D1: Ashin's Commission (El Jefe judging)

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: Weren't we in the trees? I'm confused that he managed to find a path that went 120 feet straight. In that case, since the only person to attack the party seems to have somehow gotten to the horses, Zaeryl is going to run to block the soldier's path, so that Zaeryl is in front of him and thus there is no straight line, and any movement other than back the way the soldier came provokes an Attack of Opportunity. My actions stated before assumed the soldier was not able to do a full sprint, as it looked like something should have blocked him, but obviously Zaeryl would have known that the guy moved 120 feet, even if I didn't)

 

[Erekose13]

Eternity looks to Hulgyr and shrugs, "I don't think we killed any of them, though the one that might have gotten away is a bad sign. I wont be able to catch up to him, can you?"

 

[B4cchus]

Hulgyr peers through the trees to try and see the running soldier. HE can' see hte soldier anymore and shrugs as well: "No, he's too far. If this was open ground i could, but not in the trees."

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: The trees can't be too dense--after all the soldier ran 120 feet in a straight line without even one tree in his way. Therefore, there must be a straight path to him )

 

[Erekose13]

(ooc: El Jefe, we had left our horses in the woods before sneaking up on the soldiers beyond. How far from our current position are they? Could Eternity (and hopefully someone more melee oriented) reach the horses in 1 rd and get ready to ride in rd. 9?)

 

[El Jefe]

The Stonepike Mountains

Round 8[sblock=Michael, Hulgyr, Zaeryl, Eternity, Almayce: ]- Michael helped one of the soldiers who was hurt
- Hulgyr realized that all his playmates either took a nap or ran away.

Zaeryl raced after the fleeing soldier and was soon lost to sight, pine boughs swinging in his wake.[sblock=Zaeryl: ]Using a burst of energy, Zaeryl chased after Private Squatter, plunging through the forest nearly as recklessly as his quarry. Although the trees and undergrowth made vision nearly impossible for more than a few yards, Zaeryl found that by twisting his body this way and that as he ran, he could easily follow nearly any path the trooper took. The soldier had drawn his shortsword as he ran, and as Zaeryl drew near the Fallonite flailed madly, trying to defend himself. The mans swinging shortsword bit deeply into Zaeryl's side, although it would take a more serious wound to stop the psion.

OoC: Soldier gets AoO's, too! Fortunately for you, he only gets one, even though you have to move through several threatened squares to cut him off. The AoO was nearly a critical, but Zaeryl only takes 4 hp damage.[/sblock]OoC: It would be fair to say that the horses are in the range of 60-80 feet from everyone except Zaeryl and Ironwolf, both of whom are out of sight.

Eternity 8
Almayce 1[/sblock][sblock=Ironwolf: ]Ironwolf thought he heard someone chasing after whoever was causing all the ruckus, although it was hard to hear over the cries for "Hellllp!"

OoC: No other change from last post.[/sblock]Eternity 8 Almayce 1

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: No, he doesn't get an AoO--I checked, and he threw his shortspear in round 6 and never drew his weapon nor had a chance to do so since)

 

[Erekose13]

"Come on Hulgyr, lets see that Zaeryl doesn't get himself into more trouble." says Eternity as she quickly runs over to Kailie and saddles up.

 

[ajanders]

"Now if the army catches us, they will hang us." puffs Michael, en route to the horses.
"I think being hanged stops us from helping Duvik."

 

[B4cchus]

"Okey!" Hulgyr replies and sets of to run after the soldier and Zaeryl.