Whistle Fight!

Jared is almost to the corner when Richard calls his attention in hushed tones. The wielder of the gloom stops whistling for a moment and turns around. He hears Richard telling him to come back... something about finding a secrets passage or something. It is hard to hear clearly from this distance. He sees Vicky approach Richard and start looking at the wall. Vicky easily determines that the secret door is not trapped.

Jared feels the puff of wind on his neck and realizes that he didn't stop whistling soon enough. The light around the halfling grows dim; something is causing his everburning torch to weaken. Apparently the racket he made attracted some attention. ZhuGuan, Vicky and Richard see it before Jared can. The floating tentacled creature is flying just above Jared's head. A shadowy field surrounds it, causing the lights to dim all the way to the corner, just in front of Guan. Not even his light pendant can breach the dim lighting.

Then they see two more of the fiendish darkmantles coming around the corner. Jared looks up at the creature and it slams into the halfling, latching onto his face and biting. Another zips forward and latches onto Guan the same way. The darkness travels with the darkmantle. The third one flies towards Richard and Vicky, the darkness continues to grow as they approach. Only Turag remains outside of the dim light.

Then three more fly from around the hallway begging the question: How many are coming? These last three find their targets. As one of them approaches the already sight-hindered John; Turag is swallowed by the dim light as well. Another moves towards Vicky and Richard. The last one to come from around the hallway (at least for now), decides not to venture down the hallway, and instead starts whipping at Jared even though he already has a darkmantle attached to him. It smacks the halfling in the back of the head.

Villains Initiative
Fiendish Darkmantles - 24.1

Heroes Initiative
Jared - 24.2
John - 18
Vicky - 16.1
Richard - 16.2
Styg - 15
ZhuGuan - 14
Turag - 7

Combat Tracker

Inner Strength Play either when you spend a healing surge or when you take the total defense action. Make a saving throw..

Fortune Card

This is a Milestone Encounter.

If any of you new guys have ANY questions on how to use the Combat Tracker, please ask first. Initiative is rolled for you, and only matters in order to see who acts first the heroes or the villains. The order you post your actions in, is the order in which you act. Formulas are important!

Everythingis all Dim Light. Unless you have Low-Light or Darkvision, you will have a -2 penalty to attacking creatures inside it.

All the monster knowledge has been gained on this creature. It can be found in the Fiend Folio in the Data section. Styg and Richard will not know this until they are told, or they make an Arcana check of their own. Turag has seen them in battle enough to know what they are and what they do.

They used their surprise round to move into the hallway, then they took their full turn since they won the initiative.

The Darkmantle in CI61 is #1; The Darkmantle in CM61 is #2

ZhuGuan, half-elf

Move:

athletics:
Dice Roll: 1d20+8
d20 Results: 14 (Total = 22)

escape.
Minor: Beserker's stance (+2 from stance cancel's with -2 from dim light)
Standard:

Charge vs (AC):
Dice Roll: 1d20+10 2d4+8
d20 Results: 20 (Total = 30)
d4 Results: 2, 2 (Total = 12)
These dice were omitted, altered, or moved: 1d20+12
Original Dice: 1d20+12 2d4+8

Charge against DM3 to CP-60
... on Hit:

Vanguard Damage (ignore attack roll):
Dice Roll: 1d20-20 1d8
d20 Results: 4 (Total = -16)
d8 Results: 6

Vanguard weapon bonus
... on Hit:

Power Strike (ignore attack roll):
Dice Roll: 1d20-20 2d4
d20 Results: 20 (Total = 0)
d4 Results: 4, 1 (Total = 5)

Power Strike bonus
... on Hit: Mobile Blade Move to CY-30 after attack (assuming I can get there... move 2).
Crit:

Dice Roll: 1d8z
d8 Results: 1

dmg (1)

Awww yeah! Crit at the opening round!

ZhuGuan Yu, Half-Elf Slayer (Dune Trader Theme)
Init +3 HP tracker/34 Bloodied 17 Healing Surge 8 (tracker used /10)
AC 19 Fort 17 Reflex 14 Will 16 Speed 5
Str 16 (+3) Con 13 (+1) Dex 15 (+2) Int 12 (+1) Wis 15 (+2) Cha 8 (-1)

Far Hearing At-Will * Minor Personal Keyword: Psionic Choose one square that you can see that is within' 10 squares of you. Until the end of your next turn, you can hear as though you occupied that square.

