Chompy made his way carefully through the area. He looks at Scrabbles and nods towards the one where they can hear eating. He didn't wanna speak but this was perhaps the best chance of killing one or more of them unawares and Scrabbles did cause big damage.
He prepared to open a door if there was one for the Goblin but otherwise prepared to sneak in with him to attempt to kill the enemy inside before they could scream for help.
The wet-looking floor of this large cavern is crisscrossed by several shallow trenches, each containing trickles of putrid-looking fluid. Six foul mounds of compost and dung lie heaped about the room, each studded with small spherical eggs.
An ugly blue Goblin is sitting on a wooden stool in the middle of the room. It's busily hand-feeding three giant black centipedes from a wooden bowl filled with some kind of foul-smelling paste.
Dys creeps behind the others, dogslicer at the ready for when they unleash death and destruction upon unsuspecting dr- Blue goblins? Big bugs? ... the heck?
Still! There were things to kill, and that was what mattered.
After everyone else enters, the brave knight enters.
Ser Helmut touches Billy Bob Thornton, speaking a harsh language.
The smart goblin then enters the tree (still last).
Outside, a lone goblin stands at the base of the sycamore tree, oblivious to his surroundings, as his mind embarks on a philosophical journey...
What is a tree? How long has this tree lived? How long will I live? What is life? Wha--
The train of thought crashes to a sudden stop as Mogawg's senses come back to him and he spots Dys's wiggling feet as she dives down into the space underneath the tree.
"Whaaaa!! Wait for me you dumb gobs!"
He gets much more quiet once he gets underground, and follows after the others.
Dys watches Chompy and Scrabble for a cue on what they should be doing next.
Chompy moves into the room as quietly as he can and ushers in goblin after goblin. Thought some aggressive sign language including motions of eating, he attempts to relay Kill the Gobbo then the pets. He holds up 3 claws and counts them down to rush the up and "sneak attack" the enemy.
As Chompy gives the signal to annihilate the blue goblin and its many-legged pets, Dys rushes forward, the dogslicer blade whistling at the blue gobbo.
Mogawg hurls a ghost strike at the blue gob!
Ser Helmet rubs his hands greedily with anticipation as the little goblin speaks arcane words at his bird--lizard.
Scrabble lunged forward out of the tunnel and jumped onto one of the big bug things.
Dys' mighty sword strikes the ugly goblin directly over the spinal cord - a fatal blow ... except that her blade bounces off without even breaking its skin! That's when she remembers that these things are called Mights (or something like that) and they're scared of metal that's cold . It does, however, suddenly get really tired as Mogawg's powerful magic washes over it.
The big bugs aren't nearly as strong as the M-eye-t, as Scrabble utterly annihilates the closest one. Chompy's able to hurt one, too. Meanwhile, your new clanmate starts making his bird lizard grow really big!
Surprise Round Over
(avg 13ish)
(avg 8ish)
Scrabble didn't know anything about cold metal, but when he saw Dys' sword bounce of the blue goblin's skin, he knew he needed to aim for the not-skin parts.
Eyes. Eyes were always squishy.
Chompy turns expecting to hear the squish of the Meyet's skin from the blade but instead heard the sound of blade on scale. He went wide eyed at the unscratched foe and attempted to bite!
Bah! Cold metal, hot metal, this was all too complicated and Dys was pretty sure that none of them had special stuff to hurt the blue goblin. So she calls out "Just hit it really hard!" as she dances behind it to take a swing at one of its pets, but Chompy headbutts Dys as he rears back to take a bite out of the meowte and throws her off-balance. But that was ok, because Chompy also gets shoved, so nobody gets to do anything productive, hahahahaha.
Mogawg moves to the dead buggo and reanimates it as a zombie!
Zombuggo bites one of its still-living fellows!
Laughing maniacally, the wizard goblin places a hand on the now bigger bird-lizard. Gaining a more muscular physique, the bird-lizard squawks in anticipation.
Get'm Billy Bob Thornton!
And the bigger and muscular bird-lizard promptly bounces off of the blue little mite!
Ser Helmut frowns.
Dat not how we practiced it!
By some miracle, Scrabble and Billie Bob Thornton collide with the Might at the same time! As Scrabble's blade plunges into its eye, the force of the bird lizard's impact drives it deep enough to pierce your powerful foe's brain. Meanwhile, Chompy and Dys conduct a carefully-choreagraphed display of tumbling that would provide an excellent distraction to anyone watching. Unfortunately, bugs (uncouth heathens that they are) and have no appreciation for physical comedy. They team up against the fearsome Zombuggie and begin to nom on its tough hide!
Your Turns
Mogawg throws a ghost strike at Zombuggo's target .
Zombuggo bites again!
Ser Helmut (unhappily) stomps down the stupid tunnel to step behind Billy Bob Thornton. The Wizard touches him again to Augment his Strength (+2).
Tries da hugging tingy!
The bird-lizard attempts to grapple the Mite (provokes AC 18).
Instead the bird--lizard licks the Mite's face.
No, no, no! Yous be doing it all wrong! It doesn't work dat way!
Chompy spins around biting and slamming his tail upon the nearest bug!
