Turn, band and round 1
Subject Turn
It will be tonight before I get a turn out today.
The new band parents meeting ran almost 4 hours last night and I did not get home until almost 10PM.
Sorry.
From: Kevin
Subject Band
So, what did you do from 10 pm until midnight?
I stayed up checking my e-mail every 10 minutes waiting for a turn. NOT.
From: Porter
Subject Band
So, what are the little chit'lins gonna play?
From: Ashley
Subject Band
Band was one of the most positive experiences I had in Jr High and High School. I hope your kids get a kick out of it. :)
From: Derek
Subject Band
Band was not one of the most positive experiences I had in Jr and High school, but in general Jr. and High school were not positive experiences for me so band doesn't really stick out as being worse than the rest. Thinking back, I was probably only in band because most of my friends were in it and I didn't really have anything better to do. My parents weren't in the band boosters either, I guess they shared my enthusiasm. Porter was a lot more serious about it than me, actually having a music scholarship when he went to college.
From: Porter
Subject Band
Small correction: While I was offered a music scholarship to go to OU, it wasn't as good as the academic scholarship I was offered, and I didn't accept either of them, because I took the crappy scholarship that BYU offered me.
But yeah, I really enjoyed band, except for marching band, and I'm really glad I did it. I continued playing through college.
From: Mark
Subject Band
Tuba.
both of them. One is only in 6th grade, but they both play tuba. Not piccilo, not flute, but two full size tubas.
From: Mark
Subject Band
The wife was a band buddy so Geoff is a band buddy. Sean, the youngest, is not sure yet.
Geoff also plays in several orchestras as well. He has several close friends from middle school who are starting in the marching band with him.
I look forward the band getting him in shape.
From: Mark
Subject Turn
Sorry I have not gotten the turn out yet. There has been a tornado warning in the area and the wife made me go downstairs.
I am working on it now.
From: Mark
Subject 10 foot reach
You are effectivly correct as to the squares they can reach.
From: Mark
Subject Ran's move
actually from where Ran is he would move a 5 foot step to T2 to get the best position and still get his two attacks.
From: Mark
Subject round 1 actions
Allistair does not know what they are, but recognizes the name that Salix calls out. However, I am going to say that there are too many bodies in the way for Allistair to target inside the room at the moment.
From: Mark
Subject Round 1
Round 1 Initiative: Mund (21), Harp (18), Salix (18), Surin (17), T1-5(15), Ranthir (12), Ragnar (11), Allistair (10), Kal (9)
Seeing the crowd in front of him, Mund decides to hold off and see what happens. He keeps his bow in his hand, arrow nocked and ready to go.
This time Harp is not caught flat footed. Hearing Surin's grunt of surprise and seeing its cause, he grabs the halfling and pulls him back. As he pulls the halfling the two creatures claw at Surin. The first (T1) ones claw rakes at the halfling, but his metal rivets on his studded leather armor deflect the claw (AOO, AC20, 10+9=19,miss), and Surin is able to jump back and avoid the second claw (T2) (AC, 20, 6+9=15,miss). As Harp moves up nest to the door he shouts "Kal and Ran, flank on the other side of the door. Ragnar, you hold them where you are."
Salix sees his friend dodge the things long arms and recognizes the monsters for what they are (Knowledge check, nature, DC15, 5+11=16, success). "Trolls" he shouts. "Strong, stupid and very hard to kill. You have to knock them unconscious and then cut their heads off." Salix then chants the summoning prayer and a hippogriff appears between the two trolls near the door and the three in the back. It immediately attacks one of the nearer trolls (T2) (AC16, 3+6=9,miss). However its claw skitters off the tough hide of the monster.
Surin's look of surprise is still on his face when Harp pulls him back from the door. Dodging the attacks from the creatures, Surin almost yells at Harp. Big oaf, you almost got me killed. But when Harp steps up next to the door to stand in the way, Surin rethinks that. Noticing that he still has a direct shot at one of the trolls (T2), Surin decides to do what he can. As he takes a step back from those long arms, his axe appears in his hand like magic. With a flick of the wrist, it is sailing at the things head. It ducks at the last moment, but the axe slams against its shoulder (AC16, 18+11=29, hit, damage 1). It falls to the ground with a clatter.
The two trolls at the door roar at each other and one finally pushes his way past the other (T1). As it muscles its way through the door the hippogriff at its back strikes out with a claw (AOO,AC16, 9+6=15, miss) but it is unable to penetrate the thick hide again. The troll, not even noticing the attack from its back, strikes out at Ragnar with its own sharp claws (AC26, 14+9=23, miss). Long forgotten racial memories seep into Ragnar as he dodges instinctively and catches the claw on his shield.
It is hard to see through all the bodies but Salix can just barely see as one of the trolls (T5) tears the hippogriff to pieces, (two claws, one bite,all hit, rend attack, damage 41). The other troll mill around trying to get around the one blocking the door.
Ran hears Harps command and takes a quick step to the right and forward, moving so that the thing can not take advantage of his movement. As the troll (T1) strikes at Ragnar Ranthir's sword lashes out in two quick strikes (AC16, 18+11=29,hit, damage 10, 20+6=26, hit, critical threat, critical threat roll, AC16, 1+6=7,miss, no critical, damage 11). Green blood wells from two deep cuts on the trolls chest.
Ragnar, orcish curses spilling from his mouth, steps forward and attacks the troll with all his might (AC16, 18+10, 28, hit, damage 11). His sword also cuts deeply on the trolls arm, almost severing the hand at the wrist.
Something clicks inside Allistair's head when he hears Salix yell out trolls. Fire. They hate fire. And here he was with a couple of fireballs but too many people in the way. Well he still had his mage arrow spell, so chanting that, the same three bolts of force leap from his hand and strike the first troll in the chest (Damage 10). The holes smoke a bit but stop faster then one would expect.
Kal, having cast the strength spell before Surin opened the door, also follows Harps' command, seeing the advantage of having people on both sides of the doorway. Taking a quick step between the troll and Ranthir, the elf turns and thrusts with his rapier. Its sharp point sinks into the spongy flesh (AC16, 5+14=19, hit, damage 9). When he pulls it out, the wound seems to almost close over as soon as the point is out.
OODM: End round 1, I need round 2 actions.
