Faith nods at Torgga, in thanks. “I am grateful, and I will pay you of course, when we receive the proceeds from these spoils.” He does his share in moving supplies to the cart, then watches the fire.
The magic of his ring grows excited near the flame, shaping it and limiting it from spreading. When the Goblins are adequately cremated, Faith mutters a small prayer over their remains, before using Control Flames to put out the fire before it spreads.
That done, he turns to the horses. Inspecting their appearance, the arrows and any clues around them. Was it purely goblin work that ended their life? And what of their riders?
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Survival: 23
Karea will also pay respects to the goblins, whispering something in a mix of elvish and undercommon. She then retreats back inside the wagon (if there is an inside) to get out of the painful daylight, even in the shady trees.
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My posting scheduled is irregular: sometimes I can post twice a week, sometimes twice a day. I may also respond to quick questions, but ignore harder responses in favor of time.
My location is where my character for my home game is (we're doing the wild beyond the witchlight).
"The Doomvault... Probably full of unicorns and rainbows." -An imaginary quote
As you get close to the horses you If you hadn't remembered you realized they were Gundren and his warrior guard. The saddlebags have been looted. Nearby lies an empty leather map case.
You tie up the boss and investigate the area and soon spot a trail leading off the road with about a dozen goblin tracks. Matheris says, "We got this Karea...Relax in the wagon for a bit. We might be treking on foot for a bit though soon..I'm going to see what this goblin boss knows....
Matheris goes and rouses the goblin and asks in common hoping it understands, "If you want to live you might want to start talking. I'd like to no have to beat it out of you either."
"Please no hurt me. I tell...I tell.
Fewer than twenty goblins currently dwell in the lair.
Their leader is a bugbear named Klarg. He answers to King Grol, chief of the Cragmaw tribe, who dwells in Cragmaw Castle. (The goblins can provide basic directions to Cragmaw Castle. It’s about twenty miles northeast of the Cragmaw hideout, in Neverwinter Wood.)
Klarg received a messenger goblin from King Grol a few days ago. The messenger told him that someone named the Black Spider was paying the Cragmaws to watch out for the dwarf Gundren Rockseeker, capture him, and send him and anything he was carrying back to King Grol. Klarg followed his orders. Gundren was ambushed and taken along with his personal effects, including a map.
The dwarf and his map were delivered to King Grol, as instructed. The dwarf’s human companion is being held in the “eating cave”
That's all I know....I will go...I will go far away.
Matheris leave it tied up and confers with the others, "Well, What do you think?"
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“Worrying,” says Faith. “Why would they be paid to lay ambush for Mssrs. Gundren and Haldar? What is so important about a provision run. There’s more to this than I know.”
“We must save them. I can cast some illusions in front of the cart if we pull it off the road. Twenty goblins, and this Klarg. I think we should all go. Torgga, I would not want to leave you on your own.”
Faith scratches at his chin. “Let us walk the Goblin back to his home. He can go first, gagged. So as to make sure he has not misled us.”
Faith gives out a single whistle, and Solace cries out from above, as she begins to make wide circles over the nearby forest.
Torgga says, "I'm in charge of the wagon so I'm staying with it. You go deal with that hideout. I'll be here when you get back...Trust me."
Matheris says, "I'll lead friends..If we gag the goblin it can't tell us what to watch out for....I'd rather keep him here tied and gagged here to be honest. I don't want to watch em or hold him from running. After we finish the hide out he can go."
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“Well, if Torgga is happy to watch it, I suppose,” says Faith. “I know little of Goblins. If our employers are alive, would it not be worth having a hostage to trade? Do they care so little for their kin?” asks Faith.
Matheris scratches his chin and head....."Alright since I'm going first the goblin will be up front with me...IF it happens to me it'll happen to him too."
You all move the wagon off the road and tuck it away out of sight while you investigate the hideout... You head down the trail and the Solace descends to Faith saying there's a trap ahead. Faith lets everyone know....The goblin mumbles and the gag is removed says, "I was going to say when we get closer for sure."
