Might and magic, Lords of the Contested Lands

Game Master Chyrone

Astella moves to get into a better position to continue shooting as part of their "false assault."

Severa keeps up the illusory assault by her archers!

Things and people move, and red goblin shoots an arrow at the barrier southwest.

Arrow: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 221d6 ⇒ 4
The arrow is slightly stuck in the barrier, but dealt no damage to its integrity.
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Seska

Sorry!

Doing her best to stay behind her shield, Seska takes a flask of oil from a strap holding onto her sash. Holding it in her shield hand, she begins to uncork it and insert the fuse wrapped around the neck of the bottle.

Move action to take out oil, using standard action to begin the full round action to prepare the fuse.

Seska preparing a makeshift oil-based molotov cocktail, the fight advances into the next round.

Seska, in regards to your oilotov. Assuming your aim is to toss it over the ramparts, when making the attack roll, also roll a D9 to determine where it lands, in relation to what square you'd like to hit. What with the square not being in a los.
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Round 5

The archers let fly their arrows.
Western archers, soft cover, partial cover, 1 increment: 4d20 + 4 - 6 ⇒ (9, 18, 12, 10) + 4 - 6 = 474d6 ⇒ (6, 4, 5, 4) = 19

East archers, soft cover, partial cover, 1 increment: 6d20 + 4 - 6 ⇒ (2, 17, 8, 16, 8, 17) + 4 - 6 = 666d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 6, 3, 5, 6) = 28
Some arrows come close to hitting, and the goblins are saved by the grace of being behind ramparts.
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Daniel
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Blue, Cyan, & Purple
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Astella & Severa
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Red
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Seska

1d20 + 6 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 1 - 2 = 19
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Daniel will hurl another of his javelins at the goblins before moving back behind the wooden palisade.

Daniel will hurl another of his javelins at the goblins before moving back behind the wooden palisade.

You'd be drawing a javelin as a move action. It will keep you at the current position after attacking.

Daniel's javelin hits the goblin where it painfully hurts, the guy leaning slightly forward in injury.
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Blue shoots at Daniel, Cyan at Seska.
Vs Daniel: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 241d6 ⇒ 2
Crit?: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23Extra: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7

Daniel is dealt a strong serving of pain, as blue's arrow lands in a particularly soft spot.

Vs Seska: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 211d6 ⇒ 3
Cyan hits too, but the wound it leaves Seska is thankfully far less painful.

Purple withdraws from the fighting, vanishing from sight and the wall.
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Astella & Severa
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Red
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Seska

Astella shoots at Cyan.

Attack (Masterwork Darkwood Composite Longbow): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 6) + 2 = 13

Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
Crit Damage: 4d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 5, 5, 2) + 4 = 17

The shot knocks the dead goblin back a few feet.
Insta-kill.

Severa yawns a little and keeps up the illusory assault. She mutters "Perhaps I should have chosen a more active tactic..."

Are the goblins still engaging with my illusory archers?

Severa yawns a little and keeps up the illusory assault. She mutters "Perhaps I should have chosen a more active tactic..."

Are the goblins still engaging with my illusory archers?

Not as much since Daniel and Seska came into clear lights.

With the death of cyan, red takes flight over fight, and flees the scene.

Seska

Seeing only one goblin left, Seska doesn't rush to light the oil. She finishes setting the fuse and marches forward. "Go on! Run!" She shouts.

That is a move and a standard (to walk over and finish setting the fuse)

"Go on! Run!" She shouts.

Something is shouted back at her.

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Round 6

The western archers let their arrows fly.

Arrows, cover, partial cover, 1 increment: 4d20 + 4 - 4 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (7, 8, 5, 16) + 4 - 4 - 2 - 2 = 32Dmg: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 6, 4) = 18 All miss, or bounce off the battlements.

Daniel (resolves 1st)
Astella & Severa
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Red
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Seska

Astella shoots at Blue.

Attack (Masterwork Darkwood Composite Longbow): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 5) + 2 = 13

Severa stops concentrating on the archers and throws an explosion of glitter on the densest concentration of goblin archers!

Illusory archers will last one more round after this. Glitterdust, DC 16.

Daniel will grimace as he pulls the arrow out and drinks a red liquid.

red potion: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Daniel recovers some HP from the berries' potion.
Astella's arrow flies, but bounces off the stone battlement.

Will: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (20) - 1 = 19
The goblin's acutely aware that Severa points her hand at him, and he expertly closes his eyes when an explosion of colorful glitter appears on him.

