NEW (AGAIN)- Thunderspire Labyrinth- Stat analysis #25 Shrine to Baphomet

[Goonalan]

H2 Thunderspire Labyrinth
Session 5.
Encounter #18 Murkelmor's Chamber.
Note this is Encounter #42 for this group of PCs

And in the room opposite are a whole host of bad guys, the encounter level just shot up.

Bad Guys 2675 XP Level 10 Encounter.
Duergar Theurge Level 5 Controller [DT] [HP 64] DEAD
Tiefling Heretic Level 6 Artillery [TH] [HP60/17]
Duergar Shock Trooper Level 6 Brute (x2) [DST] [HP 90/5 90/60]
Murkelmor, Duergar Leader Level 7 Elite Soldier [Murkelmor] [HP 168/14]
Human Berserker Level 4 Brute [HB] [HP 66]
Orc Raider Level 3 Skirmisher (x4) [OR] [HP 46]
Ogre Savage Level 8 Brute [OS] [HP 111]

New Initiative 34 Winstanley 22 Kaspard 21 Tiefling Heretic & Grey 19 Phrenic & Duergar Shock Troopers 16 Ogre Savage 15 Murkelmor 10 Dirty 8 Orc Raiders 6 Duergar Theurge. 5 Human Berserker

We're now in a Level 10 Encounter.

Round #6.

Winstanley- Move. Sly Flourish Combat Advantage DST2; Hit 20 damage (40 HP bloodied) Immediate Reaction DST2 Expands to Large size- blocking the doorway.

Which wouldn't be so bad except it leaves Phrenic outside the room and on his own with an Ogre, four Orcs etc. approaching.

Kaspard- 5 Ongoing Fire damage (37 HP). Sacred Flame TH; Miss- ! Save vs Ongoing Fire damage- Fail.

TH- Balefire Grey; Miss.

Grey- Magic Missile TH; Hit 9 Force damage (8 HP bloodied).

Phrenic- Shift back. Cloud of Daggers OS; Hit 6 Force damage (105 HP) & OR1; Hit 6 Force damage (40 HP) & OR2; Hit 6 Force damage (40 HP) & OR3; Hit 6 Force damage (40 HP) & OR4; Hit 6 Force damage (40 HP) & HB; Crit 15 Force damage (51 HP).

That's a start.

DST1- Move. Charge Dirty; Hit 19 damage (26 HP bloodied).

!

DST2- Warhammer Winstanley; Hit- 2nd Chance- Miss. Move. Winstanley AoO Dagger DST2; Hit 8 damage (32 HP bloodied). Phrenic AoO Longsword DST2; Miss.

DST2 is trying to get to Murkelmor.

OS- Cloud of Daggers 1 Force damage (104 HP). Move to block Phrenic's retreat. Phrenic AoO Longsword OS; Miss. Angry Smash Phrenic; Miss (both times).

Murkelmor- Heal with Fire Recharge- Success (39 HP bloodied). Move behind DST1. Beard Quills Dirty; Hit 4 damage (22 HP bloodied) & Ongoing 2 Poison damage & -2 To Hit.

And Murkelmor is back in the fight- things are going badly for the PCs.

Dirty- 2 Ongoing Poison damage (20 HP bloodied) & -2 To Hit. Reaping Strike DST1; Miss 3 damage (2 HP bloodied). Daily Unstoppable +11 Temp HP. Save vs Ongoing Poison damage & -2 To Hit- Success.

OR1- Cloud of Daggers 1 Force damage (39 HP). Move. Hand Axe Phrenic; Hit 5 damage (49 HP).

OR2- Cloud of Daggers 1 Force damage (39 HP). Move. Hand Axe Phrenic; Miss.

OR3- Cloud of Daggers 1 Force damage (39 HP). Move. Charge Winstanley; Miss.

OR4- Cloud of Daggers 1 Force damage (39 HP). Move. Charge Winstanley; Miss.

DT- DEAD.

HB- Cloud of Daggers 1 Force damage (50 HP). Move. Hand Axe Phrenic; Hit 6 damage (43 HP).

Time to play 28 minutes- bloody hell, that took a while to get through.

End of Turn-

Good Guys
Dirty Biskit, Male Dwarven Fighter 6 (HP67/20)
Kaspard, Female Half-Elf Cleric of Bahamut 6 (HP51/37)
Winstanley Portico, Male Halfling Rogue 6 (HP51/31)
Grey Morlock, Male Human Wizard 6 (HP44)
Phrenic, Male Tiefling Warlord 6 (HP54/43)

Bad Guys 2675 XP Level 10 Encounter.
Duergar Theurge Level 5 Controller [DT] [HP 64] DEAD
Tiefling Heretic Level 6 Artillery [TH] [HP60/8]
Duergar Shock Trooper Level 6 Brute (x2) [DST] [HP 90/2 90/32]
Murkelmor, Duergar Leader Level 7 Elite Soldier [Murkelmor] [HP 168/39]
Human Berserker Level 4 Brute [HB] [HP 66/50]
Orc Raider Level 3 Skirmisher (x4) [OR] [HP 46/39 46/39 46/39 46/39]
Ogre Savage Level 8 Brute [OS] [HP 111/104]

Action Points 0 Total 3
Daily Powers 1 Total 6
Healing Surges 0 Total 2
2nd Winds 0 Total 1
Crits 1 Total 1
PCs Ko'd 0 Total 0

Comment: And we're in round 6 and still the PCs have only managed to kill the Duergar Theurge, it's going to go to the wire this one... TPK?

