X-COM: The Fourth Dimension IC (D&D 4E)

[Inspectre]

As the X-COM team proceeds into the maze, the brutal beatdown of Dagrun continues in the lobby.

Frightened by the flames wicking around its ankles, the kobold leader momentarily backs away into sight within the main section of the manor's entry room.
But he is only momentarily visible, as a moment later he charges back into the northern part of the fray, wheezing as if he could no longer breathe.
As the leader reaches the group of operatives, however, it becomes clear that the wheezing is not due to an injury, but rather a wind-up for another sort of attack.
The kobold leader opens it mouth, and spews out a gout of icy liquid that quickly coats Asher, Dagrun, Nameless, and the wall behind them in a thick coat of rime!

Spoiler: Wyrmpriest

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Move: Move around the eastern stairs
Minor: Shifty into place
Standard: White Dragon Breath, Close Blast 3 (Dagrun, Asher, Nameless, and the wall squares to their north which will be damaged but not destroyed by this)
Damage: (1d10+5)[14] Frost

vs. Dagrun
To-Hit: (1d20+6)[19] vs Fortitude

vs. Asher
To-Hit: (1d20+6)[26] vs. Fortitude

vs. Nameless
To-Hit: (1d20+6)[21] vs. Fortitude

The slinger also pulls out a pot and throws it at the dwarf, or Asher if Dagrun is down!

Spoiler: Slinger

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To-Hit: (1d20+6)[19] vs. AC
Damage: (1d6+3)[4]
Effect: (1d3)[3]

Spoiler: Initiatives

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Drow Stalker - 25
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Cinder - 24
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Kobold Quickblade #1 - 23
Kobold Dragonshield #2 - 20
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Kuroi - 17
Kaeravak - 16
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Kobold Wyrmpriest #1 - 12
Kobold Slinger #2 - 12
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T-0 - 12
Dagrun - 11
Aithos - 9
Asher - 5
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Kobold Tunnelers - 7 - DELAY

[Dacia Brabant]

Asher, Cindersoul Genasi Warsmith

As soon as it became clear that they would not be able to avoid the kobold's blast of rime-breath, a loud rush of hot air whooshed out of every heat element on Asher's body, melting as much of the ice as it could before it got to them.

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As an immediate interrupt, Asher uses his Firedeath racial encounter power that triggers on hit, reducing the damage of an enemy's attack to its minimum for everyone that gets hit by it.

And my apologies for not putting that in my IC posts as a reserved action when I take my turns, I'll do that in future encounters from now on.

[Inspectre]

The blast of ice is marginalized by Asher's burst of flame, but Dagrun is still teetering on his feet by the end of it.
Adding insult to injury, the clay pot that the slinger smashed against the dwarf's chest was filled with the kobold's smelly feces.

(Breath damage dropped to 6. Still enough to Bloody Dagrun - he's at 1 HP! - and bloody Nameless. Dagrun takes a -2 penalty To-Hit (Save Ends).)

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Drow Stalker - 25
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Cinder - 24
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Kobold Quickblade #1 - 23
Kobold Dragonshield #2 - 20
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Kuroi - 17
Kaeravak - 16
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Kobold Wyrmpriest #1 - 12
Kobold Slinger #2 - 12
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T-0 - 12
Dagrun - 11
Aithos - 9
Asher - 5
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Kobold Tunnelers - 7 - DELAY

T-0, DAGRUN, AITHOS, and ASHER ARE UP!

[Acheron]

Aithos; Satyr Psion—

The satyr closed his eyes for a moment and gripped his staff a little tighter when the dust connected with him, its effect quicker than he would truly care for.

"At least no wonderful thoughts are required," Aithos muttered to himself as he jumped up in the air and remained there, floating upwards until he could get over the wall, at which point he floated his way, awkwardly, over before moving down once more. The satyr looked visibly relaxed when his hooves were touching the ground once more.

Satyrs truly were not meant to fly, but the situation made it necessary. "Ready to offer my assistance."

