Can Dextyr Keep All These Strikers Alive? (DM: JoeNotCharles, Ozymandias79 Judging)

[KenHood]

[sblock=OOC]There should be a surprise round, then initiative starts to apply.[/sblock]

 

[Lord Sessadore]

[sblock=OOC]Hmm ... surprise, when there's a horrible naked forest monster smashing their chimney yelling about doing horrible naked forest monster things to them? [/sblock]

 

[KenHood]

[sblock=OOC]Ah, but...

It's a classic ambush with bait. The bad guys know Tonk is there, so they'll expect him. What they don't expect is the other party members laying in wait. With Tonk smashing on the chimney, it creates a sense of urgency. The bad guys are driven to an immediate, emotionally charged response. They'll be focused on the forest monster, and the rest of the party will tag them while they're distracted. So, yeah, surprise round.

C'mon. Tonk has low charisma, not wisdom. He knew what he was doing, even if it looked crazy and spontaneous.[/sblock]

 

[Lord Sessadore]

[sblock=OOC]

Ah, but...

It's a classic ambush with bait. The bad guys know Tonk is there, so they'll expect him. What they don't expect is the other party members laying in wait. With Tonk smashing on the chimney, it creates a sense of urgency. The bad guys are driven to an immediate, emotionally charged response. They'll be focused on the forest monster, and the rest of the party will tag them while they're distracted. So, yeah, surprise round.

C'mon. Tonk has low charisma, not wisdom. He knew what he was doing, even if it looked crazy and spontaneous.

Ah yes. This is true. They're aware there's danger, but not how much danger.

You were right earlier, though - it would have been easier to just burn down the house. Even if the fire didn't take them, it'd get them outside anyway [/sblock]

 

[KenHood]

[sblock=OOC]

You were right earlier, though - it would have been easier to just burn down the house. Even if the fire didn't take them, it'd get them outside anyway

Yeah. The optimum solution is to guard both exits, with a line of sight on the windows, from cover/concealment. Use some means to barricade the doors and windows--probably nothing more than tying a cord around the knobs of the shutters and (if the doors open inward) tying a cord across the threshold so that whoever exits is tripped. (Use of cord is quiet.) Then, set the house on fire. When the occupants attempt to escape but find their egress impeded, they panic. They will crash out, but the extra few seconds gives the ambushers more time to relocate for superior striking positions.

Still, this way accomplishes virtually the same thing. We've got coverage on the exits. And it didn't require a lot of explaining and convincing... [/sblock]

 

[Lord Sessadore]

[sblock=OOC]

And it didn't require a lot of explaining and convincing...

I think you mean "didn't give the opportunity for any explaining or convincing" But yes, it should work quite well.[/sblock]

 

[renau1g]

[sblock=OOC]
we know for next time to bring lots of fire for the next ambush, although I think you'd have a difficult time getting Blade to allow that. Maybe it'd be a skill challenge, convincing Blade to use a non-straight up tactic. Either that or the punch brothers could knock him out
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[KenHood]

[sblock=See?]That's why it's better to just DO crazy stuff! (Plus, it's more fun!)[/sblock]

 

[H.M.Gimlord]

[sblock=OOC

[sblock=OOCYeah ... yeah. You'd think setting an ambush would let you get a bit more of a jump on the guys you're jumping Dead last ftw![/sblock]

Perhaps I'm revealing a little too much of my character, but I don't believe you meant 'ftw'. I'm familiar with its inverse, but 'ftw' escapes me. Is this something new? [/sblock]

 

[Lord Sessadore]

[sblock=OOC]FTW = For the win! Little bit of sarcasm, there
Its opposite is FTL = For the lose.

Well class, that's it for Internet Acronyms 101 for today. Tune in next time for even more crazy internet slang!

Being serious, I'm not sure how long ftw has been around. At least a year or two, I think, though I'm never in the loop (and this extends to internet lingo). [/sblock]