<strong>The Wilds of Dra Sirdu: a reptile realizing he'd bitten off more than he could chew</strong><br/><br/>Perhaps a bit over-eager to bring down its enemy (or prey, or however it thought of the elven warrior-woman), the reptillian creature didn't move quickly enough to block Eshalu's counter-strike. The metal of her knife bit hard into its belly, drawing out a hiss of pain and anger and sending a spray of blood into the air. Now realizing the true peril that it had placed itself in, it whirled to meet Lazerette's rising form, catching her sword-blow with a swift parry. It used the momentum from the ringing clash of metal on metal to dance away a few paces from either woman, clearly not wanting to get flanked and dragged down. He was clearly preparing a<em>Canny Defense</em>for whatever came next.<br/><br/>Despite preparing itself for more violence, it clearly hadn't anticipated a magecraft. As its breath turned chilly and ice rimed over the<em>Deep Cut</em>across its belly, it glanced towards Reliyian, its eyes burning with anger. Still, cornered as it was by the pair of warrior women, it had no chance to act against her now, having to satisfy itself with an angry hiss and a snap of its jaws.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Unlucky Lizard</div><div class="spoiler_body"><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Defending against Eshalu: Net result of 2. 4 stress results in mild consequence and 2nd stress box being filled. At 2013-03-24 14:18:31, L. Leader (uid: 13420) rolls: 4d3a-8 Result: -1 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=45138)</li><li>Defending against Lazerette: Net result of 6. 0 stress, <em>Canny Defense</em> boost from success with style At 2013-03-24 14:18:16, L. Leader (uid: 13420) rolls: 4d3a-8 Result: 3 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=45137)</li><li>Defending against Reliyian: Net result of 2. <em>Chilled to the Bone</em> aspect applied to the lizard, with one free invoke. At 2013-03-24 14:18:12, L. Leader (uid: 13420) rolls: 4d3a-8 Result: -1 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=45136)</li></ul><br/>Now, in theory, Lazerette could invoke the consequence created by Eshalu's attack to get a free +2 or reroll, but it the lizard leader rolled so well that breaking through his defenses will be quite challenging, indeed, even with an invoke. On the other hand, he now does have two free invokes against him (and one for him, from his success with style), meaning that the next attacker can get a whopping +4 to their roll (though he'll probably respond with a +2 to defend.<br/><br/>Also, the defenses here aren't all being done by the same skill. The two attacks are Fight-based defenses, while the spell is Might-based, as I figured that physical toughness was probably the only way to defend against the magic being used. Not that it worked, of course!  :P</div></div><br/>Infuriated by the mixed onslaught of steel and spell being directed at their apparent leader, the other lizards swarmed forward. Two trios of spear-bearing lizardfolk rushed at Lazerette and Reliyian, attempting to provide some room for their besieged alpha. The pack menacing the princess tripped themselves up in their rush, but the sorceress had to face a much better coordinated assault of jabbing spear-tips. Another pair broke off from the herd, circling around Eshalu and occasionally making a threatening lunge. The last three cautiously approached Aeryn's stirring form, their stabs and jabs almost hesitant. Perhaps they had some concept of fair play, and attacking a sleeper unsettled them more it had their leader. Or perhaps they were simply the least experienced of the bunch.<br/><br/>Erianthe, by contrast, received very little attention where she lay some distance from the rest of the group. Apparently they hadn't noticed her yet. Or maybe they just wanted to avoid stirring up more opposition before they had dealt with the initial threats.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">The Rabble</div><div class="spoiler_body">While these guys are technically intelligent creatures, they aren't very strategic. At least not yet. All of these rolls are just normal attack rolls, despite the fact that Create an Advantage would probably be more helpful, overall.<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Targeting Reliyian: net result of 6 At 2013-03-24 14:32:12, 3-Pack 1 (uid: 13420) rolls: 4d3a-8 Result: 3 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=45139)</li><li>Targeting Lazerette: net result of 2 At 2013-03-24 14:32:15, 3-Pack 2 (uid: 13420) rolls: 4d3a-8 Result: -1 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=45140)</li><li>Targeting Aeryn: net result of 1 At 2013-03-24 14:32:22, 3-Pack 3 (uid: 13420) rolls: 4d3a-8 Result: -2 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=45141)</li><li>Targeting Eshalu: net result of 3 At 2013-03-24 14:32:32, 2-Pack 1 (uid: 13420) rolls: 4d3a-8 Result: 1 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=45142)</li></ul></div></div>