The dwarf moved around the nearest cobra that seemed intent on striking Tavaros, striking from behind before the serpent had a chance to strike. The axe bit through the serpent's body and bit into the stone underneath and Helwig bit back the temptation to charge the nearest enemy as adrenaline surged into his veins.
He surveyed the battlefield and tried to spot the next opponent to fall victim to his axe
((For the sake of brevity I'll ignore the fact you skipped the cobra's turn this round, Helwig...))
The cobras rear up and launch arcs of acid at the heroes, trying to blind them so they can make their escape. Helwig and Tavaros' are blinded by the assault, burning liquid streaming across their faces.
Cobra 1 moves to G8
Cobra 2 moves to G1
Cobra 4 moves to I7
Cobra 5 moves to I2
Eison moves quickly, noticing his friends trying to deal with their blindness. He moves out and tries to damage a cobra to gain favor and heal a friend, but fails.
The Gnoll Deathpledges run by the cobras, barking and yipping as they close in and attack. While Eison doges the spear coming at him, Crylin takes a nasty wound.
The Gnoll Warfang moves up (to E8) and speaks something foul and demonic, making sigils swirl around Helwig and egging him on to attack the Warfang. Helwing is marked by the warfang, he will take damage if he attacks anything else.
MAP:
Init/Stat:
Unless you guys protest, I'm fudging the init so Helwig goes where he went before, so I can do all my moves at once!
Owein
HP 37/38 Bloodied 19 Initiative 26
AC 17 Fortitude 13 Reflex 18 Will 18 PP 13 PI 13
Helwig BLINDED, Marked by Warfang
HP 44/50, ; Bloodied 25 Initiative 22
AC 17, Fortitude 20, Reflex 14, Will 13 PP +11 PI +11
5 Spitting Cobras
HP 1; a missed attack never damages a minion. Initiative : 1d20+823
AC 21, Fortitude 17, Reflex 18, Will 17
Speed 6
Eison
HP: 28/32; Bloodied: 16 Initiative : 1d20+222
AC: 20, Fort 17, Ref 13, Will 18, PP 15, PI 20
Deathpledged Gnoll 1
HP 74; Bloodied 37 Initiative : 1d20+414
AC 18, Fortitude 18, Reflex 16, Will 16
Speed 8
Deathpledged Gnoll 2
HP 74; Bloodied 37 Initiative : 1d20+414
AC 18, Fortitude 18, Reflex 16, Will 16
Speed 8
Gnoll War Fang
HP 72; Bloodied 36 Initiative : 1d20+79
AC 22, Fortitude 17, Reflex 16, Will 20
Speed 7
Crylin
HP 38/53; Bloodied 26 Initiative 9
AC 21, Fortitude 18, Reflex 19, Will 5 PP 12 PI 12
Tavaros BLINDED
HP: 39/45; Bloodied: 22 Initiative 8
AC: 19, Fort 15, Ref 17, Will 18, PP +17, PI +17
Resist 7 Fire
Next: Reactions/Interrupts to actions above
Crylin
Tavaros
Owein
Helwig
Just as the cobra poison impacts on Crylin's shield he vanishes with the poison left hanging in midair before splattering on the floor. Moments later he reappears next to the startled cobra and crushes it beneath his boot. Unfortunately the snake served its purpose and allowed one of the gnolls to slip under Crylin's guard and deal him a hefty wound. Turning to face the new assailant, Crylin focuses all of his attention on the beast before quickly missing him. Disappointed, Crylin steels himself for the inevitable return blow.
Crylin teleports to E2.
Crylin has Resist 3 to all till end of encounter
Cobra 5 is dead.
Cobra 2 needs to stop at or before D1/2 or face an OA from Crylin.
Gnoll 2 needs to stop at or before F1/2. I assume he still attacks/hits Crylin, just needs to be moved.
Poison in his eyes was not an auspicious start to this fight. "You despicable beast! I condemn you to the hellfire of the Abyss!" Tavaros screamed, lashing out in anger at the snake, who vanished in an inferno that errupted around it.
Moving forward, Tavaros could hear the barking and laughing of the Gnolls.
"All right, you brutes! You've had your fun, but that was the first and only hit you'll get on me! Now, watch in amazement as I fade away before your very eyes!"
Wiping the poison off of his face with a handkerchief, Tavaros was rewarded with a bewildered expression on the face of his foe.
"Hah! I am the great Tavaros Kahlir! Your first (and last) mistake was underestimating me, Gnoll!"
