Muse: nice post:<br/><br/>- My OOC was probably unclear: you may wish to  'position' your character (and horse, whom I hadn't even realized was with them!) on the map. Or if some people don't, I'll just choose starting squares.<br/><br/>(You need not quote/edit my map: describing the position in any umabiguous way, such as "X squares east of left door and Y squares south" is fine)<br/><br/>- Mounting and drawing a weapon are both move actions (and I presume the spellcast is a standard action) which is more than one rounds' worth of actions. Although it happens you could do a fast (free action) mount with a DC 20 ride check and in Kelsie's case (mod +12) most likely make it.<br/><br/>-A little more spell info may be necessary, principally the type(s) of the bonuses, to evaluate whether they stack with other buffs (such as Randal's persisted spells). Is Mass Aid the same in these respects as Aid (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/aid.htm (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/aid.htm) ) i.e. bonus type is morale?