You disable it and the snare is sprung. The goblin says, "Ok...there is a pit ahead to. There is a lookout of goblins as well in a protected areas..The bird will see it for sure. You might be able to sneak up on them. You missed something when you took my stuff. Here....
He pulls out a map of the hideout in his underclothes. You'll have to follow the river on the west edge then cross to get access to the goblin guards who are on watch there. There is a pit trap ahead too... and Matheris see's it with no trouble and likely would have even without the goblins warning..
Following the goblins’ trail, you come across a large cave in a hillside five miles from the scene of the ambush. A shallow stream flows out of the cave mouth, which is screened by dense briar thickets. A narrow dry path leads into the cave on the right-hand side of the stream.
The thicket in area where the goblins are is impenetrable from the west side of the stream.
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“Light and flame are not dissimilar to an Efreeti. I can cast a spell of invisibility on one of us. It might allow us to get the drop on the Goblins, and then we two run in?”
Matheris points at the map and says softly, "Looks like we have to work our way up the west side of the stream or further away, then near the cave entrance work east to that clearing area on the east side of the map near the cave opening. If you can cast Invisibility on Matheris, I've can sneak around pretty good and get into position. You guys go along the west side of the map. I'll surprise them hopefully and you guys come in as I'm surprising them and it's a big whammy.
Current time is Dusk, so fading light with larger trees providing dark areas.....Karea can likely roll Stealth with advantage as she can find some spots out of direct sunlight. With Matheris invisible he'll roll Stealth with advantage when he crosses the stream.
After the last battle I gave everyone inspiration. You can use as whenever you like.
Roll Stealth for me
29 Stealth for Matheris as he crosses the stream.
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Faith casts the spell on Matheris, willing the man invisible. The magic demands his concentration, and it takes his mind far away from praying for guidance on his own attempts to be stealthy, or, in this light, even being that careful on where he places his feet.
“I’ll go at the back of the line,” he whispers.
Faith touches the rod that hangs from his belt, as he lingers further back from the stealthier two in the team. The magic he stored in it earlier returns to him, allowing him to feel more energised. Ready for what comes next.
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Karea joins Matheris and takes advantage of shadows cast by the sun setting over the horizon as trees block some of the light. Her pulse steady as if it come natural for her to move with Mathers making their way to the stream along the west side of the map. You hear the goblins fussing over something. Solace has forewarned you of their numbers. 3 goblins are arranged in the area just past the stream on the east side in a clearing. 13 :Karea stealth mode
Faith follows along at a good distance back to allow the others silent travels and no alerts provided to the goblins of his movements.
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The tokens are labeled for who they are. The goblins are facing away form the party discussing something... Solace is in the are but not shown. Each square is 10ft. Faith is currently 120 ft from the goblin closest to him, I think.
Here is a link to a map showing the current position of everyone.
I'm going to post a set of rolls for when the goblins hear Faith in 10 ft intervals as he crosses the water. Once a goblin gets suspicious I'll start the encounter with the goblins being surprised. I'll call for initiatives to see who goes first and have the goblins at zero initiatives for the first round.
The goblins are in a serious discussion it would seem and are completely oblivious to any activity around them. At the 50 ft mark the totally blow it as the Goblin boss grabs the two rookies to almost throttle them. As Faith makes it to the 30 ft mark the tale tale twig crunches ever so lightly but they pick up on it.
Surprisingly Faith managed to make it to within 30ft of the goblins and must have taken care crossing the stream.
I have a new encounter link I'll post in the private thread for this encounter.
The goblins stop talking and listen, "Ey I hear something..."They all turn or look towards Faith as Karea and Matheris prepare to act with Faith.
Survival: 19
Faith nods at Torgga, in thanks. “I am grateful, and I will pay you of course, when we receive the proceeds from these spoils.” He does his share in moving supplies to the cart, then watches the fire.
