Angered by having the nearby rope pulled up, Stom relocates to the closest rope and starts climbing.
◆ Stride
◆ Climb 5ft
◆ Climb 10ft??
Violant pulls out, of all things in the world, a miniature instrument as she points her staff at a nearby bush, plays the instrument (not quite well) and projects an intensified version of that sound to the area, hitting two different half-orcs in the process. She gives a miniature bow and a smirk as the sound fades.
Samael will stride twice, and begin juggling a card.
Stom, frustrated that the Orc pulled up one ladder, he rushes to another and begins climbing it, luckily its a rope ladder and pretty easy to climb, he makes it 15 feet up the 20 foot ladder.
Violant, pulls out a tiny instrument and it lets rip a massive blast of noise and sound, bursting in the area around the Yellow and Red Half Orcs.
Unfortunately these dumb orcs are pretty nimble and they both manage to plug their ears in time before the worst of the sonic damage.
"Ooogh TOO LOUD, SHOOT THAT ONE!" The red one yells at the Yellow one, to which it responds, "WHAT, I CAN'T HEAR YA,"
Samael, avoiding the hobgoblin boss, continues to run away tactically retreat toward his allies, starting to juggle as he does so.
The Yellow Orc grinning draws his Longsword and strides over to the rope ladder stom is one and begins to hack away at the rope ladder.
The longsword nicks the rope and it begins to unravel, frayed, its twists snapping under Stom's weight, he'd better hurry.
The blue orc has a bunch of targets,
It launches a volley at Lyra, trying to really bring down the Cleric, it hunts her before shooting two arrows at her.
Finally the White Half Orc, with a clear line of sight will shoot Stom, who is off guard while climbing a rope ladder, hunting him first.
You took a walloping this round, 10 damage from the first arrow, and then the unique property of the second attack, both the damages are combined to be one instance, so it becomes 15. You do have your shield raised so you can can use a reaction to block some of the first damage
Round 5 - Ambush at the Outpost
Oppa/Doxie
Lyra 1 damage / maybe more
Red Half Orc 4 damage
Gray Hobgoblin
Samael
Stom
Violant
Blue Half Orc
Yellow Half Orc 11 damage
White Half Orc
Lyra's shield takes the brunt of the first Orc's arrow absorbing the attack. The second Orc's arrows pierce sharply into her arm causing a bit of damage.
Pulling out her med kit, Lyra performs some quick battle medicine on herself.
Ripping the arrow out and applying some gauze in the wound, Lyra grins at the fellow half orcs, then launches a set of needles at the Blue Half Orc.
"NULLISH CRAAALIFK!"
◆◆ CAST: Kinetic Ram on Blue half or? (Guessing he's on the closest tower. Color blindness keeps me from knowing for sure).
Kinetic Ram
Traditions arcane, occult
Cast [one-action] to [three-actions] verbal
Range varies; Targets 1 or more creatures
Saving Throw Fortitude DC18
Gathering kinetic energy, you either focus it in a straight line or disperse it as an encircling ripple. Any creature targeted by this spell must succeed at a Fortitude saving throw or be pushed 10 feet away from you (or 20 feet on a critical failure). The spell's area or range and how many creatures it affects is based on how many actions you spend when Casting the Spell.
[one-action] The spell targets one creature within 15 feet.
[two-actions] The spell targets one creature within 30 feet. The distance the target is pushed if it fails is doubled, and on a critical failure, the target is also knocked prone and takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage.
[three-actions] The spell targets all creatures in a 5-foot emanation.
◆ Take Cover (Greater Cover).
Looking up, Doxie waits for something to fall down to her.
Lyra, continuing her blessing, takes a couple of arrows, in the heat of the moment she pulls out some brilliant field doctoring, before then launching a counter attack. While her needles go wide, the half orc that shot her is still a little feared by how quickly she shrugged off his two arrow volley.
Oppa, targeting the blue orc while he is distracted launches a brutal battering ram of energy his way.
The battering ram slams into the half orc, but he withstands the buffeting force, holding his ground.
The red half orc, see's his post getting surrounded, roars loudly, then decides to focus the squishy looking elf next to the cleric. Taking the time to Hunt Prey on Violant before shooting two arrows at her.
