Titus and Eedim take a shot from the darkness at the goblins a manning the makeshift barricade.
Elven shaft drives through goblin skull, it falls dead. The crossbow bolt thrumms past the second goblins ear, it screeches, and flees back into the cave.
From further into the cave the same brutish voice says, "Hey you out dere! Lower you sharpies or da human gets a second mouth below his chin, waahahahah."
You hear a pained moan that does not sound like a goblin. "Maybe you have some nice shinies and we make trade yeah?"
"Hahaha my height challenged friend. Of course one should never trust goblins or any of the lesser peoples - they're scum and have no honor. Likewise normal folk should should not put their trust in the greater beings. We are only ever interested the daily travails of mortals for our own amusement!" said whilst smiling hugely.
"But alas we have no time for such sophistry now, we have more pressing matters. How do we propose dealing with this proposition? I say we make it plain that his only chance of living is to release his captive immediately."
This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
Eedim and Titus both expertly sneak forward to observe the situation in the cave ahead. At the barricade they carefully take a look over the hastily stacked sacks, crates, and barrels.
This large cave is divided in half by a ten-foot-high escarpment. A steep natural staircase leads from the lower portion to the upper ledge. The air is hazy with the smoke of a cooking fire, and pungent from the smell of poorly cured hides and unwashed goblins. One dead goblin with an arrow through its skull lies at the mouth of the cave. Five other goblins, including the largest goblin you have ever seen. are hunkered down behind another set of hastily erected barricades on the upper ledge. They have their bows out and are covering the entrance to the cave.
Sildar is being held in front of the large goblin who holds has a knife to the fighters his throat.
The lower level of the cave has a low burning fore in the middle of it, sleeping pallets are also scattered around along whit a rubbish pile and some stacks of equipment and provisions not already moved to make barricades.
Goblin perception rolls:
14, 16, 18, 16, 7
Sildar: 2
"What you say filth? Not much time left...hahaha hahaha!" The big goblin calls out and shakes Sildar who hangs limply in his thick arms.
I'll tap the gnome on the shoulder and motion for him to wait. I'll then move back to the other and quietly tell them what I see.
" there's 4 normal green runts and a rather large green piece of scum in charge. He's got Sildar by the throat - he looks out of it. the cavern is split into two with a higher section at the back accessable by a steep natural staircase. they are barricaded on that level. there is fire on our level. do we have any spells that can knock the big bugger out? otherwise short of trying to bluff him into giving up sildar we'll have to assault. maybe use some fire on the barricade?"
‘Maybe we just need to reaffirm that if sildar dies they all die, i can cast a spell that might send icy chills through his hand momentarily but it wont stop him from killing sildar, but we are running out of opitons.’
I'll move back towards the entrance of the cave. Staying out of sight I'll prepare a flask of oil ready to lob it at the top barricade. Second I'll motion to the gnome to prepare a bolt for setting the oil on fire once it hits the barricade the gobbies are behind.
" when the flask sets the barricade alight - charge in under the confusion it should create use the escarpment ledge as cover. use any table tops as shields against their arrows. It's time to skin some green devils eh dwarf!"
Ripper and i move up behind Kargan ready to charge in
OOC: is the badricade at the cave entrance completely blocking it i.e will ripper have to scramble over the barricade with me or can we squeeze to one side of it? ‘
Kargan calls out to the Goblins boss. The creature smiles greedily. "Give us all ya shinies, and back off. We take da shinies and then go. Leave Human at cave mouth." He pullsSildar's head back by his hair and moves the knife closer to his neck.
"Any funny stuff and this one gets a new mouth!" Cruel laughter echoes in the cave.
While they talk, Titus pulls a flask out of his pack, looks meaningfully at the Gnome tells him to make ready to set the oil alight with a fire bolt.
He then throws it at the barricade.
OOC: Roll to hit Titus!
Eedim you don't need to roll stealth again [fortunately lol] as the first roll still holds. If you want to make a fire bolt for your cross bow you need to make a an INT or DEX check with a +4 [cleaver gnome you are] with a DC of 12 for the hurried improvising of a fire bolt.
Then roll to hit after you fire it to set the oil on fire !
OOC: is the barricade at the cave entrance completely blocking it i.e will ripper have to scramble over the barricade with me or can we squeeze to one side of it? ‘
It's a pretty crappy barricade so you can all move through it without penalty :)
OOC: Righto, up to speed thanks :)
Titus and Eedim take a shot from the darkness at the goblins a manning the makeshift barricade.
Elven shaft drives through goblin skull, it falls dead. The crossbow bolt thrumms past the second goblins ear, it screeches, and flees back into the cave.
From further into the cave the same brutish voice says, "Hey you out dere! Lower you sharpies or da human gets a second mouth below his chin, waahahahah."
