There is one person in charge (the musher), who uses handle animal skill to control the sled. Each sled can also carry one other passenger.
Mushers have three actions they can perform.
Mush
Mush speeds up the sled as a move action. Handle Animal DC 12 increases the speed by +1 increment.
Break
Break slows the sled down as a move action. Handle Animal DC 12 decreases the speed by –1 increment. As a fullround action, the musher can also attempt a full stop with a successful DC 20 Handle Animal check. The sled still moves its maximum distance for that round, however at the end of the round the sled’s movement is 0.
Maneuver Turn
Turn allows a musher to alter the direction of the sled within about 60 degrees to either side of the direction it is traveling. The Handle Animal skill check DC is 10 + 1 per every 5 degrees turned. Sleds moving faster than 5 increments risk tipping over. If a driver attempting a high-speed-turn fails the Handle Animal check by more than 10, the dogs maneuver erratically, causing the sled to tip over.
Slam
An attacker whose sled is parallel to his target can drive his sled into his opponent’s as a slam attack. A DC 18 Strength check in order to muscle the sled into a quick, violent turn that deals 2d6 damage to the sled and knocks it off course, changing its direction by 30 degrees. The musher of the targeted sled must then make a Handle Animal check (DC 10 + damage to regain control of his sled) or he loses his next action. If a slam attack deals more than 10 points of damage, the targeted sled flips
Grapple
Following a successful slam attack, riders within either sled can attempt to grapple the opponent’s sled, or individuals on the sled. This requires a melee touch attack, either against the sled (AC 8) or an individual within reach. All individuals in a moving sled are considered flat-footed. At the start of the next round, grappled sleds make opposed Handle Animal checks to see who controls the movement of both sleds. Individuals on either sled then attack as determined by initiative. They can attempt any partial combat maneuver they so desire (including a move action to climb into the other sled), provided they first make a successful DC 14 acrobatics
check. Anyone failing the check is thrown from the sled.
Regardless, the musher must remain at the reigns of the sled or the sled goes out of control, traveling in the direction it was before the loss of the musher for 1d4 rounds before tipping over and crashing.
Executing the Break maneuver during a grapple always causes one of the grappled sleds to flip, 50% chance for either
'The Grandidierite Sage' Male Half-Elf Sorceror 10 (HP 82/82) (AC 17/10/17) (CMD 13) (Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +9) (Init +6) (Perception +23)
@Zora: 'Chases' did not exist until several seasons after 'Season Zero'. I guess this could, potentially, be a 'chase' in the literal sense of the word, but not in the Pathfinder Rules-mechanic sense.
The dogs in the pink shed, overcome by the glittering dust head in all directions. The crew, suddenly unable to see spill out onto the snow.
Charis drops a couple of arrows into the musher on the Red sled.
Jo pulls out a wand.
Are you casting darkness on an item you are carrying? That will effectively blind everyone around you, including your dogs.
Lady Teldra can't really tell much about the people, they are pretty wrapped up in furs. Probably human, certainly human sized. She hits one in blur furs with fire and he yells in pain.
Zora urges her dogs on faster.
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Red Sled
- driver 9 damage
Green
Light Green
Blue - 7 damage
Light blue
Pink - blind
Orange- blind
*Vetis - (speed 4)
*Numair 4 damage (speed 5)
Maiden(Charis)
Jo - 4 damage
*Zora - (speed 6)
*Lady Teldra - 1 damage;
Before I do the others, I just need to understand more about the darkness Jo is casting.
The red sled tries to break.
full stop:1d20 ⇒ 5
But fails and the dogs continue onward.
The two people from the blue sled chase after Zora, One attacks Lady Teldra, while the second throws something at Zora.
attack:2d20 ⇒ (14, 10) = 24 damage Teldra:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Zora is knocked from the sled, which is now out of control!
The others either stand still, trying to remove their blindness, or close on the pathfinders.
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*Vetis - (speed 4)
*Numair 4 damage (speed 5) Will DC 14 or try to break.
Maiden(Charis)
Jo - 4 damage
*Zora - (prone)
*Lady Teldra - 1 damage;(speed 6)
Red Sled
- driver 9 damage
Green
Light Green
Blue - 7 damage
Light blue
Pink - blind 2/5
Orange- blind 2/5
Charis drops the figure in blue that had taken a swing at Teldra.
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*Vetis - (speed 4)
*Numair 4 damage (speed 5) Will DC 14 or try to break.
Jo - 4 damage
*Zora - (prone)
*Lady Teldra - 1 damage;(speed 6)
Red Sled
- driver 9 damage
Green
Light Green
Light blue
Pink - blind 2/5
Orange- blind 2/5
Maiden(Charis)
Numair brings his sled to a full stop in a hail of snow and thrown up ice. What skill he shows with those dogs!
Vetis repeats the performance and his own team comes to a quick halt.
Lady Teldra casts a quick spell and jumps off the out of control sled.
will:1d20 ⇒ 14
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Jo - 4 damage
*Zora - (prone)
Red Sled
- driver 9 damage
Green
Light Green
Light blue held (1)
Pink - blind 2/5
Orange- blind 2/5
Maiden(Charis)
*Vetis - (speed 4)
*Numair 4 damage (speed 5) Will DC 14 or try to break.
