Part 9: Plundering the Plunderers' Plunder

I guess Eltrezar will go the full 40ft, ending diagonal from Mal.

I would definitely let Mal throw a hammer, probably with a penalty to her attack roll for throwing a unbalanced weapon, except the wall is in the way. She can't get the hammer around the corner. There's actually a ability in the Carcass Crawler Kineticist Class that lets you throw a weapon in an arc like a boomerang, which I would allow to go around corners probably, alas the only "Kineticist" in this campaign so far was Turuko, and you guys fed him to the ghouls.

Eltrezar moves his full 40', presumably to trick-shot one of his daggers off the wall and into the pool on the missile attack phase? Id so feel free to roll it.

(Eltrezar's point of view, now:)

We'll see what @KCC does and then we'll resolve all missile and melee results.

I’ll have a post in the game thread tomorrow if you’re all still interested in continuing out game. If so, I’d like to get back on our regular pace again.

Thanks for your patience.

Ready-o!

Unfortunately, even though the Initiative occurred simultaneously, throwing a hammer would be in the ranged attack phase of the Round, with all movement being settled first, including the Giant Crayfish's.

Good point. It did not make a Fighting Retreat, moving its normal Encounter Movement Rate, and thus forfeited its attack on this Turn, plus all attackers get a +2 bonus to their attack this Round if they can make one.

Having completed the movement phase, any Missile attacks can be rolled. That would be Gilly's bow, and a dagger from Eltrezar, I believe. They would have penalty of 2 for shooting through allies, but a bonus of 2 for the crayfish's retreat off sets this penalty.

Round 3 concludes! Round 4 begins with the Giant Crayfish at the edge of the pool, nearly dead, and desperate to flee to the depths of the pool with Thurig's unconscious body. The party absolutely needs to win initiative this round or Maloria's old friend is likely lost.

Round 4 begins! Turn order is as follows:
1. Giant Crayfish, Gilly, Eltrezar, Maloria, Luban, Ora, Trading Post Man-at-Arms, Spugnoir

1. There's no magic casting this round!
2. We now go to Movement phase. Anyone moving may do so, though I don't see how Thurig doesn't get pulled under, to be honest. Movement phase goes first and the Crayfish will be in the pool and under the water by the time Missile or Melee attacks begin...

I would say a Suggestion probably wouldn’t have any effect on a creature with touch limited cognitive capabilities, as it says it’s effects work on a "person". I’d consider any humanoid creature a "person" but she’d probably have to speak it’s language as well.

@cowleyc: Am I reading correctly that Luban is using his move,ent phase to try and jump in the pool after the crayfish?

Also, can you give me a set of grid coordinates Eltrezar’s moving to?

Luban is indeed jumping in! He has one hand outstretched, and the other clutching a sword!

Eltrezar is moving to LL 59.

@KCC and @dominion451: I have movements from Luban and Eltrezar. Are Maloria, Ora, or Gilly moving this phase?

@cowleyc: The Crawdad is definitely going to submerge this round, but because Luban's land speed is signifigantly faster than the monster's, I'd say Luban will reach the crayfish before it goes under.

@All: I'm thinking that an ability check should be made to grab hold and hang on while the crayfish submerges. Probably Strength or Dexterity. Opinions?