"Aye," Feldspar calls back to Durik, "As has Torag!"
He twists his shoulders and swings the hammer out from his side, trying to catch the matriarch low on her chest.
"Aye," Feldspar calls back to Durik, "As has Torag!"
He twists his shoulders and swings the hammer out from his side, trying to catch the matriarch low on her chest.
Mikka directs the manifesting elemental forth , the creature of pure flame striking at one of the dogs from behind, wild glee expressed throught crackling laughter.
Crit confirmation
The young druidess herself striding to stand beside Tania, striking at her opponent with her scythe, the awkwardness of the angle making for an ineffective attack.
Idrian fires through the doorway and past the dwaven Paladin yet again, but this time his shot is wide of the mark. Feldspar doesn't miss though, striking the matriarch hard in the side and elicitng a yelping response from the animal.
Durik fired as well, but despite invoking his lady gods name, his arrow also streaks wide of the mark.
Mikka moved forwards, swinging her scythe at Tania's foe but badly misjudging the attack and nearly hitting her companion instead. Tania didn't miss with her own attack though. Her sword lunged into the wounded animal, endign its life with a bloody gurgle.
The summoning finally completed and a minature inferno burst onto the grass of teh courtyard, burning the plants to brown ash where it touched. With a crackling roar, it struck the hound in front of it and set fire to the beast, not quite killing it but causing it to go into a panic of pain and terror none the less.
The last remaining goblin dog was struck by a bolt from Jo'no's wand and then snapped at Feldspar. The wounds it had recieved so far were starting to tell however, for it missed the dwarf by a narrow margin. The smell of burning dog meat begain to fill the space as the fight neared its conclusion.
Looking to finish the fight, Idrian fires again.
Composite Longbow +1 str +3: enhanced (+1), deadly aim
to hit damage
Round 13
HP = 14/22
AC = 17
Weapon Equipped = None
Arrows = 24/40
Speed = 40'
Inquisitor Spells Known (CL 3, +4 melee touch, +4 ranged touch):
1 (4/day) Bless Water (DC 13), Divine Favor, Protection from Evil, Cure Light Wounds (DC 13)
0 (at will) Acid Splash, Create Water, Detect Poison, Read Magic, Light, Detect Magic
Teamwork Feat: 2/2
Agile Feet: 5/5 Ignore difficult terrain.
Judgement: 1/1
Status Effects = None
Seeing a pause in the combat Durik quickly draws the wand of healing he keeps and closes some of his wounds while the others end the last dog.
"Anybody else badly injured?"
Feldspar swings his hammer again in an effort to put the dog out of its misery.
Feldspar takes a moment to assess the situation, listening to see if there are any other signs of goblins nearby.
Tania keeps her options open for now, waiting for another onslaught of goblins.
As the dog succumbed to its searing fate the little elemental spots a hiding goblin, gleefully rushing to embrace the terrified creature in its hellish grasp.
Mikka once again drwe the wand from her belt, holding it aloft as she scanned ahead for signs of threat.
The matriacrh was brought down by Feldspar and Idrian, her large and ugly body slumping upon the corpse of her pregeny as they also lay in death. Around the corner, the sole surviving goblin of the initial fray, screamed in pain as the elemental set fire to his body. The planar creature pressed its assault, thumping into the goblin one last time before vanishing from sight and returning to its home plane. The smell of burnt flesh and leather filled the air, a cloying aroma that caused reflexive gagging in most people.
For now, everything was quiet. No more doors opened and the invaders were left panting and catching their breath after the mad dash and vicious combat for the fortress entrance. It would seem that whatever enemies remained in this place, they had chosen to hunker down rather than continue a pressing assault.
"I think a search of the upper areas would be most prudent first, to help ensure we don't get trapped within the recesses of below."
"Desna smiles upon us friends! We have them hiding in fear! I agree Jo'no, let us clean this building of their filth before delving down."
Feldspar doesn't quite agree. "Goblins dislike the light; the majority of them should be below ground. I suspect we've already slain the sentries who watch from above and if there are any remaining, they're not likely to be a threat. We should go below now, before they have more time to prepare themselves for our assault."
"With due respect, Feldspar, we should secure this level first. Leaving some of those vermin behind us doesn't sound right to me."
"I'm afraid I have to agree with Master Flamebeard. There's no guarantee they have only one entrance to the areas below, if we attack now they will not have time to move around us."
