[Adventure] Serpent's Skull: Souls for Smuggler's Shiv (DM: Mewness; Judge: THB)

[BenBrown]

Hú Lí, having finally started to move, dances away from her attackers. She first plays a snatch of a simple country tune, as she regains her energy. Then the music turns discordant, settling over one of the zombies, clutching at its life force, and distracting it. Takahaan, on the other hand, is encouraged by this music.[sblock=actions]Move: to D7
Minor: Majestic Word on self (regain 15 HP)
Standard: Dissonant Strain (will) vs. Yellow Fungus Zombie: 11(1d20) +9 = 20; 6(2d6) +5 = 11 Yellow and Blue each take 5 damage, Yellow is at -2 to attack rolls until the end of my next turn, and Takahaan gets to make a saving throw.
Takahaan saving throw vs. Can't Regain HP: 10(1d20) = 10[/sblock][sblock=Hú Lí]The Black Fox Fox Spirit (Changeling) Bard 5
Initiative: +3, Passive Perception: 18, Passive Insight: 20
AC:21, Fort:14, Reflex:18, Will:19
+5 vs. AC, 1d6 damage

HP:28/44, Bloodied:22, Surge Value:1, Surges left:7/8
Action Points: 0, Second Wind: used
Powers: Fox Spirit Disguise, Wild Shape, Staggering Note, Vicious Mockery, Changeling's Armor
Blunder, Dissonant Strain, Fox Spirit Trick, Grasping Claws, Majestic Word x2, Words of Friendship, Noble Presence, Painted Drum
Stirring Shout, Song of Discord, Canon of Avoidance, Amulet of Seduction

Virtue of Cunning: Once per round, when an enemy misses an ally within 9 squares of the Black Fox, the Fox may slide the ally 1 square as a free action.

Conditions:
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[Mewness]

The Fungus God: Round 2

Aerys tries to clear the spores from her clothes and skin with little success. One of the fungus-zombies emits a thick cloud, covering Noriaki in more noxious spores. Another does the same near Kane and Aerys and both are enveloped in the cloud. The other creatures close around Kane, but none are able to strike him.

The roiling mass of fungal growth continues to advance slowly. Two more fat puffballs spring up from the ground. Castile is hit by one explosion of spores and Takahaan by another. The latter almost chokes, but Kane, despite being sorely pressed on all sides, wards off the worst of the spores with his magic.

[sblock=actions]Aerys uses Psionic Vigor and gains 8 temp HPs. She fails to save.

Blue zombie uses Pacification Spores on Noriaki and Castile. Misses Castile, hits Noriaki for 17 poison and necrotic damage and he cannot take standard actions until EoNT. Blue zombie shifts to D11, provoking Castile, who misses.

Yellow zombie moves to G6 and uses Pacification Spores on Kane and Aerys. Forgot about its -2 penalty but it still hits both for 17 poison and necrotic damage. Kane and Aerys are unable to take standard actions until EoNT.

Green zombie charges to G5 and attacks Kane, missing.

Yellow shroom attacks Kane (taking 4 damage from White Lotus Riposte). It misses.

Purple shroom moves to I5 and attacks Kane, missing.

Fungus “God” moves 1 square. It fires one seed projectile at Castile and another at Takahaan. Castile takes 17 poison and necrotic damage. Takahaan is crit for 19, which would knock him unconscious. I’ll assume that Kane uses his Channeling Shield here, reducing the damage to 11.

One creeping spore appears in E8 and another in D12. Each has an aura 1 that does 5 necrotic and poison to enemies within it at the start of their turn.

Off-turn stuff
Virtue of Cunning: Castile and Kane are eligible.

