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Message: <blockquote data-quote="freebfrost" data-source="post: 2570311" data-attributes="member: 3713">Because it was a slaughter, not a hunt.Two small human children were treed by two wolves.  I Entangled one, but the other got out and attacked the party.  The sorcerer and rogue (?) brought that down, and I was trying to figure out a way to get to the children and avoid the trapped wolf.  The scout's player suggested that it was likely frightened by the spell and one arrow hit it had taken, and I hoped I could use my Animal Empathy to convince it to run off, so I dismissed the spell.  I failed my AE check, but on the very next action the ranger shot the wolf dead.I considered how she would take that for the RP value, but decided that while it would be upsetting to her, it wasn't something that she would blow up over - the wolf didn't understand her after all, and it was an unfortunate circumstance.However, going up to the bodies afterwards and skinning them was something she would get worked up over.  Not to mention the witches never enjoyed the trappers' methods and means and actively opposed them when possible (information which I took from the ranger's background  incidentally.)My thought was that I'd sic my companion on him to Trip him and I'd go up and try to subdue him while the companion kept the other's away so we the nature types could have a little face-to-face and see what natural selection would decide...  It sounded like a really cool opportunity to work our mutual backgrounds together and have a great RP situation.Then the sorcerer's player felt compelled to attack my pet.  So, he became the target too.  It escalated from there.</blockquote>

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