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[Ireth]

No. I rolled a STR check for the monster to see if it could fling people around, but it failed. So no one got tossed around, just jostled as the creature changed position. All of the characters were able to hold their ground against its movements.

Fair enough. ^^

 

[Ireth]

I really hope Cadell's attack roll actually resulted in a hit. I'd hate for that critical damage roll to go to waste.

 

[Legendary Sidekick]

Over 15 = hit! (16 is the weakest to-hit roll, and it worked - oh, plus we get +2 for being behind, I think... not that any roll needed it yet!)

If ~50 HP, dead.

If exactly 53, Nod killed it!

 

[Ireth]

Well, my 13 was a base 15, but the -2 non-dominant hand penalty bumped it down. Guess it doesn't count. :/

 

[Legendary Sidekick]

Oh, shoot! You rolled 13 to hit. Totally didn't see that. So I THINK it's 45 damage now, then. Or 40 if his prior turn missed. Still confused about Nod missing with 18 to-hit. I thought 16 was successful.

 

[Ireth]

Still confused about Nod missing with 18 to-hit. I thought 16 was successful.

Yeah, no kidding. That strikes me as really weird.

 

[Legendary Sidekick]

Thank God it was an error on Steerpike's part. I was afraid the creature had extra resistance vs. projectiles!

 

[Ireth]

Thank God it was an error on Steerpike's part. I was afraid the creature had extra resistance vs. projectiles!

Well, that's a relief!

 

[Legendary Sidekick]

Maybe this round we kill it? See if I'm not the only lucky roller. C'mon, everyone!

Down 45 might be 90% dead. We won't know until more high rollers come in. Algernon is due. Isn't he? Or maybe not because he's the new guy, like how Mauve never rolled well when she was the new girl. The ideal fighter-type joins up, and he fails at everything and suddenly Mauve is the strongest member of the party both physically and magically.

 

[Steerpike]

Yeah, my mistake. I was taking notes on the posts as they went up and I screwed something up. I should have double checked them before posting the next round!

 

[Ireth]

Well, if we don't kill it this round, next round Cadell's going to try to get at its belly to see if it's any weaker. I just hope he isn't crushed if the thing falls on top of him when it dies. ._.

 

[Legendary Sidekick]

I don't know if there's a penalty for specifying targets… and I think Steerpike was merciful to me in that last turn. I hoped that by shoving my sword down the beast's throat I might get a situational hit, but my fear was that it would out-muscle me (though technically, Baldhart has the advantage in STR thanks to the +4 bonus) and Baldhart would lose her sword.

The mental image of both her arms getting bitten off crossed my mind as well. (And still losing the sword, of course.)


Also, Baldhart could have blocked that last monster attack, but just the same, I'm happy to have its back to her and most of the party.

 

[Steerpike]

Typically, if a monster has even animal intellect and a sense of self-preservation, I'll roll a chance that it will change targets in response to a very hard hit from someone else. In this case, Aliron and Mauve both hit the thing hard. If it is smart enough to have second thoughts about attacking, it is probably having them.

 

[Legendary Sidekick]

We get free attacks if it tries to flee, right? Ha, ha, ha!

Confession: I am hoping Algernon strikes with max damage.

What…? He has good AC and HP. He'll survive!

 

[Nihal]

NOOOOO, it's back! A natural 1! <o>

 

[Legendary Sidekick]

Two natural 1s… but if Ankari gets to add 2 for hitting from behind, he hit. And he hit at his max damage, which is very very nice!

55 damage now… let's see if 50 is the kill spot. I'm sure we're close. And if it tries to flee, free attack!

Do we get +2 for the free attack or +4 for free attack from behind?


EDIT - Not that I want to see Ankari fall, but I'm glad he hit harder that Rhyd can. So if Ryhd hits the beast but fails to kill it and it attacks the strongest attacker, that's Ankari. I think Rhyd's best attack is a 9.

Of course, if it's not a 50 HP beast, it's what… maybe 60? Signs of weakness came after it was down 36. We may not have much to worry about. Maybe one player falls but can be healed.

Unless all of our rolls suck. Then worry!

 

[Nihal]

Unless all of our rolls suck. Then worry!

I'm worried. Both the players who dealt some nice damage were attacked, then rolled 1. What are the odds? ._.

 

[Ravana]

I'm worried. Both the players who dealt some nice damage were attacked, then rolled 1. What are the odds? ._.

You want the answer? 1 in 400. That one's easy: 1/20 x 1/20. That, I can do in my head. (From doing just that sort of thing in just this sort of situation for decades. In fact, I didn't need to "do" that one at all: I knew it. I stopped to do it anyway, though, just to make sure I wasn't remembering some other number. Happens some times.… )

 

[Sparkie]

You want the answer? 1 in 400. That one's easy: 1/20 x 1/20. That, I can do in my head. (From doing just that sort of thing in just this sort of situation for decades. In fact, I didn't need to "do" that one at all: I knew it. I stopped to do it anyway, though, just to make sure I wasn't remembering some other number. Happens some times.… )

Ravana = Vegas oddsmaker

 

[Ravana]

Ravana = Vegas oddsmaker

Don't you believe it. Knowing the odds doesn't make one a good gambler—and I learned long ago I wasn't one. (In fact, anyone who understands odds would never bother gambling in the first place… especially not at casinos.) And, while I ought at least technically to do better were I the one sitting in the back room coming up with new ways to bilk the customers, the way my luck runs I'd end up being the one oddsmaker in town for whom a couple dozen ultra-longshots came in on the first week, and manage to go broke before the laws of large numbers had a chance to work their magic in my favor.…

[Example: say someone offered me, as the house, a bet at 300-1 on whether or not two consecutive 1s would come up on d20 rolls.…]