The goblin was not stunned. Eugen's attack of opportunity barely fazed him. And he is now out of sight in the briars to the north.
"Stop him!" Jessa cries, as she realizes the direction the goblin headed, "He's going to warn the others!"
She continues moving through the area of writhing roots and tangles until she gets to the other side on the path leading to the north.
I attempt to chase after the goblin.
He did walk through a wall of thorns and it is not traversable by anyone in this group.
Mitnal beats frantically at the flames on his clothing and manages to put them out. The rest of the group more or less tries to discern where the goblin has gone.
The party hears the goblin's voice and realize that he is talking to the goblin dogs.
In the briars - Round 6
Eugen- Initiative: 26
Mitnal- Initiative: 23
Gyorgy - Initiative: 21
Jessa - Initiative: 20
Kenzo - Initiative: 18
Goblin - Initiative: 17
Goblin Dogs - Initiative: 16
The party hears the goblin's voice and realize that he is talking to the goblin dogs.
"That way!" Jessa gestures towards the other path, "He's with the dogs!"
I run in the direction jessa indicates trying to be prepared for anything.
I run in the direction jessa indicates trying to be prepared for anything.
All the locations are given above and the online map has coordinate markings. Fell free to print or copy the map as needed to mark your locations.
Mitnal begins to clear a path through the goblin dogs. He attacks one of the nearest ones with his hammer followed by his klar.
1d20+3=18, 1d20+1=20, 1d8+2=4, 1d6+2=6
Still worked up about using my new magic, I try to negotiate an angle to get the most dogs (and none of us) with a Colour Spray.
"Wasavalan!" A jet of rainbow colours bursts from my fingers.
Jessa follows along as well, carefully tip-toeing through the entanglement area once again.
"Wait for me!" she calls, hurrying along behind everyone.
Once she arrives, she searches for the goblin and quickly casts a charm at him.
"Bedezerine!"
Eugen moves uncertainly forward until he can better see the Goblin dogs in front of him (). He can see two of them (), though he can hear more out of sight, in the darkness ahead. They snarl and strain at their leashes.
Mitnal moves () and attacks the closest (). His weapons slices and crushes the foul smelling animal and it falls to the ground with a whimper.
Gyorgy squeezes next to the thorny wall () and unleashes a color spray at the closest beast, hoping to catch another one in the blast. The spell seems to have no affect on the closest one but the barking beyond grows quieter by one dog.
Will Saves: (1d20+1, 1d20+1=[20, 1], [4, 1])
Jessa moves closer () but she cannot see far enough to see the goblin nor more than one of the goblin dogs.
Jessa follows along as well, carefully tip-toeing through the entanglement area once again.
"Wait for me!" she calls, hurrying along behind everyone.
Once she arrives, she searches for the goblin and quickly casts a charm at him.
"Bedezerine!"
'Benzedrine?' wonders Mitnal. 'Magic words are weird.'
Eugen's sword slices through the other goblin dog. The dog whimpers and then lunges towards Eugen in anger.
Kenzo surges forward to add his own blade to the fight, striking at the nearest goblin dog.
Before the dog can attack Eugen, Kenzo steps forward and cuts it down.
Meanwhile, the party can hear the goblin talking to the goblin dogs even though they cannot see him.
Two of the creatures suddenly bound out of the darkness, their leashes cut. They rush forward at Eugen and Kenzo.
Attacking Eugen, Kenzo: (1d20+2+2=18, 1d20+2+2=13)
Damage: (1d6+3=5)
Kenzo manages to avoid the lunging teeth but Eugen is not so lucky ().
In the briars - Round 7
Eugen- Initiative: 26
Mitnal- Initiative: 23
Gyorgy - Initiative: 21
Jessa - Initiative: 20
Kenzo - Initiative: 18
Goblin - Initiative: 17
Goblin Dogs - Initiative: 16
Mitnal slices at the nearest goblin dog. His Warhammer misses wildly but his klar's attack is precise.
