Rondo said:
Assuming the birds are big enough, Rondo will fire arrows until they're close enough to attack with his axe...
They're about a foot long/big, so if that's "big" to you...
Round 1 - Party has initiative
Rondo shoots an arrow and hits, dropping it.
Kurik fires into the flock and also fells one.
The rest of the party braces for the onslaught...
As they approach, the birds let out a hideous screeching sound... you can see they're brightly colored but the noticeable thing about them is their long beak which looks pretty sharp. They swarm over you...
One attaclks Gareth but fails to penetrate his armor.
One attacks Patrick but he dodges out of the way.
One attacks Cugel but he blocks it.
Round 2: Birds have initiative.
One attacks Bertrem but misses.
One attacks Rondo but hits his shield.
One attacks Kurik but he easily avoids it.
Cugel whacks one with his sword and kills it.
Si'Nat swings but misses.
Bertrem takes a swipe with his mace but misses.
Wilhelm blindly strikes out from behind his shield and to no one's surprise, misses.
Kurik connects with his sword and drops one.
Gareth misses with his hammer.
Rondo misses with his axe.
Round 3 - Bird has initiative.
The remaining bird attacks Rondo but misses.
Cugel swings and connects and it takes a solid hit.
Si'Nat swings but misses.
Bertrem is also unable to hit the bird.
Wilhelm gets a lucky hit with his club and finishes it off!