Age of Ashes (Team Dahak)

Game Master Delta Arena

Vrosi will glare at the Blue Goblin Dog in his hands.
Intimidating Glare, sickened vs Will DC: 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 4 - 1 = 14

Vrosi will make an Iron Fist attack, Sickened, Dog is offguard: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 6 - 1 = 17for: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 bludgeoning damage.

Finally, Vrosi will make an attempt to maintain the grapple, MAP, sickened: 1d20 + 6 - 4 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 6 - 4 - 1 = 12

Sickened 1

Frustratingly furrowing his brow, the Cleric Sustains Forbidding Ward on both the Blue goblin dog and Vrosi.

Looking up and down at the Wizard, the goblin shakes his head.
Youses bees da Wizard! Not da Fighter! Yous stays da safe behind us.

Mosquito then softens his reproach a bit.
Heal(1) 2 Action: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

The bard is NOT happy, and screeches at the dog.
Probably not surprisingly, no one had heard this from Kiilo before ...

FORT: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Thanks Moski

Markus

The yellow goblin dog stumbles from side to side for a split second as its mind is jostled by the manipulations of the wizard.

Vrosi
The goblin dog seems to pull back at your glare, but it soon snarls and growls with anger that than fear, at least until you strike hard at its snout. It bleeds and whimpers, and it wriggles until it slips from your grip.

Mosquito
Markus feels the taste of barley and an air of bravery as the blessing of Cayden Cailean heals him.

Kiilo
You still have your three actions. Blue is close to dying, yellow is almost intact and green is still intact. Both yellow and green have recovered from their dizziness.

Kiilo flaps his wings forward again, sending out the feathered flachettes of force

ForceBarrage: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (2, 3, 4) + 3 = 12
Casting Time = 3-Action
Target = Dog (Yellow)

Kiilo
The force of the impact makes the yellow goblin dog loose its balance for a second. It whimpers at first, but the sound soon turns into an angry growl.

Whimpering, the blue goblin dog runs away from Citadel Altaerein as fast as its legs will carry it.

Angry at the bard not that it knows Kiilo is a bard The green goblin dog attacks in a frenzy, recklessly trying to bite Kiilo.

Fortunately, Kiilo is fast enough to avoid two of its attacks thanks to his agile movements.

The yellow goblin dog jumps towards Vrosi, trying to bit the orc’s arms. Bloodied bruises left by the force barrage are clearly visible on its hide and slow its movements down.

The incisors of the goblin dog dig deep into Vrosi's arm, leaving deep, bleeding wounds. First strike was a Critical Hit with a 27

Action Breakdown: Blue: Stride*x3. Green: Strike*x3. Yellow: Stride* and Strike*x2.

You can all take your turns

Markus lets the sickness out of him and retches. Then, he keeps his focus on attacking the dogs' minds.

Fort to try to get rid of sickened condition.: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

Daze on yellow, DC 17

Vrosi AC 18 Sickened 1 and Forbidding Ward cancel out each other, so no crit!

I am using folks taglines for HP as current.

Mosquito winks at Markus.
Bees taking Mees a turn now!

The grinning Goblin Sustains his Forbidding Ward on Vrosi and now Green dog, Strides into a Flank with Vrosi and Tail Strikes!
Tail, flank: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 241d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 B

The goblin then points outside.
Bees a nutter one bees botherings Kiilo.

Vrosi strikes at the 'dog', sickened: 1d20 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 6 - 1 = 10.

He strikes again: 1d20 + 6 - 1 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 6 - 1 - 4 = 19for: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 bludgeoning damage.

Then, he will strike again: 1d20 + 6 - 1 - 8 ⇒ (7) + 6 - 1 - 8 = 4

Vrosi AC 18 Sickened 1 and Forbidding Ward cancel out each other, so no crit!

I am using folks taglines for HP as current.

Mosquito winks at Markus.
Bees taking Mees a turn now!

The grinning Goblin Sustains his Forbidding Ward on Vrosi and now Green dog, Strides into a Flank with Vrosi and Tail Strikes!
[dice=Tail, flank]1d20 +4 ; 1d6+1 B

The goblin then points outside.
Bees a nutter one bees botherings Kiilo.

