Comments on: Swarming Bats out for Blood http://www.slain-by-elf.org/2005/10/28/swarming-bats-out-for-blood/ Adventures in Role-Playing Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:43:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Stormglass the Conjurer http://www.slain-by-elf.org/2005/10/28/swarming-bats-out-for-blood/#comment-425 Stormglass the Conjurer Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:04:24 +0000 http://www.slain-by-elf.org/?p=132#comment-425 I'm sure things would have been no different had the player actually been there. He would still have rolled a '1' for inititative and a '2' for his poison save. In fact, by distracting the bats, his character was actually _more_ useful than normal :-) I’m sure things would have been no different had the player actually been there. He would still have rolled a ‘1′ for inititative and a ‘2′ for his poison save. In fact, by distracting the bats, his character was actually _more_ useful than normal :-)

]]> By: Elf http://www.slain-by-elf.org/2005/10/28/swarming-bats-out-for-blood/#comment-424 Elf Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:52:27 +0000 http://www.slain-by-elf.org/?p=132#comment-424 Two points: First, when the swarm moved over the Fighter's body and the DM asked if the Wizard would like to roll some damage, he replied, 'Yes, I'd <em>love</em> to roll some damage!' Funnily enough, it was also the Mage's idea to let the bats nibble on the Fighter as a distraction for the rest of us to get away (although I'd like to point out that, in fighting the Orcs, I was all ready out of the way). Second, this isn't the first time that the Fighter's player has effectively been out of <a href="http://www.slain-by-elf.org/index.php?p=45">a fight</a>, or <a href="http://www.slain-by-elf.org/index.php?p=43">a whole session</a>, from start to finish. The one difference is that the player wasn't available to play this week, so wasn't here to sit around while his character was unable to act. I think that's probably a good thing. Two points:

First, when the swarm moved over the Fighter’s body and the DM asked if the Wizard would like to roll some damage, he replied, ‘Yes, I’d love to roll some damage!’ Funnily enough, it was also the Mage’s idea to let the bats nibble on the Fighter as a distraction for the rest of us to get away (although I’d like to point out that, in fighting the Orcs, I was all ready out of the way).

Second, this isn’t the first time that the Fighter’s player has effectively been out of a fight, or a whole session, from start to finish. The one difference is that the player wasn’t available to play this week, so wasn’t here to sit around while his character was unable to act. I think that’s probably a good thing.

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