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[GreatWyrmGold]

I thought you were on sister. Hold on...

[mastahcheese]

Switch target to Red, flanking with whoever available!

[Unholy_Pariah]

omnomnom red in such a way as that i prevent her from attacking this turn, somehow do it as a flanking strike if mastahcheese doesnt get a partner..

((Hey joben, if we all dogpile onto a single critter with holding attacks do the deence penalties stack?
Could we prevent other small dinosaurs from moving or acting at all if there were enough of us doing so?))

[Joben]

((@GWG, no Unholy is on Red, he explicitly attacked her back on turn 11, and for 12 said continue same. Mastahcheese was the one holding Sister.))

((Hey joben, if we all dogpile onto a single critter with holding attacks do the deence penalties stack?
Could we prevent other small dinosaurs from moving or acting at all if there were enough of us doing so?))

((Short answer:  Hold attack bonuses don't stack, but more than one hold is still valuable. If you come up with a plan that should work yes you can immobilize stuff.))

Spoiler: Elaboration (click to show/hide)

Attack bonuses from Hold don't stack. I'm pretty sure that would break the game if you could easily all get +6 for free. But this creature at least isn't equipped to break multiple holds per turn. One hold is ephemeral in this system, easily broken, sometimes it doesn't even last a full turn. Three though, that's going to stick around and benefit you all...probably

If I can't figure out how the creature would attack one of you in it's present position, and can't figure out how to change that position, then it can't act. (Though it might get a roll to get lucky) I'll give any reasonable sounding plan toward that end a chance of working.

In this size ratio I sorta picture it as one of you being big/strong enough to reliably restrain one extremity. With several of you doing that logic would ensure to the best of my ability. Like one on the head one on the tail would make movement really difficult.

(Lycaon pictus does the face+tail grab thing with large prey. It works pretty well on stuff up to Zebra size, and they're ~60 pounds dogs. As a further digression they are the main reference species I used for you guys. This game system could shift to the Serengeti with only trivial changes. You are African Wild Dogs with the serial numbers filed off. You just killed a zebra and are now fighting lions )

[Unholy_Pariah]

((Everyone hold attacks now! Prevent them murdering us by removing their ability to move.))

[Maxinum McDreich]

(I'll just hopefully add a wound to Mate, should get their vigor down quicker, then yeah)

Wild Leap Attack Mate's Face.

[Joben]

Wild Attack on sister!

(I picked arbitrarily between her two injured areas. You're hitting Body.)

You score a fairly good hit on her.

(Attack 7+3 vs 6+1, dmg 6)
(+2 Vigor Spent)

But she hits you back harder. (16 dmg taken)

Fight

(Cunning 3) You are distracted and don't coordinate with your packmate.

(Attack 10+1 vs 7, dmg 16)

Fight

(Cunning 2) You are distracted and don't coordinate with your packmate.

As Maxinum moves in you strike wildly at him.

(Wild Attack 10+2 vs 6+0, dmg 24)
(+2 Vigor, -1 Def)

(I'll just hopefully add a wound to Mate, should get their vigor down quicker, then yeah)

Wild Leap Attack Mate's Face.

Mate scores a painful hit on you as you move in. (24 dmg taken)

You respond with equal wildness, uncaring of risk. You injure his head drawing blood.

(Attack 3+2 vs 4+0, dmg 2, Wound Inflicted)
(+7 Vigor spent, -1 Def)

Looking at Vigor...if we can't end this soon, we're dead. And trying to end it sooner ruins our remaining time.

Charge at Sister Red, attacking the legs and/or climbing up.

You charge at Red, but she twists out of the way!

(8-1 vs 10+1)

Fury Strike the most injured on within reach.

(Sense 4+2) That's Unholy.

You twist around and claw frantically at him but he wriggles out of the way.

(Fury Attack 3+2 vs 6)
(+5 Vigor Spent)

Switch target to Red, flanking with whoever available!

omnomnom red in such a way as that i prevent her from attacking this turn, somehow do it as a flanking strike if mastahcheese doesnt get a partner..

((Hey joben, if we all dogpile onto a single critter with holding attacks do the deence penalties stack?
Could we prevent other small dinosaurs from moving or acting at all if there were enough of us doing so?))

Cheese attacks very clumsily from one side, and is only saved from a painful reprisal by the distraction of Unholy on the other side.

Unholy struggles against Red and she trips and falls over!

(Cheese 4 vs 9+1. Counter Averted by flank.)

(Unholy 9+1 vs 9+1, Clash! 6, Defender falls over!)

Spoiler: GM Notes (click to show/hide)

Well that was an exciting development. Red is likely going to be able to get up. But at minimum whoever gets the first attack on her has a chance to do serious damage. She's at a net -1 to defense while prone and held.

btw, Unholy, what are you holding her by? It might make a difference.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Attack Red's head/neck area while she's down! Try to cut an important artery.

