Pursuing the cultists

Can he run?

Can I do a move and a charge? or a run and a charge? If so I'll do that.

Miri will:

move action: move W + NW to be in line with the opening (& Candelos & the nodule)
standard action: cast 'Force Orb' on the nodule
action point: cast 'Flaming Sphere' on far side of nodule between it & wall
done.

Oh, if we still don't have LOS after Candelos pushed through, then Miri will:

run + move directly south of Candelos & that's it.

Ross wrote:Can I do a move and a charge? or a run and a charge? If so I'll do that.

You can't move and charge, but you can run and charge.

Kaddim's turn:
Move: use run action to move into the room

Standard: charge 18-5 vs Ac hits for 16hp of damage. You feel that the nodule can take quite a few more hits like that...


Miri's turn, then Sonya...

bradly wrote:Oh, if we still don't have LOS after Candelos pushed through, then Miri will:

run + move directly south of Candelos & that's it.

Miri's turn:
At the start of Miri's turn she takes 5hp of acid damage.

Move/Standard: use run action to move south of Candelos





Sonya's turn, then Thia's turn...

Sonya,
Move Action: Run as far as I can West by SW (try to end up next to the S wall)
Standard Action: Charge the nodule
...done

Looks like Thia has to run as well.

Move: Run to get east of Candelos.
Minor: HQ
Standard: Two Fanged Strike

Teramotos wrote:Sonya,
Move Action: Run as far as I can West by SW (try to end up next to the S wall)
Standard Action: Charge the nodule
...done

Sonya's turn:
At the start of Sonya's turn she takes 5hp of acid damage

Sonya didn't need to run since she started next to the opening/wall.

Move: move into the room taking 5 squares of movement
Standard: charge the nodule 24+1 vs Ac hits for 14hp of damage.





Thia's turn...

Krystoff wrote:Looks like Thia has to run as well.

Move: Run to get east of Candelos.
Minor: HQ
Standard: Two Fanged Strike

Thia's turn:
Move: run into the room using 9 squares of movement.
Minor HQ
Standard use Two Fanged Strike on the nodule
TFS #1 16-5 vs Ac hits for 13+3hp of damage
TFS #2 21 vs Ac hits for 19hp of damage


The nodule looks pretty badly damaged, but not "bloodied" yet.





Now it's the enemies turn...

Heart of Madness (the nodule):

A wave of psychic energy is emitted from the nodule.
Mindblast (close Blast 5)
vs Kaddim 30 vs Will-5 hits for 13hp of damage. Kaddim is dazed (save ends).
vs Candelos 26 vs Will-5 hits for 13hp of damage. Candelos is dazed (save ends).
vs Sonya 18 vs Will hits for 13hp of damage. Sonya is dazed (save ends).
vs Miri 17 vs Will-5 hits for 13hp of damage. Miri is dazed (save ends).
vs Thia 30 vs Will-5 hits for 13hp of damage. Thia is dazed (save ends).


The HoM uses an Action Point...
A blueish ray of energy is emitted from the nodule and shoots toward Kaddim.

Ray 32 vs Will (critical) hit. It does not look like Kaddim took any damage from the attack...





Kaddim's turn...
At the start of Kaddim's turn he takes 5hp of acid damage.
It doesn't look like Kaddim is in control of his actions...

Sorry, it's Candelos' turn next, then Kaddim's turn...

Thia will use disrupting strike on the mindblast versus Sonya. I believe the attacks happen all at once so Thia isn't dazed yet so can make opportunity actions.

Also, did you get the extra 5 damage from two fanged strike since both attacks hit?

Hopefully Sonya can give Kaddim a save.

Krystoff wrote:Thia will use disrupting strike on the mindblast versus Sonya. I believe the attacks happen all at once so Thia isn't dazed yet so can make opportunity actions.

Also, did you get the extra 5 damage from two fanged strike since both attacks hit?

Hopefully Sonya can give Kaddim a save.

Hmm, looks like I made a mistake...

The mindblast on Sonya missed. Her Will defense is 22 and she didn't run in. She does take 1/2 damage on a miss and is not dazed.

Thia can use her Disruptive Strike on an attack vs another PC if she likes.

