Encounter - The Mysterious Temple

OOC: This encounter was worth 300 xp, or 75 each.

The party took advantage of their relative peace to patch up. Nevi rifled through some of the enemies, finding some gold and trinkets while Aileia investigated the door leading to what appears to be a main chamber of some sort. Kurogane began meditating in the middle of the room.

Aileia:

Spoiler:

Kurogane:

Spoiler:

Nevi:

Spoiler:

Nevi Tashar

Nevi found a few bits of gold and a small health potion, which he tucked away for later use. He was exhausted; the thought of further combat daunted him. But maybe fighting exhausted would help his Tashar soul stay in control. "Come," he said to the rest of the party, "there are more foes behind that door."

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Nevi stands in front of the door into the southern room, ready to open it if the rest of the party communicates readiness.

OOC: Does Potion of Light Healing burn a healing surge?

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Defenses: 15/10/15/15
HP: 19 Surges Remaining: 0
Action Point: Used Daily: Used Power Points: 2
Passive Insight: 16 Passive Perception: 14
XP: 733 Gold: 50
Equipment: Ritual Book (Silent Image, Sending), Cloth Armor, Adventurer's Kit, Orb Implement, Potion (Light Healing)

Kuros

"Let no one say that I was unwilling to proceed when...others...were" said Kuros looking menacingly at Nevi

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Kuros will sit around looking generally tired.

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Defenses: 14/16/11/13
HP: 29
Surges Remaining: 2
Action Point: Used
Passive Insight: 10
Passive Perception: 12
Encounter Used: Batter Down

OOC: Do we get a milestone?

Kurogane

"The orb......It might represent......The sun? And someone is trying to destroy the world by destroying the sun!!! Amaterasu must know! Guys, I think we should head to the Nishigawa monastery after we're done with this cult. This ruins seems like a creation of the Ancients. We'll need to hear Master Masuda's wisdom on this. But let's first rid of these deserters of the gods."

HP:24, Surges: 7

Leaving Kuros to sulk in the corner, the party turned its attention to the room itself. Kurogane seemed to have some sort of epiphany. As he told his story, Aileia continued her examination of the door right in front of Nevi. Her fingers brushed lightly against the door's central crystal. Seeming to sense her subconcious desires, the crystal turned green and the symbol changed.

Kurogane:

Spoiler:

No, you did not reach a milestone.

Nevi Tashar

"But first, let's clear this temple!" said Nevi eagerly. He motioned at the door he had sealed earlier.

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OOC: Still wondering: does Potion of Light Healing burn a healing surge?

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Defenses: 15/10/15/15
HP: 19 Surges Remaining: 0
Action Point: Used Daily: Used Power Points: 2
Passive Insight: 16 Passive Perception: 14
XP: 733 Gold: 50
Equipment: Ritual Book (Silent Image, Sending), Cloth Armor, Adventurer's Kit, Orb Implement, Potion (Light Healing)

Kuros

Still sulking in corner.

24.243.34.234

Aileia

Aileia starts as the red crystal quickly flashed to green. "Well, that's one question answered," she mutters. With the others now behind her, she turns the handle and pushes the door open.

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HP: 22
Surges Remaining: 3
Daily: Used

The door opens easily

|------------------------------->>> BEGIN ENCOUNTER 3 - The Ring Room <<<-------------------------------|



Before you is a large central chamber. Two warriors stand poised behind a pair of equal barricades positioned to defend them against an assault from the antechamber. An archer and a berserker are behind a green energy field. The entire floor is emblazoned with an image of similar fashion to the murals in the other two rooms, but instead of Valeya, an image of Vorenthal itself stands in the center.

There is a circular pattern on the floor in the back of the room, raised approximately half an inch off the floor. Behind it and to the south is a large red crystal, similar in fashion to those found on the doors, but there is no symbol at its center. Two small closet-like rooms are to the south and north of ring pattern. They both have open doors in front of them that appear to retract into the walls. The door to the southern hallway appears locked, judging by the red crystal.

Initiative Order:
Kurogane
Nevi
Kuros
Aileia

Make a group stealth check in your posts as well. The results will determine whether or not this will count as a surprise round. (it won't)

Kurogane

stealth check gets 21

Move: Move E, SE, S, S

Minor:Perception Try to get a clear view of the room, 20

Nevi Tashar

Nevi took in the situation quickly. This must be a way to move around the shards - perhaps even break through the siege of his homeshard. It must be cleared immediately. He ran into the room, planted his back against the wall for stability, and pressed two fingers to his temple. The air warped before him, tugging at the limbs of nearby puppets.

