"That can't happen again! Where is the little . . .." And Gudada charges across the battlefield, intent on taking down the archer who just skewered him. Naturally, running that far from any assistance and throwing caution to the wind, his swing goes wild and he opens himself up to both rider and mount right next to him . . ..
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Full Round Action - Charge Gold goblin (line on map)
Die Dog Die - Round 2 - continued
25 Blue Goblin (wounded)*
25 Dolgrin (readied last round)
20 Aleksander
18 Red Goblin (wounded)
17 Gudada
14 Beagan
10 Viviana
10 Grey Goblin
7 Gold Goblin (mounted)
Dolgrin unleashes a series of furious blows at the Red Goblin hammering him unmercifully until dead.
The heroic Aleksander races to the aid of the wounded gnome sorceror and batters the Blue Goblin senseless with his truncheon, leaving only the bow-wielding goblins on the field.
Mirroring the ranger and angered by his arrow wound, Gudada also charges across the road at the mounted goblin only to see his attack stymied by a deft sidestep of the goblin mount.
Round 2, Init 14
Beagan looks down at the small wound in his shoulder.
I've been shot! I've never been shot before. Why doesn't it huuuu"-YEEEEOW THAT HURT! HE SHOT ME!"
Instinctively and angrily, Beagan steps around Alex, who is trying to guard the gnome, and drops another pool of grease under the Grey Goblin.
Viviana rushes past Dolgin and raises her hand.
Faint breeze with smell of roses surrounds her invigorating friends and foes alike.
Die Dog Die - Round 2 - concluded
Beagan takes his first wound like a man. He then steps behind the heroic ranger, and tosses more slippery goo on the ground at the feet of Gray,who staggers slightly, but rights himself for another shot.
The priestess steps up and calls upon Shelyn to give succor to all in this combat, the scented magic heals friend and foe alike. You see two unconscious goblins (White and Blue) begin to stir and start to rise. The heroes also feel their wounds begin to bind them selves and their hearts lift at the feeling.
After remaining unaffected by the magical grease, Grey Goblin fires again, this time at Alek, the human shield. The arrow scratches the soldier leaving only a small trickle of blood.
The mounted goblin allows his mount a chomp at the tasty human flesh nearby guides his mount around turning in place, and shouldering his bow. Responding, the rat things takes a huge chunk out of the man's off-arm which he threw up to shield himself.
The rider shoulders his bow, and makes ready his long wicked spear for close in work. He also sidesteps the dog thing to the left slightly.
The young man's guttural, animalistic howl is followed with a quick stream of rhythmic Varisian words, almost spat at the goblin before him.
Die Dog Die - Round 3
25 Blue Goblin (prone)
25 Dolgrin
24 White Goblin (prone)
20 Aleksander
17 Gudada
14 Beagan
10 Viviana
10 Grey Goblin (Grease)
7 Gold Goblin (mounted)
Regaining consciousness from the power of Shelyn, Blue tries to rise from his prone position, grabbing for his dogslicer on the way up, leaving himself exposed to the adjacent heroes.
Mechanics:
AOO Blue
Standard Action: Melee Swing At Blue Goblin.
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Suddenly swamped by hostile attackers, Aleksander lashes out hastily swinging wildly at the goblin he thought he just dropped moments ago.
"THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?! WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON ANYWAY?!"
Caught off-guard by the sudden change in the pace of the battle, Aleks begins to worry as what moments ago looked like a mop-up threatens to turn into a complete rout.
Die Dog Die - Round 3 - continued
Dolgrin delays, giving White Goblin the initiative. The goblin tries to scramble to its feet, but Dolgrin gives it a well aimed kick in the rather large head. The kick strikes hard and a telling crack lets the dwarf ranger know the goblin's neck snapped and it won't be getting up again.
The goblin-hating monk then circles around Beagan and takes a strike at the recently revived Blue Goblin, throwing a hay-maker fist at the creature, but his feet get tangled with the nearby gnome, making his punch harmless.
Aleksander also swings twice at the cagey Blue but the goblin deftly avoids his truncheon's wild swings growling menacingly.
"Grrr, I'm really getting irritated that you won't just fall!"
Beagan will 5' step around Alek again and Ray of Frost at Grey.
"Thanks Viv, I feel a lot better!"
The happy, playful, young Varisian is nowhere to be seen. In his place is an angry man with an obvious desire to do harm to another living creature. "Chiar şi mama ta stie vei muri astăzi!"
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Round 3
Circle around Gold Goblin (Red Arrows)
Standard Attack
At the sight of the badly wounded man Viviana rushes to help.
She aims at the dog's legs trying to distract him from the reckless varisian.
But the creature bites her glaive with surprising cunning...
Die, Dog, Die - Round 3 - concluded
Pierced by arrows and bleeding from wounds, Gudada continues the fight, circling around the mounted goblin and striking at him with his sap. The sap, unfortunately, strikes nothing but air as the mobile rider leans out of the young Varisian's reach.
Keeping the human soldier in between him and the suddenly revived goblin, Beagan launches his icy ray at the bow-wielding goblin in the grease field. The ray strikes the creature, but the effect is minimal.
