DM's notes: Game 5

Since David has joined the game, the party now have 3 members (of 5) that mark. Echo, Ranger, and #8. Echo and Ranger are played by Megan, but having all 3 have powers that mark means that the characters will get in each others way with powers. Also, Ranger having a seperate turn in the initiative order both means that Megan gets 2 turns for everyone elses 1, and isn't player friendly in a game with more characters anyway. To tidy things up, I chatted with Megan and we agreed a change to Ranger - as a sort of homebrewed 'companion' character. I'm not aware of the rulings for companions, but we made up our own rulings to suit what I wanted, without letting Megan feel like she'd been cheated.

Ranger - companion animal: Dog

*Ranger shared defence and HP stats with Echo

*If Ranger is adjacent to an ally, he can take their defence against an attack, if that defence is higher than Echo's.

*Echo can mark a target through Ranger

*Echo can take attacks through Ranger, and make them through Ranger also.

*For purposes of marking, an enemy adjacend to either Echo OR Ranger is considered adjacent to Echo

*Ranger gets no initiative - Echo gets 1 standard, 1 move, and 1 minor and must share these between herself and Ranger.

*Special, Move action: Echo can expend a move action to move both herself and Ranger to move up to half speed each.

*Ranger's speed is 8

*If a status effect is inflicted on either Ranger or Echo, it effects them both.

As a result of this changeover, Ranger's items are effectively useless, so as a compromise, I've stripped them from him, and replaced them with one new item (also homebrewed)

Collar of Companionship

Daily, Move action: Ranger can teleport from wherever he is to be adjacent to echo, provided he is not magically restrained.

Ranger also retains the "Smoulder" power, mostly because I think it's a hilarious concept.

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Here i'm going to include the #7 enemy sheet, as it's the first solo that I brewed up on my own.

Enemy character sheet:

#7, Solo Controller

AC 21, Fort16, Ref 19, Will 22

HP 350, Bloodied175

Speed 6, Init +10, Perception +2, Saving throws +5

Low light vision

Action Points: 2

*Can saving throw any effect at start of turn

*If attacked, makes an attack vs. Ref. If it hits, #7 can move 3 (shift) and use a minor action.

Minor Actions:

1. Net +8 vs Ref. Hit: Restrained and immobilized, save ends

2. Batter: +8 vs. Fort: Knocked prone

3. Taunt: Mark target, erases any effects the target have placed on #7

Standard Actions:

1. Flame thrower +8 vs Ref. Hit: 2d6 and ongoing 4 fire (save ends)

2. Blinding Sand +8 vs Fort. Hit: 2d6 and blinded until end of next turn

3. Electric Charge +8 vs Will. Hit: Target takes a -4 to attack rolls until end of next turn

Triggered actions:

1. At will, immediate reaction: when missed by an attack, #7 can shift up to 3

2. Daily, immediate interrupt: can redirect a ranged, blast, or burst attack to hit someone else.