OOC Combat Thread

[Vargr1105]

Thread for Player-GM and Player-Player banter once the swords come out. Separate from the normal OOC thread for easier reference.

[Vargr1105]

Assuming that Onn has not made it far, he will return to the area where his other brothers are. Once there, he will throw a regular dagger at the worm beast and ready the magical dagger in his hand.

Onn will not have enough time in one round to do all that. By AD&D/OSRIC rules you can't move more than 10ft and still make an attack unless you are Charging.

Let me know what kind of roll I need.

Both Ull and Onn need to make a normal Climb Walls roll.

[onlyme]

oops-should be in game thread...

[max_vale]

OOC: 2 questions: Is Lipput close enough to hit the worm with his Longsword? If so...he will switch weapons and do so....does this require 2 rounds? (If he can hit with the sword, he will set the crossbow down and draw sword and shield and attack...if not, he will make another attack with the X-bow.)

[Vargr1105]

OOC: 2 questions: Is Lipput close enough to hit the worm with his Longsword? If so...he will switch weapons and do so....does this require 2 rounds? (If he can hit with the sword, he will set the crossbow down and draw sword and shield and attack...if not, he will make another attack with the X-bow.)

No character on the shore of the pond is close enough to hit the worm with any melee weapons. The thing is some 15ft away from the shore (i.e. halfway across the pond) by the right tunnel wall and biting into it after its failed lunge at Ull.

Switching weapons and other miscellaneous activities does not require multiple rounds, but may cause an individual Segment Penalty. For example: dropping the x-bow and drawing a sword would make Lipput act 1 segment later than normally rolled Initiative; drawing the sword AND setting down the x-bow carefully or storing it would delay his attack by 2 segments.

So I assume Lipput will be shooting is x-bow again. If this is the case post it on the Action Thread with the attak and dmg rolls.

[Vargr1105]

Btw, the 48hr limit is approaching again. If we don't get declaration of actions (and rolls) on the Action Thread the GM will have to start NPCing.

[onlyme]

I think he is going to stay below unless someone tries to cross. Ull or anyone? maybe should walk the tweazer bridge with the rope, and try to lasso him once he comes up?
It is still attached to the spike.

Or we all make a run for it? We have to do something...

[Vargr1105]

By the way folks, you can make done dice Macros for your PC that rolls To Hit and To Damage (for both sizes) all at once and discriminates which weapon is being used. The macro will be associated to the PC and saved into memory and you will then be able to use it without typing anything new.

[onlyme]

I'm back...

Any thoughts to sliming ourselves up, and just swimming for it? Would they be able to attack us or just slide off?

[Vargr1105]

OOC: On the other side of the light 'snakes'; does the 'tunnel' just keep going? Is there anything else obvious such as a wall or other things blocking a way forward or major items or other creatures, etc. in sight?

Yes, the tunnel just keeps going downwards at a steady pace for as far as can be seen (which isn't much, the light from the spheres/serpents have screwed the half-orcish Infravision). Within line of sight there is nothing impeding the way or any different markings on the "walls". The continuing pipe looks in all equal to what it has been thus far.

[NJWilliam]

I don't think these light snakes have the lens we're looking for.
What do you think about a mad dash past them?

[ChubbyPixie]

I've already posted Pol's action, but if you run for it, I will next round. If you don't die, of course...

[max_vale]

I'm all for it; was thinking of posting Lipput's next action to be a suggestion to make a run for it.

[Vargr1105]

Ok players, here is how the situation stands. The following characters will attempt to undertake these actions:

Theket - shoot an arrow? (readied bow) needs attack roll

Pol - cast spiritual hammer

Ull - attack with sword


So we need Onn and Lipput to declare their actions (and make rolls if appropriate) and if Theket is indeed shooting his bow we need the Attack Roll.

[Vargr1105]

NJWilliam, check your scimitar attack dice matrix. You don't need to add +3 to the roll, that is already figured out in your THACO of 15 for that weapon.

[NJWilliam]

Oops, sorry about that, will fix.

[Vargr1105]

How far away is the single rot grub from us? Trying to see if sling or sword is the way to attack...
Can we tell how about many there are in the pool? 2-3, 10, 100?

The thing has just left the pool and is by its margin's edge. It is as distant from you guys as the distance you chose to sit from the pool. I'd say roughly 30ft because that is halfway of your range of vision.

It is hard to count the black things as they were moving in the black water, and no one stopped to try. But you are pretty sure there's more than an half-a-dozen and less than a full dozen of them.

[Vargr1105]

Ull figures Onn can use some help and not wanting to actually get in harms way himself, aims his masterful sling and lets fly another bullet.

Sling shot with Bullet thac0 17: [1d20] = 19 ; sm-m dam [1d4+1] = 3+1 = 4; lg dam [1d6+1] = 6+1 = 7

and then mentions to Theket, That's how you're supposed to do it.



And if this is needed: Initiative [1d6] = 5 ... I cant remember from one game to the next, so figured better safe than sorry.

You don't have to roll initiative. In my games the GM rolls initiative simultaneously for the PCs and monsters, and calculates the segment order.

And don't forget: when shooting into melee the target hit by your attack is determined randomly.

[onlyme]

Oops. I did forget that. Sorry Onn.

[onlyme]

These giant rot grubs... Do they act like regular rot grubs by burrowing in skin, etc? or since they are now 2-3 times our size, is that not an "attack" we would have to worry with?