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<blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 5493318" data-attributes="member: 11437"><p>[ooc]The combat continues...[/ooc]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Initiative Order]</p><p>27 - Goblin Bowmen</p><p>25 - Ettins</p><p>17 - Dergrenche</p><p>14 - Zindra</p><p>11 - Keldok</p><p>10 - Grimgal</p><p>10 - Ettins</p><p>6 - Billy</p><p>6 - Jordi</p><p>6 - Goblin Skullcleavers</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=The Situation at Present]Keldok (<span style="color: red"><em>bloodied</em></span>), Grimgal, and Jordi are in the middle of a big mess of bad guys, including a pair of Ettin Bodyguards and the leader, Dergrenche. Billy is off by himself, away from any enemies. Zindra is about halfway up the ridge, close to the action. There are few Goblin Bowmen left and one of the Goblin Skullsplitters is down (and one is <span style="color: red"><em>bloodied</em></span>).[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>One of the goblin archers decided to harass Billy Silvertongue, firing an arrow at the wily gnome and hitting Billy with an arrow. The other archers, mostly dispersed, ineffectively attacked the heroes.</p><p></p><p>The two-headed giants continued their assault on Grimgal Ironhearted. One of their clubs smacked the dwarf across the face, sending Grimgal reeling.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: slategray">"This isn't the best time of my life!"</span>, the dwarf said, wiping fresh blood out of his beard. He looked to Jordi. <span style="color: slategray">"Hey, hero! How's about a lil help over here?"</span> The dwarf slammed his dwarven hammer into the nearby goblin archer, killing the pathetic creature. The attack, imbued with divine power, healed Keldok. <span style="color: slategray">"Yer welcome, half-orc!"</span> Grimgal took a breath, saying a quiet prayer to Moradin. He suddenly felt quite better.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, the dwarf's feeling of safety was short-lived. One of the ettins drew close to the dwarf and smacked him over the head. <span style="color: slategray">"Owwww! Would ya lay off?"</span></p><p></p><p>Keldok swung his mace towards the goblin next to him, but intentionally missed. The move drew the goblin off-balance, allowing Keldok to smash the goblin across the face, flattening the creature on the ground, never to get up again.</p><p></p><p>Zindra looked to Keldok and Grimgal and back to the goblin pursuing her. Deciding that it was best to finish off the goblin nuisance, the elf turned and fired her bow, badly injuring the goblin, but not quite dropping the axe-wielder.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: lightblue">"Well now,"</span> Billy Silvertongue said as he spied the situation brewing atop the ridge. <span style="color: lightblue">"Perhaps a little more illusory magic will help level the playing field."</span> The gnome extended a hand towards the two-headed giants. <span style="color: lightblue">"What's that over here? A great chasm! Oh no, my new friends! Don't fall in!"</span></p><p></p><p>The ettins stumbled a bit, arguing between themselves (and among themselves) before falling headlong onto the ground.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: royalblue">"I don't believe we have been properly introduced,"</span> Jordi said to Dergrenche. The warrior swung his shield into a goblin, knocking the axe-wielder off the ridge. The warrior surged into the nearby ettin, bashing it as it lay sprawled on the ground. Jordi stepped towards the bandit leader. <span style="color: royalblue">"Don't worry. I've got something for you, too."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: gold">"You're no match for my superior tactical mind, human!"</span></p><p></p><p>Jordi lunged forward, smashing his magic shield into Dergrenche. The move caught the bandit leader off-balance.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: gold">"What... what is this?"</span> Dergrenche said as he wobbled at the edge of the ridge. Jordi gave him a tap. The half-orc flew off the ridge and onto the silty ground below. Thud.