IndyPendant's Sunless Citadel OOC thread.

[Sorrow The Man Bear]

I guess it's been a while since I read through the tactical movement section of the PHB. I should be a little more careful about it in the future. As for the LOS for my spell, I wasn't aware that you couldn't get it with an ally in the square. Like I said, I guess I have to read up again.

 

[Voadam]

Indy, one reason I wanted Terrek up front with Jerek and Kuma was so that his scent would pick up any creatures like rats on the other side of doors so he would growl and give us some warning. Isn't that something that should work?

 

[Shayuri]

Just making sure I understand the situation, for Kuma is getting many requests to move. However, my understanding is that I'm in the doorway, with a wall to either side of me, a rat ahead of me, and a rat behind me.

So until those rats are made into syrupy goulash, Kuma can't 5' step out of anyone's way unless he tries to Overrun a ray.

Which might be possible, but it's easier just to slay slay slay.

 

[Voadam]

I thought the door you entered was to the West, with the rats flanking north-south and one Southwest with the doorway at your back to the East.

If the door is to the north of the party and they are N, S, and SW of you then the two south rats would be open for somebody to attack without the cover bonus I'd think.

 

[IndyPendant]

Sorry for the absent weekend; I should be able to post at least once from now on, during the weekends.

Voadam, I did give Terrek a chance to detect the rats on the other side of the door, but he failed. I forgot to include that in the ooc descript at the end, sorry. It's not certain he would, in part, because this whole area smells of rat. Scenting more rats on the other side of barriers like doors is certainly possible--but by no means certain.

Shayuri, Voadam has it right. You can 5-foot-step further in to the west, or retreat to the east, and give someone else access to attack the rats. I will have you step further in, as I think that's more IC. : ) Note that anyone who moves more than 5' to take Kuma's place will suffer AoO's from the flanking rats--but for those AoO's the rats will not be flanking, and the char will have a +4 AC due to cover from the doorway.

Now for the battlepost.

 

[Voadam]

Since Jair delayed, shouldn't he have been able to move and attack when his new initiative came up? It looks like he got no attacks, just moved into position.

Its funny, before I was thinking 'oh its only a few more minor dire rats, best to save my spells.' With this Monster rat's appearance I'm wishing I had summoned up a critter on the other side instead to flank and distract it while Terrek charged in. Oh well its spear time, charge!

shayuri, if you can push in five feet farther next round I will follow and allow another PC to enter melee here.

 

[IndyPendant]

Oh, bah. Sorry Voadam, you're exactly right. I played your Delay as a Ready, my bad. It's easily fixed tho, luckily, since your char is now last for init: What I will do is tomorrow morning give your char an attack at the start of the descript--which will be the last round's attack. Then you will act at the end as well. So everyone else keep that in mind: Jair's attack at the start of tomorrow's post will be from last round. : )

Edit: And Heirmund, I will play you as having Delayed as well, putting you at the top of this next coming round, acting before Ydyr. So Voadam, you can order Terrek to move and/or attack accordingly, after Ydyr steps...

 

[Voadam]

"(what? No cleave from the big rat? )

Kuma whirls, sending a thin trickle of blood flying from his shredded leg, and sends his sword's blade on a wide arc towards the nearest of his dimunitive attackers!

(keep on attackin'!)"

Isn't Kuma on the north side of the room with the giant dead rat to his immediate south and the two remaining rats even further south so out of range of a Cleave? That was my mental picture of the positioning.

 

[Sorrow The Man Bear]

Can we get a quick rundown of the positioning? Just so i don't have anything confused.

 

[Shayuri]

Hmm. I thought the little ones were attacking me, so I could attack them.

However...on re-reading, that might not be the case. Ah well. No map? No problem!

Though I didn't post it in my action, I will indeed move 5', to clear the way for more pals to pile in. Indy, if you'd work that in?

I need to read here BEFORE I post, I see.