Snarling and annoyed by both girls flying about her like stinging things, the flamboyantly distracting Kass and the opportunistic Aria, the giantess spun in place and eyed both girls blade's while she answered Kass with spellcasting syllables the bardess would recognize. Fire exploded outward, almost as if from her own body, licking the air all around her, and harmlessly against her own skin.<br/><br/>Aria looped in the air, turning her winged body thinly into a momentarily knife-gap in the flame tongues, coming almost face to larger face with the giantess and slicing across at the thick-corded throat. She found herself once again 'popping' a mirror image like a soap bubble, and half-surrounded by a fresh forest of giantesses. Annoyed but emboldened by the beautiful singing she wished she had naught to do but sit and enjoy, she  sliced and kicked and only once found solid purchase, punching the real giantess right a great blue eye almost the same size as Aria's own fist.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Ok cool - I didn't think you were annoyed by her surprise, I just mentioned b/c you didn't roll initiative (so I thought maybe you thought it was automatically Kass's turn next since she'd just done something).<br/>Sure, my rolling Kass's initiative makes sense, as it will sometimes save a post cycle. When they both beat the enemies Aria will often still delay 'til after her (useful to do buff/area spells first.)<br/><br/>Drawing a weapon doesn't provoke (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/actionsincombat.htm (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/actionsincombat.htm) ). Bardic music also doesn't; supernatural abilties - those with "(Su)" - don't unless otherwise noted. Being staggered doesn't prevent making AoOs.<br/><br/>Snowflake Wardance can be used while flying. It doesn't require movement actions at all (you may be thinking of the slippers - those would work while flying). Flying is indeed fun!<br/><br/>I believe you can enchant staves; a few of the SRD ones are.<br/><br/>Giantess:<br/>casts Fireball centered on self (she's immune) and including Kass and Aria; 41 fire damage, reflex DC 18 half, 5' north (but still flanked - a downside of being large)<br/>Aria:<br/>reflex 31+10r, evasion<br/>5' north<br/>full attack<br/>37/32/27/23 (minus charge and haste, plus inspire courage)<br/>Result: 6, 6, 5, 8,<br/>'triggers' Greater MI again; 7 images<br/>hits 4 images; down to 3<br/>off hand: 32/27<br/>Result: 9, 16,<br/>gets 1 image 1 real<br/>atk 27+16, dmg 23 + 81 and staggered, tot 255<br/>giantess has 2 mirror images