Rise of the Runelords

Game Master Upaynao

Andrezi groans hearing the goblin chant before muttering a small prayer.

"Desna bless us as we go into battle with those who would disrupt your Swallowtail Festivival."

Casting Bless. Each ally gains a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects for 1 minute (10 rounds).

Happy in the knowledge that most of the villagers are safely out of danger I start off towards the Goblins, striding towards them with a vicious look in my eye. My shield raised up; to protect myself from anything they may throw, and my axe steady; ready to swing if any of them get into range. I shout at them as loud as I can after they have finished singing their little song, "Shuulkaan!"

Andrezi calls upon the gods for a Blessing, and Daelric moves toward the oncoming goblins.

The goblins close with Daelric, threateningly waving their torches out in front of them.

The warchanter keeps his hideous song going while moving behind his troops. As he advances, he draws out a bow and prepares to fire.

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Andrezi
Daelric
Goblins
~Red
~Orange
~Yellow
~Green
Warchanter
Volkar
Kiera

~~Bless x9 rnds (+1 Attack, vs fear)~~
~~Goblins: Inspire Courage (+1/+1, +1 vs charm/fear)~~

Volkar pulled a small vial from within his tunic and shook it, then plunged it into a small hole in one of the three wooden and steel casks on his belt. He pulled the charged flask away from his belt, shook the now charged bomb, as he moved a few steps closer. He took aim and tossed the bomb at the green skins standing in front of the sing songing screeching goblin.

throw: 1d20 + 0 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 0 + 1 - 2 = 18
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Bomb info: Here is the damage, (1d6+3(4 Splash: Reflex save 1/2 Dam DC)) Bombs have a range of 20, after that it appears that there is a -2 for distance beyond. As I moved part of my move allowance, and was tossing, I assumed that the -2 would still be applicable as there is still a distance out from the max range.

Volkar: A couple of questions: Were you aiming at a specific goblin or at a specific place? This changes your to hit DC, and the effect on the goblins around the explosion. Pretty sure your roll will hit either one, so pick your poison!

I step towards the Goblins and swing my Axe inhope that this will end quickly. "O dhuuch shal'daakaan daan herthaan or daan dragaan?"

War-Axe Attack : 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 1 = 15
War-Axe Damage : 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Attacking the Green Goblin below me.

Volkar prepares a bomb, and tosses it through the air at the approaching line of goblins. It explodes as it contacts the Orange goblin, and splashes over the rest.

R RS: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Y RS: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
W RS: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

As Volkar is making BBQ Goblin, Daelric moves in and tries to slice the Green Goblin, but the lithe little bugger only loses the tip of its ear as it just barely ducks the blow..

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Andrezi
Daelric
Goblins
~Red- 4
~Orange- 4
~Yellow- 2
~Green
Warchanter- 2
Volkar
Kiera

~~Bless x9 rnds (+1 Attack, vs fear)~~
~~Goblins: Inspire Courage (+1/+1, +1 vs charm/fear)~~

Kiera tries to get into a position from which she can launch a bolt of sizzling acid energies at the green goblin.

Attack - acid splash: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (18) - 1 = 17 (-4 for firing into melee)
acid damage: 1d3 ⇒ 3

Andrezi moves to a postion in which he has a better line on the goblin squawking the horrendous noise and takes a shot at the warchanter.

Crossbow: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 3 + 1 = 23 (adjust as needed for cover) - Potential Crit!
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 3

Confirm?: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 3 + 1 = 21
Extra Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 4

Kiera lines up a shot, and smacks the Green Goblin with a ball of acid.

Soft cover doesn't make a lick of difference with a shot like that!!
Andrezi takes careful aim through the jostling and moving bodies and seeks to silence the horrible screeching that is whipping the goblins into such a frenzy. He lines up his shot, and it speeds true to its target. Suddenly, the warchanters song is interrupted as an arrow sprouts from its throat. Gurgling, it falls to its knees, then face down on the cobblestones. The goblins give a great shout of dismay!