Far Hearing,

Berserker's Charge Your skill with a glaive shows when you charge. At-Will * Martial, Stance Minor Action Personal Effect: You assume the Berserker's Charge stance. Until the stance ends you gain +2 to speed and +2 power bonus to attacks when charging.

Berserker's Charge,

Mobile Blade The force of your weapon attack lets you spring away from your foe. At-Will * Martial, Stance Minor Action Personal Effect: You assume the mobile blade stance. Until the stance ends, whenever you hit an enemy with a basic attack using a weapon, you can move a number of squares up to your Dexterity modifier as a free action.

Mobile Blade,

Slick Negotiator You've spent a lot of time not speaking and dreamed about what you would say in every circumstance and now you get to talk all you want. Encounter * Free Action Close Burst 5 Target: triggering creature Keyword: Martial Trigger: You or an ally in burst makes a Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate, or Streetwise check and dislike the result. Effect: If you are the target, gain +3 power bonus to the skill check result. If an ally is the target, the ally can reroll the skill check using either result. Prereq: Dune Trader (theme)

Slick Negotiator,

Quick Formation Encounter * Standard Action Melee or Ranged Weapon Target: One Creature Keywords: Martial, Weapon Attack: Primary Ability vs. AC Hit: 1[w] + ability modifier damage, and either you shift 4 squares or each ally within 5 squares of you can shift 2 squares as a free action.

Quick Formation,

Power Strike By pushing yourself beyond your normal limits, you unleash your full wrath against a foe. Encounter * Martial, Weapon No Action Special Trigger: You hit an enemy with a melee basic attack using a weapon. Target: The enemy you hit Effect: The target takes extra damage from the triggering attack. Level 01: 1[W] extra damage Level 17: 2[W] extra damage. Level 27: 3[W] extra damage.

Power Strike,

The Raven Queen's Shroud Power (Encounter): Minor Action. Choose a target within 10 squares of you. That target gains the mark of the Raven Queen until the end of the encounter. On your turn, you can reroll the result of one damage die against that target. This reroll does not alter the damage for other targets hit by an area or close attack. Power (Daily * Teleportation): Minor Action. You teleport adjacent to the target that bears the mark of the Raven Queen.

The Raven Queen's Shroud,

Second Wind STANDARD ACTION Spend a healing surge to regain hit points. You gain a +2 bonus to all defenses until the start of your next turn.

Second Wind,

Unraveling Dart Gray, smoky darts leap from your fingertips to strike at your foes where they are weakest. Encounter * Arcane, Implement, Nethermancy, Shadow Standard Action Ranged 10 Target: One or two creatures Attack: Intelligence vs. Fortitude Hit: 1d4 + Intelligence modifier damage. If the target has vulnerability to any damage types, the damage is of those types. If the target has no vulnerabilities, you gain a power bonus to the damage roll equal to your Wisdom modifier. Level 21: 2d4 + Intelligence modifier damage.

Unraveling Dart,

Nine Lives of the Cat Lord In exchange for your services the Cat Lord has offered you a boon... Encounter * Free Action Trigger: You are the target of a critical hit Effect: Change the hit into a normal hit. Critical hit damage/effects still apply to any other targets of the critical hit.

Nine Lives of the Cat Lord, 'Action Point',

Plasma Cutter Plasma Cutter +1 Level 5 (Rare) Lvl 5 +1 1,000 gp Lvl 20 +4 125,000 gp Lvl 10 +2 5,000 gp Lvl 25 +5 625,000 gp Lvl 15 +3 25,000 gp Lvl 30 +6 3,125,000 gp Weapon: Crossbow Enhancement Bonus: Attack rolls and damage rolls Critical: +1d6 damage per plus Properties: This weapon requires no ammunition and cannot use ammunition. Malfunction: When you roll a 1 on an attack roll with this weapon, you instead attack a random target (including yourself) within 5 squares of you. You are not subject to further Fumble rolls when using this weapon. Attack Power (Radiant) At-Will (Standard Action) Attack: Ranged 20 (one creature); weapon’s level + 3 vs. Reflex Hit: 2d8 Radiant damage. Level 15 or 20: 3d8 fire damage. Level 25 or 30: 4d8 fire damage.

Plasma Cutter,

Demonskin Tattoo Property: When you spend an action point to take an extra action, choose acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder. You gain resist 5 to the chosen damage type until the end of the encounter.

