[4E] Keep on the Shadowfell - IC

[Irish Musician]

Laina, Runepriest of the Raven Queen

Laina sees only one skeleton left, turns to Crane and gives him a curious smile. She then raises her sword high and slams it down on the stone in front of her. A bright red rune appears where she struck her sword against the ground, and then it seems to left forth a torrent of fire than envelops the skeleton, Laina, and Crane.

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Actions
Standard - Flames of Purity close blast 3, starting in AZ 20 and stretching to AX 22 vs AC (1d20+6)[11](17)
Damage - (1d8+4)[7](11) fire damage
Protection - Both Crane and Laina gain 3 HP's
Move - Shift to AX 20

[Gillric]

Laina calls forth a burst of her own divine fire but the skeleton is unscathed.

Two more skeletons burst from sarcophagi, the first charges at Draziw while the second swings its sword at Laina. Neither skeleton's blow finds its mark.

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Laina misses.

DS15: Appears in AY14
Standard: Charge to AW16 and Longsword vs Draziw @ 10 vs AC, miss

DS16: Appears in AY19
Standard: Longsword vs Laina @ 11 vs AC, miss

It is now Draziw's turn

Initiave :

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Round : 5
Draziw: 24 <-----------Active Player
SW: 12
Weeping Crane: 14
Verin: 12
Laina: 11
DS: 6

Monsters status :

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(AW16) DS1: DEAD
(AX15) DS2: DEAD
(AX19) DS3: DEAD
(AX20) DS4: DEAD
(AY12) DS5: DEAD
(AY17) DS6: DEAD
(AY19) DS7: DEAD
(AY20) DS8: DEAD
(AX25) DS9: DEAD
(AY23) DS10: DEAD
(AX16) DS11: DEAD
(AX18) DS12: DEAD
(AX18) DS13: DEAD
(AZ17) DS14: DEAD
(AW16) DS15:
(AY19) DS16:
(AX17) SW1: DEAD
(AZ20) SW2: BLOODIED

Players Status

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{table] Square | Character | Hit Points | Temp HP | Surges | AP | Effects
AX24 | Verin| 21/25 | 0 | 1/2 | 1 |
AV16 | Draziw | 14/22 | 0 | 7/7 | 2 |
AY21 | Weeping Crane | 15/27 | 0 | 2/10 | 2 |
AX20 | Laina | 8/25 | 0 | 8/8 | 1 | BLOODIED[/table]

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Illumination: Darkness in the western hall, dim light in the eastern chamber
DS: Skeletons with longsword and shortbow
SW: Skeletons with Chainmail, Longword, and Lightshield

[Gillric]

Draziw pauses to collect his thoughts while the reeling skeleton brings its blade around against Crane only to swing wide of the mark.

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Draziw is on Delay.

SW2: Standard: Longsword vs Crane @ 14 vs AC, miss

It is now Crane's turn

Initiave :

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Round : 5
Draziw: 24 DELAY
SW: 12
Weeping Crane: 14<-----------Active Player
Verin: 12
Laina: 11
DS: 6

Monsters status :

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(AW16) DS1: DEAD
(AX15) DS2: DEAD
(AX19) DS3: DEAD
(AX20) DS4: DEAD
(AY12) DS5: DEAD
(AY17) DS6: DEAD
(AY19) DS7: DEAD
(AY20) DS8: DEAD
(AX25) DS9: DEAD
(AY23) DS10: DEAD
(AX16) DS11: DEAD
(AX18) DS12: DEAD
(AX18) DS13: DEAD
(AZ17) DS14: DEAD
(AW16) DS15:
(AY19) DS16:
(AX17) SW1: DEAD
(AZ20) SW2: BLOODIED

Players Status

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{table] Square | Character | Hit Points | Temp HP | Surges | AP | Effects
AX24 | Verin| 21/25 | 0 | 1/2 | 1 |
AV16 | Draziw | 14/22 | 0 | 7/7 | 2 |
AY21 | Weeping Crane | 15/27 | 0 | 2/10 | 2 |
AX20 | Laina | 8/25 | 0 | 8/8 | 1 | BLOODIED[/table]

