Bose will wave ferrum forward and swing the door open once the meat shield has arrived.
When Bose pushes on the door, it gives slightly, but resists his efforts to open it. It doesn’t seem to be stuck like the ones you opened earlier.
Bose will stop and listen/look. He is wondering if someone has blocked the door or is trying to hold it shut.
When Bose stops pushing, the door returns to its closed position.
Do we hear anything?
There might be a faint sound from within, but the closer you focus on listening, the more distracting the noise of the goblinoid voices in the other tunnel become. Whatever or whoever is inside the door is pretty quiet.
Before breaking down the door
To the cleric, Can the dog tell us anything?
Jaonos shakes his head. ”My magic to speak to Frenhir has faded, I’m afraid. I am not able to ask him the question. Do you expect anything other than goblins?”
Maybe someone hiding from goblins.
Leaning in to the door and speaking in Common and the in elvish for good measure.
Please let us in. We are no threat to you
Bose and Lalandar hear the sound of something scraping across the floor, like a piece of furniture.
try the door again, maybe they moved something out of the way? then switching to elvish Please stand back. We will be trying again.
The response to Bose’ assurances is a murmur, but it’s too quiet to make out. More furniture seems to be shuffled.
Bose will wait a few seconds and try the door again carefully.
Ferrum frowns and whispers, ”Do we need to just push hard? Or will the goblins hear that?”
Let's try to go quick. I dont like being out in the open longer than we have to.
Let's start with a normal push. If it's still stuck, ferrum can do his worst.
Ferrum nods at Lalandar’s remark, then listens to Bose and agrees with him, too.
Setting his feet, he positions himself to give the door a steady push. Looking to confirm that the elves are ready and the humans are still covering everyone’s backs, he turns and gives the door a slow, steady push.
The door gives way much more easily than the half-orc expected, however, and with a grinding sound the bench set behind the door moves with it. Ferrum is left catching his balance in the doorway, arms extended against the door, when everyone clearly hears the ‘twang’ of a bow.
Bose will draw and fire and he says Goblins!!!
confirm if applicable
The little fellow's second shot flies over Ferrum's shoulder just as Bose' reply shot hits him square in the shoulder and he squeals.
From behind the door, a much larger goblinoid steps into view. He grabs the bench on his side of the table (the one that wasn't used as a weak barricade for the door) and charges at Ferrum with it!
Flat-footed and completely taken by surprise by the maneuver - and the size of the opponent, Ferrum is shoved back into the wall of the hallway, knocking him prone. The creature steps into the hallway opposite Bose, snarling as it readies a morningstar.
A second creature steps into view, javelin in hand, and flings it at Bose, but the missile doesn't even make it out of the room.
The "big goblins" (Knowledge (Local) check to identify) are wearing leather armor and carrying heavy wooden shields in addition to the morningstars and javelins mentioned.
Ferrum is up next, but he is prone adjacent to an armed opponent, so I'm going to think about his action before posting. You are welcome to make suggestions (or take the action, if you are so inclined).
Ferrum scowls at the creature that knocked him down and stands, anticipating an attack. He's not disappointed. The creature sends the morningstar whistling at the bloodrager's head, connecting solidly.
Once he's on his feet, Ferrum rages, increasing in size until he fills this section of the hall, and he takes a swipe at the creature with a massive clawed right hand.
Lalander is up!
Lalander is up!
Lalandar will rush in, side stepping Bose to get in that square below him and drop the torch. Then will attempt to cast magic missile, aiming at.. knowing at least level one, I'll target the big guy that aimed at Ferrum first then if I can, shoot another at the archer.
Well in that case, I'll just step up behind Bose and take the shot. Also, as I make the move I'll call out Hey Jaonos, Ferrum could use some help
"I hear you, my friend!"
Jaonos, knowing that healing one's enemies is hardly the path to success, keep his distance as he calls out for a boon of healing from his god.
"Frenhir, attack!"
The wolf leaps into the fray, teeth snapping. Unable to get past the creature in the hallway, Frenhir dashes into the room and attacks the small goblin, as any good pack animal would do - go for the prey that looks weakest. The manuever exposes him to a possible attack from the big goblin in the room, who has no melee weapon, but does have a readied shield.
The shield connects solidly. Frenhir pushes past, but his teeth fail to pierce the little archer's armor.
