Brunhild sat down and took a deep breath. ”Could have taken them if we held the tunnel. Or scared them off with a strong enough assault. Ah well.” She took her helmet off and smiled at the mere joy of being alive while an orc wasn’t. ”If ye all don’t mind i’ll stick around a mite longer. Don’t have anywhere else that really needs being.”
"Does anyone want a short or long rest before we stir up another orc's nest?" Landau asks.
I am fine. Do we need to camp and rest or are the injured well enough to continue?
"Well if you are all ok to continue...then lets go!"
"I could do with a short break"
"Fine let's take an hours break or so, then head towards an unexplored cave".
4 is pretty standard, although this being old school not having a thief for trap finding we might be in trouble.
Rurik will lead the party toward D
Hess nods and follows
During the rest, Landau quietly strums his lute. His tunes start relaxing and progressively accelerate into invigorating ditties that bring smiles and good humor to his new companions.
Landau stows his lute and pulls out his rapier. He follows Rurik down the hole hunting rabbits orcs.
Rurik takes some time to Breathe
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Somewhat healed and feeling a bit more sturdy, the party proceeds to a cave on the south wall of the canyon. Stepping into the darkened entrance, you are faced with a corridor that splits three ways, going southeast, west, and south. To the south, the corridor ends at a blank wall after about 30 feet. To the west, all is quiet, but to the southeast, you can spot six goblins moving about in a room in that direction. About halfway down the southeast passage, another passage intersects the corridor from the east.
The goblins appear to have seen you as well, for they prepare spears and take up guarded positions. One of them calls out in a loud voice, "Bree-yark!!"
INITIATIVE
Party
Goblins
Landau steps into the crossway to let the dwarves block the hallway from the goblins. He targets the biggest one and points at it starting to laugh and bark.
His palms tickling with power, Hess grins, chuckles along with Landau, and sends forth a trickle of eldritch energy.
Eldritch Blast
Eldritch Agony
"Aaagghhhh!
Rurik charges the goblins.
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Landau sets one of the goblins to raging and it moves to come forward and demand that Landau answer for his temerity. Unfortunately, it is cut short by Rurik, who charges into the goblins, swinging his warhammer and staving in the creature's head! Hess fries the one standing beside it with eldritch energy!
Brunhild joined Rurik in his charge, eager to end the goblins.
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Brunhild follows Rurik but is unable to reach a foe this turn. The goblins are more than happy to come to them, however. One attacks Brunhild with a spear, while another attacks Rurik. The spear deflects off Brunhild's armor, but Rurik is hit! A third comes forward, surging over the table and strikes at Brunhild, the attack also turned by her armor!
"Time to crack some heads"
Rurik swings his mace at a goblin.
The blow goes wide and the dwarf digs deep and taps into some deep reserves and brings the hammer back again.
Hess takes a breath, then launches another blast at the next recipient in line.
Blast of Eldritch
Injury taken
Landau moves up and starts laughing at the goblin who is attacking Rurik.
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Hess' eldritch blast strips one of the goblin's skin from its bones and it collapses into a bloody heap. Rurik swings, misses, then takes a deep breath and tries again, this time caving in the skull of the goblin before him. Landau, his target now felled, switches to one of the goblins in the back. His ringing laughter causes the goblin to screech and hold its ears. Brunhild connects with the third goblin in line, shattering its spine! The remaining goblin shrieks and tries to escape, only to be cut down by Brunhild.
"Good job, team. More vermin to exterminate. Tally ho." Landau encourages his companions to lead on.
Rurik, moves to the cross path. "I'll keep an eye out, toss the place quick
"Well while we're here we might as well check out that passage".
Hess takes on the visage of one of the goblins they just defeated, and looks into the next room.
Stealth
Perception
"I could use a moment, How are the rest of you?
Returning from a brief look-see Hess looks at Rurik.
"Sure I guess we could rest a bit. How long do you need? I see a couple of flights of stairs leading up in there but nothing else".
"Not long, just a short rest. I don't want to overextend.
"That's a good plan. I could stand a rest as well".
Short Rest healing.
There is a jingling of armor as a dwarf jogs up from where you've been. "Whew, finally caught up to you! Those goblins back there your handiwork? Looks like we're in good company." The dwarf rats the head of his warhammer on the ground and takes off his helmet to greet the group. "Kord Silvershield at your service. We've been trying to find you for a while."
Hess jumps to his feet at the jingling, jangling approach, his hands already beginning the familiar motions of his eldritch blast. When he sees that the threat is false, he relaxes his hand going to his chest in relief.
”Well you certainly know how to make an entrance “:
He then turns to look at Rurik...
”Another cousin”?
"Hey Kord, wait up!" A voice echoes from hallways, it's source somewhere out of sight.
"Yes, you were right. It was the your left we needed to turn. But that's no reason to march off and leave me... Oh!"
A halfling appears from around the corner, his face a bit red from running. As he sees the others, his eyes widen in surprise. Soon, the surprise fades from his face, replaced by a happy smile.
"Oh, wow! We actually found you! I mean - of course there was not any doubt of finding you.." the halfling emphasizes this by pointing the map he is holding (and then turning the map right side up). "But still, quite a trek, catching you up."
"Oh, right... I'm Quinrick. Quinrick Gobblewright, pleased to meet you." the halfling says, proceeding to shake hands with everyone.
"We are not all related. he smiles. "However an uncommon number of our clergy does take to the adventuring life."