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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tellerian Hawke" data-source="post: 7889037" data-attributes="member: 6790669">[gm] NOTE: You can't "fumble" a skill check. Rolling a 1 simply means a poor performance. You still accomplished what you attempted, just not without flaws. Think of it as a gymnast in the olympics who trips during her routine. She still finishes the routine. She just doesn't perform as well as she was capable of.[/gm]There is a lot of debris in this tunnel. Despite Ordred's attempt to carefully proceed down the hallway, he crunches and cracks on several pieces of debris, alerting the Kobold guards to his presence. As soon as he moves into their range of vision, they open fire.[gm]Not a surprise round, technically. Call it a round of preparedness.Ordred is caught flat-footed. He is not surprised; he can act during this round, but he simply cannot act before the Kobolds take their shot. It's like he automatically loses initiative.Kobold #1 Bow Attack: (20) = Hit. Damage: 2 pts.Kobold #2 Bow Attack: (14) = Miss.Kobold #3 Bow Attack: (12) = Miss.[/gm]Ordred, you curse as you see 3 Kobolds, at the limit of your Darkvision, hiding behind a make-shift barricade of rocks, logs, and other debris. These Kobolds are much larger than the others you've encountered thusfar! The Kobolds all have short bows, and they release their volley the instant they see you!Two arrows whiz by, way off target, probably the result of the Kobolds' excitement. But a third arrow grazes Ordred's shoulder, skipping off the breastplate, but hitting hard enough to leave a small blemish on the armor.ORDRED: It's your turn! What do you do?EVERYONE (INCLUDING ORDRED): Roll initiative for round 2, and post the results in LINE chat.[gm]INITIATIVE COUNT FOR ROUND 2:Ordred: 21Sphynx: 18Kobolds: 17Quixt: 13Nimbar: 9Hawke: 7[/gm]</blockquote>

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