Infernal Wrath as immediate reaction on Cobra1, 1d6+4 damage: 9 damage, the cobra is killed
Move to A4
Memory Hole vs. Gnoll1: 1d20+7-5: 19 HIT1d6+5: 9 damage, and I am invisible to that Gnoll until the start of my next turn
Lord Palingtonhe.him.hisHistory-loving pal!Registered Userregular
edited May 2011
Congratulating himself silently on avoiding the vipers and making a mental note to keep an eye out for the spit, Owein moves into position to try and knock out the gnoll threatening the cleric.
Helwig tried to close his eyes as the cobra spit, but wasn't fast enough to avoid getting venom splashed in his eyes. "Confounded snake! If I could see you I'd turn you into jerky!" he yelled as he blinked rapidly to clear his vision.
The Warfang's words seemed to be amplified for Helwig and his face scrunched as the demonic words were magically translated in his mind, "Kord damn you, my mother was a saint!" the dwarf yelled as he charged around Eison and a gnoll. The axe managed to push past the Warfang's armor and bite into flesh, though not as deeply as usual. "Hah, take that, pup!" he yelled and rubbed his eyes to clear the poison. "These are tears because of the snake's poison, not 'cause of what you said...." though he didn't explain the sniffling.
Init/Stat:
Owein
HP 37/38 Bloodied 19 Initiative 26
AC 17 Fortitude 13 Reflex 18 Will 18 PP 13 PI 13
Helwig, Marked by Warfang
HP 44/50, ; Bloodied 25 Initiative 22
AC 17, Fortitude 20, Reflex 14, Will 13 PP +11 PI +11
2 Spitting Cobras
HP 1; a missed attack never damages a minion. Initiative : 1d20+8 23
AC 21, Fortitude 17, Reflex 18, Will 17
Speed 6
Eison
HP: 28/32; Bloodied: 16 Initiative : 1d20+2 22
AC: 20, Fort 17, Ref 13, Will 18, PP 15, PI 20
Deathpledged Gnoll 1
HP 50; Bloodied 37 Initiative : 1d20+4 14
AC 18, Fortitude 18, Reflex 16, Will 16
Speed 8
Deathpledged Gnoll 2
HP 74; Bloodied 37 Initiative : 1d20+4 14
AC 18, Fortitude 18, Reflex 16, Will 16
Speed 8
Gnoll War Fang
HP 54; Bloodied 36 Initiative : 1d20+7 9
AC 22, Fortitude 17, Reflex 16, Will 20
Speed 7
Crylin
HP 38/53; Bloodied 26 Initiative 9
AC 21, Fortitude 18, Reflex 19, Will 5 PP 12 PI 12
Tavaros
HP: 39/45; Bloodied: 22 Initiative 8
AC: 19, Fort 15, Ref 17, Will 18, PP +17, PI +17
Resist 7 Fire
Eison, once again seeing Helwig has been blinded, once again attempts to grant him the power to stave off the poison! The gnoll burns with sacred light, and the barbarian is encouraged to clean his eyes.
Smirking slightly at the failures of his foes, Crylin tramples the remaining cobra and moves swiftly up to the rest of the party, positioning himself so that the Gnoll wont be able to flank him again.
Tavaros walked around the corner to find a gnoll standing at the end of the corridor. "You cowardly dog! Hiding from me, are you? Hah! Well you can't run from me! You're not safe anywhere, not even," Tavaros entered the mind of his foe, "inside your own head!"
Move to B2
Memory Hole vs. Gnoll2: 1d20+7: 18 HIT1d6+5: 8 damage, and I am invisible to Gnoll2 until the start of my next turn.
Lord Palingtonhe.him.hisHistory-loving pal!Registered Userregular
edited May 2011
Owein has had about enough of this getting stabbed business, so he readies his staff for a cranial blow to dizzy his opponent.
Standard to Dazing Strike vs AC: 1d20+1030 CRIT!1d8+513+Crit!: 1d87 = 20 total.
Gnoll1 is Dazed until EoNT:Owein and Bloodied
The staff slams down onto the gnoll's head, knocking some teeth loose. His eyes lose focus, and Owein uses that moment to press his advantage!
Action Point! to Sly Flourish vs AC: 1d20+1216 Miss!
Minor Action to Sneak in the Attack on Gnoll1 - the next ally to hit Gnoll1 that has CA gets my +2d8 to their damage, and everyone has CA while Gnoll1 is dazed.
Move to C5
The follow up attack misses, but Owein is able to briefly expose a weakness in the armor to his allies. The sorcerer takes advantage of the gnoll's loss of focus to get out of his way.
