Here, we have a short battle that serves both as a demonstration of how vore rules will work, and a shakedown of them to see if they're decently balanced. It will pit three 3rd-level player characters against 600 xp worth of enemies, a tough but not brutal encounter considering that they'll be able to fire off all their dailies, with a single 1st-level obstacle (the well, which works like a basic pit, but does no damage to whoever falls in). The enemies are a range of levels (one 3rd, one 4th, one 6th). If you have the MMs, then Milla is a human mage (MM), Darro is a human guard (MM), and Livia is a half-elf bandit captain (MM2). There won't be very much descriptive prose about the fighting itself, but the vore parts will receive some detail, to tide us all over for the beginning of the game in earnest.<br/><br/>The map images are from maptools, if anyone's wondering. Here are the PC's stats, randomly generated by ChaoticShiny's program. For simplicity's sake, I'm just giving them all +1 weapons and armor, +1 amulets of protection (in nutrion form), and one healing potion (in nutrion form). They're probably slightly weaker than 'real' player characters would be, but they should work well enough.<br/><br/>Sophia<br/>Dragonborn Paladin         Deity: Lunia     Level: 3<br/>Str: 17     Con: 11     Dex: 10     Int: 10     Wis: 12     Cha: 18<br/>Fort: 16   Ref: 13     Will: 17     AC: 21     Armor: scale<br/>Hit Points: 43           Surge Value: 10       Surges: 10<br/>At-will prayers:     Valiant Strike     Holy Strike<br/>Level 1 Daily: Radiant Delirium<br/>Level 1 Encounter: Fearsome Smite<br/>Level 2 Utility: Astral Speech<br/>Level 3 Encounter: Invigorating Smite<br/><br/><br/>Skills: Religion 6, Diplomacy 10, Intimidate 12, Endurance 6<br/>Feats: Healing hands, Toughness<br/>Weapons: +1 Longsword, heavy shield<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>Yula<br/>Longtooth Shifter Cleric         Deity: Centrius     Level: 3<br/>Str: 16     Con: 12     Dex: 12     Int: 11     Wis: 16     Cha: 14<br/>Fort: 15   Ref: 13     Will: 17     AC: 19     Armor: chainmail<br/>Hit Points: 34           Surge Value: 8       Surges: 8<br/>At-will prayers:     Righteous Brand     Priest's Shield<br/>Level 1 Daily: Guardian of Faith<br/>Level 1 Encounter: Cause Fear<br/>Level 2 Utility: Sanctuary<br/>Level 3 Encounter: Split the Sky<br/><br/><br/>Skills: Religion 6, Heal 9, Insight 9, Diplomacy 8<br/>Feats: Armor of (Bahamut) Centrius, Action surge<br/>Weapons: +1 Scythe<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>Gorlon<br/>Dragonborn Ranger         Fighting Style: Two-Blade     Level: 3<br/>Str: 18     Con: 11     Dex: 15     Int: 10     Wis: 12     Cha: 12<br/>Fort: 17   Ref: 15(+1)     Will: 13     AC: 16(+1)     Armor: leather<br/>Hit Points: 33           Surge Value: 8       Surges: 6<br/>At-will exploits:     Hit and Run     Careful Attack<br/>Level 1 Daily: Jaws of the Wolf<br/>Level 1 Encounter: Dire Wolverine Strike<br/>Level 2 Utility: Unbalancing Parry<br/>Level 3 Encounter: Thundertusk Boar Strike<br/><br/><br/>Skills: Nature 7, Athletics 10, Acrobatics 8, Stealth 8, Endurance 6<br/>Feats: Two weapon fighting, Two weapon defense<br/>Weapons: +1 battleaxe, handaxe<br/>-----------------------------------------<br/><br/><a class="postlink" href="http://yfrog.com/mydemomap1p">Battle map, made with maptools, beginning of combat</a><br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Darro was wondering just how fortunate he really was to have stayed here with the leaders of the patrol rather than being sent out to forage like the other four soldiers. As he dutifully fed the cooking fire, he stole a glance at his superior and their attatched mage. With his fit, athletic body, roguishly handsome face and a natural way with words, he thought that Milla and Livia would be fighting over him by now. <br/><br/>The inhabitants of this farm, the Caligi Estate, hadn't been heard of for two weeks, so Lord Karun had dispatched seven of his followers to investigate. The farm had clearly been raided; when the seven troops had arrived, the inhabitants, livestock, and anything else that wasn't nailed down was gone. It was too late to return to Delium, so they chose to make camp for the night. None of the buildings had a chimney, so any cooking would have to be done outside. He felt a little disappointed all of a sudden. Instead of a good time, he was stuck tending the fire in uncomfortable silence. Why did Livia have to be such a cold fish, anyway? Milla had given him a coy work or two, but she was just as intimidated by the half-elf as he was.<br/><br/>Milla, the human mage with neck-length chestnut hair, had a shy, freckled face that was cute in a coquettish way, and an hourglass figure that her tightly-cut lavender robe clung to enticingly. They hadn't spoken much, but Darro was certain she wanted him, the way she blushed every time he 'accidentally' brushed up against her. <br/><br/>Ah, but Livia was always there. Just like when the other men and he wanted to have a game of cards or steal a little livestock. He'd offered to give her a good time, but she'd been pointedly uninterested. Who knew what her problem was?<br/><br/>Livia was the leader of this little mission and a long-time follower of Lord Karun. She was shorter and slighter than Milla, being half-elven, but far more athletic. Certainly, she didn't dress any more modestly; Livia wore a tight-fitting studded leather breastplate, a pair of bracers, and little else. All along her legs, her soft, tan skin was tantalizingly exposed. Her black hair was done up in a tight bun, but her face, with soft pouting lips, high elven cheekbones, and sultry hazel eyes more than made up for it. Given the chance, Darro might even go for her over Milla, but since Livia was so intent on being frigid, he tried to think of a way to distract her.<br/><br/>"Hey," he called with sudden urgency, straightening up. Livia, leaning against the side of one of the thoroughly-looted farmhouses, turned her head immediately and raised an eyebrow. "I think I heard something from those bushes, down that way." he said in a low voice, pointing to the east. "Our magical support and I had better go check it out, don't you think?"<br/><br/>Livia glanced around the corner of the farmhouse calmly. She turned and opened her mouth to say something, but before she could, a loud, deep voice broke the quiet night air with a snarl. "Shit! ATTACK!" Two higher-pitched voices called out in reply... one sounded almost like a howl. In an instant, the veteran half-elf warrior's razor-sharp broadsword was drawn, and she pressed her lean body against the farmhouse wall for cover. Both Darro and Milla were struck dumb for a moment, especially Darro, who found the fact that he was right after all to be no consolation whatsoever.</span><br/><br/>Initiative:<br/>PCs<br/>Sophia init (1d20 + 1): 5 + 1 = 6+<br/>Yula init (1d20 + 2): 19 + 2 = 21<br/>Gorlon init (1d20 + 3): 19 + 3 = 22<br/><br/>Enemies<br/>Livia init (1d20 + 9): 17 + 9 = 26<br/>Milla init (1d20 + 4): 3 + 4 = 7<br/>Darro init (1d20 + 5): 1 + 5 = 6-<br/>Tiebreaker goes to Sophia<br/><br/>(I'll introduce the good gu- err, player characters and resolve the first round of combat ASAP, probably have it poseted sometime tonight)