[Hourglass of Zihaja D&D 4e] Heroes on a Sea of Swords IC

[Shadow_Elf]

The Fang of the Deep - Enemy Phase

As Kihtsah leaps into combat with the ghost, her spectral hand swipes at him, leavign him on the verge of unconsciousness. His responding strike is successful in dragging her back down to ground level, luckily.

The ghost cackles. My powers have returned! Meet your doom, hahaha! she laughs as she rips a hole in reality and steps through it, appearing in the air above the deck. The hole stays in the space she left and the new one she occupies. She activates her Globe of Darkness spell, and then launches her breath weapon down at the collected Hunters near the stern of the ship, hitting all her intended targets.

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Kihtsah takes 17 necrotic damage from her AoO. Then Kihtsah, Rahman, Amirah and The Wolf each take 18 necrotic damage from the breath and take OG 10 necrotic damage and are immobilized (save ends both). This is sufficient to knock Kihtsah into the negatives. Until the end of her next turn, the spaces D13 (ground level) and E17 (+10 ft) are considered the same square for the purposes of being adjacent, movement, etc. The ghost is 10 feet up in E16.

The priest stands up, but his wounds are overwhelming him - with no obvious targets, he just sits and waits. His archer companion reorients himself and fires another arrow at Hakhpur. The arrow hits weakly, but only the merest touch was needed to get the poison into Hakhpur's system - just as he overcame the last dose, he finds himself fighting a new one.

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Hakhpur takes 3 damage after insubstantial from the arrow. However, the poison still gets him, for OG 5 poison + dazed (save ends both).

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Player Status

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Amirah: 71/102 HP, 11/12 Surges, Immobilized + OG 10 Necro (save ends both)
Hakhpur; 47/95 HP, 7/7 Surges, Bloodied, OG 10 poison, OG 5 poison + dazed (save ends both)
Kihtsah; -14/111 HP, 6/8 Surges, Bloodied, Regen 5 (Active), Immobilized + OG 10 Necro (save ends both), Unconscious, Dieing
Medinah; 39/105 HP, 11/13 Surges, Bloodied
Rahman; 77/113 HP, 15/18 Surges, Immobilized + OG 10 Necro (save ends both)
Teshiq; 52/103 HP, 6/8 Surges, Immobilized + OG 10 Necro (save ends both), +2 all defenses

Wolf: 13/51 HP, Bloodied, Immobilized + OG 10 Necro (save ends both)

Enemy Status:

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Ghost [M12/E12]: Cursed (Medinah), Marked (Rahman), Oath (Kihtsah), -2 AC
Reptilian Mount #1 [F10-E11]: Dead
She-Da-Zhong Archer #1 [G7]: Bloodied
Reptilian Mount #2 [I8-H9] Fled
She-Da-Zhong Archer #2 [I8-H9] Fled
Reptilian Mount #3 [E16-D17] Dead
She-Da-Zhong Priest [E16-D17] Marked (Rahman), Bloodied

Known Info:
The lowest defense of the Reptilian Mounts is Will
The lowest defense of the She-Da-Zhong is Fortitude
The lowest defense of the Ghost is Fortitude
The S-D-Z Archers gain Concealment vs. attacks originating 3+ sq. away
The She-Da-Zhong Priest has an Aura 10 of +2 all defense
Winged Beasts give their riders +2 to all defenses
Winged Beasts gain +2 to all defenses while bloodied

[A'den]

Teshiq still bound by the ghost's fell energies tried to throw off his necrotic chains.

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Saving Throw vs Immobilized & OG Necrotic damage. (1d20)[8]
Also if Khitsah fails his death saving throw as a Reaction I activate Return from Deaths Door and he automatically succeeds and gains a healing surge. (Range 20).

[Belthasar]

Hakhpur

As the arrow hits Hakhpur's body, the sorcerer's aura suddenly changes.

It's not the dark and mysterious deep purple aura of the Falaqui anymore, but a blazing, scorching, radiant aura drawn out of Dhuqa itself. It's aura is warm to his allies, but deadly to his enemies.

