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<blockquote data-quote="Karl Green" data-source="post: 1896035" data-attributes="member: 1467"><p><strong>the Gnarley Forest, night</strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: red">Updated Surprise round</span></strong><span style="color: red"></span></p><p><span style="color: red">Nadariad</span></p><p></p><p>Nadariad's quick kicks the wolf in front of her… </p><p><span style="color: red">(NOTE surprise round, so you only get one attack this round; I will roll for her this round just to keep it moving and your Furry of Blows will be in Round 1) Attack roll 18 +5 =23, hit. Damage 5+3 =8 points</span></p><p>..cracking it hard against its skull, but it continues fighting! </p><p></p><p><span style="color: red"><strong>Initiative; Round 1</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: red">Verrick - 19 </span></p><p><span style="color: red">Braggi - 19 </span></p><p><span style="color: red">Norbac - 16 </span></p><p><span style="color: red">Wolves - 13</span></p><p><span style="color: red">Garynn - 10</span></p><p><span style="color: red">Philo - 7</span></p><p><span style="color: red">Nadariad - 6</span></p><p></p><p>Fighting off the weird numbing affect where the beast bite him, Verrick's flaming rapier cuts and burns the wolf in front of him…</p><p><span style="color: red">Damage is 11 points of damage</span></p><p>…it seems to yells as if in pain, but soundlessly, and falls over dead! </p><p></p><p>Braggi's first attack cuts deep into the wolf in front of him, wounding is severely but not killing it… his second swipe however cuts the beasts head off. Taking a short step to the right, his axe cuts at one of the beast on Norbac…</p><p><span style="color: red">NOTE for cleave and stuff see below, and I will generally make the rolls to keep the game moving. Attack roll 17+3 =20, hit, Damage roll is 8 +7 =-15 points</span></p><p>…cutting deeply into that creature also, but not enough to kill it!</p><p></p><p>Norbac called on the powers of Trithereon and the group feels his lords' power of freedom!</p><p></p><p>The wolves seem to howl in silence and attack, while more leap from the forest around the party!</p><p><span style="color: red">Another wolf leaps over the dead ones body and attack Verrick! Attack roll total 9 a miss. </span></p><p><span style="color: red">Two new wolves leap at Braggi from the front their mouths open in silent rage. 1st attack roll total 18, missing him. 2nd attack 10 a miss.</span></p><p><span style="color: red">The two wolves on Norbac continue their assault on the cleric, another is rounding the group to come at the clerics flank next round also! 1st one attack total 14 and 22, one miss, one hit. Damage is 5 points of damage <strong>please make a Fortitude save, add +2 to your roll</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: red">The wolf on Garynn who hesitated, is hesitant no longer, attacks him 21 a miss! (with bark skin). Another wolf leaps out of the forest and attacks Brambles, attack roll total 7 a miss! </span></p><p><span style="color: red">The two wolves on Philo continue to attack him as another leaps at his flank! 1st Attack roll 16, 2nd roll 18 and 25. Two misses, one Hit. Damage is 9 points! <strong>please make a Fortitude save, add +2 to your roll</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: red">The wounded wolf on Nadariad attacks at her legs and snarling! Attack roll total natural 20! check for Crit 9 nope <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" />. Damage is 6 points. <strong>please make a Fortitude save, add +2 to your roll</strong>. Another wolf leaps out of the night attacking at her flank (but not bonus) attack roll total 8 a miss!</span></p><p>…more wolves can be seen coming out of the night but they cannot attack this round, leaping over the bodies of the dead they are coming…</p><p></p><p>Garynn quick casts his spell and Brambles rips into the wolf with wild abandonment. The wolf staggers but does not fall. </p><p></p><p>Philo (occ<span style="color: yellow"> note Someone is correct about Power Attacks just as an FYI</span>[/occ]) first chop with his greatsword chops the beast down, and his cleave…</p><p><span style="color: red">I will roll for your Cleave, attack roll 13 +11 -3 =21 hit. Damage is 2d6+5 +6 =17 points of damage</span></p><p>…killing the second wolf. His back swing cuts down the last wolf on him! But as the last body falls, Philo see at least five additional wolves creeping towards him, this mouths open, dripping the greenish goo and mad looks of rage in their strange eyes.</p><p></p><p>Nardariad feels the burning around where the wolf bite her, it seems to feel like it is slowing her down.. not yet but the burning is getting worst! She moves to get close to one of the wolves on Norbac, and slams both her fists into either side of its's skull. This time the damage is too much and the bones in its' head snap as it falls over dead!</p><p></p><p><span style="color: yellow">Conditions… </span></p><p><span style="color: yellow">Verrick has taken 9 points of damage</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow">Braggi has taken 10 points of damage</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow">Norbac has taken 13 points of damage</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow">Garynn and Brambles are still unwounded</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow">Philo has taken 16 points of damage</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow">Nadariad has taken 13 points of damage</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"><strong>for those bitten please make a Fortitude save, and add +2 to your total (plus the +1 bonus from Norbac spell)</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: yellow"></span></p><p><span style="color: yellow">Of the wounded wolves, the one on Norbac has taken 15 points of damage</span></p><p><span style="color: yellow">the one on Garynn has taken 10 points of damage</span></p><p></p><p>OCC<span style="color: yellow"> notes about AoO and the feats that use them. I use a map but I don't post it as it is just by hand (I don't have any good map builders). Generally I will move you to the best position to use those feats. Although I will say that without Reach weapons, Combat Reflex is not going to be very affective unless people do a lot of withdrawing, etc. which these 'wolves' will not be <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> Great Cleave is something you don't get to use much unless you are surrounded or wad into a big group, which is not always going to happen. BUT if you would prefer taking different feats I will allow it but I ask that you wait until after the combat.