(OOC) General Discussion

The orcs will almost certainly take this to a fight if engaged. If they survive and report the barge, it'll be just as bad later. If however they are found with a billion eel bites... or not found much at all, I think we could get away with it... that said, magic needs to be super sparing. Like are those mirror things around?

There is also a huge part of me that wants to start this fight by hitting an orc with a jar of salt pork so he gets devoured... just sayin.

Sorry.
Just got home after driving for ~4+hrs today.
Will post tomorrow when I get the chance.

@Greemology: lol, salt pork bath


@everyone: I am sorry my last few posts in-game have not 'advanced' the action or roleplay or planning in any significant way other than signing off--through silent communication--on whatever was last said.

My only goal OOC or IC has been trying to make sure nobody is waiting on my response to build a consensus, because out of game I am more preoccupied than usual including some travel.

Conditions should be more favorable for being more proactive after Tuesday.

Working on getting the combat initiation post up. May take a bit longer. Having issues with generating decent content, as this is a pretty unique situation. Likely won't be up to the usual quality, shooting for viable at this point. Speaking of pictures/battlemaps of course. Hoping to have it live in the next couple hours.

Post is up. @WanderOne You're up.

Well, I doubt either of my barrels hit, but i do have all the stuff and they may be Flatfooted, idk. It's nearly max damage though if they do. lol I tried.

Posted for both rounds?

That was the idea. If you'd like to go one at a time, that's cool too.

No, makes sense now that I think about it. I'm cool with it. Saves some time, without the map it's a little more ambiguous anyhow.

Oh, okay. I can post my 'second round' now too, like Greemology.

Problem is, I had not considered that the orc with the horn is in melee (with a barbed eel)? So I did not add in the -4 to attack roll last time and I'm not sure whether to do so, this time. I can add a little note about that just in case.

The Orc with the horn isn't in melee, others specified closest or did not specify. Which I chose to target any they would hit, which they didn't. All orcs have armor, so their flat footed AC isn't very low, 15-16. All eels are in combat, so the -4 would apply.

So everyone can see what's going on. Here's the battle map.I should've put it out I suppose, I didn't because I didn't want to cause confusion. You guys are still in the water, this is where you'll be when you touch ground. However, barring any deaths on their side, that is where they'll be. The Orc with the horn is T1.

Do I have more salty ham to shoot? Thinking just chunks via sling.

Gonna say no, I liked the idea of the ambush so I let it happen. But technically your 6 rations should've been expended prior to the ambush.

I rolled on it because if you had taken out the orc with pork, that would've been hilarious.

You've heard of buckshot...

@GM: When I count on this mat, the NPCs are much farther away than I had understood from reading the text.


Azote is 115 feet away from Orc T1 with the horn if every square is 5 feet, and thus Petra is more like 130 feet away, no chance and she would not waste a shot at such a target.


I should really only shoot at something within 50 (or at most 60 for -2) feet of me, or else my attack is so low that only a Critical will hit. :/


On the mat as pictured, Petra would take -4 (for 2 ranged penalties) to shoot at Orc R3 and he is her only 'viable' target.


Alternately I could Ready to attack when something gets closer, is that just better?

Currently you're about 25ft away, still in the water. This is the maps of where you'll be when you hit ground. I wasn't gonna update the map each turn until you guys hit the bank.

Got it. Would like to prioritize horn orc if he's within 50 feet. Shall we call him Horatiorc Hornblower...?

Whatever toots your horn.

lol