Chapter 2: The Lizard Hunt

Fortune

Move: M2

Minor:

Distract Your mental barrage momentarily confuses an enemy. Encounter Psionic Minor Action Ranged 10 Target: One creature Effect: The target grants combat advantage to the next creature that attacks it before the end of your next turn.

Distract on Kobold Swordsman 3.

Standard:

Betrayal You weaken your foe's sense of self and force the enemy to betray a comrade. At-Will Augmentable, Charm Implement, Psionic Standard Action Ranged 10 Target: One enemy Attack: Intelligence vs. Will Hit: You slide the target 1 square to a square adjacent to an enemy. The target then makes a melee basic attack as a free action against that enemy, with a bonus to the attack roll equal to your Charismal modifier. Augment 1 Hit: As above, and the target gains a bonus to the damage roll equal to your Charisma modifier. Augment 2 Hit: You slide the target a number of squares equal to your Charisma modifier to a square adjacent to an enemy. The target then makes a melee basic attack as a free action against that enemy, with a bonus to the attack roll and the damage roll equal to your Charisma modifier. The target is also dazed until the end of your next turn.

Betrayal augmented 2 vs Kobold Swordsman 3. I assume he's not bloodied. Attack against Will.

Attack w/CA:
Dice Roll: 1d20+9+2
d20 Results: 16 (Total = 27)

Hit: Sliding him to J8. He suffers an attack from the man trap:

Mantrap:
Dice Roll: 1d20+4 1d6+3
d20 Results: 10 (Total = 14)
d6 Results: 5 (Total = 8)

No idea if that is a hit or not. Then he makes an attack against Kobold Swordsman 1 with a +3 bonus to attack and damage. Just copying its last attack and damage roll, hopefully that'll be correct.

Kobold Swordsman 3 vs Kobold Swordsman 1:
Dice Roll: 1d20+6+3 1d6+3+8+3
d20 Results: 13 (Total = 22)
d6 Results: 5 (Total = 11)

Something wrong with the damage roll, there. A roll of 5 + 3 + 8 + 3 = 19, in my book.

Swordsman 3 is now dazed until the end of Fortune's next turn.

Fortune moves up behind Eduardo. "Shouldn't we try to take them alive?" she asks in the middle of the fray. She observes the battlefield for a moment before making her move. With a subtle mental manipulation, she confuses one of the kobolds into believing one of its friends is really an enemy, and only hitting it from behind will hurt it. She mentally grins with satisfaction as the kobold dances to her commands, stepping in a trap and badly wounding its friend in the process.

'That may not have been the best move if we want to take them alive,' she considers, 'but I still think it was a good move.'

Gruunk gets 3 THP this time.

Eduardo yells some words of encouragment to Gruunk as the half-orc bloodies one of the kobolds he's fighting, and then, seeing that the party decided to attack the southern flank, grudgingly moves to help them out. With Fortune disabling one of the kobolds, he concentrates on the other, letting out a stream of psychic abuse at the swordsman until he's too distracted to be able to perform any kind of coherent attack. There. And no . . . the more we capture here, the less time we get to spend topside.

Minor Action: draw sword.
Move Action: Move to H6.
Standard Action:

Vicious Mockery At-will, arcane, charm, implement, psychic Standard Action Ranged 10 Target: one creature Attack: charisma vs. will Hit: 1d6+Charisma modifier psychic damage, and the target takes a -2 penalty to attack rolls until the end of your next turn.

Vicious Mockery vs. Swordsman 1. +7 vs. will, +5 damage.

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

attack,

Dice Roll: 1d6+5
d6 Results: 2 (Total = 7)

damage.

Eduardo Alvarez, Human Bard
Init +2 HP 36/36 Bloodied 18 Healing Surge 9 (0 used /9)
AC 17 Fort 14 Reflex 15 Will 17 Speed 5
Str 11 (0) Con 14 (+2) Dex 12 (+1) Int 14 (+2) Wis 10 (0) Cha 18 (+4)

Majestic Word Encounter, Arcane, Healing Minor Action Close Burst 5 (10 at 11th level, 15 at 21st) Target: You or one ally in burst Effect: The target can spend a healing surge and regain additional hit points equal to your Charisma modifier. You also slide the target 1 square. Level 6: 1d6+Charisma modifier additional HP. Level 11: 2d6+Charisma modifier additional HP. Level 16: 3d6+Charisma modifier additional HP. Level 21: 4d6+Charisma modifier additional HP. Level 26: 5d6+Charisma modifier additional HP. Special: You can use this power twice per encounter, but only once per round. At 16th level, you can use it three times per encounter, but only once per round.