What do you think?

 

[Goonalan]

H2 Thunderspire Labyrinth
Session 5.
Encounter #18 Murkelmor's Chamber.
Note this is Encounter #42 for this group of PCs

Round #7.

Winstanley- Daily Blinding Barrage OS; Crit 16 damage (88 HP) & OR3; Hit 11 damage (28 HP) & OR4; Hit 11 damage (28 HP) & all Blind. Move to TH. OR3 AoO (Blind) Greatsword Winstanley; Miss. OR4 AoO (Blind) Greatsword Winstanley; Miss.

Kaspard- 5 Ongoing Fire damage (32 HP). Blazing Starfall Combat Advantage OS; Hit 9 Radiant damage (79 HP) & OR3 (with Combat Advantage); Hit 9 Radiant damage (19 HP bloodied) & OR4 (with Combat Advantage); Hit 9 Radiant damage (19 HP bloodied). Daily Dwarven Chain +12 HP (44 HP). Save vs Ongoing Fire damage- Success.

TH- Cornered by Winstanley. Move. Winstanley AoO Dagger TH; Miss. Move in Grasp of the Grave Zone 5 Necrotic damage (3 HP bloodied). Balefire Grey; Hit 11 Fire damage (33 HP) & Ongoing 5 Fire damage.

Grey- 5 Ongoing Fire damage (28 HP). Move. Burning Hands OR2; Hit 16 Fire damage (23 HP bloodied) & OS (with Combat Advantage & Wand of Accuracy); Hit 16 Fire (63 HP) & OR3 (with Combat Advantage); Hit 16 Fire (3 HP bloodied) & OR1; Miss & OR4 (with Combat Advantage); Hit 16 Fire damage (3 HP bloodied) & TH; Hit 16 Fire –11 (Resist) = 5 Fire damage- DEAD. Save vs Ongoing Fire damage- Fail.

And the second bad guy bites the dirt in the 7th round of combat.

Phrenic- Daily Lead the Attack Combat Advantage OS; Hit 15 damage (48 HP bloodied) and all +5 To Hit.

DST1- Warhammer Dirty; Hit 11 damage (20 HP bloodied).

That's all Dirty's Temp HP gone away.

DST2- Move into Slave Quarters. Phrenic AoO Longsword DST2; Miss. Move towards Dirty.

OS- Blind. Angry Smash Phrenic; Miss (both attempts).

Murkelmor- Heal with Fire Recharge- Fail. Double Move towards Dirty.

Dirty- Reaping Strike DST1; Hit 13 damage- DEAD. Move away.

Some would say that Dirty was in retreat- not me of course, because Dave would probably eat me.

OR1- Move. Great Axe Phrenic; Miss.

OR2- Move. Warrior's Surge +11 HP (34 HP) & Great Axe Phrenic; Miss.

OR3- Blind. Warrior's Surge +11 HP (14 HP bloodied) & Great Axe Grey; Hit- Immediate Interrupt Daily Wizard's Escape- teleport 5 Squares.

OR4- Blind. Move. Grasp of the Grave 5 Necrotic damage- DEAD.

Yeah, I was being nice.

DT- DEAD.

HB- Move. Charge Kaspard; Miss.

Time to play 32 minutes- this is getting to be a marathon very quickly (if that's not an oxymoron).

End of Turn-

Good Guys
Dirty Biskit, Male Dwarven Fighter 6 (HP67/20)
Kaspard, Female Half-Elf Cleric of Bahamut 6 (HP51/44)
Winstanley Portico, Male Halfling Rogue 6 (HP51/31)
Grey Morlock, Male Human Wizard 6 (HP44/28)
Phrenic, Male Tiefling Warlord 6 (HP54/43)

Bad Guys 2675 XP Level 10 Encounter.
Duergar Theurge Level 5 Controller [DT] [HP 64] DEAD
Tiefling Heretic Level 6 Artillery [TH] [HP60] DEAD
Duergar Shock Trooper Level 6 Brute (x2) [DST] [HP 90/32] 1 DEAD
Murkelmor, Duergar Leader Level 7 Elite Soldier [Murkelmor] [HP 168/39]
Human Berserker Level 4 Brute [HB] [HP 66/50]
Orc Raider Level 3 Skirmisher (x4) [OR] [HP 46/39 46/34 46/14] 1 DEAD
Ogre Savage Level 8 Brute [OS] [HP 111/48]

Action Points 0 Total 3
Daily Powers 4 Total 10
Healing Surges 0 Total 2
2nd Winds 0 Total 1
Crits 1 Total 2
PCs Ko'd 0 Total 0

Comment: And we've gone from one dead bad guy to four in a round, the PCs are in a titanic battle, Dirty is on his own, and down to 20 HP, versus Murkelmor and one of the Duergar Shock Troopers- the rest is just a bloody mess (in a good way you understand).

