My guess would be Jarrith and Ashlyn up front, Khensu and Ladreth as rear guards, and casters in the middle- maybe Marot first, with his enhanced sight, then Avron and Ravika, then Tessa (to provide divine caster support for the rear guard.
Two abreast that would be:
Jarrith/Ashlyn,
Marot/Avron;
Ravika/Tessa,
Khensu/Ladreth.
Ashlyn's happy with that marching order. Her raven will also be alert as an extra pair of eyes whilst sitting on Ashlyn's shoulder.
Regarding the other stairwell ... since it is close to the dining hall, I would expect it to lead down to a kitchen. If we get lucky it might continue downwards, but it's anyones guess what that might lead to. As stonegod said, we have no idea if the other stairwell leads to the crypts, so I'd reccomend that we stick together as we explore (at least for now).
I do like the Hide from undead idea, but I don't think now is the time to use it. It also does leave 3 of us vulnerable to attack, and if I was a vampire lord, then that would be an ideal time to strike the smaller group.
Completely OOC, but if Marot was not paralyzed, he could whisk both himself, Avron, and Ashlyn back to the top of the stair well with Flee the Scene. But it appears that he'll probably be dead in the next round, so it may be moot.
I edited the round as I made the mistake of swapping the attacks: Ashlyn was attacked by the gargoyle; Marot and Avron attacked by the golem. This actually doesn't make things better...
I also added info from Listen/Knowledge checks that are relevant.
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OOC: I think Marot's only possible action is to drool.
OOC: He gets to make save each round. Which I roll. Exciting it isn't
I'm hoping that Avron can retreat past Ashlyn to the stairs (The G-statue doesn't get any AoO's this round), and I'm hoping that Marot can make his save, take a 5ft step, and get us all out of here ... otherwise things might go really badly.
(OOC: If I can jump into an occupied space and then pass through it to finish my move in an unoccupied one, Jarrith will leap into Tessa's square on the way to stopping on the stair at C6. And if by some chance the invisible creature that attacked Ladreth is on this section of the stair, as opposed to the section beneath Khensu and Ladreth at AB7... then I will try to find and attack an invisible target.)
If I recall correctly, a standing start 10ft long jump is a DC20 jump check ... long odds for Jarrith with his skill in jumping ... not that lack of skill has stopped any of us before.
I'm hoping that Avron can retreat past Ashlyn to the stairs (The G-statue doesn't get any AoO's this round), and I'm hoping that Marot can make his save, take a 5ft step, and get us all out of here ... otherwise things might go really badly.
Avron needs to stand (he's prone). Marot saves as a full round action as per the spell, so no bampfing.
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Avron needs to stand (he's prone). Marot saves as a full round action as per the spell, so no bampfing.
Ouch ... didn't realize that ... Well, that just made survival a little harder. Lets hope the dice gods are really kind to Marot then ... with a bit of luck he might still survive, but we're really gonna have to work it.
Yeah I realized that Avron is prone, but standing (provoking an AoO from C) and retreating past Ashlyn is still much smarter than sticking around to be pulverized.
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