Majestic Word,

Majestic Word Encounter, Arcane, Healing Minor Action Close Burst 5 (10 at 11th level, 15 at 21st) Target: You or one ally in burst Effect: The target can spend a healing surge and regain additional hit points equal to your Charisma modifier. You also slide the target 1 square. Level 6: 1d6+Charisma modifier additional HP. Level 11: 2d6+Charisma modifier additional HP. Level 16: 3d6+Charisma modifier additional HP. Level 21: 4d6+Charisma modifier additional HP. Level 26: 5d6+Charisma modifier additional HP. Special: You can use this power twice per encounter, but only once per round. At 16th level, you can use it three times per encounter, but only once per round.

Majestic Word,

Words of Friendship Encounter, Arcane Minor Action Personal Effect: You gain a +5 power bonus to the next diplomacy check you make before the end of your next turn.

Words of Friendship,

Guiding Strike At will, arcane, weapon Standard Action Melee weapon Target: One creature Attack: Charisma vs. AC Hit: 1[W] + Charisma modifier damage, and the target takes a -2 penalty to the defense of your choice until the end of your next turn. level 21: 2[W]+charisma modifier damage.

Guiding Strike,

Vicious Mockery At-will, arcane, charm, implement, psychic Standard Action Ranged 10 Target: one creature Attack: charisma vs. will Hit: 1d6+Charisma modifier psychic damage, and the target takes a -2 penalty to attack rolls until the end of your next turn.

Vicious Mockery,

Misdirect Mark At-will, Arcane, Implement standard Action Ranged 10 Target: One creature Attack: Charisma vs. Reflex Hit: 1d8+Charisma modifier damage, and the target is marked by one ally within 5 squares of you until the end of your next turn. Level 21: 2d8+Charisma modifier damage.

Misdirect Mark,

Shout of Triumph Encounter, arcane, implement, thunder Standard Action Close blast 3 Target: Each enemy in blast Attack: Charisma vs. Fortitude Hit: 1d6+charisma modifier thunder damage, and you push the target 1 square. Effect: you slide each ally in the blast 1 square. Virtue of Valor: The number of squares you can push enemies and slide allies equals your constitution modifier.

Shout of Triumph,

Stirring Shout Daily, Arcane, Healing, Implement, Psychic Standard Action Ranged 10 Target: one creature Attack: Charisma vs. Will Hit: 2d6+Charisma modifier psychic damage Effect: Until the end of the encounter, whenever an ally hits the target, that ally regains hit points equal to your charisma modifier.

Stirring Shout,

Poisoned Strike Encounter, Martial, Poison, Weapon Standard Action Melee or Ranged weapon Target: One creature Attack: Primary ability vs. AC Hit:1[W] damage + 5 poison damage. Until the end of your next turn, if the target willingly moves more than 2 squares or makes an attack, it then falls prone, and it is immobilized until the end of its next turn. Level 11: 2[W]damage plus 5 poison damage. Level 21: 3[W] damage plus 5 poison damage.

Poisoned Strike,

Concealed Weapon Encounter, Martial Minor Action Personal Target: One weapon you’re holding Effect: The weapon is invisible until you are no longer holding it, until the end of the encounter, or until you attack with it. The first creature you attack with a weapon affected by this power grants combat advantage to you for that attack.

Concealed Weapon,

Swordmage Warding Minor Action. Until the end of the encounter, you gain +1 bonus to AC (+3 if you have a hand free).

Swordmage Warding,

Song of the New Dawn Encounter, Arcane, Implement, Radiant Standard Action Ranged 10 Target: One creature Attack: Charisma vs. Reflex Hit: 2d8+Charisma modifier damage. Each ally adjacent to the target can make a saving throw, rolling twice, and taking the higher result.

Song of the New Dawn,

Harsh Songblade +1 Level 3 (+1) 680 gp Weapon: Longsword Critical: +1d8 per plus Property: Bards can use this blade as an implement for bard powers and paragon bard powers. Power (daily): Free Action: Trigger: you hit an enemy with a bard thunder power using this blade. Effect: Each enemy within 2 squares of the triggering enemy is dazed until the end of your next turn.

Harsh Songblade +1,

Harp of Deeper Slumber Wondrous Item level 3 680 gp Power (daily): Minor Action. Each creature within 20 squares of you takes a -15 penalty to perception checks until the end of your next turn.

