Raiders of Oakhurst, Group 1

[Abardam]

The town of Oakhurst has been plagued by monsters. Small monstrous creatures have been harassing Oakhurst at night, stealing chickens, killing sheep, breaking windows and fence posts, and otherwise making nuisances of themselves. The villagers haven’t seen the creatures except for red eyes glowing in the darkness, but the creatures left behind three-toed clawed track marked with lines indicating tails.

Teren IV, the elder, begs your help. 4 gold pieces each, and four sacks of grain. It isn't much, but it's all they can afford. You accept because you are brave adventurers.

On the fourth day, you set out. Riardon Brightvale tracks the most recent trail, made by four of the creatures to a cave four miles to the north. There is a faint glow coming from the inside.

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While in combat, please post an information block like so:

TIRA DUSKMEADOW
HP: 28/28; HEALING SURGE HP: 7; HEALING SURGES: 9/9
AC: 15; FORTITUDE: 13; REFLEX: 13; WILL: 15
INITIATIVE: +0; SPEED: 6
ENCOUNTER: Witchfire
DAILY: Curse of the Dark Dream
WEAPON FOR OPPORTUNITY ATTACKS: Dagger +3, 1d4

and cross out your encounter and daily powers with the strikethrough ([s][/s]) once you've used them.

All rolls are done by you, with the board's roller. Try to keep this moving as fast as possible, which means about one round a day while in combat. If you want you can also post future actions.

The characters:
EvilRoeSlade - TIRA DUSKMEADOW, a half-elf warlock
playswithfire - CORRIN REEDSON, a halfling paladin
bchilders - ERAIS THE SUNLORD, a human cleric
Suzuro - KATHRA IRONFORGE, a dwarf fighter
WillWolf - RIARDON BRIGHTVALE, an eladrin ranger
M0rt - SKAMOS REDMOON, a tiefling wizard

[EvilRoeSlade]

Tira Duskmeadow

And so we arrive at last. Countless visions and lotus dreams have told me of this place. The half-elf approaches the cavern and then pauses abruptly. Whose going in first?

[playswithfire]

Corrin

Indeed, thanks to the excellent tracking skills of our friend Riordan, we are now prepared to do battle with the evil that has tormented that poor town. Drawing his sword and pointing it towards the entrance. I will gladly lead the charge into battle!

[bchilders]

Erais

Erais lifts his mace in front of his face, "May the light of Amaunator guide us and strengthen us." As he looks at the rest of the group he says, "I'll watch our backs, unless someone else wants the job."

[Suzuro]

KATHRA IRONFORGE

Aye! Let's do this 'ne. I shall back you up, Corrin



-Suzuro

[Morty]

Skamos Redmoon

Skamos approaches the cave cautiously. So, we're here at last, he says. Who goes first? It's not going to be me, I'm not getting paid to barge in at the front.

[Suzuro]

KATHRA IRONFORGE


I C'not wait for this! I hate to wait, I'm going in! with that, Kathra charged into the cave, not looking back to see if anyone was following.




-Suzuro

[Abardam]

Kathra charges into a large dank cave lit by a fire pit in the center, over which the carcasses of two chickens are slowly roasting. A group of four small creatures with brown scaled skin, clawed hands, tails, and red glowing eyes lounge about the fire, cackling softly. A narrow stream enters the cave from a descending passage directly opposite, forming a large pool against the northwest wall. To the left, a series of steps lead up to an ascending passage, while a narrower passage exist the cave to the far right.

When they see you, they hastily fall over themselves trying to pick their weapons up.

ENCOUNTER 1

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K=kobold
Weird curves indicate a slope (pointing down)

Characters acting in the surprise round:
Kathra Ironforge
Ichi-ichi the kobold sentry (guy in the upper right)

(Remember, charging is a standard action now and gives only +1)

[playswithfire]

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Darn, this is what happens when I wait til the next morning to reply; wanted to be charing in with Kathra; oh well, combat soon; posting so as to show I'm still paying attention

[WillWolf]

Riardon Brightvale:

The quiet Eladrin nodded to Corrin at his compliment in simple gratitude and wordlessly picked readied his bow as they entered the cave. He was not one to speak too much, even at a compliment. He went out and took a quick look around to catch the others speak of the upcoming confrontation. He had no interest in going in first, the clinking ones would be better suited for that, that being said perhaps they could just talk to the creatures ...

too late the clinking ones had gone foreword.

