The World in Revolt IC

[NotScaryBats]

Viola attempts to end the wretch between herself and Mel.

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wow, we're kicking ass, you guys.
No move
No minor
Standard: feral Assault on E5
(1d20+14)[16] v Reflex (CA incl)
On hit (2d12+15)[27] dmg

[WaffleLord]

INIT
Radiel, Viola, Bugbear, Wightish, Melhved, Wolfen, Skeletal, Wilian
(corrected for Bugbear readied action)

[MiketheMountain]

Bugbear - Fighter

"HOO! HA! Yeah! Bug's still got the moves!" Bugbear laughs as the clumsy swipes of the undead monsters fail to even scratch his armour.

As the wretched thing in his grasp flails in desperation, Bugbear turns a mocking smile towards it. "Aww, what's wrong little guy? Miss your friends? WELL HERE'S ONE FOR YA!!" Bugbear steps forward and grabs the other wight, slamming the two against each other like they were children's toys and knocking them to the ground.

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Move Action: Shift to D5
Standard Action: Funnelling Flurry against 2-1 and 2-2

• Attack vs 2-1: (1d20+16)[27] vs AC (-3 to defences included)
• Damage: (1d8+6)[12], slide to D6 and knocked prone
  
• Attack vs 2-2: (1d20+13)[14] vs AC
• Damage: (1d8+8)[12] (+2 damage included) and knocked prone (miss)

Mark 2-1 and 2-2. Grab on 2-2 automatically ends.

OOC: I'm going to use an Action Point here, just need to see the results first. Never mind, change of plans. I'm done.

(If successful) Relevant Features and Feats:
World Serpent's Grasp (feat): Whenever you hit a slowed or immobilized target with an attack, you can knock it prone.
Iron Body Ki Focus Property: Bugbear has resistance 3 to all of 2-1's attacks until the end of Bugbear's next turn.

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HP: 57/57 | Surges: 10/10
AC: 24 | FORT: 26 | REF: 16 | WILL: 16
Conditions: none

[WaffleLord]

Wights

Jumping to its feet, it hisses at the one who floored it. Trying in vain to surround its opponent, instead it scratches out with crusty claws, trying to land a blow on the towering wrestler. The other finds Bugbear's watching eyes disconcerting as well. It tries to gouge them out. The first lands a solid hit on Bugbear as he tries to watch them both. A wave of weakness passes through him. As he clears his head, the second wight rakes his back with its talons. The wight hisses and fades back into the darkness as Bugbear's resolves waver again.

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2-1
STANDARD
Claw vs Bugbear AC (24) - (1d20+10)[30]
Damage - (1d6+4)[8] Crit 10 damage (7 after resist)
MOVE
Can't

2-2
STANDARD
Claw vs Bugbear AC (24) - (1d20+10)[27]
Damage - (1d6+4)[9]
MOVE
Nope** A hit allows him to shift 3 squares, regardless of the slow.
Shift to H4.

Bugbear takes 16 necrotic damage and loses 2 healing surges.

[WaffleLord]

Wights

Charging form the darkness, a third wight charges Mel, trying to score its own mark. She raises her shield at the sound from her flank and blocks the attack.

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2-3
STANDARD
Charge Claw vs Mel AC (22) - (1d20+10)[17] (whoops +1 charge, still miss)
Damage - (1d6+4)[5]

[WaffleLord]

Melhved

Blocking the charging wight's attack from the darkness turns her on her heels. She senses the living-taking energies flowing from the creatures into Bugbear. Welling up with the might of Melora, she swings her sword in several arcs around her body, taking swipes at the fiends around her and sending tendrils of Melora's love towards Bugbear. Two of the undead feel her bite but the new one escapes her blade. Bugbear is wrapped in the warming comfort of Melora's grace.

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STANDARD
Strongskin Clash against Skeleton2, Wight1 and Wight3.
vs Skeleton 2 AC - (1d20+14)[29] hit (forgot -2, still hits)
vs Wight1 AC - (1d20+14)[29] hit (ditto)
vs Wight3 AC - [roll]1d20+!4[/roll](Reroll in OOC - 17) miss
Damage - (1d8+7)[9]

Bugbear gets Resist 6 All until EoMelNT

MOVE
Shift F5

FREE
Mark Wight3 and Skeleton2

INIT
Radiel, Viola, Bugbear, Wightish, Melhved, Wolfen, Skeletal, Wilian

[thereaper]

"Don't stop there! Hit 'em again"

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Wolfen shifts to D3 and uses Commander's Strike via Melhved against the thing at F6. Attack: (1d20+14)[22]. Damage: (1d8+11)[13]

[MiketheMountain]

Bugbear - Fighter

Bugbear reels as twin attacks send waves of nausea and weakness through his body. Though his vision is momentarily blurred, he still snaps out a backhand against the creature fleeing his grasp.

