Assault on the Palaces of the Ape-Sultans (Basic D&D / Labyrinth Lord)

[Kato]

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Do I appear this suicidal to you? ^^

Alright... then respect as much as you want...
Maybe we'll later have a look aorund for a wizard, who has some bravery left for you...

Turning his attention towrds the house again he pulls open the door, Erendale stopped from closing.

My dear undead friend, we don't want you any harm. We just seek out a place to rest... Not forever in peace, but for a short while. Don't mind my friend cleric, he's a little overcautious when it comes to your kind. I promise he won't turn any undead... unless he wants to feel my flail dropped on his feet.

[Jolly Steve]

How does a skeleton shout if it has neither lungs nor vocal cords?

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You suspect magic.

[Jolly Steve]

Liadel's sword clangs against the door. The skeleton wails.

He looks at Watt and Selin as they make their pitch.

"Well...all right then. I don't know. How would I know? I'm dead."

You hear noises coming from the other houses. Some of the doors start to open.

[Liadel]

Erendale withdraws his sword, but doesn't sheath it.

[Kato]

Selin looks around an skeletons seem to appear from all directions. A little fear dwells from the depths of his heart and he checks is his flail is still in place.

I'm very grateful for your trust, my dear friend.

With a slight bow he thanks the skeleton.

So... does any of these buildings happen to be an inn or the like?

[Jolly Steve]

"No...no, no inns here."

"IT'S ALL RIGHT!" he shouts to the many skeletons who have entered the street.

"FALSE ALARM! SORRY!"

The skeletons grumble and shut their doors.

You hear dogs barking again, but louder this time.

[Liadel]

So, you guys are guarding something. Thats interesting, but I imagine that it can get preaty boring after the first few decades. Is there anywhere that we could go to spend the night, or if not is there anywhere that we should not try to go.

[mingus]

Tan tucks his holy symbol away and grabs his mace. He turns to try to see where the barking is coming from.

[TheCleric]

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Seems like our friend Mingus expects some sort of dog attack, from my position slightly further down thew way, can I see anything?
(1d20)[15]
If there's a Spot check. I also have Darkvision, 60 feet I believe. If that factors in.

[Jolly Steve]

So, you guys are guarding something. Thats interesting, but I imagine that it can get preaty boring after the first few decades. Is there anywhere that we could go to spend the night, or if not is there anywhere that we should not try to go.

The skeletons make no reply.

[Jolly Steve]

A pack of jackals appears from around the corner.

[Liadel]

Appears as in materializes out of thin air, as in walked around the corner, or as in their charging for our throats?

Regardless, Erendale draws his sword and prepares to cast magic missle if any of them approach with hostility.

[mingus]

Tan steps towards the jackals with mace and shield ready.

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Can we tell how big the pack is?

[Kato]

Selin readies his flail and had a look around, if there are jackals coming from other directions as well.

[Jolly Steve]

Appears as in materializes out of thin air, as in walked around the corner, or as in their charging for our throats?

They walk around the corner.

[Jolly Steve]

Selin readies his flail and had a look around, if there are jackals coming from other directions as well.

You can't see any.

[Jolly Steve]

Can we tell how big the pack is?

Looks like there's about six of them.

[TheCleric]

"WAAAOOOOOOOOOO!" Rorik explodes into the quiet night air with his blood scream, drawing his axe (first move action?) and charging down the street (second move action, and as close as I can get with my given base land speed if it's not close enough to attack.)

[Kato]

Selin moves forward to stand as close to Rorik as possible, so they can support each other. If I am close enough to attack, I'll try.

[Jolly Steve]

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Watt, I need to know what you're doing before I can give you guys the next bit.

[Myshlaevsky]

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Sorry, wanted to see your replies before I posted, but wasn't able to get on till now. Considering that I've got it out, I'll shoot wiht the crossbow, unless anyone is eager that I don't.

Watt stares at the furthest jackal and takes a shot at it.

[Jolly Steve]

"WAAAOOOOOOOOOO!" Rorik cries, and runs at the jackals as fast as his stumpy little legs will carry him.

Rathous also screams and charges into the fray. A jackal leaps at his throat. They meet with a crash, and fall to the ground in a frenzy of fang and sword.

A jackal eyes up Erendale. Erendale raises his hands and for a second it's as bright as day. A magic missile hits the jackal, who howls and retreats.

"WAAAOOOO." Rorik rests for a minute, then continues charging and screaming.

Three jackals jump to the aid of their companion. They fall on the barbarian, and their fangs quickly find a gap in his armour, and his throat.

Erendale, distracted, doesn't notice the other jackal leaping at him. Watt shoots his crossbow, but the bolt whistles just over his head. The jackal knocks the elf to the ground, and he too breathes his last.

In shock, Tan and Selin's weapons find nothing but the night air.

"waaaaooooooo". Rorik reaches the jackals. He swings his axe feebly at one, which leaps nimbly out of the way.

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OK - the two of you whose characters died, roll up a new character in the interest thread, and I'll work them back in once you're done.

[mingus]

Tan moves to protect the nearest body from the jackals.

[Kato]

Erendale!!! Rathous!!!Selin also leaps forward, swinging his flail towards the jackal which attacks Erendale.

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Oh my... already two of us died... that's bad -.-***

Anyway, I think I need to roll, right?
So, let's try if it works this time
(1d20)[6]
And in case I hit for my heavy flail (1d8)[1] for damage

[Myshlaevsky]

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Before we act, can you give us an approximation of our location in relation to the jackals and the enviroment?

[TheCleric]

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I was actually going to kill Rathous later tonight (in game night) and take his stuff, but that'll do.

[Jolly Steve]

Before we act, can you give us an approximation of our location in relation to the jackals and the enviroment?

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Basic D&D is much less precise about things like that compared to d20. You're on a street, houses on either side, it's pretty wide - back the way you came it's open desert. Everyone else is close to the jackals because they struck with a hand-to-hand weapon, you're not because you shot your crossbow.

[Myshlaevsky]

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Okay, I was hoping I could grab Erendale's bow and quiver before doing this but I guess I can't. I'm going to climb up the wall of the nearest house so I can shoot from the roof in a safe position. I think other people should try to barricade themselves behind something or move into a house, so that they only have to fight a few at a time.

Climbing roll
(1d100)[75]

EDIT: Which is a success, by the book.

[Jolly Steve]

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You can try and grab any equipment from either of them.

[Myshlaevsky]

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But not without placing myself under serious threat from the jackals, I presume. Given that I currently have 4 health, not a great idea. If I run out of ammo, I can always try for a distraction and grab later.