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"Oh yeah, okay, I have a bow so I guess going in back is fine"

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They set out towards Holidor, With Thad in front, Anoras tracking slightly behind, and Cassandra bringing up the rear.

As they are moving forward, Thad suddenly feels his hair stand on end, and there is a crack of lightning that hits a nearby tree, despite the clear skies. A deafening crack of thunder fills the air.

Each player roll vs. HT-2 or take 1 damage and -2 to hearing rolls for 12 hours. Anoras may get +1 for distance, and Cassandra +2.

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(If I'm understanding it right, Anoras made a successful roll at HT-2+1)

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OoC: Thad succeeds by 2

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(Kallazz rolled but did not post)



The tree sputters with fire from the lightning strike, but you all seem to be unharmed. Now that she is looking for it, Anoras quickly finds the edges of the spell that was triggered. She also realizes this spell could have been a lot worse: the point must have been the noise, and maybe the flash. This is the second trap you've seen the sorcerers use.


Anything else you want to do at the tree before you continue onto the castle? will you march 10 hours strait and arrive in the night, or will you stop when the sun goes down?

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OOC: Even though Anoras seems to be the only PC with Tactics, other players may well be better at Tactics than me! So I welcome my fellow players' thoughts.

My thought is we're three trained warriors with a Basic Move/Speed of average or above. And the fact we're used to traveling through rough terrain doesn't hurt.

We're following a group several times our size with captives and skeletons. Chances are that our effective movement is going to be significantly faster than theirs. And that's partially based on my professional experience as a journalist who covered crime. A police officer or guard walking with a captive does not want to walk fast! It makes it too easy for a prisoner to break into a run. And it makes it harder to keep an eye on a prisoner.

And three people (us) attacking a castle sounds like a suicide mission.

I suggest we work to catch up to the group. If we can free at least some of the captives, we may outnumber our opponents.

And again, if helpful, I designed Anoras to be able to act and sound like a Venasir native.

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"Like I'd rather run into them when it's light out, the monsters might see in the dark or something"

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"I know not how much time we have. Anoras, in your knowledge of sorcery, will sacrifices be dispatched immediately? Or will there be enough delay to afford us rest for the night?"

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Information about sacrificing already given:



They are not heading towards the site that will work tonight.

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Anoras: "It is virtually certain they will not be doing sacrifices tonight. There are five sites nearby that will be right for ritual in the next five days. But the night has to be right for each site. They are not heading toward a site that would work tonight.

"It is a little after noontime now. Perhaps we could travel during daylight, possibly catching up to them before dark. Again, they are a much larger group than us and with captives, which will slow them down. So almost certainly they will not be moving as fast as we can move.

"If we don't catch up to them before dark, we can rest and continue on after daybreak."

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"Sure that's fine like I said, I don't want to fight them in the dark.

We're all tanked to oblivion and back again with encumbrance, at least I am, but if we think they are in the same boat and have captives maybe were still faster"

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OOC: The last roll was the GM rolling Tactics for Anoras. The roll was made by 4. I rolled First Aid along with that to see if I think it would be a wise decision to head out now (I made the roll).

That's based on a couple things. One, figuring our probable rate of travel compared to those we're pursuing, who have skeletons and are very likely slowed down with captives. And two, on estimating their physical state based on them having had major physical combat and/or casting spells in combat with many opponents compared to what our physical state is.

EDIT: To clarify for the GM, based on the rolls, does Anoras think we should go into pursuit right away, or wait? And if she thinks we should wait, then how long?

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I'm not going to give you a "Best", that feels too much like playing the game for you.

You all have move 5: Anoras travels very light, and the other two are very strong, rather fast, and lightly encumbered. You left shortly after noon, and are maybe two hours behind. You think they may be move 3, possibly move 4. If they are move 3, you think you can catch them right as darkness falls. If they are at move 4, you won't catch them until shortly after dark.

You don't think the dark favors them too much. you haven't seen evidence of spells or monsters that will do that. Both sides will be tired when you catch up to them.

You certainly will have other chances to catch them in the wilderness before the sacrifice but after the castle.

You have some concerns about running into another curse if you're tracking them directly.

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OOC: Thanks! I didn't get that the group we're following would be traveling after they got to the castle. It might well have been in the notes, but frankly after a few days, weeks, or months, I don't always remember what was posted earlier.

If my post below sounds like I'm misinterpreting what Anoras would believe, please let me know!

