"We did not ask to be invaded!"
"Excellent, we shall pick away at their numbers. Come fourth from the beyond, even stronger than before," the wizard raises his hands to the sky and makes a great, albeit unnecessary, show of summoning a monster.
You manages to quickly take down the two closest hobgoblins before they can react to your presence.
The remaining two quickly draw their weapons and turn to face you.
You hear laughing and an large bear like individual (a bugbear) comes lumbering out of one of the cabins. "Well I'll be. Scarvinious was right. The fire did draw out some roaches after all." he swings spinning a massive flail with ease.
So everyone with a result higher than 11 can act again now and then enemies will go. I will try to get a map up asap for you guys. I am not working tomorrow so I will have plenty of time.
Betto charges the Bugbear, heedless of danger to himself.
Izit's mask burns a brilliant orange, like the blazing leaves of an autumn maple, an effect mirrored by the large flail the bugbear wields.
Radok keeps away from the bugbear, reloading and firing his crossbow.
Betto charges and punches the Buggear who grins "Not bad for a human" he says.
When Izith tries to disarm he roars as much in pain as anger but holds on tight and swings at Betto but he can put much power in his swing.
One of the hobgoblins attacks Izith taking a shot with his crossbow
The other steps up drawing his blade and swings at Betto.
Your go.
Jasmine goes invisible and moves south and behind the hobgoblin.
Morde nocks another arrow and orders spot to attack the next one.
A week ago, Betto would have taken a beating like that and just gone down.
A week ago, Betto wasn't fighting for his life. Or his home.
Bleeding from several places, Betto grins at the bugbear.
"You hit like a sparrow!"
He sidesteps, trying to circle around the bugbear, and then lashes out again.
"Eeek!" Izit squeals as the crossbow bolt strikes him square in the leg. He moves east to get closer to Betto but remain outside the hob's reach. Hobbling as he goes, his hands flash a verdant green with a healing spell.
Filon drinks his Dexterity Mutagen, causing his skin to thicken and reflexes to alchemically quicken. He then moves down to take cover behind the logs, moving just out of sight for the time being.
Filon calls out from behind the woodpile.
"Dab tsi tsw zoo tshaj qhov goblin tuag? Ib tug nyob!"
Maybe I should have taunted them and then hid. He had forgotten how a mutagen designed for quickness dulled ones common sense.
As he finishes casting his spell a celestial eagle appears next to the bugbear and claws and pecks at its head as it screeches (smite evil).
+1 if evil
+1 if evil
+1 if evil
While his bird attacks the hobgoblin Zelik attempts to dazzle it by firing a flare in front of it eyes. DC 15 Fort save of be dazzled for 1 minute taking a -1 to attack rolls.
Jasmine gets into position, mord misses, Betto misses.
Filon hides and taung drinking mutagen, Bird attacks (can flank with Betto) still only the beak hits dealing 5 damage.
Radok is up and enemy is next (bugbear is at half hp and the two hobs are still full)
Not bothering to reload his crossbow, Radok surges forward, jumping and kicking the bugbear in the head while still maintaining a careful guard.
"Blasted pest" says the bugbear killing the celestial eagle in a single blow.
The hobgoblin soldier next to radok attacks him with his longsword.
The other drops his crossbow and drawing his blade attacks spot.
Your go again.
Jasmine strikes her unexpecting foe
then goes invisible again
Targeting the hobgoblin that attacked Spot retaliates.
Morde also shoots him
Mord and spot take down a hobgoblin soldier.
Parrying the hobgoblin's blade with his stone hand, and seeing him quickly fall to Morde's beast, Radok continues to beat down on the bugbear.
Filon steps out from behind the woodpile, and throws a bomb directly behind the Bugbear.
Betto keeps swinging at the bugbear, trying to put it down before it does the same to him and his.
Izit hops over a piece of debris--a piece of lumber from someone's home?--and delivers a pulse of soothing energy to Betto.