He was doing well. He allowed a grim smile as the Nevi soul began to take over.

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Move: Sx2 > W
Standard: Dimensional Scramble originating Sx3 of Nevi. This targets (Berserker 1) and (Archer 1).

Berserker 1: 22 vs Fort. 11 damage, teleport Sx2 onto the green arrow.
Archer 1: 17 vs Fort. 7 damage, teleport NW to the other side of the energy field.

Stealth Check: 11

OOC: The dice gods have been appeased by my humble sacrifices.

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Defenses: 15/10/15/15
HP: 19 Surges Remaining: 0
Action Point: Used Daily: Used Power Points: 2
Passive Insight: 16 Passive Perception: 14
XP: 733 Gold: 50
Equipment: Ritual Book (Silent Image, Sending), Cloth Armor, Adventurer's Kit, Orb Implement, Potion (Light Healing)

Kuros

Kuros looked up, and charged without hesitation.

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Standard: Goring Charge Sx4 > E vs red 1. 17 vs AC. 8 damage. Target is knocked prone.

Stealth Check: 0 (Rolled 1 which is critical fail. Stealth mod is -1. So Kuros MEGA failed that one.)

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Defenses: 14/16/11/13
HP: 29
Surges Remaining: 2
Action Point: Used
Passive Insight: 10
Passive Perception: 12
Encounter Used: Goring Charge

Turn 1



RP
Quietly opening the door, the party attempted to stealthily begin their assault on the final chamber. The sound of Kuros loudly getting to his feet and stomping the ground, combined with his decidedly heavy breathing was too much though, and their foes were able to process the new assault vector a fraction of a second faster than the party anticipated.

Kurogane opened the attack by charging into the room and looking around, attempting to get his bearings on their new environment. Nevi followed this up with a dimensional scramble, but he could feel his psychic power being blocked by the strange energy field. Kuros and Aileia had more success, as both of their attacks found their mark on the first warrior.

Recovering from their surprise, the enemies in the room immediately began their counter attack. Warrior 1 rolled to the side and stood up, preparing to meet these new foes while his brother warrior leaped over the barricade and attacked Nevi, delivering a staggering blow. The lone archer took aim at Aileia, and his arrow struck her in the arm. The final berserker let loose a bellow and charged at Kuros, narrowly missing the great minotaur.

Technical

Kurogane - moved into room
Nevi - Psychic attack was blocked by the energy field
Kuros - dealt 8 damage to Warrior 1, knocking him prone
Aileia - dealt 6 damage to Warrior 1

Warrior 1 - Prone shifted to the side and stood up
Warrior 2 - dealt 11 damage to Nevi
Archer - dealt 6 damage to Aileia
Berserker - missed Kuros

Aileia:

Spoiler:

Kurogane:

Spoiler:

Nevi Tashar

Nevi grinned widely, flashing two rows of white, even teeth. He didn't know who or where he was - only that his body was once again gushing blood and that there were puppets before him ready to dance.

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Standard: Dimensional Scramble Augment 2 originating 1 square S of Nevi. This provokes opportunity attacks.

Warrior 1: 14 vs Fort. 17 damage, teleport SWx1
Warrior 2: 21 vs Fort. 12 damage, teleport Sx2
Archer 1: 24 vs Fort. 10 damage, teleport Sx2

OOC: For reference: Dimensional Scramble is an area burst attack, meaning it ignores cover unless the cover is between the originating square and the target.

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Defenses: 15/10/15/15
HP: 8 (bloodied) / Surges Remaining: 0 / Boned: Completely
Action Point: Used / Daily: Used / Power Points: Used
Passive Insight: 16 / Passive Perception: 14
XP: 733 / Gold: 50
Equipment: Ritual Book (Silent Image, Sending), Cloth Armor, Adventurer's Kit, Orb Implement, Potion (Light Healing)

Kuros

Kuros grinned at the berserker, and launched his attack.

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Standard: Batter Down 20 vs AC. 17 damage. Target is knocked prone.