Blood Strike vs Warfand AC. 19 vs AC MISSES. Trigger Execution Axe's daily power. Attack targets Fort instead of AC +1d6 = 2 bonus dmg. Hits for a total of 27 damage.
Minor
Second wind. +12 hp now at 37/50. no longer bloodied. +2 all def until SONT
Struggling to see through the venom in his eyes Helwig moved to the Warfang and continued his attack, feeling compelled to focus on this one target. His swing seems to carry extra weight behind it now that he's bloodied, "Only one of us is walking away from this, hound!" His axe bit deeply into the gnoll and the feeling seemed to restore some of Helwig's vitality.
The cobra charges the blinded Dwarf, attempting to sink its poisonous fangs into his leg. Luckily for the Dwarf, his body is attuned to defend from such poisons. Still, there is a lingering affect that makes the blind barbarian want to kill the cobra.
Cobra's Actions:
Charge to F7 Charging Bite vs Helwig: 1d20+1228 vs AC HIT. 6 Poison damage, and Helwig is marked by the Cobra.
Eison calls upon his deceased wife's soul to bless his weapon, swinging it at the Gnoll. After smiting the Gnoll with a smash of warhammer to chest, Owein feels invigorated.
The first gnoll, who is dazed, runs straight at Tavaros while keeping himself out of harms way from the Battlemind and the Kenku. The gnoll only finds cloth with his spear, the Tiefling twisting out of the way. The second gnoll, despite being encouraged to attack the battlemind, runs towards the unprotected Tavaros as well. With Tavaros preoccupied, the second gnoll would dig his spear into the Tiefling, had he not made himself invisible to the gnoll! Still, the spear just grazes by Tavaros.
Leaving the gnoll he had been fighting behind, Crylin rushes to the other side of the room to try and assist the beleaguered Helwig. Marshaling his energies, he let loose a blast of power at the head gnoll but, despite crushing the snake in the process, failed to make an impact on the creature.
Tavaros dodged out of the way of the first oncoming monster, then recoiled in shock as a spear slid past his face.
"So, you think to surround me, foul beasts? Did I not tell you who I am? I am Tavaros Kahlir, Tiefling Psion, and I will not be defeated by the likes of you!" he roared, and punched the Gnoll in front of him, as psionic energy flared out.
He turned to the standing gnoll. "What are you doing still standing there? Get over there, your friend is in trouble!" His suggestion was accompanied by a psionic twist of the gnoll's mind, a twist that resulted in the creature stumbling over to his fallen companion in a daze, and striking him with his spear.
Tavaros shifted back, and nodded at the cleric. "Well Eison, I think we've got this."
Standard: 2x Augmented Force Punch vs. Gnoll2 1d20+7: 25 HIT1d8+4: 7 damage, and Gnoll2 is pushed 1 square (D2) and knocked prone, and Gnoll1 is pushed 1 square (B4).
Action Point!: 2x Augmented Betrayal: 1d20+7: 16 Barely a HIT Gnoll1 is slid to D1 and makes a melee basic attack against Gnoll2: 1d20+10+3: 23 HIT 2d6+9+3: 14 damage
Move to A3
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edited June 2011
Owein slips past Tavaros and Eison, laying down a field of flame that washes over the two gnolls as he repositions himself.
Move to A1
Standard to Burning Spray vs Reflex (G1, G2): 1d20+1017 HIT1d20+820 HIT1d8+915!
Gnoll1 is DOWN (-8)
Gnoll2 is BLOODIED (30?)
He surveys the charred remains of the one and the merely singed fur of the other. "That's what you get for stabbing me - set on fire!" He sets his staff in a defensive pose, hoping when the other one gets back up he flees or goes for one of his better armored allies.
Helwig grunts when the Warfang's blade connects and channels that pain into a return strike against his attacker. He sets his guard against the next attack and finally manages to blink the venom out of his eyes in time to see Crylin kill the cobra, "My thanks for dealing with the pestering cobra, let's make quick work of this hound and get to the next floor"
Eison moves over to the Warfang, leaving the last deathpledge in the hands of Tavaros and Owein. With a silent prayer, he brings down a column of light upon the Warfang. The brilliant light burns the flesh of the Warfang until he crumples down into a heap.
While the others try to get answers out of the remaining gnoll Helwig starts applying bandages to his wounds and poking around the floor to look for any hidden alcoves.
Catching his breath after the battle, Tavaros' nostrils were filled with a foul odor. He glared at the gnoll.
"I have one question, you rotton-smelling beast. What are you doing here? I warn you, if you try to lie to us, I will know, and I will make you regret it. Is that understood?"
