Fizzlebomb burns away a few of the insects while Fergus merely tries to shoo them away! Sain then tries to take a few out with an arrow!
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Sain is able to disperse some of the remaining insects in the second swarm, however they continue to harass the party!
The first swarm goes after Paul while the injured swarm tries Varis!
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Both adventurers manage to avoid injury!
Paul -7
Varis -??
Swarm2 -13
I carefully move to the gnome without moving over and rune squares and swing my axe
/forgot that I did not have oil. I am at 9 hp
ki point to disengage as bonus action
then move to the gnome( I can move 45 feet)
Paul moves to attack the gnome, scoring a hit! Varis is not so lucky as he misses his target and then moves away from the swarms!
The gnome, surrounded by the Roughboys, drops his bow and draws shortswords, showing that he is willing to attack instead of surrender!
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The pesky little gnome manages to penetrate the fighter's defenses, stabbing him in the stomach!
Sain fires another arrow at the swarm, managing to reduce the number of insects slightly! for
Paul -15
Varis -6
Swarm2 -15
Gnome -6
Fergus swings at the injured swarm.
I said SHOO!
Move over and swing at the gnome with a hammer
Fergus disperses the swarm further while the gnome laughs at the hammer-swinging cleric!
Go, Away, you pesky bugs
FireBolt range 120ft
As if on command, Fizz destroys the last of the insects in the weakened swarm. The other swarm attempts to take its revenge on Fergus!
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Fergus' defenses are no match for the insects this time, however his armor training absorbs some damage!
Paul -15
Varis -6
Fergus -7
Gnome -6
"Stand and deliver!" going for the gnome
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as bonus
Varis nearly decapites the gnome with his swordsword and then finishes him off with a strike to the temple!
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Sain manages to disrupt the remaining swarm, though the effect of his arrow is limited!
Aiming for the 2nd Swarm but wishing to miss Fergus as he is in the middle of them.
FireBolt range 120ft
Fizz's bolt goes wide
Fergus moves out of the swam slightly and swings his longsword at the remaining swarm.
Foul things. Thou servest no purpose and shouldst not exist!
I move to attack the last swarm
Fizz misses out of caution! Both Fergus and Paul manage to lessen the size of the swarm! The swarm then decides to try its luck against
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The swarm seems to find weaknesses in the fighter's armor!
Paul -15
Varis -6
Fergus -13
Swarm -11
Another swing at the swarm after moving away.
More insects are swatted away by the paladin's longsword! Eventually the swarm is defeated and the party is able to recover!
Its about time! You call yourselves heroes? A bunch of cockroaches almost took you down! The witch snickers as she slowly walks into the room. At least you took care of that fella. Damn gnomes.
Don't step on the runes, but search the room quietly, we don't know what's on the other side of the doors. Cleric, can you throw some heals at some of the more wounded?
Fergus ignores the witch's goading and casts 6 points of Lay on Hands on himself.
Brother Haldor, wouldst thou attend to the wounds of our fighter friend?
A search of the room discovers nothing of any note. The gnome carried mundane gear, mainly leather armor, two shortswords and a longbow sized for him.
The runes continues to shower the room with an eerie glow. The bluish hue pulses slowly as you move about but nothing seems to be happening with them otherwise. The act of throwing the lighted rock also had no effect.
The only exits from this chamber are the stairs that you arrived from and the closed set of double doors to the east.
Varis -6
Fergus -7
I'll pick up a small item from the gnome's gear and cast light upon it in preparation for the next room.
Fizz, do you know what these runes might mean?
Here, Paul. That swarm hurt you quite a bit.
The runes simply spell out the family name of Von Jallach in an alphabet that wizards have been known to use.
Now let us continue down this path I suggest heading for the double doors
Yes, the hostages may be there.
Opening the doors, you find a 10' passageway that quickly leads into a L-shaped room. To the east side you see a fountain, seemingly still in good repair. After tossing an item with Fizz's light into the room you can now see that a dwarf, badly beaten and still bloody from the events, is shackled to the south wall.
The headstrong paladin makes his way over to the dwarf.
Art thou awake, friend dwarf? who holdeth the key to thine chains?
Fergus also examines the shackles to see whether they are possibly breakable or whether they could be pulled away from the wall.
