"I am here if you need healing, just step before me..." Ash says softly to those on the other side of the portal (door or window?).
Then he heals himself to ensure that he can absorb any more damage that his brother takes.
Masamune brings his blade down on the first goblin within reach.
The lead goblin crumples under Masamune's assault. The one behind him, dazed by Piper's music, blinks in confused incomprehension.
Sharrd feels his brothers healing power. "Thanks, Ash." he calls down to him.
William steps forward past Masamune to engage the dazed goblin with his heavy flail.
And that goblin goes from dazed to unconscious and bleeding to death with a solid blow.
Goblins swarm forward with more pouring out of a couple of huts than had been evident before. Most rush forward toward the two fighters, but a couple range wider. In their headlong rush, only one started close enough to get an attack on William.
But his armor is more than up to the task of blocking the weapon.
From his vantage point, Sharrd sees no other signs of activity in the village other than disturbed and complaining crows.
And now, back to the PCs again.
William
Sharrd
Piper
Ash
Masamune
Alara
Goblins
Alara pales a bit when she sees the rest of the goblin village run out to greet them.
"Uh oh."
Seeing at least one goblin making for the watchtower she and Piper are in, she puts her shortbow away and draws her nunchaku.
"Piper, get ready. There's more coming around the sides!" She says. She looks towards the door she's next to as she does so.
Piper stops playing and puts his flute away. He then draws his rapier, anticipating the goblins.
Sharrd calls out the goblin's movements. "You've got a total of 4 coming your way, Masa. Alara, you've got one starting climb the ladder to our north and one coming in from the south." He draws another javelin and tosses it at a goblin
"We should regroup...Keep close so I can heal and set up so that we can control the flow of the horde..."
"We should regroup...Keep close so I can heal and set up so that we can control the flow of the horde..."
Stepping up five feet, he fans his hands and whispers and the burns glow with the fire that caused them so many years ago, licking out and engulfing the two goblins.
Cast Burning Hands
DC: 15 Ref
"Feel my pain..." he says softly...
The goblins desperately try to avoid the worst of the sheet of flames, reflexively throwing up their hands in front of their faces. The one in the lead does so better than the one behind, who receives the worst burns.
William presses his attack against the goblins, swinging the flail's head around and hammering the leading, burned goblin.
That goblin collapses on the walkway. William steps into its place, leaving room for Masamune to get around him and at the other goblins.
Seeing that there is now an opening for him to move to Masamune will move up and attack the goblin in front of him.
Masamune's target successfully evades his blade and launches her own counter attack. She is no more effective than she was against William.
The goblin with bad burns squints through the pain and takes a stab at William. The blow strikes home causing 2 points of damage.
The other goblin on the central walkway, tries to stab around the corner at William but is unable to find a vulnerability to exploit.
The goblin running along the ground level, clambers up the ladder to get to the walkway, heedless of the danger. That gives both Alara and Piper an opening to strike as she shifts from the ladder to the walk way.
The final goblin tries to clamber up on top of the hut to chase down Sharrd. He starts to gain a purchase on the hut walls, but then his hands slip through the shoddy workmanship and he slips back to the walkway level.
Party's Turn
Masamune attempts to finish the goblin that he started on.
Alara swings her nunchaku...
...and deals a glancing blow.
Masamune attempts to finish the goblin that he started on.
The goblin falls to pieces, literally, in a splatter of gore.
Masamune will move forward in an attempt to cover Williams back.
Piper attacks the goblin coming towards him.
The goblin reels under blows from both Piper and Alara, finally staggering up to the door of the hut, pushing the door open, and collapsing in a heap at their feet.
He doesn't like what he sees, but he knows if he were to burst heal, the enemy would be caught in it as well, so he moves to behind the main portion of combat, waiting to see if can be of service.
Alara winks at Piper after they take down the goblin trying to enter the watchtower from the north.
She then spins on her heel, dropping her nunchaku & drawing her shortbow in one smooth motion. She nocks an arrow, pointing it straight at the south watchtower entrance, ready to fire on the next goblin that blunders through.
