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Rylan and Regnar act simultaneously. Regnar bursts past Ser Calder's large form, still standing in front of the doorway, easily cleaving through the creature's meager defensive stance. The heavy chain armor absorbs much of the blow however. Rylan's arcane bolt also splashes against the creature's armor in a burst of small stars.
Creature's attempt to remain armed.
The creature lifts its axe and attacks Regnar.
for damage. Or
It attacks with a heavy fist (if disarmed)
for .
Ser Calder attacks the creature from the other side of Regnar, his long sword piercing past the creature's attempt to defend itself.
The large creature is injured significantly, releasing a low growl in a dark, foreign language.
"Where's the boy?!" Ser Calder bellows, striking the goblyn with the flat of his sword.
Longsword:
Disarm
Melee: Ancient Dwarven Axe |Damage { +2 Stunt Points, +1 Dual, +1 Aim
Round 2
Taken aback by the spout of unfamiliar language uttered by this greenskinned foe, Rylan takes another moment to aim and fire away another arcane bolt at the creature; a slightly worried expression appears on the mage's face as the realization sinks in that this particular creature seems to be a bit more durable compared to the other greenskinned creatures.
"Is it dead?" Legnar checks to see if the creature is still alive.
If combat is over, Taking a breather brings Legnar back to full.
Ser Calder lightly kicks the fallen goblyn.
"Looks pretty dead t'me. Wouldn't want to get on your bad side, Rylan!"
He looks around the room for any sign Nicholas could have been brought through here.
Perception:
"Is it dead?" Legnar checks to see if the creature is still alive.
Ser Calder lightly kicks the fallen goblyn.
"Looks pretty dead t'me. Wouldn't want to get on your bad side, Rylan!"He looks around the room for any sign Nicholas could have been brought through here.
Flashing at grin at Ser Calder, Rylan offhandedly replies, "I'd like to think of myself as being more even-minded temprementally.". Then with a glance over at his wand, Rylan then remarks, "While it could've merely been a lucky hit, I'm sure the skill that went into the crafting of this implement contributed much to that.".
Looking back and forth between Legnar and Ser Calder, Rylan then asks. "Now that things have quieted down, is there any healing that either of you would have need of?"
Calder shakes his head.
"Nay. Not so much as a nick. You want to salvage that sod's chainmail, Legnar? Maybe not the cleanest, but who knows when it'll come in handy."
"Let's head through that door- they post a big guard, there's bound to be somethin' important over there."
With that, Calder shoulders open only other door in the room.
"At any rate, I'd imagine that Lord Nicholas might end up in need of some healing when we do find him", Rylan says, wincing inwardly at the remembrance of the blood all over the torture device in the other chamber.
This creature is significantly larger. Its a little taller than a human adult male. The other creatures came up to chest height at best. This creature is also broader in shoulder and more muscular.
Rylan says aloud, "Curious, I do wonder if those four creatures we had fought were some immature version of this one- maybe even younglings of this creature- or perhaps this one happens to be a larger more fiercer version of those other four greenskins, more akin to canine packleaders..." although he's not addressing anyone in particular while he's visually examining the corpse of the larger creature.
The mage then soberly announces, "While I had hoped to conserve some of my magical powers for healing when we've found the Arl's son, if there are more of these larger greenskinned creatures about, I fear I may have to activate some personal protection as a precaution..."
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Sorry about the delay. Weekends are the worse, due to work. Anyway, the creature was wearing heavy chain mail, so if you take the item, please add it to your inventory.
Is everyone out for the holiday? (4th of July) If so, we can continue tomorrow. Or are you all european/canadian types who don't celebrate it? =)
Legnar either dons the armor, or places it in his pack if it is not useable by him. Once done he says "Lets go"
Ser Calder stares as Rylan conjures himself a suit of stone armor.
"Maker... that's incredible!", he says.
He squares his shoulders and grips his shield.
"Uh, right. Let's see what that big'un was guarding, eh? Ready Legnar?"
When Legnar answers to the affirmative, Ser Calder kicks the door open, ready for trouble.
