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Message: <blockquote data-quote="IndyPendant" data-source="post: 2306931" data-attributes="member: 8738">Ydyr hurries up to stand just behind Kuma at the doorway, and attacks one of the rats, deciding not to use a flurry of blows because the rats already have cover from the doorway.  He kicks downward at the northern rat, cracking its skull open and killing it instantly!  The two remaining rats attack Kuma again, the southwest rat missing completely--but the southern rat carves a good slice out of his other leg!  Meepo hangs back again uncertainly, while something big bursts out from under the filthy debris of the nest.((Ydyr's attack: 17+2-4=15.  Damage: 6+0=6.  Rat's attacks: 7, Nat20/15.  Damage: 4.))It's a rat.  But what a rat!  Kuma could lay down beside it and it would be almost as long as he is tall--without its tail!  Its body is as big around as Kuma is wide at the shoulders!  It heads right for him and he gazes straight down into its huge, carniverous, slavering mouth.  He instinctively brings up his shield to block, and the teeth come down on it, almost shaving a layer off as its teeth skid down the shield...((Kuma now faces three rats again: one just south of him, one SW, and the huge mother is due W.  Big rat's attack: 15.))Jair waits impatiently with Terrek for space to open up--quickly silencing his companion's first few excited barks at the start of the action.  Jerek moves a few steps to the north, and shoots at the only rat he can see reasonably clearly--which still has cover, but is the least difficult shot to try: the SW rat.  He just barely misses, however, though he would swear he could see his arrow leaving a light scratch along the rat's back.  Heirmund again watches, while Lehko impatiently steps to the north, waiting for his opening to cast his spell.((Jerek's attack: 14+4-4=14.))Kuma takes the only move he can make and clear some room for others, while still remain in melee with at least the big rat, stepping to the northwest.  He then attacks the big rat, carving into it deeply enough that a normal rat would have been cut in two!  --This one is wounded, but still in the fight.  Before Jair can take the spot Kuma leaves open, Lehko casts Forcewave on the rat Jerek just barely missed.  Unfortunately, while it is not currently in melee, it does still have cover from the doorway and Ydyr.  Lehko is not sure, but he thinks he might have missed even without taking the cover into account though.  Jair then squeezes past Ydyr into the spot Kuma vacated, incurring an AoO from the S rat, which he manages to dodge.  Since Terrek, if he were to move in beside Jair, would incur AoOs from all three rats, Jair orders him to stay behind.((Kuma's attack: 13+4=17.  Damage: 4+3=7.  Lehko's ranged touch: 11+2-4.  Rat's AoO: 7.))((Jair now stands just inside the doorway, with Ydyr just outside the doorway behind him.  Jair has a rat to the south of him, another rat to his SW, the big rat to his W, and Kuma to his NW.  The spot to Jair's N is free, and I will rule that Ydyr could 5' step into that space before or after his next attack if he wishes, despite the doorway in the way, because he would be moving through a friendly square.))((New initiative: Ydyr/19; Rats/18; Meepo/18; Big Rat/16; Terrek/15; Jerek/14; Heirmund/11; Kuma/5; Lehko; Jair.))</blockquote>

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