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<blockquote data-quote="Tellerian Hawke" data-source="post: 7600153" data-attributes="member: 6790669"><p><strong>The Ambush is Laid Out</strong></p><p></p><p>The party moves back to the cave entrance, which takes one round. You also roll the bodies of the dead goblins down the slope (which also takes one round); the bodies are indicated by the red Xs. Nimbar takes the position on the left side of the cave mouth. Hawke and Sphynx are on the right side of the cave mouth, with Hawke being the furthest left. Nimbar casts a spell, and a glowing, humanoid form appears at position B.The form can travel up to 130' feet away from Nimbar, so he sends it down the left hallway, to the position marked with a green X (a distance of 60 feet, i.e., a double-move, which takes one round.) A cry of alarm is heard as Goblins begin to shriek in their language. Nimbar orders the glowing figure to move 60 ft. back to its original position (B) which is another round. [gm] During that same round in which the form is returning, the Goblins give chase, using their running speeds; this means that besides giving chase, they can take no further actions that round. The Surprise Round is the 5th round since the party moved to the mouth of the cave, and the 3rd round since Nimbar's spell was cast. [/gm][gm] The Goblins are so intent upon the glowing figure, that they fail to consider the possibility of ambush; they are, in effect, surprised. [/gm]</p><p></p><p>[spoiler=Positions before ambush][ATTACH]106206[/ATTACH][/spoiler]</p><p></p><p>From the direction indicated below by the green arrow, 12 Goblins rush into the corridor, intent upon attacking the glowing figure (indicated by the green F.) They do not notice the party members at the mouth of the cave.</p><p></p><p>[spoiler=Battle Map; Goblins = Red Circles][ATTACH]106207[/ATTACH][/spoiler]In the distance, in the direction from whence came the Goblins, you hear a shriek: <span style="color: red"> "BREEE-YARRKK!!"</span>[gm]<strong><u>Initiative Count:</u></strong>Sphynx 27</p><p>Hawke 8</p><p>Nimbar 7</p><p>Goblins 5 (Goblins will not act at all during surprise round.)[/gm]</p><p><strong><em>Sphynx: your preternatural reflexes allow you to go first, before anyone else can act. The Goblins are surprised, but they are not considered flat-footed (which means no sneak attack possible.) ...What do you do?</em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tellerian Hawke, post: 7600153, member: 6790669"] [B]The Ambush is Laid Out[/B] The party moves back to the cave entrance, which takes one round. You also roll the bodies of the dead goblins down the slope (which also takes one round); the bodies are indicated by the red Xs. Nimbar takes the position on the left side of the cave mouth. Hawke and Sphynx are on the right side of the cave mouth, with Hawke being the furthest left. Nimbar casts a spell, and a glowing, humanoid form appears at position B.The form can travel up to 130' feet away from Nimbar, so he sends it down the left hallway, to the position marked with a green X (a distance of 60 feet, i.e., a double-move, which takes one round.) A cry of alarm is heard as Goblins begin to shriek in their language. Nimbar orders the glowing figure to move 60 ft. back to its original position (B) which is another round. [gm] During that same round in which the form is returning, the Goblins give chase, using their running speeds; this means that besides giving chase, they can take no further actions that round. The Surprise Round is the 5th round since the party moved to the mouth of the cave, and the 3rd round since Nimbar's spell was cast. [/gm][gm] The Goblins are so intent upon the glowing figure, that they fail to consider the possibility of ambush; they are, in effect, surprised. [/gm] [spoiler=Positions before ambush][ATTACH alt="06F5C1CF-63E1-4831-9F32-2E88992D7A3F.jpeg"]106206[/ATTACH][/spoiler] From the direction indicated below by the green arrow, 12 Goblins rush into the corridor, intent upon attacking the glowing figure (indicated by the green F.) They do not notice the party members at the mouth of the cave. [spoiler=Battle Map; Goblins = Red Circles][ATTACH alt="F80A606E-585B-4744-9874-7FF9AD4BD842.jpeg"]106207[/ATTACH][/spoiler]In the distance, in the direction from whence came the Goblins, you hear a shriek: [COLOR=red] "BREEE-YARRKK!!"[/COLOR][gm][B][U]Initiative Count:[/U][/B]Sphynx 27 Hawke 8 Nimbar 7 Goblins 5 (Goblins will not act at all during surprise round.)[/gm] [B][I]Sphynx: your preternatural reflexes allow you to go first, before anyone else can act. The Goblins are surprised, but they are not considered flat-footed (which means no sneak attack possible.) ...What do you do?[/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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