Everyone, prepare for combat, they are ridding large wolves like the ones we fought off before
Taliesin will Cast a shield spell and run in their direction
Elenzar loads his crossbow. "Oh sorry not on horses does not guarantee that they are not riding something else. Are we making our stand here, are we riding in to them. I think we should make some effort to get the young to safety."
"Blast! Protect the children, I'll get them back." He says to Nathaniel, David and Elenzar.
He then pulls the reins of his horse and turns, then bolts towards the two Greenbrookers chasing off.
"Back!" he snaps at Taliesin and then pursues Forfax and Scout.
"What do you think you're doing?!" He calls out to him.
The two riders seem to converse and a rough laugh is heard over the plains. They both look in unison behind them and then back at the charging riders in front of them.
"Don't try to be an heroic fool. Charging in alone will get you killed." Nathan says as Forfax looks back and then turns to Taliesin with a stern look.
Elenzar looks at the worsening situation. He addresses his comrades, "Circle up as best we can keep the kids and Mariel in the middle." He turns to Mariel and the children, "Stay in the circle and get those crossbows ready." He winks at the one who shot him. "Aim for the mount we don't want them to charge us."
Nathaniel nods agreeing.
"Stay focused, there's been enough deaths already in this place."
He raises his shield.
I am on foot and you are on horses, You will both be there before i do he says continuing to run
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Hearing Nathan's plea Forfax comes to his senses and turns Scout around and heads back toward the children yelling to Taliesin as he passes "No, you dolt, we must protect the children. You saw what they did the that scout back there and he was wearing armor, if they get past us just think what they would do to them."
Another rider comes up behind the others, and rides down the hill. The other riders make gestures and point your way.
That is the whole point Forfax to engage them far away from the children before they move closer and engaged us with ranged weaponry. David can stay in the back with them he doesn't need to be close.
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"Taliesin by racing off straight at them they can pick us off one by one, fastest going first. If we head back and defend as a group our combined strength has a better chance of defeating them then we do running up one at a time. Look behind you, no one is following, you're all alone. If I race ahead I will also be alone and by the time you get there it may be to late for me."
And let them regroup and engage us with there friends in full? Bad plan, but fine Says taliesin moving back toward the group
The group of wolf riders laugh again loudly, the sound echoing across the plains.
Their wolves howl as they spur them on and they come running at Taliesin, Nathan and Forfax as they stand further away of the group.
Micah and Raff fumble around with their crossbows and start loading them, Ciril raises his longbow and Mariel seems ready to do something as well, but her main concern lies with the protection of the children.
It's more clear now, that the riders are indeed goblins and they wield a large sword, at the moment they swing it above their heads.
The riders charge up to Forfax, Nathan and Taliesin, wolves howling and goblins snarling.
Micah hits a rider with a bolt in the shoulder, but it doesn't seem to phase him that much.
"Brace yourselves!"
All three riders charge into the three companions and each attack another one of them.
The riders get stuck into combat with Nathan and Taliesin both taking a nasty cut from the large and slightly curved blades of the goblins.
Forfax barely manages to turn Scout at the last second to avoid the incoming blade.
The wolfs snarl and look eager to get stuck in as well, the goblins though look like they're in a frenzy and see only their next target.
"Darn...well can't stand and wait the outcome."
Nathaniel hits the goblin squarely on his chest with the hammer. The goblin makes a noise like an oomph, but still sits easily in the saddle and grins at Nathaniel.
Almost i told you so. Forfax they charged us instead of those behind us that we are protecting. Focus on the Wolf mount.
Round 1
Elenzar casts bless. "Aim for the wolves."
I hate Rats anyway. says taliesin obviously enjoying the fight
Forfax hits Goblin rider nr.2 with his bill, a glancing blow to his side, piercing the leather armour he's wearing. The goblin doesn't seem to be too bothered by it though. Scout aims to bite the wolf, but is too hesitant to come near the snapping jaws of the big wolf.
Micah and Raff aim their crossbows, but hesitate for a clearer shot, as they don't want to hit any of the Greenbrookers.
Ciril is less hesitant as he has practised his archery. "Like this boys!"
Nathaniel notices two things, one: an arrow sticks in the side of the goblin he's joined in fighting. Two: a bolt glances off the back of his armor and falls to the ground to his left.
A terrified cry follows from Micah."So sorry!"
Raff finds an unprotected spot on the second goblin and hits him in his right leg.
