Kip is cut off by Bamur shouting out a warning, Its a trap! The roof! Get out of there!
Hearing Bamur, Kip attempts to spin and dash back the way he came. Run Tagagshi!
Tagagashi looks up and doesn't notice anything in the dim light, but listens to Kip and Bamur as he runs back to the rest of the group.
Suki snaps her head back in response to the sudden commotion. A trap? With Mr.Bigglesworth having been moved, there aren’t many places to go, so Suki stays where she is and prepares for any sudden ambushes.
Zoogore sees that Kip and Tagagashi are in the other room and decides to go off wondering looking to find something interesting.
You know what Tag? Can I call you that by the way? I think the doors look like a mighty fine way to go. Yes sir I do.
Kip motions and Mr Bigglesworth floats across the room and back into the hallway before sliding silently up to the door(s).
That should help make searching for traps or picking locks a little easier huh? I mean not for me, I'm not good at picking locks. Or noticing traps either I guess. Maybe Suki should have a look?
I'll keep an eye on the trapped passageway while you guys get those doors open safely.
If you would do the honors Suki, Mythandor says while motioning towards the doors. After you my dear. We'll be right behind you.
Fort Inevitable Map
Fort Inevitable Locations
The Red Shield Tavern
Emerald Spire Level 1 (12-B)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (12-K)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (12-M)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (12-S)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (12-T)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (12-Z)
Thanks to Bamur's keen eye and dwarven heritage, both Tagagashi and Kip leap to safety and avoid setting off the trap, much to the goblins dismay. Deciding that it's not worth pursuing anything through the identified trap, the party organizes to approach the doors at the end of the hall ...
Sure. Suki replies, sliding out from behind the wall.
The ninja silently creeps up to the door, stopping beside Mr.Bigglesworth. More careful remembering the way the door flew open last time, Suki thoroughly examines the door for traps.
Suki creeps up to the door with about as much sound as a feather falling to the floor; she takes care and checks the door thoroughly for traps. Finding none, she contemplates waving the 'all clear' to the others but, instead, takes another moment to find that the door is currently unlocked ... Is that snoring?
Sensing his sisters unease, Tagagashi walks up to the doors, patting Zoogore's shoulder on the way by. What is i- Then he hears the snoring, Oh. Should you and Kip sneak in there, or should Zoogore and I kick these doors down?
Suki steps back from the door, facing her brother. Go kick some goblin ass. She says signaling to the door.
Oh no, I could never. Tagagashi says sarcastically, smirking. He then turns around to Zoogore, Showtime! Now facing the door again, the samurai draws his blade, and tightens the grip on his shield. Then he raises his leg, and extends it out with great force. The door is no more.
Zoogore takes out his scythe and dashes into the room with excitement in his eyes, ready for combat. I'M READY FOR COMBAT, MASTER YUMIO!! As he smirks intensely griping he's scythe with force! THIS IS WHAT IV'E BEEN WAITING FOR! A BATTLE THAT CAN SATISFY MY THIRST FOR BLOOD! You could see the blood lust emanating from his body and he grinds his teeth.
Fort Inevitable Map
Fort Inevitable Locations
The Red Shield Tavern
Emerald Spire Level 1 (20-B)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (20-K)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (20-M)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (20-S)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (20-T)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (20-Z)
Suki steps clear of the two as they proceeded to 'open the door'. Splinters fly as one door slaps against a wall, staying there, and the other flies free of it's rotted hinges, clattering into a rubble pile nearby. The two blade wielders land, at nearly the same moment, just inside the room. As the dust blows clear they can see both immediate threats; a look of confusion quickly passes across both their expressions. One of the two goblins stationed here has fallen asleep on his half-eaten plate of food. The other goblin passes the time by putting small pieces of food in her slumbering mate’s ears, creating a culinary work of art (by goblin standards). The artist hears you suddenly enter the room and jumps back reaching for her bow, the other continues to snore Zzzzz...
Tagagashi can't help but chuckle as he looks across the room at the goblins, Easy work, Zoogore! The swordsman dashes across the room, and tries his best to plunge his sword into the heart of the art.
Mythandor picks his way across the rubble strewn floor ending up alongside Suki.
