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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hanuman47" data-source="post: 2924410" data-attributes="member: 18349">Attack!The Thranish soldiers peacefully go about setting up their morning camp, unaware of the monsters in the hills moving against them.  Tibalt slips amongst them unseen and picks his target (S5).  The victim is a very young man, probably no older than 16, who clucks softly to his horse as he feeds it a bit of apple.  Tibalt hardly has time to note the strangeness of the sensation of merging whatever the substance of his body ihas become with that of the boy before the young soldier is mentally struggling against him.  His struggle is brief and Tibalt very quickly subdues him and assumes control.  Meanwhile, Carmilla creeps invisibly a short distance and sets up her magical trap.  One of the soldiers (M6), already a short distance from his compatriots, notices the wailing and cautiously investigates.  However, he has hardly moved ten feet before Lon Deslo springs upon him.  Again, the struggle is brief, but before he succumbs to the ghost’s will some of the others take notice that something unusual is going on and shout out an alarm.Here’s what things look like at the start.  I guesstimated everyone’s starting positions.(Removed to preserve bandwidth - go <a href="http://www.tranquility.net/~chainsaw/SurpriseRound.jpg" target="_blank">here</a> if you want to see it)H# = Horse (no rider)M# = Mounted soldierS = Unmounted SoldierCP = CaptainCR = Cardinal (presumed position)AG = Alton GrefeAN = AndrinorCA = CarmillaHK = Halden KraalJD = James DukarLD = Lon DesloTG = Tibalt GrafThis is the surprise round – Carmilla, Lon, and Tibalt have already acted.  If anyone else wishes to do anything, go ahead and post your action.  Everyone can also go ahead and post your round one actions.  Here is the initiative order:Lon DesloAndrinorHalden KrallJames DukarCardinalCarmillaTibalt GrafCaptainWarriorsAlton GrefeSome Combat conventions:  If you move, please refer to grid coordinates.  If you attack, go ahead and include a damage roll, unless you rolled so ridiculously low that it’s obvious you missed.  See my previous post on die rolls.  In most combat situations, I will wait until everyone has posted their actions each round, then sort it all out in an end of round summary.  This usually works pretty well.</blockquote>

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