As the goblins realize their leader is dead, they break ranks and run. The two goblins facing Dealric wave their torches in his face as they move backwards. Five ft Step

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Andrezi
Daelric
Goblins
~Red- 4
~Orange- 4
~Yellow- 2
~Green- 3
Volkar
Kiera

~~Bless x8 rnds (+1 Attack, vs fear)~~
~~Goblins: Inspire Courage (+1/+1, +1 vs charm/fear)~~

Volkar realized that the green faces would only flee and the turn on someone else in the village. They needed to be removed, permanently from the village. He unhooked his battle ax and moved in to support the armored beard brother that had helped him earlier.

"Let's take these four and add them to the others earlier," Volkar said in Dwarvish as he came behind the other dwarf.

Seeing the Goblins start to retreat I step forwards and swing at the Goblins legs, in hope to stop it from fleeing. I hear my fellow Dwarf step behind me and answer his comment, "Oeí!"

War-Axe Attack : 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 1 = 17
War-Axe Damage : 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

I attack the Yellow Goblin.

Volkar moves in on the running goblins, while Daelric steps in and cuts one of them down.

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Andrezi
Daelric
Goblins
~Red- 4
~Orange- 4
~Green- 3
Volkar
Kiera

~~Bless x8 rnds (+1 Attack, vs fear)~~

Kiera hustles to keep up with the dwarfs as they carve their way through the goblins. Double move to come up behind Daelric.

Andrezi adjusts slightly while reloading his crossbow. His weapon ready he takes aim at one of the fleeing goblins and fires.

5ft step, reload - move action, standard - firing at the red goblin

Crossbow: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 = 7
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 8

Kiera hustles to catch up with the moving battle, and Andrezi sends another bolt through the air.. way far into the air.. as it flies over everyones heads.

Red and Orange continue their flight, while green desperately tries to back away. Finally, seeing his kin cut down next to him, he breaks completely, tossing his torch down and turning tail.
Daelric: as well as your normal turn, you have an AOO vs green to resolve.

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Andrezi
Daelric
Goblins
~Red- 4
~Orange- 4
~Green- 3
Volkar
Kiera

~~Bless x8 rnds (+1 Attack, vs fear)~~

I notice the Goblin start to flee from us at the last second and swing my axe it it in a rush, hoping to stop it from causing any more trouble.

War-Axe Attack : 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 1 = 11 (Attack of Opportunity)

But I over extend the attack and start to tumble forwards, so I quickly follow after it to try and make it look like I didn't almost fall over. I catch up to it and this time take my time with the swing.

War-Axe Attack : 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 4 + 1 = 24
War-Axe Damage : 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Daelric takes a swing but misses as the goblin turns to run. However, he quickly catches up to it and puts it out of everyones misery!

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Andrezi
Daelric
Goblins
~Red- 4
~Orange- 4
Volkar
Kiera

~~Bless x8 rnds (+1 Attack, vs fear)~~

"Damnit..." Andrezi mutters under his breath as he reloads and fires at the fleeing goblin again.

5ft step, reload - move action, standard - firing at the red goblin

Crossbow: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 3 + 1 = 23 - Potential Crit!
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 7

Confirm?: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 3 + 1 = 20
Extra Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2

I'm beginning to see a pattern here...horrible miss, crit, horrible miss, crit....hmmmm

Volkar pursued the fleeing goblins at a run coming up near Daelric and the well.

"If we don't pursue them, they will only cause havoc elsewhere," Volkar raised his voice to a shout.

Andrezi drops another of the green skinned menaces, his bolt going right through the creatures chest.

Volkar charges after the remaining goblin while shouting encouragement to his partners

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Andrezi
Daelric
Goblins
~Orange- 4
Volkar
Kiera

Delaying Kiera

The last remaining goblin tosses his torch and drops his dogslicer.. letting go with an ear piercing shriek of terror as its bare feet slap against the cobblestones in a tattoo of panic.