But Chompy gets freaked out by all the legs, trying to bite without accidentally eating it was difficult!
Cackling in delight as the blue goblin collapses dead, Dys leaps to stomp on its corpse before turning to hack at one of the many-legs.
"Bite da head, Chompy! Is da most duhlishsoos part!"
Chompy and Dyz continue to fall over each other as they fight to be the one to kill the big buggie. Instead, Mogawg's Zombuggie ends up dealing the killing blow - and promptly starts munching on the corpse's head to get at its tasty brain. Billie Bob, meanwhile, is feeling especially kind and loving and decides to show this affection to the Might's corpse. Or maybe he's attempting to lay on hands. He used to be a Paladin, after all.
Meanwhile, Ser Helmut is attempting (unsuccessfully) to pull the friendly lizard-bird off the carcass!
Wees not done! No foods yet!
Oblivious to the death around it, the last remaining bug continues trying to nom on Zombuggie.
New Round
Finally retrieving the bird-lizard, Ser Helmut pats it on the ass (granting it enhanced strength) and points at the final bug-monster.
Get'm Billy Bob Thornton!
Nodding its head, the bird-lizard streaks right at the final monster. Opening wide his beak--razor teeth glistening with anticipation--Billy Bob Thornton tears it apart with wild and wet abandonment!
Whoo-hooo!, shouts the little wizard goblin.
Ser Helmut's mighty companion destroys the last buggie. Well, not exactly the last buggie. Mogawg's zombie is still here, but it doesn't count, right?
Shinies
S Dagger
Dart x6
A fish skeleton with crumpled piece of paper with a song written on it wrapped around its body
A folded up napkin containing shards of chalk
Harvesting
Mite Sweat
Giant Centipede Venom x2
Scrabbler pulled his blade out of the blue goblin's eye and looked at the bugs. "Me thinks leggybugs have poison. Need helps getting it."
Scrabbler wasn't about to admit that he only had the faintest idea of what he was doing. In spite of his relative incompetence at harvesting parts, he managed to be helpful.
Smiling proudly (and straightening his helm), the wizard goblin approaches the bird-lizard with a handful of writhing worms.
Dat good stuff Billy Bob Thornton!
Ser Helmut then examines the bugs and foliage for anything interesting.
Chompy hisses and slaps his claws at Dys's weapon and armor. "You fight like frightened child with blade! Don't stab near Chompy!" he said trying to hide his failings inside of Dys's.
He blinks when he hears the sounds of the others working and sees what Scrabble is attempting to do. He joins him and barefully extracts the poisons.
"Why your weird bird got weird name?" Scrabble asked their newest member of the tribe.
Dys glares at Chompy, but does not reply to his scolding, stomping away instead to glower in a corner as the others mess with the corpses. She pokes at the dirt floor with the tip of the dogslicer and sniffs loudly.
This looks like a room where the big bugs live and make new big bugs. The six mounds are probably nests, but there are no bug eggs right now. The liquid in this room tastes yucky but is probably safe to drink. There's two ways out of here: back the way you came or down a different tunnel. You hear music from that direction.
As Ser Helmut uses Prestidigatation on his bird-lizard, the little goblin immediately shifts attention to Scrabble.
Yous be gitt'n to sees hims fight. Wees been practicing.
Ser Helmut waves his hands in the air around them, creating a colorful collage with his magicks, as he spins the tale of Billy Bob Thornton.
The wizard goblin proudly pets his bird-lizard.
His names were Ser Billy Bob Thornton. He was a longshanks, but mees made him mine, took da Helmet da Knights, and becomes Ser meesselfs!
Scrabbler blinked. "Oh," he said, pretending he had any clue what the new goblin meant. "Uh, we gots pet longshanks too. They not birds though."
Waving to Billy Bob Thornton, Ser Helmut sneaks down the Music tunnel.
Hissing, Dys hurries after Ser Helmut.
"Dys go ahead. Dys sneaksiest."
Chompy nods to Dys and follows somewhat close behind.
"Come on, Zombuggo, you follow behind."
You follow the tunnel to a long damp room filled with broken beds, chairs, wagon wheels, and other worn, tattered, dingy, and broken objects pilfered or salvaged from big folk. A row of bookcases stands crookedly propped against the far wall, the shelves filled with bits of bone, feathers, and dried centipede legs. Old window frames, cracked and splintered, hang upon the wall like works of fine art. Clearly, you've found the uglygob treasure chamber. Such riches!
Too bad it's well-guarded, though. There's a bunch of Meyets here. Two have instruments and were playing music - until they heard Zombuggo coming. Don't blame him, though: it's hard to be sneaky when you have eleventyseven legs and are dead. Three more Mights are holding rocks - and start throwing them at Dys! But the last M-I-tt is the most dangerous of all. He's holding a book!
Your turns
Ser Helmut places a hand on the bird-lizard. The wizard goblin then speaks arcane words.
"They have WORDS!!!” Mogawg screams, infuriated. "We must destroy them all, NOW!!!"
Mogawg rushes ahead to get closer to the ugly blue gobbos, and then he channels negative energy before too many of his allies get close.