Motive; the stranger is more concerned with down the hall than the party; but is wary.
"Elsdyn, not that we have time to go into your story in length at the moment, but I would very much like to hear your tale of how you found yourself to be in this place and alone. But as we now are about to be inundated by goblins, I think that we will just have to have some trust in each other that we are on the same side."
"We have had one tussle with goblins already this day, but are now ready for another."
Gloisil is still standing ready with a Magic Missile spell. He will use it on the first person or creature that threatens the party.
He obviously wears the heraldic symbolage of a Viking Power from the Ancient Lands; but so far removed from you that only a few old stories of some paladins from ancient times who were removed to stand eternal watch until the end days to return only when times are worst remain. With the symbolage you do recognise; he is an ally of the Elven Court and thus by proxy your ally if you follow the ally of my ally is my ally; hehe.
Elsdyn lowers his guard, though he wears a helmet it is clear he is smiling underneath. He steps aside into the hall so those may enter the room, but keeps his eyes down the hall for signs of attack.
"Well met Sir Galen and comrades, providence provides for both of us it seems and we shall make the most of her kindness. I shall be glad to tell my story once the danger has passed, for now quickly into the room, though also a dead end like behind thee there is ample food for a long seige if need be as well as the limited access of the door. If there be non-combatents in thy group, I can open the secret door that hides the food, they should be save enough in there for the time being."
Hearing the goblin noises get closer; "Too bad we have not the time to prepare, fooling these creatures is easy enough and would save our resources for the future. It appears your entrance was similar to mine and our way out is only in a direction we know not."
Mogue; you can easily move to fire between the Paladin and the Knight-Squire as they are perhaps 30ft apart; but if the party begins to move to the room behind the squire then they will cut down your shooting angle; if everyone moves into the room as the squire suggests; all that will be moot and you will then need to fire through the door; dwarven doors are very high; so if you stand on something you and other range guys can probably go over the heads of those in front. While fighting in the room is tactically wise in some ways; there is no way to tell if any escape from an inside room vantage point. Choices, choices.
Mogue hears:
you hear the padding of many unarmored feet probably with a small gate which you would expect with goblins; also they are running; obviously not trying stealth so they must think they have superiority of numbers enough like 5-1 or more or think you wounded and semi helpless; strangly you hear the clinking sound of very heavy metal; perhaps like chains rattling.
In Celtic:
Elsdyn. I am Mogue. We will speak after we deal with the stinking vermin.
Gloisil continues to stand ready for any goblins that may be coming this way. Forgetting any concern over the newcomer for now, as he seems to Gloisil to be honest in what he is saying.
"I suggest we all be ready to fight for our lives. I feel things are going to get bad real quick", Gloisil says in his usual pessimistic tone.
To counterpoint Gloisil's negative attitude I'm going to join Sunsets chant of "We're gonna kill some Gobbies"
I'll follow everyone to the smaller room, try to find something to stand on so that I can use my ranged attack. Setting my lantern somewhere that it will shine into the Gobbies eyes as they look into the room and not too close to anyone who would be exposed by the light.
Is it the concensus to go into the room as the squire recommends or will you all array yourselves out here; back to the wall so to speak?
I believe we should move into the room even if we are all not effective, at least we wont have to fight a whole lot at once.
To Val:
Sunset looks askance at this new warrior, something seeming puzzling about his features to her. As he indicates the room and other party members begin to move she shifts from singing, sing the threat isn't quite here yet, to talking.
"Um, I'm fer not movin' in't th' room quite yet. T'is better t' fight where ye've some wiggle space an' such. A'sides, t'is always good t' have some where t' fall back too." She winks to Desidera Tahn,
"No worries 'bout you bein' ready t' help with the fixin' up a bod's hard knocks, luv. Fates know I wus in need o' some helpin' after th' first run in with these lil' buggers." She grins, though now there is a slightly feral and sharp edge to her features as Sunset returns to watching for the approaching Goblins in the mixed lantern and mage light. Her voice slips again into chanting along with Bob,
"We's gont'a kill some Gobbies, we's gont'a kill some Gobbies...."
While we are at it; everyone roll initiative so when it applies we have the numbers; thks; will do my gobbies inits in groups.
While we are at it; everyone roll initiative so when it applies we have the numbers; thaks; will do my gobbies inits in groups.
Sunset waits for just the right moment to interrupt her little ditty,
"T'is Globberin' time!"
While we are at it; everyone roll initiative so when it applies we have the numbers; thks; will do my gobbies inits in groups.
iniative
00C i can wave a sword around here or is it to confined?
Initiative:
Elsdyn looks over his new allies listening to their discussion. At the concern over whether to move into the room or not he politely interjects;
"Only recently have I fallen into this place and thus, know not much of the area. But I will speak what I know."
"With thy arrival and the cave in it caused there is only this corridor going...west, I believe. Within 30 or 40 paces it will branch into three in cardinal directions. This hallway has stairs located at various points causing it to go deeper into the ground."
"This corridor continues west beyond where I have been. About a 100 paces from the intersection there are chains hanging from the ceiling. I know not their purpose."