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Illumination: Darkness in the western hall, dim light in the eastern chamber
DS: Skeletons with longsword and shortbow
SW: Skeletons with Chainmail, Longword, and Lightshield

[Shadow_Elf]

Weeping Crane\
The morose monk interposes himself between the sturdier skeleton and his newfound ally who has been mending his wounds. < Insert martial arts sequence here once results are known >

Move Action: Shift @ AY20
Standard Action: 1A - Dual Strike @ DS16 & SK2

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Attack vs. DS16: (1d20+8)[17]
Hit: (1d8+2)[8] damage.
Effect: Marked UEMNT

Attack vs. SK2: (1d20+8)[20]
Hit: (1d8+2)[9] damage.
Effect: Marked UEMNT

[Leolo]

Draziw just needed some free space to cast another magic missile on the skeleton next to laina, but to do so he has to avoid strikes from the undead in front of him.

He steps back just a little and shoots the missile after it.

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Shift to AU16
Magic missile on SW2, 6 damage

[Gillric]

Crane steps forward and strikes both skeletons near him, one falls to the ground in a heap while the other reels from the blow.

Draziw steps out of reach of the skeleton beside him and blasts the skeleton Crane had just knocked reeling into pieces.

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Crane hits both SW2 and DS16, DS16 dies. Draziw hits and kills SW2.

It is now Verin's turn

Initiave :

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Round : 5
SW: 12
Weeping Crane: 14
Draziw: 24
Verin: 12<-----------Active Player
Laina: 11
DS: 6

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(AW16) DS1: DEAD
(AX15) DS2: DEAD
(AX19) DS3: DEAD
(AX20) DS4: DEAD
(AY12) DS5: DEAD
(AY17) DS6: DEAD
(AY19) DS7: DEAD
(AY20) DS8: DEAD
(AX25) DS9: DEAD
(AY23) DS10: DEAD
(AX16) DS11: DEAD
(AX18) DS12: DEAD
(AX18) DS13: DEAD
(AZ17) DS14: DEAD
(AW16) DS15:
(AY19) DS16: DEAD
(AX17) SW1: DEAD
(AZ20) SW2: DEAD

Players Status

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{table] Square | Character | Hit Points | Temp HP | Surges | AP | Effects
AX24 | Verin| 21/25 | 0 | 1/2 | 1 |
AU16 | Draziw | 14/22 | 0 | 7/7 | 2 |
AY20 | Weeping Crane | 15/27 | 0 | 2/10 | 2 |
AX20 | Laina | 8/25 | 0 | 8/8 | 1 | BLOODIED[/table]

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Darkvision Map
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Illumination: Darkness in the western hall, dim light in the eastern chamber
DS: Skeletons with longsword and shortbow
SW: Skeletons with Chainmail, Longword, and Lightshield

[sournote103]

Verin ran towards the remaining visible skeleton and bit into its leg.

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Move action - moving to AW17
Standard action - Vampire Slam

Attack - (1d20+5)[10]
Damage - (1d10+7)[9]

[Irish Musician]

Laina, Runepriest of the Raven Queen

Seeing as the threat almost abated, Laina takes a moment to herself, trying to recover the vitality that was seeping out of her. Not that anyone knows anything about her, but she seems not to heal quite as much as it seems as she should.

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Actions
Standard - Second wind, only gain 4 HP, as opposed to the 6 I would normally, due to, Blood Dependency: When you are bloodied, your healing surge value drops by 2.

Sorry guys, need to heal up, if at least a little bit.

[Shadow_Elf]

Weeping Crane
The monk launches himself forward like a bow from the string, and pulls his hand back for a charging punch.

