Proteus pulls out another scroll and reads the passage.
Since the goblin in front of Sandros was already wounded it goes down like a ton of bricks. Roylenna is up, then the goblins. The goblin leader seems infuriated at his minion's lack of sound tactics and spouts a stream of curses.
Roylenna is up, then the goblins.
Roylenna is up, then the goblins.
If there is a goblin target within 30', Roylenna will fire her ray as she continues singing.
Heavenly Fire attack 1d20+6=19, damage 1d6+1=4
Another goblin is wounded by Roylenna's fire. He withdraws and leaves room for another to step up. Ka'kara is hit for 1 point and the spell-caster casts another spell on himself.
You're up.
To hit: 1d20+7=17, 2d6+8=15
Facing the onslaught of the horde Ka'kara holds her ground and hacks them down as quickly as they come. As the goblin falls she steps on the corpses strewn before her, closing the distance to the leader, so but a goblin stands between them.
Sandros stabs at the goblin in front of him as well, lightning quick.
Another rapier attack with bardic bonuses (1d20+9=23, damage 1d6+3=5)
I'd like to see if I can figure out what spell he cast on himself.
He's armored, so it's safe to say that he is a divine spellcaster.
Proteus:
Hella takes another shot with her crossbow at the goblin 10 feet in front of Sandros:
Crossbow attack w/ melee penalty: 1d20+7-4=19
Damage w/ Bard song: 1d6+1=2
She then says to Sandros, "We should try to keep our line. If you aren't stepping up next to Ka'Kara, then I shall."
If Sandros does not step forward, then Hella will step up next to Ka'kara, and draw her dagger while doing so.
She then says to Sandros, "We should try to keep our line. If you aren't stepping up next to Ka'Kara, then I shall."
If Sandros does not step forward, then Hella will step up next to Ka'kara, and draw her dagger while doing so.
She then says to Sandros, "We should try to keep our line. If you aren't stepping up next to Ka'Kara, then I shall."
If Sandros does not step forward, then Hella will step up next to Ka'kara, and draw her dagger while doing so.
Sandros disabled the goblin in front of him, and Hella and Roylenna took out another, disabling it. They are still standing, though, but don't seem to be in the mood for a fight any more.
Proteus is up, then the goblins.
Proteus will delay.
Furious, the goblin leader barks an order at his minions who right now are being slaughtered as sheep, and meekly they withdraw. Ka'kara gets an AoO on the disabled goblin facing Sandros .
The goblins have barely gotten away when the horned goblin steps forth, brandishing his mace, which is topped by some crude attempt to imitate a skull, and unleashes a wave of destruction all around him.
The goblins lob a few half-hearted javelins at you, but to complete the humiliation they go wide.
Your turn.
Sandros rocks at the mystic assault, but he wipes the blood from his nose and stares fixedly at the goblin shaman. "Getting this close was a mistake, friend," he says in a low tone, closer to a snarl than anything else.
Acrobatics to move behind the goblin (1d20+4=23)
Sandros jumps over the grease and tumbles into a position behind the shaman. He readies himself for an attack as soon as someone distracts the spellcaster on the other side.
Hella waits in anticipation of Ka'Kara's charge, at which point she will run into flank on the leader goblin and attempt to gracefully remove his spleen.
MW Dagger w/ Bard Song: 1d20+10=29
Crit confirmation: 1d20+10=13
Damage w/ Sneak Attack: 1d3+1d6+1=4
Proteus moves forward, pulling out another scroll and casts 1d8+1=2 on Sandros.
Proteus realizes he is running dangerously low on resources.
In Elven, then Giant
"I don't have much more!"
As soon as Hella steps up, Sandros attacks as well.
