Chapter 1 - Return to the Wold - IC

Shadeus · Aug 27 '12, 12:25am

Riven Cambryn
Human Paladin of Bahamut

Current HP: 33/33 (12)
Conditions:

Riven nods satisfied as the last of the villains are laid low. "These supplies won't be making it to the Iron Circle filth anytime soon, ha!" the paladin says with a smirk. He takes a quick moment to wipe the blood off his blade before sheathing it at his side again.

He walks up to the elderly woman and says, "Enchantress, well met. I am Rivenalis Cambryn of Albridge, one of the few last bastions of freedom against the tyranny of the Iron Circle. We thank you for your aid. Pray tell, why did those villanous fiends have you bound and in the cart? Do you know more of about where these supplies were headed? Wik, do you want to check out the wagon. I suggest the rest of us police these bodies for clues and valuables."

The tall, blonde paladin will chat with the woman for a bit and then get to work piling up the bodies on the side of the road (so it doesn't obstruct traffic) to get ready to burn their corpses. He insists on burning on them (burying would take too long), although refuses to give them last rites.

Rivenalis Cambryn, Human Paladin
Init +1 HP 33+2/33 Bloodied 16 Healing Surge 12 (5 used /11)
AC 22 Fort 18 Reflex 16 Will 17 Speed 5
Str 18 (+4) Con 12 (+1) Dex 10 (0) Int 8 (-1) Wis 16 (+3) Cha 12 (+1)

Melee Basic Attack (Std)
Attack: +9 (+5 Str + 3 Prof + 1 Enh) vs. AC.
Hit: 1d10 + 5 (+4 Str +1 Enh) damage.

Melee Basic Attack (Std),

Ranged Basic Attack (Std)
Attack: +7 (+5 Str + 2 Prof ) vs. AC.
Hit: 1d6 + 4 (+4 Str) damage.

Ranged Basic Attack (Std),

Holy Strike (Std)
Attack: +9 (+5 Str + 3 Prof +1 Enh) vs. AC
Hit: 1d10 + 5 (+4 Str + 1 Enh) radiant damage. If you marked the target, add your Wisdom (+3) modifier to damage.

Holy Strike (Std),

Valiant Strike (Std)
Attack: +9 (+5 Str +3 Prof +1 Enh) vs. AC. You gain a bonus to the attack roll equal to the number of enemies adjacent to you.
Hit: 1d10 + 5 (+4 Str + 1 Enh) damage.

Valiant Strike (Std),

Ardent Strike (Std)
Attack: +9 (+5 Str + 3 Prof + 1 Enh) vs. AC.
Hit: 1d10 + 5 (+4 Str + 1 Enh) damage, and the target is subject to your divine sanction until the end of your next turn.

Ardent Strike (Std),

Divine Challenge (Min)
Close burst 5
Effect: You mark the target. The mark lasts until you use this power again. The mark also ends at the end of your turn if you didnï¿½t engage the target, meaning you neither attacked it during your turn nor are adjacent to it at the end of your turn.
Until the mark ends, the target takes 8 ( 3 + 1 Cha + 4 Str) radiant damage the first time each round when it targets any of your allies with an attack power that doesnï¿½t include you as a target. .

Divine Challenge (Min),

Lay on Hands (2/3) (Min)
Melee touch
Effect: You spend a healing surge but regain no hit points. Instead, the target regains hit points as if it had spent a healing surge.

Lay on Hands (2/3) (Min),

Channel Divinity (Min)

Divine Strength

Effect: Apply your Strength (+4) modifier as extra damage on your next attack this turn.

Divine Mettle

Close burst 10
Effect: The target makes a saving throw with a bonus equal to your Charisma (+1) modifier.

Channel Divinity (Min),

Divine Pursuit (Std)
Attack: +9 (+5 Str + 3 Prof + 1 Enh) vs. Fort.
Hit: 2d10 + 5 (+4 Str + 1 Enh) damage and you push the target a number of squares equal to your Wisdom (+3) modifier. You then shift to the nearest square adjacent to the target.

