M DEAD!! KILLED BY EVIL EVIL DMDM!! Rogue1/Barb (Feral)1 temp hp 14/17 and 9 con (HP 24/25+4 when Raging; AC21/17/15(-2 Raging) ; CMD 16 (18 Rage) Fort +4(6); Ref +8; Will +1( 3); Init +6; Perception +5/6 for Traps; Darkvision
tee hee tee hee hee hee. Goblin not need Spawn to tear off your face longshanks!
For simplicity's sake, I'll assume Zimu is in fact stepping outside with the Judge and getting ready to run. If you want to retcon that to something different, please feel free.
Once again, the guards outside slam their impromptu ram into the battered, cracking door. 1d20 ⇒ 20 The door shatters!
Grumblejack immediately swings his club at the leading guard, 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9 but to no effect.
Bref and Morsum are upstairs with Edward the soon-to-be Hero of Branderscar, the valiant sole survivor, the man who has struck down the Goblin Menace. Bref is at -1 hp.
Jax and Sir Edmin are in the guard room. Grumblejack is in the entryway. The Judge and Zimu have just stepped outside the portcullis.
From the front of the Gatehouse, there only appears to be one way out: the causeway. It stretches 150' across the black sea to the rocky shore and the Checkpoint.
The causeway is a minor marvel of engineering. At the moment, it stands about 8' above the surface of the water. (Bad weather in winter can produce large waves that come right over the causeway surface, cutting Branderscar off for days at a time.) The water looks rough and cold -- not attractive for swimming -- and in any event there is no beach, just nasty-looking rocks upon which the waves break. The causeway enters a low arch in the rocks, beyond which is the Checkpoint.
Judge, when you say "move away", can I assume that you mean "run"? The causeway is 150' long. A simple FRA move will take you 60' along it, while a running move will double that to 120'.
I suppose running it will be, I hate having Morsum diminished in power, but it is probably necessary. I would prefer moving to 90' this round assuming that Grumblejack will hold the guards off for a minute and this will leave Morsum at full power.
Wizard 2 (HP 17/17; AC 13/13/10 ; CMD 12 Fort +2; Ref +3; Will +4; Init +3; Perception +7, Darkvision 60 ft)
I was asking if the party wanted to bluff that the 'Warden' would be put to death, and would remain only if that were the case. And I would have told those who could lift it about the metal rack to prop against the door but I don't think it would have helped at natural 20, maybe make some difficult terrain would be the best result after that.
OTHERWISE, the 'Warden' will already be in motion if we are not using bluff, I have repeatedly said lets get out of this area so unless they want me as a 'hostage' all my movement from last round was used to get as far as possible from where combat is, past the Judge by 60 ft. unless the party wants me closer to them. I intend to bluff the guards at the checkpoint.
Sorry, apparently I posted Morsum in the OOC before bed last night.
Tohram stops and looks back as his shadow tells him that the final guard has been disabled.
To anyone near: The last guard is down, but so is our goblin.
He then looks back waiting to tell Morsum to drop the gate once the rest of the prisoners have made good their escape. He also looks forward to see whether there are any guards ahead.
Smiling at the feeling of fresh blood on his claws and in his mouth once more, Morsum turns to the gate mechanism and examines it to determine how to make the gate drop and also how to disable the mechanism. He also looks to see whether there are any more exits from the room once the gate is dropped.
As soon as the guard falls, Morsum begins to examine the gate mechanism trying to figure out how to make it drop and also disable the mechanism when the Judge tells him all is clear.
Intelligence: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (17) - 2 = 15 <-- if untrained Disable Device applicable, will be an 18.
Six guards were manning the ram. Once the door breaks, they immediately fall back and drop the ram.
Four guards with swords and shields cautiously move forward into the entryway, followed by two guards with crossbows. The guards are appalled at the slaughter that greets them: dead guards everywhere! Sergeant Blackerly's eyeless corpse! Somone is blowing a horn: WHOOONK WHOOONK
Two of the guards, seeing prisoners fleeing, will try to shoot them with their crossbows.
Morsum isn't intelligent, exactly... but he is observant, and he watched what the goblin did. So, lift this, push these pins, pull that... and RATTLERATTLERATTLE KLANG! the portcullis goes down.
The guards at the Checkpoint heard the horns blowing. They did what regulations tell them to do: stay alert and watch outward, for a potential attack from the land side meant to assist an escape. (Looking inwards is the Guardhouse's job, not theirs.) So they've only just realized that it's a full-blast escape attempt that is coming across the causeway right at them. However, they're moving under the archway to stand, shoulder to shoulder, blocking the way against you -- the last line of defense between these monsters and the world.
Both of the Checkpoint guards have readied an action to attack as soon as someone is within reach. Of course, this doesn't help against an opponent who has Reach on them.
Grumblejack roars and charges, 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 2 = 13 but Blackerly's drugs are still weakening him and he misses.
Hearing the portcullis come crashing down, the Judge takes out his crossbow and fires at the guards in the gatehouse from the shadows on the side of the causeway just to give them something to think about.
Attack-crossbow: 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 - 2 = 6 <--I have Low-Light Vision and Darkvision, so I assume no concealment miss chance.
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 1
Hearing the portcullis come crashing down, the Judge takes out his crossbow and fires at the guards in the gatehouse from the shadows on the side of the causeway just to give them something to think about.
There are no shadows on the side of the causeway. If you step over the side, you drop into the water. Firing a crossbow is fine. It is a standard action though, so it restricts you to a 30' move on your move action. I assume you'll use that to move down the causeway towards the Checkpoint.