But both his arrows go incredibly wide.
The Gray Hobgoblin, her shortbow at the ready, and having Samael already marked as her prey, lets loose arrows at him. Taking careful aim to ignore any cover penalty doxie might provide.
Then takes one more shot, at him, firing another arrow.
A couple of arrows wing Samael, drawing a bit of blood.
Round 5 - Ambush at the Outpost
Oppa/Doxie
Lyra
Red Half Orc 4 damage
Gray Hobgoblin
Samael 6 damage
Stom
Violant
Blue Half Orc
Yellow Half Orc 11 damage
White Half Orc
Samael will enter the Fourberrie stance, attempt to , then
Seeing the rope starting to give, Stom continues his climb to the platform
◆ Climb 5ft
"RAA! Too slow on the ropes!"
Stom draws his greatsword and swings at one of the half-orcs.
◆ Draw
◆ Strike
Violant sends an electric arc at the two half-orcs she targeted with her ... enhanced noise. She hopes that, this time, they can't dodge it in time.
'
Samael, taking two arrow shots in strides, enters a stance allowing him to launch playing cards with deadly precision, creating a diversion with a little stage magic before sending a zipping card straight at the Yellow Half Orc. However the angle doesn't lend itself well and the card goes wide, thunking into the wood next to the orc.
That gives Stom time to heave himself up the remaining couple of feat and bury his axe in the Yellow Half Orc, finishing it off, kicking the corpse to the ground.
Violant targets the two remaining half orcs on the platform, causing an arc of electricity to zap between them.
They take a bit of damage, their skeletons briefly visible as they are shocked.
The Blue Half Orc, confronted with a more immediate threat of Stom having gained ground, will drop his shortbow, drawing out his longsword, hunting Stom, before attacking once.
And scores a pretty wicked hit on the Dwarf.
The white Half Orc, having many targets on the ground to choose from will pick a new one to hunt and shoot. Decides also on the pesky elf firing off blasts of lightning, hunting her first before firing.
Round 6 - Ambush at the Outpost
Oppa/Doxie
Lyra
Red Half Orc 8 damage
Gray Hobgoblin
Samael 6 damage
Stom 8 damage
Violant 8 damage
Blue Half Orc 9 damage
White Half Orc
Lyra continues to focus on her magic, her holy symbol continues to glow a warm golden light.
She once again throws a handle of darts towards the red Half Orc.
NULLISH CRAAALIFK!“
Lyra grins a toothy grin towards the other half orc and snaps her shield into place.
Lyra, her shield and holy symbol glowing warmly, the fires off needle darts, its almost as if they are briefly enshrouded with a holy fire as their course is adjusted just barely enough and they land solidly in the Red Half Orc's head. The red half orc falls over dead.
Round 6 - Ambush at the Outpost
Oppa/Doxie
Lyra
Gray Hobgoblin
Samael 6 damage
Stom 8 damage
Violant 8 damage
Blue Half Orc 9 damage
White Half Orc
Doxie tears into the white half orc viciously, he was not expecting such a medium dragon to hurt so badly!
The Gray Hobgoblin remains focused on her initial prey, targeting Samael again, targeting him at max range for her shortbow, spending her focus to fire arrows from her bow.
One of her arrows hits, wounding him slightly. She then lunges forward, quickly stepping up another 15 feet to keep Samael and the others in range.
Round 6 - Ambush at the Outpost
Oppa/Doxie
Lyra
Gray Hobgoblin
Samael 11 damage
Stom 8 damage
Violant 8 damage
Blue Half Orc 9 damage
White Half Orc 12 damage
Samael will juggle out two cards and throw one piercing damage.
Violant sends an electric arc out at the two nearest half-orcs, hoping to fry them before she can go down.
Stom takes another swing, this time at the last remaining half-orc on the platform.
With all enemies defeated up on the platform, Stom runs the width of the platform and jumps at the last moment, hoping to land on top of the hobgoblin.
◆ Strike at Blue
◆◆ Long Jump
Samael throws a sharp playing card, impaling it into the Blue Half Orc while Violant sends lightning arcing between the blue orc and the white orc fighting doxie.
Samael and Violant finish off the blue orc, and shocks the white orc badly.
Stom seeing an opportunity, sprints to the edge of the platform and throws himself into the air toward the hobgoblin boss, bringing his axe down viciously on her, wounding her badly. She glares evilly though as she remains standing after a truly ruinous blow.
The White goblin, badly wounded, drops his shortbow, pulls out his longsword, Hunts doxie and then attacks her.
Round 7 - Ambush at the Outpost
Oppa/Doxie
Lyra - Bless 4/10 rounds
Gray Hobgoblin
Samael 11 damage
Stom 18 damage / Prone
Violant 8 damage
White Half Orc 18 damage
Lyra walks forward and stand underneath the wooden structure. Throwing her hands out again she casts her trust needle dart spell towards the orc battling Doxie.
”NULLISH CRAAALIFK!”
◆ Command Doxie
◆ Protect Companion
◆ Boost Eidolon (+2 to Damage)
"Get him Doxie. I know he doesn't taste good".
◆ STRIKE: Bite
Teeth (Piercing).
◆ STRIKE: Claw
Nails (slashing)
Lyra, stepping forward, neveloping the whole group in her blessing, fires off a few needle darts, impaling the white half orc, finishing off the her combatant. Little lost love between fell halforcs it seems.
Oppa commands doxie who pounces on the gray hobgoblin, tearing into her with her teeth, doing considerable damage.
Bleeding badly, the gray Hobgoblin now alone, drops her shortbow, "Hol' up, I surrender, ain't no job worth dying for now that the helps dead," She unclips her belt, a fine rapier clatters to the ground with it. "Name's Dmiri, we were the Bloody Blades, guess its just Bloody Blade now,"
- Combat over -
Oppa/Doxie
Lyra
Gray Hobgoblin 50 damage
Samael 11 damage
Stom 18 damage / Prone
Violant 8 damage
Violant stutters a bit in Utopian for a few seconds, before she starts speaking Taldane again. "I take it that's the name of a mercenary group, then, if it's a job?"
Dmiri Yoltosha scowls, her sharp, yellowed teeth flashing briefly as she spits blood onto the ground. Her gray skin glistens faintly with sweat and blood. She glares at Violant, the corners of her mouth twisting in disdain, but there's a trace of something else in her eyes—survival instinct.
“Yeah, the Bloody Blades,” she growls back in Common, her tone dripping with irritation. “Ain’t a cozy little sewing circle, if that’s what you’re wondering. We take jobs. The dirty kind. Good pay, not many questions. That pretty Elf in there wanted someone to keep nosy little pests like you outta her cave, and she was payin’ good silver for it.”
Her red eyes narrow as she glances over the party. Her voice turns calculating, her tone less combative. “And, yeah, I took the job. Easy enough on paper—till you lot showed up. You’re tougher than you look, I’ll give you that. But no job’s worth dyin’ for.” She huffs through her nose and gestures weakly to the cave behind her. “That’s all there is to it. You want the knife-ears? She’s further in. She didn’t pay me to stick my neck out any further than this entrance.”
Dmiri leans back against the building wall, watching Violant and the others closely. “Now, if you’re done with the questions, maybe we can talk about me walkin’ outta here in one piece, huh? I’m no saint, but I know when I’m beat.”
"I figure it wasn't some sewing circle the moment you attacked us-- Wait, elf-- did she have actual pupils, like mine," she says as she points to her half-elven eyes. "I think I might know who it is," she says as she begins to describe Voz, asking the hobgoblin if she was who gave them the job.
Dmiri’s scowl deepens as Violant speaks, but her eyes flicker with cautious interest when the half-elf points to her own eyes and starts describing Voz.
“Yeah, yeah, that’s her,” the hobgoblin mutters, “Plain gray robes, all serious-like, real quiet. Didn’t say much when she hired us, just handed over the silver and told us to keep everyone out. Didn’t even bother with threats—just paid and left. Probably figured we’d be smart enough to not ask too many questions.”
Her blood-red eyes linger on Violant’s half-elven features as she adds, “She didn’t have much of a face you’d remember—cold, though. Real cold. You’d think she was made of stone the way she looked through you.” Dmiri spits on the floor again. “If she’s the one you’re after, then yeah, she’s in there somewhere. But don’t expect her to roll over as easy as me. She’s not the type to stick around unless she’s got somethin’ nasty planned.”
The hobgoblin pauses, a glint of self-preservation returning to her gaze. “Now, I’ve been real helpful here, haven’t I? Maybe that’s worth somethin’ to you. Let me go, and you can have the rest of this cave all to yourselves.”
Violant lets her go... assuming no-one else has any questions.
Lyra listens as Violant talks with the half orc and then watches as she leaves. that was a tough fight if you come close I will channel and heal us up before we go confront Voz”
Stom grunts and stands up. "Nice fighting! I thought you'd break my fall, but you are quicker than I thought!
After Violant questions the hobgoblin, Stom shrugs. "I don't have any questions for you. Let us chat real quick before we say yay or nay on letting you go."
Stom whispers to the group, "I've got no problem letting them go. Any objections?"
Dmiri looks at you all, not sticking around to look a gift dwarf in the mouth, scurries off into the woods, as well as one can when badly wounded and near death.
Searching through her stuff, you see that her Rapier and shortbow she dropped are both magical.
Its a +1 Composite Shortbow
Its a +1 Striking Rapier
Inspecting the her belt pouch she dropped, you find a number of adventuring goodies, some chalk, ration bars, etc, but most interesting is an unadorned steel key.
Gathering up the half orcs, they each had longsword, shortbow (20 arrows), studded leather, and 15 sp and there were 5 of them total. Minus like 10-12 arrows from the total.
Inspecting the small dwelling, This old log cabin has a gently sloped shingled roof and a single door set in its western face. There are no windows in the walls, which are crusted with patches of moss. A rickety, round table on the north side of the room within is used for meals, while a bed and footlocker sit beyond a ratty curtain along the southern wall.
The footlocker is locked but Dmiri's steel key fits it perfectly. Inside you find Inside is a 50-foot length of rope, a pair of grappling hooks, four lesser healing potions, and an everburning torch, a silk pouch containing 500 silver pieces, a glass globe with light spring water fizzes and bubbles within and appears magical, lastly there is a pearly white spindle gemstone that appears magical.
Its an aeon stone, normally used by Pathfinder's of the Pathfinder Society, Dmiri must've killed one and took this off them but couldn't figure out how to work it. Pearly White Spindle
"Should we attempt to figure out what the magical stuff is? Maybe only spend ten minutes on it?"
"I'm going to attempt to identify the rapier and the pearly white spindle, they seem to be the most magical. We can identify everything else later."
Violant only opts to identify two of the rapier and the aeon stone, seeing as how it's... well, its's a dang aeon stone. Violant then relays what they are to the group. "Well. This rapier has a striking rune on it. Stom would probably find use out of this thing. And this is an ioun stone, or an aeon stone. If no one else would like to use it, I'd like to invest in it. Seems useful given it can heal."
"Well, let's look at the bow."
"Hey. It's just a plus one composite shortbow. I'm sure someone's weapon could use the upgrade."
"And, now the snow globe. He! He!
"Woweee! This talisman, if you put it on your armor, can let you walk on water for a bit."
While Samael and Violant study and identify the object left behind by the hobgoblin, Lyra takes out her med kit and begins to spend the next 10 minutes patching up their wounds.
“if you can identify these here I’ll get you both all healed up nicely.” she puts the rickety table and it wobbles u set her big hand.
Rolling up her strips of cloth and gauze and placing them neatly back into her medic bag Lyra moves over to inspect Stoms wounds. ”you took quite the beating there Stom, but no worries my Lady Firesword will help with those wounds.” She raises her holy symbol towards his wounds and it begins to cast a warm glow upon him.
” Klllarkisha Sarenrae brisshhraka liikk!"
Setting the gear you've assembled into a pile in the outpost, you guys settle on exploring the cave. A sheet of moss hangs down over the entrance concealing it well from wandering eyes, but up close its easy to see through the mossy wall.
This cavern has a layer of dirt strewn about its floor, soaked muddy in places by moisture and disturbed, it would appear, by the passage of feet. Two tunnels lead farther in—one to the north, and another to the south.