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Immediate Interrupt: Combat Challenge attack against Wight 2-2
Attack: (1d20+13)[25]
Damage: (1d8+8)[13] (+2 damage included)

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HP: 41/57 | Surges: 8/10
AC: 24 | FORT: 26 | REF: 16 | WILL: 16
Conditions: Resist 6 all damage

[WaffleLord]

Skeletons

The skeletons, all looking quite ragged, lurch in to attack, their scimitars and boney claws waving wildly. Their strategy seems painfully simple. Attack the nearest foe. With bones and blades flying, our heroes maintain focus and block nearly all of the attacks, except one boney claw that slips under Wolfen's guard. Its piercing tip causes little damage, but he feels a wave of deathly chill that he has a tough time shaking off.

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Skeleton1 - Move to C4
Scimitar vs Wolfen AC (20) - (1d20+9)[13]
Damage - (1d8+3)[4]
Boneclaws vs Wolfen AC (20) - (1d20+9)[25]
Damage - (1d4+3)[5]

Skeleton2 - No move (F7)
Scimitar vs Mel AC (22) - (1d20+9)[10]
Damage - (1d8+3)[5]
Boneclaws vs Mel AC (22) - (1d20+9)[20]
Damage - (1d4+3)[4]

Skeleton3 - Move to C5
Scimitar vs Bugbear AC (24) - (1d20+9)[14]
Damage - (1d8+3)[6]
Boneclaws vs Bugbear AC (24) - (1d20+9)[19]
Damage - (1d4+3)[4]

Wolfen takes 5 damage plus ongoing 5 necrotic damage (save ends)

INIT
Radiel, Viola, Bugbear, Wightish, Melhved, Wolfen, Skeletal, Wilian

[snake obsidian]

The young mage conjures the winter wind once again, striking it over the approaching monsters in an effort to pull them back on the darkness they came from.

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Attack with Freezing Blast to D7.
Attack on Wight 1: Reflex vs (1d20+9)[19]
Attack on Wight 3: Reflex vs (1d20+9)[22]
Hit: (1d6+7)[11], and slide W-1 to 6C, and W-3 to D7.

[Cheesy74]

Radiel swipes his rod in a wide arc and shouts a furious phrase in Supernal. Another bolt of lightning arcs between the walls of the chamber, aimed squarely at the trio of walking corpses beside Bugbear. The wight, overloaded by the blast, falls over in convulsions and lies immobile. The unexpected movement arcs the bolt completely over the first skeleton, but it still lands directly on the third. As the lightning fades, a barrier of sparks forms between the skeleton and Radiel's allies, keeping close to the beast, pushing it back, and almost daring it to move unexpectedly. "Move back, Wolfen!" Radiel shouts.

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Radiel invokes Vanguard's Lightning on skeletons 1 and 3 and wight 1 (targeted at square B5). Any of them that get hit slide to the left one square.
These attacks are versus Reflex.
(1d20+10)[27] Skelly 1
(1d20+10)[11] Skelly 3
(1d20+10)[20] Wight 1
(1d6+9)[10] lightning damage
Anyone hit takes 3 more lightning damage any time they make an opportunity attack before the end of my next turn.

If any miss, I'll use Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes on it and add the following to the roll:
(1d6)[6] Only roll that missed was a natural 1, not wasting it.

Relevant feats:

• Mark of Storm - Slide an enemy 1 square whenever you hit them with a lightning power
• Power of Luck - Vanguard's Lightning crits on a roll of 19 or 20

[NotScaryBats]

Viola moves around the field of battle, taunting several skeletons by dancing into their range and then moving back out again. She seems to be enjoying herself, despite the damage she's taken. Then, when she is near two of the skeletons, she disappears in a puff of darkness, enveloping a 15 foot cube of the room with impenetrable black.

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I move like this: F5->F6->E5->D4->C4
Provoking from Skeleton 2 and 3.

Then, in C4, I make a Burst 1 of Cloud of Darkness.
Everything in my cloud is blinded while within my cloud.

Finally, use my standard action to Vampire Slam on Skeleton 3 (1d20+14)[17] v R (CA included)
on hit (1d10+21)[25] +15 normally, +2 vs Bloodied targets, +4 vs targets in my Cloud of Darkness
Push Skeleton 3 to C6

Spend an Action Point
Vampire Slam on Skeleton 2
(1d20+14)[32] v R (CA included)
on hit (1d10+21)[27] same as above
Push Skeleton 2 to A4

If either of those skeletons survives my attack, I use Blood Sucker to deal an additional (1d10)[6] damage to it and gain a Healing Surge. If both do, I just use it against the first one.
Vampire Slam

[WaffleLord]

The wight, immersed in Radiel's lightning shrieks with pain, jerks violently, and falls to the ground unmoving. Light wisps of smoke rise from its no longer pale body, more ashen grey.

