[sblock=DM-ly secrets, read at your own peril!]
Are the flying ants going strait up and down to attack Rohna and then not end their turns adjacent to her for her RoS while staying inside the acid cloud? I really liked the maneuverability classes from 3.5 for just this reason.
Yes a striker/controller would be greatly appreciated. How anyone from the tavern could get to us all the on the west coast would be very interesting.
While the ants
could dart in and out of melee/RoS range, I'm not having them do that. First of all, they aren't too bright, and they normally don't need to rely on such tactics. Second, and more important, if you still had six people in your party, I'd certainly be making the best possible use of their mobility. But killing these things is taking long enough without me making it so only your leaders can hurt them. So they're hovering close enough to the ground that they can be targeted in melee, and they aren't hitting-and-running as optimally as they should.
Besides, I have plenty of other encounters in which to be mean. No reason to burn out on the first one.
Regarding getting someone over from Sharn to your location on short notice, anything is possible with the power of non-linear story-telling. The hard part will probably be getting a striker.[/sblock]
The queen flails frantically at Rohna, but the severity of its injuries prevent it from connecting. The surviving drones swarm Olaf in an attempt to protect their queen, but the boar's incredible toughness protects it from the worst the insects have to offer.
Naturally, the river creature is completely incapable of penetrating Thalen's defenses.
[sblock=Status]
A: 109 damage taken,
bloodied, Marked by Rohna, -2 to attacks.
D1: 10 damage taken
D2: 26 damage taken
D3: 6 damage taken
D4: 13 damage taken
C2: 24 damage taken, Marked by Thalen
Rohna: 49/69+5, AP spent, Rain of Steel; Resist 5
Olaf: 73/85+3
Tondrek: 62/64+5, Resist 5
Doggie: 9/9+5, Resist 5
Thalen: 74/82+5, Form of Winter's Herald; Resist 5, marked by C1
Venakhad: 35/39+5, surges 6/8, Resist 5, +2 to all defenses
Olaf provokes an OA from moving back for a charge, but it
misses. Oops, forgot Tondrek's debuff. Now it misses harder.
For a minor, the queen kicks Rohna,
hitting- oh, wait, no, I forgot Tondrek's debuff again. That's a miss. Stupid orc. As a standard she bites Rohna,
but misses.
The drones swarm Olaf,
Drone 1 hits for no damage, Drone 2 hits for 2 damage, Drone 3 hits for no damage, Drone 4 misses. Good job drones.
The crayfish moves to P13 and attacks Thalen,
but clearly the rubber bands are back on. Can Doggie make OAs? If so he gets to roll one.
Arthropods are the worst. The
worst.
10 acid damage for starting your turn in the cloud.[/sblock]