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Game Master Dinuci

Stabilize: 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 - 2 = 9

Ama bleeds out some more.

Almalik twitches unhelpfully.

The combat moves swiftly as only Fish and Nagbur are standing. The Hobgoblin tries to stand and Fish gives a swing with his sword. The Hobgoblin attacks Fish after standing.

Combat order:
- Nagbur
- Ama (-3/10hp Bleeding unconscious)
- Hobgoblin East (-20hp)
- Hobgoblin North (-7hp)
- Almalik (-2/10hp Unconscious)
- Fish (1/12hp Fatigued)
- Hobgoblin South (-17hp)
- Hobgoblin West (-20hp)

Fish gets and AoO. In bold may act!

Fish dropped his sword in his rage. Kind of his thing right now.

Tucking his tail between his legs Fish withdraws back to where he dropped his sword.

Full withdraw.

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Fish you may still make an AoO since you were next to the Hobgoblin standing up.

Fish get's attacked by the Hobgoblin and flees to get his sword back.

Combat order:
- Nagbur
- Ama (-3/10hp Bleeding unconscious)
- Hobgoblin East (-20hp)
- Hobgoblin North (-7hp)
- Almalik (-2/10hp Unconscious)
- Fish (1/12hp Fatigued)
- Hobgoblin South (-17hp)
- Hobgoblin West (-20hp)

In bold may act!

I guess I can punch him, but that provokes. His claws are gone with his rage so he has no weapons right now.

Dang, Fish... you're standing in exactly the wrong spot!

The vitalist watches in surprise as Fish backs away from the hobgoblin. He was unstoppable earlier, but when given a tactical advantage he withdraws? Nagbur shakes his head in astonishment and, after weighing his options -- none of them particularly inviting -- pushes mental energy towards Ama to stanch her bleeding, then dashes into the room towards Almalik's still form.

Manifesting Halt Death. Ama, you're stabilized at -3.

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Yay, I'm physically stable!

Yay, I'm physically stable!

Nagbur stabilizes Ama and the Hobgoblin tries to escape with the path now free.

Combat order:
- Nagbur
- Ama (-3/10hp Unconscious)
- Hobgoblin East (-20hp)
- Hobgoblin North (-7hp)
- Almalik (-2/10hp Unconscious)
- Fish (1/12hp Fatigued)
- Hobgoblin South (-17hp)
- Hobgoblin West (-20hp)

In bold may act!

Fish picks up his sword and follows after the hobgoblin.

Move to pick up sword and move up to 40ft after the hobgoblin.

Updated map.

You didn't move on the map. I placed you right in front of him.

Combat order:
- Nagbur
- Ama (-3/10hp Unconscious)
- Hobgoblin East (-20hp)
- Hobgoblin North (-7hp)
- Almalik (-2/10hp Unconscious)
- Fish (1/12hp Fatigued)
- Hobgoblin South (-17hp)
- Hobgoblin West (-20hp)

In bold may act!

I'm going to end the fight soon. Will also redo some of the fights planned :P I advise you to rest for the night and heal up before you continue!

Nagbur can't decide if he should be relieved or annoyed when the last hobgoblin goes rushing off. He skids to a stop and shouts at Fish in alarm as he tears off after the enemy. The kobold is too weak and injured to stand up to any more blows.

Shaking his head is resignation, he takes the last steps to Almalik and squats down next to him. "Me said not help until you ask for help. But me not let you die, either. Could fix you now if you not so full of longshanks-stubborn! But you not linked, so me need to fix Ama first."

He looks over and focuses on her collapsed form.

Manifesting Natural Healing and redirecting. Ama, you're healed 3 HP, which I think brings you to Disabled/Staggered but conscious?

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Nagbur heals Ama up to 0 which leaves her to act upon the situation.

Combat order:
- Nagbur
- Ama (0/10hp)
- Hobgoblin East (-20hp)
- Hobgoblin North (-7hp)
- Almalik (-2/10hp Unconscious)
- Fish (1/12hp)
- Hobgoblin South (-17hp)
- Hobgoblin West (-20hp)

In bold may act!

Ama opens her eyes again, and gets back on her feet.

"Where did the other one go?" she asks Nagbur, pointing at one of the dead hobgoblins at her feet.

