One of the things that everyone tends to forget is that you are allowed to flee from battle. Truly! Monsters do it, you can to! Not everything is appropriate at the time you face it and you are allowed to beat feat and retreat. Thankfully my group knows this and takes advantage of it when its appropriate.
Follows:
ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE
(I/C)
Brendon shook his head. “That’s an odd question. Didn’t you just open the last door?” He shrugged at the dwarf. “If you’re feeling out of sorts, I’ll open it.”
“No, no, Manling,” Kovid whispered back, “I'll open the door, Brendon.”
Taking out his shield and reaching for Kovid’s lantern, Wyn said softly, "I will hold de lantern for you dwarfriend."
“Hey,” Lyra admonished, “I’m glad we’re all being polite about this and giving everyone a turn... but someone just open the fucking door already.” She had her sling up and stone loaded.
“Fine, fine,” Kovid said, grabbing the handle, hammer held up. “I’m on it.” He turned the handle and opened the door as quietly as he could stepping into the room…
(Surprise check: Red/Black 1)
…where he heard two THWANGS as (>+3 to hit, +4 surprise: Red/Black 15) and arrow drilled him high in the chest, scoring through a weld in the platemail (1d6 Damage, Blue 5, Take 5 damage) followed by a second (>+3 to hit, +4 surprise: Green 14) arrow that slammed into his thigh (1d6 Damage, Red/Black 4, Take 4 Damage!) and staggered him to one knee.
“Thor’s Fucking Meatsack!” he cursed, squinting across the barracks style room where two pinkish green pig faced brutes each armed with a bow were standing behind a table where some beds and chairs crowded the room. And one of the smiled, kicking its foot forward…
And knocked the candle that was sitting there on its side.
Igniting the pooled oil that went up with a WHOOSH! And drew a rough line across the chamber, blocking the party from getting to them.
(Initiative: Original Roll: Steel 2 vs Red/Black 2 - tied. Reroll: Party Steel 2, Orcs Red/Black 3)
And as the group was ready to race in and take the fight to the orcs in the flaming room, they loaded their bows in ready succession and fired again (>+3 to hit, Teal 2) where the first shot hit the door past the dwarf about 6” from Brendon’s face and the second arrow (>+3 to hit, Black 19) plugged the dwarf in the gut (1d6 Damage, Red 4, take 4 Damage! – Dwarf has 21 out of 27 damage) dropping Kovid onto his ass.
“Stop fucking shooting me!!” he howled as he could see the orcs through the flames both high five each other and run out the far door and then turn to the east, disappearing down the corridor.
Time now is Day 5, 12:35 PM
(OOC)
Bottom of the round, room is 30x40’, line of oil fire is marked in the pic, orcs ran out the door and turned east. What’s the plan?
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