"Ha! Poog make all doggies die!" Poog declares, happy for the opportunity to vent his frustration. He grabs a javelin and throws it at the nearest dog.
Mogmurch whacks Poog upside the head. "We sposed to use firesticks, doofus!" he says as he holds his firework out for Trimple to light it. "Mogmurch win over everyones throwing booms but me play fair!" He waggles the now-sputtering end of the star candle in Poog's face. "You do too!"
He swings it around and points at one of the dogs just as the first ember discharges.
Unfortunately, he isn't quite finished turning when the firework goes off, and his shot misses wildy.
Reta takes aim at another dog target
"No no no no. You posed to burn stupid dog"
Chuffee aims at another dog, cackling with glee... This be funz!"
"Yes, me's got two doggies!"
"Dogsies must die! Poog no can aim with fire cracker!"
Poog aims his star candle at the nearest dog target and shoots.
The candle's flaming ember doesn't even come near Poog's target. "See?! You just be mockering Poog! Give Poog trial he best in!"
Mogmurch snickers at Poog, then sticks his tongue out one side of his mouth, holds the firework at arm's length with both hands, and squints at the target until the next ember discharges.
"Yes! Woohoo! Gots me one!"
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Reeta shoots another charge at a dog, but misses. Instead the ball hits the crowd. While a burning goblin runs away and jumps into a nearby puddle the rest of the crowd cheers. Chuffee aims much better and sets another dog on fire. Poog's cracker ball goes wide as well, landing in a bush and setting it on fire. Mogmurch hits a dog, burning it down to ashes.
Reta
Chuffee
Poog
Moggy
Reta 2P
Chuffee 4P
Poog 2P
Mog 2P
Mogmurch looks over at Trimple and points at the crowd. "Hey, how many pointses we get for Birdcrunchers? They be muchly more fun than straw dogs! Dogs no run and scream!"
"I gotsa catch up"
taking aim at the remaining dog.
"NOoooooooo"
Poog decides to vent his frustration on a horse instead, and actually manages to hit it.
"Hahaha! Poog now win!"
Chuffy, seeing no one else hitting the last dog, fires his shooter at the remaining canine effigy.
He lets out a loud war whoop when it hits... and pops a couple of zits when he does.. the pus oozing down his face. a bit.. He sticks out his tongue and licks his face clean as far as he can reach...
"Shut up, you no win!" With that pronouncement, Mogmurch levels his firework at one of the two remaining horses.
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"No points for killing your own tribe!" Rotmouth shouts angrily.
Reta tries to aim at the last dog, but the starcandle fireball goes wide. Poog hits the dog while Chuffy sucessfully burns away the last dog. Mogmurch sets another horse on fire.
Reta
Chuffee
Poog
Moggy
Reta 2P
Chuffee 6P
Poog 3P
Mog 3P
Chuffy aims at the remaining horse.
Reta takes aim at the horse.
"Bwahaha! Poog kill hose, he did!"
Ecstatic about finally burning a dog while aiming for a horse, Poog now aims for the ogre.
He almost shoots Rotmouth while yelling "What you say?! Poog no hear you!"
A grin splits Mogmurch's face as the ogre ignites.
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One after the other you shoot your last charge at the remaining straw dummies. Reta misses the horse, but Chuffee hits it. Poog aims for the ogre, but the bolt goes wide and sets a nearby tree on fire. Mogmorch hits the ogre as well.
"Chuffee wins! Mog second!" Rotmouth and hands a small bottle to Chuffee. Mog receives an off-white stone.
After the games, as the goblins are about to begin a strange puzzle game involving bags of wasps, boxes full of nettles, and jars of nails, Squealy Nord bursts into the clearing in a squealing panic.
Beat up and bruised, Squealy pounces forward, bows low, and begins snorting and pawing the ground with his trotters. He’s obviously trying to tell the chieftains something, and he nuzzles close to Poog (who has recently taken the heroic and glorious pig as his animal companion).