Kip moves forward with the others.
As does Bamur.
Tagagashi can't help but chuckle as he looks across the room at the goblins, Easy work, Zoogore! The swordsman dashes across the room, to the right of the sleeping goblin.
Suki keeps her position in the hallway. You guys can go ahead, I'll guard the hallway.
Fort Inevitable Map
Fort Inevitable Locations
The Red Shield Tavern
Emerald Spire Level 1 (12-B)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (12-K)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (12-M)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (12-S)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (12-T)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (12-Z)
The hallway is kept clear by the ninja while the party collects, headed into the room beyond the ruined doors. The two leading blade wielders launch into the room, aiming to dispatch the new found enemies before the others arrive. Tagagashi moves to reduce the enemies numbers quickly while Zoogore's predatory mind focuses on the one moving away from him.
Mythandor moves into the room and uses his cantrip to try and daze the goblin with the bow.
Now standing at the goblin's right, Tagagashi hesitates and stares at it. Broccoli and cauliflower? Kicking the leg of the chair, it turns to face the swordsman. WAKE UP! The samurai lifts his sword above his head, and brings it down, severing the goblin's left from its right, and it's right from it's left.
Fort Inevitable Map
Fort Inevitable Locations
The Red Shield Tavern
Emerald Spire Level 1 (22-B)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (22-K)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (22-M)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (22-S)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (22-T)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (22-Z)
Mythandor moves into the room, aiming to take advantage of his opponents simple mind...
... Surprisingly, she fends off the wizards mental attack and draws an arrow back, sighting the hulking half-orc, before releasing ...
... she watches her shot go wide, as she swallows hard, knowing what is sure to come next. Not having slowed the blade wielding beast in front of her, she takes one last look at her partner, in time to see the samurai shout and move in swiftly ...
... successfully splitting not only his foe in half but also the chair the creature was sleeping on a moment before.
Mythandor tries again to daze the goblin with the bow.
Bamur moves into the room and secures the other entrance.
Kip moves up in front of Suki. Pardon me, he apologizes to her before levelling his crossbow at the goblin archer and pulling the release.
...the bolt flies true, clear under the table, catching the archer in the belly.
Nice shot! Tagagashi yells to Kip from the top of the table, sticking his landing. This time silently, the samurai tries to kill his last opponent by beheading it.
Thanks, Kip says with a slight smile. It helps that we are both shorter than the table. Not as much in my way!
Seeing as how the battle is well in hand, Suki quietly enters the room stopping next to Kip for a moment. Think you can move Mr.Bigglesworth so I can see where I'm going? She asks.
Fort Inevitable Map
Fort Inevitable Locations
The Red Shield Tavern
Emerald Spire Level 1 (23-B)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (23-K)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (23-M)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (23-S)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (23-T)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (23-Z)
Grimacing, the wizard tries again to set his mind effect on the creature ...
... nodding slightly, satisfied with his results this time, as the goblins eyes glaze over and the creature starts to sway in place.
The dwarf plants himself at his end of the hallway, with a 'go ahead and try to get past me' look on his face, as he watches the last few seconds of the battle unfold.
Kip, moving in, lines himself up with a clear shot, under the table, and lets 'er rip! the dazed archer flinches as the bolt buries its first third into the creatures abdomen but leaves the foe still standing.
The samurai's blade sweep, however, does not. Howling as it rips through the air, the blade strikes true and the beheaded body hits the floor, seconds before it's severed head does.
Wishing for more targets to spread around, Zoogore heads around the table, and past the cleric, to post a watch over the only other door in the room.
Seeing several doors ahead of the dwarven sentry, Suki makes use of Mr. B's new position and starts down the hall. As she passes Bamur's position she can start to hear both a muffled sobbing and the tones of a conversation. Neither sound is loud but she can tell that the sounds are from different directions ...
As the dust settles after the battle, you look the room over and notice an old, faded tapestry that is moving too much to be against a flat wall ...
Kip reloads his crossbow as he moves Mr. Bigglesworth into position as requested.
Bamur watches as Suki moves down the corridor. He wants to follow her, in case something happens, but keeps his distance for now as he knows he is not very quiet when he moves. He instead sets himself to charge down the hallway should she need assistance.