Anoras (speaking to Cassandra and Thad): "My tactical and medical knowledge tell me we will be moving faster than they. And I know of no evidence that they can see in the dark.

"But in any case, I think the sooner we get moving, the sooner we can catch up to them. We might even catch them right as darkness falls. If not, it will be shortly after dark.

"But my suspicion is they may have set another curse for us if we follow them directly. And we will certainly have other chances to catch them in the wilderness before their planned sacrifice but after the castle. So we shouldn't bother following them directly, but head to an area near the castle by a different but direct as possible route.

So whether we fight them in the dark or the light, I say we move on to victory!"

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"So uh, like how critical is blanket and waterskin and stuff? I could like in some ways get to where I'm not really slow"

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Anoras (speaking): "Unless we reach them and battle them before they get to the area of the castle, we'll be spending the night outdoors. If we find them close to the castle, I don't think we'll want to attack them there because other warriors could join them. So we'd still want to spend the night outdoors. And then we'd have to travel back.

"So Cassandra, I'd suggest you take what you think you might need. And do not worry about being slow. If we were carrying nothing, you and Thad would be faster than me. With what you usually carry, you are no slower than I am."

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"Right okay then well no time like the present alright"

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So the plan is to try and set up near the castle but outside of reinforcement range, and ambush them there?

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My personal idea is for us to head toward the castle as soon as possible. After that will depend upon what happens later. Our decision of what to do later could be very different depending on how late or dark it is when we reach them, what our condition is, how far they and we are from the castle, etc.

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The group moves towards the castle on a different route, so as to avoid curses laid in wait for them. They don't reach the castle before dark, and the captives and captors should be near them... but its unsure if they are merely 100 paces through the woods, or a full mile, and if they are behind or ahead.



I need a survival roll from 1 character to avoid camping mishaps, and I'd like to know how you will be keeping watch (who and when). Will you be lighting a fire?

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These are decisions for us a group, of course. Remember, if Anoras sounds like an imaginative, stubborn know-it-all, that's her! But my thoughts:

Anoras needs more sleep that Cassandra and Thad, but is a deep sleeper once she gets to sleep. (Note she'll wake up normally in danger as per Deep Sleeper in Basic pg. 101). So to me it would make most sense for her to take first of three watches. And as we've carried food with us and we're outnumbered by people, unless it's dangerously cold I don't see a need to light a fire. As Anoras has the highest Survival skill, I'll go ahead and roll on that in a bit.

Anoras (speaking quietly in case our enemy is near): "Thad and Cassandra, let us speak quietly in case our enemy is near.

"As you are both less subject to fatigue than I, and as I sleep deeply, I would suggest I take first watch. Also I will keep something with me. If either of you has something that could tie the hands of a prisoner, I can keep that with me. Do you?

"As you both may know I am quite flexible, so can easily make it appear my hands were tied. And remember I can easily pass for a Venasir; I know the culture and language as well as a native. Stars forbid we are attacked or captured. But if we are captured, and even if we aren't, I have two possible stories I can tell if needed.

"One, I can claim my hands were tied and you both took me prisoner. And I can claim you both know secrets important to the Venasir, and I can get that information from you. That could keep us all alive.

"Or two, I might claim you were with Haunden but decided to join the Venasir and you both rescued me. That could also keep us all alive.

"Be ready for me to tell one of those two stories if we are captured."

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Anoras made Survival roll.

ericthered: Does Anoras know of castles/large villages/something similar that's Venasir that's a few days away from where we are?

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"Like seriously, you think we'll get captured? We'll clobber them in no time, you can at least try not to act defeatist! Yeah, whatever, if you need your beauty sleep, I can watch whenever"

Cassandra is totally sure she can watch whenever. Anyone who knows her knows perception is not her best quality.

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Anoras sighs, then speaks quietly. "No, Cassandra, I do not expect us to get captured. But that is a possibility. You should know by now I imagine different possibilities, and explore mysteries. If we could go back to the old days, before the terrible Venasir attack, I would. But we can't. So we have to be prepared for what might happen."

OOC: That was Anoras sighing, not me. I was actually amused by Cassandra's comment!

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"Well! I think I'll imagine rescuing a handsome, and single, Prince instead!"

"Hmmm. Well I have my bowstring, but I probably need that. Oh and my belt. Hmmm! OHH! You could tie yourself in your fishing line and then you could even say you were the catch of the day"

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Camping without a fire gives -2 to survival, its cold at night. Each character without the deep sleeper perk takes 1 FP from poor sleep in the cold. You can recover it on a successful night's sleep.

