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<blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 6201724" data-attributes="member: 16069"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px">Let's Play #7 Free RPG Day </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px">Into The Shadowhaunt (Level 1)</span></p><p></p><p>Session 1.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/9939684294/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2827/9939684294_98ffd91d59_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Encounter #3 Cavern & Prison (Area 3.)</p><p>Encounter #8 in total for this group of adventurers.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=The Map]</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8893134802/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3703/8893134802_d55a91dbfd_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center">The Map- apologies I couldn’t find a better copy of this.</p><p></p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Quarion leads the guys forward, in to a shadowy cavern- water drips from the ceiling and patches of fungi illuminate the chamber with an eerie glow. The chamber feels warm, and smells of fust and decay, the water in places has pooled on the floor; which looks slick.</p><p></p><p>The eladrin suddenly comes to a halt, directly ahead is a large alcove which seems to have been carved and shaped with pictographs and scrawling text, within the alcove is a massive iron-bound portal. An immense leering devil’s head is carved upon the door, it has glowing green eyes.</p><p></p><p>“Not good!” Quarion whispers back, the guys move closer but remain behind the eladrin, Bharash points- there’s another exit to the south east, another cavern passage.</p><p></p><p>“Which way?” Quarion whispers.</p><p>“The door.” Harann states, as if the answer is obvious.</p><p>“Passage.” Bharash states, equally certain, “the doors bound to be locked…”</p><p>“… and trapped!” Varis adds.</p><p>“And trapped.” Bharash confirms, “We should check the passage first- see where it goes, don’t want anything attacking us from the rear.”</p><p></p><p>We take another short break for giggling, and punning- someone said ‘rear’.</p><p></p><p>Moments later, after a vote (3-2 to Bharash), the guys head across the chamber to the passage exiting, and then following Quarion and then Varis head down the passage.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=The Map]</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8893134802/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3703/8893134802_d55a91dbfd_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center">The guys head straight for chamber 4.</p><p></p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>The passage opens in to a large flagged chamber, a ten foot high platform is situated in the middle of the chamber, its sides carved with cavorting, leering devils- the top of the platform seems to glow an eerie green colour. Stood atop the odd construction is a robed elf, with silver-white hair, and clade in thick robes- an elf, and he doesn’t look happy, Quarion is spotted, the elf glowers at the eladrin, the fey humanoid looks up from an huge tomb it is reading; it spots the adventurers, and flings down the book.</p><p></p><p>“Your blood will aid in my work, interlopers!” The elf screeches, as a quartet of skeleton warriors step out from behind the platform, drawing rusty longswords from tattered scabbards.</p><p></p><p>“Destroy!” Harann screams, by way of reply.</p><p></p><p>Bad Guys 550 XP Level 1 Encounter</p><p>Skeleton Trooper Level 1 Soldier x4</p><p>Elf Dark Mage- Helvec Level 3 Controller</p><p></p><p>[sblock=The Monster Manual]</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8893107832/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7386/8893107832_023f7578b9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8892490703/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5324/8892490703_5128f1e07d.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Bharasha and Harann are the first in to action, the dragonborn warriors charge in to the skeleton troopers hoping, together, they can keep them at bay. The pair lash out and two of the undead warriors are damaged badly, although not enough to keep them from attacking. Three of the skeletons attack Bharash, the first bull rushing the dragonborn and shoving him back; he’s cut twice and left staggering and bloodied.</p><p></p><p>Harann, meanwhile manages to fend off the last trooper.</p><p></p><p>Atop the platform the mad elf cavorts and dances, screaming foul words and making strange sounds, to no effect… we’ll see; the mage dodges a dagger flung by Quarion but is too slow to avoid Varis’ arrow, he winces and then screams.