Male Aasimar (Angel-Blooded) NG Oracle of Life Lev.2 | HP: 22/22 (1d8+2+1 FCB) Resist Acid, Cold, & Electricity 5 | Init: +2 | Perc: +1 (DV), SM: +1 (Roll twice, take the lowest) | DefenseAC: 17, Tch: 12, FF: 15 (Armor +3, Shld + 2, Dex. +2) | F: +2, R: +2, W: +4 | CMB: +2, CMD: +14 | OffenseSpd: 20' Land & 25' Swim | Melee: +2 (1d8+1, X2) Ranged: +3(1d8, 19-20/X2) | Spells: 1st 5/5 | Channel Energy 5/5, DC 15 | Active Conditions: None. | Character sheet
Since Boudacia is in bat form and that makes her size diminutive, it seems logical to me that another character could occupy the same square. So I took the liberty of shrinking Boudacia's mini, so we can all see Alex in the same square as Boudacia now.
Having seen his new companion get stabbed badly, Alex decides to move and try to heal him.
The two goblins in front of Tangar will each take a swing at him.
Blue's attack:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Pink's attack:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22 Pink's attack to confirm a crit AGAIN!:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10 Nope! not this time! Regular damage only!
Damage:1d4 ⇒ 2
One goblin [ooc]Light Blue appears confused. He no longer sees that fiery redheaded girl he shot at last time. His morale goes up thinking he must have made her run away! He and his companion green will both fire at the only obvious target. Tangar.
Still reeling slightly from the stench around the cot, Tamlara attempts to attack again from the shadows, but misses her intended target. Ouch! It was either pink or blue she was shooting at, no one is sure!
Tamlara's shot goes wide. Then she tries to hide in the cot again.
Secret Perception rolls - DM only!:
Perception for blue goblin:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (7) - 1 = 6 Perception for light blue goblin:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (17) - 1 = 16 Perception for green goblin:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (9) - 1 = 8 Perception for pink goblin:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1 Perception for yellow goblin:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (7) - 1 = 6
Will save for pink goblin:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (7) - 1 = 6
The goblin targeted by Boudacia's slumber crumples to the floor, asleep at Tangar's feet.
It was pointed out to me very kindly that your characters would not know the exact status of HP for monsters or heroes. Providing that info could influence you to use meta-game info on your decision of what action to take next. So, I'll no longer post the HP status here. Of course, that does not stop anyone from keeping track of damage as it is rolled.
Top of the round! Aldhranhald, Tangar, Alex, Goblins (Pink Unconscious), Tamlara, and Boudacia.
The dark-haired elf with a penchant for reading continues to do his very best to not get in the way.
Continuing to use my standard to ready to shoot any hostiles that show up within his field of vision. I hope people weren't holding up on my account. Like I said for the purposes of this combat, I'm just going to keep doing what I've been doing, standard to ready to shoot, so really, there's no reason to wait for me at all.
The barbarian sees one goblin go down, and turns his attention to the other one (blue) he hopes to do better than his last swing.. Still raging he raises and lowers the deadly weapon once again. Once again he is disappointed when the gobber sidesteps his swing...
Wow! Tangar! You have about a 60% chance of hitting them, but the dice are just hating on you! Sorry!
The goblin in front of Tangar is a little concerned since his companion has suddenly dropped to the ground for reasons unknown, but not having much of a choice he decides to take another swing at the big barbarian.
Blue gobby's attack:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
And his haste of side-stepping the attack from the barbarian, causes him to miscalculate as well and swing his sword harmlessly through the air.
The other 3 goblins still standing have no idea where the red-headed girl disappeared too. They are happy that she seems to have run away. Now if they could just get rid of this nasty muscular guy. All 3 of them decide to take shots at Tangar.
Tamlara tries to remember which of the goblins has been injured, and finally just shrugs.
"I'll just try to shoot each one in turn until they start to fall down. Yeah, that sounds good."
She then rolls away from thestinky cot, and just past one of the goblins. . . We hope! Tamlara Acrobatics:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
And disappears again!
Tamlara Stealth:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
(Hopefully) Hiding in the shadows again, Tamlara thinks to herself, "Now, who's next?" Tamlara Perception:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12 To see which gobbie she wants to attack next. . .maybe pink looks more injured?
Tamlara takes careful aim at the goblin in her sights and catches him completely by surprise, managing to shoot him right through the heart! The goblin gets this very sudden startled expression on his face, and then just drops dead.
