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<blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 5494111" 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]Jordi is at the base of the ridge, flanked by Dergrenche and the last Goblin Skullcleaver. Grimgal has been pushed off the ridge and is laying <em>prone</em> near Jordi. Billy, Keldok, and Zindra are near the top of the ridge and dealing with the remainder of the enemies.[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Hearing sounds of movement from nearby in the bushes and overgrowth, Billy turned. <span style="color: lightblue">"I don't think these are all of the bandits,"</span> he announced. <span style="color: lightblue">"Be prepared for another wave."</span></p><p></p><p>Keldok and Zindra turned their attentions to the gnome. <span style="color: lightgreen">"I concur,"</span> the elf said. <span style="color: lightgreen">"Perhaps they will flee if their leader falls. Jordi?"</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: royalblue">"Working on it,"</span> the warrior replied from afar.</p><p></p><p>The gnome, while somewhat faithful in the warrior's skill, did not want to wholly rely on Jordi. When the goblins again fired at Billy, and struck again, the gnome called upon his fey ancestry to vanish from sight. Billy invisibly scrambled away from the archers, trying to find Zindra. Along the way, Billy stopped for a moment to catch his breath. </p><p></p><p>The gnome was quite badly injured and perhaps about to drop unconscious from blood loss. <span style="color: lightblue">"Oh, dear,"</span> the gnome said quietly to himself. <span style="color: lightblue">"I might have an idea to buy some time."</span> Billy used his illusion magic to make himself appear as one of the goblin archers. </p><p></p><p>Still invisible, Billy crept near Zindra. He spoke, quietly, in the Elven tongue. <span style="color: lightblue">"Cousin,"</span> he said to Zindra. </p><p></p><p>The elf knew this as a "pet name" the gnome used to refer to elves. <span style="color: lightgreen">"Billy?"</span> the elf said, looking around. <span style="color: lightgreen">"Where are you?"</span></p><p></p><p>The gnome appeared as a goblin carrying a bow. <span style="color: lightblue">"Hello, cousin,"</span> he said.</p><p></p><p>The ettins, still stumbling in the throes of the illusory chasm, swung their weapons wildly at Keldok and Zindra. Neither struck true. The illusionary warrior threatening the ettins continued to harass them.</p><p></p><p>The elf maiden stepped back from the giant's wild swings and fired off a pair of arrows, hitting the giant once in one of its four eyes. </p><p></p><p>Keldok, taking advantage of the giant's momentary distraction, leaped into the air and struck the staggered giant square across one of its jaws, breaking it. The giant let out a great gasp before falling to the ground with a massive THUD.</p><p></p><p>At the base of the ridge, Jordi found himself between Dergrenche and the remaining axe-wielding goblin. Dergrenche shouted at his ally. <span style="color: gold">"Now! Now is the time to strike!"</span>. In response, the goblin drove its axe-head deep into Jordi's exposed back.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: royalblue">"Now, that hurt!"</span> Jordi yelped. The warrior turned to the goblin and swung his magical shield. The shield glowed at the moment of impact and sent the axe-wielder flying back towards Grimgal, who had just got to his feet. <span style="color: royalblue">"Your turn!"</span></p><p></p><p>The dwarf reared back, mordenkrad in hand, and said a short prayer to Moradin. <span style="color: slategray">"Back to the Nine Hells with you, goblin!"</span>. Grimgal struck the goblin with a heady blow, sending the goblin nearly to the ground. The dwarf's target glowed with divine power for a moment.</p><p></p><p>Looking over the goblin, Grimgal remembered Billy complaining about healing. <span style="color: slategray">"Oh, yes, friend,"</span> he said. <span style="color: slategray">"I haven't forgotten you."</span> Grimgal invoked his deity's power once again. He pictured Billy in his head and envisioned the gnome healing. <span style="color: slategray">"That will have to do for now."</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>[sblock=Round Six]<strong>Goblin Bowmen (2)</strong>: The Bowmen continue to focus on Billy. Each moves 5 squares to gain <em>Great Position</em> and also obviate Billy's cover. Each fires their bow at the gnome and 1 hits for 8 damage. In response, Billy uses <span style="color: red">Fade Away</span> and turns <em>invisible</em>. </p><p><strong>Ettins</strong>: Each Ettin takes 5 psychic damage. Both Ettins are now <span style="color: red"><em>bloodied</em></span>. Both Ettins shift 1 square. The more injured Ettin is now adjacent to Zindra. 1 Ettin swings his Club at Keldok and misses. The other swings its Club at Zindra and misses. Neither Ettin saves against their ongoing damage and granting combat advantage conditions.