Rapier attack with bardic music and flank (1d20+11=25, damage 1d6+3=5)
Ka'kara's face breaks into a wide grin as the sea of goblins part before her clearing the path to the chieftan. The punishing waves of dark energy hitting her full force causing her grin to become gritted teeth. It almost seems incidental that she beheads the goblin next to her as she brings her sword back into a position to prepare for her charge, "Now shaman-king! Make peace with whatever gods your worship for my steel is about to end your reign! OWA RANA!" Launching herself off of the corpses in front of her she all but leaps through the air to gain incredible momentum and power behind the stroke that strikes the gobliniod priest-king.
Too late the goblin warchief realizes his mistake as he is assaulted from all directions and takes a beating that would end a horse.
Roylenna is up, then the goblins.
Roylenna will continue to do what's she's been doing well of late, this time aiming at the beleagured leader:
The goblin cleric, bleeding profusely (and now also smoking from Roylenna's fire) and sensing that the end is near, cries out in goblin:
As a response Sandros is hit by a hail of javelins for 5 points of damage.
You're up.
Trying to duck under the wave of dark energy does Hella no good. Her quick reflexes useless, she drops to the floor, like a small sack of potatoes.
Will save: 1d20+1=6
Seeing her companions fall, Ka'kara realizes that the tides of battle have begun to shift and she needs to end this NOW! This time able to brace herself against the dark energies effects, with both hands Ka'kara brings her sword over her head for a final blow.
Proteus moves forward and reaches down to the bloodied halfling laying on the ground. He touches her and speaks the words "Insequor lecum." Energy seeps into the small body healing Hella for 4 hp (1d4+1=4).
Proteus smiles at the goblin priest and speaks.
In Goblin
"Good finds you under your rock today, goblin death priest. Your evil is at an end."
Proteus then yells at the goblins standing behind the goblin priest. "This evil, false shaman is dead. We will spare any who turn against him."
Roylenna moves over to Sandros, presses her hands to his chest, and a soft green glow spreads, focusing and gaining brightness where the Small javelin still protrudes from his abdomen. Heavenly Fire healing 1d6+1=4
All the while she continues singing, but the verse has changed languages.
If you understand Goblin:
The goblin is surprisingly agile, but just as he prepares to duck Ka'kara's mighty blow, Hella kicks his shin and provides the small distraction needed. The sword connects and the goblin falls, blood gushing from his throat.
The sight of Ka'kara's gory sword together with Proteus's clemency and Royl's song is enough to make the goblins turn tail and run. It helps, too, that you are standing on a mound of dead goblins.
I suppose you'll want to loot the goblin priest and withdraw. Now the question is where you want to rest.
Quietly, to the Proteus and Roylenna, "I'll chase them off while you get these two back up." Ka'kara screams a warcry and charges the fleeing goblins. She intends to make sure they don't have a chance to think about it and regroup. She isn't really planning on actually engaging any of them but if one is too slow she'll cut it down just to scare the others more. What does she see in the large chamber beyond the double doors?
Sandros sits up, putting a hand to his head. "Ouch," he says succinctly. He looks around at the dead bodies and the corpse of the cleric. "Looks like we won. Uh... what is Ka'kara doing?"
Hella stands up and tries to brush the dirt off of her jacket, but the effort is futile. She looks up at the priest, "Thank you again, Proteus." She sheaths her dagger and reloads her crossbow, just in case any of the goblins have any second thoughts.
By the way, the goblin chieftain has a small masterwork heavy mace (useable as a light mace for medium characters), two potions and an iron key.
Ka'kara chases off the fleeing goblins, who run like chickens. The room beyond the double doors is of imposing size, with a 30 feet high ceiling. The walls are painted with swirls of red and purple. In the center of the floor there is a large, circular red metal plate, with some kind of sword-shaped depression in the center, the size of a greatsword.
Now what?
Looking back over her shoulder, "The goblins have broken and fled. Shall we see what they have left behind before returning to the surface? Here, Sandros, drink this." She hands Sandros the cure moderate wounds potion. Glancing down at the decapitated body, "I'll carry Rana back up when we are ready to go."
