Vilesse scrambles across the pew to the other side of the room while Hound charges at the nearest goblin.
OOC: Moved both tokens on the map.
Bo will thrash at the Goblin nearest him.
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If the green goblin is still up, Mitran attacks it. Otherwise, will move to the altar and attack the goblin there.
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Bo and Mitran work together to take down another of the battledancers
The two battledancers facing Wulfric move in for the kill…
... but find Wulfric's heavy armor and darting shield impossible to penetrate.
The half goblin clothed in the tattered remnants of Tomas' ceremonial robes stretches out his hands, casting a spell as Tomi chargers across the hall. A fan of orange flames blankets Tmi, Tomas and Chaser just before the pony leaps up upon the dias and Tomi's lance skewers the Braalite priest, sending him flying back into the wall and killing him instantly.
Malvenos runs up to the alter, another healing potion in hand, to try and save his friend.
The potion saves the young priest from death's door but he does not regain consciousness (0 HP)
Upon the Alter -Round 2
Status & Initiative Order
Mitran
Bo
Wilf
Battledancers
Vilesse
Hound
Tomi
Wulfric
Illumination: Two everburning torches provide normal light around the altar and dim light for a further 20 ft. beyond.
Statuary and Icons: A half‐dozen life‐sized statues flank the high altar, three to a side. Each of the statues represents Darlen or an important saint. Characters standing behind a statue gain cover (+4 AC, +2 Reflex).
Pews: Rows of dusty pews fill much of the chamber. Count
squares containing a pew (grey rectangles) as difficult terrain; characters moving
between pews are squeezing (‐4 on attack rolls, ‐4 to AC and it costs 2 squares of movement to enter a square between pews). Characters leaping atop a pew (DC 8 Acrobatics) gain the benefit of higher ground (+1 to melee attacks). Characters can
jump from pew to pew with a DC 5 Acrobatics check. Characters moving at full speed along a pew must make a DC 10 Acrobatic check; those moving at half speed need make no check. Pews grant cover (+4 AC, +2 Reflex) to characters standing behind them while characters prone behind a pew gain improved cover (+8 AC, +4 Reflex and improved evasion)
If I understand the map and movement rules, I can just double move and not reach anyone.
done
Can't see the map at the moment. Assuming Wulfric can 5 ft step back and hit one with his guisarme. Let's go purple.
Seeing that the spellcaster is down, Vilesse turns her fell attentions elsewhere, sending a wave of nefarious energy at the closest battledancer.
Hound moves to get close to his mistress to protect her.
Mitran will rush to Wulfric's aid behind him.
reflex saves -
pumped full of anger and adrenalin, Tomi reacts instantly to the unexpected assault from the half goblin and ducks down on Chasers back to avoid the worst of the flames. Chaser stumbles but doesnt fall, carrying Tomi through to skewer the ill-fated creature.
next round -
shocked by the terror unleashed by these creatures Tomi will dismount, end his rage, and attempt to provide some comfort to whoever is able to receive it - Chaser (who is on 1hp) if not Tomas.
With all his attention focused on warding off the frenzied blows of the battledancers, Wulfric's counter attack fails to find his target.
Vilesse focuses her fey powers on the battledancer standing on the pews...
...the creature drops into a fast slumber and falls between the benches with a clatter.
Upon the Alter -Round 3
Status & Initiative Order
Mitran - Moves
Bo - moves
Wilf - moves
Red Battledancer - asleep for 1 round
Purple battledancer- 5'step, attacks Wulfric
Partrax - Attacks Wilf
Vilesse - go
Hound - go
Tomi - fatigued for 1 round, 5/6 rage used
Chaser - 1 HP
Wulfric - go
Seeing Tomi make short work if the half goblin priest upon the alter, Mitran Bo and Wilf reverse directions and head to the west end of the hall to help Wulfric.
The remaining battledancer advances on Wulfric with caution, trying to aim a more precise blow...
...yet still cannot win through Wulfric's defence.
Suddenly an arrow flies from the darkness of the bell tower entry...
... and buries itself in the wooden shoulder of a pew perilously close to Wilf.
Wilf will jump up onto the pew to his NW and smash the goblin adjacent.
Forgot to look at the map last night. Assuming Wulfric can take a 5ft step away he will and then attack the purple battledancer with his guisarme, if not he will drop it, draw his club and do the same.
Or
Mitran will move towards the bell tower entrance to investigate.
Vilesse points at the opening to the bell tower and Hound squeezes around the corner to investigate. The elf maiden follows behind carefully, falling behind as she has to navigate over the pews.
