Kenji will look to Hiro. "Gimme a lift up. I'm light." he whispers.
He is going to stay low on the platform with a wide stance.
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Hiro descends the ladder and whispers to his companions: "I didn't hear anything in that hut, but I would prefer for us to enter one of these huts from the walkway and not while climbing a ladder in a single-file. Let's climb to that platform over there and investigate that hut," he says, pointing to the southeast past the burn pit.
Putting word to action, Hiro moves to the ladder that he indicated and climbs up to the platform, reaching back to give Kenji a hand up as well. The samurai then listens at the door to the hut.
Hiro carefully climbs the ladder in the southeast and listens.
Hiro listens...
While all the initial exploring is going on, Jinda inspects the burn pit a little closer, attempting to determine what killed the goblins, before they were burned.
With Hiro and Kenji up on the platform, Jinda gives up his study of the goblin dead, and stand in a place that he has a decent shot lined up in case there is something to attack in the hut they are listening to. "A dead goblin is good goblin, but this massacre is troublesome.mutters Jinda.
Hiro leans back from listening at the door and waves to his companions, motioning for them to join him on the platform. The samurai silently draws his katana as he points to his ear and then at the door.
Magnauk keeps close to the others sword and shield ready.
None of this seems right. We must stay alert
Hiro prepares to open the door once all of his companions have ascended the ladder.
"I have an excellent shot from here, Hiro. Go ahead and open the door when ready."calls Jinda quietly.
Kenji Raises his fists, ready to open fire should something horrible come out the door.
The door bursts open easily to reveal a rickety single room filled with a fetid odor and three small, green-skinned humanoids with wide mouths filled with razor-like teeth.
You're no expert in goblin facial expressions, but they look absolutely terrified. One actually hops in the air as you come through the door, screaming unintelligibly.
The goblins are hunched and huddled over as if they were trying to make as little noise as possible. Each one wears tattered, poorly-cured leather armor and holds a small machete-like weapon of inferior manufacture.
Once the door smashes inward, the goblins leap to strike, though they are clearly shaking and comically underprepared.
Seeing that they are not viscious but only protecting themselves and wanting to understand what is going on and has happened in the goblin village, Magnauk takes a non threatening position and tries to calm them speaking in common.
Please hold your actions everyone. We mean you no harm but want to know what has happened here. Please calm yourselves and let us talk.
Magnauk smiles and drops his sword to show no aggression.
The goblins look abjectly terrified. They wave their blades menacingly over their heads while jabbering in their odd, guttural language, which Magnauk does not understand. In spite of the language barrier, Magnauk moves slowly, calmly, and deliberately, trying to avoid any misunderstandings. At first the goblins thrust their swords out with nearly every step or motion that Magnauk makes, but slowly they seem to calm down. Unfortunately, the Common tongue doesn't seem to be part of their repertoire.
The best that one of the goblins can manage is, "Go. Go. Go!" in conjunction with a shooing motion.
The goblins never slacken their grips on their small blades, watching very, very suspiciously.
Kenji watches Magnauk's actions with incredulity at first, which quickly changes to awe as it actually worked. He opens his fists and lowers his hands. He didn't have a weapon in hand anyways, but he'd be the most capable of reacting should it return to violence.
"What's going on up there?! I thought I heard goblins!"shouts Jinda. What are they doing up there? You aren't supposed to chat with them?He then heads over to the stairs and starts to climb up to find out what is going on.
Hiro struggles to maintain his stoic expression at Magnauk's words, the momentary widening of the samurai's eyes the only outward sign of his incredulity at the half-orc's actions.
"While I respect your desire for diplomacy, do not underestimate these creatures," Hiro urgently whispers to Magnauk. "They may seem harmlessly comical, but they are viciously sadistic and would not hesitate to slit our throats and feast on our flesh if they outnumbered us. They are a valid threat to the community of Sandpoint - the community you've sworn to protect," Hiro adds, maintaining his grip on his drawn katana as he warily glances about to make sure more goblins are not sneaking up on the group.
The sneer on Lyraesel's face is one of unbridled rage and hatred. The fact that she would have a chance to stop the goblins from threatening the town, from hurting other people was a major reason why she'd volunteered so quickly.
And now this lumbering half-orc was trying to make friends with them. They would stab him as soon as his back was turned. Trembling with rage she holds her position, watching for the faintest sign of aggression.
