RPG Programming with XNA Game Studio 3.0

Chapter 6Combat (or “It ’s Clobberin’ Time”)

Taran looked at the oncoming horde of goblins and sighed. This was the third time they’d tried to ambush his group as they traveled through the Darian Forest. You would have thought that they could have come up with a better plan of attack than just rushing them from the front, even as stupid as goblins were reputed to be. “Oh well, at least they’re saving me the time to have to come up with a strategy,” he thought. He and Karil drew back on their longbows as Farthon started chanting a spell. Tomlin was trying to slide off to the side to get behind the group once they closed, as he always did. Taran had never seen the halfling thief attack an opponent head-on since he’d known him. Soral was off to ...