"Abadar judge you!" Donovan shouts as the gibbering goblin attacks him. Dodging backward to bring his spear back into play, Donovan attempts to skewer the creature.
Serik continues with his story as he attacks the sole goblin on deck.
Milva notches and lets an arrow fly at one of the goblins crowding to get aboard.
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Unfortunately, it seems that the little bugger is just too slippery for Donovan to hit with the long, unwieldy spear. Similarly, the chaotic mess of goblins down in the canoes makes it seem impossible to miss, and yet Milva's arrow soars right between a pair of goblins to embed in the side of a canoe, harmlessly.
Lissa hears the fighting begin on the deck, but judges that there are plenty of people to help defend it for the time being. She continues to train her bow on the goblin chief.
Lissa's arrow flies true, hitting the goblin warchief in the upper arm, causing him to yelp loudly and then begin lacing his chants with particularly foul profanities. Serik then stabs the lone living goblin on deck, but it's not a grievous enough wound to put it down.
Three more goblins climb aboard this round and begin attacking.
One of the goblins which just climbed over the rail of the ship manages to catch a sailor right in the chest with its nasty-looking club, the bits of glass leaving deep gashes. The goblin that survived the first round attacks and misses Donovan, but directs one of the others to help him, still believing Donovan to the chief. The second is luckier and manages to hit Donovan for three (3) points of damage.
The two sailors close enough to attack both get in lucky hits, and one of the goblins is staggered, barely able to remain standing. Behind you, Captain Highbridge emerges from the ship's hold with several other sailors, now armed with swords and spears with which to assist in repelling the goblins. (starting next round)
Donovan bares his teeth in pain as the goblin's crude weapon tears ragged gashes in his arm. With his blood up for the battle, though, it doesn't hurt nearly as much as it should - but even so, his fingers open reflexively and he drops his spear.
The cleric focuses all his ire on the goblin that wounded him, and calls upon his deity's power of command. "Run," he growls at his attacker, even as he takes hold of his mace and shield.
Serik takes his opening to strike out at the goblin.
Continuing with his story he lashes out at the nearest goblin while keeping a position of advantage.
Lissa leans out over the ships railing and send another of her arrows flying toward the goblin chief.
Milva stows her bow and moves down behind Donovan, drawing her whip as she goes.
The goblin, flanked on all sides by big folk with weapons, turns and flees... right off the side of the ship, plummeting into the water below. Serik manages to dispatch one of the goblins as it boards the ship, and then follows up by skewering another, leaving just one living goblin left on the ship, one which is so badly injured as to just barely be standing.
Lissa's arrow hits the goblin chief squarely, and he's now looking quite bloodied.
Selena's acid is indeed eating away at the canoes, but it might take half a dozen such shots to make the canoes sink. They seem far more durable than one might expect goblins to construct on their own.
The goblins don't yet seem daunted by their complete failure to establish a foothold aboard the ship, but neither do they seem able to organize enough to get aboard more swiftly, with only two making it aboard this round. Assuming they are not slain by attacks of opportunity, one of the two goblins manages to hit Serik with a terbutje for 3 points of damage. The injured goblin decides to flee, just as its companion did under the influence of Donovan's magic, and jumps overboard with a splash. The goblin warchief, meanwhile, begins casting a spell of his own, attempting to daze Lissa.
With Captain Highbridge having arrived with armed sailors, the more lightly armed sailors withdraw to give room for the sailors armed with swords and spears. He seems surprised that there are so few living goblins aboard, "Well done keeping them repelled! Their morale should break soon enough!" His sailors manage to dispatch one goblin and wound another, leaving just one wounded goblin aboard the ship.
Milva uses her whip to attack a goblin trying to climb aboard (15' reach).
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Serik see's yet another opening, taking it.
Going on with his story undeterred he attacks any goblin left standing that he can take advantage of.
Lissa shakes off the goblin chief's spell, "I think my arrows won't be stopped by your trickery goblin. Have another." She nocks an arrow and fires again at the goblin chief.
Seeing that several of the crew and companions are wounded () Donovan opens himself to the positive half of Abadar's power, letting the healing energy surge into the world.
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His deity answers the call clearly, and Donovan's wound closes swiftly and disappears without even a scar. The cleric moves forward once again to join the fight.