Aubrey's Rise of the Runelords campaign (Inactive)

Game Master Aubrey the Malformed

Good point - Lo'j is just inside the gate. I think Alwyn just got ready to go through on his next move.

Initiative :
Vethran: 20
Larken: 17
Elisile: 15
L'oj: 12
Dravite: 10
Alwyn: 10
Illes: 9
Hudak: 8
Goblins: 8

Let's be gittin' ta da killin'!

Indeed - I've kind of lost grip on my games over Easter. The bunny is gone, let's kill some goblins.

As an example of my loss of grip, I forgot about the two goblin dogs - they have an action last round.

The two scrofulous goblin dogs charge - one at Hudak and one at Lo'j and Gurney. Hudak easily fends off the attack from his assailant, and Lo'j releases Gurney to deal with the other. With a crunch of jaws and a short yelping, Gurney pins down his scabby canine enemy. Vethran's bolt finished it off.

Took the liberty of rolling Gurney's attack and damage on Lo'j readied action.

There is now just a goblin dog in the enclosure, and a few milling goblin kiddies.

Larken is up next. The dog on Hudak is chargeable from the gate, in case anyone was wondering. As I see it, Elilisle and Dravite are on the platform, Hudak is inside the yard, and Larken, Lo'j and Vethran have popped inside the gate. This leaves Alwyn and Illes lurking just outside. Oh, and our man of mystery inside the hut.

Larken next.

I swear I posted...

Larken steps up to the last goblin dog, trying to get into a flanking position with Hudak, and thrusts with his rapier.

attack: 12r +5 = 17
damage: 3 +2 = 5 (sneak attack damage if flanking = +8 for a total of 13)
I admit that I've lost a bit of the thread here... I have no idea what buffs are running.

I swear I posted...

You very well might have. Board's been kinda crotchedy lately...

Enhancements-
Bard song +1 att/dam, +1 vs charm/fear
and Lo'j's auras- (though to be honest I don't know if they are always active, or he has to designate which encounters they are used in)
+5 ft move
+3 damage when flanking
I don't see mention of any other buff type effects.
btw- I'm back.

Elisile gathers her weapons and scrambles back down from the platform, heading towards the far tower where a number of goblins still slumber.

Lo’j next.

Looks like those two abilities of Lo'j's don't have a daily limit so you can probably assume both are active.

Larken despatches the goblin dog with a single thrust. (No more combatants outside, but stay on initiative.)

Let's burn em' out! I can be shootin' de idgits what be comin' out after the tent be burnin'! Burn em', dey be likin' fire so mooch dere in town!
Dravite is ready to rapid shot any that come out of the tent.

Thatched roof … good idea! Vethran, got fire?

I got harpy musk...

I didn't bring oil I would've ripped off a strip of cloak, wrapped an arrow, dipped, lit and shot to surprise you guys!

"I got...." Hudak counts on his fingers..."four...five....SIX flasks of OIL!"

"Uh, if we kill them that way though, and go to taking all their stuff,....won't the stuff get burnt up?"

Larken wheels on his companions, a look of shocked surprise on his face, and says, "Burn them? Really? Do they have prisoners? Would they surrender? Are we really no better than they are? I guess I'm not surprised."
If goblins charged out now, he'd be taken off-guard.

edited for content

edited for lack of relevance! (meaning my own post, not Larken's).

(It is pretty clear it may be too damp to burn anyway.)

Ye need ta be relaxin', Mr. Morality. Eye fo' a eye, tooth fer tooth. It be nature's own way ta justice. Think dem bastiges would be so kind ta ye or yer kin? 'Sides, that tent pro'bly be too wet to catch now an dat I be seein' it...

"No, Dravite," Larken growls, "I can't relax. Every time I start to relax, you make a suggestion that, well, makes me ill. No, I don't imagine that if the goblins got me in a bad situation, they'd do anything but take advantage. What the goblins would do isn't important. I. Am. Not. A. Goblin. Are you? I won't stoop to their methods." Larken sighs, and turns back toward the door flap and says, "Sorry, everyone. Not the place for this arguement. Let's get this over with."

"I'm gonna go ask the goblins if they want to make daisy chains and dance around like little girls."

Hey Hudak, Maybe we can be talkin' nice like to the wretches an' be askin' dem to pleee-eeeeezzzeee not be burnin' Sandpoint ta da ground, slaying every livin' soul dere. Or maybe "could ye not be fraternizin' wit' demon-gods o' monsters and makin' plans fer mass murderin' our kin".
Larken, me lad, ye got a lot ta learn of in dis world. Me whole family been tore apart by giant real slow-like while I be forced ta be watchin'. Most of em pounded to mush from the feet up til they bled out. Me lil' sister ne'er hurt a soul in her life an' I watched giants slowly and methodically torture her then drown her in a keg o' their ale. The whole of it took a couple hours ta watch.
If ye be thinkin' dese ones be any different 'ceptin smaller then yer wrong.
Dey be likin' to hurt, torture an keel. I keel to protect dose what cannae be protectin' dereself.
A warnin' ta ye also laddie.... Ye make me be tinkin' back ta dat day agin while makin' me out ta be some monster an' ye'll be eatin' me fists an' lookin' fer a healer.
*Dravite wipes his face quickly trying to hide the wetness running down his face.*

Who's turn is it?