As Sharrd moved over to the corner he draws his mace. He tries to swing down at the goblin attempting to climb up with him.
Piper nods at Alara at her wink.
Piper moves a bit, flanking the southern door. He then lifts his rapier, angling it so that the point will pierce the small goblin's neck when it opens the door. He glances at the elven ninja, mouthing out: We'll attack. Together.
Masamune continues trying to kill as many goblins as he can.
William swings his heavy flail head at the burned goblin but the small creature ducks under the trajectory of the weapon.
The goblin below Sharrd tries one more time to get to the young sorcerer. In doing so, he provokes an attack of opportunity from Shardd as he clambers up onto the roof of the hut.
The goblins on the walk way put up a spirited defense of their village. Masamune is missed.
But the goblin faced off against William gets in a lucky blow for 3 points of damage.
crit threat!
failure
Sharrd swings at the goblin as he climbs up. "This is for attacking villagers."
Alara pauses, hearing Sharrd taunt the goblin outside.
"Oh, no. The goblin's going after Sharrd instead!" She says to Piper.
She races outside past Piper, leveling her bow at the Goblin & firing, silently praying to Desna that she doesn't hit Sharrd by accident.
She is at once disappointed & relieved that she hit neither the goblin nor Sharrd with her stray shot.
Jacen prepares to heal either of his compatriots if they take a bad looking blow.
Piper moves quickly. After Alara takes her shot, Piper spins past her, showing the grace of a dancer. He then stops near the goblin, trying to pierce it's throat.
The goblin is partway up the side of the hut, successfully fending off attacks from the sorcerer above him, when Piper's blade nearly catches him in the throat. As it is, it puts a nasty gash on his jaw. Angered by this, the goblin changes the target of his ire to Piper. He drops off the hut and stabs at the musician. The weapon strikes home for 3 points of damage.
William, a bit annoyed at the goblin's attack but not too badly hurt, switches up his tactics and uses the heavy flail to trip up his goblin foe. The small creature falls unceremoniously at William's feet.
The goblin tries to regain his feet, provoking an AoO from William that flattens him.
crit threat
not confirmed
The other goblin on the walkway, too stupid to see the writing on the wall (and to illiterate to read it anyway), continues to try to kill Masamune. Failing again to make any progress toward that goal.
Masamune continues his duel with the goblin unwilling to even consider the thing a true test of his steel.
Alara winces as Piper takes the dogslicer hit.
She thinks better of shooting into melee again, however. "I'll be right back!" She says.
She promptly runs back into the watchtower and picks up her nunchaku.
Masamune leaves behind yet another neatly bisected goblin corpse. Yowza.
Piper grimaces at the hit. He takes his left hand and puts it to the wound, pulling it back to see the blood. He moves back a bit before using his blood covered hand to make gestures in the goblin's direction. The goblin's mind begins to cloud, fog and lights taking over its thoughts.
Sharrd winces as Piper gets hit and furious he yells at the goblin. "Hey,you idiot. Don't swing at my friends." He once again swings tries to hit him with his mace
The goblin turns his attention back toward Sharrd as Piper retreats. He doesn't even really notice the spell the bard casts at him, as he shrugs it off.
William, however, freed to move with the dead goblin no longer blocking his path says, "I'm coming to help you," and drops off the walkway onto the ground to cross the gap to the ladder. His armor slows him enough that he is unable to take an attack at the end of that movement, but he is now within reach of the goblin.
The goblin, now facing two opponents, might be well advised to retreat. He does not and instead tries to get at Sharrd again. Again, provoking an AoO from Sharrd for trying to climb the hut.
Moving as thoughtfully as he can, Ash moves to get closer to the group of his fellows, taking glances at the goblins all about that are still bleeding or dying.
Moving as thoughtfully as he can, Ash moves to get closer to the group of his fellows, taking glances at the goblins all about that are still bleeding or dying.
There are a few goblins that are breathing, but in the process of dying. Although, most of Masamune's targets are, in fact, quite vigorously pushing up the daisies.
As the goblin climbs up after him Sharrd takes another wild swing at the villian. "Stand still ya little....goblin!
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