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Reta ransacks the remainder of the farmhouse, cutting open mattresses and pillows. She finds a satisfying collection of wooden and metal kitchen utensils to prod, cut, and stab with.

Outside the farmhouse, the fleeing Longshanks encountered the rest of the Licktoad tribe and was felled, at the cost of a reasonable count of goblin casualties. Old Foofelah has taken possession of a bottle of the Longshanks's perfume, while Fat Slorb has hacked off the Dread Doggie's moustaches and attached them to his upper lip with the aid of some sticky mud.

Some clever goblin opened the animal pens, adding greatly to the chaos and distraction of the initial attack. Most of the livestock have either fled or are lying dead or dying around the farmyard, but one piglet made straight for the remains of the cake after it tumbled from the burning table and is now lying half-asleep and covered with muddy sugar-icing.

Slorb, stroking his pilfered moustache, announces, "Licktoads! Longshanks invaders is now defeated! Brinestump Marsh is being safe from horse-chimeras! Licktoad village is being safe from short Longshanks! Licktoads is winning! Licktoads is best!"

Unlike the piglet, soon to be christened Squealy Nord and led back to Licktoad Village, most of the goblins who overindulge in the cake end up sick, though some are only exhausted and sleep off the sugary meal in the farmhouse or on piles of straw in the barn. The color blue is quickly adopted by the priesthood as a sign of Zarongel's favor, and for generations, Licktoads will closely examine newborn whelps for patches of blue as powerful portents of both danger and opportunity. "Kettlehead," on the other hand, enters the oral lexicon as a vile insult for a lizardloving traitor.

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Poog and Chuffy perform the sacred Dance of Dread-Doggie-Slaying while Reta loots the farmhouse.

Round 3 init: Mitzen, Lottie, Poog, Reta, Smuz, Chuffy

Or, you know, anyone besides Chuffy who wants to come off Delay.

Chuffy's thrown dart rattles off the door onto the wooden floor. The Longshanks pulls the door open and disappears out it, leaving it swinging behind her.

Lottie opens door and moves to ?? (last seen in G29 heading north)

Round 3 init: Mitzen, Lottie, Poog, Reta, Smuz, Chuffy

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Chuffy? Willing to let the Longshanks go?

Poog issues a fatwa.

Round 2 init: Mitzen, Lottie, Poog, Reta, Smuz, Chuffy

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Chuffy's dart strikes the dog, and, with a yelp, it collapses into a hairy, mustachoied heap.

The Longshanks who had been partially concealed behind the door lets out a wail, grabs the canine body, and runs for the back door.

Lottie picks up Mitzen & moves to G28

Round 2 init: Mitzen, Lottie, Poog, Reta, Smuz, Chuffy

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Smuz's small needle punctures the dog's flesh, and it releases a piteous whine along with a gout of blood.

Round 1 init: Mitzen, Lottie, Poog, Reta, Smuz, Chuffy

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Reta somehow manages to weave her club around Smuz and the edge of the doorway and deliver a heavy blow to the doggie, which yelps in pain.

Round 1 init: Mitzen, Lottie, Poog, Reta, Smuz, Chuffy

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Poog clambers atop the table.

Round 1 init: Mitzen, Lottie, Poog, Reta, Smuz, Chuffy

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As Poog and Reta look for the dread doggie, Smuz, oblivious to their conversation, flings open the designated door. Behind it is a hairy, toothy canine creature with sinister moustaches! It lunges at Smuz.

From somewhere farther into the room, a voice can be heard: perhaps the voice of the dread doggie?

Mitzen attacks Smuz 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18 damage 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Lottie readies

Round 1 init: Mitzen, Lottie, Poog, Reta, Smuz, Chuffy

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The young goblins approach the front porch of the farmhouse; the yapping is clearly coming from behind the closed door. Reta slowly opens it, revealing an open room with chairs and a wooden table. Several other doors are set in the walls, and an open corridor stretches away in the back left corner.

