Init +1, Perception +7, Low-Light Vision M Tengu Order of the Shield Samurai 3 [HP 12/28 (25), NL2, AC 21 /ff 10 /t 11, Fort +5, Ref +2, Will +2, Spd 30' (20’ in armor)
Ylosani hears the death yelp of the Goblin Dog and sees Victor heading South. It seems there are more enemies there that need to face the power of his steel.
He follows in the man's wake, moving as fast as he can, though it is not very fast, given his heavy armor and the rough floor.
Victor manages to get the door open to the room before the goblin attacks. Here's the first one where the room description actually has some meat to it.
From this curving room, doors lead north and south, and a passage leads west. A small table with four rickety chairs sits in the middle of the room. A pair of dice lies on the table amid cups and plates. On this table lies a sleeping goblin with so much food stuffed in its ears, it probably couldn't hear the general alarm get raised as you attacked the front. It remains asleep as the door opens.
Initiative - Everyone may act
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Goblins
Avi
Ji
Ylosani
Victor
Willow
male ganzi sorcerer (mongrel mage) 4 | ♥️26 | ⛨15 t13 ff13; Mage armor ⛨18 t13 ff16 | Resist acid 5, cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5, sonic 5 | CMB 2, CMD 15 | F +4, R +4, W +5; +2 vs. polymorph effects | Init +6 | Perception +0; darkvision 60ft, low-light vision | Speed 30ft | Spells ☐☐☐☐☐☐☐1st ☐☐☐☐2nd | Starsoul bloodline: minute meteors☐☐☐☐☐☐☐ | acid arrow☐ | Active conditions: none
Avi yelps in surprise at the sudden new goblin. It causes him to jump to the side without thinking about it 5' step, and then he remembers his crossbow.
Init +1, Perception +7, Low-Light Vision M Tengu Order of the Shield Samurai 3 [HP 12/28 (25), NL2, AC 21 /ff 10 /t 11, Fort +5, Ref +2, Will +2, Spd 30' (20’ in armor)
Although he hears the sounds of battle behind him, he also hears conversation that suggests his allies have garnered a victory so Ylosani presses on.
The irregular flooring means he has to keep picking his way forward instead of moving at his usual pace. A shame, in this situation. If he could have arrived a little faster, he could have ended the life of this goblin before it even knew they were there. As it is, he readies himself to strike, just in case Victor's blow is not enough to end the creature.
Yup. Ji, as expected, nails the goblin in the head and it drops unconscious.
Victor slays the sleeping goblin, narrowly managing to avoid colliding with it's armor (you needed exactly 10).
FINALLY, for the first time in a while, initiative is over.
What do you all do as the castle falls nearly silent. There is still the occasional goblin murmur and the sound of small feet scuttling, but nothing else is actively trying to kill you.
male ganzi sorcerer (mongrel mage) 4 | ♥️26 | ⛨15 t13 ff13; Mage armor ⛨18 t13 ff16 | Resist acid 5, cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5, sonic 5 | CMB 2, CMD 15 | F +4, R +4, W +5; +2 vs. polymorph effects | Init +6 | Perception +0; darkvision 60ft, low-light vision | Speed 30ft | Spells ☐☐☐☐☐☐☐1st ☐☐☐☐2nd | Starsoul bloodline: minute meteors☐☐☐☐☐☐☐ | acid arrow☐ | Active conditions: none
After watching the goblin slump to the ground, Avi nods at Ji and thanks him. He then eyes the place that the goblin popped out of curiously and approaches it.
A secret passage!
He enters it carefully, halfway expecting to find the source of some of the distant goblin murmurs. After a few steps in, he casts Light on himself and then proceeds a little more quickly through the tunnel.
When he opens the door at the other end, he sees the rest of the group who had previously moved ahead, in an anti-climactic (but receiving and safe) conclusion.
Oh, here you all are! Any prep we want to do before Victor opens that door? he says, with his crossbow held up in one of his hands.
Init +1, Perception +7, Low-Light Vision M Tengu Order of the Shield Samurai 3 [HP 12/28 (25), NL2, AC 21 /ff 10 /t 11, Fort +5, Ref +2, Will +2, Spd 30' (20’ in armor)
Ylosani takes a moment to look around at the work that they have done, so far. But only for a moment.
Then, he follows Victor. "Allow me," he says, moving to take the position in front of the door so that he can take the brunt of anything on the other side of it and so that the other man can reach past him with his weapon, if necessary.
If Victor agrees, just swap our places on the map, please. Ylosani will open the door as soon as everyone is gathered.
Victor opens the door after the party gathers together. Two tables with benches lie scattered around this mess hall. Decaying food of an indescribable nature sits on the tables. At the eastern end of the chamber, doors exit to the north and the south.
In this room, two goblins argue loudly.
One says to the other: "It's mine! Grulk gave it to me! You no touch it!" It pulls the back half (Where the front half is is unknown) of a small dog towards its part of the table.
"Grulk say SHARE!" says the other as it pulls the dog back.