Yes... I am awake... The dwarf lifts his head up to see who his rescuers are. That gnome... he had a key, I thought...
Going back to the gnome you just dispatched and making a more complete search, you find a key that looks that they will unlock the shackles that bind the dwarf.
Friends, let us remember to more diligently search rooms before we leave them.
Fergus tries to unlock the dwarf's shackles with the key they just found.
I'm going to check out the fountain
While the rest of the party cares for the dwarf prisoner, Fizzlebomb examines the fountain. He discovers that the water is cool and pure—fed by an intact cistern in the ruins above. Other than that everything else about the fountain seems ordinary.
The shackles come off of the dwarf after some difficulty with the keys. Relieved to be rid of the binds, the dwarf thanks you and takes a couple of deep breaths as if trying to regain his composure. Spotting the town witch, the dwarf smirks and asks, So, you must be the rescue party, eh? Otherwise I don't see why you'd keep such pleasant company! Har-har!
I move over to the dwarf.Yes, we are the rescue party. By the way, do you have any clue where the other hostags are? (Apart from the witch.)
The dwarf introduces himself as Adronsius, an alchemist. I know Mirtala is alive, but I'm not sure where they’re keeping her. I was brought to the upper level here for an "interrogation session" where I saw Jelissa.
Adronsius pauses a moment, as if trying to remember something. Now as you know, a dwarf remembers his way around these underground passages pretty well, especially for a guy who was blindfolded! After another quick pause he starts to rattle off directions. Down the stairs, straight across the entry chamber, turning left in the room that smelled of goblin, then left again in the room with the crackling sound, around two right corners, then through a room that smelled of the dead, then up the stairs to a room with a sticky floor, right and up another set of stairs, then through a dusty room and left through a door. The alchemist then gives a smile that turns into a hearty laugh. That good enough directions for ya?
Thank you Good Sir, I believe it's back to the entry and through the other doors, but I believe that we should be prepared as per our new charge's directions the door on the other side of the entry might smell of goblin.
Proceeding with the directions the dwarf gave you, the party heads to the last door in the first chamber. After a check to ensure it is safe to open, you enter and find yourself in a hallway quickly turning to the north. This leads into an L-shaped room that has doors in the north and west walls. Around the periphery of the room are bedrolls, sacks, and a roasting rack near the brazier. A narrow fissure in the ceiling carries the smoke from the brazier away.
Also near the middle of the room is a group of angry hobgoblins! Their anger quickly turns toward you as they see and hear you coming down the hallway. One of them quickly says something you can't quite understand but the mob looks ready to attack!
Two of the hobgoblins fire their longbows while two others charge the front line!
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The bowman's arrows find their marks but the longswords fail to damage their enemies!
Paul -14
Varis -6
Fergus -7
Fire bolt to the HBG in front of Paul
FireBolt range 120ft
Crit Dmg
Hah! Thou needest more practice with thine weapons, scoundrels! Permit me to demonstrate!
Fergus swings at the hobgoblin in front of him.
Like this!
Fizz obliterates the hobgoblin in front of Paul while Fergus lands a solid strike against the other one!
Healer! I am in need of your aid! I yell to haldor
I then strike at the hobgoblin in front of me
Give him a cure light wounds and healing word.
Paul misses the hobgoblin with what could have been a finishing blow as he asks for and receives healing from the party cleric!
Varis -6
Fergus -7
Hob #2 -6
Varis moves forward and lays on the hobgoblins
ki point for flurry of blows
Varis kills the wounded hobgoblin with his first strike! He then moves toward one of the remaining enemies but both his additional strikes fail to land!
The hobgoblin Varis accosted drops his bow, draws his longsword and tries to slice into the monk!
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However the elf is able to dodge the blow at the last moment! The other hobgoblin retreats further into the room and fires an arrow at Paul!
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The arrow flies harmlessly toward the brazier in the corner of the room!
Fizz seeing the HGB continuing to run backward throws a firebolt his way in an attempt to keep him from summoning reinforcements.
FireBolt range 120ft
If the hobgoblin that Fizz just fried is still alive, Fergus attacks him with a longsword. If not, he chucks a javelin at the other hobgoblin standing against the wall.
Fizz attacked the HGB furthest away. He figured the monk had the close one tied up and would be able to get reinforcements.