After a healthy breakfast and a lusty goodbye from their female fans, the heroic goblins ride forth into the sunrise, to the east (they think), to face the dreaded Gogi Furburn, the disreputable, stoopit fire mage.
Tark leads fearlessly, his finery gleaming in the light, sure that the others will tell him where to go when he gets lost. Velag follows, his own barded wolf ready for battle, two gleaming swords at his sides.
Bucko is next, his faithful ratdog tirelessly pacing the leaders, his mind afire with new witchery. Klepy is last, dreaming of all the shiny tings he's sure to find, and the squishy tings he's sure to stick.
Make sure you're all done leveling, and the fun will soon begin.
Male Goblin Rogue(Knife Master and Scout) lvl 5 Assassin lvl 1
"Oh! Klepy good at talkes! Klepy speeks ways outsa trouble alls the times! Really goods ats it hehe. You need lie, Klepy help! You need friends.......Klepy......um.....lie...and be friend....den back stab with lil sticky ehehehe!"
Just to back up the point, Klepy is actually pretty good at dealing with people and is good looking to.....for a goblin. Charisma score of 12 and darn good diplomacy and bluff skills. He finds he needs to talk his way out of many problems to get what he wants.
Velag looks at Bucko, "Me thought we supposed to be happy welcome group? We pretend to guard him back to Licktoads, and stabitty-stabitty when not looking? It ok, we use your plan, me must have misunderstood. Me still have Froggy hopping in my belly."
I should mention that when you're mounted, your pets get perception checks, too. Toady doesn't, since he's usually in Bucko's pocket, but the wolves and ratdogs usually will. We can discuss this further in the ooc thread. How you handle Gogi Furburn is up to you! LOL
Initiative -- since everyone else is rolling it :) 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Tark's plan is simply to ride in with everyone else and not say anything. Tark will keep a sack of items with him, which he plans to take directly to Furburn. Tark's masterfull plan is to throw the bag down at his feet and say "Here's yous' stuff.", while unslinging his maul and letting loose a flurry of flattening.
While you're crossing the stream, both Tark and Velag's wolves are attacked by creatures in the water. Velag sees the attack coming, and thanks to the barding the wolves wear, neither is harmed.
The creatures are 5' away from your mounts (one to Tark's left, and one to Velag's right), but are able to attack from that distance, even though they're the size of goblins!
Happy to say I'm off the hook, and not going anywhere. BTDT, anyway.
Klepy can flank Velag this round, but not get to Tark. I looked for rules about fighting in wading-deep water and sneak attack while mounted, and found nothing pertinent to it, so I'll say that Klepy CAN flank, and CAN use both weapons, guiding his mount with his knees, which is automatic for him.
Your mounts get attacks, too, so you can roll for them if you want.
Bucko's spell doesn't seem to phase the larvae, but it illuminates them nicely in the water, making further attacks quite easy.
Klepy, Velag and Bayleff nearly shred one of the larvae. It attacks Velag, and misses.
Tark's is still fighting, too, and decides that he might be an easier target than Fangz, but my d20 says otherwise. Missed again! It holds its position, looking for another opening.
Male Goblin Rogue(Knife Master and Scout) lvl 5 Assassin lvl 1
GM Goblin King wrote:
Klepy: ** spoiler omitted **
BAB + 2 Weapon Finesse + 6 Masterwork weapons + 1 Two Weapon - 2 Flank + 2 Hmmm it seems Herolab has messed up. The program has me at a BAB +3 and I cannot figure out why. So all my attacks should have been a +9 not 10. Sorry for the error, my bad.
I'm gonna make him play something less powerful, like a wizard...
Dead. Fangz finished it off. You can all be proud that there will be 2 fewer giant dragonflies threatening the tribe this year. You're true public servants with community spirit!
As for flanking while mounted, I still haven't found any rules for that.
Male Goblin Rogue(Knife Master and Scout) lvl 5 Assassin lvl 1
NO! Anything but a wizard! I hate Arcane casters! Please! I'll bang my head on a rock and get worse just don't make me a wizard! Waaaaa! Come on! Before level up Klepy went unconscious three times! Almost died once! How can you say that about him! Waaaaa!!
It's OK. I've been a little preoccupied by RL lately, and probably missed a few things. Those things are dead-dead-dead, and Tark will have trouble finding big enough pieces to bash good later.
Male Goblin Rogue(Knife Master and Scout) lvl 5 Assassin lvl 1
Thanks Tark, I forgot about the size bonus. Yep. +10 Base, +8 Two Weapon, +10 or 12 when flanking. Klepy is too awesome, I don't want to lose this awesome little goblin ever!
Klepy grins as he licks his dagger clean. "Klepy sticks ye goodsy hehe." He then looks quite disappointed. "No tings for Klepy? pppttt! Stinky waste of spaces bugses!" He turns to the others. "We go find beasties whats haves tings for Klepy to take!" He waits for someone to lead the way.
You can stop to cook and eat the bugs, or just eat some juicy, gooey chunks as you travel. Your mounts want to eat what's left of them right now!
After your (minimal) exertions with the larvae, a little pause wouldn't hurt. It's a nice day, and the mid-day sun is warmer than usual for this time of year.
There's no specific schedule for the execution of your evil plans, as you don't know when you can expect to encounter the crooked fire mage. He could be an hour away, or a day. All you know is that this is the trail he's expected to use to come to Licktoad Village.