Demonskin Tattoo,

Vanguard Glaive+1 Critical: +1d8 damage Property: Deal +1d8 damage on any successful charge. Power (Daily): Minor Action. Use this power when you make a charge attack. If you hit with your charge attack, all allies within 10 squares of you gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls and gain your Charisma bonus as a bonus to damage rolls until the start of your next turn.

Vanguard Glaive+1,

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,

Second Chance +2 Bonus After you roll a natural 1 on a skill check in a skill challenge, use this card to reroll the die.

Second Chance +2 Bonus,

That'll Do +1 Bonus When you fail a skill check, use this card to treat the number rolled on the die as a natural 10; apply modifiers as normal.

That'll Do +1 Bonus,

Undead Slayer +2 Bonus After you kill at least two enemies with the undead keyword during an encounter, use this card to spend a healing surge and regain hit points equal to your healing surge value +1d8. This use does not use your second wind for the encounter.

Undead Slayer +2 Bonus
Notes

• Resistances: 5 Fire; 5 Necrotic
  
• Low-light vision
  
• Save Daze and Stun at start of turn. (Superior Will).
  
• +2 to weapon attack rolls (Master At Arms and Class Weapon Talent)
  
• +2 bonus to weapon damage (Heroic Slayer)
  
• Grants +1 to Diplomacy to all allies within' 10 squares.
  
• A spellscarred creature knows when an area of Spellplague, or a plaguechanged or spellscarred creature, is within' 5 squares of him.
  
• -2 penalty to all defenses and saving throws against the Spellplague, plaguechanged and spellscarred creatures.
  
• Unless otherwise stated ZhuGuan is always in the mobile blade stance.
  
• Does not provoke on charges (Badge of the Beserker)
  
• +2dmg vs bloodied (Gauntlet's of Blood)
  
• Trained: Athletics, Endurance, Intimidate
  

Lost in his own thoughts ZhuGuan is completely unprepared until the shadow silhouette is already upon him. It's tentacled mantle engulfing the giant half-elf's head. Muffled shouts can be heard as he struggles to rip the creature off of him.
He bites hard into one of the creatures leathery appendages causing it enough pain to allow him to rip it off of his head. Making a quick survey of their situation he settles on helping the one most outnumbered and with the worst monster weight to ally weight ratio.

"Damn you and your whistling. I've half a mind to stick you instead," he says without malice after charging down the hallway and cutting at the creature holding Jared's head in it's own embrace.

Guan has Low-Light vision, so he doesn't have that penalty.

I'll resolve the effect of the Critical in a few moments.

A spark of energy surges from Guan to his weapon as he charges forth. His halberd vibrates in his hands, as if ready to reverberate his heroic vigor into his foes. His weapon becomes hot with static fury. It's edges blur and hum as he wields it. As ZhuGuan Yu strikes the Darkmantle, it activates it's darkjump and vanishes from sight, leaving Jared free from the grabby tentacles.

The Heroic Critical Hit Effect has been used up by ZhuGuan.

Until the end of the encounter, his weapon's reach is +1 and all damage dealt by it is lightning damage. Hits add 5 Ongoing Lightning Damage (Save Ends). This is not considered an arcane attack.

Darkmantle 3 is no longer visible by normal means. It's location is not know to anyone.

Richard L.Heart - Human Warlord

Richard L.Heart, Human Warlord
Init +3 HP 28/28 Bloodied 14 Healing Surge 7 (0 used /7)
AC 19 Fort 18 Reflex 16 Will 16 Speed 6
Str 18 (+4) Con 11 (0) Dex 10 (0) Int 14 (+2) Wis 10 (0) Cha 14 (+2)

Direct The Strike (at-will) Ranged 5 Target: One ally Keyword: Martial You direct an ally to attack as an enemy lowers its guarrd. Effect: The target makes a basic attack as a free action against an enmey of your choice that you can see and is within 10 squares of you

Direct The Strike (at-will),

Furious Smash (at-will) Vicious Longsword +1: +9 vs Fortitude, +4 damage. Melee weapon Target: One Creature You deliver a smashing blow to a foe that gets its attention more than harms it, encouraging an ally to hit the enemy where it hurts. Attack: Strength vs. Fortitude Hit: Str Mod (+4) damage. Choose an ally adjacent to you or to the target. The ally gains a power bonus to the next attack roll and damage roll that he or she makes against the target before the end of his or her next turn. The power bonus equals your power bonus Ch (+2)

Furious Smash (at-will) ,

Inspiring Word - Warlord Feature Can be used twice per encounter, but only once per round. Minor action/ Close burst 5/Target-you or ally in burst. Target can spend a healing surge an gain extra 1d6 HP.