</p><p></p><p>“They come! THEY COME!”</p><p></p><p>Just a brief note to say at this point out of game I was told that two of the kids had to leave in an hour, therefore I decided to get nasty with this encounter, as you’ll see.</p><p></p><p>“Stand up to them!” Mr. Benn shouts, Healing Words and Bharash is refreshed.</p><p></p><p>Atop the platform the elf cackles and rocks back and forth, clutching at its sides, clearly amused at something.</p><p></p><p>“You puny mortals, cower before Helvec!”</p><p></p><p>At which point the far wall seems to shimmer slightly, stepping in to the chamber are a pair of armour clad, sword wielding, stone warlords- every step they take makes the ground shudder and shake.</p><p></p><p>Bad Guys 1050 XP Level 5 Encounter</p><p>Skeleton Trooper Level 1 Soldier x4</p><p>Elf Dark Mage- Helvec Level 3 Controller</p><p>Animated Statue Level 2 Elite Brute x2</p><p></p><p>[sblock=The Monster Manual]</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8893109832/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2873/8893109832_22a89c35b3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>“Destroy them!” Helvec screams and points down at the adventurers.</p><p></p><p>Bharash unleashes a fan of flames from his maw scorching two of the skeleton warriors before him, and yet the undead menaces fight on, he cuts again with his longsword- wounds another, and yet still they attack.</p><p></p><p>Suddenly a cloud of buzzing biting flies and descends on to the mass of the adventurers, the foul creature’s bites seem to deliver some flesh rotting virus, or else necrosis, Helvec cackles some more as Varis, Quarion and Mr. Benn are all caught in his Flesh Rotting Cloud.</p><p></p><p>Haran screams again and spits out a stream of acid, his Dragon Breath, a skeleton staggers, while Helvec screams- taking a direct hit from the acid (Helvec takes a critical hit- although that’s only 7 points of damage). Harann continues to hack at the nearest trooper, although he readies himself, one of the animated statues is approaching.</p><p></p><p>Suddenly Quarion disappears, only to reappear less than an eye-blink later atop the platform, just behind Helves, the eladrin stabs the elf in the back, and in the process attempts to shove the fiend off the platform. The staggering mage circles his arms furiously at the very edge, and then… falls, only at the last moment to save himself and grab on to the ledge. Helvec quickly pulls himself back up- just in time for Quarion to dance forward and sink his dagger in the elf’s back.</p><p></p><p>“Noooooooooooooooooo!” Helvec screeches, and just hangs on.</p><p></p><p>Helvec is reduced from 30 hit points to 3 by Quarion’s two attacks.</p><p></p><p>Varis takes a step back, draws his bow and fires- his first arrow connects with a skeleton trooper’s skull, it shatters, the undead menace flops to the floor. The elf’s second arrow slams in to Helvec’s back, protrudes through the elf’s chest- as it stands.</p><p></p><p>“You’ll never get them back!” Helvec declares and then coughs up a slick of blood before plummeting off the platform- dead!</p><p></p><p>That was Varis’s Daily- Split The Tree in action there- 24 points of damage with both hits, slight over kill for Helvec.</p><p></p><p>The two animated warlord statues lurch forward, the ground shakes and streams of dirt and dust pour down from the ceiling, the stone warlords lash out with their swords- Bharash dodges once... twice, the stone blades tear chunks from the cavern wall.</p><p></p><p>Alas, for Bharash, the dragonborn’s sudden flurry of activity leaves him open to the skeleton trooper’s attacks, he’s hit twice and left staggering- clutching at his side. The warlord replies in kind, his blade shatters bone, and leaves one of the skeleton’s hobbling badly.</p><p></p><p>“May the LIGHT shine down- BANISH the DARKNESS!” Mr. Benn screams while brandishing his holy symbol before him. A burst of radiant energy surges from his holy implement, two of the skeletons are slammed against the nearest wall- both are further smashed, left staggering lurching wrecks; the third explodes on impact, destroyed by the holy blast.</p><p></p><p>“Not so fast!” Mr. Benn shouts again and suddenly one of the two remaining skeletons is engulfed in radiant flames, in seconds it is reduced to ash.</p><p></p><p>“To Victory!” Bharash shouts, somewhat prematurely perhaps, regardless the war cry causes his adrenalin to surge, they are Inspiring Words, the dragonborn forgets his wounds and launches himself at the last skeleton trooper left standing. His longsword connects with the undead creature’s skull- shatters it, the skeleton’s are dead.