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Opening the boxes that haven't yet burned, the goblins find a child's doll, 18 cloth diapers, four jars of moonshine, a sewing kit, six shiny white buttons, two more bottles of Magical Maggie's Miracle Medicine, and a fine kitchen knife (works as a Small masterwork dagger).

In a lull in the screaming and singing, another sound becomes audible: the sound of a dog barking. It is coming from the interior of the farmhouse.

Chuffy's dogslicer cuts deeply into the short Longshanks, and with one last shriek, she falls to the ground in a flounce of her smoldering skirts, the colorful boxes tumbling from her hands. For a moment, the only sounds are the squealing of the animals in their pens and the cackling of the other Licktoads as they swarm over the farm, finishing off the fallen enemies and grabbing any shiny or sharp things they can find.

Surrounded, the female has little choice but to fight back. She edges around Smuz toward the farmhouse, kicking defensively at the blue goblin.

Wellma 5-foot-steps to Q24 & attacks Smuz 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Round 13 init: Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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Chuffy's dart goes wide, but the female short Longshanks gapes in amazement as the blue goblin dashes around to cut her off. His needle fails to penetrate her now dirty and bedraggled satin skirts.

Round 12 init: Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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The short Longshanks scrambles to her feet...

... and, absorbing a rap from Poog's stick, continues to make for the farmhouse.

Willma rises from prone & moves to R25

Round 12 init: Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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The short Longshanks scrambles to her feet...

provoking an AoO from Poog

Despite her arms being full with the packages, the female spies Poog approaching out of the corner of her eye and kicks out at the goblin as he dives for her legs. Her heel meets his chin with a painful thunk that rattles his teeth ... but he just manages to grab hold of the kicking foot as well and tumble her prone on the ground.

Wellma Perception 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17 Attack of Opportunity 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20 damage 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Round 11 init: Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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Wellma is prone.

Smuz joins the toady acid trip.

Round 11 init: Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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5 psychedelic temporary hit points for Chuffy, along with -2 to Perception and initiative

Round 11 init: Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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Poog finds the short Longshanks much easier to hit now that he's prone and unconscious! He batters him happily while Reta samples the sugar-rich cake.

The female short Longshanks lets out a piercing shriek, seizes another box from the table before the licking flames can reach it, and takes off in the direction of the farmhouse.

Wellma picks up item & moves to V26

Round 11 init: Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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Smuz's knitting needle makes a final stab, and the male short Longshanks falls to the ground, bleeding from multiple puncture wounds.

Round 11 init: Winnius, Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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Poog, your target is down. Want to do something else with your turn? Chuffy, the table and everything on it will be a total loss in 1d3 ⇒ 3 rounds.

Poog's wildly-flailing club scores another minor bump on the male short Longshanks, while Reta gets to her feet and is almost put back on the ground by the short Longshanks's fist.

Both the male and the female manage to hit their opponents.

Winnius AoO on Reta 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14 damage 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Winnius attacks Smuz 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19 damage 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Wellma attacks Chuffy 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18 damage 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Round 11 init: Winnius, Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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Smuz's needle is no less speedy, but it is less accurate this time around.

Round 10 init: Winnius, Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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Round 10 init: Winnius, Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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Smuz's rapid needle is more effectual than Poog's dizzying stick. Between the two speedy enemies, it seems unlikely that the short Longshanks even notices Reta's clumsy flail. On the positive side, she does manage to hit the bug she had forgotten about.

The male short Longshanks swings again at Smuz, connecting with a solid fist. The female kicks at Chuffy but seems more concerned with protecting the box in her hands.

Winnius attacks Smuz 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22 damage 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Wellma attacks Chuffy 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Round 10 init: Winnius, Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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Chuffy stabs the female short Longshanks again.

Round 9 init: Winnius, Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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The short Longshanks, seemingly surprised that Reta is conscious, nimbly hops over her blow at the last second and scowls down at her. Judging her a lesser threat than the accelerated goblins on their feet, he kicks at Smuz once more.