You drop your weapons when unconscious. So her nodachi's still at her feet.

Nagbur points at the door. "Coward ran off, maybe for help or to warn others. Fish chased after!"

"Nagbur almost got no power left. Me going to try reviving Almalik but may fall out. Tell Almalik what happened, somebody needs to help Fish!"

"No worry about me," he mutters as he turns back to Almalik to start the healing process. (Next round.)

The hobgoblin keeps running forward and walks straight into a trap. He gets pierced by several arrows and falls to the ground with a heavy thud.

Combat order:
- Nagbur
- Ama (0/10hp)
- Hobgoblin East (-20hp)
- Hobgoblin North (-14hp)
- Almalik (-2/10hp Unconscious)
- Fish (1/12hp)
- Hobgoblin South (-17hp)
- Hobgoblin West (-20hp)

Combat over!

Fish comes back into the room. "Big gobo killed in trap. Fish needs rest and think we go out way we came in."

"I'd like to do the rest thing, yes please."

Ama looks at Almalik. "Could you bring him outside? I don't think I can do that now."

She picks up her nodachi, and sheaths it. When the others are ready to move, Ama starts on her way outside. As Fish suggested Ama takes the path the party used to arrive at the hobgoblins, rather than walking into a trap like the fleeing hobgoblin did.

Nagbur, do you have any healing left? After using all of it, I'd like to suggest we skip right to the next morning. To keep things moving :)

"Wait, me can maybe revive. If Nagbur pass out, easier to carry than longshanks!"

He closes his eyes for several seconds, then reaches out and touches Almalik.

First manifesting Natural Healing on himself -- taking him to 8/8 (4 NL) -- then performing:

Transfer Wounds: 1d6 ⇒ 2 Wow. Almalik, you're conscious at 0 HP. Nagbur's now at 8/8 (6 NL). Wow, are we a ragged lot presently!

Nagbur exhales in relief, not even realizing he'd been holding his breath. "Whew," he said, using his forearm to wipe sweat off his brow. "Too close. Too close."

As Almalik stirs, the vitalist plops down on the floor and looks at Ama and Fish wearily. "Why we need to go outside? Maybe is safer to hole up here, set watch, sleep and recover. Could meet something between here and entrance. We not ready for that!"

Ama, see Discussion.

"Wait there was stuff here." Fish goes over to the pack the Hobgoblin was digging through by the fire. He will also search the fallen hobgoblins.

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Almalik groans and flutters his eyes open. He groans and raises a shaking hand.

"I... I'm alive. Thank you." Almalik's hand drops and he lies as still as possible, obviously in great pain. "We could meet something anywhere. And frankly, I don't feel like moving. Here is good. Nagbur, I owe you a beer."

The fire in the room gives off some pleasant warmth for the night in the cold caverns. You shift watches through the night and it passes uneventful.

Nagbur eyes Almalik. Too wrung out to respond coherently, the vitalist offers a single grunt instead.

***

"Brk... me not sleeping!" he protests to no one as he's jolted to full consciousness. "Just resting eyes, and..." He trails off as he realizes the noise that awakened him isn't nearby. His gaze snaps to the door first, then roves across his companions. Seeing Fish awake he hisses, "You hear that?"

Almalik eyes the potions as they are set out but doesn't immediately leap on one.

"We'll figure out the best way to use those tomorrow."

Almalik gingerly sets out his bedroll, drinks some water, and passes out instantly.

Depending on if the group does something in response to the noises, Almalik will memorize grease and keep color spray the next morning

Fish nods, "Best stay quiet so it not find us" the kobold whispers.

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Ama notices nothing during the night, as she's sound asleep. Since she didn't bring a blanket with her bedroll, Ama figured she'd keep her clothes on for the night.

The next morning Ama's wounds have closed a bit more than would be usual, but she still hurts all over. "Nagbur, how can Ama get better?"

I suggest Ama takes a potion of CLW, as it's magical healing an will thus give her 1d8+5 HP instead of 1d8+1. That'll also save some of Nagbur's daily spells/abilities.

