A shot in the.....
Subject: A shot in the
Harp nods grimly at the shouts from down the tunnel. He must have gotten lucky. Stepping back a few feet he shoots two more arrows down the dark passageway, just as he sees light appear at the furthest reaches of his sight. As his arrows fly he hears a voice yell out "Damn it, they shot again. One just missed me. Move you bastards!"
Up top Mund keeps cranking away at the lift wheel. The lift is just a few feet away from the top and he can see the top of Kal's head. Why did it have to be that damn elf? Where the hell was the orc? Over his shoulder he shouts "How the hell would I know what they're doing down there? Ask them yourself. If you don't want to help with the lift, fine, then just wait until I'm done."
Surprise round
Mund's blood goes cold when he hears a voice behind him say "We'll let the Captain figure it out. Take him boys." Mund hears the thud of a crossbow and almost lets go of the wheel when the bolt strikes his back (AC15, 5+5=10, miss). His breath rushes from his lungs but he does not feel the sharp pain of a bolt through his lungs. Thanks the gods for his armor he thinks. He continues to turn the wheel, telling the others "They didn't buy it. Get ready to fight." Behind him he can hear foot steps approach.
Round 1 Init E1 (29), Kal (14), Mund (14), Surin (7), E2, E3, E4 (6), Ragnar (6)
OODM: Mund needs 2 more rounds to get the lift to the top. Kal has already said that he will spend his round jumping and climbing. I will be doing a combined jump/climb check to see how well he does and that will be his action in round 1. I need actions from the others. Mund does not know where the other three are exactly since he is concentrating so hard on getting the lift up. I need actions
From: Porter
Subject: A shot in the
OOC: OK, who is on the lift right now?
From: Mark
Subject: A shot in the
At the start of this round is Kal, Surin, Ragnar and Acer. Acer is being held up by Ragnar.
the lift is still 7.5 feet from the top.
From: Josh
Subject: A shot in the
"Ragnar, give me a hand." Kal says, pointing near the edge. He'll then try to climb up using Ragnar as a ladder, if it seems that will help.
From: Kevin
Subject: A shot in the
Harp fires one more arrow down the tunnel and heads back to the lift, calling out for Ran. "We've got company comin' down the tunnel. Get ready."
From: Kevin
Subject: A shot in the
OOC: Gentlemen, don't forget any potions you might have. Check your character sheets on Sakeriver to see what you got, if anything. A +2 to A/C from a Shield of Faith, some invisibility, etc. can come in handy.
From: Karl
Subject: A shot in the
Salix will prepare "heat metal" and cast it on the armor of the group approaching as soon as they are in range. (He should be able to affect three people, so he will wait until he sees the first three in armor and cast.
From: Jason
Subject: A shot in the
If Ragnar can see them, and can cast spells, he will cast Holy Smite on the four of them, hoping to blind them. Otherwise he'll just gently lay Acer on the lift.
From: Mark
Subject: A shot in the
He can not see them yet. The lift is still almost 8 feet from its final place and Ragnar is not that tall.
He can set Acer down and still do another standard or move action, such as throw something.
From: Porter
Subject: A shot in the
If Mund lifts for one more turn, how hard will it be for the others to get off the lift next turn?
From: Mark
Subject: A shot in the
It would be fairly easy for Kal and probably fairly easy for Surin. Ragnar might be a bit more of a problem since he is not only short, 4'1" but also wearing full plate armor. I would have to make a jump check. He would still have to jump almost 4 feet up while wearing full plate. That is effecively jumping his own height.
From: Porter
Subject: A shot in the
Is there actually any place in the rules where there is a differentiation between a 4-foot dwarf (medium size) and a 7-foot half orc (medium size)? That is, don't all the rules that take size into account only look at your size category, and not your height?
From: Mark
Subject: A shot in the
No actual rules, as far as I remember, but I will have to check. However, there will be times where physical limitations will take precedence over the rules. Harp has a harder time fitting through small places than Kal does even though both are medium creatures.
From: Porter
Subject: A shot in the
Common sense has no place in D&D.
*stab*
From: Bryan
Subject: A shot in the
Surin will start climbing after Kal is out of the way. There's really no other choices.
From: Josh
Subject: A shot in the
I really think our best plan is to use Ragnar as a ladder. He's big and solid. Shoudl be easy to get up that way.
From: Jason
Subject: A shot in the
If anyone asks for a boost, Ragnar could probably lift them enough to stand on his shoulders.... his strength is pretty good. Of course if you just start climbing on him, he'll probably get out of the way and wonder what's wrong with you.
From: Kevin
Subject: A shot in the
OOC: Mark, I am going to leave to your discretion on whether or not Harp takes a full attack action or a standard and moves. I do not have a good idea in my mind of how far away these guys seem. If Harp thinks he can get off two more arrows and the guys will still be over 80 ft away, the he will do that. If he thinks they are closer than that, then he will shot once and then move 30' back to the group, giving Ran and Salix a warning. He will also string his bow back on his shoulder and draw his sword as he moves (if he cant' do both, he will drop his bow and draw his sword when he gets back closer to the group).
From: Randy
Subject: A shot in the
Ran has his sword drawn and is readying himself for action, not sure which side is more pressing but realizing that he can't expect to get up the lift before this is resolved.
OOC: When do we get to fight some ghosts? Ran got his fancy new sword but has nothing to really test it out on.
I'm sure this comment will come back to haunt me (pun intended).