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    Default Re: Strange Aeons: Ash's Redoubt [DMOOCH]

    R3T12: Akbar tries to finish off Zoo's target with the same spell he has been using, and again the ghoul - though beaten down badly thus far - seems to be little affected by this.

    R3T9: Bangs, what do you do?

    G2 on deck, Zoo in the hole ...

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    Zoo: 18. Vigor for 3 temporary hit points for 2 minutes.
    * Physical Enhancement (+2 Str, +2 Dex), Big Dog Form, Bestial Reflexes (Lunge).
    Flair: 17. PARALYZED til end R6T20!!!
    * Contracted GHOUL FEVER which will show tomorrow!!!

    G1: 16. (9:20).
    Maeni: 15. SICKENED 5 minutes!!!
    Akbar: 12.
    Bangs: 9.
    G2: 6. (7:20).

    DEAD: Klades (Ghast).
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    R3T9: Grunting that his protection was torn down so readily, Bangs once more applies a buffer on their melee combatant.

    R3T6: And not a minute too soon, as G2 begins his (likely final) assault. He bites Zoo for 3, and scores a claw for 5. Again, though significantly wounded to begin with, none of these wounds really seem to do anything "more" to Zoo ... beyond force his body to fight for itself against paralysis.

    End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

    R4T18:
    Zoo's powerful canine form fights against the unnatural power of the tribal's bite and claws.
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    Roll two Fort saves vs. DC 13 or be paralyzed.
    Zoo, what do you do?

    G1 on deck, Maeni (sickened) in the hole ...

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    Zoo: 18. Vigor (see sheet) for 2 minutes.
    * Physical Enhancement (+2 Str, +2 Dex), Big Dog Form, Bestial Reflexes (Lunge).
    Flair: 17. PARALYZED til end R6T20!!!
    * Contracted GHOUL FEVER which will show tomorrow!!!

    G1: 16. (9:20).
    Maeni: 15. SICKENED 5 minutes!!!
    Akbar: 12.
    Bangs: 9.
    G2: 6. (7:20).

    DEAD: Klades (Ghast).
    20MAR2024: Completed reading Paizo's Pathfinder Campaign Setting: The Worldwound (2013, Jacobs, Keith, et. al.).
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    R4T18: Zoo wearily continues his assault as his body gives out, the healing magics of his allies the only thing holding him together. Proof of this is as seen with two clumsy claw attacks, but Zoo does manage to focus for a final bite that ends G1!

    R4T15: Maeni, only G2 remains. You are still sickened. What do you do?

    Akbar on deck, Bangs in the hole ...

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    Zoo: 18. Vigor (see sheet) for 2 minutes.
    * Physical Enhancement (+2 Str, +2 Dex), Big Dog Form, Bestial Reflexes (Lunge).
    Flair: 17. PARALYZED til end R6T20!!!
    * Contracted GHOUL FEVER which will show tomorrow!!!

    Maeni: 15. SICKENED 5 minutes!!!
    Akbar: 12.
    Bangs: 9.
    G2: 6. (7:20).

    DEAD: Klades (Ghast). G1.
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    R4T15: Her mouth smothering again, Maeni quickly steps between the wall and Zoo, makes a side step, then turns to face the ghoul just in time to vomit flame again.

    "Oopsy!" Maeni taunts as the tribal manages to dodge but still takes 3 fire.

    R4T12: Akbar, what do you do?

    Bangs on deck, G2 in the hole ...

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    Zoo: 18. Vigor (see sheet) for 2 minutes.
    * Physical Enhancement (+2 Str, +2 Dex), Big Dog Form, Bestial Reflexes (Lunge).
    Flair: 17. PARALYZED til end R6T20!!!
    * Contracted GHOUL FEVER which will show tomorrow!!!

    Maeni: 15. SICKENED 5 minutes!!!
    Akbar: 12.
    Bangs: 9.
    G2: 6. (4:20).

    DEAD: Klades (Ghast). G1.
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    R4T12: Seeing that his spells are having little effect, Akbar tries a more direct solution against the last remaining enemy. Zoo's bulk is just too much for Akbar and his fire ray misses.
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    The problem is that the -4 for shooting into melee does NOT account for the cover that Zoo is providing. Shooting into melee with an enemy who has cover is a -8 penalty.

    R4T9: Bangs, what do you do?

    G2 on deck, Zoo in the hole ...

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    Zoo: 18. Vigor (see sheet) for 2 minutes.
    * Physical Enhancement (+2 Str, +2 Dex), Big Dog Form, Bestial Reflexes (Lunge).
    Flair: 17. PARALYZED til end R6T20!!!
    * Contracted GHOUL FEVER which will show tomorrow!!!

    Maeni: 15. SICKENED 5 minutes!!!
    Akbar: 12.
    Bangs: 9.
    G2: 6. (4:20).

