Accross the Table (OOC Discussion) [Part 2]

[Melblen_Cairn]

Close attacks do not provoke AoOs

[VennDygrem]

So you're telling me that the wight doesn't have to do anything, and all the skeletons just rise back up? At such a low level encounter, even a 'boss' type battle (which we're woefully unprepared for as it is), isn't that still kind of much, especially given the fact that the wight can return 26 (!) hp to himself each round and still have actions to attack everyone? I could see maybe one skeleton minion each round, but all of them?

 

[Inspectre]

The more alarming thing to me is that should this guy decide to be a tit, he can just insta-kill Thurnan on his next turn - Minor, Move, Standard, Life Suck - Thurnan takes another 9 damage, which will probably put him at or below his Negative Bloodied value = DEAD.  And the wight gets another 39 HP back.   

Yeah, the wight needs to die - if you guys have any single-target damage abilities, now is the time to use them along with action points.

I still have an action point left, so on my turn I'm going to use Nimble Strike to shift back out of melee with him, shoot him, reload, and then action point to shoot him again.  That's pretty much all I've got left at this point.  Since Galadren will be still in melee on Dunor's turn, he'll have Flanking vs. the Wight at least - does he have any good rogue powers that could trigger Sneak Attack?  Or better, anything that would let him disengage given he's not in a good spot right now.  Maybe Shandien could pull the Bleached Skeleton off Dunor by Marking it?

[Melblen_Cairn]

I am sorry if it seems a bit frustrating. I put in the ritual and increased the skeletons coming back because you have an extra person in the party. No one has really asked about the ritual yet so I have not had anyone roll any knowledge checks about it to see if they can interrupt it. The skeletons rise up on their own due to the connection with the dark energies of the audience chamber and is not a result of anything the Wight is doing here. Though the Wight does have that reanimate power which he is likely going to use on the Boneshard and that will cost him the action to use it.

Yes. Focusing all efforts on the Wight will put him down quick as long as you can kill it before his turn. You are also correct that he could use all three actions and drain 3 life from Thurnan with each one which would likely put him in dire straights.

[Melblen_Cairn]

Ah typed my response before I read Nanshork's post. Good call on the knowledge check  .

[Inspectre]

Honestly the skeletons coming back I don't mind that much - they're just minions, which tend to need some help to actually be more than a minor nuisance, and I'd rather have minions to deal with than another 1 or 2 standard undead on top of the troll (in more ways than one  ) wight and his buddy.  If we can put him down, and keep Dunor from getting killed here (and actually killed since he has no more healing surges.  ) things will start looking much better for us.

[VennDygrem]

I don't think I can avoid getting killed, what with no more healing surges. That's the problem one of the problems with 4E; all healing is limited, even with resources like healing potions. Potions of healing should require expending a healing surge to craft, not to drink. >_>

[Nanshork]

If the knowledge check comes up with anything I can usefully do then I'll be using an action point to do it.

[VennDygrem]

Oh, and to answer Inspectre's question, yeah, if I can get CA I can mess up the wight with some well-placed sneak attacking. I can also get sneak attack on a Duelist's Prowess attack if I still have CA, though that's harder to ensure.

[Inspectre]

You have CA right now - Galadren is threatening the wight (with his Fists).  Ergo you have flanking, ergo you have combat advantage - that's how Galadren was able to use his sneak attack for the fight, by moving opposite the wight from Dunor.

[Nanshork]

Is it worth it for me to use an action point to try and disrupt the bad healing?

[Inspectre]

We either need to kill the wight this turn or stop it from sucking more HP out of Thurnan.
Depends on how much risk you want to take - Tanthalus could try to disrupt the ritual and fail, causing the action point to be spent for nothing.  Or we could all pile on the wight and do to a couple misses and just bad luck, fail to kill the wight and then without the ritual being cut off he eats Thurnan on his next turn.

Does Tanthalus have any Radiant damage powers that he could smack the wight with for beaucoup damage?

[Nanshork]

I'm a cleric.  All of my damaging powers do radiant damage.   

[VennDygrem]

Shadow, your links are off a bit. 

[bhu]

does the push target 4 squares bit from arms of hadar depend on whether or not they take damage?

[Melblen_Cairn]

You did not call out that the power pushes a target 4 squares or where you wanted them moved to if it hit. Yes it does depend on the target being hit before the effect is used. Since it worked on the other skeleton than the one you had hit, where do you want it moved to, though it is irrelevant at the moment since it is presently dead but if it rises again it will determine where it starts its round.

[bhu]

Didnt call it out cause my role sucked so bad i assumed i missed 


we'll say as far north of me as he can go

[Melblen_Cairn]

Skeleton will end up at A15.

Shandien did 29 points of damage there, So now it is down to Dunor and Galadren to finish him off...and lets hope he doesn't suddenly rise again  .

I will be out of town on a business trip for a few days this week. While I will have ample internet access, and I should be able to keep up on response, some may be a little delayed.

[Shadowhunter]

Shadow, your links are off a bit. 

You don't say 
Is it obvious I check all my PbP's at the same time?
Well, they did both miss so I guess it doesn't matter. I don't have the roll anymore, so I guess 'ol Liams character sheet can stay there.

[VennDygrem]

I am so mad right now, you have no idea.

Shitty day followed by a shitty roll.