[Adventure] Rage of the Savage Lands (DM: Dekana, Judge: TwoHeadsBarking)

[Velmont]

Jarel-karn stares at his father's ghost. They told me a ghost is bounded to a location to haunt... or was it a person... but if it would have been a person, I would already have seen him... unless he couldn't manifest without some source of dark magic, like the one here... no, I have fought Rinch the Riser, there was enough dark magic around him to fuel my father ghost if he had been around me for so long... it cannot be possible... IT CAN'T!

"They are not what they seems, they play with us, let's kill them before they got us." tells Jarel-karn to his companions.

[SBLOCK=OOC]Minor: Religion (1d20+10=13)

Move: Sanity check (1d20+6=14)

Standard: Shift to K13 (+1 AC and +1 Refl)[/SBLOCK]

[SBLOCK=Immediat Interrupt]Jarel-karn have many immediate action. Take the first trigger that happens during the round. If many trigger happen at once, take the first in the list.

1) Trigger: A marked enemy hit any ally within 10 squares Power: Aegis of Shielding Effect: Close Burst 10; -10 damage to triggering attack.

2) Trigger: A marked enemy with your Aegis of Shielding target Jarel-karn and at least one ally with an attack. Power: Leather Armor of Aegis Expansion +2 Effect: The damage of the triggering attack is reduced by 7.

3) Trigger: An enemy hit in melee any ally within 5 squares and is within 5 squares of another enemy. Power: Dimensional Vortex Effect: Ranged 5; +13 vs. Will against triggering enemy. If hit, you teleport the target 5 squares next to an enemy. The target make his melee attack against the most damaged enemy and do an extra 5 damages if it is marked by Jarel-karn. If there is no target valid, he expend the attack.

4) Trigger: An enemy hit any bloodied non-pure-defender ally within 10 squares or a bloodied Jarel-karn or anyone with less then 20 hp. Power: Channeling Shield Effect: Close Burst 10; You reduce the damage by 10 from the triggering attack. You next successful attack you make before the end of your next turn will do 5 more damage.

5) Trigger: An enemy hit in melee any non-pure-defender ally within 2 squares Power: Guardian's Counter Effect: You and your ally shift up to 2 squares as a free action, swapping position. You become the target of the triggering attack, in place of the ally. After the attack is resolved, you can make a basic attack against the attacker. (+16 vs AC 1d8+7 damage) [/SBLOCK]

[Sblock=Jarel-karn]Jarel-karn
Genasi Swordmage 10
Initiative +5
Passive Insight 16; Passive Perception 16; Normal Vision
HP 79/89; THP 2; Bloodied 44; Surge-Value 23; Surges Per-Day 13/13
AC 28(29); Fortitude 23; Reflex 22(23); Will 20
Speed 6
Action Points: 1

Current Effects: None

Basic Attack: Runic Longsword +16 vs AC 1d8+7 damage

Skills: Arcana +15, Athletic +10, Endurence +19, Intimidate +11, Insight +6, Nature +6, Perception +6
Languages: Common, Tsugo

Powers
[ ]Aegis of Shielding
[ ]Booming Blade
[ ]Ligthning Lure

[ ]Second Wind
[ ]Promise Storm
[ ]Guardian Counter
[ ]Ligthning Clash
[ ]Dimensional Vortex
[ ]Echoes of Sword Magic
[ ]Channeling Shield
[ ]Armathor's Step

[ ]Dimensional Thunder
[ ]Lingering Ligthning
[ ]Blade Bolt
[ ]Impenetrable Warding

[ ]Leather Armor of Aegis Expansion +2 [E]
[ ]Periapt of Cascading Health [E]
[ ]Warded Vambraces [E]
[ ]Boots of Fencing Master [E]
[ ]Corellon's Boon of Arcane Might [Sword Burst] [E]
[ ]Corellon's Boon of Arcane Might [Dual Lightning Strike] [D]
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[Dekana]

Sanity check: ...Once per round...

OOC: Velmont, you can only make one insight check per round. You still have your standard action available.

 

[Velmont]

OOC: Velmont, you can only make one insight check per round. You still have your standard action available.

OOC: Damned... earlier post edited with new action... I have no good range attack at that far. Most are Ranged 5.

 

[ronakshah2000]

OOC: Init: 13 Yeah, I need to fluff up Yishim a bit. Let me think about it tonight so I don't miss out on terrifying visions next time...

