The situation was rather grim. The lizardmen had pinned the party down with their dart throwers. A single dart was little danger, but the sheer volume of the barbed projectiles forced Lune and Beatrice into cover while Misty and Elora – both of the party’s experienced fighters – were still struggling to escape the swamp.<br/><br/>Deon raised his shield as he strode forward to ward off the shower of projectiles that rained down on him. In front of him, Lune loosened one arrow after the other, trying to get the lizardmen’s attention while Misty dived in the muck, trying the get Elora out.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Elora swim (trying to get out of a shallow pool: DC=0). Check penalty -18. Roll 12+2-18= fail<br/>Misty trying to find Elora (mostly luck, really) Roll 15= Success<br/>Lune ↗ Lizardman = 5dam, Lune ↗ Lizardman = miss<br/><br/>Lizarmen:<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button"> Dice</div><div class="spoiler_body">Targets distribution:<br/>Misty = 2 Hits = 4 Dam<br/>Lune = 1 hit = 3 Dam<br/>Beatrice = 2 hit = 7Dam<br/>Deon = 1hit  =2 Dam<br/>Misty’s horse = 2 hit 1 crit = 6Dam<br/>Lune’s horse = 2 hit = 5 Dam<br/>Apple = 2 hit = 3Dam<br/>Elora’s horse = 1 hit = 2Dam</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button"> current HP</div><div class="spoiler_body">Elora <strong>39</strong>/39<br/>Misty <strong>23</strong>/41 (35)<br/>Lune <strong>14</strong>/21<br/>Beatrice <strong>0</strong>/17 (11)<br/>Deon <strong>12</strong>/21<br/>Misty’s horse <strong>12</strong>/19<br/>Lune’s horse <strong>11</strong>/19<br/>Apple <strong>14</strong>/19<br/>Elora’s horse <strong>7</strong>/19<br/></div></div></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Deon: Casts ‘Calm emotions’<br/>Elora <br/>Misty brings Elora on land<br/>Lune ↗ Lizardman = 6dam, Lune ↗ Lizardman = ☠<br/>Beatrice: casts darkness<br/></div></div><br/>Clearly, they couldn’t win this fight. Not like this, not in this position. So Deon raised his voice and called on his new god of justice. “Hear my prayer and heed my voice. Sheath your swords and drop your bows. I command you, in the name of Bane, the judge in darkness. And through his blessing my voice is made<strong><em>law</em></strong>.” The last word reverberated across the murky pool like the ring of a mighty bell and the lizardmen suddenly became lethargic, looking at each other with confusion, the weapons in their hands forgotten.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">System</div><div class="spoiler_body"> <br/>Will Save DC = 10+4+2+1+1=18<br/>-&gt;All but 1 of the lizardmen in the radius are affected.<br/></div></div><br/>Deon continued to pray but laid a hand on Lune’s shoulder as she tried to knock another arrow. She looked up at him confused, but he shook his head and pointed at one of the lizardmen further to the back, who had not been affected by the spell and Lune aimed at him and shot him in the chest.<br/><br/>Finally, Misty pulled Elora from the murky depth and made for the shore, their horses in tow. As the party ran for the trees, Beatrice shrouded them in an unearthly gloom, that helped them to evade any further darts and soon they were out of range of the lizardmen skirmishers who seemed unwilling to pursue out of their element for now. But in the distance, larger, more imposing lizardmen were approaching and fording the swamp pool.<br/>