As the first of you run down to shoo away the seagulls, more of them fly up from the nearby rocks. More of them. Many more.
There's dozens upon dozens that take to the skies, each of them soiled or broken in some way. Feathers that are covered in some sort of grease or oil, skin missing and bones showing underneath, holes in their beaks - each one seems unbothered by it, their flight uneffected by their plight - with the exception that they are uncharacteristically hostile.
Being so close to these creatures is
revolting.
OOC:
Special Rule: If you are within 1 yard of a flock of spoiled seagulls, you are
impaired.
Impaired: You make attack and challenge rolls with one bane.
Seagulls, as Caranthir and Sigrid well know, flee when danger gets too close. They are skittish creatures, only flying in when opportunity for a quick snack is left on the ground. These ones are anything but.
OOC:
Combat has begun! Each the beginning of each round, you can decide if you want to make a fast turn. If you do, you can act right away, taking either a move OR an action. See
here for a list of moves and actions you can take.
If you don't take a fast turn, then you automatically take a slow turn, in which you can use a move AND and action.
Initiative follows this order: Player Fast, Enemy Fast, Player Slow, Enemy Slow. You decide what order you go in.
As this is a PbP game, I would like everyone to post with one of the following:
• State you are taking a fast turn, and then post your action.
• State you are taking a slow turn and wait for me to say that slow turns can go.
At any time before the enemy fast turn occurs, you can change your mind and take a fast turn. You are also welcome to interrupt with a triggered action if it's appropriate. For triggered actions that grants boons and banes, such as the priest's Prayer talent, I allow you to add post hoc. While this gives you the advantage of knowing which roll to apply it for the best benefit, if we wait for the priest to declare a prayer before we roll then game will slow down too much. I feel that the added benefit to you is worth it over slowing down the game.
That said - please declare fast turn or slow turn, and those on fast can go now!