Two of the arrows flew wide of their mark while a third struck the creature in its shoulder, piercing the tough hide, but doing little to slow it down.  Meanwhile, Leanna’s spell appeared to do no more than singe the thick matted hair on its broad chest.  As the monster loped into melee range, it looked unfazed by the women’s attacks, although there was a spark of rage in its baleful yellow eyes.<br/><br/>The commotion of loosed spells and arrows served to draw Wendell away from the campfire, a puzzled look on his face as he pulled forth his short sword.  "What it is it girls?  Wolves, goblins?  Something that needs a man's b-"  His eyes shot wide as the creature comes into sight, fear strangling his bravado mid-sentence.  "Seven hells…" he whispered, the tip of his blade wavering.<br/><br/>Lia was the first target of the creature's wrath as it was her arrow still jutting from its shoulder.  His vicious claws, still stained red from the horse's entrails, took a swipe at her face, a blow that might have taken her head off, but proved a fraction too slow for the elf.  Wendell took a swing as it recovered but his terror had clearly gotten the better of him, the sword nearly slipping from his fingers at it glided ineffectually off the monster’s rough hide.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">I forgot to tell you to roll initiative but it isn't going to matter this round as the monster's attack came up short.  <br/><br/>Round Summary:<br/>One of Lia's arrows hit for 5 damage.  I rolled it for you this round.  Leanna’s magic missile hit for 2 damage.  The monster attacked Lia but missed.  Wendell attacked the monster and fumbled, nearly dropping his weapon, causing a -2 penalty next round to his attack.<br/><br/>The monster appears to be in Good condition.  Monster's Initiative for next round is 3.  If you roll under that, go ahead and post anyways, with the knowledge that your character’s attack could be negated if the monster knocks your character unconscious.<br/><br/>Please Roll:<br/>Initiative for this round and the next (1d6)<br/>Attack for Lia and Leanna.  (You must roll 15+ to hit.  Leanna gets a +1 on her melee attack/damage rolls due to her Strength 13)<br/>Damage, if applicable<br/>Fumble/Critical, if applicable (1d20)<br/><br/>You can also still attempt to flee, although the Monster will gain an attack bonus for one round if you do so.<br/><br/>Note:  I made a mistake about the random effects for spells.  It's 1d20 + Character's level, not 1d100.  I just treated Magic Missile as normal for this round.  Also since this a 1 player game I have reduced the number of Monster attacks to one regardless of the monster type in an effort to give you a slight chance in otherwise uneven encounters.  We'll see how that works.</div></div>