[4e] Random Banter Buddies DnD Campaign

[MoonCat]

And I forgot to do initiative.

Initiative:(1d20+5)[10]

[Teddy]

So how do they go in? Knock? We should try that. Although that does pretty much guarantee one thing, there will be someone on the other side.

If they didn't hear us scream and fight over in the other room, they won't hear our knocking either. Also, given that they like to hole themselves up here behind a locked door, there shouldn't be anyone not aware of the trap in here. They could just chose to step over it to go through that door.

[LaZodiac]

My time zone is wacky? Excuse me, but You're the ones living on the wrong side of the Earth.

Good point.

That's ridiculous. At least consider Elden's post, and my response lower having been done before we breeze through the door.

Of course MoonCat. And again, sorry for cauing all those troubles. I'll do it better next time.

At any rate, Teodor Initiative: (1d20+5)[24]

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As you enter the room, the most senior looking of the Tieflings draws his blade and shouts "Intruders! Get them!!"

Tiefling Underboss Initiative: (1d20+6)[26]

The ruffian's in the room ready there weapons!

Tiefling Ruffian Initiative: (1d20+3)[20]

The drake's roar in fury! Of note is that three of them are winged, two of them are frilled and are drooling acid, and one is, infact, a zombie, complete with black collar like the other zombies, who groan in what would be the zombie equivilent of anger.

Spiretop Drakes: (1d20+6)[26]

Spitting Drakes: (1d20+5)[17]

Grave Drake: (1d20+5)[19]

Grasping Zombie: (1d20-1)[7]

MAP: http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/4682/maaaap.png

[LaZodiac]

Initiative Order: Underboss 26
Juniper 26
Teodor 24
Ruffians 20
Elden 20
Carric 19
Grave Drake 19
Spitting Drakes 17
Bast 11
Grasping Zombies 7

The Underboss goes first, and he moves to G2 and attack Carric with his Bastard sword!

Carric: (1d20+8)[20] vs AC

(1d10+6)[8] fire damage if it hit, and flames surrond you, ready to strike if you attack anyone but the Underboss.

Juniper's turn!

[Blue Ghost]

Juniper skirts acrobatically across the battlefield, letting loose with a song of battle.
"Through the storm and through the fire,
Raise the anthem, raise it higher,
Through the tempest, through the flood,
Strike a blow for right and good!"

With the last note, he lands behind the tiefling underboss and strikes out with his sword.

Move to F2, taking the route around the enemies to avoid attacks of opportunity.
Attack the tiefling underboss with inspiring refrain.

Attack: (d20+11)[22]
Damage: (2d8+4)[13], and all allies gain +1 to attack for one round.

[LaZodiac]

You're inspiring verse flits through the air, empowering your allies! Your longsword slices againest the Underboss's back, causing him to grunt in pain!

Teodor's turn, and he shall use Commander's Strike on Carric, letting him attack with a +3 to the attack (for a total of an additional +4 for this attack). After this attack, he shifts one square to the right, preparing to fight the undead.

After that is the Ruffian's turn, and they are content with mounting there Spiretop Drake's and holding untill the Spiretop Drake's original turn placement.

With that, Elden's turn!

[Teddy]

How could Juniper get to F2 without provoking an opportunity attack at F3?

Anyway, Elden moves over to I5 and invokes Rebuke Undead.

The holy light shall disclose the ruse of undeath!

Attacks vs. will:

Left zombie (1d20+6)[18] and pushed to F8
Upper zombie (1d20+6)[15] and pushed to E9
Right zombie (1d20+6)[10] and pushed to F9

Drake zombie (1d20+6)[23] no push

Radiant damage: (1d10+3)[10] and dazed until the end of my next turn
Miss: Half damage, no daze or push

Depending on the outcome of this attack, I may want to spend an action point.

[LaZodiac]

All but the rightmost zombie is hit! Hooray! Your rebuke of light burns the zombies, causing them to stumble backwards! Though of note, the Grave Drake recoils much more then the others.

Also, Juniper has 6 speed, moving diagonally he would of been able to move to F2 quite easily.

Carric's turn, and don't forget to roll your free melee basic attack from Teodor!

[Teddy]

All but the rightmost zombie is hit! Hooray! Your rebuke of light burns the zombies, causing them to stumble backwards! Though of note, the Grave Drake recoils much more then the others.

Which doesn't matter because I didn't move him in the first place.

Also, Juniper has 6 speed, moving diagonally he would of been able to move to F2 quite easily.

Wait, I just noticed that I'm an idiot. Please forget that.