</p><p><strong>Dergrenche</strong>: Uses <span style="color: green">Commander's Strike</span> against Jordi and hits. The Goblin Skullcleaver makes a Melee Basic Attack with a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls. The Skullcleaver crits Jordi, inflicting a total of 18 damage. As an immediate reaction, Jordi uses <span style="color: red">Shield Riposte</span> and hits the Skullcleaver for 10 damage and, also using his <span style="color: sienna">Bashing Shield</span> power, pushes the Skullcleaver a total of 4 squares adjacent to Grimgal. The Skullcleaver is also <em>marked</em>. Jordi then shifts 2 squares towards the goblin. </p><p><strong>Zindra</strong>: Shifts back 1 square. She attacks the Ettin using <span style="color: green">Twin Strike</span>. Zindra hits once, inflicting 11 damage on the Ettin.</p><p><strong>Keldok</strong>: Shifts 1 square towards the Ettin Zindra hit and attacks using <span style="color: green">Disheartening Strike</span>. Keldok hits and inflicts 30 damage, easily killing the Ettin! </p><p><strong>Grimgal</strong>: Uses a move action to stand. He attacks the Goblin Skullcleaver using <span style="color: red">Strike of Judgment</span>. He crits the Skullcleaver and inflicts a total of 40 damage. The Skullcleaver is now <span style="color: red"><em>bloodied</em></span>. If the Skullcleaver attacks one of Grimgal's allies before the end of the dwarf's next turn, one of Grimgal's allies within 5 squares regains 17 hit points. Grimgal spends his <strong>action point</strong>. From spending the action point, Grimgal's <span style="color: sienna">Hero's Finemail</span> gives him a +2 to defenses until the end of his next turn. He uses <span style="color: red">Healer's Mercy</span>, which allows Billy to spend a healing surge (+7). Billy regains a total of 18 hit points and is no longer <span style="color: red"><em>bloodied</em></span>. Grimgal is <em>weakened</em> until the end of his next turn.</p><p><strong>Ettin</strong>: Shifts 1 square into melee range with Keldok. The Ettin attacks Keldok using his Club and barely misses.</p><p><strong>Billy</strong>: Moves 5 squares. As a standard action, he uses his Second Wind to recover 11 hit points and gains a +2 bonus to his defenses until the start of his next turn. As a minor action, Billy uses <span style="color: slategray">Disguise Self</span> to make himself look like a Goblin Bowman. Billy's Bluff check for this power is a total of 34 (creatures must make an Insight check with this DC to see that his is <em>not</em> a Goblin Bowman). At the end of his turn, Billy is no longer <em>invisible</em>.</p><p><strong>Jordi</strong>: Charges Dergrenche using <span style="color: green">Threatening Rush</span> and misses. Dergrenche is <em>marked</em>.</p><p><strong>Goblin Skullcleaver</strong>: Attacks Grimgal using his Battleaxe. He misses. As a result, Keldok regains 17 hit points from <span style="color: red">Strike of Judgment</span>.[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Insight, post: 5494111, 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]Jordi is at the base of the ridge, flanked by Dergrenche and the last Goblin Skullcleaver. Grimgal has been pushed off the ridge and is laying [i]prone[/i] near Jordi. Billy, Keldok, and Zindra are near the top of the ridge and dealing with the remainder of the enemies.[/sblock] Hearing sounds of movement from nearby in the bushes and overgrowth, Billy turned. [color=lightblue]"I don't think these are all of the bandits,"[/color] he announced. [color=lightblue]"Be prepared for another wave."[/color] Keldok and Zindra turned their attentions to the gnome. [color=lightgreen]"I concur,"[/color] the elf said. [color=lightgreen]"Perhaps they will flee if their leader falls. Jordi?"[/color] [color=royalblue]"Working on it,"[/color] the warrior replied from afar. The gnome, while somewhat faithful in the warrior's skill, did not want to wholly rely on Jordi. When the goblins again fired at Billy, and struck again, the gnome called upon his fey ancestry to vanish from sight. Billy invisibly scrambled away from the archers, trying to find Zindra. Along the way, Billy stopped for a moment to catch his breath. The gnome was quite badly injured and perhaps about to drop unconscious from blood loss. [color=lightblue]"Oh, dear,"[/color] the gnome said quietly to himself. [color=lightblue]"I might have an idea to buy some time."[/color] Billy used his illusion magic to make himself appear as one of the goblin archers. Still invisible, Billy crept near Zindra. He spoke, quietly, in the Elven tongue. [color=lightblue]"Cousin,"[/color] he said to Zindra. The elf knew this as a "pet name" the gnome used to refer to elves. [color=lightgreen]"Billy?"[/color] the elf said, looking around. [color=lightgreen]"Where are you?"