You hear a pained moan that does not sound like a goblin. "Maybe you have some nice shinies and we make trade yeah?"
"Never trust a Goblin or an Elf (present company excepted)"
"Hahaha my height challenged friend. Of course one should never trust goblins or any of the lesser peoples - they're scum and have no honor. Likewise normal folk should should not put their trust in the greater beings. We are only ever interested the daily travails of mortals for our own amusement!" said whilst smiling hugely.
"But alas we have no time for such sophistry now, we have more pressing matters. How do we propose dealing with this proposition? I say we make it plain that his only chance of living is to release his captive immediately."
"I could try to sneak up for a closer look?"
"Aye, we need to know the lie o' the land, sneak away laddie"
ill sneak with titus 18
22 stealth attempt to move up to the barricades that the goblins were behind.
‘Agreed, ripper and I will wait for you guys to engage the enemy.’
Eedim and Titus both expertly sneak forward to observe the situation in the cave ahead. At the barricade they carefully take a look over the hastily stacked sacks, crates, and barrels.
This large cave is divided in half by a ten-foot-high escarpment. A steep natural staircase leads from the lower portion to the upper ledge. The air is hazy with the smoke of a cooking fire, and pungent from the smell of poorly cured hides and unwashed goblins. One dead goblin with an arrow through its skull lies at the mouth of the cave. Five other goblins, including the largest goblin you have ever seen. are hunkered down behind another set of hastily erected barricades on the upper ledge. They have their bows out and are covering the entrance to the cave.
Sildar is being held in front of the large goblin who holds has a knife to the fighters his throat.
The lower level of the cave has a low burning fore in the middle of it, sleeping pallets are also scattered around along whit a rubbish pile and some stacks of equipment and provisions not already moved to make barricades.
Goblin perception rolls:
14, 16, 18, 16, 7
Sildar: 2
"What you say filth? Not much time left...hahaha hahaha!" The big goblin calls out and shakes Sildar who hangs limply in his thick arms.
I'll tap the gnome on the shoulder and motion for him to wait. I'll then move back to the other and quietly tell them what I see.
" there's 4 normal green runts and a rather large green piece of scum in charge. He's got Sildar by the throat - he looks out of it. the cavern is split into two with a higher section at the back accessable by a steep natural staircase. they are barricaded on that level. there is fire on our level. do we have any spells that can knock the big bugger out? otherwise short of trying to bluff him into giving up sildar we'll have to assault. maybe use some fire on the barricade?"
‘Maybe we just need to reaffirm that if sildar dies they all die, i can cast a spell that might send icy chills through his hand momentarily but it wont stop him from killing sildar, but we are running out of opitons.’
"Less talk, more Killin' "
I'll move back towards the entrance of the cave. Staying out of sight I'll prepare a flask of oil ready to lob it at the top barricade. Second I'll motion to the gnome to prepare a bolt for setting the oil on fire once it hits the barricade the gobbies are behind.
" when the flask sets the barricade alight - charge in under the confusion it should create use the escarpment ledge as cover. use any table tops as shields against their arrows. It's time to skin some green devils eh dwarf!"
‘We will be right behind you Kargan, get ready ripper.’ I tighten my grip on the lead
"I'll keep the Grobbi's attention on me, while you throw the oil flask"
I move to the opposite end of the barricade from the others so the goblins will not see what they are doing
"Oi, you up there, let's make a deal for the human. What ya' want for him?"
I keep my x bow trained on large one and stay silent in the shadows stealth 4
Ripper and i move up behind Kargan ready to charge in
OOC: is the badricade at the cave entrance completely blocking it i.e will ripper have to scramble over the barricade with me or can we squeeze to one side of it? ‘
clearly i need a new electric dice
Kargan calls out to the Goblins boss. The creature smiles greedily. "Give us all ya shinies, and back off. We take da shinies and then go. Leave Human at cave mouth." He pullsSildar's head back by his hair and moves the knife closer to his neck.
"Any funny stuff and this one gets a new mouth!" Cruel laughter echoes in the cave.
While they talk, Titus pulls a flask out of his pack, looks meaningfully at the Gnome tells him to make ready to set the oil alight with a fire bolt.
He then throws it at the barricade.
OOC: Roll to hit Titus!
Eedim you don't need to roll stealth again [fortunately lol] as the first roll still holds. If you want to make a fire bolt for your cross bow you need to make a an INT or DEX check with a +4 [cleaver gnome you are] with a DC of 12 for the hurried improvising of a fire bolt.
Then roll to hit after you fire it to set the oil on fire !
OOC: is the barricade at the cave entrance completely blocking it i.e will ripper have to scramble over the barricade with me or can we squeeze to one side of it? ‘
It's a pretty crappy barricade so you can all move through it without penalty :)
14 I hastily make a fire bolt