Rullis glances at Toshio when Camillo says to bring the horses before turning towards the outside gate. He finds himself in a moment of indecision. Bring the horses, in here? He keeps an eye towards the double doors of the throne room, his spear held at the ready, hoping that Toshio will get his horses while he guards the entrance.
Okay here is init order just for clarity's sake:
Camillo
Shalelu
Rullis
Toshio
Vidar
KIthian
Kerrec
Camillo peels to the east back towards the tower and the backward route, bow in hand. Shalelu follows closely after she deposits Orik gently on the floor.
Rullis, despite his questioning look, stands in defense in the center of the trophy room watching the hallway/doors that lead to the throne room while nodding to Toshio to grab the horses and bring them in if he so chooses.
Vidar is left in the center stairwell to play carrier pigeon to the warrior's conferring at the junk pile below.
Well...here we go again...
Toshio nods but only half agrees. The newest horse was tortured by the goblins for some time and would likely panic or simply go wild in a fight and he had no idea if it was combat trained. It would be better if it stayed outside and could run off if it was paniced. Pharlap, on the other hand WAS trained, so much so, Toshio could fight in tandem with him with barely a word. He brings Pharlap inside and places him on the wall opposite the throne room door, ready to meet a charge. Toshio, says, Guard so that the horse knows to remain in the room for now and attack any foe that enters.
Toshio then moves to the corner of the Throne room door and redies his Bow. He gives the others a hand signal, letting them know he wants to open the door and holds his bow up so they know he wants them to ready a shot for any enemies they spot when the door opens.
He intends to wait for the bows fire to cease, allowing the enemy to enter their room, where he and Pharlap can charge to flank them.
Toshio, noticing Camillo apparently worried about another flank (and who could blame him, they'd done the same thing to Ripnugget not long before) decides to improvise. He readies a charge to go through the Door, making sure to pull it wide so Pharlap can come to his call. He then opens the door....
[spoiler=Toshio WIS Check DC 15:] The other door to the eastern hallway where you last staged your rout is closed. None of you closed it.[/ooc]
Toshio opens the door to the eastward hallway. Scorch marks and swept caltrops still litter the hall. The door to the barbaric meat locker remains closed and an errant torch still flickers and provides torchlight from around the corner.
Camillo hears the door open down the hall and sees the other half of the scene: the hall leading from the tower to the throne room is empty.
Kerrec looks at Kithian. "Let's stick with our original plan and move this junk, making sure we get the table to use as a shield."
Kerrec will start giving kicks to the junk to tumble over the piles to shuft the junk away from the door.
Camillo waits, waving the ranger over so she is just out of sight of anyone that appears at the end of the hallway. Half a step and she has a shot, he's thinking. He stands, shield ready, watching.
Kithian starts kicking rubble also.
Str:
Kithian and Kerrec put shoulder to the pile and use their legs to kick away the other debris piled about the table. With a solid effort from the pair the various pieces of wood groan and a large amounts of "CRACK"ing and "THWACK"ing erupts dowstairs as the junk pile disperses and arrows lodge into the table as the warriors break through.
At the base of the stairs a central room with doors in all directions is filled with 5 goblins. Opening fire at the sudden burst of chaos, they seem ready for a fight.
Kithian will move forward with the table, blocking arrows and hopefully running over and crushing a goblin in the process.
Not knowing what is going on upstairs, just that Camillo and the ranger took off after something and Kerrec moved to flank it, then the crash and thunk of arrows into wood downstairs, Rullis finds himself not sure where he should go.
Do I roll a modified overrun?
I hope that was OUR side that made the noise...I can't move from here as long as I am guarding Orik alone...
"Uh-oh. Sounds like the party is starting without us." Shaking his head, he turns to the elf, "Shalelu, they are going to need your eyes and ears - and bow. I will be right behind you, as soon as I check on my friends up here."
He ushers Shalelu toward the stairs (and Vidar with Orik) while he retraces the route that he believes Toshio took to let him know that the barrier's coming down. When he passes Rullis, he just asks, "Anything?" Getting a presumably negative answer, he hustles around to the throne room until he comes upon the samurai.
I know there's some of them up here. I can't let my guard down and let them sneak up on the others.
Camillo, once the party is rejoined, will remain vigilant for someone sneaking up on them.
Kerrec eyes a goblin closest to them and fires at the creature.