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Defenses: 14/16/11/13
HP: 29
Surges Remaining: 2
Action Point: Used
Passive Insight: 10
Passive Perception: 12
Encounter Used: Goring Charge, Batter Down

Kurogane

Deciding to keep a mental note on what he heard, Kurogane shifted into a flanking position and tries to not miss this time

Move: Five Storms, Shift S, S

Standard: Five Storms, 20 against (Berserker 1), 5 against (Warrior 1), vs Reflex, deals 8 damage on hit. If hit, deals 3 damage to (Berserker 1) due to Stone Fist Flurry of Blows

"More cultists to be purged! Amaterasu wouldn't want less!"



OOC: Since Kurogane currently flanks (Berserker 1), both him and Kuros gain combat advantage (+2 to attack rolls and grant vision) against it

Defenses: 13/13/15/15
HP: 24
Surges: 7
Daily: 1
Action Point: 0
Passive Insight: 13
Passive Perception: 18

Turn 2



RP
Intent upon clearing out what he perceived as a blight on the world, Kurogane lashed out with a rare display of talent, striking the lone berserker with great force. Nevi followed this up with a surprisingly successful dimensional scramble, sending cultists flying through the spacetime continuum. Unfortunately, his attack removed Kuros' target from in front of him. Kuros' momentum carried him forward however, and his attack instead struck and killed the warrior immediately behind his intended target. Aileia's attack would've been more successful if her target had remained in the land of the living.

The berserker seemed to suffer from a strange panic attack. Turning and running, he fled into one of the strange closets and began pounding on the button inside. "Why isn't it working?!" he cried out. "I don't know," replied the archer, "it only seemed to work for Ratic!" The archer seemed to glow with a deep red power as he fired an arrow at Kurogane while the remaining warrior lashed out at Nevi, nearly ending his life.

Technical
Kurogane - dealt 8+3 damage to the berserker
Nevi - dealt 12 damage to warrior 2, and 10 damage to the berserker. Took 7 damage from an AoO.
Kuros - dealt 17 damage to warrior 1, killing him
Aileia - attacked a now-deceased target

Archer - dealt 10 damage to Kurogane
Warrior 2 - dealt 5 damage to Nevi
Berserker - fled to the closet

Nevi:

Spoiler:

Kuros

Kuros quickly moved past Nevi sighing "Wimpy" and began as aggressive (and rather dorky) assault against the enemy warrior.

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Standard: Pressing Strike Shift Wx2. Critical fail. 11 damage.

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Defenses: 14/16/11/13
HP: 29
Temp HP: 7
Surges Remaining: 2
Action Point: Used
Passive Insight: 10
Passive Perception: 12
Encounter Used: Goring Charge, Batter Down

Kurogane

"Big smelly one, running away from me is a wise move, but here's something for you to remember me of" As he was saying, Kurogane strikes the moving Berserker

AoO:11 vs AC against (Berserker 1), dealing 7 damage on hit.

Move: Move W, W, W provoking AoO from Warrior 2

Walking towards the warrior intending to finish Nevi off, Kurogane [insert result of AoO here], then calmly said,"Now I've got your attention, pick someone your own size." Then he struck out as fierce as a cobra

Standard:Dancing Cobra 15 vs Reflex against (Warrior 2), 6 damage on hit, 3 more if hit due to Stone Fist Flurry of Blows, 2 more on top of the 3 if the AoO landed on Kurogane

Extra: Next attack hitting Nevi provokes kurogane's Encounter Power: Guardian's Counter, Kurogane switches position with Nevi, taking the hit, and does a basic attack, 9 vs AC, 6 damage

Defenses: 13/13/15/15
HP: 14
Surges: 7
Daily: 1
Action Point: 0
Passive Insight: 13
Passive Perception: 18

Nevi Tashar

Blood everywhere! These puppets were much too strong. Nevi lowered his head and pulled his orb inward. A golden shield sphere surrounded Nevi, protecting him from further attacks.

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Standard: Total Defense.

OOC: Previous post involved incorrect maths. Nevi is still standing, wooooooo!

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Defenses: 15/10/15/15
HP: 3 (bloodied) / Surges Remaining: 0 / Boned: Completely
Action Point: Used / Daily: Used / Power Points: Used
Passive Insight: 16 / Passive Perception: 14
XP: 733 / Gold: 50
Equipment: Ritual Book (Silent Image, Sending), Cloth Armor, Adventurer's Kit, Orb Implement, Potion (Light Healing)