Inspiring Word - Warlord Feature,

Combat Leader - Warlord Feature You and each ally within 10 squares who can see you gain +2 power bonus to initiative.

Combat Leader - Warlord Feature,

Tactical presence - Warlord Feature When an ally you can see spends an action point to make an extra attack, the ally gains a bonus to the attack roll: 1/2 int mod (+1)

Tactical presence - Warlord Feature,

Heroic Effort (Encounter) Human Racial Power Your grim focus and unbridled energy means that failure is not an option. Encounter No Action Personal Trigger: You miss with an attack or fail a saving throw. Effect: You gain a +4 racial bonus to the attack roll or the saving throw.

Heroic Effort (Encounter),

Tactician's Invitation (Encounter) Warlord Attack 1 Your strike leaves the opponent swaying so that a feather’s touch can cause it to move from its position. Encounter Martial, Weapon Standard Action Melee or Ranged weapon Target: One creature Attack: Strength vs. AC Hit: 2[W] + Strength modifier damage. The next time an ally hits the target before the end of your next turn, that ally can slide the target 2 squares, shift 2 squares, or deal 4 extra damage to the target.

Tactician's Invitation (Encounter) ,

Lead By Example (Daily) Vicious Longsword +1: +9 vs. AC, 2d8+5 damage Target: One Creature You step forwards to attack, showing your allies how its done-and whom to hit next. Effect: Before the attack, you can shift 1 square. Attack: Strength vs. AC Hit: 2[W] + Str Mod (+4) damage, and your allies gain combat advantage against the target until the start of your next turn. Miss: Two allies within 5 squares of you caneach shift 1 square and make a basic attack as a free action.

Lead By Example (Daily) ,

Repositioning Command (Daily) Warlord Utility 2 With a single word from you, your allies shift to more advantageous positions. Daily Martial Move Action Close burst 5 Targets: You and each ally in the burst Effect: Each target can shift 1 square. Tactical Presence: Increase the burst to 10.

Repositioning Command (Daily) ,

RPGA Card 1 - I'm Not Done Yet +1 Use this card after you've hit one target with an exploit that knocks the target prone. Instead of knocking the target prone, use this card to deal an additional 1[W] damage.

RPGA Card 1 - I'm Not Done Yet +1,

RPGA Card 2 - Bonus That'll Do +1 When you fail a skill check, use this card to treat the number rolled on the die as a natural 10; apply modifiers as normal.

RPGA Card 2 - Bonus That'll Do +1,

RPGA Card 3 - Bonus Lucky Shot +1 Bonus After you make an attack roll with a die result of 19, use this card to turn the attack into a critical hit.

RPGA Card 3 - Bonus Lucky Shot +1 Bonus
Notes

Richard strains to see in the dark, "What foul creatures are these?" he shouts

Richard stands his ground and starts his assault on the hovering beasts in front of him.

Free action - Arana check

Dice Roll: 1d20+3
d20 Results: 19 (Total = 22)

Standard action -

Dice Roll: 1d20+7
d20 Results: 12 (Total = 19)

Vicious Longsword
On hit -

Dice Roll: 1d8+9
d8 Results: 4 (Total = 13)

Damage
Minor action - Directing Inspiration - Marks Styg
Directing Inspiration
Heroic Tier
Prerequisite: Warlord, inspiring word power
Benefit: When you use inspiring word, the target gains either a +1 bonus to attack rolls with ranged or area attacks or a +1 bonus to all defenses against ranged or area attacks. The bonus lasts until the end of your next turn.

John Clarke - Eladrin Revenant Hybrid (Warden/Swordmage)

John Clarke, Ghost (Eladrin Revenant) Hybrid (Warden/Swordmage) (Spellscarred) (Veiled Alliance)
Init +2 HP 20/20 Bloodied 10 Healing Surge 5 (0 used /2)
AC 15 Fort 16 Reflex 13 Will 13 Speed 6
Str 17 (+3) Con 18 (+4) Dex 12 (+1) Int 14 (+2) Wis 13 (+1) Cha 8 (-1)

Corrupting Touch You reach into a creature’s body to disrupt it. At-Will * Necrotic, Shadow Standard Action Melee 1 Target: One creature Attack: Level + 3 vs. Reflex Level 11: Level + 5 vs. Reflex Level 21: Level + 7 vs. Reflex Hit: 1d10 necrotic damage, and the target gains vulnerable 1 to all damage until the end of your next turn. Level 21: 2d10 necrotic damage, and the target gains vulnerable 3 to all damage until the end of your next turn. Special: You can use this power in place of a melee basic attack.