Standard Action: Charge remaining DS

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(1d20+9)[16] vs. AC
Hit: (1d8+6)[14] damage.
Effect: Marked.

[Gillric]

Verin rushes across the room to strike at the lone skeleton only to have it withstand his attack. Laina then pauses to collect herself before continuing.

Two more skeletons burst into the room before the one already there sidesteps Verin to sink his blade into Draziw. The first of the new skeletons swings wildly at Crane who nimble dodges the blow while the other rushes Verin who also dodges aside.

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Verin misses, Laina second winds.

DS15: Standard: Longsword (shift 1 to AV16) vs Draziw @ 19 vs AC, 4 damage

DS17: Appears in AY19
Standard: Longsword vs Crane @ 8 vs AC, miss

DS18: Appears in AX13
Standard: Charge to AX16 and Longsword vs Verin @ 9 vs AC, miss

It is now Crane's turn.

Initiave :

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Round : 6
SW: 12
Weeping Crane: 14<-----------Active Player
Draziw: 24
Verin: 12
Laina: 11
DS: 6

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(AW16) DS1: DEAD
(AX15) DS2: DEAD
(AX19) DS3: DEAD
(AX20) DS4: DEAD
(AY12) DS5: DEAD
(AY17) DS6: DEAD
(AY19) DS7: DEAD
(AY20) DS8: DEAD
(AX25) DS9: DEAD
(AY23) DS10: DEAD
(AX16) DS11: DEAD
(AX18) DS12: DEAD
(AX18) DS13: DEAD
(AZ17) DS14: DEAD
(AV16) DS15:
(AY19) DS16: DEAD
(AY19) DS17:
(AX16) DS18:
(AX17) SW1: DEAD
(AZ20) SW2: DEAD

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{table] Square | Character | Hit Points | Temp HP | Surges | AP | Effects
AW17 | Verin| 21/25 | 0 | 1/2 | 1 |
AU16 | Draziw | 10/22 | 0 | 7/7 | 2 | BLOODIED
AY20 | Weeping Crane | 15/27 | 0 | 2/10 | 2 |
AX20 | Laina | 12/25 | 0 | 7/8 | 1 | BLOODIED, +2 to def USNT[/table]

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Illumination: Darkness in the western hall, dim light in the eastern chamber
DS: Skeletons with longsword and shortbow
SW: Skeletons with Chainmail, Longword, and Lightshield

[Shadow_Elf]

Weeping Crane
The monk punches the skeleton in front of her.

Standard Action: 1A - Grappling Strike @ DS adjacent

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Attack: (1d20+8)[28] vs. AC
Hit: (1d8+6)[12]

[Leolo]

Draziw uses a thunder spell at the wall, attacking both of the skeletons in front of him.

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Thunderweave from av16 to ax14 (some fields are ignored because of the wall)
(1d20+4)[12] vs fort ds15,
(1d20+4)[12] vs fort ds18

(1d6+4)[8] thunder damage and push max 4 fields down if possible

[sournote103]

Seeing that Draziw was bleeding, and neither Crane nor the runepriest was escaping injury, Verin considered two options he had; he could attempt a powerful spell with which he could hit two of the skeletons, or he could draw the skeletons away from Draziw. In the end, he settled upon the latter course of action, being that he could only cast the spell he had in mind very infrequently.
It also occurred to him that he could maneuver himself to distract the skeleton which Crane was attempting to dispatch, allowing Crane to do so with more efficiency.

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Move action - Shifting to AX17
Minor action - Using Body of the Wolf to shift back to humanoid, which allows me to shift one square to AY18
Standard action - Dark Beckoning on DS15

Attack - (1d20+6)[25] vs. will
Damage - (1d6+6)[12] psychic damage, and I pull the target to AX18

[Irish Musician]

Laina, Runepriest of the Raven Queen

Seeing that they only skeleton that was left was in front of her, LAina moved up to it, slashing at it with her Khopesh.

