Initiative
Terion
Strang
Ama
Belrain
Bizzlemont
Elgoron
Ping
Flaeg
Goblins
Order of Actions
Terion<<<<<
Elgoron<<<<
Bizzlemont<<<<<
Goblins
Party
Goblins
Party
Flaeg just lies there, as you might expect - unless you were expecting him to get up and fight like the other corpses.
Terion moves to the door as he draws his sword, speaking to Elgoron - "I need a spot at the door Elgoron my friend!"
Bizzle freezes as he heard the approaching goblins. He gets ready to blast one when it approaches.
The goblins see Terion retreat and the ray of frost miss. They seem somewhat surprised by your actions. The leader who made the gestures speaks in a guttural language.
The goblins form a line around the doorway drawing javelins as they move into position.
Four small javelins try to strike Ping.
The next two are obstructed as they toss javelins at Ping
Three javelins hit Ping for physical.
The blinding beam hits one as he throws
Unfortunately, the blinding beam hits one that had bad aim, and three strike true.
The two goblins taking cover around the corner of the door seem to be waiting for someone to hit with their shortswords.
Party up
One goblin is blinded.
Ping lets out a little gasp of pain before collapsing to the floor.
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"We've developed an uncanny talent for getting in over our head, have we not?" On his turn, if no one else has, Elgoron will try to move ping Ping away from the doorway and out of line of sight of the attackers, perhaps to N-9, then take his position at 0-9. Will revise if order determines otherwise.
Terion steps over the small halfling now lying battered on the floor, and strikes at the goblin at the corner.
"Someone stand by my side, and hold the position!"
HP: 11
AC: Banded Mail(+7)+Large Steel shield(+2)+Dex(+1)+Fighting defensively(+2) = 22
Bizzle shouts to Strang and points out the goblin who is blinded. Then he picks out another goblin to blind.
HP: 2/7
AC: 18
Strang follows Bizzle's direction to see one of the goblins fumbling at his face. With a feral grin, he loads his crossbow once more and takes aim...
The leader barks out orders
Bizzlemont has blinded two goblins, and draws the ire of the javelin barrage.
Their accuracy is uncanny as three hit for physical
Another heaves a javelin at Elgoron behind cover as he is obstructed. It catches him for a nasty gash.
A blind goblin and a wounded goblin attack the heavily armed fighter.
Both miss.
On the bright side, most of the goblins only have a single javelin left.
Ping lies in a pool of her own blood. A Javelin in her stomach, another in her lung and a third in her thigh.
"Guys, they're calling in for more. This is pointless: we can't win here. If we surrender, we may live. Otherwise, we for-sure die," Strang said, defeat plain in his voice even as he reloaded his crossbow.
"Guys, PLEASE!! Move out of the javelin throwers sight! Hide around the corners!"
Without looking back, Terion acknowledges Strang's words - "No friend, I tire of running, and I will not surrender at the likes of goblins - they will most likely torture and kill us in the end. Use me as a shield if you will, and get our wounded friends out of here through that door on the left. I stay and hold them!!"
Meanwhile, the dwarven paladin had checked in at the local temple he had visited long ago. The temple seemed quite different than it had long ago.
The surly but professional fighter he had met before was found dead on the first floor which was mostly deserted near the temple priestess. Investigating upstairs, he runs into a blind goblin. Approaching the dwarf, the goblin yells in common "Help, we are under attack."
The goblin does not recognize the lone paladin, can he be blind? The lone paladin had personally killed over ten local goblins and organized farmers to kill just as many. His name inspired hate and much more in local goblin lore. In goblin they simply referred to him as ' the defender'
Terion drops his foe, and the first goblin falls. Morale is high still in the goblin ranks, but they have not turned their heads to the right yet.
Then he will move to P-9
"Fine!" Strang manages through gritted teeth.
Abandoning Terion to his own fate, Strang moves to the side door. With the choice of Ping or Bizzlemont, he grabs Ping - thinking to save her from even a fate even worse than death.
"Elgoron, get Bizzle and let's see if we can get out of here alive."
"Ugh..." Bizzlemont falls as two javelins pierce his magical armor.
HP: -1/7
Conditions: Dying
Something is amiss in this peaceful shrine, Felgarr thinks as he wanders through the courtyard. A pig was butchered, or there was some sort of fight, he thinks, looking at all the blood along one wall. Then he comes across the bloody man and priestess hidden behind the altar.
By Torag! he exlaims, and rushes over to check their wounds. The man and priestess are obviously dead. His sense of unease rises and he draws out his flail and shield. Whispering a brief prayer, he goes looking for the culprits.
After wandering around downstairs for a bit, he approaches a staircase and starts to climb. He is not surprised when a goblin appears, for he knows well how bloodthirsty and vile they are. The goblin's words are puzzling, but they do not stay his hand.
Filthy murderous goblin! he says as he brains the blinded brute.
The dwarf strikes down the goblin and advances further.
