Futin looks curiously at the fort, and then turns to glance at Villar. With a shrug, he moves forward towards it, speaking as he goes. Then, when he gets near enough, he uses his sickle to push aside some of the bedding and see inside.
Hallo, in there! We've come from town to help! Can we come in?
Futin approaches the fort, and as he drawns back the bedding, a figure suddenly surges out of the makeshift shelter, attacking with a long hand-and-a-half sword. The figure is humanoid, but covered in fur, with a distinct goblinoid-shaped head.
Villar - 24
Talina - 21
Cicero - 20
Futin - 19
??? - 10
The shear size of this Goblinoid creature caused a fear to start welling up in Talina. Pushing it back down however she rushed forward to help Futin.
Calling upon his patron's magic Cicero brings his finger to his ear before flicking it forward well whispering "gluasad èignichte" which launches a stone from the wall towards the figure.
Owwwww! Futin steps back quickly from the powerful creature, eyeing it warily, but also studying it to see if he can determine what this is. He then quickly puts up a shield of magical energy.
◆ Step
◆ Recall knowledge (society?)
◆ Cast shield
Villar was not surprised when the goblinoid came out and attacked, he only wished they had waited long enough for him to warn them. Given the attacker's location Villar knew they couldn't all get in there so he took off, moving around the far side of the fort, to try and get behind the goblinoid.
As Futin backs away from his assailant, Talina jumps in to retaliate, scoring a solid hit. As he is retreating, a word jumps to mind that he speaks aloud, "Bugbear."
Cicero whips a piece of debris at the bugbear, but she manages to avoid the attack.
Villar rushes to get himself into a better position to help the others.
The bugbear turns her attention to Talina, a toothy grin spreading across her face. "You might make a fine addition to my larders," she says in Goblin, just before she strikes out with her sword.
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Villar - 24
Talina - 21
Cicero - 20
Futin - 19
Bugbear - 10
Bugbear 26/34
Seeing the blow incoming Talina moved her shield to block it.
The Bugbear's blade cleaved right through the shield, sliced her arm, and cut deep into her shoulder. A spray of blood shot across the floor as Talina collapsed.
No! Futin looks down in shock and horror at Talina's now prone form. His eyes wide, he looks at the frightening bugbear and then around at the rest of his friends. He curses himself for a coward, but knows inside that this creature was far beyond him. He takes a step back to give Cicero a straight line to the target, then calls upon his powers to give Talina some much needed help.
Come on, wake up, wake up...we need you.
◆ Move (I'll move back one space if I can't fit in that space)
◆◆ 2-action heal
Hearing the bugbear talk of using them for his larder Villar knew this one wouldn't be reasoned with. He drew his rapier and moved around the rest of the fort, studying his target as he went, and then struck when he was opposite Talina. The mass of the bugbear kept him from realizing that Talina was down as he struck but he lashed out regardless.
Talina's eyes opened and she gasped for air as her wounds sealed up. She looked over and saw her destroyed shield, then up at the Bugbear.
Villar - 24
Cicero - 20
Futin - 19
Talina - 11
Bugbear - 10
Grabbing her sword and getting to her feet Talina said, "Alright ugly, let's dance."
Cicero pulls out a dagger and runs forward to stab the bugbear
After Talina is felled by the bugbear, the party rallies to her aid. Futin quickly casts a spell of healing into his warrior friend to bring her back from the brink. Villar and Cicero rush in to fill the void in combat, but neither one manages to land a blow on the goblinoid. In all the confusion, Talina manages to get back to her feat, but can't land a hit herself.
Distracted from her fight with Talina, the bugbear turns around to Villar after his attempted strike, and she grins a toothy grin at the tiefling.
She attempts to grab Villar with her off-hand.
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...but Villar manages to avoid the attempt. Frowning, she tries again.
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...which manages to fail even worse. Obvious frustration playing out on the bugbear's face, she takes a swipe at Villar with her sword.
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Villar - 24
Talina - 21
Cicero - 20
Futin - 19[b]
Bugbear - 10
Bugbear 26/34
Villar easily dodged the clumsy efforts of the bugbear to grab him and shifted to the side when she swung her sword at him. As she attacked and missed Villar studied her movements, looking for an opening to strike. Vill saw his opening as she got distracted by Ciceroand stabbed.
Taking her blade in both hands, Talina struck out against the foe.
Slashing
Futin steps out from his spot tight to the wall, not wanting to prove himself a coward. He gathers his arcane might and...sends out a fizzling spell to cloud the bugbear's mind.
Hey! Stand down...we just want to talk!
Cicero will swing at the creature twice before stealing back to give the flank to Talina
The party continues it's assault against the aggressive bugbear.
Talina takes a couple of swings at the creature, getting a solid hit in.
Villar attempts to help, but can't quite figure out his positioning.
Cicero dips in, managing to connect with a thrust of his dagger, before stepping away.
Futin calls out to the creature, trying to appeal to it's better nature, but casts a spell to attempt to subdue it as well, eliciting a grunt of pain from the goblinoid.
The bugbear is starting to look like she's wearing down, but still looks determined to chase down her prey as she takes a swing at Talina before chasing after Cicero.
