John's Fault
 

Kiwk isn't really caught offguard by John's attack. Watching the vampire take on the appearance of a serpent was a bit of a surprise, but it's nothing the kobold thinks he can't handle, especially with the vampire disarmed. He sneers, glad that the vampire took a shot at him. Now he can kill the pest.

Boyikt doesn't seem to know what is happening. He can hear the sounds of fighting on the other side of the rock fortress they had built, but he doesn't know for sure who is doing the fighting. All he can be sure of is that he is now cornered by two of them. He can't help but wonder if he can survive this many attacks this close up when he has almost no room to maneuver away if he has to.

Vicky - 16
Kiwk - 15
ZhuGuan - 13.1
John - 13.2
Jared - 11.1
Allyria - 11.2
Boyikt - 5

Combat Tracker

First, the Skill Challenge is still in play.

Next, since this is PvP apparently (at least as far as Vicky is concerned), We'll do initiative differently. You can post your actions in whatever order you like, BUT actions will be resolved in the actual initiative order. This does require more editing on my part since I have to try to interpret your actions when everything is done. So you may want to consider giving me alternate plans, just in case you can't do what you wanted to originally.

Also, since it is PvP, there will be no Fortune Cards used in this battle.

The following squares are the only ones that are NOT difficult terrain:

• DK: 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60
• DJ: 48, 49, 59, 60
• DI: 49, 60
• DH: 51, 52, 53, 55, 56
• DG: 52, 56, 58
• DF: 48, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59

John's things are in DJ59; Guan's halberd is in DJ60; Jared's rod was thrown over in DH58

Successes: 3 moderate, 1 hard (Jared, Guan x2 & John)
Failures: 2 (Vicky & Jared)

Primary Skills: Diplomacy, Insight, Bluff
Secondary Skills: Intimidate, Dungeoneering

*Primary Skills are moderate DC, Secondary Skills are hard DC.
*Secondary Skills are useful for only 1 success.
*Any creative uses of other skills can be attempted at Hard DC with a reasonable explanation as to how it applies.
*A success with Insight can count as a success, or can be used to gain a +2 bonus to another skill check instead. Player's choice.

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Vicky Larissa, Human Animist Shaman
Init +1 HP 29/29 Bloodied 14 Healing Surge 7 (0 used /8)
AC 17 Fort 16 Reflex 15 Will 19 Speed 6
Str 8 (-1) Con 12 (+1) Dex 10 (0) Int 16 (+3) Wis 18 (+4) Cha 12 (+1)

Spirit Infusion At-Will; Primal, Spirit Standard Action, Melee spirit 1 Target: One ally Effect: Your spirit companion disappears, and the target makes a basic attack with a +2 power bonus to the attack roll and a power bonus to the damage roll equal to your Int Mod. Spirit's Step: One ally adjacent to the spirit companion before it disappears can shift 1 square as a free action.

Spirit Infusion,

Spirit of the Tempest At-Will; Implement, Primal, Thunder Standard Action, Melee 1 Target: One creature Attack: Wisdom vs. Fortitude Hit: 1d8 + Wisdom modifier thunder damage. Effect: One ally within 2 squares of either you or your spirit companion can make a saving throw.

Spirit of the Tempest,

Spirit's Wrath At-will; Implement, Primal, Spirit Opportunity Action, Melee Spirit 1 Target: The triggering enemy. Trigger: An enemy leaves a space adjacent to the SC w/o shifting. Wis vs. Ref: 1d6 + Wis Mod damage, and the target grants Combat Advantage until the end of your next turn.

Spirit's Wrath,

Call Spirit Companion At-Will; Conjuration, Primal Minor Action, Close Burst 20 Effect: You conjure your spirit companion in an unoccupied square in the burst. The spirit lasts until you fall unconscious or until you dismiss it as a minor action. The spirit occupies 1 square and enemies cannot move through though allies can. When you take a move action, you can also move the spirit a number of squares equal to your speed. The spirit can be targeted by melee or ranged attacks, although it lacks hit points. If a single melee or ranged attack deals damage 10+one-half your level or higher to the spirit, it disappears and you take 5+one-half your level damage. Otherwise, the spirit is unaffected by the attack. Spirit's Vigor: One ally adjacent to the spirit companion when it appears gains 3 Temporary Hit Points.

Call Spirit Companion,

Thought Projection At-Will; Psionic Minor Action, Close burst 5 Target: One or more allies in burst Effect: You convey either an image or a message of 10 words or fewer to each target.

Thought Projection,

Shield of Devotion Encounter; Divine, Healing Immediate Reaction, Close burst 5 Trigger: An ally within 5 squares of you takes damage from an enemy attack. Target: The triggering ally Effect: The target regains hit points equal to your Wisdom modifier. Until the end of your next turn, you gain a +2 power bonus to your next attack roll against the enemy that damaged the target. Mark of Healing: The target also makes a saving throw.

Shield of Devotion,

Twin Panthers Encounter; Implement, Primal Standard Action, Ranged 5 Target: One creature Attack: Wisdom vs. Reflex Hit: 1d8 + Wisdom modifier damage. Until the end of your next turn, you and your allies have combat advantage against any enemy adjacent to your spirit companion. Effect: Make the attack one more time against the same target or a different one.

Twin Panthers,

Second Wind Encounter; Standard Action, Personal Effect: You spend a healing surge and regain hit points as well as gain 2 bonus to all defenses until the start of the next turn.