Tomi, dazed and panicked, will attempt to stabilise Tomas -
and through some miracle, his crude attempts to staunch the flow of blood succeeds! perhaps the flames helped to cauterize his wound...
maybe Darlen is watching over his flock...
Wilf jumps up on the pwes once more and delivers a powerful overhand smash to the battledancer sparring with Wulfric, which frees wulfric up to dispatch the last unconscious battledancer just as it begins to stir into wakefulness.
Mitran and Bo race to the bell tower, but Hound slips in first. A lean and lithe half goblin in a chain shirt scampers back, grabbing for the ladder that leads to the bell...
... Hound nips at his heel and draws blood but can't stop him from retreating up the ladder.
Between Tomi's quick thinking and Malvenos' last healing potion, the pair manage to save Tomas from the brink of death. the young priest groans fitfully but does not regain consciousness [ooc(stable at 0hp)[/ooc]
Upon the Alter -Round 4
Status & Initiative Order
Mitran - double moves
Bo - double moves
Wilf - kills purple battledancer
Partrax - climbs ladder, now 15' above shown position.
Vilesse - go
Hound - attack of opportunity, go
Tomi - 5/6 rage used, 9/15hp , go
Chaser - 1/13 HP
Wulfric - go
Wulfric, Tomi, and Vilesse to finish rnd 4, Wilf, Mitran rnd 5
Tomi, seeing Tomas is probably going to live, suddenly realises he hasnt seen Father Ruan or Ythel - so stands up and does a quick look around to see if he has missed something.
Since it seems that the action is upstairs, Wilf will head that way as well.
Mitran will follow the group up the ladder, telling Bo to keep watch down here.
Wulfric is first to the ladder. He is about half way up when the half goblin leans over the edge and snipes off a quick shot at him.
...which finds its mark but loses most if its punch as it lodges in Wulfric's shoulder guard.
Wulfric gains the top of the tower and the two struggle against each other in the tight confines, until Vilesse pops her head up. Her fey magic overcomes the weak willed half goblin and he slumps to the floor, where Wulfric quickly dispatches him.
PCs
Mitran - 12/12 HP, CLW used
Bo -19/19 hp
Wilf - 14/14 hp
Vilesse - 8/8 hp, ear piercing scream used
Hound - 13/13 hp
Tomi - 5/6 rage used, 9/15hp
Chaser - 1/13 HP
Wulfric - 11/15 hp
NPCs
Malvenos - 12/12 hp
Tomas - 0/16
Rosenn - 2/4 hp
Eiravel - 13/13 hp, 1 1st lvl spell used.
Gark the half goblin adept carried:
potion of cure moderate wounds, scroll of invisibility, scroll of obscuring mist, bracers of armor+1, 5 darts, onyx gem (50gp), 5gp
Partrax the half goblin rogue carried:
short sword, short bow ( 18 arrows left), mstwk chain shirt (med), mstwk thieves tools, potion of blur, 5 gp
The battledancers carried:
4 suits of mstwk studded leather (med), 8 spiked gauntlets ( eached coated with one dose of giant centipede poison), 8 gp
Tomi notes that the heavy stone door to the undercroft, which has previously been closed and covered with a tapestry on every other occasion the party has visited this room, is wide open, the tapestry torn down and lying on the floor.
There is nothing else of note in the hall.
Tomi will gulp down his own potion of cure light wounds
and scoop up the potion of cure moderate found on Gark.
Malvenos... look! the door to the undercroft stands open - we must get after them!
Tomi will quickly attempt to make chaser somewhat comfortable in the cold stone hall -
Wulfric will frisk the corpse, after removing the potion and handing it to Vilesse "I think this might be of more use to you"
Wulfric will give a yell "Clear below" and then launch the body down the hole.
Turning to Vilesse "I think we better find the others"
Tomi... Would you like me to see to Chaser?
he yet lives... and i think will be safe enough here. you should conserve your powers - i suspect we will have need of them soon enough.
with that Tomi begins to move into the darkness.
Malvenos responds to Tomi, Yes, I have never seen that open in all the time I have stayed here. That is undoubtedly how these pillaging fiends got in, and likely where they have taken Ruan and Ythel. I cannot accompany you though. Someone needs to guard over the others. I will take Tomas and your loyal steed to the guest quarters and keep everyone safe and secure until you return. I remember Father Ruan mentioning that he kept emergency supplies in the treasury. Maybe there is something there I can use to help the wounded.
Yep, heading over as quick as I can to get close to the front line.
