<blockquote><div><cite>Brown Coat wrote:</cite> "Take the reins, I'll see if I can slow him down."</div></blockquote><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Not likely, if all you're going to do is stand there like that.</span><br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Climb check (1d20 + 16): 11 + 16 = 27 -&gt; Success</div></div></div><br/>Moving to the edge of the roof, Kaelen swings down around the side, using the handholds to work his way around to the front of the carriage and bypassing Brown Coat entirely.  Although he's not sure what tipped him off, Brown Coat seems to have have had some experience dealing with concealed opponents, and there's no sense in attacking someone who's ready for him when there's easier prey to be had.<br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Kaelen activates Serpent's Bite (Bite attack deals 3d8 damage for 1 minute)<br/><br/>Bite attack (1d20 + 16): 6 + 16 = 22 -&gt; Hit<br/>Bite damage (3d8 + 1): 3, 5, 7 + 1 = 16<br/>Sneak attack damage (5d6): 4, 5, 6, 5, 6 = 26<br/><br/>Total of 42 damage</div></div></div><br/>Popping up next to Big Belly, Kaelen can see the damage his earlier attack did , and knows that she's on her last legs.  Rather than using his sword in the awkward position, he reverts to a simpler, more instinctual mode of attack: go for the throat.  With his target unawares, it's easy for him to lunge up at her, his mouth gaping wider than normal.  Burying his fangs deep into her neck, Kaelen viciously wrenches her around before releasing, the taste of her blood hot in his mouth.  Turning to Brown Coat, he knows that some reprisal will follow, but what it will be he's not sure.  He's not taking any chances however, as he knows firsthand just how much damage even Brown Coat's tiny dagger can do in the right hands.