He is about to slip by the beasts when he remembers that even if they tolerate him, there's no way they'll put up with the longshanks. His ears wilt. He sadly sneaks back to the others.
Darst returns. "Four, uh, goblin wolves!" he announces. "They's in a side-place, but the hall keeps up goings for a bit ways, then it's splits!"
Izbahn grimaces, "Well, even if they are tied up somehow they will raise the alarm on us if we don't deal with them. Unfortunately, a fight will also alert the guards as well." He turns to Naomi, "Any magic you can use here?"
"No guarantees. I can make one person unseen and another look like a goblin, but no more than that." Naomi replies, still trying to picture what a 'goblin wolf' looks like.
"No guarantees. I can make one person unseen and another look like a goblin, but no more than that." Naomi replies, still trying to picture what a 'goblin wolf' looks like.
"Isn't know if that's work. They's got noses."
Goblin Wolves? Venmirl thinks to himself. Sounds like something that needs to die...
Goblin Wolves? Venmirl thinks to himself. Sounds like something that needs to die...
I'm game, if nobody else is.
Darst eyes the ground. "So...what's we gonna do when we reaches the place?"
"Hmmm...I say Darst goes in first, as they may not attack him right away. Then once he readies himself, then the rest of us can surprise them. With the element of surprise on our side, they should not be too much trouble."
"They's know who I is..." Darst mumbles.
"I was afraid of that...ok so what we do then is we go in hard and fast and wipe them out. We still have the advantage here, with the element of surprise on our side."
He looks over at the other party members. "Any objections here?"
"I don't have any." Naomi replies, readjusting her grip on her mace.
"Sounds fine to me!" Venmirl says, apparently eager for battle. "I'll be right beside you, shorty!" he says to Darst, accompanied by a hard smack on the back to the little goblin.
"Sounds fine to me!" Venmirl says, apparently eager for battle. "I'll be right beside you, shorty!" he says to Darst, accompanied by a hard smack on the back to the little goblin.
Darst winces at the slap on the back, but smiles and nods.
Darst leads the group through the small northern passageway. The goblin and Venmirl emerge on the other side and look at the room beyond. The floor and walls of this musty-smelling chamber are covered with matted, wiry fur. Well-gnawed bones lie scattered about the floor. Perhaps more importantly, there are four dog-sized creatures resting lazily on the floor. Some goblins rode these ugly and hairless rat-like creatures during the Sandpoint raid. Some people call them 'goblin dogs'. They immediately notice the group and get up before growling and yapping at the intruders.
Darst pauses, waiting to see how the others react.
Izbahn draws his club and moves over to the other side of the passageway. He then casts a protective spell on himself.
"I will make sure we are not surprised by any guards."
Venmirl will work his way to the first goblin dog (K9) and swing his thirsty morningstar. , damage "Take that you damned beast!" Venmirl yells with what sounds like bottled up frustration breaking loose.
As Izbahn moves to protect the side entrance and enchant himself with his defensive spell, Venmirl rushes forward to attack a still unprepared goblin dog. His trusty morningstar strikes true. It crushes the animal's skull and sends him on the floor unconscious and dying.
Naomi rushes forward to attack(L-10), bringing her mace against one of the ugliest 'wolves' she has ever seen.
Naomi rushes forward to attack(L-10), bringing her mace against one of the ugliest 'wolves' she has ever seen.
1d20+5
1d6-1
Darst reluctantly darts over to one of the goblin dogs and slashes at it with his knife.
Perhaps a bit too reluctantly.
Naomi rushes forward to attack but she was just too far back to successfully attack before the goblin dog react. Darst also attacks one of the 'dogs'. While his knife slash hits , his attack is too weak to really cut through the creature's sickly hide and it only does superficial damage .
Shalelu enters the room close behind the Sandpoint heroes with bow and arrow in hand. In one swift movement, she pulls the bow back to let her arrow fly toward the farthest goblin dog.
Sadly, the bow string slips through her fingers before it's fully pulled and her arrow falls harmlessly a few feet in front of her.
The 3 surviving animals waste little time before retaliating. They lunge forward and try to bite their three closest enemies: Darst, Naomi and Venmirl. The nibble goblin avoids any harm but neither the priestess nor the inquisitor are as lucky or swift. The two humans wince in pain as the animals' filthy teeth sink into their flesh.
