behind the statues in the corridor. They hurl a volley of daggers one of which scratches Cyr's face, leaving the Deva more shaken than physically injured. The skinwalker also takes another hit from the flying blades.One of the eyeless dark ones manages to step inside Jezebel's guard. "Give yourself up to true darkness tiefling! Your oni masters can't protect you here," it jeers as it slides a dagger between a crack in her armor opening a festering wound in her side.[sblock=Enemy Actions]Hekthesh - Move to AP63; <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/r.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":ranged:" title="Ranged    :ranged:" data-shortname=":ranged:" />Dark Arc vs Sir X610, ES 6, and ES5 <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2702820/" target="_blank">roll</a> (minus 2 for long range)hits Sir X610 for 10 Damage hits ES 5, who goes down misses ES 6 Shadow Hound   - teleport to AH59; <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/bm.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bmelee:" title="Basic Melee    :bmelee:" data-shortname=":bmelee:" />Bite vs. Skinwalker = <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/[url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2702855/]Bite%20Skinwalker%20with%20Shadow%20Ambush%20bonus%20%281d20+13=29,%201d8+4=8,%201d6=6%29[/url]" target="_blank">hit</a> for 14 damage  Dark Servant  Eyeless Thrall 1 - double move to AJ60  Dark Servant Eyeless Thrall 2 - Move to AA59; <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/br.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":branged:" title="Basic Ranged    :branged:" data-shortname=":branged:" />Throw Dagger at Cyr = <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/[url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2702866/]Throw%20Dagger%20at%20Cyr%20%281d20+7=24,%201d4+2=3%29[/url]" target="_blank">hit</a> for 3 damage  Dark Servant Eyeless Thrall 3 - Darkstep to Y56 gaining CA vs. Jezebel; <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/m.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":melee:" title="Melee    :melee:" data-shortname=":melee:" />Shadow's Wrath vs. Jezebel = <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/[url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2702861/]Shadow%27s%20Wrath%20%28fort%29%20vs.%20Jezebel%20%281d20+5=15%29[/url]" target="_blank">hit</a> (after CA bonus) for 5 damage, and Jezebel takes 5 ongoing necrotic (save ends)Dark Servant Eyeless Thrall 4 - move to AK56; <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/br.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":branged:" title="Basic Ranged    :branged:" data-shortname=":branged:" />Throw Dagger at Skinwalker = <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/[url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2702858/]Dagger%20vs.%20Skinwalker%20%281d20+7=27,%201d4+2=5%29[/url]" target="_blank">crit</a> for 6 damage  Rotshadow  Tendril 1 - Fly to AD56 (2 up), <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/c.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":close:" title="Close    :close:" data-shortname=":close:" />Fetid Breath aimed north and down = hits Alnar, hits Ferris, misses Cyr <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2702836/" target="_blank">(roll)</a>. Alnar and Ferris take 5 damage and are exposed to filth fever.  Rotshadow Tendril 2 - Fly to AH59 (1 up), <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/bm.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bmelee:" title="Basic Melee    :bmelee:" data-shortname=":bmelee:" />Tendril Caress vs. Skinwalker = <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/[url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2702829/]Tendril%20Caress%20vs.%20Skinwalker%20%281d20+5=8%29[/url]" target="_blank">miss</a>  Rotshadow  Tendril 3 - Fly to AH58, <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/bm.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bmelee:" title="Basic Melee    :bmelee:" data-shortname=":bmelee:" />Tendril Caress vs. Skinwalker = <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/[url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2702843/]Tendril%20Caress%20vs.