Forest of Doom - IC Thread

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

Jonath Cailan:

OOC: So, just to be clear, I'm assuming that I am about 25' away from the monster, with my bow in-hand and no clear shot on the creature (e.g., I'll be taking the "firing into melee" penalty and the "soft cover from allies" penalty if I attempt a shot), and there's nowhere I can move to get rid of the cover? Assuming "Yes," and that I can move so that I'm flanking with Kip (or anyone else, really) ...

Suddenly, the creature rises back up and roars, throwing off Kip's attacks, and, as if in slow motion, Jonath watches Keena stumble momentarily off-balance, blood flying from her cheek, potentially offering a deadly opening to the creature - and Jonath curses, finding himself too far away, too slow, too untrained with his bow for the shot he needs to take ...

And with a yell, he grabs his bow with both hands, charges through the underbrush, and swings it mightily at the creature.

OOC: Clubs are normally 1d6 weapons, so I figure an improvised, lighter club is probably 1d4? Let me know if you want me to change it. Of course, with a roll of 1 for the damage, I suspect you can make the damage die as small as you want and it won't matter.

The bow catches the creature as it is rising, hissing and spitting, with a loud crack. The scaly beast's eyes cross momentarily, and its legs go out from under it as it crashes back to the ground.

 

[S'mon]

GM: Jonath could circle around through the trees, double-moving 30' to get a semi-clear shot: his allies would no longer block the shot next round, but he'd still have -4 for firing into melee.

I'll say he can move left, charge & hit it with the bow as an improvised club for d4+2, he can't sneak attack with it because it's aware of him and he's not flanking it (Keena & Kip are flanking it). So he does 3 damage to it, 4 hp left - the Shapechanger gets up again!

3 in 6 chance the bow breaks.

 

[S'mon]

Should just have been 1 roll - '6' - the bow is still intact.

Lirael raises her hand and an energy bolt flies towards the beast...

 

[S'mon]

The creature has 1 hp left! Angered by Jonath shooting it then bashing it with his shortbow, it 5' steps away from Kip and Keena's flank, and full-attacks Jonath! Claw-Claw-Bite...

 

[S'mon]

The creature's fangs sink into Jonath's shoulder...

 

[S'mon]

Jonath takes 4 damage, at 4/8.

Actions: Keena Paaq Eric, then Jonath Kip & Lirael again.

Current situation, each of you in a 5' square. You can 5' step and move as normal.

Shapechanger - Kip
Jonath - (empty 5' space)
Eric - Keena - Paaq
(20 gap')
Lirael

The Shapechanger 5' stepped out of the area marked as (empty 5' space). It is now AC 15, and is threatening Kip & Jonath. Eric could move left 10' then up & right 10' and get a flank with Kip without provoking an AoO. Keena or Paaq could 5' step into the empty 5' space to attack it normally. Paaq could move 20' around Kip to be in the space above Kip and attack it normally from there.

OOC: I will try to avoid unusual terrain effects in future.

 

[Sekhmet]

Spurred on by his comrades cries of pain, Eric quickly shifts about the battlefield to move in behind the shapeshifter, flanking it with Kip.
He swears, failing to strike the creature once again. He wonders where his mind is that he would fail to remember his training this much when it comes to be necessary.

 

[Cor Azer]

Realizing pure, brute strength isn't enough to fell this creature, Paaq carefully picks his way around Kip, keeping well away from its claws and readying his shield as he moves. With the creature finally surrounded, Paaq waits for just the right moment went it takes a quick glance behind it at Jonath, and then he dives in, plunging his longsword low at its belly.

The creature is too ready - too quick - though. A seemingly wayward clawed hand slaps down, sending the edge of Paaq's sword too low, thrusting in the empty space by its left knee.

 

[Artur Hawkwing]

GM: Kip would have to move more than 5' to attack it in melee, so would only get 1 dagger attack, which on a roll of '4' would be a miss, sorry. Even if you had hit it & done 7 damage that would have Staggered it (0 hp) not killed it, unless the crit confirmed.

Edit: My understanding on critical hits is that on a x2 crit you roll damage twice, rather than doubling a single roll.

OOC: Nuts. All that beautiful writing! Ah, well. Sorry about the flub. I have played under GM's who have simply doubled the roll as opposed to having you roll two dice, so I don't simply assume that as the rule, I always ask.

 

[S'mon]

GM OOC: Roxy (Keena) may not be able to post for a bit, so Kip & Jonath can go again now; if the creature is still alive Keena will go before it attacks again.

Current situation:

( 5' space) - Paaq
Eric - Shapechanger - Kip
( 5' space) -Jonath - (5' space)
( 5' space) -(5' space) - Keena
(20 gap')
Lirael

Eric is flanking with Kip, Jonath is flanking with Paaq.