Skeleton Opp Attack

As Viola darts and dodges about the room, both skeletons she pass glance away from their current targets, but only one of them takes a swing at her with its scimitar. As it does, sparks dance about the meatless bones, changing the corse of its blade to pass harmless over the agile Drow.

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OppAtt
Skeleton3 scimitar vs Viola AC (23) - (1d20+9)[20]
Damage - (1d8+3)[5]
Skeleton3 takes 3 lightning damage from Radiel.

[WaffleLord]

As Viola smashes into her first victim, the force of her slam is enough to disrupt the necrotic energies sustaining the skeleton. A black wave of lifeless force bursts from the fiend as the now inanimate bones collapse to the floor.

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Boneshard Burst
Close burst 3 from C5.
vs Viola Ref (18) - (1d20+8)[23] HIT (Resist 5 necrotic)
vs Wolfen Ref (18) - (1d20+8)[16] miss
vs Bugbear Ref (16) - (1d20+8)[22] HIT (Resist 6 all)
vs Mel Ref (15) - (1d20+8)[28] CRIT!! (Takes it all, baby!)
vs Wilian Ref (20) - (1d20+8)[13] miss
vs Radiel Ref (17) - (1d20+8)[11] miss

Damage - (2d6+3)[11] necrotic damage
(15 necrotic damage for Mel)

The question is "Does the BOOM change Viola's Action Point use?"
Hmmmmm?

[MiketheMountain]

Bugbear - Fighter

As an unnatural darkness erupts from Viola, Bugbear waves his arms in a confused attempt to clear his vision. Stepping out of the cloud, he sees one of the creatures skulking in the shadows, preparing to strike. Dropping open his jaw in mock surprised delight, Bugbear points a finger at the injured wight and shouts, "THERE you are!" Then the grappler drops to one knee, slams both fists into the ground and hurls himself forward screaming "AAAAVVAAALAAAANCHE!!!"

Bugbear's boulder-like shoulder slams into the wight, which bounces off the cavern wall and collapses to the floor like a sack of broken pottery. Stomping on the unmoving creature for good measure, Bugbear squints into the darkness, looking for any more of these things. "Anybody remember to pack a torch?"

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Move Action: Move to E5
Standard Action: Bull Charge against Wight 2

• Primary Attack: (1d20+12)[25] vs Fortitude (-2 for dim light, +1 for charge)
• Damage: (2d8+6)[12], knocked prone (World Serpent's Grasp)

Wight 2 is marked by Bugbear. (Dead.)
Bugbear gains 1 Temporary HP (Invigorating power)

(If successful) Relevant Features and Feats:
World Serpent's Grasp feat: Whenever you hit a slowed or immobilized target with an attack, you can knock it prone.
Iron Body Ki Focus Property: Bugbear has resistance 3 to all of target's attacks until the end of Bugbear's next turn.

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HP: 36/57 (1 THP) | Surges: 8/10
AC: 24 | FORT: 26 | REF: 16 | WILL: 16
Conditions: none

[WaffleLord]

6 seconds earlier

As Bugbear prepares to charge out of the stumbling darkness, Viola's second slam connects with another skeleton. It, too, shakes loose of its enchantment and frees the necrotic energies binding it. Another wave of energy spreads out, affecting those around it.

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Boneshard Burst
Close burst 3 from B4.
vs Viola Ref (18) - (1d20+8)[11]
vs Wolfen Ref (18) - (1d20+8)[10]
vs Bugbear Ref (16) - (1d20+8)[27] HIT (Resist 6 all)
Mel - out of range
vs Wilian Ref (20) - (1d20+8)[28] CRIT!! (Mmmm. Damage)
Radiel - no line of effect

Damage - (2d6+3)[12] necrotic damage
Wilian takes 15 damage for crit.

[WaffleLord]

Wights

Confused by the giant block of unpenetrable darkness, the wight turns and attacks the nearest enemy. Its claws fall harmlessly on Mel's shield.

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Wight3
MOVE
Shift to E7

STANDARD
Claw vs Mel AC (22) - (1d20+10)[16]
Damage - (1d6+4)[6]

[WaffleLord]

Melhved

Gathering primal forces to her, she aims a blow at the skeleton, hoping to end him before more forces come. She entreats the forces to slow the bag of bones.

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STANDARD
Weight of Earth vs Skeleton2 AC - (1d20+12)[19]
Damage - (1d8+7)[14] and slowed until the end of Mel's next turn

FREE
Mark Skeleton2 and Wight 3

INIT
Radiel, Viola, Bugbear, Wightish, Melhved, Wolfen, Skeletal, Wilian

[thereaper]

Wolfen shifts out of the darkness and sees a target. He goes for it.

