Round 1, Initiative 23
Avendryl moves in, and casts color spray.
The orc succumbs to Avendryl's magic, but the hobgoblin resists it.
Kaduk, Kwin, Valynie and Marius (in any order) to go.
Marius jumps on the hobgoblin and strikes.
Telekinetic Fist at the hobgoblin.
Ranged touch attack to hit
Damage
Valynie moves to F18
Not feeling to to his usual gung-ho self, Kaduk shifts behind Marius. He loads a bullet and whirls it to the nearest hobgoblin.
To hit:
Damage: SA added
The hobgoblin looks concerned as he is buffeted by Kwin's magic, and as he sees his orc comrade fall as diverse weapons bouncing off his armor. He takes a swing at Marius and then backs off to M19, barking a command to the kobolds, who join the fray (at L18 and L19), ineffectually poking at Marius.
Your turn (all of you).
Marius waits for his companions to fire on the hobgoblin and then closes ranks while swinging his sword.
Avendryl steps forward, drawing his blade, then slashes at one of the kobolds
Attack:
Damage:
Seeing the hobgoblin step back, Kaduk reloads his sling and attempts to score a hit.
Kill the hobgoblin for Calistria's sake not the kobolds slaves !!
Firing at the hobgoblin
Aiming high over the others, Gideon shoots at the kobolds in the back of the hallway.
[Ooc]Shortbow:
--> Damage
Kwin readies his crossbow and holds back, waiting for a clear target.
The hobgoblin and kobolds all go down to your assault. Suddenly all is quiet except for the orc snoring.
The hobgoblin carries a masterwork battleaxe and you manage to pilfer 10 gp and 20 sp off them.
Now what?
Well, so much for sparing the kobolds. Anyone bring any rope? Notices Gideon carrying some. Tell you what Doc, tie the orc up and you can pick his brain to death.
Gideon proceeds to tie the orc up fairly well, despite his lack of experience tying people up. "I'm afraid I don't speak Orcish, so I'll have some trouble communicating unless he happens to speak Draconic. Can one of you translate?"
Her face thunderous , Valynie has a short sarcastic laugh
What a pity , kobolds speak draconic . And since they were slaves, they would have been easier to interrogate than an orc warrior ..."
Allow me to translate Doc, what d'you want to ask?
Turning to Valynie.
It's not fair to assume the kobolds were slaves, hmm? Maybe they were lowest in pecking order hence just the same as being in league with the orcs. We'll clear that up one up after we get sleepy-head here talking.
Marius looks to the battleaxe, "This seems nice. I think I could use it unless someone else minds."
"Well, try to get something out of it. I'll keep watch."
The orc wakes up shortly, gruntingly conveying a mood of distinct unhappiness. What do you want to ask him?
While the others are questioning the orc, Kwin will take 20 to start searching for additional secret doors. He won't go more than 30' from the rest of the party in doing so.
Kaduk will wait for Gideon to fire away, acting as translator.
Meanwhile, putting on a fearsome gesture he questions;
Tell me more about this place, if you know what's good for you!
Intimidate: Circumstantial bonus for helplessness?
Orc:
Kwin finds no other secret doors in the corridor, but there are a few normal doors. Do you want to try one of them? You can interrogate the orc further later (or we can simply assume that you did and timewarp).
He says there's an temple nearby dedicated to Rovagug nearby, and they serve adventurer's hearts for breakfast. Yes, I'd like some of that.
Turning back to the orc, unmistakenly with all the gestures and growling, the question is WHERE?
The orc nods towards the door to the left of the one opposite the secret door.
Gideon noticeably pales at the mention of heart-eating. "I suppose we wont receive much cooperation from such a vulgar creature. Shall we incarcerate him for the authorities?"
Valynie can't help smiling
'Dr Davenport , I'm going to admit something difficult for me. Being an orc should not be an automatic death sentence . I can conceptualize that an orc might be a useful citizen of a civilized country... "
A little pause there
'It might also happen that we will all become godlike today . sorry the image just came to me .... So I know I must NOT shoot all orcs on sight. Sigh "
" Now being a follower of the destroyer IS an instant death penalty in any country . Now why do you want to bother with dragging this
sorry specimen of life to town ? We are adults there and do not have to make an executioner do our job .
I'm a bit too squeamish to hit someone tied up like this. If you're going to do anything I'll rather not look.
If you aggree to my course of action , be aware that saying 'I was not there' is an mental evasion. There are no bystanders in this kind of dilemn
Kwin shrugs and walks up to the orc. If no one stops him, he will say You are an admitted follower of Rovagug and expressed participation in harm toward civilized folks. It is time to meet your god for whatever the beast has in store for you.
Coup de grace with his battle axe. 30 damage. If he survives, DC 40 fort save or be slain.
Yup, that's one dead orc. Where do you want to go next?
Marius chews his bottom lip, "I suppose that nothing else could have been done. Shall we try the secret door?"
I'd rather see what the temple is all about. Especially one dedicated to Rovagug.
I suspect the temple is bound to be heavily guarded. But I'm game if everyone else is. But if we are going to do that, we should move quickly.
If we go in the temple , we'll need to be at full strength
How are you spellwise ?
My arcane armor is in effect now. Otherwise, I am nearly at my full arcane arsenal, such as it is.
"While not at my fullest capabilities, I have more than enough to move on."
As you gingerly open the door you hear a distant sound of howling, scraping, and ripping that fades in and out.
The room is roughly rectangular (30 times 50 feet), with long alcoves stretching away to the left and right. To the left it ends in a door, which is the only visible exit. There is nobody here.
The walls of this oddly-shaped temple are partially covered in tattered red and black curtains. You can see an archway leading south despite it being half-covered by one of these curtains. The vaulted ceiling above is painted black. Spattered bloodstains cover the floor, particularly around the plain stone altar resting in front of the deep eastern recess. The place stinks of murder and pain, as well as the musk of some angry beast.
You feel a sense of rage welling up inside yourselves.
Knowledge (religion) 16:
Knowledge religion
Marius moves into the room infront of everyone else. "I don't feel entirely comfortable in here. Let's check it quickly and be gone."
I'm still feeling black and blue from the last scrape, but I'll manage.
Perception:
This feeling..is uniquely odd, like knocking people's teeth out in a barfight.
I'm glad we didn't encounter anyone in here. I can't imagine the ferocity we would have seen...
Perception
Let's check this place out quickly, and move on. Unless... Does anyone know what we would have to do to desecrate this place? I'm not an overly religious type, but I would love to see this place stripped of its power.
A quick look behind the curtains reveals extremely faded painted images of cavorting fey creatures in a silvery woodland on the walls themselves, testimony that this wasn't always an evil temple. It looks like something may have been painted over in the ceiling too.
Other than that, you find nothing of particular interest. The room is lit by braziers and the altar is nothing but a worn stone slab.
Well, not much chance for loot here, lets try the other rooms.
Sorry, did you want to try the door from the temple or one of the other doors in the corridor?
Let's go back to the hall and check the other doors there. I don't like the idea of leaving unknowns behind us in case some sort of alarm ends up being raised. We want to try and keep our path of fall back clear.
Behind the door near the throne there is a rectangular room with four dishevelled beds. Under one of them there is a locked box, which the key you took from the orc fits. It contains a variety of mostly worthless items such as clothing, a brush, paper, chalk, and so on, as well as a set of masterwork thieves' tools, a healer's kit, and a 50 gp yellow agate wrapped in an old rag.
Apart from that there is nothing of interest in the room, and no visible exits.
Marius comments, "Well, shall we try the other way?"