Helwig takes a look around - appears there are plenty of places to hide something, but he unable to ascertain the location of anything of value right now.
The three heroes ganging up on the gnoll are enough to get what they want. He is in self-preservation mode now. "We are here to buy rust monsters from some sniveling beholder - maybe kill the beholder, too, once we get what we want." The gnoll then pauses, "What miners?"
"The ones that were digging through the floor on the level below this one! You expect us to believe you've been up here so long you were unaware of what was going on downstairs?"
Tavaros made a mental note that the Beholder is the puppet master of this whole operation. Assuming the gnoll is telling the truth. "You're not lying, are you?" he asked.
Tavaros does not see any evidence that the Gnoll is lying. Make an arcane check
Owein finds pieces of alexandrite (worth 50 gp), and 40 gp on the bodies of the gnolls. In a small alcove he finds a parcel. Within are...
Boots of Rapid Motion
Level 5 Uncommon
With these polished leather boots, you are hard to slow down.
Price: 1,000 gp
Item Slot: Feet
Power (Encounter): Immediate Reaction. Trigger: An effect slows you. Effect: You make a saving throw against the triggering effect. On a save, the effect ends.
Power (Daily): Minor Action. You gain a +1 power bonus to speed until the end of the encounter.
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edited June 2011
Owein crows at his find. "Looks like we can save the day and get paid. Anyone in the market for some quick boots?"
Helwig stops looking for items, leaving Owein's superior eyes to do such, "Eh, I'll pass on the boots. Mine are finally broken in," He waggles the toe that's sticking out of his boot and nods approvingly. He heads back over to the Gnoll and wields his axe menacingly close to the gnoll's face, "How many more gnolls are there, and did the Beholder brings fiends of his own?
The gnoll turns to Helwig, "Only a few. Most of us were on this floor; we came down when we heard the doors shut. We released the snakes, and then you came up. The beholder brought the rust monsters for the deal... that's all I could see."
Tavaros heard second-hand stories of beholders able to suppress a being's ability to see or hear another - much like the Psion does. It's quite possible the beholder had more than one deal in this tower.
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Lord Palingtonhe.him.hisHistory-loving pal!Registered Userregular
edited June 2011
"If the beholder wants a deal, maybe we could make him one?" Owein starts gathering up his supplies as well as putting on his new boots.
"Since you were smart enough to surrender, I'll bet you're smart enough to leave now and stay away from Hommlet in the future."
"I'd rather deal with it," he moves his thumb across his throat, "than make a deal with it. But, I'll leave it up to the group; if you want to talk when we find it I'll stay my hand, or if you don't want to give it the chance to attack I'll be on it and chopping it to pieces before it knows what's happening."
Helwig finished tending to his wounds and was ready to head up the flight of stairs.
Posts
Owein springs into action, only hoping that his luck will hold...
Tavaros jumped. "Snakes! Why'd it have to be snakes?"
My Steam
Init/Stat:
HP 37/38 Bloodied 19 Initiative 26
AC 17 Fortitude 13 Reflex 18 Will 18 PP 13 PI 13
5 Spitting Cobras
HP 1; a missed attack never damages a minion. Initiative : 1d20+8 23
AC 21, Fortitude 17, Reflex 18, Will 17
Speed 6
Helwig
HP 50/50, ; Bloodied 25 Initiative 22
AC 17, Fortitude 20, Reflex 14, Will 13 PP +11 PI +11
Eison
HP: 28/32; Bloodied: 16 Initiative : 1d20+2 22
AC: 20, Fort 17, Ref 13, Will 18, PP 15, PI 20
Deathpledged Gnoll 1
HP 74; Bloodied 37 Initiative : 1d20+4 14
AC 18, Fortitude 18, Reflex 16, Will 16
Speed 8
Deathpledged Gnoll 2
HP 74; Bloodied 37 Initiative : 1d20+4 14
AC 18, Fortitude 18, Reflex 16, Will 16
Speed 8
Gnoll War Fang
HP 72; Bloodied 36 Initiative : 1d20+7 9
AC 22, Fortitude 17, Reflex 16, Will 20
Speed 7
Crylin
HP 53; Bloodied 26 Initiative 9
AC 21, Fortitude 18, Reflex 19, Will 5 PP 12 PI 12
Tavaros
HP: 45; Bloodied: 22 Initiative 8
AC: 19, Fort 15, Ref 17, Will 18, PP +17, PI +17
Resist 7 Fire
Standard Sly Flourish vs AC (Cobra 2): 1d20+10 18 MISS
He curses and readies himself for any possible retaliation.
