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A quick scan of the terrain for cover reveals little as the street has obviously been cleared of debris to provide a clear view of the entrance. From your point at the end of the alley you will have cover from adjacent buildings for most of the way. However, there is a gap of about 100 feet around the building where there is no cover. The entrance to the gardens is about 200 feet from the building where the goblin is watching.
Zumii will wait to see if her friends choose to open fire. If not she will move to P18.
Hadrian assumes they will attempt to close the distance between us and prepares to meet them face on.
Salm slides out just past Lia and fires at the goblin sentry
Shortbow range increment added in
Damage
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Nodding to synchronize their shots, Salm and Lia fire off their respective shots. Lia's arrow fires its mark first slicing along the creature's shoulder. This reaction is just enough for it to turn towards the party in time to receive Salm's missile directly in the chest. The force of the blow drives the creature from its feet and it falls backward onto the roof and out of sight. After a few tense moments it appears that nothing is responding from the area.
Salm waves the others forward.
Hadrian will run forward towards the garden gate, looking around him as he goes.
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Lia seems elated for a moment at making such a good shot but then gets subdued, It was a goblin but still did it deserve the sudden death it just got? Remember the girl.... Snapping out of it at Hadrian's sudden sprint she scans the rooftops for any other signs of movement while keeping her bow at the ready.
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Rushing forward the group dodges and darts amongst the rubble trying to obtain as much cover as possible. Several tense moments pass as each member feels wide open but eventually everyone makes it to the garden entrance.
Up close you can see that the garden has overgrown to create a thick wall of gnarled trees tightly woven as to not allow a view through to the inside of the garden. Inside the once lush gardens have overgrown with weeds and the beds are full of trash and scattered bones. Two paths lead deeper into the garden: One winding to the left past a fountain and one leading into an area of larger trees.
As the group ponders their options suddenly Tobias is lifted off his feet but a thick vine that coiled around his throat and begins to lift him towards the 'ceiling' of the garden. At the same moment, three goblins rush out from the trees, dog slicers at the ready.
Salm fires upon the approaching goblins
Shortbow PB Shot added in
Damage
Zumii draws her punching dagger & looks about the floor to see if she can make out any additional snares that may be in place.
"Careful with your footing friends, there may be other snares in place"
Hadrian charges with a vague plan of shoving a dog slicer up a goblin's nether regions sideways.
Initiative 12 + 2 = 14
Attack um.... 1
I'm going to go cry in the corner now.
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As the goblins charge in the party begins to get its bearings. Lia's bowshot finds the mark, embedding the arrow deep in the goblins arm. It staggers momentarily but still rushes forward. Salm and Thosys do not have Lia's luck and their shots each go wide of the creatures.
As the goblins get into range, Hadrian moves into for an attack but slips on some wet grass lying across the pathway and his attack goes wide.
Finally in range, the goblins launch attacks on Lia, Hadrian and Salm. The first two goblins are unable to land their attacks but the final goblin manages to get past Salm's defences and slash his leg (4hp dmg).
While the others continue the battle Zumii looks about for more snares. She does not see any but does see that the 'snare' that got Tobias is proceeding to wrap itself around him tightening around his neck almost as if it was alive. Tobias is clawing for his dagger but seems unable to do much damage to it.
As the goblin dodges his shot, Salm drops his bow and pulls out his morningstar. Unfortunately, he did not have it in position in time to defend himself. He retaliates for the wound that he just received.
Morningstar
Damage
Zumii rushes to Tobias; raises her shield & swings at the vine hoping she can free him before he becomes injured or worse.
... I really like rolling 3's apparently!
Hadrian kicks out at the goblin with first one foot then the other rather than take the time to right himself.
Attack 1: d20 + 2 = 6 + 2 = 8
Unlikely I hit but damage would be 6.
Attack 2: I roll another 1.
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With the goblins now in close the party begins to change tactics. Salm switches to his morning star but fails to land a crushing blow and the goblin in front of him dances away. Lia also fails to connect as she steps back and fires another arrow but it bounces of the fountain next to her and flies harmlessly into the scrub brush.
The party's woes continues as Hadrian attempts a double kick the goblin next to him but is unable to connect. Finally, Thosys manages to score a killing blow as his magic missile darts between Lia and Salm to slay the goblin previously struck by Lia's earlier arrow shot.
The goblins attempt to injure the party further but do not have any more luck than the party. The first goblin's dogslicer sparks across Salm's chain shirt but fails to penetrate. The other goblin clumsily slashes as Hadrian who is able to deftly dodge past the transparent attacks.
As the rest of the party deals with the goblins, Zumii attempts to assist Tobias. As she gets closer she sees the vine is pulling him higher into the canopy as it continues to tighten its grip around his throat. Zumii takes a swing but she is unable to reach either the doctor or the vine...
Determined to end this, Salm levies a Judgement of Justice upon the goblins and swings at (G1) again.
Morning Star
Damage
If I kill him, I'll move into that space.
"Hold in there!"
