Now we know if we ever meet your uncle not to take his things! Kit says as he peers around the store/
"But our "stealing" some items now, is really more of a "borrowing for the greater good" situation, right?"
"That's why I said it was an unrelated question," Dilwyn points out.
But since it's your Uncle it seems to be a 'related' question. Kit says barely holding back his laughter.
"Or at least a 'relative' one," Iskender adds.
Hilde, inside, rolls her eyes...
vs Hilde AC 14
vs Zaladrel AC 16
vs Kit AC 15
vs Iskender AC 15
Pushing against the door you find it stuck and looking in thru the display window you can see a display case propped up against that so you climb in thru the shattered window.
The inside of the store is about 20 by 50 feet, with a ladder leading up to what looks like an attic, however the hatch is closed. As you step in four goblins, unseen by the group jump up and attack the closest person to them and scratching Hilde and Iskender.
Hilde frowns, angry, while dismissively tries to cut the head off a Goblin.
"So that is awfully rude," says Iskender, as he draws and strikes at the goblin who injured him...
Crit confirm:
Woot!
"Nasty creatures," Dilwyn says, frowning at the sudden appearance of Goblins. He clenches his fist, collecting ambient electricity until he has enough to fling a bolt of it at one of the little pests.
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Gah! Would never have expected these here! Kit says as he tries to cut one in half but the pesky goblin moves out of the way at the last second.
"Don't worry Kit, get behind me, and I'll protect you from the beasties!"
Zal smiles at Iskender's joke and reaches for his holy symobl and concentrates on bringing them all luck...
You seem to be able to hit them better than I!
vs Hilde AC 14
vs Kit AC 15
Hilde swings a blow that would have decimated the goblin, if it had hit, but it flies high over the creatures head as it ducks. Zaladrel ignores the beastie on him and provides everyone a bit of serendipitous luck for their attacks. Kit, even with the luck, misses the goblin on him, while Iskender kills his, and Dilwyn uses his lightning arc to kill the one that was on Zaladrel.
The two remaining goblins swing at Hilde and Kit, but only wound Kit.
Hilde keeps trying to shorten the Goblins a little bit more.
Round 2, Initiative Count 8
Dilwyn smiles as one of the green pests succumbs to the electricity coursing throughout its body, but the enjoyment is short-lived as there are more of them. He gets closer to bash one of them with his staff.
Zal will simply stand by and concentrate on maintaining the effect.
Kit gets frustrated as the pesky goblin keeps evading his axe. Stand still so I can kill you he bellows.
Round 2, Initiative 12
Feeling lucky Iskender attempts to wound another creature, but he misses. "Dammit Kit, you're in my light!"
Hilde swings at the pesky goblin that has been swinging at her and obliterates it to a simple blood spot on the floor. While Zaladrel continues to concentrate, it seems not to matter as the rest of the crew miss the remaining goblin.
Seeing all its companions fall, the last goblin standing decides to head for the hills and attempts to run out the broken window, however Dilwyn critically hits it and the last goblin is dead.
As you look around after the carnage, Dilwyn hears a slight noise from the room above. The only way to get up there is by the ladder that leads to the hatch in the ceiling.
"Kit, are you still with us?"
Yep! I would hate to have it said that I was done in by a pesky goblin who wouldn't stand still while I tried to kill him! Sounds like there might be more of 'em upstairs.
Hilde cleans her sword with obvious disgust for the goblin blood.
Dilwn points to his ear then points to the roof as soon as he hears the noise from above, then moves to below the trapdoor. He uses the end of his staff to make a firm, but not overpowering, knock on the underside of the door.
"Hello, up there!" he calls in a (hopefully) friendly voice. "We happened upon and slew the goblins down here. We're here to help, and we're going to come up, okay?"
Iskender shakes his head, "so that's one way of doing it."
He searches for useful loot.
Zal will use his gifts to heal his allies...
Hilde, flexing her arms, smile at Zaladrel.
While the room is searched and Dilwyn tries to coax down from the attic, what ever is up there, Zaladrel heals some of the groups wounds.