Nathan swings his sword at the goblin in front of him, aiming for the unprotected arms and sides. A deep gash across the right arm of the goblin makes him flinch and he looks troubled out of its eyes.
Mariel stands ready for something with the children close by her.
David hits the goblin slightly below the shoulder, near his heart but it misses any major arteries, the wound does bleed profusely however.
The goblins don't seem to relent on their attacks and both wolf and goblin attack Nathan. The goblins spur their mount on to attack first. The goblin in front of Nathan roars and grips his sword two-handed and swings it in a rage.
The wolf misses Nathan, but in dodging the wolf's bite, Nathan doesn't see the blade coming annd takes a sharp cut on his right thigh.
Scout takes a step back as the wolf bites, thereby not saving himself form a bite, but also Forfax from a hit. Forfax sees the blade cleaving empty air, thankful as he sees the force behind it.
Taliesin's defensive posture leaves no opportunities for either the large wolf or the goblin to dig into him and they soon back down from their initial attack.
The goblins seem to enjoy fighting you, but the one fighting Taliesin looks around.
Nathan seems badly hurt though.
Round 2
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Vs Goblin
Damaged target is: Fatigued (takes a –2 penalty to Strength and Dexterity until healed), Entangled (1 rd) (takes a –2 penalty on all attack rolls and a –4 penalty to Dexterity) and possibly shaken (–2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks)
+ Vs Wolf
+ Vs Wolf
Damaged target is: Fatigued (takes a –2 penalty to Strength and Dexterity until healed), Entangled (1 rd) (takes a –2 penalty on all attack rolls and a –4 penalty to Dexterity) and possibly shaken (–2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks)
Vs Goblin for shaken
Vs Wolf for shaken
Hold on Nathan i am coming over to help
Elenzar takes aim at the wolf fighting Nathan. Pronouncing a Justice Judgement on the foul beast .
Taliesin slices at the goblin first and hacks away part of the goblin's leather armour at the shoulder before the blade sinks deep.
The backswing aimed at the wolf though, slices off its head, leaving only frozen blood vessels and blue flesh visible in its neck as it sinks to the ground.
Its rider can jump off the dead wolf in time before he is buried underneath it, tears and rage are in his eyes.
"Orghonath!" He calls out in rage.
Elenzar's bolt goes wide and sails between Nathan and the fighting goblin, both startled by the sudden appearance of a projectile.
The second wolf yelps under Forfax and Scout's attacks, obviosuly it's in pain, but it still looks fierce as it's rider spurs it to continue its attack.
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David, unsure who to target looks around to see which enemy is hurt the worst, he loads his crossbow but instead of firing he decides at the last second to go a different route. He channels arcane energy, and sends two globes of force hurtling at the injured wolf.
standard
Load crossbow: move action
The missiles slam into the wolf and kill it instantly, blood dripping from it's mouth the goblin rider tries to jump off at the last second.
It fails and falls with it, the goblin is prone and stuck under the wolf for now.
"What, this guy's just laughing it off?"
Nathaniel makes another swing, determined to smack the smile off the goblin's face.
Nathaniel smashes the face in of the first rider with his mace, leaving a large red stain on the ground where the blood spills from its many wounds.
Ciril finds his mark in the first wolf, though Micah and Raff both miss it, the bolts sailing past Nathan and Nathaniel's shoulders.
Nathan spurs his mount on to ride away, feeling his strength leaving him. He slashes at the wolf while he rides by it.
The wolf ducks under the swing of the blade and growls as Nathan manages to escape.
The wolf snaps its jaws at Nathaniel, then tries to back off.
The other goblin tries to push his dead wolf off of him. He manages to get one leg out from udnerneath but then settles on swinging his sword wildly at the legs of Scout standing beside him.
Unaware of the blade swinging at him, Scout whickers in pain as the sudden slice of the blade comes across his front right leg.
The other goblin, shaken by Taliesin's attack steps aside and helps his fellow goblin in attacking Forfax and Scout.
The movement of Scout saves Forfax again from a blow, though he might wish the circumstances were different.
Round 3
Taliesin will charge the wolf who is trying to leave
+ Subdual Damage
or Shaken
+ subdual damage
Damaged target is: Fatigued (takes a –2 penalty to Strength and Dexterity until healed), Entangled (1rd) (takes a –2 penalty on all attack rolls and a –4 penalty to Dexterity) and possibly shaken (–2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks)
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Current AC 20