Anyway, Elden spends an Action Point to invoke Vanguards Lightning at E9. Attacks vs. ref (now with the additional +1 from Teodor and the eventual combat advantage):

Ruffian: (1d20+7)[20]

Drake: (1d20+7)[11]

Upper zombie: (1d20+9)[10] automatic miss
Left zombie: (1d20+9)[14]

Drake zombie: (1d20+9)[11]

Lightning damage: (1d6+3)[5] and 3 damage if they make an opportunity attack before the end of my next turn.

Did you note that the unhit zombie from my last attack still takes half damage, LaLa?

EDIT:
Wow, those were som utterly worthless rolls!

[LaZodiac]

I know you didn't push the Grave Drake, but I was hinting it has a radiant weakness

Anyway, as for your attack, the Ruffian on the Spiretop drake is struck with lightning, and thrown off the mount, dying.

The left zombie is also struck with lightning, hooray! But that's it, unfortunatly.

Now Carric's turn, after his commander strike gained attack of course

[Ranger Mattos]

Upon Teodor's urging, Carric attacks the underboss twice in quick succession.

(1d20+13)[2](15)
Damage: (2d4+5)[7] and marked

(Steel Serpent Strike)
(1d20+9)[15](24)
Damage: (4d4+5)[15], plus slowed and can't shift.

(I don't think that even with Teodor and Juniper's bonuses I'll hit with that first attack)

EDIT: Wait, was Juniper's bonus for all attacks this round or just the first attack? If the former, add +1 to Carric's second attack.

[LaZodiac]

Carric's first swing misses, but his second, more elaborate string of attacks slams into the Underboss, cutting into him quite ferociously. The Underboss is now bloodied.

Grave Drake's turn, and I'll get to that in a moment. Sorry for the delay!

[Teddy]

I think a new map will be in order.

@Mattos:
It's all attack rolls (I checked). Wouldn't be especially beneficial for a blaster like me otherwise.

[LaZodiac]

Ok, onto the Grave Drake's turn! He is dazed, oh noes! But the Underboss shouts "Charge, you stupid bag of bones!" as he tangles with the party. You notice the collar on the zombiefied drake glow slightly, and it charges at Elden, trying to bite him! (Charges let you move and attack as one action, but it only allows basic melee attacks)

Elden: (1d20+10)[11] vs AC

(1d10+3)[8] damage and you are GRABBED if it hits, by his fangity mouth. That's all it does, or can do for that matter.

Ruffian's and Spiretop Drake's turn.

DM Fiat, I screwed up the Spiretop Drakes are at the top of the round, before the warboss. EH, I'll let it slide. They were still preparing. It's now the Spitting Drake's turn instead!
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Spitting Drake 1 and 2 will both reel back and spit acid at Juniper!

Juniper: (1d20+8)[18] vs Reflex

(2d6+4)[11] acid damage if it hits

Juniper: (1d20+8)[26] vs Reflex

(2d6+4)[13] acid damage if it hits

NEW MAP: http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/4682/maaaap.png

With that, Bast's turn!

[MoonCat]

Bast stays where she is, and is doing a non-lethal attack on the Underboss.

Keep this one alive she says to Juniper and Carric.

Dancing Serpent.

Attack: (1d20+9)[25]

Damage: (1d10+9)[14]

If that hits;

Attack: (1d20+10)[30]

Damage: (1d6+6)[10]

Got a crit!

[LaZodiac]

Bast swings her broadword in an arc, clubbing the Underboss in the head with a clang, cracking one of his horns. She follows it up with her shortsword, slaming into the Underboss's face, knocking him out cold. Carric can see a tooth flying through the air, shattered from the force of Bast's blow.

Grasping Zombie's turns, and since the Underboss is not around to command them, the dazed zombies are just gonna shuffle over to Elden and stare at him very angrily for zombies! STARE!

Dazed Zombies move to G5 and G6

The none dazed zombie moves to I6 and tries to grasp him in his zombie hands!

Elden: (1d20+4)[19] vs Reflex

(1d6+3)[6] damage and you are grabbed, if it hits.

Meanwhile, the other zombie will shamble over to Juniper, moving to E2 and attempts to grab him as well!

Juniper: (1d20+4)[14] vs Reflex

(1d6+3)[4] damage and you are grabbed, if it hits.

Next up is the Ruffian's and their Drakes, and I shall do that in the next post!

[MoonCat]

Evidently when Bast stops sulking about doors she turns badass.

[Blue Ghost]

Despite having half his face melted off, Juniper dodges the zombie, and gives a Virtue of Valor to Bast for 4 temporary HP.

[LaZodiac]

Now for the Ruffian and Drake's turns!

Seeing their leader knocked out so easily, one of the Ruffian's hups his Spiretop Drake and flies to Bast, and attacks her!