Chuffy takes the bottle and tucks it in a pouch... and squints one eye at the new challenge until all are distracted by Squealy Nord... "What's he saying, Poog? Did Toady fall down the well?"
"What's he saying, Poog? Did Toady fall down the well?"
"Stoopid goblins what can't keep score! Mogmurch clearly better straw-thing-shooter-upper than Poog!" He eyes the white stone, sniffs it, licks it, and is just trying to bite it as Squealy comes tearing into camp.
"Wuzzit?" he asks Poog.
Poog uses speak with animals and asks Squealy Nord "What?"
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Poog talks to Squealy Nord and it turns out that something went terribly wrong out on the truff le hunt. Squealy and three goblins went to the Bestest Truffle Field to get the special ingredient for the feast when they discovered a group of Sczarni — traveling criminals found throughout Varisia — camped out by the trail. The goblins tried to sneak by, but the filthy humans noticed them and immediately attacked the truffle-hunting expedition. Squealy Nord only barely managed to escape, but the three goblins were killed. It's now up to you to retrieve the truffles if you want truffle cake for the feast.
Chuffy looks grim as he says, "Let's go get those filthy longshanks! They kill us, we kill them back!"
Mogmurch nods enthusiastically.
"And truffles! We no forget truffles!"
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You follow Squealy Nord to a campsite. Two wagons, their wooden panels exquisitely carved and vibrantly painted, sit in this forest clearing. The first noticeable thing in the small dell is a burning campfire and three goblin heads stuck on narrow poles. Logs for sitting and gear for cooking surround the campfire, and the smell of a greasy stew floats on the gentle summer breeze.
The Sczarni bandits are in the process of cooking their dinner. One of them stirs a big pot set on the fire, while another bandit peels potatoes and skins rabbits, tossing a scrap to one of the attentive dogs every so often. When they killed the three previous truffle hunters, they chopped off the goblins’ heads and posted the heads on sticks to try to frighten off any other goblins.
Reta
Chuffee
Poog
Mogmurch
Bandit blue
Bandit red
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Reta
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Bandit green
Dog blue
Dog red
Bandit yellow
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Chuffee
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Horse red
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Poog
Mogmurch
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Horse blue
Reta will sneak up
Reta will move at half speed. While moving, she will draw out her short bow as part of move.[/spoiler]
Chuffy sneaks up as well... trying to take them by surprise if that's still possible.
Spying the nearest wagon, Mogmurch decides to be "clever" and tries to quietly duck behind it, out of sight, thinking to circle around and surprise them from the other side.
Of course, he completely fails to consider that he'll be plainly visible, since the bottom of the wagon is taller than he is...
Poog has the most brilliant idea ever, and he's convinced he should certainly execute it. While his fellow goblins do some sneaky-sneaky Poog draws his wand of fireball and shoots a small red bead into the humans' campfire. The bead explodes, covering nearly the entire camp in an inferno of fire.
"Bwahahahaha!"
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While Reta sneaks up to the men followed by Chuffee and Mogmurch. Poog distracts the bandits and dogs with a fireball. The dogs and one of the bandits immediately catch on fire and burn to death.
Two bandits jump up and attempt to get away.
Bandit blue -10HP
Bandit red -10HP
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Reta
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Bandit yellow -10HP
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Chuffee
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Horse red
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Poog
Mogmurch
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Horse blue
Reta moves to try to cut off the other two.
She lines up a shot with her bow, selecting one of her +1 flaming arrows and letting it fly.
"Muahahaha! Poog killed the dogses!"
Chuffee fires his hand crossbow at one of the bandits...
"Longshankses be getting away!" Mogmurch shouts as he points... but only for a moment, before he retrieves a vial and downs the contents.
He begins to run across the clearing, then throws himself forward as if tripped... and flies along above the ground.
Poog double moves toward the blue horse while drawing his short sword. "For Zarongeeeeel!"