Divine Pursuit (Std),

Takedown Strike (No Action)
Trigger: You hit an enemy adjacent to you with an attack.
Effect: The target takes 4 (Str) extra damage from the triggering attack and you knock the target prone.

Takedown Strike (No Action),

Blood of the Mighty (Std)
Reliable
Attack: +9 (+5 Str + 3 Prof + 1 Enh) vs. AC.
Hit: 4d10 + 5 (+4 Str +1 Enh) damage.
Effect: You take 5 damage, which canï¿½t be reduced in any way.

Blood of the Mighty (Std),

Virtue (Min)
Effect: You spend a healing surge and gain a like amount of temp hp.

Virtue (Min),

Bastard Sword of Defense (Daily - II)
Trigger: You take damage from a melee attack that hits you.
Effect: You take only half of the damage

Bastard Sword of Defense (Daily - II),

Dwarven Plate Armor +1 (Daily - Free)
You regain hit points as if you had spent a healing surge.

Dwarven Plate Armor +1 (Daily - Free),

CatStep Boots (Daily - Free)
Gain a +5 bonus to your next Athletics or Acrobatics check.

CatStep Boots (Daily - Free)
Notes

Orrin · Aug 27 '12, 3:19am

Gretta

Gretta looks at the armored man. "Gretta is my name. They had me tied up because they don't have enough wits between them to decide which end of a horse to feed and manners no better than what'll come out of either end. The one with red hair over there, was giving trouble to a young lady of my acquaintance. She came to me for help and when I made it clear to him that his fancy armor didn't give him no right he bore a grudge. Wasn't but a few hours 'fore they all showed up in force." She shrugs, quickly recovering the poise that had been shattered by being bound in a burning wagon. "The rest of the story, I suppose, is obvious. How do you account for yourself? Is this a brigand vs bandit thing?"

Crucival · Aug 27 '12, 11:56pm

statblock:Dougan ThrockmarrDougan Throckmarr, Half-Orc Monk
Init +5 HP 31/31 Bloodied 15 Healing Surge 7 (0 used /9)
AC 20 Fort 16 Reflex 17 Will 15 Speed 6
Str 16 (+3) Con 14 (+2) Dex 18 (+4) Int 10 (0) Wis 13 (+1) Cha 8 (-1)

Std: MBA
+9 vs AC, 1d8+4 damage. Monk Unarmed strike

Std: MBA,

Std/Mv: Five Storms
At-Will Full Discipline, Implement, Psionic
Standard Action Close burst 1

Target: Each enemy you can see in the burst

Attack: +7 vs. Reflex

Hit: 1d8 + 5 damage
Level 21: 2d8 + Dexterity modifier damage.

Five Storms [Movement Technique]

You move like a whirlwind, spinning as you unleash an array of kicks and punches, which slam into your foes like a storm crashing onto the shore.

At-Will Full Discipline, Psionic
Move Action Personal

Effect: You shift 2 squares.

Std/Mv: Five Storms,

Std/Mv: Dragon's Tail
At-Will Full Discipline, Implement, Psionic
Standard Action Melee touch

Target: One creature

Attack: +7 vs. Fortitude

Hit: 1d6 + 5 damage, and you knock the target prone.
Level 21: 2d6 + Dexterity modifier damage.

Dragon's Tail [Movement Technique]

Your hand lashes out like a dragon’s tail, and with the lightest touch unleashes power that knocks your foe to the ground.

At-Will Full Discipline, Psionic
Move Action Melee 1

Target: One ally or one prone enemy

Effect: You swap places with the target.

Std/Mv: Dragon's Tail,

Std/Mv: Open the Gate of Battle
Encounter Full Discipline, Implement, Psionic
Standard Action Melee touch

Target: One creature

Attack: +7 vs. Reflex

Hit: 2d10 + 5 damage. The target takes 1d10 extra damage if it was at full hit points when you hit it with this attack.

Open the Gate of Battle [Movement Technique]

Your sudden movement catches your foe unprepared, and you launch into your attack.

Encounter Full Discipline, Psionic
Move Action Personal

Effect: You move your speed + 2. During this movement, you don’t provoke opportunity attacks from the first enemy you move away from.