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The first time I become bloodied during an encounter, my phase automatically changes to the next. Now I'm in the Phase of Dhuqa, which allows me to fo the following:

·I don't get the skill bonuses of the Phase of the Falaqui anymore (+2 Insight and Perception), and instead I get +2 to Heal and Initiative.

·I can't do the Falaqui teleportation trick, but instead every enemy that at the start of my turn is adjacent to me take 6 fire and radiant damage.

·I don't become insubstantial after hitting an enemy with an at-will sorcerer spell, but I can make a saving throw every time I hit with one.

·My resistance 10 radiant is replaced by resistance 10 cold.

So... This new phase is useful, but risky.

As Hakhpur feels the poison weakening his body and mind, Hakhpur glared at the archer. "You blasted idiot, you made me change my Phase!!"

Among the cold sweat, Hakhpur aims his staff towards the archer, as radiant and lightning energy accumulate. "Well, you asked for it..."

...And he releases the blast towards his opponent, enveloping the area surrounding it in a lightning and radiance explosion which also fills the ground with scorching ashes.

After the hit, Hakhpur feels relieved and his mind is clearer. He uses this chance to move closer to his opponent so the Dhuqa aura burns it mercilessly.

"Ahhh, much better! No more poison in me!"



Standard: Blazing Starfall @ Archer (but centered on H5)
Move action: Move to F5 so that the archer get 6 damage at the start of my next turn (I can move, see below)

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Hakhpur
HP 37/95 Bloodied 47 Healing Surge 23 (0 used /7)
AC 26 Fort 26 Reflex 21 Will 29 (base: AC 26 Fort 26 Reflex 21 Will 29)
Effects: Spellfury (+1 att vs archer, +1 att area/blast), Oncoming Storm (+1 att thunder)
Condition: Bloodied


Blazing Starfall (area burst 1 centered in H5)
(1d20+20)[34] vs Reflex
Hit: (1d4+22)[25]+(1d6)[3] (28 total) lightning and radiant damage, and I make a saving throw vs the OG 5 poison + Dazed (1d20)[18], and Spellfury benefits, etc, etc. Also, if I hit, I'll use a move action.
Effect: The burst creates a zone bounded by burning ground that lasts until the end of your next turn. Whenever an enemy within the zone leaves it, that enemy takes 6 fire damage.

Saving throw vs OG 10 poison: (1d20)[12]
Saving throw vs OG 5 poison + dazed: (1d20)[16]

[Grey_Wolf_c]

Amirah, Living Swarm

"Not this again!" says Amirah, sounding rather pouty about the insidious magic paralysing her swarm. "Ghost lady, you are not very nice. Flying up there where we cannot hit you is unfair. You should come down."

Even as her thoughts are projected all around, Amirah's shape becomes, once more, humanoid, and her hands move quickly as she calls on nature's spirits. Except this time its no simple wolf. The sea starts to rumble, and a massive column of water arches over the ship, barely missing the heads of all her companions and inundating the air above them.

Free: Wild Shape to humanoid
Standard: Tidal Wave, upwards in the general direction of the ghost last seen location (it's blast 5, it doesn't really need much aiming)

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Amirah
HP 74/102 Bloodied 51 Healing Surge 25 (1 used /12)
AC 29 Fort 27 Reflex 24 Will 28

Pack Wolf
HP 12/51 Bloodied 25 Healing Surge 12 (0 used /0)
AC 29 Fort 27 Reflex 24 Will 28

To Hit Ghost - (1d20+18)[24] vs Fortitude
Damage - (2d6+10)[17]
If Hit, slide her 3 squares. My first choice is D15, to be attacked by Kitsah and Rahman in their own turns (assuming Kitsah comes back to the land of the living, that is). If they don't have melee attacks they can use, slide instead to E13, where my wolf will get a free attack, to be posted later if it becomes necessary.
After OOC talk, Ghost will be slid to E13.