[sblock=Yishim Stat Block]Yishim- Male Human Wizard 7
Passive Perception: 17, Passive Insight: 20
AC:22, Fort:16, Reflex:20, Will:19, Resist 10 Force -- Speed:6
HP:45/45, Bloodied:22, Surge Value:11, Surges left:6/6
Initiative +7
Action Points: 0, Second Wind: not used
Notable Feats: Action Surge, Phantom Echoes, Enlarge Spell
Powers: Freezing Burst, Phantom Bolt, Acrobat Boots, Diamond Cincture, Shield, Levitate, Heroic Effort, Grasping Shadows, Maze of Mirrors, Orb of Deception, Orb of Insurmountable Force, Phantom Chasm, Visions of Avarice, Brooch of Shielding
Other: Deathwalker's Boon (19-20 Crit Range vs. Undead, does not draw OAs from Undead and passes through thier squares as allies)
PC:Yishim (ronakshah2000) - L4W Wiki[/sblock]

 

[Dekana]

Even with the heroes struggling just to endure the psychic energies, the shadow creatures are not content to sit idly by. They sweep down on the party from all directions. Most of them close into melee range and bludgeon their targets with arms of solidified shadow.

One hangs at the back and projects some type of dark field around Eithal's head. The goliath shakes her head in confusion and then adjusts her battle stance so she's facing Damen. Another one of the beings steps through the ambient shadows and reappears before the party. It blasts almost everyone with a tidal wave of dark energy, knocking the worst affected to the ground.

Kaz walks up a few paces. He groans and then opens his mouth to speak. This time, the voice that projects from him is a woman's. "Hahaha... Death was not the end for me, mortals! You may have dealt me a setback, but soon I will have a new body - one even more powerful than the last! Unfortunately, you will not live to see it."

Kaz locks eyes on Scarm through the obscuring cloud and then shambles through the darkness toward him. He swings his executioner's axe too high, narrowly missing the kenku's head.

[sblock=Beatrice]The paladins suddenly reappear as they charge right at you. The first yells, "Smite Evil, for great justice!" He stabs at you and connects with the blow, but all said, it isn't terribly painful. The paladin looks astonished by this. "You... you should be struck down..."

The second paladin, the leader of the group, comes in at your flank. He booms in a deep, heroic voice, "Never fear, comrade! I will send this crone to her grave! Smite Evil!" He thrusts at you and is about to strike true when Jarel-karn reacts with a quick spell. The paladin reappears next to the first one and stabs his spear deep into his chest. The wounded paladin cries out and falls to the ground. The leader withdraws his bloody spear, tears forming at his eyes.

"No... it... it was an accident. Athena, please!" The goddess is not swayed by his plea. A lightning bolt comes down from the heavens and strikes the paladin leader. He collapses to his knees as his holy power fades from his very being.

The other two paladins focus their attacks on Yishim. One hits the wizard while the other narrowly misses. They are silent in the face of their leader's fate. A few moments later, one of the shadow creatures comes at you and sweeps at your leg, sapping your strength. (slowed, save ends)[/sblock]
[sblock=Jarel-karn]One of the shadow creatures, nearly transparent and very hard to see, charges Beatrice and hits her with a solid blow. When the next shadow comes in to flank Beatrice, you open a dimensional vortex next to it. The shadow reappears a few paces away and strikes down the first one that charged her.

Your father, or at least the thing that's masquerading as your father, focuses its gaze on Eithal. You can see that she is disturbed by the sight. Moments later, she rigidly turns to face Damen as if her actions are not hers. It's almost like she is possessed.[/sblock]
[sblock=Eithal]The dragonborn, lacking any sort of subtlety, charges at you with his cutlass and screams the whole way. "KYAAAHHHH!!!" He gets past your defenses and slams the hilt of his blade against your chest. You gasp for air painfully and have trouble breathing. (-5 penalty to saves, save ends)

Behind Brastrix, one of the shadows projects some sort of dark energy field toward you. You make an attempt to dodge it at the last second, but its flight path curves and it veers right into your head. When you recover, you realize that you must have been flipped around by the attack. You turn backwards to face your enemies once again. (dominated, save ends)

GM: You are dominated. If you're still dominated when you take your turn, use Thorn Strike on the closest ally who's not in that cloud Scarm created (or on someone in the cloud if there's no other choice). I know you get one Font of Life granted save, but here's a warning: something bad happens if you fail a saving throw against the dominate effect.

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[sblock=Damen]Your sister weaves a spell, apparently having improved her skills as a mage. She steps through a dimensional door and reappears only a few feet away.

