What happenned here is simple, you teleported to the bottom, and the
Avocet jumped off the platform and landed next to you. The birdies don't
take the path down, they just jump, and they take no damage from
falling. (haven't you seen the elephants in the birdouses before? they
drop off and are jsut fine).

BTW, even if your plan had worked, the aviak still would have been able
to hit you from the top of the birdhouse. I played a troll SK, and after
MANY, MANY, MANY, levels of killing aviaks, (basically 17-29) they would
attack me on sight. I found that if I just went and stood at the base of
the birdhouse, the birdies would attack me, jump off and be right next
to me. needless to say, I was designated puller :).

Uldar Ulfangson
34 and 9/10ths Bard of Rodcet Nife

> Was fighting in the aviak roost in SK last night. Had the 22d level
> teleport song memmed so I could get down to the ground fast without having
> to use the ramp. I was in a party of three people. The top roost was full
> of spawns. Three aviaks on the inside and an avocet on the outside. If
> you attack an aviak on the outside, sometimes the ones on the inside will
> join in. Told my party I had a neat bard trick to show them. I lamented
> the three aviaks on the inside, started singing the teleport song, and
> attacked the avocet before I teleported. I was teleported to the base of
> the ramp. Before I had time to equip my weapons, the avocet appeared right
> in front of me and started to whoop my butt. No way he had time to run all
> the way down the ramp. Also, aviaks don't fly (which is surprising) so he
> didn't get down that way. I assume what happened is that he teleported to
> my new location. The other two party members had not gotten to me yet and
> by the time they arrived I had lost over half my health. The avocet still
> had a lot of health remaining when a rook spawned at the ramp base so we
> decided to zone. A good plan went all for naught.

> Comments?
>
> Galtin of E'ci