Ok, first, your attack technically does provoke an AoO, but since the light blue gobby is also holding a bow he does not get it, so thus by logic the same would apply to your movement. And since you killed the green gobby, you don't have to worry about him! I really like the lines you used to show your movement, but ... I think you forgot this is all difficult terrain, so you can't move that far. I quote "Each square of difficult terrain counts as 2 squares of movement. Each diagonal move into a difficult terrain square counts as 3 squares." Sorry. Please re-adjust your movement on the map to wherever you could possibly move. You may want to just stay at the 'stinky cot' to keep your stealth? Now, for being the first to use lines to show your movement (even though it turned out to be incorrect, but you made the effort!), I am going to grant you a 50 XP bonus! - And ... No fair! greeny was going to run out the door next round to get help! Wah! Wah! (Baby crying noises). ;)
My bad, reviewing the difficult terrain rules: DC + 5 for severely obstructed terrain, and + 5 to move at full speed across uneven surfaces, so DC comes out to 10, so yes, with that acrobatics check, Tamlara can make it! Sorry!
Tamlara takes a look around at the different goblins to try to figure out which one seems like a good target next. While none of them seemed actually 'healthy' to begin with, she does notice that the one standing in front of Tangar still appears just as healthy as when she first came into the room while the other three all seem very unhealthy by comparison.
Secret Perception rolls - DM only!:
Perception for blue goblin:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1 Perception for light blue goblin:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (7) - 1 = 6 Perception for green goblin Never mind that! He's dead!:1d20 - 100 ⇒ (9) - 100 = -91 Perception for pink goblin Never mind that! He's asleep!:1d20 - 100 ⇒ (6) - 100 = -94 Perception for yellow goblin:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (18) - 1 = 17
Please go ahead and look at those rolls just for the fun of it. I typed some funnies. ;)
Boudacia uses the slumber hex on the "light blue" goblin, the one with the number two on it. She then emits a high pitched squeak which says, to those fluent in batspeak, Mexican Full Tailed dialect, "Hey Tamlara, kill it while it is asleep".
And the goblin nearest to Tamlara suddenly gives a big yawn and drops to the ground, unconscious.
Top of the round: Aldhranhald, Tangar (with barely a scratch), Alex, Goblins (Pink just waking up, prone on the floor in front of Tangar, Yellow Unconscious), Tamlara (looking semi-hurt), and Boudacia.
Just want to point out, besides putting the 'unconscious' and 'prone' symbols on the corresponding goblins, I also turned them on to their 'side' so as to help with the visual of them being on the ground. And being that they are on the ground prone, THEY WILL BE MUCH EASIER TO HIT IN MELEE! But harder to hit for ranged attacks.
Don't worry about it. I'm perfectly content. Aldhranhald isn't built for combat, he's built to disarm the traps, and make the knowledge checks necessary to help us find our safe way through this dungeon. I'll be perfectly happy to sit out every combat, occasionally shooting at things where it might help. :) Seriously, don't sweat it.
Tangar once again raises his axe, his rage full blown now that his swings have been evaded by these pesky creatures.. he attacks the helpless one as is slumbers via the magic of the Bat-Woman...
Tangar makes his messiest kill yet as he slices through the goblin and then on his up-swing the ax catches the goblin yet again. poor gobbv only had 2 HP left and you do 12 dam to it?!?!? Hahaha! Straight to -10!
Alex figures he doesn't really have a good clear shot at the goblin standing in front of Tangar, so he decides to load his crossbow and shoot at the one all the way in the back. yellow - and I'm going to say he gets the + 4 to AC for cover since I'm shooting through melee, he just doesn't have the - 4 for being in melee, does that sound right?
attack on yellow:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
And his shot goes way too high striking the ceiling.
The goblin in front of Tangar is getting concerned now but decides to take another swing at the big guy.
blue gobby attack on Tangar:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
But he is so nervous that he almost hits his own foot!
The other goblin in the back, seeing that all but 1 of his 'companions' are down, panics and flees the room at full speed moving double time!
He was the only one that had managed to spot Tamlara, so he knew to avoid her. I did draw a thick black line to represent the open door where he ran out. I also drew an 'open door' where you all came in, but since it is behind Tangar's mini you can't currently see it. It opened inwards towards the wall.
