Thoril takes another swing at the construct!
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Thoril, refusing to be disheartened by his earlier miss, swings again.
Thoril leaps forward to assist Enrico and Corath. He makes an effort to get into flanking position with whoever it's easiest to flank with, and swings his fist.
"It's probably better we stick together, actually. I don't want to think what I could run into alone - another bugbear could cause me quite a bit 'o trouble." Let's proceed down the stairs in standard marching order.
"Ah, thanks, Karist. That feels much better."
Thoril nods, while keeping a cautious eye on the stairwell. "Aye, I would appreciate a bit'o healing. Thanks."
"Well, that wasn't too bad."
Thoril laughs. "I had no plans to back down anytime soon."
His previous attempt failing, Thoril tries again.
We'll miss you, Enrico! I will always remember your critical hit.
I'd be fine with that.
Thoril shrugs. "I say we head up the stairs - after all, the spire only goes up so far, but we don't know how big the rest of the floor is.
So...
I think that'd be best. We won't have to worry about strange loot or exp shenanigans, either.
I'm not sure how well I'd do at grappling. However, I don't really have any ideas except damage them, so *shrug*.
Readied action:
Readying an action for when a fight breaks out to attack the nearest enemy. No point fighting if we can get through this peacefully.
Link to chaos party
Is closing the door a viable strategy? We both got pretty high initiatives, and by closing the door we'd be going from acting first to reacting to whatever they do to get through the door.
Thoril, of course, relays what he hears to his allies.
If the goblin didn't do any stuff to prevent it, Thoril is making an attack of opportunity against the goblin.
Afterward/if the goblin didn't provoke:
When his turn rolls around, Thoril will follow Enrico's lead, charging the goblin.
Realizing he can't really do anything at this range and grimacing at the pain of the arrow, Thoril will duck for cover.
Thoril nods grimly and the begins creeping cautiously towards the door, using whatever path seems like it would be most prudent. He does his best to stay as far away from the goblin as possible.
Thoril points out the goblin, and gestures towards the side door. "Should we go that way? It may allow us to catch whatever awaits us off guard, and I get the feeling we're going to need every break we can get."
Pausing just at the edge of the clearing, Thoril will look around warily for traps, signs of intelligent life, less obvious paths to the entrance (so as to catch anyone who may be standing guard by surprise), etc.
Thoril thanks Starcloak, and then meanders towards the mixed group that the wizard had been referring to. As he approaches, he can't help but overhear the last part of their conversation.
Just so you know, I am going to wait for the wizard to respond before acknowledging that you guys entered the inn.
Thoril thanks the wizard, and then asks "Do you know anything about the Emerald Spire that may help me survive long enough to find your friends? I know naught about it but tha' many dangers reside within, and tha' many have tried to conquer its secrets, but few have succeeded. "
Maybe they just didn't want to make up another person for the order :) . Either way, I guess it's not that important.
"Aye, I would be. D'ye have a description of the missing people, so's I can recognize them when I see them?" Thoril frowns, thinking. I'll have to find companions, too - I've heard the spire is a dangerous place to be alone.
Their decision to have Starcloak personally present may make more sense with some context for the area. I have the Pathfinder Online: Thornkeep book (which really has nothing to do with Pathfinder Online, it's really just a module and adventure setting rolled into one), because it gave me more info about the Echo Woods and the area surrounding it. In the book, it explains that the Goldenfire Order is composed of 5 full magic users and 3 apprentices, so the two missing wizards make up a large chunk of her organization :)
Is it alright if I use names and information I know from Fort Inevitable right now? I think our main concern is getting started, and that would help speed thimgs up with regard to me, at least. I'm referring to stuff I can explain away contextually, such as the name of the person who posted the poster, the name of the person who runs the inn I'm staying at, or the fact that there is a lake nearby (seen while entering the Fort). I realize this will not be an acceptable practice in the actual Spire - it looks like our focus right now is on justifying our excursions into the spire, and this will mean I can act without needing a description of everyone/everything I see. I'll try to stick with stuff that will probably remain true even if you aren't running everything straight out of the book, so I still get to experience Fort Inevitable as you interpret it :) Mostly I'm just referring to what I did in my gameplay post - knowing the name of the person running the inn, assuming the person who put up the poster told me who to contact.
That reward would be a welcome addition to my pockets. I can't maintain this standard of living for much longer. Thoril moves over to the front desk, his interest piqued by the poster (and the reward). "Pard'n me, Mr. Reedbank. D'you know where I could find this Starcloak person mention'd on that there poster?"
Striped, because stripes are cooler than dots.
Forgot to mention - Thoril is currently in Fort Inevitable. He's probably hanging out in one of the taverns or inns.
Sorry I've taken so long to post.
Yeah, based on my experience with my party in the spire, the traps are dangerous but not lethal. My party has a rogue, but they also have someone trying to become the goddess of triggering traps (I'm not sure why). I don't go easy on him with the traps, but they're still alive.
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