</p><p></p><p>Harann smashes his greatsword in to the nearest warlord statue, the greatblade hews a chunk of stone from the creature, they can win- they can destroy their animated foes. Buoyed by his success the dragon cuts again- and yet another hunk of stone flies, the statue is left hobbling almost unable to move.</p><p></p><p>“Come on! We can do this!” Harann shouts.</p><p></p><p>Up above Quarion selects his target, the fighting is going on beneath him, the eladrin aims for a moment and then flings a dagger down at the closest statue’s face, more of the stone chips away. Moments later two arrows thud and pockmark the same statue’s chest, the lurching animate staggers, almost tumbles, and then dragging one shattered leg smashes at Harann… and when the first attack misses- it does it again.</p><p></p><p>The dragonborn fighter doesn’t have time to react- she’s smashed in to the nearest wall, from which position she slides down until she is sitting on the floor, all the wind gone out of her, almost.</p><p></p><p>The warlord statue moves to step over Harann, to get to Mr. Benn and Varis in the back row, Harann is in no mood to let that happen, the fighter lashes out with his great blade, even from prone, the sword connects and smashes the statue’s left stone foot completely away, it flails and has to grab out at the wall to remain upright.</p><p></p><p>There’s a gap however, the second warlord statue stomps over Harann and straight at Varis, slashing with its stone sword, the elf ducks and dodges, somehow manages to emerge unscathed. </p><p></p><p>Mr. Benn scurries aside and then screams at the already badly damaged statue, “You disgrace your good name!” The dragonborn priest’s Gaze of Defiance causes the statue to flounder, it sinks to its knees, unsure of what follows next.</p><p></p><p>“For Pelor. For Bahamut. For the family Kaius!” Bharash’s Inspiring Words again elicit a surge of fresh energy, the fighter lashes out and smashes the head off the kneeling warlord statue’s shoulders- the stone body crashes to the floor and shatters.</p><p></p><p>“Huzzah!” Mr. Benn yells.</p><p></p><p>Everyone around the table stares hard at Alfie, who plays Mr. Benn- where did he go to come up with ‘Huzzah’, he’s only nine years old. </p><p></p><p>Harann scrambles to her feet, avoiding another swish of the last statue’s stone sword to do so, she smashes her sword and herself in to the statue, cracks stone, heaves, and shoves the thing back. The animate is struck by one of Quarion’s daggers, and one of Varis’s arrows- at the same moment, and yet still it lurches forward- flailing wildly.</p><p></p><p>Harann is light on her feet, she ducks, then jumps, then feints- avoids attack after attack.</p><p></p><p>“Contain IT!” Bharash hollers and dodges in to the fracas, he and Harann have the statue hemmed in, in the south east corner of the chamber.</p><p></p><p>“Hold the line.” He screams again and then attacks with a series of deft attacks, his Bastion of Defence (Daily), the other adventurers are momentarily caught up in the moment- we can do this, the collective thought. Bharash carves another chunk from the animated stone warlord, the thing staggers back, again his blade comes- and another chunk flies away.</p><p></p><p>Harann lashes out and down, smashes the thing back, the statue rocks as it thumps back hard in to the cavern wall, just in time to be hit by yet another of Quarion’s daggers.</p><p></p><p>It lurches back on to its feet, sways… staggers… and then is struck full force in the face by one of Varis’s arrows- the statue’s stone head shatters, it collapses and smashes hard in to the stone floor.</p><p></p><p>It does not rise.</p><p></p><p>1050 XP Level 5 Encounter</p><p>Skeleton Trooper Level 1 Soldier x4</p><p>Elf Dark Mage- Helvec Level 3 Controller</p><p>Animated Statue Level 2 Elite Brute x2</p><p></p><p>Harann grins. </p><p></p><p>Her smile spreads- to Bharash, jumps to Mr. Benn… and on.</p><p></p><p>The five adventurers stand around grinning- breathing hard, grimacing- hands clamped on fresh and bloody wounds.</p><p></p><p>“We did…” Mr. Benn begins.</p><p></p><p>The priest’s words are cut short, the entire chamber shudders- takes one giant step to the east, or so it seems, the adventurers flail and reach out for the walls of the chamber, or else each other- anything to brace themselves in the quake. Quarion somehow manages to stay atop the platform, although not for long, the eladrin quickly and safely clambers down- as soon as the tremor subsides.</p><p></p><p>“Search.” Harann states.</p><p>“Quickly.” Varis adds.