Bast: (1d20+7)[22] vs AC. If it hits, you take 5 damage, if it misses you take 3

Then his Spiretop Drake will try to bite you!

Bast: (1d20+6)[8] vs AC

(1d6+4)[5] damage if it hits

Additionaly, since the Drake attacked you, the Ruffian activates his power Dances with Drakes, allowing him to attack you again as a free action.

Bast: (1d20+7)[11] vs AC. If it hits, you take 5 damage, if it misses you take 3
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The second Ruffian Spiretop combo goes to Teodor and attacks him!

Teodor: (1d20+7)[11] vs AC. If it hits, you take 5 damage, if it misses you take 3

Then his Spiretop Drake will try to bite you!

Teodor: (1d20+6)[7] vs AC

(1d6+4)[7] damage if it hits

Additionaly, since the Drake attacked you, the Ruffian activates his power Dances with Drakes, allowing him to attack you again as a free action.

Teodor: (1d20+7)[19] vs AC. If it hits, you take 5 damage, if it misses you take 3
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If the Drake hits Teodor

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Assuming Teodor gets hit, he will use Firepulse on the Drake.

Drake: (1d20+7)[15] vs Reflex

(1d6+4)[8] fire damage and the next person to attack that drake gets +2 to attack. Note that this only happens if the Drake hits him!

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Finally, the lone Spiretop Drake without a master shall fly over to G8, awaiting an opening.

New Map: http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4682/maaaap.png

Juniper's tuuuurn!

[Blue Ghost]

Humming a jaunty tune, Juniper applies his bardic magic to himself, washing away some of his wounds. (Majestic Word to heal 13 hp, and slide to F1.)

And he thrusts his longsword at the mounted ruffian's back!

Guiding Strike.
Attack: (d20+12)[31]
Damage: (d8+4)[9], and target takes -2 AC for one round.

[LaZodiac]

Juniper's longsword peirces through the ruffian's chest, killing him instantly. He slumps off the drake's back.

Teodor's turn, and he shall followsuit, attacking the Ruffian mounted on the Drake near him!

(1d20+7)[25] vs AC.

(1d8+4)[6] damage if it hits.

Teodor's spear strikes the ruffian through the heart. He swings the body off the Drake, drawing his spear out of his body as he does so.

He will then shift down to I5, to provide some sort of cover from the zombies to Elden.

Elden's turn. Just a note is that, to escape the zombies grab, you must use a move action to roll a 1d20+acrobatics or athletics. In this situation you must beat a 12.

[Teddy]

Uhm, what does "grabbed" mean game mechanics-wise? What can and what can't I do while grabbed?

[Blue Ghost]

Uhm, what does "grabbed" mean game mechanics-wise? What can and what can't I do while grabbed?

If I read the rules correctly, you're immobilized, so you can't move from your square, but you can still attack.

[Teddy]

Unhand me!

Elden invokes Blades of Astral Fire at his own square. Attacks vs. ref:

Drake: (1d20+5)[7]

Left zombie: (1d20+7)[8]
Right zombie: (1d20+7)[24]

Drake zombie: (1d20+7)[17]

Grabbing zombie: (1d20+5)[12]

Fire damage: (1d6+3)[5] and Teodor recieves +4 to AC until the end of my next turn

Elden will then try to wriggle free of that blasted zombies grasp:

Acrobatics check: (1d20+2)[14]

Also, as a part of the escape action, Elden shifts to I4.

[LaZodiac]

You let out a burst of firey blades, which envelop Teodor AND you in their warm embrace, but stab at your enemies! The spiretop drake avoids the flames, as does the zombie on the left. The zombie on the right takes the blade right in it's zombie gut, burning him quite a bit. Finally, the zombie grabbing you gets stabbed by the firey blade. You also manage to get out of the zombies grasp, which angers it, as much as you can anger a zombie.

The Grave Drake takes damage as well, a blade of flame clipping into the side of it's face, searing the rotted flesh right off!

With that, Carric's turn!

[Ranger Mattos]

Carric moves to F5 and attacks the zombie at G5 (Reaping Strike)

(1d20+9)[15](24)
Damage: (2d4+5)[12], 3 on miss, and marked.

[LaZodiac]

Just a note Carric, if you move that way you will draw an attack of opportunity. Just so you know.

[Ranger Mattos]

An attack of opportunity from who?

[LaZodiac]

An attack of opportunity from who?

The Drake that is adjacent to you. If I need to get another map up I will, though the latest map has the guy adjacent to you XP

He is at G1, which is adjacent to you. Unless I missed a move action last turn X_X

[Ranger Mattos]

In that case, can I attack the drake instead, and then move (ending my turn)?