Right. Time to move on.
Ciri and Mirri go on hold. Hop in whenever you like.
Goblin dogs.
fail. Gm benny spent to auto unshake]
The goblin dogs attack in a cloud of foul smelling dander.
, Hit.
no effect
Lord Foxglove.
Aldern throws a heavy jug at goblin dog #3. It shatters on the ground nearby. His hunting dog continues to hold the doorway (on hold).
And the surprise. 3 more goblins run in through the open North Gate! The look a bit bedraggled and exhausted but they still have their bows.
4 1's in a row!! I'm ruling these fools are nearly out of arrows,
The arrows fly true, assuming the goblins were aiming for the open sky.
GM benny spent
Ciri and Mirri close us out!
It's less damage than your toughness so other than maybe a bruise later no effect.
Like Velrek said. SW uses a damage threshold system. If the damage incoming is less that your toughness then it has no effect. If the damage is equal to your toughness you are shaken. Every 4 points the damage is over your toughness means it caused a wound.
In this case the damage was 2 from the weapon (bite) and 4 from the GDog's strength for a total of 6 this is less than your toughness+Armor so the damage was insufficient to cross your threshold and so had no mechanical effect.
Also like Valrek said story wise you might be sporting a bruise or some surface cuts but nothing that requires more that a good wash and a band-aid.
{Please see PFSW core pg 125-128 for all your damage needs ;7)}
Spending a Benny to get 5 PP back.
Ceri attempts to transform into a Stone Elemental, and attack the Goblin next to her :
= Success
Spending a Benny to get 5 PP back.
2. Everybody's dice are cold. Wow.
3. You appear to have 3 bennies and 8pp as of the end of this turn.
4. You cast Entangle, but they broke out on their action so it no longer has an effect.
5. Rememder the Elemental's Earth mastery re-roll, another reason to land rather than hover. Not that it made any difference at all.
With a solid "Thud!" the former flying half-elf becomes a half size rough stone statue standing on the hard ground. It takes a swing at the rider but fails to connect with the startled goblin.
Mirri shoots at the goblin rider!
If the wild die hits, the arrow does damage.
Mirri
Your arrow takes the rider in the calf. They cry out in pain!
turn five
Setting: Sandpoint, just inside the open north gate. Intersection of Church and Tomb streets. Pleasant late summer evening.
Illumination: Full daylight
Terrain: Flat, dry roadbed. Open ground. Buildings. North gate is Open.
The building wall closest to the 3 red x's and teh long red box is lightly on fire. It is not spreading. The water-barrel near the building Aldren is hiding in has been shattered.
Active Effects:
Lower trait targeting Evesk's faith -2 die types.
Ciri shapechange to small earth elemental 2 of 5 rounds used.
Benny count:{Please double check that this jibes with he bennies you think you should have}
Mirri 3
Evesk 4
Ciri 5
Velrek 8
Jzero 8
GM Bennies used 3
Dog rider bennies used 0
Mirri, Joker, bennies added
Goblin Dogs, joker, bennies added
Warchanter, ace of clubs
Velrek, Nine of clubs
Jzero, Eight of diamonds
Goblin Dog rider, seven of hearts
Ciri, Seven of clubs
Goblins, five of spades
Aldern & Dog, five of hearts
Evesk, Four of hearts
I was wondering where the Jokers were.
Token breakdown.
Side of the Angels:
.The person in the central building is Aldren Foxglove.
..The White dog/Frost Wolf marked 1 is Aldren's prize hunting dog.
Side of the Other:
.There are 3 goblin bodies under the X's in the long red box.
..The rat/dog things marked 1 through 4 between Evesk and Jzero are hideous Goblin dogs. You know these things are bred as hunting/guard dogs by some tribes. They are fast and their bite carries a disease or venom that has been likened to a dozen wasp stings. Not lethal but VERY painful.
....The guitar player marked 2 is a goblin Warchanter. A bard able to cast some useful magic and bolster their fellows. They are armed with a whip, a bow and a crude knife/shortsword.
.....And last but not least the fine gentleman in the north-central part of the map is a goblin, larger than the rest riding a larger than normal Goblin dog and wielding a bow and a crude Pole-arm.
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Everyone as usual please feel free to ask questions/make suggestions.
goblin dogs choose to go first
Mirri If you want to try to preempt them then make a free Athletics roll with a target . If you meet or beat that you will go before the goblin dogs. If not you will act immediately after them. On a crit fail you will likely go last but you would still have the Joker +2
Dog 1 and 3 attack Evesk. Dog 4 attacks Jzero. Dog 2 Evesk.
. Evesk Test succeeds Evesk is vulnerable.
total 12. total 9. Attacker succeeds. Evesk is pulled. ace irrelevant. Success Evesk remains on their feet.
total 11 vs parry 8 hit. total 8 vs toughness 9. No effect
total 7 vs parry 7 hit. damage 7 vs toughness 7 Jzero is shaken. success toxin resisted.