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Free Action: Flight 6 (Pixie Dust)

Movement Action: Move to the suggested location on the map.

[Grey_Wolf_c]

Aithos; Satyr Psion—

"Ready to offer my assistance."

Cinder Ashborn, Pixie Harrier

"Go ahead and get started," Cinder whispers, "I'll be with ya' in a mo'. Better be riddin' us of 'em bloody drows, we ain't wantin' to be interrupted."

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Suggestion: either set a contingent action to attack the drow if he shows up, or else get working on the bomb. With an extra turn, you have as good a chance as I do, so no reason why you have to be the helper and Cinder the primary, and Cinder has a better chance of getting rid of the drow quickly, even if she is no Kaeverak by any stretch of the imagination - but keep an eye on the fight. Your Distract could come in very useful, given Cinder is a rogue, and it is only a minor, so you can still use it.

[Acheron]

Aithos; Satyr Psion—

Aithos looked along the path that would lead to the bomb, then nodded his head. "I'll start with the bomb before our Drow friend makes an appearance," he said, pointing with his thumb backwards to the path currently not blocked by the battlemind. "Be mindful he could come from here, too."

With that he hurried along the path that would lead to the bomb, the Stonebreaker bringing a frown to the satyr's brows when he crouched down in front of it. A thoughtful hum left him as he carefully put his staff down next to himself to have both his hands free. Pale blue eyes moved over the bomb as he went to work.

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Movement: To the spot on the map, above the bomb.

Standard Action: Disabling the Bomb

Arcana: (1d20+9)[16]

[Dacia Brabant]

Asher, Cindersoul Genasi Warsmith

Seeing the dwarven warrior nearly collapse beside him, Asher's grumbling became a full-fledged growl.

"Hey! Don't give up now! Where's that fabled stamina of the dwarves? Now hit him back!"

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Minor action to use Inspiring Word on Dagrun, who regains his surge value + (1d6)[6] HP at the cost of a surge.

Standard action to use Direct the Strike on Dagrun to make an MBA at KW1. I'll go ahead and roll it to save time.
Vs. AC: (1d20+3)[9] (+1 from Magic Weapon still in effect, but -2 from the poo pot.)
Hit: (1d10+6)[11] damage.

I may use my AP here, too, depending on the roll.

[Dacia Brabant]

Asher, Cindersoul Genasi Warsmith

"Oh come on, let's get cracking," Asher grumbled, hoisting his hammer and bringing it down again, this time at the kobold who'd taken a swipe at him earlier.

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Action point! Per Hero's Armor, Dagrun may use his Second Wind as a free action.
Standard action to use Magic Weapon at KQ1.
Vs. AC: (1d20+8)[11]
Hit: (1d6+6)[7] damage and adjacent allies receive +1 power bonus to attack rolls and +3 to damage rolls UEMNT.

[Deadline]

Dagrun, Dwarf Cleric

At the Genasi's words, Dagrun sputters, "If ye think some ****e to the eyes is gonna be enough to do me in, ye've not been payin' attention!" As he attempts to clear his vision, he sweeps his hammer in a wide arc, and the symbol of Moradin on its head flares to life with radiant fire that erupts in the small alcove beneath the stairs. The flames sweep into two of the little dizzards with holy wrath.

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Free from Asher's AP, Dagrun takes his second wind to heal 8 HP and gain +2 to all defenses UENT.
Standard: Divine Glow on KQ1, KT7, and the Wyrmpriest - (Wisdom vs. Reflex) (1d20+5)[7] (+1 from Magic Weapon, -2 from all dat feces already added in)
Hit: (1d8+7)[14] (+3 from Magic Weapon already added in)

[Inspectre]

Despite no less than a hammer blow from Asher and Dagrun each, and a searing burst of light form Dagrun's holy symbol, somehow the kobold swordsman is able to scamper out of the way of every single attack! As the dwarf raises his symbol, fearing the worst the kobold servant in the middle shoves his way past his comrades and dives for cover. The kobolds' leader, however, is not as lucky as these other two, and takes the blast of holy fire directly. There is a long, drawn out screech as much of his flesh burns away, and a smoking dizzard crumpling to the floor is all that remains behind as the fire fades.

