Shooting beetles in a barrel
Subject Shooting beetles in a barrel
Round 1
Initiative: Surin (25), Harp (25), Kal (23), Ragnar (19), Allistair (11), Mund (9), Beetles (8), Ran (6), Salix (5)
The two fighters take a deep breath and continue their aerial assault on the beetles. Ran first shot hits a beetle (B2) (AC19, 15+10=25, hit, damage 4) while Mund's arrow again goes wide (AC19, 6+8=14, miss). Both of their next shots go wide (Mund, AC19, 2+8=10, miss, Ran, AC19 2+10=12, miss). Mund's third shot also bounces harmlessly off the armored creature but Ran's third bolt finds chink in the armor (AC19, 14+10=24, hit, damage 5) of a beetle (B1). Mund's fourth shoot is a miss fire as the arrow breaks just as he releases it (AC19, 1+8=9, miss). Ran however is able to place a shot in the the eye of one of the beetles as it scurrys past the doorway (AC19, 19+10=29, hit, critical threat, AC19, 16+10=26, hit, critical hit, damage 13).
Both archers miss in with their next shots (Mund, AC19, 7+8=15, miss, Ran, AC19, 3+10=13,miss). Mund's sense of frustration starts to grow as he misses for the ninth time in a row. It has now been almost a minute since the barbarian has hit anything. Ran just concentrates harder and is rewarded with another hit (AC19, 17+10=27, hit, damage 3) on one of the beetles (B2).
Luck seems to leave the archers for a while. Each one takes three shoots and hit nothing (Mund, AC19, 7+8=15,miss, 3+8=11, miss, 6+8=14,miss, Ran, AC19, 7+10=17,miss, 8+10=18,miss, 7+10=17, miss). Mund is almost beside himself and is just about ready to drop the bow and charge the creatures. He has one arrow left and finally connects with it (AC19, 15+8=23, hit, damage 4). His anger is mollified a bit when his last arrow drops one of the beetles in its tracks, the creatures clawed feet waving a bit in the air.
Ran sees one of the beetles drop and shifts his aim to the other. He sites and releases the bolt. It slams home (AC19, 19+10=29,hit, critical threat, AC19, 6+10=16,miss, no critical hit, damage 4). Ran's bolt case and Mund's quiver are now empty.
OODM: Ok guys what do you want to do. The last beetle looks the worse for wear. And Mund is pissed at only hitting 4 shots out of 20, which if he had his smarter brother figure it out is a lousy 20% hit rate. Ran hit 11 out of 20 which is 55%.
From: Derek
Subject Shooting beetles in a barrel
Allistiar has a quiver full of bolts and a light crossbow that he will most likely never use, Ran or Mund are free to use it. Or I could MM the remaining beetle a few times.
From: Karl
Subject Shooting beetles in a barrel
Salix will step up and use his sling.
From: Kevin
Subject Shooting beetles in a barrel
Harp looks at the empty quivers, dodges a look around the door frame, sees the beetle moving back and forth, and looks back at the rest of the group.
"I think one full charge from all of us will kill this thing. Mund, Ran, Kal, Ragnar lets go."
ooc: Any one interested in the above scenario? If so, let me know.
From: Ashley
Subject Shooting beetles in a barrel
Sounds good, el capitano.
From: Josh
Subject Shooting beetles in a barrel
Sounds good.
From: Jason
Subject Shooting beetles in a barrel
Ragnar's all for it. Hope its within 40 feet though :)
From: Porter
Subject Shooting beetles in a barrel
"Whatever."
From: Porter
Subject Shooting beetles in a barrel
Also, Mund will not rage for this.