[4E] Dragonlance - Dragons of Autumn

[gareth]

Johanai

Johanai looks suspiciously at the robed figure. He casually slips one hand inside the pocket of his robe.

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Insight check: "Is he telling the truth about his friend?" (1d20+8)[22]
Casting Prestidigitation to create another copy of the medallion, with its original shiny appearance, out of sight inside the pocket.

[Poru93]

Barok

Barok stays silent as the human-like thing talks. He knows that the medallion wasn't taken from anyone. It had been sitting in an altar that dated back centuries. Nothing had been touched there... so whatever it is, is lying to the group. Even though he knows this, he doesn't speak up, remembering his failure last time as trying to be sneaky. His hand starts to stray towards the medallion under the "rusted" chainmail, but catches himself in time to stop.

[Krezzlar]

Wikkaquik

"Oh, how very tragic. No respectable kender I know would be involved in any kind of theft, I can assure you that. We are an honorable people good sir, just prone to more misunderstandings than most it would seem. Still, perhaps me and one of my companions can examine your ailing friend and see if we can identify what is wrong with him? Both the half-elf and the elder knight are trained in the healing arts."

[Truwar]

Jorim

Jorim moves so his sword arm is concealed by his companions, and eases the blade in its sheathe. According to "The Way of the General" by Occam Tyaelus, coincidence on the battlefield should always be treated as enemy subterfuge until proven otherwise. In accordance with this, Jorim begins examining his opponents and playing out several possible tactical strategies in his mind.

[Britter]

Kelwyn


"Yes, if you would like I could look at your companion and see if my meager knowledge can be of any assitance to him. I have some small talent for healing and dealing with wounds and illness."

[Ron2112]

Dlanor

Watching the exchange, Dlanor begins to feel uneasy as to the intent of the strange party. Making as if to stretch and idly play with his bowstring, he slides the bow off his shoulder and prepares for the worst....

[RTGoodman]

The two figures pulling the cart sit it down on it's two legs, and the other stand to each side, giving room for a couple of you to walk forward towards the cart. "Pleassse," the leader says, "Do what you can. We would be... grateful." He glances around at you, and then the others.

[Krezzlar]

Wikkaquik

"Of course." Turning to Kelwyn, "Shall we?"

With that, the kender skips to the wagon and hops onto it next to the sick body. He prepares to pull off the cover but is also ready to duck under the wagon in case things get hairy.

[Britter]

Kelwyn

His desire to help having won out over his caution and distrust of the Seekers, Kelwyn follws Wikka to the wagon, where he begins to check the sick man, to see if he can lend any aid.

Heal (1d20+8)[14]

[gareth]

Johanai

Johanai moves towards the cart.

I have no particular skill in healing, but I should be able to tell if there's any kind of curse on him.

Johanai waits for Kelwyn to finish and then examines the man himself.

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Arcana check: "Is the man suffering from any kind of magical effect or curse?" (1d20+11)[13]
Religion check: same question (1d20+11)[28]

[RTGoodman]

As the knight, the kender, and the mage move toward the cart, the figures move to let them through. As you three approach the cart, you throw back the burlap and are horrified by what you see.

The man, dressed in robes like the others, lays with his feet nearest to you. His exposed skin, on both hands and feet, is covered in thick scales the color of dirty brass, and (even more shockingly) the hands and feet seem deformed and end not in fingers but in long claws. You gasp and look quickly to the "man's" face, and as you do you notice not a human face, but a scaly toothed maw on an elongated, reptilian face.

As you notice this, though, the ambush falls down around you. The figures rip off their robes and reveal armor and longswords, and most shockingly of all, wings! Even the one in the cart, obviously not sick, grabs a nearby weapon, and the battle begins!

Roll Initiative!

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There's no surprise round since most of you were very cautious.

The dark square on the map is the cart, which rests on two wheels and two legs (like a big wheelbarrow). Moving into or out of the cart takes two squares of movement that provokes OAs (since you've got to climb up in it). Creatures inside the cart have cover against those outside, and those outside have cover to those inside. The rest is normal terrain, except the undergrowth/foresty bit on the edge (dark green) which is lightly obscured and can provide concealment.

Initiative
Group 1: (1d20+4)[16]
Group 2: (1d20+4)[16]
Group 3: (1d20+4)[21]

(Group 1 is 1 and 2; Group 2 is 3 and 4; and Group 3 is 5 and 6)

Map:

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[Britter]

Kelwyn


Long years of training kept Kelwyn from crying out in shock and surprise. The fact that it was an ambush did not seem out of place, but the attackers were entirely unexpected. The knight stood firm, and reached for his blade, ready to do battle.

initiative: (1d20+7)[25]

[Truwar]

Jorim

Having been very prepared for the eventuality of combat, but notheless somewhat surprised by the outlandish appearance of their new foes, Jorim strikes out at the creature between him and Johanai.


