Karol says I agree, it's a good plan
Tigerwolf nods at Garmack. "You are ranged, I am close. I suggest at least you go high. You can use the high ground with ranged. I would only be able to do close combat."
She said. "Best to not go alone. We both go to top. The rest continue on?"
"Very well then Tigerwolf, we will move up the hill alone. The rest of you, move as we have already planned onward while we do what we can from on high"
> Odak feels as though everyone was in on the plan and starts to move on forward, feeling less anxious now that he was up front and could move at his own pace.
Karol moves after Odak, his axe drawn and his drum ready.
So to clarify, Garmack and Tigerwolf are going to go in advance of the rest of the party? Or are the climbing? Or is everyone moving together?
"Dergosh, wait. If you are bellowing our presence then you are ruining the option for us to climb up and catch them by surprise. Give us some time to get up there"
She started looking for a trail they could climb up.
Tigerwolf smiles and nods. "Plus, if you wait until you are in a bit the echo will make it even louder." She winks at him and moves forward with Garmack.
Garmack chuckles at Tigerwolfs subtle manipulation as he moves to climb up the hill.
to find the easiest way up
if required to go up the hill
She followed Garmack's lead with a grin.
To watch for danger ahead and for possible ambush points
If needed also
> Odak walks on ahead
Keep a look out from the back. Not trying to be stealthy yet followed along with ones more in front.
oh dear
Just for fun:
lol
She can hear them clearly and keeps from laughing. Well, they had wanted to come on this because they weren't sneaky.
She would grab out her pitons and rope and has Garmack help set them into the rock and give them climbing points so if there is a fall its short.
As the scrambled up the rocks, Tigerwolf and Garmack couldn’t help but grimace as their companions clanked, thudded, and buzzed below them in the gully like a marching band on parade. Letting Dergosh shout out a challenge might actually have been less noisy.
Those moving up the gully found that it steadily climbed uphill between steep sides.
Suddenly from above there was a shout, “Enemies approach!” followed shortly by the distinctive twang of a crossbow.
A thick crossbow bolt thuds into the ground in front of Odak and then explodes in a puddle of hissing, blazing white light, illuminating the area in an alchemical glow. “Goblin scum!” the voice above shouts out. Dergosh glowers, shading his eyes against the bright light. The orc cleric is highly offended; being called scum is one thing, but being called a goblin was altogether too much. Further up the gully you hear shouting begin.
Yeah, you've got a giant in massive plate mail, a giant orc, another orc that is over 9ft tall, and an orc that *tries* to be noisy. at least they are all grouped together so one character isn't messing it up for everyone.
Garmack redoubles his efforts to reach the top as his friends are attacked. Goblins? Oh no we are much much worse he thinks with a savage grin spreading on his face
Once he reaches the top Garmack scans his environment as he draws his bow
Lifted a arm up to block the light that suddenly came. He wasn't in it'd direct effected area yet still didn't like how it appeared so suddenly. A hand pulled out a pair of shurikans to throw if first target spotted was just out of reach normally. A loud growling coming from him. "Cowards!"
Tigerwolf would keep climbing to get up.
There were people up here but she knew more would be down below for those to play with. At least the others were making noise.
Once up she would look around.
Round one
Karol starts tapping his drum, and starts a battle chant.
forward wolftooth, strike the foe, beat him down to the ground: pound the flesh rip the throat, glory comes to our mighty host
+1 to the lower party's attack and damage.
Karol steps to cover.
Growls at the light and the voices calling down to them as he moves to cover while waiting for a chance to strike.
Growls at the light and the voices calling down to them as he moves to cover while waiting for a chance to strike.
Growls loudly while squinting eyes as moved forward fast. Feet would bound off the ground to jump toward the closer wall to push off with feet and one hand to attempt to leap closer toward the front of in coming battle. Or at least attempted it. If that didn't work in his favor simply would have followed behind the others as they moved forward.
Garmack I'll give you a reply in discussion.
The key word is recognizable. Animals are train to attack , which can be any unknown targets, any unrecognized targets, any who enter a certain area and so on. The attack trick allows an owner to direct the animal to attack a specific target of the owners choosing, not attack anything that goes into its area. Guard defends an area and so on. This is why in real life a handler stays with the dog, to guide it. Assuming you told your beastie to stay, it will wait for you only attacking something if it is attacked. If you told it to defend odak, then it would follow him, and attack anyone who attacked/is threatening him and anyone who attacks it.
This is why you still need to use the handle animal skill to direct your animal, though you get big bonuses as it is an animal companion. It still acts like a creature of its type in general, unless you order it. Granted it is a superior animal, and highly intelligent for its type, but still.
It could be assumed that you told it to stay or guard, and it will obey that unless circumstance intervenes, or you give a new order.
This is subject to mercurions decision of course, I'm just putting my two cents in. There is usually a lot of hand waving when it comes to animal companions in general, I have noticed.