Whoops, sorry, I posted slightly out of turn.
Calin still gets an attack against the villain. Sorry about that, man! That might change what you want to do Merrick, but if so, you can still use those rolls.
Here is what happened;
You posted your action early to keep stuff going (you attacked a Goblin, killing it).
Goblins went.
AoO's went off.
Shae and Rast took their actions.
I took the Goblins actions that were dependent on them surviving AoO's.
Bad Guy took his action.
Merrick took his.
I just accidentally skipped Calin. Next up will be Eloisa, and DK, then Goblins again, then Asa Calin Shae Rast.
Once Merrick's shots go off, you will have killed five Goblins.
He lashed out at the man who attacked him with flail doing his best to slowly backpedal back to his allies.
Eloisa casts a Force Missile at the man. She'll leave the goblins to the others for now.
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The attack and the Force Missile definitely do some damage. He's looking pretty rough!
He will five foot step as well, Calin.
DK goes, then the Gerblins.
If it is possible to move to the man and hit him without provoking the Desna Kinght will do that.
Desna Knight, since Merrick cleared a path for you, you are clear to move. You hit handily, and with all the damage already done, you drop the man! He's not dead, but he is bleeding out. We'll see if he stabilizes on his turn.
Next up, we have only three Goblins left, I miscounted. Two of them will attack Calin, since they're already in there, and one will attack Asa, since he's still standing next to her.
So, two more damage to Calin.
Sidestepping her remaining attacker's blow, Asa grips the her falcata with both hands and brings it down upon her foe in a similar manner to a lumber jack, splitting wooden logs into firewood.
"Rast, Calin could use your aid I think."
"I think we may need to stabilize our friend here, before he bleed out. He should be interogated if posible."
Two Goblins remain. Everyone but Asa gets a turn before them.
"Kill the last goblins, don't let them escape to hide somewhere els in town. He says swinging his glaive at the nearest goblin.
"Im fine they are just goblins."
He responded to Asa's taunting about his prowess. He went with the creatures blow and responded in kind swinging the flail low across his body. He was trying to be careful and keep himself well behind his shield so much so his swing came no where near the creature. He cringed already, he probably looked a fool. No more talking just fighting.
Seeing the Desna Knight take down one of the remaining Goblins, Merrick will cease his rapid firing and instead shoot only one arrow at the remaining Goblin.
He doesn't even really bother looking at the Goblin; he just sort of casually shoots it.
Looking around, Merrick is more grim than any have ever seen him, and he speaks.
"Shae, can you please scout a bit? They came from elsewhere within the complex and we must make sure we are safe. I agree that we should stabilize him and attempt to interrogate him. Before we do that, we should search him and remove anything that might be dangerous. We should also bind him. Eloisa, or Asa, can you see if there's anything magical about him? And does anyone have any magic prepared that might loosen his tongue?"
At that, Merrick will begin to search the fallen foe for anything of note.
DK and Merrick, you bring down the last two Goblins!
On the man you felled, you find;
A journal
A composite shortbow (+1 strength bonus) and 20 arrows
Masterwork thieve's tools
A masterwork lute
Silver earrings
A ring
A potion of some type
6 pouches of gold dust
8 pouches of silver dust
10 platinum pieces
He doesn't stabilize and bleeds to -2.
Asa takes the journal from Merrick, and nods to Rast. "I need better light for this, I will be in the adjoining room."
So saying she steps through to the smashed up room with the goblin table markings. "Now, time to see if you are who I think you might be..."
Flipping open the cover, Asa begins to carefully examine the writing, as well as scan the contents for anything useful.
Merrick holds onto the journal as Asa attempts to take it from him.
Better light? Better light. She cannot be f&&@ing serious.
Merrick looked around, at the HUGE FURNACES, roaring with fire, presumably filling the room with heat and light, then looks back at Asa.
"You know, Asa, I don't begrudge you your secrets. But if you're going to lie right to my face, can you at least assume I'm not a doddering simpleton and make it believable?"
After glancing at the relevant pages, Merrick will let the journal go and allow Asa to take it.
Shaedeen doesn't hesitate to take orders from Merrick and immediately slips through the door the goblins and their leader entered the room from.
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Asa looks the man in the eyes. A trace of anger can be seen in them, as well as a little fear.
"Fine. I want to examine this some place not being lit by the funeral pyres made from limbs stripped from hapless townsfolk and overshadowed by a glass throne made to entomb a former noble while still alive. That specific enough for you about the light quality, or would you like me to add further details concerning the smell of burning flesh, barely masking the smell of blood and corpses?"
Taking the book with a little more force than necessary, Asa walks off angrily muttering something to the effect of paladins always being in people's business.
The knight goes with Asa to check on the journal. "Anything interresting in that?"
"We will find out. Also checking the handwriting to see if that man was our necromancer friend from the isle."
Asa sets the book on the marred table so that both can examine the pages as well.
As Asa leaves, Merrick grins flippantly.
"See? That's much more believable! My wit appreciates the effort!"
There is no hint of derision or irony. He means what he says.
The handwriting is NOT a match, Ass.
Shae, as you scout, you see that the door they came through concealed stairs to a lower level. Nothing seems to be moving down there, but you can see that it's large enough that it's likely a good idea to group up before exploring, unless you want to try to scout the whole level by yourself.
Shaedeen returns to Merrick to make her report.
"Too dark down there for me to go scouting alone."
"No... no, the loop on this 'g' here... and the way he slants his 'l's.... this wasn't written by our necromantic friend. Presuming your assessment of Chopper to not be a necromancer to be true, the man we captured here is also not him." Asa's face turns sour as she adds, "Meaning we have at least one psychopath still at large... perhaps more if these folks are part of some coven or band."
