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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James Heard" data-source="post: 3049748" data-attributes="member: 7280">[sblock=DM: ]OOC: Ok, I'm not clear on this: I took a five foot step back and the tunnel was narrow enough that Nelson had to duck to continue. The dwarf was fascinated, and the other pirate was behind him. The other pirate isn't under the effect of the bard song, so on his turn he knocks the dwarf on his behind to get him out of the bard song, but I'm still five feet away. Next turn they both are able to take a five foot step, automatically grapple me, then drag me elsewhere? I mean, not to put a fine point on it, but if I was just wasting my time setting up the circumstances where Nelson could afford to bolt without drawing an attack of opportunity, if tunnels were wider...or if you simply just don't want me to continue any further into this place for some reason...Nelson isn't an idiot, but at this point it's pretty clear he's not gaining anything by not resisting two pirates dragging him toward where there are likely more. Anyways, am I being railroaded? Because if there's nothing I can do besides wait patiently to be rescued by the rest of the party I'd have rather have saved my per day abilities and been more complacent, because I was operating under the assumption that I was going to be five feet away, having a stumpy-legged dwarf chasing after me, and another pirate behind him trying to sqeeze through a space with at least another five feet behind him. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> I think if this wasn't the situation, if we were in a wide avenue of a corridor, with plenty of space to move around in, well I'm pretty sure I'd have at least come up with another plan that got me killed for certain before I got captured.For now though, I'd like Escape Artist checks for every turn against the grapples initially, and then if Nelson achieves one then he's going to draw his rapier and start attacking before we ever get so far back as he's worrying about eight on one. And then, he'll probably continue to attack anyways (blowing through his remaining action points like water)because what the hell, what's the worst thing that could happen? I could be held prisoner by a bunch of angry pirates? Nope, Nelson's going for the blaze of glory I guess. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Ouch. This isn't going happen. Oh well, he thought and shrugged. Why not? More'n I prick the less'n will be left for mischief. Hero me, who would have thought?Nelson looks at his two pirate chums, merrily carrying him back toward his execution." So, what'll it be? You've got a moment t'surrender, n'then I'll be forced to kill you. Come one boys, drop yer blades n'lets you'n me have a little kiss." Nelson says cheerfully.Ari is such an idiot. Why did he let me go off on this hairbrained, cockeyed stunt?I swear. It's so hard to find good help these days.Nelson grinned to himself and began his fiendish plan of escape.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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