 

[Goonalan]

H2 Thunderspire Labyrinth
Session 5.
Encounter #18 Murkelmor's Chamber.
Note this is Encounter #42 for this group of PCs

Round #8.

Winstanley- Shift between OS & OR3. Daily Downward Spiral Combat Advantage OR3: Hit 15 damage- DEAD & OS (with Combat Advantage); Hit 15 damage (33 HP bloodied) & Prone.

Kaspard- Shift back. Sacred Flame HB; Hit 8 Radiant damage (42 HP) & Save for Grey vs Ongoing Fire damage- Fail. Action Point with Phrenic's Tactical Presence. Sacred Flame HB; Hit 14 Radiant damage (28 HP bloodied) Immediate Reaction Battle Fury Greataxe Phrenic; Miss & Save for Grey vs Ongoing Fire damage- Fail (again).

TH- DEAD.

Grey- 5 Ongoing Fire damage (23 HP). Move. Fire Shroud OR1; Hit 14 Fire damage (25 HP) & HB; Hit 14 Fire damage (14 HP bloodied) & OS; Crit 22 Fire damage (11 HP bloodied) & all Ongoing 5 Fire damage. Save vs Ongoing Fire damage- Fail (and again).

Phrenic- Viper Strike OS; Hit 9 damage (2 HP bloodied).

DST1- DEAD.

DST2- Move. Warhammer Dirty; Miss.

OS- 5 Ongoing Fire damage- DEAD.

Murkelmor- Heal with Fire Recharge- Fail. Double Move towards Dirty.

Dirty- Move- Retreat. Ready action.

OR1- 5 Ongoing Fire damage (20 HP bloodied). Warrior's Surge +11 HP (31 HP) & Great Axe Phrenic; Miss. Save vs Ongoing Fire damage- Fail.

OR2- Shift. Great Axe Combat Advantage Phrenic; Miss.

Bloody dice.

OR3- DEAD.

OR4- DEAD.

DT- DEAD.

HB- 5 Ongoing Fire damage (9 HP bloodied). Charge Kaspard. Grasp of the Grave 5 Necrotic damage (4 HP bloodied). Charge Great Axe Kaspard; Miss. Save vs Ongoing Fire damage- Fail.

Oh my lord, my dice are dead.

Time to play 17 minutes.

End of Turn-

Good Guys
Dirty Biskit, Male Dwarven Fighter 6 (HP67/20)
Kaspard, Female Half-Elf Cleric of Bahamut 6 (HP51/44)
Winstanley Portico, Male Halfling Rogue 6 (HP51/31)
Grey Morlock, Male Human Wizard 6 (HP44/23)
Phrenic, Male Tiefling Warlord 6 (HP54/43)

Bad Guys 2675 XP Level 10 Encounter.
Duergar Theurge Level 5 Controller [DT] [HP 64] DEAD
Tiefling Heretic Level 6 Artillery [TH] [HP60] DEAD
Duergar Shock Trooper Level 6 Brute (x2) [DST] [HP 90/32] 1 DEAD
Murkelmor, Duergar Leader Level 7 Elite Soldier [Murkelmor] [HP 168/39]
Human Berserker Level 4 Brute [HB] [HP 66/4]
Orc Raider Level 3 Skirmisher (x4) [OR] [HP 46/31 46/34] 2 DEAD
Ogre Savage Level 8 Brute [OS] [HP 111] DEAD

Action Points 1 Total 4
Daily Powers 1 Total 11
Healing Surges 0 Total 2
2nd Winds 0 Total 1
Crits 1 Total 3
PCs Ko'd 0 Total 0

Comment: And the 11th Daily Power gets spent, this is proving to be quite some encounter and it looks like we're going to end up with Dirty being chased by Murkelmor around the Slave Quarters for the finale.

 

[Goonalan]

H2 Thunderspire Labyrinth
Session 5.
Encounter #18 Murkelmor's Chamber.
Note this is Encounter #42 for this group of PCs

Round #9.

Winstanley- Shift. Sly Flourish Combat Advantage OR1; Hit 27 damage (4 HP bloodied).

Kaspard- Move through the fireplace in to the Slave Quarters. HB AoO Great Axe Kaspard; Miss. Fireplace 13 Fire damage (31 HP). Sacred Flame DST2; Hit 11 Radiant damage (21 HP bloodied) & 6 Temp HP Dirty.

TH- DEAD.

