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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fissionessence" data-source="post: 4448011" data-attributes="member: 63357">Current group level: 8Point Buy/Rolled/other: Mix of point buy, standard array and rolled.PCs: · Onyx | Dragonborn Fighter | Originally an elf, the conversion to 4E resulted in Onyx receiving a dragon claw pendant from a harpy, allowing him to transform into the form of a dragon-humanoid. He's joined by Sparky, the tiny firebird that hatched from an egg Onyx found on one of his first adventures.· Lanae'ali | Eladrin Monk(Ranger)/Rogue | Always willing to donate a share of wealth to every Monastery of the Spotted Swan he encounters in each visited city, he was rewarded by the monks with a gift of a 4E version of a monk's belt. He was also granted the power of elemental earth by a Thri-Kreen named Tezzezomoc. · Tra'Vis | Human Ranger | 'Vis wears the Zephyr Cloak, a wind-powered cloak that previously belonged to a Native-American-like tribe of air worshippers, but was given to him after the party's adventure to recover it from the subterranean caverns infested by Drow and Dwarf vampires. He regularly uses twin strike with his thundering longbow. · Versie | Changeling (Doppleganger) Artificer | Always intrigued by the possibilities of artifice, Versie traveled to the lost underground Dwarven city of Brightforge to discover the secrets of the ancient brightforge engine. She was, instead, captured by the vampires and held along with a group of Dwarves that were kept for the sole purpose of feeding the vampires. She was rescued by the party and then joined them, and was later imbued with the power of elemental water by Vaneru, a mirror-skinned changeling whom the party first encountered when they rescued him from a temple of fire.Mishakal | Human Wizard/Cleric | A 6th level NPC, Mishakal was originally a cohort of Onyx who had the leadership feat in 3.5. Mishakal stuck with the party through the edition change, now claiming an equal share of xp and treasure. She studied wizardry in the city of Burlinton, but was impressed by Onyx's tales of heroism and joined him. She now has quite a bit of adventuring under her own belt.General Tactics:Nope <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown    :("  data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" /> Lanae'ali is good at finding flanking positions with Onyx, and 'Vis seeks always to fire from range, preferring to do nothing over pulling out his sword. Versie and Mishakal fire from range, using leader powers when needed. (As the DM, I pay more attention to monster actions than the PCs' plans, so there might be stuff I miss.)Top 3 Fights So Far:A lot of the fights were 3.5, so I'll try to remember the exciting stuff since the 4E shift.One, not necessarily in any order:The PCs were fighting Veridorn, the lieutenant of the vampire clan. The fight started in his office, where he summoned a cloud of blackness, rendering everyone but him blind. Two vampiric dire wolves entered from the fray from a hole in the wall that led to another cave area, although the PCs could only hear the large creatures approaching and couldn't tell what they were. At this point, the PCs had taken part in a medicine they'd recieved from some friendly Gnolls that was poisonous to vampires, such that if any vampiric creature attempted to suck their blood, it would hurt said vampire. Veridorn left his room that was still shrouded, and was followed by Versie and Mishakal who heard him leave. They fought outside, with Veridorn trying to turn them against each other with his dominating gaze. Onyx and Lanae'ali fought the wolves blind, and only later learned what the beasts were when Veridorn had been defeated and the blackness faded. (I believe 'Vis may have been absent this adventure, as I don't recall his role in the fight.) When Veridorn saw that he was beaten, he used spider climb outside his room to scale the giant high wall and ceiling of the dome where they were located in the ancient Dwarven city. Struggling to stay within range to make attacks as he tried to escape, Mishakal was eventually able to KO Veridorn with some lucky magic missiles, whereas Sparky, who had been flying along, had failed. Veridorn fell unconscious and tumbled through the air, splatting against the cement floor of the chamber. In his room, Versie was especially interested to discover Veridorn's tomes that were written in ancient Drow. She used Comprehend Language to understand them, and found one was a ritual Veridorn himself had written that would be used to resurrect his undead form in the case of his defeat. The PCs now carry this ritual with them in case they're ever in need of a vampire.Two:Also in the caves, but away from the vampires, the PCs discovered a cult focused on beauty and led by someone named Rapture. The PCs were able to separate two of the members and defeat them outside the underground mansion, hiding their corpses in the bushes. Versie used change shape to imitate one of the defeated cult members and entered the mansion to talk to Rapture. Convincing Rapture that she was the defeated Damercia, Versie lured Rapture away from the mansion for the rest of the party to defeat the remaining Oyara and Trollia. However, in the course of their conversation, Rapture grew wise to Versie's ruse, but didn't reveal it; she lured Versie even further away to defeat in one-on-one. Meanwhile, the rest of the party engaged the two remaining cult members, the girls Oyara and Trollia. Far enough away from the mansion, Rapture revealed her true nature as a succubus (Elite Feyborn Succubus) and attacked Versie, who immediately tried to flee back to her party. Onyx, 'Vis and Mishakal all struggled to defeat the girls in the close quarters of the upstairs mansion. (Lanae'ali was absent as his character was trapped in stone after receiving the 'gift' of elemental earth. This encounter with the cult was part of the party's adventure to free Lanae'ali from his curse . . . also the player who plays Lanae'ali was absent for two weeks.)Versie managed to get back to the mansion and locked the door behind her as she entered; she ran upstairs and joined the fight against Oyara and Trollia.When she arrived, Rapture spent a turn flying up and breaking through the glass window of the mansion so that she could enter and also join the fight. She used her kiss to sway Onyx, and after Oyara and Trollia had been defeated, Onyx was left helpless to battle his foe as he was unable to attack her. Indeed, he even defended her when he was able from nearby attacks. Aware of his condition and with Rapture following him around for defense, Onyx entered a nearby room and closed the door to keep himself from helping Rapture anymore.The remaining PCs had a bit of trouble finishing Rapture off, with Mishakal falling unconscious three times and Versie once (there were a couple natural 20 death saving throws in there), but they eventually got the job done and Onyx freed himself from his self-enforced prison.However, as soon as Rapture fell, a strange glowing orb emerged from her torso and hovered above her: clearly this was the object of power that the PCs were set to retrieve as one of the reagents in the ritual they would use to free Lanae'ali from his petrification.Three:Yeah, I really can't think of another good one. Plus, I'm tired of typing.~ fissionessence</blockquote>

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