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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 5762455" data-attributes="member: 463"><p>Here's a chatroom session log where I ran a very extensive, involved combat using 1e AD&D, no grid: <a href="http://smonsyggsburgh.blogspot.com/2011/12/session-2-log.html" target="_blank">S'mon' s Yggsburgh Blog: Session 2 Log</a></p><p>The PC group of 6 were assaulting an inn occupied by 9 highwaymen.</p><p></p><p>Here's a sample combat round from the middle of the fight, starting with group initiative determination:</p><p></p><p>smon Rolls 1d6x2 and gets:</p><p>3 = 3</p><p>1 = 1</p><p>genghisdon: morganna is headed to the back too</p><p>genghisdon: oh, other elf</p><p>chris107: Opa roll 1d6+3</p><p>smon: Opa, Duvader, then bandits</p><p>Mablir Dorlig: Can Corak make out what Flynn has shot at?</p><p>chris107 rolls 1d6+3 and gets: 2, (+3) = 5 </p><p>smon: @Corak - he shot through the shutter</p><p>smon: Opa, you fall back again, provoking anothe free attack?</p><p>chris107: No problem</p><p>chris107: (I hope)</p><p>Mablir Dorlig: How long would it take to light on eof my torches?</p><p>smon: OK, the big woman yells: "Stop dancin and die, elf!"</p><p>chris107: OOC As soon as I can afford a second weapon I wont need to!)</p><p>smon: /roll 1d20</p><p>smon rolls 1d20 and gets: 9,</p><p>smon: misses again... Opa can fire</p><p>chris107: What's 'Piss off in Elvish?'</p><p>smon: Torch - 1 round to light</p><p>chris107 rolls 1d20+4 and gets: 9, (+4) = 13 </p><p>smon: AC 5</p><p>chris107 rolls 1d20+4 and gets: 7, (+4) = 11 </p><p>smon: Duvader now</p><p>Kjato Ragfoot: All right. Can I still attack if I switch my sling for the short sword?</p><p>smon: yes</p><p>Kjato Ragfoot: If I cannot, I will only change weapons.</p><p>smon: Duvader draws sword & lunges at the short human...</p><p>Kjato Ragfoot: Ok. Duvader changes weapons and fights this sneaky little human that tries to backstab him.</p><p>Kjato Ragfoot rolls 1d20 and gets: 2,</p><p>smon: </p><p>chris107: </p><p>Kjato Ragfoot: And misses. </p><p>smon: The little man parries, grinning evilly...</p><p>genghisdon: Morganna humms in elven "here i come to save the day"</p><p>smon: /roll 1d20</p><p>smon rolls 1d20 and gets: 15,</p><p>chris107: Has any one but (lucky) Flynn rolled double figures yet?</p><p>corum: Flynn will ready another shot</p><p>genghisdon: (i dropped one)</p><p>Kjato Ragfoot: ((This must be the most unlucky gnome ever. I propose that our next adventure is the hunt for a four-leaf clover))</p><p>smon: The small man stabs down at the gnome...</p><p>chris107: Ha ha I'll second that</p><p>genghisdon: i think u got missed</p><p>smon: /roll 1d4</p><p>smon rolls 1d4 and gets: 4,</p><p>smon: he hit AC 5 4 dmg</p><p>genghisdon: ah well</p><p>smon: Um, your Cleric forgot to roll his clw rolls for Duvader & Corak</p><p>Kjato Ragfoot: ((Then the gnome goes down. He only had 4 HP left))</p><p>smon: Corak said he was gonna heal you pre-game</p><p>smon: roll 1d8 Corak</p><p>Mablir Dorlig: ((Didn't I cast CLW on him b4 I left on Tuesday))</p><p>smon: you never rolled</p><p>smon: roll now please</p><p>Kjato Ragfoot: ((According to Simon you did, but I somehow missed that))</p><p>Mablir Dorlig rolls 1d8 and gets: 4,</p><p>smon: ok, Duvader is on 4 hp</p><p>smon: roll for the one you cast on yourself while we're at it.</p><p>Mablir Dorlig: ((\good luck))</p><p>corum: ((how I love our cleric!)</p><p>corum: Flynn @ corack "I think we have been lucky thus far, make those rocks fly, Ollie will be pissed and that will not be good for us"</p><p>smon: The big woman is chasing Opa-Loca round and round the midden pile... she comes in range again...</p><p>chris107: Initiative?</p><p>smon: /roll 1d20+2</p><p>smon rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 17, (+2) = 19 </p><p>genghisdon: soon</p><p>smon: She hits Opa-Loca with a powerful sweep of her sword...</p><p>smon: /roll 2d4+2</p><p>smon rolls 2d4+2 and gets: 4, 4, (+2) = 10 </p><p>smon: ouch</p><p>chris107: </p><p>genghisdon: Morganna avenges Opa by shooting the barbarian down</p><p>chris107: 0HP</p><p>corum: ((does Flynn hear this?))</p><p>smon: Garrick and Morganna come round the corner just in time to see Opa cut down.