Hmmm ... I just realized, that was a nat 1 for that goblin wasn't it? And I forgot to confirm to see if it was a crit miss or not. He may end up hitting his own foot yet! Here goes:
blue's roll to confirm crit miss:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22
And the goblin just barely misses his own foot.
Wow! Glad he didn't roll that way on the attack! Kind of funny, nat 1, followed by a nat 20!
Seeing one of the odorous goblins run out the door, Tamlara decides to follow him. She doesn't want him getting to any friends. Leaving 'Sleeping Ugly' behind for now, she moves to the newly opened door, ready to attack the fleeing goblin.
Assuming she can still see him, of course. . . Tamlara Ranged Attack:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Before anyone needs to ask. Aldhranhald is, again, using his standard to ready an action to shoot anything hostile that shows up in his field of vision. :)
Aldhranhald, seeing that the tide of battle seems to be going their way, waits patiently for all the goblins to do their duty and die horribly.
How does Aldhranhald see that? Hahaha! I don't care, just kidding! - And, Tamlara? I just pulled up your chartacter sheet to check what languages you know - what on earth are you doing there? Hahaha! I think your trying to put in some sample and what languages your using for translation?
Tamlara runs through the door and spots the goblin up ahead. She manages to shoot him right in the middle of the back and the arrow even sticks out the front a bit. The goblin drops dead with a blood-curdling, child-like, scream. Tamlara realizes he didn't actually say anything, it was just a scream, but from the hall to the north she does hear, "X'qed jiġri?" in goblin.
Now I can't find Maori as an option in neither Bing or Google translate!?!? So I used Maltese instead.
Goblin:
What's going on?
Then as Tamlara takes a moment to look around the room. She sees a short hallway, 10 ft wide that heads north for just a few feet before becoming a smaller 5 ft passage heading north. And Tamlara barely sees a door in that western wall of that passage. There seems to be an opening to the west as well perhaps, but Tamlara cannot see around that corner yet. The floor is still covered in heavy rubble. Difficult terrain.
Up next: Tangar, Alex, Goblins, Tamlara and Boudacia.
And yes, I was trying out different languages to use for my multiple 'languages' ahead of time, so I woulldn't be fumbling around looking for something at the last second.
And yes, I was trying out different languages to use for my multiple 'languages' ahead of time, so I woulldn't be fumbling around looking for something at the last second.
Since I can't seem to get Maori may I suggest we change it to Maltese? I had problems on my home computer getting Maori as well for some reason. I don't know why. Is that ok with everybody? ***** And I like what Tamlara has done with her languages. I am at some point soon going to create a document listing the languages and the corresponding Google/Bing translator languages we are using and post it as a link at the top of the page so that we can all remember them. I'd appreciate if everybody would remind me of any languages and corresponding languages for translations you have used (I don't need yours Tamlara! Got them already thanks to your character sheet. Good job!). And again, what happens when you do something I like? Bonus 50 XP for Tamlara! She also used yet another type of line to show her movement on the map, but since I already gave her a bonus for that I'm not giving her another one. :P Though I do appreciate it! :D I can't update my Hero-Lab journal while here at work, so please remind me later to make sure I record that bonus XP. Hmmm ... helping the DM ... who knows what might happen? :D And just in case, bonus XP's are only given to current players! Sorry Ozzy!
Fixing his gaze upon the little gobbie left, Tangar levels his axe and swings..
He is gratified by the sound of bones cracking and flesh tearing as the little gobbie takes massive damage ...
Once again Tangar manages to hit his target and blood just splatters everywhere! By this time Tangar has pretty much 'bathed in the blood of his enemies'!
Male Aasimar (Angel-Blooded) NG Oracle of Life Lev.2 | HP: 22/22 (1d8+2+1 FCB) Resist Acid, Cold, & Electricity 5 | Init: +2 | Perc: +1 (DV), SM: +1 (Roll twice, take the lowest) | DefenseAC: 17, Tch: 12, FF: 15 (Armor +3, Shld + 2, Dex. +2) | F: +2, R: +2, W: +4 | CMB: +2, CMD: +14 | OffenseSpd: 20' Land & 25' Swim | Melee: +2 (1d8+1, X2) Ranged: +3(1d8, 19-20/X2) | Spells: 1st 5/5 | Channel Energy 5/5, DC 15 | Active Conditions: None. | Character sheet
Alex seeing only the goblin still lying on the floor, moves on into the room, "Come Aldhranhald, Boudacia, and Tangar! There is just one more and he is lying on the ground! And Tamlara has the only other exit blocked off!"Smart girl! Alex reloads his crossbow as he moves slowly across the rubble, then takes aim and fires at the only goblin left.
attack on light blue - I'm gonna need a total of 20 here!:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
But his shot bounces off the floor just in front of the goblin.