</p><p></p><p>Jordi looked over the edge and started to climb down.</p><p></p><p>The goblin who'd been chasing Zindra around took another step toward the elf. For her part, Zindra snapped off an arrow at her pursuer, killing the goblin. </p><p></p><p>[sblock=Round Four]<strong>Goblin Bowmen (3)</strong>: 2 Bowmen move 4 squares to gain <em>Great Position</em>. 1 is in melee with Grimgal and attacks the dwarf with a Short Sword, missing. The other Bowmen take aim at Billy and Jordi. Billy is hit for 9 damage. </p><p><strong>Ettins</strong>: Both Ettins swing Clubs at Grimgal. 1 hits the dwarf for 16 damage. </p><p><strong>Dergrenche</strong>: Moves 4 squares into a flank on Jordi (with a Skullcleaver). Uses <span style="color: green">Commander's Strike</span> against Jordi, but misses.</p><p><strong>Zindra</strong>: Shifts 1 square away from the Skullcleaver. As a minor action, she uses <span style="color: green">Hunter's Quarry</span> on the Skullcleaver she just shifted away from. She then attacks him using <span style="color: green">Twin Strike</span>. She hits twice, inflicting a total of 24 damage, causing the Skullcleaver to become <span style="color: red"><em>bloodied</em></span>.</p><p><strong>Keldok</strong>: As a minor action, he uses <span style="color: red">Perfect Feint</span> to gain combat advantage against the Skullcleaver adjacent to him. He attacks the Skullcleaver using <span style="color: green">Disheartening Strike</span> and hits for 23 damage, killing the Skullcleaver! Down to 2 Skullcleavers remaining. He moves 1 square closer to Grimgal and adjacent to a Bowman. </p><p><strong>Grimgal</strong>: Shifts 1 square towards Keldok and away from the Ettins but stays adjacent to the Bowman. He uses a minor action for <span style="color: red">Healing Word</span> on himself, regaining 28 hit points (Surge Value + 14) and 2 temporary hit points. He attacks the Bowman using <span style="color: red">Healing Strike</span> and hits, killing the Bowman. Down to 2 Bowmen left. More importantly, this allows Keldok, adjacent to both the Bowman and Grimgal, to spend a healing surge and add 7. Keldok regains a total of 20 hit points and he is no longer <span style="color: red"><em>bloodied</em></span>.</p><p><strong>Ettins</strong>: 1 Ettin shifts 1 square closer to Grimgal. The other shifts 1 square closer to Jordi. Both attack the PCs with their Clubs. 1 Ettin hits Grimgal for 11 damage and the dwarf is <span style="color: red"><em>bloodied</em></span> again. The other Ettin misses Jordi.</p><p><strong>Billy</strong>: Moves 4 squares to have a clear view of the Ettins. He uses <span style="color: slategray">Phantom Chasm</span> on a square between the Ettins, targeting both of them. Both Ettins are hit with the spell and take 14 damage and are knocked <em>prone</em> and are <em>immobilized</em> until the end of Billy's next turn.</p><p><strong>Jordi</strong>: Shifts 1 square to get out of the flank. He uses <span style="color: slategray">Shove and Slap</span> against the Skullcleaver and inflicts 12 damage and the Skullcleaver is <em>marked</em>. In addition, Jordi can push the Skullcleaver 3 squares, right off the ridge! The Skullcleaver takes 7 falling damage and is <em>prone</em> at the base of the ridge. <span style="color: slategray">Shove and Slap</span> allows for a secondary attack, which Jordi will use against the <em>prone</em> Ettin adjacent to him. This is a critical hit, which only does 8 damage. The Ettin, however, is <em>dazed</em> (save ends) and <em>marked</em> by Jordi. Because he hit with a power requiring a shield, Jordi now has a +1 bonus to AC and Reflex until the end of his next turn. Jordi spends an <strong>action point</strong> to use <span style="color: red">Armored Assault</span>. He moves 1 square (the adjacent Ettin cannot make opportunity attacks at the moment) and attacks Dergrenche, hitting for 10 damage. Jordi is able to slide Dergrenche 2 squares, which throws the bandit leader off the ridge, inflicting another 1 damage. Dergrenche is <em>prone</em> at the base of the ridge and is <em>marked</em> by Jordi. The fighter can continue his movement (part of the power) and decides to use that climb down the ridge. This requires an Athletics check (DC 15), which is successful. Jordi climbs down to the base of the ridge. </p><p><strong>Goblin Skullcleavers (2)</strong>: The <em>prone</em> Skullcleaver at the base of the ridge spends a move action to stand. He then attacks Jordi with his Battleaxe and misses badly. The other Skullcleaver moves towards Zindra, triggering her stance to give her a ranged basic attack against the Skullcleaver. She hits with this attack and inflicts 19 damage, killing the goblin. Down to 1 Skullcleaver remaining.