%20Skinwalker%20%281d20+5=14%29[/url]" target="_blank">hit</a> for 5 damageRotshadow Tendril 4 - Fly to AJ56  Rotshadow  Tendril 5 - Fly to AC56 (2 up), <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/c.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":close:" title="Close    :close:" data-shortname=":close:" />Fetid Breath aimed down = hits Ferris, misses Cyr, hits Sir X610 <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2702800/" target="_blank">(roll)</a>. Ferris and X610 take 5 damage and are exposed to Filth Fever.Rotshadow  Tendril 6 - Fly to AH56 (1 up), <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/bm.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bmelee:" title="Basic Melee    :bmelee:" data-shortname=":bmelee:" />Tendril Caress vs. ES 1 = <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/[url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2702806/]Tendril%20Caress%20vs.%20ES%201%20%281d20+5=17%29[/url]" target="_blank">hit</a>, ES 1 goes down.Rotshadow  Tendril 7 - Fly to AD57 (2 up), <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/c.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":close:" title="Close    :close:" data-shortname=":close:" />Fetid Breath aimed west and down = misses Cyr and Sir X610, hits ES 3. ES 3 goes down.[/sblock][sblock=Combatant stats and tracking]Alnar - AA56; 26/31 HP Cyr - AC56; 21/26 HP Ferris - AB56; 19/29 HP; exposed to filth fever Jezebel   - Z56; 25/37 HP; 5 ongoing necrotic (save ends) Sir Exsixten - AD56; 17/33 HP; exposed to filth fever  Paerlanthas -   AF58 54 Max HP, insubstatial; AC: 18; Fort 15, Ref 18, Will 17; Speed 6 fly   (hover)[sblock=Paerlanthas' attacks]Touch of Madness  = +8 vs. Will; 1d6+5 psychic   dmg; target takes -2 to Will (save ends) Touch  of  Chaos (Rchg 5 or 6) = +9 vs. Will; 2d6+4 psychic dmg and the   target moves up to its speed and makes a basic attack against its   nearest ally as a free action.[/sblock]Skinwalker Skeleton - AG59; 25 damage taken, bloodied 45 Max HP; AC: 16; Fort, 15, Ref 14, Will 13; Speed 5 MBA: Putrefying Pummel = +5 vs. AC; 1d8+7 dmg   and the target contracts skinrot  Eladrin Skeleton 1 - dead Eladrin Skeleton 2 - AF56 Eladrin Skeleton 3  -  dead Eladrin Skeleton 4 - AF59 Eladrin Skeleton 5   - dead Eladrin Skeleton 6 - AD59 Eladrin Skeleton: Minion; AC: 16; Fort 13, Ref 14, Will 13; Speed: 6. MBA: Longsword = +6 vs. AC; 4 damage RBA: Shortbow = +6 vs. AC; 3 damage; Range   15/30  Hekthesh - AP63 ? Max HP; AC: 20; Fort: 15, Ref: 19, Will: 17  Shadow Hound   - AH59 70 Max HP; AC: 19; Fort: 20, Ref: 18, Will: 17   Dark Servant  Eyeless Thrall 1 - AJ60 Dark Servant Eyeless Thrall 2 - AA59 Dark Servant Eyeless Thrall 3 - Y56; Shadow's Wrath usedDark Servant Eyeless Thrall 4 - AK56 38 Max HP; AC: 17; Fort 14, Ref 16, Will 14  Rotshadow  Tendril 1 - AD56 2 squares up; Fetid Breath used Rotshadow Tendril 2 - AH59 1 square up Rotshadow  Tendril 3 - AH58Rotshadow  Tendril 4 - AJ56Rotshadow  Tendril 5 - AC56 2 squares up; Fetid Breath usedRotshadow  Tendril 6 - AH56 1 square up Rotshadow  Tendril 7 - AD57 2 squares up; Fetid Breath used Minion; AC: 16; Fort 13, Ref 14, Will 13[/sblock][GM]Special Rules for this Combat:On your turn, you can as a minor action command one of the undead you've  enlisted to help you to take a move, minor, or standard action. Each  undead NPC may only perform one of each action type in any given round,  however. Available attacks for each NPC are listed under their  respective stat lines.Any character who falls or is pushed into the canal will be immediately  pushed 2 squares downstream and take 1d6 damage from being slammed about  by the rapidly-moving water. On your turn you may use a move action to  attempt to escape the canal by making an Acrobatics or Athletics check  vs. DC14 to pull yourself up out of the water. Any character ending  their turn in the canal will be pushed 2 squares downstream and take 1d6  damage from being slammed about by the rapidly-moving water.All bright light within 5 squares of the Shadow Hound is reduced to dim  light, and dim light is reduced to darkness by its Shroud of Night aura.  Character's with normal vision will take the according penalties to  attack rolls against enemies within the aura.[/GM][OOC]PC's are up[/OOC]</blockquote>

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