Following the chains...

Mick wrote:move: se,se,se,se,se
free action: drop shield
minor: pull out orb
standard: orb daily power
Power (Daily) Standard Action. Close Burst 3; +13 vs Will; 2d6+3 psychic damage and the target is dazed (save ends). Affects enemies and allies, but not you

I believe Thia is not in the burst.

Candelos' turn:
Move: move SE
Standard: use daily power from Orb of Vyrellis
Orb 30 vs Will hits for 11hp of psychic damage. The abomination is dazed (save ends)



Note: for the duration of the daze the abomination will loose Minor/Move actions and the ability to use interrupts. He'll also grant combat advantage. He'll still be able to use three standard actions per turn.


Kaddim's turn...
At the start of Kaddim's turn he is teleported 6 south into the center of the room. (not shown in previous map...)

Dwarmaj wrote:Note: for the duration of the daze the abomination will loose Minor/Move actions and the ability to use interrupts. He'll also grant combat advantage. He'll still be able to use three standard actions per turn.

This is exactly what I was thinking on how I'd rule this when I read Candelos' post.

Thia would use weave through the fray (I believe that is the one) that lets her shift 5 when he moves adjacent to her.

Edit: Forgot to say where to: 5 NW

Move next to Miri and feed her the potion.

Ross wrote:Move next to Miri and feed her the potion.

Kaddim's turn:
Move: move adjacent to Miri
Standard: feed her the healing potion. Miri spends a healing surge and regains 10hp.



Miri's turn... Miri is currently prone.

I should be five squares further south and 1 square away from the west wall.

Dwarmaj wrote:
Miri's turn... Miri is currently prone.

free action: (as I'm waking up) "Did we get him?"
move action: stand up
standard action: ready Magic Missile when he teleports or moves in range.

done.

Say, "Yes, we did. That's his twin brother."

bradly wrote:

Dwarmaj wrote:
Miri's turn... Miri is currently prone.

free action: (as I'm waking up) "Did we get him?"
move action: stand up
standard action: ready Magic Missile when he teleports or moves in range.

done.

Miri's turn:
Move: stand
Standard: ready an attack


Abomination turn #1 is next...

Abomination turn #1:
At the start of his turn no bubbles pass through him and he is not teleported.

Standard: use Prismatic Surge on Candelos
PS 24 vs all defenses hits for 9hp of damage





Thia's turn, then Sonya

At the start of Thia's turn a bubble passes through her and she is teleported 6 squares toward the center of the room.

Cmon Dice!

Standard: Twin Strike
Move: NW, N, N, N, N, N, N (1 away from the wall)

Ross wrote:Say, "Yes, we did. That's his twin brother."

"Damn... How long was I out? He looks pretty beat up."

Holy smokes, do you guys realize that we've taken like 639 hits of damage and dished out nearly the same? Thia alone has given the big baddie nearly 200 hits by herself. That's a lot of arrows sticking out of the monster.

Krystoff wrote:Cmon Dice!

Standard: Twin Strike
Move: NW, N, N, N, N, N, N (1 away from the wall)

Thia's turn:
Standard: use Twin Strike /HQ on the abomination
TS #1 20+2 vs Ac miss
TS #2 31+2 vs Ac hits for 10+4hp of damage.

Move: move north



Sonya's turn...
At the start of Sonya's turn a bubble passes through her and she is teleported west next to the wall.

Current PC status:

Kaddim 19/79hp with 6/11 surges
Candelos 45/78hp with 8/14 surges
Miri 10/58hp with 6/9 surges
Thia 20/65hp with 6/7 surges
Sonya 5/66hp with 6/9 surges


The party has dished out a little over 600hp of damage...

hmmm...he's enraged so I'm guessing he'll likely attack either Candelos (closer) or Thia (doing more damage to him). I'm just within reach but if I attack, the monster goes immediately after me and then I'd be the closest and he'll gets two turns and could actually kill me with a critical or a good damage roll.
Also, the monster could get teleported at the start of its turn. I'll delay until after the monster has his # 2 and # 3 turn, then I'll go. Maybe he'll teleport into the center of the room and Miri's ready magic missiles will finish him...

Sonya delays...


Abomination turns #2 and #3

Turn #2:
Standard: use Prismatic Surge on Thia
PS 31 vs all defenses hits for 9hp of damage

Turn #3:
Standard: use Prismatic Surge on Candelos
PS 30 vs all defenses hits for 13hp of damage





Sonya can take her turn, then Candelos' turn...

