Final words...

[ajanders]

There's some knotted rope and a ringbolt screwed into the side of the van to secure cargo.
You could loop the rope around your waist, lean out the door, and probably get an angle on some of the Claw that way.

That's two or three rounds work, though.

The only other option is climb back out and try to turn the horses. That's not been going well so far.

 

[ajanders]

Round 9 begins with dramatic interruption!

At the beginning of the ninth round, Bonewright comes back out on the office porch, dragging an elderly man behind him in the remains of a security guard's uniform.
He holds the man up in front of him and puts a razor-knife to his throat.

"Nobody moves or I slit his throat!!"

"Crud!" says James, and stops singing.

The order is:

Bonewright (aka Bandanna man)
Kae
Zook
Emerald Claw Mooks
Zombies
Rethlin
James and the Watch
MANTICORE
Sedar

Kae is up.

 

[Autumn]

OOC: Edited out, see post below.

 

[ajanders]

Kae, all the zombies have been chopped into bits by the watch at this point.
James took longer than you might have liked, but he brought some decent backup.

 

[Moggthegob]

[sblock=ooc] Is it possible for me to fire a magic missile or Ray of frost at his hand to sort of disarm Bonewright[/sblock]

 

[Autumn]

[sblock=OOC]

Kae, all the zombies have been chopped into bits by the watch at this point.
James took longer than you might have liked, but he brought some decent backup.

Ahh, check. So, is Kae within 60' of Manticore or Bonewright, if she breaks cover?[/sblock]

 

[ajanders]

Zook, your ray of frost only carries 30 feet. You'd have to be in the center of the yard, moving 30 feet towards the MAIN building and the Claw warriors, before that was in range.

You can hit him from where you are now with a magic missile, but you can't make called shots with that, just zap him and hope he lets go.

Kae, right now you have more than cover from the MAIN building: someone there can't even target you.
If you went to the barricade (like, next to Zook) that would give you cover from the MAIN building (but you could now be targeted from there). You would be in 60 feet, though.

 

[Autumn]

"Who's that?" Kae asks, peering around the wall and plainly unimpressed by the choice of hostage. She rolls her eyes. "I don't even know that guy. Nice try."

She darts out from behind the wall and takes cover alongside Zook, grinning devilishly as she targets the conveniently human-shieldless Manticore with one of her shadowy blasts.

[sblock=OOC]Attack 1d20+4 = 20
Damage 1d6+1 = 7[/sblock]

 

[Moggthegob]

Zook will Magic Missile Bonewright, in hopes that he drops the knife in reaction.

 

[ajanders]

OOC: I see everyone here subscribes to the Speed theory of negotiations....

Kae's Eldritch Blast and Zook's Magic Missile flash out in unison as Bonewright closes his mouth. Both connect, and yelps of pain come from the two Emerald Claw agents.

Bonewright drops his razor. When he bends down to get it, the guard he was holding gets loose, but only moves about five feet before collapsing to his knees in pain.

The two Emerald Claw mooks on the porch return fire:
Emerald Claw mook shots (1d20 2=15, 1d8=1, 1d20 2=9, 1d8=5)

One guardsman curses as he loses an earlobe, but no real harm is done.

Rethlin is up.