Asa proceeds to skim through the journal, attempting to determine its author's identity, his or her motives - "After all, might have been a keepsake and not written by that man," - and any significant passages that might shed more light on their current circumstances.
"Well that is at least a little good news. But I think we should put the book aside for now and find Ameiko and her friend quickly, least they end up in glass." The knight suggest to Asa as she begins reading the whole thing through. "If Agustianna ended up in glass, no goblin would be safe anyway."
"Personally I would have preferred them to be the same person... easier to know that we have stopped the source of all of these events that way. Perhaps he knows who he is though. As for death by glass, I would think they would have been with her father has Ameiko and her friend suffered the same fate. Perhaps he knows more about that too. I will be right behind you, just want to see if there is anything of note lately before we begin asking the man questions. Might help us to know what to ask."
Appraise rolls will also tell you the approximate value of the items
When I listed the loot, I provided a clickable link for the journal. That has the relevant passages. Let me know if the link doesn't work.
"A succubi is behind this, what are those?"
Eloisa picks up the ring and the potion. "I may know what the potion is, but the ring I have no idea. We may need to take it to a jeweler to get an idea. Unless someone else has the ability to know value."
She studies the man on the floor. "Does anyone know who this is? Why would he be leading goblins? They don't usually follow humans. They would rather kill a human."
"Doesn't sound like this woman is a demon yet... sounds more like she is trying to become one, and that the townsfolk of Sandpoint are to be the offertory fuel for that fire. What worries me more is this part here." Asa points to the lines about there being tunnels under the Glassworks that lead to the base that these goblins had been inhabiting.
"Something tells me that we might just want to have the guards follow us this time, in case we fail to stop them. I would have thought that Selaros would be back with the sheriff by now."
As they return to the furnace room Asa gives everyone a quick synopsis of the journal's contents. "We need to find out who this woman is and where she is hiding. If we don't find Ameiko and her friend here I would wager that she is being held there, though for what evil purpose I dare not guess."
"The guards are always slow to react in this town. That's why I started to deal with things myself. They have to talk, and most times they want to move without the public know something might be wrong. They are just ineffective."
"The two might be in the same place, and it is likely that the dark place Shae found leads to it."
Asa turns to their bound captive. Seeing that he is mended, but not yet fully awake she slaps him twice in his face.
"Wake up. The time for sleep has passed, the time for answers has arrived."
Calin, with the threat of immenant goblin violence gone instead found himself staring up in horror at the old man encased in glass. Even for a jerk of a man, it was not a way anyone should find death.The sound of Asa slapping the man made his head jerk in that direction, the disaproaval clear in his features.
"I'll go down and look for the others, I dont think their will be a lot of goblins there, and if there are well.."
He looked at the remains of the goblins that had followed the man to assault them. He turned to go, if they were going to torture that man he didnt want to see it, nor did he want to have to explain to the sheriff about it either...
Shaedeen takes it upon herself to...uh, borrow...one of whatever the glassworks employees use to light the place. A moment later, she's quietly moved to Calin's side and stands smiling up at the half-elf.
"Let the others interrogate Goblin-Boy if they want--we'll rescue Ameiko. She owns an inn...maybe she'll pay us a reward."
"Heeeeey.... Now that her father's ass is glass, Ameiko or her mystery brother may be the head of the Kaijitsu family...and all its holdings! Let's stop standing around and rescue her!"
Asa turns and looks at Calin. "No. If this journal is to be believed there is a strong chance that you will be running into what is left of the goblin force, a hobgoblin, and whatever Lamashtu worshiping woman that leads them all." Asa lets out a sigh of frustration. "You and I have had our differences, and I admire your bravery, but that would be needless suicide by stubbornness. We all go together, after we get what we can from this wretch." She turns back to the captive as she adds, "Besides, how can I hold you accountable for whatever harm has befallen them if you get yourself killed?"
Shaedeen turns her eyes briefly toward Asa as she gives her orders. Still trying to figure out who leads this ragtag party of heroes, Shae waits until Asa's attention has returned to the prisoner before she gently nudges Calin, smiling impishly as her mischievous eyes dart back and forth between the imperious dhampir and the stairs leading below.
Now we'll see who wears the pants in this party!
He frowned at Shaedeen's well rather tasteless jest about the man in the glass. He let his scowl take her in just a moment longer when Asa spoke.
"I don't care to stand here and watch you torture even one like him. If they are below being held by whatever it is you fear I will be held accountable by finding them before whatever forces that reside below realize their human and goblin allies are not returning. The longer we wait to even glare at this refuse of a man is a moment that Ameiko or Augustianna don't have. I would hold myself twice as accountible if that happened, so I am going."
He growled back once more spinning torwards Shaedeen.
"Where did you turn back from your scouting?"
He asked her more forcefully than he meant to.
"At the top of the stairs, because I didn't have a light source," Shae answers quietly. Then she holds up her 'borrowed' torch/lantern and quirks one eyebrow.
"Who said anything about torture? I am going to ask him two questions, then I am going to leave him for whatever additional questions Hemlock will have for him."
Asa shoots a reproachful glare back at Calin. "I don't have the strength to waste to stop you. If you want to insist on charging into there and getting yourselves killed, fine. Try to take some of them with you so that the rest of us stand a better chance of avenging you."
"Oh," she adds, turning to Shae, "do keep in mind that most of the natives to caves like these will see you and your torch long before you see them by its light. And keep your eyes open. We haven't run into traps up here, likely because they haven't had the time to set them up, but you can bet that new pack that you were showing off that they will have some as you get closer to their lair."