Sticking to your usual explore to the left, you guys head to northern tunnel in the cave, The corners of this cavern are filled with thick strands of spider webs. In the center of the western wall, a pouch of thick webbing trembles in occasional vibration. A thin stream of minerals drips slowly from the center of the ceiling, slicking the floor here and creating treacherous footing. There are signs of recently gnawed bones surrounding the area, as well as the occasional decaying corpses.
As Stom is taking in the scene before him, a large aberrant spider looking monstrosity drops down from the ceiling, hissing and ready to fight.
this is a Trixitog, they are intelligent aberration's, that regularly hang out with spiders, and are able to communicate with Spiders in order to do so. They also regularly speak at least common and occasionally other regional languages depending on how old the creature is. They are immune to Poison and are easily able to detect creatures that are touching their webs. Despite being intelligent they can be incredibly weak willed.
The Creature ready and waiting for you guys, lashes out at the unprepared Stom with a bite and a kick.
It brutally tears into Stom, hissing at you the intruders.
Round 1 - Eight Legged Dancers
Spider-Creature
Stom 27 damage
Oppa / Doxie
Samael
Violant
Lyra
Lyra will move into the room and get into flanking with Stom. While getting into position behind the spider like creature she draws her morning star and swings.
Stom staggers slightly as the spider bites and slashes. "RAA! Chop it down!"
With Lyra providing a fighting partner, Stom stabs at the middle of the spider and falls up with a slash at its front legs.
◆◆ Intimidating Strike
◆ Strike
◆ STRIDE
◆ CAST: Protect Companion
◆ Command Doxie
"Go help Stom Girl. Mind the fangs".
◆ STRIDE
◆ STRIKE: Bite
Teefers (Piercing). 18 Points of Piercing damage
Violant strides, dislodges a piece of the wall telekinetically, and hurls it at the spider creature.
"Aw! Nobody set up my sneak attack damage."
"That didn't work!"
Draw a dagger and
Your group springs into action, rushing to Stom's aid as you recover from the sudden appearance of this horrific spider-like aberration.
Lyra, Stom and Violant all make efforts but find the creature to be overwhelmingly agile as it dodges all their efforts to hurt it.
Meanwhile Doxie and Samael are able to land some pretty significant wounds.
The Spider-like aberration, chitters in pain before it lashes out, attacking many of you in a flurry of sharp bites and fierce kicks.
Despite the whirlwind of attacks, it was all for show as you guys are able to dodge or block the attacks from inflicting any wounds.
Round 2 - Eight Legged Dancers
Spider-Creature 24 damage
Stom 25 damage
Oppa / Doxie
Samael
Violant
Lyra
Stom continues his onslaught against the spider, hopefully more accurately this time. His wounds don't seem to bother him, or he hasn't noticed yet. After attacking twice, he moves slightly to allow the others to surround the spider and cut off any retreat path.
◆ Strike
◆ Strike
◆ Step
”Move in closer! We can get it surrounded!”
Lyra swings with her Morningstar again this time hoping to land a solid hit.
Lyras attack goes wide and misses the creature. Determined she tries again.
Missing yet again she grunts in frustration and raises her shield into place.
Violant rinses and repeats, launching a piece of the floor at the creature, then raises her shield. Admittedly, it's still weird for her to even use a shield. It feels wrong in every conceivable way.
Samael makes a five foot step in order to flank the spider.
Then, he strikes twice.
Your party maneuvers around the spider-like aberration, surrounding it before landing a series of coordinated strikes. Before it has the chance to even think about surrendering, it is finished off!
This area is still dominated by the somewhat quivering, chittering, shaking mass of eggs, making searching this area difficult.
It looks like their might be some treasure or at least some half eaten bodies worth looking at but they would be impossible to search without straying too close to the mass of writhing eggs in the center of this small room.
Stom leans against the wall before sliding down into a crouch. "Nice job everyone! That spider stuck me a few times, but we made short work of it." He lets out a groan. "I need a few moments to get patched up. Lyra, you don't mind, do you?"
[ooc]Stom definitely needs some healing before we venture deeper.
"Just try not to interfere with the eggs," Violant says after a few minutes in Taldane. "Would be a bad idea."