[EvilRoeSlade]

TIRA DUSKMEADOW
HP: 28/28; HEALING SURGE HP: 7; HEALING SURGES: 9/9
AC: 15; FORTITUDE: 13; REFLEX: 13; WILL: 15
INITIATIVE: +0; SPEED: 6
ENCOUNTER: Witchfire
DAILY: Curse of the Dark Dream
WEAPON FOR OPPORTUNITY ATTACKS: Dagger +3, 1d4

Initiative - (1d20)[17]

[bchilders]

Erias the Sunlord
HP: 24/24; HEALING SURGE HP: 6; HEALING SURGES: 8/8
AC: 16; FORTITUDE: 13; REFLEX: 12; WILL: 17
INITIATIVE: +1; SPEED: 5
ENCOUNTER: Power of Amaunator
DAILY: Cascade of light
WEAPON FOR OPPORTUNITY ATTACKS: Mace +4, 1d8+2

Erais grumbles to himself about always following behind that antsy hammer swinging dwarf, as he follows behind his dwarven companion.

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Initiative:(1d20+1)[19]

[WillWolf]

Riardon Brightvale
HP: 23; Healing Surge HP: 5; Healing Surges: 6
AC: 17; Fortitude Defense: 13; Reflex Defense:15; Will Defense: 13
Initiative: +4; Squares: 6
Encounter: Fey Steps
Daily: Split the Tree
Weapon for Opportunity Attacks: Longbow +6, 1d10+4

Brightvale follows suit.

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Initiative: (1d20+4)[18]

[playswithfire]

Corrin Reedsom
HP: 27; Healing Surge HP: 6; Healing Surges: 11
AC: 20; Fortitude Defense: 13; Reflex Defense:14; Will Defense: 16
Initiative: +1; Squares: 5
Weapon: shortsword +5, 1d6+2

init: (1d20+1)[14]

Following Kathra's lead, Corrin charges into the cave, sword held high (well, relatively speaking).

[Morty]

Skamos Redmoon

HP: 20; Healing Surge HP: 5; Healing Surges: 6
AC: 15; Fortitude Defense: 10; Reflex Defense 15; Will Defense 13
Initiative +2; Speed: 6 squares
Daily: Sleep
Encounter: Force Orb, Infernal Wrath

Skamos follows Erias relucantly, grumbling to himself: Damn those warriors... always charging first, thinking later...

Initiative: (1d20)[3] (darn, forgot to add modifier, with +2 it gives me 5)

[Suzuro]

KATHRA IRONFORGE
HP: 33/33; HEALING SURGE HP: 8; HEALING SURGES: 13/13
AC: 19; FORTITUDE: 16; REFLEX: 13; WILL: 12
INITIATIVE: +1; SPEED: 5
ENCOUNTER: Passing Attack
DAILY: Brute Strike
WEAPON FOR OPPORTUNITY ATTACKS: Warhammer +6, 1d10+5


Ah! I caught'cha with ye pants down..!

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Initiative: (1d20+1)[15]

-Suzuro

[Abardam]

Actually, on second thought, I think I'll scrap the surprise round and go straight to Round 1.

Initiative rolls/action points:
ERIAS THE SUNLORD: 19/1
RIARDON BRIGHTVALE: 18/1
TIRA DUSKMEADOW: 17/1
KATHRA IRONFORGE: 15/1
CORRIN REEDSON: 14/1
SKAMOS REDMOON:5/1

KOBOLDS: (1d20+3)[11]

Alright, so just tell me what your characters are going to do, and if it would be impossible (or improbable, such as say, if you try to attack a kobold who's already been downed) I'm going to modify it as close to the original action as I can (like say attacking the kobold next to him instead). If you do not want this, please also post any alternate actions. Also, to those with "immediate reaction" abilities (like Cleave or Fox's Cunning), please state if, when, and how you want to use them.

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[playswithfire]

Corrin Reedsom
HP: 27; Healing Surge HP: 6; Healing Surges: 11
AC: 20; Fortitude Defense: 13; Reflex Defense:14; Will Defense: 16
Initiative: +1; Squares: 5
Weapon: shortsword +5, 1d6+2

Corrin moves into the cave, his sword bursting with divine light as he raises it up and then brings it crashing down on the head of the kobold

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Move action: If H12 or H13 are still alive, then I move up to them (move up 4 or up 3, up-right diagonal 1) ; if not, move up 5 to stand in front of G11.
Minor action: Divine challenge, choose H13 over H12 if both are alive; otherwise just use the kobold I'm standing in front of.
Standard action: Holy Strike against the marked kobold.
Attack (1d20+5)[25] Damage (1d6+5)[6]
EDIT: heh; critical hit, so, under the new rules, that's 11 damage, right?