The magic of his ring grows excited near the flame, shaping it and limiting it from spreading. When the Goblins are adequately cremated, Faith mutters a small prayer over their remains, before using Control Flames to put out the fire before it spreads.
That done, he turns to the horses. Inspecting their appearance, the arrows and any clues around them. Was it purely goblin work that ended their life? And what of their riders?
Investigation: 15
Survival: 23
Karea will also pay respects to the goblins, whispering something in a mix of elvish and undercommon. She then retreats back inside the wagon (if there is an inside) to get out of the painful daylight, even in the shady trees.
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My posting scheduled is irregular: sometimes I can post twice a week, sometimes twice a day. I may also respond to quick questions, but ignore harder responses in favor of time.
My location is where my character for my home game is (we're doing the wild beyond the witchlight).
"The Doomvault... Probably full of unicorns and rainbows." -An imaginary quote
Matheris
Matheris Survival Check 20
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As you get close to the horses you If you hadn't remembered you realized they were Gundren and his warrior guard. The saddlebags have been looted. Nearby lies an empty leather map case.
You tie up the boss and investigate the area and soon spot a trail leading off the road with about a dozen goblin tracks. Matheris says, "We got this Karea...Relax in the wagon for a bit. We might be treking on foot for a bit though soon..I'm going to see what this goblin boss knows....
Matheris goes and rouses the goblin and asks in common hoping it understands, "If you want to live you might want to start talking. I'd like to no have to beat it out of you either."
"Please no hurt me. I tell...I tell.
That's all I know....I will go...I will go far away.
Matheris leave it tied up and confers with the others, "Well, What do you think?"
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“Worrying,” says Faith. “Why would they be paid to lay ambush for Mssrs. Gundren and Haldar? What is so important about a provision run. There’s more to this than I know.”
“We must save them. I can cast some illusions in front of the cart if we pull it off the road. Twenty goblins, and this Klarg. I think we should all go. Torgga, I would not want to leave you on your own.”
Faith scratches at his chin. “Let us walk the Goblin back to his home. He can go first, gagged. So as to make sure he has not misled us.”
Faith gives out a single whistle, and Solace cries out from above, as she begins to make wide circles over the nearby forest.
(Solace perception: 14)
Torgga says, "I'm in charge of the wagon so I'm staying with it. You go deal with that hideout. I'll be here when you get back...Trust me."
Matheris says, "I'll lead friends..If we gag the goblin it can't tell us what to watch out for....I'd rather keep him here tied and gagged here to be honest. I don't want to watch em or hold him from running. After we finish the hide out he can go."
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“Well, if Torgga is happy to watch it, I suppose,” says Faith. “I know little of Goblins. If our employers are alive, would it not be worth having a hostage to trade? Do they care so little for their kin?” asks Faith.
Matheris
Matheris scratches his chin and head....."Alright since I'm going first the goblin will be up front with me...IF it happens to me it'll happen to him too."
You all move the wagon off the road and tuck it away out of sight while you investigate the hideout... You head down the trail and the Solace descends to Faith saying there's a trap ahead. Faith lets everyone know....The goblin mumbles and the gag is removed says, "I was going to say when we get closer for sure."
You disable it and the snare is sprung. The goblin says, "Ok...there is a pit ahead to. There is a lookout of goblins as well in a protected areas..The bird will see it for sure. You might be able to sneak up on them. You missed something when you took my stuff. Here....
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He pulls out a map of the hideout in his underclothes. You'll have to follow the river on the west edge then cross to get access to the goblin guards who are on watch there. There is a pit trap ahead too... and Matheris see's it with no trouble and likely would have even without the goblins warning..
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Matheris gags the goblin and ties it up.
He says softly...."Any ideas how to get over to those goblins without them hearing us cross that stream?"
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“If we cross slightly up stream,” says Faith, “maybe we can walk down the bank on that side then sneak around the corner to surprise them.”
Through Solace you learn.