Saving Throw Paralysis Amirah - (1d20)[18]
Saving Throw Paralysis Pack Wolf - (1d20)[19]

[Dacia Brabant]

Medinah

After calling down another curse, this time on the She-da-Zong archer and priest, Medinah fires twin streams of greenish-black bile at both before clambering over the wyvern corpses.

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Turn overridden, see next post.

Minor action: Warlock's Curse on the remaining SDZ archer and priest.
Standard action: Acrid Decay at both the SDZ archer and priest.

Con implement vs. Fortitude
@ Archer (1d20+18)[25]
@ Priest (1d20+18)[20]
Hit: (1d12+10)[12] + (2d6)[6] acid & necrotic damage, and the target takes a -2 penalty to attack rolls until end of its next turn.

Move action: Move to D-11

[Shadow_Elf]

The Fang of the Deep - Mid-Player Phase Update

Rahman's armor expands his aegis to envelope all his nearby allies to shield them from the ghost's breath weapon, greatly reducing its impact. Meanwhile, Amirah throws up her hands to channel the water of the ocean to hit the ghost, but with a giggle and a brief movement, the ghost easily evades the shower of salt water designed to drag her down to earth.

Hakhpur's shower of crackling radiance burns the archer in many places, and the snakeman can barely stand. The heat bearing down on him from the sorcerer's Dhuqa Aura seems to be nearly enough to cause his collapse. But it doesn't even get that far - though Medinah's spell fails to reach the priest because of the intervening timbers, it hits the archer quite adequately. Hissing and cursing in its native tongue, the archer screams in agony before dieing to the acidic spray.

Player Status

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Amirah: 74/102 HP, 11/12 Surges,
Hakhpur; 37/95 HP, 7/7 Surges, Bloodied
Kihtsah; -1/111 HP, 6/8 Surges, Bloodied, Regen 5 (Active), Immobilized + OG 10 Necro (save ends both), Unconscious, Dieing
Medinah; 39/105 HP, 11/13 Surges, Bloodied
Rahman; 90/113 HP, 15/18 Surges, Immobilized + OG 10 Necro (save ends both)
Teshiq; 42/103 HP, 6/8 Surges, Immobilized + OG 10 Necro (save ends both), +2 all defenses, Bloodied

Wolf: 3/51 HP, Bloodied

Enemy Status:

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Ghost [M12/E12]: Cursed (Medinah), Marked (Rahman), Oath (Kihtsah), -2 AC
Reptilian Mount #1 [F10-E11]: Dead
She-Da-Zhong Archer #1 [G7]: Dead
Reptilian Mount #2 [I8-H9] Fled
She-Da-Zhong Archer #2 [I8-H9] Fled
Reptilian Mount #3 [E16-D17] Dead
She-Da-Zhong Priest [E16-D17] Bloodied, Marked (Rahman)

Known Info:
The lowest defense of the Reptilian Mounts is Will
The lowest defense of the She-Da-Zhong is Fortitude
The lowest defense of the Ghost is Fortitude
The S-D-Z Archers gain Concealment vs. attacks originating 3+ sq. away
The She-Da-Zhong Priest has an Aura 10 of +2 all defense
Winged Beasts give their riders +2 to all defenses
Winged Beasts gain +2 to all defenses while bloodied

[Dacia Brabant]

Medinah

Seeing the archer burned to a crisp and with the ghost being hidden from view, Medinah turns her attention to the priest below, cursing him and aiming a wicked green gaze at him. She then edges toward the darkened zone.

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Actions changed due to the archer having died before I took my turn.

Minor action: Warlock's Curse on the SDZ Priest.
Standard action: Eyes of the Vestige @ the SDZ Priest.

Con implement vs. Will: (1d20+18)[38]
Hit: (1d6+10)[12] + (2d6)[8] psychic damage and the target is immobilized until the end of my next turn.

Move action: move to G-12.

[ninja_penguin]

Rahman Shamin, Kobold Swordmage

Inside of the orb of darkness, Rahman lashed out in frustration at the ghost's position next to him.