Intiative: (1d20+3)[13] (all allies gain a +2 to their initiative)
Bastion of Defense attack: (1d20+9)[23]
Bastion of Defense dmg: (3d8+6)[20]
All allies gain +1 to all of their defenses for the rest of the battle.
All allies gain 7 temporary hitpoints.

[Poru93]

Barok

"Crap... this is not good. I have no idea how to use this thing..." Barok says to Dlanor about the medallion. "Do I have to pray to use it, you think? Wait, but I don't even know the god's name...." Barok adds frantically. His mind is almost frozen, having never been in a real battle before. The skeleton in the woods was nothing compared to this...

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Initiative: (1d20+2)[11]

[gareth]

Johanai

Johanai stares in fascination at the creature in the cart, then snarls in frustration when it attacks.

Wait, I haven't-

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Initiative (1d20+5)[19]

[Ron2112]

Dlanor

As I thought, the half-elf has time to think. He quickly puts an arrow to bow and chooses his first target.

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Initiative - (1d20+4)[23]

Setting creature #4 as my quarry.

[Krezzlar]

Wikkaquik

The kender is taken aback by the sudden influx of weapons and scales but recovers quickly.

"And the villains reveal themselves! I'll take the 'sick' one."

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Initiative roll: (1d20+8)[13]

Sly Flourish attack on 5 (1d20+11)[21]
Damage (1d4+11)[13] + (2d6)[9] (either for Flanking or First Strike)

[gareth]

Johanai

Johanai looks grimly over at Kelwyn and Jorim.
Sorry about this, guys, but it is the most efficient approach.

He whirls his staff in a complete circle around him, orb outwards.

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AC 17 Fort 15 Ref 20 Will 19 HP 29+7 temporary
Casting Sleep in the square F6-J6-J10-F10, affecting all of the creatures plus Wikka, Kelwyn, Jorim, and Johanai himself. Using the Orb of Imposition class feature, designating 4 as taking a -2 penalty to saves.
Wikka (1d20+5)[6] vs Will
Kelwyn (1d20+5)[21] vs Will
Jorim (1d20+7)[23] vs Will
Johanai (1d20+7)[12] vs Will =18
1 (1d20+7)[13] vs Will
2 (1d20+7)[18] vs Will
3 (1d20+7)[15] vs Will
4 (1d20+7)[19] vs Will
5 (1d20+7)[9] vs Will
6 (1d20+5)[12] vs Will

If hit, slowed (save ends). If save failed, unconscious.
Miss, slowed (save ends).

[gareth]

Johanai

Johanai struggles to break free of the enervating effects of his own spell.

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Saving throw: (1d20)[16]

[Ron2112]

Dlanor HP:35/35 AC:18, F:14, R:15, W:12

Having chosen his quarry and lined up his shot, Dlanor lets fly with an arrow at the nearest of the creatures.

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I was waiting for Rtg to post the results of all the initiative rolls, but I think I'm going to end up going first, and since others have already posted their actions, I don't want to hold things up. So let's see if I've broken the dice roll curse.....

Longbow attack against creature #4 (my quarry)

Attack - (1d20+7)[25]
Damage - (1d10+3)[12]
Bonus Damage to Quarry - (1d6)[3]

[RTGoodman]

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Sorry for the delay. As I said in the OOC thread, I started working yesterday and didn't really have time for much of anything.

Initiative Order:
1: Kelwyn
2: Dlanor
3: Johanai
4 to 9: Enemies (All 6)
10: Wikka
11: Jorim
12: Barok

When your turn comes around, you can either re-do them or just tell me your using the old ones. (If people have moved and invalidated your actions, though, you'll probably HAVE to change.)

[Britter]

Kelwyn

HP: 41/41 AC: 21 Fort: 18 Ref: 17 Will: 15 Surges: 11/11

Age had not dulled the knights superb reflexes. With blinding speed he drew his sword, and stepped forward, arching a precise swing at one of the creatures, and letting the momentum of the attack carry it into another foe.

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Move to I7, attack 4, cleave into 5

Marking 4
If I hit 4, 5 takes 3 damage.

Attack: (1d20+9)[13]
Damage: (1d10+4)[6]
Crit, if needed: (1d6)[5]

[RTGoodman]

As the creatures spring their attack, they aren't fast enough to get the slip on the hardened warriors Kelwyn and Dlanor. The knight's sword unfortunately doesn't penetrate the creature's armor, but Dlanor's arrow digs into it's back deeply.

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@Ron: Remember that you have powers, instead of just having to use normal attacks. I'll just assume you're using nimble strike and are choosing not to do the shift. Next turn, though, you might want to go ahead and be careful about picking a power - the extra damage or effects can make a difference.

@Britter: Don't forget to declare your marks! Or should I just assume you're marking every creature you target?

