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<blockquote data-quote="Abstraction" data-source="post: 2714062" data-attributes="member: 25995">For this Sunday's game, I plan on having the group ambushed while crossing a great, majestic stone bridge high over a sizable river. As the group is going across, several humans pushing pushcarts are coming the other way. Maybe 3 of them? The players will each get a check (spot? sense motive?) to avoid being surprised. The humans will all be the same thing, probably Fighter 1 or 2. When they get close enough, up pop from the carts a halfling ninja in each, Ninja 2 or 3. Each will try to lasso a party member. What kind of check? If successful, they or the human will push the pushcart off the side of the bridge (which has no railing or other safety device). What kind of action to push the cart off? Does it require a check? The rope is, of course, tied to the cart. What kind of check for the character to resist being pulled over. I was thinking the bullrush mechanic might be most appropriate, but what is the strength and size of a cart?Finally, good or idea or not? What would you do different? The group is 5 characters, all 3rd level, plus an elven child NPC and human commoner NPC. I guess I should include that one character rides a big bull. Other than that, there is a medium snake, a raven and a weasel also along.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Abstraction, post: 2714062, member: 25995"] For this Sunday's game, I plan on having the group ambushed while crossing a great, majestic stone bridge high over a sizable river. As the group is going across, several humans pushing pushcarts are coming the other way. Maybe 3 of them? The players will each get a check (spot? sense motive?) to avoid being surprised. The humans will all be the same thing, probably Fighter 1 or 2. When they get close enough, up pop from the carts a halfling ninja in each, Ninja 2 or 3. Each will try to lasso a party member. What kind of check? If successful, they or the human will push the pushcart off the side of the bridge (which has no railing or other safety device). What kind of action to push the cart off? Does it require a check? The rope is, of course, tied to the cart. What kind of check for the character to resist being pulled over. I was thinking the bullrush mechanic might be most appropriate, but what is the strength and size of a cart? Finally, good or idea or not? What would you do different? The group is 5 characters, all 3rd level, plus an elven child NPC and human commoner NPC. I guess I should include that one character rides a big bull. Other than that, there is a medium snake, a raven and a weasel also along. [/QUOTE]

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