[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Insight, post: 5493318, member: 11437"] [ooc]The combat continues...[/ooc] [sblock=Initiative Order] 27 - Goblin Bowmen 25 - Ettins 17 - Dergrenche 14 - Zindra 11 - Keldok 10 - Grimgal 10 - Ettins 6 - Billy 6 - Jordi 6 - Goblin Skullcleavers [/sblock] [sblock=The Situation at Present]Keldok ([color=red][i]bloodied[/i][/color]), Grimgal, and Jordi are in the middle of a big mess of bad guys, including a pair of Ettin Bodyguards and the leader, Dergrenche. Billy is off by himself, away from any enemies. Zindra is about halfway up the ridge, close to the action. There are few Goblin Bowmen left and one of the Goblin Skullsplitters is down (and one is [color=red][i]bloodied[/i][/color]).[/sblock] One of the goblin archers decided to harass Billy Silvertongue, firing an arrow at the wily gnome and hitting Billy with an arrow. The other archers, mostly dispersed, ineffectively attacked the heroes. The two-headed giants continued their assault on Grimgal Ironhearted. One of their clubs smacked the dwarf across the face, sending Grimgal reeling. [color=slategray]"This isn't the best time of my life!"[/color], the dwarf said, wiping fresh blood out of his beard. He looked to Jordi. [color=slategray]"Hey, hero! How's about a lil help over here?"[/color] The dwarf slammed his dwarven hammer into the nearby goblin archer, killing the pathetic creature. The attack, imbued with divine power, healed Keldok. [color=slategray]"Yer welcome, half-orc!"[/color] Grimgal took a breath, saying a quiet prayer to Moradin. He suddenly felt quite better. Unfortunately, the dwarf's feeling of safety was short-lived. One of the ettins drew close to the dwarf and smacked him over the head. [color=slategray]"Owwww! Would ya lay off?"[/color] Keldok swung his mace towards the goblin next to him, but intentionally missed. The move drew the goblin off-balance, allowing Keldok to smash the goblin across the face, flattening the creature on the ground, never to get up again. Zindra looked to Keldok and Grimgal and back to the goblin pursuing her. Deciding that it was best to finish off the goblin nuisance, the elf turned and fired her bow, badly injuring the goblin, but not quite dropping the axe-wielder. [color=lightblue]"Well now,"[/color] Billy Silvertongue said as he spied the situation brewing atop the ridge. [color=lightblue]"Perhaps a little more illusory magic will help level the playing field."[/color] The gnome extended a hand towards the two-headed giants. [color=lightblue]"What's that over here? A great chasm! Oh no, my new friends! Don't fall in!"[/color] The ettins stumbled a bit, arguing between themselves (and among themselves) before falling headlong onto the ground. [color=royalblue]"I don't believe we have been properly introduced,"[/color] Jordi said to Dergrenche. The warrior swung his shield into a goblin, knocking the axe-wielder off the ridge. The warrior surged into the nearby ettin, bashing it as it lay sprawled on the ground. Jordi stepped towards the bandit leader. [color=royalblue]"Don't worry. I've got something for you, too."[/color] [color=gold]"You're no match for my superior tactical mind, human!"[/color] Jordi lunged forward, smashing his magic shield into Dergrenche. The move caught the bandit leader off-balance. [color=gold]"What... what is this?"[/color] Dergrenche said as he wobbled at the edge of the ridge. Jordi gave him a tap. The half-orc flew off the ridge and onto the silty ground below. Thud. Jordi looked over the edge and started to climb down. The goblin who'd been chasing Zindra around took another step toward the elf. For her part, Zindra snapped off an arrow at her pursuer, killing the goblin. [sblock=Round Four][b]Goblin Bowmen (3)[/b]: 2 Bowmen move 4 squares to gain [i]Great Position[/i]. 