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Taking 10 HP of necrotic damage. HP = 80
Using booming blade on the ghost.
Attack - (1d20+20)[37] vs AC.
On hit: (1d8+10)[16] damage, and 1d6+8 damage if the ghost moves away from rahman next turn.

Saving throw vs. Immobalize and ongoing necrotic damage: (1d20+2)[16]

[Reverent-One]

Kihtsah Darimil, Dervish of Adimas

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Save vs Ongoing:(1d20)[8]
Death Save: (1d20)[16]

[Shadow_Elf]

[The Fang of the Deep - Enemy Phase

Rahman's sword comes down on a spot where there is no monster to slice, since Amirah's wave failed to knock the ghost out of the sky. As Medinah's magically-laced stare bears down on the priest, he meets it for a moment - and a moment is all it takes for the spell to cause his head to explode! Since he's so far down, the brain matter thankfully doesn't reach Medinah, but it is not a pretty sight. Meanwhile, Kihtsah subconsciously busies himself with not dieing, and mostly succeeds.

Awww, I used up all my toys! moans the ghost. Using the Dimension Door she had established previously, she comes back down to ground level and moves to a central place on the deck. She fires a mindbolt at Rahman.

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Rahman takes 15 psychic damage and is slowed (save ends). Okay, the ghost is now the only enemy left; this is where things get fun .

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Player Status

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Amirah: 74/102 HP, 11/12 Surges,
Hakhpur; 37/95 HP, 7/7 Surges, Bloodied
Kihtsah; -11/111 HP, 6/8 Surges, Bloodied, Regen 5 (Active), Immobilized + OG 10 Necro (save ends both), Unconscious, Dieing
Medinah; 39/105 HP, 11/13 Surges, Bloodied
Rahman; 67/113 HP, 15/18 Surges, Slowed (save ends)
Teshiq; 42/103 HP, 6/8 Surges, Immobilized + OG 10 Necro (save ends both), +2 all defenses, Bloodied

Wolf: 12/51 HP, Bloodied

Enemy Status:

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Ghost [M12/E12]: Cursed (Medinah), Marked (Rahman), Oath (Kihtsah), -2 AC
Reptilian Mount #1 [F10-E11]: Dead
She-Da-Zhong Archer #1 [G7]: Dead
Reptilian Mount #2 [I8-H9] Fled
She-Da-Zhong Archer #2 [I8-H9] Fled
Reptilian Mount #3 [E16-D17] Dead
She-Da-Zhong Priest [E16-D17] Dead

Known Info:
The lowest defense of the Reptilian Mounts is Will
The lowest defense of the She-Da-Zhong is Fortitude
The lowest defense of the Ghost is Fortitude
The S-D-Z Archers gain Concealment vs. attacks originating 3+ sq. away
The She-Da-Zhong Priest has an Aura 10 of +2 all defense
Winged Beasts give their riders +2 to all defenses
Winged Beasts gain +2 to all defenses while bloodied

[Belthasar]

Hakhpur

Still bloodied, the gnoll sorcerer grinned when he saw the child alone. However, he decided it would be better to keep changing position and sniping her from a distance. He quickly moved one step sideways, then cast a quick thunderous spell, and then moved back in another quick-step.

"Now now, you little sh***... I've got you..."



Standard: Shift to E4 (+1 AC & Reflex), and Storm Walk @ Ghost
Move: Shift to F3

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Hakhpur
HP 37/95 Bloodied 47 Healing Surge 23 (0 used /7)
AC 28 Fort 27 Reflex 23 Will 30 (base: AC 26 Fort 26 Reflex 21 Will 29)
Effects: Arcane Spellfury (+1 att Ghost), Rising Spellfury (+1 att area/blast), Echoes of Thunder (+2 dmg)
Condition: Bloodied

Storm Walk: Ranged attack.
I shift to E4, then attack: (1d20+20)[36] vs Fortitude
Hit: (1d8+20)[27] thunder damage.

[A'den]

Teshiq

Teshiq fought to maintain some semblance of cool restrained as he was. Having not much idea what was going on the deck above other than a furious exchange of arcane abilities. He had a prayer ready for his comrades the moment he heard an update on the battle.