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As the door swings open and thuds against the wall behind it, TWO large creatures like the one you just fought stand up from benches around a table with... rather disgusting remnants of meat. (nothing that looks humanoid, luckily). They pick up their battle axes, sneering at you with no small amount of disgust and mockery.
Larger goblyns
Ser Calder
Legnar
Rylan
At Ser Calder's exclamation at Rylan's rock armor, the mage flushes a bit with embarrassment and sheepishly mentions, "It was one of the spells that we at the tower had the option of studying; considering it's long use in battles past, specially against the Qunari invasion, I opted to learn this spell as soon as I was able".
Round 1
Rylan moves besides Ser Calder and Legnar to get a better vantage point at firing off his arcane bolts.
Ser Calder charges whichever opponent Legnar attacks (if he has room to charge- if not subtract 1 from my attack).
Charge w/longsword:
Legnar charges between the two beasts, swinging his axe and hammer wildly, Cutting both of them!.
Melee: Ancient Dwarven Axe |Damage { +2 Stunt Points, +1 dual wield, +1 charge
mighty blow:
Stunts: Dual strike, pierce armor, mighty blow (if have to apply the other two stunts to each target separately, then pierce armor on each instead of mighty blow.
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Legnar's damage for second strike: .
Legnar charges between the two larger goblyns, his ancient axe cleaving through both of them. The first goblyn's armor fails to protect it and the second goblyn manages to absorb most of the weapon's force in its heavy chain armor. .
Ser Calder charges the second goblyn, whose armor again blocks most of the damage. , just as Rylan's arcane bolt strikes the first one that Legnar had hit.
Both of the larger goblyns seem rather angry with Legnar, and cleave into him with their battle axes.
for damage.
for damage.
"I'll teach ya to ignore me, you ugly bastards!", Ser Calder roars as he lays into the thug he attacked earlier.
Longsword w/ aim:
Round 2
Rylan aims and fires upon the very same greenskin that he had hit earlier once he gets it within optimal position.
Legnar smiles and continues to attack, focusing on the one to his left.
Melee: Ancient Dwarven Axe |Damage { +2 Stunt Points, +1 aim, +1 dual
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You subtract 7 from each hit, unless there was an armor piercing blow, then you would only subtract 3. :)
Legnar again attacks the last larger goblyn he struck, but the creature shifts its body to absorb most of the blow in its armor, .
Rylan's arcane bolt pummels into the other goblyn, the blinding flash of arcane sparkles momentarily distracting the creature. Again, the creature's armor protects it.
Ser Calder's strike also hits home, but the sudden clanking of armor indicates that again the larger goblyns were prepared to blunt their opponents weapons.
The 1st larger goblyn moves forward to attack Rylan, whose dazzling arcane lance had interrupted its attack on the dwarf.
for damage. (4 stunt points: Knock Prone, Mighty Blow )
The 2nd larger goblyn attacks Ser Calder, whose mighty swing had knocked the air out of him.
for damage. It failed to hit as Ser Calder moves easily out of the way. (I know it shows it hitting, but the die roll was different before I went in to edit it for descriptions.)
Ser Calder focuses on the goblyn in front of him, attempting to breach its heavy chain while making enough noise to be the focus of their aggression.
"Hold fast, Rylan, we'll get that f***er off ya in a second!"
Longsword w/aim-
Legnar turns to attack the one on Rylan.
Melee: Ancient Dwarven Axe |Damage { +2 Stunt Points, + 1 dual, +1 aim
Rylan is scarcely able to react to the sudden twinge of pain from the large greenskin's axe digging past his rock armored exterior before the mage finds himself sprawled out unceremoniously upon the stony ground, his very breath momentarily taken from him from the impact of being smacked down. Due to his mage training in keeping his concentration under the most trying of circumstances (one of the more effective methods of teaching a mage how to not be vulnerable to demonic influence), Rylan manages to keep enough wit about him to keep a tight hold onto his wand.
Strangely enough, Rylan finds himself reminiscing in the back of his mind about the time he first learnt the basics of casting his rock armor spell and how his instructor had cautioned that the spell was no panacea against the shock of actually getting attacked in a real battle.