Std/Mv: Open the Gate of Battle,

Std:Masterful Spiral
Daily Force, Implement, Psionic, Stance
Standard Action Close burst 2

Target: Each enemy in the burst

Attack: +7 vs. Reflex

Hit: 3d8 + 5 force damage.

Miss: Half damage.

Effect: You assume the spiral stance. Until the stance ends, your reach with melee touch attacks increases by 1.

~~Std:Masterful Spiral~~,

'II: Endure Pain'
Daily
Immediate Interrupt Personal

Trigger: You are hit by an attack

Effect: Until the end of your next turn, you gain resistance to all damage equal to 5 + your Constitution modifier. (7)

'II: Endure Pain',

'Std: Disrupting Advance'
Encounter Martial, Weapon
Standard Action Melee weapon

Target: One creature

Attack: +10 vs. AC

Hit: 2d8 + 5 damage, and you push the target 2 squares. The target and each enemy adjacent to the target at the end of the push are slowed until the end of your next turn.

~~'Std: Disrupting Advance'~~,

'Fr: Furious Assault'
Encounter
Free Action Personal

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 is not a weapon attack.

'Fr: Furious Assault',

'NA: Flurry of Blows'
At-Will Psionic
No Action Melee 1

Trigger: You hit with an attack during your turn

Target: One creature
Level 11: One or two creatures
Level 21: Each enemy adjacent to you

Effect: The target takes damage equal to 3 + your Strength modifier (6). If the target wasn’t targeted by the triggering attack, the damage increases by 2 [8] (4 at 11th level and 6 at 21st level).

Special: You can use this power only once per round.

'NA: Flurry of Blows',

'Mi: Rain of Hammers Ki Focus'
Implement: Ki focus

Enhancement Bonus: attack rolls and damage rolls

Critical: +1d6 damage per plus
Property

Whenever you reduce an enemy to 0 hit points or fewer, one enemy adjacent to you takes damage equal to 2 + this focus’s enhancement bonus damage. (3)
Power Daily (Minor Action)

Make an at-will attack against an enemy that you already hit with an attack during this turn.

'Mi: Rain of Hammers Ki Focus',

'NA: Flowform Armor'
Armor: Cloth or leather

Enhancement Bonus: AC
Power (Augmentable) Encounter (No Action)

Trigger: You're subjected to an effect that a save can end.

Effect: You make a saving throw against the effect.

Augment 1: You gain a bonus to the saving throw equal to the armor's enhancement bonus.

'NA: Flowform Armor',

'Mi:Cloak of Resistance'
Neck Slot

Enhancement Bonus: Fortitude, Reflex, and Will
Power Daily (Minor Action)

Gain resist 5 to all damage until the start of your next turn.

Level 12: Resist 10 to all damage .

Level 17: Resist 10 to all damage .

Level 22: Resist 15 to all damage .

Level 27: Resist 15 to all damage .

'Mi:Cloak of Resistance'
Notes

Dougan wasn't the most well-versed in the customs of his deadbeat father's people. But if there was one thing he'd learned growing up with orcs, it was respecting the shamaness. Some orcish "wise women" could still split a man in two with a battleax, or turn them into pigs. He bowed deeply to Gretta, the formality out of place on the large, scarred, still slightly tipsy half-orc.

"Name's Dougan Throckmarr, ma'am. We ain't no brigands, neither. Just folks from th'Wold, who don't like bullies. We figured nobody stands up to a bully cause they're afraid to hit him. So somebody's gotta hit first and get away with it."

Orrin · Aug 28 '12, 12:56am

Gretta

Gretta nods to Riven and Dougan in turn. "Rivenalis. Dougan. I am glad that you decided to stand up to them. I wish that I could say that I had them right where I wanted them. Indeed." She produces the locked box "I don't know where they were headed. I did, however, have time to examine the stores. This caught my eye as potentially of interest. If one of you can open it I rekon it might harbor a clue."