Grey- 5 Ongoing Fire damage (18 HP bloodied). Shift. Magic Missile OR2; Hit 12 Force damage (22 HP Bloodied). Save vs Ongoing Fire damage- Success.

Phrenic- Shift. Viper Strike OR2; Hit 13 damage (9 HP bloodied).

DST1- DEAD.

DST2- Charge Kaspard; Miss.

OS- DEAD.

Murkelmor- Move. Heal with Fire Recharge- Fail. Charge Dirty. Readied Action Dirty Reaping Strike Murkelmor; Crit 24 damage (15 HP bloodied) & Marked. Charge Dirty; Hit 14 Fire damage -5 (Resist) =9 damage (17 HP bloodied).

Dirty- Reaping Strike Murkelmor; Miss 3 damage (12 HP bloodied) & Marked. Draw and Drink Healing Potion +10 HP (27 HP bloodied).

OR1- 5 Ongoing Fire damage- DEAD.

OR2- Shift. Greataxe Phrenic; Hit 6 damage (37 HP).

OR3- DEAD.

OR4- DEAD.

DT- DEAD.

HB- 5 Ongoing Fire damage- DEAD.

Time to play 16 minutes.

End of Turn-

Good Guys
Dirty Biskit, Male Dwarven Fighter 6 (HP67/27)
Kaspard, Female Half-Elf Cleric of Bahamut 6 (HP51/31)
Winstanley Portico, Male Halfling Rogue 6 (HP51/31)
Grey Morlock, Male Human Wizard 6 (HP44/18)
Phrenic, Male Tiefling Warlord 6 (HP54/37)

Bad Guys 2675 XP Level 10 Encounter.
Duergar Theurge Level 5 Controller [DT] [HP 64] DEAD
Tiefling Heretic Level 6 Artillery [TH] [HP60] DEAD
Duergar Shock Trooper Level 6 Brute (x2) [DST] [HP 90/21] 1 DEAD
Murkelmor, Duergar Leader Level 7 Elite Soldier [Murkelmor] [HP 168/12]
Human Berserker Level 4 Brute [HB] [HP 66] DEAD
Orc Raider Level 3 Skirmisher (x4) [OR] [HP 46/9] 3 DEAD
Ogre Savage Level 8 Brute [OS] [HP 111] DEAD

Action Points 0 Total 4
Daily Powers 0 Total 11
Healing Surges 1 Total 3
2nd Winds 0 Total 1
Crits 1 Total 4
PCs Ko'd 0 Total 0

Comment: And the PCs have about nailed it- just one Orc left in the corridor and Kaspard has made it in to help Dirty- it really shouldn't be too long now... You'd have thought?

 

[Goonalan]

H2 Thunderspire Labyrinth
Session 5.
Encounter #18 Murkelmor's Chamber.
Note this is Encounter #42 for this group of PCs

Round #10.

Winstanley- Shift. Sly Flourish Combat Advantage OR2; Hit 26 damage- DEAD.

Kaspard- Shift. Mace DST2; Miss.

No idea why she didn't shift back and go for the laser treatment.

TH- DEAD.

Grey- Move in to Slave Quarters. Magic Missile Murkelmor; Miss.

Phrenic- Move. Viper Strike Combat Advantage DST2; Hit 9 damage (12 HP bloodied).

DST1- DEAD.

DST2- Warhammer Kaspard; Miss.

OS- DEAD.

Murkelmor- Heal with Fire- Success +25 HP (37 HP bloodied) and 5 Fire damage if attacked. Fiery Smite Dirty; Hit 15 Fire damage –5 (Resist) = 10 damage (17 HP bloodied) & Ongoing 5 Fire damage.

Just when you thought it was all over.

Dirty- 5 Ongoing Fire damage -5 (Resist) =0 damage. Reaping Strike Murkelmor; Miss 3 damage (34 HP bloodied) & Marked and 5 Fire damage to Dirty -5 (Resist) = 0. Save vs Ongoing Fire damage- Fail.

OR1- DEAD.

OR2- DEAD.

OR3- DEAD.

OR4- DEAD.

DT- DEAD.

HB- DEAD.

Time to play 10 minutes.

End of Turn-

Good Guys
Dirty Biskit, Male Dwarven Fighter 6 (HP67/17)
Kaspard, Female Half-Elf Cleric of Bahamut 6 (HP51/31)
Winstanley Portico, Male Halfling Rogue 6 (HP51/31)
Grey Morlock, Male Human Wizard 6 (HP44/18)
Phrenic, Male Tiefling Warlord 6 (HP54/37)

Bad Guys 2675 XP Level 10 Encounter.
Duergar Theurge Level 5 Controller [DT] [HP 64] DEAD
Tiefling Heretic Level 6 Artillery [TH] [HP60] DEAD
Duergar Shock Trooper Level 6 Brute (x2) [DST] [HP 90/12] 1 DEAD
Murkelmor, Duergar Leader Level 7 Elite Soldier [Murkelmor] [HP 168/34]
Human Berserker Level 4 Brute [HB] [HP 66] DEAD
Orc Raider Level 3 Skirmisher (x4) [OR] [HP 46] DEAD
Ogre Savage Level 8 Brute [OS] [HP 111] DEAD

Action Points 0 Total 4
Daily Powers 0 Total 11
Healing Surges 0 Total 3
2nd Winds 0 Total 1
Crits 0 Total 4
PCs Ko'd 0 Total 0

Comment: Well, nearly over... If only Murkelmor could heal again this next turn.

 

[Goonalan]

H2 Thunderspire Labyrinth
Session 5.
Encounter #18 Murkelmor's Chamber.
Note this is Encounter #42 for this group of PCs

Round #11.

Winstanley- Move into Slave Quarters. Sly Flourish DST2; Hit 12 damage- DEAD.

I hate it when they 'exactly' kill the bad guys, having said that the PCs hate it when they leave them with 1 HP left.

Kaspard- Move. Lance of Faith Murkelmor; Hit 11 Radiant damage (23 HP bloodied) & +2 To Hit for Dirty.

TH- DEAD.

Grey- Move. Magic Missile Murkelmor; Hit 10 Force damage (13 HP bloodied).

Phrenic- Move. Inspiring Word +11 HP Dirty (44 HP). Charge Combat Advantage Murkelmor; Miss.

Murkelmor has no where to go- Dirty one side and Phrenic the other, with a stone wall and a slave pit on the other sides.

DST1- DEAD.

DST2- DEAD.

OS- DEAD.

Murkelmor- Heal with Fire Recharge- Fail. Fearsome Smite Dirty; Hit 11 Fire damage -5 (Resist) =6 damage (38 HP) & Dirty knocked off ledge (Fails Save) and in to Slave Pit- 10 damage (28 HP bloodied) & Prone. Shift.

Could I...

Dirty- Stand. Move to ladder.

The PCs are going to have to do it without Dirty it seems.

OR1- DEAD.

OR2- DEAD.

OR3- DEAD.

OR4- DEAD.

DT- DEAD.

HB- DEAD.

Time to play 9 minutes.

End of Turn-

Good Guys
Dirty Biskit, Male Dwarven Fighter 6 (HP67/28)
Kaspard, Female Half-Elf Cleric of Bahamut 6 (HP51/31)
Winstanley Portico, Male Halfling Rogue 6 (HP51/31)
Grey Morlock, Male Human Wizard 6 (HP44/18)
Phrenic, Male Tiefling Warlord 6 (HP54/37)

Bad Guys 2675 XP Level 10 Encounter.
Duergar Theurge Level 5 Controller [DT] [HP 64] DEAD
Tiefling Heretic Level 6 Artillery [TH] [HP60] DEAD
Duergar Shock Trooper Level 6 Brute (x2) [DST] [HP 90] DEAD
Murkelmor, Duergar Leader Level 7 Elite Soldier [Murkelmor] [HP 168/13]
Human Berserker Level 4 Brute [HB] [HP 66] DEAD
Orc Raider Level 3 Skirmisher (x4) [OR] [HP 46] DEAD
Ogre Savage Level 8 Brute [OS] [HP 111] DEAD

Action Points 0 Total 4
Daily Powers 0 Total 11
Healing Surges 1 Total 4
2nd Winds 0 Total 1
Crits 0 Total 4
PCs Ko'd 0 Total 0

Comment: And still we rumble on...

 

[Goonalan]

H2 Thunderspire Labyrinth
Session 5.
Encounter #18 Murkelmor's Chamber.
Note this is Encounter #42 for this group of PCs

Round #12.

Winstanley- Move. Sly Flourish Murkelmor; Hit 14 damage- DEAD.

Oh. That was quicker than I expected.

Time to play 1 minute.
Total time to play 3 hours and 17 minutes.

It felt like a long time but certainly not three hours.

End of Turn-

Good Guys
Dirty Biskit, Male Dwarven Fighter 6 (HP67/28)
Kaspard, Female Half-Elf Cleric of Bahamut 6 (HP51/31)
Winstanley Portico, Male Halfling Rogue 6 (HP51/31)
Grey Morlock, Male Human Wizard 6 (HP44/18)
Phrenic, Male Tiefling Warlord 6 (HP54/37)

Bad Guys 2675 XP Level 10 Encounter.
Duergar Theurge Level 5 Controller [DT] [HP 64] DEAD
Tiefling Heretic Level 6 Artillery [TH] [HP60] DEAD
Duergar Shock Trooper Level 6 Brute (x2) [DST] [HP 90] DEAD
Murkelmor, Duergar Leader Level 7 Elite Soldier [Murkelmor] [HP 168] DEAD
Human Berserker Level 4 Brute [HB] [HP 66] DEAD
Orc Raider Level 3 Skirmisher (x4) [OR] [HP 46] DEAD
Ogre Savage Level 8 Brute [OS] [HP 111] DEAD

Action Points 0 Total 4
Daily Powers 0 Total 11
Healing Surges 0 Total 4
2nd Winds 0 Total 1
Crits 0 Total 4
PCs Ko'd 0 Total 0

Comment: Blimey but that was a tough one- although it still needs to be noted that none of the PCs have visited the 0 HP status for an age- this is about time in the real world when people are just starting to comment on ENWorld about the lack of challenge at later levels, as regards bad guys damage. I don't think I got round to reading these threads for a little while yet, it's not until the Pyramid of Shadows (I think), that I start to mess with the enemies levels and damage output etc.

In all honesty we were having a grand old time of things, the players particularly appreciated the danger of this encounter however, I should have spotted much earlier that more challenge i.e. harder = better.

The players take a short rest (as do their PCs) refresh and then search the newly vacated chambers finding Murlemor's treasure, which includes an Amulet of Health +2 (can't remember who got this) and a Flaming Maul +2 (Dirty snatches this- and Dave grins a lot), and a chunk of gold coin; they share it all out.

They also discover a set of doors that they have not been through- Winstanley is about to take a look within when a door opens and standing there is another Duergar Guard looking a little peeved...

Stats: The PCs were well ahead of the count with a 69.47% connection rate- that's pretty high, particularly compared to the bad guys on 41.18%- for the PCs that's 66 hits from 95 attacks, for the bad guys 21 hits from 51 attacks. Plenty of action.

Individual connection rates tell a slightly different story- Dirty (Dave) really had a hard time-
Dirty 33.33% (4 hits from 12 attacks)
Kaspard 65% (13 hits from 20 attacks)
Phrenic 71.43% (15 hits from 21 attacks)
Grey 78.26% (18 hits from only 23 attacks)
Winstanley 84.21% (16 hits from 19 attacks)

A titanic battle with all the PCs doing at least 100 points of damage each to the bad guys-
Dirty 108 HP damage done
Kaspard 138 HP damage done
Phrenic 151 HP damage done
Winstanley 270 HP damage done
Grey 315 HP damage done

It needs to be said that the bad guys had a lot of hit points on the board- 833 hit points in total, this was after all two encounters in to one again- a Level 10 fight (that's PC Level +4), a real tester.

Grey seems to be the making the artillery role his very own- he's less a Controller, more a one-PC blitzkrieg, let's take a second to look at a few of his spells and the damage they did-

Burning Hands- 5 hits from 6 attacks for a total of 69 points of Fire damage.
Fire Shroud- 3 hits from 3 attacks but due to failed saving throws the bad guys took a total of 75 points of damage (over many rounds of ongoing Fire).
Grasp of the Grave- the Necrotic Zone in particular which the PCs made it incredibly difficult for the bad guys to escape, Grey managed to inflict 86 points of damage with this attack (again over many rounds).

There's nothing to match Grey when the dice are rolling his way.

The Defenders came in for a fair amount of hammer in this encounter also; Dirty was subjected to 17 separate attacks, of which 13 hit (that's a massive amount of connections- remember the bad guys only hit 21 times in total). Dirty soaked up 135 points of damage, that's twice his max HP and a few more, spending 4 Healing Surges to get through the battle.

Phrenic on the other hand had a much better time of it, he was subject to 15 attacks, but only 3 of which hit- for a lousy 17 HP damage (the lowest of all the PCs), he didn't need to spend a Healing Surge at all. And while Phrenic has better defences than Dirty the difference is not that great- sometimes it's just how the dice land.

And Phrenic's Cloud of Daggers proved incredibly potent- 6 hits from 6 attacks and 50 points of damage in total, that's a world of hurt.

And 11 Daily Powers got spent... wow!

But it's not over.

 

[Goonalan]

H2 Thunderspire Labyrinth
Session 5.
Encounter #19 Western Guard Post.
Note this is Encounter #43 for this group of PCs



The Duergar Guard screams and shouts to his colleagues behind him- the PCs have been spotted, we're back in the mix.

Good Guys
Dirty Biskit, Male Dwarven Fighter 6 (HP67)
Kaspard, Female Half-Elf Cleric of Bahamut 6 (HP51)
Winstanley Portico, Male Halfling Rogue 6 (HP51)
Grey Morlock, Male Human Wizard 6 (HP44)
Phrenic, Male Tiefling Warlord 6 (HP54)

Bad Guys 1250 XP Level 6 Encounter.
Duergar Guard Level 4 Soldier (x3) [DG] [HP 60]
Human Berserker Level 4 Brute [HB] [HP 66]
Arbalester Level 4 Artillery (x2) [A] [HP 43]
Duergar Theurge Level 5 Controller [DT] [HP 64]

Initiative 23 Phrenic 21 Grey & Kaspard 19 Duergar Guards, Human Berserker & Dirty 15 Winstanley 11 Arbalesters 5 Duergar Theurge

Round #1.

Phrenic- Move. Leaf on the Wind DG1; Miss.

Grey- Magic Missile DG1; Hit 11 Force damage (49 HP). Move.

Kaspard- Daunting Light DG1; Hit 18 Radiant damage (31 HP) & Combat Advantage to Winstanley.

DG1- Infernal Anger. Warhammer Phrenic; Miss. Screams the house down.

DG2- Move. Beard Quills Dirty; Miss. Charge Dirty; Hit 5 damage (62 HP).

DG3- Double Move.

HB- Double Move.

Dirty- Crushing Blow DG2; Miss & Marked.

Winstanley- Sly Flourish Combat Advantage DG1; Hit 18 damage (13 HP bloodied).

A1- Move. Double Shot Phrenic; Crit- Kaspard Armour of Bahamut reduced to 10 damage (44 HP ) & Dirty; Hit 6 damage (56 HP).

A2- Move. Double Shot Phrenic; Miss & Dirty; Miss.

DT- Double Move.

Time to play 14 minutes including setting up minis and map.

End of Turn-

Good Guys
Dirty Biskit, Male Dwarven Fighter 6 (HP67/56)
Kaspard, Female Half-Elf Cleric of Bahamut 6 (HP51)
Winstanley Portico, Male Halfling Rogue 6 (HP51)
Grey Morlock, Male Human Wizard 6 (HP44)
Phrenic, Male Tiefling Warlord 6 (HP54/44)

Bad Guys 1250 XP Level 6 Encounter.
Duergar Guard Level 4 Soldier (x3) [DG] [HP 60/13 60/60 60/60]
Human Berserker Level 4 Brute [HB] [HP 66]
Arbalester Level 4 Artillery (x2) [A] [HP 43]
Duergar Theurge Level 5 Controller [DT] [HP 64]

Action Points 0 Total 0
Daily Powers 0 Total 0
Healing Surges 0 Total 0
2nd Winds 0 Total 0
Crits 0 Total 0
PCs Ko'd 0 Total 0

Comment: And here we go again, except with a lot less complicated bad guys- a slug fest.

 

[Goonalan]

H2 Thunderspire Labyrinth
Session 5.
Encounter #19 Western Guard Post.
Note this is Encounter #43 for this group of PCs

Round #2.

Phrenic- Shift back. Cloud of Daggers HB; Hit 7 Force damage (59 HP) & A2; Hit 7 Force damage (36 HP) & DT; Miss & DG3; Hit 7 Force damage (53 HP) & A1; Miss.

Grey- Daily Flaming Sphere HB; Hit 15 Fire (44 HP).

Kaspard- Blazing Starfall HB; Hit 6 Radiant damage (38 HP) & A2; Hit 6 Radiant damage (30 HP) & DT; Miss & DG3; Hit 6 Radiant damage (47 HP) & A1; Miss. Action Point with Phrenic's Tactical Presence. Hand of Radiance DG1; Hit 8 Radiant damage (5 HP bloodied) & DG2; Hit 12 Radiant damage (48 HP) & HB; Hit 8 Radiant damage (30 HP bloodied) Immediate Reaction HB Battle Fury- no PC in range.

Kaspard is going for the artillery role.

DG1- Shift. Warhammer Phrenic; Hit 10 damage (34 HP).

DG2- Infernal Anger. Warhammer Dirty; Hit 4 damage +4 Fire damage -4 (Resist) = 4 damage (52 HP).

DG3- Cloud of Daggers 1 Force damage (46 HP). Move. Infernal Anger. Warhammer Dirty; Miss.

HB- Cloud of Daggers 1 Force damage & Flaming Sphere 7 Fire damage (22 HP bloodied). Move. Hand Axe Dirty; Miss.

Dirty- Steel Serpent Strike DG2; Miss. Action Point with Phrenic's Tactical Presence. Reaping Strike DG2; Miss 3 damage (45 HP) & Marked.

Winstanley- Sly Flourish DG2; Hit 13 damage (32 HP).

A1- Cloud of Daggers 1 Force damage (42 HP). Recharge Double Shot- Success. Double Shot Phrenic; Miss & Dirty; Hit 5 damage (47 HP).

A2- Cloud of Daggers 1 Force damage & Flaming Sphere 7 Fire damage (22 HP). Recharge Double Shot- Success. Double Shot Phrenic; Hit 7 damage (27 HP bloodied) & Dirty; Miss. Move.

DT- Cloud of Daggers 1 Force damage & Flaming Sphere 7 Fire damage -7 (Resist) = 1 damage (63 HP). Move. Brimstone Hail Kaspard; Miss & Grey; Miss & Winstanley; Crit 12 Fire damage (39 HP) and Prone & Phrenic; Miss & Dirty; Hit 9 Fire damage -5 (Resist) = 4 damage (43 HP) and Saves vs Prone & DG1; Hit 9 Fire damage -10 (Resist) =0 and (Fail Save) Prone.

