Team Xantrius

Game Master JasonX

Korak examines the barrier to see what it's made of and if it might be possible to push it over on them.

The barrier is essentially piled boulders with stiffened hides on the side facing you to make it more difficult to climb. The hides appear to be oiled. The hides block your vision so it is hard to tell how well fitted the boulders are. It is definitely a substantial barrier.

Can we hear them talking? What are they saying?

What little you can make out sounds like the bored chatter typical of guards everywhere in all times :)

Korak mimes the other preparing any ranged weapons they might have as he indicates himself moving up to the barrier.

Aleziella whispers to Xantrius. "I wonder what's happening up ahead. I hope they aren't rushing into things without us." She steps from foot to foot and swings her rapier in the air, clearly impatient to take part in the action.

Bakji takes up a position to get a bead on one of the guards while staying hidden. He watches the dwarf carefully as he heads forwards.

"I, too, am worried. They have been gone too long..." Xantrius whispers back. He edges slowly forward to see further down the passage and into the chamber.

Darkvision 60ft, Stealth: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (17) - 2 = 15

"Let's go and see then." Aleziella follows after the rest, eager to figure out what is going on. In her haste she isn't particulary stealthy though.

stealth: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

OK, everyone roll initiative.

Initiative: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30

Can't you just roll iniative for everyone?
initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

init: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
I agree with Alez, this is a slow medium, and a slow game. Minimizing the back-and-forth is a good thing.

Yes, in the other game I'm playing the DM has a template posted at the bottom of the campaign tab for all the characters init and perception checks so he can cut and paste them quickly. It speeds things up quite a bit!

Initiative:
Aleziella: [dice]1d20+5[/dice
Aleziella: [dice]1d20+5[/dice
Bakji: [dice]1d20+10[/dice
Korak: [dice]1d20+2[/dice
Kothar: [dice]1d20+4[/dice
Tanya: [dice]1d20+3[/dice
Xantrius: [dice]1d20+1[/dice

Perception:
Aleziella: [dice]1d20+4[/dice
Bakji: [dice]1d20+10[/dice
Korak: [dice]1d20+7[/dice
Kothar: [dice]1d20+6[/dice
Tanya: [dice]1d20+2[/dice
Xantrius: [dice]1d20+8[/dice