</p><p></p><p>Thirty seconds later, and with only one shuddering interruption, a locked chest and Helvec’s staff have been grabbed up; the later has a chunk of polished amber in the tip. </p><p></p><p>Another tremor rocks the chamber.</p><p></p><p>Just a note to say that I am making attacks with the tremors on all PCs- every now and then, as and when I need, the first attack was +1 vs Reflex, the second a +2 vs Reflex, the third… you get it. At this point there’s no damage being done, hits knock a PC prone. Oh and the guys have only had time to spend one Healing Surge, they’ve not had a proper Short Rest.</p><p></p><p>“Come on!” Mr. Benn shouts, and rushes back out of the chamber.</p><p></p><p>The guys follow on at a dash.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonalan, post: 6201724, member: 16069"] [CENTER][SIZE="5"]Let's Play #7 Free RPG Day Into The Shadowhaunt (Level 1)[/SIZE][/CENTER] Session 1. [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/9939684294/][img]http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2827/9939684294_98ffd91d59_c.jpg[/img][/url][/CENTER] Encounter #3 Cavern & Prison (Area 3.) Encounter #8 in total for this group of adventurers. [sblock=The Map] [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8893134802/][img]http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3703/8893134802_d55a91dbfd_c.jpg[/img][/url] The Map- apologies I couldn’t find a better copy of this.[/CENTER] [/sblock] Quarion leads the guys forward, in to a shadowy cavern- water drips from the ceiling and patches of fungi illuminate the chamber with an eerie glow. The chamber feels warm, and smells of fust and decay, the water in places has pooled on the floor; which looks slick. The eladrin suddenly comes to a halt, directly ahead is a large alcove which seems to have been carved and shaped with pictographs and scrawling text, within the alcove is a massive iron-bound portal. An immense leering devil’s head is carved upon the door, it has glowing green eyes. “Not good!” Quarion whispers back, the guys move closer but remain behind the eladrin, Bharash points- there’s another exit to the south east, another cavern passage. “Which way?” Quarion whispers. “The door.” Harann states, as if the answer is obvious. “Passage.” Bharash states, equally certain, “the doors bound to be locked…” “… and trapped!” Varis adds. “And trapped.” Bharash confirms, “We should check the passage first- see where it goes, don’t want anything attacking us from the rear.” We take another short break for giggling, and punning- someone said ‘rear’. Moments later, after a vote (3-2 to Bharash), the guys head across the chamber to the passage exiting, and then following Quarion and then Varis head down the passage. [sblock=The Map] [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8893134802/][img]http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3703/8893134802_d55a91dbfd_c.jpg[/img][/url] The guys head straight for chamber 4.[/CENTER] [/sblock] The passage opens in to a large flagged chamber, a ten foot high platform is situated in the middle of the chamber, its sides carved with cavorting, leering devils- the top of the platform seems to glow an eerie green colour. Stood atop the odd construction is a robed elf, with silver-white hair, and clade in thick robes- an elf, and he doesn’t look happy, Quarion is spotted, the elf glowers at the eladrin, the fey humanoid looks up from an huge tomb it is reading; it spots the adventurers, and flings down the book. “Your blood will aid in my work, interlopers!” The elf screeches, as a quartet of skeleton warriors step out from behind the platform, drawing rusty longswords from tattered scabbards. “Destroy!” Harann screams, by way of reply. Bad Guys 550 XP Level 1 Encounter Skeleton Trooper Level 1 Soldier x4 Elf Dark Mage- Helvec Level 3 Controller [sblock=The Monster Manual] [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8893107832/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7386/8893107832_023f7578b9.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8892490703/][img]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5324/8892490703_5128f1e07d.jpg[/img][/url][/CENTER] [/sblock] Bharasha and Harann are the first in to action, the dragonborn warriors charge in to the skeleton troopers hoping, together, they can keep them at bay. The pair lash out and two of the undead warriors are damaged badly, although not enough to keep them from attacking. Three of the skeletons attack Bharash, the first bull rushing the dragonborn and shoving him back; he’s cut twice and left staggering and bloodied. Harann, meanwhile manages to fend off the last trooper. Atop the platform the mad elf cavorts and dances, screaming foul words and making strange sounds, to no effect… we’ll see; the