Vilesse nods at Wulfric. "Hopefully I won't need it, but thank you." She grabs a torch and follows Tomi down the stairs, Hound at her heels.
Here we go, be on your guard...
"Ayup. " and he will trudge on down the stairs.
With Tomi in the lead the group files down a narrow spiral staircase. The humans find the staircase so tight that their shoulders scrape against the walls, and they have to duck to avoid hitting their heads .
The steep spiral stair leads to a crypt. The floor is flagged and the walls are of brick (each bearing the symbol of a rising sun). An altar decorated with a rising sun motif stands ahead while many sealed burial niches pierce the walls. Three shrivelled goblin corpses lie on the floor.
The walls are lined top to bottom with burial niches. Most are sealed with cover stones graven with the incumbent’s name . A few of the niches are unsealed and empty, awaiting occupants.
The wall to the far north west stands shattered, revealing a dark natural tunnel. A pile of broken bricks lies on the floor beside the opening.
"Hmm. That look's a mite bit curious. "
Tomi will move forward to investigate the goblin corpses in an attempt to determine how long they have been dead for.
Vilesse frowns and takes a few steps forward to look more closely at the altar.
Wulfric will move forward covering Tomi and try and assist.
" This is weird, but at least we now know how they got in."
Mitran moves towards the opening leading out to the tunnels and investigates.
The dead half goblins are all extremely old. They are freshly dead and there are no physical wounds on them. They seem to have died of old age!
The alter is covered in the iconography of Darlen in his aspect as The Shining Light. Vilesse cannot recall any stories of Darlen punishing offenders in such a horrendous way.
As the party spreads out to search the undercroft, the mystery is solved for them. The spectral image of an old man clad in burial vestments bursts from the wall near the stairway. He flies toward you screeching, “Death to Braal’s servants!”
Stepping out in front.
"Hold, we come to save the servants of Darlen, not to help these filthy half-goblins"
Vilesse takes a step back, gripping her spear tighter as Wulfric tries to talk to the spirit.
The ghostly preist halts his charge and swirls about angrily. His face is contorted as if in great pain and one hand clutches a gaping wound in his stomach from which his transparent entrails tumble. I will not be deceived mortals! You wear not the vestments of Cymer, nor do you display the holy symbols of The Shining Light. Speak plainly or I shall slay you as I did these wretched plunderers, he bellows as he waves to the corpses scattered about the chamber.
Wulfric replies in his most diplomatic tone.
"I can not claim to know who you are spirit, for I am a poor scholar. I am a soldier of the Lord Locher and my skills are more suited to fighting rather than knowledge. My companions and I have just saved three of the temple staff above and are following these half goblins who have dragged two more down here including the head priest, Father Ruan. Can you advise us on the numbers left of these half goblins other than the three that you have brought to Darlen's justice, for I believe the saying says that 'forewarned is forearmed'."
Mitran will put his scythe away and just study the creature before him.
"Um, there were some goblins attacking the temple above and we chased em in here. I'm just a shepherd. I don't have any fancy vestments. "
Vilesse relaxes her hold on her spear and moves around the altar to listen better to the conversation.
She has nothing useful to add to the conversation.
= Success #1
= Fail #1
The ghost sways from side to side in agitation as Wulfric speaks, showing particular interest at the mention of Father Ruan, but...You words ring false soldier. I slumbered within my tomb until these three attempted to defile it. When I awoke and slew them there were no others about. None until you arrived that is. How do I know you are not in league with them?
i think father ruan would say, you will know in your heart what is true. He allowed us into his priory during a storm because he could see that we intended no harm. im sure that you are as wise as he, and so are able to see the truth of our nature for yourself.
if you feel that you need further truth you need only ascend the stairs and see the dead creatures above, brothers to these three that we slew attempting to stop them from doing further harm to the flock of darlen.
" Spirit, I do not know how to convince you, I believe my small and fiery friend is right and that you will know in your heart, but in the meantime I am very concerned that Father Ruan and his fellow priest Ythel are in the none too gentle hands of the half-goblins. I would see justice done on this filth that hide from the sun, Darlen's holy light. But more importantly I would see these peace loving people safe, for that is what I do best."
Your Father Ruan sounds a wise man, and I believe the truth of the Shining Light moves through you. You may pass, so as to save these innocent souls you speak of and . Further, I give you leave to enter my tomb, there. He gestures to one of the sealed burial niches nearby. Take forth my blessed aspergillum and use it to purge Cymer of this corruption.
You watch the ghost disappear into the alter and the room is quiet once more.