Surin does his thing, what next?
Subject: Surin does his thing
Hey all, I'm in CA and I'll have consistent though not quite as frequent internet access. Thanks for running Ragnar for me.
From: Mark
Subject: Surin does his thing
Wanting to wait until the last moment, so that he might be able to get some help if things go wrong, Surin waits under the table. He almost runs when the man puts the torch on the table the halfling is hiding under. The man then unslings a small wooden buckler from his back and readies it. Damn. The seconds tick by and the sound of splintering wood grow louder and louder. Surin glances up and see that the man has a small bag of some sort in his shield hand. The halfling fingers his ax and decides that he will not be able to throw from this close. He quietly latches the ax back on to his belt and pulls his rapier from its sheath (Move silent, 15+15=30, vs Listen 18+10=28, success). A few seconds later he hears a crash as the door finally breaks into the room and the man raises his hand to throw.
Surprise round: Surin
Surin leans out from under the table and picking his spot, thrusts his rapier between two plates of armor. The small blade finds a gap between the pieces of metal (AC18, 16+12=28, hit, damage 22) and slide up to its hilt, piercing vital organs. He pulls the blade out and prepares for another attack.
Round 1: Init Surin, Man
Almost before the man realizes what has happened, Surin steps out from under the table and strikes again (AC18, 13+12=25, hit, damage 18) and this time he shoves his blade through the man's guts. He watches as the light in the man's eyes goes out and he slumps to the floor, the bag still in his hand. Surin turns just in time to see Harp charge through the shattered remains of the door. "Hey big fella" Surin says "I took care of this one for you. He knew we were here so we had better get going" Harp, speechless, motions the others through the broken door, Surin leading the way.
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From: Bryan
Subject: Surin does his thing
OOC: Wow. For some reason I expected that to be -way- harder.
Surin will grab the keys off the belt of the guy he just killed.
From: Jason
Subject: Surin does his thing
Way to go Surin! Ragnar will continue to carry Acer as he follows Harp or whoever is leading the way.
From: Mark
Subject: Surin does his thing
Well the only real tough part was the to hit and Surin has weapon finess which allows him to use his DEX bonus on Melee attacks. So he is +5 for level, +5 for DEX, +1 for being small and +1 for a masterwork rapier, for a total of +12. With an AC of 18, which is Plate and a buckler and a -1 for a lousy DEX, he only needed a 6 or better to hit. I think people forget how fast 4D6 of sneak attack adds up. And with his DEX bonus and the +4 to INIT for the surprise, he got a total of 8D6 +2D4 of damage. If he had done a critical hit it would have been 8D6 +4D4. Surin should think about taking improved INIT for his next feat. If he gets surprise, he would have a +13 to his INIT rolls, which means he would likely always go first on the first round of combat and get people flat footed.
From: Josh
Subject: Surin does his thing
Dork.
From: Kevin
Subject: Surin does his thing
Surin Rocks!!!
I will write more tomorrow when I am sober.
From: Porter
Subject: Surin does his thing
Mund looks at the halfling standing over the dead man holding his bloody blade. "You've been holding out one us, little one," he says with a smile. "I want you to start being the grunt man while I sneak around."
"You say that he knew that we are here?" Allistair asks. "How did he know? Is there anybody else that knows? Is there anybody that will miss him when he doesn't show up?"
From: Josh
Subject: What next?
"What's the plan here guys? Are we going to try to kill Faldor or are we getting out of here? Now's the time to decide. If we're going after Faldor I suggest we handle these guys coming behind us and then continue through these tunnels. If not, then we should return the way we came."
From: Porter
Subject: What next?
"Why we wanna go pick a fight we don't haveta? That Faldor sounds like a mean summabich, and if I can avoid tangling with him, I'm just as happy," Mund says.
Allistair speaks up "Salix, you did say something about saving the Northern tribes after we rescued the Stormfather, didn't you? Well, now would be the time for us to figure out how we want to try to keep the northern tribes from being murdered."
From: Josh
Subject: What next?
"Best way to save the northern tribes would be to kill the man who's going to hurt them. You're not afraid of a cleric, are you Mund?" Kal says with a smile.
From: Karl
Subject: What next?
OOC - Well, *I'm* up for anything, but it's going to be very hard to get Salix to do anything except leave with the Stormfather. I know Mund wants to save the tribes, but *everyone's* primary mission involves saving the Stormfather first. (Salix for two reasons, everyone else for one.) Plus, I don't think we're ready to defeat Faldor.
From: Karl
Subject: What next?
"I hope by saving the Stormfather, we are disrupting Faldor's plans for the tribes as well." Salix says. "Stormfather Acer is very wise and powerful. If we get him to safety and restore his faculties, he will be able to tell us what to do about Faldor." Salix does not add that he cares little for the fates of humans who would sell themselves to one like Faldor for promises of power. Still, if they can save them from Faldor, it will surely weaken him and perhaps thwart his plans here.