"Ha ha ha ha ha! I didn't think dwarves could cry!"
Stig loves some good drama.
"He is Stigwold. A Cimmerian. He will not cry. So I. Will cry. For HIM." j/k
“Aw geez,” mutters Beldan. “That’s not nice … I feel sort of sorry for the guy, even if he is a goblin. Should we let him go?”
"Don't feel sorry for me, laddoe. I've lived a long and wicked life. Death by Gittik would probably be a just and deserved punishment, and might lean heavily against that old adage about life being unfair.
I just *sniff* you know,....the children....the women, and the children, back in Dreadwood in the caves....they have no hope now..."
(plops down to his knees, blubbering).
"Kill me, for my heart breaks..."
<Wipes the tear away.>
"Ok."
<Lifts up his axe.>
Beldan shrugs. “Alright.” But he’ll let Stigwold or Gittik do the deed.
He sarts bawling; it's sickening.
“Oh wait, was he doing that ‘reversed si … psi … thinking’ stuff? Man, I hate that. Pharsia does that sometimes. No, I didn’t know that you meant I should do the opposite of what you said! Why didn’t you just say what you wanted! Man! Women!” Beldan suddenly stops and looks around.
“Um … I mean goblins … Me and Pharsia, yeah, we’re good. Really.”
The goblin: "snif....I hope....your woman is....snif safe..."
“Aw man.”
"Gaaaah! For Boccob's sake! Nobody is going to kill you, chief. I'm inclined to let you go; hopefully, being locked up and abused by Jag-Doom's goons have made you realise that your chosen path is not a good one. Think a bit about it as you leave - your tribe is wiped out, your lieutenants dead and your power base is gone. It sounds like a good time to start over, don't you think?"
"Gah!"
<Stig lowers his axe.>
"Meh, I say leave him here. We kill hobbo, we come back and let him out. Or kill him - depend on how me feel. We no let him go now in case he give us over to hobbo. Remember, him goblin chief - him much more worse than anyone else you meet."
"Starting....over.....yes,...I think I shall take up in a hovel. Write poetry."
;)
Elgan shakes his head at the little drama. He knows he's a soft touch, but he also knows a really bad actor and a deserving villain when he sees one.
With a warning growl to the casters to remind them that time is not on their side, Elgan-the-Wolf pads over to the next nearest door, sniffs and listens.
The top door on the east wall.....you neither hear nor smell anything.
There is, however, or I should say "are" several brown pieces of scroll paper, inserted under the door a little bit...
"Don't touch those - they could be a trap of sorts. Let's take the next door instead. We'll return to this one if needed."
Whoever opens this next door roll spot.
Beldan does a search of the door for traps, then opens it carefully (if its unlocked) and looks within.
There's a hobgoblin right at the square of the door. It's a 5 foot wide hallway, running off into the darkness.
Beldan gets hit with a longsword, for 8 h.p. in damage.
Initiative. If you guys beat a 12, it's your turn.
“Gah! Stupid motherloving gobboon!” curses Beldan as the sword bites into his flesh. He attempts to untangle his rapier and strike at his assailant, but it is an awkward strike at best
He then steps back five feet, nursing his wound, allowing his companions to get at the enemy.
It's all good; you guys win.
“Gah! Stupid motherloving gobboon!” curses Beldan as the sword bites into his flesh. He attempts to untangle his rapier and strike at his assailant, but it is an awkward strike at best
He then steps back five feet, nursing his wound, allowing his companions to get at the enemy.
Beldan misses; the hob takes the rapier in the shield.
He gloats; grunting an apelike battle challenge.
Yeah. He's in the doorway, so one of you can stand in front of him, one to the left, and one to the right to melee him; second rankers can cast or shoot over the short folks' heads. Beldan moved back out of the fight.
yeah, I took a five foot step back out of the way - diaginally back - so you should be good to go.
"Ye fargot th' passward, Beldan."
Stig swings the axe two handed.
Stiggy smashes the hobgoblin hard. He tries to take it with his shield, but the blade bites high up the arm of the hob and cuts into the neck.
round 1 is under way.
Stiggy; Beldan have acted.
FIGHT!
Gittik steps up smartly and attacks, standing by Stiggy.
The kukri is scolded away by a tap from his sword, but not the scimitar; it drinks deep. Then the cold cold wand stings the hob's face; it bleeds profusely, but stands to his station. Though wobbly; increasingly wobbly.
Elgan; Riese;....
Elgan stands his ground as the others close in, leaving a clear shot for Altai and Riese, After the last spell-caster has had his turn, the Elf-turned-wolf leaps into the fray on the other side of Stiggy,...
Elgan's attack roll: (1d20 6=22, 1d6 3=5)
And pounces upon the vile creature with a feral glee almost as palpable as Gittik's!
The hobgoblin playing Viking at Stamford Bridge finally falls;
still on intiative; There's a hall going at least 20 feet into the darkness, and a door 10 feet in or so on YOUR left. The hall seems to empty into a room; drenched in darkness.
Riese....
This, all those with darkvision can see...
heh...
when the hobgoblin falls, those who have no darkvision see nothing beyond him but an unlit hallway....
Those with darkvision can see (and quickly communicate)
the hall goes south from the doorway 25 feet, then another 25 feet with only a west wall; apparently the last 5 squares aren't bordered on the east i.e. it's a room or something. after those last 5 squares, there's a south wall. In the hall, at 20 feet into the hallway, there's a door on the east wall.
Still on initiative, and waiting for Riese to act.
So I guess coordinates, the hob that fell is at a1,a1-a5 is a hall, a6-a10 is the westernmost portion of a room, and a door is at a4 on the east.
listen d.c.10
Elgan's listen roll:
(1d20 5=15)
Elgan's ears perk up, and the wolf shimmers back to an elf. Still crouched on all fours, he whispers to Riese,...
"Ay, Plays-wit-fahre. Yeh got anyt'ing lahk a fahrball yeh kin toss down dat way chere'? Soun's lahk it be jes lahk speerin' fish inna barrel!"
He grins happily,...
<whispers> "Ooooo, look dark."
*Clink*
"Soory"
“Yeah, sounds like there’s a few of them in there,” whispers Beldan.
Riese's go...
then......?
"Heh heh... Just a second here", Altai mutters as he fumbles through his scrollcase. "There are more of them around the corner, and there's no way in the Abyss that they didn't hear their buddy go down. So, here's a plan..."
Elgan joins Altai in a wicked grin, then shimmers back to a wolf.
He takes up a position behind Stiggy and Gittik, ready to aid/assist either of them when needed.
Right on; see what happens; it's still Riese's go.
Right on; see what happens; it's still Riese's go.
Riese readies an action to drop a burst of flame on the next enemies he sees.
If you have darkvision:
The first hobgoblin steps into a9, and a "riese's" firebolt strikes Stiggy; 13 h.p. (ref dc 12 for half).
The second steps into a8; another "riese's" firebolt,
Stiggy; 4 h.p. (ref dc 12 for half).
A third one steps into a7 and fires an arrow at the dwarf; it misses.
A fourth one steps into a 6; fires another arrow; 3 h.p.
so 13 (or 6 if save)
plus 4 (or 2 if save)
plus 3 h.p. damage...
If no darkvision:
two "riese's" firebolts and two arrows streak out of the darkness; the firebolts and one arrow wound Stiggy.
ROUND 2!!! Also, Riese has a held action coming to him.
(again, the fallen hob was at A1, so Stig is at A"0" if you will...
Oh, and I left out the best part....
right before the arrows;.....
you hear from the room somebody doing something that sounds like a Heart Sutra Chant.