Thanks for the reminder Dorien, I subtracted the 4hp :)

Markus

The goblin dog shakes its head, and focuses on Markus with absolute clarity. Critical Success

Mosquito
You move into position and hit the green goblin dog hard with your tail. It is a devastating strike that bruises the goblin dog instantly where it impacted, and causes it to howl in pain. Critical Hit

forbidden ward was set up for blue and Vrosi, it was yellow who dealt the critical hit. On that note, you would need to cast the spell again if you want to select a new goblin dog to target. Which means that you can let go of forbidden ward and use your last action for something else.

I also moved you into a flank with Vrosi.

Vrosi
You punch hard at the jaw of the howling goblin dog. You can hear the crunch as the impact goes through. The green goblin dog collapse from the massive blows it took.

this would have happened on your second action, so you still have one action to use.

goblin dogs
One goblin dog has escaped, and one goblin dog is down. The very injured yellow goblin dog is still standing.

Mosquito, Vrosi and Markus, you can finish your actions before yellow gets a turn.

I am unsure what to do. If you're still waiting for me tomorrow, assume I skipped my 3rd action.

The third strike missed anyway.

Apologies!

Mosquito winks at Vrosi, as his goblin dog goes down! The Cleric then Strides into a Flank with Kiilo!
Finish him!

I was just writting my post and the I realized Kiilo hasn't taken his turn. That made me realize I forgot to mention that Kiilo still has his turn on my last post. My apologies for that.

Kiilo, it is your turn and you are flanking the goblin dog with mosquito.

At flanking GDog ...

NeedleDarts: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 173d4 ⇒ (1, 4, 3) = 8

The feather-shaped needles thrust forward from kiilo's wings, piercing throught the goblin dog's body. It collapses on the ground, lifeless.

The entrance to Citadel Altaerein is now clear, its wide open gate and empty foyer welcoming the party.

You get 120xp for dealing with the goblin dogs.

Markus breathes heavily and says, cleaning his mouth, "That was scary... These are goblin dogs, right? Do... Did they belong to the Bumblebrashers? It would have been nice to get a heads up..." He realizes he sounds a bit cross, so he shuts himself up. Instead, he goes look at the architecture inside, trying to understand what to expect from the fort's planning.

Recall knowledge (Lore architecture): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

"Brilliant Burnis can't get rid of itch from Gobbo Doggos."

"Brilliant Burnis look around room. Look at doors. Wait for healing before open doors."

Perception is +5

Mosquito claps excitedly as the final goblin dog falls!
Dem Stupids dogs bees nutt'n fer us heroes!

The Cleric walks by Vrosi.
Youses gots da itch...maybe bath in da boiling chocolate?

Mosquito then joins Markus in Investigating the entrance chamber.
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Markus
As you look at the architecture, you notice some elements that are common to Hellknight keeps from a century ago. The walls are made of reinforced masonry, and rise the battlements at the centre of the keep 30 ft above the ground. The wall is steep but not completely smooth, and there are some loose stones in places. The have Hardness 20 and a DC of 20 to climb them. In the inside, the ceilings are raised to 20 ft. The exterior doors to the citadel have bolts to lock them, but the wooden doors inside should all be unlock, although they might have rusted or deteriorated. Hellknights didn’t use to trap the doors in their own keeps, they should all be safe to interact with.

Lastly, from the position of the rising smoke, you can conclude that it is coming from the battlements right above the central part of the keep. There should be a stairway leading up to the battlement on the inside, right underneath them in the central courtyard, another common feature of keeps in this style.

Vrosi
Unfortunately, the way stage 3 works is that stage 3 lasts for 1 day before you can attempt another save against the disease. I will, however, assume that you have retched successfully to reduce sickened to 1.

There is not much of value in this room, but you noticed that there are enough armour fragments to put together a medium sized shoddy Hellknight plate, full plate, although some of the pieces are missmatched and the worn.

