I'm not sure what's with the screenshots, I don't do unfair editing on my end.

From my original post:

[quote]recliner in front of the tower, right across the gate through which any guests would enter, in the middle of a waist high fence circling the tower. The mage placed an alarm ward on the gate and reclined in his comfortable chair, determined to catch another nap before anyone arrived.[/quote]

I mentioned that the fence circled the tower, and that Reverin placed a ward on the gate and dozed off. Not outside the fence, do we agree?

From Taco's first post:

[quote]The simple fence surrounding the tower seemed almost to hum as she approached. Arching a heavy brow, she considered the neatly maintained garden and the man dozing in a chair.[/quote]

Seems fairly obvious that the garden is inside the fence perimeter, and the first indication of the fence being warded. Taco doesn't mention going inside.

From my response:

[quote]An almost invisible shimmer reacted to the staff touching the fence, sending a surge of magical energy through the inanimate object, letting a spellcasting wielder know that there were more than a few magical wards in place should they decide to breach the perimeter.[/quote]

Second affirmation of wards, and a specific warning that the perimeter is in place.

I think this is what got you confused:

[quote]With barely a mouth gesture he shut up the yapping alarm ward and rose from his seat, walking over to the woman.[/quote]

And understandably so. I would like to note that if it's not mentioned in the post, it didn't happen(As a DM you have to be incredibly precise with what information you give out). Reverin never exited the safety of the fence perimeter(makes sense, no? He's a squishy wizard). Since she was standing at the fence (evidenced by her touching it with the staff) he can easily be next to her and have the fence between them(since it's a waist high fence). That's where he still is, standing next to the fence, on the *inside* of the perimeter.

I'd also like to direct your attention to the following:

[quote] He had barely enough time to dispel some of the wards guarding the fence when a burly, half orcish creature named Raa had flown into it. He wouldn't be able to do much anyway, the mage thought. He'd spent a few months preparing the various wards around the tower, and had only dispelled a few of them.[/quote]

When the paladin flew in, Reverin had to dispel the wards. This, from my POV, evidences that one can't move 'through' the wards.

And last, you will notice that you are not dead or even damaged. I did account for this being a possible mistake, and didn't kill or even lightly wound you for it. If I wasn't clear in explaining things, my apologies. Charging a person you *assume* is standing somewhere seems like a silly idea.

I think this question:

[quote]Where is your npc exactly? I pressumed he was standing in the open since he was talking closely to our party's wizard earlier and hadn't moved since.[/quote] should be the one asked before you make such an attack.

And I think you can tell how much I care about you as a player by the fact that I pulled a DM fiat to save you from wounds. I'm not here to murder you, I'm here to hopefully give all of you a good time. Please don't attribute to malice that which can adequately be explained by a lack of information.