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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tellerian Hawke" data-source="post: 7273238" data-attributes="member: 6790669">Druidical Ambush!Ok, this is a map showing the marching order of the patrol within the ravine.The light, sand-colored squares are the canyon walls.The gray and brown squares show muddy rock / shale (gray) and the muddy, clay road (brown.)[ooc] As discussed in our LINE app chat, Lathir can surround the patrol with spikes on all sides. The first spell will occur during a surprise round, and the second spell will occur during round 1. Since the patrol has no idea that the vulture overhead is the source of the attack, Lathir automatically wins initiative for Round 1. [/ooc][gm]The patrol left the fort at 9:40 AM. Lathir realizes that ambushing them EARLIER will be more advantageous, so he ambushes them just after they reach the switchback, at 11:40 AM. There is still almost three miles of twisting ravine between the ambush site and the fort, so the distance, coupled with the sound of the rain, will conceal the fate of the patrol.[/gm][ATTACH]90836[/ATTACH][gm]Surprise Round: Lathir casts Spike Growth. Patrol blunders into it for 1d2 squares.First Round: Lathir casts Stone Spikes in the same area. Patrol tries to exit the way they came, moving 1 square backwards. After discovering that they are trapped, they must succeed on a morale check, with a DC equal to the average DC of Lathir's two spells. (Taking Average: 19+20 = 39, avg =  19.5, round down to 19.) Rolling Morale (WIS check) for each group as a whole (Orcs, Ogres): Orcs: (14) Fail; Ogres (11) Fail. The spell is scary, and the patrol panics.Second Round: Patrol moves 1d2 more squares before realizing that flight is futile.Initial Blunder: Patrol moves 2 squares through Spike Growth.Retreat Movement: Patrol moves 1 square through both spells (Spike Growth and Stone Spikes.)Panic: Patrol moves 2 squares through both spells.Damage inflicted: Initial Blunder: 2d4 (3 pts.); Retreat: 1d8+1d4 (8 pts.); Panic: 2d4+2d8 (9 pts.); Every patrol member suffers a total of 20 pts. damage, which means ALL OF THEM are still alive, albeit SERIOUSLY INJURED. (Especially the Orcs, none of whom have the desire now to move.)Saving throws: Ogres (7) Fail; Orcs (5) Fail; All patrol members suffer grievous wounds to their legs that slows their movement by 1/2 for 24 hours. I did not roll for both spells, because the effects overlap, rather than stack. If they had made their saves for the spell, they would have had to roll for the second spell. But since they all failed the first spell, the second save is a moot point.Spell Duration (Both spells): 9 Hours.[/gm][ooc] End of part one; part two coming soon. [/ooc]</blockquote>

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