Viviana meanwhile rushes forward to aid the injured Gudada by tripping at the legs of the rat-dog. The dog however, grabs the shaft of her glaive and begins tugging it for an instant before the priestess can right herself and get the weapon back.
Grey Goblin bow in hand looks to return fire at the gnome who blasted him with cold, the arrow finding a true target in the gnome's wee shoulder. Grey cackles with laughter, re-loading his bow.
Gold Goblin turns his mount to the circling Varisian, the rat thing looking to take a big bite of flesh. The sharp rodent teeth hook into Gudada tearing a chunk from his body, causing him to fall over wounded and bleeding.
The rider then coaxes his mount forward, bringing his weapon slashing around at Viviana, the stroke mistimed as the mount struggles against the reins looking for fresh meat.
End of Round 3
Die Dog Die - round 4
As Gudada goes down in a heap, the sound of soldiers moving your way is clearly heard. Perhaps help is on the way!
25 Blue Goblin
23 Dolgrin
20 Aleksander
17 Gudada (unconscious)
14 Beagan
10 Viviana
10 Grey Goblin (Grease) wounded
7 Gold Goblin (mounted)
With reckless abandon, Blue Goblin continues his ferocious assault on the hated dwarf monk but Dolgrin steps inside the swing, leaving himself an unarmed strike if he wants it.
Dolgrin sidesteps the goblin, putting himself in a position across from the former guard and lashes out with his fists.
Mechanics:
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"I have had just about enough of you! STAY DOWN!"
Aleksander contemptuously thumps his sap into the distracted goblin and then sets out on a zigg-zagging run across the courtyard at the goblin archer, jinking left and right to make himself a less appealing target for missile fire.
Die Dog Die - Round 4 - continued
Dolgrin's flurry is dodged again by the crafty goblin, but the flanking manuever works as it's attention is distracted from Aleksander's sap which crunches into his head with a dull thud, dropping the menace. Aleksander then works his way across the field trying to dodge arrows along the way.
Beagan's eyes go wide, not from the second injury he's received, but from seeing his fallen comrade.
"Gu... Gudada! No! I'm coming!"
The excitement and smile that Beagan once wore has vanished, replaced now by seething anger. He marches directly behind Viviana with tears in his eyes as he attempts to buy his friends an opportunity in this fight.
Intimidated by the goblin's blade, Viviana steps back and tries to disarm him.
Die Dog Die - Round 4 - concluded
Beagan yells as he sees his ally fall, and floats another coating of slippery butter onto the ground under the mounted goblin. After a moment's stumble on the treacherous footing, the rat-dog stabilizes and remains standing.
At the same time,Vivana uses her long weapon to pry the goblin spear out of the goblin's hand and it clatters to the ground noisily.
Across the field, Grey sees Aleksander approach and drops his bow, drawing his horsechopper and ready for the coming melee, trying to step out of the first grease spot and hacking at the approaching ranger, successful wounding him in the leg.
Gold goblin spurs his mount forward trying to get it out of the slippery grease but the creature stumbles, not quite falling, and cannot get started. The goblin rider, meanwhile, re-draws his bow since his horsechopper has fallen to the ground.
End of Round 4
Die Dog Die - Round 5
A phalanx of guardsmen led by the Sherrif and old Davy Hosk is forming up just to your south. You see Hosk readying his old longbow in case you need long range assistance.
23 Dolgrin
20 Aleksander
17 Gudada (unconscious)
14 Beagan
10 Viviana
10 Grey Goblin (Grease) wounded
7 Gold Goblin (mounted)(greased)
Mechanics:
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Aleksander rolls with the blow, letting the force of the attack reel him clear of the goblin's reach, if but momentarily.
As he snaps out of the controlled stagger into a smooth, reflexive draw, nocking an arrow and sending a shot screaming at his antagonist.
"Two can play!"
Round 5. Init 23
The nearby goblins having been taken care of, Dolgrin moves towards the mounded goblin, stepping past and beside Viviana.
Round 5, Init. 14
Frustrated, Beagan will fire another Ray of Frost at the wounded Grey goblin.
As the goblin is occupied by Beagan trick,Viviana circles around him to check Gudada.
The Varisan does not seem in danger and she focus on defeating the enemy.
But apparently she is too worried to fight effectively...
Die, Dog, Die - Round 5 - concluded
Seeing the nearby goblins drop, Dolgrin races across the field to threaten the mounted goblin. At the same time, Viviana circles the greasy area, checking quickly on the stabilized Gudada before poking at the goblin again with her holy weapon. Unfortunately, her attack fails to connect in any way. Wounded from arrows, Beagan's cold spray falls well short of threatening any targets.
Throwing down his sap, Aleksander steps back from his assailant, nocks an arrow and fires it straight into the midsection of Grey Goblin, but these bow-wielding goblins are a tougher sort, and the goblin steps back in, closing the distance, and swipes at him with his horsechopper but the nimble ranger avoids the stroke.
