“I thought I said an out right charge would be a bad thing.” She sighs as magic starts being thrown. She holds up her bow and focuses on her comrades. “Erastil guide us.”
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Diego's and Hans' attacks strike true (since you only have to hit his Touch AC for those, and he has his back to you so he doesn't have his Dex bonus during the surprise round).
Who is using the Oathbow? If either Sevegny or Red Feather is using it, that shot will hit, but the other will miss. If neither are using it, then both shots miss.
Coraline, you find no traps on the door, and you do not detect any hidden sentries.
Red Feather and Sevegny can buff folks with their Invisibility if they want, and we can say they did that before the start of combat, but you'll need to tell me who is getting it.
Anyone who hasn't already done so, go ahead and roll Initiative.
Who is using the Oathbow? Red Feather and Sevegny can buff folks with their Invisibility if they want, and we can say they did that before the start of combat, but you'll need to tell me who is getting it.
Arrow in surprise round on hobgoblin that is not engaged in a plummet.
Critical cofirmation and damage.
Attack on initiative 26 on first round.
Sneak attack damage is included, on the assumption that I could get close enough to place shots. Here is my stealth check. I was operating on the assumption that Johnny was distracting one hobgoblin while I creep up and snipe the other. All hell broke loose somehow, and I have no idea what is going on anymore.
Stealth check to get within 30' of the hobgoblin sentry.
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Okay, here is the order of events from the surprise round:
Tate successfully sneaks within 30' of the sentry, then deals 33 damage with a critical hit sneak attack. Taking their cue from Tate, Red Feather and Sevegny both fire on the wounded hob, but missing (Red Feather has not stated he was using the Oathbow, so I'm assuming it wasn't used), while Diego and Hans finish off the sentry with fire spells. Since the sentry dropped after the surprise round, we can just save those initiative rolls for later.
The entire affair made very little noise, and there is no increase in noise or activity from inside the manor to indicate that anyone heard anything.
In the meantime, Coraline sneaks into the Manor invisibly (I'll get up an interior map here in a bit).
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Sorry it took so long, I was trying to figure out how to do interior maps on Campaign Cartographer 3, but never did figure it out because the tutorials they include with it are crap. So I finally switched to Dungeon Crafter III, which tends to crash my system if I put too much into it, as it uses up a ton of memory, but I managed to get the first floor pretty much done (there are a few wall tiles missing on the right, from when it crashed again, but that'll work anyway, because the house is crumbling.
Just inside the front entryway, there is a long foyer, with two open archways to either side of the door, and double doors at the end. The left archway enters what was once a large sitting room, but what furniture was once there is now shattered and broken. There is also a staircase leading to the second floor. The archway to the right leads to a smaller cloakroom.
You see no hobgoblins in this first set of rooms, but the moment you step into the foyer, you feel an unnatural chill.
You see no hobgoblins in this first set of rooms, but the moment you step into the foyer, you feel an unnatural chill.
Coraline steadies herself as the wave of unnatural cold temporarily halts her in her gusto to proceed. She throws a look behind her shoulder to confirm that Barley and the company are not too far back from her rapid advance.
She then looks and listens for any clues on how to continue further egress into the manor. Coraline mentally braces herself and with caution (and one last look over her shoulder) she proceeds in …
Hans also waits...
Amie moves as quickly as she can to the door after Hans and Sevegny. “Once inside leave us, Sevegny.” Amie whispers. “Make as quickly as you can to Yalla. If you encounter any one, play injured and point down a random hallway. I wish you luck and success. May the divine deities be with you.”
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The cat bolted as soon as you guys started fighting outside. It may have been enchanted to talk temporarily, but it's still a cat and just as prone to be spooked but sudden violence. You can try to track it out in the trees, as it probably didn't go far.
I need to know who all is entering the house, and if you're entering any rooms besides the foyer. Aside from the unnatural chill, Claret doesn't notice anything right away in the immediate area, but she can hear gruff voices further back in the house, beyond the double doors at the end of the foyer.
Tate will sneak through the door, and listen. He will also look for irregularities, tripwires and anything else that can mess up our day.
Bow ready but not drawn.
The cat bolted as soon as you guys started fighting outside.
Claret doesn't notice anything right away in the immediate area, but she can hear gruff voices further back in the house, beyond the double doors at the end of the foyer.
After the sentries are dealt with and the fires put out, Diego does what he does best: boldly enters the manor and calls out loudly in common: "Good day, residents! My name is Diego and I have come to sell iron pots to put myself through Fighter COllege. Is the woman of the house available?"
I have come to sell iron pots to put myself through Fighter COllege.
If Diego bursts in, Hans is not far behind. But if Coraline does some scouting first, Hans will wait for a blood-curdling scream... :-)
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Yes, Coraline does have at least a couple rounds on the others, since she was actually moving to enter the house as the others were moving to attack the sentry outdoors. And since Diego stated that he was putting out the flames first, that will take him an extra round. So, rounds 1 and 2, Coraline can explore. Round 3, Sevegny, Amie, Hans and Tate arrive, with Sevegny, Amie and Hans waiting at the door, and Tate stepping in. Round 4, Diego makes his stealth-banishing entry.
Amie, you can try handle animal or hold animal. Obviously, in the long run, the cat would respond better to the former than the latter (most creatures are not terribly appreciative of being forced against their will, whereas Handle Animal is more diplomatic than coercive).
Coraline starts into the manor, wary of traps and alarms, and even while invisible, stays by the walls as she heads to the source of the sounds.
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Coraline starts into the manor, wary of traps and alarms, and even while invisible, stays by the walls as she heads to the source of the sounds.
Expeditious Retreat will get you into the Manor one round sooner. However, that spell is not on the Ranger spell list (it's only Bard 1, Sorceror/Wizard 1), so unless you have it in a magic item, or Diego or Hans cast it on you, you wouldn't have that spell.
There are two rooms besides the one behind the double doors, but neither of those rooms have doors, just archways. Through the archway to the left, you can see a staircase going up. The voices are speaking goblinoid, and with your skill in that language, it sounds like they are playing some kind of game of chance, or perhaps a card game.
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Yeah, that's good enough. He didn't go far (if you've ever owned a cat, you know that when they're startled, they usually don't run far - they're too darned curious). It'll take you a couple rounds to do it (one to track him to where he hid, and one to actually perform the skill), though, so that'll put you one round behind Diego in arriving at the door.
** spoiler omitted **
Dude, this obviously means more to you than it does to me. In the interest of allowing someone who is more invested in this than I am, I resign.
In Game:
Diego rescinds his last action. Instead he is struck by a sudden inspiration that he needs to blend art and fire in new and exciting ways. He dons a black beret, bids a fond adieu to the band and saunters off into the world to begin his career as an abstract arsonist.