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Message: <blockquote data-quote="covaithe" data-source="post: 4982974" data-attributes="member: 46559">Round 8Atreus stubbornly clings to life.  Somehow, Kathalia fails to die.  Hacker throws caution to the winds and curses the golem, taking a heavy backhand from one of its bleeding fists during the process.  His curse takes a toll, though, and it inspires greater efforts from Woe.  When Woe's spear darts beneath the golem's outstretched arm and draws another spatter of blood, Woe gets a fresh burst of vitality.  Also, a spark arcs down his spear, blasting the golem several paces back, causing its enraged counter to fall short.  The golem bellows in pain and hops up and down, clutching the knee where Woe's spear shocked it.  That doesn't stop it from lurching back towards Woe and swinging again, though from a safer distance this time.  One wild swing doesn't even come close to the fighter, but the other fist catches him right in the nose, breaking it and spattering blood across Woe's face.  The zombie, seemingly forgotten in the golem's flailing wake, takes another bite out of Hacker.  [sblock=ooc]Atreus saves against death.  Hacker gets hit by the golem's OA, but stirring shout lands.  Woe gets a combat challenge attack since the golem attacked someone else while adjacent to him:  <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2306346/" target="_blank">16 vs. AC</a> misses.  Woe hits with comeback strike.  He gains 11 HP from the surge, and 4 HP from the effects of stirring shout, making him no longer bloodied.  The golem takes 11 damage and is pushed 2 squares, and thus doesn't get his immediate reaction, since there's no one in range.  Sadly, the golem doesn't drop, though it's pretty close.  Kathalia saves against death, and dazed!The golem comes back one square towards Woe, and attacks twice:  <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2306352/" target="_blank">a crit and a natural 1</a>.  So Woe takes 14 damage.  This triggers virtue of cunning, if you're inclined to do any sliding...The zombie attacks Hacker, <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2306354/" target="_blank">21 vs. AC</a> hits for 4 damage.Note that H15 and H16 are squares that can be occupied, though H17 isn't.  So there's room to get around the golem now, if you're so inclined. [/sblock][sblock=status and initiative]Atreus -4/29 HP, 7/7 surges, dyingWoe 12/46 HP, 8/11 surges, bloodied, dazed (se) <== You're upKathalia -9/36 HP, 7/9 surges, human form, dying, prone, 2 failed death savesHacker 8/36 HP, 8/9 surges, bloodiedflesh golem 131 damage, bloodied, allies get 4 HP when they hit it<s>zombie 1  dead</s><s>zombie 2  dead</s>zombie 3  undamaged<s>goblin hexer dead</s><s></s><s>Resources used: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Woe:  second wind, AP, rain of blows, Comeback strike</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Hacker:  designate prey, Blunder, 2x Majestic Word, Dissonant Strain, AP, Fade Away, 1 potion, stirring shout</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Hexer:  stinging hex</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Golem:  rampage</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Kathalia:  Elven Accuracy, Darting Bite, Screaming Hide armor, Amulet of Resolution, 1 daily magic item power.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Atreus:  AP, Blinding Barrage, Deathstalker dagger, 1 daily magic item power</li> </ul>[/sblock]</s><s></s><s>ooc:  Having some technical difficulties uploading the map; it's unchanged except that the golem is in F15-G16</s></blockquote>

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