[Dwarmin]

Action: Wild ttack on sister once attack! Go for the body!

[Maxinum McDreich]

Huh... just thought of a chance to win this...

For now:

Wild Leap Attack Mate's Head. Hold.

[Unholy_Pariah]

tear at reds most injured bodypart, keep her held down in a way that makes it difficult to attack us.

((I assumed i was on her back for some reason.))

[mastahcheese]

Fury on Red's head! Keep her down!

[Joben]

Action: Wild ttack on sister once attack! Go for the body!

(5+3 vs 7+1, Clash 5, Defender Falls over!)
(Wild +2 Vigor Spend, +1 Att, -1 Def)
(24 dmg taken!)

Get it together, listen to Mate.

(Cunning 5+1) You are no longer scared and coordinate with Mate rather than being purely reactive.

(Attack 4+2 vs 4+2, Clash 3, Errr Sister falls over...more?)

Work with sister on her foe. Wild Attack

(7+2 vs 4-1, dmg 24)
(+2 Vigor Spent, +1 Att, -1 Def)

Huh... just thought of a chance to win this...

For now:

Wild Leap Attack Mate's Head. Hold.

(Attack 1+3 vs 6+0)

(Wild Leap +7 Vigor Spent, +2 Attack, -1 Def)

(That mess seems worthy of a unified narrative description)

Sister manages to control her momentary panic. Once again clearheaded, she and Mate call back and forth and turn their attention on Dwarmin. Before they can act, Dwarmin slams into her with a mighty shriek. Perhaps by luck or skill he trips her and she sprawls on the ground. She frantically claws at him, her feet slipping in the muddy forest floor, but her claws find no purchase.

With a roar Mate comes to his companion's aid. A vicious kick lands near the base of Dwarmin's tail sending bright flares of pain through the young Hunter's body.

Maxinum leaps high into the air aiming for Mate, but badly misjudges his position. He lands with a thump, his claws tearing furrows in the leaf litter that covers the ground.

Sister manages to get her legs working at last and rises to face her foes. She is breathing heavily from exertion, but notes with satisfaction that her opponents appear to be nearly exhausted.

Meanwhile a few yards to the East.

Attack Red's head/neck area while she's down! Try to cut an important artery.

She twists her head away from your strike causing you to miss. You almost trip over her neck but regain your footing.

(Attack 9-1 vs 9-1, Clash 6, err...Red falls over more. Well at least it wasn't you.)

tear at reds most injured bodypart, keep her held down in a way that makes it difficult to attack us.

((I assumed i was on her back for some reason.))

You try to tear more but the way she's thrashing around barely hurt her more. She tries to twist around and bite you, but is unsuccessful.

(Attack 9+4 vs 10+2, dmg 2)

Get up, kill Unholy with extreme prejudice

((Being held while prone turns rising into a non-trivial task with a possibility of failure. But it's just one of you. This is like a human standing up with a small child on their back.))

(Red Athletics check: 5) She gets up.

(Attack 1+2 vs 6) She misses pitifully.
(Fury +5 Vigor Spend)

Fury on Red's head! Keep her down!

Unfortunately she has already managed to rise, but you strike her a mighty blow across the face and hold on!

You've got the proverbial bull by the horns (What the heck is a bull?), this is either the best or worst development for you so far.

(6+2 vs 1+2, dmg 10)
(Vigor Spent +5, Att +1)

Spoiler: GM Notes (click to show/hide)

Ephiphany, things that get knocked prone should probably be required to stay there for the remainder of the turn so they can get hit. (Possibly the end of their next turn?) Otherwise they tend to pop up almost instantly.

Maxinum will be away soon and has left instructions for how his character should be run. OOC I'm saying that he favors inflicting a second Wound on mate, and then depending on various factors he will either attempt to pull back and rest or switch to attacking Red.

State of the fight summation.

Damage in the right spot needed to kill enemies outright:

Sister - 26 to Body, 36 Head
Mate - 36 Head, 50 Body
Red - 46 Head, 54 Body

Damage needed to inflict new wounds
(Only areas already with damage noted)

Sister - 11 Head, 1 Body
Mate - 11 Head,
Red - 1 Head, 11 Body

Enemy Exhaustion Countdown

Sister  ~4 turns.
Mate  ~10 turns
Red  26 turns. (Actually 13, she spends Fury every turn because that's how she rolls.)

Can I change my bet, TPK is seeming more likely all of a sudden.

[GreatWyrmGold]

((I think a bull is kinda like a ceratopsian. I mean, a spineface.
Also, maybe have standing up take up a whole turn, during which you are vulnerable? Makes groups of animals big enough to knock you over more dangerous.))

Attack Red's head.

[Unholy_Pariah]

attack red, hold her again.