Following the goblins’ trail, you come across a large cave in a hillside five miles from the scene of the ambush. A shallow stream flows out of the cave mouth, which is screened by dense briar thickets. A narrow dry path leads into the cave on the right-hand side of the stream.
The thicket in area where the goblins are is impenetrable from the west side of the stream.
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Faith whispers his findings to the others.
“Light and flame are not dissimilar to an Efreeti. I can cast a spell of invisibility on one of us. It might allow us to get the drop on the Goblins, and then we two run in?”
Matheris points at the map and says softly, "Looks like we have to work our way up the west side of the stream or further away, then near the cave entrance work east to that clearing area on the east side of the map near the cave opening. If you can cast Invisibility on Matheris, I've can sneak around pretty good and get into position. You guys go along the west side of the map. I'll surprise them hopefully and you guys come in as I'm surprising them and it's a big whammy.
Current time is Dusk, so fading light with larger trees providing dark areas.....Karea can likely roll Stealth with advantage as she can find some spots out of direct sunlight. With Matheris invisible he'll roll Stealth with advantage when he crosses the stream.
After the last battle I gave everyone inspiration. You can use as whenever you like.
Roll Stealth for me
29 Stealth for Matheris as he crosses the stream.
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Stealth: 6
Faith casts the spell on Matheris, willing the man invisible. The magic demands his concentration, and it takes his mind far away from praying for guidance on his own attempts to be stealthy, or, in this light, even being that careful on where he places his feet.
“I’ll go at the back of the line,” he whispers.
Faith touches the rod that hangs from his belt, as he lingers further back from the stealthier two in the team. The magic he stored in it earlier returns to him, allowing him to feel more energised. Ready for what comes next.
Karea joins Matheris and takes advantage of shadows cast by the sun setting over the horizon as trees block some of the light. Her pulse steady as if it come natural for her to move with Mathers making their way to the stream along the west side of the map. You hear the goblins fussing over something. Solace has forewarned you of their numbers. 3 goblins are arranged in the area just past the stream on the east side in a clearing. 13 :Karea stealth mode
Faith follows along at a good distance back to allow the others silent travels and no alerts provided to the goblins of his movements.
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The tokens are labeled for who they are. The goblins are facing away form the party discussing something... Solace is in the are but not shown. Each square is 10ft. Faith is currently 120 ft from the goblin closest to him, I think.
Here is a link to a map showing the current position of everyone.
I'm going to post a set of rolls for when the goblins hear Faith in 10 ft intervals as he crosses the water. Once a goblin gets suspicious I'll start the encounter with the goblins being surprised. I'll call for initiatives to see who goes first and have the goblins at zero initiatives for the first round.
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Goblin rolls for when they hear a noise to stop arguing.
Faith at 110 ft from Goblin 1 Each roll will be 20 ft closer to the goblins
1. 7 vs Perception DC 15 Faith now 90 ft from goblins
2. 7 vs Perception DC 15 Faith now 70 ft from goblins.
3. 19 vs Perception DC 10 Faith now 50 ft from goblins
4. 20 vs Perception DC 10 Faith now 30 ft from goblins
No matter what at 30 ft Karea and Matheris will surprise the goblins.
Karea, Faith and Matheris Roll initiative to start surprise round.
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The goblins are in a serious discussion it would seem and are completely oblivious to any activity around them. At the 50 ft mark the totally blow it as the Goblin boss grabs the two rookies to almost throttle them. As Faith makes it to the 30 ft mark the tale tale twig crunches ever so lightly but they pick up on it.
Surprisingly Faith managed to make it to within 30ft of the goblins and must have taken care crossing the stream.
I have a new encounter link I'll post in the private thread for this encounter.
The goblins stop talking and listen, "Ey I hear something..." They all turn or look towards Faith as Karea and Matheris prepare to act with Faith.
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Matheris
Matheris Initiative: 18
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Faith keeps his will focussed on the invisibility spell.
Initiative: 17