(Tunneler used his encounter "get out of AoE free" card to shift outside of where Dagrun was blasting, and somehow you guys can't hit that Quickblade.)

Back in the briefing room, T-0 peers out through the peephole again, his mind starting to focus again now that the drow's bolt was out of his brain.

"Stop being a horrible failure, fellow sentient."

The warforged growls at Kaeravak, his tone noticeably less friendly now that he was not using a pre-recorded phrase.

"BURN HIM!"

Again, the warforged's voice seem to have an effect on the tiefling, as his muscles contract involuntarily, causing him to release a blast of flame at the kobold chasing him!

Spoiler: T-0

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Standard - Direct the Strike on Kaeravak.
To-Hit: (1d20+7)[8] vs Reflex
Damage: (1d12)[11] plus (1d6+5)[11] Fire

Perhaps T-0 was not as familiar with Kaeravak's modified physiology, or the insult threw off his aim sub-consciously, or perhaps the universe simply had a perverse sense of humor, but once again the fire elementalist's blast was completely off, boring into the floor right next to the shield-totting annoyance.

[Inspectre]

The door leading into the dining room crashes open as the lead kobold kicks open the door, and then sidesteps so as not to be run down by the two kobolds following on his heels.
The one that opened the door remains inside the dining room, while the other two emerge into the lobby, drawing javelins to throw but looking around to get a grasp on the situation first.

The kobold that narrowly avoided Dagrun's blast of flame runs back towards the stairs with a squawk, turning to throw a javelin his way before ducking out of sight around the staircase.

His other two remaining friends agree with the plan to continue trying to kill the re-vitalized dwarf, throwing a javelin and stabbing him with one respectively. Only one of the javelins actually manages to penetrate the dwarf's armor though. (Dagrun takes 4 damage)

Spoiler: Tunnelers

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KT12
Minor: Open Kitchen/Dining Room door
Move: Move to Dining Room/Lobby door
Standard: Open Door

KT5 & KT6
Double Move to current positions on map

KT7
Move: Move to square south of the left-half of the eastern staircase
Standard: Throw javelin at Dagrun
To-Hit: (1d20+6)[21]
Damage: 4
Minor: Shifty to current location (has cover relative to Dagrun/Asher due to staircase)

KT8
Standard: Throw javelin at Dagrun
To-Hit: (1d20+6)[7]
Damage: 4

KT9
Standard: Stab Dagrun with javelin
To-Hit: (1d20+6)[16]
Damage: 4

Meanwhile in the maze, Kuroi catches a glimpse of the drow as he briefly appears in the corridor to the north. He curses as he also catches sight of Kuroi, and swiftly crosses the hallway, disappearing behind the wall separating the bomb from the rest of the maze. (He crossed the hallway to the northwest of Kuroi as shown on the map). The drow is nowhere to be seen after that, although at one point he somehow trips, stones scrambling followed by a loud bang as his shoulder impacts against one of the walls.

(Well, there goes that plan . . .)

Spoiler: Drow

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Move: Move to spot indicated on the map. He has total cover relative to everyone at that point.
Standard: Actions which the team cannot see
Stealth: (1d20+7)[12]

After blowing that roll, his current real location is where his token is on the map. Go git 'im. )

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Drow Stalker - 25
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Cinder - 24
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Kobold Quickblade #1 - 23
Kobold Dragonshield #2 - 20
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Kuroi - 17
Kaeravak - 16
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Kobold Slinger #2 - 12
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T-0 - 12
Dagrun - 11
Aithos - 9
Asher - 5
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Kobold Tunnelers - 7 - DELAY

CINDER IS UP!

[Grey_Wolf_c]

Cinder Ashborn, Pixie Harrier

"Kuroi, the bastard is 'eading for a dead-end, and movin' a bit too quick to 'ave an ambush ready. Box 'im in, if you can - don't let 'im move around. Remember those damned drow will turn off the lights, and they're a $%#&in' nuisance when you can't see 'em. Aithos, you keep doin' what you're doin' - I'll be back to 'elp as soon as I put a few 'oles in the bastard."