"Oh, brother, your words hurt. Now, fall to your knees and beg for forgiveness. Perhaps I will even let you have it." She conjures up another spell, this time creating a solid wave of shadow. It sweeps through the battlefield into you and your allies. You are slammed hardest by the wave and you fall to the ground on your rear.[/sblock]
[sblock=Scarmiglione]"What, where? - arrghh!" Sir Moynifriend is interrupted as your spell hits him. He looks back in your direction and growls in frustration. "Where are you, little bird?! ... No matter, I'll be back for you once I've killed your friends." He then charges Beatrice and swings his greatsword low at her legs.[/sblock]

GM: I like your insanity better than anything I was going to write, hehe. Keep it up. (But good stuff does happen if you succeed at the checks.) So far everyone's been attacking their nemesis, which is fine of course. I just thought I'd point out that you're not limited to attacking only them. Sanity check: The intense psychic energy radiating from this area is eroding your sanity. Once per round, you may attempt a DC 23 Insight check as a move action to not go insane.

[sblock=actions]Paladin 1: Move to ground level and charge Beatrice. Smite Evil hits Reflex 30 for 8 damage.

Paladin 2: Move to ground level and charge Beatrice. Smite Evil hits Reflex 31 for 8 damage.
--Jarel-karn interrupts this with Dimensional Vortex, hitting Will 25. He teleports Paladin 2 next to Paladin 1 (the only enemy in range). Paladin 2 promptly kills Paladin 1. And becomes a fallen paladin. Why not.
EDIT: It occurs to me that the paladins have 10 resist all, so they can't kill each other. But I think it's cool, so I'll let it happen in this case. He gets a +3 coolness damage bonus on the attack.

Paladin 3: Move to ground level and charge Yishim. Smite Evil hits Reflex 30 for 8 damage.

Paladin 4: Move to ground level and charge Yishim. Smite Evil misses Reflex 19.

Brastrix: Moves to K17. Destabilizing Strike vs Eithal hits AC 30 for 10 damage, and Eithal takes a -5 penalty to saving throws (save ends).

Ghost: Moves to N24. Corrupting Mind vs Eithal hits Will 18. Eithal is affected with mental disarray (save ends). This has the effect of Dominated, Eithal gains +2d6 extra damage on attacks, and the Ghost is invisible to Eithal.

Kaz: Minor: perception 21, spots Scarm. Moves and charges Scarm. Executioner's Axe vs Scarm misses AC 15 (with a -2 for attacking an adjacent square that's heavily obscured).

Drow: Move: Dimension Step, teleporting 8 squares to O13. Shadow Wave in a close blast 5, targets enemies only.

• vs Yishim misses Will 16, but deals 4 psychic damage on the miss.
• vs Jarel-karn hits Will 23 for 9 psychic damage and he is knocked prone.
• vs Scarm misses Will 20, but deals 4 psychic damage, reduced down to 0 because of his resistance.
• vs Damen crits for 17 psychic damage and he is knocked prone.
• vs Eithal hits Will 19 for 9 psychic damage and she is knocked prone.

Sir Moynifried: Minor: perception 14, doesn't see Scarm. Moves (and takes 2 damage) then charges Beatrice. Greatsword vs Beatrice crits for 9 damage and she's slowed (save ends).[/sblock]

[sblock=combatants]Warriors
AC 23, Fortitude 19, Reflex 19, Will 18
Brastrix: 78/78 HP
Kaz: 78/78 HP
Sir Moynifried: 55/78 HP

Arcanists
AC 25, Fortitude 22, Reflex 23, Will 24
Drow: 89/89 HP
Ghost: 89/89 HP

Pre-4th Edition Paladins
AC 22, Fortitude 19, Reflex 21, Will 20, Resist 10 all, +5 saves vs charm
Shadowy Form: Has concealment against enemies 2 or 3 squares away and total concealment against enemies 4+ squares away.
Minion (MAD at work ).
Paladin 1: dead
Fallen Paladin: 1/1
Paladin 3: 1/1
Paladin 4: 1/1

Beatrice: 39/59, slowed (save ends)
--Killer: 29/29
Damen: 47/64, prone
Eithal: 67/86, prone, -5 penalty to saves (save ends), mental disarray (save ends)
Jarel-karn: 70/89, prone
Scarmiglione: 59/59
Yishim: 33/45
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[sblock=terrain]The trees are all blocking terrain - they cannot be moved through and they block line of sight. Impassable squares are marked as black on the map. For the larger tree, that's G13:H14 only (the roots are normal terrain).

