Zephram smiles, "An illusion. Even better."
"They should be here within the next 15 minutes." Sylvianna whispers.
After 10 minutes Zane takes out another scroll, casting another spell quietly before he vanishes.
Liz will secret herself away into the underbrush.
Zephram points with his rapier toward the movement, then quickly throws back his extract of blur, whispering, "Ambush time."
TACTICAL OVERVIEW
White squares are clear terrain.
Light green squares are tall grass, brambles, blackberry vines and such that are Difficult terrain and give Concealment.
Dark green squares are trees and overgrown construction that are Impassable terrain. They require a climb check to go over and give Cover.
Everybody can hear the crackling of branches and the motion of the foliage at (JKL,234).
You look around for flankers trying to sneak into your backfield, and you spot an unnatural motion at (R,7).
Liz stays hidden and looks to the others on what they want to do. Something about to get us, wonder if it one of those big lizards.
If you want to wait, you're pretty sure your target has to leave total concealment to sneak closer, since he doesn't have a good shot at you.
We going to go get that big thing?
Not shifting her focus in the least, Sylvianna simply shakes her head silently.
Invisible, Zane awaits the enemy to come out into the open, eyes focused on the area of the noise.
Liz keeps hidden, ready for the new threat to appear.
Zephram starts toward the rustle, then stops as he sees Sylvianna turn her attention in another direction. He follows her gaze, starting a mental map to get him quietly and silently to the foes.
The minutes pass, and the deadly tension increases. Who will make the first mistake?
The same bushes shake again. Then once more. But no target appears.
Then you see the vines part to show a hand crossbow...
You have a target in (R,9). Still concealed, but only 20% at this point.
A bead of sweat rolls down Liz's forhead and off her nose.
Seeing the movement again, Sylvianna takes the shot.
Liz's head snaps around as Sylvianna fires her bow.
It would appear that they've come, and were smart enough to skip over our bait...
Zephram follows the direction of the shot, trying to see what Sylvianna fired at, and throws back his extract of blur.
Holding his position Zane waits, trusting his invisibility to give him the element of surprise.
Liz has her sword out, waiting for combat.
With a cry, Sylvianna’s sniper shot strikes true, and the Drow Skirmisher staggered out of the brambles and fired off a shot of his own with his hand crossbow back at Sylvianna.
for a possible piercing damage plus sleep poison (Fort save DC13).
Several fields of Darkness form in the bushes to the north and start advancing towards your position. Typical for Drow though. It’s not pitch black in the field, not in broad daylight, but its still dim enough to make targeting difficult. (20% miss chance.)
Round 1_____________
Players take their turn in order of posting, enemies will go last.
Accustomed to standard Drow tactics, Sylvianna anticipates the return shot, easily avoiding it before sending a pair of arrows streaking toward her target.
Maintaining both his position and his invisibility, Zane quietly casts a spell, his eyes changing in structure, replaced with those from a reality in which he had evolved the ability to see in complete darkness.
Liz moves to -11 and hides, waiting for the drow to come by and where she will then stab out.
Zephram wills the breeze to keep close to him, then readies to race out of cover when the drow close. Think I'm safe here. I'm at least better at hiding than the rest of them.
Round 1_____________
Sylvianna_____
Accustomed to standard Drow tactics, Sylvianna anticipates the return shot, easily avoiding it before sending a pair of arrows streaking toward her target.
Zane Argentus_____
Maintaining both his position and his invisibility, Zane quietly casts a spell, his eyes changing in structure, replaced with those from a reality in which he had evolved the ability to see in complete darkness.
Cast Darkvision, draw wand. Still invisible.
LizArdoc_____
Liz moves to -11 and hides, waiting for the drow to come by and where she will then stab out.
Nakoda_____
Moving back into the taller grass for cover (15-K).
Zephram Taranis______
Zephram wills the breeze to keep close to him, then readies to race out of cover when the drow close. Think I'm safe here. I'm at least better at hiding than the rest of them.
Readying an action, move/attack when drow comes within 35' (Feather Step slippers are your friend)
Enemies______________
Drow skirmisher 2_____
Surprised by Liz, she drops her crossbow to draw her shortsword and attack.
for a possible piercing damage.
Drow skirmisher 3_____
About to attack Liz, he turns to attack Zephram as he comes up to attack.
for a possible piercing damage.
Drow skirmisher 4_____
Surprised by Liz, he drops his crossbow to draw his shortsword and attack.
for a possible piercing damage.
Round 2__________
Players take their turn in order of posting, enemies will go last.
With a quickly spoken word, Zane flickers into view, heis hand outstretched as 4 shards of light streak from his fingertips tyo unerringly strike one of Liz' opponents
Liz acrobatics to 12-L to flank with Zephram
She then stabds at the drow
As Liz vacates her previous spot, Sylvianna send a pair of arrows streaking toward the same drow struck by Zane's magic.
Zephram rushes up and stabs at the drow .
for
Zephram waits a moment before attacking, taking a defensive posture as he studies its movements, I doubt that Sylvianna would appreciate my observations about how similarly the dark elves fight compared to their surface bretheren.. He then nods, So... that's his pattern... so I should should strike... now.
for
Round 2__________
Zane Argentus_____
With a quickly spoken word, Zane flickers into view, his hand outstretched as 4 shards of light streak from his fingertips to unerringly strike one of Liz' opponents Hitting Number 4
LizArdoc_____
Liz acrobatics to 12-L to flank with Zephram.
She then stabs at the drow.
No miss.
Sylvianna_____
As Liz vacates her previous spot, Sylvianna send a pair of arrows streaking toward the same drow struck by Zane's magic.
Zephram Taranis_____
Round 1 - Resolving Delayed Act
Zephram rushes up and stabs at the drow (#3).
Round 2
Zephram waits a moment before attacking, taking a defensive posture as he studies its movements, I doubt that Sylvianna would appreciate my observations about how similarly the dark elves fight compared to their surface bretheren..
Nakoda_____
Activating SLA Eyes of the Moon.
Activating SLA Eyes of the Hunter.
Enemies__________________________
From their concealed position on top of the ancient Library, the two snipers took their shots at Liz.
for a possible piercing , precision and poison damage. Fort Save DC13 or Sleep.
for a possible piercing , precision and poison damage. Fort Save DC13 or Sleep.
for a possible extra piercing damage to the left foot. -10' speed.
The ground combat is over, though the snipers will certainly fire at anyone who exposes themselves/fails a Stealth check.
When Liz dives into/is dragged into cover, the sounds of battle die away and the natural sounds of the forest arise again.
What do you do now?
Ack! I feel sleepy.whoa! I'm not falling asleep! OKay we got sneak up there. I have some smokesticks that can provide some cover.
You think they won't send out another patrol (if they have the manpower) for another 20-30 minutes, since they can't tell how the fight is going (it was mostly behind concealment of brush and foliage) until they don't report back.