Nagbur can also redirect healing anywhere within the collective, so if you heal more than you're down, he can route the remainder to someone(s) else. Actually, you'll come to be loved by all since you can essentially be a source of extra healing for all of us. :o)

The vitalist looks at Ama for a few long seconds, then shrugs in resignation. Who can explain how longshanks think... or don't? "Rest will fix in time, but me think we not have that kind of time." He digs a healer's kit out of his pack and waves it at her. "Little faster if one skilled use this on you, but still slow. Magic faster; Fish found healing potions last night. Or Nagbur can heal by taking some of your hurt for himself, or moving health around. You choose."

He moves over to Fish to examine his wounds. "You got beat up pretty good, new friend. Me help you a little now, see how things go then heal some more, okay?" He'll manifest Natural Healing. Fish, you pick up 3 HP.

Crouching beside Fish, Nagbur looks over at Almalik for a long time. Then he sighs, stands up and walks over to the man, plopping down on the ground beside him. "Longshanks, we need some talk. You damn near died. Nagbur say not help you until you ask. But me not let you die, that just stupid. And wasteful, even if you do be more annoying than worst goblin chief."

He pauses, giving Almalik a serous look. "No link with you made things plenty tough. Almost couldn't save you. Fish be linked," he says, gesturing at the Kobold, "and he still okay. Other longshanks," he says as he gestures at Ama, "also got link and me no suck brain out of her head or nothing. Maybe now you stop being stu... " He pauses and frowns, remembering his promise. "Stuperstitious, have trust, let Nagbur link so me can help protect everyone?"

"All could have died yesterday," he finishes solemnly. "Very close. Very close. We need all trust each other, okay?"

Y'all decide how you want to split things between Stinky fixing you and using potions. I'm fine with whatever decision's reached.

Map updated.

You wake up in the morning still bruised and battered from yesterday. The night did some good but healing might still be necessary. Where will you head from here?

Almalik waves his hand weakly to the side, but looks evenly at Nagbur.

"Nagbur, I am at your mercy and need healing. But you did not ask permission to establish this link. I never said no, I asked you to explain it, rather rudely I admit, and you got mad at me and refused to. That said, I'd like to ask for the link now. I have a vague understanding of what you're doing and that will suffice."

"I'd like to drink something, my mouth's dry."

Ama takes a potion of cure light wounds, and drinks it while Nagbur's still facing her.

CLW: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

All of Ama's wounds close rapidly, as if she was never hurt.

I hadn't yet thought about how Ama's abilities create more HP for the collective. That's awesome! :)

Ama's not yet aware of her awesome healing abilities, as today is only the second day of her life, but in the future Nagbur could prevent her from over-healing!

As some of his wounds heal Fish nods at Nagbur, "Thanks, much better now." He picks up his sword and is ready to head out.

(I'm visualizing Almalik still stretched out on his bedroll at this point.)

Nagbur rolls his eyes at Almalik's words and sighs in consternation. "Me did explain, at breakfast and night before too. Nagbur can protect people. Make better, stronger, faster. Healing too, but not like usual ways. Me get inside you head and change you. Tell your body to heal faster or be stronger against hurts or take health from someone else."

"But for most of that me need connection here", he says as he taps Almalik on the head with two fingers. "If you linked, me can help from far away, know how bad you hurt, too. No link? Me have to touch. And most stuffs me can't even do that way."

He sighs again as he studies Almalik. "Me no like you much, but you not take that personal, okay? Me not like hardly any longshanks, they mostly be crazy." He points a finger at his head and twirls it as he says this, with a quick sideward glance at Ama. "Me know you not like me either. You think Nagbur be goblin-kin, but me not. Nagbur not evil, me follow rules *cough*mostly*cough*, and me keep promises."

"And Nagbur promised to protect you. All of you, whether me like you or not. That be my job."

"Last night," he says, getting somber, "last night... way too close. All could be dead now; we got lucky. Me not want to get that close again, okay? Me want every advantage we can get."

With that he closes his eyes and concentrates.

Almalik, same as described previously, you'll feel an odd sensation, like a tickle at the base of your brain. Then, if you don't resist, sort of a mental "push" and an essence or presence. From how it worked last time when you resisted, you get the distinct impression you could break the link any time you want just by "pushing back." (It's a Free Action to drop the link, just declare it).

Once the link is forged, Nagbur places a hand on Almalik's shoulder.