Wizard 2 (HP 17/17; AC 13/13/10 ; CMD 12 Fort +2; Ref +3; Will +4; Init +3; Perception +7, Darkvision 60 ft)
How many guards? Anything of note?
Do I arrive before the rest of the party? Very important!
Perception 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
Bluff 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
"Hesterfield!"
"Stand DOWN! Stand Down!" The 'Warden' is giving direct and forceful orders.
"I have cast a Confusion spell on these bastards, they will fight amongst themselves but if you strike at them they will strike YOU! They already struck down guards because that jackanape Blackerly gave stupid drunk order! I'll punish him later! By my order stand down!"
Morsum is going to grab his little friend and try to climb to the next level of the gatehouse, hopefully the roof.
Let me know if/when there are any rolls needed. Once up, he plans on climbing down the outside to the causeway and carrying Bref to freedom - or eternal bondage depending on your view of Asmodeus.
Female Aasimar Wizard 6 (HP 53/53; AC 18/18/15; CMD 16 Fort +5; Ref +7 Will +8; Init +3; Perception +11; Darkvision 60 ft)
DM once the 'Warden' is past the guards and their focus is on the oncoming prisoners, casting Daze DC 15 on whomever looks to be in command, or if no one apparent, on whoever looks taller.
Morsum grabs Bref's limp form and ascends the ladder. A trap door opens onto the room of the Guardhouse. Morsum lifts it up and steps out.
This space is mostly unused now; the guards on the wall watch the interior of the prison, and the Checkpoint watches the mainland. There are struts that used to support defensive engines, ballistas or some such, but they have long since been removed. Broken glass tinkles under Morsum's hooves; guards come up here sometimes to sneak a drink.
Morsum looks over the edge. It is a thirty-foot sheer drop to the stones of the Causeway.
The Goblin is small, not tiny... I'm not sure that even a creature like Morsum would be able to carry him in his mouth. Well, it's moot anyway, because it was a DC 20 Climb check.
Now: you can make an attempt to catch yourself (needs a nat 20) or an attempt to land on your feet (DC 15 Acrobatics, reduces damage by 1d6 -- so, 2d6 instead of 3d6).
M DEAD!! KILLED BY EVIL EVIL DMDM!! Rogue1/Barb (Feral)1 temp hp 14/17 and 9 con (HP 24/25+4 when Raging; AC21/17/15(-2 Raging) ; CMD 16 (18 Rage) Fort +4(6); Ref +8; Will +1( 3); Init +6; Perception +5/6 for Traps; Darkvision
dont you have to fail by 5 or more fall? Otherwise you just don't progress?
Female Aasimar Wizard 6 (HP 53/53; AC 18/18/15; CMD 16 Fort +5; Ref +7 Will +8; Init +3; Perception +11; Darkvision 60 ft)
Hopefully Morsum does not have a Silvester and Tweety Bird moment where he suddenly discovers he not only like Bref but he quite likes the way Bref tastes.
Meanwhile: do the guards believe your Bluff? They're going to get a pretty good bonus to disbelieve, since horns are blowing and they're seeing you running right in the middle of the prisoners.
Man, these guys will believe anything... Okay, the guards will let you go past them, and, they'll step cautiously backwards, but they're still preparing an action to attack anyone who attacks them.
The good news is, you're out! You're on the 150' causeway leading to the shore. And you even managed to close the portcullis behind you.
The bad news is, there are two guards in front of you at the Checkpoint, and you can't get around them. Also, there are two guards with light crossbows behind you. One of them just stepped up and put a crossbow bolt into Jax for 6 points of damage.
If you stay on the causeway, they'll keep shooting at you, and eventually will get the portcullis open. So you need to get past those two guards. Unfortunately, they have ready actions prepared to attack you.
Lying prone on the ground, the Judge turns his head and calls out: Grumblejack - BASH
He then turns back and launches another bolt in the general direction of the gate hoping that it will hit something. Unfortunately the bolt smacks into the wall next to the gate. The Judge never was much good with weapons.
Morsum growls as he initially loses his grip and almost drops his large headed friend. He then pays more attention and continues to try to make it down the wall in one piece, unconcerned for himself, but concerned about his small cargo.
M DEAD!! KILLED BY EVIL EVIL DMDM!! Rogue1/Barb (Feral)1 temp hp 14/17 and 9 con (HP 24/25+4 when Raging; AC21/17/15(-2 Raging) ; CMD 16 (18 Rage) Fort +4(6); Ref +8; Will +1( 3); Init +6; Perception +5/6 for Traps; Darkvision
Judge Tohram Quasangi wrote:
Bref wrote:
dont you have to fail by 5 or more fall? Otherwise you just don't progress?
Since nobody else is attacking the guards, they both get to use their saved attacks on you.
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
A big axe is slower than a sword, you have to watch out for ripostes... so you dodge instead of parrying. Sir Edmin grins wolfishly as the guard lunges at him. You know how to fight with a sword, against a sword. But this... Edmin leans out of the way of the stroke, then lets his momentum flow into the curve of the axe stroke. The luckless guard is caught completely out of position. The axe takes his sword arm off at the shoulder. The guard gapes for a moment, then his eyes roll up and he falls.
Morsum takes 1d6 ⇒ 2 points of damage. (Man, that one guy with a crossbow is badass. Where was he all this time?)
Inside, guards are running up the ladder to the portcullis mechanism. Drunk Carl, the sole survivor of the gate guards, is still sleeping peacefully on the floor.