The goblin retreats from battle.
Combat over....for now.
Anything before 'the assault part 2'?

Seska regroups with her new teammates. "Anyone hurt?"

If no one else needs healing (looks like they don't), Seska will cast cure light wounds on herself.

CLW: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Severa shakes her head "I am well for now. How about everyone else?"

Good. I hope the other team is doing okay.

"Yes, indeed. Do we press on or wait for a signal?"

I'd answer in character, but I don't actually know, sorry.

If no one else needs healing (looks like they don't), Seska will cast cure light wounds on herself.

Daniel's at 22/28. But he's a tough guy with decent AC.

As the battle at this section of the wall subsides, the barrier carries quickly pull out/break off the arrows sticking out of it. In response to Seska's question:

"Well hopefully the infiltration team does a good job. Attacking the walls for nothing would've been a waste."

Shortly thereafter, a sneaking shape appears on the wall, looking over the battlements. It is one of the infiltration team. Seeing generally everyone is still up, he gives a short wave, before disappearing from sight. One half of the solid wooden gate opens slowly, and the guy motions for you to quickly come in.

"Quickly, take cover behind the stables.", he points towards an old out-of-use shack with empty stables. It's seen better days for sure. But there is enough space for you to hide, not enough space for all of the archers and barrier carriers though. The gates are left slightly ajar.
"So here's the situation so far. There's several dozens of goblins moving about the fort. Attacking the walls got them up and about, and some loud bang coming from this side got them even more at attention, that sure woke up whoever was still sleeping."

"We passed by a prison on our way out of the keep. Were about three dozen goblin women in there, and supposedly some were taken up to the 1st floor, given two of the cells were empty. We let them out, and man, we didn't need to handle the few guards all by ourselves. They've armed themselves with whatever simple weapons and kitchen equipment they could get their hands on without drawing attention. I've got to get back to inform the others the gates are open. You'll likely hear some signal in the next ten minutes or so. There's going to be quite a ruckus when the townsfolk get through the gates, probably moreso if what the redhead says might happen if the goblin women are out in the open."

"Any quick questions?"

From what layout you got a quick glimpse of, there's a training ground at the center, surrounded by about 2 dozen large tents devided by 2 paths around the training ground. A building that could serve as some storage, a large building of unclear purpose, and a path further towards the keep. But also ruins of other smaller buildings.

Severa whispers back "Good work. How do you advise us to help next?" She had her own strategic and tactical ideas but this person had the best on-the-ground knowledge of the tactical situation.

"Well, it will likely be chaos. This is just speculation of course, but maybe we needn't endanger the townsfolk. The redhead said you interrogated captured goblins, who claim freeing their women could start infighting?"

A moment's pause...
"In any case, leadership is in the keep. The women spoke of a commander riding some flying beast, some 'Commander Tark', and his right and left hands. One's supposedly some sadistic spellcaster, the other some brutish lieutenant with some vicious hounds. I won't go into detail, but let's just say rumor had it the hounds didn't exclusively eat meat from wild game. If you four are up to it, a team each could attack one of Tark's lieutenants, and take things from there on. We'd still probably bump into some troops on our way there, but so far so good."

Realizing Daniel is wounded and is just playing the tough guy, Seska scowls and approaches him, gesturing to any of the other barrier carriers who might look hurt, and prays to St. Elaine for a burst of healing energy around the whole group.

Damage Healed: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 4) = 6

As they talk, Seska keeps her mouth shut for the bulk of the conversation. She's not very good at speaking quietly.
She does ask, "Why were the women locked up?"

In response to Seska,

"Hmm? Oh, part of the goblin forces are coerced into this, their wives were used as leverage."

Severa nods to the comment about the goblin women, remembering her plan to do exactly that "Yes let's get the goblin women out first then attack the lieutenants."

That's my vote.

Agreed.

Seska nods in agreement as well. So that's why they were so testy. Seksa had no love for the hordes and little regret for fighting them. But no one deserved to be forced into fighting like that. She promises herself to take her frustrations out on the lieutenants.

"Lead the way," she says to the others.

"Ok, wait for the signal. Should be hard to miss."

While he is gone, you see figures patrolling throughout visible areas.
Some seem to be giving orders, others organize in small groups.
One such group of 12 makes its way over the path nearer to the stables.

When they are about 60ft away, you see two consecutive glowing dots of red flying upward in the distance nearer to the keep. Each explodes into a display of some fiery effect as they are high enough to see through the fort's grounds. It certainly draws attention.

