Saskan moves forward and then angles toward a spot in the middle ground where he can help guide the others in their tactical approach.

OOC: Standard and Move to move.

Kbenjar advances cautiously, then send out his divine tendrils towards distant enemies.

Move: to N14
Standard: Hand of Radiance on O5, R5 and M5 (hits M5 only for 10hp of radiant damage)

08:53, Today: Kbenjar rolled 10 using 1d4+7.  damage M5.
08:52, Today: Kbenjar rolled 19 using 1d20+5.  Hand of Radiance on M5 -v- ref.
08:52, Today: Kbenjar rolled 10 using 1d20+5.  Hand of Radiance on R5 -v- ref.
08:52, Today: Kbenjar rolled 7 using 1d20+5.  Hand of Radiance on O5 -v- ref.

Suddenly as he attacks and misses the spirit, grasping claws of smoky shadow rise up out of the ground and holds his legs as the spirit laughs at him.
"You are too late - you can not stop us!" It vanishes and appears some distance away while the claws hold him in place.

The skulk laughs and with a magical twist, vanishes in thin air.
The slinger sees the roaring halforc and turns as he is caught and grabbed. Laughing he slings at him. Three stones fly at him but only one hit his temple hard.
The drakes and hired swords advance at Saskan and the group - two of them strike at him!
One hits with the club and bruises Saskans arm slightly.

---

Enemy	HP	AC	F	R	W	Current conditions:	Effects/ongoing:
Guard Drakes	39/48,48/48	15	15	13	12	-
Rabble	1/1(4 total)	13(15)	13(15)	11(13)	11(13)	Minion - mobrule +2 def(5 squares of rabble)
Agrid	34/34	16	14	14	12	Reactive stealth - vanish, fade away.
Halfling slinger	22/22	15	12	15	13	Stone rain, second chance.
Specter	40/40	18	14	15	17	Shadow claws, animate - immunity/resists

Effects&damage:
- Ignatz. 5 necrotic damage, and ongoing until grab is broken. (Escape is a move action, requiring a skill check(athletics or acrobatics vs dc 15 to break - remember to count ongoing damage in same round you break it). Slinger hits and causes you 13 damage. 18 total!
- Drakes advance, but unable to hit anything.
- Saskan, 4 damage!


OOC:
Warfryn - lacked damage, so I rolled for you.
Kbenjar - lacked initiative. Rolled and added.


MAP: https://docs.google.com/drawin...Y6wdaYoFbJU6VCQ/edit

NEW ROUND!
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Ignatz easily bursts free from his necrotic restraints, ignoring the searing pain of the shadowy claws' touch, but he doesn't look like he's doing well. Blood pours from his head wound, matting his hair and sideburns. Nonetheless he launches himself at his prey with another roar, only to have his attack miss completely due to his own blood in his eye.

OOC:
Move    : Athletics 17 to break grab
Standard: Charge->I3 Howling Strike MISS Specter AC 9

08:10, Today: Ignatz rolled 9 using 1d20+8.  Howling Strike (Charge) vs Specter AC 18.
08:06, Today: Ignatz rolled 17 using 1d20+8.  Athletics - Escape Grab.

Resources: THP 5 HP 4/29, HS 3/10, 0/1 AP
Expended Powers: Swift Charge, Desperate Fury, Thunder Hooves Rage

Malphurious emits a breath of cold air against the horde of enemies before jumping into the fray.  Though the aged warrior let out a cough once his breath attack had finished and he had a look of concern upon his face.

OOC: Breath weapon does well (probably last use before converting to Dragonfear), so very appropriate.

Minor: Breath, kill N9, both Drakes take 9 damage.
Move:Shift southeast to N9.
Std: cleave misses, but Drake in O10 is marked.

11:53, Today: Malphurious rolled 10 using 1d20+9 with rolls of 1.  cleave vs drake O10 (AC15).
11:47, Today: Malphurious rolled 9 using 1d6+4 with rolls of 5.  damage.
11:47, Today: Malphurious rolled 20,13,20,23 using 1d20+6,1d20+6,1d20+6,1d20+6 with rolls of 14,7,14,17.  breath vs N9, N10, O10, and P11
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Warfryn scuttled along the line of the edge of the crater, keeping his head well down.  From the howls of Ignatz it might be necessary to get really stuck in but as yet he decided to continue the skulking sniper.

