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<blockquote data-quote="jeffwik" data-source="post: 778414" data-attributes="member: 9739"><p>And we're back! Any thoughts, Erk?</p><p></p><p><em>Not yet, no.</em></p><p></p><p>Fair enough. Now, we have cameras distributed around the temple, but none actually inside. We also don't know precisely what this frog-demon the team's been sent to kill is. This is where the planning pays off.</p><p></p><p><em>Right.</em></p><p></p><p>And there are the adventurers, coming around the corner. That's the Kid in front, Stumpy behind, and... I don't see Featherkill. Is he a rogue?</p><p></p><p><em>Not according to his character sheet, Hawkwind. Check camera three.</em></p><p></p><p>Ah, yes, yes, there he is, there he is, up on the roof of the one-story building across the street from the temple.</p><p></p><p><em>That's a fine vantage point -- it's exactly thirty feet away from the base of the temple steps. If the others can lure the frog-demon to within range, I predict some serious perforation.</em></p><p></p><p>It's exactly thirty feet, Erk? How can you tell?</p><p></p><p><em>Trig.</em></p><p></p><p>Hmm. Well, I see Stumpy is taking the opportunity to cast some prepratory spells before the match begins. Looks like <span style="color: blue">Magic Weapon</span> on both Featherkill's bow and the Kid's whip dagger.</p><p></p><p><em>How's the dwarf reaching that bow... oh, I see.</em></p><p></p><p>Quite a sight, quite a sight, seeing a dwarf hop like that. Now they're moving into position: Stumpy with half-cover partially around the corner of the temple, the Kid on the steps, and Featherkill covering the Kid.</p><p></p><p><em>Thing about this temple is the lack of windows. Only light in is through some narrow arrow-slit type jobs, halfway up. That's a good fifteen feet of clearance.</em></p><p></p><p>Not sure what you mean, Erk... hey, that's the first shot of the match. Featherkill just sent an arrow straight through one of those narrow windows, into the temple. I wonder why. Erk?</p><p></p><p><em>I have no idea. Why are you asking me, you're the seer!</em></p><p></p><p>Thanks for that insight. The Kid is opening the double-doors to the temple now. Light's shining in, and we're switching to the Whip-Cam. What are we seeing, Erk?</p><p></p><p><em>Well, the temple is structurally intact, I see. There's the holy symbol of the god of war... and ouch!</em></p><p></p><p>Yes, that would be one of the lynched half-orcs, right there in the temple. Hanging from a rafter.</p><p></p><p><em>Terrible, terrible thing. Now, the temple floor is just covered in pews, maybe good for partial cover later in the fight.</em></p><p></p><p>Something to keep an eye on, eh, Erk?</p><p></p><p><em>Shut up, Hawkwind. In the corners there piles of animal and human and orc and half-orc corpses... looks like the frog-demon's been eating well.</em></p><p></p><p>Seems the Kid is bending over, now... what's he got planned?</p><p></p><p><em>Not sure... ooh, there it is. There it is. The camera just panned past the frog-demon. Can we tighten that shot up?</em></p><p></p><p>Ooh, that's one ugly monster. Looks to be a monstrous humanoid, do you think?</p><p></p><p><em>Definitely a biped, Medium-sized... I can see where that "frog" epithet comes from. It seems to be sleeping, curled up in the corner.</em></p><p></p><p>I don't like the look of those wings, let me tell you. Ah, and now we see why the Kid bent over. It was to pick up that rock, the rock he's just thrown at the demon, ladies and gentlemen, and now the demon is roused, he's groggy but moving.</p><p></p><p><em>It's a shame the Whip-Cam isn't equipped with a mike. I'm sure the Kid is laying on some of his trademark trash-talking right now, trying to draw the demon out.</em></p><p></p><p>And it seems to be working... the demon is up, he seems to be reaching for a trident of some kind, and the Kid is moving back to the door! Let's cut back to the exterior cameras.</p><p></p><p>Okay, you can see the Kid standing just outside the temple and, yes, there's the demon coming right at him. And oh! Oh!</p><p></p><p><em>Beautiful shot!</em></p><p></p><p>Amazing, simply amazing. Kid Presentable has disarmed the demon!</p><p></p><p><em>That is the Kid's specialty!</em></p><p></p><p>The trident is on the ground, over the Kid's shoulder, outside the temple. And outside the demon's grasp.</p><p></p><p><em>And here come the arrows!