Gold Goblin tries to spur his mount out of the grease once again, sputtering in fury. Driving the mount hard, the goblin causes it to stumble and fall, but the skilled rider is able to leap off as the rat-dog crashes to the ground, regaining his feet without damage.
From the south end, Hosk releases an arrow at the dismounted goblin, striking it in the shoulder. The guardsmen also begin to advance spears at the ready.
Die Dog Die - Round 6
The first salvo of Hosk's arrows sunk deep in the enemy, the guards are advancing and the goblins are in a bad position. From his hiding spot near the old guardhouse, the man shouts encouragement to the heroes, standing up from behind the woodpile.
23 Dolgrin
20 Aleksander
17 Gudada (unconscious)
14 Beagan
10 Viviana
10 Grey Goblin wounded
7 Gold Goblin grease, wounded
6 Goblin Dog (prone)
5 Town Guard and Hosk
Mechanics:
- MEH!
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Aleksander continues the awkward dance with his diminutive partner, seizing every opportunities to dart backwards, slowly setting enough distance for a hasty shot before the goblin can close again.
Round 6
Enraged, Beagan fires yet another frosty ray at the grey goblin, hoping to hit this time.
"I have had it with these mother-lovin' goblins in this mother-lovin' town!"
Round 6
Dolgrin steps forwards and unleashes two strikes, one at the goblin, the second at the downed dog.
Viviana attempts to stab the goblin.
Die, Dog, Die - Round 6 - continued
The angry dwarf monk, seeing the tumbled rider, steps up and tries to punch each of the enemy creatures. The prone dog is notable to dodge and takes the fist across the snout, letting out a yelp/scream of pain. The goblin rider avoids Dolgrin's blow, but leaves himself open to the long-reaching glaive of Viviana. The holy weapon pierces the goblin's armor and leaves a long gash on the rider, which along with the arrow cause him to droop noticeably as he stumbles out of the greasy grass and, drawing his goblin knife from his belt, attacks the dwarf, the monk knocking the blade aside before it can pierce him.
The fallen and now punched dog, attempts to roll to it's feet, provoking an AoO from Dolgrin and Viviana
Across the field, Aleksander continues to step back from Greyand fire at him. His shot misses, but the opening it leaves, lets Beagan unload and extra-powerful frost ray that burns the goblin's skin leaving him dazed and slowing him significantly. Grey actually steps back from the heroes, fumbling in his gear for a small glass vial of blue liquid, which he finally gets out, only to have a goose-feathered arrow smack into his chest. Eyes lolling, the goblin falls over.
Die, Dog, Die - Round 7
Two arrows from Hosk have dropped an enemy and wounded another. Now the guard will be able to melee at end of this round.
23 Dolgrin
20 Aleksander
17 Gudada (unconscious)
14 Beagan
10 Viviana
7 Gold Goblin wounded
6 Goblin Dog (prone) - Need AoO's vs.
5 Town Guard and Hosk
Mechanics:
Seriously?
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Seeing his opponent drop, Aleksander looses another hastily aimed shot, then lunges back into the melee with an arrowhead gripped firmly in his palm and aimed square at the goblin's back, hoping to buy the dwarf an opening to drop his target.
Dolgrin lashes out with a fist as the dog leaves itself open trying to stand.
Dolgrin looks around noticing that the one goblin beside him was the last one. Waiting for Aleksander to get into position he snarls at the goblin. "Looks like, ye're all alone. Not to worry, ye'll join yer pals, soon." He then lashes out at it with a flurry.
Die Dog Die - Round 7 - continued
As the rat-dog tries to regain it's feet, it is set upon by Dolgrin and Viviana both of whom strike it with lethal force, ending the struggling mount's existence.
After dispatching the dog, Dolgrin pivots on the remaining goblin. From the corner of his eye, he sees Aleksander approaching ready to stab with an arrow in the distracted goblin. Playing along, Dolgrin sends his fists flying.
The arrow finds the neck of the creature who turns startled only to be caught full in the face by the second of the monk's blows. The combination proves to be too much for the miscreant, who crumples to the ground in a heap.
End of Combat
The town of Sandpoint lies strangely quiet after this eventful day. Those that saw today as a day of pleasure and promise, were astonished when it turned into a day of pain and death instead. The last goblins have left the town, fires still burn here and there, but an unnerving stillness is taking hold.
With the close of hostilities, the nobleman approaches your group, his hand extended in friendship. "Amazing!...simply amazing! Especially, you,"he says looking at Viviana. "Never have I seen...someone act so...heroic on the battlefield. What a sight...simply amazing!" He looks her up and down nodding as he says it.
"I simply must insist you all join me for a late supper at my lodgings in the White Deer. It seems the least I can do to re-pay your heroics." He is speaking to all of you but his eyes are fixed on Miri to the exclusion of the others.
The guardsmen, led by Hosk, begin searching the goblins stripping them of armor and weapons, and any other loot. From time to time, you see Hosk bend over and cut the ear of a goblin, adding it his rucksack. In the dark you hear and then see the Sherriff also approaching followed by Father Zantus, head of the cathedral.