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Viper's Strike against E7. Attack: (1d20+12)[23]. Damage: (1d10+7)[12]. Hit or miss, if E7 shifts before my next turn, he provokes an AoO from Melhved.

[WaffleLord]

Skeleton

The single-mindedness of the hopeless skeleton's attack belies its level of control and intelligence. While striking with its scimitar at Melhved, it cares not how many are left nor its situation. It just wants to hurt the nearest enemy, whatever the cost. It manages to slip its blade inside Mel's guard, bruising her arm.

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STANDARD
Scimitar attack vs Mel AC (22) - (1d20+9)[26]
Damage - (1d8+3)[4]

Passive Insight > 12 (everybody)

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It was left as a sentry with simple commands. Whether that's all it could handle or the lack of plans was the fault of its commander is unknown. These are certainly not the ones in charge.

INIT
Radiel, Viola, Bugbear, Wightish, Melhved, Wolfen, Skeletal, Wilian

[snake obsidian]

"Take them out, guys! These are certainly not the last ones."

Wilian approached to the last monsters, still behind the other adventurers, and unleashed the storm´s lightning on the undead.

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Move to F4 and attack at F9 with Shock Sphere.
Attack VS Wight 3:(1d20+9)[19]
Attack VS Skeleton 2:(1d20+9)[17]
Hit:(2d6+7)[14]

[Cheesy74]

Radiel's furious voice echoes through the chamber like a sonic boom as he shouts his condemnation of the remaining undead. Silvery manacles and chains leap from the ground, crushing their limbs and binding them to the earth.

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Invoking Chains of Carceri at E8, that hits both W3 and S2.

Versus reflex:
(1d20+10)[20] W3
(1d20+10)[22] S2
(2d8+8)[16] untyped damage
(2d6)[9] Potential crit damage
Anyone hit is slowed until the end of my next turn.

As usual, if one misses, I'll add my Memory of a Thousand Lifetimes to it:
(1d6)[5]

[thereaper]

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Saving Throw for Necrotic Damage: (1d20+1)[12]

[WaffleLord]

With Radiel and Wilian's combined onslaught, the fiends succumb to the land of the dead once more. The wight falls peacefully to the ground in a lump of pale, scabbed flesh, while the skeleton, losing cohesion, ends in more spectacular fashion, necrotic energy rippling out from its falling bones. Everyone in the blast feels life ripped from deep within as if with flaming talons. As the last of the energy fades into the walls, silence falls on the battlefield, and the darkness seems to press in even tighter.

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Boneshard Blast
Close burst 3
vs Mel Reflex (15) - (1d20+8)[21]
vs Wolfen Reflex (18) - (1d20+8)[20]
vs Bugbear Reflex (16) - (1d20+8)[23]
vs Viola Reflex (18) - (1d20+8)[26] (Resist 5 necrotic)
vs Wilian Reflex (20) - (1d20+8)[22]
Damage for everybody!

Damage - (2d6+3)[14]

[Cheesy74]

Radiel immediately marches up to Viola and places a firm hand on her shoulder. "YOU!" he roars, before the rage leaves his face and he returns to his normally deadpan voice. "You were harmed by my first invocation. That should have only affected the undead. Why did it hurt you?" he inquires.

[NotScaryBats]

Viola marches up to Radiel as he approaches her. The two talk over each other.
"What is wrong with you? I've worked with Wil for an entire day, and he never hit me with the €£*%# he flings around! Does a Human have better eyesight than you? How many lifetimes do you have to live to learn the difference between an ally and an enemy!?" She tries to poke the Deva in the chest with an accusatory finger.

[Cheesy74]

Radiel allows the finger to land upon his chest, patiently waiting for the tirade to end before repeating himself. "The invocation harms only the undead. Your warrior friend was unaffected despite being right next to you. Why did it affect you?" he calmly queried.

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Perception check to see if Radiel notices any distinctly undead features about her.
(1d20+7)[17]

[thereaper]

Wolfen steps between them.

"We will discuss this. After. The. Mission."

[Cheesy74]

"So long as my loyalty and ability is not called into question for this...curiosity, this is agreeable," Radiel responds, giving Viola a long look before strapping his rod to his side once more. "But this will be discussed when we have completed our goals. Deva are known for their memories."

[snake obsidian]

"Guys, can we leave the discussion after we leave exploding skeleton land?" Said Wilian, limping. "I don´t know if any of you got affected, but I´m feeling very much like dropping dead right now."

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Was that the encounter? Because I´m at 9 HP right now and my healing surges are calling to me.