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Ready Action: Healing Word when Teshiq hears about an ally in need of aid, and where they are at.
Saving Throw vs Immobilized and OG damage: (1d20)[2]

[ninja_penguin]

Rahman Shamis, Kobold Swordmage

Rahman cursed as the ghost's magics impeded him once again, preventing him from giving chase. Fortunately, however, it had at least given him enough space to try and tend to Khitsah's wounds. He wasn't a cleric and he'd need time to brew up another potion, but he could do his best to try and rig up a battle dressing.


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Heal check auto success! (I need a 15. I have a +14)
Saving throw already rolled in OOC thread.

[Dacia Brabant]

Medinah

The Warforged, now covered with a thick growth of alien-looking vines, whirls around back toward the ghost and gives her the same deathly stare that brained the She-da-Zong priest.

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Pact Boon: Medinah gains cover against non-adjacent attacks until the end of her current turn, not that it matters now.

Move to E-8 F-8.
Standard: Eyes of the Vestige @ Ghost.
vs. Will: (1d20+18)[32]
Hit: (1d6+10)[16] + (2d6)[10] psychic damage and the target is immobilized until the end of my next turn.

[Reverent-One]

Kihtsah Darimil, Dervish of Adimas

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take another 10 damage
Save vs Ongoing:(1d20)[4]
Save vs Death:(1d20)[8]

[A'den]

Even as Khitsah's last breath fades divine intervetion takes place to revive him from death's door. Healing energy suddenly surges into his body and stabilizing his condition and bringing him back to the world.

As the Warforged moves into Teshiq's sight he looses his healing tendrils of divine aid flow from his immobilized hand to the warforged restoring some of her vitality.

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Reaction:Khitsah fails his Death Saving Throw:
Activates Return from Death's Door: Automatically makes his saving throw and gets a healing surge.
Readied Action:Healing Word on Medinah. She gains (3d6+5)[17] + a Healing Surge worth of HP.

[Grey_Wolf_c]

Amirah, Living Swarm

In a practiced maneuver, Amirah responds to Medinah's attack with one of her own, rushing to engage the enemy from behind. Her form disintegrates as the swarm rushes down the stairs, arches over the crack and attempts to slam into the ghost, collecting extra insects all the time.

The wolf, meanwhile, follows her summoner's lead and moves to engage in combat on his own.

Free: Wild Shape into swarm form, shift E16, +1 AC +1 Ref, +10 temp HP
Standard: charge @ Ghost, move to D10, use savage rend
Instinctive: wolf moves to F9, +6HP

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Amirah
HP 74+10/102 Bloodied 51 Healing Surge 25 (1 used /12)
AC 30 Fort 27 Reflex 25 Will 28

Pack Wolf
HP 18/51 Bloodied 25 Healing Surge 12 (0 used /0)
AC 29 Fort 27 Reflex 24 Will 28

To Hit Ghost - (1d20+22)[25] vs Reflex
Attack Damage - (1d8+12)[14]
Claw Gloves Damage - (1d10)[5]

[Shadow_Elf]

The Fang of the Deep - Enemy Phase

Rahman fails to lift the Ghost's paralysizing breath effect from Kihtsah, and the half-efreet still does not awake, his condition bringing him a step closer to death as Teshiq struggles against the same affliction and lends his healing prayers to Daq to Medinah. Medinah and Amirah rush into battle; Medinah's gaze has a tangible effect, though Amirah's writhing slam is a near miss.

The ghost tries to slap Medinah. The pitiful attack misses, and she hisses in frustration. She waves her arms about briefly and her globe of darkness rematerializes.

Amirah:

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After the Globe of Darkness spell is cast, your keen multi-faceted senses pick up a distinct tearing sound from the ghost's position.

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The ghost misses medinah. I rolled a save vs. slowed for Rahman in my dice rolls thread. It was an 11, which succeeds, so he's not slowed anymore.