</em></p><p></p><p>That's right, as Froggy moves out of the temple he moves into Featherkill's killing radius. Ouch!</p><p></p><p><em>Froggy'll be feeling that one tomorrow! And that one, too!</em></p><p></p><p>Stumpy's fired off his crossbow, looks like it's gone wide, though... and now Froggy's going for the Kid.</p><p></p><p><em>How wide <strong>are</strong> those jaws?</em></p><p></p><p>I'm thinking three feet, easily. The Kid felt that, that's for sure. And now Froggy's moving towards the trident!</p><p></p><p><em>If Froggy lays into the Kid with the trident, I have to say it'll all be over for him right there.</em></p><p></p><p>He may not get the chance... here comes another round of arrows! And looks like a <span style="color: blue">Burning Hands</span> from Stumpy.</p><p></p><p><em>Ouch! Froggy didn't like those arrows. The spell looked kinda puny, though, I must say. He's got the trident now, though!</em></p><p></p><p>Ooh, that's a shame, the Kid seems to be having some trouble with his whip dagger. Could be the Whip Cam is adding more weight to the end.</p><p></p><p><em>Could be, could be. This could be trouble... oh, wait!</em></p><p></p><p>Stumpy has moved up and, yes, there it is, Stumpy just hit Froggy with a <span style="color: blue">Color Spray</span>, stunning him and forcing him to drop his weapon!</p><p></p><p><em>A real tour de force from Stumpy. Now, can they press the advantage?</em></p><p></p><p>It's not looking good, Erk. Featherkill's missing and the Kid is still sorting out his whip dagger... now, now, what's that Froggy's trying?</p><p></p><p><em>Looks to me like a breath weapon. That's not going be fun.</em></p><p></p><p>Spread out like the team is, Froggy's only going to be able to target one of them... and <strong>ouch</strong> it was Kid Presentable.</p><p></p><p><em>The Kid is down but it looks like he's not out, Hawkwind. That gob of acid would put the hurt on anyone's parade.</em></p><p></p><p>The team is disoriented by the Kid's dropping and Froggy's pressed the advantage. He's moved back into the temple, clearly wounded from those arrows sticking out of him and, yes, that's an <span style="color: blue">Obscuring Mist</span> he's generated. The interior of the temple is now completely filled with fog.</p><p></p><p><em>At least the trident is still outside. What about the Kid?</em></p><p></p><p>It looks like, yes, Featherkill and Stumpy are pouring healing potions down his throat.</p><p></p><p><em>Never-Say-Die brand healing potions?</em></p><p></p><p>I can't say from this distance but let's hope so. Ah, ah, the Kid is up and the team is in a huddle. Time for another commercial break.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeffwik, post: 778414, member: 9739"] And we're back! Any thoughts, Erk? [i]Not yet, no.[/i] Fair enough. Now, we have cameras distributed around the temple, but none actually inside. We also don't know precisely what this frog-demon the team's been sent to kill is. This is where the planning pays off. [i]Right.[/i] And there are the adventurers, coming around the corner. That's the Kid in front, Stumpy behind, and... I don't see Featherkill. Is he a rogue? [i]Not according to his character sheet, Hawkwind. Check camera three.[/i] Ah, yes, yes, there he is, there he is, up on the roof of the one-story building across the street from the temple. [i]That's a fine vantage point -- it's exactly thirty feet away from the base of the temple steps. If the others can lure the frog-demon to within range, I predict some serious perforation.[/i] It's exactly thirty feet, Erk? How can you tell? [i]Trig.[/i] Hmm. Well, I see Stumpy is taking the opportunity to cast some prepratory spells before the match begins. Looks like [COLOR=blue]Magic Weapon[/color] on both Featherkill's bow and the Kid's whip dagger. [i]How's the dwarf reaching that bow... oh, I see.[/i] Quite a sight, quite a sight, seeing a dwarf hop like that. Now they're moving into position: Stumpy with half-cover partially around the corner of the temple, the Kid on the steps, and Featherkill covering the Kid. [i]Thing about this temple is the lack of windows. Only light in is through some narrow arrow-slit type jobs, halfway up. That's a good fifteen feet of clearance.