With that, Cinder is off, taking the left path and keeping to the shadows until she gets a clear shot, which she immediately takes.

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Move: See map, hide
stealth - (1d20+13)[17]

Standard: Sly Flourish@DS1
To Hit AC - (1d20+9)[24] (+2 if I have CA) (ignores cover & superior cover)
Damage - (1d6+7)[12]
Sneak Attack - (2d6)[8]
If I Hit with CA:
Strike from Shadows: DS1 is weakened UENT (Cinder's) & Cinder hides:
stealth - (1d20+13)[21]
If I don't hit/hit without CA:
Minor: prone (and if that counts enough as a move to hide, hide with the roll above)

[Inspectre]

The bolt hits the drow, even though he manages to see Cinder coming. As the drow curses, Cinder briefly fades from view.

(The Strike from Shadows was enough to give you another stealth check, which you passed this time. However, for future reference you need to use a move action to Stealth or use it as a part of a move action. Dropping Prone *might* take you out of line of sight in some situations, but not this one as they are vertical walls with nothing to crouch down (drop prone) behind. )

Shuffling backwards and then forwards again, the kobold swordsman tumbles past Dagrun, slashing at him as he comes to rest over the fallen body of his leader.

Spoiler: Quickblade

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Minor: Shifty to the west
Move: Shift three squares to his current position
Standard: Attack Dagrun
To-Hit: (1d20+6)[16]
Damage: (1d6+12)[18] (+8 for shifting, +1 for adjacent kobold ally)

The shield-bearing kobold meanwhile relentlessly follows kaeravak, slashing at the tiefling elementalist yet again!

Spoiler: Dragonshield

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Move: Move around table to current location on map
Standard: Stab Kaeravak
To-Hit: (1d20+6)[22]
Damage: (1d6+3)[7]
Hit: Kaeravak is Marked

The swordsman's blow glances off of Dagrun's armor, but Kaeravak is not so lucky as his opponent carves another bloody line across his chest.

(Kaeravak takes 7 damage - already marked.)

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Drow Stalker - 25
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Cinder - 24
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Kobold Quickblade #1 - 23
Kobold Dragonshield #2 - 20
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Kuroi - 17
Kaeravak - 16
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Kobold Slinger #2 - 12
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T-0 - 12
Dagrun - 11
Aithos - 9
Asher - 5
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Kobold Tunnelers - 7 - DELAY

KUROI & KAERAVAK ARE UP!

[Kuroi]

Kuroi [Battlemind] Noticing movement in the corner of his eye, Kuroi turns around to see drow's backing up to the north-east part of the maze. "Oh no, you don't!", he dashed to the east, as there was a path that intersected with the one drow took. As soon as the target was in his sight, young battlemind sent out the psychic wave towards it and lounges forward with an attack, attempting to impale the opponent...

Spoiler: Actions

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Movement: Move to intercept drow (red path to the east-north-east)

Minor: Battlemind's Demand vs DS1 and it's marked until I use this power again or end of encounter

Standard: Vicious Cobra Strike vs DS1

Attack: (1d20+8)[12] CON vs AC
Hit: (1d10+4)[8] psychic damage, also Mark, but irrelevant due to DS1 being already marked

Contingencies:
Blurred Step: If DS1 shifts - Kuroi also shifts 1 square as Opportunity Action.
Mind Spike: If DS1 attacks anyone - he takes force and psychic damage equal to the damage that its attack dealt.

[Surrealistik]

Another cut, another coerced groan as Kaervak's discipline barely holds out against his immediate impulse to conflagrate this hounding annoyance.

"Getting _real_ tired of this thing. And missing too I guess, but mainly the fact that it keeps shiving my damn sides."

Clutching at the wound, he picks out a cluster of kobs in enticing proximity.

"See if I can't put em down..."

