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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CanadienneBacon" data-source="post: 3463787" data-attributes="member: 11146">Rowan darts in and, standing behind Phud's towering girth in the hallway, flicks a dagger at the crossbow-wielding kuo-toa hiding behind the brazier.  The blade bounces off the brazier and by miracle sticks in the kuo-toa's gut, dealing 2 points of damage.  Some sort of thick white ooze seeps from the dagger wound as the kuo-toa busily reloads his crossbow and otherwise remains in position.As soon as Phud crosses the threshhold into the chamber, two scimitar-wielding kuo-toas pounce on Phud from either side of the doorway.  The first kuo-toa swings and misses, but the second kuo-toa flanking Phud has better aim.  Just before he goes down like a sack of potatoes, Phud feels the sharp edge of the creature's blade slice his hamstrings for 18 points of damage and belatedly realizes that the creatures had lain in wait hidden in two shallow alcove indentations to either side of the doorway.  [sblock=Phud]Confirmed critical hit (natural 20, followed by an 18 to confirm--inclusive of attack bonus), plus 16 strength on the creatures, plus sneak attack damage.  Let me know if there's something on your character sheet that I missed that might help your PC out here.[/sblock]Pulling out her crossbow, Arden quickly crosses to the other side of the chamber where she can benefit from partial cover behind the corner.  The small brown gnome heatedly fits a bolt to her crossbow and begins cranking the firing mechanism into place, filling the chamber with the sound of gearworks.The kuo-toa behind the brazier finishes loading its crossbow and, finding Rowan standing in the middle of the hall without the benefit of cover from a 6' 10" hulking half-orc, grins wickedly at the success of its comrades before loosing a bolt into the halfling wizard that deals 6 points of damage as it sinks into Rowan's shoulder.The kuo-toas on either side of the open doorway, who are now visible, appear to openly wait for the next of the group to attempt to enter.Wyleck screams for Yssal to kill and the dog eagerly leaps forward into the fray.  Yssal crosses the chamber with alarming speed and, taking a flying leap through the air, launches himself at the scimitar-wielding kuo-toa (KT3) who downed Phud.  The dog barrels down on KT3, bullrushing the amphibian backward 10 feet and knocking the kuo-toa prone.Hearing Phud fall, Rhys reacts on instinct and bolts around the corner to crouch at Phud's feet.  Holding his metal disc in one hand, Rhys whispers to Chronepsis for healing and channels curative power into Phud's fallen form, restoring 10 points.  At Rhys's hurried but powerful healing, Phud wakes from unconsciousness where he lays on the cold wet flagstones.[sblock=Phud]After the 9 and the 18 points of damage and then the 10 points of healing, I have Phud at 1 HP.  Let me know if your accounting differs.[/sblock]When Rhys steps forward to heal Phud, KT2 hisses with displeasure and lashes out at the cleric but misses badly.  After its miss at Rhys, KT2 hisses again but remains in place, a look of readiness about it.[sblock=Rowan]These kuo-toas twice as bulky as a kuo-toa ought to be.  Judging by the fury with which one of them beat down Phud, are stronger and faster than a normal kuo-toa.  Given the zealotry of kuo-toas as a race, these are probably guardians of some sort.[/sblock]Initiative:Rowan 20Phud 20Arden 15Kuo-toas 13Wyleck 7Rhys 3</blockquote>

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