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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ambrus" data-source="post: 3506340" data-attributes="member: 17691">Maelicent watches with grim satisfaction as the second tree catches on fire, uproots itself and plunges into the tightly packed ranks of the trees arranged around the clearing. It's panicked retreat would likely spread the blaze faster and further than the goblin could have hoped to do himself. The Gudwulf warrior is about to pull a third sling-stone with his free hand when he hears the cracking of wood as the oak behind him moves to attack. Caught off-guard, the goblin is quickly wrapped up in a wooden vice of tightening tree branches.Maelicent's tries to spit out another gibe at this newest challenger but his last breath is forced out of his lungs by the oak's bone-crushing grip. Desperately trying to gasp in a lungful of air to no avail, the wily goblin uses his free hand to fumble at his belt for a weapon. Skipping his quiver of arrows Maelicent's hand pauses over the haft of his axe. He couldn't possibly hope to chop down an enchanted oak with a mere handaxe before it suffocated him to death. No. What he needed was to fight fire with fire... Or magic with magic! That's when Maelicent's free hand closes upon the tip of one of the mongrels' wands he'd tucked there a few moments ago.Yanking the wand free from his belt (drawing a light weapon as a move equivalent action) the Gudwulf warrior desperately strikes the branches around him with the wand's tip (as a touch attack +0). Hoping to transform the tree into a human, Maelicent is surprised but delighted to see the tip of the wand burst into flames![sblock=OOC]I'll grant that it's an unconventional use for a tindertwig, but I didn't think it would be too much of a stretch to draw and try wielding one as a light weapon against a tree. I don't know whether these trees have the Improved Grapple feat or not, but I was wondering if you'd taken into account the attacks of opportunity the trees are provoking by trying to initiate a grapple. It's unclear if Mael's spiked gauntlets could harm the trees or not, but he'd only have to deal a single point of damage to block their grappling attempts. I'm asking because your description of the action don't seem to include him taking a swing at the trees and I'm desperate enough to bring up anything I think that might help. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/nervous.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":heh:" title="Nervous Laugh    :heh:" data-shortname=":heh:" /> Also, keep in mind that to maintain the grapple next round the oak will have to enter Mael's square... right next to the hot fire![/sblock]</blockquote>

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