1 is in melee with Grimgal and attacks the dwarf with a Short Sword, missing. The other Bowmen take aim at Billy and Jordi. Billy is hit for 9 damage. [b]Ettins[/b]: Both Ettins swing Clubs at Grimgal. 1 hits the dwarf for 16 damage. [b]Dergrenche[/b]: Moves 4 squares into a flank on Jordi (with a Skullcleaver). Uses [color=green]Commander's Strike[/color] against Jordi, but misses. [b]Zindra[/b]: Shifts 1 square away from the Skullcleaver. As a minor action, she uses [color=green]Hunter's Quarry[/color] on the Skullcleaver she just shifted away from. She then attacks him using [color=green]Twin Strike[/color]. She hits twice, inflicting a total of 24 damage, causing the Skullcleaver to become [color=red][i]bloodied[/i][/color]. [b]Keldok[/b]: As a minor action, he uses [color=red]Perfect Feint[/color] to gain combat advantage against the Skullcleaver adjacent to him. He attacks the Skullcleaver using [color=green]Disheartening Strike[/color] and hits for 23 damage, killing the Skullcleaver! Down to 2 Skullcleavers remaining. He moves 1 square closer to Grimgal and adjacent to a Bowman. [b]Grimgal[/b]: Shifts 1 square towards Keldok and away from the Ettins but stays adjacent to the Bowman. He uses a minor action for [color=red]Healing Word[/color] on himself, regaining 28 hit points (Surge Value + 14) and 2 temporary hit points. He attacks the Bowman using [color=red]Healing Strike[/color] and hits, killing the Bowman. Down to 2 Bowmen left. More importantly, this allows Keldok, adjacent to both the Bowman and Grimgal, to spend a healing surge and add 7. Keldok regains a total of 20 hit points and he is no longer [color=red][i]bloodied[/i][/color]. [b]Ettins[/b]: 1 Ettin shifts 1 square closer to Grimgal. The other shifts 1 square closer to Jordi. Both attack the PCs with their Clubs. 1 Ettin hits Grimgal for 11 damage and the dwarf is [color=red][i]bloodied[/i][/color] again. The other Ettin misses Jordi. [b]Billy[/b]: Moves 4 squares to have a clear view of the Ettins. He uses [color=slategray]Phantom Chasm[/color] on a square between the Ettins, targeting both of them. Both Ettins are hit with the spell and take 14 damage and are knocked [i]prone[/i] and are [i]immobilized[/i] until the end of Billy's next turn. [b]Jordi[/b]: Shifts 1 square to get out of the flank. He uses [color=slategray]Shove and Slap[/color] against the Skullcleaver and inflicts 12 damage and the Skullcleaver is [i]marked[/i]. In addition, Jordi can push the Skullcleaver 3 squares, right off the ridge! The Skullcleaver takes 7 falling damage and is [i]prone[/i] at the base of the ridge. [color=slategray]Shove and Slap[/color] allows for a secondary attack, which Jordi will use against the [i]prone[/i] Ettin adjacent to him. This is a critical hit, which only does 8 damage. The Ettin, however, is [i]dazed[/i] (save ends) and [i]marked[/i] by Jordi. Because he hit with a power requiring a shield, Jordi now has a +1 bonus to AC and Reflex until the end of his next turn. Jordi spends an [b]action point[/b] to use [color=red]Armored Assault[/color]. He moves 1 square (the adjacent Ettin cannot make opportunity attacks at the moment) and attacks Dergrenche, hitting for 10 damage. Jordi is able to slide Dergrenche 2 squares, which throws the bandit leader off the ridge, inflicting another 1 damage. Dergrenche is [i]prone[/i] at the base of the ridge and is [i]marked[/i] by Jordi. The fighter can continue his movement (part of the power) and decides to use that climb down the ridge. This requires an Athletics check (DC 15), which is successful. Jordi climbs down to the base of the ridge. [b]Goblin Skullcleavers (2)[/b]: The [i]prone[/i] Skullcleaver at the base of the ridge spends a move action to stand. He then attacks Jordi with his Battleaxe and misses badly. The other Skullcleaver moves towards Zindra, triggering her stance to give her a ranged basic attack against the Skullcleaver. She hits with this attack and inflicts 19 damage, killing the goblin. Down to 1 Skullcleaver remaining.[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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