1d20+3=4, 1d20+1=21, 1d8+2=5, 1d6+2=8
Is there a darkness that prevents us from seeing the goblin?
If so i'll cast light into it.
Eugen slashes into the goblin dog that bit him (P11).
Mitnal performs a fancy bit of manuevering to roll around Kenzo, avoid the wall of thorns and still twist and bring both his weapons to bare at the goblin dog that attacked Kenzo. He looks quite good doing it and he even manages to strike home with his Klar. Unfortuntely he strains himself and pulls a muscle in his side.
Dexterity Damage: (1d4=4)
Gyorgy, meanwhile, casts a light spell on the ground some twenty feet ahead. It illuminates the chamber of thorns ahead. The ground of this smelly, musty chamber is coverd with matted, wiry fur. Well gnawed bones lie scattered about the floor and there are a dozen wooden stakes hammered into the ground at various points.
Besides the two goblin dogs attacking Eugen and Kenzo, there is one other goblin dog, lying prone on the ground. The goblin, having fled to the safety of these goblin dogs is somewhat surprised by the sudden light revealing his presence. He snarls as he looks left and right, considering his options.
Seeing the goblin dogs rush forward, Jessa once again instinctively produces a mirror image of herself to throw off the animals' attacks if they reach her. Then, with the benefit of Gyorgy's light...and upon seeing the goblin...she stretches out her hand and shouts, "Heladoviga!"
An icy ray springs forth, targeting the goblin, matching his fire with frost.
Jessa's ray strikes true.
Kenzo continues to hack with his sword at the dogs fighting Eugen and Mitnal.
Kenzo strikes down the dog that was trying to attack him. The same one that Mitnal had already injured. This leaves one dog still trying to attack Eugen.
Throwing Fire at Mitnal: (1d20+6=12)
The goblin throws a ball of fire towards Mitnal. The big guy manages to duck nimbly out of the way and the fire hits the wet thorn branches near Mitnal's back and fizzles away.
The goblin snarls and then runs through the thorn wall to the west.
In the briars - Round 8
Eugen- Initiative: 26
Mitnal- Initiative: 23
Gyorgy - Initiative: 21
Jessa - Initiative: 20
Kenzo - Initiative: 18
Goblin - Initiative: 17
Goblin Dogs - Initiative: 16
"I think I strained something," Mitnal complains as he stumbles towards the other dog, missing with his warhammer but aiming more accurately with his klar.
"Go, Blackwing!" Jessa urges her familiar, "Warn us if he's coming back...but be sure to hide yourself well!"
Even as the raven takes to the air, Jessa mentally draws her dagger and wills it to strike the goblin dog still attacking Eugen and Mitnal.
1d20+3 = 22 to hit, 1d4+2 = 4 hp
1d20+3 = 16 to hit, 1d4+2 = 4 hp
As the dagger seemingly flies true, Jessa moves closer to her companions, making sure to stay behind them if possible.
Blackwing flaps into the air, rising as high as he can reasonably go and keep an eye out for the goblin spellcaster and his fire so he can warn everyone.
'That's a pretty neat trick,' the bird thinks to himself as the goblin disappears through the thorns, 'I wonder why Jessa's never done that?'
I look keenly about, peering into the bushes after our foe with my hand raised and a slight golden shimmer weaving through my fingers.
Mitnal strikes the goblin dog from the side, bringing it low.
Unfortunately, the familiars cannot actually fly that high in here as the damp, thorn covered branches form a ceiling only about ten feet over the heads of the companions.
The goblin can be heard, running westward, yelling the alarm in goblin.
I look up to see the goblin running, 'huh? oh crud!' i say and my swing at the remaining goblin dog is thrown off:
Kenzo swings once more to aid Eugen.
Blackwing flutters around near the ceiling of the 'chamber.'
The fleeing goblin can be heard shouting out orders to someone. One gets the feeling that more foes could soon be on their way.