His nearest target was now one of the rabble-like folk and so he brought down his Warlock's curse on that one before attacking his original target with another Eldritch Blast.


Move as per map; gain Concealment
22:47, Today: Warfryn rolled 12 using 1d20+5.  Eldritch Blast on original drake target.
Do I get CA because of Concealment?  If so the +2 means I hit the drake's ref.

Damage if I hit;
22:58, Today: Warfryn rolled 4 using 1d6.  Curse damage.22:57, Today: Warfryn rolled 10 using 1d10+4.  Eldritch Blast damage.

Saskan shifted closer to Ignatz, seeing the barbarian may have gone too far too fast and said, "Hold on Ignatz, I'll be there as soon as I can kill this rabble." Thankfully Ignatz took that call as heartening and missed Saskan's next action, stabbing out at the minion in front of him and whiffing. He was adjusting to the new weapon he now wielded and clearly he should have stuck with his long sword.

OOC:
Move: As on Map
Minor: Inspiring Word - Ignatz can heal a surge +6 HP (at least I rolled well there) :)
Standard: Melee basic attack misses - natural 1...
20:14, Today: Saskan rolled 6 using 1d6.  Bonus HP for Ignatz.
20:13, Today: Saskan rolled 8 using 1d20+7.  Melee basic attack.

Ignatz here's Saskan's voice faintly through the ringing in his ears. That meant his friends had caught up with his charge. He wasn't fighting alone any more.

OOC:
Resources: THP 5 HP 17/29, HS 3/10, 0/1 AP
Expended Powers: Swift Charge, Desperate Fury, Half-Orc Resilience, Thunder Hooves Rage

Kbenjar spots Ignatz in distress and decides to concentrate his efforts in assisting the barbarian with his quarry.

Standard: Avenging Light on Specter (hits for 15hp of radiant damage)
Note: I have the same init as Saskan, so Ignatz would have been bloodied when Kbenjar hit the spectre. That increases the damage on the power :)

10:07, Today: Kbenjar rolled 15 using 1d10+10.  damage.
10:07, Today: Kbenjar rolled 18 using 1d20+5.  Avenging Light on Specter -v- Fort.

The halfling is still out of sight and one could fear it wielding the feymagic in wicked way, would suit you unwell once it is emitted.
The drakes break and charges towards the foes behind it, risking their limbs doing so(Malph, I reckon that is an OA for you?).
One hired sword strike at Saskan, the other try to take down Malph.
The drakes find Kbenjar and launched a sickening bite into each of his sides, working in unison to cause him great harm.

A flurry of light emits upon the specter that hisses in annoyance. Slowly it raises its incorporal hand and chants.
Suddenly, near Malph, a zombie rises from the dead flesh of the man he struck down, and it asaults him! One hits, and causes a slight wound.

A dark shadow roams above you all, slightly blocking out the sun, and you hear faint sounds in the distance...

---

Enemy	HP	AC	F	R	W	Current conditions:	Effects/ongoing:
Guard Drakes	30/48,39/48	15	15	13	12	-
Rabble	1/1(4 total)	13(15)	13(15)	11(13)	11(13)	Minion - mobrule +2 def(5 squares of rabble)
Agrid	34/34	16	14	14	12	Reactive stealth - vanish, fade away.
Halfling slinger	22/22	15	12	15	13	Stone rain, second chance.
Specter	25/40	18	14	15	17	Shadow claws, animate - immunity/resists

Note: The zombies stat are on the map!

Effects:
Malph: Take 4 damage.
Kbenjar: Takes a rough beating*. 19 x2 damage or 38 damage, since the two get boosted damaged when close to each other.
Ignatz: 16 damage from slinger.

^{*21:47, Today: Storyteller rolled 26,26 using 1d20+6,1d20+6.  bite vs kbenjar.}

MAP: https://docs.google.com/drawin...Y6wdaYoFbJU6VCQ/edit

New round!

Ignatz lashes out when the specter drops its guard to cast some spell, but his attack is completely ineffectual. Ignatz tries to think, but two more blows from the halfling in the pit leave his head gushing blood. He settles into a defensive crouch, trying desperately the clear the haze of exhaustion from his mind.