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Actions
Move - Move to AY17
Standard - Word of Exchange vs AC (1d20+6)[11](17)
Damage - (1d8+4)[2](6)
Rune of Destruction: Before the end of your next turn, the next attack against the target from one of your allies deals 3 extra damage, and the ally gains 3 temporary hit points.

[Gillric]

The last of the skeletons falls to the ground leaving the heroes standing amongst a carpet of bones.

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Combat ends. 187 EXP each for the fight. What do you do next?

[Shadow_Elf]

Weeping Crane
The monk approaches the sarcophagus that spat out Laina and took Sgian-Dub. How is it that you came to be in this sarcophagus? Do you know what it has done with our traveling companion? asks Crane, inspecting the ancient relic.

[Irish Musician]

Laina, Runepriest of the Raven Queen

After taking a moment to rest herself, Laina finally answers the Monk's questions, "I know not how I got into that horrible thing, nor where it took your companion. One moment I was in a cave investigating, the next I am surrounded by the undead and all of you. I know no more than you."

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Also, Take a 5 min rest and heal myself up. Which should put me at 5/8 HS's and 24/25 HP.

[Shadow_Elf]

Weeping Crane
You are now in the Keep up the road from the city of Winterhaven. Where was the cave you were exploring? Perhaps a sympathetic magical effect is at work... muses the monk, who while his magical education was cut short, is still something of a student of the Art. While we rest, friend Draziw, could you check the magical signatures of these sarcophagi? I would know what happened to Sgian, even if we can do nothing to retrieve him, he adds in an unusual display of verbosity. He turns back to Laina. I am Weeping Crane, humble servant of Ioun, he introduces, clasping his hands and bowing.

[sournote103]

Verin introduced himself briefly, not due to any attempt to be rude, but rather because he was unsure of how the runepriest would react to his being a vampire, and the less he said, the less likely it was to come up.

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Religion check to figure out what god Laina worships: (1d20)[8]

[Irish Musician]

Laina, Runepriest of the Raven Queen

Laina looks quite confused, "The cave was south in the Dawnforge Mountains, my Lady said I should look there for pockets of undead in the caves, so I went to investigate." She nods at both Crane and Verin's welcomes, "I am Laina, Runepriest of the Raven Queen. I am sent by her to reform or eradicate all undead that I find. I have been at it for a long time now and have grown quite good at it......when I'm not being sucked into random sarcophagi." As Verin moves around, he notices Laina's eyes on him an inordinate amount, she seems to be watching him quite closely, though she shows no signs of aggression.

[Leolo]

The wizard nods on crane's request and checks the sarcophagi while introducing himself. He looks very young, but his voice is those of an older man. Black lines like a tattoo run from his eyes down his cheek and over his neck, but even the skin without this marks looks strangly colorless and like a light grey. His woolen robe does not fit to his body, as if he has taken it from someone else and looks very cheap.

"You can call me Draziw, and it seems as if you have been a tool for the magic in this path. If you don't insist i would like to study you, too. Maybe some part of this strange trap is still on your body."

His name is obviously just "wizard" reverse, but he uses it as if he has no other name. Draziw does looks like he knows much about magic, and although his wizard orb is just a globe of ordinary stone it seems as if he is watching through it while he investigates the sarcophag.

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Arcana: (1d20+11)[25]

[Shadow_Elf]

Weeping Crane
The monk takes a large book out of his pack with an eye of Ioun engraved on the cover, but with no title or author or other embellishment. He crosses his legs and reads from the book while Draziw conducts his analysis.

[Leolo]

"It seems that your recent experience was at least not intended by this place. Maybe something has reacted with the magic within this tomb and whatever was in your cave.

But the original magic is connected with the altar."

Draziw looks interrested and curious what has happened to the girl.

"How do you feel?"

