Kali's head snaps up and he rapidly looks from one drake to the other. On it! he says to Viator as he raises his bow and fires an arrow at the drake he has marked for death. Discarding his bow as he slips into the room, he pulls out his axes and lets out a battle cry as he charges the other drake. As he puts extra bite behind his first strike, he slips around the creature, peering into the room beyond as he lashes out with his offhand.
[sblock=mechanics]Free: Assassin's Shroud on drake#1
Standard: RBA on drake#1, invoking shrouds
Free: drop bow
Free: shift to I:12 with AotCF
Minor: draw battleaxe
Move-->minor: draw handaxe
Action Point: charge to L:6 attacking drake #2 (18 damage after reroll)
No Action: Power Attack added to that hit
Free: shift to L:4 with AotCF
Free: Dual Weapon Attack on drake#2
I have another 2 square shift after Dual Weapon Attack. Where I go depends on what I see in the room--if just the girl and a hobgoblin, I'll try to get closer to the girl/threatening the hobgoblin. If a couple of hobgoblins, I'll hold position. If numerous hobgoblins, I'll hold position unless some/all have obvious ranged weapons (more drakes?), in which case I'll retreat to J:4[/sblock]
[sblock=Stance]Aspect of the Cunning Fox[/sblock]
[sblock=Kali quick reference]For my convenience:
HP: 30 Surge value: 7 Surges left: 8/8
MBA (battleaxe): +9 vs. AC; 1d10+9
DWA (handaxe): +9 vs. AC; 1d6+7
Power Strike, Razorclaw Shifting, Invigorating Stride
Assassin's Shroud [x][x]
Action Points [x][/sblock]
Kali is all action- his bow shot staggers the first Drake, the wound tears open and is engulfed, momentarily, in darkness- his assassin's shrouds rip through the beast.
Next up the Shifter flings up his bow aside- graps out his axes and charges the first Drake- slicing and cutting the beast as he circles it to reveal the room beyond.
The Drake is left bloodied and battered, and in the room- a single Hobgoblin menacing a stunningly beautiful woman wearing ripped and bloodied this azure robes- Jelissa...
Kali moves closer to her... screaming at the Hobgoblin- "Face me!"
At that moment the western set of doors slam open with such force that one of them is left barely hanging on by one hinge- standing in the doorway is Sinruth...
[sblock=Combat]
Encounter #15 The Descent
Turn: 2
Initiative (* = Next to play)
25 Kyalia
25 Velani
22 Freggo
20 Drake #1
20 Drake #2
17 Viator
16 Kali
14 Sinruth*
5 Hobgoblin #4
4 Ah-shahran
HP & Conditions
PCs
Ah-shahran 35/35 Surges 8/8.
Freggo 33/33 Surges 9/9.
Kalimaru 30/30 Surges 8/8.
Kyalia 31/31 Surges 8/8.
Velani 39/25 Surges 10/10.
Viator 30/30 Surges 8/8.
Monsters
Hobgoblin #1- 11 HP damage taken- DEAD!
Hobgoblin #2- 2 HP damage taken- DEAD!
Hobgoblin #3- 5 HP damage taken- DEAD!
Hobgoblin #4-
Drake #1- 17 HP damage taken. Hunter's Quarry (Kyalia).
Drake #2- 27 HP damage taken- Bloodied.
Actions To Date
Turn #1 (Surprise)
Kyalia- Twin Strike CA Hobgoblin #1 Crit & Miss- 11 damage- DEAD.
Velani- Move (Run) G14.
Freggo- Move H15.
Viator- Move H16.
Kali- Move H14. Assassin's Shroud Drake.
Ah-shahran- Move G16 and Gorm G17.
Turn #2
Kyalia- Move H13. Twin Strike Hobgoblin #2- Hit 2 damage- DEAD & Hobgoblin #3- Hit 5 damage- DEAD. Hunter's Quarry Drake.
Velani- Move G9. Readied Action Valiant Strike Drake...
Freggo- Move F9. Readied Action Luring Strike Drake...
Drake #1- Caustic Spit Freggo- Miss.
Drake #2- Move L5. Caustic Spit Velani- Hit 14 Acid damage.
Viator- Move K13. Dimensional Scramble Drake #2- Miss.
Kali- Assassin's Shroud Drake #1. Longbow Drake #1- Hit (with 2 Shrouds) 17 damage. Drop Bow. Shift I12. Draw Battleaxe & Hand axe. Action Point. Charge Drake #1- Hit (with Power Strike) 18 damage & Shift L4 & Dual Weapon Attack- Hit 9 damage- Bloodied. Shift N4.
Sinruth-
Hobgoblin #4-
Ah-shahran-
Turn #3
Kyalia-
Velani-
Freggo-
Drake #1-
[/sblock]
New Map to follow.
Next up
Sinruth!