The Romance of the River Kingdoms

Shakou too, frowns at the sign of aggression, before grinning ferally, sliding out of her clothes as she shifts into her animal form, the Fnoi tiger standing atop the girl's clothing as she moves to take a place beside Growling Ape, looking for a good angle to pounce upon her prey for maximum carnage.

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Shakou will enter her feline form and then move to Growling Ape's side, 'down' on the map[/sblock]

AC 15 (T15, FF13), HP 39/39, F +5,R+3,W+6 (Spells: 0:5/5, 1:3/4, 2:3/3)
Ape Form (AC: 17, Touch: 17, Flat Footed: 13)

Ape growls and awakens his own inner beast, changing to his baboon shape. He still holds his enchanted staff and his clothes are loose fitting enough.

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Changing to baboon form

Active Spells:
Shillelagh

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Spells (CL: 3, DC: 13+spell level)
5/Day Level 0: Cure Minor Wounds, Detect Magic, Light, Purify Food and Drink, Read Magic
4/Day Level 1: Produce Lightning, Shillelagh, Summon Nature's Ally I.
3/Day Level 2: Summon Nature's Ally II

Baboon Traits:
AC: 17, Touch: 17, Flat Footed: 13
Fort: +6
Refl: +5
Will: +6
Move: 40', cimb 40'
Init: +4
Listen/Spot: +9
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Shakou moves forwards and shifts shape. Ape shifts as well. The thugs re-arrange themselves. Now two lines face each other across the square. Some thugs hold back, the younger-looking of the group. At the rear, two race forwards to attack Mystal, taking up flanking postions. The nimble salsham'ai dodges one foe, only to be slammed in the back by the other. Staggered, he blocks a blow and ripostes. His rapier bursts into flames with the strike, but his foe steps back and the strike misses.

Annika's fiery feather hits the leader, causing him to grunt in pain and annoyance. His men glance at him, but he returns their looks with a frown of resolve.

"Steady lads," he says. "She's a shapeshifter too, keep your eye on her. And watch out for the monkey's staff."

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Next up - Three Flowers, then we cycle the round again.

Shakou: Shift and move.
Annika: Magic Missile 2d4+2=6

Thugs mostly alter position, but #6 and #8 attack Mystal.
#6: Club attack, miss.
#8: Club attack, hit for 7 damage.

Mystal: Fire riposte, 8+3=11, miss.

Growling Ape: Shift.
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Well then we shall dance. Three Flowers states as he slips the shield from his back and steps in to slash with White Lotus.

OOC: Attack thug #2

Mystal focuses his body dissolves into misty cloud, for just a moment Mist Wraith stood there with gray eyes looking at thugs before dissapearing.

OOC: Shadow jaunt 5' behind three flowers. Focus.

Three Flowers steps forwards and strike with White Lotus. His opponent seems startled at being attacked, and at the moment clumsily twists aside. Three Flowers' scimitar slices a cut in the thug's leather clothing, but does not seem to penetrate.

In a puff of mist, Mystal Marr appears next to Three Flowers. His two former opponents waste a few seconds scanning the square for him as he vanishes from between them.

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Three Flowers: scimitar attack 6+5=11, miss.

Mystal Marr: shadow jaunt

Next up (round 2):
Shakou
Annika
Thugs
Growling Ape
Thug Leader
Three Flowers
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Simon, don't mean to add too much extra work, but is a new map possible for this round?[/sblock]

OOC: Already made one, but not much has changed since the last map.

"If you are going to list all the things to watch for," Annika says with a smirk, "You'll wind up with all of us on it...which makes the list less than useful, no?"

She unleashes another blast of essential flame on the leader.

"Stand down now. There is no need for any of you to die for this."

(magic Missile, 2d4+2)

[sblock=OOC]My Advanced-Absence-Warning:

I will have no online access between Christmas and 6th January.[/sblock]