The goblins break formation screaming 'dolbug' and rush past Terion into the room provoking a counterattack from him. They draw their shortswords.
Strang finds the door closed and opens it.
Two goblins rush to stand over Belrain with swortswords shaking in their hands. Two rush to stand over Ama. The rest rush to stand by the bound hobgoblins.
"Don't come in here dwarf."a goblin stammers in a shaky voice.
For the moment, it is as if the rest of the standing party is completely ignored.
As Felgarr advances into the large room, he takes in the sight of many rotten corpses and a few fresh ones. He sees a lone human warrior still standing against the goblin scum, his companions fallen behind him.
Then, the goblins rush the fighter and take up threatening positions over his fallen allies. Well versed in the tongue of his enemies he overhears their frantic plan and replies.
Then, he calls out to the man. "Stout warrior, you have fought bravely, and I commend your strength. I wish to save your life, and those behind you. I have called to the goblin leader to parley. Hold your sword, but stand vigilant! The goblins cannot be trusted."
Felgarr lowers his flail, but does not put it away.
Strang tries as quietly as possible to go through the door with Bizzle's unconscious body in tow while the goblins are distracted. Waving for Elgoron with Ping to hurry in while he can, he holds the door open - for the moment.
Surveying the desperate scene around him, Terion ponders his options momentarily, then lowers his sword without a single word, while he faces the goblins threatening his fallen comrades - without taking his eyes from them he addresses the newly arrived dwarf - "I stand down, but if one of these bastards attempts anything they will pay dearly... ALL of them..."
Elgoron and Strang bring Ping into the adjacent room.
The goblins in the corner begin to saw at the bonds of the hobgoblins with their shortswords.
The leader speaks common while standing over Ama: "Dwarf, you are not rousting just goblins anymore. You do not want to get involved. Stay away, and no one else has to get hurt."
The bonds are finally cut after a second round of sawing. Goblin weapons do not have the sharpest blades.
The hobgoblins look unhappy as they begin to rise.
One of the hobgoblins speaks,
Ping whimpers as blood soaks into her clothes.
Felgarr has stayed where he is, not wanting to provoke the goblins into murdering more innocents. He's ready to charge forward and destroy the goblins if they move to kill them anyway.
"You'd best hurry and leave. One day, we will meet again, and you won't have hostages. Then, you'll be sorry. You know my reputation. I will find you.Run for the hills while you can."
As the door is opened, Strang finds the next room empty.
The chamber contains a small table and two comfortable chairs, with an unopened wine bottle and two clean glasses on a shelf in the corner.
Meanwhile, in the room Strange left.............The hobgoblins yell in common as they pick up weapons from the downed clerics.
"You quaking scum, when we kill this dwarf, youz better toe the line."
They look at Terion.
"You in this fight too, big man, or are we taking you down too."
Terion is unsure if the goblins will stay pacified if he enters the fight.
Initiative
Terion and Felgarr<<<
Hobgobs
Felgarr advances 20 ft around the closest goblin and stands next to Terion. He gets his shield up and swings his flail, aiming for the kneecap of the closest hobgoblin.
"Very well dogs, call off your sniveling friends and get ready to be taught a lesson!"
HP: 11
AC: 22 (Banded mail=7, DEX=1, Fighting defensively=2, Shield=2)
The hobgoblins rush the dwarf and human as they stand side by side. The dwarf swings low and misses the hobgoblin with his flail, but Terion calmly puts his opponent down quickly and decisively. The hobgoblin Terion hit will not be getting up quickly.
Terion's speech has a positive effect on the goblins, and his blow even more so. But the goblins seem to be broken out of their paralysis and prepare to escape.
The hobgoblin swings in rage at the dwarf to inspire the cowering goblins. The hit after the unbalanced swing of the dwarf causes his flail to drop to the ground.
Felgarr curses in dwarvish as the hobgoblins attack hits a nerve in his arm and it goes momentarily limp. His flail clatters to the ground and he leans forward as if to grab it up, then suddenly punches the hobgoblin in his groin.
As the furred brute collapses, he calmly picks up his flail.
Torag says the only good goblin is a dead one. Should have run like the cowards you are.
If the hobgoblin stands, Felgarr will brain him.
The hobgoblin tries to hit the dwarf from the ground; he doesn't want to get hit twice--but misses narrowly from the poor angle.
Two goblins slice at the downed prisoners before running.
It turns out there is a door in the south wall of the room that the goblins have opened.
Four of the golins look to loot the clerics before running and do not attack.
Terion and Felgar up. Strang is in the other room with the rest of the group.
Felgarr hops over the hobgoblin's blow, and calls to Terion.
"Kill this one, so I can work. Healing isn't my forte, but I'll do my best to save your companions.
He waits for the results of Terion's attack on the hobgoblin:
After surveying the scene, Terion does not hesitate a moment as he turns to the prone creature - "Save them" - he says to the dwarf as his sword descends on the hobgoblin - "It is over"
HP: -2/7
Condition: Stable, Unconscious