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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 5268657" data-attributes="member: 16069">And we're back...H1 Keep on the ShadowfellEncounter #20 Area 15: Corridor of the CubeRound #2.Grey. Move. Perception Check. Spots Cube- screams. Fire Shroud CC1-2 & GC; Hit CC2 7 Fire damage (31 HP) & GC; Hit 7 Fire damage (145 HP) & both ongoing 5 Fire damage.The PCs cannot retreat, the Cube is blocking the exit.This was one of those great moments, I fetched out my Gelatinous Cube (official TM Desert of Desolation mini) and the players gawped. Obviously James knew what it was but he played silent...Consensus was- 'so, it's a great big cube cube of jelly, how difficult can that be to kill?"Dirty- Stench Aura -5 to hit. Reaping Strike CC1; Crit 22 damage (15 HP bloodied). Marked.Kaspard- Sacred Flame CC1; Miss.Phrenic- Move. Daily Lead the Attack GC; Hit 14 damage (131 HP) & all +5 To Hit GC. Action Point. Monsoon Strike GC; Hit 11 damage (120 HP) & allies Shift.James has an idea about how difficult the Cube will be to kill, straight in with the Daily.CC1- Slam Dirty; Hit 8 damage (35 HP).CC2- 5 ongoing Fire damage (26 HP). Mote of Corruption Grey; Hit 7 Necrotic damage (24HP) & Weakened. Save vs ongoing Fire- success.GC- 5 ongoing Fire damage (115 HP). Engulf Phrenic; Hit- Grabbed & Dazed & ongoing 10 Acid damage. Move. Save vs ongoing Fire- Fail.Winstanley- Bait & Switch GC; Miss. Shift out.Time to play 9 minutes.End of Round-Good GuysDirty Biskit, Male Dwarven Fighter 3 (HP35/43)Kaspard, Female Half-Elf Cleric of Bahamut 3 (HP35)Winstanley Portico, Male Halfling Rogue 3 (HP35)Grey Morlock, Male Human Wizard 3 (HP24/31)Phrenic, Male Tiefling Warlord 3 (HP34)Bad Guys 750XP Level 3 Encounter.Corruption Corpse Level 4 Artillery [CC] (x2) (HP15/46 & 26/46)Gelatinous Cube Level 5 Elite Brute [GC] (HP115/152)Action Points 1 Total 1Daily Powers 1 Total 1Healing Surges 0 Total 12nd Winds 0 Total 1Crits 1 Total 1PCs Ko'd 0 Total 0Comment: The Gelatinous Cube scared the hell out of the PCs, I love the mini by the way, and the noob(-ish) players were WTF? The PCs start dishing out the damage, the Corruption Corpses take a beating and Phrenic's Lead the Attack makes it much easier to hit the Cube- excellent play. It's a shame Phrenic is then Engulfed by the Ooze.</blockquote>

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