Cecily manages to get herself out of stirrups and saddle, swim the few feet through the rushing stream water and skillfully using exposed bits of roots, properly judging which can support sufficient weight, to begin her climb.<br/><br/>Far back in the 'caravan', Toria slid out her broom while disentangling her feet from the stirrups of her grass-tangled horse, and gave it a comforting pat as she whispered the word to activate her broom, slip a leg over, and switch one 'mount' for other. The broom began to carry the girl northward along the open path, and thus hopefully soon in range of the foes with her choice spells. For the moment she kept to the open air of the road path rather than veering into the trees, mindful that entangle-magic could affect even branches and boughs, and was even now behind and before her, but if she was to get around the spontaneous blizzard ahead of her, she'd have to veer either high over it or into the trees soon.<br/><br/>Grinning like crocodiles, the two lizardmen assumed straighter postures, standing upon a small remaining section of what looked to've long ago been an elven hide, now in disrepair and the only remaining bit of what had likely once been a more extensive elven raised fortification, rope bridges and all. The present reptilian occupants began to pluck from quivers arrows to feed already-drawn longbows. Tongues flicking in excitement, the pair began to send arrow after black-feathered arrow arcing through the air above the stream, aiming for Cecily while she was climbing.<br/><br/>Two things more flew, from trees south and further south of the lizardmen: a pair of dark-feathered and sharp-beaked eagles. Winding through the trees, one flew about parallel to the stream, the other parallel to the road. They twittered and squawked and wiggled their talons in a manner not entirely natural to dumb birds and beasts: they were spellcasting. A second column of fire roared down into the gorge around Cecily; well to her south, the air snapped and popped and flashed as a lightning bolt raced rapidly between Toria and Kelsie before vanishing.<br/><br/><br/><br/>See OOC for details about Cecily's turn.<br/><br/>I didn't move Cecily's marker on the map below b/c I can't tell which side of the gorge she's scaling. I marked Toria's old and new spots since the old one marks her horse.<br/><br/>Toria: Ride check: 4m+18r = 22, fast dismount. Rather than dropping to ground, draw broom (move action) and activate broom (std. action), then let it fly her 55'+55' northeast (its fly speed is 40' so it can double move 55'n+55'e diagonally.)<br/><br/>Not using a free-action haste since the Sleet Storm obscures line of effect to the allies who'd likely benefit most from it (Cecily, Rodger, or Randal) and people are too spread out for it to affect more than one. But if Ershin prefers otherwise she should feel free to retcon one into her turn (tack it into the next turn, in effect.)<br/><br/>Lizardmen:<br/>ranged full attacks @ Cecily, who has cover (+4 AC) due to the gorge face.<br/><br/>N lizardman:<br/>atk 25 dmg 6<br/>atk 31 dmg 9<br/>atk 23 dmg 10<br/>S lizardman:<br/>atk 16 miss<br/>atk 19 miss<br/>atk 14 miss<br/><br/><br/>N Eagle (yeah right):<br/>moves, casts Flamestrike at Cecily, 24 dmg, reflex DC 18 half<br/><br/>S Eagle (yeah right):<br/>moves, casts Arc of Lightning between Toria and Kelsie+Morningmist, 28 electricity damage, reflex DC 18 half<br/><br/>(If the NPCs seem to be picking on Cecily, remember the Sleet Storm blocks line of sight to Randal and Rodger within it, and for the archers line of sight to some of the PCs south of it.)<br/><br/>Lizardmen and north eagle are all at altitude 40'; south eagle is at altitude 30'<br/>Toria is at altitude 5'<br/><br/>C  Cecily<br/>D  Dora (starting above Rodger)<br/>E eagles<br/>G  Rodger<br/>I  Kalia<br/>K  Kelsie<br/>L  lizardmen<br/>R  Randal<br/>T  Toria<br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;"><br/><br/>- . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/>- . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/>- . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/>- . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/>- . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/>~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~<br/>~ ~ ~ ~ C C ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~<br/>~ ~ ~ ~ C C ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~<br/>~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~<br/>- . . . . . . . . - - - - - - L - - - - - - - - - - - <br/>- . . . . . . . . - - - - - - L - - - - - - - - - - -<br/>- . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/>- . . . . . . . . - E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/>- . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/>- . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/>- . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/>- . . . 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T T . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/>- . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/>- . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/>- . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/>- . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/>- . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/>- . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/>- . . . I I . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/>- . . . I I . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/></span><br/><br/>ARC OF LIGHTNING<br/>Conjuration (Creation) [Electricity]<br/>Level: Druid 4, sorcerer/wizard 5,<br/>warmage 5, wu jen 5<br/>Components: V, S, M/DF<br/>Casting Time: 1 standard action<br/>Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)<br/>Area: A line between two creatures<br/>Duration: Instantaneous<br/>Saving Throw: Refl ex half<br/>Spell Resistance: No<br/>You create natural conductivity<br/>between two creatures, and a bolt of<br/>electricity arcs between them. This bolt<br/>deals 1d6 points of electricity damage<br/>per caster level (maximum 15d6) to<br/>both creatures and to anything in the<br/>line between them.<br/>Both creatures must be in range,<br/>and you must be able to target them<br/>(as if this spell had them as its targets).<br/>Draw the line from any corner in one<br/>creature’s space to any corner in the<br/>other’s space.<br/>Arcane Material Component: Two<br/>small iron rods.<br/><br/><br/><strong>End Round 1<br/>Begin Round 2</strong><br/>(We have on-deck post actions for Randal's, Dora's, and Rodger's first turns, which they may change minds about if they wish, plus Cecily's and Toria's second turns and Kelsie's and Kalia's first now.)<br/>