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Flanking from CRB:
When making a melee attack, you get a +2 flanking bonus if your opponent is threatened by another enemy character or creature on its opposite border or opposite corner.
When in doubt about whether two characters flank an opponent in the middle, trace an imaginary line between the two attackers’ centers. If the line passes through opposite borders of the opponent’s space (including corners of those borders), then the opponent is flanked.
Tarbin dashes into the main room, twirling his Longspear as he does. With a flourish he slides behind Brand, his spear nimbly ducking under the dwarf's arm and thrusting at the Goblin commander, attempting to slice him above the brow to force blood into his eyes.
Dirty Trick Stuff:
"Now, while he can't see!"
Tarbin follows Brand, chatting nonchalantly with various members of the party as they traveled. Teeva remained relatively quiet throughout the walk, seeming to be quite intrigued by her surroundings. When they reach the foot of the Spire, there's a grin across the Gnome's eager face. "That's the smell of adventure, Brand."
As a character with 0xp, and since we haven't hit the PFS section of the module yet, is it too late for me to make a minor change to Tarbin? I'd like to switch his level 1 FCB over to Skill Point, take a point of Profession, and have a day job. I realize giving up a point of HP for a day job is silly, but no self-respecting Gnome should be jobless!
Back at the barracks, Tarbin is just finishing his gear check and tossing his backpack to Teeva. "Not much yet, but should be enough to hold us over." From his belongings he draws a Longspear, an intricately carved weapon, albeit clearly of simple origins. It appears to be more sentimental than powerful. Tarbin gives it a few practice swings. "Hrn, hyah!" Those well versed in even the most basic fighting can see that he wields the weapon in a bizarre manner, his hand clutching the spear near the base rather than the middle, and maneuvering the weapon with his wrist rather than his hip and shoulder.
Tarbin gives the Lady a low, sweeping bow. "But of course my Lady, the business of your town is no business of ours. We're here for the Spire and nothing more." He nods at the various trophies around the room, admiring them with a broad smile. "A truly magnificent collection, and doubly imposing. A lady must be truly powerful to accrue such impressive trophies."
He turns on his heel, facing the commander again. "We're not here to cause you any trouble, Lady Commander. I'm sure we can keep this situation as pleasant for each other as possible."
Tarbin bursts into a hearty laugh, the kind you'd expect more from a dwarf than a gnome. "She's a Kyton, lad." He reaches back over his head, giving one of her piercings a flick. "They're artists of the flesh who thrive on body modification and masochism, I assure you she's feeling quite alright." Tarbin accepts Volar's offer and the pair of new arrival joins the rest of the party by the fire. Despite the clear approximate warmth of the flames, Teeva's breaths are still cloudy.
From up the road a lone mule pulling a makeshift carriage stamped with the Glyph of the Open Road makes its way toward the camp, trudging along at a forced march. Shortly after the carriage arrives and finally comes to a halt, rustling and muffled voices can begin to be heard inside. "Make yourself decent Teeva, I do believe we've finally caught up with our new friends." After a second or two longer the pale thin sheets covering the side of the cabin separate and from them emerges a short, stout gnome with a groomed mustache and a head of thick brown hair. He steps proudly down to the ground, carrying himself like a noble but wearing the smile of a rascal. Without waiting for an invitation to introduce himself he begins. "Terribly sorry about our late arrival, it seems we're here in the stead of an otherwise occupied Agent. Although in truth I can't say I mind arriving fashionably late." He rolls the sleeves of his orange and yellow tunic up and offers a hand forward in introduction. "Tarbin Kindlemoar, a pleasure to make your collective acquaintance. And speaking of late entrances, he says as he turns to face his cart, "Teeva, are you quite ready to join us?" With a wink to the rest of the group he whispers, "Try not to let her appearance unsettle you. I promise she's a little puppy dog at heart."
Saw the post in recruitment, I've got a character I'd like to take if he fits. Tarbin here is an Unsummoner who covers a decent number of bases, but doesn't cover the trapfinding need. He can cast Grease and Silent Image as SLA's in addition to the buffs usually reserved for the Eidolon (though he has 3 castings a day, so with his Eidolon Mage Armored the 2 castings of Enlarge Person are free to be divvied out). He himself is built around using Dirty Trick at reach with his Longspear (no bonus to CMD from Cover, so he uses it from behind his allies), so he doesn't relegate himself to cantrip/crossbow duty. Teeva is built as a decent Two-Handed Weapon Fighter and can hit pretty hard and accurately. Flavor wise, it's a Gnome with his Kyton Eidolon. Here is his Eidolon, Teeva. I can cover Heal Checks, Disable Device Checks, and UMD checks, but that's about the extent of my Skill Monkeying (Besides a +5 to Face Skills, which I don't see getting much use in a Superdungeon). There's also the bonus of being able to make 2 Perception Checks. Only level 1 so there's only so much I could do. I'd love to tag along if the character would be a decent aid. If there's a better or more appropriate fit, I don't mind letting someone else in. Fresh at 0xp, so I don't have the advantage of coming in with wands or anything. I'm happy to play on Slow progression to play the proper floors.
There is no more combat to be had, apparently, just a low-stakes "Enterprise crew versus Q" sort of encounter, apparently. That sounds awesome actually, hope I get the chance to play it. Don't spoil the fun (for anyone) by trying to rush through it so you can get your next Chronicle! |
