Yttermayn's "Saga of the Dragon Cult" (IC) 2

[Yttermayn]

OOC: Grok should still roll init, should he decide to cast a spell, pole the raft, or something else during the combat.
John, Roll spellcraft or knowledge arcana, whichever you prefer.
Rosalia may take her action now, it's a safe bet nobody will beat a 24 init. There are 4 short figures up on the ledge, in the familiar movements of re-cocking and loading crossbows.
Still need init's from Tuk, Scrag, and Grok.

Roderic looks around for a quick way to the ledge. He quickly realizes that unless he's a large fish, the quickest way to land is to pole the raft to the dock, or to pole to the base of the ledge and climb the ten feet up and avoid attacks from the kobolds at the top.

Rosalia 24
John 19
S14
S12
Roderic 11
S10
S7
Grok (surprise rnd, -3hp)
Scrag
Tuk

 

[Scott DeWar]

both have the same mod so knowledge arcana

 

[Voda Vosa]

Tuk is unable to see anything, much less react, when he almost falls from the raft as has to gain balance before action.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

OOC: Sorry. I was travelling and just got my internet access again. How many rounds would it take to pole across?

Scrag looks for the right word for the situation and with a confused effort, tries a popular one from back in town. "Ummm... crap...?" He dives for cover.

 

[Yttermayn]

Scrag's ring-bound tooth hurts while he tries to think. Scrag glances around quickly. He combines the musculature of his fellow passengers, their weight distribution, an estimated water-to-mushroom friction ratio, and sheer animalistic dead reckoning to derive an approximate arrival time of fifteen seconds (ooc: 2.5 rounds) to the base of the ledge or the dock. The ring on his tooth feels tight and hot, then returns to normal. Before the thoughts completely leave his mind, it occurs to him to tell his companions that two people per raft should be poling for best results.
Then, he realizes that cats sometimes taste kind of muddy, which is a good thing.
John recalls that if the spell cast by his staff is anything like the Scorcher spell, he'll need to be closer (about 35 feet) to the target for it to be effective.

Rosalia 24
John 19
Grok 17 (surprise rnd, -3hp)
S14
S12
Roderic 11
S10
Scrag 9
S7
Tuk 5

 

[Scott DeWar]

John, receiving two bits of valuable and concentric information, aids in the poling of the mushroom.

 

[Leif]

Grok Half-Orc Cleric2

If needed and a pole is available, Grok will assist with poling, too.

 

[Yttermayn]

OOC: Need Rosalia's action, and Roderic should be thinking about what to do...

 

[Amaury]

Rosalia draws an arrow from her quiver, aims and shoots at one of the snipers. She then ducks against the boat to get cover whilst pulling another arrow.


ooc:

 

[Yttermayn]

Rosalia is rewarded with a clipped bark of pain and surprise, followed by a splash as one of the snipers falls from the ledge and into the water below.
Staying low, John and Grok start poling, the ungainly crafts bobbing and slowly moving along. The sounds of crossbows being reloaded and gutteral curses echos across the cavern to the group.

OOC: Roderic and Scrag are up! John and Grok are on different rafts, so which way are you guys individually poling to? (The Dock, The Ledge, or Somewhere else?)

Rosalia 24 (rnd 1 Hit S7 for 5hp)
John 19 (rnd 1 poling)
Grok 17 (rnd 1 poling, -3hp)
S14 (rnd 1, reloading)
S12 (rnd 1, reloading)
Roderic 11
S10
Scrag 9
Tuk 5

******S7 (killed by Rosalia, Rnd1)