Harp of Deeper Slumber
Notes Features and Feats:

You get the ritual caster feat, can perform a free ritual per day

Bardic Training,

Once per round, when an ally within 5 squares of you reduces an opponent to 0 hp or bloodies an enemy, you can grant temporary hit points equal to 1+your constitution modifier at 1st level, 3+con modifier at 11th level, and 5+con modifier at 21st level

Virtue of Valor,

When you play an instrument or sing during a short rest, your allies' healing surges heal additional HP equal to your charisma modifier

Song of Rest,

You get a +3 bonus to attack rolls when you use an action point

action surge,

+1 per ATK Rolls with heavy blades, either as a Weapon or Implement.+1

Focused Implement,

Swordmage multiclass, gain ability to use swordmage implements.

blade initiate

Gruunk and Tarner each bloody their kobolds, and Fortune's powers send Tarner's sprawling into the man trap. The thing yips, but the jaws of the trap snap shut like a vice, cutting the poor creature in half.

However, as Eduardo moves up, he sets off a second man trap. He still manages to get his spell off, killing the last of the kobold swordsmen, but ouch! Man traps hurt.

Good Guys:
- Gruunk's OA hits, leaving Sword-due 1 badly bloodied and almost dead.
- Tarner hits. Sword-dude 3 is almost dead.
-- BTW, reminder: Tarner can deal curse damage 1/round and only on a hit. So Hellish Rebuke will deal 10 damage to KS3 if Tarner takes damage, not 13.
- Fortune hits Kobold 3 with Betrayal. She slides him into the Man Trap, and the Man Trap kills him.
- Eduardo's move puts him afoul of the 2nd Man Trap.
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Dice Roll: 1d20+4z 1d6+3z
d20 Results: 16 (Total = 20)
d6 Results: 3 (Total = 6)

Man Trap ATK and Damage (vs. Reflex) (20,6). On a hit, Eduardo is Immobilized (SE).

Summary:
- Hit! Eduardo is immobilized. However, his STD action still stands. Kobold Swordsman 1 is dead.

Gruunk & Nurse are still up.

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Gruunk Bloodfist Half-orc Barbarian (Berserker) Current HP: 27+3/39 Bloodied: 19 Healing Surges Used: 0/9 (9)

Resources Used: Guardian's Defense, Brutal Slam Conditions:

Eyeing the slinger next, Gruunk circles around to the side of small creature. As he moves, he loses his cool, the veins bulging in his arms. With a savage scream, his feet thunder up to the small slinger bringing his axe down hard trying to cleave the beastie from head to foot.

Move: Shift to F8
Standard:

Brutal Slam Encounter Primal, Weapon Standard Action Melee weapon Target: One creature Attack: Strength (+9) vs. Fortitude Hit: 2[W] + Strength (+5) modifier damage, and you push the target 2 squares and knock it prone. Then one enemy adjacent to the target takes 1d8 + your Strength modifier damage.

Brutal Slam vs slinger (push to D9 and hit Javelineer 1 on a hit)

Brutal Slam vs. Fort:
Dice Roll: 1d20+9 2d12+5
d20 Results: 1 (Total = 10)
d12 Results: 2, 2 (Total = 9)

On a hit, use

Furious Assault Trigger: You hit an enemy with an attack. Effect: The attack deals 1[W] extra damage if it's a weapon attack or 1d8 extra damage if it's not a weapon attack.

Furious Assault

Furious Assault:
Dice Roll: 1d12
d12 Results: 5

Brutal Slam push:
Dice Roll: 1d8+5
d8 Results: 4 (Total = 9)

Edit: Geez! A 1, wow! No more defender aura either, but extra damage on his attacks.

Seeing the kobold's body locking up and trying to capitalize, Abeyla moves up and around behind sling wielder. In one fluid motion, she swings her two-handed sword round in a circle, letting one of her arms fly out wide to increase her reach with it as she stays outside of retaliation range.

Move: Walk to E-11
Free: Assassin's Shroud
Standard:

At-Will * Shadow, Weapon Standard Action, Melee weapon + 2 reach Target: One creature Attack: Dexterity vs AC. The attack ignores cover and superior cover. Hit: 1[W] damage. Level 21: 2[W] damage

Inescapable Blade vs the slinger.

Attack:
Dice Roll: 1d20+10
d20 Results: 4 (Total = 14)

Damage:
Dice Roll: 1d12
d12 Results: 10

Gruunk and the mysterious woman who calls herself Ayelba both miss with their attacks. Still, the carnage is enough to frighten off the two remaining kobold javelineers, both of whom light out down the tunnel as though their tails were on fire.

Closer on, the kobold slinger seems to realize that it’s down to kill-or-be-killed for him. As such, he lashes out Gruunk with a short sword. It’s not enough, though, and a moment later, your gentle half-orc companion cuts the slinger in half with his great axe.