Overrun:
Okay. I have to do two maps because of what is happening but I think I have it figured out. It might take me a bit to get them up, it should be tomorrow morning I think.
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(High Rullis, Low Cam)
Camillo urges Shalelu on and hustles to the other side of the throne room. Toshio begins to withdraw as Rullis stands watch. As the samurai meets his comrades at the far side of the room a hobgoblin appears from thin air wielding a blade menacingly at the samurai. Despite the element of surprise the hobgoblin's sword falls short and Toshio is able to take up a defensive posture.
From the top of the throne room the previously locked door flies open and a tall dark skinned woman with wand in hand lets fly with a magical incantation. Crystal missiles erupt from the wand and fly at Rullis with unerring precision.
As Vidar stands uneasily watching over Orik, Shalelu returns to the wizard's position. She smile wanly at Vidar though she still looks unusualy pale and unwell. Her expression changes to shock as a hobgoblin materializes from behind her landing a sharp blow across her back with a wicked longsword featuring jutting edges and a black glossy blade. Though the blow was not fatal Shalelu collapses, her eyes rolling into her head and a thick white froth coming to her mouth. The hobgoblin, larger and more elaborately armored then the others sneers at Vidar and taunts in a heavily accented common, Pretty enough to kep I think, you I'll kill for food.
"You will get yours, rest assured... Vidar replies with ice in his voice.
Defence first, and how I wish I had thought to do this before...
Secure in being out of range for the hobgoblins sword, Vidar casts Mage Armor.
"Typical of an ignorant goblinoid to celebrate victory before the battle has even started."
Vidar casts his spell and the energies of magic surround him and fade, enhancing his person and increasing protection from mortal injury.
Downstairs, Kithian pushes with his strength attempting to knock back any goblins in his way and gain entry into the room. His efforts are met with success asa goblin dives out of the way rather than be crushed by the oracle. Meanwhile Kerrec follows close on Kithians heel and a goblin sizzles dead as a bolt finds home.
Dazzled and frightened by the sudden entry all of the goblins hastily fire their weapons at Kithian despite the table blocking their way. All of the arrows are hindered by the large plank of wood but a solitary arrow does manage to graze the barbarian doing nothing but a scratch.
Toshio, just barely able to deflect the Hobgoblin's attack, draws his katana out wide, feigning an opening, then turns his body into a spin, brining his sword around to attack the goblins other side.
He calls to Rullis, Kill the Mage!
The barbarian throws the table to the side and roars as he draws his falchion as he rushes the nearest goblin.
Power Attack:
Damage:
"Gaaa!!" Rullis screams in pain as all three magical bolts strike him. Anger then builds within him in the form of electrical energy and he thrusts his own magical bolt right back at the wizard. As the blast leaves his fingertips, he bolts himself, running for cover. "With pleasure!" he grunts out as he runs, responding to the samurai. Slamming himself into the far wall, he holds his long spear at the ready for the wizard to step through the doorway.
"Hey, I thought the party invitation said downstairs!" If possible, the rogue charges across the room and slams into the wizard, trying to knock her down.
Combat Maneuver check
Kerrec, always awed by Kithian's feats of strength and fighting ability,
nods in approval of the Shoanti's latest display. As he loads his crossbow, "You truly are a Son of Gorum, Kithian!"
He aims at another goblin.
Camillo
Rullis
Hobgoblins/Wizard
Toshio
Vidar
Kithian
Goblins
Kerrec
(Cam)
(Vidar)
(Toshio)
Cam charges forward and realizes that the best way to take the wizard out of the fight is to engage her in a grapple. Though lacking the skilled training of wrestlers, Camillo's attempt to bind up the thin dark skinned woman meets with little resistance other than a look of shock on the woman's face.
Rullis' lightning flares through the sky but misses its mark against the door frame to the northern hall.
Toshio's assailant continues to press the attack on the samurai but each swing of its sword is met with the calm defense of many hours of practice in the yard. The hobgoblin seems chagrined at his weak showing.
Meanwhile the hobgoblin commander advances on Vidar and though the wizard is lacking in true armor, the wizard's previous efforts prove to be for good as the serrated sword flashes against arcane forces and keeps Vidar unharmed.
Just as easily as she is scooped up the wizard breaks free from Camillo's grasp with a shriek of Let me go! Feebly the young woman backs up down the hall holding her wand before her in a meager defensive posture, looking at her escape options searchingly as the bard is left free to advance once more.