The dogs harry Evesk pulling him off balance and away from Jzero.
Jzero trying to support Evesk takes a bite that staggers him with pain for a moment.
Pausing to allow Mirri to interrupt/act if desired
GM Benny used
+= 8 Athletics
Mirri will attempt a Test against the gobbo bard to try and make it Vulnerable. She lines up a shot and sends an arrow right past his nose.
+ = 8 to try to make goblin Vulnerable (resist w/Agility)
+
Then Mirri sends an arrow to (hopefully!) hit the villain!
Assuming a 4 hits, that does + = 10 damage
Ceri attacks the mounted goblin next to her :
= 10
And does
= 12
No problem, it is a rules mastery trick that sounds like it should be cheating/cheese but it really isn't. You are gambling not needing to spend the benny to un-shake vs. the chance for a critical failure on the roll to unshake.
Athletics 8
You easily act before the Goblin dogs. You total here was 10 as the Joker applies to this roll as well.
Mirri will attempt a Test against the gobbo bard to try and make it Vulnerable. She lines up a shot and sends an arrow right past his nose.
Shooting test total 8. Test succeeds. Warchanter is Vulnerable until the end of their next turn.
Then Mirri sends an arrow to (hopefully!) hit the villain!
Shooting total 6 (4+2 vulnerable target) Damage 10 vs toughness 6(2) is 1 wound. Warchanter attempts to Success, ace irrelevant.
The startled Warchanter now has an arrow sticking out of their shoulder guard
Warchanter Benny used
Valrek & Jzero are up!
Jzero punches the goblin dog in front of him.
Modifier: +1
AP 2
Velrek will once again to sweep his sword through the warchanter and rider...
Benny that attack!!!!
Velrek
Reaching forward your sword slices across the Warchanter's chest drawing blood.
The deadly arc continues as the Rider is hit and hurled from their mount landing hard on the stony ground.
The tail end of the strike sparks off the Goblin-dog's metal bit causing the beast to rear up in panic
1 Warchanter, 1 GM, and 3 Rider bennies spent
Jzero
The cur before you yelps in protest and bears it teeth in anger.
Rider
Flustered and aching the rider clumsily scrambles to their feet.
Ceri
Your stone fist backhands the goblin across the face spraying their black blood in an arc.
goblins
throwing down their bows the goblins charge the mighty swordsman (Velrek) who just cut their leader!
It is not so much that they wound you but their swarming and screaming activates some atavistic fear.
Aldern and dog.
Seeing Evesk in trouble Aldern sends his hunting dog into the fray!
The hunting dog harries their prey forcing it to pay attention to too many targets.
Aldren continues to exhort Evesk to greater effort! "Stand strong Noble Warrior!"
success. +1 to your next roll Evesk
Evesk you are up.
Your Vulnerable status will fade at the end of this turn, barring crit fails or the like. And in any case it does not effect rolls that you make. So it can be ignored.
You also have a +1 that applies to your next roll.
What do you do?
"Aha! I have you all right where I want you!"
In his mind, This might suck...
Evesk attacks the Goblin Dog to his left so that he can perhaps move back to the corner where he can have more defensible position.
Evesk
Your hammer just catches the goblin-dog as it leaps about. The force of the blow bowls it over but it quickly scrambles to its feet.
Katie, bar the door! turn sic
Setting: Sandpoint, just inside the open north gate. Intersection of Church and Tomb streets. Pleasant late summer evening.
Illumination: Full daylight
Terrain: Flat, dry roadbed. Open ground. Buildings. North gate is Open.
The building wall closest to the 3 red x's and the long red box is lightly on fire. It is not spreading. The water-barrel near the building Aldren is hiding in has been shattered.
Active Effects:.
Ciri shapechange to small earth elemental 3 of 5 rounds used.
Benny count:{Please double check that this jibes with he bennies you think you should have}
Mirri 3
Evesk 3
Ciri 2
Velrek 7
Jzero 8
GM Bennies used 5
Dog rider bennies used 3
Warchanter bennies used 2
Aldern & Dog, Ace of Spades
Goblin Dogs, ace of hearts
Warchanter,ace of clubs
Goblins, king of hearts
Goblin Dog rider, jack of diamonds
Evesk, Ten of clubs
Ciri, Five of Clubs
Velrek, Eight of Spades
Mirri, Three of Clubs
Jzero, Two of hearts
Token breakdown.
Side of the Angels:
.The person in the central building is Aldren Foxglove.
..The White dog/Frost Wolf marked 1 is Aldren's prize hunting dog.
Side of the Other:
.There are 3 goblin bodies under the X's in the long red box.
