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rangerjohn said:
OOC: Past tense makes things kind of messy, I have to assume success.
OOC: No need to assume success or defeat. Simply post your intended actions, but in the verb's past tense. Write just as you have been, but instead of saying is please say was, and attacked instead of attacks. Check out the posts by some of the other players for pointers, if you like.
James and his companion reacted immediately to the threat. With a growl in her throat, Snow leapt at one of the assailants, narrowly missing one of his legs, as James drew his spear upon another.
"Get away from me, you mutt!" yelled one, swiping at the wolf, missing.
"We were just roughing him up a bit," responded the other to James. He whirled around, knocking the spear away, but James deftly stepped to one side to avoid the blow.
James caught sight of the young man rising to his feet and pull a weapon from his side. He clenched it tightly, almost as if in prayer, and James saw the youth's mouth begin to move.
OOC: Since Snow has learned the "attack" action, it took only a free action for James to handle Snow to do so. He then used a move action to draw his weapon and approach one of the attackers. Unfortunately, James missed on his attack (rolled a 6). Snow missed on her bite attack, and could not attempt a trip.
Polaris charged from the other side and brought his large greatsword to bear upon the center attacker. The man with the strangely painted face gripped his sword tightly and held it steady, sliding it into an opening as Polaris charged into him. He could not, however, parry the blow of the greatsword. For a brief moment, the two men were locked in an embrace, both weapons thrust through each other's shoulders. Slowly, they stumbled backward, blades sliding cleanly from the wounds.
Polaris was dazed, but could still move his arm. The assailant, however, was not quite as lucky, the wound far too close to his heart. He coughed, sputtered blood, and stared in fascination at his wound as the bloodstain quickly blossomed. Surprisingly, even to himself, he remained standing.
OOC: Polaris took 4 damage, down to 6hp. The attacker took 12 damage.
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OOC: Telenor's AC increases to 17 with the +4 armor bonus.
Telenor skidded to a stop in front of a dark alley, untouched by the slanting rays of the setting sun, to see the beginning of a brawl. No, not a brawl: a battle. Three men with painted faces stood roughly in the center of the upward sloping alley, assaulted on both sides by two men and what looked like a large wolf. Everyone held weapons.
"When you attack the young and weak, we make it our business." he heard the wild man say, an unpainted face but adorned with tattoos.
"We were just roughing him up a bit." came the reply.
Telenor recognized those painted faces, half black and half white, though he could not quite remember from where...
OOC: Initiative order: James and Snow, cleric victim, attackers, Polaris, Telenor
The alley is 10 feet wide and sixty feet long, opening into a street at either end. Two-story buildings loom on either side. Telenor is at the bottom end. James, Snow, Polaris, and the attackers are roughly in the middle. The cleric is near the top end. Polaris is currently higher than the attackers, and the attackers are higher than James and Snow.
Anyone attacking from "higher ground," from higher up the slope, gets a +1 bonus to their attacks.
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After a few more questions, Hershan got specific directions to the smithy. The sun was already low in the sky, and it would be near evening by the time he arrived; Gurnezarn's was on the opposite side of the city.
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Hershan was almost there, the sun's light fading as it dropped below the city wall, when he heard scuffling further up the road. As he drew closer to the sound, he heard the ringing of clashing weapons, grunts, and a snarling growl from a nearby alley.
Tymora, it seemed, was indeed interfering.
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