Second Wind,

Spirit's Sacrifice Encounter; Primal, Spirit Minor Action, Close burst spirit 5 Target: You or one ally in burst. Effect: You dismiss the spirit companion and the target makes a saving throw or gains temporary hit points equal to your Wisdom modifier.

Spirit's Sacrifice,

Healing Spirit Encounter; Healing, Primal Minor Action, Close burst 5 Target: You or one ally in burst Effect: The target can spend a healing surge. If the target does so, one ally adjacent to your Spirit Companion other than the target regains 1d6 hit points. Mark of Healing: Both allies can make a saving throw.

Healing Spirit,

Healing Spirit Encounter; Healing, Primal Minor Action, Close burst 5 Target: You or one ally in burst Effect: The target can spend a healing surge. If the target does so, one ally adjacent to your Spirit Companion other than the target regains 1d6 hit points. Mark of Healing: Both allies can make a saving throw.

Healing Spirit,

Speak with Spirits Encounter; Primal Minor Action, Personal Effect: During this turn, you gain a bonus to your next skill check equal to your Wis modifier.

Speak with Spirits,

Heroic Effort Encounter No Action, Personal Trigger: You miss an attack or fail a saving throw. Effect: You gain +4 to the roll.

Heroic Effort,

Haunted Veteran Encounter No action, Personal Trigger: You fail a saving throw against a fear effect. Effect: Reroll the saving throw.

Haunted Veteran,

Spirits of the Healing Flood Daily; Healing, Implement, Primal Standard Action, Close burst 5 Target: Each enemy in burst Attack: Wisdom vs. Fortitude Hit: 1d8 + Wisdom modifier damage. Miss: Half damage. Effect: Until the end of the encounter, you and each ally in the burst gain regeneration 2 while bloodied. As a minor action, a character can end this effect on himself or herself to regain 10 hit points. Mark of Healing: All allies targeted by this power can make a saving throw.

Spirits of the Healing Flood,

Acrobat Boots At-will Minor Action Effect: Stand up from prone.

Acrobat Boots,

Leather Battle Harness +1 At-will Minor Action Effect: Retrieve or store an item that you can hold in one hand and that you are carrying.

Leather Battle Harness +1,

The Winds of Change Body Slot: Off-Hand Property: +2 to Fortitude and Willpower. Property: Cannot be identified correctly. Property: Wild Magic Sorcerers and Chaos Magic Sorcerers can use this item as a +2 implement (+4 paragon/+5 epic). Gains +2d6 on a Critical Hit. Power (At-Will; Arcane): Free action. Change the type of damage dealt by a weapon or power to another random damage type for the round. Roll a d10. 1) Fire; 2) Cold; 3) Thunder; 4) Acid; 5) Radiant; 6) Necrotic; 7) Force; 8)Psychic; 9) Lightning; 10) Poison. Power (Encounter; Arcane): Immediate Interrupt. The wildmage or chaos sorcerer can roll a second effect for their wildmage power and choose between the two random elements. Power (Daily; Arcane): Standard Action. You unstop the Winds of Change and inhale deeply. It's trans-formative vapors take hold of you, altering you in every possible way. Roll a d6: 1 - You rebuild your character from the ground up in a manner of your choosing. 2-5 - Completely Random Character Generation 6 - The GM rebuilds your character based on his own whims. Special: Once a day you can use this item as a focus for the Transfer Enchantment, Simbul’s Conversion, Hand of Fate, Enhance Vessel and Elemental Transference rituals in place of the components cost. Goals of The Winds of Change: To inspire chaos To institute change Concordance: Starting Score 5 Owner gains a level +1d10 Owner is a Chaos Sorcerer or Wild Magic Sorcerer +1 Owner gets a critical hit or critical fumble with effects from the random tables +1 Owner worships a god of Order -1 Owner or an ally attacks a Wild Mage or Chaos Sorcerer (max 1/encounter) -2 Owner does not use a power of the Winds of Change (max 1/day) -2

The Winds of Change,

Potion of Healing Consumable Minor Action Effect: Drink this potion and spend a healing surge. You don't get the normal benefits of a healing surge. Instead, you regain 10 hp.

Potion of Healing,

Snap out of it +1 When you would become dazed, use this card to end that condition.

Snap out of it +1,

Lucky Strike +1 Bonus When you roll a natural 1 on an attack roll with an encounter power, use this card to re-roll the attack roll, keeping the second result.

Lucky Strike +1 Bonus,

Scramble To Safety When you become bloodied, use this card as an immediate reaction to shift half of your speed. You must end this shift adjacent to no enemies.

Scramble To Safety
Notes

• Allies adjacent to companion gain +2 to saving throws.
  
• The spirit companion dissipates on any attack that deals more than 11 damage.

Vicky catches a small glimpse of John striking at the other kobold through the crude bed. "What in the world are you doing?" she bursts out as she dashes towards who she thought was her ally.

'Has he gone mad or something?' she thinks to herself. She quickly realizes that the basic premise for diplomacy -- not fighting -- is not met here. Trying to stop this before it gets out of hand, she throws herself at John. "Why are you suddenly attacking?" she asks while trying to hold him down.

Move: DF59 to DH58

Standard: Grapple John.

Grapple/Strength attack:
Dice Roll: 1d20+3
d20 Results: 3 (Total = 6)

Obviously a failure.

Free: Mark John.

Seeing the strange bird woman attacking her former ally, the kobold slink decides to take advantage of the momentary distraction. The kobold stabs at John, but misses the undead man. He hisses through his teeth at his own failure.

After the poison damage, Kiwk is bloodied.