He surveyed the battlefield and tried to spot the next opponent to fall victim to his axe
Move
Standard
The cobras rear up and launch arcs of acid at the heroes, trying to blind them so they can make their escape. Helwig and Tavaros' are blinded by the assault, burning liquid streaming across their faces.
Attacks:
Cobra 5 spits at Crylin: 1d20+8 17 vs reflex MISS!
Cobra 2 spits at Crylin: 1d20+8 14 vs reflex MISS!
Cobra 1 spits at Tavaros: 1d20+8 23 vs reflex HIT! 6 poison damage and Tavaros is blinded (save ends)
Moves:
Cobra 2 moves to G1
Cobra 4 moves to I7
Cobra 5 moves to I2
Eison moves quickly, noticing his friends trying to deal with their blindness. He moves out and tries to damage a cobra to gain favor and heal a friend, but fails.
Actions:
Standard:Sacred Flame vs Cobra 1: 1d20+6 14 vs reflex MISS.
The Gnoll Deathpledges run by the cobras, barking and yipping as they close in and attack. While Eison doges the spear coming at him, Crylin takes a nasty wound.
Moves:
Gnoll 2 Moves to C7
Attacks:
Gnoll 1 attacks Eison: 1d20+10 19 MISS!
The Gnoll Warfang moves up (to E8) and speaks something foul and demonic, making sigils swirl around Helwig and egging him on to attack the Warfang. Helwing is marked by the warfang, he will take damage if he attacks anything else.
MAP:
Init/Stat:
Owein
HP 37/38 Bloodied 19 Initiative 26
AC 17 Fortitude 13 Reflex 18 Will 18 PP 13 PI 13
Helwig BLINDED, Marked by Warfang
HP 44/50, ; Bloodied 25 Initiative 22
AC 17, Fortitude 20, Reflex 14, Will 13 PP +11 PI +11
5 Spitting Cobras
HP 1; a missed attack never damages a minion. Initiative : 1d20+8 23
AC 21, Fortitude 17, Reflex 18, Will 17
Speed 6
Eison
HP: 28/32; Bloodied: 16 Initiative : 1d20+2 22
AC: 20, Fort 17, Ref 13, Will 18, PP 15, PI 20
Deathpledged Gnoll 1
HP 74; Bloodied 37 Initiative : 1d20+4 14
AC 18, Fortitude 18, Reflex 16, Will 16
Speed 8
Deathpledged Gnoll 2
HP 74; Bloodied 37 Initiative : 1d20+4 14
AC 18, Fortitude 18, Reflex 16, Will 16
Speed 8
Gnoll War Fang
HP 72; Bloodied 36 Initiative : 1d20+7 9
AC 22, Fortitude 17, Reflex 16, Will 20
Speed 7
Crylin
HP 38/53; Bloodied 26 Initiative 9
AC 21, Fortitude 18, Reflex 19, Will 5 PP 12 PI 12
Tavaros BLINDED
HP: 39/45; Bloodied: 22 Initiative 8
AC: 19, Fort 15, Ref 17, Will 18, PP +17, PI +17
Resist 7 Fire
Next: Reactions/Interrupts to actions above
Crylin
Tavaros
Owein
Helwig
Minor: Battlemind's Demand on Gnoll 2
Standard: Shade Strike vs AC (Gnoll 2): 1d20+12 16 1d8+6 9
Move: Minor: Oaken Resilience
Crylin teleports to E2.
Crylin has Resist 3 to all till end of encounter
Cobra 5 is dead.
Cobra 2 needs to stop at or before D1/2 or face an OA from Crylin.
Gnoll 2 needs to stop at or before F1/2. I assume he still attacks/hits Crylin, just needs to be moved.
Moving forward, Tavaros could hear the barking and laughing of the Gnolls.
"All right, you brutes! You've had your fun, but that was the first and only hit you'll get on me! Now, watch in amazement as I fade away before your very eyes!"
Wiping the poison off of his face with a handkerchief, Tavaros was rewarded with a bewildered expression on the face of his foe.
"Hah! I am the great Tavaros Kahlir! Your first (and last) mistake was underestimating me, Gnoll!"
Move to A4
Memory Hole vs. Gnoll1: 1d20+7-5: 19 HIT 1d6+5: 9 damage, and I am invisible to that Gnoll until the start of my next turn
Save vs. Blindness: 1d20: 13 SAVE
My Steam
Standard to Sly Flourish vs AC: 1d20+10 27 1d8+9 15
Owein's staff slams into the gnoll's shoulder, but he has to admit to himself he was hoping for more of an effect on the brute.