Round 3
Ser Calder's dimly-heard shouting breaks the mage from his brief mental reverie and Rylan does his best to crawl- almost roll away from his goblynkinde attacker to the best of his ability.
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Goblyn1 is distracted from attacking Rylan again by Legnar's charge to the rescue. Legnar's attack hits a solid blow, but the creature's armor still protects it.
Rylan is able to crawl away and stand up without harassment.
Ser Calder's attack hits Goblyn2, the clash of sword and armor already ringing through the room, though the sword does manage to slice through the creature's armor at the last minute, breaking a weakened chain. The blade pierces the creature's heart, and it slides to the floor dead.
The remaining Goblyn roars at Legnar, attacking with brute force.
for . Legnar manages to parry with his greataxe however. The creature roars again in frustration.
Legnar returns the attack in kind! If the creature is still alive, Legnar skirmishes around it to put himself between Rylan and the Goblyn.
Melee: Ancient Dwarven Axe |Damage { +2 Stunt Points +1 aim, +1 Dual
Stunts: Mighty Blow, Peirce armor, and Skirmish.
Longsword:
Ser Calder leaps at the last standing goblyn, using the tip of his blade to breach its armor, then bashing it with his shield to knock it off its feet.
Mighty Blow:
"Tougher than some lone kid, ain't we?!", he growls.
Rylan is able to crawl away and stand up without harassment.
Shakily getting to his feet, Rylan carefully brings his wand back into position, waiting for an opportune time to fire off another arcane bolt if needed.
Round 4:
Glancing about to the rear and the front areas behind the battle going on with the remaining creature and his companions, Rylan tries to spot for any other of the large goblyn (or even the smaller ones, for that matter), if they happened to have been drawn to the area due to the sound of fighting. Keeping his wand training on the remaining large goblyn, the mage grimly watches to see if both Ser Calder and Legnar are able to fell it or if it somehow manages to cling onto life.
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Legnar's attack lays the creature low.
Rylan, after the creature's death whisper, you can hear or see nothing else approaching. Torches in brackets on the wall dance brightly, but the light from the box is brighter still.
The table seems to be a dining table pushed against the wall, with a long bench on the opposite side. On the table are various wood plates, most of which are warped or seriously cracked, filled with meat that looks a little too green for human consumption.
Legnar loots the bodies, and throws a chain mail to Ser Calder.
"Not v'ry fash'nable but it works good. Lets go'n see f'n there is another way about." Legnar says.
Ser Calder quickly pulls on the chainmail, putting his leathers aside.
"I'll save the old armor for when we find Nicholas. Let's head back to that intersection where all the little bastards swarmed us."
Grateful for the lull after battle, Rylan sits at the bench while repositioning his pack (and making sure nothing was damaged inside during his brief foray ontop the floor).
"Agreed- but before we set off, will either of you be in need of some healing?"
Legnar is good after a breather. no need for healing. He looks for another passage back in the previous room.
"Stunt! Whar is Nicholas? Whar is he boy?" Legnar says, trying to get the dog to help track him.
Hmm... Legnar searches the table to see what Stunt is sensing. If he doesn't see anything, he tries moving the table and searching the area.
"Let's go further in that hallway outside- seems like a central corridor has better odds of finding Nicholas than a side branch way back toward the front."
Absently dropping one of the bones down to Stunt, Rylan will aim the magical light emanating from the box so it lights against the wall where the table is and then do a "perimeter circuit route" around the walls of the entire room.
When he is done with this check, Rylan says, "While it might not be out of place for a hidden passage to be present around a locale such a this, we might also try back at that room where the torturer's rack was situated."
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The buildup of the walls and the architecture you've encountered so far reveals that it is likely that this was once a large cavern or series of caverns that have been built in and over with bricks to form a type of underground dungeon system. As such, the layout of the rooms would be difficult to consider without a plan of these handcrafted dungeons.
Scanning the walls, Rylan catches a glimmer of something in the brilliant light from the box on the walls to your right (and right of the dining table).