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Player Status

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Amirah: 74/102 HP, 11/12 Surges, 10 THP
Hakhpur; 37/95 HP, 7/7 Surges, Bloodied
Kihtsah; -21/111 HP, 6/8 Surges, Bloodied, Regen 5 (Off), Immobilized + OG 10 Necro (save ends both), Unconscious, Dieing
Medinah; 82/105 HP, 11/13 Surges
Rahman; 67/113 HP, 15/18 Surges
Teshiq; 32/103 HP, 6/8 Surges, Immobilized + OG 10 Necro (save ends both), Bloodied

Wolf: 18/51 HP, Bloodied

Enemy Status:

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Ghost [M12/E12]: Cursed (Medinah), Marked (Rahman), Oath (Kihtsah), Immobilized UENT (Medinah)
Reptilian Mount #1 [F10-E11]: Dead
She-Da-Zhong Archer #1 [G7]: Dead
Reptilian Mount #2 [I8-H9] Fled
She-Da-Zhong Archer #2 [I8-H9] Fled
Reptilian Mount #3 [E16-D17] Dead
She-Da-Zhong Priest [E16-D17] Dead

Known Info:
The lowest defense of the Reptilian Mounts is Will
The lowest defense of the She-Da-Zhong is Fortitude
The lowest defense of the Ghost is Fortitude
The S-D-Z Archers gain Concealment vs. attacks originating 3+ sq. away
The She-Da-Zhong Priest has an Aura 10 of +2 all defense
Winged Beasts give their riders +2 to all defenses
Winged Beasts gain +2 to all defenses while bloodied

[Grey_Wolf_c]

Amirah, Living Swarm

"The Not-Nice Ghost lady just made a strange noise" Amirah reports to the group in her screechy voice, "As if she was tearing something. I'm not sure what it is, though."

[Dacia Brabant]

Medinah

In response to Amirah's cautionary words, Medinah tries to feel about the general area occupied by the ghost to try to get a sense of what, if anything, has changed.

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Pretty unlikely I know, but I'll make a Perception check to try to feel for any changes to that square, like if the deck has been torn up or something: (1d20-3)[10]

[ninja_penguin]

Rahman Shamis, Kobold Swordmage

"Where is he?" Rahman cursed as his efforts failed to help Khitsah. "Hold on," he said to Khitsah as he lifted him up, carrying him toward where he'd last seen Teshiq.

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Picking up Khitsah. (standard action?)
Move action to move to M15
Let me know if I need to move anywhere else to get Khitsah into LOS/LOE for Teshiq, as that's my general intent here.

[Belthasar]

Hakhpur

"Oh?" mumbles Hakhpur. "The child is gone?? Too bad, I can't snipe something I can't see... However, this is my chance to recover myself, even if the charged energy I accumulated fighting the kid fades away... Ah, whatever..."

Hearing Amirah's distant voice, the gnoll sorcerer attempts to focus his senses into trying to find out what happened to the ghost. He also renews his energy as his radiant aura flows faster.


Standard action: Second Wind (recover 23 hp, +2 to all my defenses)
Minor action: Perception check to discover anything about the ghost's current position.

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Hakhpur
HP 60/95 Bloodied 47 Healing Surge 23 (1 used /7)
AC 28 Fort 28 Reflex 23 Will 31 (base: AC 26 Fort 26 Reflex 21 Will 29)
Effects: Second Wind
Phase: Dhuqa (Sun)
Condition: -


Perception: (1d20+6)[14]

[Grey_Wolf_c]

Amirah, Living Swarm

"Playing hide-and-seek, aren't you, little ghost?" buzzes Amirah, "That is not nice. Not nice at all."

Then, to compensate for the lack of knowledge, Amirah simply explodes forward, blindly attacking everything in her path in an effort to find the ghost before she can escape and start her games again.

