The Romance of the River Kingdoms

OOC: Could you put Mystal two squares up, on three-flowers other side? I didn't plan to be in the middle of everybody (hard to move around that way).

Thank you

Merry Christmass everyone !

Annika's fiery feather strikes the leader again, and he staggers. Some of his followers look shaken, and those at the back begin to move back towards the building they came from. The others at the front, however, fight on with a manic glint in their eyes.

The club of Three Flowers' opponent beats a resounding tattoo on his shield. The next thug down, a no-neck slug of a man, charges towards Annika with a roar, a flash of flame appearing briefly as his piece of piping slams into an invisible barrier before the sorceress.

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Thugs 4,6,7 and 8 move.
Thug #2 attacks Three Flowers, miss.
Thug #3 charge Annika. Miss.
(This move makes him susceptible to an AOO from Growling Ape)
Thug #5, adjusts position.

Next up:
Growling Ape
Thug Leader
Three Flowers
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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 takes a swing with his staff at the moving thug before concentrating on the nearer ones.

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AoO:+6; 2d6+4

Attack vs 3 (or other good opponent he can reach without risking an AoO, if the AoO is enough for 3): +6; 2d6+4


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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Ape is a fraction too slow to block the thug from reaching Annika, and his follow-up attack bounces off the man's leather pauldrons. From the dangerous glint in his eyes, it doesn't look like the man is worried about placing himself in close proximity to two dangerous opponents.

The leader of the thugs draws a knife from under his jerkin as he steps towards Three Flowers.

"Be ready to fall back," he says. "If I die, get me to Mozin."

He suddenly lunges under Three Flowers' guard and thrusts the knife between links in his mail. Three Flowers can smell the rancid breath and stale sweat of the unkempt man as the thug leader sneers a yellow-toothed sneer into the paladin's face.

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Growling Ape AoO 2+6=8, miss. Staff attack on #3 5+6=11, miss.

Thug leader, dagger attack on Three Flowers for 5 damage. (Now moved on square to the left)

Next up: Three Flowers
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One cannot move diagonally in 3.5, can they? I'm trying to position Shakou for a charge, just not having much luck, and wanna make sure I a don't have the opportunity to do one and miss it.[/sblock]

Three Flowers continues fencing with the thug, a step sideways, thrust, parry, slash. An elegant dance, contrasted with the unrefined bruteness of his enemy.

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Dr Simon said:

OOC: As far as I'm concerned, diagonally across a square may as well count as moving one square, I'm not going to quibble over a few feet here or there. So Shakou would have a stright line to, say #5 (I say without checking the map).

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ooc: Official, there is the (in)famous 1-2-1 rule:

From the SRD:

Diagonals

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When measuring distance, the first diagonal counts as 1 square, the second counts as 2 squares, the third counts as 1, the fourth as 2, and so on.
You can’t move diagonally past a corner (even by taking a 5-foot step). You can move diagonally past a creature, even an opponent.
You can also move diagonally past other impassable obstacles, such as pits.

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Shakou, in her predator's form, picks out her prey and lunges, pouncing upon him with a vicious snarl. Savage and beautiful, nature's predators...

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Charge Thug #1 following up with the full compliment of natural attacks. If possible, Shakou will attempt to grapple the thug if her bite attack hits, effectively removing him from the equation for the rest of our group.[/sblock]