In the briars - Round 9
Eugen- Initiative: 26
Mitnal- Initiative: 23
Gyorgy - Initiative: 21
Jessa - Initiative: 20
Kenzo - Initiative: 18
Goblin - Initiative: 17
Blackwing flutters around near the ceiling of the 'chamber.'
The fleeing goblin can be heard shouting out orders to someone. One gets the feeling that more foes could soon be on their way.
In the briars - Round 9
Eugen- Initiative: 26
Mitnal- Initiative: 23
Gyorgy - Initiative: 21
Jessa - Initiative: 20
Kenzo - Initiative: 18
Goblin - Initiative: 17
I turn to Mitnal with a deep bow; "May I?"
Then I give a self-mocking grin and use my divine fire to heal his wounds.
divine fire to heal Mitnal (1d6+1=6)
Jessa calls Blackwing back to her.
"Silly bird," she chides him, "There's no way out of these thickets up there."
She looks around at the others and then back the way they came. "He's clearly gone for more reinforcements. Maybe we should get moving?" Jessa recommends, "The shore can't be far. Let's go back where we met him and see if we can go north like we intended before that cat came along."
"Hey yeah, why didn't I think of that?" I get moving.
Jessa calls Blackwing back to her.
"Silly bird," she chides him, "There's no way out of these thickets up there."
She looks around at the others and then back the way they came. "He's clearly gone for more reinforcements. Maybe we should get moving?" Jessa recommends, "The shore can't be far. Let's go back where we met him and see if we can go north like we intended before that cat came along."
"Unless that's what he thinks we'd do!" says Mitnal conspiratorily. "In which case, we should do the opposite."
"Unless that's what he thinks we'd do!" says Mitnal conspiratorily. "In which case, we should do the opposite."
Jessa looks over her shoulder at the Shoanti barbarian. "You mean stay here and wait for him to bring the goblins to us? I suppose that's one way to draw them out. But if Nualia has hundreds of goblins ready to raze Sandpoint, I don't think we can expect to stand against that many when we're so few."
She shakes her head. "No, it's better to keep moving. Especially if that one's gone to raise the alarm." She examines the thistles once more. "I just wish we could stop him. But I don't know how he moves through these tangles so easily. There doesn't appear to be any more of those doors like we found earlier. If he tries to accost us again, maybe we should try and tackle him...and hold him down...before he can get away again?"
Gyorgy heals Mitnal of some of his hurt. Meanwhile Mitnal begins to argue with Jessa and Eugen starts towards the northward passage as Jessa had suggested.
All suddenly goes quiet to the west as the goblin stops yelling.
In the briars - Round 10
Eugen- Initiative: 26
Mitnal- Initiative: 23
Gyorgy - Initiative: 21
Jessa - Initiative: 20
Kenzo - Initiative: 18
Goblin - Initiative: 17
I continue heading northward.
I continue heading northward.
Mitnal figures Jeslara is probably right, shrugs, and follows after Eugen.
"What, we're going?"
I make sure to keep up with the rest of the gang.
With Eugen leading the way, the party crawls through the thorn tunnels northward. After twenty feet, Eugen sees light ahead. Another ten feet and he can see the opening. Finally, ten feet further on, Eugen leads his companions to an opening in the thorny walls and the edge of a cliff.
The ocean churns against the base of the cliff some eighty feet or so below.
There is a rope bridge here, about sixty feet in length. The other side of the bridge is attached to a roundish, flat topped island to the north. Thick patches of vegetations, nettles and briars, grow here and there atop the island, but the most impressive feature of the island is a wooden one story stockade. Two thirty foot tall watch towers guard the stockades southern flank, the side facing the bridge.
The rope bridge is made of hairy rope and thick wooden flanks. It creaks and sways in the wind coming off the ocean.
Vague sounds coming from behind and to the west of the companions suggest a large number of goblins trying to unsuccessfully rush stealthily through the briar tunnels.