Mumbles the pseudotiefling while another globule of fire prepares to launch, crackling with menace as it burgeons upon the tip of his dagger.

"You're on pest control again T."

At that the roaring sphere howls towards its target.

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Round 5

Move Action: Shift to designated position; Stealth check 9.

Standard Action: Ignition
Attack vs KT9 Fortitude: (1d20+6)[7] (-2 from Marked included)
Attack vs KS2 Fortitude: (1d20+6)[9]
Attack vs KQ1 Fortitude: (1d20+6)[17]
Hit Effect: (1d10+10)[11] fire damage.
Effect: Burst creates a zone until the start of Kaeravak's next turn. Creatures that enter or end their turn in the zone take 2 fire damage, and can only take this damage 1 / turn.

Contingencies:

[Inspectre]

Even as Kaeravak's blast streaks through the air towards his intended target(s), some sixth sense warns the javelin-wielding kobold.
The little twerp turns and runs, paradoxically *towards* Kaeravak, a moment before the explosion engulfs where he had been, killing the swordsman kobold in the process.

The sling wielder, however, is not so badly harmed, being on the edge of the blast.
Swatting out the flames that have sprouted from one sleeve, the slinger backs out of the pool of fire circulating at his feet.
The kobold reaches down for another clay pot, but finding none, instead pulls out a rock and uses that before retreating into the dining room.
In his haste to escape, however, the kobold slinger's shot goes wide, arcing up into the ceiling rather than into the dwarf.
As it disappears into the dining room, however, the slinger spits a word in draconic and points.
Six draconic heads turn in response to see the tiefling arcanist standing there, framed in the destroyed remains of the wall leading to the briefing room.

Spoiler: Slinger

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Minor: Shift out of the zone
Standard: Sling at Dagrun
To-Hit: (1d20+6)[8]
Damage: (1d6+3)[9]
Move: Move to current position on map

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Spoiler: Initiatives

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Drow Stalker - 25
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Cinder - 24
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Kobold Dragonshield #2 - 20
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Kuroi - 17
Kaeravak - 16
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Kobold Slinger #2 - 12
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T-0 - 12
Dagrun - 11
Aithos - 9
Asher - 5
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Kobold Tunnelers - 7 - DELAY

T-0, DAGRUN, AITHOS, and ASHER ARE UP!

[Acheron]

Aithos; Satyr Psion—

Aithos hummed as he let his eyes travel over the bomb, his fingers trailing carefully over arcane runes and lines with only an hairbreadth between him and the bomb. He had heard of the bombs, been in the background when the tiefling had spoken about them and how to disable them — but it was one thing to hear of it, and another to actually try and do so.

Another hum left him, a possible way to remove one vial may have been found, but he rather continued to study the bomb so not to cause it to detonate. That would not exactly be in anyone's interest.

Well, the bad guys may find it a blast.

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Standard Action: Studying the Bomb

Accumulated Bonus for Studying: +1 (+17 total of 20 needed)

[Inspectre]

Advancing out of his hidey hole now that the battle seemed to be winding down, the warforged gestures at the kobold doggedly chasing Kaeravak.

"Eliminate the target this time."

The warforged commands, as Kaeravak's body once again obeys!

Spoiler: T-0

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Move: Move to indicated position on the map
Standard: Direct the Strike on Kaeravak vs. Dragonshield
To-Hit: (1d20+7)[26]
Damage: (1d12)[4] plus (1d6+5)[6] Fire

A glancing blow from Kaeravak's bolt of fire, but still sufficient to ash a significant portion of the kobold's chest through his shield and armor.

Meanwhile, Dagrun and Asher focus on thinning out the remaining kobolds nearby now that their leaders were dead.
Asher with a swing of his hammer and Dagrun with a blast of holy fire.

Spoiler: Asher

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Move: Shift south
Standard: Magic Weapon Warhammer versus KT8
To-Hit: (1d20+8)[24]
Damage: (1d6+4)[9]
Hit: Dagrun gains +1 To-Hit, +3 Damage

Spoiler: Dagrun

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Standard: Sacred Flame vs KT9
To-Hit: (1d20+5)[15] vs Reflex
Damage: (1d6+4)[7] Fire

Both of their targets fall, thinning the horde of dizzards but not stopping it!

