Mogmurch will follow behind, bomb in hand.
Reta follows the others crossbow in hand and sniffing the air:"Dirty doggie! Where you? WHERE!?!?"
Chuffy follows the others stealthly while smiling. Doggydoggydoggy...
Entering the muddy area around the shipwreck, a clomping, sloshing sound can be heard and seems to be getting louder. From around the corner of the ship, a massive beast, one that the longshanks ride, comes stomping through the mud.
It's a massive, filthy, dark gray color. Mud clings to it's hooves and legs as it spots Poog. With a strange sound it begins to move toward the goblin.
Poog, You leader you go hit it first!, screems Mogmurch as he dives behind the cleric and readies a bomb for when the giant monster gets within 20ft.
Poog summons a ball of flame to his hand and throws it at the quadruped, then takes a few steps out of its direct path.
Poog hurls a ball of fire at the beast, catching it along it's side. The creature lets out a strange cry as it moves quickly up toward the invading goblins. But before it can close all the way, Mog launches a small vial that explodes upon contact, burning the beast more.
With another cry, the creature makes it up to Mog and lashes out with one of it's mud-caked hooves.
But it only manages to fling mud around.
Poog throws another ball of fire at the horse.
"Burn with fire! Make funeral pyre!"
After the horse attacks Reta sneaks on his exposed flank and stabs at it viciously:"ME STAB YOU DEAD NOW HORSIE!"
Poog's ball of flame slams into the horse's flank, causing it to rear up. The sudden move of the horse keeps Reta from landing a blow on the beast.
Moving around the horse and into a flank Chuffy stabs the beast while singing!
And if you are his stabby pick—
Then knife goes in you, stick stick stick!
Chuffy slinks in, singing just before his blade sinks into the horse. With a final neigh the horse drops to the ground, blood draining into the mud.
"Mmmmh... weak horsie... Reta didn't even need to stab it!" says Reta secretly envious the others have managed to kill the mighty beast without her aid
"AaaiiiiaaaaaHHHH!!!" Poog yells as he dances on top of the horse carcass, which is partially burned by fire.
"Goblins be best! Goblins horseslayers!!! Now we go in boat and get fireworks! Easy!"
Me like you fire Poog, not as big as Mogmurch's BOOM fire but it nice. the alchemist says smugly.
"I has really big fire to show...maybe later," he says. "Poog likes your fire...very nice."
"Bah... leader Poog... LEAD the way, what kind of leader be you otherwise?" says reta, using her dogslicer to "motivate" Poog to move towards the ship
Dancing over the horse corpse, the goblins celebrate their victory before slowly and cautiously approaching the shipwreck.
A vine-choked gangplank with a mossy handrail descends sharply from the ship's bow to the muddy ground below. One handrail seems to be encrusted by a large mud ball.
Ummmm.... Yeah, Mogmurch say Leader Poog fire very good so he should go up first.
Mogmurch is starring at the gangplank with a look of concern. Especialy a piece of vine that look like it might be tied to the mud ball.
Chuffy dances with Poog on top of the horse carcass happy with the kill and the fire.
Wheeeeeeee...
After the celebration he finds himself another shadow to lurk in and follows the others.
Wait, that is trap there. No touching that vine. The small goblin says pointing.
"NO!!! Stupid Chuffy, always blatering about stuff!" as Reta notices the trap her plan to use Poog as a goblin-shield sets in motion once again. Unfortunately Chuffy ruins the surprise effect, but the bully gobliness doesn't give up that easily...
"Mmmmh... a traaaaaap?" she says as innocently as she can manage (not much...). "Quick, leader Poog check it out, show us you be worthy goblin leader of goblins!" Reta shrieks.
Poog's eyes narrow at Reta.
"I tired of Reta's comments about Leader. Reta not kill horse at all...not even one stabity-stab. Wait until Reta need to Not Be Dead, and see if Poog help Reta," he says.
"Me do help Chuffy...Chuffy help Poog," he says.
Poog begins to ascend the gangplank, avoiding the ball Chuffy pointed out.
