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HDP seeing the others fire, takes a step forward and will raise the hand crossbow and fire as well. While he is doing that, Ian quickly reloads to fire again, working in tandem, trying to fill the orc with arrows.
HDP to hit: 11
Damage: 9
Ian to hit: 6
Damage: 11
Ian looks at HDP after firing, surprised to see how well he shoots with the hand crossbow. For some flavor, since the numbers are identical, I want to say that Ian saw where HDPs arrow hit, and then fired and split his arrow as they connected at the same point on the orc's body!
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Glynquinal will move forward and make sure there are no other sentries in the immediate area. While searching the body, he will listen carefully for sounds of other Orcs nearby.
Ian will do the the same, moving up with Glyn. HDP will cover them from 20 feet back, and motion Rock and Gruxx to join. Ian takes a knee next to Glyn, saying softly "They wont all be that easy. What do you think we have wandered into here?"
The party advances to the orc corpse. Glynquinal pats it down. It is wearing badly crafted hide armor and carrying a greataxe that has seen better days. (If you searched more deeply than that, roll an investigation check.)
The party is now (roughly) 20 feet from the mouth of a cave. You hear nor see anything other than the mouth of the cave. It looks dark inside.
Here's a visual. Where are you going? Are you moving stealthily? Is someone lighting a torch for those without darkvision?
Aside from its weapon and armor, the orc has three copper pieces in a pouch and a rabbit's foot on a leather thong wrapped around its neck.
OK, so Glynquinal sneaks in. Rock has put on his goggles and can see in the dark. Gruxx has lighted a torch and can see fairly well up to 40 feet around himself. I'll say Glyn gets as far as peeking around the large boulder blocking half of the tunnel and sees this:
HDP, from his position with Ian and Glyn at the boulder, will also peek around (assuming he sees what Glyn sees) and puts a hand on the two elves to hold them back from moving further. HDP motions for them to wait but keep an eye further on, and he will cast a cantrip, Minor Illusion, to make the sound of several medium sized rocks falling down, to see if the sound elicits some sort of response from deeper in the cave.
Ian Initiative: 21
HDP Initiative: 21
Ian says to Glyn "Nice shooting. We ought to do that more often!"
Gruxx Initiative: 20
Glynquinal smiles at Ian, "We should. He's still moving though...he could sound an alarm."
Wow, those are good initiative rolls. Rock initiative: 22, DM rollz: 21 9
Round 2: HDP, Ian, Gruxx, orc, Glyn, Rock
The orc is 30 feet away from you. The cave mouth is 50 feet away. The orc knows someone is at your position.
HDP, you're up!
Sorry I am late
Initiative 10
HDP seeing the others fire, takes a step forward and will raise the hand crossbow and fire as well. While he is doing that, Ian quickly reloads to fire again, working in tandem, trying to fill the orc with arrows.
HDP to hit: 11
Damage: 9
Ian to hit: 6
Damage: 11
Ian looks at HDP after firing, surprised to see how well he shoots with the hand crossbow. For some flavor, since the numbers are identical, I want to say that Ian saw where HDPs arrow hit, and then fired and split his arrow as they connected at the same point on the orc's body!
The orc collapses, not even able to raise it own weapon as two arrows and two crossbow bolts pepper its torso.
OOC: We'll keep the initiative rolls for the *ahem* unknown future. :) What do you want to do now?
Glynquinal will move forward and make sure there are no other sentries in the immediate area. While searching the body, he will listen carefully for sounds of other Orcs nearby.
Perception 8
Ian will do the the same, moving up with Glyn. HDP will cover them from 20 feet back, and motion Rock and Gruxx to join. Ian takes a knee next to Glyn, saying softly "They wont all be that easy. What do you think we have wandered into here?"
Ian Perception: 5
HDP Perception: 8
Glynquinal looks to Ian, "Whatever we've found is likely to be quite interesting. Better keep a sharp eye out.
Glynquinal nudges Ian and motions that he's advancing. Glynquinal will move forward 50 feet.
The party advances to the orc corpse. Glynquinal pats it down. It is wearing badly crafted hide armor and carrying a greataxe that has seen better days. (If you searched more deeply than that, roll an investigation check.)
The party is now (roughly) 20 feet from the mouth of a cave. You hear nor see anything other than the mouth of the cave. It looks dark inside.
Here's a visual. Where are you going? Are you moving stealthily? Is someone lighting a torch for those without darkvision?
Glynquinal will takeva goid look at the body before moving on.
Investigation 14
Moving in a stealthy fashion Glynquinal advances into the cave entrance.
Stealth 18
Rock will put on his goggles
Gruxx will use his tinderbox to light a torch. He will carry a torch in one hand and a handaxe in the other.
Aside from its weapon and armor, the orc has three copper pieces in a pouch and a rabbit's foot on a leather thong wrapped around its neck.
OK, so Glynquinal sneaks in. Rock has put on his goggles and can see in the dark. Gruxx has lighted a torch and can see fairly well up to 40 feet around himself. I'll say Glyn gets as far as peeking around the large boulder blocking half of the tunnel and sees this:
What next?
Glynquinal will take a look around the boulder while listening for the sounds of anyone else in the immediate area.
Perception 14
Rock will grip his great axe and fallow Gyln just inside
Ian and HDP are staying right with Glyn.
HDP, from his position with Ian and Glyn at the boulder, will also peek around (assuming he sees what Glyn sees) and puts a hand on the two elves to hold them back from moving further. HDP motions for them to wait but keep an eye further on, and he will cast a cantrip, Minor Illusion, to make the sound of several medium sized rocks falling down, to see if the sound elicits some sort of response from deeper in the cave.
Gruxx will bring up the rear with the torch.