Mike the Mountain · Aug 28 '12, 6:04pm

Wik
Halfling Rogue

Wik's head pops up from where she was going through the pockets of the dead thug. "'No one puts a lock on a cow plop', that's what I always say! If they thought it was worth protecting, it's got to be something good for us. Let me take a look."

The young thief grabs the box out of Gretta's hands, sits down in the grass and starts flipping it over, examining the hinges and seams, looking for an easy access. She pulls out a leather-wrapped bundle of tools and begins carefully prodding the lock.

Tabletop

Thievery check to open the box:
Dice Roll: 1d20+15
d20 Results: 9 (Total = 24)

(including +2 from Thieves' Tools and +1 from Necklace of Keys)

Wik, Halfling Rogue (Scoundrel)
Init +6 HP 28/28 Bloodied 14 Healing Surge 7 (0 used /6)
AC 18 Fort 13 Reflex 18 Will 15 Speed 6
Str 12 (+1) Con 11 (0) Dex 19 (+4) Int 8 (-1) Wis 14 (+2) Cha 17 (+3)

Melee Basic Attack (Standard)
+7 v AC (Level +1, STR +1, Class +1, Prof +3, Enh +1)
1d4+3 (STR +1, Feat +1, Enh +1)

Melee Basic Attack (Standard),

Ranged Basic Attack (Standard)
Range 5/10
+10 v AC (Level +1, DEX+4, Class +1, Prof +3, Enh +1)
1d4+6 (DEX+4, Feat +1, Enh +1)

Ranged Basic Attack (Standard),

Acrobatic Strike (Standard)
At-Will Martial, Weapon
Standard Action Melee weapon
Prerequisite: You must be trained in Acrobatics.
Requirement: You must be wielding a light blade.
Target: One creature
Attack: (Dexterity vs. AC) +10 v AC
(Level +1, DEX+4, Class +1, Prof +3, Enh +1)
Hit: 1[W] + Dexterity modifier damage. 1d4+6
(DEX+4, Feat +1, Enh +1)
If you are grabbed, you escape the grab.
Effect: Before or after the attack, you shift 1 square.

Acrobatic Strike (Standard),

Deft Strike (Standard)
At-Will Martial, Weapon
Standard Action Melee or Ranged weapon
Requirement: You must be wielding a crossbow, a light blade, or a sling.
Effect: Before the attack, you can move up to 2 squares.
Target: One creature
Attack: (Dexterity vs. AC) +10 v AC
(Level +1, DEX+4, Class +1, Prof +3, Enh +1)
Hit: 1[W] + Dexterity modifier damage. 1d4+6
(DEX+4, Feat +1, Enh +1)

Deft Strike (Standard),

Running Slash (Standard)
Encounter Martial, Weapon
Standard Action Melee 1
Effect: You move up to your speed and make the following attack at any point during your move. This movement does not provoke an opportunity attack from the target.
Target: One creature
Attack: Highest ability modifier (Dex, +10) vs. Reflex
(Level +1, DEX+4, Class +1, Prof +3, Enh +1)
Hit: 1[W] + highest ability modifier damage (Dex), 1d4+6 (DEX+4, Feat +1, Enh +1)
and the target is slowed until the end of your next turn.

Running Slash (Standard),

Opening Move (Standard)
Encounter Martial, Weapon
Standard Action Melee weapon
Requirement: You must be wielding a light blade.
Target: One creature
Attack: (Dexterity vs. AC) +10 v AC
(Level +1, DEX+4, Class +1, Prof +3, Enh +1)
Hit: 2[W] + Dexterity modifier damage. 2d4+6
(DEX+4, Feat +1, Enh +1)
Effect: You gain a power bonus to AC and Reflex equal to your Charisma modifier until the end of your next turn.
Artful Dodger: The defense bonus equals 2 + your Charisma modifier.

~~Opening Move (Standard)~~,

Duelist's Prowess (Minor)
Daily Martial, Stance
Minor Action Personal
Effect: Until the stance ends, each time an enemy hits or misses you, you can use the Duelist's Prowess Attack power against it.