*Lady Teldra - 1 damage;
"Charis! Shout when you're ready to do something!" Jo waits while Zora stands up, then pulls the wand out of her pack.
Actions:
Non Delay until after all my allies have acted
Move Retrieve a stored item (the darkened wand)
Standard Ready a move action to store the wand; Trigger Charis is ready to act
Around Jo the afternoon light in the mountains dims to that of an unholy early dusk.
The red driver again tries to stop his sled
HA:1d20 ⇒ 18
The man on the back swears at the driver as he readies a net.
The one in green furs charges towards Charis. His cruel pick slices a nasty wound into the tired bowwoman.
attack:1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 2 = 26 dmage:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 miss from dim light:1d100 ⇒ 84
His friend in light blue tries to throw off the hold person
will:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
While the man in light green joins his friend in charging forward, this one however towards Numair
attack:1d20 + 7 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 7 + 2 + 2 = 27 miss from low light:1d100 ⇒ 58 damage:1d6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 2 = 6
Numairs blood appears much the same colour as that of Charis.
The ones in pink and orange..
will from last round:2d20 ⇒ (20, 12) = 32 will for orange this round:1d20 ⇒ 2
Pink furred attacker moves around behind Charis to attack her from behind.
attack:1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 5 + 2 = 18
But she manages to dodge his attack. The person in orange is still busy trying to clear the glitterdust from their eyes.
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Maiden(Charis) 6 damage
*Vetis -
*Numair 10 damage
*Lady Teldra - 1 damage;
Jo - 4 damage
*Zora -
Red Sled
- driver 9 damage
Light blue held (2/6 DC17)
Green
Light Green
Pink -
Orange- blind (3/5 DC 18 )
Remember those in the dimmed area have a 20% miss chance.
What dimmed area? Charis is next to act, and my readied action stores the wand right before her turn. Purple/pink does get an AoO on me though, right before the darkness goes away.
Also, that was my action for this round. I won't get to go again until after the baddies.
Gosh, it must have just been a passing cloud, as the light comes back to the mountain pass.
ref:1d20 ⇒ 1
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Maiden(Charis) 6 damage
*Vetis -
*Lady Teldra - 1 damage;
*Zora -
Red Sled
- driver 9 damage
Light blue held (2/6 DC17)
Green
Light Green 8 damage
Pink -
Orange- blind (3/5 DC 18 )
Jo - 4 damage
*Numair 10 damage
@Maiden As you are not near the light blue one, I'm going to assume you mean the green one.
Charis does a quick one-two. The first is a feint, but the second lands solidly sending the figure in reeling, but still up.
Vestis sends a blast of mountain winds at another, confounding and chilling him.
Zora steps up behind the one in pink furs which turn red, as does the snow all around. They won't be bothering any mountain travellers again.
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*Lady Teldra - 1 damage;
Red Sled
- driver 9 damage
Light blue held (2/6 DC17)
Green 10 damage
light green 8 damage; 4NL -2 to hit
Orange- blind (3/5 DC 18 )
Jo - 4 damage
*Numair 10 damage
Maiden(Charis) 6 damage
*Vetis -
*Zora -
"We need to catch the runner, and at least disable all the survivors. There's no telling how much trouble they will cause if given the chance to find their friends." Jo walks over and starts beating the paralyzed Taer with the flat of her blade.
Gods! Vetis says as the fleeing Aspis are cut down. Stay man, stay! Who do you think they will waylay out here if they run? No one comes to the Dragon, do they not?
The druid turns his head away, unable to watch as Numair's bolts streak towards their targets, and approaches Charis. Do you need healing? Pick wounds can get infected.
"I admire your compassion, Vetis." Jo pauses to sheath her sword. Foolish idiot, you're going to get us all killed."But bare in mind, they will not show you the same if given the chance."
The last of the Aspis agents is knocked from his feet on the fleeing red sled. The dogs continue taking their two unconscious passengers into the distance.
'The Grandidierite Sage' Male Half-Elf Sorceror 10 (HP 82/82) (AC 17/10/17) (CMD 13) (Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +9) (Init +6) (Perception +23)
Numair shrugs.
"I would rather that they did not flee, and tell their superiors where we are, thereby risking a second wave of attackers..."
He then moves to check the bodies, before stopping, and considering something unpalatable.
"I am, however, moderately curious as to *how* they new precisely when we would show up... happily, that is a question we can probably answer by interrogating that one," he says, indicating the unconscious blue man.
The druid turns his head away, unable to watch as Numair's bolts streak towards their targets, and approaches Charis. Do you need healing? Pick wounds can get infected.
"I am unharmed." The Maiden cracks her knuckles. "Our elven friend was not as lucky." She takes a look at Numair. "I'm certain he will take your aid after he's done interrogating the Aspis oaf."
She raises an eyebrow when Jo mentions talking to corpses. "Awfully efficient, aren't we? It seems like Aspis violated honor among thieves and tried to steal what we took."
A quick stretch later and Charis tries to flip over her sleds. "While we could waste more time wringing blood from the stone here, I suggest we continue downhill and back to base."