Kane uses Channeling Shield in response to the Fungus God’s attack.
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[sblock=If you hit a fungus zombie]Roots of the Colony: If another zombie is within 5 squares when you hit, then each one takes half damage from the attack. If there’s more than one within range, pick the least damaged one to share the damage.[/sblock]

[sblock=Controlling Aerys]Companion NPCs in Combat

Any PC can take a standard, move, or minor action to have an NPC perform an action of the same (or a lesser) type. E.g., if you want Pezock to use Icy Skewer, you spend a standard action. If you want him to move, you spend a move action. An NPC is limited to the usual number of actions each round (but those actions need not all be granted by the same PC). An NPC who has an immediate action can likewise only use it if a PC has an immediate action available to use on his/her behalf.

NPCs can take free actions and opportunity actions normally, without the direction of PCs. They are always considered to have their weapons in hand and don’t need to spend actions unsheathing them.

If all of the PCs act in a given round without giving any actions to a particular NPC, I will have that NPC take one non-offensive action. This will most likely be Second Wind if it is needed and available, and movement or Total Defense if it is not. (It won’t be necessary for PCs to spend their own standard actions to have NPCs use second wind.)[/sblock]

[sblock=PCs’ Off-Turn Actions]Interrupts, Reactions, and so forth are listed here to help me remember them. It would also help me if you specify triggers for these actions. If you don’t, I’ll try to use them in sensible places.

Black Fox
Virtue of Cunning (free action; ally is missed)

Castile
Combat Challenge (interrupt; adjacent marked target shifts or makes an attack that doesn’t include Castile)
Guardian’s Counter (interrupt; ally within 2 is hit by an attack that doesn’t include Castile)
Shield Edge Block (interrupt; adjacent enemy hits or misses Castile with a close or melee attack): used if it will turn a hit into a miss.
Bold Victory Armor (free; Castile or an ally within 5 bloodies an enemy)

Kane
Aegis of Shielding (interrupt; marked enemy hits a target within 10 and the attack doesn’t include Kane)
Channeling Shield (interrupt; an attack hits Kane or an ally within 10): used to prevent a big or bloodying hit.
Dimensional Vortex (interrupt; an enemy within 10 hits an ally with a melee attack): used if Kane can thump a non-minion with it.
White Lotus Riposte (no action; when an enemy Kane hit with an arcane at-will attacks him before EoNT, that enemy takes 4 damage of the same type as the at-will dealt)

Noriaki
Shrug it Off (reaction; Noriaki is subjected to a save ends effect)

Takahaan
Guardian’s Counter (interrupt; ally within 2 is hit by an attack that doesn’t include Takahaan)
Vengeance is Mine (reaction; an enemy hits Takahaan)[/sblock]

 

[jbear]

OOC: Any chance of a status summary? Castile can take the slide to get out of spore zone. Kane's fine. Kane can't take standard actions but can I give Kane's standard action to his fey beast?

Kane smiles as his mind reconnects to his fallen fey companion. He steps away from the seething mass of angry fungi and Jade surges back into being where he stood.

[sblock=Actions] Start of turn: takes 5 necrotic/poison dmg
Move: Kane shifts to G7
Minor: Summon Fey Beast in H6; all enemies are now in Fey Beast aura (+2 dmg)
Standard: Kane can't; Can his Fey Beast?
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[sblock=Kane Arcane]
PC:Kane Arcane (jbear1979) - L4W Wiki
Human Hybrid Swordmage | Wizard 5
Passive Perception/Insight 14
AC:22, Fort:17, Reflex:18, Will:18, Speed:6
HP: (+0 THP) 12/49, Bloodied:24, Surge Value:12, Surges left:9/10
Initiative +2
Action Points: 1 (encounter): USED

Conditions: 5 ongoing necrotic/poison dmg (save ends); Pacified TENT: No standard actions

Powers
MBA: Dislocation Longsword +1, +8 vs AC, 1d8+2 damage
Cantrips,
Freezing Burst, Phantasmal Assault, Sword Burst
Glorious Presence: USED
Aegis of Shielding:
Channelling Shield: USED
Dimensional Vortex: USED
Second Wind
Flaming Sphere:
Swordmage's Shielding Fire
Dislocation Longsword: USED
Amulet of Psychic Interference:


Combat notes:
Amulet of Psychic Interference: Kane makes a SThrow vs Charm, Fear and Psychic effects at the start of his turn; if he fails he does not get another SThrow to end them at the end of his turn
White Lotus Riposte: When an enemy Kane has hit with an At Will Power attacks him on his next turn, they take 4 dmg (type is equal to the damage type dealt by at will power)
Gauntlets of Arcane Might: Kane gains 2 THP when he hits an enemy he marks with an Arcane power
Shimmering Cloth Armor: Kane's ranged and area attacks do not provoke OAtks
War Wizard's Expertise: Kane's arcane attacks vs allies take a -5 penalty to hit.

Jade, Feybeast HP (+2 THP) 12/24; AC 18 F/R/W 20/16/20
Perception +6
MBA: Claw: +10 vs AC; 1d12+2 dmg
Aura +2 dmg to all allies vs enemies in Fey Beast Aura; Kane gains CAdv vs enemies in aura
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[Mewness]

OOC: Status summary is in the handouts section of the Roll20 campaign, under "combat status." Kane has to take a standard action in order for the beast to take one, so no it can't. Kane doesn't take aura damage, by the way. The smaller auras are there only to make the creatures distinct from each other. Only the large, square, dark greeen auras have mechanical effects. Sorry if that wasn't clear. Edit: And I think you have Kane's HP too low. He's taken only 22 damage by my count, and 2 of that came off temp HP.

 

[jbear]

OOC: Okay, all good. Kane's done in that case. I'm going to gracefully bow to DM's wisdom with regard to HPs as things are actually pretty critical. I'm thinking that because the OAtk on Kane dragging him closer, that subsequently he was never hit with 'subjugating spores', so never received ongoing dmg. Is that what happened, hence my confusion with HPs? Don't answer that, let's just say it is the case. I found the status area! Yay! If we, and when I say we I mean you, can deal 48 dmg to blue zombie this round it will go down and so will yellow zombie. That might turn the tide.

[sblock=Kane Arcane]
PC:Kane Arcane (jbear1979) - L4W Wiki
Human Hybrid Swordmage | Wizard 5
Passive Perception/Insight 14
AC:22, Fort:17, Reflex:18, Will:18, Speed:6
HP: (+0 THP) 27/49, Bloodied:24, Surge Value:12, Surges left:9/10
Initiative +2
Action Points: 1 (encounter): USED

Conditions: Pacified TENT: No standard actions

Powers
MBA: Dislocation Longsword +1, +8 vs AC, 1d8+2 damage
Cantrips,
Freezing Burst, Phantasmal Assault, Sword Burst
Glorious Presence: USED
Aegis of Shielding:
Channelling Shield: USED
Dimensional Vortex: USED
Second Wind
Flaming Sphere:
Swordmage's Shielding Fire
Dislocation Longsword: USED
Amulet of Psychic Interference:


Combat notes:
Amulet of Psychic Interference: Kane makes a SThrow vs Charm, Fear and Psychic effects at the start of his turn; if he fails he does not get another SThrow to end them at the end of his turn
White Lotus Riposte: When an enemy Kane has hit with an At Will Power attacks him on his next turn, they take 4 dmg (type is equal to the damage type dealt by at will power)
Gauntlets of Arcane Might: Kane gains 2 THP when he hits an enemy he marks with an Arcane power
Shimmering Cloth Armor: Kane's ranged and area attacks do not provoke OAtks
War Wizard's Expertise: Kane's arcane attacks vs allies take a -5 penalty to hit.

Jade, Feybeast HP (+2 THP) 12/24; AC 18 F/R/W 20/16/20
Perception +6
MBA: Claw: +10 vs AC; 1d12+2 dmg
Aura +2 dmg to all allies vs enemies in Fey Beast Aura; Kane gains CAdv vs enemies in aura
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[Pentius]

The noxious spores from the zombies begin to get the better or Noriaki, and he coughs a few times, looking embarassed at the action. He pulls away from the spore cloud and tries to catch some fresher air away from the foe before rejoining the fray.