Corrupting Touch,

Frigid Blade Your weapon leaves a frosty trail as it cuts through the air and strikes with a blow that inflicts winter’s wrath. At-Will Arcane, Cold, Weapon Standard Action Melee weapon Target: One creature Attack: Intelligence -2 vs. Reflex Hit: 1[W] + Intelligence modifier cold damage. If the target starts its next turn adjacent to you, it takes a penalty to speed equal to your Constitution modifier until the end of its next turn. Increase damage to 2[W] + Intelligence modifier at 21st level.

Frigid Blade,

Ghost Sound With a wink, you create an illusory sound that emanates from a distant location. At-Will Arcane, Illusion Minor Action Ranged 10 Target: One object or unoccupied square Effect: You cause a sound as quiet as a whisper or as loud as a yelling or fighting creature to emanate from the target. You can produce nonvocal sounds such as the ringing of a sword blow, jingling armor, or scraping stone. If you whisper, you can whisper quietly enough that only creatures adjacent to the target can hear your words.

Ghost Sound,

Mage Hand You gesture toward an object nearby, and a spectral floating hand lifts the object into the air and moves it where you wish. At-Will Arcane, Conjuration Minor Action Ranged 5 Effect: You conjure a floating hand (that is invisible to everyone but you) in an unoccupied square within range. The hand lasts until the end of your next turn or until you use this power again. If you are holding an object when you use this power, the hand can move the object into a pack, a pouch, a sheath, or a similar container and simultaneously move any one object carried or worn anywhere on your body into your hand. While the hand persists, you can take the following actions. Minor Action: The hand picks up or manipulates an object weighing 20 pounds or less. It can hold only one object at a time. Move Action: The hand moves up to 5 squares in any direction, carrying the object it holds. Free Action: The hand drops the object it is holding. Sustain Minor: The hand persists until the end of your next turn.

Mage Hand,

Sight of the Unseen You have darkvision extending 1 square in all directions that you can turn on and off at will. When your darkvision is on, your eyes are backlit with a dancing blue flame.

Sight of the Unseen,

Strength of Stone Drawing power from the earth, you smash your weapon into your foe and bolster yourself against attack. At-Will ♦ Primal, Weapon Standard Action Melee weapon Target: One creature Attack: Strength -2 vs. Reflex Hit: 1[W] + Strength modifier necrotic or psychic damage, and you gain temporary hit points equal to your Constitution modifier. Level 21: 2[W] + Strength modifier damage.

Strength of Stone,

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

Thought Projection,

Warden's Fury You lash out with nature’s wrath at a foe that has attacked your ally and diminish its defenses. At-Will Primal, Weapon Immediate Interrupt Melee weapon Trigger: An enemy marked by you makes an attack that does not include you as a target Target: The triggering enemy Attack: Strength vs. Fortitude Hit: 1[W] + Strength modifier necrotic or psychic damage, and the target grants combat advantage to you and your allies until the end of your next turn. Level 21: 2[W] + Strength modifier damage.

Warden's Fury,

Warden's Grasp Spectral vines clutch at a foe that has attacked your ally, impeding your enemy’s movement. At-Will Primal Immediate Reaction Close burst 5 Trigger: An enemy marked by you that is within 5 squares of you makes an attack that does not include you as a target Target: The triggering enemy in the burst Effect: You slide the target 1 square. The target is slowed and cannot shift until the end of its turn.

Warden's Grasp,

Form of the Dread Serpent .Dark scales coat your skin, allowing you to move with the subtlety of a snake and to envenom your attack at the time you choose. Daily Poison, Polymorph, Primal Minor Action Personal Effect: You assume the guardian form of the dread serpent until the end of the encounter. While you are in this form, you gain resist 5 poison and a +2 bonus to Reflex. In addition, you can shift 1 square as a minor action. Once during this encounter, you can use the Form of the Dread Serpent Attack while you are in this form.