There is no response from the room above to Dilwyn's friendly talk.
Upon receiving no response from upstairs, Dilwyn looks to the others. "Be ready for anything," he says. "I'm going to open it, but whatever's up there isn't in the talking mood it seems."
He'll then attempt to open the trap door, wait a moment, then climb up if nothing immediately attacks.
"Kit, did you want to get behind me? You know, just in case!"
Sure!...just in case! He then whispers, Of course it is always the case!
Zal readies his crossbow and follows the others....
vs Dilwyn AC 16
Dilwyn climbs the short ladder and pushes open the trapdoor. A terrible stench fills this long attic. Near a straw bed in the southwest corner, the half-eaten body of a man hangs from a simple, iron chain looped over a rafter.
Suddenly from behind he is stabbed in the back and is very seriously wounded.
You all get surprised at hearing Hilde scream.
"Dilwyn!"
She will quickly climb up and try to cover Dylwin from whatever creature attacked him.
"I think that punctured a kidney," Dilwyn says, in quite a lot of pain. he tries to put a little bit of distance between himself and his surprise assailant, just enough to pull out a scroll and heal himself a bit.
It's a bit better, at least enough that he should hopefully be able to withstand another blow now that he knows there's an enemy up here.
I knew we would have a 'case'! Kit will also try to climb up into the fray .
vs Hilde AC 15
Dilwyn drops to the floor, and pulling a scroll from his pack reads it and heals himself of some of his wounds. As he does this, Hilde climbs the short ladder and manages to squeeze her way into the attic through the trapdoor and sees that there is a bugbear there with a large weapon.
The bugbear swings at Hilde, but misses. It then moves into a corner so it can not be flanked.
Kit climbs the ladder and also squeezes into the attic.
This seems like the sort of powerful opponent that makes it worth doing a little extra preparation for the fight. As the thing backs into the corner, Dilwyn concentrates on his staff, toughening the wood until it's as tough as steel.
Did I get skipped?
If I was, then my action would be to start a bard song, to grant a +1/+1 to my allies. They're gonna need it!
Did I get skipped?
If I was, then my action would be to start a bard song, to grant a +1/+1 to my allies. They're gonna need it!
I wonder if this Bugbear is mad or just plain mad! Kit says as he focuses all of his attention on his foe.
Hilde charges the creature, raging, trying to cut it's head off with her greatsword.
"Arggg!!!"
vs Hilde AC 15
Kit focuses completely on the bugbear in the attic, and attacks and wounds it. Zaladrel, lets the warriors in the group move up the ladder and stays below. Iskender starts singing to inspire the group to greater heights of combat, which Hilde promptly takes advantage of as she severely wounds the bugbear. Dilwyn uses a spell to create a magic cudgel of his quarterstaff and starts to climb the ladder.
The bugbear, enraged itself at the hit it took from Hilde, returns the favor and wounds the raging barbarian badly.
Round 3, Initiative Count 22
Dilwyn, now armed with the knowledge that the creature is there, and better armed with his enchanted staff, will help Kit and Hilde gang up on the creature that stabbed him as best as he can, though the recent memory of the stabbing makes him perhaps over-cautious.
Kit tries to finish off the Bugbear before it finishes off Hilde, but is unable to.
Hilde, unfazed, keeps attacking the bugbear.
Zal hopes on the ladder but does not enter the attic, instead getting hismself close to his allies so he can also affect them with hiw own boosting abilities...
A very angry Hilde cuts the bugbear rogue down with her greatsword, splattering blood all over.
After the battle, you search the lair of this creature, and find that she has on her a masterwork greataxe, leather armor, a necklace made of mostly human ears, noses and tongues, and a potion of invisibility.
There is a pile of loot that she obviously has collected from the people she has killed, and you find 15 gp, 114 sp, a decorative darkwood bracelet of elven design, a small velvet pouch holding five uncut agates, five potions of cure light wounds, and a blood-smeared extremely well made rapier.
The body hanging from the rafters is a human male that has been partially eaten.