</p><p>genghisdon: (stay there, we got this)</p><p>smon: At the same moment, two more brigands emerge from the back door - the bald, swarthy man who was fondling the Nerian girl, and behind him Shadow, the blonde war-witch.</p><p>genghisdon: shooting time</p><p>smon: group init:</p><p>smon: /roll 1d6x2...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 5762455, member: 463"] Here's a chatroom session log where I ran a very extensive, involved combat using 1e AD&D, no grid: [url=http://smonsyggsburgh.blogspot.com/2011/12/session-2-log.html]S'mon' s Yggsburgh Blog: Session 2 Log[/url] The PC group of 6 were assaulting an inn occupied by 9 highwaymen. Here's a sample combat round from the middle of the fight, starting with group initiative determination: smon Rolls 1d6x2 and gets: 3 = 3 1 = 1 genghisdon: morganna is headed to the back too genghisdon: oh, other elf chris107: Opa roll 1d6+3 smon: Opa, Duvader, then bandits Mablir Dorlig: Can Corak make out what Flynn has shot at? chris107 rolls 1d6+3 and gets: 2, (+3) = 5 smon: @Corak - he shot through the shutter smon: Opa, you fall back again, provoking anothe free attack? chris107: No problem chris107: (I hope) Mablir Dorlig: How long would it take to light on eof my torches? smon: OK, the big woman yells: "Stop dancin and die, elf!" chris107: OOC As soon as I can afford a second weapon I wont need to!) smon: /roll 1d20 smon rolls 1d20 and gets: 9, smon: misses again... Opa can fire chris107: What's 'Piss off in Elvish?' smon: Torch - 1 round to light chris107 rolls 1d20+4 and gets: 9, (+4) = 13 smon: AC 5 chris107 rolls 1d20+4 and gets: 7, (+4) = 11 smon: Duvader now Kjato Ragfoot: All right. Can I still attack if I switch my sling for the short sword? smon: yes Kjato Ragfoot: If I cannot, I will only change weapons. smon: Duvader draws sword & lunges at the short human... Kjato Ragfoot: Ok. Duvader changes weapons and fights this sneaky little human that tries to backstab him. Kjato Ragfoot rolls 1d20 and gets: 2, smon: chris107: Kjato Ragfoot: And misses. smon: The little man parries, grinning evilly... genghisdon: Morganna humms in elven "here i come to save the day" smon: /roll 1d20 smon rolls 1d20 and gets: 15, chris107: Has any one but (lucky) Flynn rolled double figures yet? corum: Flynn will ready another shot genghisdon: (i dropped one) Kjato Ragfoot: ((This must be the most unlucky gnome ever. I propose that our next adventure is the hunt for a four-leaf clover)) smon: The small man stabs down at the gnome... chris107: Ha ha I'll second that genghisdon: i think u got missed smon: /roll 1d4 smon rolls 1d4 and gets: 4, smon: he hit AC 5 4 dmg genghisdon: ah well smon: Um, your Cleric forgot to roll his clw rolls for Duvader & Corak Kjato Ragfoot: ((Then the gnome goes down. He only had 4 HP left)) smon: Corak said he was gonna heal you pre-game smon: roll 1d8 Corak Mablir Dorlig: ((Didn't I cast CLW on him b4 I left on Tuesday)) smon: you never rolled smon: roll now please Kjato Ragfoot: ((According to Simon you did, but I somehow missed that)) Mablir Dorlig rolls 1d8 and gets: 4, smon: ok, Duvader is on 4 hp smon: roll for the one you cast on yourself while we're at it. Mablir Dorlig: ((\good luck)) corum: ((how I love our cleric!) corum: Flynn @ corack "I think we have been lucky thus far, make those rocks fly, Ollie will be pissed and that will not be good for us" smon: The big woman is chasing Opa-Loca round and round the midden pile... she comes in range again... chris107: Initiative? smon: /roll 1d20+2 smon rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 17, (+2) = 19 genghisdon: soon smon: She hits Opa-Loca with a powerful sweep of her sword... smon: /roll 2d4+2 smon rolls 2d4+2 and gets: 4, 4, (+2) = 10 smon: ouch chris107: genghisdon: Morganna avenges Opa by shooting the barbarian down chris107: 0HP corum: ((does Flynn hear this?)) smon: Garrick and Morganna come round the corner just in time to see Opa cut down. genghisdon: (stay there, we got this) smon: At the same moment, two more brigands emerge from the back door - the bald, swarthy man who was fondling the Nerian girl, and behind him Shadow, the blonde war-witch. genghisdon: shooting time smon: group init: smon: /roll 1d6x2... [/QUOTE]
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