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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 6223719" data-attributes="member: 6696971">[MENTION=386]LostSoul[/MENTION]1)  Currently you have failed in the totality of your action...however,2)  When the swarm moved adjacent to you, you can use Vanishing Swirl as an Immediate Action.  This will:a)  Turn you invisible and allow you to shift 2 which will in turn:b)  Allow you to be away from the Swarm Aura and out of the Swarming Shadows Zone thus negative the automatic 8 poison damage of the swarm and the 5 cold damage (13 total) of the zone and slowed save (ends) that you would be subjected to at the start of this coming turn.andc)  Give you Combat Advantage in your VoA attack versus the Dryad.So.  As such, your action would be successful as follows:- Heroic Effort on Arcana (30 check) = success- Combat Advantage and + 2 bonus for EE = Attack vs Will on Dryad of 27.  That = success - Insight already = successand you would avoid the 2 auras for 13 damage in and slow (save ends).However, take a look at  [MENTION=16586]Campbell[/MENTION]'s actions above.  You sustained 34 collateral damage (fear, demoralization, arcane warding ablation?) from his attack and doing anything more than a Basic Attack on this turn costs you 10 more HPs as biofeedback (or something).  So, despite avoiding the Swarm Aura and Zone, you would be less 44 HP.  But your actions would be a success and your Skill Challnege would be at 5:1 (one away from success).  If you're going to retcon with Vanishing Swirl, please indicate your new shifted position.  Please indicate the precise square that the Dryad is in after VoA as well please.Finally, your Action Point driven Insight attack with VoA will be a p42 for Low damage expression and the 1 success accrued in the Skill Challenge.  Roll 2d8 + 6 for psychic damage against the Dryad (this is not an overt physical attack but biofeedback).</blockquote>

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