Cure moderate potion (2d8+3=15)
Sandros drinks the potion, breathing easier as the worst of his wounds close. "My thanks, Ka'kara," he says, rolling easily to his feet. In answer to her question, Sandros nods. "Absolutely. The key, in particular, makes me curious."
Cure moderate potion (2d8+3=15)
Sandros drinks the potion, breathing easier as the worst of his wounds close. "My thanks, Ka'kara," he says, rolling easily to his feet. In answer to her question, Sandros nods. "Absolutely. The key, in particular, makes me curious."
With Sandros as company she'll return to the chamber and take a look at the sword shaped depression. How many exits are there?
With Sandros as company she'll return to the chamber and take a look at the sword shaped depression. How many exits are there?
Apart from the depression in the middle of the room there are also three large stone daises, one against each of the other walls. Upon each of them there is an 8 foot-high silver metal post topped by a black sphere about 9 inches in diameter. Each metal post also has a small geometrically shaped depression of different shape about six inches from its base.
The place reeks of goblin. There are dozens of dull or broken swords, bedrolls, pieces of armor, feces, pools of urine, bones and so on littered all over the chamber.
Oh, and there are two visible exits, a pair of double doors opposite the ones where you entered and a door on your right.
Sandros pokes through the collected debris with an expression of distaste. As he works, he says, "I do not know your funeral rites - is there something we need to know in order to lay Rana to rest?" His tone is affectedly casual, but there is a great deal of tension beneath it.
Sandros pokes through the collected debris with an expression of distaste. As he works, he says, "I do not know your funeral rites - is there something we need to know in order to lay Rana to rest?" His tone is affectedly casual, but there is a great deal of tension beneath it.
Sandros finds nothing of interest.
With Sandros as company she'll return to the chamber and take a look at the sword shaped depression. How many exits are there?Apart from the depression in the middle of the room there are also three large stone daises, one against each of the other walls. Upon each of them there is an 8 foot-high silver metal post topped by a black sphere about 9 inches in diameter. Each metal post also has a small geometrically shaped depression of different shape about six inches from its base.
The place reeks of goblin. There are dozens of dull or broken swords, bedrolls, pieces of armor, feces, pools of urine, bones and so on littered all over the chamber.
Oh, and there are two visible exits, a pair of double doors opposite the ones where you entered and a door on your right.
Looking over at Hella and Roylenna, "What do you make of those spheres and this sword shape in the floor? Do they have mystical auras?" She looks as if she is debating putting her sword in the hole. To Sandros, "The shaman-king must have had a private chamber. Let's see if we can locate that."
To Sandros, "The shaman-king must have had a private chamber. Let's see if we can locate that."
"I would guess through the single doorway."
To Sandros, "The shaman-king must have had a private chamber. Let's see if we can locate that.""I would guess through the single doorway."
Deciding that messing with the sword shaped hole can wait Ka'kara follows Proteus' suggestion and heads to look through that door.
Deciding that messing with the sword shaped hole can wait Ka'kara follows Proteus' suggestion and heads to look through that door.To Sandros, "The shaman-king must have had a private chamber. Let's see if we can locate that.""I would guess through the single doorway."
"I would suggest allowing Hella to work her skills on that door. I have no doubt that our wily goblin friends have a few surprises in store for us yet."
"I would suggest allowing Hella to work her skills on that door. I have no doubt that our wily goblin friends have a few surprises in store for us yet."Deciding that messing with the sword shaped hole can wait Ka'kara follows Proteus' suggestion and heads to look through that door.To Sandros, "The shaman-king must have had a private chamber. Let's see if we can locate that.""I would guess through the single doorway."
Ka'kara pulls up short and paces as she waits for Hella, the adrenline apparently still running strong through her. In answer to Sandros' earlier question she says, "Yes, we will build a funeral bier and burn it at sunset. That will free his spirit to join the winds."