Zelik sends a burst of arcane energy streaking across the battle field and it slams into the enemy (bugbear if still alive)
Radok delivers a powerful blow to the bugbear and he looks like he is loosing steam. He takes a desperate swing at Radok.
The last hobgoblin. Decides to make a run for it. (withdraw moves 60 feet away)
Your go.
Betto charges after the hobgoblin.
"Oh no, you don't!"
Betto swings at the bugbear hoping to finish him but he fails to connect his blow.
Spot moves a step closer into flanking and gives the bugbear the good old tooth claw claw pain.
Morde follows the hobgoblin a few feet, nocks an arrow and attacks the fleeing enemy.
Izit moves to Radok and tries to revive him.
Jasmine runs to get ahead of the target.
Filon moves after the fleeing hobgoblin and throws a bomb.
Even with Izit's healing, Radok remains unconscious.
Zelik pulls out the wand of magic missile and points it at the space between the two combatants. A purple missile launches into the air and splits, one slams into the bugbear and the other slams into the fleeing hobgoblin.
Ok both the bugbear and the hobgoblin are taken down.
With another fury of tooth and claw spot crushes the bugbears head to bloody pulp before returning to his master, a piece of flesh still in his mouth, ready to eat.
"Well, it seems they didn´t run far. Quick, let us gather what we can and need and depart again!"
Betto starts grabbing whatever he can find of value. He is strong enough to carry a great deal himself.
There is a survivor of the attack a lumberjack tied to a post who was tortured. He is unconscious at the moment.
You grab what gear you can (will give you the list a little later) and find a note.
BOUNTY! Phaendar has not been secured to our glorious general’s satisfaction, and in her name I now offer a bounty of 25 pieces of gold to any member of the Ironfang Legion who returns reliable information regarding the location of fugitive human-likes who fled Phaendar. The payment is doubled if you instead return their heads. Live captives may be claimed as slaves! All rewards are doubled for the impudent ringleaders of this band! Return all information or heads to my cur of a son, Sergeant Scarvinious. —Lieutenant Scabvistin
"We have a live one! Healing here!", Betto shouts.
"And this note means we're famous! The hobbos want our heads!"
Moving over Morde quickly casts a healing dweomer on the lumberjack.
You heal the wounded man and he regains consciousness. The man is shaken "my family! Are they alright?!" you see no bodies which means they were likely taken captive.
On the dead bugbear and the hobgoblin scouts you find.
A +1 heavy flail, Masterwork studded leather, 5 potions of various types* 2 scimitars, 2 padded armours, 2 light crossbows , 40 bolts, 330 gold in various coins. 2 backpack, 2 bedrolls, 2 mess kits and 2 tents.
In addition to their regular gear, the scouts carry an additional 8 Provision Points (all in the form of iron rations and waterskins). The Ironfang scout (or one of them) also carries a spyglass and 50 feet of hemp rope attached to a grappling hook and an exceptionally fine woollen cloak, dark gray and lined with camel-colored silk (worth 100 gp).
potion of bears endurance, 2 potions of endure elements, 2 clw
If we rescue his family we have more mouths to feed. And it is hard enough as it is.
Quickly working with some long poles Morde makes a makeshift towing device and puts it on Spot, so that they can tow all the supplies gathered.
Having done what you can you gather what supplies you can and head back to your camp with the survivor. When you return. You notice a group of men are wounded and being tended too by Aubrin. You ask what happened and they tell you they were out hunting when they found a large boar in the woods. They shot it with an arrow but the creature went wild and attacked and was far stronger than they expected. There were six of them and one didn't make it back. The rest were force to run for their lives.
"Alas, where was that boar. I think tonight we feast on it!"
Jasmine ditzyly adds
"Do we have any ginger to go with the boar?"
Betto crashes his knuckles together.
"Let's go hunt some boar! I could use a patch job first though!"