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<DIV><FONT face=Eurostile size=4>If Jordi's spear is big enough, Ben'dar
will have that at the ready, rather than the bow.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Eurostile size=4>"Thank you Jordi" Ben'dar says through
interpreter Caladan. (Is there a common language that most of the party
knows that Ben'dar could start learning? Now isn't the time
obviously, but I'm just wondering for future reference...)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Eurostile size=4>Being at the front position per
Farseeker's direction, when the door opens and the two guards emerge, Ben'dar
doesn't hesitate. Being quicker (leather vs. plate mail) and ready for
trouble, he uses the guards surprise to his advantage and with an ear-piercing,
whooping warcry, he charges the closest guard, attacking aggressively with
Jordi's spear. Ben'dar tries to attack at such an angle that the East
guard (his target) is in-between him and the West guard. He doesn't
want to get attacked by two guards at the same time! Optimally,
he would like to cause the East guard to fall backward into
the West guard and tangle them both up on the floor. (Yeah, I know
this last part is a pipe-dream, but hey, a guy can hope! :)
)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Eurostile size=4>Even though these enemies are heavily armed and
armored, Ben'dar hopes that if he can throw them off balance
(psychologically if not physically) right from the start and put them in a
defensive stance, much of their equipment advantage will be
negated.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Eurostile size=4>Ben'dar's intent is to engage the guards near
the door to the North that they entered the room from, allowing the rest
of his friends to get into the room behind him and into position to the
south. He's trying to avoid letting the guards move up to the
East door and bottling us up there. That would be
catastrophic, considering their heavy weapons & armor.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Eurostile size=4>(If Jordi's spear isn't big enough for me to
use, then I'll have to think up a new strategy for Ben'dar...let me
know.)</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>