[/color] The gnome appeared as a goblin carrying a bow. [color=lightblue]"Hello, cousin,"[/color] he said. The ettins, still stumbling in the throes of the illusory chasm, swung their weapons wildly at Keldok and Zindra. Neither struck true. The illusionary warrior threatening the ettins continued to harass them. The elf maiden stepped back from the giant's wild swings and fired off a pair of arrows, hitting the giant once in one of its four eyes. Keldok, taking advantage of the giant's momentary distraction, leaped into the air and struck the staggered giant square across one of its jaws, breaking it. The giant let out a great gasp before falling to the ground with a massive THUD. At the base of the ridge, Jordi found himself between Dergrenche and the remaining axe-wielding goblin. Dergrenche shouted at his ally. [color=gold]"Now! Now is the time to strike!"[/color]. In response, the goblin drove its axe-head deep into Jordi's exposed back. [color=royalblue]"Now, that hurt!"[/color] Jordi yelped. The warrior turned to the goblin and swung his magical shield. The shield glowed at the moment of impact and sent the axe-wielder flying back towards Grimgal, who had just got to his feet. [color=royalblue]"Your turn!"[/color] The dwarf reared back, mordenkrad in hand, and said a short prayer to Moradin. [color=slategray]"Back to the Nine Hells with you, goblin!"[/color]. Grimgal struck the goblin with a heady blow, sending the goblin nearly to the ground. The dwarf's target glowed with divine power for a moment. Looking over the goblin, Grimgal remembered Billy complaining about healing. [color=slategray]"Oh, yes, friend,"[/color] he said. [color=slategray]"I haven't forgotten you."[/color] Grimgal invoked his deity's power once again. He pictured Billy in his head and envisioned the gnome healing. [color=slategray]"That will have to do for now."[/color] [sblock=Round Six][b]Goblin Bowmen (2)[/b]: The Bowmen continue to focus on Billy. Each moves 5 squares to gain [i]Great Position[/i] and also obviate Billy's cover. Each fires their bow at the gnome and 1 hits for 8 damage. In response, Billy uses [color=red]Fade Away[/color] and turns [i]invisible[/i]. [b]Ettins[/b]: Each Ettin takes 5 psychic damage. Both Ettins are now [color=red][i]bloodied[/i][/color]. Both Ettins shift 1 square. The more injured Ettin is now adjacent to Zindra. 1 Ettin swings his Club at Keldok and misses. The other swings its Club at Zindra and misses. Neither Ettin saves against their ongoing damage and granting combat advantage conditions. [b]Dergrenche[/b]: Uses [color=green]Commander's Strike[/color] against Jordi and hits. The Goblin Skullcleaver makes a Melee Basic Attack with a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls. The Skullcleaver crits Jordi, inflicting a total of 18 damage. As an immediate reaction, Jordi uses [color=red]Shield Riposte[/color] and hits the Skullcleaver for 10 damage and, also using his [color=sienna]Bashing Shield[/color] power, pushes the Skullcleaver a total of 4 squares adjacent to Grimgal. The Skullcleaver is also [i]marked[/i]. Jordi then shifts 2 squares towards the goblin. [b]Zindra[/b]: Shifts back 1 square. She attacks the Ettin using [color=green]Twin Strike[/color]. Zindra hits once, inflicting 11 damage on the Ettin. [b]Keldok[/b]: Shifts 1 square towards the Ettin Zindra hit and attacks using [color=green]Disheartening Strike[/color]. Keldok hits and inflicts 30 damage, easily killing the Ettin! [b]Grimgal[/b]: Uses a move action to stand. He attacks the Goblin Skullcleaver using [color=red]Strike of Judgment[/color]. He crits the Skullcleaver and inflicts a total of 40 damage. The Skullcleaver is now [color=red][i]bloodied[/i][/color]. If the Skullcleaver attacks one of Grimgal's allies before the end of the dwarf's next turn, one of Grimgal's allies within 5 squares regains 17 hit points. Grimgal spends his [b]action point[/b]. From spending the action point, Grimgal's [color=sienna]Hero's Finemail[/color] gives him a +2 to defenses until the end of his next turn. He uses [color=red]Healer's Mercy[/color], which allows Billy to spend a healing surge (+7). Billy regains a total of 18 hit points and is no longer [color=red][i]bloodied[/i][/color]. Grimgal is [i]weakened[/i] until the end of his next turn. [b]Ettin[/b]: Shifts 1 square into melee range with Keldok. The Ettin attacks Keldok using his Club and barely misses. [b]Billy[/b]: Moves 5 squares. As a standard action, he uses his Second Wind to recover 11 hit points and gains a +2 bonus to his defenses until the start of his next turn. As a minor action, Billy uses [color=slategray]Disguise Self[/color] to make himself look like a Goblin Bowman. Billy's Bluff check for this power is a total of 34 (creatures must make an Insight check with this DC to see that his is [i]not[/i] a Goblin Bowman). At the end of his turn, Billy is no longer [i]invisible[/i]. [b]Jordi[/b]: Charges Dergrenche using [color=green]Threatening Rush[/color] and misses. Dergrenche is [i]marked[/i]. [b]Goblin Skullcleaver[/b]: Attacks Grimgal using his Battleaxe. He misses. As a result, Keldok regains 17 hit points from [color=red]Strike of Judgment[/color].[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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