After the Charnal Lord

After the rest, the PCs status is:

The PCs current status is:
Quinn 64/67hp 5/11 surges
Candelos 65/65hp 10/14 surges
Kaddim 69/71hp 8/10 surges
Sonya 56/56hp 5/9 surges
Miri 50/50hp 7/9 surges
Thia 47/60hp 1/7 surges

All encounter power have been refreshed.

What will the PC order be?
Who will open the door?

Thia checks for traps, but didn't find any.
Thia listens carefully at the door, but doesn't hear anything.

Just so we don't forget I have quite a few rituals learned, do we think it might be hot in there? If I cast 2 endure elements rituals, we can get everyone (but it will cost gold...)
If not, regular SOP with Thia in the back with me sounds in order.

Is this order OK? It's the same order that was used to enter the sahuagin room:

Yep, that order looks fine.

Will Kaddim or Quinn be opening the door? (or someone else...)

Dwarmaj wrote:Will Kaddim or Quinn be opening the door? (or someone else...)

Quinn's our charge in first guy. What's behind it? Is it hot?

Sonya, free action: "Quinn, be a gentleman and open the door for us ladies please."
Okay Ken, what's behind the door... ?

Teramotos wrote:Sonya, free action: "Quinn, be a gentleman and open the door for us ladies please."
Okay Ken, what's behind the door... ?

Just to be safe... waiting for Quinn to say he's opening the door. (you never know what could be on the other side )

Lets open the door and see whats inside. If there is a target right away seems like a good time to charge.

Quinn opens the door and sees...


Stairs up...


At the top of the stairs there is a stone statue. The statue looks to be of a demon or devil with "bat-like" wings.

The party cautiously advances...
When Quinn gets to the top of the stairs he sees an identical statue against the west wall.

He also notices a door to the south and a door to the west that goes north.

It may be a good time for Miri to cast there endure element rituals.

The temperature in the room isn't hot, but smells really bad (like a sewer).

What does the party want to do?

check both doors, see if they are locked and listen to see if there is any sound.

David wrote:check both doors, see if they are locked and listen to see if there is any sound.

Is Quinn going by himself and the party provides cover or is someone going with him?

I'll go with him. 1 square behind him.

They all have my back....WAY back there....

Quinn and Kaddim check the door to the south. The door is not locked and neither one of you hear anything.

The pair move west and the rest of the party files into the room.


Quinn makes it almost to the end of the hall, then...
The floor you're standing on suddenly tilts wildly as the wall to the south falls away. Both pivot in such a way as to hurl you down a shute to the south. The stench of rot and decay emerges from the chute as you go hurtling down it...





The other party members looking on see the floor pivot up and become the new south wall. A new floor is pivots up.

Standing on the new floor are 6 very large rats.



I'll get to Quinn and Kaddim in a bit...

The rest of the party rolls initiative and gets:
Thia, Candelos, Miri, Sonya

Currently Thia's turn, then Candelos

Note:
Thia also hears a splash from the "sahuagin" room...

Quinn thinks to self "This is why the rogue should go first."

David wrote:Quinn thinks to self "This is why the rogue should go first."

Yeah, with a 16 passive perception, you're not going to see much...

On Miri's turn she'll cast 'Scorching Burst' on the closest 2 rats to her and yell out, "Boys, can you hear us? Are you okay?", 5' step North back out of the room a little bit. done.

bradly wrote:On Miri's turn she'll cast 'Scorching Burst' on the closest 2 rats to her and yell out, "Boys, can you hear us? Are you okay?", 5' step North back out of the room a little bit. done.

Miri can yell out as a free action even though it's not her turn.

There's no response from Quinn & Kaddim...

Yeah we don't respond to girls. :p

Sonya (before Thia does anything):
Free Action: say "Candelos, fall back to the stair and help me protect Thia and Miri. Thia, I don't think these rats are friendly, fire away at the closest one."

Note: Candelos gets all the women to himself now.

Thia shifts 1 square east and uses HQ/Twin Strike on the only rat she can see
TS #1 13 vs AC miss
TS #2 31 vs AC critical for 21+7+2HQ =30hp of damage the rat falls



Candelos' turn

Move 4 spaces to spot next to Thia. East of her.
Ready action attack any bat that come next to me.
Mark target and use holy strike

...you can only ready a Standard action, so unless marking is a free action, you'll just have to use Holy Strike.

...assuming Miri does the action she posted earlier, it would be Sonya's action next.

Move Action: Move north to the square west of Miri (next to Miri).
Free Action: Say "Candelos, not quite that far north...we'll get em!"
Standard Action: Ready Action: If a bat comes within striking range, use Brash Assault + 11 1d12+5.
If the bat chooses, it can take a free basic attack on me at + 2 to hit but note, if I hit it, it is - 2 to hit me because of my armor, so it would be a wash. If the bat swings, Thia gets a free basic attack against the same bat and Thia has combat advantage for the one attack.
Free Action: Yell "Thia, get ready, I'll knock the first bat upward, then you shoot it!"

done...

Candelos readies an attack against the first rat that approaches.

Next up... the rats.

Rat move/charges Sonya 23+1 vs AC hits for 5hp
Rat #4 move/charge Sonya 29+1 vs AC hits for 5hp
Rat #2 move/charge Miri 24 vs AC hits for 5hp
Rat #1 move adjacent to Candelos, his readied action kicks in
Candelos Holy Strike 30-2(cover) hits for 12hp, rat #1 is killed.