Not a minute later, there is shouting from different voices, spreading throughout the ranks.

About half of the goblin patrol turn their weapons on the other, and a fight is about to go down.
You can leave them be and make your way to the keep, or you can help them. The choice is yours.

Still new to the group, Seska looks to the other three to follow their lead.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Not much information outside the spoiler, but if we can tell which goblins were the ones being blackmailed, then I will enter the fight on their side, trying to give them the chance to withdraw as they choose.

I speak goblin, so hopefully if we get close enough we'll be able to tell--?

I notice i didn't separate spoilers.
Since Astella and Severa understand goblin, they hear:

"Come on guys, fight! No leverage on us means no following these bastards!"

The words come from what is likely the side closest to you.
One goblin standing at the front of the patrol, sounding particularly rude responds:
In goblin:"Kill them all, then we hand em to that houndmaster."

Looking at the group ahead, are there any that were on the walls earlier that fled?

Astella attempts to put an arrow in the throat of the Goblin that wants to murder everyone.

Attack (Masterwork Darkwood Composite Longbow): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 2) + 2 = 9

In Goblin, Astella says Down with Homicidal Bullies! Goblins should be free to make their own choices rather than being blackmailed into becoming evil like you!

She is saying that mostly so that the good goblins know that she is trying to help. It would have been a better rallying cry if she hadn't just missed her shot, but oh well, you can't have everything. :)

All goblins briefly cast a glance at who just spoke up.
But with your distance, only Daniel and Seska are in clear sight.
This glance is short lived, as the friendlies and hostiles go at each other.

Round 1

Blue friendlies swing their blades at the one with the big mouth.
Swords: 2d20 + 4 ⇒ (15, 7) + 4 = 26Dmg: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 2) + 2 = 9 One of them deals a mean gash to the loudmouthed goblin.
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Purple & Red archers move around to line up for shots.
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Green friendlies slash at green gobbo.
Swords: 2d20 + 4 ⇒ (13, 3) + 4 = 20Dmg: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 4) + 2 = 7
One lands a minor hit for 3 dmg.
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Green & Orange slash at the green friendlies.
Swords: 2d20 + 4 ⇒ (16, 12) + 4 = 32Dmg: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 2) + 2 = 5
One of the green allies is dealt 1 slice for 3 dmg.
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Severa
Astella
Red friendly archers
Seska
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Blue (-7) & Cyan
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Daniel

Guessing that my earlier-posted action is my round one action instead of being a surprise, so not adding anything, but if I am supposed to take another action, let me know.

Guessing that my earlier-posted action is my round one action instead of being a surprise, so not adding anything, but if I am supposed to take another action, let me know.

I'll take it as a surprise action. It would happen alongside the bad goblins drawing their swords at the friendlies.

Astella shoots again at big mouth.

Attack (Masterwork Darkwood Composite Longbow): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
Damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 3) + 2 = 10

Map's up.

Smiley faces are goblins who were being blackmailed and may or may not decide to be friendly to us while goblin tokens are goblins on the meanie side?

Smiley faces are goblins who were being blackmailed and may or may not decide to be friendly to us while goblin tokens are goblins on the meanie side?

Yup.

Severa rushes forward and tries to blast some of the foes with light but accidentally catches a potentially friendly goblin as well!

Color spray the two hostiles near me and one friendly. DC 16 will save. Effects depend on their HD per the spell.

The loudmouthed goblin's saved by the allied goblin facing him standing between himself and Astella.
Green, Orange, allied archer 1: 3d20 - 1 ⇒ (8, 1, 6) - 1 = 14

All 3 goblins fall KO.
The allied archer still standing steps 5 ft south, and takes aim at the red archer in the west.
Arrow: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6Dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 2, but the arrow goes wide, flying by not close to the target.

Seska
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Blue (-7) & Cyan
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Daniel

Not much I could do about that... the map went up after the shot.

Not much I could do about that... the map went up after the shot.

Maybe a miscommunication. I had the map up from the start of combat, and had assumed the slide would have been seen.

I probably would have just taken a step to the side, but no need to change things. Next turn I will recast gravity bow and then move.

I assume enough time has passed bless and shield of faith have expired?

Seska readies her shield and marches forward to engage the others. She is prepared to help or heal the goblins. Can't quite get into thwacking range this round, and apparently I forgot to buy Seska ranged weaponry