The assorted shrubs are difficult terrain to move through.[/sblock]
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[Luinnar]

OOC: Blast, forgot about battlefront shift! Go ahead and use it if somebody thinks of it next encounter (too late now).

That is not very nice you silly fop! Beatrice says to the "paladin" nearby. I'll have to teach you some manners! She stabs the sword into the "paladin" warrior, Sir Moynifried then whistles and Killer clumsily makes a bite attack.

Next she blinks out of existence and reappears next to the blink dog. Raising her sword she charges at the "Paladin" and kicks him to the ground and stabs it into him. Not so pretty now are you hun?

Anyone else want a piece of me?! she shouts.
[sblock=actions]
Minor: Activate Skald's Aura

Move:
Beatrice Teleport to L12
Killer: Shift to L10

Standard: Charge Sir Moynifried with Ardent Strike & Risky Charge to K10. 28 vs AC 2(sword)+9(bonuses)+9(combat advantage)+1(1 paladin within 3 squares)+6(charge)+3(charge)=30 damage and prone (from risky charge), and if it is not dead is subject to Beatrice's divine sanction EONT (target is marked and takes 8 radiant damage the first time it makes an attack that does not include Beatrice).

Free: Beatrice shifts to L11.
saved vs slow
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[sblock=Beatrice]
Beatrice Human Blackguard|Warlord 8
Initiative: +4 | Passive perception: 21 | Passive Insight: 14
AC: 26(+2 against OA) | Fort: 20 | Ref: 18 | Will: 20
HP: 39/59 | Bloodied: 29 | Surge value: 14 | Surges: 5/9
Speed: 5 | Languages: Allarian, Primordial
AP: 1| Second Wind:
Melee Basic Attack (including her permanent melee CA from pack outcast): +16 vs AC, 1d12+8 damage (+2 AC item bonus against the target EONT.) +1d6 (horned helm) & +1d8 damage (vanguard weapon) on charge.
Ranged Basic Attack: N/A (have to use daggers)
Powers: Ardent Strike, Ferocious Strike, Direct the Assault, Body of the Wolf
Inspiring Word, Dread Smite, Vengeance is Mine, No Gambit Wasted, Encouraging Boost, Skald's Aura, Battlefront Shift
Blood of the Mighty, Stand the Fallen, Wraith of the Gods

Conditions:

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[sblock=When spending an action point(please read)]
Bravura Presence: When an ally who can see Beatrice spends an action point to take an extra action and uses the action to make an attack, the ally can choose to use this feature before the attack roll. If the attack hits he/she can either make an extra basic attack or a move action as a free action, is he misses the ally instead the ally grants CA EONT.
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[sblock=No Gambit Wasted (please read)]
No gambit wasted. (Encounter Immediate Reaction Melee weapon ✦ Martial, weapon)
Target: One creature target by an ally's attack. Trigger: An ally misses every creature with an encounter of daily attack power.
Attack: +12 vs. AC
Hit: 2d12+7 damage (+2 AC item bonus against the target EONT) and the triggering ally's attack is not expended.
Please mention in

OOC: OOC

if you are using the power.
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[sblock=Vengeance is mine reaction (used)]
Vengeance is mine (Encounter Immediate Reaction Melee weapon ✦ Martial)
Target: Personal
Trigger: An enemy hits Beatrice.
Effect: Beatrice makes an MBA against the triggering enemy and one ally within 5 squares can move his or her speed and make a MBA against the triggering enemy as a free action.
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[sblock=Killer the Blink Dog]
Hp: 29/29 AC:23 Fort21: Ref:21 Will:21 Medium Fey Beast
Init=Beatrice
Perception=+8 Low-light Vision
Speed 7

Aura 1:Killer or any Ally in the aura can teleport to another square in the aura as a move action. Any enemy in the aura grants Beatrice CA.

MBA Biting Blink:
+13 vs AC, 1d8+4 and Killer teleports 2 squares.

Str:14 Dex:20 Wis:14 Con:17 Int:2 Cha:6
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[sblock=Battlefront Shift ]
Battlefront Shift (Encounter No Action Burst 3 ✦ Martial)
Target: You or 1 ally in burst.
Trigger: You roll initiative.
Effect: The target shifts half their speed.

Please mention in

OOC: OOC

if you are using the power.
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[sblock=Skald's Aura]
Lasts until end of encounter or Beatrice is knocked out.