Markus and Kiilo
Markus save vs goblin pox: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Once the combat is over, the itchiness picks up on markus' skin making it itchier than before and causing pain with each move. Goblin pox stage 2 (1 round)

Kiilos save vs goblin pox: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Be it because of having feather's rathen than skin, or for whatever reason, the pox doesn't affect Kiilo as badly, and it soon goes away. healed

Markus save vs goblin pox: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Some temporary relief comes for a few seconds. Stage 1 (1 round)

Markus save vs goblin pox: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Before flaring back up with full force. Stage 3 (1 day)

It seems like Mosquito is right, but Vrosi is not the only one who is down with the sickness. I'll make the same assumption of retching for Markus, reducing the sickened condition to 1

I'll remember to mention the stage duration next time.

Green faced Markus lets the others know of his assessment of the citadel.

Mosquito begins salivating at the sight of the noticed that there are enough armour fragments to put together a medium sized shoddy Hellknight plate, full plate, although some of the pieces are missmatched and the worn.

The goblin falls to his knees and begin gathering all the beautiful mix matching pieces of armor to stow in his backpack.
Mees bees da happiest ov da Goblins! Dis bees da proofs dat Cayden Cailian approves ov Mees initiation here's!

The grinning Goblin looks at Markus.
Youses gots da same sickness as da Orc. Don't puke on Mees new armor!

Mosquito
You scavenge through the wreckage of the Hellknight armours and pulls out a full set of the oversized pieces. feel free to add a shoddy full plate to your inventory

Markus is about to offer the goblin some help collecting armor pieces when he asks not to come close. He says "Very well, sir."

Then he looks to the others and says "We should probably head to the stairway that leads to the battlement." He is doing his best to hide his sickness.

Vrosi leads the way into the next part of the Citadel Scouting

Having stuffed his new fancy Hellknight full plate into his backpack, the grinning Goblin hefts it up and places a clean handkerchief over his mouth and nose (still looking at the Wizard and the Orc).
Readies ta explores!

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Vrosi
You lead the way into a ring of bleak, narrow corridors that trace an octagonal pattern around the center of the keep. Here and there, there the corridors are divided by foundations of the keep’s towers. Along the way, you face a few paintings of dour-faced Hellknights hung on the walls, framed between high, narrow windows that let in limited light. Dim-light for the rest of the citadel unless noted, which I believe only affects Markus.

Mosquito
It is quite a bit of weight, but your backpack makes is just comfortable enough to carry. I think you are at 6 out of 6 for bulk.

GM, are we going a particular direction on the map? Given we have no additional info, we would flip for a direction, I think.

Markus squints his eyes and says "Would you be ok if I put on some light? It's getting dark out there!"

"Hey, Misquoto. If that's too heavy for you, Brilliant Burnis can carry it in his pack."

I've taken the liberty of going to the left (My general action is to use the left-hand rule). I've also moved your tokens to be a little behind me. If you have any issues, let me know.

A bit of traitorous perspiration trickles down the grinning Goblin's temples, as he gives Brilliant Burnis a thumbs up!
Mees ken gits it fer Mees trials! Mees so excited!

Thee aspiring Hellknight trudges happily behind Brilliant Burnis.

Thanks, BB!

I feel like you should have a general sense of left/right wing of the citadel, as you saw it from outside and you know a little of its architectural style. We could flip for it, but if Vrosi wants to lead left I'm good with that as well.

Mosquito, you can feel the difference in effort between carrying the armour and not carrying it. But you make sure to help tie it safely to the sides of Vrosi's backpack and around it. I don't have Vrosi's character sheet on my phone, but I'm fairly sure you can carry it normally.

Seeing as there were no objections, Markus casts a spell. A warm yellow orb of light appears and upon his concentration, floats ahead. Markus decides to stay somewhere between the other members of the group for protection.

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Vrosi is encumbered at 8, and is currently carrying 3. Hellknight Plate is bulk 4. Carrying it and not wearing it increases the bulk by 1. Vrosi is therefore encumbered. Clumsy 1 and speed penalty of -10.