Thia will try to disrupt the attack on Miri.

Krystoff wrote:Thia will try to disrupt the attack on Miri.

Thia uses Disruptive Strike on the HoM
DS 19-5 vs Ac hits for 16hp of damage.

The attack on Miri is now 17-8=9 vs Will-5. Miss.
Miri takes 7hp of damage from the Mindblast, but is not dazed.


Candelos' turn...

Throw shield at it
then row save

Candelos' turn:
At the start of Candelos' turn he takes 5hp of acid damage.

Standard: throw shield at the HoM
Shield 15 vs Ac hits for 8hp of damage.

At the end of Candelos' turn he rolls a 14 and is no longer dazed.

Kaddim's turn...

Kaddim's turn:
Kaddim takes 5hp of acid damage and notices that he is not in contol of his actions...

Standard: Booming Blade on Sonya.
BB 35 vs Ac hits for 14hp of damage. If Sonya moves away from Kaddim she takes additional damage.

At the end of Kaddim's turn he rolls two saves...
vs Dazed 19 (success)
vs Dominated 4 (failed).

Miri's turn...

still Miri's turn...
As soon as Miri's turn is over,
Sonya's first action will be a minor action...
Minor Action: Shake it Off on Kaddim, make save w + 5 bonus. My other actions will depend on if Kaddim made his save or not.
still Miri's turn

Teramotos wrote:still Miri's turn...

Miri will:
move action: move 3 sq N
standard action: cast 'Flaming Sphere' 2 sq W + 1sq NW on other side of nodule
action point: cast 'Flame Burst'
done.

bradly wrote:
Miri will:
move action: move 3 sq N
standard action: cast 'Flaming Sphere' 2 sq W + 1sq NW on other side of nodule
action point: cast 'Flame Burst'
done.

Miri's turn:
Move: move 3N
Standard: cast Flaming Sphere
FS 30 vs Ref hits for 11hp of damage

Miri uses an Action Point
Standard: cast Scorching Burst (assuming Scorching Burst since she doesn't have "Flame Burst")
SB 27 vs Ref hits for 13hp of damage.





Sonya's turn...

Teramotos wrote:still Miri's turn...
As soon as Miri's turn is over,
Sonya's first action will be a minor action...
Minor Action: Shake it Off on Kaddim, make save w + 5 bonus. My other actions will depend on if Kaddim made his save or not.
still Miri's turn

Sonya's turn:
At the start of Sonya's turn she takes 5hp of acid damage and is now bloodied (30/66hp)

Minor: use Shake it Off on Kaddim to give him a save with +5 bonus

Kaddim rolls a 9+5=14. Kaddim is no longer Dominated.

Sonya has a move and standard action remaining.



Note: the HoM seems badly damaged (~1/3 hp remaining)...

Standard Action, use Hammer and Anvil against HoM, give Kaddim a change for a payback strike!
Move Action; none, although I'd like to see the party's conditions. I think Sonya's the worst off and Thia is the only one with a condition on her. Nothing this round I think.

Did Miri get hits back from using an action point?

Yes, if you used an AP, you should get 9 hits back.

Sorry, limited access today.

I'll try and post an update in the morning.

Teramotos wrote:Standard Action, use Hammer and Anvil against HoM, give Kaddim a change for a payback strike!
Move Action; none, although I'd like to see the party's conditions. I think Sonya's the worst off and Thia is the only one with a condition on her. Nothing this round I think.

Sonya's turn (cont):
Standard: use Hammer and Anvil on HoM
H&A 29 vs Ref hits for 10hp of damage.

Kaddim gets a MBA with +5 damage. MBA 31 vs Ac hits for 12+5hp of damage.

The nodule looks to be hanging on by a thread...




Current PC status:
Sonya 30/66hp with 9/9 surges
Kaddim 46/79hp with 11/11 surges
Candelos 55/78hp with 14/14 surges
Thia 42/65hp with 7/7 surges (dazed)
Miri 45/58hp with 9/9 surges (added the 9hp for the action point)


Currently Thia's turn...
At the start of Thia's turn she takes 5hhp of acid damage.

I'll go ahead and use an IW w Saving Inspiration on Thia. I'll let Thia choose to either make a save vs the Dazed or to get the extra hit points back and get the most out of her surges.