@Gareth: It's all you now - you can either post new actions or just go with the old one. It's up to you.

Status:
-All 6 enemies are still relatively okay, though #4 has an arrow sticking out of him and is Dlanor's quarry.

[gareth]

Johanai

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I'll just go with the old action. I'll use my old rolls too, unless you want me to reroll.

[RTGoodman]

Johanai's mighty spell slows down all of the scaly clawed enemies and two seem much worse off, but the spell also slows down the two knights, the kender, and the mage himself. The mage throws off the effects and the kender seems to be near the doing the same, but the knights are both in danger of falling asleep in the middle of battle!

The enemies, though, aren't stopped, and spread out to attack many of you, swinging their sharp longswords with glee and relishing in combat.

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Alright, since all the enemies go at once, I'm just going in numerical order instead of 5-6-3-4-1-2 or whatever.

Attacks:
#1 vs. Dlanor: (1d20+10)[15] vs. AC
--Hit: (1d10+3)[4] damage
#2 vs. Barok: (1d20+10)[14] vs. AC
--Hit: (1d10+3)[10] damage
#3 vs. Johanai: (1d20+10)[22] vs. AC
--Hit: (1d10+3)[9] damage
#4 vs. Jorim: (1d20+10)[24] vs. AC
--Hit: (1d10+3)[8] damage
#5 vs. Kelwyn: (1d20+12)[29] vs. AC (with flanking)
--Hit: (1d10+3)[11] damage
#6 vs. Wikka: (1d20+10)[20] vs. AC (EDIT: -2 FOR COVER, so not a hit)
--Hit: (1d10+3)[13] damage

Saving Throws:
#1: (1d20)[5]
#2: (1d20)[13]
#3: (1d20)[18]
#4: (1d20)[5]
#5: (1d20)[10]
#6: (1d20)[10]


Current Status:

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#1: Slowed
#2: Good
#3: Good
#4: Asleep (unconscious); Dlanor's Quarry
#5: Good
#6: Good

Map:

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Wikka's turn now, then Jorim, then Barok. After that, I'll post a new map, but it'll be back to the top.

After their attacks, several enemies seem to shake off the effects of the spell, although one is still rather sluggish and one completely falls asleep.

[Krezzlar]

Wikkaquik
HP:20/33 AC:20, F:13, R:20, W:16 Temp hp: 7

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Edited my previous post slightly.

Wikkaquik tries to shake off the sudden lethargy from Johanai's spell. As he blinks repeatedly he suddenly feels the large reptilian attackers blade cut through his shoulder.

"Ouch! Hey, watch where you swing that thing!"

Seeing an opening in the reptilian that moved infront of him, the kender decides to take advantage of that before getting his revenge on the "sick" attacker.

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Will use the same rolls before but on #5 instead of #6.

Save (1d20)[1]

[Britter]

Kelwyn


Saving Throw: (1d20)[2]

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Actually, I had indicated that I marked 4 in my spoiler. I sometimes forget to announce what I am marking, though, so generally assume I am trying to keep its attention unless I say otherwise. Sorry for any confusion

[Ron2112]

(OOC: RTG -- Nimble Strike is what I would have used, but since I wasn't going to move after the attack, I didn't see the difference between that and a normal attack. I will use some of the stronger power soon, but wanted to get an idea of what direction the encounter was going before using any "silver bullets," so to speak).

[Poru93]

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Barok, Human Cleric
Init +2 HP 32/32 Bloodied 16 Healing Surge 8 (0 used /7)
AC 18 Fort 13 Reflex 13 Will 17 Speed 5
Str 12 (+2) Con 10 (+1) Dex 12 (+2) Int 10 (+1) Wis 17 (+4) Cha 16 (+4)

As the reptilian creature's blade strikes the chainmail, a strange thing happens. The rusty appearance fades, leaving in its place the glistening chainmail with the healing runes inscribed upon it. "That's not good..." Barok groans when he sees the change. He jumps back from the creature and remembering what happened last time he held the medallion towards an enemy, he tries it again. This time, however, the light is different. It's like a beam shooting out towards the creature. "By the gods..." Barok whispers in awe.

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Move Action: Shift 1 SE
Minor Action: none
Standard Action: Lance of Faith
At-Will Divine, Implement, Radiant
Standard Action Ranged 5
Target: 1
Attack: Wisdom vs. Reflex (1d20+3)[13] whoops... I forgot to add the +1 from the half level and the +1 from the holy symbol, so that should be 15. Won't happen again.
Hit: (1d8+3)[9] (should be +4, not +3, I forgot the enhancement bonus) and one ally
you can see gains a +2 power bonus to his or her next attack
roll against the target. (Dlanor)

[Ron2112]

(OOC: It appears we're all waiting for Jorim at this point. If he doesn't show in the next day or so, can you just roll for him, RTG?)