Mosquito notices that the Orc appears to be walking a bit clumsily with his new(ish) Hellknight full plate.
Youses should does more ov da push-ups.

We can stow it in a corner and pick it up later...lol. Unfortunately, Mosquito will never make that suggestion, but will go along with it if a bit pouty...lol.

Mosquito notices that the Orc appears to be walking a bit clumsily with his new(ish) Hellknight full plate.

Youses should does more ov da push-ups.

We can stow it in a corner and pick it up later...lol. Unfortunately, Mosquito will never make that suggestion, but will go along with it if a bit pouty...lol.

"Mosq ... my friend ... I know you're excited. I also know that goblins have a very very different view of what other races refer to as 'junk' - maybe we can all agree that this armor is somewhere in between? It did lay here in the dirt for a really long time even though a tribe of goblins lives here too."

Kiilo takes a deep deep breath, folding his wings a little more closely around himself.

"What say we take all the armor pieces over to the corner there, pile a lot of leaves on them, and just keep them hidden for a while. We're here to rescue goblins, remember? Just as soon as we have done that, we can come back for the pieces, and then you & I can take them down the hill to Crink and work with he and his smiths to get them fixed up. Leaves us all in tip top shape to catch whoever the halfling is ... and let's us see about your armor when we get back to town. What do you say?"

Mosquito's watery eyes look longingly at his new precious Hellknight full plate. He turns those same watery eyes to glance at Kiilo.
Mees trusts Youses. Youses bees smarts.

The grieving goblin goes against his good guesses and gets the gear gone....

After he finishes burying his precious, Mosquito follows behind Vrosi to continue exploring the cool Hellknight citadel.
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Vrosi places some rocks on the pile where Mosquito buried the armor. "Brilliant Burnis mark armor spot for Misquoto. We find later."

It is completely unobvious how the rocks actually mark the spot as being different from any other spot here.

Markus
The warm light of your spell fills the tight corridors inside the castle.

Everyone
You take some time taking the armour out and piling it up in a corner, before covering it with leaves and dirt in order to hide it a little and “marking” the spot in order to find it later.

After that, it is time for the party to head back into the tight corridors of Citadel Altaerein.

Advancing to the end of the corridor segment and into the tower, you come across another decision. A door to the left and a door straight ahead. left and straight from your perspective, south and west on the map.

"It seems we need to discuss whether we want to delve into the castle proper, or find our way to the courtyard."

Before saying anything, Markus thinks about what to expect from each path. He considers which would be the quickest way to the goblin battlements. He thinks Maybe we should have asked the goblin who has actually been here...

"Brilliant Burnis have left hand. We go left?"

From what Markus and Mosquito can see from searching neither way is trapped, although the hinges and handle of the left door look a little more deteriorated, as if it had seen significantly more use in the past. Both doors, however, are now cover by a thick layer of dust, as if neither had been used in long time.

Mosquito will follow Brilliant Burnis....

I think left is west?

Left, when coming from above, is South.

That is right, it would be to the south.

The dingy room you enter is littered with toppled bunk beds and broken furniture. Along the western and southern walls there are open doors to smaller, more private, bedchambers. Damaged bed frames are stacked upon each other in the centre of the room to fort a sort of fort. Filthy and ripped bedding are draped over the bed fort to form its ceiling and walls. Garbage littering the floor form a moat around the structure.

The set of doors to the east are bolted and tied shut.

Upon seeing the room, Markus tries to jest "They surely liked to play fort. I mean, a fort built within a fort." On a more serious tone, he says "I hope they weren't protecting themselves from something here."

After realizing that the eastern doors are bolted shut, he says "This makes it more interesting to see what's beyond. Anyone has an idea how to open this?"

Mosquito is seen turning about in a circle while the directions are being bandied about by both the Orc and the Bird....

The goblin appears to be a bit dizzy and disoriented although both are actually normal states of being for the Cleric ...

Once the room stops spinning, Mosquito stares in awe of the cool Fort!
Dat bees sum originals artitectural designs! Sees how's da supports also gives u certain flares toos da overalls development ov da wholes...

The smiling goblin begins a closer inspection....

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