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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arkhandus" data-source="post: 4793869" data-attributes="member: 13966">Gnolls!  Round 4 almost finished...Fayne moves in closer, ducking behind a tree as he approaches the gnolls.Selua moves over to the fallen guardsman and stabilizes him with a touch and a prayer to Sehanine Moonbow.  She calls for a retreat.....Abrielle moves in towards Merrick as well, but is further away so she doesn't lend any aid just yet.The gnoll that first approached Tarven now takes a swipe at him with its battleaxe, snarling and missing.  That gnoll shifts position closer to Evanar to threaten him with its axe.Abde'ragman......does something again.....The two gnolls further south move up, one stepping northward to where its comrade had just been, and this one delivers a powerful strike to the guardsman!  Tarven staggers back as the axe cuts through his chainmail and looses a spray of blood from his left shoulder, making him cry out and stagger.....but unlike Merrick, he doesn't fall, just barely lucky enough to avoid a deadly stroke.  Tarven gasps out "Kah....kill 'em first!  We....we can still fight!"Meanwhile, the other gnoll south of the group moves around the trees to reach Fayne and slash at him....but Fayne's polearm affords him superior reach, and the gnoll's attack is thrown off by the southerner's own strike.  The gnoll buries his axe in the tree for the moment, swinging too early in a futile attempt to intercept Fayne's glaive.Evanar moves in to attack, and hews mightily into a gnoll's shoulder and ribcage, making it howl in pain as it drops!Storn moves in to help Tarven, seeing that Evanar is headed for the other murderous gnoll.  Storn bellows out "Yeh die now, yeh bassard!"  He cuts one of the gnolls down with a brutal stroke of his own waraxe, hacking through the beast's guts and spilling some of its steaming innards....[sblock=Round 4 Continues]Round 4 Initiatives:22 Merrick (18 damage, unconscious, stable)18 Gnoll 217 Selua15 Abrielle14 Gnoll 315 Abde'ragman13 Gnoll 412 Gnoll 511 Evanar6 Gnoll Sentry (DEAD)6 Fayne6 Storn4 Tarven (10 damage, disabled at 0 HP)Selua moves close enough to stabilize Merrick with her spell.Myth, the small "s" on the map is Storn, but yes, you can move through allies' spaces unhindered.  Abrielle reaches Merrick's side.Gnoll #3 attacks Tarven.  Rolls an 11, missing.  Steps northward to threaten Evanar.Going to move ahead with gnolls #4 and 5 just to keep momentum up.  Post Abde'ragman's action when you can, Voda Vosa.  Also need Fayne's action for round 4, now (see below for gnoll 4 and 5 actions).  And I need a decision by Evanar (see below).The map, after gnoll #3, for Abde'ragman's reference..... Up is NORTH.* X X X X * X X X X X * X X X X X * X X X * X X X X * X X *X X * X X X X * X * X X X X X * X X X X X X X X * X X * X C* X X * X X X X X X * A X X * X X X X * X X * X a M X * C CX * X X X X X * X X X X * X X X X * X s X X E X S * 2 X C CX X X X * X X X * X X X X X * X X X X X * X 3 X X X X X C Cm X X X X X * X X X X X X X X X X * X X X T X * X X X * C CX * X X * X X X * X X X X * X X * X F * X * 4 X X X X X C CX X X X X X * X X X X * X X X X X X * X X X X X * X X X C C* X X * X X X X * X X X X * X X X X X X * 5 X * X X X * C CX X * X X X * X X * X X X X * X * X X X X * X X X * X * C C* X X X X * X * X X X X * X X X X X X * X X X * X X X X * XGnoll #4 steps north to follow gnoll #3.  Attacks Tarven, rolling a 22 to hit, for 10 damage.  Tarven is disabled but still standing and conscious.  Evil dice!Gnoll #5 moves around the trees to reach Fayne and attacks him.  Rolled a natural 1 to hit!  Yeesh, only the NPCs are getting mauled! *sobs for his NPCs*  Fayne gets an attack of opportunity though.Evanar moves in and attacks, but will suffer an attack of opportunity from gnoll #3 if he does move.  Do you still want to move first?  Otherwise I will assume you attack gnoll #3 before moving.  You do score a crit, and the gnoll falls unconscious.  If you attack gnoll #3, you won't suffer an AoO, and can move safely to reach gnoll #2.Storn moves in and attacks gnoll #3, or gnoll #4 if Evanar KOs gnoll #3.  Rolled a 23 to hit, for 12 damage, rendering the gnoll unconscious.The map, at the end of the round, excluding whatever movement Fayne, Abde'ragman, or Tarven will make, and I haven't removed either fallen gnoll yet since I dunno what Evanar, Abde'ragman, or Fayne will do, and haven't determined Tarven's action yet as appropriate..... Up is NORTH.* X X X X * X X X X X * X X X X X * X X X * X X X X * X X *X X * X X X X * X * X X X X X * X X X X X X X X * X X * X C* X X * X X X X X X * A X X * X X X X * X X * X a M X * C CX * X X X X X * X X X X * X X X X * X X X X X X S * 2 X C CX X X X * X X X * X X X X X * X X X X X * s 3 X X E X X C Cm X X X X X * X X X X X X X X X X * X X X T 4 * X X X * C CX * X X * X X X * X X X X * X X * 5 F * X * X X X X X X C CX X X X X X * X X X X * X X X X X X * X X X X X * X X X C C* X X * X X X X * X X X X * X X X X X X * X X * X X X * C CX X * X X X * X X * X X X X * X * X X X X * X X X * X * C C* X X X X * X * X X X X * X X X X X X * X X X * X X X X * XA = Abde'ragman, a = Abrielle, E = Evanar, F = Fayne, M = Merrick, m = mule, S = Selua, s = Storn, T = Tarven, 1-5 = gnolls, C = empty 5-foot space of grassy clearing, X = empty 5-foot space of light undergrowth, * = tree (half cover, effectively light undergrowth for moving through the space)[/sblock]</blockquote>

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