Krupt shakes his head. "Well, I'm going in," he says as he goes in.
Mach, silent this whole time, moves to follow.
"Right behind ya, boss."
Unseen by those behind him, a quirky little smile breaks across Krupt's face as he hears the tiefling's comment.
I dind't think it would happen, but I think the Hellspawn is finally understanding his position in this group, he thinks to himself.
Heading into the 10x15 room you find nother of intrest and nothing that leads into the building proper. There are a pair of blankets on the floor, some empty bottles of alchol, a well work deck of cards, and a lantern.
Quintus takes up a position behind Mach and Krupt so that they can be the first ones to get hit with any ranged attacks.
Krupt checks the eastern wall for secret passages.
"Nothing here. Did anyone check the north side of the building?"
Mach sighs. "They know we're here already. I'm going back the way we already came."
Without waiting for anyone else, he walks back to the original entrance.
"Anybody have any rope?"
"How about a plank long enough to stretch over the pit? I'm sure we can tear some siding off a building or find a local building site or something. Since we no longer have the element of surprise, we might as well do this right."
You spend some time searching around and find a new beam that looks like it would fit. You haul it back and set it across the first pit.
After setting the beam across, Mach steps aside. "After you, boss." He gestures at Krupt. He doesn't even bother hiding the contempt in his voice--he doesn't have much reason to.
Krupt completely misses the tiefling's attitude and takes the lead, with his shield and dagger held in hand. He briefly checks the door for traps and to see if it is locked or not.
Heading back into the room with the goblins behind the boxes you find no further threats. The goblins are either hiding very well or no longer in this area.
Petronicus and the group will do a quick search of the room and check for hidden goblins, exits, etc.
Mach walks over to the other door and listens at it.
Mach peeks around the corner of the door, trying to be as stealthy as possible while doing so.
Peeking inside the door you find another room like the others you have been. The floor has gone away to a pit of muck below. There is a ladder on the southern wall next to a crack in the wall that looks like it would lead to where the goblins had been hiding. On the western wall is an open door.
Mach puts his daggers away and readies his shortbow, walking over to just next to the door.
Quintus will stay behind the group as they advance.
Krupt jumps down into the muck and swaps out for his other weapon looking up into the rafters above. There is no immediate threat. Nimt and Mach take up positions in case anything else tries to attack.
Petronicus moves up behind Mach with his polearm and briefly checks the door for traps or other devices.
He then moves back behind the tiefling, covering him with his guisarme and whispers to him: "Mind checking the door as well? You have more experience with these law-breaking types than I do."
Mach doesn't say anything, instead hopping to it.
However, odds are he doesn't find anything Petronicus didn't already.
While examining the door, Krupt whispers to to Mach: "I'm new here in Magnimar, but is it normal for goblins to be living in the city? In Cheliax we have largely driven them into the countryside."
Mach shrugs. "Damned if I know." He looks over at the others. "Anyone else got any ideas?"
Krupt carefully opens the door and peeks into the next room, his polearm in hand.
"Eh... sewer goblins are more likely around here than city ones." Mach wrinkles his nose. "If our surroundings are any indication."
Opening the door you find this room is floorless, with only an exposed septic pit where the floor should be. A dry sewer pipe extends from the wall of this pit. The west wall is dominated by a massive brick fireplace that still remains anchored in place, overlooking the sewage. A ladder extends from the sewage to the fire-blackened hearth above. As in other rooms, the ceiling here has collapsed to reveal the attic space.
Petronicus creeps after Nimt and climbs up the ladder to the fireplace above.
"Shoot any goblin I see, and try to take Natalya in alive." Mach whispers back before following Petronicus up the ladder.
He doesn't appear to mind squeezing next to Nimt.
Krupt momentarily takes notice of the closeness between the tiefling and the aasmir, but quickly shakes it off. Keep your head in the game, Krupt. Don't want to end up a goblin meat-puppet, he thinks to himself.
Krupt leads the way into the room and as he gets about a quarter of the way into the room you hear from the rafters above "Attack!" Shortly after bags and bolts begin to fly.
From the rafters above you see three goblins pop out, one with a crossbow the other with bags that you have seen before.
The bolt from the goblins crossbow flies into Krupt's neck nearly knocking him to the ground. The two bags smash into the muck near Krupt but don't have any effect. Above in the rafters you hear some chanting but can't see where it is coming from.