"There is nothing these creatures would love more that to come at us from both sides. we should not give them the opportunity."
"Should we do both plans then, since they each seem to have merit? Tania, Idrian and I can check to make sure the topside is clear while you start your advance below? If you move in slowly and we move around hastily, we should be able to catch up to you three soon?"
"No. Splitting up would be foolish." Idrian considers for a moment. "We know that there are two watchtowers. Let's at least insure that there are no goblins left in them. Plus there are several doors in the hall leading to the one tower. I offer that we open each of them and as long as there are no goblins in them we close the doors and go downstairs. Even if there is another door, we don't open it. Just the ones that lead directly into the hallway. Is that an acceptable compromise?"
"I agree! Let's start with those big ones." Tania moves to the double doors (M/N-17/18) and opens them.
"I like that plan Idrian."
Jo'no looks at Idrian and gives him a confused look, "Do you actually enjoy insulting others, or have you done it for so long that you actually don't know when you are doing it?"
Feldspar nods curtly. "Let's move quickly then. We can discuss better means of communication after this fortress is cleared out." He moves to follow Tania.
"What? Who's insulted? I didn't insult anyone."
Got my face to face game tonight, so will update tomorrow. I let things run till you had a concrete plan, which it seems you do now hehe. I'll provide info basedon perception for certain sections as well, so if you get time between now and when I update, roll a perception for me (sound based).
Cheers
"I believe he just answered your question Jono" Mikka comments, taking note of Idrian's genuine puzzlement.
Idrian moves toward the closer of the two towers.
Stealth +2 v Humanoid (goblinoid)
Perception +2 v Humanoid (goblinoid)
Tania tries not to laugh as she listens to the comments...
Feldspar shakes his head and focuses his attention on the work before him.
"I believe he just answered your question Jono" Mikka comments, taking note of Idrian's genuine puzzlement.
Jo'no smirks at Mikka's comment. "Yes, I believe he did."
"I'll back up Feldspar."
Ioun torch firmly circling his head Durik once again prepares his bow for combat.
As the group spreads out carefully to investigate the doors into the cahmaber, the tensione starts to tell. The small interraction betwen Idrian and Jo'no displays as much about culturual difference as it does personality.
****Idrian - The tower sounds quiet, with only the crackling and popping of the burning goblin corpse able to be heard at this point. The creature had revealed a ten foot corridoor that led into the grassy courtyard as well, but this pathway hadn't saved it from Mikka's elemental. As far as the hunter could tell, there were no more enemies coming from this angle.
****Durik and Feldspar - Feldspar quickly opened the doors near himself. The double doors revealed another coridor, while the single door opened to a set of stairs leading down into the rock. The dwarf could tell these were ancient stones, carved by some magical means or at least weathered so smooth that any tool marks had been removed.
Durik held his finger up to his mouth to indicate quiet from the dwarf. He had caught the distinct sounds of goblin speach and magical casting coming from the doors at the far end of the double coridoor. There still goblins up here it would seem, and at least some of them had magical abilities.
***** Tania and Jo'no were at the furthest tower. No sounds nor movement came from this end of the fortress either, though the aweful stench of goblin sweat and spilled spirits came from the room they stood beside. This looked to be a crowded barracks room of some type, and was the room from which the main goblin group had swarmed not so long ago.
Tania, catching Durik's signal, shuts up and walks over to where he stands, covering the bowman from harm.
Feldspar turns to look at Durik. "At this point, it might be best to try and barricade the door. If we can wait out their spells, we can catch them when they're weaker." He does his best to whisper, though his naturally low voice wasn't made for such subterfuge.
Durik nods silently at Feldspar's suggestion and casts about for anything to barricade the doors with.
Idrian returns to report what he found and comes back upon his whispering allies. He considers Feldspar's suggestion. "Yeah, they could have a potent witch-woman. Waiting out her spells is smart."
Appologies for the sporadic posting recently. I'm in marking time again (seems to be more and more prevalent in the job nowadays). I'll update as I can but this pattern is likely to continue for at least another week. After that, I should be able to get back to once a day or close to it.
Cheers
[ooc]I thought I should post in case Wrath is waiting on me.[ooc]
Jo'no follows the rest of the group.