Mythandor is just about to search the two goblins when the tapestry on the far wall catches his attention. The wizard gets everyone's attention with a low short whistle and then motions to the tapestry, raising his sword in a defensive stance. He nods at Tagagashi to investigate. Carefull, he adds very quietly.
Tagagashi nods back to Mythandor, and gracefully jumps off of the table, landing like a cat, and quiet as a mouse. He slowly stalks over to the tapestry with his shield raised in front of him. Following a soundless slice, the bottom three quarters of the tapestry hits the ground, sending a small wave of dust over the floor.
As Suki sneaks down the hallway, the muffled sounds sobbing and conversation catch her ear. Curious, Suki carefully steps up to the north door...
She presses her ear up to the door and focuses, hoping to hear something.
Fort Inevitable Map
Fort Inevitable Locations
The Red Shield Tavern
Emerald Spire Level 1 (24-B)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (24-K)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (24-M)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (24-S)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (24-T)
Emerald Spire Level 1 (24-Z)
With the party spreading out to cover their position, Tagagashi takes Mythandor's lead and gracefully dismounts the table and moves in to investigate the tapestry in question. A precise slice drops most of the decoration to the floor, kicking up a small plume of dust as it piles up. Before the dust can reach the samurai's boots, a goblin launches at him with a savage slash of his weapon GAAAH!!! ...
... sadly the goblin's aggression costs him his accuracy and his attack is easily deflected by his challengers shield.
Meanwhile, halfway down the corridor and under Bamur's careful watch, Suki creeps up to a door in the north wall and listens closely ...
As you turn your ear to the door, and focus, you can tell that the sobbing is definitely coming from the other side of this door and it's about 10' away. The conversation, however, is not. Concentrating a moment longer, you discern that the source is likely young and female.
The hulking half-orc looks at the 'threat', laughs, and resumes his post at the door where he leans against the wall and closes his eyes mocking to be asleep.
Bamur glances at the goblin revealed behind the tapestry but doesn't change what he is doing, happy to let the others handle one lone goblin. Instead, he continues watching over Suki.
Kip moves into the room to get a better look at things. He keeps his crossbow ready in case someone needs help.
The goblin, obviously tiring quickly, takes another swing at Tagagashi GAAAAA!!! ...
... but finds himself missing brutally; to the point that the samurai did not even need to deflect it with his shield.
The swordsman chuckles at the goblin's sad attempts to land a blow, as he recognizes it to be the one who so politely left a trail of his own blood for us to follow. At last! You can't escape your fate! Tagagashi confidently drops his shield, and grips the hilt of his blade with both hands.
Unfazed by the miss of his own attack, the samurai readies himself to try again.
As Suki presses her ear against the door while checking if its locked, she can hear the sounds of sobbing not far away. Not exactly what she was hoping to hear, she quietly steps away from the door and heads to the south one. She steps up to the other door and notices Bamur keeping guard at the end of the hall. The ninja raises a finger to her lips as she tries to listen for noise behind the door.
With Tagagashi almost completely blocking his view of the passageway and the goblin within, Mythandor bides his time.
Bamur continues to watch over Suki.
Kip continues to watch both Suki and Tagagashi, ready to lend a hand if needed.
Looking worse for wear, the goblin drops low and avoids the samurai's precision strike. Coming back up, the creature slashes at Tagagashi's leg, trying to disable the human's movement ...
... wincing at the pain in it's ruined side, the goblin barely misses the slash as he overextends, his foe twisting aside to avoid the blade.
Others hold their positions, letting the fighter finish up, on alert for need of them. Bamur, especially, keeps a trained eye on his charge as she moves to the door in the southern wall of the corridor, pressing close and holding perfectly still.
Before moving to the second door you try the handle of the first, finding it locked.
Pressing up to the Southern door you are certain that the conversation you can't understand is directly behind this door!
Scarcely breathing, the rogue signals for silence back to the dwarf...
Once more, Tagagashi attempts to put an end to the goblin's already overstayed welcome. Only now, he aims for the heart of the harmless vermin.
Feeling a wave of satisfaction wash over him, the blade-master plunges his sword deep into the chest of the 'Gobbie', and pulls it out with it's heart on the end.