the stories of a legendary monk who single handedly, and unarmed, killed a monstrous parody of a wildcat to save a farming community it was preying on.
This story springs into my mind as I watch Kenzo attack.
Feeling particularly useless I cheer my fellow on; "Go, Kenzo!"
Then I mutter to myself; "Garazz, kafar" and beckon with my hand( cast mage hand) calling the starknife back to me.
Kenzo continues to press the attack, encouraged by his friends. Perhaps overly confident after landing such a solid kick, his hands lash out in a rapid succession of strikes, but none seem to have any substantial impact on the enraged wildcat.
Flurry of Blows
Attack 1d20=5+1=6, 1d6=4+1=5,
Attack 1d20=8+1=9, 1d6=3+1=4
trying to press the attack, I swing downwards at the cat's head with all my might. "never did trust these little furry things," I mutter.
Eugen's blade cuts down the cat but from behind the group a high pitched goblin voice chants out strange and arcane words. The plants beneath the feet of the party begin to twine and twist themselves over the boots and shoes of each member. A thorny branch reaches out to capture Mitnal's hammer arm.
Worried that the cat may get the upper hand on her companions due to its savagery, Jessa briefly considers trying to draw her bow and prepare to fire on it. But then she realizes the close confines of the thistle patch might make that more difficult. Instead, she moves to draw her dagger. But she does so with such a hasty motion that it literally flies from her hand.
'No!' she thinks, immediately reaching to grab it before the dagger tumbles into the dirt. But then, even she's surprised to see it stop in mid-air and hover before her outstretched hand.
Eyes widening, the wizardess realizes she can wield the weapon by concentrating and willing it to move as she directs.
'By the gods!' she wonders, 'What strange trickery is this? I never prepared these spells!'
Jessa's eyes once again focus on the wildcat struggling with her companions. With a mental nudge she launches the dagger at it, bringing it up and over Mitnal's shoulder to attack from above the fray.
Jessa thus stabs a very dying and inert cat.
...from behind the group a high pitched goblin voice chants out strange and arcane words. The plants beneath the feet of the party begin to twine and twist themselves over the boots and shoes of each member. A thorny branch reaches out to capture Mitnal's hammer arm....
"Aiiiee! Look out!" Jessa screams a warning, "He's charmed the plants to do his bidding!"
She quickly retreats far enough to escape the area affected by the goblin's magic, but maintains her focus on the floating dagger to challenge him without crossing the churning thistles.
"Aiiiee! Look out!" Jessa screams a warning, "He's charmed the plants to do his bidding!"
Mitnal heeds Jeslara's warning. Charmed plants are nothing new to him.
a little too pleased with my cat killing, I completely fail to notice the briars:
Struggling to avoid the grasping plants I spin around, looking for the goblin whose voice we can hear.
There is a goblin behind Jessa () with fire in his hand and anger on his face.
"Me name is Gogmurt of Thistletop. You killed me cat," hisses the goblin with narrow eyes, "...prepare to die."
Tangletooth's Den - Round 3
Eugen- Initiative: 26
Mitnal- Initiative: 23
Gyorgy - Initiative: 21
Jessa - Initiative: 20
Kenzo - Initiative: 18
Goblin - Initiative: 17
"Me name is Gogmurt of Thistletop. You killed me cat," hisses the goblin with narrow eyes, "...prepare to die."
"You first."
I try to move out of the enchanted briars after using my divine fire against the goblin.
divine fire at Gogmurt (1d20+4=11, 1d6+1=4)
There is a goblin behind Jessa...with fire in his hand and anger on his face...."Me name is Gogmurt of Thistletop. You killed me cat," hisses the goblin with narrow eyes, "...prepare to die."
"Aiiieee!" Jessa offers another scream, totally surprised that a goblin managed to get behind them. She's even more concerned at the sight of the fire wielded in his hand.
The wizardess struggles to pull her feet free of the grasping roots and thistle branches to get out of the entanglement spell's area of effect. And with a mental prodding, she also sends the hovering dagger after Gogmurt in an attempt to harry the goblin before he can unleash more of his dangerous wilderness magic.
"S!%+," Kenzo responds to the sound of the voice behind him.
Turning and seeing the goblin in their midst, Kenzo draws and throws a dagger, hoping to silence him before others are alerted, as he tries to close the distance between himself and the spell caster.
Mitnal's feeling a bit stupid at being tricked by a goblin but the opportunity to beat up a goblin cheers him up. If Mitnal is able to get close enough, he will attack with his warhammer but not his klar this time.