"There is no reasoning with these monsters, the only good goblin is a dead one." she says in a growl.
The goblin saying "Go! Go! Go!" starts to become very agitated. He waves his small chopping weapon, shouts several times in the goblin language, and makes poking motions in the direction of the party.
Not knowing what the goblins are saying makes it impossible for Magnauk to know what they want, and the goblin seems to become increasingly flustered, then lets out a high-pitched, keening scream, tightens its grip on its weapon, and charges at the paladin.
Mangnauk picks up his sword and slashes out at the goblin charging him.
Stupid goblins we could have worked something out.
(Incidentally, Kenji, that means that if you take a shot it goes off before the goblins are in melee combat, as they are waving their sword around and starting to charge, so no Precise Shot penalty!)
Kenji yelps, not expecting the bizarre moment of peace to end so suddenly. He snaps his fists up, drawing up a whirl of flames that he barely manages to keep rolling into a cartwheel of fire and throws it at the goblin on point.
Vs. Touch AC
As the goblins react aggressively Lyraesel makes a brief guesture. Throwing her head back she releases a primal howl, one that pierces the hearts of each goblin, telling them that they are without a shadow of a doubt, prey.
Hiro steps up beside Magnauk and slashes his katana to strike at a goblin as the creatures charge the companions.
As the goblins brandish their weapons, scream, and start to charge, Kenji reflexively launches a bolt of fire through the doorway, and it blasts one of the goblins in the band. The goblin is caught full-on in the face and reels from the blast!
Lyraesel lets loose a wolf-like howl -- a bit unnerving to her associates, perhaps -- and takes on a feral mein.
The other two goblins charge the doorways, maybe trying to plug the gaps into their house, or maybe just frenzied at the adventurers. Magnauk brings his readied sword across one, cutting it hard, while Hiro slashes down on the other, sending it reeling to the ground in a spray of blood.
Why do you vial little creatures never learn?
At that Magnauk strikes out again at the goblin next to him.
(Jinda still has a turn, but assuming he doesn't kill one of the goblins, Magnauk's swing will finish off that one.)
Jinda moves up behind Lyraesal grumbling under his breath,"Paladins making friends with goblins whats the world coming too." Then raising his voice to a low shout,"Do you need any help in there? From the sounds of the swords and screeches I imagine you have things under control." Finally, giving Kenji a big wink,"Nice shot lad!"
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Jinda prepares his spell as Magnauk brings his sword down in a finishing blow.
Though the group is just about to breathe easy, a door on the other side of the village slams open, and another group of angry goblins emerges!
Kenji turns around at the sound of the goblins bursting out. "Oh s$~!!" he swears. "Behind us!"
He'll fire off a shot if one's within 30 ft.
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Hiro turns at the sound of the new set of goblins and Kenji's yell. The samurai reaches into his belt pouch to retrieve a small ceramic jar of harpy musk. Without a moment's hesitation the Tian man smashes the jar against his chest, smearing the foul-smelling contents upon his armor. The pungent scent begins to assault his companions' noses as he takes a step toward them along the walkway.
Turning with a growl, Lyraesel draw her bow, hurriedly snapping off an errant shot.
Lyraesel's hasty shot goes wide as the goblins come tumbling down the ladder and move rapidly to engage the party. One even leaps down from the planking onto the muddy ground and charges Jinda at full speed!
Hiro moves along the walkway toward the goblins threatening his companions, the pungent scent of harpy musk wafting about him. From his higher position the samurai slashes downward at the nearest goblin below.
Hiro's strike from above misses as the goblin ducks down, making it hard to reach the small creature from above.
Magnauk moves forward and attacks.
Whish! Magnauk's attack is unbalanced as he pushes past Kenji to try to reach the next group of goblins.
Kenji will duck behind Lyraesel and skid to a stop past her, spinning as he does a jump kick that sends a blast of fire towards one of the goblins trailing behind the others.
"Whoah!" He yells. "My 'flying flash fire kick' totally worked!"
Hiro's blast of fire lances past the group and out to the goblin trailing the back, catches it full on in the chest, and sends it flying to the ground in a heap.
Calming her breathing, Lyraesel fires a near perfect shot, but the erratic movments of the goblin resilts in her arrow just nicking the target.
"These damned goblins set us up! But why aren't they attacking with the fireworks? It would probably be more effective against us!"exclaims Jinda as backs a way from the goblin that just hit him, then draws his axe.