<span style="font-weight: bold">&lt;&lt;2ND CARRIAGE: ALYSSA, ANGEL &amp; LARYNN&gt;&gt;</span><br/><br/>It doesn't take long for Alyssa's slippery surprise to have its desired effect. The three cats outside are already riding dangerously, overcrowded on a narrow seat atop a jostling carriage. Even with sure footing, it's far from an ideal perch. Remove friction from the equation, and...<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;">Torn Jacket's Reflex save: 1d20 (4) + 9 = 13, failure<br/>Torn Jacket is now prone (-4 melee AC, +4 ranged AC).</div></div></div><br/>...someone is bound to have an accident.<br/><br/>Torn jacket is the first to fall; caught unawares at the center of Alyssa's trap, he prepares to spur the horses forward, only to find himself slipping forward as he lifts the reins. Panicking, he flails in both directions, scrabbling for purchase on the nearest steady surface - his two companions - and thoroughly confusing the horses in the process.<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;">Torn Jacket's driving check: 1d20 (7) + 10 = 17, failure. See above for details.<br/><br/>White Fur's Reflex save: 1d20 (10) + 7 = 17, failure</div></div></div><br/><blockquote><div><cite>Angel wrote:</cite>"If you're cats then you should know there's nothing better that dogs love to chase... Or eat."</div></blockquote><br/>"<span style="font-style: italic">You?</span>eat<span style="font-style: italic">us?</span>" White fur snickers at Angel's threat, leering at the taller lupine as if the difference means nothing to her. She sniffs once, then huffs disdainfully. "Not even a Hellhound... just another loudmouth mutt. I had one like you for breakfast, and I<span style="font-style: italic">yeeeeep</span>!"<br/><br/>Whatever was left of White Fur's boast is interrupted as Alyssa's trap reaches her end of the seat, suddenly removing the boards from under her feet - or so it feels, at least for a second. With a startled yowl, the furry catgirl goes down flailing just like her partner, a tangle of arms, legs and tail on the boards.<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;">White Fur draws and consumes an extract of <span style="font-style: italic">thorn body</span>, provoking an attack of opportunity. (-4 AC for being prone)<br/><br/>White Fur stands up, provoking an attack of opportunity. (-4 AC for being prone)</div></div></div><br/>"Nyeeeh... stupid mutt... I'll kill you for that trick!" White fur snarls. The angry catgirl wriggles free of her tangle with Torn Jacket and extracts a vial from her belt. Without even pausing to open it, she simply raises her arm and squeezes, shattering the vial in her palm and allowing the liquid within to splash over her body. The effects are immediately apparent: wherever the liquid falls, her fur straightens and sharpens in clumps of needle-sharp hairs all over her body. Torn Jacket wisely keeps his distance as White Fur rises, her eyes locked on Angel's in an unmistakeable challenge.<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;">Big Belly's Reflex save: 1d20 (11) + 8 = 19, success</div></div></div><br/>"Hey, whaddya think you're doing? Leggo!" Big Belly flails back at Torn Jacket, trying to shake her smaller partner from her arm. The added gyrations only serve to throw both of them even further off balance, sending the pair toppling forward onto the carriage roof. Fortunately, Big Belly at least doesn't have far to go, landing with a grunt on her bulging midsection after a few inches' fall while Torn Jacket thumps against the roof. The surface creaks threateningly under the added weight, but holds... for the moment.<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;">Torn Jacket stands up, provoking an attack of opportunity. (-4 AC for being prone)</div></div></div><br/>"Eurgh... damn chompers," Torn Jacket groans as he picks himself  up. "What is this stuff, oil?<br/><br/>"Magic oil," Big Belly replies. "And I found our mage." Her golden eyes narrow, not at Alyssa, but at the dog-eared aasimar flying next to the carriage. The catgirl might not be a genius, but it's not exactly a tricky problem she faces (or so she thinks): Larynn wasn't out here a second ago, and neither was the slick spot that almost took out her entire team. Simple logic says she's the source of the cats' problems. But not for long...<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;">Big Belly's grapple (Larynn): 1d20 (8) + 16 - 2 (partial cover) = 22, success</div></div></div><br/>Big Belly braces herself, digging her claws into the slippery boards for purchase as she readies for Larynn's attempted pass. As the aasimar hurtles past, the catgirl's hand shoots out, snagging her unsuspecting prey by the back of her collar. The momentum of Larynn's flight spell does the rest, spinning both the aasimar and her catgirl captor in a dizzying circle that ends with Larynn slammed against the carriage roof, followed shortly by the groaning weight of Big Belly's massive stomach.<br/><br/>"Well, look at that," Big Belly purrs. "I caught me a little bird-dog puppy. You know what cats do with birds, puppy?"<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;">Padma's 1st quarterstaff (Big Belly): 1d20 (6) + 12 - 2 (partial cover) = 16, miss<br/>Padma's 2nd quarterstaff (Big Belly): 1d20 (19) + 7 - 2 (partial cover) = 24, hit<br/>Damage: 1d6 (2) - 1 (damage reduction = 1 damage</div></div></div><br/>"They get PECKED!" an eldery voice shouts through the speaking slot at Big Belly's side. A sharp jab of what looks like the tip of a walking stick accompanies the taunt, wobbling Big Belly's stomach. The catgirl's hungry leer disappears for a moment as she turns toward the slot in bemusement, just in time to greet the second jab of Padma's stick nose-first.<br/><br/>"Fly up, Miss Rynn!" Padma shouts. "I'll keep her distracted until you're loose!"<br/><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;">Alyssa, Angel and Larynn may make a DC 14 Perception check to notice something moving on the rooftops...</div></div></div><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">&lt;&lt;CARRIAGE 2 STATUS SCROLL&gt;&gt;</span><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;">Alyssa HP: 70/70 (100%) [AC: 25 (+2 armor, +1 deflection, +4 Dex, +1 dodge, +7 Int), CMD: 30 (32 vs. grapple)][invisible]<br/>"Angel" HP: 67/67 (49%)* [AC: 25 (+7 armor, +1 deflection, +1 Dex, +2 natural, +4 shield), CMD: 27 (29 vs. grapple]<br/>Larynn HP: 100% [AC: 21 (10 + 6 Armor + 0 Dex + 2 Natural + 3 Deflection), CMD: 20][grappled]<br/>Padma HP: 100% [AC: 19 (+2 class, +1 dodge, +1 Dex, +5 Wis), CMD: 24 (26 vs. trip]<br/><br/>Torn Jacket's HP: 100% [AC: 18 (+2 armor, +4 Dex, +1 dodge, +1 size), CMD: 18]<br/>Big Belly's HP: 99% [AC: 20 (+2 armor, +6 Dex, +3 natural, +1 size, -2 rage), CMD 23 (26 vs. grapple)][grappled]<br/>White Fur's HP: 100% [AC: 18 (+3 armor, +2 Dex, +2 natural, +1 size), CMD: 22 (24 vs. grapple)]</div></div></div><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 120%; line-height: 116%;">Part 2 of 2</span></span>