Editing Arctic Altercation

{{Worldbuilders}} {{Battle|prev=[[Operation Bonds of the Earth]]|name=The Arctic Altercation|image=ArcticAltercation.png|conflict=A fight to obtain all four [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients]]|date=466 [[PR]]|place=A Cave in the wilds of [[Levinkan]]|result=The death of the Eladrin [[X (The Paladin)]], the eventual destruction of the Elemental Tools.|side1=[[The Paladin]], trying to finish what he started.|side2=[[AFEW]], representing people who want to return the realm to normal|commanders1=[[The Paladin]]|commanders2=[[Grindseed]], [[Medrash]], [[Flynn]]|forces1=[[The Paladin]], a [[Roc]], [[Golkont the Hawk Mage]] (unwillingly) and his majordomo|forces2=Storm Giants, Bug Bears, Dragonborn soldiers, a Genie, the whole membership of [[Stealth Squad]] and [[AFEW]], head bard of [[Laergul]], [[Flynn]], and more.}}

The '''Arctic Altercation '''was a battle fought in the wilds of [[Amusa]] just west of [[Xender City]], and simultaneously in the wilds of [[Levinkan]] just southwest of [[Zobeck]]. It was a battle to stop [[The Arctic Autumn]] once and for all, by killing the mage responsible. 

At one point in the battle, the Paladin managed to escape the ambush, making it several hundred feet clear of any threats, only to be stopped by a last-ditch-effort [[wish]] that the bard [[Andif]] had been keeping hidden for many months. 

The final hit done on the Paladin to win the war was done by a lone Kobold.

== Full List of Combatants ==
[[File:AltercationMeal.png|left|thumb|The "Last Supper" the heroes shared before beginning their attack on the Paladin]]
* Blumenthal
* Edna
* Maverick
* Medrash
* Ynnis
* Jedit
* Rowan
* Aritian
* Melvin
* Croach
* Red
* Chet
* Andif
* Grindseed
* Flynn
* Lucian
* 32 Tooth Tommy
* Frori
* Devoted Blaze
* Dragonborn of the Gulfithorpe Isles
* Storm Giants
* Numerous pet animals
** Jedit's cats
** A [[Viole]]
* Coseismus
* A lone Kobold
* Chet's incubus dad, Taz Sexton
* Bugbears of Grindseed's Clan
* The Paladin
* Golkont the Hawk Mage
* Kugutsi his Majordomo
* Roc Shasa

== Preperations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Player
|Main 
|Secondary 
|Other Preparations Made
|The Opposition
|-
|Jason
|Flynn (can fly)
|Lucian Digennaro (Bard)
|Could levitate orb (or person with orb) in a pinch

Armor Toxin , Goggles of Night
| rowspan="15" |The Paladin

* The Wand
* Water Tendrils
* Very Long Reach
* 120+ Ft Speed. Very very fast.
* Flooding Powers. 
* Water he controls does acid damage.
|-
|Mark
|Croach (can fly)
|Orb of Gales (Artifact)
|
|-
|Rachael
|Edna (can fly) (haversack)
|Frori, Chwingas
|
|-
|Connor
|Blumenthal
|32 Tooth Tommy (Rogue)
|Can make Toxins for allies upon request (Wounding, Holy, Armor, Darkvision)

Shield bombs for temp HP

Oil bombs to increase damage output of crown wearer
|-
|Laura
|Red
|The Kobold!
|Moonflower blessing (13 Petals)
|-
|Mike
|Grindseed
|Bugbear Swarm
|
|-
|Taylor
|Andif
|Viole (Acid Bat Dog)
|
|-
|Tyler
|Medrash 
|Norixious Clan
|Is fueled by pure vengeance.
|-
|Gail
|Melvin
|Staff of Marsh (Artifact)
|
|-
|Rich
|Jedit (can fly)
|Ark Animals
|Has Sorcyst Blade
|-
|Kevin
|Rowan
|Coseismus 