    DEAD: Klades (Ghast). G1.
    20MAR2024: Completed reading Paizo's Pathfinder Campaign Setting: The Worldwound (2013, Jacobs, Keith, et. al.).
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    R4T9: Moving forward next to Maeni, Bangs uses his connection with Earth to fling rubble at the remaining foe. He sends it to hard so when it misses, it ricochets back and Bangs and Maeni both hear it whizzing by their ear.

    R4T6: G2, his unliving body badly devastated, is now free to unload on Zoo.

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    Zoo: 18. Vigor (see sheet) for 2 minutes.
    * Physical Enhancement (+2 Str, +2 Dex), Big Dog Form, Bestial Reflexes (Lunge).
    Flair: 17. PARALYZED til end R6T20!!!
    * Contracted GHOUL FEVER which will show tomorrow!!!

    Maeni: 15. SICKENED 5 minutes!!!
    Akbar: 12.
    Bangs: 9.
    G2: 6. (4:20).

    DEAD: Klades (Ghast). G1.
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    It's like a professional K-9 CQB unit in here ...

    The bestial musk is not something Zoo recognizes, and it is everywhere, however, the source begins to become a little more pronounced as Zoo leads Corbin north along the west side of the library.

    Suddenly and without warning, Corbin and Zoo are surrounded and mobbed by hundreds of rats! Its like they materialized out of thin air rather than rushed in from under the bookshelves or something. Corbin takes 6, and Zoo takes 3.

    Corbin and Zoo, I need both of you to each roll a Fort save ...

    Begin Round One ...

    R1T25:
    Akbar ... rats! What do you do?

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    Akbar: 25.
    Corbin: 23.
    Flair: 19.
    Summoned Rat Swarm
    Ratling #1: 18. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm
    Zoo: 15.
    Maeni: 14.
    Ratling #2: 12. Invisible. Moved down to bottom by SE corner.
    * Used: invisibility (1)
    Ratling #3: 6. Invisible. Moved down to bottom by SW corner.
    * Used: invisibility (1)
    Bangs: 5.
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    Zoo is nauseated, Corbin is fine.

    R1T25:
    Upon hearing the commotion, Akbar edges into the room and then sends a streak of flame into one side of the swarm, trying not to hit his allies. The confusion of the combat is still enough to throw off Akbar's aim.
    R1T23: Corbin, you have rats all around you. What do you do?

    Flair on deck (feel free to post) ...

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    Akbar: 25.
    Corbin: 23.
    Flair: 19.
    Summoned Rat Swarm: (27:27).
    Ratling #1: 18. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm
    Zoo: 15.
    Maeni: 14.
    Ratling #2: 12. Invisible. Moved down to bottom by SE corner.
    * Used: invisibility (1)
    Ratling #3: 6. Invisible. Moved down to bottom by SW corner.
    * Used: invisibility (1)
    Bangs: 5.
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    R1T23: "Caaaaw, what the hell!"In a moment of alarm, Corbin drops his crossbow and starts thrashing and biting at the horde of freshly materialized rats that are scurrying all over him! (To his credit, he manages to do a total of 10 to the swarm).

    R1T19: Flair runs next to Akbar and drops to one knee. It was going to be difficult hitting these things without hitting his allies, so he focused on his aim.

    R1T18.5: The rats begin another set of biting (Corbin takes 2, Zoo takes 3).

    Corbin, roll a Fort save vs. DC 12 or be distracted.
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    Because nausea is such a bone in combat, it's one of those things I usually have a player roll. If you guys are fine with me rolling distraction saves, I'll do it for you to save time. Otherwise, I will keep pausing a bit to allow the player to roll for his own PC.

    R1T15: Zoo, you are nauseated for this round. What do you do?

    Maeni on deck (and may post) ...

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    Akbar: 25.
    Corbin: 23. Crossbow on ground.
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19.
    Summoned Rat Swarm: 18.5 (23:27).
    Ratling #1: 18. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15.
    Maeni: 14.
    Ratling #2: 12. Invisible. Moved down to bottom by SE corner.
    * Used: invisibility (1)
    Ratling #3: 6. Invisible. Moved down to bottom by SW corner.
    * Used: invisibility (1)
    Bangs: 5.
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    Corbin barely manages to keep his wits about him as he is practically swim-fighting in a sea of rats.

    R1T15:
    Zoo, losing his focus in the swarm, falls back to collect himself (and succeeds, now no longer nauseated).

    R1T14: Smoldering once more, Maeni steps in front of Akbar and unleashes a stream of fire as her hands turn into coppery scale-covered-claws.

    "Come over here if you dare!" Her voice is still distorted by the fire, and her eyes glims for an instant with an odd yellow-green light as she sends a wash of flame over the western flank of rats. It is a dramatic enough light that the rats do well in ducking, but the damage is still 4 fire to the mass.

    R1T12.1: Rats suddenly fill the area where Maeni, Akbar, and Flair stand. They take 3, 4, and 3 (respectively).

    Akbar, Maeni, Flair ... I need Fort saves from all of you (vs. DC 12, or nausea).

    R1T5: Bangs, what do you do?

    Akbar on deck, Corbin in the hole ...