OOC:
*If the Specter's ability to make that zombie provoked an OA*
Opportunity: MBA MISS AC 8

Standard: Second Wind

16:48, Today: Ignatz rolled 8 using 1d20+7.  Possible OA vs Specter AC 18.

+2 to all defenses, bloodied
Resources: HP 13/29, HS 1/10, 0/1 AP
Expended Powers: Swift Charge, Desperate Fury, Thunder Hooves Rage

When his last curse target dropped under Malphurious’s attack Warfyn disappeared from his position, reappearing further along the top of the crater.  He was at least partially concealed by the shadows.

With a plea to his fey mentor he once more called down her curse; this time on the second of the drake beasts.  And then. once more, he tried to strike his original target with an Eldritch Blast,


Move with teleport from death of curse victim- as map  Gain Concealment

23:33, Today: Warfryn rolled 18 using 1d20+5.  Eldritch Blast on Drake 1.
23:33, Today: Warfryn rolled 21 using 1d20+4.  Blast damage on Drake 1.
23:34, Today: Warfryn rolled 14 using 1d10+4.  Proper damage on drake 1.
23:34, Today: Warfryn rolled 5 using 1d6.  Curse damage.

Seeing Kbenjar take a mighty blow, he says quickly, "Gird your loins, hang in there my small friend!"

"Uncle, take this one down, it will prevent the others from flanking you!" He says to Malph urging him to strike out at the Rabble standing between the two of them.

OOC:
Move: Shift as on map
Minor: Inspiring Word for Kbenjar - Surge + 1d6 HP
Standard - Commander's Strike - Malph gets a free hit on M10 - +1 to hit!

Edit: Don't forget that if you use an AP within 10 feet of me you benefit from Tactical Presence: Tactical Presence - When an ally you can see spends an action point to make an extra attack, the ally gains a bonus to the attack roll equal to one half of your level + Int Mod (3)
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With his allies being harried all around him, Malphurious's focus hones to a sharp point as he begins to cleave through the lesser enemies around him.  With one swipe of his flail, he crushed the skulls of the zombie and one of the rabble that had attempted to surround him.  His nephew created a opening, which he kindly exploited, bashing the last of the human workers down.

Seeing the dwarven invoker fall to the combined onslaught of the guard drakes, he rushed south to summon earthen spirits to taunt the guard drakes away from his friends and to him.  "Time to die beasts," he shouted further drawing their attention.

OOC: Took the 4 damage.  All 3 minions cleared out.  Both drakes are marked.

Std: Cleave targets zombie, kills rabble in N10
Cmd Strk: kills rabble in M9
Mov: 3 south to N12
Free: AOE mark both Drakes (Defender of Wild power expended)

HP: 25/29 | AP: 1/1 | Surges: 7/11
Combat Challenge: Shifts or makes an attack that does not include you, you can make a melee basic attack against that enemy as an immediate interrupt
Expended Powers: Defender of Wild AOE mark.

10:09, Today: Malphurious rolled 29 using 1d20+10.  commander's strike vs rabble AC13.
10:03, Today: Malphurious rolled 21 using 1d20+9.  cleave vs zombie AC13.

GM POST!

Note: While normally, reaching negative value of bloodied(26/2=13) and Kbenjar being at 24(-38)=-14, means instant death, the heal comes of at the same time(same initiative and dex so I opted to let the surge hit just in the nick of time.
Hence, he is now at -7(surge+1d6) and rolls his first death save.
- I will let him roll for this, as he is unconscious and needs more healing(to 0 at least) or:

Stabilize the Dying: Make a DC 15 Heal check to stabilize an adjacent dying character. If you succeed, the character can stop making death saving throws until he or she takes damage. The character’s current hit point total doesn’t change as a result of being stabilized.

Current surges: 5/9
Current HP: -7
Max hp: 26

The drakes snarl and bite back, one bleeding heavily.
The rabble falls and the spirit snarls and vanishes in a flash leaving Ignatz behind as the claws appear from the ground. However, missing he is but out of sight, appearing near the slinger whom again tries to strike him but also narrowly misses.
Ignatz notices a figment of a person appear, too late, as it sinks in a heavy blow on Saskan.
However, the tides are shifting and whole Kbenjar is fighting for his life, the battle rages on!