Good Guys:
- Nurse and Gruunk both miss.

Bad Guys:
--- K. Javelineer 1 & 2 both make double moves to run away.

--- K. Slinger:
- Free: Drop Sling.
- Minor: Draw Short Sword.
- STD:

Dice Roll: 1d20+9z 2d6+5z
d20 Results: 11 (Total = 20)
d6 Results: 6, 4 (Total = 15)

Short Sword vs. Gruunk (AC) (20,15).

Summary:
- I don't think that hits.

And with that, we’ll end this fight.

VICTORY!
This was a Level 3 fight worth 975xp. At 2x, that’s 370xp/PC. And unless I messed up my math, that’ll put you at 4th Level. Congrats!

Eduardo curses as he's caught in the trap, but frees himself in time after the battle winds down. Well, that was simple enough . . . He grumbles, looking around the kobolds they killed, and rifles through the nearest body while the caravan comes up.

They had quite a few traps set up, and a nice little ambush here, with these earthen banks to hide behind. Perhaps there's a lair nearby.

Eduardo leveled up to 4th level. He's also taking the feat "Improved majestic word" so everyone gets THP equal to his charisma modifier when he heals them up.

Looking around, Eduardo realizes that the lair is obviously nearby. In fact, it's a cave entrance directly south, to the tactical left off the main road.

Tarner looks around, expecting more kobolds. "Hmm... That was easy. Too easy... HRRRKKK!" The last noise is produced by a burst of static through his speaker, as he falls to ground, clutching his chest. The blue spellscar on his forehead flashes frantically, pulsating faster and faster until the blue image disappears. The aura around Tarner grows intense and malefic, a scalding heat engulfing the nearby area. Suddenly, Tarner stops his frantic movements of pain, and stands up, his face pointed towards the ground. He just barely manages to force out words. "The book. It gave him ideas! He read it... Through me! His power... Stronger than ever! He absorbed the scar, used it as fuel... So hard to resist... The stars have left me!" He raises his head, and screams in fury. "DO YOU HEAR ME, BEAST? I AM NOT A TOY TO REPROGRAM AT YOUR WILL! I! WILL! NOT! SUBMIT!" It's fairly easy to tell how angry he is. Approaching him now would probably not be a very good idea.

I've been waiting for this for a while. With permission from DannoE, I switched from my Spellscar feat-theme to the Infernal Prince theme. I retrained Frigid Darkness to Fiery Bolt. For stats, I increased Constitution and Intelligence. I took the feat Sacrifice to Caiphon, which means that if I use an encounter power and miss all targets, I can take damage equal to the level of the power and regain use of the power.

Gruunk Bloodfist Half-orc Barbarian (Berserker) Current HP: 45/45 Bloodied: 22 Healing Surges Used: 1/9 (11)

Resources Used: Conditions:

Covered in the slingers blood and breathing heavily, just stares at the corpse a moment...then he breaks into a huge laugh. He looks over at Tarner and frowns. "Is he broken? Do we need to trade him in for a new metal man?" He looks at him from a distance for a few moments to calm down. Then walks over (presumably when its safer) and knocks on his chest to make sure it's still have that hollow sound. "You ok-ay Tarr-ner? You...um....sound funny."

Gruunk shrugs and plops down next to a man-trap. He starts cleaning his axe smiling happily. He listens to Eduardo and then looks back to the barrier. "Very smart, 'wardo. Yah, you right."

He goes back to detailing his axe and suddenly his eyes are cast to the horizon. He spirit leaves his body and the world around him freeze in time. Looking down at himself, he sees a warm glowing light in the darkness and it inexplicibly drawn to it. He grunts and floats into it and finds himself in a dense forest surrounded by animal spirits running and playing among the trees. He sees the Great Hunter, watching these animals with respect deciding the best time to strike. Stoneroot towers above them like a vast shadow of darkness watching and patient...like the stone he is carved from. The shadow begins to darken and twist and the forest whisks past him ilike a green whirlwind. Faster and faster it spins until the green firms and wraps around him as he finds himself wrapped in the coils of the World Serpent. Eater of worlds, destroyer of time. It hisses at him in his head, You do not belong here. It is not your time. Learn. Fight. Then Diiiie.

Gruunk blinks as he is thrown back into his body as if he never left. He looks down at his right arm and see a translucent green snake wrapped around it for a mere moment before fading into memory. He has been marked with the World Serpent. Gruunk shrugs and stands up.

"Okay, I ready. Me in front?" asks the berserker.

Just a bit of RP in leveling up. His character is updated.