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<blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 5286212" data-attributes="member: 16069"><p>Just checked the Print version has- Kalarel, The Thing in the Portal, Deathlock Wight & 2 Skeleton Warriors.</p><p></p><p>The Vampire Spawn were up above with the Orcus Underpriest.</p><p></p><p>And so on...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>H1 Keep on the Shadowfell.</p><p>Encounter #24 Area 19: The Shadow Rift.</p><p></p><p>Round #1.</p><p></p><p>Grey staggers to his feet, already slaked in blood- and the killing has yet to begin; looks around the damp, dark chamber and spots his target- Kalarel, the Scion of Orcus grimaces, a bolt of Force errupts from Grey's oustretched hand and ducks and dives its way across the chamber... SMASH! Straight into the wall over Kalarel's left shoulder, his grimace turns into a grin.</p><p></p><p>Grey- Stand. Magic Missile K; Miss.</p><p></p><p>Kaspard is quickly out of the pool of blood, she steadies herself and presents her Holy Symbol of Bahamut, the words come easy- silvery bolts of Radiant energy flare and spiral from the Implement, the first and second smash into a pair of approaching Decrepit Skeletons, which are blasted into splinters. The third and final bolt from her Radiant Hand seeks out Kalarel, and this time scores a hit, leaving a silver traced scar across the Scion's left forearm, not enough to dislodge the grin however.</p><p></p><p>Kaspard- Move. Hand of Radiance SS1-2; Hit both 7 Radiant damage- both DEAD & K; Hit 7 Radiant damage (179 HP).</p><p></p><p>Winstanley has not been idle, approaching Kalarel in a low crouch, the smallest movement, a slight bending back-and-forth, of his right wrist and the Halfling Rogue's magical dagger spins out and catches Kalarel completely unaware- stabs deep into his right thigh- then blink and the dagger is gone and back in Winstanley's hand.</p><p></p><p>Winstanley- Move. First Strike Combat Advantage Deft Strike K; Hit 12 damage (167 HP).</p><p></p><p>Traceries of night black shift and form before the inky black portal, lazy coils spiral and dance, and then with lightning speed shape and coil- lasso and snare Dirty in a deathly embrace, cold menace burns through the Dwarf as with all his strength he struggles, and yet fails to find purchase, he's dragged towards the evil abyss.</p><p></p><p>TitP- Whispering Lure Dirty; Hit Pulled 4 into range. Grasping Claws Dirty; Hit 5 damage (50 HP).</p><p></p><p>Phrenic too launches himself over the lip of the bloody pool, splashes crimson as he surges straight at Kalarel, his longsword describes a furious arc and... Clang! Is brought to a standstill by the Scion of Orcus's Skull-topped Rod of Ruin.</p><p></p><p>“To me”, Kalarel hisses.</p><p></p><p>Phrenic- Move. Charge K; Miss.</p><p></p><p>SS1- DEAD.</p><p></p><p>SS2- DEAD.</p><p></p><p>Another pair of Decrepit Skeletons rush to his side, Phrenic is o'er matched and takes one... two slicing blows from the Undead Minions.</p><p></p><p>SS3- Move. Longsword Phrenic; Hit 5 damage (38 HP).</p><p></p><p>SS4- Move. Longsword Phrenic; Hit 5 damage (33 HP).</p><p></p><p>Another Skeleton kicks off and charges hell-for-leather at Kaspard, who just in time brings her Mace up to defelct the blow.</p><p></p><p>SS5- Charge Kaspard; Miss.</p><p></p><p>Grey is not so lucky, or skilled, a Decrepit Skeleton rushes him and stabs him low on his left hand side.</p><p></p><p>SS6- Charge Grey; Hit 5 damage (25 HP).</p><p></p><p>It gets worse, the remaining pair of Skeletons grab their bows, notch arrows, and let them fly- again, and again Grey is hit. He sags but knows he must fight on.</p><p></p><p>SS7- Longbow Grey; Hit 5 damage (20 HP).</p><p></p><p>SS8- Longbow Grey; Hit 5 damage (15 HP bloodied).</p><p></p><p>Finally Dirty, with all his strength, rips himself free from the shadows grasp, although he pays the price as the thing leaves a lashing reminder of its power. He shrugs off the injury, 'for Moradin, and McGyver', he screams and full tilt Charges Kalarel, brings the full might of his Maul down upon the Scion of Orcus's head- CRACK! The sound echoes as Kalarel staggers and almost falls- “you're mine!” Dirty spits.</p><p></p><p>Dirty- Move. AoO TitP Grasping Claw; Hit 9 damage (41 HP). 2nd Wind Healing Surge (54 HP). Charge K; Crit 27 damage (140 HP). Marked.</p><p></p><p>From the dark on the far side of the chamber emerges an emaciated figure, flesh and blood in horrific form, the Shallowgrave Wight mutters dark incantations and a beam of molten black arcs and races- slams into Grey's chest, knocking the breath out of the Wizard, and a portion of his life- Grey is frozen to the spot, his limbs barely obey his commands, he's almost spent.</p><p></p><p>SW- Move. Grave Bolt Grey; Hit 10 Necrotic damage (5 HP bloodied) & Immobilised.</p><p></p><p>Kalarel manages to right himself, flails for a moment and catches Dirty with a fingertip, it's enough- his Touch of Ruin seems to sap the Dwarfs energies. </p><p></p><p>But Kalarel is not done yet, he manages a half-smile, dodges another blow and brings the Rod of Ruin around and hard into Dirty's right shoulder- the sting bites deep and the Dwarf struggles to catch his breath, his body drowning in ice cold necrotic power, Dirty pushes through the pain, slowly the warmth from his Black Scale Armour drives away the icy chill.</p><p></p><p>K- Touch of Ruin Dirty; Hit- only half healing till end K's next turn. Rod of Ruin Dirty; Hit 9 damage (45 HP) & ongoing 5 Necrotic damage (Dirty has Resist 5 Necrotic).</p><p></p><p>“The Portal... The Portal!” Kaspard screams and points to the unblinking inky eye surrounded by razor cut wisps of black, “We must seal the Portal- or else...” </p><p></p><p>Kaspard- screams and shouts that the PCs must disrupt the Ritual that is taking place here- close the portal.</p><p></p><p>Time to play 13 minutes.</p><p></p><p>End of Turn-</p><p></p><p>Good Guys</p><p>Dirty Biskit, Male Dwarven Fighter 4 (HP45/55)</p><p>Kaspard, Female Half-Elf Cleric of Bahamut 4 (HP41)</p><p>Winstanley Portico, Male Halfling Rogue 4 (HP41)</p><p>Grey Morlock, Male Human Wizard 4 (HP5/36)</p><p>Phrenic, Male Tiefling Warlord 4 (HP33/44)</p><p></p><p>Bad Guys 2104XP Level 9 Encounter (including Ritual).</p><p>Skeleton Sentinels Level 3 Minion [SS] (x8) (HP1) 2 DEAD</p><p>Shallowgrave Wight Level 4 Controller [SW] (HP54)</p><p>Kalarel, Scion of Orcus 8 Elite Controller [K] (HP140/186)</p><p>Hazard: The Thing in the Portal [TitP] Level 4 Lurker</p><p>Skill Challenge: Close the Portal</p><p></p><p>Action Points 0 Total 0</p><p>Daily Powers 0 Total 0</p><p>Healing Surges 0 Total 0</p><p>2nd Winds 1 Total 1</p><p>Crits 1 Total 1</p><p>PCs Ko'd 0 Total 0</p><p>Bad Guys Crits 0 Total 0</p><p></p><p>Comment: In style.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonalan, post: 5286212, member: 16069"] Just checked the Print version has- Kalarel, The Thing in the Portal, Deathlock Wight & 2 Skeleton Warriors. The Vampire Spawn were up above with the Orcus Underpriest. And so on... H1 Keep on the Shadowfell. Encounter #24 Area 19: The Shadow Rift. Round #1. Grey staggers to his feet, already slaked in blood- and the killing has yet to begin; looks around the damp, dark chamber and spots his target- Kalarel, the Scion of Orcus grimaces, a bolt of Force errupts from Grey's oustretched hand and ducks and dives its way across the chamber... SMASH! Straight into the wall over Kalarel's left shoulder, his grimace turns into a grin. Grey- Stand. Magic Missile K; Miss. Kaspard is quickly out of the pool of blood, she steadies herself and presents her Holy Symbol of Bahamut, the words come easy- silvery bolts of Radiant energy flare and spiral from the Implement, the first and second smash into a pair of approaching Decrepit Skeletons, which are blasted into splinters. The third and final bolt from her Radiant Hand seeks out Kalarel, and this time scores a hit, leaving a silver traced scar across the Scion's left forearm, not enough to dislodge the grin however. Kaspard- Move. Hand of Radiance SS1-2; Hit both 7 Radiant damage- both DEAD & K; Hit 7 Radiant damage (179 HP). Winstanley has not been idle, approaching Kalarel in a low crouch, the smallest movement, a slight bending back-and-forth, of his right wrist and the Halfling Rogue's magical dagger spins out and catches Kalarel completely unaware- stabs deep into his right thigh- then blink and the dagger is gone and back in Winstanley's hand. Winstanley- Move. First Strike Combat Advantage Deft Strike K; Hit 12 damage (167 HP). Traceries of night