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Message: <blockquote data-quote="IndyPendant" data-source="post: 2599977" data-attributes="member: 8738">Jerek finally manages to draw his shortsword, and then since he is too far away to immediately attack, elects instead to move around the battle to flank the skeleton with Terrek--which, incidentally, puts him in melee with the twig blight as well.  Lehko moves forward and darts a quick chop in at the skeleton with the side of his hand, aiming for the head that has already almost been knocked off, but the skeleton instinctively brings up an arm and deflects his blow harmlessly.  Terrek leaps to attack the skeleton, but his jaws click audibly on nothing as it dances out of his way.((Lehko's attack: 12+1=13.  Terrek's attack: 7+3+2=12.))Meanwhile, up above, Heirmund hurriedly continues to climb down--and is effortlessly passed by Kuma, who quickly reaches the bottom of the shaft, looking down at the battle ten feet below from the ceiling of the room.  Jair continues climbing down slowly and carefully above the others.((Heirmund's climb checks: 17-1=16 and 6-1=5.  Jair's climb checks: 10-3=7 and 18-3=15.))The skeleton ignores the fallen Ydyr, and turns mindlessly on Terrek, using one hand as a brace while the other rakes into his shoulder, drawing a runnel of blood.  The twig blight turns on the only one within melee with it--Jerek--and attacks with its claws as well, but Jerek is far too nimble--and nervous!--to allow those claws anywhere near him.((Skeleton's attacks: 15, 18.  Damage: 3.  Twig blight's attacks: 12, 2.))Kuma grits his teeth, but the unavoidable fact is that he is too wounded to risk a fall from even this height.  So he carefully hangs down and drops to the ground, stumbling but managing to retain his footing on the muddy ground.  Above him, Heirmund reaches the spot Kuma dropped from moments before, facing a 10-foot drop of his own to the ground.  Jair continues climbing carefully down from above--and his heart lurches in his chest as one of the slimy vines slips right out from under his feet!  He holds on for dear life, however--quite literally!--and manages to kick around until his feet find purchase again.  He takes a quick moment to let out a slow breath, and then doggedly begins climbing down once more.((Kuma's jump check: 12+3-1=14.  Heirmund's climb checks: 6(again!)-1=5 and 12-1=11.  Jair's climb checks: 2-3=-1 and 12-3=9.  Heirmund is at the bottom of the pit, 10' above the floor.  Jair is only 25 feet down out of the 80 so far.  Note that Kuma will need to ready his sword and shield before using them.  He is not currently threatened, however.))Lehko attacks the skeleton again, attempting to take it out.  He almost trips over the skeleton's bony feet in the process, but manages to recover and be ready for its counterattack.  --And then everyone inside the room notices its single large door open inward.((Lehko's attack: 1+1=2.))With an inquisitive grunt, the biggest goblin you've yet seen steps into the room and takes a look around, clearly surprised at the desperate battle he finds taking place.  Standing in the doorway, roughly 30 feet away, wearing a coat of scale mail and a crown of antlers, the burly goblinoid--after a moment, you recognize it as a bugbear!--moves a little closer, allowing room for two more of the hated dire rats to enter behind him.  He raises his morningstar high over his head with both hands and yells a challenge in goblinoid.  Only Heirmund understands the words, which translate roughly as "Prepare to meet the cookpot!"Terrek completely ignores this new development, and tries to crush the skeleton between his powerful jaws.  He succeeds.  The skeleton is ripped apart, falling in a clatter of bones.  The small twig blight fearlessly presses its attack on Jerek, but once again Jerek nimbly dodges its sap-moistened claws.((Terrek's attack: 18+3+2=23.  Damage: 7+3-5=5.  Twig blight's attacks: 1 and 6.))((New init order: Lehko/22; Bugbear/17; Terrek/15; Ydyr; Twig Blight/7; Jerek/6; Kuma; Jair; Heirmund; Rats/5))((It is currently Jerek's action again; however, note that for this round only, the rats have already used up their action for dramatic placement. : ))((Edit: Forgot: Kuma made his DC 5 jump check by more than 5, so he did not in fact fall prone.  Edited the description above accordingly.))</blockquote>

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