<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/GKhqI2B.png)</div><strong>COMBAT is AFOOT!</strong><br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">There is no surprise.</span><br/><br/>The GM shall now determine surprise.  For some reason, the enemy--goblins, though you do not know that yet--have not attacked.  They are clearly waiting for something.  But what is it?  The surprise element of their ambush has been completely extinguished.<br/><br/>On the other hand,<strong>Amelia</strong>has attempted to create an opportunity to surprise the ambushers themselves.   She rolled a 14 on her sneak attack.  The goblins also roll a 14 (15 on the roll minus their wisdom).  They gain no advantage due to the hectic nature of the scene before them, but neither does Amelia, as she<em>knows</em>of their presence but not<em>where</em>they may be.<br/><br/>In a tie, a situation remains the same.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">If the contest results in a tie, the situation remains the same as it was before the contest. Thus, one contestant might win the contest by default. If two Characters tie in a contest to snatch a ring off the floor, neither character grabs it. In a contest between a monster trying to open a door and an adventurer trying to keep the door closed, a tie means that the door remains shut.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/><span class="bbc_u">There is no surprise.</span><br/><br/>The GM must now establish positions.  Could everyone please establish precisely where they are on the map?