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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoeNotCharles" data-source="post: 4805073" data-attributes="member: 79945">[sblock=OOC]Ok, time to NPC Shorrin.  I still can't figure out exactly where he wanted to end up, but I see he gave himself a -5 to hit, so I guess he wanted to run.  Even doing that I can't see any way to get him close enough to do a spinning sweep - the only way he could get an attack is to run out into the difficult terrain, and then charge with his standard action to cover the rest of the distance.So by running out on to the ice, he can get to L10 for 8 movement points, and then charge to K7 to attack the hexer.  (By moving out to L instead of straight down K, he avoids opportunity attacks.)The other option is to have him take about the same path, but without running - 2 movement points less puts him at K8, where he can attack the bowman - or to circle around to M7, avoiding the ice sheet, where he can attack the other bowman.  Knowing what I know about the ice sheet, I'd choose the third option, but he seemed pretty clear that he wanted to attack the hexer and that he was ok with running in order to do it, and I mentioned goblins "walking out onto the ice sheet" several times so he must have known it was there.  So I will have him try to reach the hexer.[/sblock]Murphy and Janus both fire off ineffectual shots and drop back to the ground.  The shadows around Murphy dissipate.Shorrin powers his way down the hill, keeping his feet this time, and his momentum carries him out onto the ice.  His feet skid out from under him, but instead of falling he catches his balance and slides forward in a controlled glide.  Instead of trying to run, he pushes himself along with his boots, feet flying back and forth like a skater, and arcs around to crash into the hexer with his hammer held high.  His blow sends the hexer staggering back holding its head, but a wave of numbing cold spreads back along the hammer from where it struck the hexer's frozen, corpse-like body.  The numbness saps Shorrin's momentum and he finds himself standing still on the ice, muscles trembling.  It will be hard to get himself moving again.The goblin hexer snarls something annoyed and frightened at Shorrin, and backpedals away.  Shorrin lunges forward with his hammer, and the hexer lurches backwards again, out of range.  It levels its rod at him and sends yet another stream of icy shards to encase him in a razor-sharp cage.[sblock=Goblin]Why won't you STAY AWAY FROM ME???[/sblock]It gestures to the crossbowmen.[sblock=Goblin]Get in front of him!  Protect me![/sblock][sblock=Status]Murphy stands, misses, and drops prone again, losing his Shadow Walk concealment.Shorrin runs to K11 for 6 move, and on entering the square of treacherous ice takes an attack vs Reflex, which misses.  He moves to L10 with the rest of his run action, then charges to K7 (which costs 6 move since both the freezing cloud and the ice are difficult terrain, not that this stacks).  His attack roll was 25, +1 for charging, -5 for running, -2 since the hexer has concealment from the Freezing Cloud is 19 - which is a hit.  Shorrin does 10 damage and marks the hexer.  Shorrin is slowed until the end of his next turn due to the hexer's Body of Ice.Janus shoots and misses.The hexer shifts to I6, provoking a Combat Challenge attack from Shorrin - which <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2088704/" target="_blank">misses</a> (forgot to include concealment in that roll, but it missed anyway).  It uses Goblin Tactics (when missed by a melee attack, shift 1 square) to shift again to H6.  Then it fires yet another freezing hex at Shorrin, who will now take 6 damage if he moves on his turn (save ends)Larinza's turn!28 - Balth (16/22 hp, Hunter's Quarry on Hexer, prone)23 - Bowman 1 at L6 (12 damage, concealed while in cloud, marked by Shorrin until Shorrin's turn)<s>21 - Cutter 1 at L10</s><s>21 - Cutter 2 at L9</s><s>16 - Cutter 3 at M16 (concealed while in cloud)</s><s>15 - Cutter 4 at L10</s>14 - Bowman 2 at J7 (16 damage, concealed while in cloud)14 - Murphy (18/26 hp, prone)12 - Shorrin (19/33 hp, -5 to attack rolls and grants combat advantage until next turn, slowed until end of next turn, takes 6 damage if he moves on his turn (save ends)) 9 - Janus (22/22 hp, partial cover from sled)<s> 7 - Cutter 5 at J19</s> 6 - Hexer at H6 (76 damage, used 1 AP, concealed while in cloud, marked by Shorrin until Shorrin's turn) 5 - Larinza (14/24 hp, 2 failed death saves, +2 Init to all allies in LOS within 10 squares, allies in LOS who spend an action point regain 4 hp, slowed (save ends))<s> 4 - Cutter 6 at P11</s>[/sblock]<img src="http://i41.tinypic.com/aak750.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></blockquote>

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