"To the north is another cave in, from which I did arrive. It is also a dead end now. There are also many vents along with various controls I know not how they work."
"To the south is a small passage way, I have not seen its end. There are rooms off of it that contain large metal rods that move up and down as well as a very large geared wheel that spins round."
"If we chose not to fight within this room, then we should move down the hall. Taking the narrow corridor would be safest but also the most likely to find us at another dead end I think. This larger corridor supports their greater numbers and would make the fight difficult unless they come at us in smaller than normal numbers. And of course proceeding either direction without knowledge is potentially dangerous as well. Thus it was my thought to fight within this room, but I know not the abilities of those about me, so will follow thy lead."
neither the hall you are in or the room suggested to head to will confine your sword play; the room has a narrow hall so if someone was alone in that short hall; only one person could fight effectively <medium sized> the short hall gives an advantage to whomeever; so the room or the hall you are in now is wider thus more attacking; the short hall acts as a bottleneck.
Staying in the hall you are in now would also add the problem of either getting back up the sand or getting surrounded eventually.
iniative 1d20+1
00C i can wave a sword around here or is it to confined?
Sunset watches Mogue head for the room, then listens intently to what the armored figure has to say. As the sound of Gobbies draws ever closer she nods and quickly picks up to take a position within the room, hustling past the fighters so that she can shoot over/under/past them with her x-bow.
"When th' blokes in metal tell ya somat, ye take their heed an' do it." She comments philosophically witha wink and a grin.
We're gonna kill some gobbies .... ;)
Sunset grins, winks at Bob and then giggles a little,
"Aye an' back in't th' chorus!" So saying she picks up on the theme again, sining along with the Half-ling,
"We's gont'a kill some Gobbies, we's gont'a kill some Gobbies, we's gont'a kill some Gobbies...'
OCC, sorry i cant picture this can someone (val?) draw a picture of where we are please? i think we are possibly in trouble here and i dont want to make a mistake
Ok; i sent out a map of what you can see from the sandy cave in from the sink hole, the stairs are actually farther than anyone can see; the rest of the Squire-knight's description of other rooms cannot be seen; and if and when he shows you the map; i will send it out or add to this one as you guys explore.
if you didnt get a copy; my appologies; send me and email and i will respond.
Ok; Elssdyn has a bit of a different map as I started him down here from a different cave in nearby; but essentially; you guys fell down out of the stone air tunnel into the orange area with sand; behind the dried blood splatters is the narrow hallway with a door; the brown spot in the room therin is a table. You cant currently see the set of stairs at the end of the hall; I just put them there for reference for distance and like that as undergound/indoor sighting ranges are fairly short; though goblins being small tend to move slower than larger races.
hope this clears it up a bit. Once your not in danger anymore, Elsdyn can show you what he has drawn of a map of his explored areas and you will have a better feel.
I believe I still need a few initiative rolls.
Sorry Bob; must not remember what it is; have two games and get them mixed up; please send me and email with subject Val's homebrew 2 and I will get it out to you.
To All; dont worry about posting frequency to much; I know things are crazy this time of year; will be out a lot myself; just post as you can; things will probably get back to normal around second week of Jan.; hope your enjoying the game so far.
am awaiting pc actions; do I have everyones initiatives?
"i suggest we go into the small hall, i will go in last and cover the rear, i can fight them off one at a time with perhaps the cleric next to me so i can be healed if needed!
Gloisil is in the room beyond the small hallway, still ready to cast a spell at the first sign of goblins to fight.
Ok; in the short hallway leading to the room; there is a lot of old dried blood in large spots on the floor; trails running all over and splattered on the walls; this continues through the hall as if at one time a great battle here consumed many lives.
Inside the room is a great table; marked; scarred; chopped; vandalized and even a bunch of chew marks and through this all this table endures ; also; there are many beer and oil stains. The long benches that were a the table have long been broken and are despoiled; also throughout this room are many signs of combat and old dried smear marks of the fallen; clearly in the dried blood can be seen the heavy tread of dwarven boots and the clawed footprints of goblinoids, some are quite large.
the rest of the room is fairly non descript; the walls are smooth but vibrate a bit; a rhythmic pounding sound can be heard and somewhat felt; but it is soon drowned out by the yelling of the charging goblins.
So; is it mogue and the two warriors outside and the rest inside or do I have this wrong.
I am thinking nobody can see farther than 60 ft <goblins dont use torches and travel in the dark>
Does the party have a light source; can anyone here not see in the dark?
ok; will start initiative countdown after pre actions; preactions being the arrival of the first goblins.
