GM Elberion's Gallows of Madness (PFS) (Inactive)

Game Master Dennis Muldoon

Caron takes aim at the goblin furthest away.

Shortbow: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

The arrow flies true and strikes the goblin. Pulling another arrow he yells at the shepherd, "Get behind me!"

Harada takes a moment to flex, hoping that others are paying attention.

Carson’s arrow flies true, cutting through a piece of sheepskin to hurt the goblin beneath.

Johhny is up!

Not seeing through the disguise, Johnny doesn't understand why everyone is fighting sheep but they are shooting at them. Why we shooting sheep, oh, well, good hunting practice

He moves forward and fires at the sheep directly south of him with his +2 str composite longbow.
hit: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
dmg: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

The goblins drop their disguises and attack.

The first, sheepskin still clinging to its back, hurls itself at Harada.
charge attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0

Another, meanwhile, tries to savage Grel.
charge attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0

Then the two at the back fire arrows at Grel and Johnny.
bow attack at Grel: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 - 4 = 11
damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

bow attack at Johnny: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (4) - 1 = 3

Only Johnny takes any damage from the wild-eyed creatures.

All PCs may act.

Harada quick draws his taiaha and a light hammer and goes to work on the goblin in front of him.

taiaha: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

side hammer: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Harada then takes a step to begin working around the goblin.

if the goblin goes down Harada will step to its space instead.

Carson moves forward to get a better shot at the goblin he already hit but the move throws off his aim.

Short Bow: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Harada draws the goblins defences with his taiaha and then smashes his hammer through its exposed side.
The creature slumps to the floor, defeated.

"Verathis steps up behind the Shepherd and looks to the goblin near Grell. He lifts his hand snaps filling that goblins ears with a defining eldritch shriek.

Ear-piercing Scream: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 4) = 10[ooc]dc15 fort for half[ooc]

fort: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Spinning around and clutching at its ears, the goblin falls to the floor and lies still.

Johnny moves even closer to the goblins, this time he has point blank shot hit: 7 + 1d20 ⇒ 7 + (9) = 16 dmg: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 at the closest goblin south of him.

Johnny’s flashing arrow fells another goblin.

One remains.

Grel whammers the goblin standing near him.

warhammer: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 181d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

No goblins remain, the boy meanwhile is 120’ to the north. He fled screaming from the goblins and the blood.

what now?

perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11

Verathis walks 60' north hoping to catch up with the boy when he calms down or tiers out.

perc: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

Grel kneels and holds his hand to the ground. Animals. Lots of them. Running right toward us. Prepare yourselves.

Grel gets behind a tree.

perception: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (20) + 0 = 20

Harada nods to Grel "I hear 'em"

Any clue what direction?

not sure. i have Calm Animals prepped so this may be easy.

not sure. i have Calm Animals prepped so this may be easy.

Grel has a momentary image flash through his mind: a man in his thirties, surrounded by books and dice, laughing so hard he nearly falls off his chair.

perception: 6 + 1d20 ⇒ 6 + (1) = 7
Johnny readies a shot for the charging stampede after hearing Grel shout, but doesn't know where they are coming from. Animals, how do you know? I don't notice anything.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

At the sound Carson looks around to try and determine the direction the sound is coming from.

He spots the fence to the south and decides it might be an acceptable barrier to hide behind.

Full run to the fence by the river.

Verathis keeps fallowing he kid, having no idea whats coming and being a not insignificant distance from Grel.

Grel waits patiently behind the tree, ready to channel the power of the Earth to Calm the Animals.

The boy stops when he sees Verathis coming and no more goblins, "Gee, you sure made short work of those goblins. I'm headin' back to the farm. I sure reckon Ma and Pa would like to meet you all. You wanna come?"

Verathis and the boy are 40' North of the map.

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Even as he is speaking, the sounds from the south intensify.

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A deranged, off-key singing filters onto the field.

And three goblins, teetering atop comically small mounts, begin to squeeze through a gap in the fence.

Roll for initiative!

init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

init: 5 + 1d20 ⇒ 5 + (13) = 18

Well, not what I expected but definitely what I wanted. MORE GOBLINS!

init: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

init: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

"My friends will finish them in about 30 seconds, but you should probably stay close to me anyway."Verathis says to the boy in a calm confident voice.

Ink sees the opertunity for heroics and pulls himself out of Verathis

init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20

Init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Carson sees the goblins moving through the fence and prepare to climb over the fence if any of them start heading his way.

Verathis & Ink 20
Johnny 18
Grel 16
goblins 8
Harada 6
Carson 5

Verathis, Ink, Johnny and Grel may act.

Verathis starts to walk back to the battlefield. As he dose so he conjures a handful of popcorn to munch on.

Ink valiantly charges up to the fray.

Johnny moves closer and fires at the closest animal, point blank shot applied, cold iron arrows hit: 7 + 1d20 ⇒ 7 + (7) = 14 dmg: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Grel walks up and spits acid at the lead goblin rider.

acid: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 161d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Just to be clear, Johnny, dog or rider?

The dog, I'm hoping he falls off his rider as I kill it and takes falling damage or at least land prone, two birds with one stone.

Johnny's arrow narrowly misses the dog but Grel's aim is more precise, splashing acid into the lead goblin's face.

The leads goblin jumps from his mount and they both bear down on Johnny.

dog bite: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15
bite damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

goblin mace: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
mace damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

The second and third goblins ride into space and fire their bows at Grel.

bow attack 1: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
arrow damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

bow attack 2: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
arrow damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Although some of the goblins miss, the lead goblins smashes his mace into Johnny's chest 6 points of damage] and one arrow grazes Grel's leg [ooc]1 point of damage.

All of the party may now act!

Harada liftss his taiaha above his head and charges the closest goblin before he can escape

hammer time: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

17 ac from charging, attacking goblin.

Harada’s blow lifts the goblin from the back of the dog and sends its battered corpse into the earth. The mount yelps in surprise and fear.

Carson aim goblin at the northwest of him hoping to take the rider from his seat.

Shortbow: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Carson’s arrow takes the goblin in the shoulder and it wheels the dog in surprise at being struck.

Verathis continuing forward at a leisurely pace snaps his fingers at the Goblin Dogare they Goblin Dogs? nearest himself.

Ear-Piercing Scream: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7+daze 1 round. Fort DC 15 for half and no daze

Reflex: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

The dog grows pale and freezes in place, a little bit of blood slips from its left ear.

Grel trucks up to the goblin by Johnny and delivers a warhammer blow.

warhammer: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 211d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7