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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 7169623" data-attributes="member: 20323">[GM]Let's try to do this theater of the mind! If you all end up being more &quot;count the squares&quot; types, we can always switch to map-and-minis later.[/GM]His warhorse's hooves pounding, Harun spurs it into the edge of the pond just at the point where it is up to its knees in water, ducking as the serpentine heads weave and snap about him. When one of the hydra's heads reflexively pulls back at the sudden charge, it gives Harun the opening he needs to sever it completely with a clean stroke of Alqatil. Black blood gushes from the stump as the head, still snapping, falls into the pond. Speeding past the terrified nomads still at the water's edge, Harun easily withdraws to about 15 feet away from the hydra, just out of its reach.[GM]When it comes to familiars, animal companions, and mounts, I generally have a &quot;hands off&quot; rule which means I don't target those creatures. However, if you want to use a familiar to Help you in combat or a mount to allow you to Sneak Attack, I remove that &quot;hands off&quot; rule for that creature and let monsters go after it with extreme prejudice. INITIATIVEPlayer Group #1✓Lal Qalandar 17 (no longer surprised)✓Harun 15“Amina” 15MonstersHydra 15Player Group #2Salahuddin &amp; Sinjin 13 (surprised)Husam 12Akilah 12NPCsAjan’s men 10 (surprised)Nimar’s rogues 8 (surprised)MONSTER STATSHydra AC 15, HP <s>230</s> 203, # of Heads <s>7</s> 6[/GM]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 7169623, member: 20323"] [GM]Let's try to do this theater of the mind! If you all end up being more "count the squares" types, we can always switch to map-and-minis later.[/GM] His warhorse's hooves pounding, Harun spurs it into the edge of the pond just at the point where it is up to its knees in water, ducking as the serpentine heads weave and snap about him. When one of the hydra's heads reflexively pulls back at the sudden charge, it gives Harun the opening he needs to sever it completely with a clean stroke of Alqatil. Black blood gushes from the stump as the head, still snapping, falls into the pond. Speeding past the terrified nomads still at the water's edge, Harun easily withdraws to about 15 feet away from the hydra, just out of its reach. [GM]When it comes to familiars, animal companions, and mounts, I generally have a "hands off" rule which means I don't target those creatures. However, if you want to use a familiar to Help you in combat or a mount to allow you to Sneak Attack, I remove that "hands off" rule for that creature and let monsters go after it with extreme prejudice. [b]INITIATIVE[/b] [b]Player Group #1[/b] ✓Lal Qalandar 17 (no longer surprised) ✓Harun 15 “Amina” 15 [b]Monsters[/b] Hydra 15 [b]Player Group #2[/b] Salahuddin & Sinjin 13 (surprised) Husam 12 Akilah 12 [b]NPCs[/b] Ajan’s men 10 (surprised) Nimar’s rogues 8 (surprised) [B]MONSTER STATS[/B] [B]Hydra[/B] AC 15, HP [s]230[/s] 203, # of Heads [s]7[/s] 6 [/GM] [/QUOTE]

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