Form of the Dread Serpent,

Form of the Dread Serpent Attack Encounter Poison, Polymorph, Primal, Weapon Standard Action Melee weapon Target: One or two creatures Attack: Strength -2 vs. Reflex Hit: 1[W] + Strength modifier poison damage, and the target takes ongoing 5 poison damage and is slowed (save ends both). Miss: Half damage, and the target takes ongoing 2 poison damage and is slowed (save ends both). Requirement: The power Form of the Dread Serpent must be active for you to use this power.

Form of the Dread Serpent Attack,

Host of Shields Your weapon produces a few small, glowing shields that orbit your body and ward off blows. Daily Arcane, Stance Minor Action Personal Effect: Until the stance ends, you gain a +2 power bonus to AC and Reflex.

Host of Shields,

Aegis of Shielding You create an arcane link between you and an enemy, allowing you to blunt its attacks against your allies. At-Will Arcane Minor Action Close burst 2 Target: One creature in the burst Effect: You mark the target. The target remains marked until you use this power against another target. If you mark other creatures using other powers, the target is still marked. A creature can be subject to only one mark at a time. A new mark supersedes a mark that was already in place. If your marked target makes an attack that doesn’t include you as a target, it takes a –2 penalty to attack rolls. If that attack hits and the marked target is within 10 squares of you, you can use an immediate interrupt to reduce the damage dealt by that attack to any one creature by an amount equal to 5 + your Constitution modifier. At 11th level, reduce the damage dealt by 10 + your Constitution modifier. At 21st level, reduce the damage dealt by 15 + your Constitution modifier.

Aegis of Shielding,

Crackling Burst Your weapon sends out sprawling arcs of lightning that hit nearby creatures, making movement agonizing for them. Encounter Arcane, Implement, Lightning Standard Action Close burst 1 Target: Each creature in the burst Attack: Intelligence vs. Reflex Hit: 1d8 lightning damage. If the target moves during its next turn, it takes lightning damage equal to your Intelligence modifier.

Crackling Burst,

Dark Reaping You use one death as the seed to sow more destruction. Encounter Necrotic Free Action Trigger: A creature within 5 squares of you is reduced to 0 hit points Effect: One creature of your choice that you hit with an attack before the end of your next turn takes extra necrotic damage equal to 1d8 + your Constitution modifier or Charisma modifier.

Dark Reaping,

Excise From Sight Magic removes all evidence from your foe’s senses that you or one of your allies exists. Encounter Arcane, Implement, Psychic Standard Action Ranged 10 Special: You can spend a minor action when you use this power to enhance it. If you do so, you can also slide the target 1 square on a hit. Target: One creature Attack: Primary ability vs. Will Hit: 1d10 + ability modifier psychic damage, and you or one ally within 10 squares of you becomes invisible to the target until the end of your next turn. Level 11: 2d10 + ability modifier psychic damage. Level 21: 3d10 + ability modifier psychic damage

Excise From Sight,

Nine Lives of the Cat Lord In exchange for your services the Cat Lord has offered you a boon... Encounter * Free Action Trigger: You are the target of a critical hit Effect: Change the hit into a normal hit. Critical hit damage/effects still apply to any other targets of the critical hit.

Nine Lives of the Cat Lord,

Second Wind STANDARD ACTION Spend a healing surge to regain hit points. You gain a +2 bonus to all defenses until the start of your next turn.

Second Wind,

Stolen Years You drain life from another creature to sustain your undead existence. Encounter * Shadow No Action Personal Trigger: You hit an enemy with corrupting touch. Target: The enemy you hit. Effect: The target is weakened (save ends), and you gain a healing surge.

Stolen Years,

Champion of Winter +1 When you take cold damage from an attack or deal cold damage with an attack, use this card to increase or decrease the cold damage by 5 (your choice).

Champion of Winter +1,

Minion Slayer +2 After you kill at least 3 minions in one encounter, use this card to spend a healing surge to gain hit points equal to your healing surge value +1d6. This use does not use your second wind for the encounter.

Minion Slayer +2,

Snap Out Of It +1 When you would become dazed, use this card to end that condition.

Snap Out Of It +1
Notes

• Undead. You are not a living creature. Effects that specifically target living creatures do not work on you. You do not eat, drink, breathe, or sleep. You are immune to disease.
  
• Insubstantial: You take half-damage from all attacks, except those that deal force or psychic damage.
  
• Limited Phasing: You ignore difficult terrain. You can move 1 square into a solid object large enough to accomodate a creature of your size. While in an object you can move only if you leave an object; you have line of sight and line of effect to no creature, and no creature has line of sight or line of effect to you.
  