mage dodges a dagger flung by Quarion but is too slow to avoid Varis’ arrow, he winces and then screams. “They come! THEY COME!” Just a brief note to say at this point out of game I was told that two of the kids had to leave in an hour, therefore I decided to get nasty with this encounter, as you’ll see. “Stand up to them!” Mr. Benn shouts, Healing Words and Bharash is refreshed. Atop the platform the elf cackles and rocks back and forth, clutching at its sides, clearly amused at something. “You puny mortals, cower before Helvec!” At which point the far wall seems to shimmer slightly, stepping in to the chamber are a pair of armour clad, sword wielding, stone warlords- every step they take makes the ground shudder and shake. Bad Guys 1050 XP Level 5 Encounter Skeleton Trooper Level 1 Soldier x4 Elf Dark Mage- Helvec Level 3 Controller Animated Statue Level 2 Elite Brute x2 [sblock=The Monster Manual] [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8893109832/][img]http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2873/8893109832_22a89c35b3.jpg[/img][/url][/CENTER] [/sblock] “Destroy them!” Helvec screams and points down at the adventurers. Bharash unleashes a fan of flames from his maw scorching two of the skeleton warriors before him, and yet the undead menaces fight on, he cuts again with his longsword- wounds another, and yet still they attack. Suddenly a cloud of buzzing biting flies and descends on to the mass of the adventurers, the foul creature’s bites seem to deliver some flesh rotting virus, or else necrosis, Helvec cackles some more as Varis, Quarion and Mr. Benn are all caught in his Flesh Rotting Cloud. Haran screams again and spits out a stream of acid, his Dragon Breath, a skeleton staggers, while Helvec screams- taking a direct hit from the acid (Helvec takes a critical hit- although that’s only 7 points of damage). Harann continues to hack at the nearest trooper, although he readies himself, one of the animated statues is approaching. Suddenly Quarion disappears, only to reappear less than an eye-blink later atop the platform, just behind Helves, the eladrin stabs the elf in the back, and in the process attempts to shove the fiend off the platform. The staggering mage circles his arms furiously at the very edge, and then… falls, only at the last moment to save himself and grab on to the ledge. Helvec quickly pulls himself back up- just in time for Quarion to dance forward and sink his dagger in the elf’s back. “Noooooooooooooooooo!” Helvec screeches, and just hangs on. Helvec is reduced from 30 hit points to 3 by Quarion’s two attacks. Varis takes a step back, draws his bow and fires- his first arrow connects with a skeleton trooper’s skull, it shatters, the undead menace flops to the floor. The elf’s second arrow slams in to Helvec’s back, protrudes through the elf’s chest- as it stands. “You’ll never get them back!” Helvec declares and then coughs up a slick of blood before plummeting off the platform- dead! That was Varis’s Daily- Split The Tree in action there- 24 points of damage with both hits, slight over kill for Helvec. The two animated warlord statues lurch forward, the ground shakes and streams of dirt and dust pour down from the ceiling, the stone warlords lash out with their swords- Bharash dodges once... twice, the stone blades tear chunks from the cavern wall. Alas, for Bharash, the dragonborn’s sudden flurry of activity leaves him open to the skeleton trooper’s attacks, he’s hit twice and left staggering- clutching at his side. The warlord replies in kind, his blade shatters bone, and leaves one of the skeleton’s hobbling badly. “May the LIGHT shine down- BANISH the DARKNESS!” Mr. Benn screams while brandishing his holy symbol before him. A burst of radiant energy surges from his holy implement, two of the skeletons are slammed against the nearest wall- both are further smashed, left staggering lurching wrecks; the third explodes on impact, destroyed by the holy blast. “Not so fast!” Mr. Benn shouts again and suddenly one of the two remaining skeletons is engulfed in radiant flames, in seconds it is reduced to ash. “To Victory!” Bharash shouts, somewhat prematurely perhaps, regardless the war cry causes his adrenalin to surge, they are Inspiring Words, the dragonborn forgets his wounds and launches himself at the last skeleton trooper left standing. His longsword connects with the undead creature’s skull- shatters it, the skeleton’s are dead. Harann smashes his greatsword in to the nearest warlord statue, the greatblade hews a chunk of stone from the creature, they can win- they can destroy their animated foes. Buoyed by his success the dragon cuts again- and yet another hunk of stone flies, the