Council of Song - DM Guild Master's All Bards Council of Thieves AP (Inactive)

Game Master Dennis Harry

What the hell, Fukushu? Did you not read where Janiven asked us to do our best not to slay them? Green was removed from the battle. Now you've wasted that action of mine and you're forcing me to waste this turn as well.
"No!"
If Fukushu's attack hits and drops Green, Blackspire will run over and cast CLW on the Hellknight so he doesn't bleed out.
CLW: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

If Fukushu missed, Blackspire will do something else.

I did in fact miss that post that that one was injured...maybe don’t be a jerk about it? Especially because I’m sure GM Shadow will be just fine if I edit it to attack one of the ones that isn’t injured. Dial it back a bit, dude.

It's very frustrating that after this long discussion about whether or not we should kill them, I find a way to remove one from the battle non-lethally (as do several other PCs) and then it appeared that you were deliberately sabotaging my actions.
No, he wasn't injured. Not that it matters -- you might do enough damage to drop them from full to dead on a good hit. But he was fleeing. All we need is for them to be out of the way long enough for us to get Arael out of there and then we run for it. This is a rescue mission, not a massacre mission.
They don't have jurisdiction over the city. They can't come after us (though a massacre might change that). There's no need to kill them all to hide our identities (and since they know who Arael is, that would be a waste anyway).

I agree with Fukushu, you're going overboard. Dial it back. You could've easily sai. Hey, that one is fleeing battle, the "leader" of the resistance asked us to not kill if possible, please pick another target.

That is a fine note. I thought the one was simply fleeing the battle for reinforcements, not that he was under a Fear effect.I am on mobile so it’s difficult for me to see which enemy is not under an effect or already injured, but I believe Yellow is, so Fukushu will attack him instead. If I am wrong please direct me to the nearest other Hellknight. Also my roll was incorrect it should be a 15 to hit and 7 damage from Bardic Performance

Yellow is under a Murderous Command effect from Mask. This is to our advantage and can be turned even more so by a good Bluff check after he attacks.
Green, I see GM Shadow did update to note that you missed him and he is fleeing. So your action for this round has been resolved.
Purple is under the effect of Sia's Hideous Laughter.
Blue resisted Malqazar's spell but was almost certainly tripped by Bakuno.
Grey is the subject of Jing's clever Intimidate attempt.

That post...was before I made an attack roll...so I'm confused as to what exactly occurred. GM, assuming I have an attack and now that I'm at my computer and can actually see the map, Fukushu would have attacked the one under the effect of Hideous Laughter. Apologies for the confusion, devil of a time of it lately, will be more on the ball henceforth. If Fukushu already attacked and missed...with a somehow time traveling post...then that happened, no worries :p

Fukushu, we have been asked by the acting leader of Arael's group to do our best to not slay them.
You seem intent on trying to kill those who have already been removed from the battle through non-lethal means (now, the one who has been disabled by laughter). I believe this to be counter-productive. On a crit you might take one from full to dead, so attacking lethally and counting on Blackspire to stabilize them isn't a great plan (plus it makes me attend to the dying instead of causing more to flee).
Might I humbly suggest instead trying non-lethal means of your own (like Darkness on the leader), or non-lethal damage on the prone and laughing one, or freeing Arael from the wagon, or using Vanish on Arael once somebody else frees him, or otherwise contributing to our goal of rescuing Arael.
And if they wish to flee, please please please let them. By the time they returned with reinforcements we would be long gone. One man fleeing inspires others to flee; a fleeing one cut down inspires the rest to stand and fight.

Let's move this to discussion.