[/i] Not sure what you mean, Erk... hey, that's the first shot of the match. Featherkill just sent an arrow straight through one of those narrow windows, into the temple. I wonder why. Erk? [i]I have no idea. Why are you asking me, you're the seer![/i] Thanks for that insight. The Kid is opening the double-doors to the temple now. Light's shining in, and we're switching to the Whip-Cam. What are we seeing, Erk? [i]Well, the temple is structurally intact, I see. There's the holy symbol of the god of war... and ouch![/i] Yes, that would be one of the lynched half-orcs, right there in the temple. Hanging from a rafter. [i]Terrible, terrible thing. Now, the temple floor is just covered in pews, maybe good for partial cover later in the fight.[/i] Something to keep an eye on, eh, Erk? [i]Shut up, Hawkwind. In the corners there piles of animal and human and orc and half-orc corpses... looks like the frog-demon's been eating well.[/i] Seems the Kid is bending over, now... what's he got planned? [I]Not sure... ooh, there it is. There it is. The camera just panned past the frog-demon. Can we tighten that shot up?[/i] Ooh, that's one ugly monster. Looks to be a monstrous humanoid, do you think? [i]Definitely a biped, Medium-sized... I can see where that "frog" epithet comes from. It seems to be sleeping, curled up in the corner.[/i] I don't like the look of those wings, let me tell you. Ah, and now we see why the Kid bent over. It was to pick up that rock, the rock he's just thrown at the demon, ladies and gentlemen, and now the demon is roused, he's groggy but moving. [i]It's a shame the Whip-Cam isn't equipped with a mike. I'm sure the Kid is laying on some of his trademark trash-talking right now, trying to draw the demon out.[/i] And it seems to be working... the demon is up, he seems to be reaching for a trident of some kind, and the Kid is moving back to the door! Let's cut back to the exterior cameras. Okay, you can see the Kid standing just outside the temple and, yes, there's the demon coming right at him. And oh! Oh! [i]Beautiful shot![/i] Amazing, simply amazing. Kid Presentable has disarmed the demon! [i]That is the Kid's specialty![/i] The trident is on the ground, over the Kid's shoulder, outside the temple. And outside the demon's grasp. [i]And here come the arrows![/i] That's right, as Froggy moves out of the temple he moves into Featherkill's killing radius. Ouch! [i]Froggy'll be feeling that one tomorrow! And that one, too![/i] Stumpy's fired off his crossbow, looks like it's gone wide, though... and now Froggy's going for the Kid. [i]How wide [b]are[/b] those jaws?[/i] I'm thinking three feet, easily. The Kid felt that, that's for sure. And now Froggy's moving towards the trident! [i]If Froggy lays into the Kid with the trident, I have to say it'll all be over for him right there.[/i] He may not get the chance... here comes another round of arrows! And looks like a [COLOR=blue]Burning Hands[/COLOR] from Stumpy. [i]Ouch! Froggy didn't like those arrows. The spell looked kinda puny, though, I must say. He's got the trident now, though![/i] Ooh, that's a shame, the Kid seems to be having some trouble with his whip dagger. Could be the Whip Cam is adding more weight to the end. [i]Could be, could be. This could be trouble... oh, wait![/i] Stumpy has moved up and, yes, there it is, Stumpy just hit Froggy with a [COLOR=blue]Color Spray[/COLOR], stunning him and forcing him to drop his weapon! [i]A real tour de force from Stumpy. Now, can they press the advantage?[/i] It's not looking good, Erk. Featherkill's missing and the Kid is still sorting out his whip dagger... now, now, what's that Froggy's trying? [i]Looks to me like a breath weapon. That's not going be fun.[/i] Spread out like the team is, Froggy's only going to be able to target one of them... and [b]ouch[/b] it was Kid Presentable. [i]The Kid is down but it looks like he's not out, Hawkwind. That gob of acid would put the hurt on anyone's parade.[/i] The team is disoriented by the Kid's dropping and Froggy's pressed the advantage. He's moved back into the temple, clearly wounded from those arrows sticking out of him and, yes, that's an [color=blue]Obscuring Mist[/color] he's generated. The interior of the temple is now completely filled with fog. [i]At least the trident is still outside. What about the Kid?[/i] It looks like, yes, Featherkill and Stumpy are pouring healing potions down his throat. [i]Never-Say-Die brand healing potions?[/i] I can't say from this distance but let's hope so. Ah, ah, the Kid is up and the team is in a huddle. Time for another commercial break. [/QUOTE]
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