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Startled by the screams, Tohil decides to go north, where the noise comes from.

[Starver]

As the most obviously at risk of foolhardy actions, I'm sticking with following Bob

I could, of course, be wrong.

"WAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHHH!!!"

(But Dwain's already got his priorities. No change until things go obviously fubar, on this other track.)

[Sir Knight]

('Sokay, that's what turn order rolls are for . . . )

Hmm, dustywayfarer hasn't been on the forums for a week.  That's inconvenient, but nonetheless is totally a normal thing that normal healthy people would be encouraged to do.  (I mean, seriously, have you seen these Dwarf Fortress players?  Crazy.)  So I'm thinking that Louis might wind up guarding the wheelbarrows if I don't hear something soon.

[Sir Knight]

Previous -- Next

Yes, proceeding.

Spoiler: Combat round order (click to show/hide)

2, 3, 4, 1, 8, 5, 7, 6

. . . John, Alyssa Alpine, Dwain, Dustan, the standing jellyfish, Gary, Tohil, Bob.

(Which means disappointment and/or relief, as appropriate.)

John and Dwain regard the situation calmly.  A familiar-looking creature is waiting in ambush.  Dustan prepares his sling; with adequate cues, Alyssa quickly follows suit, and the opening barrage begins!

Spoiler: Alyssa Alpine (Rautherdir) and Dustan (Dustan Hache) vs. Standing jellyfish A (click to show/hide)

Alyssa Alpine and Dustan's combat table, sling and rocks:

1: Fail terribly
2: Fail
3: Succeed weakly
4: Succeed
5: Succeed greatly
6: Fail by succeeding

Alyssa Alpine's attack roll: 2, Fail!

Dustan's attack roll: 4, Succeed!
Damage roll (1d6+1): 5+1 = 6!
Standing jellyfish A, HP: 2/8

Alyssa's throw goes wide, but Dustan's cracks a hefty impact against the bulbous body, and it begins to descend from its hiding place.  Tentacles unwrap from below with slow menace.

Gary seems overwhelmed with the power of the war hammer, and lets loose a "WAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHHH!!!" before charging ahead of the group.  The standing jellyfish lashes out!

Spoiler: Standing jellyfish A vs. Gary (Coolrune206) (click to show/hide)

Standing jellyfish combat table, venomous, you have no immunity:

1: Fail terribly
2: Fail
3: Succeed
4: Succeed
5: Succeed greatly
6: Fail by succeeding

Standing jellyfish A attack roll: 6, Fail by succeeding!
(I make an unannounced roll in these situations to determine just what sort of failure occurs, and it indicates the attack should "hit an ally," but the only "ally" nearby is a corpse, so I guess I'll run with that . . . )

Gary's combat table, iron war hammer:

1: Fail terribly
2: Fail
3: Succeed weakly
4: Succeed
5: Succeed
6: Succeed greatly
7: Fail by succeeding

Gary's attack roll: 7, Fail by succeeding!
(And this time I got the other result, being mutually-assured destruction . . . )
Damage to standing jellyfish A (1d6+1): 5+1 = 6!
Standing jellyfish A, HP: 0/8
Damage to self (1d6+1): 2+1 = 3!
Gary, HP: 7/10

Perhaps you are moving too quickly for it, as the standing jellyfish's leading tentacle flings past your shoulder and strikes a harmless target; the nearby corpse.  Sure hope it's got taste buds on that thing, because this is the last taste it's ever going to get!

You strain yourself to the point of pulling muscles, swinging that hammer until it hits something with substance.  Legs, body, who cares?  Soon enough you've toppled it to the ground!

Standing jellyfish A has been struck down!

. . . Say, what's that coming along the tunnel now?

Spoiler: Bob (magmaholic) vs. standing jellyfish B (click to show/hide)

Bob's combat table, throwing rocks with bare hands:

1: Fail terribly
2: Fail
3: Succeed weakly
4: Succeed weakly
5: Succeed
6: Fail by succeeding

Bob's attack roll: 2, Fail!

Bob had been planning to pitch a rock at that first jerk, but it looks like there's a second jerk.  It'll do.  You miss, sure, but there are always more rocks.

. . . I know that Dustan (Dustan Hache) had expressed an interest in stopping other people from approaching, but I figured that a sling toss so close to Gary (Coolrune206)'s charge meant he didn't have time to try very hard.  Well, at least one of them's dead.

[Dustan Hache]

"get out of the way if you don't want to be spare parts, Gary!"
wind up and launch another rock at the second jellyfish, regardless of Gary. Give him a chance to move out of the way, though.

[Starver]

My help is not apparently needed (as long as levels of self-destruction don't increase). Continue shadowing Bob, just for the hell of it, looking over his shoulder and ready to intervene.

(I can't actually do much to stop Doctor Death stoning Gary to death, if things go durian-shaped.)

[Coolrune206]

Gary, glancing at the approaching foe, is struck with a genius idea! He slams his warhammer into the body of the newly dead jellyfish, sending the corpse flying at the other creature. He then goes prone and covers his head, hoping to not die to friendly fire.

[Rautherdir]

"If only we had a weapon that couldn't hit our allies..."

Throw my Phasestrike Javelin at the second jellyfish.

[randomgenericusername]

Fling stones in the direction of the jellyfish monster to help fight.
"What the hell is that thing?"

[ziizo]

"Is time to use my trusty sling... Oh yeah I lost it"

do nothing

[magmaholic]

go take the tentacle squids boys lunch monei and kill him "GIV ECKS PEE YAYA"

[Dustan Hache]

My help is not apparently needed (as long as levels of self-destruction don't increase). Continue shadowing Bob, just for the hell of it, looking over his shoulder and ready to intervene.

(I can't actually do much to stop Doctor Death stoning Gary to death, if things go durian-shaped.)

(Oh please, I'm a doctor! He won't die if I decide to opperate on him to extract his organs. If I wanted him dead, I'd just kill him here!)

[Sir Knight]

"Is time to use my trusty sling... Oh yeah I lost it"

do nothing

Wait, are you sure?  I'm fairly certain you retrieved it after it was lost in a previous scene.  I've got it back on your character sheet, in any case.

But other than that, I think we have everyone but Louis (dustywayfarer) again.  Hmm.  Should I send a private message?

[Dustan Hache]

He hasn't been on since January. Proceed with the turn.

[ziizo]

"Is time to use my trusty sling... Oh yeah I lost it"

do nothing

Wait, are you sure?  I'm fairly certain you retrieved it after it was lost in a previous scene.  I've got it back on your character sheet, in any case.

But other than that, I think we have everyone but Louis (dustywayfarer) again.  Hmm.  Should I send a private message?

Then next turn John will magically find his sling.