The body, pt2
Subject The body
Bel moves forward quietly (move silently) with an arrow nocked on his longbow. He follows Rn, although not closly...he remains about 20 ft behind Ran.
He looks into the woods (Spot), searching for other signs of movement.
If he see movement he will let the others know that he has, and where the movement happens.
From: Mark
Subject Combat
I expect that early next week the first combat will take place. I would like to take a few minutes to discuss that, since we have several new players to D&D in general and PBEM games in particular.
When I run a combat sequence, like Ty, I will list all the people involved and their initiatives at the start of the turn. The initiative numbers will have any bonuses you have for DEX or feats. When you send me your turn please write a desription of what you want to try and do and then, if you are using any feats or skills, put those in ().
For example, let say Fighter 1 is facing 4 kobolds and wants to use his cleave feat. He would write something like "Joe swings as hard as he can at the kobold in front of him, balancing himself so that if he kills the creature his momentum will pull him into an attack against the next kobold.(cleave)." OR something like that. I will probably elaborate on it a bit in my write up, but if you want to use a certain feat please let me know.
I will show a total of three numbers for each attack roll for the players. The numbers will be your roll, your attack bonus and then your total. So if your attack bonus is +5 and you roll a 15 I will show it like this: Attack (15+5=20). You can not question the attack roll, but if you have a problem with the bonuses let me know.
If any one has any questions please let me know. I will try and have a map out when combat starts so that everyone can have an idea of what is happening.
This will be the first time I have ever done something like this so lets see how it goes.
Thanks
From: Ami
Subject The Body
Cai dismounts her horse again and ties him to a tree as Surin did. She eyes the surrounding area carefully (spot check) as she approaches the body, an arrow nocked in her bow should there be a threat.
From: Mark
Subject The body, pt 2
At the sight of the body, Salix hisses and starts to head down the hill. Ran calls for him to stop. ?This could be an ambush. You did say that your owl said that there was danger.? Salix nods and restrains himself a bit. The party takes a 30 seconds to dismount and tie their horses to the trees near by. Cai and Bel both launch their hawks into the air. The birds circle for a bit and then settle into a couple of trees about 40 feet up in the air. Fal's raven does the same. Salix, knowing that the bright sun would bother Noctis, tells him to stay and watch the horses. Whether or not Noctis understands is a different story. However, Salix knows Noctis well enough that if something were to bother the horses, the owl would warn him.
As they head cautiously down the hill, the group spreads out. Surin moves to the right flank and starts creeping down that edge of the road. Harp, Ran and Cai spread out about 10 feet apart from each other and start moving down the hill. Behind them by 15-20 feet come Salix in the middle with Bel on his left and Fal on his right. As they get closer to the body, Harp starts to move even more to his left. He signals for the rest of the group to pause while he slowly moves around the body to the west side of it, about 10-15 feet beyond. Back in the second row Salix is getting agitated. To his eyes, this is just as it seems, an unconscious body lying in the middle of the road. While he understands the need for caution, he is beginning to chafe at the delay. This person could be dying.
As they approach the body Salix, Ran, Cai, Surin and Bel all notice that there is no blood around the body.(Spot check DC10, rolls (Salix 10+7=17, Ran 16+4=20,Cai 7+10=17,Surin 4+9=13, Bel8+7=15, all succeed, Fal 4+3=7, Harp 2+3=5, fail). Salix's heart beats a bit easier at this realization. Ran motions for Salix to move to the front rank. Motioning Cai and Bel to cover them, he and Salix move closer to the body. As they get to the body they can hear the person mumbling incoherently. With one more glance around, Ran nods at Salix to deal with the body.
Salix kneels at the side of the man, for it is obviously a man now, and makes a quick check of his pulse. The man is dressed in a breastplate with a small steel shield strapped to his arm. At his waist are a light mace and a light pick. His shaggy black hair sticks out from his helm. Salix realizes that he recognizes the accent of the man's mumblings. The accent is that of Mnuhl. Quickly examining the man to make sure that there is nothing obviously broken, he turns the man over. The man's face is drawn and covered in sweat and dust. From what Salix can see it looks like the man has run himself unconscious (DC15, 13+7=20, success.) Salix looks up at Ran.
OODM: Ok guys go to it.
From: Randy
Subject The body, pt 2
Ran says to the group to form a circle around the Salix, the body, and himself. He indicates that Harp should position himself in the direction the man was running from, the rangers to stay to either side, and Fal-Tor with Surin to watch behind them.
Ran turns his attention back to Salix and says "Is there anything you can do to revive him quickly that we may know what he was running from?"
From: Ami
Subject The body, pt2
Cai quietly stands guard as Ran has asked, but still keeps an awareness of the unconscious man. She is as concerned as Salix is, but knows that Salix has more skill than she does to help the man.
She listens closely to the man's mumblings, ready to help Salix in any way that he needs.
From: Kevin
Subject The body, pt2
Harp, at Ran's request, moves west a few feet, keeping a safe separation between himself and the congregated group. He scans up the hill, wishing he could see what was on the other side. If only he had wings like his fellow adventurers hawks.
If he can find any decent cover for someone of his size just off the road, otherwise he will stay on the road and continue to keep watch.
From: Derrell
Subject The body, pt2
Fal stands guard as Ran has asked with his crossbow at the ready. He asks the raven to fly in the direction the man was running for about a half mile and fly back and report what he sees. The raven does as her master requests.
OOC: OK Mark, the raven has now perched on my shoulder after travelling in the direction the man was running from. What, if anything, did she see.
From: Rob
Subject The body, pt 2
Bel sends Ebon in the direction of the mans flight, looking for activity.
Then he looks for tracks around the body to see if the man was traveling alone. (track)
If he finds tracks he will follow them, but not too far, keeping the group in sight and easy calling distance, looking for movment or anything out of the ordinary (spot).