Rat #3 moves and attacks Miri 27 vs AC hits 5hp

Next up Miri, then Sonya.

Miri may want to adjust her actions since they'll get an AoO on her if she uses a ranged attack.

The rats also have an aura...
At the start of Miri's turn she takes 2+2=4 Necrotic damage.



Stu, you'll want to wait for Miri to take her turn as she may clear out some of the rats...

Yep... waiting for Miri to go first since I didn't expect the bats to go before us.
Miri could also delay, hoping that I at least take out one of the ones in front of her before she does her magic.
Man, that one was lucky it charged, barely hit.

Dwarmaj wrote:

Rat #3 moves and attacks Miri 27 vs AC hits 5hp

Next up Miri, then Sonya.

When the first rat attacks, Miri will use 'Shield' for +4 AC. That should make both rat attacks miss & keep her from losing 10 hits.

Hmm... they all did exactly 5 hits & everyone that got hit fell... we'll save our bigger powers & just swing our staff (basic melee attack) at the northernmost rat. Since Thia is worse off than me, I'll forgo my move & minor actions. Done.

Miri makes a basic melee attack
19 vs AC miss

Sonya's turn...
At the start of Sonya's turn she takes 2+2+2 necrotic damage.

After Sonya is Thia, then Candelos

...okay....
Standard Action: Use Hammer and Anvil at the one to the NW so that Miri gets a swing on it also if I don't down it. Miri is also at + 4 damage.
Move Action: If Miri or I down that one, I'll shift into that empty spot, giving Candelos a flanking bonus.

done...

Sonya uses Hammer and Anvil
29-2(cover) vs Ref hits for 8hp, the rat falls.
Sonya is unable to shift NW due to the statue blocking diagonal movement to that square.


Thia's turn...
Thia takes 2hp of necrotic damage from an adjacent rat's aura.

If you shift onto the stairs you won't be able to see the rats.

Thia stays where she's at and uses twin strike on two separate rats. Note, the rat to the south has cover.

A rat takes an AoO on Thia 21 vs AC+2 miss

Thia:
TS #1 25 vs AC hits for 19hp, the rat falls
TS #2 24-2 vs AC hits for 15hp, the rat falls

Candelos' turn

Candelos:
move 3 spaces south to spot west of Sonya
attack with valiant strike +1 att for 1 adjacent enemy

Candelos moves south and attacks
Valiant Strike 15+1 vs AC miss

The rats turn...
The last rat tries to bite Sonya 14 vs AC miss

Miri's turn...

Dwarmaj wrote:Miri's turn...

Free action: "Okay, you all are better at melee than I am..."
Move action: take 5' step W (directly N of rat)
Standard action: Magic Missle the rat
done.

Miri moves west and uses Magic Missile:
MM 19 vs Ref miss

Sonya's turn...
At the start of Sonya's turn she takes 2 necrotic damage.

Wow I'm rolling bad! :-(

Dwarmaj wrote:At the start of Sonya's turn she takes 2+2+2 necrotic damage.

Note: I thought after the Fire Harpy battle we researched auras & discovered that they do not stack? (I didn't research it, but I thought someone did...)

bradly wrote:Wow I'm rolling bad! :-(

Dwarmaj wrote:At the start of Sonya's turn she takes 2+2+2 necrotic damage.

Note: I thought after the Fire Harpy battle we researched auras & discovered that they do not stack? (I didn't research it, but I thought someone did...)

Most auras don't stack. But some monsters have entries that state that their auras do stack.

For these rats, the description specificly states that a character takes aura damage from each adjacent rat.
Unlike the harpies that had a range of 5 or 10 for their auras which would be deadly. The rat only have an aura of 1.

...Yes, I confirmed that like auras from creatures do not stack, unless the monster description says otherwise; like these rats.

Move Action: Shift one square south.
Standard Action: Use Commander Strike and give Candelos a free basic attack.

done

Also take a look at Chillborn Zombies, their aura stack too...

Sonya shifts and uses Commander Strike to give Candelos a free attack.
Candelos swings 16 vs AC miss (this is one tough rat).

Thia's turn, then Candelos

Dwarmaj wrote:
Most auras don't stack. But some monsters have entries that state that their auras do stack.

For these rats, the description specificly states that a character takes aura damage from each adjacent rat.

Yeah, I guess that would overrule the general rule then. Oh well, just checking (& hoping to get some party hps back!)

Krystoff wrote:Sorry guys, Im in DoD audits all day. Twin strike the rat.

Department of Defense?

Krystoff wrote:Sorry guys, Im in DoD audits all day. Twin strike the rat.

Thia uses Twin Strike on the remaining rat.
TS #1 17 vs AC miss
TS #2 27 vs AC hits for 12hp of damage, the rat falls.

Candelos' turn...

...there aren't any rats left alive, is the encounter over?
...or are we in combat mode until we find the others?

Dwarmaj wrote:Candelos' turn...

Hmm... all the rats are dead & we're still in initiative order... Was the splash Thia & I heard just after Quinn & Kaddim sprung the trap?
"Let's all get back to the Sauguin room and see if that splash we heard was our lost boys... If it was, they could be underwater and in trouble!"