Helwig's turn
Standard:
Save:
Helwig tried to close his eyes as the cobra spit, but wasn't fast enough to avoid getting venom splashed in his eyes. "Confounded snake! If I could see you I'd turn you into jerky!" he yelled as he blinked rapidly to clear his vision.
The Warfang's words seemed to be amplified for Helwig and his face scrunched as the demonic words were magically translated in his mind, "Kord damn you, my mother was a saint!" the dwarf yelled as he charged around Eison and a gnoll. The axe managed to push past the Warfang's armor and bite into flesh, though not as deeply as usual. "Hah, take that, pup!" he yelled and rubbed his eyes to clear the poison. "These are tears because of the snake's poison, not 'cause of what you said...." though he didn't explain the sniffling.
Init/Stat:
HP 37/38 Bloodied 19 Initiative 26
AC 17 Fortitude 13 Reflex 18 Will 18 PP 13 PI 13
Helwig, Marked by Warfang
HP 44/50, ; Bloodied 25 Initiative 22
AC 17, Fortitude 20, Reflex 14, Will 13 PP +11 PI +11
2 Spitting Cobras
HP 1; a missed attack never damages a minion. Initiative : 1d20+8 23
AC 21, Fortitude 17, Reflex 18, Will 17
Speed 6
Eison
HP: 28/32; Bloodied: 16 Initiative : 1d20+2 22
AC: 20, Fort 17, Ref 13, Will 18, PP 15, PI 20
Deathpledged Gnoll 1
HP 50; Bloodied 37 Initiative : 1d20+4 14
AC 18, Fortitude 18, Reflex 16, Will 16
Speed 8
Deathpledged Gnoll 2
HP 74; Bloodied 37 Initiative : 1d20+4 14
AC 18, Fortitude 18, Reflex 16, Will 16
Speed 8
Gnoll War Fang
HP 54; Bloodied 36 Initiative : 1d20+7 9
AC 22, Fortitude 17, Reflex 16, Will 20
Speed 7
Crylin
HP 38/53; Bloodied 26 Initiative 9
AC 21, Fortitude 18, Reflex 19, Will 5 PP 12 PI 12
Tavaros
HP: 39/45; Bloodied: 22 Initiative 8
AC: 19, Fort 15, Ref 17, Will 18, PP +17, PI +17
Resist 7 Fire
I think I updated the init/stat correctly
The cobra in the other hall readies another lash of acid, spraying the vile fluid towards Helwig. The acid adheres to the barbarian's face yet again.
Cobra Combat:
Cobra 2 - Shift to D2, Bite vs Crylin, Flanked: 1d20+12 18 Miss!
Cobra 4 Blinding Spittle vs Helwig: 1d20+8 26 Hit! 6 poison damage, and Helwig is blinded. Again.
Eison, once again seeing Helwig has been blinded, once again attempts to grant him the power to stave off the poison! The gnoll burns with sacred light, and the barbarian is encouraged to clean his eyes.
Eison Combat:
Sacred Flame vs Gnoll 1: 1d20+6 21 Hit!
Sacred Flame dmg: 1d6+4 5 damage, and Helwig is granted a saving throw.
A deathpledge moves carefully towards the Kenku and stabs at him with a spear. The weapon digs into Owein, wounding him grievously.
The other deathpledge uses the flanking from the cobra to attack Crylin. The battlemind confounds him, as well!
Deathpledge combat:
Spear vs Owein: 1d20+10 23 vs AC Hit!
Spear dmg: 2d6+9 19 weapon damage to Owein.
Gnoll2
Spear vs Crylin: 1d20+10 18 vs AC Miss!
The warfang growls at the barbarian after he is cut, and lashes back at him with his longsword. He then takes a step back.
