The forest was thick enough that Rayne and Sylvia were only able to put 90 feet between themselves and the would-be ambushers without the trees getting in their way - close enough to be within the most effective range of their bows, while still leaving some buffer distance between them. The giant and the orcs were spread out slightly, the giant partially hidden behind a tree that offered it cover, while the orcs trying (and failing) to hide in the undergrowth had concealment. Rayne could only catch three of them at most within her<em>web</em>'s area of effect.<br/><br/>Sylvia drew her own night-black<em>Angelfall Bow</em>, and seeing Rayne aim at the giant she nodded her head an inch, agreeing to focus fire on the biggest threat first. As she nocked an arrow and drew the string back, a faint scent of brimstone reached Rayne's nose. She loosed her arrow moments before Rayne, both of them finding their marks!<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Surprise Round</div><div class="spoiler_body">Sylvia: attack with Deadly Aim: 32 to hit, 14 damage to hill giant!<br/>Rayne's attack hits hill giant for 18 damage!<br/></div></div><br/><br/>Sticky strands of spider silk burst from the arcane archer's arrow, finding easy anchoring points on the tree trunks and trapping the giant and one of the orcs between them. The other orc managed to escape being ensnared, but was still in the middle of the webbing. Though, the tough strands did provide cover to the orcs caught within their area of effect.<br/><br/>Another sparkling arrow struck the giant, but the last one failed to connect. Sylvia nocked two dark-feathered arrows to her black bow at once and loosed them towards the giant. For a moment it seemed as though they would hit - but then they got caught in the web!<br/><br/>Without missing a beat she shifted her aim a few degrees at one of the orcs not caught in the web. "<em>Angelfall</em>", she whispered in Elven, and sent an arrow imbued with dark energy at her target. It struck him square in the chest and sent him sprawling backwards to the forest floor with more force than one would expect from a single arrow, buying the archers more time.<br/><br/>The elf shot two more arrows at the giant, but one got stuck in the web again, and the last went wide.<br/><br/>The web never really stood a chance against the brute strength of the giant. It brushed the silken strands off its arms as though they were regular-size and regular-strength rather than the magically enhanced version, and picked its way out of the web, stooping down to pick up a large rock as it went.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, the orcs howled to the moon as wolves might do and entered a barbarian rage! The orc who avoided being ensnared stepped between the strands and out of the web with surprising nimbleness and moved forward. The other one shook itself free of the sticky strands and followed in its compatriot's steps, showing either some amazing agility for a steel-clad, axe-wielding brute, or more probably it was just plain dumb luck. Of the remaining two orcs not caught in the web's area of effect, the one knocked down by Sylvia got up and moved forward, while the final one made a beeline straight for the two girls, running as fast as it could, which brought it right up to the archers violating their personal space... and if the lecherous leer on its ugly mug was any indication, planning to violate more than that!<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Round 1</div><div class="spoiler_body">Hill Giant reflex save 14 vs <em>web</em> DC 16: web'ed!<br/>Orc 1 reflex save 20: success!<br/>Orc 2 reflex save 14: web'ed!<br/>Rayne's attack hits hill giant for 21 damage!<br/><br/>Sylvia: Manyshot / Rapid Shot / Deadly Aim full attack!<br/>First attack: 21, missed the hill giant<br/>Second attack: 20, concealment miss chance passed, hit Orc 3 for 13 damage and knocks him prone<br/>Third attack: 22, missed the hill giant<br/>Fourth attack: 12, missed the hill giant<br/><br/>Hill Giant (26 CM check) breaks free of the web and advances 20 feet<br/>Orc 1 (29 CM check) advances 45 feet<br/>Orc 2 (29 CM check) breaks free of the web and (25 CM check) advances 15 feet<br/>Orc 3 gets up and advances 30 feet<br/>Orc 4 runs 90 feet!<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Hill Giant: AC 21, HP 32/85, 70 feet away<br/>Orcs 1/2/3: AC 15, 42 HP with ferocity (death at -19 HP), 45 / 75 / 60 feet away<br/>Orc 4: AC 14, 42 HP with ferocity (death at -19 HP), adjacent!<br/>(No more cover or concealment)<br/></div></div>