Aura 5:
Once per encounter, Beatrice or an Ally in the aura can use a minor action to spend a surge and regain an additional 2d6 hit points.
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[Dekana]

OOC: Before you get too far on that, Jarel-karn is prone by the time Sir Moynifried attacks Beatrice. Edit: and Vengeance is Mine isn't a shift.

 

[Luinnar]

OOC: Before you get too far on that, Jarel-karn is prone by the time Sir Moynifried attacks Beatrice. Edit: and Vengeance is Mine isn't a shift.

OOC: You're are right, thanks. Edit: Can't think of a good way to use it without invalidating my turn, so I'll just use it at the next opportunity against a non-minion.

 

[ronakshah2000]

Yishim sidles away from one of the Paladins, hoping to avoid his wrath as he conjures the most incredible of illusions. The other Paladin takes a swipe at him. Sir Moynifried, the two paladins and Kaz all see salvation and all else they might ever desire in their shadowy existence materialize several yards away. They all blindingly run to the spot, wallowing in the fulfillment of their desires and unable to move away.

Good, away from me. Now the rest of you, please attack!.
[sblock=Actions]
Move: Shift to K12; I'll go insane at the end of the turn.
OA from Paladin3: Can you roll it; i don't have the details
Standard: Visions of Avarice on N12 +11 vs will against:
Sir Moynifried, Fallen Paladin Drow Kaz Paladin3 Paladin4 (1d20+11=20, 1d20+11=18, 1d20+11=17, 1d20+11=14, 1d20+11=26, 1d20+11=29).
Hits Sir Moynifried, Paladin 3 & 4 only, but add Heroic Action to hit Kaz. Jeez. Invisible castle's tough this week.
Move Sir Moynifried to N11, Paladin3 to N12, Paladin4 to M12, Kaz to N13, and all are immobilized save ends.[/sblock]

OOC: Dekana, can you roll the OA? Depending if he hits I may use a healing surge; I'll modify later. I can use Visions of Avarice as a minor until EONT to pull enemies within burst 4 of N12 up to 4 squares towards N12. Please call out if you want adjacent enemies to you to stay adjacent; I just guessed at everything this turn.

[sblock=Yishim, Insane]Yishim- Male Human Wizard 7
Passive Perception: 17, Passive Insight: 20
AC:22, Fort:16, Reflex:20, Will:19, Resist 10 Force -- Speed:6
HP:33/45, Bloodied:22, Surge Value:11, Surges left:6/6
Initiative +7
Action Points: 0, Second Wind: not used
Notable Feats: Action Surge, Phantom Echoes, Enlarge Spell
Powers: Freezing Burst, Phantom Bolt, Acrobat Boots, Diamond Cincture, Shield, Levitate, Heroic Effort, Grasping Shadows, Maze of Mirrors, Orb of Deception, Orb of Insurmountable Force, Phantom Chasm, Visions of Avarice, Brooch of Shielding
Other: Deathwalker's Boon (19-20 Crit Range vs. Undead, does not draw OAs from Undead and passes through thier squares as allies)
PC:Yishim (ronakshah2000) - L4W Wiki[/sblock]

 

[Dekana]

GM: Fallen Paladin OA vs Beatrice as she charges: hits Reflex 28 for 8 damage. Paladin 3 OA vs Yishim: hits Reflex 29 for 8 damage. Good rolls from the bad guys.

[sblock=combatants]Warriors
AC 23, Fortitude 19, Reflex 19, Will 18
Brastrix: 78/78 HP
Kaz: 78/78 HP, immobilized (save ends)
Sir Moynifried: 25/78 HP, bloodied, divine sanction by Beatrice, immobilized (save ends)

Arcanists
AC 25, Fortitude 22, Reflex 23, Will 24
Drow: 89/89 HP
Ghost: 89/89 HP

Pre-4th Edition Paladins
AC 22, Fortitude 19, Reflex 21, Will 20, Resist 10 all, +5 saves vs charm
Shadowy Form: Has concealment against enemies 2 or 3 squares away and total concealment against enemies 4+ squares away.
Minion (MAD at work ).
Paladin 1: dead
Fallen Paladin: 1/1
Paladin 3: 1/1, immobilized (save ends)
Paladin 4: 1/1, immobilized (save ends)

Beatrice: 31/59
--Killer: 29/29
Damen: 47/64, prone
Eithal: 67/86, prone, -5 penalty to saves (save ends), mental disarray (save ends)
Jarel-karn: 70/89, prone
Scarmiglione: 59/59
Yishim: 25/45
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