"They could also be casting spells to strengthen their warriors or manipulate the terrain, creating a double dangerous environment should we allow them time to prepare"
"They could also be casting spells to strengthen their warriors or manipulate the terrain, creating a double dangerous environment should we allow them time to prepare"
Feldspar frowns, clenching his hammer with a tight fist. "That's why I wanted to press the attack at once. Given that it's too late for that now we may as well wait them out. Such spells won't last forever, will they?"
The party gathered, discussing the option of waiting out the spells, however the option was taken from their hands a few moments later. The doors at the end of the hallway were flung open and two heavily armoured goblins rushed forwards. Behind them a third goblin drew a bead on the defenders with a strong looking bow (at least strong for goblin weapons).
At almost teh same time, a another group of the little green menaces came in from the entrance leading to the outer courtyard and bridge. None of the party had heard them sneaking around, but now the room was filling with goblins from outside.
A strange suking noise came from the side corridor and then a huge goblin mounted on some form of giant gecko came charging around the corner and into the fray with Feldspar. The creature was strapped into a harness on the gecko, which ran along walls and ceiling in a baffling type of attack pattern. The advantage it provided the goblin king was obvious, since he now had height advantage over all his opponents.
With a scroll already in his hand, Jo'no steps forward and reads forth an incantation while being wary of any incoming attacks.
Idrian launches an arrow at one of the goblins blocking the exit.
Composite Longbow +1 str +3: enhanced (+1), deadly aim, fav enemy
to hit damage
Seeing the bow weilding goblin, Mikka seeks to eliminate it from the equation, guesturing towards it as she chanted, a call upon the goddess to block the sight of the enemy as a thick fog rolled in, enveloping the goblin and rolling along behind the heavily armored ones.
Round 1 part a
Jo'No steps forwards and unleashes his magic, avoiding any attacks from the creatures. The blast washes over the goblins, who seem to react sluggishly and make no sound at all. Jo'No sees the things waver a little before his eyes, though his spell doesn't seem to affect them at all.
Idrian fired almost immediately after him as well. The arrow flew solidly forwards, but seemed to miraculously miss the target. The goblin he fired at wavered slightly in his vision.
As Mikkas summoned forth her fog cloud, the goblins that had move to surround them vanished completely, revealing them for the illusion they had been.
Jo'No
The goblins struck then, with their king leading the frey. From his position high on the roof, the goblin struck down with a quality looking shortsword. In his hands it looked more like a longsowrd though, and when it struck Feldspar, he certainly felt the strength behind the blow and keeness of the wepons blade. . The great gekko he was rising hissed and snapped at the dwarf as well, its teeth closing on his helm and rasping against the metal. Great ropes of greenish saliver slid down his face and helm, but the creatures bite couldn't penetrate the armour of the Paladin.
The heavily armoured golbin commandos attacked as well. The great wall of fog that Mikka had summoned didn't hamper the first two, though they now found themselves having some advantage of concealment in the magical stuff. The first one swung and missed Feldspar, his aim put off by the magical fog as much as the dwarfs defensive abilities. The second one struck Durik hard though, slicing through his armour and scoring a bloody line along his body.
A third goblin came rushing around the corner from where the king had emerged, his shield and sword held at the ready. Luckily he was travelling too fast to actually make a strike at the defending paladin. His king snarled and spat a goblin curse at the hapless creature, encouraging to do better in future. Given the gekko's ability to climb across the roof, the goblin and his king fought in the same space in the hallway, one on the roof, the other on the floor. It was an effective tactic for opening up more combat options.
Round 1
HP = 13/22
AC = 17
Weapon Equipped = Longbow
Arrows = 24/40
Speed = 40'
Inquisitor Spells Known (CL 3, +4 melee touch, +4 ranged touch):
1 (4/day) Bless Water (DC 13), Divine Favor, Protection from Evil, Cure Light Wounds (DC 13)
0 (at will) Acid Splash, Create Water, Detect Poison, Read Magic, Light, Detect Magic
Teamwork Feat: 2/2
Agile Feet: 5/5 Ignore difficult terrain.
Judgement: 1/1
Status Effects = None
Durik hisses in pain and steps away from the goblin assaulting him while taking aim at the king.
Feldspar shows his teeth with grim satisfaction as the goblin king brings himself within reach for his attack. "Torag will see you dead!" the dwarf roars as he brings his warhammer sweeping upward to strike the goblin.
Tania brings her sword to bear, but instead of striking, opts first to steal her companions before the threat.
"Hold fast friends! Let's vanquish this warts on our good Earth!"