I would like to know who took the second and third watch, it looks like either Thad or Cassandra can just claim it.

The watches are uneventful. You can reach the castle by late morning.

Yes, three days journey can take you to at four different Venasir Castles, each with its own protectors. two of these castles have sorcerers.

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Cassandra did actually buy and pack a blanket which should help

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OOC: Other players: I do have Luck, so if the blanket doesn't fix the issue which it well might, could do a reroll. But as I'd have to wait a bunch of posts to use Luck again, I'll think I'll wait and use it for something more critical. I have Deep Sleeper, and each of you have a lot of Fatigue.

OOC: Thanks! I'm assuming Anoras would know the names of the castles, right? (Don't worry about telling me the names; as this is a one shot I don't expect you to make up four names!)

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OoC: Thad will take second watch. Failed Survival by 5. Apologies for being afk; work was insane this week.

Thad stretches and cracks his neck as the group begins to break camp. "Let's hurry up and get moving. I'd like to catch up and rescue the captives in enough time to set up a proper camp tonight."

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OOC: ericthered, did we see a fire at night that could let us know where our enemy and their captives (our people) are?

Anoras (speaking): "Catch of the day, humph. But yes, if neither of you have anything better for a supposedly captured prisoner, I can use that. I may never need the capture story. But I know enough about fishing line, and I'm flexible enough, I can fake being tied up."

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OOC: ericthered, did we see a fire at night, or hear something, or notice something else, that could let us know where our enemies, and their captives (our people), are?

Anoras (speaking): "I agree with you on hurrying up and moving. But we don't want to attack if we're close to the castle when we get to them. We don't want a whole castle's worth of people coming after us."

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I assumed you had a blanket: lacking that would have given another penalty.

You did not.

Making up names is easy in PbP!

Tenafor, Indilin, Rensor, and Unilor.


Anoras can roll for everyone. Thank you for picking a watch.

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About an hour after waking you reach the fields. Outsiders might call them the fields of the Venasir, but you've always been taught these are your fields, and which of them are your rightly your property to reclaim. Forests are still common though, as much as 30% of the terrain, and you can stick to those if you wish to avoid attention. Its the growing season: not many Venasir are out in the fields. They might all be working on some ditch or mill or housing repair, but its just as likely they're in the villages relaxing.

You know the lines of sight to the castle well: you can't get much closer than about 1000 yards without them seeing you.

You will be able to reach castle Holidor before your foes. At what point will you turn around to try and intercept the group?

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Thanks! Which two have sorcerers?

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OOC: ericthered Hopefully I'm understanding this right. If not, please let me know.

By my understanding, that means we're sure we're closer to the castle than our foes are (who have our people they're holding captive). If you think I should roll Tactics, please let me know!

Anoras (speaking): "Thad and Cassandra, again, until we know exactly where our enemies are, we should speak and move quietly. I know you both know that. But seeing the fields that are rightfully ours....I am broad-minded enough to know there are good Venasir. But that is not what we're dealing with.

"In any case, the closer we get to the castle, the closer we are to more people who could attack us.

"It seems to me our best option is to stop traveling toward the castle, and find out exactly where our foes and our people they captured are. With all of them, friends and foes, they are a much larger group that us, meaning they should be easier to see, and to hear, than us. And one or more of our people may have left some sort of a sign or clue for us to find.

But we should stay close to, but not in, the fields. If we don't find our enemies before they get to the fields, once they get there, they will be easy to spot."

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"I can always use my bow if we can hit them at range. I can fight in close to, almost as well as Thad!"

((No she can't))

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Holidor and Rensor.


Your understanding is correct. How far from the castle will you try to intercept them? Right at the field boundary? 2000 yards from the castle?

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Thanks.

It's of course a group decision (at least from a player point of view). Personally, I think the further away we are from the castle, the better.

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It appears the muscle (when you have IQ 9 and ST 15+ I reserve the right to call you muscle) is willing to follow her lead.

You set up in a clump of woods to watch for the enemy. Your highest stealth skill is Cassandra's default of 8. Your highest Per is Anoras's 12. I took the liberty of rolling for you... and Anoras succeeded by 3, and Cassandra succeeded by 0. Rolling the enemy stats privately... you guys got really lucky.

Anoras notices a crow flying along the route they think the enemy is going to use.

Then about ten minutes later a bunch of men come out of the woods, maybe 200 yards away. They all look like soldiers or masked Sorcerers, at least so far.