Duelist's Prowess (Minor),

Duelist's Prowess Attack (II)
Trigger: An enemy adjacent to you attacks you
Target: The triggering enemy
Attack: (Dexterity vs. Reflex) +10 vs. Reflex
(Level +1, DEX+4, Class +1, Prof +3, Enh +1)
Hit: 1[W] + Dexterity modifier damage. 1d4+6
(DEX+4, Feat +1, Enh +1)

Duelist's Prowess Attack (II),

Fast Hands (Free)
At-Will
Free Action Personal
Effect: You draw or sheathe a weapon, pick up an item in your space or adjacent to it, or retrieve or stow an item
Special: You can use this power only once per round.

Fast Hands (Free),

Second Chance (II)
Encounter
Immediate Interrupt Personal
Trigger: You are hit by an attack.
Effect: The attacker must reroll the attack and use the second roll, even if it is lower.

Second Chance (II)
Notes +5 to saving throws against fear (Race)
+2 AC vs Opportunity Attacks (Race)
+CHA (+3) AC vs Opportunity Attacks (Class)
At the start of every encounter, you have combat advantage against any creatures that have not yet acted in that encounter. (Class)
Deal +2d6 extra damage (once per turn) to an enemy you hit while it was granting Combat Advantage to you. (Class)
+2 AC when adjacent to two or more enemies larger than you. (Feat)

RavenQueen · 7:54pm

Munir Foehammer
Runepriest

Covering the most ghastly wound with his armored hand, the dwarf approaches the group, slowly, his mighty hammer strapped to his back again. "I am Munir Foehammer. Like me companions I come from the 'Wold - Thor's Hold actually. Glad to make your acquaintance, Greta. This was closer than I had anticipated. Darn metal monstrosity." He looks at the box with excitement. "Ah, what do we have here?"

BornAgainGamer · Aug 28 '12, 11:06pm

The box springs open at Wik's deft touch. Inside the sixteen by twelve by eight inch box are a pile of gold coins, a small stoppered glass bottle containing a yellow liquid and a pair of plain brass bracers.

Intro · 6:47pm

Aliss Weaver
The Flamescarred

Aliss finally screws up her courage and makes her way up to Greta. "I... uh... sorry for setting the wagon on fire," she says, the words tumbling out. "We didn't know there was anyone else in there. I'm Aliss, by the way," she adds, upset that her magic once again caused injury to an unintended target.

Orrin · 12:17am

Gretta

The young woman in charred clothes turns and regards Aliss. All humor seems to flee and her frame takes on a coiled tension. She scowls and time seems to pause. Gretta grips her staff and thunder is heard and the day grows suddenly dark and cold. She raises her arms and grows 10 feet tall, a sudden wind whipping her tattered clothes. Giant Gretta holds her staff over her head and waves of palpable dread wash over everyone nearby, even the stalwart Dwarf and Bahamut's champion. The towering figure that was Gretta a moment before booms "You set ME on FIRE on ACCIDENT and you are SORRY?!" there is a pregnant pause as her eyes bore mercilessly into the sorceress. Then her expression softens and she lowers her arms. The sun shines as she breaks out into a warm smile. "I accept your apology."

She extends her hand in greeting and repeats her name "Gretta, Thanks for saving me from the fire and from these pigs, Aliss." Once she has the girls hand she hangs on and adds "Please do be more careful with the fire though -- it was rather painful after all."

Shadeus · Sep 1 '12, 12:55pm

Riven Cambryn
Human Paladin of Bahamut

Current HP: 33/33 (12)
Conditions:

As the rogue does a once-over on the corpses, Riven piles the corpses off to the side of the road and sets them ablaze in an impromptu funeral pyre. The dutiful paladin also will push the wagon off to the side to make sure traffic isn't obstructed. If the horse isn't too skittish to be collected again, they try to bring it along to help ease their journey.

The paladin then says, "Someone with a better command of our language write something on a note to give a message to the Iron Circle that their days of menacing the Harkenwold are at an end! Then I think it's time we visit Munir's kin in Tor's Hold and see if we can convince them to join the fight once we have taken care of their frog problem. We ready?"