Time to play 31 minutes, it got messy in there.

End of Turn-

Good Guys
Dirty Biskit, Male Dwarven Fighter 6 (HP67/43)
Kaspard, Female Half-Elf Cleric of Bahamut 6 (HP51)
Winstanley Portico, Male Halfling Rogue 6 (HP51/39)
Grey Morlock, Male Human Wizard 6 (HP44)
Phrenic, Male Tiefling Warlord 6 (HP54/27)

Bad Guys 1250 XP Level 6 Encounter.
Duergar Guard Level 4 Soldier (x3) [DG] [HP 60/5 60/32 60/46]
Human Berserker Level 4 Brute [HB] [HP 66/22]
Arbalester Level 4 Artillery (x2) [A] [HP 43/42 43/22]
Duergar Theurge Level 5 Controller [DT] [HP 64/63]

Action Points 2 Total 2
Daily Powers 1 Total 1
Healing Surges 0 Total 0
2nd Winds 0 Total 0
Crits 0 Total 0
PCs Ko'd 0 Total 0

Comment: And the PCs are unleashing hell- or at least are trying to- low damage rolls from Kaspard with his multi/area effect Divine powers. Dirty not hitting- even with his new Maul with Phrenic's help after the Action Point.

 

[Goonalan]

H2 Thunderspire Labyrinth
Session 5.
Encounter #19 Western Guard Post.
Note this is Encounter #43 for this group of PCs

Round #3.

Phrenic- Viper Strike Combat Advantage DG1; Hit 13 damage- DEAD. Inspiring Word +4 HP Self (44 HP). Action Point. Steel Monsoon DG3; Hit 14 damage (32 HP).

Grey- Sustain and Move Flaming Sphere. Flaming Sphere A2; Hit 13 Fire damage (9 HP bloodied). Action Point with Action Surge & Phrenic's Tactical Presence. Scorching Burst HB; Hit 10 Fire damage (12 HP) & DT; Miss & A2; Miss & A1; Hit 14 Fire damage (28 HP).

Kaspard- Sacred Flame DG2; Hit 9 Radiant damage (23 HP) & 6 Temp HP Phrenic. Healing Word +6 HP Dirty (65 HP).

DG1- DEAD.

DG2- Infernal Anger. Warhammer Dirty; Hit 6 damage +4 Fire -4 (Resist) = 6 damage (59 HP).

DG3- Warhammer Phrenic; Miss.

HB- Flaming Sphere 8 Fire damage (4 HP bloodied). Move. Hand Axe Dirty; Miss.

If you're wondering how come HB has not got his Great Axe out it's because the Duergar Guards (and a Flaming Sphere) are preventing him getting in to melee.

Dirty- Reaping Strike DG2; Miss 3 damage (20 HP bloodied) & Marked.

And still Dirty is missing.

Winstanley- Stand. Sly Flourish DG2; Hit 12 damage (8 HP bloodied).

A1- Flaming Sphere 8 Fire damage (20 HP bloodied). Recharge Double Shot- Success. Double Shot Phrenic; Miss & Dirty; Miss. Move.

A2- Flaming Sphere 8 Fire damage (1 HP bloodied). Recharge Double Shot- Success. Double Shot Phrenic; Hit 9 damage (41 HP) & Dirty; Miss. Move.

DT- Flaming Sphere 8 Fire damage -8 (Resist) =0 damage. Vile Fumes Kaspard; Hit 2 Poison damage (49 HP) and Blinded & Grey; Miss & Winstanley; Miss & Phrenic; Miss & Dirty; Hit 2 Poison damage -2 (Resist) =0 damage & Blinded.

Obviously Dirty took the +2 Amulet of Health as well- I don't remember this but Dave obviously has the loudest voice in the room.

Time to play 23 minutes, it's still a bit messy in there.

End of Turn-

Good Guys
Dirty Biskit, Male Dwarven Fighter 6 (HP67/59)
Kaspard, Female Half-Elf Cleric of Bahamut 6 (HP51/49)
Winstanley Portico, Male Halfling Rogue 6 (HP51/39)
Grey Morlock, Male Human Wizard 6 (HP44)
Phrenic, Male Tiefling Warlord 6 (HP54/41)

Bad Guys 1250 XP Level 6 Encounter.
Duergar Guard Level 4 Soldier (x3) [DG] [HP 60/8 60/32] 1 DEAD
Human Berserker Level 4 Brute [HB] [HP 66/4]
Arbalester Level 4 Artillery (x2) [A] [HP 43/20 43/1]
Duergar Theurge Level 5 Controller [DT] [HP 64/63]

Action Points 2 Total 4
Daily Powers 0 Total 1
Healing Surges 2 Total 2
2nd Winds 0 Total 0
Crits 0 Total 0
PCs Ko'd 0 Total 0

Comment: It's toe-to-toe in there with the artillery firing in to the mix from both sides.