<blockquote class="uncited"><div>[Crits/crit fails do not apply to skill checks RAW. Since I, the player, am sick, just woke up to see that I need to rush a post, and got a surprise screw you first thing in the morning to the tune of an extra penalty for bad luck, this is limited to crunch for speed and lack of interest in taking over an hour to type up something.]</div></blockquote><br/><br/>{I actually didn't know that. Okay, go ahead and not be sickened but instead just fatigued. Also you personally should go ahead and not be sickened... (seriously, please feel better. It's awful it is to be ill). Also... don't ever feel like you 'have to' post up something, although I certainly appreciate that you did. I'm having a boring evening.<br/><br/>{Also... will save<span style="font-style: italic">8</span>. Sucks to be a seamonster, I guess. It will be blinded and reliant on its sense of scent for the next four rounds. This gives it a 50% miss chance even if it formally hits. Vs Alizome (d100 = 13, success), Vs Xarces (d100 = 9, success).<br/><br/>I think your guards can stand as a move action and attack straightaway with their normal actions - we can say they 'rolled' far enough from you when you dumped them to attack immediately - sorry, I do keep forgetting their existance. Must stop that.<br/><br/>Fort save vs. sickening, 1d20 (17) + 12 = 29, success! - PS no opportunity attacks are possible by the creature since it is blinded.}<br/><br/>The creature's clearly snuffling you out by sound and scent as it attacks, blinded by the glittering dust surrounding its eyes. Even as a black ray shoots from Linda's fingertip and strikes the creature - apparently harmlessly - it is the sound of Xarces's singing that draws its attack.<br/><br/>{Creature running damage total: 5, blinded for 5 rounds (including this one). It does not get opportunity attacks.<br/>Alizome: 23<br/>Xarces: 22<br/>Acted surprise round: Creature, Alizome, Linda<br/>Acted first round: Creature, Alizome, Linda, everyone else (inc. Linda's guards) still to act (recall that if you are below deck it is a full-round action to reach the deck)}.<br/>Digestion status: Xarces in creature's mouth.