The entrance to Backbiter Pass
Subject: Turn
I will be getting a turn out this afternoon.
From: Josh
Subject: The Lady and Kal
Kal waits for the lady to finish and then returns to the rest of thegroup. Words wouldn't have any power here.
From: Mark
Subject: The entrance to Backbiter Pass
The party rides for the next few hours. The Bhyoian patrol keeps a loose formation around Maximus and the Lady while the party rides in a loose formation behind them. Mund stays out in front while Kal and Harp follow closely behind. Salix and Surin bring up the third row with Ally by himself in the fourth. Ragnar and Ran bring up the rear. The whole group rides around a bend in the path and hear Maximus say "There it is, Backbiter Pass. We should be there by noon." a quarter mile away and several hundred feet above them they can see the fortifications at the top of the pass.
They ride slowly, trying to keep their horses from wearing themselves out. Flavius, who has been bringing up the rear of the Bhyoian patrol is riding next to Mund. The barbarian is trying to teach him a few songs from the Wildlands. The front of the group is about 250 feet from the fortifications when Mund hears Maximus's voice say "What in the nine hells are those?" Mund's head swings around when he hears the Centurion scream "Scatter!!!! Gaius, get the Lady off the road!!" Mund, and by now the rest of the party sees figures start to scatter. Mund sees a dark form in front of him, quickly growing larger.
The boulder slams into Flavius next to him, crushing the young man and his horse. Blood and bone splatter the Northman as the legionaire is crushed to death. Up ahead another legionarie and his horse are a bloody mess, victims of a second rock. Mund looks at the fortifications and see three large figures standing on the battlements, one on the east side and two on the west. The legionaries are scattering, trying to find cover in the narrow path.
OODM: Surprise round. Mund is about 250 feet away from the fortifications. The rest of the party is about 10 feet back per row, so Kal and Harp are 260 feet, Salix and Surin are 270 feet, Ally is 280 feet and Ragnar and Ran are 290 feet. surprise round is over.
Init: Harp (25), Surin (20), Maximus (18), Lady De Blum (15), Kal (14), Ranthir (12), Ally (12), Salix (7), Legionaries (7), Creatures (7), Mund (5), Ragnar (5). I need actions. I will see if I can put together a map this weekend.
From: Josh
Subject: The entrance to Backbiter Pass
Do we have any more details on what they are/what they look like?
From: Mark
Subject: Backbiter Pass
It is hard to tell from this distance. They look larger than human but have a humanoid shape (a head, two arms. You can not see below the waist due to the walls of the fortification.
From: Derek
Subject: Backbiter Pass
Allistair says to the rest of the group, "I think we're going to have trouble getting up there to stop those things. I can hit them from far away with spells, but I could also make one person fly up there and attack them directly. Also Salix, I think this would be a perfect opportunity to summon some griffons." After a moment of thought he adds, "I could also turn someone into a dragon..."
From: Kevin
Subject: Round 1 actions
Was anyone able to determine if the rocks came from a machine or were thrown?
IC: Harp watches the rocks come flying into the men around him. Hells bells, they were sitting ducks out here. He needed to get closer before he could do something. Kicking his horse, he moves forward a short distance, taking his bow from his shoulder, and then dismounts, keeping an eye for any more flying rocks.
OOC: Mark, move action to move Harp's horse to where he is less than 220 ft. from the walls (1 extra range increment for his comp. long bow). His dismount is his second move action.
From: Mark
Subject: Round 1 actions
No one saw anything until the rocks were in the air.