[IC] Death & Taxes (Session 4)

I think we need a clear indication on how much we heard from the situation Bruv is in. If it sounds like it's popping off Hildar is going to act accordingly. Personally knocking them all out and sorting everything out once we have control of the situation seems like a fairly decent plan lol

I mean, Skeeter was left on the porch, right?

As I understand it, I got to Skeeter and started to move him as the Night Creepers came around the house.

I dropped him, used one maneuver to engage the Creepers, and that's where the fight has taken place; within Short range - a handful of meters? - from the front door basically. I never said I closed the front door and wouldn't have, cuz I was planning on coming right back in.

So unless there's sound proof windows and doors (which my impression was that this place was abandoned and run down, so maybe even no windows), again I don't know how at least Tronus who was in the main room couldn't have automatically heard my hollering, their hollering, and/or the combat.

I thought you guys were either just assuming I could handle whoever was out there alone, or you didn't care about the things I cared about (securing suspects).

As I think about it, we all heard the Mayor speaking in presumably a conversational tone outside, from in the kitchen, so again, I cannot fathom how everyone doesn't know there's a fight going on - there's been shouting on both sides, probably screams of pain - automatically.

How far am I from him now?

Everyone's at short range to one another except Bruv, who is at medium range to the rest of the group (across a large living room and porch unless he makes that Athletics check I mentioned, or else abandons Skeeter).

2 strain to Bruv. That puts him on the porch (at the doorway to the large southern room) and medium range to the action in the current initiative order. More soon...

Whats the positioning of the enemies in the room. I know there's the mayor and at least one other goon but are we just talking the two targets or more? Also is it ok to say I was still keeping the beetle spell running or would they have dissipated by now?

Yes, it's the mayor and one 2-member minion group of Night Creepers at the moment. Everyone's at short range to everyone else except Bruv, who's at medium. I didn't have the mayor react to the beetles, as I assumed they were gone, but I'll leave that to you: If you want to say they're still active, we can do so.

We're at least wearing down his strain, he's casting, maintaining a spell as a second action so double stain drain while running for more meat shields.