Just before the charging goblins reach the front-liners during the surprise round, a hail of arrows descends from what you now see is a balcony overlooking the hall! Two goblins attack Aelin, and one hits for 1 HP. The other manages to miss completely. An arrow strikes the bloodrager, but glances off of her armor. Both of the arrows aimed at Kerastes hit, but only one penetrates his armor for 2 HP. However, both of the goblins on the ground manage to hit the inquisitor for another 7 HP.
At his action, Kerastes steps back and chops at one of the goblins again, but he misses.
Round 1 (ongoing):
Initiative order
Goblins-acted
Kerastes-acted
Aelin
Nectanebo
Muunokhoi
Simon
The archers concentrate their fire on Aelin, but cannot hit her. The two goblins facing her are more accurate, though, landing a pair of shallow stabs for 2 HP. One of the goblins pursues Kerastes and hits him for 3 HP. Bleeding heavily, the oread drops his glaive and draws his morningstar; he's unable to hit the goblin, though.
HP 12/12 | AC 13 | CMD 14 | Fort +2 Reflex +4 Will +3 | Initiative +7 Perception +7
Simon watches the wave of goblins rolling in, notes their tight corridor, and then glances up at the archers.
”Kill what you can and fall back a bit!” he barks out as he activates the wand, sending a bolt of energy spiraling up at the farther of the two archers. ”Draw them into this hallway. It gives us cover from those archers.”
”Plus,” he quips with an eager grin as he draws a second wand from his pack. ”I've never gotten to make charred goblin!”
Fire at the farther of the two archers (if Simon has line of sight to both; if not, whichever one he can target).
Magic Missle, wand:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
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then 5’ step back while drawing out his Wand of Burning Hands.
I figure you guys make whatever attacks you want and take a 5' step backwards into the hallway. Then, this next round (if enough gobbos survive as viable targets), Simon will ready an action to use his Wand of Burning Hands. Then, you guys can attack and fall back again, Simon can 5' step to an available spot that gives him a good AoE cone and roast some of these little suckers. :D
If that can't work for whatever reason, I can keep trading shots with the archers. :)
|AC 20, T 13, FF 17|HP: 39/39*|F +6*, R +4, W +5 (+2 vs Necr/curses/TNLs, +1 vs fear/conf)|Init +2, Perc +8|CMB +6 CMD 18|Deadspeaker 3/3, Ghostly Horde 1/1, Focus: ?? Gloaming, ?? Azrael, ?? Guidingstar, ?? Perun
Nectanebo spots the discarded remains of one of the dungeon's previous victims, and his coat billows despite the lack of wind, the thin coattails at the bottom seeming to reach out in a beckoning motion.
"How would you like some retribution?"
Though rotted and incomplete, the bones spring up behind the goblin facing Muunokhoi and begin flailing at it with its sharp limbs.
I spend a Focus point to generate a Necromantic Servant, as shown. It has 4 hit points and will last 10 minutes at most.
I think you and Kerastes should be switched--he retreated diagonally next to Muusa, then she stepped back and attacked. Nectanebo, the map has 10' squares, so your skeleton is somewhat outsized. I'll get you a better one.
The party repositions, incidentally giving themselves cover against the distant archers.
Round 2 (ongoing):
Initiative order
Goblins-acted
Kerastes-
Aelin
Nectanebo
Muunokhoi
Simon
The goblins advance, but only two can get to the pair in front; both of them miss. The four in the rear stab and slash at the skeleton, but their blades find no purchase in the bony creature. 1d4 damage piercing weapons vs. a skeleton...yeah, going for crits. Party up!
Wedged securely with the rock-man in the narrow hallway, Aeilín swings away with her morningstar from behind the protection of her shield. She flails wildly at the goblin before her, to no avail.
Initiative order
Goblins-acted
Kerastes-acted
Aelin-acted
Nectanebo-acted
Muunokhoi-acted
Simon
Nectanebo manages to thread an arrow through an unbelievably narrow gap in the action and stick one of the goblins directly facing the party. His skeletal servant lands a claw on the other front-liner. Kerastes further wounds the goblin on him, but doesn't quite put it down. Aelin misses, and Muusa gives some healing to the badly wounded oread.