[Inspectre]

Most of the remaining kobolds advance further into the lobby, hurling javelins at Kaeravak.
Two projectiles clatter against the nearby wall, but the last one glances off of the tiefling's arm as he ducks into the cover provided by what's left of the wall.

The last one continues the relentless assault on Dagrun.
He gets a lucky shot in, striking the dwarf's armor in an already dented joint and managing to draw blood.

Spoiler: Tunnelers

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KT 5, 6, & 7
Move & Minor: Move/Shifty to current locations
Standard: Throw javelins at Kaeravak (-2 Cover)
To-Hit: (1d20+4)[11]
Damage: 4

To-Hit: (1d20+4)[14]
Damage: 4

To-Hit: (1d20+4)[8]
Damage: 4

KT12
Move: Move into Lobby
Standard: Throw Javelin at Dagrun
To-Hit: (1d20+6)[24]
Damage: 4

Minor: Shifty to Current Location

[Inspectre]

"Damnit!"

The drow curses as Kuroi pulls his weapon back for another swing. He makes a gesture, and suddenly a cloud of gaseous shadow spills out of his cloud, quickly obscuring him from sight!
Kuroi is aware that the drow is still back there in the corner though, as a moment later a scimitar blade slashes at his gut!
Only blind ( ) luck manages to see the warrior's halberd set up in the proper guard position to block the attack!

Spoiler: Drow Stalker

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Minor: Darkfire Cloud, Close Burst 1
Effect: Until the end of the stalker's next turn, the area is shrouded in vision-blocking darkness. Drow are unaffected.

Standard: Scimitar vs. Kuroi
To-Hit: (1d20+10)[18] (+2 CA)
Damage: (1d8+14)[20] (Automatic crit on targets that cannot see the Drow Stalker, +1d8 on crits due to High Crit)

If Attack hits Kuroi, free follow-up attack that does not provoke OAs vs. Cinder
To-Hit: (1d20+8)[25] (+2 CA, -2 Cover)
Damage: 12 (Automatic crit on targets that cannot see the Drow Stalker)

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Drow Stalker - 25
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Cinder - 24
Kuroi - 17
Kaeravak - 16
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Kobold Slinger #2 - 12
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T-0 - 12
Dagrun - 11
Aithos - 9
Asher - 5
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Kobold Tunnelers - 7 - DELAY

CINDER, KUROI, KAERAVAK ARE UP!

[Grey_Wolf_c]

Cinder Ashborn, Pixie Harrier

"Good work, Kuroi. Hold 'im 'ere, I'll be back in a jiffy." Then, flying above the wall, he comes to rest on Aithos shoulder. "'Ey, nice progress, Aithos. Just pull out them bluish crystal, that's the secondary detonator. Once it's out, we can go for the primary. But we definitely need to 'elp Kuroi 'afore we do that - that bastard almost took 'is 'ead off from that blasted darkness cloud of 'em drows."

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Minor: Agile Recovery: Stand Up

Move to Aithos' square, hide
stealth - (1d20+13)[14] Perfect time to critically fumble the roll, I must say

Standard: Aid Another (autosuccess). Aithos gets +2 to his roll, and if he uses inspiration, he should have enough to also autosucceed.

[Kuroi]

Kuroi [Battlemind] Exhaling sharply as scimitar's blade bounced of the well placed halberd, Kuroi slightly backed up as he assumed a more defensive stance, rotating his weapon in wide arches. "I can hold him for a bit longer, but you better hurry up with that damn bomb back here!"

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Standard: Total Defense +2 to all defenses until start of my next turn.

Contingencies:
Blurred Step: If drow shifts - Kuroi also shifts 1 square as Opportunity Action.
Mind Spike: If drow attacks anyone - he takes force and psychic damage equal to the damage that its attack dealt.