The only goblin left, takes a quick look around, and seeing any 'companions' left in the room are down and their blood everywhere, he starts to turn towards the other door as he starts to get up, but then he sees the red-headed girl standing there, and he just lets out a loud squeak and curls up in a ball on the floor covering his head with his hands. In a barely audible, very child-like, guttural voice, "Nru iweġġgħu! Nru iweġġgħu!"
"Well, you could have said that in the beginning. Then maybe a bunch of your friends wouldn't be lying here dead."
Tamlara moves back into the room, and up to the goblin, keeping her bow nocked.
She addresses the lone goblin in a low voice:"Għid ħbieb tiegħek fil-sala li xi annimali selvaġġi ltqajna, iżda inti u l-ekwipaġġ tiegħek fil hawn ħadu ħsiebhom. Imbagħad jiġu lura fil hawn hekk nistgħu nitkellmu. U jekk jogħġbok ftakar li naf dak li qed tgħid. I jitkellmu l-lingwa sew tiegħek. U jibqgħu fejn nista 'nara int!"
Goblin:
"Tell your friends in the hall some wildlife got in here, but you and your crew in here took care of them. Then come back here so we can talk. And please remember that I know what you're saying. I speak your language well. And stay where I can see you!"
Letting the goblin get up,but keeping her bow on him, Tamlara will tell the others:
"There are more down the hall. Hopefully, I can get him to assuage their fears, then we'll see what we can learn from him."
Actually this encounter is done. The remaining goblin is just going to lay there curled into a ball, fetal-position like, whimpering and crying. I do want to keep the initiative going though! Basically you're on a timer now to see what happens next! You don't have to post in order, but let's say 1 small-medium paragraph per post, and don't post again until either everyone has or until I say so, please. It's the only way I can think of to 'time' this game. And as you can well imagine, you probably don't have much time to make a decision.
Also, Tamlara was the first (and only!) one to remind me to update the XP bonus, so as I hinted, 50 XP bonus! Congratulations! Your 10 XP away from reaching the halfway mark to the second level! :D
You get 162 XP each! Are you going to take the time to loot the bodies/search the room now? What are you doing about the remaining goblin?
EDIT: Well! Tamlara posted while I was typing! Hahaha! - Ok then, this plan of Tamlara's changes things a little. One moment please and I will post what happens with the goblin. Then we will continue with the initiative in the manner I've requested above, please.
And now I have Maori at home? I do like it better! Let's go back to Maori! Final decision! :D
The goblin peaks out from behind his hands to look at the girl with the red hair, with a puzzled look on his face, "Korero mai ki ahau a ratou kararehe, hoki mai ki ahau, a ka kōrero tatou? kahore whakamatea koe Gribb?"
Goblin:
Me tell them wildlife, me come back, and we talk? You no kill Gribb?
Upon hearing an affirmative response, "Ae te Kaiwhakaako whero-ahu! Ae! Ae, ae ra, ae! Gribb mahi i te mea e hiahia ana oaoa a hohoro rouru te Kaiwhakaako! Haere ahau mahi inaianei?"
Goblin:
Yes red-headed Master! Yes! Yes, yes, yes! Gribb do what red-headed Master want happily and quickly! Me go do now?
Again getting a positive response he scampers off through the western door quickly. Tamlara listens carefully and hears in a very excited voice: "No manukanuka, No manukanuka! ariki New whero-ahu mea ki te korero ki a koutou kararehe mai i roto i, engari ka tangohia e tatou i tiaki o. Kaha Gribb morehu anake! Etahi mate katoa! Whero-ahu Kaiwhakaako riro nga wa hiahia ia! Ia rawa kaha! Na te tangata uaua nui whawhai mo ia rawa! tino kino ia rite te pai! kia haere mai koe kite! pai ia! tukua ia ora ahau ki te haere ahau hoki ki te kōrero ki a ia!"
Goblin:
No worries, No worries! New red-headed master say to tell you wildlife come in, but we took care of. Mighty Gribb only survivor! Others all dead! Red-headed Master disappears whenever she wants! She very powerful! And big muscle man fight for her too! He very dangerous as well! You should come see! She nice! She let me live if I go back to talk to her!