Sunset; your superior elven sight <passive check> discerns a closed secret door in the back corner of the room which agrees with what the Squire-Knight told the party.
ok; the Goblins come; these are not the same tribe you fought before; so you see no mushrooms or mushroom bombs or anything like that <I imagine some of you breath a sigh of relief hehe evil dm chuckle>
But....
these goblins are a bit heavier and better armed and armored...for goblins. They have the equivelant armor class of 16, the slingers and archers will have a 14 until they pull out their shields. Most of these goblins have short swords and axes; some have two handed varieties; all have slings or bows.
ok; 15 goblins appear in sight which I presume is 60' <to those who can see, keep in mind that magic weapons in my game automatically glow a 5' radius per the old rules; though some specific weapons do not do this, if your weapon glows, you would know it; you can have it out or not as you choose and will have pleanty of time to draw it at this point>
10 of the yelling and screaming goblins continue to move to 20' from the party; 5 of the goblins stop and whirls slings.
ok; mogue and anyone outside who was holding watching for first appearance can take a shot at the goblins at the fire rate of their weapons; then we will start with initiative 25 or higher.
galen will throw a dagger at a slinger
attack
damge if hit
At the sight of the first goblin coming down the hallway, Gloisil waves his hands in an intricate pattern while speaking the words, "taflegryn ynni", and a bolt of pure energy leaps from his finger that is now pointing at the nearest goblin.
Sunset hops upon the aged and battle worn table, the better to shoot over her melee companions heads. Bending dexterously she begins the process of re-lightning her lantern.
attack 18 -10 range mod (-2 per 10 ft after first for total mod for 50ft)= 8; which misses, daggers skitters away into the darkness.
galen will throw a dagger at a slinger
attack d20+2
damge if hit 1d4+5
As of yet; no goblins can be seen down the short hallway into the room; they are still coming down the Grand Hall and those charging will be 20 ft from the entrance at the start of initiative.
So; after Mogue shoots, we will start initiative though everyone can post their round one now if they wish.
Keep in mind; that if those outside the shorthallway do not move into the room they will probably get cut off by the goblins or give over any defending numberical superiority. By this; I mean that one medium sized person can fight in the hall; but two inside the room can defend the hall so would be equal to the goblins; three people can shoot, cast; or whatever over the melee guys if they stand on the table with only a -1 penalty (no penalty if medium targets show up). If you stay out in the Great hall; the goblins can muster greater numbers and attacks with their spears, axes and range weapons.
As it stands; Mogue and the two knights are the only ones in the Great Hall and all three can still move as none will be engaged until the initiative round when the gobbies move.
pre round 1.
Sunset hops upon the aged and battle worn table, the better to shoot over her melee companions heads. Bending dexterously she begins the process of re-lightning her lantern.
Lanter light from the lantern on the table fills the room; and most of the short hall; there is dim light where the short hall meets the Great Hall but enough to backshadow the those outside.
I will wait till the last person goes through the door, moving to interfer with any goblins attempting to prevent them from entering the room. If Galen prefers to be last, I will head in right before him. Once in I will take up a position just inside the room on the left side of the small halway (when facing out) and attack all who try and enter (as well as try and prevent them from pushing further into the room).
If Galen prefers to be last, I will head in right before him.
OOC i see you understand the paladin mindset!
Galen will go in last after Elsdyn and take up a position on the right side of the small hallway opposite Elsdyn he will take a readied action to hit the first goblin that enters and then will take an AOO against the first goblin that tries to move through
do i get +2 to hit for flanking, do i still get a +1 from sunset?
OOC my understanding is that we are now on either side of the entrance to the small hallway and can hit goblins as they enter but we also have cover against archers and the like also i am really enjoying this thanks Val, RE AOO i am assuming that you will roll them to keep the game flowing
Sunset glances to Desidera's fading light,
"Struth, luv. Yer shine's not got a lot o' power a'hind it now, does it?" She asks with a raised eyebrow as she herself kneels upon the table the better to brace and aim.
"Th' luster's already gone out'a yer sparkle." Sunset sighs as she adjusts the set of her lantern with a booted foot even as the fighters pile into the room and take up postilions arrayed around the doorway.
"Now, if'n we hade more time an' a mite more tools we could be doin' naffy things with this here piece o' lumber." Sunset sighs as she glances down at the old table. "Be right nice if'n we had the time t' throw her on her side an' push her up aginst th' door frame as a bulwark." She shrugs, "Still, best make th' most o' the lay out, fate's not givin' us a whole heap o' options now, iz'it?" She grins to Glosil, Galen, Elsdyn and Mogue. As the goblins make to array into the room, Sunset swells her chest and begins to sing,
ok; I sent out a map of what I think the battle will look like after Mogue takes his range shots and moves in; with the range guys on the table and the warriors up front and support in the middle; looks like you guys are set pretty well; should be a bit creepy to you standing over the dried blood of the dwarves who more or less did the same defense....
On the map; the rythmic machine sounds come from the left side; I drew in the secret door as though most of you dont see it; you know its there.
the red and white spot on the table is the lantern.
Sure; you could stand behind/beside Gloisel <not Bob as he is swinging a sling unless he chooses to do otherwise> and shoot your Xbow.
I have not figured out the minus yet; depends on whether your shooting at those in melee; those in the second rank; or those farther down the hall.
as for your lantern; it would provide good light on the side opposite bobs to your left for a nice continuous light and be out of the way of getting stepped upon.
Come to your deaths.