[Morty]

Skamos swears loudly after stumbling on a rock, and enters the cave last, firing Magic Missle into the farthest kobold as soon as he enters the cave.

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Move action to enter the cave, which takes 6 squares, ending up in square K11; then standard action to fire magic missle into the kobold on F13. If the kobold is dead already, fire into the nearest still alive.
Attack Roll: (1d20+5)[13]
Damage: (2d4+5)[7]

Skamos Redmoon

HP: 20; Healing Surge HP: 5; Healing Surges: 6
AC: 15; Fortitude Defense: 10; Reflex Defense 15; Will Defense 13
Initiative +2; Speed: 6 squares
Daily: Sleep
Encounter: Force Orb, Infernal Wrath

[WillWolf]

Riardon:

Riardon Brightvale
HP: 23; Healing Surge HP: 5; Healing Surges: 6
AC: 17; Fortitude Defense: 13; Reflex Defense:15; Will Defense: 13
Initiative: +4; Squares: 6
Encounter: Fey Steps
Daily: Split the Tree
Weapon for Opportunity Attacks: Longbow +6, 1d10+4

Riardon readies his bow and fires it at the kobolb across the fire with a twang.

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(1d20+6)[12](18)(1d10+4)[8](12)

Umm, he'll use Fox's Cunning when he is attacked, though chances are I won't use it with my bow in hand. Soo not for a little while.

[EvilRoeSlade]

TIRA DUSKMEADOW
HP: 28/28; HEALING SURGE HP: 7; HEALING SURGES: 9/9
AC: 15; FORTITUDE: 13; REFLEX: 13; WILL: 15
INITIATIVE: +0; SPEED: 6
ENCOUNTER: Witchfire
DAILY: Curse of the Dark Dream
WEAPON FOR OPPORTUNITY ATTACKS: Dagger +3, 1d4

Tira smiles darkly and vanishes into the shadow, only to appear in the cave with a burst of flame.

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Shadow walk to H9, gain concealment. Use warlock's curse and witchfire on kobold in G11, +1 to attack due to prime shot.

Witchfire - (1d20+5)[25] vs Reflex
Damage - (2d6+4)[11]
bonus damage - (1d6)[6]

[bchilders]

Erias the Sunlord
HP: 24/24; HEALING SURGE HP: 6; HEALING SURGES: 8/8
AC: 16; FORTITUDE: 13; REFLEX: 12; WILL: 17
INITIATIVE: +1; SPEED: 5
ENCOUNTER: Power of Amaunator
DAILY: Cascade of light
WEAPON FOR OPPORTUNITY ATTACKS: Mace +4, 1d8+2

Erias hurries to get into the cave but stops short of the kobolds to see how they will react to their new company.

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Double move to square I10

[Suzuro]

KATHRA IRONFORGE
HP: 33/33; HEALING SURGE HP: 8; HEALING SURGES: 13/13
AC: 19; FORTITUDE: 16; REFLEX: 13; WILL: 12
INITIATIVE: +1; SPEED: 5
ENCOUNTER: Passing Attack
DAILY: Brute Strike
WEAPON FOR OPPORTUNITY ATTACKS: Warhammer +6, 1d10+5
ACTION POINTS: 1

Kathra charges at the kobolds with fury in her eyes. I h'te kobol's...

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Charge at the kobold in G11
Attack: (1d20+6)[23]
Damage: (1d10+5)[15]

-Suzuro

[Abardam]

Riardon's arrow flies across the room, but the kobold dives aside and manages to evade it! Tira's target is consumed by white flame! Kathra's warhammer cracks another kobold's ribs! And another's is smote by Corrin's sword!

The remaining kobold moves up and attacks Corrin! ((1d20+5)[19] vs. AC, 2 damage.) The kobold sentry activates the alarm and the caltrop trap, raining caltrops down! (Caltrops: +3 against reflex, 1d4 damage, unless care is taken to cross, which means 2 squares of movement.) Then he shifts forward, and throws a spear at Corrin! ((1d20+7)[11], (1d8)[3] damage.) (Yep, both miss.)

Then Skamos fires darts of light into the last minion, dropping him!

Four more kobolds enter from the northeast, drawn by the alarm!

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Initiative/Action Points:
ERIAS THE SUNLORD: 19/1
RIARDON BRIGHTVALE: 18/1
TIRA DUSKMEADOW: 17/1
KATHRA IRONFORGE: 15/1
CORRIN REEDSON: 14/1
KOBOLDS: 11
SKAMOS REDMOON:5/1

((Note to Suzuro and WillWolf, I had your characters move differently, because Kathra's target was already dropped, and Riardon wouldn't have a clear shot from where he was. And yes, crits are max damage.))