Tamlara plants her face in her hand, shaking her head negatively.
Ok, now the group has 1 round to post and decide what to do. Again, 1 post each, small to medium paragraph maximum, please. I'm trying to impose a sense of urgency/timing here. - And WOW did that light up the spell/grammar checker! Hahahaha!
Boudacia and Wayne fly over to join Tamlara near the door way. Boudacia then resumes human form, though with the bestial trait that allows her darkvision, saying:-
"You showed the goblin mercy Tamlara. Admirable, though I am not sure they can be trusted. It is magically dark in there too isn't it. I think we should head back to Fort Inevitable and see if we can convince one of our patrons to provide us with a means of seeing through the darkness, maybe a scroll. It places Aldhranhald and Tangar at too much of a disadvantage and in too much danger otherwise."
Upon searching the extra-stinky cot, Tamlara finds a hunk of ... ??? Cheese? Or at one time used to be cheese? But it is so rotten and stinky that no one, NOT EVEN A GOBLIN! could possibly want to eat it!
GRRRR!!! At work neither Google nor bing translators will give me Maori!?!?!?! So, from work I'll use Maltese, from home I'll use Maori? Or should I just keep it all in Maltese? What do you all prefer? - For this post at least I'll use Maltese.
As the two women complete their quick searches, finding nothing of value, everyone in the room clearly hears that child-like guttural voice, hollering out "Kaptan! Gribb fit-kumpann! Gribb tell lilu inti verament tajba mal-pruwa! Mhux bħalu lilna! Hu jibÿgœux inti Donna lilu, hekk nagħmel iwissik li aħna jiġi hekk għandek ebda rimja tajbin?"
For any who understand Goblin:
Master! Gribb coming with companion! Gribb tell her you really good with bow! Not like us! He fraid you shoot him, so me tells you we comes so you no shoot okay?
[b]"What is it saying? I am afraid I don't speak Goblin."[b]
I suggest using Maltese for Goblin. If someone is having trouble accessing Maori it makes sense to use another language, and Maltese has already been used. Especially if that person is the all important GM.
Tangar ends his rage and slumps to the floor.. the blood staining his breeches as he sits there huffing and puffing.. he looks about to see what is neer him but figures the gobbies have nothing of value.. or at least nothing he would call valuable.
Hearing Tamlara squawk in their tongue he sees once again where she surprises him. He takes the time that the goblin is gone to calm himself, the rage takes so much out of him. He also thinks about where he set his lantern down, he'll have to collect it before they leave.
Otherwise he has no real thoughts on the plans made, and will go with the group as they make their move to leave.
Hearing the group talking about leaving to find some way to deal with this magically induced darkness, Aldhranhald makes his careful way toward the exiting corridor, keeping bow at the ready. I agree with Boudacia, we need some way to see more clearly in this darkness, or we'll be the proverbial fish in the proverbial barrel, just waiting to get skewered on some creature's spear. Let's make haste, as the idea of camping in the Echo Wood overnight is less than exemplary to my thinking.
As the party decides to leave and head back to town, you exit quickly before the goblins catch up with you. You all manage to exit the Spire without further issues.
Remembering the group that you saw disappear in the glenn, you move quickly across to the nearest section of the forest, and then start trying to make your way back to town.
So? Who remebers what direction the town is in? Who wants to make the TRAINED ONLY Survival check? (At work I cannot pull up the character sheets.) Does anyone have it trained? I seem to recall someone did.
Random encounter check:1d100 ⇒ 9
Ooooohhhhh .... really low number! Hmmm ... :D
Remember, the town gates close at sunset! Currently ?? Let me check ... I'll edit this after checking my notes.
Ok, I took too long between work interruptions to be able to edit the other post so - Remember, the town gates close at sunset! Currently I'm going to say it is about 3 pm. Again, it's early spring so sunset about 7ish or s little later? And an uninterrupted, successful trip takes about 6 hours. So, unless you really hustle - which is not happening in these woods - you are not going to make it back to town before the gates close. You're certainly welcome to proceed, and then camp outside the town walls. Just to be clear, no one is allowed in or out once the gates close, only in extremely rare, mitigating circumstances and even that requires the actual presence of the Lady Commander or some such.
And that right there is why I wanted to keep a good relationship with the Stonde family, and told them to be on the lookout for us. How far is it to the Stonde family residence?