What is your IMMEDIATE action?

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Drop her pack on a stick to ready her bow

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So all three of us know they're there. Anoras doesn't have any missile weapon and has the best Perception, so with fish line handy she'll watch and look for signs of who's a sorcerer and who's a soldier. Could be items/weapons they have, amulets, how they look at each other, their marching order (sorcerer not likely to be in front unless casting a spell), even how they move. While doing that she'll count friends and foes.

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Anoras sees two sorcerers in masks and regalia (including amulets on each*), and four warriors. There is no sign of the prisoners. A crow is perched on one of the sorcerers. Two warriors lead the way, then the two sorcerers. there are probably more coming.



*amulets have a variety of purposes, but one is effectively one use of luck used against attacks only. The amulet will break when triggered.


You may now take more elaborate actions.

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"Oh like there are enemies!

And there like at range!

And I'm like an archer!

So I'll like shoot at them!"

Cassandra positively beams as she connects the dots and goes to do just that!

Fast draw arrow, then draw bow, then aim 3 rounds, then loose as all out attack is her plan

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Anoras may be a stubborn know-it-all. And she's good in Tactics. But she knows that, when it comes to actual combat, Cassandra and Thad are much more qualified than she is. So it's time for her to stop trying to tell people what to do.

Anoras (speaking quietly to Thad and Cassandra): "The two in the middle wearing masks and regalia, both with an amulet and one with a crow, are the sorcerers."

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Thad readies his shield and axe, giving it a spinning flourish. He grins with bared teeth as he steps forward.

"Finally, my axe will taste sorcerer’s blood. Stay behind me, friends, and we'll take our revenge swiftly."

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Who is your target.

Unless thad wants to charge out at your foes immediately, Kalazazz can have cassandra roll her attack roll without the foes noticing you.

two more soliders come out, and then some skeletons.

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First available so one of the warriors

Can you just roll for me? The rolling is very frustrating

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OOC: I was also very frustrated for a long time. I think I've finally figured it out. I think.

Anoras (speaking quietly to Thad so as not to disturb the aiming Cassandra): "I'm going to move away a bit to attack from a different angle. If either of you is captured, I'll use a backup story to try to rescue you. If that happens, please let me do the talking."

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Anoras moves to disassociate herself from the other two.



Cassandra looses her arrow. She hits the lead soldier in the torso, the arrow sinking deep into his armor (5 damage). Its not enough to drop him.


The soldiers ready their shields, then draw their weapons, and the Sorcerors look around for where the arrow came from.

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"Yay! See I hit! At 200 paces!"

Cassandra smiles happilly as she starts the slow process over again

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Thad is ready to protect his archer, should someone cross the 200 paces that quickly, or if they sneak up on the group through the woods.

Who is she aiming at?


The sorcerers move back into the woods quickly (three seconds)
The warriors take a little longer, but the three warriors with shields (including the one hit) have them up, and they're all alert (three seconds to six seconds). The skeletons turn around and march back in to the forest over the course of eight seconds.

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Wounded guy

She doesn't expect to hit necessarily, but if they want to provide a target she will shoot

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Cassandra launches another arrow at the wounded man... The arrow flies true, but the warrior catches the arrow on his shield.



She has time for one more arrow at a skeleton... Let me know if you want to take that action.



What will you do after the enemy has all taken cover in the trees?

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Sure, she will loose at a skeleton as well!

She turns to Thad "Think we should chase them?"

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OoC: I suspect this could be drawing us into an ambush, but Thad has Gullibility (12) and Fearlessness 4, so...

Thad bellows a challenge and waves his allies forward.

"Our quarry are cowards, running before first blood. Let us hunt them down and put them to the sword before they alert the main force!"

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"Sure!" Cassandra will follow after Thad

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Across the field or through the trees?

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(Anoras will try to maneuver to where she can try to see any prisoners with them.)

EDIT: ericthered has my permission to make any necessary roll

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OoC: Thad will approach and engage the nearest enemy. I believe that's the warriors who are still standing in the open. Of course, he'll engage anyone who approaches him first.

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((They are all out of sight now I think))

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They are, but that doesn't actually make anything Thad said invalid... I had a half-typed up post, I was figuring out the enemies reaction.

Thad starts running the 200 paces to the enemy. It will take about 40 rounds to get there.

Cassandra's last shot misses the skeleton... still, two of three at that range is pretty good shooting!