Okay, the monster didn't get teleported.
I'd like for Candelos to be next to the monster so if Candelos doesn't finish it off, I can use one of my last two encounter powers to Candelos another swing. I'll delay again until I see what Candelos does.
Candelos' turn.

move: nw,sw
standard: attack with Piercing Smite


Piercing Smite Paladin Attack 1
Encounter ✦ Divine, Weapon
Standard Action Melee weapon
Target: One creature
Attack: Strength vs. Reflex
Hit: 2[W] + Strength modifier damage, and the target and a
number of enemies adjacent to you equal to your Wisdom
modifier are marked until the end of your next turn.

Okay, Candelos moved into melee range.
I'll go...
Move Action: Move SE such that I end up next to the monster on his NW corner (the only square I can reach and be next to him).
Free Action: As I move forward yell "Axe and you shall receive!"
Standard Action: Use Hammer and Anvil striking at reflex, strike at the monster myself and give Cadelos a Free Basic Melee Attack with a +5 to damage.
Done...

Mick wrote:move: nw,sw
standard: attack with Piercing Smite


Piercing Smite Paladin Attack 1
Encounter ✦ Divine, Weapon
Standard Action Melee weapon
Target: One creature
Attack: Strength vs. Reflex
Hit: 2[W] + Strength modifier damage, and the target and a
number of enemies adjacent to you equal to your Wisdom
modifier are marked until the end of your next turn.

Oh, I forgot to roll the abomination's save at the end of turn #3. He rolled a 24 and is no longer dazed.



Candelos' turn:
Move: move adjacent to the abomination
Standard: use Piercing Smite
PS 21 vs Ref miss


Sonya's turn...

Teramotos wrote:Okay, Candelos moved into melee range.
I'll go...
Move Action: Move SE such that I end up next to the monster on his NW corner (the only square I can reach and be next to him).
Free Action: As I move forward yell "Axe and you shall receive!"
Standard Action: Use Hammer and Anvil striking at reflex, strike at the monster myself and give Cadelos a Free Basic Melee Attack with a +5 to damage.
Done...

Sonya's turn:
Move: move adjacent to the abomination
Standard: use Hammer and Anvil on the abomination
H&A 28 vs Ref hits for 14hp of damage

Candelos gets a free MBA on the abomination
MBA 29 vs Ac hits for 16+5hp of damage.

The abomination falls and a green mist rises from the body. The mist floats above the body for a few seconds then moves toward and out of the north doorway like lightning.

Great teamwork on the end.



Searching the abomination you find:
A Key on a chain around his neck. The key looks to be made of mithral and has the words "The night is mine" etched in elven.

Around his wrists are silver bracers where the chains were attached.

Are the bracers magical$

That's was the tightest encounter so far.
A couple bad rolls our way and it's a TPK.

Sonya "...and victory belongs to the brave."
Ask Miri to evaluate the key and the bracers (I'll add them to the group treasure list).
Hey, no one's going to come in here. I say we take like a 30 minute rest (I don't think we'll be able to take an extended rest) and have Sonya keep using her healing powers so that we get the very most out of the surges we have left. Better to get the extra 10 hits or 2d6 per surge than not. I have a hunch we're going to need every surge we can muster in the next battle. Holy smokes, I think that's the toughest battle I've seen since we started playing 4.0....

Mick wrote:Are the bracers magical$

Kaddim or Miri examine the bracers and the bracers look like they were magical, but no longer. They do look to be worth quite a bit.

The bracers can be dusted into 5,000gp worth of residuum.

Teramotos wrote:Sonya "...and victory belongs to the brave."
Ask Miri to evaluate the key and the bracers (I'll add them to the group treasure list).
Hey, no one's going to come in here. I say we take like a 30 minute rest (I don't think we'll be able to take an extended rest) and have Sonya keep using her healing powers so that we get the very most out of the surges we have left. Better to get the extra 10 hits or 2d6 per surge than not. I have a hunch we're going to need every surge we can muster in the next battle. Holy smokes, I think that's the toughest battle I've seen since we started playing 4.0....

