But Shadows (ooc and questions Vl)

[Yrkoon]

Kiri is beyond awesome.

[Yrkoon]

What's the plan here, guys? Do you want to make a stand at the cliff bottom or top?

[jemmus]

Torix would like to do it from the top to use archery.

[Yrkoon]

That makes sense. Maybe Torix can do that while guarding the wounded Amethu up top while the others go hand-to-hand down below. Zahra can use the rope to escape if things become iffy.

[jemmus]

It sounds like they're wolves, right? Four legs, poor at scaling cliffs. So how about we group at the foot of the cliff, backs against it so as not to be flanked by growling and snapping flanker wolves. With one archer above, putting the slow but steady hurt on them. Torix with Dex 17 to Cruloc's 13 is probably the better odds-on archer, and Cruloc the better melee brawler.

[Yrkoon]

Can't argue with that.

[jemmus]

It seems that Pict Torix is better with a bow than Cimmerian Cruloc. Dex 17 vs 13. Do your best, Cimmerian!

[Inferno]

Hey everyone,

Sorry for the cliffhanger (so to speak) but I'm traveling for work and will post when I get back in a week.

In the meantime...

Hedge, do you want Dahinna to climb a tree or something else being discussed in this thread, starting here?

Raven, do you want Kiri to carry Amethu to the top of the cliff or stay put, as per here?

Urson, is Zahra making her stand in the camp or atop the cliff? Cruloc has set up a rope to scale the cliff here.

Please post any additional actions in the IC thread. I'm loving all the strategy!

Have a great week. And happy Fathers Day!

[Inferno]

Hey everyone,

I'm back and a new DM post is up.

Thanks for the clear PC orders!

I hope you had a great week.

[Inferno]

Hi Pixie,
Sorry, Kiri cast Unseen Servant hours ago (see below) and the spell's duration has expired. Kiri is now out of spells.
Feel free to alter your IC post if you like.

Thanks.

Kiri quietly tells Grandfather to stop gathering firewood after the barked direction from Cruloc. Instead he has him begin clearing a spot for sleeping, oblivious to the new potential danger...

[Inferno]

Hey jemmus,

Friendly reminder:
When firing arrows at a monster that is engaged in melee with a friend, there's a chance that you could hit your friend, as per DMG p.63.
Note: this chance is based on the ratio of friends to foes in the melee, not your to-hit roll.

To avoid this risk, you might target wolves that are not adjacent to your friends.

[ChubbyPixie]

Hi Pixie,
Sorry, Kiri cast Unseen Servant hours ago (see below) and the spell's duration has expired. Kiri is now out of spells.
Feel free to alter your IC post if you like.

Thanks.

Kiri quietly tells Grandfather to stop gathering firewood after the barked direction from Cruloc. Instead he has him begin clearing a spot for sleeping, oblivious to the new potential danger...

Ah, ok. Wasn’t sure how much time had passed. Let’s just pretend it never happened.

[Inferno]

Ha. No problem.

For next time, I keep a running time check at the top of every DM post. Just a friendly fyi.

The Pictish Wilderness, the World of Hyboria
Day Seventeen. Midnight. 27th day of the month of Qrot, 1280th year of the Age of Aquilonia

[jemmus]

Noted about shooting into melees-- thanks!

[Yrkoon]

Does one of the wolves charge at Cruloc? He has a spear set against charge.

[Inferno]

Hi Yrkoon,

Yes. At least one. The maps shows the the wolves mid-charge, having just burst into the firelight.

As per the DMG, spears set against a charge require a roll to hit. Success means you double the rolled damage. Good luck!

[Yrkoon]

This is an observation regarding the firing into melee rule.
I reckon the chance of hitting a friend might be lower if the archer is above the action rather than at ground level.

[Inferno]

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Nah, I wouldn't shoot down at the wolf on its hind legs, for fear of hitting the man. Especially if I was behind the man, like Torix is behind Cruloc.

As per DMG p. 63, the rule about firing into a melee isn't due to line of sight. It's because during the chaos of a melee, all combatants are shifting, maneuvering, feinting, lunging, swinging (and the wolves snapping, pouncing and leaping in a wild frenzy). All of which remains relevant even if the archer is above ground level.

Sorry.

[Inferno]

Hey everyone,
Sorry. One last cliffhanger. I'm on vacation this week and offline, so we'll pause the game until I'm back on July 7th.
After that, I have no travel plans so we should be good for a while.

Urson, please feel free to post for Zahra!

Have a good 4th of July week everyone!

[Yrkoon]

Grrr. Overruled by a Russian peasant.

p.s. Don't shoot me, Torix.