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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tellerian Hawke" data-source="post: 7949066" data-attributes="member: 6790669">Nimbar motions for the party to wait. He apparently has a plan. And from the looks of it, a bold one...Nimbar moves up to the corner and peers around it. Then he turns to the party and smiles, raising his index finger to his lips in a "shhhhhh" gesture.Nimbar turns the corner, and begins to creep up on the creature; apparently (your best guess), the Hobgoblin isn't looking in this direction, and Nimbar intends to capitalize on it.Nimbar gets about 15 feet into the room, and it is seeming as if the plan will work...At that point, the Hobgoblin turns, sees him, snarls, and rushes to attack![spoiler=The Bad Series of Rolls That Led to the Current Situation]Nimbar Hide: 7; Nimbar Move Silent: 16 vs. Hobgoblin Spot: 17; Hobgoblin Listen: 19Nimbar Initiative: 7 vs. Hobgoblin Initiative: 20[/spoiler]The snarl isn't loud enough to carry, and neither is the grunt that the creature makes as he swings his weapon, a nicely-made, well-maintained longsword![gm]Nimbar's normal AC with spells: 22; Flat-footed: 20.Hobgoblin charge attack: (22) = Hit; Damage: 1d8+1 = 5 pts.Nimbar has taken 5 pts. of damage.Nimbar is slightly injured.[/gm]Nimbar is truly unprepared for how fast the Hobgoblin turned out to be, and how fierce. Were it not for his protective spells, the creature would have skewered him; thankfully, the brunt of the blow is absorbed, resulting in little more than a scratch!Nimbar takes a single step backwards (one square) and casts Color Spray at his opponent![gm]DC For Spell: 15Hobgoblin Save: (19) = Saved![/gm]The Hobgoblin snarls again, turning his head away instinctively; he appears to have resisted the spell! Nimbar is beside himself with amazement![spoiler=Battle Map][ATTACH=full]120171[/ATTACH][/spoiler]Nimbar's "Surprise Round" is over! Everyone roll initiative!</blockquote>

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