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Not really a spoiler, just a few quotes explaining the rules and your options.
Entangled
The character is ensnared. Being entangled impedes movement, but does not entirely prevent it unless the bonds are anchored to an immobile object or tethered by an opposing force. An entangled creature moves at half speed, cannot run or charge, and takes a -2 penalty on all attack rolls and a -4 penalty to Dexterity. An entangled character who attempts to cast a spell must make a Concentration check (DC 15 + the spell’s level) or lose the spell.
and from the spell:
The creature can break free and move half its normal speed by using a full-round action to make a DC 20 Strength check or a DC 20 Escape Artist check.
Eugen, a bit confusedly, works to tear the vines and grass from his limbs.
Mitnal, feeling like he is wading through a thick snow or water, moves with force past Gyorgy and Jessa, closing with the goblin.
Gyorgy's divine fire misses, sizzling into the vines some five feet behind the goblin. The goblin also deftly evades the floating knife, his little beady eyes glowering the whole time. Only Kenzo's thrown blade finds a mark but it is not a telling blow and the goblin seemingly ignores the small slice along his arm.
Mitnal sees now that there is a fire in each of the goblin's hands. A small ball of fire is clutched in his left hand and a glowing beam of flame is clutched in the other.
The goblin slices at Mitnal with the glowing beam.
Flame Blade: (1d20+3=13)
Damage: (1d8+2=3)
The fire burns with a great heat, searing Mitnal ().
The goblin sneers, "You will all die."
Tangletooth's Den - Round 4
Eugen- Initiative: 26
Mitnal- Initiative: 23
Gyorgy - Initiative: 21
Jessa - Initiative: 20
Kenzo - Initiative: 18
Goblin - Initiative: 17
"This one speaks the common tongue, Is that good news or bad news?"
An angry wild blast of divine fire shoots past the goblin.
I struggle to attack to goblin attacking mitnal, if possible I move to flank.
Jessa wills her knife to strike again as she calls out, "You're the one who dies today! Your evil plans will be undone!"
Mitnal, sluggish and frustrated, swings a bit earlier that he intended and overextends himself a bit.
Eugen, hampered by the plants still grabbing at him, can only move at half speed. He can't attack the goblin this time but he moves close enough to attack next round.
Mitnal attacks, striking the goblin a glancing blow.
Gyorgy misses
Jessa's dagger, flitting around, just manages to get inside the goblin's parrying, but the blow is slight.
Kenzo hurls one more dagger as he continues to move through the entangled area so he can come alongside the fire-wielding goblin and support Mitnal.
1d20+5 = 20 to hit
1d4+1 = 3 hp
The dagger hits the goblin.
In turn, the goblin snarls and swings his glowing weapon at Mitnal once more.
Flaming Sword: (1d20+3=21)
Damage: (1d8+2=3)
Though the contact is light, the heat is intense.
The goblin then turns and flees towards the briars to the north, provoking attacks from Mitnal and Eugen.
The goblin then turns and flees towards the briars to the north, provoking attacks from Mitnal and Eugen.
i attack and then try to run after the goblin.
"hey, you can't just run away!"
Moving to close the distance between himself and the goblin spell caster as quickly as possible, Kenzo stretches to land a kick squarely so as to stun him and keep him from fleeing.
Mitnal will pursue the goblin, if he is able.
Mitnal catches on fire. Fire Damage: (1d4=3)
A map of the area around the party.
The dead cat is at X19
The goblin is fleeing up towards S11.
The goblin caster runs straight north, into the briars, which seem to almost open up for him. A second after the goblin has passed into the dark walls of the briars, they are again a seemingly inpenatrable mass of vegetation.
The goblin dogs () continue their constant barking and yapping.
Tangletooth's Den - Round 5
Eugen- Initiative: 26
Mitnal- Initiative: 23
Gyorgy - Initiative: 21
Jessa - Initiative: 20
Kenzo - Initiative: 18
Goblin - Initiative: 17
Feeling bold, and annoyed by the disappearing goblin I venture north (to V13?) and then ready Colour Spray.
I mutter to myself as I go; "I've got a new trick up my sleeve, now where are you?"
Mitnal attempts to put out the fire. "Clothes. This is what I get for wearing clothes! I shouldn't have bothered."
not really knowing what to do, I wait to see if someone has a good idea.
not really knowing what to do, I wait to see if someone has a good idea.
not really knowing what to do, I wait to see if someone has a good idea.
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.