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<blockquote data-quote="Evilhalfling" data-source="post: 5666179" data-attributes="member: 16991"><p>I really enjoyed this adventure for the longer term story lines - I mentioned it snowing in august as a background detail, and my players bit hard. Dropping their regular quest and going to the caern. I added 2 levels to the encounters and made the winter king a 2-stage solo. after "killing" the original version he shattered his covering of ice and became a bad-ass skeleton with a greatsword. </p><p></p><p><strong>Winter Kings skeleton</strong>[sblock]</p><p>Notes: I shortened his petrification time, and used paragon reflexes to make him a terrible foe for 2 rounds, until his sword shatters from his curse. I chose not to make him elite to reduce grind of a long battle.</p><p></p><p>Level 6 Soldier </p><p>HP 72; Bloodied 36 Initiative +6, Perception +11</p><p>AC 22; Fort 18; Ref 17; Will 18 </p><p>Resist 5 necrotic; Vulnerable 5 radiant </p><p> </p><p><strong>Traits </strong></p><p>Paragon Reflexes </p><p>The king begins the fight with +6 AC, Defenses, Attacks and Damage. At the start of each of his turns it drops by +3. On the third round his sword shatters. </p><p></p><p><strong>Standard Actions </strong></p><p>Bastard Sword (Weapon) ♦ At-Will (basic attack) </p><p>Attack: Melee; +13 vs AC Hit: 1d10 + 8 & 1d6 cold damage</p><p> </p><p>You Will Kneel (Weapon) ♦ Recharge when bloodied</p><p>Attack: Close burst 1; +13 vs AC Hit: 2d10 + 8 & 1d6 cold damage, and the target is pushed 1 square and knocked prone </p><p></p><p>Grip of Winter ♦ At-Will (basic attack) </p><p>Attack: Melee; +10 vs Fortitude</p><p>Hit: 1d10 + 8 cold damage, and immobilized (save ends) -1st failed save: dazed & immobilized (sv ends) - 2nd failed save petrified. (no save) </p><p></p><p><strong>Minor Actions</strong> </p><p>Quick Stand ♦ At-Will </p><p>the king stands up from being prone </p><p></p><p>Str: 24 (+10) Con: 16 (+6) Dex: 13 (+4) Int: 15 (+5) Wis: 16 (+6) </p><p>Cha: 21 (+8) </p><p>Equipment Greatsword, Chainmail, Crown of Winter (1000gp) </p><p></p><p>[/sblock]</p><p>They left alot of people alive and had to come back in January as a new army of winter started to sweep down on the civilized world, led by a pair of mated dragons, (one much bigger than the other) They ended up defending the caern from its own invading army, and then converting alot of the surviving barbarians. </p><p></p><p>We prolly spent at least 5 session in and around the caern, + 2 more dealing with the army on the march.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Evilhalfling, post: 5666179, member: 16991"] I really enjoyed this adventure for the longer term story lines - I mentioned it snowing in august as a background detail, and my players bit hard. Dropping their regular quest and going to the caern. I added 2 levels to the encounters and made the winter king a 2-stage solo. after "killing" the original version he shattered his covering of ice and became a bad-ass skeleton with a greatsword. [B]Winter Kings skeleton[/B][sblock] Notes: I shortened his petrification time, and used paragon reflexes to make him a terrible foe for 2 rounds, until his sword shatters from his curse. I chose not to make him elite to reduce grind of a long battle. Level 6 Soldier HP 72; Bloodied 36 Initiative +6, Perception +11 AC 22; Fort 18; Ref 17; Will 18 Resist 5 necrotic; Vulnerable 5 radiant [B]Traits [/B] Paragon Reflexes The king begins the fight with +6 AC, Defenses, Attacks and Damage. At the start of each of his turns it drops by +3. On the third round his sword shatters. [B]Standard Actions [/B] Bastard Sword (Weapon) ♦ At-Will (basic attack) Attack: Melee; +13 vs AC Hit: 1d10 + 8 & 1d6 cold damage You Will Kneel (Weapon) ♦ Recharge when bloodied Attack: Close burst 1; +13 vs AC Hit: 2d10 + 8 & 1d6 cold damage, and the target is pushed 1 square and knocked prone Grip of Winter ♦ At-Will (basic attack) Attack: Melee; +10 vs Fortitude Hit: 1d10 + 8 cold damage, and immobilized (save ends) -1st failed save: dazed & immobilized (sv ends) - 2nd failed save petrified. (no save) [B]Minor Actions[/B] Quick Stand ♦ At-Will the king stands up from being prone Str: 24 (+10) Con: 16 (+6) Dex: 13 (+4) Int: 15 (+5) Wis: 16 (+6) Cha: 21 (+8) Equipment Greatsword, Chainmail, Crown of Winter (1000gp) [/sblock] They left alot of people alive and had to come back in January as a new army of winter started to sweep down on the civilized world, led by a pair of mated dragons, (one much bigger than the other) They ended up defending the caern from its own invading army, and then converting alot of the surviving barbarians. We prolly spent at least 5 session in and around the caern, + 2 more dealing with the army on the march. [/QUOTE]
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