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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Boddynock" data-source="post: 2050682" data-attributes="member: 21506">"Let's see - my lamp will throw a beam of bright light up to about 60 feet - after that it gets pretty shadowy, but we could still see the boar 120 feet away. What about yours, Kiylea, Jerran? Maybe two or three lamps like that would make it easier to see at a distance.""I think it might be a bit tricky trying to shoot from the branches - I'd certainly have trouble. Perhaps if our archers stood off to the sides, out of sight behind tree trunks, or at any rate close enough to the trees to climb out of the way if necessary. Kiylea, what about that rope you attached to this tree - how long do you think it would take you to climb the tree using it? Could we get two or three people up the tree in a hurry?""So, I'm going to stay on the ground - I'm not very good at climbing trees, I'm afraid. Besides, I'm better at up-close combat than with a bow, anyway. Actually, come to think of it, most of our party are probably better at ranged attacks. Jerran, I know you're really good with that crossbow - I've seen you make some spectacular shots. Kilyea's really good with her bow. And Eddie, you're a legend with that sling.""Bubbles, you're probably the best shot of the lot of us - but we do need at least a couple of people to stand to the boar's charge. How about if you and I do it? You work Eddie's trap, and I'll stand at your side with the spear set for the charge. That means that everybody will be able to take a shot. I won't try and shoot because one of us should be ready to fight it just in case it moves more quickly than we expected.""That would leave the two of us in the centre, Jerran, Kiylea and Eddie off to the sides taking shots at the beast, and Ringly could be up a tree on the other side of the field, behind the boar, ready to work his magic to scare it back towards us if it tries to run away.""Um, how does that sound, everybody? Have I missed something really obvious? Oh, the lanterns. If Jerran and Kiylea had theirs set up as Kiylea suggested, with a cover that could be whipped off really quickly, then you should have time to get off a shot before the boar charged. Eddie, you take mine.""Bubbles, if you and I shout at it when the firing starts, my guess is that we'll attract its attention - and that it's going to be mad enough to charge us straight away.""So, what do you think? I'm not trying to tell anybody what to do - I just really don't want anybody to get hurt."</blockquote>

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