</span>/OCC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Karl Green, post: 1896035, member: 1467"] [b]the Gnarley Forest, night[/b] [b][color=red]Updated Surprise round[/color][/b][color=red] Nadariad[/color] Nadariad's quick kicks the wolf in front of her… [color=red](NOTE surprise round, so you only get one attack this round; I will roll for her this round just to keep it moving and your Furry of Blows will be in Round 1) Attack roll 18 +5 =23, hit. Damage 5+3 =8 points[/color] ..cracking it hard against its skull, but it continues fighting! [color=red][b]Initiative; Round 1[/b] Verrick - 19 Braggi - 19 Norbac - 16 Wolves - 13 Garynn - 10 Philo - 7 Nadariad - 6[/color] Fighting off the weird numbing affect where the beast bite him, Verrick's flaming rapier cuts and burns the wolf in front of him… [color=red]Damage is 11 points of damage[/color] …it seems to yells as if in pain, but soundlessly, and falls over dead! Braggi's first attack cuts deep into the wolf in front of him, wounding is severely but not killing it… his second swipe however cuts the beasts head off. Taking a short step to the right, his axe cuts at one of the beast on Norbac… [color=red]NOTE for cleave and stuff see below, and I will generally make the rolls to keep the game moving. Attack roll 17+3 =20, hit, Damage roll is 8 +7 =-15 points[/color] …cutting deeply into that creature also, but not enough to kill it! Norbac called on the powers of Trithereon and the group feels his lords' power of freedom! The wolves seem to howl in silence and attack, while more leap from the forest around the party! [color=red]Another wolf leaps over the dead ones body and attack Verrick! Attack roll total 9 a miss. Two new wolves leap at Braggi from the front their mouths open in silent rage. 1st attack roll total 18, missing him. 2nd attack 10 a miss. The two wolves on Norbac continue their assault on the cleric, another is rounding the group to come at the clerics flank next round also! 1st one attack total 14 and 22, one miss, one hit. Damage is 5 points of damage [b]please make a Fortitude save, add +2 to your roll[/b] The wolf on Garynn who hesitated, is hesitant no longer, attacks him 21 a miss! (with bark skin). Another wolf leaps out of the forest and attacks Brambles, attack roll total 7 a miss! The two wolves on Philo continue to attack him as another leaps at his flank! 1st Attack roll 16, 2nd roll 18 and 25. Two misses, one Hit. Damage is 9 points! [b]please make a Fortitude save, add +2 to your roll[/b] The wounded wolf on Nadariad attacks at her legs and snarling! Attack roll total natural 20! check for Crit 9 nope :(. Damage is 6 points. [b]please make a Fortitude save, add +2 to your roll[/b]. Another wolf leaps out of the night attacking at her flank (but not bonus) attack roll total 8 a miss![/color] …more wolves can be seen coming out of the night but they cannot attack this round, leaping over the bodies of the dead they are coming… Garynn quick casts his spell and Brambles rips into the wolf with wild abandonment. The wolf staggers but does not fall. Philo (occ[color=yellow] note Someone is correct about Power Attacks just as an FYI[/color][/occ]) first chop with his greatsword chops the beast down, and his cleave… [color=red]I will roll for your Cleave, attack roll 13 +11 -3 =21 hit. Damage is 2d6+5 +6 =17 points of damage[/color] …killing the second wolf. His back swing cuts down the last wolf on him! But as the last body falls, Philo see at least five additional wolves creeping towards him, this mouths open, dripping the greenish goo and mad looks of rage in their strange eyes. Nardariad feels the burning around where the wolf bite her, it seems to feel like it is slowing her down.. not yet but the burning is getting worst! She moves to get close to one of the wolves on Norbac, and slams both her fists into either side of its's skull. This time the damage is too much and the bones in its' head snap as it falls over dead! [color=yellow]Conditions… Verrick has taken 9 points of damage Braggi has taken 10 points of damage Norbac has taken 13 points of damage Garynn and Brambles are still unwounded Philo has taken 16 points of damage Nadariad has taken 13 points of damage [b]for those bitten please make a Fortitude save, and add +2 to your total (plus the +1 bonus from Norbac spell)[/b] Of the wounded wolves, the one on Norbac has taken 15 points of damage the one on Garynn has taken 10 points of damage[/color] OCC[color=yellow] notes about AoO and the feats that use them. I use a map but I don't post it as it is just by hand (I don't have any good map builders). Generally I will move you to the best position to use those feats. Although I will say that without Reach weapons, Combat Reflex is not going to be very affective unless people do a lot of withdrawing, etc. which these 'wolves' will not be ;) Great Cleave is something you don't get to use much unless you are surrounded or wad into a big group, which is not always going to happen. BUT if you would prefer taking different feats I will allow it but I ask that you wait until after the combat.[/color]/OCC [/QUOTE]
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