[Morty]

Skamos sees new kobolds enetering the cave just as the kobold he just killed hits the ground. It takes a while for him to consider the situation and brace himself to cast a spell, so once more he acts after his companions already engaged the enemy. In a hurry, he hurls a Force Orb towards the kobolds.

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Standard action to use Force Orb on the kobold in D13.
First Attack: (1d20+5)[7]
Damage: (2d8+5)[10]
Secondary Attack: [roll]1d20+5[roll]
Damage: (1d10+5)[11]

Skamos Redmoon

HP: 20; Healing Surge HP: 5; Healing Surges: 6
AC: 15; Fortitude Defense: 10; Reflex Defense 15; Will Defense 13
Initiative +2; Speed: 6 squares
Daily: Sleep
Encounter: Force Orb, Infernal Wrath

EDIT: Dangit, I screwed up the second roll. Luckily, the first attack missed anyway.

[playswithfire]

Corrin Reedsom
HP: 27; Healing Surge HP: 6; Healing Surges: 11
AC: 20; Fortitude Defense: 13; Reflex Defense:14; Will Defense: 16
Initiative: +1; Squares: 5
Weapon: shortsword +5, 1d6+2

Stepping lightly over the fallen kobolds and the spikes in his way, Corrin approaches the new threats, again summons forth a flash of light from his sword and brings it down upon the menace.

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Assuming we can move normal speed over the dead bodies, move diagonal up-right 1 normal speed, then up 2 slow, use divine challenge and holy strike on E14
Attack(1d20+5)[8]
Damage(1d6+5)[6]

[WillWolf]

Riardon Brightvale
HP: 23; Healing Surge HP: 5; Healing Surges: 6
AC: 17; Fortitude Defense: 13; Reflex Defense:15; Will Defense: 13
Initiative: +4; Squares: 6
Encounter: Fey Steps
Daily: Split the Tree
Weapon for Opportunity Attacks: Longbow +6, 1d10+4

He continued on, loaded, and fired his bow.

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He should be able to move to I8 without being damaged by caltrops. Attack: (1d20+6)[16](1d10+4)[7]

[EvilRoeSlade]

TIRA DUSKMEADOW
HP: 28/28; HEALING SURGE HP: 7; HEALING SURGES: 9/9
AC: 15; FORTITUDE: 13; REFLEX: 13; WILL: 15
INITIATIVE: +0; SPEED: 6
ENCOUNTER: Witchfire
DAILY: Curse of the Dark Dream
WEAPON FOR OPPORTUNITY ATTACKS: Dagger +3, 1d4

Tira's laughter echos across the room as she disappears again. Do you really think you can beat me? Her disembodied voice comes from across the pond, and in a moment she appears again, energy flying from her hand.

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Shadow walk to B10 and eldritch blast nearest kobold, in addition to targeting it with warlock's pact.

Attack - (1d10+5)[7] +1 from prime shot as long as no other party member is closer to target than me.
Damage - (1d10+4)[8]
Pact - (1d6)[4]

[Suzuro]

KATHRA IRONFORGE
HP: 33/33; HEALING SURGE HP: 8; HEALING SURGES: 13/13
AC: 19; FORTITUDE: 16; REFLEX: 13; WILL: 12
INITIATIVE: +1; SPEED: 5
ENCOUNTER: Passing Attack
DAILY: Brute Strike
WEAPON FOR OPPORTUNITY ATTACKS: Warhammer +6, 1d10+5
ACTION POINTS: 1


Kathra stood by momentarily, taking in the defeat of the kobolds so far. But her revelry didn't last long, as there were still kobolds to slay....

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Double move, taking care not to step on caltrops, to E12

-Suzuro

[bchilders]

Erias the Sunlord
HP: 24/24; HEALING SURGE HP: 6; HEALING SURGES: 8/8
AC: 16; FORTITUDE: 13; REFLEX: 12; WILL: 17
INITIATIVE: +1; SPEED: 5
ENCOUNTER: Power of Amaunator
DAILY: Cascade of light
WEAPON FOR OPPORTUNITY ATTACKS: Mace +4, 1d8+2

Erais points at the closest kobold and grabs his holy symbol. He begins uttering a prayer to the sunlord and a beam of light shoots forth at the closest kobold.

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Using Lance of Faith

Attack vs. Reflex:(1d20+4)[20]
Damage: (1d8+4)[12]

Also it will grant the dwarf a +2 on her next attack