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    Akbar: 25. DISEASED: Filth fever, 3 days!!!
    Corbin: 23. Crossbow on ground.
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #1: 18.5 (13:27).
    Ratling #1: 18. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15.
    Maeni: 14.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5.
    Ratling #2: 12. Invisible. Moved down to bottom by SE corner.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Ratling #3: 6. Invisible. Moved down to bottom by SW corner. DELAYING!!!
    * Used: invisibility (1)
    Bangs: 5.
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    Maeni is freaking out right now in the sea of rats, but Flair and Akbar are able to keep it together.

    R1T5:
    Stepping forward to the doorway, Bangs gathers stone from the always present rubble of these ruins and sends it flying at the nearest swarm of rats, but shredding several books on the far book shelf while really dinging up the corner of a nearby table. "Where do they keep coming from?" he shouts while looking about to avoid getting himself swarmed.

    R1T4: Yet another large swath of rats appears, this time underneath Bangs!

    End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

    R2T25:
    Akbar, what do you do?

    Corbin on deck, Flair in the hole ...

    Bangs, roll a Fort save vs. DC 12 or be distracted (nauseated) ...

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    Akbar: 25. DISEASED: Filth fever, 3 days!!!
    Corbin: 23. Crossbow on ground.
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #1: 18.5 (13:27).
    Ratling #1: 18. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15.
    Maeni: 14. NAUSEATED next round!!!
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5.
    Ratling #2: 12. Invisible. Moved down to bottom by SE corner. Currently concentrating on rat swarm.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Bangs: 5.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 4.5.
    Ratling #3: 4. Invisible. Moved down to bottom by SW corner. Currently concentrating on rat swarm.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
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    R2T25: Akbar turns to face away from his companions, shouts a word and gestures at the thickest clump of rats. Dazzling lights, like a dozen flashbulbs (whatever those are) going off at once, blind that part of the swarm. He rushes through the temporary gap and starts toward the doors, but he halts when he sees the rats are in that room as well.

    R2T23: Corbin, your crossbow is on the ground and you have been going full natural attacks on the rats ... with surprising success. What do you do?

    Flair on deck, first rat swarm (Corbin's) in the hole ...

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    Akbar: 25. DISEASED: Filth fever, 3 days!!!
    Corbin: 23. Crossbow on ground.
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #1: 18.5 (13:27). Corbin .
    Ratling #1: 18. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15.
    Maeni: 14. NAUSEATED next round!!!
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5. SE corner. STUNNED and BLINDED til beginning of R3T25!!! Then blinded another round.
    Ratling #2: 12. Invisible. Moved down to bottom by SE corner. Currently concentrating on rat swarm.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Bangs: 5.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 4.5.
    Ratling #3: 4. Invisible. Moved down to bottom by SW corner. Currently concentrating on rat swarm.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
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    R2T23: Corbin continues biting and clawing at the swarm, both claws doing a total 8. He barely missed a neck sprain with the bite, though.
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    Thank the gods it was a Ref-based save (21 total)![

    Also the bookcases reach a height of 8', and the ceiling height is 10' at the bookcases, and 12' above the main floor. So if you went onto the shelves you would have to crawl. Also, there are three rolling ladders on tracks on each side. On each side ... one is at the bottom west corner, one at the top, and one in the middle.

    R2T19: Flair twists out of the way, and begins to try stomping a mudhole on the rats, but fails.

    R2T18.5: Corbin gets nibbled on for 2. Corbin, roll a Fort save vs. 12 or be distracted.

    R2T15: Zoo, what do you do?

    Maeni (nauseated) on deck, SW rat swarm in the hole, Bangs behind that (Bangs can update if he'd like) ...

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    Akbar: 25. DISEASED: Filth fever, 3 days!!!
    Corbin: 23. Crossbow on ground.
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #1: 18.5 (5:27). Corbin.
    Ratling #1: 18. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15.
    Maeni: 14. NAUSEATED next round!!!
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5. SE corner. STUNNED and BLINDED til beginning of R3T25!!! Then blinded another round.
    Ratling #2: 12. Invisible. Moved down to bottom by SE corner. Currently concentrating on rat swarm.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Bangs: 5.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 4.5.
    Ratling #3: 4. Invisible. Moved down to bottom by SW corner. Currently concentrating on rat swarm.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
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    R2T15: Zoo lets loose on the swarm next to him with a flurry of hooves, claws, and teeth. It only takes a single bite for the entire swarm to disappear from sight, with no bodies left behind as evidence. Zoo steps forwrd to meet Corbin.

    R2T14: Freaking out from the swarms, Maeni moves north several feet to be closer to the two Rat Swarm Assassins - dog and bird both.
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    Yes, but the balance here is they are not "retractable," so if you want to do anything requiring precision or dexterity an interaction with an object, they need to be released - free action. This does NOT include spellcasting with somatic components, but does include spellcasting fumbling around with material components. Note that your divine focus (holy symbol of Desna) does not impact spellcasting with your claws out. Arcanist spells with any M/F component do, as do any oracle spells that might require some other component you have to get out and mess with.