---

Enemy	HP	AC	F	R	W	Current conditions:	Effects/ongoing:
Guard Drakes	11/48,39/48	15	15	13	12	-
Agrid/skulk	34/34	16	14	14	12	Reactive stealth - vanish, fade away. Morale
Halfling slinger	22/22	15	12	15	13	Stone rain, second chance.
Specter	25/40	18	14	15	17	Shadow claws, animate - immunity/resists

Effects:
Saskan - 20 damage from Skulk
Malph - 17 damage from Drake.

Notes: Death save from Kbenjar until stabilized.


MAP: https://docs.google.com/drawin...Y6wdaYoFbJU6VCQ/edit
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Malphurious lashes out as one of the drakes begins to circle him, cracking ribs with his flail.

OOC: this interrupt hits the one that moved.  Not sure which is which, but if the one with 11 HP hit me, it died before it could

07:49, Today: Malphurious rolled 11 using 1d8+5.  damage.
07:49, Today: Malphurious rolled 20 using 1d20+10.  OA on shift from combat advantage (AC15).

Saskan unleashed an attack of his own, then stepped back and took a breath. That skulker had really done a number.

He wanted to get to Kbenjar, but he knew he had to stay alive.

OOC:
Standard: Warlord's Favor, Malph, you get +4 to hit the Skulker until the end of my next turn.
Move: Shift Back as on map. If the skulk comes forward, I get to hit him again, right?
AP: Second Wind
Current Status: 10/24 HP.
09:21, Today: Saskan rolled 12 using 2d8+4.  Damage.
09:21, Today: Saskan rolled 20 using 1d20+7.  Warlord's Favor vs AC.

Ignatz was laughing even when he and Irontooth were poised to kill each other, but he's not laughing now. He's realized that his mad rush had left his new friends exposed, and now Kbenjar was badly hurt. With a furious roar, he leaps back down the slope to fight alongside his friends, starting with the maddening halfling with the deadly sling. The slippery rogue tries desperately to evade Ignatz's heavy blade, but he fails and is left covered in a mix of his own blood and Ignatz's own blood and sweat, clinging to life.

OOC:

Standard: Howling Strike (Charge->L4) HIT Slinger AC 15 for 20 damage

10:49, Today: Ignatz rolled 1 using 1d6.  Howling Strike extra damage.
10:48, Today: Ignatz rolled 19 using 4d6+5, rerolling ones.  Howling Strike damage w/Furious Assault.
10:48, Today: Ignatz rolled 15 using 2d20+8, dropping the highest dice only.  Howling Strike vs Slinger AC 15 w/Second Chance.

+2 to all defenses, bloodied
Resources: HP 13/29, HS 1/10, 0/1 AP
Expended Powers: Swift Charge, Desperate Fury, Thunder Hooves Rage

Before I post for Warfryn can I get an answer to Malph's question?  Is the first drake dead?

Malph's strike finished the first drake and Warfryn's warlock power kicked in.  He teleported over to the right hand side of the crater, once again half hiding amongst the rocks and the shadows.

A quick look round and his actions were clear.  He summoned Witchfire onto the remaining drake and added to it the damage from his existing curse.  Turning his attention to the fleeting image of the skulking creature he called down the challenge of Corellon on the fiend.  Perhaps it would at least impede it in its attacks.

His work was almost over.  Another glance saw Ignatz almost finish off the little slinger...just not quite enough!  Warfryn took a deep breath to control his breathing and fired off an Eldritch Blast at the slinger, hoping to free Ignatz from that particular combat.


Free action: Using death of Curse victim (drake 1), teleport as per map.
Standard: Witchfire & Curse damage on drake 2 (9 damage and it takes -5 to its next attack)
Minor: Divine Challenge on Skulk (-2 to next attack if it does not include Warfryn)

AP used
Eldritch Blast on slinger (9 damage)

19:36, Today: Warfryn rolled 23 using 1d20+5.  Witchfire on remaining drake.
19:37, Today: Warfryn rolled 8 using 2d6+4.  Damage on drake.
19:40, Today: Warfryn rolled 1 using 1d6.  Curse damage on drake.
19:38, Today: Warfryn rolled 18 using 1d20+5.  Eldritch blast on slinger.
19:39, Today: Warfryn rolled 9 using 1d10+4.  Blast damage on slinger