(First Half)
Minor: Perception (OOC)
Standard: Flowing Swarm, blast 3 that assumes there is a portal in ghost's square, but also projects upwards in case she's above their heads.
Edit: Move: Shift to D9
Instinctive: Wolf doesn't move (no knowledge of closest enemy), +6 HP

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Amirah
HP 74+10/102 Bloodied 51 Healing Surge 25 (1 used /12)
AC 30 Fort 27 Reflex 25 Will 28

Wolf
HP 24/51 Bloodied 25 Healing Surge 12 (0 used /0)
AC 30 Fort 27 Reflex 25 Will 28

[roll=To Hit Ghost?]1d20+16[/roll] vs Fort (already takes cover into account) (18; see OOC)
Damage - (2d6+10)[17]
If ghost gets hit, Amirah will shift 4 to anywhere in or next to the blast. Any hit enemies she goes through get +5 damage. Amirah will use this to go through the portal, through the ghost, and hopefully to a solid space behind her.

At that point, I'll reconsider the situation (currently, seriously considering using an action point to push her back through the portal, but will depend on many things, including of course actually hitting something)

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* post roll count doesn't match database

[A'den]

Teshiq

With a wounded comrade finally brought to him Teshiq is able to impart some measure of aid on Kihtsah. The cleric summoned some of his most potent healing power and his holy amulet burned white with the smell of brimstone and lotus flower. A twofold surge of rejuvenating energy pulsed in the Kobold's body silver tendrils of power pulled together and kneaded open wounds and clouted blood.

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Minor Action: Touch Kihtsah
Minor Action: Activate Symbol of Life
Standard Action: Cure Serious Wounds: Gain 2 Healing Surges: [roll]54+2d6+5[/roll]
Saving Throw vs OG Immobilized: (1d20)[16]

Total HP gained 63 by Kihtsah

[Dacia Brabant]

Medinah

Without knowing what else to do, Medinah fires her emerald glare at the ghost's last known position, hoping the fates will favor her. She'll then backpedal out of the darkness.

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Standard action: attack ghost with Eyes of the Vestige, vs. Will: (1d20+11)[29].
Hit: (1d6+10)[12] + (2d6)[2] psychic damage, and the target is immobilized until end of my next turn.

Move action: Move to G6

[Shadow_Elf]

The Fang of the Deep - Boss Transition!
Medinah's gaze miraculously manages to pierce not only the darkness, but the portal leading to the ghost's location belowdecks. As the spell immobilizes her, she scream in pain and frustration. I shall not be treated like this! Prepare for oblivion, fleshbags! she screeches in a not-at-all girly, innocent voice like the one she usually uses. Her globe of darkness vanishes so that all can witness her next move. From her position belowdecks, her eyes glow a fire-y red. The whole surface of the deck between the forecastle and the stern castle begins to get chewed up as if it was being passed through a woodchipping mechanism at a mill. Medinah, Amirah and the wolf quickly flee before its onslaught, as even the wyvern corpses are consumed by the spell. All of the resulting debris is drawn back towards the girl, as she climbs up into the sky. As it approaches her, it ignites and surrounds her, and soon the ghost seems to be a maelstrom of firey energy! A wave of flame leaps out from her, avoiding the maze of explosives in the hold and reaching out to scorch the Hunters! And now you burn! comes a malevolent voice in everyone's heads, a method of communication employed similar to Amirah's. The ghost itself is now a massive swirling cloud of fire smoke.

Damage:

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Kihtsah takes 30 fire damage (critical hit). Hakhpur, Teshiq, the Wolf, and Amirah take 18 fire damage. Medinah and Rahman take 9 fire damage.

Important Note for Everyone:

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As some of you may realize, I use the Boss Battle Variant for solos found in this link. The Ghost has now entered stage 2, her Avatar Of Fire form! Everyone can recharge one encounter power and spend a healing surge as a free action. In addition, Medinah, Amirah and the wolf need to pick locations on the forecastle with Hakhpur that are within their move speed to reach. I will provide a new map soon, but the jist of things is that the main deck no longer exists - the belowdeck area is exposed to the sky, and of the abovedeck area, only the two castles remain. The corpses of the she-da-zhong mounts have been consumed by her firey supernova. In addition, Hakhpur's previous Foe Stone analysis no longer counts - he is going to have to use it again if he wants to learn about the Avatar of Fire. She is also relieved of all conditions that were previously imposed on her, including marks, curse, immobilized, oath, etc.

