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   Vladimir has a BAB of +6, granting him an extra attack. If he uses his rapidshot feat on a full-attack action, he gets an additional attack. Arius casting acceleration means Vladimir gets an additional attack. Finally, Vladimir's manyshot perk means that his first attack of the four strikes with two arrows. If I'm correct, this leaves me with four attack rolls. I'd like to attack the crow attacking Arius, and switch to the other if the first one is successfully brought to 0 hp (I figure Irravin/Arius will handle the swarms better than Vladimir). Rolled a 17,2,11,4 and 3. Not the best set of rolls, but it could be worse I suppose. My totals (+15 bonus to acrobatics, +9 bonus to attack) are as follows: 
 Do any of these hit?  
   I took the full 2-day response time, but it's finally up! I was agonizing over how to handle such a sticky situation, especially when I remembered the assortment of items I have in my inventory. Speaking of which...I've updated the inventory section of my character sheet! It should have all of Vladimir's possessions on there (sans gold, for now). I'll be keeping updated records of things like arrow count there.  
   My goal is to move Arius and Vladimir past the mound of churning snow. I'm assuming both of them occupy their own 5 foot square, which means I would need to push Arius 10 feet in order to get both of us out of harm's way. D20PFSRD says "If your attack is successful, your target is pushed back 5 feet. For every 5 by which your attack exceeds your opponent’s CMD you can push the target back an additional 5 feet." Because they say I CAN push the target, I'm under the impression that should my roll allow something beyond a 10 foot push, I can choose to only go 10 feet. Which is what I hope to do. If you disagree with that reading of the rules I won't have a problem with that, that's just how I read it.  
   Knowledge Nature: 1d20 + 6 + 4⇒ (16) + 6 + 4= 26 
 Quick question regarding the above rolls. Vladimir's bonus to survival checks is +6, adding +4 for favored enemy magical beasts. Vladimir also has the class feature "track". Although I'm not actively tracking the beast, I wonder if the bonus would count on this survival check. It doesn't change the outcome, just curious. Your thoughts Beopere?  
   I was unsure if I had enough of the 24th left to spend a day using diplomacy to enlist the Seraphic Eye, so I used character text to specify two options for Vladimir's evening, depending on what you think is a reasonable time per beat. Let me know how you feel about that handling! And egads! Good luck Nyrus! May the rolls be in Irravin's favor!  
   I've taken advantage of the PbP medium to add some character thoughts that provide hidden context to the words I'm having Vladimir speak. However, his wording and behavior was intentionally written to be neutral and respectful, so I wouldn't encourage reading the spoiler while writing a response unless Ia is also paranoid and rolls sense motive.  
   Response is up! Pulled all lot of my Samsaran lore from the society section of the d20PFSRD page and the part about the Rakshasa from the Samsaran Compendium.  
   God. Beopere...you killed it man. Expect a phone call from me sometime in the next day or two congratulating you on a job well done. I think you used Samsaran lore beautifully. I'm crafting a response, expect it sometime in the next hour or two. Nyrus, thanks for your patience and support as Irravin. Bae and I chuckled HEARTILY when you said "dramatic emotional tirades" are nothing new to Vladimir.  
   Damn, that picture of the enclave is awesome!
  
   Gotchya. I suspected as much. Unfortunately, I have to have a plant or animal in mind, and have no such thing in mind other than the Kamadans.
  
   Word! I'll be open minded about your underdark stuff and try to stay true to what Vladimir would know. I think his deductions leading to an educated guess about the creatures would be accurate, but it is also a guess and think neither Vladimir nor I would be surprised to be wrong. Update: I was wrong! This is awesome! I haven't read about Mongrelmen yet! Question: I've reviewed my character sheet. The default formulas for mithril breastplates seem to add +1 to relevant skills. It looks like BP is -3, not -4, because a non-MWK steel BP is -3. In that case, adding MWK and armor expert and mithril gives a +1. Can an armor give a bonus to skills?  
   Right?!?! Ahhhhhh I’m LOVING this. I’m sure the absolute last thing Irravin wants to do is lean into his crow heritage, but the potential for a sneak attack is too good! I’m not sure how these creatures are alive in a kamadan nest. It doesn’t appear that they fought them off; they likely get to coexist with the Kamadans by frequently presenting offerings of food and such 
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