..The rat/dog things marked 1 through 4 between Evesk and Jzero are hideous Goblin dogs. You know these things are bred as hunting/guard dogs by some tribes. They are fast and their bite carries a disease or venom that has been likened to a dozen wasp stings. Not lethal but VERY painful.
...A handful of goblins have arrived via the open north gate.
....The guitar player marked 2 is a goblin Warchanter. A bard able to cast some useful magic and bolster their fellows. They are armed with a whip, a bow and a crude knife/shortsword.
.....And last but not least the fine gentleman in the north-central part of the map is a goblin, larger than the rest riding a larger than normal Goblin dog and wielding a bow and a crude Pole-arm.
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Everyone as usual please feel free to ask questions/make suggestions.
Aldren and dog.
Aldren throws a clay wine jug out of the window. It hits the nearest goblin -dog solidly in the head. Wine and/or blood splash everywhere as the Goblin beat falls and does not rise again!
Aldren's dog harries the beast before it but the goblin dog proves illusive.
goblin dogs
#1 and #3 attack Evesk
#4 attacks (1-2 hunting dog, 3-4 Jzero, 5-6 Evesk Sorry Evesk)
#1 tries to Success!
The goblin dog lands a bite beneath your left arm but your trusty mail leaves no purchase for its teeth.
#3 Tries to find an opening but is intercepted by your shield.
#4 Distracted by the wine and blood it misses its shot.
Velrek bennies a new card. Queen of Clubs.
Revised initiative
Aldern and dog. acted
Goblin dogs. acted
Warchanter. ace of clubs
Goblins. king of hearts
Velrek. Queen of Clubs.
goblin rider. jack of diamonds
Evesk, Ten of clubs
Ciri, Five of Clubs
Mirri, Three of Clubs
Jzero, Two of hearts
First, he tries to shake off the brusing and slightly crowded feeling he currnetly has.
Velrek smiles and lets out a loud war cry while swinging his large sword in an almost full circle.
Big pupper
Meh.
Rider:
OK, will Bennie that one.
Wolf
Chanter
Gobbo 3
Gobbo 1
Gobbo 2
/sigh.
Oh. Ouch...
Velrek You got lucky with the draw but you still act after the Warchanter and the Goblins.
warchanter.
The Warchanter tries to pull themselves together but trips on a loose stone and falls down hard. Even over the screaming/singing goblins you hear their head hit the ground.
goblins
The three screaming goblins dance around you with their jagged knives and though some blows hit, your armor and your flashing sword prevent injury.
#1 total 10 vs parry 7. A hit. total 6 vs toughness 9, no effect.
#2 total 9 vs parry 7. A hit. total 6 vs toughness 9, no effect.
#3 total 6 vs parry 7 no effect.
Velrek's big swing.
[Parental warning for violence]
Your sword carves a literal arc of death through the goblins surrounding you. The dismounted goblin rider is spun by your blow but recovers. Their mount was not so lucky as you open a long gash down their side. The warchanter is hit as they are trying to stand and fall again. Only the favor of their dark gods keeping them alive. The three other goblins were not so favored and fall silently to the ground.
You are left in relative peace, staring into the mad eyes of the former rider with the chanter coughing in the background.
Rider total 9 vs parry 6 is a hit. Spending a benny to re-roll an attack does not also reroll the damage so taking the first damage roll of 12ap2 vs toughness 6(2) is 2 wounds on the button.
Wolf (former goblin mount) Total 11 vs parry 5 is a hit with a raise.
Damage total (12 + ) 14ap2 vs toughness 5(1) is 2 wounds.
Warchanter You missed the wild die acing . Total of 7 vs parry 1 (normal parry 5, -2 vulnerable, -2 prone. Don't fall down in melee kids!) is a hit with a raise. Damage total (11 ) 14. 14ap2 vs toughness 6(2) is 2 wounds.
Goblin #3 Total 12 vs parry 3 (5-2vulnerable) is a hit with a raise. Damage of (10+ 13ap2 vs toughness 4 is 2 wounds.
Goblin #1 Total 4 vs parry 3 (5-2vulnerable) is a hit. Damage 11ap2 vs toughness 4 is 1 wound.
Goblin #2 Total of 2 vs parry 3 (5-2vulnerable) is a miss.
Responses.
Rider spends a benny to total (10-2 wounds) 8 both wounds soaked.
Warchanter spends a benny to . GM benny to total (4 -1wound) 3 is a failure. 2 wounds taken.
goblin (former) rider.
The rider tries to carve an escape route straight through Ceri's stone body!
Their makeshift pole-arm clatters uselessly off the sorcerer's stone form.
Evesk, Ciri, Mirri, and Jzero.
Time to clean up!
Jzero tries to strike down the dog in front of him and if successful, attack the next one he can reach. If necessary he will take two punches to take out the first.
Modifier: +1