As he smote the beast down, he sensed the second one was not as confident now.  His nephew shouted out as he was ambushed by the assassin and called for aid.  Shifting away with shield drawn to fend of any attacks by the remaining drake, he rushed towards the assassin looking to bring him down.  Driving forward with unrelenting attacks, his first swap pushed the fiend back, and the second sent him flying back, down for the count with a battle cry, "Loreat Vilklvi!" (Die Worm)

OOC: Killed the sulker thanks to the buff!  23 damage on top of your 12 is 35, and he only had 34 hp.  Even if he vanishes, I know what square he's in and hit with the follow up attack even at -5.  It's an invigorating attack, so I get some temp hp as well.

Minor: shift M11
Move: shift L10
Std: Driving attack, hits with both parts, pushes him back 3 total squares and knocked prone.  I moved up 1 square.  Total of 23 damage.

HP: 25/29 THP: 2 | AP: 1/1 | Surges: 7/11
Combat Challenge: Shifts or makes an attack that does not include you, you can make a melee basic attack against that enemy as an immediate interrupt
Expended Powers: Defender of Wild AOE mark, Driving Attack

20:55, Today: Malphurious rolled 8 using 1d8+5.  damage.
20:55, Today: Malphurious rolled 29 using 1d20+13.  2nd attack vs fort of 14.
20:54, Today: Malphurious rolled 15 using 2d8+5.  damage.
20:53, Today: Malphurious rolled 23 using 1d20+13.  driving attack on sulker (AC16).
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The tide shifted. Suddenly lonely the drake bit the vanishing Warfryn just barely and the damage was hardly effectiving him at all.
Yet again, the shifting specter managed to grasp and hold Ignatz again, the sting of it, causing his bones to ache.
The skulk fell to the ground, coughing loudly.
It could all suddenly shift...

---

Enemy	HP	AC	F	R	W	Current conditions:	Effects/ongoing:
Guard Drakes	DEAD,30/48	15	15	13	12	-5 next attack D2
Specter	25/40	18	14	15	17	Shadow claws, animate - immunity/resists

Effects:
Ignatz: 5 necrotic damage, and ongoing until grab is broken.
(Escape is a move action, requiring a skill check(athletics or acrobatics vs dc 15 to break - remember to count ongoing damage in same round you break it).
Warfryn:Hits just, and causes 5 damage.

Notes: Death save from Kbenjar until stabilized. One round passed, so need to make one more. 2 in total! (If it comes to Monday I will do the rolls, as it is one per round, and three failed means death).

-Also did I miss some damage on D2?


MAP: https://docs.google.com/drawin...Y6wdaYoFbJU6VCQ/edit
This message was last edited by the GM at 08:31, Fri 09 June 2017.

Ignatz is woozy, teetering on the edge of complete exhaustion. He manages to break from from the specter's shadowy grasp with ease once more, but he stumbles as he rushes the surviving drake, and his attack slides off of the beast's scaly hide rather than piercing it.

OOC:

Move    : Break Grab (Athletics: 25), shift to L5
Standard: Howling Strike (Charge->M11) MISS Drake AC 13

08:37, Today: Ignatz rolled 13 using 1d20+8.  Howling Strike vs Drake2 AC 15.
08:37, Today: Ignatz rolled 25 using 1d20+8.  Athletics DC 15 - Break Grab.

+2 to all defenses, bloodied
Resources: HP 8/29, HS 1/10, 0/1 AP
Expended Powers: Swift Charge, Desperate Fury, Furious Assault, Second Wind, Thunder Hooves Rage

Malphurous traded places with Ignatz, as the barbarian charged into the drake and he waded into combat with the haunting specter.  Using his flail to wrap and entangle his target, he both knocked down and grabbed the ethereal being.

OOC: Hit for 8 damage (from magic weapon), target is grabbed (until EONT), prone, marked, and suffering from a -2 attack debuff.

Move: 5 squares from L9 to O5.
Std: Serpents Coil hits
Free: trigger weapon daily ability, convert slide into prone.

15:50, Today: Malphurious rolled 8 using 1d8+5.  damage.
15:49, Today: Malphurious rolled 22 using 1d20+9.  serpents coil on specter (AC18).
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