Velag says, "Me have plan. We set leave trail, make rest-spot. There, we slurp yummy bugses. One of us sneaksies waitses for nasty-stoopit in bushes, then signalses us when coming. Rest of sneaksies set up to ambush, and when we jumpses out to stabbity-stabbity, Tark crashes in middle with big 'Haru!' for stoopit-mage."
EFFECTRange close (25 ft. + 5 ft./two levels)
Effect 5 ft.–10 ft. diameter web sphere or 5 ft.–20 ft. hemisphere
Duration 1 hour/level (D)
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no
DESCRIPTIONYou create a shelter of slightly sticky webbing. The shelter has a hinged door large enough to accommodate a Medium creature. The opaque walls of the shelter measure 1 inch thick and provide total cover to anyone within it.
Only Fine creatures with negligible Strength can be caught in the webbing (including swarms); all other creatures can pull themselves free without making a Strength check or taking an action. The webbing is sticky enough to hold twigs, leaves, dirt, and other light items, allowing you to conceal the shelter. The shelter is watertight and insulated when the door is closed. Its surface has a hardness of 0 and 2 hit points for every 5-foot square of web surface area. It takes normal damage from fire and burns as easily as wood. When the spell ends, the webbing decays rapidly and disappears.
Velag whistles at the web-house, "Since Bucko make hut, me take first lookie for stoopit. Tark, you keep eye on Bayleff? Not let him eat Klepy if him stare at shiny wing from squishybug."
Stealth roll (to hide in bushes and wait): 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (14) + 21 = 35
Ok. After you take a break, you all hide in spots around the trail, along with your mounts.
After about 2 hours, you hear, then see a single goblin mounted on a wolf, riding fast down the trail. He wears breastplate armor, and is armed with a lance and typical goblin weapons.
He stops at the stream and looks around, then turns back, moving quickly back up the trail. If he or his wolf noticed you, he makes no sign of it.
If the goblin is still close, Tark, being the obvious diplomat of the group, will ride forward and approach him. With a sack of trade gear hanging off the side of his saddle, Tark asks, "Eh you, yous' wit Furburn?"
If for any reason the stupid gobo tries to run from him, Tark will chase him down... if he can't catch up to him, he will throw his two hammers at his head.
Yes, yes! You from Licktoads? Furburn coming. Brings nice things for trade. You and your friends come to help us to village? How far away is it now? Me Tog. What your name?
male Goblin Witch / 8 // Init +6/ HP 49/49 // AC: 22/T:20/FF:15 - Percep: +7// F +3/R +8/W +6 /CMB +0 - CMD 13/ Speed 30
"Tog close to village, jus past stream an down road. Tog should ride with a recruit to village fast as he can. Lets chief know we is comin back real quick, tells chief tah starts raostin tha pigeses fer goblins feast!"
"Recruit youses takes Tog to tribe an starts roast of pigses!"
My bad they were always so useless, I thought they were still lurking........
You'd never have made the hide checks with them and 4 ratdogs along with you.
Tog did indicate that he knew Tark wasn't alone. Now that we're clear on that, Bucko can emerge from hiding and try a different tack. Or, you can pretend that Tark IS a recruit, and hope he gets the ruse.
While I'm at it, I'll tell you that coming up the trail, about 100' away, walking in single file, Tark sees 2 bugbears, a 2-axle wagon pulled by 2 ratdogs with 2 goblins driving it, and a 3rd bugbear behind it. I'll assume you weren't mounted, but pulled your dog with you from the woods.
From what you can tell, they seem pleased to see you.
It sounds like the caravan party is far too close for Tark to get away with flattening Tog without them seeing. So, as rare as it is, Tark will play it cool. Tark knows that he is not a good liar, so he figures telling elements of the truth is better. "Yup. We here to meet Furburn. Village close. Many frogmen around here lately. Very dangrus. Gutwad say, dat we take care of Furburn."
Of course, Tark is very proud of his rouse. He can't help but to smile after the last statement.
Male Goblin Rogue(Knife Master and Scout) lvl 5 Assassin lvl 1
Klepy steps up too help. "We kills dangerous bugese dat tries to impeed path. Thems deads but roads nots safe jest yets. Frogmens up ahead, many. we knows the ways aroun an takes your tin...uh I mean takes you da safes ways around where I uh I a mean wes havsa bests covers froms sa dangers. So we escorts him but big bears to bigese to gos this ways so theys musts turns back or wese be seen an Gutwad cannot give pays to Stoo....I mean Furburn. On honor Sniker as Licktoads wese escorts him safelies. Brings him backs too." Klepy announces. He tries to look sincere as possible. He also does this with his eyes looking skyward so as to not get immediately distracted.
Sorry for butting in like this, I had an idea that I just had to try. If none of you like the plan, feel free to hit me an call me stupid head or something, I wont hold it against you.
EDIT: With those results, I may have just scored something.
Just waiting on Velag to pipe in and show himself. Please indicate whether you're mounted or pulling your mounts from cover.
The caravan continues to get closer, and you see a younger goblin at the reins, and an older goblin sitting contentedly next to him. None of them act at all hostile.
Tark is of course mounted. In fact, when on patrol you can almost always assume that he is on his mount unless he is taking a bathroom break -- and that's only because he has perfected the art of doing that while riding side saddle.
Male Goblin Rogue(Knife Master and Scout) lvl 5 Assassin lvl 1
Klepy normally doesn't like being mounted and will stand on foot whenever he is not traveling. Therefore he is on foot now. Klepy can't be sneaky if mount isn't. So ditch mount to its fate and go sneaky :D
But right now, Klepy is trying to thin enemies so killing stoopid head is easier. Kill nasty bugbears later.
