A Thorn In The Hand OOC

[Malak'ai]

The D's are going at the tail end of the group.

And now I have to try and make a battle map .

Also @Wordplay: They are about 50' from you now.

[D_Man_7733]

You can make a battle map using the in built table. and then you have number/letter reference for the squares "move to A1".

[Arranis Thelmos]

I whipped together something crude, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...kE&pli=1#gid=0, but effective for now. I don't know where everyone else is now though.

EDIT: Nevermind, there's something IC.

[Machuchang]

You guys are some seriously snazzy gentlemen!

...Then again, heck. That kinda sums up this whole playgroup.

[Marlowe]

Just once, we should play the "Slayers" drinking game (take a drink everytime Emilia says "justice", take a drink everytime Lina resorts to violence, take a drink everytime Zelgardis says something sarcastic, take a drink everytime you can feel the DM saying "oh god. Sure. Whatever"). Then make G DM.

I feel silly right now. Verossa's running to try to see something like an idiot, because that's all she can do.

EDIT: For "Southern Comfort" I use ASCII maps whipped out using notepad in ADOM/DF Style, but some of mine have trouble dealing with them. They do have the advantage that you can just post them (using courier font) on the forum without worrying about hosting.

I live in China and I don't have a decent computer of my own. Simplicity is important. And I must be doing something right.

[Malak'ai]

We'd need a S&$T load of booze then... And please, please NO to G DM'ing! Especially while drunk .

EDIT: I just made the grid in MS Excell and then screen printed into MS Paint and then did the editing. But must remember to leave the reference bars in next time.

Oh! Also, each square in the grid is 5' by 5'.

[Marlowe]

Yeah...Chuck Norris would be dead by episode four. And I didn't even write any Martina jokes.

I can't see the battlemap dude. It may not be you. It's probably Chinese internet.

[Malak'ai]

Hmmm... Try the direct link http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/...rassBattle.png

Also, to make things really clear, the Dr on the map is Daranard and the DY is Drayner.

[Marlowe]

Now it's showing. It's just the bizarro internet thing.

And; Yay! I get to make an attack roll! I think I hit too! Do you know how many PbP campaigns have died before anyone got to do that?

And I'd have Verossa say something badass at this point but "Come out, come out, wherever you are" creeped me out a little.

Oh, is the Bard inspiring courage? Didn't look at anyone's spoilers.

[Machuchang]

Yup. Daranad's doing his best to be an inspirational leader figure.

That is, if his action has been taken into account yet.

[Malak'ai]

All actions up to Halabur's attack we're in a free 'reaction action' out of combat, so yes, the Inspire Courage is in effect.

Also Verossa only needs to move 15' to be in range with her glaive. If she goes the full 20' she'll be right up against the Goblin and wouldn't be able to use it.
And those are the 'bowlins' not the 'spearlins'. The 'spearlins' are on the hill.

[Marlowe]

Oops. I guess she hasn't seen the speargoblins yet.

ALso, if the one that just shot is the one "just to his right" from the point of view of the "deadling", then he's currently threatened by Verossa's glaive, and shooting would have provoked an AoO.

If that's so, just use the top roll from my spoiler. I haven't looked at it yet.

EDIT: Whoops, my mistake, you mentioned stepping back.

I generally have mooks not be smart enough to use 5-foot steps, as it seems unfair to have 1hd xpfodder minions behaving smarter than certain players we won't be naming.

Unfortunately his haste proved to work against him as the arrow streaks high over Verossa's head.

Considering Verossa's over six feet tall and he's only ten feet away, that's an impressively bad shot.

[Wordplay]

@Marlowe: If you didn't check the spoilers, then you won't know that Raif managed to cast a Bless spell just before combat started, so another +1 on attack rolls.

[Malak'ai]

Oops. I guess she hasn't seen the speargoblins yet.

ALso, if the one that just shot is the one "just to his right" from the point of view of the "deadling", then he's currently threatened by Verossa's glaive, and shooting would have provoked an AoO.

If that's so, just use the top roll from my spoiler. I haven't looked at it yet.

EDIT: Whoops, my mistake, you mentioned stepping back.

I generally have mooks not be smart enough to use 5-foot steps, as it seems unfair to have 1hd xpfodder minions behaving smarter than certain players we won't be naming.

Considering Verossa's over six feet tall and he's only ten feet away, that's an impressively bad shot.

Yeah, I know... First thing that came to my mind when trying to think of something more than "Unfortunately he missed".

[Machuchang]

@Malak'ai: How close would you say Eleanora is to her horse? I want to try to mount it and ride it into battle, but first I need to figure out how many actions that'll take.

[Malak'ai]

@Machuchang: You wouldn't be too far from your horse... Say 15' at the most.

[Machuchang]

Alrighty. So I can move, mount, then move into range, if the dice are in my favor. Thanks!

[Malak'ai]

I think this is what your looking for from the SRD:

Fast Mount or Dismount

You can attempt to mount or dismount from a mount of up to one size category larger than yourself as a free action, provided that you still have a move action available that round. If you fail the Ride check, mounting or dismounting is a move action. You can’t use fast mount or dismount on a mount more than one size category larger than yourself.

The Ride check is DC 20, otherwise you move to the horse and mount then have to wait till next turn.

[Machuchang]

Yup! That's exactly what I had in mind. Is it possible to get the horse to attack too, or is that counted as part of my action? The mount rules have always confused me a bit.

[Malak'ai]

Quite simple really:

Fight with Warhorse

If you direct your war-trained mount to attack in battle, you can still make your own attack or attacks normally. This usage is a free action.

So yes, your warhorse will get it's attack(s) at the same time as you as long as you pass the DC 10 Ride check.
Also remember that controlling your mount in combat is DC 20.

And where abouts did you move to on the map?

[Machuchang]

I thought fighting with a warhorse was a free action. And do I still get an attack after moving?

As for where Eleanora's going, Y13 (I think). The space right above the lowest goblin on the far right, on the same row as Eleanora is herself.

Sorry for slowing things down folks. First combat on the forums, and it shows.

[Malak'ai]

It is a free action, but you still need to do the check to see if your horse can attack.
And yes you can attack if you make it within range.

Just so I'm clear, Eleanora is going after the spearlin's on the hill?

[Machuchang]

Ah, okay. And yeah, the spearlins. I mistook the archers for the spearers in the previous post, so please ignore that. Sorry for the confusion.

[Malak'ai]

Okay, sweet as. Yes you just make it so you can make your attack (and the horses attack if you pass the ride check as I said).

[Wordplay]

@Machuchang: which of the spearlins are you after? Btw, thanks for the back up.

[Machuchang]

Eleanora will go after the middle one.

@Wordplay: No prob. That's what I'm here for.

[D_Man_7733]

Which spearlin just exploded? Does that mean that I go next?

[Malak'ai]

Spearlin 2 (the center one on the map). The last bowlin needs to go, but I'm not at home and trying to post all the coding for the rolls and the likes is very difficult from my phone as I only see half the screen when typing.

I wont be home until late tonight (it's 4.40pm here now) so I'll post the goblin's turn when I get home.

[D_Man_7733]

Ok, yep it's fine, I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't holding anyone up.

[Machuchang]

Haha! Of course my first kill would go to my horse.