With the wolf in his face, the goblin shrieks and backs away, swinging ineffectively at the canine with his bow.
Bose will restring and fire at big goblin #1
Struck three times by missiles, even if no solidly, the big goblin facing Ferrum is looking rough already. Scowling, he backs away from Ferrum, who lashes out with his claws in an effort to stop him.
The big creature glances over a shoulder as he carefully backs away, but doesn't count on the reach of the far larger Ferrum and the oversized half-orc slashes his claw across the goblinoid's throat, silencing him forever.
The second larger goblinoid doesn't see what happened to his ally, but he saw Ferrum's claw lash out and the sound of an unhealthy gurgle. Stepping away from the half-orc, he draws another javelin and lets fly, this time at Ferrum.
The missile flies true and hits the enlarged bloodrager solidly.
With his increased size, Ferrum is unable to move nimbly into the room. As he steps ponderously in to get right in the big goblin's face. He snarls and pulls the javelin out of his chest and drops it on the ground as if it meant nothing before trying to rip the goblin's face off. Literally.
The blow nearly stuns the goblinoid, but he knows he's dead and refuses to go down without taking someone with him!
Lalandar will step into the room and try to be the breeze that blows that huge guy down
Frenhir is unable to reach the little goblin that he tried to attack earlier, so he bits at the big goblin instead, but misses.
Jaonos quietly tells the two humans, who both look very nervous, but have readied shots if anything comes up behind the party, "We have two halls to watch, gentlemen. I suggest one of you move over to where the dead one was fleeing."
The two men look at each other wordlessly. Conn nods, "All right. I'm the one for it, then." And he moves past Bose and the combat room to watch the far corridor. He keeps his crossbow trained on the fallen goblin in case it's faking, though.
Jaonos glides down the hall and into the room by his animal companion. As he moves, he draws his dagger. As he comes to a stop, he holds up the dagger and it flies from his hand at the larger foe.
The dagger misses, but rather than clattering against the far wall, it returns to Jaonos' open hand to be thrown again.
The little goblin, stuck where he is by the press of larger bodies in the room and knowing firing a bow with Ferrum so close would be suicide, draws a handaxe and lunges in, trying to hamstring the half-orc.
The damage is minimal, but damage is done.
Bose will set his bow aside as he moves to the space above the goblin formerly known as archer, drawing one of his rapier. He wil move around Ferrum, to stay out of the reach of the larger beasty till he is ready to engage.
Arriving, he will try to return the favor done unto his friend.
Bose's attack strikes true and the little archer appears to be on his last legs.
The big goblin draws his morningstar and attacks Bose.
Ferrum's large size prevents him from effectively attacking with everyone else packed in around him, believing the others have things well in hand, he returns to the hallway and allows his rage to end, causing him to become fatigued.
Woth everyone stumbling, lalandar will continue trying to chop the goblin down.
Lalandar takes that chop but the goblin saw it easily and turns enough to allow the sword to pass by without even scraping his hide.
Yes, my AC is 21 so he hit
Frenhir would really rather attack the little goblin cowering in the corner, but his hackles are up and Bose has been hurt, so he will take a shot at the larger foe right in front of him.
As Lalandar's lunge causes the creature to dodge his blade, the wolf times his jump perfectly and catches the big goblin right in the throat, driving the creature to the ground. His eyes are open and he still breathes, but he's dead and just doesn't know it yet.
Jaonos, seeing Ferrum's many wounds, moves to heal him before more enemies make themselves known.
The little goblin takes a half-hearted swing at Bose and misses badly.
Bose feints away from the goblin's clumsy swing and slices down with his rapier as his prior target falls.
The rapier catches the little goblin under the chin. In reaction, he jerks his head back, but the rogue's killer instincts are finely honed and he drives the thin blade forward through the exposed softness under the jaw. The goblin involuntarily jumps backward at the pain, but falls to the ground, bleeding heavily and his breathing is labored.
Down the hall, Bose hears a crash - something heavy being thrown over or down, perhaps - that doesn't match the steady din of goblin chaos that he's some to expect from their current environment. Conn appears in the doorway, still watching to the right, to ask if anyone else heard that...?
The fallen big goblin stands back up, looking like a hard breeze would knock him right back down, but his morningstar remains on the floor. All he can do is stand and glare.
Ferrum moves to the hall where Conn (and Bose) heard something.