[sblock=Mechanics]
Move: to A11

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[sblock=Noriaki]
Noriaki Matsumoto
Male Human Thaneborn Barbarian 5
Initiative: +5(+7 with Takahaan)
Passive Perception: 12
Passive Insight: 13
Senses: Normal

AC:20
Fort:20
Reflex:18
Will:16
HP:34/51
Bloodied:25
Surges left:9/9
Surge Value:12
Action Points: 1/1

MBA: +11 to hit, 1d12+8 damage
Howling Strike
Pressing Strike
Vault the Fallen []
Shatterbone Strike []
Howl of Triumph []
Shrug it off []
Heroic Effort []
Second Wind []
Swift Panther Rage []
Silver Phoenix Rage


Conditions:

Action Surge: +3 bonus to attack rolls made during an action gained by spending an action point.

Horned Helm: +1d6 to charge damage

Battlecrazed Weapon: +1d6 damage when bloodied

Feral Might(Thaneborn Triumph): Whenever you bloody an enemy, the next attack by you or an ally against that enemy gains a bonus to the attack roll equal to your Charisma modifier(+2).[/sblock]

 

[Dekana]

Castile, wounded and coughing up a storm from all the foul spores, momentarily loses confidence in victory. But at that moment, Castile clearly hears Hu Li's music coming from behind. Guided by the noise, she steps backward and into a small area free from the spores. The dwarf takes a deep breath of clean air and feels much refreshed.

One of the plant zombies is still within axe-range, so Castile cuts her breather short and goes back on the attack. She slams her shield against the zombie, but it deflects the blow and pushes her back to where she started. Unperturbed, she lashes out with axe, this time scoring a hit.

[sblock=Castile actions / stats]Free: I'll take that Virtue of Cunning shift to E10 to avoid the aura damage.

Minor: Dwarven Resilience to spend second wind. Castile is up to 38/58 and 12/13 surges, and she has +2 defenses TSNT.

Standard: Tide of Iron vs Blue Shroom misses AC 13.

AP-Standard: Comeback Strike vs Blue Shroom hits AC 22 for 16 damage, marks it TENT Castile, and Castile gains 4 THP and spends a surge. She's up to 4+52/58 and 11/13 surges.


PC:Castile (Dekana) - L4W Wiki- Female Dwarf Fighter 5
Passive Perception: 21, Passive Insight: 16
AC:21, Fort:20, Reflex:17, Will:16, +5 saves vs poison, Speed:5
HP:4+52/58, Bloodied:29, Surge Value:14, Surges left:11/13
Initiative +2
Action Points: 0 (encounter)

Conditions
+2 defenses TSNT (not included above)

Powers
MBA: Waraxe, +10 vs AC, 1d12+9 damage and gain 4 THP (see Combat notes below)
RBA: Waraxe, +10 vs AC, 1d12+7 damage, 6/12
Combat Challenge, Crushing Surge, Pass Forward, Tide of Iron
Bold Victory, Dwarven Resilience, Guardian's Counter, Hack and Hew, Shield Edge Block
Comeback Strike, Dwarven Thrower Waraxe, Rain of Steel

Combat notes: +2 melee / close damage with THP, +2 to attack roll on OAs, OAs stop enemy movement
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[GROMkill]

OOC: Sorry for the delay, was out of town for the weekend. Everyone can spend a healing surge for free and gain an addition 4 HP should they spend one.

As the hardy dragonborn almost succumbs to the spore-filled air, he hacks and coughs blood from his throat. His eyes bloodshot and bright sienna, he refuses to give up and locks his eyes onto a target. Letting out a bloodcurdling, bestial roar, the dragonborn takes off toward the relatively unscathed fungal zombie, dipping around it to flank it with Kane's beast.