(spell guide)
|Everyone (except platoons/swarms/intercept team) starts with 9 Temp HP
|-
|Miguel
|Ynnis(haversack)
|Dem der Giants
|Armor Toxin
|-
|Brendan
|Chet (can fly)
|Taz Sexton
|Bringing some Dust of Dryness
|-
|[[User:Jeffbuterbaugh|Jeff]]
|[[Maverick]]
|Devoted Blaze (Cleric)
|Prep bag with a few basic spellcasting components (ash, spruce, sand, cork)

Gather 3 diamonds from Edna

Drop off Nim somewhere safe, out of range of battle

Pack warm clothing and insulation
|-
|Kieran
|Aritian (can fly)
|Crown
|Wearing Midnight (The Crown), 3 Diamonds from Edna (one used for Warding Glyph)
|}

== The Plan ==
The team spent months during the Arctic Autumn convincing allies and other forces to come join them. Some came from far away such as the Storm Giant of Pteris. The plan was organized by the characters working out of [[Galik]] and also by the Players who coordinated in a massive shared document, working into the early hours of morning to finalize a plan. 

The final plan was broken into two teams: One would attack the Paladin and stab him with [[The Sorcyst Blade]] to teleport him to a secondary destination in [[Amusa]] where an ambush was ready to take him down.
{| class="wikitable"
|'''TEAM LEVINKAN'''
|'''TEAM AMUSA'''
|-
|


Team Stabby Goal: Intercept team goes to one of the Paladin’s resting spot with the sole purpose of using the sorcyst blade to teleport the Paladin to the designated ambush location---then stab themselves to bring themselves into the Ambush team.

Members: Maverick (can give stealth advantage), Jedit (Sorcyst Blade, pass w/o trace, ensnaring strike), Ynnis (inspirer, Sender), Flynn (dimension door, etc), Lucian Digennaro (invisibility)

Intercept location: Levinkan resting spot

* We know how to get in
* Only one path of escape that can be blocked
* Easy enough to get to

Preparation: warm clothing, insulation when swimming, way to make pond in ice

Execution:

* Team sneaks to pond and enters cavern
* Trap is set at entrance of cavern to prevent/slow paladin escape
* All sneak to mouth of resting room
* One person sneaks through the back passage with the blade
* Message sent to ambush team so they are ready
* They sneak up to Paladin and transport them to ambush location
|[[File:Teamamusa.png|center|thumb|hThe Amusa Team, waiting anxiously]]Goal: Kill the Paladin

Members: everyone else (plus the intercept team as they stab themselves)

Team Ambush: Medrash, Grindseed, Flynn, Rowan,

Team Crown: Artian, Blumenthal (with oil bombs), Edna

Team Orb: Croach, Chet, Jedit, (Flynn for levitate JIC?) storm giants?

Team Staff: Melvin, 32 Tooth Tommy, 

Field Medics (fast and have healing): Red, Devoted Blaze

Other Healers: Edna, Maverick, Ynnis, Medrash, Andif

Ambush location (torture cave with victim images on walls?):

* Only one entrance/exit which is at lower elevation than cave floor (water drains out)
* High Ceiling for Flight (60 feet)  
* Dry as heck (no ice, no water)
* Away from any large water sources and populated areas

Preparation:

* Use Crown to create perma-heated area that clear ice
* Use some dust to dry up the now water
* Glyph of Warding (Aritian) set up to trigger if someone from our team steps into the summoning circle.
** Spell Stored: Bane (CHA Save)

Execution:

* Surround where Paladin will teleport to
* Wait for message
* Ready actions
* Unleash hell
|}

== Behind the Screen ==
[[File:AASession28.png|left|thumb|259x259px|A possible breakdown of the battle as planned behind the screen.]]
* The name '''Arctic Altercation '''is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the campaign the battle was fought in, known as [[Ancients Alive]]. Internal notes have the battle listed as "AAAA" which coincidentally is the sound most players made as they fought in it.
[[Category:Ancients Alive]]
[[Category:Amusa]]