Cave of the spiders - Newbie PbP GM

[Lord_Raven88]

Lucas lowers the drawbridge as carefully as he can, but the mechanism makes a fair amount of noise. Once the bridge drops into place with a muffled whump of wood on stone, Lucas steps out onto it.

From this lower vantage, he peers down. Lucas and a very alert bugbear some 40 feet down on another platform spot each other simultaneously. Lucas knows from his earlier scouting that the platform on which the bugbear stands is level with a side passage containing a small barracks, in which several other bugbears were waiting. The bugbear raises his bow.

Initiative rolls.
Lucas 12 + 6 = 18
Bugbear 15 + 1 = 16
Let's hear it for Improved Initiative! Lucas acts first, everyone else can act in the next round (if there is one).

Spotting the Bugbear a nervous smile appears on Lucas ' face I sure hope this works Lucas utters the spidery language of magic and performs the necessary gestures to enspell the Bugbear to his will

OOC:Lucas cast Dominate Person on the Bugbear (DC20)

 

[D20Dazza]

Seeing the drawbridge descend Ery cautiously makes her way forward towards Lucas. Seeing him gesture in that tell tale spell casting way she stops a couple of feet behind him and quickly draws her long sowrd, her other hand still wrapped tightly around her wand of magic missiles.

 

[JimAde]

The bugbear's aim wavers for a moment, then he stands stock still, apparently awaiting an order from Lucas.

The spell description doesn't actually say what the action is to issue the first command. I assume it's a part of the standard action of casting the spell. I'm also assuming your first order was "Don't shoot me!"

 

[Ferrix]

"Good one Lucas, now, let's just keep moving along then will we? I've got some itches to scratch with this thing." Sirius cries hefting his waraxe.

 

[Jdvn1]

Girble makes his way around the pit, toward the slope to look down. "Ready, everyone? This will probably make a lot of noise."

 

[Lord_Raven88]

The bugbear's aim wavers for a moment, then he stands stock still, apparently awaiting an order from Lucas.

The spell description doesn't actually say what the action is to issue the first command. I assume it's a part of the standard action of casting the spell. I'm also assuming your first order was "Don't shoot me!"

Smiling in victory Lucas sends a mental command to the Bugbear "Lower your guard and act as if nothing is wrong"

 

[JimAde]

The bugbear lowers his bow, turns toward someone you can't see (apparently in the barracks room) and hisses something in Goblin.

For those Goblin speakers among you:
[sblock]"It was nothing, now get back in there and shut up!"[/sblock]

 

[Jdvn1]

"All right, let's go down, then? Or do you have a plan with the bugbear?" Girble moves down the slope, via the rope, and tries to make his way toward the ladder without making too much noise.

 

[D20Dazza]

Ery follows Girble's lead

 

[Lord_Raven88]

"All right, let's go down, then? Or do you have a plan with the bugbear?" Girble moves down the slope, via the rope, and tries to make his way toward the ladder without making too much noise.

"I do have a plan, but lets get rid of this nest of Bugbears first, but first I'll send our new friend out of ways harm"

Lucas contacts the dominated Bugbear "Climb down to the bottom of the shaft, if anyone asks what you're doing tell them your going to report to your leader"