Zumii steps forward & then rummages in her backpack to remove the flask of oil.
If Lia's action succeeds though, Zumii will check Tobias for wounds.
Hadrian take the effort to stand up and strike out at the nearest goblin but obviously still unsteady for him failures.
1d20 + 3 = 12, damage 1d6 +3 = 8
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Trying to end this fight quickly, Salm, Hadrian and Thosys focus on the remaining goblins while Lia and Zumii attempt to save Tobias from the thick consticting vine.
Salm's Judgement of Justice has the desired effect, allowing to crush the skull of the goblin in front of him. Quickly moving into the space, he provides a slight distraction for Hadrian who is able to move into flanking position prior to striking out. Unfortunately, the distraction is not enough and once again the pesky goblin avoids the monk's attack.
Trying to get a bead on the goblin and trying to conserve his spells, Thosys fires another bolt from his crossbow but his shot goes very wide and is lost in the thick underbrush.
The goblin fares no better against the party. Faced with flanking opponents the creature slashes out at Salm having seen the damage he delivered to his comrade but his dogslicer comes nowhere near the Inquisitor.
Meanwhile, Lia and Zumii attempt to free Tobias who is almost 20 feet in the air at this point. With a clatter on the ground below the doctor's dagger falls to the earth as his hands are tightly strapped to his sides. Zumii can see that his face is turning quite blue as he struggles to stay conscious. Throwing oil at the vine, Zumii manages to get a good amount of it on but Tobias is unable to squirm free.
Lia has better luck as her arrowshot cuts into the vine, releasing a splash of greenish ichor from its trunk. The vine thrashes a bit but continues to haul its prey higher into the canopy.
Determined to finish his foes, Salm maintains his offensive against the goblin he and Hadrian has flanked (or the next one in line)
Morningstar includes judgement +1 and flank +2
Damage
Confirm Crit includes judgement +1 and flank +2
Damage
On the off chance Salm doesn't take the goblin out I'll provide punches
1d20 = 13 + 4 = 17, dmg 5
1d20 = 3 + 4 = 7, dmg 5 again
Zumii will wait to see if Lia's or Thosys's actions manage to free Tobias.
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After a very unlady like curse, which she picked up from spending to much time around the sailors down at the docks, Lia pauses to take a calming breath and re-centers herself. The sounds of combat and people yelling fade into the background as she focuses on the only thing that matters, the vine strangling Tobias. Slowly drawing the string of her water warped bow back to line another arrow up on the vine she finally lets fly. By the hells if I'll let it take my new friends!
Hadrian looks around to see if he can identify anything he can climb up to try to reach the canopy. Baring that he'll at least try to catch Tobias if Lia or Thossys manage to get the vine to drop him.
"I'll take care of this one. You get him down."
Morningstar: to hit includes Judgement
Morningstar: damage
Lia's shot causes more of the vine to spew out ichor but it maintains its hold on the now limp figure of Tobias as it pulls him almost to the top of the canopy.
Looking around, Hadrian sees a rather large tree trunk with many branches that might make it ideal for climbing.
D20 + 7 = 13 + 7 = 20, I beat the DC by 10.
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All the goblins defeated the party is able to fully focus on the vine. As the others attempt to sever the vine with ranged weapons, Hadrian begins to climb quite rapidly up a nearby tree. As he gets nearer the top he see long decomposed bodies lying on thicker parts of the canopy near the vines trunk. This thing has feed for quite some time. As he gets near the top, the vine slams towards him, sensing the movement disturbing the area. However, the additional weight of Tobias slows the creature enough that Hadrian is able to move away to another branch. At this distance, Hadrian can see the Tobias is unconscious. If the party is going to rescue him, it has to be soon...
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The combination of Thosys' knife and Lia's bow shot prove to be too much for the vine. With a splash of ichor and a lashing spasm, the vine releases Tobias as it thrashes in its death throes, shaking all of the trees nearby violently
As the vine slackens, Tobias' unconscious body falls through the canopy snaping branches as he hurtles towards the ground.
Zumii has nothing that would help to break Tobias's fall, so she prepares to heal him once he hits the ground.
11 + 4 = Ref save of 15.
Melee attack to try to grab Tobias: 17 + 3 = 20.
Hadrian is glad that despite his shameful showing in front of the goblins that he can at least be of some help to his comrade here.
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Time seems to slow to a crawl as the vine loosens its grip and Tobias begins to fall. The trees begin to thrash and Hadrian grabs tightly to his perch as the branch sways towards the falling doctor. Arm outstretched, Hadrian snatches Tobias' collar just as he is almost out of range. Tobias' weight combined with the thrashing trees almost make Hadrian loose his grip but he is somehow able to hang on and swing Tobias back towards the tree.
With as much speed as he can, Hadrian lowers Tobias down to the others where Zumii is able to check him over. Her quick examination determines that he is in quite bad shape but he has stablized. She is unsure if a healing spell will bring him around.
It may not be much help, but Cure Light Wound