The female, seeing the table with all the colored boxes on it beginning to smolder, squawks in alarm and runs to try to pull them away before they catch fire.

Winnius attacks Smuz 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20 damage 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Wellma moves to Z25 and picks up item

Round 9 init: Winnius, Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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Poog steps forward and, with frightening speed, hits the short Longshanks twice with his stick in rapid succession.

Round 8 init: Winnius, Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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You are still prone, Reta.

Chuffy remains under the table, coaxing the wooden planks into smoldering.

Smuz's needle double-jabs quickly at the short Longshanks like some kind of new-fangled, steam-powered sewing contraption, leaving tiny punctures like bleeding insect bites.

Round 8 init: Winnius, Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta (delaying)

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The male short Longshanks shouts something to the female as he steps between Reta and Smuz and punches the blue goblin.

More cautiously, the bleeding female circles around to Smuz's other side and kicks at him.

Winnius 5-foot-steps to W24 & attacks Smuz 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16 damage 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Wellma moves to W26 & attacks Smuz 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 2 = 13

Round 8 init: Winnius, Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta (delaying)

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Chuffy seems more concerned with regaining cover than with hurting the short Longshanks, his slash failing to hurt her.

Smuz dashes around the end of the table, drawing his trusty knitting needle.

Poog delivers Zarongel's blessing to Reta, restoring the girl-goblin to consciousness, albeit prone and unarmed.

Round 7 init: Winnius, Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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Distracted by her companions stuffing their mouths with cake, Reta misses the short Longshanks entirely, instead striking the leg of the table. Her dogslicer shatters with the blow, leaving her holding only the hilt.

To make matters worse, the male short Longshanks steps in behind Reta, sandwiching her between himself and the female, and punches her in the back of her wide head. As she rebounds from that blow, the female follows up with a second punch, which drops the young goblin to the ground.

Winnius 5-foot-steps to X25 & attacks Reta (flanking) 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 3 + 2 = 16 damage 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Wellma attacks Reta (flanking) 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 3 + 2 = 17 damage 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Round 7 init: Winnius, Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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Smuz and Poog each grab a handful of the cake and stuff it in their respective mouths. The sugary concoction has a quasi-magical effect on their metabolisms, giving each a rush of manic energy.

Any goblin who consumes a handful of cake as a standard action sees a phenomenal increase in their speed and reflexes, as if affected by a haste spell.

Round 6 init: Winnius, Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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The female short Longshanks shrieks as she is caught between Reta and Chuffy.

Round 6 init: Winnius, Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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Smuz, you have reached the cake.

Reta slashes the male short Longshanks, making a superficial, if still satisfyingly bloody, wound.

The male shouts something to the female, then steps away from and back toward Reta before punching her with his bare knuckles.

The female closes in on the other side of the girl goblin and throws an elbow at her which fails to connect.

Winnius moves to X26 & attacks Reta 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22 damage 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Wellma 5-foot-steps to Z25 & attacks Reta 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Round 6 init: Winnius, Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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Chuffy's dogslicer fails to penetrate the many petticoats of the female's impractical-looking white dress, but she yelps in dismay as he slices open a slash in the skirt.

Smuz hurries toward the sugary deliciousness of the cake.

Poog uses the magic of his Licktoad badge not only to escape serious injury but also to position himself ideally to dish out the fiery wrath of Zarongel on the pair of short Longshanks. The divine fire licks hungrily at their ridiculously-elaborate clothing.

Winnius Reflex 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 Wellma Reflex 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Round 5 init: Winnius, Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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The no-longer-whelps converge at the cake table. The short Longshanks standing there, however, show no signs of running and screaming; instead, they glare at the interlopers and prepare to defend their loot.

The male short Longshanks takes a moment to size up Poog, spits on the ground, then swings a fist that smashes the goblin right in his handsome face. He shouts something to the female, then steps out of the way, leaving her a clear path to the devotee of Zarongel.

The female short Longshanks takes the male's place and follows his punch with an attempt of her own, which Poog just manages to duck.

