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<blockquote data-quote="Prince Atom" data-source="post: 586919" data-attributes="member: 6046">DM:&nbsp; Okay, the Orcs have breached the walls and you have all withdrawn into the keep.&nbsp; The Orcs pound up the broad, shallow stairs and ready their wicked ram.Legolas:&nbsp; Enough with the flavor text already.&nbsp; Can I shoot them?DM:&nbsp; No, the doors are closed.Legolas:&nbsp; There isn't even a window?DM:&nbsp; Not in the door, no.&nbsp; Speaking of windows, the ones high on the side walls are now bright with rosy-fingered dawn.Aragorn:&nbsp; Man, you need to stop reading so much Homer.&nbsp; All this poet-stuff is getting old.DM:&nbsp; All right, okay.&nbsp; It's dawn.Gimli:&nbsp; Yes?&nbsp; Are you trying to tell us something?DM:&nbsp; Aragorn, don't you remember what Gandalf told you before he left to fetch Eomer?Aragorn:&nbsp; Um...&nbsp; &quot;Don't get too close to wargs?&quot;DM:&nbsp; No, dumdum, he told you to look for him on the morning of the fifth day.Aragorn:&nbsp; So he's out there now, with Eomer?DM:&nbsp; Yes, you think so.&nbsp; He's out there by himself -- Gimli:&nbsp; No he's not, he's got two thousand horseguys with him!&nbsp; I say we head into the mountains and get outta here!&nbsp; I've only got ten hit points left.Legolas:&nbsp; Can I open the doors a crack and shoot the Orcs?DM:&nbsp; No you can't.&nbsp; That's the point of the doors:&nbsp; they don't open.&nbsp;&nbsp; The ram is supposed to do that, and if you open the doors even a bit they'll force their way in.Legolas:&nbsp; Okay, fine.&nbsp; How are the doors doing?&nbsp; Is there a hole in them yet?DM:&nbsp; No there isn't.&nbsp; There are a few Rohirrim trying to barricade the door with chairs and tables and things.&nbsp; So you couldn't shoot anything without hitting them, anyway.Legolas:&nbsp; But I have Superior Precise Shot!&nbsp; I know, maybe I can shoot a hole in the door with my arrows!&nbsp; Okay, I shoot the door.DM:&nbsp; Uhhh... Okay, one of the old men looks at you funny and says, &quot;What are you doing?&nbsp; Grab a table or something and shove it against the door!&quot;Legolas:&nbsp; Crap!&nbsp; They won't let me do this?&nbsp; What about my Elf homeys?&nbsp; They won't let some stupid horse-farmer talk to a brother like that!DM:&nbsp; They&nbsp; wouldn't... if they were here.All PCs:&nbsp; What!?!!&nbsp; Where'd they all go?DM:&nbsp; Umm... into the cave.Gimli:&nbsp; Screw this!&nbsp; Let's get outta here!TWK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Prince Atom, post: 586919, member: 6046"] DM: Okay, the Orcs have breached the walls and you have all withdrawn into the keep. The Orcs pound up the broad, shallow stairs and ready their wicked ram. Legolas: Enough with the flavor text already. Can I shoot them? DM: No, the doors are closed. Legolas: There isn't even a window? DM: Not in the door, no. Speaking of windows, the ones high on the side walls are now bright with rosy-fingered dawn. Aragorn: Man, you need to stop reading so much Homer. All this poet-stuff is getting old. DM: All right, okay. It's dawn. Gimli: Yes? Are you trying to tell us something? DM: Aragorn, don't you remember what Gandalf told you before he left to fetch Eomer? Aragorn: Um... "Don't get too close to wargs?" DM: No, dumdum, he told you to look for him on the morning of the fifth day. Aragorn: So he's out there now, with Eomer? DM: Yes, you think so. He's out there by himself -- Gimli: No he's not, he's got two thousand horseguys with him! I say we head into the mountains and get outta here! I've only got ten hit points left. Legolas: Can I open the doors a crack and shoot the Orcs? DM: No you can't. That's the point of the doors: they don't open. The ram is supposed to do that, and if you open the doors even a bit they'll force their way in. Legolas: Okay, fine. How are the doors doing? Is there a hole in them yet? DM: No there isn't. There are a few Rohirrim trying to barricade the door with chairs and tables and things. So you couldn't shoot anything without hitting them, anyway. Legolas: But I have Superior Precise Shot! I know, maybe I can shoot a hole in the door with my arrows! Okay, I shoot the door. DM: Uhhh... Okay, one of the old men looks at you funny and says, "What are you doing? Grab a table or something and shove it against the door!" Legolas: Crap! They won't let me do this? What about my Elf homeys? They won't let some stupid horse-farmer talk to a brother like that! DM: They wouldn't... if they were here. All PCs: What!?!! Where'd they all go? DM: Umm... into the cave. Gimli: Screw this! Let's get outta here! TWK [/QUOTE]

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