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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mewness" data-source="post: 5714516" data-attributes="member: 14889">The war party consists of eight men, mostly naked, armed with throwing spears and crude but heavy-looking axes. Two things stand out--one, a large trained lizard with heavy jaws that one of the cannibals is goading along; and two, that one of the cannibals is wearing a mail shirt.But any surprise that the adventurers may feel can compare little to what the war party is about to go through...[GM]Ambush the Cannibals: Surprise RoundEach of the good guys, including the two NPCs, gets one action before initiative is rolled. If you want an NPC to do something before your turn, go ahead and resolve their action for them. Otherwise I’ll handle them after the PCs have taken their turns. The armored cannibal mentioned in the description above is cannibal 6 on the map (I should have used a different icon for him, but couldn’t be bothered finding one).<s>Important: It’s dark! Because of the darkness, everyone (including bad guys) has concealment. People who would normally have concealment have total concealment. Once someone takes an action to make some sort of light, this stops being the case. If you want Gelik to use his surprise action to activate a sunrod or something like that, he’ll do so.</s>Edit: It's no longer dark, because Gelik lit a sunrod.[/GM][sblock=Terrain Rules, etc.]Terrain RulesThe greyish-brown stuff represents a sandy, rocky surface. It is normal terrain, as is the lighter green stuff.The dark green terrain is heavy undergrowth. It is difficult terrain.The pale grey splotches are rocks. They are a bit over five feet higher than the surrounding terrain. You can climb onto an adjacent square of one by spending two squares of movement and making a DC 15 Athletics check. The top surfaces of these rocks are uneven, and so are difficult terrain.The teepees are shelters. The entrances face toward the middle of the camp. They aren’t very solid and can be knocked over as a move action should anyone care to do so.The dark brown circles are trees; they are blocking terrain.[/sblock][sblock=Gelik]GelikHP 22/22, Bloodied 11, Surge value 5; Surges 6/6AC 14, Fort 12, Reflex 14, Will 16Speed 5, gnome traitsSkills: Bluff +7, Arcana +11Hypnotism (standard; arcane, charm, enchantment, implement; ranged 10, one enemy)Attack: +5 vs. WillHit: Choose one: the target uses a free action to make a melee basic attack against a creature of Gelik’s choice, with a +4 power bonus to the attack roll; or, Gelik slides the target up to 3 squares.[o] Charm of Misplaced Wrath (standard; arcane, charm, enchantment, implement; ranged 10, one enemy)Attack: +5 vs. WillHit: Gelik slides the target up to 3 squares. The target is then dazed until the end of Gelik’s next turn. (1/encounter, as a free action, Gelik can extend the daze for another round.)Effect: The target makes a basic attack against a creature of Gelik’s choice as a free action with a +2 power bonus to the damage roll.[o] Fade Away (immediate reaction; personal)Trigger: Gelik takes damage.Effect: Gelik is invisible until he attacks or until the end of his next turn.[o] Second WindConditions: none[/sblock][sblock=Pezock]PezockHP 25/25, Bloodied 12, Surge value 6; Surges 7/7AC 16, Fort 12, Reflex 16, Will 14Skills: Bluff +11, Stealth +10Flock Effect: Pezock gains a +3 bonus to melee attack rolls when flanking rather than +2.Striker: 1/round, Pezock can deal 1d6 extra damage when he hits an enemy he has CA against.<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/bm.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bmelee:" title="Basic Melee    :bmelee:" data-shortname=":bmelee:" /> Icy Skewer (standard; arcane, cold, weapon; melee weapon, one creature)Attack: +8 vs. SCHit: 1d10+4 cold damage. Pezock gains a +2 power bonus to all defenses against the target’s attacks until the end of his next turn.Special: Pezock can use this power as a melee basic attack.[o] Piercing Shard (standard; arcane, cold, illusion, psychic, weapon; melee weapon, one creature)Attack: +8 vs. WillHit: 2d10+4 cold and psychic damage.Effect: Pezock is invisible to the target until the start of his next turn.[o] Second WindConditions: noneFluff Notes: Pezock’s powers represent his having a cool magic sword (Pearl). If he loses the sword, he can’t do that neat stuff anymore.[/sblock][sblock=status]PCsCastile (Q8) HP 39/39; surges 13/13Dartmoor (H18) HP 33/33; surges 8/10Hú Lí (M19) HP 29/29; surges 8/8Kane (L17) HP 33/33; surges 10/10Noriaki (F10) HP 33/33; surges 9/9Takahaan (E7) HP 29/29; surges 8/8Gelik (I19) HP 22/22; surges 6/6Pezock (S4) HP 25/25; surges 7/7Bad GuysShiv Dragon (H4)Cannibal 1 (I10)Cannibal 2 (I8)Cannibal 3 (I6)Cannibal 4 (H3)Cannibal 5 (O9)Cannibal 6 (O7)Cannibal 7 (N5)Cannibal 8 (N3)[/sblock][sblock=Enemy Stats]Please read the appropriate block(s) only when necessary to resolve attacks or OAs.[sblock=Shiv Dragon]Shiv DragonAC 17, Fort 19, Ref 16, Will 14; HP 77, bloodied 38<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 +10 vs. AC, 2d9+7 damage, and the target is grabbed.Vise Jaws: The shiv dragon does not need to sustain a grab, and conditions that prevent it from making OAs do not end its grab. It has a +5 bonus to Fortitude defense against attempts to escape its grab. If subjected to forced movement, the shiv dragon pulls the grabbed creature with it.[/sblock][sblock=Cannibals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8]Cannibal BerserkerAC 15, Fort 14, Ref 14, Will 12; HP 30, bloodied 15<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/bm.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bmelee:" title="Basic Melee    :bmelee:" data-shortname=":bmelee:" /> Axe +6 vs. AC, 1d8+4 damage[/sblock][sblock=Cannibal 6]Cannibal War LeaderAC 19, Fort 17, Ref 13, Will 14; HP 46, bloodied 23<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/bm.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bmelee:" title="Basic Melee    :bmelee:" data-shortname=":bmelee:" /> Greatspear +10 vs. AC, 1d8+6 damage[/sblock][/sblock]</blockquote>

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