[sournote103]

Verin couldn't help but grimace slightly upon hearing that the Runepreist served the Raven Queen, not so much due to any dislike of that particular deity or her followers, but rather because they tended to dislike him by virtue of his vampirism, a trait which he believed that he had no choice in receiving.
Nonetheless, he decided it best to simply remain friendly and not bring up the fact that he was undead unless it became necessary.

[Irish Musician]

Laina, Runepriest of the Raven Queen

Laina sat for a moment, pondering the wizard's question, "Other than having been ambushed by undead and being completely confused as to what happened, I feel fine. My Lady must want me to be here for some reason, so I will help you if I can."

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(1d20+4)[10](14) - Messaging Gill for detail on this roll

[Shadow_Elf]

Weeping Crane
There are undead in these corridors, but we fought goblins at the entrance. Something sinister is afoot here, and Winterhaven's security must be assured. says Crane, looking up momentarily from his reading to address Laina, before going back to his prayers.

[Gillric]

Exactly five minutes after the last of the skeletons fell, the sarcophagi again begin to disgorge more of the creatures. Again, the same mix of skeletons appears as the first time and the two larger skeletons rush to engage the party.

The skeletons rush at the two heroes furthest from them opening themselves up to attacks to reach their targets; however, neither Laina nor Draziw can take advantage. Both skeletons strike true wounding the heroes and forcing the heroes to focus on them.

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SW1: Move: to AX20
Standard: Charge Crane, move to AW18, provoke OA from Draziw, Longsword vs Crane @ 17 vs AC, 9 damage, marked

SW2: Move: to AY20
Standard: Charge Verin, move to AZ18, provoke OA from Laina, Longsword vs Verin @ 24 vs AC, 7 damage, marked

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Round : 1
SW: 23
Draziw: 22<-----------Active Player
Verin: 22
Laina: 18
Weeping Crane: 17
DS: 10

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(AX13) DS1:
(AX15)DS2:
(AX19)DS3:
(AX22)DS4:
(AY13)DS5:
(AY15)DS6:
(AY19)DS7:
(AY22)DS8:
(AW18)SW1:
(AZ18) SW2:

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{table] Square | Character | Hit Points | Temp HP | Surges | AP | Effects
AY17 | Verin| 14/25 | 0 | 1/2 | 1 | marked by SW2 UENT
AX18 | Draziw | 20/22 | 0 | 5/7 | 2 |
AX17 | Weeping Crane | 18/27 | 0 | 0/10 | 2 | marked by SW1 UENT
AY18 | Laina | 24/25 | 0 | 5/8 | 1 | [/table]

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Darkvision Map
Non-Darkvision Map
Illumination: Darkness in the western hall, dim light in the eastern chamber
DS: Skeletons with longsword and shortbow
SW: Skeletons with Chainmail, Longword, and Lightshield

[Leolo]

We should'nt have wasted time here! The foul magic of this tomb is summoning more undead. Stay close and i might at least burn some of them!

But first he has to bring himself into a better position. Draziw shifts a little into the small corridor, avoiding the attacks of the skeleton occupied with Crane.

Then he tries to burst it and one of the smaller skeletons away.

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Shift to AW17
Thunderweave AW18 to AX20, attacking SW1 and DS3:
(1d20+4)[23] vs Fort SW1 and push to AY21
(1d20+4)[16] vs Fort DS 3 and push to AZ21
(1d6+4)[10]

[Leolo]

A moment after the thunderweave rolls over the skeletons and pushes them behind to their comrades Draziw takes his orb and casts a fiery explosion arround the skeletons.

"Go closer to the fire, i will burn them!"

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Action point
Orb of imposition from AX19 to AZ21
(1d20+4)[9] vs Refl. SW1
(1d20+4)[20] vs Refl. DS2
(1d8+4)[11] damage and prone. Creates an area, skeletons starting their turn in or entering the area gain 2 fire damage

[sournote103]

Verin lashed out at the skeleton which had charged at him.

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Using Vampire Slam on SW2

Attack- (1d20+5)[6] vs. Reflex
Damage- (1d10+7)[13]