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You're held in place by another creature, giving you the flat-footed and immobilized conditions. If you attempt a manipulate action while grabbed, you must succeed at a DC 5 flat check or it is lost; roll the check after spending the action, but before any effects are applied.
Villar - 24
Cicero - 20
Futin - 19
Talina - 11
Bugbear - 10
Bugbear 8/34
As the vicious slash cuts into Talina's side, everything started to blur. The Swordswoman focused with everything she had, but it was not enough. She collapsed to the floor once more.
Villar saw Tlina go down again and the bugbear grab Cicero and knew he had to do something. The bugbear wasn't looking all that well now and he didn't think it would take much to bring her down now. He once again looked at for an opening and, when he thought he saw it, he struck.
Cicero trys to escape the bugbears grasp, he then (regardless of his success) Murmurs a few familiar hushed words "pallescit omnis tibi prae omnibus iuvabo." trying to cast Soothe on Tal.
You grace the target's mind, boosting its mental defenses and healing its wounds. The target regains 1d10+4 Hit Points when you Cast the Spell and gains a +2 status bonus to saves against mental effects for the duration.
Once more feeling the all too familiar sensation of her wounds magically sealing, Talina began getting to her feet. Taking a moment to steady herself, the warrior focused on the Bugbear.
"Hey, I'm not finished with you yet."
Villar gets a piece of the Bugbear, just before Cicero heals Talina, allowing her to get up and retaliate... forcefully, dropping the creature into a pool of it's own blood.
From their current vantage point, the heroes notice that there are several smaller rooms connected to this one, who's doors are hanging open enough to see that there's what look like they used to be smaller bed rooms.
There are closed doors to the northwest, and down a short hall to the southwest, as well as a large pair of double doors that are barred and chained from this side. They seem to lead outside.
The adrenaline worn off Talina fell to one knee, her blade tip in the floor while leaning heavily on the hilt. Reaching into one of her pouches she pulled the healing potion the Councilors gave them. Uncorking it, she poured it down her throat.
Feeling better the woman turned her eyes to the destroyed shield. Taking a seat next to it, she picked up the broken pieces and just stared at them. A tear rolled down her cheek.
Futin looks down at Galina, frustrated and wringing his hands. I'm sorry Galina, m-maybe we can fix it.. He looks down hopelessly at the broken pieces and sighs.
Perhaps we should investigate this fort and rest within its borders. I could try and patch you up, given some time.
Talina looked up at the Catfolk, "The damage is too extensive Futin. I've seen this type of damage before and the only way this can be salvaged is by melting down the metal for reforging into something else."
Her hand absently went to the pendant about her neck.
Futin swallows hard and shakes his head in despair. Well, I guess we should see what was so important in here.. He pushes aside some of the blankets to give the inside of this fort a closer look. As he does so, he pings for magical auras nearby.
Trying to make himself more useful, Futin starts digging through the bugbear’s makeshift fort. An initial sweep of the area reveals a fairly disappointing cache. The space between the hanging sheets is filthy, with garbage littering it’s outskirt like a moat. The only thing that could be considered ‘clean’ about the place is the neat piles of gruesome looking meat.
However, despite the lack of anything interesting within the walls of bed linens, Futin is picking up something of a magical nature within this area. Wandering around into the various side rooms, he manages to find a vial filled with ruby-red liquid, two more flasks filled with a liquid as clear as water, and a wooden shield that is still in serviceable condition.
Picking up the destroyed shield and stuffing it into her pack, Talina helped look about the room.
Stoically moving forward from the loss of her shield, Talina helps to look around the area. Sifting through more of the debris and garbage in the adjoining rooms, she manages to find a couple of odd items. One of which is a small stoppered jar with a strange symbol emblazoned on it, the other a small pouch that has been tied up, also sporting a strange symbol.
Looking at the bottle for a few moments she turned to the others, "Do any of you have any idea what this is?"
"Unfortunately no. I think we should continue on. Let me place an enchantment on you quickly." Cicero will say to Talina before calling out "Gu fortanach bi còmhla rinn" casting Nudge fate
You read slightly into the future and give fate a tiny push to achieve the result you desire. Once during the duration, when the target fails an attack roll, skill check, or saving throw and a +1 status bonus would turn a critical failure into a failure, or failure into a success, you grant the target a +1 status bonus to the check retroactively, changing the outcome appropriately. The spell then ends, and the target is temporarily immune for 1 minute.
If you cast nudge fate while a previous casting of this hex is still in effect, the previous effect ends.
Villar was glad to see the bugbear go down, it took a lot of effort but they had all survived...he glanced in Talina's direction, more or less intact. That Talina was saddened enough by the loss of her shield to shed a few tears was a bit surprising to Vill. There must be a reason but he decided not to pry for now. Instead he helped in searching the area for anything of interest before gathering back together to see what they found.
When asked if he knew what the items were Villar shook his head and said, "No, I'm afraid not." He considered where to go next before orienting on the nearest unexplored area and said, "Let's go that way next."
Futin nods. Right. He then proceeds to make a circuit of the room, looking into the smaller rooms off of the main one.
Talina examines the two items, recalling her time in her parent's shop, going over the inventory with them. Unfortunately, nothing rings any bells.
Futin makes another quick scour through the side rooms, but doesn't find any more hidden baddies.