    Yes, with nausea you only had the move action available. Opening datum is a fine action. Also, even though the game effect is mechanically "nausea," you aren't actually nauseaous. It's freaking out because the little bastards are everywhere. Now, of course, maybe your RP your revulsion instinct high so it is nausea, but the baseline for distraction is just that ... distracted, not ill.

    R2T12.5: Though Akbar got only one corner of the swarm, the overall confusion and seemingly "drunken look" of the rats throws the rest of the rats in disarray as they do nothing and seem to be all scatter-brained.

    R2T5: Bangs, what do you do?

    Rat swarm outside the library on deck, Akbar in the hole ...

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    Akbar: 25. DISEASED: Filth fever, 3 days!!!
    Corbin: 23. Crossbow on ground.
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19.
    Ratling #1: 18. (33:33). Invisible.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15.
    Maeni: 14. NAUSEATED next round!!!
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5. SE corner. STUNNED and BLINDED til beginning of R3T25!!! Then blinded another round.
    Ratling #2: 12. Invisible. Moved down to bottom by SE corner. Currently concentrating on rat swarm.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Bangs: 5.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #3: 4.5.
    Ratling #3: 4. Invisible. Moved down to bottom by SW corner. Currently concentrating on rat swarm.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
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    R2T5: Kicking off the rats gnawing at his ankles, Bangs steps into the library and slams the doors shut.
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    R2T4.5-.0: The rats can be heard on the other side of the door, squeaking and scratching angrily. Then, the noises on the other side of the door suddenly stop. Bangs then gets hint in the head from above by a book (3 mod, not a lot of force, but it hit just right). Looking up at the bottom corner bookshelf to the west, Bangs sees a creature looking down at him that is ratlike in appearance, if it weren't for the tiny human hands it has in lieu of paws, and the unnervingly human face with a toothy mouth.

    End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

    R3T25:
    Akbar, you saw Bangs get pelted from above, but from your angle you can't see what hit Bangs with the book. (You'd have to back up some...) What do you do?

    Corbin on deck, Flair in the hole ...

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    Akbar: 25. DISEASED: Filth fever, 3 days!!!
    Corbin: 23. Crossbow on ground.
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19.
    Ratling #1: 18. (33:33). Invisible.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15.
    Maeni: 14.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5. SE corner. STUNNED and BLINDED til beginning of R3T25!!! Then blinded another round.
    Ratling #2: 12. Invisible. Moved down to bottom by SE corner. Currently concentrating on rat swarm.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Bangs: 5.
    Ratling #3: 4. Invisible. SW bookshelf.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
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    R3T25: Akbar moves back to get a clear view... when he sees the creature on the bookshelf he channels his rage and disgust into a silent scream (6 sonic).

    R3T23: "What the hell is that?!" Spotting the freak of nature, Corbin collects his crossbow and steps out of the swarm (even though it no longer exists there, he still "feels" the rats crawling all over him), and he lets a shot fly to to hit the thing (barely) for 9.

    R3T19: Flair continues his stomping assault on the rats. His first attack is so bad it frustrates him. That only makes things worse as he is just simply wild, and then pinches a nerve in his hip from bad form!
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    Pinched Nerve = Reduce reach by 5' for 3 rounds. If at 0, he cannot attack, which means he must use Pugnacious trait, or shoot with his crossbow.
    * Since it isn't damage, a healer (as in Heal skill, not hp-application or any other quick-bandaid fix) would have to tend to that.

    R3T18: Another one of these things appears right above Maeni as she gets hit in the head for 1. Even now that Flair can see one of these horrible creatures, he has no idea what it is.

    R3T15: Zoo, you don't know what these two things are, and their size and their size is such that they have improved cover from anyone adjacent, and normal cover against ranged or reach weapons. Though in dog form, you are right next to a ladder ("L") going up to the bookshelf. What do you do?

    Maeni on deck, tweaked out rats in the hole...
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    Akbar: 25. DISEASED: Filth fever, 3 days!!!
    Corbin: 23.
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19.
    * Frustration = -4 to all attack rolls for 1 full round (including next round). No recovery but time.
    * Pinched Nerve = Reduce reach by 5' for 3 rounds. If at 0, he cannot attack, which means he must use Pugnacious trait, or shoot with his crossbow.
    ** Heal DC 20 removes this penalty.
    Ratling #1: 18. (33:33).
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15.
    Maeni: 14.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5. SE corner. BLINDED for this next round.
    Ratling #2: 12. (33:33). Invisible. Moved down to bottom by SE corner. Currently concentrating on rat swarm.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Bangs: 5.
    Ratling #3: 4. (18:33). SW bookshelf.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
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    R3T15: Zoo scrambles up the ladder quickly and then practically crawls in his current dog form (Medium) to get right up to the little monster (R1).

    R3T14: Maeni steps over and clambers onto a table. Though R1 is closer, R2 is not currently threatened. (Flair is adjacent, but the height advantage gives R2 total cover.) She sends out a flame arc to punish the little terror for its stupidity in attacking such a larger, stronger party (5 fire). "They're ratlings. Rat powers, stealthy. Disgusting."

