Tales of the eldeen reaches

[ShaggySpellsword]

Ranvar, just before the fighting truly begins, takes up his holy symbol and says "Balinor, bless here in your wood to give battle to the enemies of nature!"

He then draws his mace and moves to the south of the campsite, taking cover behind a bush, trying to determine what type of animal is on the leash.
[sblock]
OOC: Init: 8 Surprise round: Cast Bless. 1st round, move to south camp and try to determine the type of animal on leash. draw mace.[/sblock]

 

[Krug]

Caw looks for as much cover as possible, and fires off a sling bullet.

Initiative: 8
Attack: 14
Damage (if hit): 2

 

[DrZombie]

Surprise round.

As the shapes emerge from the woods, everyone fires. The creatures howl in surprise, but only Stulgar seems to do any damage at all.
With a howl, they start scampering up the slopes, trying to get some cover on the way up, shooting their crossbows.
OOC : you estimate you can get one or two more shots off before they arrive.
Start round 1

 

[DEFCON 1]

OOC: DrZombie, what is the initiatve phase of the creatures? We really can't start Round 1 until we know when they go. Right now our initiative order is thus:

22 - Silver
15 - Stulgar
8 - Caw / Ranvar

Umbra is hiding in the bushes and has not yet rolled initiative, and Roral is going at whatever the creature's initiative phase is (which we don't know yet). If you could set up the battle plot for us, hopefully we'll be able to get the fight started. Thanx!

 

[Krug]

Caw loads his crossbow and fires another bolt, moving behind the others. The bolt fires through the air and embeds itself in the trunk of a tree. The shifter sorcerer curses, looks to Aluir, saying "Oh you find that amusing uh?"

Attack: 7

 

[DEFCON 1]

For Round 1 Roral gets behind a boulder for partial cover then fires his shortbow again at W1.

((Attack [5] + 1 = 6))

The arrow sails from Roral's bow up over the heads of the creatures and disappears into the darkness.

'RRRRAAAAAARRRGGGHH!!!' he exclaims in frustration, and ducks a bit more behind the boulder while reaching for another arrow on his back.

 

[DrZombie]

OOC : sorry guys, got the ini order at home. Will update tonight. Life's been quite hectic, kiddies a bit sick, stuff like that.

 

[Bront]

Stulgar takes another shot and misses badly.

OOC: Stulgar Bow Attack (1d20+4=5)

 

[DrZombie]

init:
22 silver
16 N1 Roral
15 Stulgar
10 E1 E2
8 S1 S2 A Ranvar Caw
7 W

 

[DEFCON 1]

OOC: Round 1 thus far. Bless is active on heros and Umbra is still missing.

22 Silver - still to roll

16 N1 - still to roll
16 Roral - attacked W with bow [missed 6]

15 Stulgar - attacked S1 with bow [missed 5]

10 E1 - still to roll
10 E2 - still to roll

8 S1 - still to roll
8 S2 - still to roll
8 A - still to roll
8 Ranvar - still to roll
8 Caw - attacked S1 with crossbow [missed 7]

7 W - still to roll