She runs after Thad, 20 paces behind him, towards the enemy's last known location.

Anoras moves through the trees towards the enemy location, looking for prisoners, much slower than the other two.

At about 100 paces a fireball comes from the woods towards Thad. It lands behind him to the right. He can feel the intense heat coming off of it. (it did 5 damage... damage is 3d6, but you're at half damage range)

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Cassandra dropped her pack, so she should be faster than Thad and try to catch up some as they move along

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OoC: Sorry! I thought I'd posted my reply already.

Thad flinches at the searing heat of the fireball, and turns his attention to the treeline where it originated. "You'll die for that, sorcerer!" he cries, and he redoubles his charge toward his assailant.

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Then I suppose contact with the enemy has been achieved, and you commit to the fight!


Cassandra caught up to the enemy at about the same time the fireball landed nearby. Will she continue at her high speed or will she keep pace with Thad?


Thad runs forward 25 yards, a quarter of the remaining distance, before another fireball flies at him from the trees. This one lands to the left. It does 6 damage, like the one before it, but isn't close enough to hurt him.

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Anoras has been moving toward the enemy (I think slower than the other two) and is trying to maneuver to where she can try to see any prisoners with them. Has she seen any?

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She'll stay with Thad until she can see a target

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Yes, Anoras has not been sprinting at full speed in a strait line towards them... she has seen no sign of prisoners.


You can see targets now, at 100 yards. three archers, three warriors with sword and shield, one with a massive blade on a long stick, one warrior with a spear and shield, and two sorcerers. The skeletons must be behind the trees.

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She'll stop then, fast draw an arrow (or at least try), load bow and start aiming at blade and stick guy

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One of the enemy archers spills his arrows all over the ground. Two of them draw at about the same time Cassandra does. One of the sorcerers gathers another glowing ball of fire in his hands. The other one has a sword in their hand. The Melee Warriors have stepped slightly behind trees trunks, hoping for cover from arrows.

All the ranged combatants aim for three turns, and then fire. Thad is at 75 yards, and we just ran the sorcerer missing him with the fireball.

Cassandra fires first. Her shot flies true! (you rolled a 5).

Skill 16 - 10 (range) + 2 (time) + 3 (Acc) -2 (Cover) = 9.

roll of 12 vs dodge 9 +2 feverish defense = 11 ... failure.

10 damage is dealt to the torso. Armor takes off 3 of that. Its a major wound.

He makes his HT roll by rolling a 7.

The first archer is still aiming after fumbling the arrow.

The second archer shoots at Cassandra:

Skill ??? -10 (range) + 2 (time) + 3 (Acc) = skill-5 vs 8 is a hit!

Do you want to take any special defensive actions? (other than a simple dodge).

The third archer shoots at Thad:

Skill ??? -8 (range) + 2 (time) + 3 (Acc) = skill-3 vs 13 is a miss.

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Use Acrobatics 12 first, then Dodge 11 (so 13 if make acrobatics, 9 if fail)

Arrows do impaling, so hopefully doubled after landing on torso

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Cassandra evades the arrow acrobatically! (give me a description of the trick)


You are correct! my bad! The Venasir warrior stays up, but is a lot more injured than you'd expect... below 0 HP.



I presume Cassandra fast draws next... its a 17! she drops the arrow and takes her whole second fumbling it.



The archer who fumbled the arrow shoots at Cassandra...

Skill ??? -10 (range) + 2 (time) + 3 (Acc) = skill-5 vs 7

please indicate your defense. And who you are aiming at afterwards: this occurs on the turn you fumble your arrow.


Thad is at 50 yards!
The sorcerer hurls a ball of fire at him!
rolls a 10!
Skill ??? - 8 (range) +2 (time) + 1(Acc) + 4 (Hex) = skill -1 vs 10
The fireball lands all around Thad, doing 3d6/2 = 10/2 = 5 damage.

I don't think a defense is possible, but I'm willing to be proven wrong.


Archer shooting at Thad:

Skill ??? -8 (range) + 2 (time) + 3 (Acc) = skill-3 vs 10
1d6+1 = 4 damage.

Please specify options for defense, and roll (if you feel up to that)


Archer shooting at Cassandra:

Skill ??? -10 (range) + 2 (time) + 3 (Acc) = skill-5 vs 6
1d6+1 = 4 damage.

Please specify options for defense. Remember if you defend you loose your aim (and you're just about to shoot next turn)

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She does a neat side flip

She'll try to do an acrobatic roll out of the way (Acrobatics 12, 13 if make 9 if fail dodge) on the next shot

She will aim at one of the archers, since as she knows quite well you can't use a bow and a shield at the same time!