    R3T12.5: The rats advance on Flair, though they seem to move about blindly, more following his whomping, stomping feet as a source of targeting than what they can(not) see. His pinched nerve keeps him from getting a stomp in as they race around and begin to swarm him. He frantically moves about, so only takes 1, but they still cover him ... Flair, roll a Fort save vs. DC 12 or be distracted.

    R3T5: Bangs, what do you do?

    R2 on deck, Akbar in the hole ...

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    Corbin: 23.
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19.
    * Frustration = -4 to all attack rolls for 1 full round (including next round). No recovery but time.
    * Pinched Nerve = Reduce reach by 5' for 3 rounds. If at 0, he cannot attack, which means he must use Pugnacious trait, or shoot with his crossbow.
    ** Heal DC 20 removes this penalty.
    Ratling #1: 18. (33:33).
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15.
    Maeni: 14.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5. SE corner. BLINDED for this next round.
    Ratling #3: 12. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm. Currently shares square with Bangs!
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Bangs: 5.
    Ratling #2: 4. (13:33). SW bookshelf.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
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    Flair is freaking out right now, and the rats no longer seem to be discombobulated (blinded) at all.

    R3T5:
    Hissing as a book corner lands on the soft spot of his head, Bangs moves forward and a little bit away from the book flinging blighter and calls forth stone and earth to attack the swarm, hitting it for 6.

    R3T4: The ratling in the SW corner disappears from view.

    End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

    R4T25:
    Akbar, what do you do?

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    Corbin: 23.
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19. NAUSEATED now until the beginning of R4T12.5!!!
    * Frustration = -4 to all attack rolls for 1 full round (including next round). No recovery but time.
    * Pinched Nerve = Reduce reach by 5' for 3 rounds. If at 0, he cannot attack, which means he must use Pugnacious trait, or shoot with his crossbow.
    ** Heal DC 20 removes this penalty.
    Ratling #1: 18. (33:33).
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15.
    Maeni: 14.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5. (21:27). SE corner.
    Ratling #3: 12. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm. Currently shares square with Bangs!
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Bangs: 5.
    Ratling #2: 4. (13:33). SW bookshelf. Invisible.
    * Used: invisibility (2), summon swarm.
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    R4T25: Akbar steps back to where he can see the rat swarms in both rooms, but with the door shut he realizes he can only see the rats in this room. He thinks quietly for a second, and then the rats themselves are swarmed by blinking lights that scurry along the floor like glowing insects.

    "Don't worry about those lights on the floor... they're mine and they won't hurt us."

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    R4T23: Corbin narrows his eyes and aims, trying to peg the ratling with a bolt while it's otherwise occupied chucking books. Unfortunately, its small size and the cover from bookcase (due to height differential) spoils Corbin's shot.

    R4T19: Flair realizes there is only one place in the entire world where he wants to be: away from these rats. He high tails it around the table, hoping to interpose it between himself and them.

    R4T18: R1 backs up five feet and gets closer to the wall (putting him out of LOS for shooters on the floor, but Maeni and Zoo are fine). It then gives Zoo a fierce look and squeaks loudly.

    R4T15: Zoo, that squeak definitely carried supernatural power and terror with it, but your mind is too strong to be duped by such a creature. What do you do?

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    Akbar: 25. DISEASED: Filth fever, 3 days!!! Currently concentrating on silent image.
    * Cast Silent Image of thousands of tiny, rapidly blinking lights covering the floor to a depth of about a foot, extending from the swarm to the west to the door. The plan is to distract the rats if possible. The lights are not thick or bright enough to hide the rats from anyone attacking them.
    Corbin: 23. Crossbow unloaded.
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19. NAUSEATED now until the beginning of R4T12.5!!!
    * Pinched Nerve = Reduce reach by 5' for 2 rounds. If at 0, he cannot attack, which means he must use Pugnacious trait, or shoot with his crossbow.
    ** Heal DC 20 removes this penalty.
    Ratling #1: 18. (33:33).
    * Used: cause fear (1), invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15.
    Maeni: 14.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5. (21:27). SE corner.
    Ratling #3: 12. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm. Currently shares square with Bangs!
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Bangs: 5.
    Ratling #2: 4. (13:33). SW bookshelf. Invisible.
    * Used: invisibility (2), summon swarm.
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    R4T15: Zoo, disappointed that the dead rat swarms disappeared before he had a chance to cook them, steps closer to the ratling to better express himself, including a bite that lands for 8.

    R4T14: Maeni, what do you do?