Map: Coming Soon!

[Grey_Wolf_c]

Amirah, Living Swarm

As the deck explodes below them, Amirah gathers herself and throws a quick mental command to the wolf to get out of the way. She quickly calls upon her magical energies and manages to shield the wolf and herself just in time, managing to escape the conflagration with minimal burns. Indeed, with so many insects crawling away from the explosion, Amirah looks, if anything, much more fit than she did a few moments before, even if a trail of dead insects show her flight was not without a cost.

[Belthasar]

Hakhpur

Upon seeing the ghost transforming, Hakhpur's eyes widen. "By Daq's insight," he says. "What are you...?"



Free Action: Healing Surge
Recharge: Essence of Arcane Blood

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Hakhpur
HP 65/95 Bloodied 47 Healing Surge 23 (2 used /7)
AC 28 Fort 28 Reflex 23 Will 31 (base: AC 26 Fort 26 Reflex 21 Will 29)
Effects: Second Wind
Phase: Dhuqa (Sun)
Condition: -

[A'den]

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TeshiqHP39/103
Regain: Healer's Lore

Teshiq leaned over to protect his charge from further injury while he summoned the will to continue the battle against the creature they faced. He calmly rose and moved towards the fiery inferno. Divine power swept through him and his weapon as he struck at the vortex with his sword divine energy seemed to lengthen the blade as swept through the inferno.

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Move Action: Last square adjacent to the inferno.
Divine Power: Close Burst 2.
Attack: vs Fort (1d20+20)[28] Hit: (2d10+9)[14] (Weapon of the Gods Dmg (1d6)[6] Radiant, -2 Attack Penalty until Teshiq's next turn.) Teshiq and each ally in burst gain +2 AC until end of encounter. Teshiq gains regeneration 5 until the end of the encounter.

[Shadow_Elf]

The Fang of the Deep - Enemy Phase

The ghost lashes out in her new form. I shall incinerate you all! Your flesh shall fuel my flames, pathetic mortals! I am as a GOD! comes the vicious voice in everyone's heads. In the middle of the maelstrom of fire that seems to be swerving in the middle of what was once the deck, some of the Hunters think they can just see the ghost's form, huddled up and... asleep? Whatever it is they are now fight is definitely not asleep, though. It flies towards the foredeck and unfurls a flaming tendril at Medinah. The flame strikes true, and the Warforged finds her chassis slightly charred. The heat near the elemental is practically unbearable, and the creature seems to augment its aura further with a conscious effort.

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The creature moves to F7-E8 (she is now Large) and attacks Medinah successfully for 16 fire damage. In addition, the Avatar has an aura 2 which causes enemies to take 5 fire damage when they end their turn in the aura. At the end of her turn, she does something which makes it an aura 3, which deals 8 damage instead of five. The aura seems insufficient to detonate the crates - a deliberate firey attack (or acid or forced movement) is needed to set those off.

Map:

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Player Status

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Amirah: 95/102 HP, 9/12 Surges
Hakhpur; 65/95 HP, 5/7 Surges
Kihtsah; 64/111 HP, 5/8 Surges, Regen 5 (Off), -2 AC Aura
Medinah; 78/105 HP, 10/13 Surges
Rahman; 86/113 HP, 14/18 Surges
Teshiq; 39/103 HP, 5/8 Surges, Bloodied

Wolf: 18/51 HP, Bloodied

Enemy Status:

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Avatar of Fire [F7-E8]:
Reptilian Mount #1 [--]: Dead
She-Da-Zhong Archer #1 [G5]: Dead
Reptilian Mount #2 [--] Fled
She-Da-Zhong Archer #2 [--] Fled
Reptilian Mount #3 [--] Dead
She-Da-Zhong Priest [N11] Dead

Known Info:
Nothing relevant anymore.