Hit points for sure.

Thia will use two fanged strike (unless I already used it, then biting volley but I believe I used biting volley before).

Save vs dazed.

Krystoff wrote:Hit points for sure.

Thia will use two fanged strike (unless I already used it, then biting volley but I believe I used biting volley before).

Save vs dazed.

Sonya's turn (cont):
Move: use a Minor action to use Inspiring Word on Thia to heal 16+11hp of damage. Thia is currently at 65/65hp with 6/7 surges.

Thia's turn:
At the start of Thia's turn she takes 5hp of acid damage.
Standard: use Biting Volley on the HoM (TFS was already used)
BV #1 25 vs Ref hits for 12hp of damage. The HoM is destroyed and the acid in the area quickly dissapates.

The nodule breaks apart and several things fall to the floor.
1. A dead creature that looks like an overgrown brain with tentacles growing from its base.
2. A metal rod (magical)
3. A large gem (magical)
4. A headband of some type (magical)


At the end of Thia's turn she rolls a 14 and is no longer dazed.

Miri and/or Kaddim are able to identify the items.
They are:
Gem - Siberys shard of the Mage (paragon)
Headband of Intellect (heroic)
Rod of Mindbending +2

Yay! our first Paragon item! Miri likes all 3, and doesn't even know what 2 of them do yet! :-)

Shall we go after that Eladerin witch next? (after we assign these goodies...)

Siberys Shard of the Mage
This orange dragon shard crystal enhances a weapon when it is used as an implement.
Level: 13
Price: 17,000 gp
Implement (Dragonshard Augment)
Property: You gain a +3 bonus to damage rolls with implement attacks that use the augmented Weapon.
First published in Eberron Player's Guide.
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Headband of Intellect
This ornamental silk cord strengthens your mental retention, recall, and powers.
Level: 10
Price: 5,000 gp
Item Slot: Head
Property: Gain a +2 item bonus to knowledge or monster knowledge checks, and a +1 item bonus to attack rolls on powers that have the psychic keyword.
Power (Daily): Minor Action. Gain a +2 power bonus to the next Intelligence attack that you make this turn.
First published in Adventurer's Vault.
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Rod of Mindbending
Your enemies may have weak minds, but this implement softens them even more.
Level: 10
Price: 5,000 gp
Implement (Rod)
Enhancement: +2 attack rolls and damage rolls
Critical: +2d6 psychic damage
Property: When you place your Warlock’s Curse on a target, it gains vulnerability to psychic damage equal to the rod’s enhancement bonus until the end of your next turn.
First published in Adventurer's Vault.

Where to?

You can head back to see Breeze or up to level 3.

Well guys, if we head back to see Breeze, do we go in guns a blazing or to "talk"? Man, I'm with Mickey, we've barely been defeating the encounters on Level 2, our tactics aren't THAT bad are they? I mean, even with decent tactics and at least average luck, we've almost gotten wiped out a couple times.
Finish Level 2 is my vote if there's anywhere left to go and if not, then we can try Level 3.

Didn't we leave Sahaguin & Treants somewhere on level 1? Maybe we have to go back down there anyway to kill Korovorkas 2 more times...
If we can't go back down, I say we go up. I really want to craft some ice protection items before we take on Breeze. I don't think I can play nice with that witch... I hate that chicka!

Note: It is in our interest to kill that witch and her Draconian master sooner rather than later... They still have Kaddim's stuff.

Hey, while Ken's busy this week, let's figure out what we want to do with our treasure collected but not distributed so far. Who should get what? We should be as strong as possible for whichever encounter we choose to go for next...

Sonya can't use the rod or headband at all. Although she can use the shard, it would be far better to have Thia, Candelos or Kaddim use it.

Candelos can't use his weapon as a implement.
Best bet is Kaddim.

I say we assign everything we can use, and dust everything else, right away. It's not like we've been breezing through these encounters, so we can use any help we have available. What else do we have to assign/dust?

You guys wanna try upstairs next, or the witch & Breeze?

Didn't we just complete a job for breeze by taking out this section? Shouldn't we take care of that?

Yeah, we did do Breeze a service. I think he owes us something.