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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Victim" data-source="post: 4487740" data-attributes="member: 78">The shambling mounds and stormrage shambler correspond to evidence found from attacks on the towns and villages in area.After dispatching the plants and fey apparently guarding the area, the group uses its tracking skills, arcane knowledge, insight into fey powers, and clues from the enemies to deduce that the plants are most likely being directed from the ruined and abandoned city in the swamp.  Hundreds of years ago, it was the heart of the region; a wealthy port city that traded with far off lands.  Then the area started to flood, there was some sort of attempted coup or civil war, and the city was abandoned with many dying in flight.  Some stories hold that wealth of trading houses remains in the city.Getting there will mean crossing the flooded, marsh like area surrounding the city that used to be the belt of farms feeding it.  (You can throw some rituals or something to help the water now).After the group has traveled for about 2 hours, they see a dragon circling high in the air.  The dragon also notices them; in response, the large deep blue beast doubles back and drops low.  It's not long before it returns, popping back up briefly to improve its field of view every so often.  Its approach to the group is slow, as if the dragon is trying not to outdistance slower allies.  Lightning flashes while the monster skims the grasses.  Soon, it will be upon you.<img src="http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/9328/kk1e2uj8.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/victimen" target="_blank">victimen</a> at 2008-09-29[sblock=Map Key]Green grass squares: tall grasses up to about a person's height.  Light obscuring terrain: Concealment to things in/through it; and more than 5 squares of it blocks line of sight.  Difficult terrain.Brown squares: ground.  No terrain effects.Olive mud squares: about an inch of water and then mud.  -1 Speed to creatures moving in it without some sort of water walking/swamp effect.  This speed reduction for moving in affected squares is a difficult terrain effect.  Shifting is unaffected, since it only affects your speed.I wanted something less harsh than difficult terrain (especially with the anti shift stuff last time) that would still reward people for picking stuff that helps to deal with swampy terrain features.Red squares: You start in here.  I gave you almost a third of the map, and it's like 35x35.  So don't start in the back and then try to shift off the board - I'm giving you plenty of room right now, I think, and I'm not drawing more stuff.[/sblock][sblock=Monster Knowledge]Blue Dragon: Large magic natural beast artillery solo[sblock=stats]Adult Blue Dragon Level 13 Solo ArtilleryLarge natural magical beast (dragon) XP 4,000Initiative +9 Senses Perception +13; darkvisionHP 655; Bloodied 327; see also bloodied breathAC 30; Fortitude 31, Reflex 28, Will 27Resist 20 lightningSaving Throws +5Speed 8, fl y 10 (hover), overland flight 15Action Points 2mGore (standard; at-will) ✦ LightningReach 2; +18 vs. AC; 1d8 + 6 plus 1d6 lightning damage, and thetarget is pushed 1 square and knocked prone.m Claw (standard; at-will)Reach 2; +16 vs. AC; 1d6 + 6 damage.M Draconic Fury (standard; at-will)The dragon makes a gore attack and two claw attacks.R Breath Weapon (standard; recharge 5, 6) ✦ LightningThe dragon targets up to three creatures with its lightningbreath; the first target must be within 10 squares of the dragon,the second target within 10 squares of the first, and the thirdtarget within 10 squares of the second; +18 vs. Reflex; 2d12 +10 lightning damage. Miss: Half damage. This attack does notprovoke opportunity attacks.R Bloodied Breath (free when first bloodied; encounter) ✦LightningThe dragon’s breath weapon recharges, and the dragon uses itimmediately.C Frightful Presence (standard; encounter) ✦ FearClose burst 5; targets enemies; +18 vs. Will; the target isstunned until the end of the dragon’s next turn. Aftereffect: Thetarget takes a –2 penalty to attack rolls (save ends).ALightning Burst (standard; at-will) ✦ LightningArea burst 3 within 20; +18 vs. Reflex; 2d6 + 4 lightningdamage. Miss: Half damage.Alignment Evil Languages Common, DraconicSkills Athletics +22, Insight +13, Nature +13Str 23 (+12) Dex 16 (+9) Wis 14 (+8)Con 19 (+10) Int 13 (+7) Cha 14 (+8)[/sblock]Shambling Mound:This a lump of decomposing plant matter with a few vines stuck in that somehow moves.  These mounds are somewhat bigger than the last one.[sblock]Shambling Mound Level 13 BruteLarge natural animate (plant) XP 800Initiative +7 Senses Perception +6; darkvisionHP 160; Bloodied 80Regeneration 5AC 25; Fortitude 27, Reflex 22, Will 21Immune lightning; see also lightning affinitySpeed 4 (swamp walk)m Tendrils (standard; at-will)Reach 2; +16 vs. AC; 1d8 + 8 damage.M Enveloping Double Attack (standard; at-will) ✦ HealingThe shambling mound makes two basic attacks. If both attackshit the same Medium or smaller target, the shambling moundmakes a secondary attack against the target. Secondary Attack:+16 vs. Fortitude; the target is pulled into the shambling mound’sspace and restrained (save ends). While the target is restrained,no creature has line of sight or line of effect to it. At the start ofthe shambling mound’s turn each round, the enveloped targettakes 10 damage and the shambling mound regains 10 hitpoints. The shambling mound can envelop up to 2 creatures at atime. When the target makes its save, it reappears in a square ofits choice adjacent to the shambling mound.Lightning Affinity (immediate reaction, when hit by a lightningattack; at-will) ✦ HealingThe shambling mound regains 10 hit points.Skills Stealth +12Str 22 (+12) Dex 12 (+7) Wis 10 (+6)Con 20 (+11) Int 5 (+3) Cha 10 (+6)[/sblock]Stormrage Shambler: Like an ordinary shambling mound, but visibly charged with lightning.  This is the Shambling Mound with the Red border.  These Stormrages are somewhat bigger than the last one.[sblock]Stormrage Shambler Level 13 Elite ControllerLarge natural animate (plant) XP 1,600Initiative +5 Senses Perception +7; darkvisionLightning Aura (Lightning) aura 2; enemies that enter or start theirturns in the aura take 5 lightning damage.HP 270; Bloodied 135Regeneration 10 Saving Throws +2AC 27; Fortitude 27, Reflex 20, Will 22Immune lightning; see also lightning affinitySpeed 8 (swamp walk) Action Points 1mTendrils (standard; at-will) ✦ LightningReach 2; +16 vs. AC; 1d8 + 6 damage plus 1d8 lightning damage.While bloodied, the stormrage shambler deals an extra 6lightning damage.M Double Attack (standard; at-will) ✦ LightningThe stormrage shambler makes two basic attacks.C Lightning Blast (standard; encounter) ✦ LightningClose blast 3; +16 vs. Reflex; 3d8 + 7 lightning damage. Miss: Half  damage.Lightning Affinity (immediate reaction, when hit by a lightningattack; at-will) ✦ HealingThe stormrage shambler regains 10 hit points. The stormrageshambler cannot attack itself to heal in this fashion.Alignment Unaligned Languages —Skills Stealth +9Str 20 (+11) Dex 8 (+5) Wis 12 (+7)Con 23 (+12) Int 5 (+3) Cha 7 (+4)[/sblock][/sblock]</blockquote>

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