Current PC status:

Kaddim 19/79hp with 6/11 surges
Candelos 32/78hp with 8/14 surges
Miri 10/58hp with 6/9 surges
Thia 11/65hp with 6/7 surges
Sonya 5/66hp with 6/9 surges



I'll need to know how many surges each PC will use and what powers Sonya or others will use to augment the surges.


Every HP may count for the next encounter...

I'll use 2 surges. With Sonya's augment that should put me at full.

Mick wrote:Are the bracers magical$

That's was the tightest encounter so far.
A couple bad rolls our way and it's a TPK.

I think the Medusa battle was closer to being a TPK than this was. Granted, this encounter inflicted more damage on us.

Candelos will use 2 surges

Mick wrote:Candelos will use 2 surges

Me too, and if I roll bad on the extra hits, maybe use a third...

Hey you guys, don't use your surges right away, I can only augment 4 surges every 5 minutes using IW (adds + 2d6) or RW (adds + 10 hits). No one's going to come in here for at least a little while. By healing us up, worse person first on a rotating basis, we should be able to maximize the surges we have left.

Atfter 2 surges I'll still be down 7 hp. So if you can augment one of mine.

We sure could use a extended rest. Used all be dailys.

I don't think we are using them all at once. We are using them as you augment them.

I guess the biggest question is whether you're going to take the an short rest and don't use any surges.

In order to have Sonya use her encounter powers to heal you have to take a short rest and don't use any surges. Then she can help with four surges then another short rest.

If everyone wants to use two surges and benefit from Sonya's powers then you'll need five short rests.

1 rest for her to recharge
3 rests for her to augment 4 surges per rest (total of 12 surges can be augmented)
1 rest for her to get her encounter powers back


Do you want to take the first rest without using surges?

Dwarmaj wrote:Do you want to take the first rest without using surges?

Yes. After Sonya recharges her encounter powers.

Why does it take 5 rest to recharge 4 times?

Since I only need 1 augmented surge, I'll use one surge before resting.

Mick wrote:Why does it take 5 rest to recharge 4 times?

Sonya already used up her encounter powers to boost our surges. We need to rest 5 minutes before the first surge is used if we want Sonya's augment. ...And again if we want her to have her augments ready to go for our next encounter. Hence, one extra rest needed (one on both ends).

1 rest for her to recharge
3 rests for her to augment 4 surges per rest (total of 12 surges can be augmented)
1 rest for her to get her encounter powers back

After rest #1 Sonya augments 4 surges
After rest #2 Sonya augments 4 surges
After rest #3 Sonya augments 4 surges
After rest #4 ready for next encounter

After taking several rests and having Sonya augment healing this is where the party is at:

Current PC status:

Kaddim 73/79hp with 4/11 surges
Candelos 77/78hp with 6/14 surges
Miri 48/58hp with 4/9 surges
Thia 53/65hp with 4/7 surges
Sonya 52/66hp with 4/9 surges


Does anyone want to use another surge before moving on?

Let move on

Mick wrote:Let move on

Concur.

For the next encounter, we can all use our second wind, but I used all my daily powers so I will only be able to have the party access five additional surges. That means as a group we'll be able to access 10 total surges as we have no healing potions left and I think Candelos is dry on heals. We have 22 surges available right now so I suggest that Miri, Sonya and Thia all use one more surge now.
If the group thinks that the surges we have left have to last for more than one more encounter, then we should stand pat. We'll have to hope that Kaddim and Candelos soak up the majority of the damage in the next battle and I'll concentrate on healing them. I'll also pick up all the javalins that I threw that missed if any are still usable.

During the several short rests... Kaddim and Miri study the bubbles that are still floating about and teleporting the PC occasionally, that they are unstable planar matter.


The party hasn't noticed any ill effects, but you are still being teleported. You figure there is a 25% chance of being teleported (16 or higher on a d20).



Which way does the party want to go? The room you're in has a door leading west. Or you can go back the way you came where you saw a hallway leading south.

Thia will use the 2 surges with the augments and then use an additional surge to be at full.

Sonya is with Thia, I'm going to use one more surge now to be at max. The one battle we just fought costed us nearly 30 healing surges. If the next battle is going to be as tough as Ken is hinting and we can only access 10 more of our 22 remaining surges, we need to tap into those 12 or so we won't be able to access. Miri should also use a surge. Since Kaddim and Candelos are the big damage sponges, they will be best off if Sonya heals them with her powers during battle so they get the most out of each of thier (more numerous and stronger) surges.