Transfer Wounds: 1d6 ⇒ 5 Almalik, you're healed 5 HP in addition to what you picked up from sleeping.

He hisses through his teeth as a wave of pain washes over him. "Okay," he says a little shakily, "that be some bit better now?"

(Deferring any further healing until we decide our course of action.)

There are three unexplored places for you to visit. The one to the south, surrounded by traps, where the yelling/fighting came from. The other southern passageway in the big main room. And the last one is the hallway in the western hall.

"Much bigger things to fight here. Human smart and have strong magic, but sometimes to bossy. Maybe ask nice and we listen better." Fish heads to the western hall, checking for traps.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

New map.

Almalik nods in understanding as Nagbur speaks. "I think we have an understanding and can work together, thank you." He closes his eyes as his wounds partially heal.

Well this has been a humbling experience if anything. Why can't goblins just eat babies like they're supposed to?

Almalik turns to Ama and Fish. "I will ask nice. No more running in blindly into fights. Please? I would prefer not to get stabbed again."

With that, Almalik pulls out a scroll from his pack and reads the arcane words aloud. The scroll burns up in his hands, vanishing as he finishes the incantation.

As he makes his way after Fish, Almalik looks over to Ama.

"I prostrate myself before you and beg your forgiveness for my rudeness but... why are you here? What is your purpose? The rest of us are just doing a job. You don't seem to know what a job is."

Mage armour, +4 AC for an hour.

Ama doesn't reply directly after Almalik asks his question, but instead ponders on the answer as she walks.

"I feel... like life means discovering," Ama says thoughtfully. "I think that's what I'm doing now."

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I took the liberty of moving Almalik and Nagbur with me. If no one minds how we're positioned on my map, I'd like to suggest we proceed in that formation.

I'm fine with it. Almalik and Nagbur are the squishiest party members, and we can both work from the back row.

Almalik, don't forget to update your alias profile. You're still showing zero hit points.

And I can't believe Fish called Almalik "bossy," considering how Nagbur behaves. :op (I loved it, though.)

The hallway continues around a corner. Further down that way you see a lot of spiderwebs and encased corpses again. (Indicated by the spider, this is not a creature... yet.)

Bolstered by his armour spell, Almalik keeps up easily with the group despite his nagging injury and he pauses as the webs show up in their field of view.

"If there are large spiders, let us see if they can be drawn from their webs."

Almalik produces a torch and chants a small cantrip to cause it to levitate. "I am I not mistaken, spiderwebs burn. If there are more cruel spiders like last time, they will lose their security and be flushed towards us where Fish and Ama can dispense with them. Is this reasonable?"

"Why not scare them into running the other way, by starting the fire on our side of the webs?"

Ama points down the hallway. "If the spiders run that way, and there are more of those creatures that hurt us... perhaps they will fight together?"

Nagbur nods in agreement with Ama. "Me not think 'flushed towards us' be the best choice."

Your choice, but do let me know what you choose to do ^^

Almalik shrugs and lights his torch. Using mage hand, the torch floats over to the webs, burning the nearest webs first.

As the webs take the fire a little inferno starts at the entrance of the spider hole. You see two spiders crawling out and 'running' away from the fire. They don't look very intent on attacking you.

"Okay," grunts Nagbur. "Now we watch out extra much, they be ahead somewhere we might go."

"The advantage was theirs when they were in the webs - now the advantage is ours," says Almalik confidently. "Let us continue."

"Continue!" Ama declares in a loud voice.

Ama will do as she says, as soon as the fire's no longer blocking the party's path.

You keep on walking and you eventually come to the front entrance of the mines again. The morning sunlight pierces the darkness of the mines. It looks to be a lovely day outside.

When you turn away from the entrance you see another Hobgoblin corpse lying close to the last one who died yesterday evening. You now also know that the entrance where it must have come from is surrounded by traps.

Ama approaches the trap found yesterday, and takes her time to disable it.

Taking 20 on Disable Device, for a total of 26.

When done, Ama drags the dead hobgoblin over to the trap. By throwing the hobgoblin onto the trap, she demonstrates that it does no longer work.

Or at least I assume 26 should do...

Ama loots the hobgoblin, and inspects the area behind the trap.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

"I see no more traps, do you? Perhaps we should push mister dead one in front of us, and see if something triggers?"

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