Effectively, the creature is 15 ft south of the edge of the map. You may pursue or engage with ranged weapons, or disengage as you will. it is a total of 35' due south from Daelric

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Andrezi
Daelric
Goblins
~Orange- 4
Volkar
Kiera x2

As the remaining goblin runs, Andrezi sidesteps as he re-loads his crossbow and takes aim at the fleeing beast.

Crossbow: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 1 = 9
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 3

Seeing the Goblin flee, I charge towards it with my axe raised high and as I get to it I bring it down with my full might.

War-Axe Attack : 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 19 (Charge)
War-Axe Damage : 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

With a Charge I can move 40".

Volkar turned and waived at Andrezi, "Good shot, sir, good shot, we need to figure out where he was heading." Volkar followed the whirl of dwarven anger that was charging after the remaining goblin, now wearing an arrow as a adornment. Having realized that the warrior slashed the remaining green skin, Volkar paused next to one of the buildings and tried to get his bearings as to where the goblin was heading.

Andrezi sends another arrow wide, but Daelric runs the goblin down and ends the horrific squealing with a meaty thwack from his ax.

Volkar sees many lone and small groups of goblins all over the alley he turns down. They fall from the roofs, drown in rain and ale barrels, squealing and screaming in glee, panic, and distress. The townspeople, however, have rallied. The City Guard is forming into organized lines, and the people have rebounded from the initial shock of the attack. Housewives are bonking with frying pans and butcher knives, while men are grabbing any handy tool to fight back.

You find yourself, once again, in a bit of a lull in the battle.

Sorry, was driving home today -- 7 hours on the road!

Fair enough, Keira. Glad you had a safe trip. Anyone else have any actions, or do we wish to continue?

Kiera glances about at the lines of townspeople and guards who are forming a defense and says, "We should see if we can find out how they got in to town. I mean, it's not like there are big gates that are closed during the festival or anything, but how did this many goblins get into the middle of town unnoticed? They had to come in somewhere!"

I agree with the lass," Volkar responded. "But, I think we should see if we can help the townfolk first, as we need to clean the town of this hoard."

"That would seem to be a reasonable course of action." the priest says in agreement.

"Is anyone hurt?"

As the party reconvenes, the battle moves farther away from the square. Eventually, the calls from the guards and fighters become more infrequent and scattered. There remains individual goblins here and there, raiding food stands and individual people beating them over the heads and cutting them down. The party begins to move out, searching for the source of the goblin uprising. Eventually, it appears that there were three separate groups that attacked the city. Further investigation will have to wait until later, though, as the party comes upon one last group of goblins. These goblins, however, seem to be rather distracted with their gory version of fun! Beneath the eves of the White Dragon Inn, a goblin commando mounted on a goblin dog has cornered a nobleman and his dog. The four goblins accompanying the commando hoot and cheer as the commando rides down the dog, killing it, before turning to the nobleman cowering behind a barrel.

We are just going to reuse the map here for the last battle.

Gobbie Perception: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (19) - 1 = 18
Party Stealth: 1d20 ⇒ 8

Looking up from the back of the group, one of the goblins spots the adventurers as they close in.

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Kiera
Goblins:
~Red
~Blue
~Green
~Yellow
Volkar
Daelric
Commando/dog
Andrezi

Noticing that the goblins are in a bit of a group, Kiera starts chanting a more complicated spell.

Begin casting sleep. Casting time is 1 round, so it will fire off at the start of my next turn. Will save DC 15 once it goes.

Kiera begins casting a spell while the goblins react to the party.

With a gleeful howl, the group turns as one and charges the party waving dogslicers. Thankfully, most are too excited to actually concentrate on their strikes, although one does manage to find a joint in Daelric's armour.