Izbahn glances further up the passageway to make sure the group is not surprised by any additional guards. He readies a spell just in case...
Darst tries to leap past his target and attack from behind.
Venmirl watches Darst flip over one of the beasts and hurriedly moves to the spot Darst just occupied.
He then swings his morningstar hoping for the same result that fell the first dog.
Morningstar: , damage:
Venmirl watches Darst flip over one of the beasts and hurriedly moves to the spot Darst just occupied.
He then swings his morningstar hoping for the same result that fell the first dog.
Morningstar: 1d20+5, damage: 1d8+3
Way to steal my thunder. ;)
Naomi, seeing the creature in front of her put down, moves on to the next, swinging her mace swiftly in an attempt to get at least one hit in on these things.
Way to steal my thunder. ;)
Izbahn readies a spell to defend himself should more guards appear.
Acrobatics, tumbling around my foe to K12: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16, and +2 if Naomi moves to flank.
Damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2. 2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7 extra if Naomi moves to flank. Hint-hint. ;).
Darst vaults over the goblin dog in front of him, narrowly avoiding its snapping jaw. The goblin lands on his feet, ready to attack his enemy, if he sees a good opening.
Venmirl hurriedly moves to the spot Darst just occupied. He then swings his morningstar with all his might. Crushed, another goblin dog falls almost in the same spot the previous one did.
The goblin dog to the north of Venmirl get distracted by the death of his pack-mate. Darst sees the opening he was waiting for and stabs the animal's side, aiming for its heart. The beast growls in pain and bleeds heavily. It still seems to have some fight in it left but Naomi knocks it out before it can do anything with a well placed mace strike.
Shalelu draws another arrow and takes aim at the lone remaining goblin dog. Perhaps fearing to hit Naomi or Venmirl, her arrow goes wide, and only plunges harmlessly into the plant wall.
Even surrounded, the last goblin dogs continues to attack Naomi. More wary this time, the lithe priestess dodges out of the way of the ugly animal's jaws.
Izbahn is happy to see his friend deal with the goblin dogs with brutal efficiency. His joy is cut short when he sees a large cat barrelling down on him from the south passage! It's one of the rusty red spotted mountain lions called 'firepelts'. Izbahn barely as time to release his spell but, while the cold ray hits, it does little to slow down the cat. It bears it fangs and jumps for the wizard's throat. Izbahn can do little but protect himself with his arm. The beast thus bites down on his forearm rather then his larynx. The impact and weight of the large cat also knocks the wizard off his feet .
OK so this is going well, hopefully we have not raised any ala--
*URK*
Izbahn struggles against the cat bearing on top of him. Knowing he is no match for it physically, he keeps his cool (mostly anyway) and draws his wand out, the one found in the catacombs earlier.
Let's see how you like this, you filthy cat! He thinks, as he speaks the command word for his wand, and attempts to touch the feline on top of him.
With one goblin dog left, Naomi aims for it's head and hopes to bring it down before it has a chance to bite again.
Izbahn tries to hit the firepelt with the electric magic of his wand but it recoils and avoids his touch.
Shalelu calls out, apparently addressing the spotted cat. "Whisper, no! Stop it!" For a moment, the animal looks at the elf with a quizzical look in his eyes but it soon returns its focus to Izbahn.
Izbahn starts in surprise, Whisper? Does she know this...this cat?
"Shalelu, if you can get this...cat off of me, now would be a good time!"
Venmirl tries to contain his enthusiasm after seeing more of the dogs fall. He swings at the remaining creature.
The remaining goblin dog falls under the combined blows of Venmirl and Naomi . The threat of the firepelt remains, however. Following Izbahn's suggestion, Shalelu tries to calm the animal. She moves slowly toward it in a nonthreatening manner and speaks softly. "Remember me, Whisper? Calm down ... These are friends ... and I'm your friend." The beast seems more confused then calmed but at least it slightly backed away from Izbahn for now.
Darst steps over the dead goblin dog and out of the chamber.
Izbahn glances at Shalelu, a wry smile on his face, "I take it you know this feline creature?"
Izbahn glances at Shalelu, a wry smile on his face, "I take it you know this feline creature?"
Izbahn motions to the south passageway, "He came from that way, I'll bet that is where we will find the prisoners."
With the goblin dogs defeated and Whisper somewhat calmed down, our adventurers can regroup and think about their next move. Any movement toward the south passageway makes the firepelt growl and show his teeth however.