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    Akbar: 25. DISEASED: Filth fever, 3 days!!! Currently concentrating on silent image.
    * Cast Silent Image of thousands of tiny, rapidly blinking lights covering the floor to a depth of about a foot, extending from the swarm to the west to the door. The plan is to distract the rats if possible. The lights are not thick or bright enough to hide the rats from anyone attacking them.
    Corbin: 23. Crossbow unloaded.
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19. NAUSEATED now until the beginning of R4T12.5!!!
    * Pinched Nerve = Reduce reach by 5' for 2 rounds. If at 0, he cannot attack, which means he must use Pugnacious trait, or shoot with his crossbow.
    ** Heal DC 20 removes this penalty.
    Ratling #1: 18. (25:33).
    * Used: cause fear (1), invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15.
    Maeni: 14.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5. (21:27). SE corner.
    Ratling #3: 12. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm. Currently shares square with Bangs!
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Bangs: 5.
    Ratling #2: 4. (13:33). SW bookshelf. Invisible.
    * Used: invisibility (2), summon swarm.
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    R4T14: Maeni, prefering not to tap too much into her fire right now, simply utters a heartwarming roar (followed by the appropriate verbal and somatic components), filling the heart of her allies with courage.
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    You are standing on top of a table in the middle of the room, with excellent sight lines to all creatures on top of bookshelves in the corner. So, I don't know what you were really asking.

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    I will calculate for bless. Do not add it into your attack rolls, please.

    R4T12.5: The rat swarm quickly moves eastwards to engulf Akbar and Bangs (the former missing with his walking stick as he waves wildly at the advancing rats). Akbar takes 5, and Bangs takes 4 mod. It seems that the blinking lights did not distract the rats. All of the bites on Akbar throws his concentration and his silent image ends.

    R4T12-11: One of the two southern doors ... opens as if by an unseen hand! A squeaking - more distinct and specific than random - is heard at the door, and the rats outside now spill into the room and get right up to Flair (but he still remains outside of their area)!

    R4T5: Bangs ...
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    Akbar on deck ... roll a Fort save vs. DC 12 or be distracted (nauseated).

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    Akbar: 25. DISEASED: Filth fever, 2 days!!!
    Corbin: 23. Crossbow unloaded.
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19. NAUSEATED now until the beginning of R4T12.5!!!
    * Pinched Nerve = Reduce reach by 5' for 2 rounds. If at 0, he cannot attack, which means he must use Pugnacious trait, or shoot with his crossbow.
    ** Heal DC 20 removes this penalty.
    Ratling #1: 18. (25:33).
    * Used: cause fear (1), invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15.
    Maeni: 14.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5. (21:27). SE corner.
    Ratling #3: 12. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm. Currently shares square with Bangs!
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #3: 11. (27:27).
    Bangs: 5.
    Ratling #2: 4. (13:33). SW bookshelf. Invisible.
    * Used: invisibility (2), summon swarm.
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    R4T5: Finding himself overwhelmed by the swarming rats, Bangs flees to the other side of the library.

    R4T4: A ratling appears, but only visible to Zoo and Maeni right now, to the SW. Zoo feels a wash of artificial fear but easily ignores it.

    End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

    R5T25:
    Akbar, you are currently swarmed by rats. What do you do?

    Corbin (crossbow unloaded) on deck with no visible targets, Flair (right next to a swarm of rats) in the hole ...

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    HEROES: Bless on all.
    Akbar: 25. DISEASED: Filth fever, 2 days!!!
    Corbin: 23. Crossbow unloaded.
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19. NAUSEATED now until the beginning of R4T12.5!!!
    * Pinched Nerve = Reduce reach by 5' for 2 rounds. If at 0, he cannot attack, which means he must use Pugnacious trait, or shoot with his crossbow.
    ** Heal DC 20 removes this penalty.
    Ratling #1: 18. (25:33).
    * Used: cause fear (1), invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15.
    Maeni: 14.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5. (21:27). SE corner.
    Ratling #3: 12. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm. SE Door.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #3: 11. (27:27).
    Bangs: 5. His nausea will end just before his turn.
    Ratling #2: 4. (13:33). SW bookshelf.
    * Used: cause fear (1), invisibility (2), summon swarm.
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    R5T25: Akbar climbs onto the table and then aims another blinding flash of light at the thickest cluster of rats. His magic occurs, but the swarm seems unaffected. Akbar does now see the ratlings on the bookshelf.

    R5T23: Corbin, your crossbow is unloaded, and you can't see any of the ratlings ... just the rat swarms. What do you do?

    Flair on deck, R1 in the hole ...

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    HEROES: Bless on all.
    Akbar: 25. DISEASED: Filth fever, 2 days!!!
    Corbin: 23. Crossbow unloaded.
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19. NAUSEATED now until the beginning of R4T12.5!!!
    * Pinched Nerve = Reduce reach by 5' for 2 rounds. If at 0, he cannot attack, which means he must use Pugnacious trait, or shoot with his crossbow.
    ** Heal DC 20 removes this penalty.
    Ratling #1: 18. (25:33).
    * Used: cause fear (1), invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15.
    Maeni: 14.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5. (21:27). SE corner.
    Ratling #3: 12. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm. SE Door.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #3: 11. (27:27).
    Bangs: 5. His nausea will end just before his turn.
    Ratling #2: 4. (13:33). SW bookshelf.
    * Used: cause fear (1), invisibility (2), summon swarm.
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    R5T23: Corbin, succumbing to good sense and peer pressure, makes a quick hop up to the table and reloads his crossbow, while keeping an eye out for the vile vermin.
    "Hey, where'd they go?"

    R5T19: Flair decides to head for higher ground, but not before he give these rats what for. He flips forward, slamming his legs into swarm (3) before kipping-up onto the table.
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    R5T18: R1 skitters back a few feet, and once again the wave of fear washes over Zoo.

    R5T15: Zoo, roll a Will save vs. fear (+1 bonus for bless). What are your intentions this round?

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    HEROES: Bless on all.
    Akbar: 25. DISEASED: Filth fever, 2 days!!!
    Corbin: 23. Crossbow loaded.
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19.
    * Pinched Nerve = Reduce reach by 5' for 1 round. If at 0, he cannot attack, which means he must use Pugnacious trait, or shoot with his crossbow.
    ** Heal DC 20 removes this penalty.
    Ratling #1: 18. (25:33).
    * Used: cause fear (2), invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15.
    Maeni: 14.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5. (21:27). SE corner.
    Ratling #3: 12. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm. SE Door.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #3: 11. (24:27).
    Bangs: 5. His nausea will end just before his turn.
    Ratling #2: 4. (13:33). SW bookshelf.
    * Used: cause fear (1), invisibility (2), summon swarm.
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    R5T15: Zoo steps forward, intent on ripping the ratman apart. Only a claw hits an opponent for 7, though.

    R5T14: Maeni, what do you do?

    Rat swarms go after ...

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    HEROES: Bless on all.
    Akbar: 25. DISEASED: Filth fever, 2 days!!!
    Corbin: 23. Crossbow loaded.
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19.
    * Pinched Nerve = Reduce reach by 5' for 1 round. If at 0, he cannot attack, which means he must use Pugnacious trait, or shoot with his crossbow.
    ** Heal DC 20 removes this penalty.
    Ratling #1: 18. (18:33).
    * Used: cause fear (2), invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15.
    Maeni: 14.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5. (21:27). SE corner.
    Ratling #3: 12. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm. SE Door.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #3: 11. (24:27).
    Bangs: 5. His nausea will end just before his turn.
    Ratling #2: 4. (13:33). SW bookshelf.
    * Used: cause fear (1), invisibility (2), summon swarm.
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    R5T14: Now that her allies are supported, Maeni steps down off the table and shoots a ray of fire, now that she's sure that no books will catch fire. "Beware the other one behind!"

    Because it took her some effort to get off the table, she takes some cover with the table there and hits the SW corner for the rat swarm to the south for 13 fire, which crisps more than a few rats.
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    Took a move action to climb down off the table. To not hit the table or Akbar, the best you could was just barely catch the swarm to the south.

    R5T12.5-11: The swarm to the east proves just how adept they are at climbing as they surge up and onto the whole eastern side of the table, biting and getting Flair for 5. The swarm that Maeni just hit with fire likewise goes up the table, and now the massive library is swarmed with rat as Corbin takes 6 and Akbar takes 4.

    R5T5: Seeing Akbar and Corbin really getting chewed up, Bangs sends forth healing through his collection to give them both 3. He then moves up to the center, stepping onto a chair and up onto the middle table.

    R5T4: Once again, Zoo feels a wave of fear wash over him, trying to turn him from the battle.

    End Round 5, Begin Round 6 ...

    R6T25:
    Akbar...there are rats covering the top of this massive table (including you). What do you do?
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    roll a Fort save in the OOC vs. DC 12 or be distracted. I want you to roll there so you don't have to double-post, but you know how to run your action based on the result of that roll. A fail = nausea; a success = unaffected.


    Corbin & Flair...
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    See Akbar's note above. Roll Fort save OOC, and use the result to help guide your IC action so as to not double-post.

    Corbin on deck, Flair in the hole ...

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    HEROES: Bless on all.
    Akbar: 25. DISEASED: Filth fever, 2 days!!!
    Corbin: 23. Crossbow loaded.
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19.
    * Pinched Nerve = Reduce reach by 5' for 1 round. If at 0, he cannot attack, which means he must use Pugnacious trait, or shoot with his crossbow.
    ** Heal DC 20 removes this penalty.
    Ratling #1: 18. (18:33).
    * Used: cause fear (2), invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15.
    Maeni: 14.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5. (21:27). SE corner.
    Ratling #3: 12. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm. SE Door.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #3: 11. (11:27).
    Bangs: 5.
    Ratling #2: 4. (13:33). SW bookshelf.
    * Used: cause fear (2), invisibility (2), summon swarm.
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    R6T25: Akbar makes a spry hop to the table just north, landing next to Bangs. He still has a bead on R1 and casts his spell. The ratling seems mentally prepared and only takes 3 sonic.

    R6T23: Well, so much for good sense. Corbin gives up on trying to spot the ratlings for now and tears into the swarm again, his crossbow not quite clattering on the table as many rats cushion its fall. He is truly a feral mess of bird-man vs. rats, and by the time he is done, the whole western table is clear as every rat that was part of that swarm magically winks away. Only one swarm remains ...

    R6T19: Apparently tabletops were not the place to be, as they could be reached by the swarms as well. With that in mind, Flair hops off the table and runs north, getting as much distance from them as he can. He no longer feels like he he has a pinched nerve ... perhaps some soreness, but no longer any impairment.

    R6T18: R1 steps back from Zoo, and then disappears from sight.

    R6T15: Zoo can no longer fight against the terror of the tiny beasties, and he turns tail and runs along the top of the bookshelf and down the ladder to the far north and lands on the ground.

    R6T14: Maeni, what do you do?

    Rat swarm on deck ...

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    HEROES: Bless on all.
    Akbar: 25. DISEASED: Filth fever, 2 days!!!
    Corbin: 23. Crossbow dropped on table.
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19.
    Ratling #1: 18. (15:33). Invisible.
    * Used: cause fear (2), invisibility (2), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15. FRIGHTENED for 1 more round!!!
    Maeni: 14.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5. (21:27). East edge of table.
    Ratling #3: 12. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm. SE Door.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Bangs: 5.
    Ratling #2: 4. (13:33). SW bookshelf.
    * Used: cause fear (2), invisibility (2), summon swarm.
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    R6T14: Starting to get an headache from the heat she's sending around, Maeni throws fire once more. "I hope that's enough..."

    The rats sense the heat even before it leaves Maeni once she forms it, and the swarm only takes 6 fire, but the tabletop gets badly scorched. It wasn't enough.

    R6T12.5-12: The rat swarm immediately heads west, engulfing Corbin, but not before he gets in a strike of his own for 5. He then gets nipped on by the swarm for 1.

    R6T5: Bangs, what do you do?

    R2 on deck, Akbar in the hole ...

    Corbin, roll a Fort save vs. distraction ...

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    HEROES: Bless on all.
    Akbar: 25. DISEASED: Filth fever, 2 days!!!
    Corbin: 23. Crossbow dropped on table.
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19.
    Ratling #1: 18. (15:33). Invisible.
    * Used: cause fear (2), invisibility (2), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15. FRIGHTENED for 1 more round!!!
    Maeni: 14.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5. (10:27). West edge of table.
    Ratling #3: 12. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm. SE Door.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Bangs: 5.
    Ratling #2: 4. (13:33). SW bookshelf.
    * Used: cause fear (2), invisibility (2), summon swarm.
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    Corbin is overwhelmed by the rats.

    R6T5: Seeing the final remaining swarm on the neighboring table, Bangs tries to do his part in ridding them of the rodential menace before moving to the far side of the table from the swarm, but his aim misses because he doesn't want to hit Corbin.

    R6T4: Those on the table see R2 skittering north along the wall. Akbar suddenly feels a rush of terror wash over him.

    End Round 6, Begin Round 7 ...

    R7T25:
    Akbar ... what do you do?
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    Please roll a Will save vs. fear vs. DC 12 in the OOC. You get a +1 because of bless. If you fail, you are frightened and run away. If you succeed, you may take your turn normally. You'll be shaken for 1 round, but let me do those calculations, please.

    Corbin (distracted) on deck, Flair in the hole ...

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    HEROES: Bless on all.
    Akbar: 25. DISEASED: Filth fever, 2 days!!!
    Corbin: 23. Crossbow dropped on table. NAUSEATED this next round!!!
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19.
    Ratling #1: 18. (15:33). Invisible.
    * Used: cause fear (2), invisibility (2), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15. FRIGHTENED for 1 more round!!!
    Maeni: 14.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5. (10:27). West edge of table.
    Ratling #3: 12. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm. SE Door.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Bangs: 5.
    Ratling #2: 4. (13:33). SW bookshelf.
    * Used: cause fear (3), invisibility (2), summon swarm.
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    R7T25: Akbar shakes off the sudden sensation of dread and sends a streak of flame at the ratling, and it is Maeni's bless that just barely guides Akbar's heat to its target so it takes 6 fire.

    R7T23: Corbin, you are distracted by the rats swarming you. What do you do?

    Flair on deck ...

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    HEROES: Bless on all.
    Akbar: 25. DISEASED: Filth fever, 2 days!!!
    Corbin: 23. Crossbow dropped on table. NAUSEATED this next round!!!
    Flair: 19. Martial Flexibility (Point Blank Shot) til end R10T19.
    Ratling #1: 18. (15:33). Invisible.
    * Used: cause fear (2), invisibility (2), summon swarm.
    Zoo: 15. FRIGHTENED for 1 more round!!!
    Maeni: 14.
    Summoned Rat Swarm #2: 12.5. (10:27). West edge of table.
    Ratling #3: 12. (33:33). Invisible. Currently concentrating on rat swarm. SE Door.
    * Used: invisibility (1), summon swarm.
    Bangs: 5.
    Ratling #2: 4. (7:33). SW bookshelf.
    * Used: cause fear (3), invisibility (2), summon swarm.
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