Having aimed for 3 rounds she doesn't want to lose her shot do she will grit her teeth and take the hit, hoping her armor saves her or she can just tough it out (will 9)

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Anoras will continue moving toward the enemy and trying to locate the prisoners. (Anoras isn't as fast of a mover as Thad and Cassandra.)

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Thad throws himself to the ground as the fireball explodes by his feet, clearing the worst of the blast. Disoriented by the fall, he barely misses seeing the arrow in time to roll out of the way. Then he quickly climbs to his feet to resume the hunt.

OoC: Dodge and drop to throw myself away from the blast radius.I believe that cuts the damage to 5/3, which rounds to 1. Missed the Dodge by 1 on the arrow due to lying down penalty.

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The first arrow misses because of the flip.

The second arrow strikes her in the chest, but bounces off her DR 4 mail (exactly), and she keeps her aim!

Skill 16 - 10 (range) + 2 (time) + 3 (Acc) = 11.... its a hit!
The archer dodges ... 5!... but looses his aim. This was randomly determined (you didn't specify) to be the slow archer... who was about to shoot, and must restart his aim!


This is an area attack, not an explosive blast. Distance from the center won't help you. Would you like to revise your action? Checking your armor, the arrow doesn't do enough damage to penetrate. The fire would end up doing 3 damage I think, as you have 4 torso DR and an exposed face and hands.

Yeah, combat takes a while longer to play out than sneaking around it. At least we aren't doing second by second at the moment. More relevant than top speed is the longer route, more obstructed route, and moving slowly enough to be stealthy.

in 3 more seconds, the slow archer fires at Thad
in 4 more seconds, each fast archer will fire, (they made their quick draw rolls) and the scorceror will as well.
in 5 more seconds, Cassandra will fire (she made her quick draw)
If Thad is not prone, he will be at 20 yards from the enemy at 5 seconds.

I need a target from Cassandra, and a decision to keep or revise his defensive strategy from Thad.

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Slow archer again

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OoC: Yes, if I can't dive out of the area of an explosion, I'll just keep running. So I should still be on my feet with only 3 damage total I think.

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Thad takes three damage... out of his base of 17. He keeps running.

The Slow archer fires at Thad when he is 30 yards away, but the arrow bounces off of his chain shirt.
Skill ?? - 6 (range) + 2 (time) + 3 (Acc) = skill -1 vs 8 .... its a hit!
3 damage... less than DR.

Sorcerer fires at Thad's hex when he is 25 yards away:

Skill ??? - 6 (range) +2 (time) + 1(Acc) + 4 (Hex) = skill +1 vs 5
4 damage against Effective DR 2... 2 more damage for a total of 5.

Archer fires at Thad when he is 25 yards away, aiming for his right leg.
Skill ?? - 6 (range) -2 (leg) + 2 (time) + 3 (Acc) = skill -3 vs 14 .... its a miss!

Archer fires at Cassandra when Thad is 25 yards away, aiming for a random location
Skill ??? - 10 (range) +2 (time) + 3(Acc) = skill -5 vs 9. An exact hit! This archer (Archer #2) has bow skill 14.

The arrow only does 2 damage. Cassandra has two seconds of aim at that point. Its going for the left leg... luckily that can take the hit as well.

Cassandra fires at the slow archer when Thad is moving to 20 yards.

Skill 16 - 10 (range) + 2 (time) + 3 (Acc) -2 (Cover) = 9 vs 14 is a miss

One archer is slow drawing his arrow, so now they are all on different times to shoot.

What is Cassandra's action?

Thad moves to 15 yards.
Archer #3 (slow archer) has two seconds of aim at Thad
Archer #2 has an arrow knocked
Archer #1 has one second of aim at Thad
Fireball has one second of aim at Thad and a fireball in his hand.

six skeletons move into view among the trees, with various weapons

• 1 sword and shield
• 2 spear and shield
• 2 club and shield
• 1 with a glaive

you can see both sorcerers: the one with the fireball has a white mask with red stripes. The other one has a black and blue design with wings.

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All the archers and sorcerors in cover?

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for now, yes.

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Alright, she will load her bow

After that she will use AOD Dodge until one of two things

1 - an archer or sorceror emerges from cover
2 - a human foe is trying to outflank or get behind Thad and may leave his back or non shield side exposed