Warfang combat:
Longsword dmg: 1d8+6 13 damage
Warfang shifts to F8
Init/Stat
HP 18/38 Bloodied 19 Initiative 26
AC 17 Fortitude 13 Reflex 18 Will 18 PP 13 PI 13
Helwig - Marked by Warfang, BLOODIED
HP 25/50, ; Bloodied 25 Initiative 22
AC 17, Fortitude 20, Reflex 14, Will 13 PP +11 PI +11
2 Spitting Cobras
HP 1; a missed attack never damages a minion. Initiative : 1d20+8 23
AC 21, Fortitude 17, Reflex 18, Will 17
Speed 6
Eison
HP: 28/32; Bloodied: 16 Initiative : 1d20+2 22
AC: 20, Fort 17, Ref 13, Will 18, PP 15, PI 20
Deathpledged Gnoll 1
HP 50; Bloodied 37 Initiative : 1d20+4 14
AC 18, Fortitude 18, Reflex 16, Will 16
Speed 8
Deathpledged Gnoll 2 - MARKED BY CRYLIN
HP 74; Bloodied 37 Initiative : 1d20+4 14
AC 18, Fortitude 18, Reflex 16, Will 16
Speed 8
Gnoll War Fang
HP 54; Bloodied 36 Initiative : 1d20+7 9
AC 22, Fortitude 17, Reflex 16, Will 20
Speed 7
Crylin
HP 38/53; Bloodied 26 Initiative 9
AC 21, Fortitude 18, Reflex 19, Will 5 PP 12 PI 12
Tavaros
HP: 39/45; Bloodied: 22 Initiative 8
AC: 19, Fort 15, Ref 17, Will 18, PP +17, PI +17
Resist 7 Fire
Map:
I might get an update or two done during the holiday weekend. If not, have a good one!
Next: Helwig's save
Crylin
Tavaros
Owein
Helwig
Move: C5
Memory Hole vs. Gnoll2: 1d20+7: 18 HIT 1d6+5: 8 damage, and I am invisible to Gnoll2 until the start of my next turn.
My Steam
Gnoll1 is Dazed until EoNT:Owein and Bloodied
The staff slams down onto the gnoll's head, knocking some teeth loose. His eyes lose focus, and Owein uses that moment to press his advantage!
Minor Action to Sneak in the Attack on Gnoll1 - the next ally to hit Gnoll1 that has CA gets my +2d8 to their damage, and everyone has CA while Gnoll1 is dazed.
Move to C5
The follow up attack misses, but Owein is able to briefly expose a weakness in the armor to his allies. The sorcerer takes advantage of the gnoll's loss of focus to get out of his way.
Standard
Minor
Save:
Struggling to see through the venom in his eyes Helwig moved to the Warfang and continued his attack, feeling compelled to focus on this one target. His swing seems to carry extra weight behind it now that he's bloodied, "Only one of us is walking away from this, hound!" His axe bit deeply into the gnoll and the feeling seemed to restore some of Helwig's vitality.
Cobra's Actions:
Charging Bite vs Helwig: 1d20+12 28 vs AC HIT. 6 Poison damage, and Helwig is marked by the Cobra.
Eison calls upon his deceased wife's soul to bless his weapon, swinging it at the Gnoll. After smiting the Gnoll with a smash of warhammer to chest, Owein feels invigorated.
Eison's actions:
Eison shifts to A6
The first gnoll, who is dazed, runs straight at Tavaros while keeping himself out of harms way from the Battlemind and the Kenku. The gnoll only finds cloth with his spear, the Tiefling twisting out of the way. The second gnoll, despite being encouraged to attack the battlemind, runs towards the unprotected Tavaros as well. With Tavaros preoccupied, the second gnoll would dig his spear into the Tiefling, had he not made himself invisible to the gnoll! Still, the spear just grazes by Tavaros.
Gnoll1's actions
Charging Spear vs Tavaros: 1d20+12 15 MISS! (Lucky sob...)
Gnoll2's actions
Charging Spear vs Tavaros: 1d20+12 23 -5 for Tavaros being invisible to him = 18 MISS.
The warfang growls and swings at Helwig, powered by his damaged nature!
Init/Stat
HP 27/38 Bloodied 19 Initiative 26
AC 17 Fortitude 13 Reflex 18 Will 18 PP 13 PI 13
Helwig - Marked by Cobra, BLOODIED
HP 23/50, ; Bloodied 25 Initiative 22
AC 17, Fortitude 20, Reflex 14, Will 13 PP +11 PI +11
1 Spitting Cobra
HP 1; a missed attack never damages a minion. Initiative : 1d20+8 23
AC 21, Fortitude 17, Reflex 18, Will 17
Speed 6
Eison
HP: 28/32; Bloodied: 16 Initiative : 1d20+2 22
AC: 20, Fort 17, Ref 13, Will 18, PP 15, PI 20
Deathpledged Gnoll 1 DAZED, BLOODIED
HP 7; Bloodied 37 Initiative : 1d20+4 14
AC 18, Fortitude 18, Reflex 16, Will 16
Speed 8
Deathpledged Gnoll 2 - MARKED BY CRYLIN
HP 66; Bloodied 37 Initiative : 1d20+4 14
AC 18, Fortitude 18, Reflex 16, Will 16
Speed 8
Gnoll War Fang BLOODIED
HP 27; Bloodied 36 Initiative : 1d20+7 9
AC 22, Fortitude 17, Reflex 16, Will 20
Speed 7
Crylin
HP 38/53; Bloodied 26 Initiative 9
AC 21, Fortitude 18, Reflex 19, Will 5 PP 12 PI 12
Tavaros BLOODIED
HP: 39/45; Bloodied: 22 Initiative 8
AC: 19, Fort 15, Ref 17, Will 18, PP +17, PI +17
Resist 7 Fire
Map:
Up next:
Crylin
Tavaros
Owein
Helwig
Standard: Bull's Strength +2 PP vs Gnoll, vs Snake: 1d20+12 20 1d20+12 29 1d8+6 9 1d8+6 10 - Gnoll Miss, Snake Dies
Gnoll 2 is still marked by Crylin (-2 to hit anyone other than him)
"So, you think to surround me, foul beasts? Did I not tell you who I am? I am Tavaros Kahlir, Tiefling Psion, and I will not be defeated by the likes of you!" he roared, and punched the Gnoll in front of him, as psionic energy flared out.