black shift and form before the inky black portal, lazy coils spiral and dance, and then with lightning speed shape and coil- lasso and snare Dirty in a deathly embrace, cold menace burns through the Dwarf as with all his strength he struggles, and yet fails to find purchase, he's dragged towards the evil abyss. TitP- Whispering Lure Dirty; Hit Pulled 4 into range. Grasping Claws Dirty; Hit 5 damage (50 HP). Phrenic too launches himself over the lip of the bloody pool, splashes crimson as he surges straight at Kalarel, his longsword describes a furious arc and... Clang! Is brought to a standstill by the Scion of Orcus's Skull-topped Rod of Ruin. “To me”, Kalarel hisses. Phrenic- Move. Charge K; Miss. SS1- DEAD. SS2- DEAD. Another pair of Decrepit Skeletons rush to his side, Phrenic is o'er matched and takes one... two slicing blows from the Undead Minions. SS3- Move. Longsword Phrenic; Hit 5 damage (38 HP). SS4- Move. Longsword Phrenic; Hit 5 damage (33 HP). Another Skeleton kicks off and charges hell-for-leather at Kaspard, who just in time brings her Mace up to defelct the blow. SS5- Charge Kaspard; Miss. Grey is not so lucky, or skilled, a Decrepit Skeleton rushes him and stabs him low on his left hand side. SS6- Charge Grey; Hit 5 damage (25 HP). It gets worse, the remaining pair of Skeletons grab their bows, notch arrows, and let them fly- again, and again Grey is hit. He sags but knows he must fight on. SS7- Longbow Grey; Hit 5 damage (20 HP). SS8- Longbow Grey; Hit 5 damage (15 HP bloodied). Finally Dirty, with all his strength, rips himself free from the shadows grasp, although he pays the price as the thing leaves a lashing reminder of its power. He shrugs off the injury, 'for Moradin, and McGyver', he screams and full tilt Charges Kalarel, brings the full might of his Maul down upon the Scion of Orcus's head- CRACK! The sound echoes as Kalarel staggers and almost falls- “you're mine!” Dirty spits. Dirty- Move. AoO TitP Grasping Claw; Hit 9 damage (41 HP). 2nd Wind Healing Surge (54 HP). Charge K; Crit 27 damage (140 HP). Marked. From the dark on the far side of the chamber emerges an emaciated figure, flesh and blood in horrific form, the Shallowgrave Wight mutters dark incantations and a beam of molten black arcs and races- slams into Grey's chest, knocking the breath out of the Wizard, and a portion of his life- Grey is frozen to the spot, his limbs barely obey his commands, he's almost spent. SW- Move. Grave Bolt Grey; Hit 10 Necrotic damage (5 HP bloodied) & Immobilised. Kalarel manages to right himself, flails for a moment and catches Dirty with a fingertip, it's enough- his Touch of Ruin seems to sap the Dwarfs energies. But Kalarel is not done yet, he manages a half-smile, dodges another blow and brings the Rod of Ruin around and hard into Dirty's right shoulder- the sting bites deep and the Dwarf struggles to catch his breath, his body drowning in ice cold necrotic power, Dirty pushes through the pain, slowly the warmth from his Black Scale Armour drives away the icy chill. K- Touch of Ruin Dirty; Hit- only half healing till end K's next turn. Rod of Ruin Dirty; Hit 9 damage (45 HP) & ongoing 5 Necrotic damage (Dirty has Resist 5 Necrotic). “The Portal... The Portal!” Kaspard screams and points to the unblinking inky eye surrounded by razor cut wisps of black, “We must seal the Portal- or else...” Kaspard- screams and shouts that the PCs must disrupt the Ritual that is taking place here- close the portal. Time to play 13 minutes. End of Turn- Good Guys Dirty Biskit, Male Dwarven Fighter 4 (HP45/55) Kaspard, Female Half-Elf Cleric of Bahamut 4 (HP41) Winstanley Portico, Male Halfling Rogue 4 (HP41) Grey Morlock, Male Human Wizard 4 (HP5/36) Phrenic, Male Tiefling Warlord 4 (HP33/44) Bad Guys 2104XP Level 9 Encounter (including Ritual). Skeleton Sentinels Level 3 Minion [SS] (x8) (HP1) 2 DEAD Shallowgrave Wight Level 4 Controller [SW] (HP54) Kalarel, Scion of Orcus 8 Elite Controller [K] (HP140/186) Hazard: The Thing in the Portal [TitP] Level 4 Lurker Skill Challenge: Close the Portal Action Points 0 Total 0 Daily Powers 0 Total 0 Healing Surges 0 Total 0 2nd Winds 1 Total 1 Crits 1 Total 1 PCs Ko'd 0 Total 0 Bad Guys Crits 0 Total 0 Comment: In style. [/QUOTE]
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