[Inspectre]

Kaeravak returns fire with, well, fire as another spear of heat lances out from his hand to skewer one of the javelin kobolds.

Spoiler: Kaeravak

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Standard: Fire Bolt vs. KT7
To-Hit: (1d20+7)[19]
Damage: Much More than Enough

A moment later, the slinger reappears in the doorway, throwing another stone at Dagrun. It then ducks back through the doorway

Spoiler: Slinger

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Move: Move to just south of the doorway
Standard: Sling Stone vs. Dagrun
To-Hit: (1d20+6)[12]
Damage: (1d6+3)[5]
Minor: Shifty through the doorway to just inside the dining room

Spoiler: Initiatives

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Drow Stalker - 25
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Cinder - 24
Kuroi - 17
Kaeravak - 16
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Kobold Slinger #2 - 12
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T-0 - 12
Dagrun - 11
Aithos - 9
Asher - 5
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Kobold Tunnelers - 7 - DELAY

T-0, DAGRUN, AITHOS, and ASHER ARE UP!

[Deadline]

Dagrun, Dwarf Cleric

Finally managing to scrape off enough crap from his face, Dagrun is bathed in radiance as he whispers a quiet prayer. His eyes flare with a brief flash of blue light and with the faint sound of iron marching on stone, the ghostly dwarven specter that had been accompanying him earlier fades into view in front of the doorway that the kobold slinger had been using. "That's quite enough of that, ye slagging tunnel rat!" Dagrun shouts. He rotates his shoulders in a stretch while his old joints pop and crackle in protest. He plants his feet and prepares to move. He glances back to Asher, "I think we've bunkered down enough here, eh lad? Let's move out and sweep the garbage out of our new home."

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Minor: Healing Word on himself - he heals his surge value (8), plus (1d6+4)[9].

Standard: Summon up his Spirit Companion to block the doorway the slinger is using to take potshots at him.

[Acheron]

Aithos; Satyr Psion—

Aithos glanced to the side when Cinder sat down on his shoulder, a chuckle sounding from him. "Glad you approve," he said, doing as she suggested as he removed the blue crystal from the bomb, carefully. Even without it, the bomb was not disarmed, but it was progress, indeed. Getting up and taking his staff along, he gave a slight nod, giving the bomb one final look before moving.

"Better not leave Kuroi waiting. Hold on, if you wish to hitch a ride." He noted as he made his way through the maze until their human companion was in sight.

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Standard Action: Removing Blue Crystal

Accumulated Bonus for Studying: +2 (+18 total of 20 needed)

Assistance Bonus from Cinder: +2 (20 total of 20 needed)

Free Action: Adept's Insight
Augmented 1 Effect: Add (1d4+1)[2] to the above roll, just to be safe.

Movement: (Aithos, possibly Cinder, too) To indicated place on the map.

Contingency:

Intellect Fortress (Immediate Interrupt): If Aithos is hit by an attack, he gains a power bonus to a defense of his choice equal to his CHA mod. This lasts until the end of his next turn.

[Inspectre]

T-0 points at another kobold, causing Kaeravak's muscles to uncontrollably spasm and unleash another blast of flame.
As the warforged gestures as well, smoke begins to leak from the side of its head where the drow bolt had penetrated.
Clearly, the warforged's growing malfunction causes the tiefling's attack to miss.

Spoiler: T-0

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Standard: Direct the Strike vs. KT6
To-Hit: (1d20+7)[10] vs. Reflex
Damage: Enough

Moving to stand alongside Dagrun, Asher pulls out his crossbow and snaps off a shot at one of the few remaining enemies.
A warm glow surrounds Dagrun as the bolt lands.

Spoiler: Asher

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Move: Shift to indicated position
Minor: Switch up to Crossbow
Standard: Fire at KT5
To-Hit: (1d20+6)[16]
Damage: Enough
Hit: Dagrun gains +1 To-Hit, +3 Damage on his next attack

[Inspectre]

The last two kobolds race towards the hole in the wall, throwing two javelins at Kaeravak. (Hah! No temp HP to save you this time!)
Both thrown weapons hit, drawing blood. (Even with the cover bonus I forgot to apply.)