He turned to the standing gnoll. "What are you doing still standing there? Get over there, your friend is in trouble!" His suggestion was accompanied by a psionic twist of the gnoll's mind, a twist that resulted in the creature stumbling over to his fallen companion in a daze, and striking him with his spear.
Tavaros shifted back, and nodded at the cleric. "Well Eison, I think we've got this."
Action Point!: 2x Augmented Betrayal: 1d20+7: 16 Barely a HIT Gnoll1 is slid to D1 and makes a melee basic attack against Gnoll2: 1d20+10+3: 23 HIT 2d6+9+3: 14 damage
Move to A3
My Steam
Standard to Burning Spray vs Reflex (G1, G2): 1d20+10 17 HIT 1d20+8 20 HIT 1d8+9 15!
Gnoll1 is DOWN (-8)
Gnoll2 is BLOODIED (30?)
He surveys the charred remains of the one and the merely singed fur of the other. "That's what you get for stabbing me - set on fire!" He sets his staff in a defensive pose, hoping when the other one gets back up he flees or goes for one of his better armored allies.
Move
Helwig grunts when the Warfang's blade connects and channels that pain into a return strike against his attacker. He sets his guard against the next attack and finally manages to blink the venom out of his eyes in time to see Crylin kill the cobra, "My thanks for dealing with the pestering cobra, let's make quick work of this hound and get to the next floor"
Eison/Gnoll/Warfang
Crylin
Tavaros
Owein
Standard: Daunting Light Vs Warfang: 1d20+6 22 vs reflex HIT for Daunting Light Vs Warfang: 2d10+4 18 radiant damage and the Warfang is DEAD.
After hearing the Warfang wail in the throes of death, the last Gnoll is quick to drop his weapons and yield. "Please... me, spared?"
"Tell us what you know, and I can probably keep these guys from gutting you."
Assist Diplomacy / Intimidate: 1d20+6 11 FAIL
1d20+3=11
"I have one question, you rotton-smelling beast. What are you doing here? I warn you, if you try to lie to us, I will know, and I will make you regret it. Is that understood?"
My Steam
The three heroes ganging up on the gnoll are enough to get what they want. He is in self-preservation mode now. "We are here to buy rust monsters from some sniveling beholder - maybe kill the beholder, too, once we get what we want." The gnoll then pauses, "What miners?"
My Steam
Owein finds pieces of alexandrite (worth 50 gp), and 40 gp on the bodies of the gnolls. In a small alcove he finds a parcel. Within are...
Boots of Rapid Motion
With these polished leather boots, you are hard to slow down.
Price: 1,000 gp
Item Slot: Feet
Power (Encounter): Immediate Reaction. Trigger: An effect slows you. Effect: You make a saving throw against the triggering effect. On a save, the effect ends.
Power (Daily): Minor Action. You gain a +1 power bonus to speed until the end of the encounter.
intimidate: 23
"Boots? Let me see." Tavaros squinted at the boots. "Too poor of craftsmanship for my taste. Eh."
My Steam
Tavaros heard second-hand stories of beholders able to suppress a being's ability to see or hear another - much like the Psion does. It's quite possible the beholder had more than one deal in this tower.
"Since you were smart enough to surrender, I'll bet you're smart enough to leave now and stay away from Hommlet in the future."
Helwig finished tending to his wounds and was ready to head up the flight of stairs.
"Go on, get out of here!" Owein calls after the gnoll, hoping he won't try anything stupid.
"I can keep it talking, maybe it has some good information." He shrugs, then continues, "Or maybe it will distract him for a moment."