[OOC] Quickleaf's Rime of the Frostmaiden [closed for now]

[Quickleaf]

Sorry, I jst love that animated gif. Cracks me up!

 

[Quickleaf]

I'm a little confused on the party's strategy, and could use clarification.

It sounds like @Neurotic (Lumrolur) and @Necropolitan (Zeth) have rolled Stealth checks to ambush the zombies (i.e. ambush meaning to strike first)...

But then Lumrolur is describing a "lure them & hold the line and burn 'em" strategy which @Steve Gorak (Aric) and @VLAD the Destroyer (Logrim) appear to be preparing for.

AFAICT those are two distinct and exclusive strategies, unless I'm misunderstanding your intent?

 

[Neurotic]

They are not exclusive
Luring the zombies means getting them to move toward us. And that means I get to shoot one or two of them. There is a chance they don't see me at first (move, attack, bonus hide), but when they do...

 

[Quickleaf]

They are not exclusive
Luring the zombies means getting them to move toward us. And that means I get to shoot one or two of them. There is a chance they don't see me at first (move, attack, bonus hide), but when they do...

Ah, so it sounds like you're saying someone else will go lure the zombies back to where Lumrolur and company are hiding?

Could I get clarification on who is volunteering to advance forward and act as the lure?

 

[Necropolitan]

Ah, so it sounds like you're saying someone else will go lure the zombies back to where Lumrolur and company are hiding?

Could I get clarification on who is volunteering to advance forward and act as the lure?

I thought the zombies were coming our way so we were going to stand out of sight to ambush them.

 

[Quickleaf]

I thought the zombies were coming our way so we were going to stand out of sight to ambush them.

Oh, no, no, they are milling about in one area and haven’t noticed your party yet

 

[happylace]

If I'm interpreting things correctly....

It sounds like Lumrolur intends to sneak ahead, take a few shots to draw their attention, then hide and rejoin the group. Meanwhile, the rest of us hang back and wait for them to come to us so we can bottleneck them.

Am I on the right track?

 

[Neurotic]

Ah, so it sounds like you're saying someone else will go lure the zombies back to where Lumrolur and company are hiding?

Could I get clarification on who is volunteering to advance forward and act as the lure?

No, I'm saying Lumrolur will go, stealthy, and in darkness, shoot one of them, hide. If they react, he moves back toward the group. If not, he shoots until they do notice him

I'll be on the computer later today and write in details with the map adjusted so it is clearer. Mobile typing is impractical

 

[Quickleaf]

No, I'm saying Lumrolur will go, stealthy, and in darkness, shoot one of them, hide. If they react, he moves back toward the group. If not, he shoots until they do notice him

I'll be on the computer later today and write in details with the map adjusted so it is clearer. Mobile typing is impractical

Gotcha, no worries. I have that mobile typing issue all the time. Big fingers.

I'll post in the IC now – even though not everyone had a chance to chime in, I'll interpolate your intent as best I can – just to keep us moving and not get bogged down.