statue is left hobbling almost unable to move. “Come on! We can do this!” Harann shouts. Up above Quarion selects his target, the fighting is going on beneath him, the eladrin aims for a moment and then flings a dagger down at the closest statue’s face, more of the stone chips away. Moments later two arrows thud and pockmark the same statue’s chest, the lurching animate staggers, almost tumbles, and then dragging one shattered leg smashes at Harann… and when the first attack misses- it does it again. The dragonborn fighter doesn’t have time to react- she’s smashed in to the nearest wall, from which position she slides down until she is sitting on the floor, all the wind gone out of her, almost. The warlord statue moves to step over Harann, to get to Mr. Benn and Varis in the back row, Harann is in no mood to let that happen, the fighter lashes out with his great blade, even from prone, the sword connects and smashes the statue’s left stone foot completely away, it flails and has to grab out at the wall to remain upright. There’s a gap however, the second warlord statue stomps over Harann and straight at Varis, slashing with its stone sword, the elf ducks and dodges, somehow manages to emerge unscathed. Mr. Benn scurries aside and then screams at the already badly damaged statue, “You disgrace your good name!” The dragonborn priest’s Gaze of Defiance causes the statue to flounder, it sinks to its knees, unsure of what follows next. “For Pelor. For Bahamut. For the family Kaius!” Bharash’s Inspiring Words again elicit a surge of fresh energy, the fighter lashes out and smashes the head off the kneeling warlord statue’s shoulders- the stone body crashes to the floor and shatters. “Huzzah!” Mr. Benn yells. Everyone around the table stares hard at Alfie, who plays Mr. Benn- where did he go to come up with ‘Huzzah’, he’s only nine years old. Harann scrambles to her feet, avoiding another swish of the last statue’s stone sword to do so, she smashes her sword and herself in to the statue, cracks stone, heaves, and shoves the thing back. The animate is struck by one of Quarion’s daggers, and one of Varis’s arrows- at the same moment, and yet still it lurches forward- flailing wildly. Harann is light on her feet, she ducks, then jumps, then feints- avoids attack after attack. “Contain IT!” Bharash hollers and dodges in to the fracas, he and Harann have the statue hemmed in, in the south east corner of the chamber. “Hold the line.” He screams again and then attacks with a series of deft attacks, his Bastion of Defence (Daily), the other adventurers are momentarily caught up in the moment- we can do this, the collective thought. Bharash carves another chunk from the animated stone warlord, the thing staggers back, again his blade comes- and another chunk flies away. Harann lashes out and down, smashes the thing back, the statue rocks as it thumps back hard in to the cavern wall, just in time to be hit by yet another of Quarion’s daggers. It lurches back on to its feet, sways… staggers… and then is struck full force in the face by one of Varis’s arrows- the statue’s stone head shatters, it collapses and smashes hard in to the stone floor. It does not rise. 1050 XP Level 5 Encounter Skeleton Trooper Level 1 Soldier x4 Elf Dark Mage- Helvec Level 3 Controller Animated Statue Level 2 Elite Brute x2 Harann grins. Her smile spreads- to Bharash, jumps to Mr. Benn… and on. The five adventurers stand around grinning- breathing hard, grimacing- hands clamped on fresh and bloody wounds. “We did…” Mr. Benn begins. The priest’s words are cut short, the entire chamber shudders- takes one giant step to the east, or so it seems, the adventurers flail and reach out for the walls of the chamber, or else each other- anything to brace themselves in the quake. Quarion somehow manages to stay atop the platform, although not for long, the eladrin quickly and safely clambers down- as soon as the tremor subsides. “Search.” Harann states. “Quickly.” Varis adds. Thirty seconds later, and with only one shuddering interruption, a locked chest and Helvec’s staff have been grabbed up; the later has a chunk of polished amber in the tip. Another tremor rocks the chamber. Just a note to say that I am making attacks with the tremors on all PCs- every now and then, as and when I need, the first attack was +1 vs Reflex, the second a +2 vs Reflex, the third… you get it. At this point there’s no damage being done, hits knock a PC prone. Oh and the guys have only had time to spend one Healing Surge, they’ve not had a proper Short Rest. “Come on!” Mr. Benn shouts, and rushes back out of the chamber. The guys follow on at a dash. [/QUOTE]
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