• Cannot pick up or manipulate physical objects.
  
• When you drop to 0 hit points or fewer your ghostly form dissolves into ectoplasm. You are removed from play. At the end of a short rest you can spend a healing surge to reappear with the appropriate amount of hit points. Otherwise, at the end of each hour make a saving throw. If you succeed, you reappear with your full normal hit points. When you reappear it is in the same space you vacated, or the nearest unoccupied square.
  
• +5 power bonus to the next damage roll you make with a melee weapon attack before the end of your next turn when you use Second Wind.
  
• A spellscarred creature knows when an area of Spellplague, or a plaguechanged or spellscarred creature, is within' 5 squares of him.
  
• -2 penalty to all defenses and saving throws against the Spellplague, plaguechanged and spellscarred creatures.
  

John smiles as he pulls out his sword "What were not going to talk to them first?" John then swipes at the darkmantle as he calls the power of the earth it self.

Strength of StoneVs Ac

Dice Roll: 1d20+8-2
d20 Results: 10 (Total = 16)

Attack On hit John gains 4 temp hp

Dice Roll: 1d8+6
d8 Results: 7 (Total = 13)

Damage(Two handed)

Mark Darkmantle 6 with Nature's Wraith

Styg Vytautus, Shade

Move: From CJ56 to CI57, CH58, CI59.
Minor: Warlock's Curse on Darkmantle4
Free Action: Dread Smite (along with Eldritch Strike)
Standard: Eldritch Strike with Battle Axe on Darkmantle4 vs AC

Dice Roll: 1d20+7z
d20 Results: 18 (Total = 25)

(25)
Dread Smite:
... On Hit or Miss: Damage: 6 cold and necrotic
... On Hit: Damage: ongoing 5 cold and necrotic (save ends)
Eldritch Strike:
... on Hit: Damage: Weapon -

Dice Roll: 1d10z
d10 Results: 8

(8) + Curse -

Dice Roll: 1d6z
d6 Results: 6

(6) + Statistic - 4
... on Hit: Slide Darkmantle4 from CI50 to CJ60
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Ready for a fight and undeterred by his own newly native element - darkness - Styg moves to protect Vicky and lend aid to Richard. When he sees the odd flying flapping leathery creatures he is so sicked he unleashes a bit of dread along with his eldritch strike against the foul thing flying closest to himself. If it survives the onslaught his eldritch forces slide it to where it can be more easily surrounded. He utters, "Huzzah! What manner of beast is this?"

Richard sees Styg coming to assit, "Lets destroy these foul creatures," he shouts.

Directing Inspiration
Heroic Tier
Prerequisite: Warlord, inspiring word power
Benefit: When you use inspiring word, the target gains either a +1 bonus to attack rolls with ranged or area attacks or a +1 bonus to all defenses against ranged or area attacks. The bonus lasts until the end of your next turn.

Richard cuts into his target and it vanishes from his sight. John too cuts into his target and it teleports to safety, out of sight. Styg moves around the corner and slices into the other tentacled monster as it threatens Richard, and though he hits, it didn't seem as though his attack was as effective as it should have been. It too blinks out of sight, so it is hard to tell how effective it truly was.

As some of the creatures vanish, some of the heroes find themselves back in normal light.

Richard's 22 Arcana check gets him all the information in the Fiend Folio for the Fiendish Darkmantle.

Richard's Directing Inspiration feat is only useable when Richard uses his Inspiring Word to heal someone. Otherwise it has no real function.

The only two darkmantles that are still visible are #2 and #5. The others are invisible and unseen. Turag and Vicky are no longer in dim light. Everyone else is though.

Jared Lees, Halfling, Gloom Pact Binder

Jared waves his arms around as the darkmantle settles on him. "Mmmfmff MFff!"

As it flees from Guan's attack, the halfling spits on the floor. "Yuck! I've just been snogged by a giant bat-thing!"

With a flick of his wrist, Jared send a stream of shadow from him towards a dark mantle. The shadow forms into a giant hound at the last moment, and emits a haunting howl as it leaps towards the flying beast...

Attack DM5 with Hound of Dark Omen:
Attack:

Dice Roll: 1d20+6-2
d20 Results: 11 (Total = 15)

Damage:

Dice Roll: 2d8+5-5
d8 Results: 1, 7 (Total = 8)