stonegod's Expedition to Castle Ravenloft: Ch. I [IC]

[stonegod]

OOC: I'm a little hazy about what you can do in a surprise round, and cover/concealment rules, so a few questions are in order here... 1) Does the cart grant cover? 2) Does Daellin's low-light vision help him here? 3) He'd like to dismount, draw his bow, move to within 30' (if he needs to do so to overcome concealment), and fire; I don't think I can do all of that in a surprise round, but how much of it can he manage?

OOC: Surprise Round==standard action only. Currently, the Zombies have concealment (20% miss chance) due to the fog, and the cart is giving them cover. Low light does not help with the fog. You can attempt a Ride check to drop as a free action (DC 20), otherwise, it is a move action. Otherwise, you can dismount and draw your bow.

 

[drothgery]

Seeing that the figures behind the upturned cart were not among the living, Daellin shouts a warning as he dismounts and draws his bow.

 

[stonegod]

Street Ambush: Surprise Round
Daellin, his instinct always ready for trouble from the restless dead, is able to act. The others, disconcerted by the empty streets, find themselves surprised.Seeing that the figures behind the upturned cart were not among the living, Daellin shouts a warning as he dismounts and draws his bow.

As the others turn, they see two distorted shapes shamble from behind the cart. The fog makes them appear as drunken villagers at first, but Daellin's words are obviously true as they shamble closer. The first, a rotund man, had a deathly parlor and and empty look in his glazed over eyes. The second is more disturbing: It is a young boy, still clutching the torn remains of a doll, it too possessing the empty gaze of the undead. Two other similar walking dead also appear out of the fog and plod towards the group with only one idea in mind: prey!

Tailing the strange zombies, two rabid looking animals come yipping at their heels. They are mangy, twisted things somewhere between a dog and a giant rat, with bits of flesh and blood clinging to their fur, claws, and teeth.

Street Ambush: Round 1

M: 19
J: 12
J: 12
D: 9
K: 7
S: 7
Z: 3
C: 2

Map Key: C: Rabid rat-like creatures, D: Daellin, d: Edi, h: Horse, h: Luminous, J: Jarrith, J: Janis, K: Khensu, M: Marot, S: Selase, Z: Plodding Zombies
Conditions: Mist grants concealment to creatures 30' away.

Please Indicate your actions for round 1.

 

[drothgery]

Daellin takes a quick 5-foot step to position himself for a better shot (to M8), then lets three arrows fly in quick succession, shooting the undead creatures closest to him until they fall, then moving on to the next target (OOC: improved rapid shot & point-blank shot +13/+13/+8 to hit, d8+7 damage - d8 +1 str +1 magic +1 point-blank-shot +4 favored enemy).

 

[GwydapLlew]

"Form up! Don't let them get between us!" Khensu will slip down from Luminous (Try to make a Ride check, otherwise just use his move action) while drawing his axe. If he can, he'll move to the front of the party. If a zombie is in range, he'll attack it, but he won't break ranks.

"Jarrith - can you banish them?"

 

[DEFCON 1]

"Jarrith - can you banish them?"

Jarrith hears his Lumin Brother's request, and even before the large shifter can get down from his horse, the stalker is already springing into action. He moves a few steps to sneak into the alleyway (Move Action to L4) while drawing his two silver rapiers (Free Action). He then raises them both up so that the holy symbol of the Silver Flame that is etched into both pommels shines outward, and he shouts to the undead creatures.

"The Voice of the Flame compels you! Flee, foul denizens!" (Turn check: 1d20+2 / 2d6+2+2 HD turned)

 

[James Heard]

Janis, singularly nonplussed-looking, frowns. She mumbles a bit, and with a twist of her fingers seems to shift and separate, to all appearances becoming several more of her, as her eyes flash cyan and a rain of sparks seems to fall from each of her.

OOC: Cast Mirror Image

 

[stonegod]

OOC: Cast Mirror Image

I assume she shall dismount first? Otherwise, her mirrors will be on the ground. Not that that would bother mindless undead.

 

[James Heard]

OOC: I didn't see Edi shown anywhere in the picture even though he had legend blurb, so I just assumed that for some reason she wasn't on him and went with it. But yes, she'll dismount if he's lurking around there underneath her bottom somewhere.

 

[stonegod]

OOC: I didn't see Edi shown anywhere in the picture even though he had legend blurb, so I just assumed that for some reason she wasn't on him and went with it. But yes, she'll dismount if he's lurking around there underneath her bottom somewhere.

OOC: It hard to see since they are on top of each other, but Janis is riding Edi (Edi is medium sized). Everyone (except Jarrith) started on their mount.