HP 12/12 | AC 13 | CMD 14 | Fort +2 Reflex +4 Will +3 | Initiative +7 Perception +7
Sorry, at home with a sick kiddo.
Simon sends another bolt of energy spiraling towards the same target. "I'm ready when you all are. When you're ready to see some toasted green-skins, fall back and I'll see what I can do."
Wand of Magic Missile, same target:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
The bolt of energy slams into the archer, "Or do what you're doing. It seems to be working."
Simon's second missile drops the archer, to the indignant squeals of the other two.
Hope the sickie is doing better. My daughter was down with a sinus infection this past weekend, but her outlook improved pretty dramatically yesterday when she got a job offer at the place she was really wanting to work. Downsides are that she'll be three hours away now, and by the way could she start in two weeks? There's going to be a bit of running around in the Carbide household....
Round 3 (ongoing):
Initiative order
Goblins-acted
Kerastes-
Aelin
Nectanebo
Muunokhoi
Simon
The ground goblins continue their streak of fruitless flailing; one hits the skeleton, but does it no damage.
HP 12/12 | AC 13 | CMD 14 | Fort +2 Reflex +4 Will +3 | Initiative +7 Perception +7
Ah, gotcha. Well, in that case…
”Aeilín,” the young man mutters, eyeing the goblins on the floor before them, ”Step forward and I’ll cook those two on our right.”
basically, Simon will Delay. If Aeilín can 5’ step forward, then Simon can step into her vacated spot, and Burning Hands those two goblins on the left side of the skeleton without hitting any friendlies.
Assuming Aeilín complies, Simon would end up in her current spot and here’s some fire damage. :)
Burning Hands, CL3:3d4 ⇒ (1, 4, 2) = 7
Reflex DC 11 (I think?) for half
HP 12/12 | AC 13 | CMD 14 | Fort +2 Reflex +4 Will +3 | Initiative +7 Perception +7
Simon shakes the Burning Hands wand in annoyance, looking at the toasted-but-very-much-alive goblins. ”You gotta be kidding me,” he mutters before releasing another bolt of energy up at the western archer. ”I thought that’d get at least one of’em.”
|AC 20, T 13, FF 17|HP: 39/39*|F +6*, R +4, W +5 (+2 vs Necr/curses/TNLs, +1 vs fear/conf)|Init +2, Perc +8|CMB +6 CMD 18|Deadspeaker 3/3, Ghostly Horde 1/1, Focus: ?? Gloaming, ?? Azrael, ?? Guidingstar, ?? Perun
shortbow vs goblin in front of Kerastes, from held action last round:1d20 - 4 ⇒ (11) - 4 = 7 damage:1d6 ⇒ 4 low says I can at least get my arrow back:1d100 ⇒ 52
shortbow vs goblin in front of Kerastes, or the one beyond that if I get lucky against the first one:1d20 - 4 ⇒ (19) - 4 = 15 damage:1d6 ⇒ 1
claw vs goblin to the right:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20 damage:1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
claw vs goblin to the right:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19 damage:1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Aelin misses her target, but Kerastes lays his out with a solid shot.
Round 6 (ongoing):
Initiative order
Goblins-acted
Kerastes-
Aelin
Nectanebo
Muunokhoi
Simon
The last goblin on the ground stabs at Aelin, its blow having an effect similar to the bloodrager's last attack on it. The remaining archers take shots at the skeleton, then duck and move around the balcony.
Initiative order
Goblins-acted
Kerastes-
Aelin
Nectanebo
Muunokhoi
Simon-acted
Simon is able to catch a glimpse of the goblin he hit before...it had pretty good cover from arrows, but the spell is able to target it easily. It drops.
The scene is a little frightening as the skeleton tears down the goblin, at which point Nectanebo takes advantage of the opening to go after the final archer - a clear target at last!
shortbow:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11 damage:1d6 ⇒ 6 odd says I can at least retrieve my arrow:1d100 ⇒ 85