Winnius attacks Poog 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17 damage 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 & 5-foot-steps to Z26
Wellma 5-foot-steps to AA25 & attacks Poog 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

Round 5 init: Winnius, Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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Chuffy ducks under one of the round tables as he heads for the big rectangular one.

Smuz fails to notice that his alchemist's fire was a late bloomer, a final sparking burst of flame dropping the longshanks in a charred huddle on the ground, as he heads for the cake.

Poog scampers around the edge of the big table and shouts at the pair of short Longshanks there.

Round 4 init: Winnius, Wellma, Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta

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The Longshanks stubbornly refuses to die ... but he does run. He takes off toward the house, through the panicking crowd of shorter Longshanks.

Withdraw to P23

The short Longshanks scatter toward the farmyard gates, trying to dodge the rest of the Licktoads, all save the pair still standing next to the table of colorful boxes and delicious cake.

Round 4 init: Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta, Corpule

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As he comes around the corner of the barn, Poog's eye is attracted by the half-hearted flames licking at the clothing of a Longshanks at the barn door. Taking it as a sign from Zarongel, he alters his course and clubs the toe of the burning Longshanks.

Round 3 init: Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta, Corpule

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Chuffy chases his quarry and lays him low with another slash of his dogslicer.

Smuz experiences the novelty of hitting what he was aiming at. The rather lackluster explosion does little to dampen the "goblin"'s enthusiasm at his success.

Poog, Chuffy has already slain his target, but as you come around the corner of the barn, the flaming Longshanks Reta and Smuz are fighting would come into view and be within range. Would you like to transfer your attack to him?

Poog viciously clubs the small Longshanks already bleeding from Chuffy's attack before it can react.

Reta cuts a gash into her foe's other leg to match the first, but the Longshanks stubbornly refuses to die.

He swings at the goblin again, but his longsword whiffs through the air above her head, not coming close to hitting her. Nervously looking over his shoulder at the panic behind him, he takes a step out of the barn.

Attack Reta 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4; 5-foot-step to X15

Both bleeding and bruised, the small Longshanks being attacked by Chuffy and Poog stumbles desperately away.

Withdraw to AD22

Round 3 init: Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta, Corpule

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Chuffy slashes at the short Longshanks unlucky enough to run in his direction and is rewarded both with its look of sudden terror and the spurting of blood from the wound.

The luckless Smuz tosses his javelin only for it to clang harmlessly off the Longshanks's metal codpiece.

Round 2 init: Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta, Corpule

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The Longshanks watches Reta's approach as if he's not entirely convinced she's really there, but the dogslicer drawing blood from his leg jerks him out of his reverie. He lets out a growly squawk and draws a long straight blade with which he chops down at her. The sword misses the goblin entirely and thuds into the dirt floor.

Draw weapon, Attack 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Outside, the short Longshanks at the tables begin to shriek and run in various panicked directions, except for the two standing with the ribboned boxes and cake, who seem determined to defend the contents of the long table.

Round 2 init: Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta, Corpule

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Round 1 init: Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta, Corpule

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Chuffy silently laments his tribemates' lack of tactical acumen while Smuz tosses a tanglefoot bag which misses the target but gums up a distressed-looking cow in the corner stall.

Round 1 init: Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta, Corpule

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Reta and Smuz head through the barn, while Poog follows Chuffy circling around the outside of the building and the remainder of the Licktoads scatter into the open farmyard.

Reta and Smuz find, after they have entered the barn, that a scarred Longshanks is between them and the exit into the farmyard. An odd-smelling haze of smoke hangs in the air around him. At first, he doesn't seem to hear them, but then Smuz bumps into one of the stall walls rather loudly. The Longshanks turns toward the pair of goblins rather befuddledly, just as the screaming starts outside: The rest of the tribe has been seen.

Perception 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

Round 1 init: Chuffy, Smuz, Poog, Reta, Corpule

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All right, guys, this is the last encounter of the module. If you have consumables, use them; there's no tomorrow!