Init +1, Perception +7, Low-Light Vision M Tengu Order of the Shield Samurai 3 [HP 12/28 (25), NL2, AC 21 /ff 10 /t 11, Fort +5, Ref +2, Will +2, Spd 30' (20’ in armor)
Ylosani looks forward to ending this argument for these goblins in a very permanent way.
Unfortunately, he does not get very far, the weight he bears and the uneven flooring conspiring once again to slow him.
Ji does manage to hit the goblin (since it's flat footed. That was a LOT of cover), and the argument immediately stops as the other goblin looks over, stunned as to what happened.
Initiative Order - Everyone may act.
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Willow
Victor
Ji
Ylosani
Avi
Goblin - Goodbye, goblin friend.
Init +1, Perception +7, Low-Light Vision M Tengu Order of the Shield Samurai 3 [HP 12/28 (25), NL2, AC 21 /ff 10 /t 11, Fort +5, Ref +2, Will +2, Spd 30' (20’ in armor)
It is probably a good thing the food on the table didn't look appetizing before. The bloody mess that has been added to it now would make even the most opulent feast distasteful.
Init +1, Perception +7, Low-Light Vision M Tengu Order of the Shield Samurai 3 [HP 12/28 (25), NL2, AC 21 /ff 10 /t 11, Fort +5, Ref +2, Will +2, Spd 30' (20’ in armor)
Ylosani moves to the next door, standing in front of it as still as if he were a statue, ensuring nothing comes through while his companions search the room.
He waits until the rest of the group prepare themselves then throws the door open to face the next room of threats.
This room doesn't detect as magic, but the room to the south does appear to have magic in it.
In fact, none of the rooms previously (assuming you go back to scavenge) have items at all. Other than the small weapons that were on the goblin bodies, there's nothing to collect.
Init +1, Perception +7, Low-Light Vision M Tengu Order of the Shield Samurai 3 [HP 12/28 (25), NL2, AC 21 /ff 10 /t 11, Fort +5, Ref +2, Will +2, Spd 30' (20’ in armor)
Ylosani throws open the door, sword at the ready to mete out death to any unfortunates he finds within!
As the door opens you hear a goblinoid voice shout something.
Goblin:
Perfect! Test subjects! Get them Clanky!
This curving room is a good-sized kitchen, complete with decaying tables, cupboards, and bins. One newer table has what seems like a child's laboratory set up, with broken cups standing in for beakers. The room is inhabited by a goblin and a strange green creature with whirring gears, a clawed humanoid left arm, and a surprisingly well made horsechopper it seems to not be terribly proficient with. Both the goblin and the strange creature seem hostile.
True Neutral Female Sylph Magus (Kensai) 1 | HP 16/16 | AC 15 (T15/FF10) (+ mods) | Init +4 | Perc +1 | Speed 30' | CMB +2 | CMD 18 (FF12) | F+4 R+4 W+4 | Arcane Pool 4/4 | Spells prepped: daze, acid splash, light, color spray (1/1), shocking grasp (1/1) | Active Conditions: None
Seeing her compatriots' attacks bounce off of the creature, Willow goes for its goblin handler. She concentrates for a second, then steps up to just within the max range of her whip and snaps it forwards.
use one point from Arcane Pool to give weapon +1/+1 for 1 min Attack:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 Damage:1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
male ganzi sorcerer (mongrel mage) 4 | ♥️26 | ⛨15 t13 ff13; Mage armor ⛨18 t13 ff16 | Resist acid 5, cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5, sonic 5 | CMB 2, CMD 15 | F +4, R +4, W +5; +2 vs. polymorph effects | Init +6 | Perception +0; darkvision 60ft, low-light vision | Speed 30ft | Spells ☐☐☐☐☐☐☐1st ☐☐☐☐2nd | Starsoul bloodline: minute meteors☐☐☐☐☐☐☐ | acid arrow☐ | Active conditions: none
Spellcraft, DC16:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Hmm, this goblin seems a bit more cunning than the previous lot. I wonder, if we cut off the head, does this mechanical monstrosity cease to function?
Activating his bloodline for 4 rounds so that his effective level for 1st-level bloodline powers is 2, swift action.
He points at a space above the goblin, causing a small fissure in space to open up, raining tiny meteors down on the goblin.
Minute meteors, fire damage to the goblin unless DC15 Reflex made:1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
References:
Advanced Class Guide 122 wrote:
Mongrel Reservoir (Su) As a swift action, she can expend 1 point from her mongrel reservoir to activate that bloodline, allowing her to use its 1st-level bloodline powers as well as its bloodline arcana at her full sorcerer level, including using a bonded item from an arcane bond. This effect lasts for a number of rounds equal to her Charisma modifier (minimum 1).
Ultimate Campaign 56 wrote:
Ascendant Recollection (trait) Your first bloodline power is particularly strong. Your sorcerer level is considered to be 1 level higher when determining the effects of your 1st-level bloodline power.