Moving up the gangplank, easily avoiding the trap vine, the goblins can see the main deck of the ship. The deck is cluttered with objects both natural and artificial. Thick swaths of leafy vines grow over the deck, and shiny green patches of algae and moss grow where the vines do not. The central cabin's roof has a wide edge, creating a canopied walkway along the ship's sides.
Reta doesn't talk, as soon as she enters the room she brandishes her dogslicer and emits a low menacing growl...
That your tummy Reta? Me hungry too we should eat soon. Mogmurch mentions as she starts to dig around in his pack. Mogmurch keep one of the yummy slugs from last night for snack. It in here somewhere.
Poog continues to move across the deck, also holding his dogslicer.
As you set foot on the deck of the ship, you can hear the click and scratching of nails on the wooden deck.
Poog sneaks forward as best he can.
GULP! Mogmurch dashes forward and ducks behind something in hopes of hiding from whatever beast may have been alerted to their boarding.
Reta does not answer Mogmurch, but she keeps growling like she's lost any scrap of sanity she might just have possessed...
Chuffy does not waste the chance to hide and ready his blade.
Chuffy’s face might make you sick,
But Chuffy’s knife is awful quick...
Poog finds a pile of moldy rope to hide behind, peering over the coil he spots a mangy looking dog lying near the mast. The dog looks to be starved and it's tail looks crooked. As you watch the dog raises it's head to the sound of something and turns to glare at Poog, it's lips peeling back showing off yellowed teeth and a low growl rumbling in it's chest before it lets out a loud bark and comes charging, draging a rusty chain behind it.
Mogmurch kill dog first and be hero! the alchemist thinks as he sneaks forward.
Poog lets forth a battle cry and stabs at the dog.
Poog answer's the dog's bark with his own battle cry as he dashes forward and stabs the dog, his blade sliding in easily.
The dog lets out a yelp as it's stabbed, Mog throws a vial from a new hiding spot, but it strikes some of the rigging of the ship. The vial drops just off target, but the burning liquid sprays up onto the dog burning it.
Reta charges the dog fuiriously ranting inchoerently as she does:"DOGGIEDIESTABYOUINTHENECKDIEDIEDIENOOOOOOW!!!!"
"Stab them! Burn and bag them!" Poog yells.
Chuffy jumps at the dog from before he has a chance to react.
As Reta begins to snarl and charge, Chuffy dashes past her to stab the dog right in the throat, dropping the beast where it stood.
Glancing around the deck, you can see a set of stairs leading up to what would have been the ship's main cabin. You can see the door has been decorated with a large number of rodent and bird skulls. A small streamer of smoke rises from the smoke stack atop the cabin.
Chuffy turns in circles dancing in the same spot, smiling and singing.
And if you are his stabby pick—
Then knife goes in you, stick stick stick!
"DOGGIE!" reta screams moving towards the main cabin...
Mogmurch drops to the ground laughing, Reta big mean dog killer but not get to stab! Reta not Stab anything! Reta soooo scarry! he cries mockingly.
Poog laughs maniacally as Mogmurch taunts Reta.
Looking around as Reta begins to head up toward the cabin, you can see that above you there are two rickety platforms sit on the masts, you think they might be called crows nests. You're not sure why, you don't see any crows around. Ropes connect the two platforms and the rigging of the ship gives you access to them.
Getting up to the door, Reta can see the door is covered in small animal skulls and paints. She can smell a dog behind the door, but also she happens to glance back and can see another dog down on the lower deck near the back of the ship
Go get dog Reta! You such good dog stabber you no need our help we watch the great Reta! Modgmurch whispers sarcastically, pushing her towards the dog at the back of the ship.
"More dog?" Poog says as he draws his dogslicer, looking around for another. "Why dog not bark? All dogs do is bark..."
"DOGGIE!" screams Reta again running towards the dog she can see mouth foaming...
Reta, foaming at the mouth, charges down the steps and right off the back part of the deck, finding the fastest way to her prey. She lands heavily on the lower deck, and her aim is thrown off as her blade cuts into the mast.