Spoiler: Tunnelers

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KT 6 & KT 12
Move: Move to indicated position
Standard: Throw javelins at Kaeravak

To-Hit: (1d20+6)[20]
Damage: 4

To-Hit: (1d20+6)[24]
Damage: 4

Meanwhile, outside Kuroi hears a murmured "**** this", followed by a scrambling as the drow scales the wall.
(This will provoke a blind OA from Kuroi.

Spoiler: Drow

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Move: Scale the wall using Climb - he can brace against the two opposite walls in his corner, so the DC is reduced.
Athletics: (1d20+4)[10]
Standard: Move away in the maze if successful, if not, try to climb again.
Athletics: (1d20+4)[23]

(First check is successful I believe, so the drow is moving off in the maze - you can hear where he ends his turn. Cloud of Darkness also goes away.)

Battle-Map

Spoiler: Initiative

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Drow Stalker - 25
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Cinder - 24
Kuroi - 17
Kaeravak - 16
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Kobold Slinger #2 - 12
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T-0 - 12
Dagrun - 11
Aithos - 9
Asher - 5
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Kobold Tunnelers - 7 - DELAY

CINDER, KUROI, & KAERAVAK ARE UP!

[Grey_Wolf_c]

Cinder Ashborn, Pixie Harrier

"Bloody 'ell, these drow mercs are really a bunch o' chickens. Third lot that be tryin' to run away just 'cause they're asses are on the line. Shoddy, real shoody." Says Cinder from Aithos' soulder as they run the corner just in time to hear the drow dropping on the other side of the wall. "But if 'e think 'e can outrun me 'ere, 'e ain't payin' no attention."

Cinder jumps off Aithos, and takes a side route, staying high in the air along the top edge of the maze walls. She spots the drow in flight, and, staying well behind a wall for protection, peppers him with darts. If nothing else, she can ensure he won't be in a hurry to come back.

Spoiler: Actions

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Move: See map, and hide
stealth - (1d20+13)[24]

Standard: Sly Flourish
To Hit AC - (1d20+9)[23] (+2 if hidden)
Damage - (1d6+7)[8]
Damage - (2d6)[12] (only if hidden)
If hidden and I hit:
No Action: Strike from Shadows: Drow is weakened, and I move and hide.
If I am not hidden or I miss:
Minor: prone (auto-land, behind full cover), and hide:
stealth - (1d20+13)[15]

[Kuroi]

Kuroi [Battlemind] As cloud of darkness dissipated, Kuroi sighed and asked into the air: "Why do they always try to run?" After that rhetorical question, he used his halberd to give himself a boost climbing over the maze wall to continue pursue of the slippery drow..

Spoiler: Actions

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Movement: Climb the wall (1d20+6)[19] adding Adept’s Insight [+1] bonus to tip scales on this

Movement(standart): Pursue drow

[Surrealistik]

Pulling one of the javelins from his thigh with an agonized growl, Kaeravak remains nonetheless focused on his greater priority.

"Annoying pests; I've bigger fish, to uh... fry.

Picking out the slinger beyond Dagrun's ancestral spirit, the air about his quarry assumes a characteristic shimmer as the air rapidly vibrates into explosive flashpoint of fire.

"See if you lot can mop up the remainder. Once we're done with em and this area's clear, we'll move out to reinforce Cinder."

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Round 6

Standard Action: Ignition
Attack vs KS2 Fortitude: (1d20+8)[9]
Hit Effect: (1d10+10)[15] fire damage.
Effect: Burst creates a zone until the start of Kaeravak's next turn. Creatures that enter or end their turn in the zone take 2 fire damage, and can only take this damage 1 / turn.

Contingencies:

Hellfire Heart
Trigger: You hit KS2 but don't deal enough damage to kill him.
Effect: The enemy takes 6 fire damage. Until the start of your next turn, it has a -2 penalty to the attack rolls of attacks that include you as a target