Red vs Daelric: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Blue vs Daelric: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20
Green vs Andrezi: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Yellow vs Andrezi: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Dmg vs Daelric: 1d4 ⇒ 2

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Kiera
Goblins:
~Red
~Blue
~Green
~Yellow
Volkar
Daelric
Commando/dog
Andrezi- 2

Volkar clinched his jaw and stepped up and to the side of the priest his axe swung out at the goblin wearing a touch of yellow.

melee: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 3 + 1 = 141d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Volkar steps into battle, but lets too much adrenaline lead his swing and misses the goblin.

The nobleman cowering behind the barrel sees the party and begins screaming for help.

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Kiera
Goblins:
~Red
~Blue
~Green
~Yellow
Volkar
Daelric
Commando/dog
Andrezi- 2

Delaying Daelric

The goblin commando turns from the easy prey that is cowering behind the barrel and screams out a challenge to you, ans he reigns his dog around and advances on the party while drawing his bow.

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Kiera
Goblins:
~Red
~Blue
~Green
~Yellow
Volkar
Daelric
Commando/dog
Andrezi- 2

Kiera's spell launches toward the goblin and its mount, and she pauses briefly to see if it takes hold.

Assuming the goblin and its dog are both below 4 HD, they get to make Will saves vs. the sleep spell now!

Sorry for the delay in posting, my internet went down all of yesterday.

I grunt as yet another Goblin manages to get passed my armour, "Definitely saving up for a bigger armour!"

I bring my axe around at the Goblins head, seeing if I can get even with the blighter.

War-Axe Attack : 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
War-Axe Damage : 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Attacking the Blue Goblin.

Andrezi, confronted the goblins in arms reach for the first time, lashes out with a quick swipe of his starknife.

Move-draw weapon, Standard-attack (green goblin). What's the "2" by Andrezi's name for?

Starknife: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 + 1 = 21
Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Kiera: yes, you are correct, and I missed that! What is your DC for that?

Commando Will: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
Dog Will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

The goblin commando and his dog both fall as they turn towards the companions, and soon the thundering rumble of snores and growls gives a clue as to the effects of the spell!

Daelric lands a solid blow on his goblin and splits it right in half!

Andrezi, that is the damage dealt to Daelric this round in the first attack.. just in the wrong place. Fixed now.
Andrezi takes a second goblin out with one smooth slash across the neck!

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Kiera
Goblins:
~Red
~Yellow
Volkar
Daelric- 2
Commando/dog
Andrezi

DC 15 Will save on that sleep spell, so yeah, they are out!

when you cast a spell with a save, would you please post the DC as well? Thanks!

-Posted with Wayfinder

I did in the original post -- when I made the follow-up reminder I just didn't. You can see it in the post up above, made yesterday at 2:55, when I first mentioned casting. :)

once again, I stand corrected. I will update again in the morning.

-Posted with Wayfinder

Kyra, you still have your turn from last round, after the spell kicked in.

The goblins continue to try and cut through the defenders! However, their swings prove how inexperienced and terrified they are!
Red vs Daelric: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Yellow vs Volkar: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Unless Volkar or Daelric does something to wake the dog and commando, party is up! Remember, a sleeping creature can easily be awoken.

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Kiera x2
Goblins:
~Red
~Yellow
Volkar
Daelric- 2
Commando/dog- Snoozing
Andrezi

Missing a swing of a dogclever by his greenskin opponent, Volkar swung his ax at the goblin.

melee: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 = 51d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Yet, the swing goes wide as the goblin danced about laughing at him.

Emboldened by easily dispatching the goblin dressed in green, Andrezi swings at the goblin in yellow with his starknife.

Starknife: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 1 = 10
Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Both Volkar and Andrezi are showing signs of fatigue from the grueling fight as they both miss their targets.

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Kiera x2
Goblins:
~Red
~Yellow
Volkar
Daelric- 2
Commando/dog- Snoozing
Andrezi