<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/99/de/80/99de80dd4fb18a5a2b5229f5fe73ae72.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Part 1: Journey to the Crypt (An Orc Ambush Cont'd Round 1/Round 2)</strong></span><br/><br/>Ladies, you have all rolled very poorly.  Initiative is as follows:<br/><br/>-- Ballantha: 21<br/>-- Orcs: 20<br/>-- Iona: 20<br/>-- Jilly: 13<br/>-- Serana<br/>-- Ria: 10<br/>-- Mystery Rider: ??<br/><br/>The GM has registered the following actions from Ballantha, who does not seem to be so much in the Lantern Bearer's shadow now:  as a free action, Ballantha moved 5 ft. SW.  As a move action, she drew her shadow weapon.  She did something else with it, but the GM doesn't really understand what it meant and he hopes that she will elaborate.  As a standard action, she readied an action to strike any orc that approaches.  Fortunately, this readied action will be very much useful in just a moment!<br/><br/>Iona, behind you, just off the edge of the map below, a horse comes to a complete stop from a gallop.  A woman hops off the saddle, and the mount disappears into nothingness.  The woman rushes to the square right beside you, to your west, and looks like she is prepared to fight.<strong>Callie has replaced Petrus, players.</strong><br/><br/>Meanwhile, one of the orcs bellows:   "They have arrived," the orc states plainly in, well, orc.   "Come, let us rush them!"<br/><br/>Orc #2 will attempt to climb over the log during his movement, which is a Climb DC 10.  Despite being powerful in body and spirit, the orc trips and falls prone on the other side of the log.  The purple dot next to Orc #2 denotes that he is prone.   "Argh, I've fallen!" it shouts in his native tongue.  Orc #2 is carrying a javelin.<br/><br/>Orc #3 will climb over the log during his movement, which is a DC 10.  He successfully moves up and over the log in a NE direction, then he will move 5ft. N, then 10ft. NE.  As a standard action, he heaves a javelin at brave Ballantha.  However, Ballantha successfully deflects the hurtling javelin with her meteor hammer (Orc #3 rolled 10 to attack).  Orc #3 was carrying a javelin, but he's presently unarmed.  He also looks REALLY disappointed.<br/><br/>Finally, Orc #2, who wields the greataxe, climbs over the log almost effortlessly.  Since he can't charge as a full-round action, given the obstacles in his path, he will use two move actions to close the distance between himself and the party.  This means, of course, that Ballantha may use her readied strike... now.   "I will have your head on a pike, firehead!" the orc shouts in orc at Ballantha.   "My axe craves your blood!"<br/><br/>All right, maidens, you may all act now.  I shall attempt to notify you of when an enemy falls.<br/><br/>Ballantha, you may perform your readied action, and then complete your action for round 2.<br/><br/><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/HRfxmdm.jpg)</div>