Since DistranctingFlare has become distracted by real life, I guess I will have to NPC Bastion Drath for now. I am thinking that I will make most of his rolls using the board dice roller. I am also going to have to remind him if he comes back that he gave himself a bonus feat for being human even though he took Eye For Talent.
OOC:
Initiative is:
Skeleton 1
Skeleton 4
Whyre
Morgan
Mez
Skeleton 3
Skeleton 2
Bastion
Evret
The ghostly skeleton warriors silently raise their weapons and you can tell they are not interested in negotiations. One strikes at Bastion, but the professor steps out of the way of what was a truly clumsy stroke. Another standing next to Evret also takes a swipe, but with equally little success.
Whyre gets the message loud and clear: these guys are not the talking type. Whyre sees that two of the three skeleton right next to him are caught flat-footed. He then takes a quick step away from the one that attacked Bastion to step behind Bastion and fire his blunt arrow on the one next to him that has not attacked.
OOC:
Since G2 and G3 have not attacked, they are flat-footed and do not get any AoO against me. I will thus take a 5' step into the empty square behind Bastion (to avoid an AoO from G1) and fire a blunt arrow at G2 at point blank range. G2 will not get an AoO for my firing a bow because it is still flat-footed
EDIT:
OOC:
Sorry, I confused G2 and G3. My movement is to stand next to and fire on G3.
Once its clear that the spirits are aggressive as well as restless, he looses no time in attacking. Using the double whammy attack that he has been taught. First he hits the ghost with a disrupt spell then he attacks it with his bastard sword.
[sblock=Actions]First cast Disrupt Undead, then attack with the bastard sword.[/sblock]
These apparitions might be hard to hit, but Whyre gets a satisfying ring of metal followed by a crunching sound and his arrow strikes the ghostly warrior. Unfortunately, it does not seem quite enough to excise it from this undead existence.
On the other hand, both of Mez's attacks are confounded by his ghostly target moving out of the way.
Whyre's target turns to face him and lashes out with its sword, but is unable to land the blow. But in a turn of events that seems disconcerting, it seems that these warriors have not completely forgotten about tactics, as one slides to the side, placing Mez in between itself and the one that attacked Whyre, before it attacks the magus. Fortunately, it to seems to be unable to land its attack.
Just then Bastion steps behind Whyre and unleashes a glowing magical missile which slams into his adversary. With a howling wail, it fades away.
OOC:
XX G1 XX XX G2
Mo XX XX Me Ev
Ba Wh XX XX G4
Is Morgan readying for a shield bash or just doing total defence?
Evret twists away as the creatures attack. Their dead eyes bore into him as he raises his club to defend himself. "Don't let them touch you if you value your soul!" he cries.
The skeleton easily avoids Evret's blow, but its own backswing catches the rogue, leaving a very real gouge that, had it not been deflected at the last second by one of the studs in his armour, might have nicked an artery.
Meanwhile, one of the other remaining skeltons unsuccesfully attacks Morgan.
Whyre is relieved to see Bastion's head for tactics as Bastion takes a quick step to avoid being attacked and then concentrates on the wounded skeleton.
"Great job, professor. Now if we can only get Evret and Mez to remember to move their feet"
However, Whyre notices that Bastion has now left a clear path for one for the closest skeleton to make straight for him.
"Morgan, if he moves to attack me, please flank him...and Evret...why are you standing there, get out from between them. Stick and move!"
Whyre is disappointed his teammates haven't learn the art of the quick-step which can get you out of a tight situation without leaving an opening for your attacker. Shaking his head...Whyre, as he is about to fire on the skeleton closest to him, sees the lovable Evret take a mortal blow from one of the skeletons and decides that he's go to help them out. Whyre fires on the skeleton that just attacked Evret as it is his only clear shot of the two that have his friend flanked.
OOC:
Assuming G1 does not have a Reach weapon, Whye fires at G4 since Mez is providing concealment to G2.
To teammates: 5' step after you attack does not incur an AoO....fyi.
