<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 4/Round 5)</strong></span><br/><br/><strong>The Action Thus Far</strong><br/><br/>Iona causes the ground beneath the two orcs to become exceedingly slippery.  Both orcs falter after failing to find footing, and fall flat on their backs.  The 10'x10' square of grease is marked in the map as a pink square.  After seeing her handywork, Iona draws her sword.  Perhaps to finish them off?<br/><br/>Ria, seeing her friend almost made in two, radiates positive energy.  All allies are filled with this energy.  Some are even turned on by it.<br/><br/>Ballantha, reeling between the attack and the sudden restoration of her health, espies an opportunity to attack the prone orc and seizes it.  Her glorious meteor hammer descends down into his stomach and his innards are scarcely contained by his armor in what amounts to a forceful explosion.  This orc is dead, and is now marked with an X.<br/><br/>Overhead, a ray of cold air causes the twigs on a tall tree to crackle, icicle, and freeze.  The ray originates from Emerald.  Alas, perhaps fire is more to Emerald's liking?<br/><br/>Sarana drops her crossbow and moves three spaces to flank... who?  The orc?  Unfortunately, there is no flanking opportunity.  Now, Serana rolled a 3.  She has a +5 to attack.  But, she used one attack point to do more damage.  So she has a +4 to attack, not a +5, I think.  Additionally, the orc is prone.  A prone enemy incites a +4 melee attack bonus.  So we have 3+4+4=11.<br/><br/>Why didn't Sarana charge?  She would have obtained an additional +2 bonus to hit, which would have hit.<br/><br/><strong>A Learning Opportunity</strong><br/><br/>Before anyone posts, the GM will allow Sarana to charge into combat and do damage.<br/><br/>Additionally, I would like to discuss Hamadryad's Jilly.  Hama is new to Pathfinder, so this is a learning opportunity for her.<br/><br/>Jilly is a sneaky fighter.  She relies on her wits to do damage.  With her dagger, she can only do 1d4-2 damage, meaning that she can only optimally do two damage on a successful attack.  So Jilly must look for opportunities to attack enemies through sneak attacks.  With a sneak attack, her damage output jumps to a maximum of 8.  Sneak attacks occur "anytime her target would be denied a Dexterity bonus to AC (whether the target actually has a Dexterity bonus or not), or when the rogue flanks her target."  Presently, you are neither flanking the enemy nor is the enemy denied his Dex.  Additionally, you cannot flank this round because you'd probably enter into Iona's zone of grease, and that might cause you to slip.  In other words, there are no sensible flanking opportunities here.<br/><br/>So, what to do, Jilly?  Well, you were given a light crossbow prior to leaving Kassen by Short Change.  It is of masterwork quality.  So, it is written as MW Light Crossbow, and it does 1d6 damage (because it's small).  You have a +5 to attack with ranged weapons, but with this crossbow... you have an additional +1 (+6).  That's because masterwork weapons give an additional +1 to attack (though not to damage).<br/><br/>Unfortunately, you may not be able to hit the target.  Because the orc is prone, you receive a -4 to attack him, and additionally, since he's engaged in melee with your allies, there is another -4 penalty.  Therefore, ranged combat is inefficient.  So what to do?<br/><br/>You may travel around the grease square, drawing your sword, and arrive at point A marked on the map.  Then, ask Ballantha to create a flanking opportunity for you in her next turn.  Together, you may be able to damage the orc.  As a little one, you should always look for opportunities to flank enemies with your brawnier fighters.<br/><br/><strong>Now:</strong><br/><br/>Once these two actions are resolved, please note: the orc will attempt to get up.  And those that are near him will be entitled to an attack of opportunity.  That includes Ballantha, Serana, and perhaps Jilly.<br/><br/><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/48Oiaj8.jpg)<br/></div><br/>