Who's turn is it?

Lo'J, Alwyn, Illes and/or Hudak then the gobbos. DM is keeping us on initiative, I assume because the gobs are gonna be doing something this round. All enemies outside the tent are down.

Also the goblins out back are presumably running around to the front gate

“Talk later – stay alert,” says Elisile shortly as she dashes past, heading for the other tower. “There are still enemies about. Fire is too indiscriminate, and it is too wet besides.”

I think a spot of harpy musk might help us a bit, though. I'll chuck some in there.
Don't worry, Larken; it won't make their faces melt off. ;)

"No one is burning anything, or have you fools forgotten it was paper clues that helped us know what we were facing with the clawed b~%&+?"

"They are only goblins, no need to fight a cowards wr and burn the women and children from their homes."

Doe Gurney need help with the gobbodog? if so roll an attack on my part

Not, the goblin dog is dead.

Larken is the last person to act, so it is Elisile.

Elisile gathers her weapons and scrambles back down from the platform, heading towards the far tower where a number of goblins still slumber.

Lo’j next.

The above action comprised Elisile's turn - I don't think she'll make it to the other platform this round, she probably somewhere near the gate.

OK - Lo'j.

OK - Lo'j.

Meh, with no clear action to take, i spend this turn delivering my previous speech

Dravite waits, ready to let his arrows leap toward a foe.
Ready to shoot.

Alwyn.

And then I'm back and up to date.

Seeing that all enemies, both dogs and goblins, are down, Alwyn yanks the greatsword out of the dirt and sprints into the goblin's compound. Seeing no foes, he advances towards the main hall.

Initiative :
Vethran: 20
Davos: 18
Larken: 17
Elisile: 15
L'oj: 12
Dravite: 10
Alwyn: 10
Illes: 9
Hudak: 8
Goblins: 8

Whoops - forgot Davos.

Meanwhile, inside the hut...

A summoned beetle suddenly bursts into existence beside the king. He and his assembled courtiers goggle at the thing, shining with irridescent golds and shimmering rainbow colours.

OK, just have your action Davos, plus the beetle's too. Sorry about the init thing - we'll get this right next round. We'll assume things just happen outside without you, but I expect you will have visitors next round!

After Davos, back to Illes (or maybe simultaneously, since you are still by the gate.

Hudak thinks about a certain bard that owns a bar in Sandpoint, and his wrath comes up. He's prepared to unleash havok
tomorrow sometime. I gotta go to sleep.

Still singing Illes darts into the compound after Alwyn, bow in hand and makes for Vethran's side. At a break between verses, he laughs flush with excitement and tells Vethran, "Can't wait to tell Eliska about this- us raiding their homes for once! Haha!"

Eliska is Illes sister- another of Vethran's cousins.

The yard is vacant, right?

Can I get up to the door, position on the left, and chuck a bottle of harpy musk in the flap? If so that's what I do.
If not, awaiting instructions.

We'll wait for Davos first.

Who? (just kidding).

"Where the hell are the guards? And what about those goblins that were messing with the bird? Perhaps they're just pups? Something's not right."

Still waiting for Davos, but not for much longer.

Still waiting for Davos - Vissi hasn't posted anywhere for a while. A few more hours, then I'll DMPC him.

Meanwhile please have your actions continue. I think it is Alwyn?

To answer Hudak's query, the yard is now clear.

Dravite hears the sound of running from along the palisade and a group of three goblins and a goblin dog, the group presumably playing with the gull, dash round the corner.

You may have your readied action and fire.

"Hey, there they are! Eat steel, scum!"

Alwyn moves towards the goblins and chucks a javelin at the dog. Attack roll 13+3=AC 16, damage 5+2=7.

Rapid shotting the lead goblin-1d20+5=15, 1d8=3, 1d20+5=11, 1d8=3
Dravite grabs 2 more arrows and prepares to fire again.

Dravite's first arrow wings the goblin, while he other misses and sails over the cliff into the sea. Alwyn's javelin impales the dog and it collapses. The whole group suddenly seems to be reconsidering its options.

Not sure if Illes' post was his round's action or just a bit of a dramatic interlude. So it is (maybe) him, then Hudak. And Davos, if he is around.

Hudak's next move possibly: