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<blockquote data-quote="doghead" data-source="post: 3772997" data-attributes="member: 8243"><p>Did someone indicate that they were going to be away for a bit? I'm hoping that it was Zadam, and we haven't lost him. I'll wait until tonight, then post up iC.</p><p></p><p><strong>covaithe</strong>, yeah, I don't expect everyone to count pennies for mundane everyday stuff like backpacks and blankets. Also, Assaq will have understood the map and should be able to navigate a way to the indicated location for the gnolls. I'm taking the check results to indicate that he isn't <em>intimately</em> familier with the area, thus may need to make some survival rolls in order to find the best route.</p><p></p><p>A couple of quick thoughts on style. Most cretures will surrender or run before being killed. Intelligent creatures may choose not to fight if the odds are obviously against them. Intelligent creatures will generally freeze is a knife is held at their throat, or a crossbow is leveled at them. I thought that I would mention it ass these are not always charcateristic of dnd type encounters.</p><p></p><p>One last thought - the rules are not clear on what happens to bab defense bonuses when surprised or flat-footed. One reading is that characters will lose all defense bonuses. This, obviously, can be lethal. The other is that bab bonuses generally are retained. Call it a soldiers instinct. The (rare) exception is when a character is completely unsuspecting of the threat. I generally play the latter. But I thought that I would give you a choice. Obviously, its a blade that cuts both ways.</p><p></p><p>doghead</p><p>aka thotd</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="doghead, post: 3772997, member: 8243"] Did someone indicate that they were going to be away for a bit? I'm hoping that it was Zadam, and we haven't lost him. I'll wait until tonight, then post up iC. [B]covaithe[/B], yeah, I don't expect everyone to count pennies for mundane everyday stuff like backpacks and blankets. Also, Assaq will have understood the map and should be able to navigate a way to the indicated location for the gnolls. I'm taking the check results to indicate that he isn't [I]intimately[/I] familier with the area, thus may need to make some survival rolls in order to find the best route. A couple of quick thoughts on style. Most cretures will surrender or run before being killed. Intelligent creatures may choose not to fight if the odds are obviously against them. Intelligent creatures will generally freeze is a knife is held at their throat, or a crossbow is leveled at them. I thought that I would mention it ass these are not always charcateristic of dnd type encounters. One last thought - the rules are not clear on what happens to bab defense bonuses when surprised or flat-footed. One reading is that characters will lose all defense bonuses. This, obviously, can be lethal. The other is that bab bonuses generally are retained. Call it a soldiers instinct. The (rare) exception is when a character is completely unsuspecting of the threat. I generally play the latter. But I thought that I would give you a choice. Obviously, its a blade that cuts both ways. doghead aka thotd [/QUOTE]
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