Locking the pair of fungal zombies between himself, the beast, Kane, and Aerys, Takahaan shouts as he brandishes his weapon toward the foe in front of him, prodding his allies on. "Steel your lungs and press on! These mindless creatures will not imprison us on the Shiv, locked in unrestful death!" He nods to Kane and exchanges a tough look with Noriaki before closing in on the two zombies, trapping them between the group.
[sblock=Mechanics]

Take 5 poison and necrotic damage, dropping to 1 HP. Clutch.

Minor: Inspiring Word on self. Heals for 15 HP, bringing Taka up to 16.

Move: Walk to F4, flanking Greenie with Jade.

Standard: Stand the Fallen on Greenie. Misses 16 AC. Rolled a 2 on a +14 roll... fml. Everyone can spend a healing surge and gains a bonus 4 HP healed should they spend one.

Takahaan gains 16 HP, bringing him to 32.

[sblock=Rolls]
Bonus HP: 1d6=3
Attack: 1d6=3[/sblock][/sblock]

[sblock=Takahaan]Takahaan Thanazashi Male Dragonborn Bravura Warlord 5
Initiative: +4
Passive Perception: 11
Passive Insight: 11
Senses: Normal
AC:20
Fort:18
Reflex:16
Will:18 HP:32/44
Bloodied:22
Surge Value:12
Surges left:6/8
Action Points: 1

Powers:

Brash Assault
Intuitive Strike
Dragon Breath [ ]
Inspiring Word [x]
Flattering Charge [ ]
Vengeance Is Mine [x]
Lamb to the Slaughter [ ]
Stand the Fallen [x]
Spur To Action [ ]

Other Abilities:

Second Wind [ ]
Cloak of Resistance [ ]
Dwarven Chainmail [ ]

Conditions

[sblock=Important Features] Bravura Presence: When an ally who can see you spends an action point to take an extra action and uses the action to make an attack, the ally can choose to take advantage of this feature before the attack roll. If the ally chooses to do so and the attack hits, the ally can either make a basic attack or take a move action after the attack as a free action. If the attack misses, the ally grants combat advantage to all enemies until the end of his or her next turn.

Combat Leader: You and each ally within 10 squares who can see and hear you gain a +2 power bonus to initiative.

Dragonborn Fury: When you’re bloodied, you gain a +1 racial bonus to attack rolls.[/sblock] [/sblock]

 

[BenBrown]

Hú Lí dances across the battlefield, nearer to the master fungus but away from the other creatures. She lets loose with one of her sharp blasts at the creature facing Castile, sending it skittering away and on to the waiting blade of Noriaki.[sblock=actions]5 damage from aura.
Regain 15 hp from Stand the Fallen
Move: to G11
Standard: Staggering Note (Will) vs. Blue: 16(1d20) +9 = 25 4 damage (I guess that's 2 for Blue, 2 for Yellow) and Blue is pushed to B12, where Noriaki gets to swat at it.
Noriaki MBA vs. Blue: 15(1d20) +11 = 26; 3(1d12) +8 = 11[/sblock][sblock=Hú Lí]The Black Fox Fox Spirit (Changeling) Bard 5
Initiative: +3, Passive Perception: 18, Passive Insight: 20
AC:21, Fort:14, Reflex:18, Will:19
+5 vs. AC, 1d6 damage

HP:38/44, Bloodied:22, Surge Value:11, Surges left:6/8
Action Points: 0, Second Wind: used
Powers: Fox Spirit Disguise, Wild Shape, Staggering Note, Vicious Mockery, Changeling's Armor
Blunder, Dissonant Strain, Fox Spirit Trick, Grasping Claws, Majestic Word x2, Words of Friendship, Noble Presence, Painted Drum
Stirring Shout, Song of Discord, Canon of Avoidance, Amulet of Seduction

Virtue of Cunning: Once per round, when an enemy misses an ally within 9 squares of the Black Fox, the Fox may slide the ally 1 square as a free action.

Conditions:
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[jbear]

Kane steels his resolve at Takahaans words. He will not die today.

[sblock=OOC] Kane will take that healing surge+4hp =+16 HP which takes him back up to 43 HPs and feeling more optimistic! [/sblock]