"Right, no time to waste." Seraphine nods to Marcus, stepping aside slightly to let him lead. "You go first, Marcus. I’ll stay close to Yeemik, make sure he’s not leading us into a trap."
"Alright. Let's try to move quietly." Marcus begins to move down the path toward the cave entrance, but finds several branches blocking the path where it is obviously meant for a smaller creature like a goblin, and has to move them to get by (stealth7). As he moves forward, his wolf-like ears listen keenly for any creatures hiding near the cave (perception22).
Marcus accidentally snaps some branches, potentially alerting the two goblins you can hear ahead as they bicker to your presence. However, the voices don't stop so you believe you are safe for now.
Marcus pauses after snapping the branches, hearing more sounds coming from near the cave entrance. He turns to the others with a finger to his lips, then holds up two fingers to let them know about the goblins ahead, before continuing forward.
Brungir grimaces himself, at the idea of sneaking himself as most dwarves were not exactly known for being quiet. Shaking his head and pushing any misgivings to the side as he grips his crossbow, the dwarf crouches low to slowly move further into the cave.
Seraphine steels herself and attempts to mimic Marcus' stealthy movements, at the same time using her survival skills to try to avoid natural obstacles. (Stealth: 3, Survival: 23). Unfortunately, her armor isn't conducive to moving quietly.
You hear the voices ahead silence and, as you noisily break through the brush into a clearing where a large cave mouth stands, with a stream rushing into it and dense thickets on either side, an arrow breaks through the brush and embeds itself in Marcus' gut (hit 23) for 5 piercing damage. Please roll initiative.
Goblins = 22 (with advantage due to 3/4 cover from thickets)
Treela will take to the sky, flying towards the goblins at an angle upwards, (6 squares up and 6 squares left). Looking down on the goblins from above, she will cast Toll the Dead on the goblin further from the bushes (upper right goblin). That goblin hears a dolorous bell of doom tolling just for him.
The goblin cowers on the ground and collapses as the dolorous bell that fills the air spells its doom! (WIS save 6 for 7 necrotic damage)
The remaining goblin tries to retaliate but is distracted by the loss of his companion and the arrow knocked back in his bow falls uselessly to the ground. (nat 1 to hit) Suddenly, the goblin that accompanied you spins around and slashes Seraphine with his shortsword whilst she is distracted by the ongoing battle but the sword only clangs against her chain mail! (13 to hit)
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"And this is why I wanted to kill the damned thing!" Brungir yells out as he sees the goblin turn on them. Moving towards it he mutters something and a rune etched on his glove begins to glow, electricity starting to crackle in his hand as he reaches out toward the goblin.
Marcus lets out a snarl as the arrow impacts. "I'm getting really tired of getting shot." He moves forward, crossing the stream to gain a clear line of sight to the last goblin, marking it as he draws his axe (BA: Hexblade's Curse) and hurls it at the creature (18 to hit, 5 damage plus 2 from the curse for 7 total).
If that kills it:
As the goblin dies, several small wisps of shadow curl from its body and fly towards Marcus. As they meet him, the arrow in his stomach falls to the ground, forced out of the wound as it almost completely closes (he regains 4 hp). He stands up a bit straighter as the magic finishes running its course, and walks over to the body to fetch his axe.
Ooc: Oops, forgot Phait was next. She does this if the gobbo next to her survives.
Ic: Seraphine turns toward the goblin next to her with a look of not so much surprise, but disappointment, striking at him with her longsword. "Well, I tried mercy."
"Right, no time to waste." Seraphine nods to Marcus, stepping aside slightly to let him lead. "You go first, Marcus. I’ll stay close to Yeemik, make sure he’s not leading us into a trap."
Survival: 14
"Alright. Let's try to move quietly." Marcus begins to move down the path toward the cave entrance, but finds several branches blocking the path where it is obviously meant for a smaller creature like a goblin, and has to move them to get by (stealth 7). As he moves forward, his wolf-like ears listen keenly for any creatures hiding near the cave (perception 22).
DM - A Humblewood Adventure | Holm Erebos - Dread Tyrant
Marcus accidentally snaps some branches, potentially alerting the two goblins you can hear ahead as they bicker to your presence. However, the voices don't stop so you believe you are safe for now.
Marcus pauses after snapping the branches, hearing more sounds coming from near the cave entrance. He turns to the others with a finger to his lips, then holds up two fingers to let them know about the goblins ahead, before continuing forward.
DM - A Humblewood Adventure | Holm Erebos - Dread Tyrant
Brungir grimaces himself, at the idea of sneaking himself as most dwarves were not exactly known for being quiet. Shaking his head and pushing any misgivings to the side as he grips his crossbow, the dwarf crouches low to slowly move further into the cave.
Stealth: 9
Seraphine steels herself and attempts to mimic Marcus' stealthy movements, at the same time using her survival skills to try to avoid natural obstacles. (Stealth: 3, Survival: 23). Unfortunately, her armor isn't conducive to moving quietly.
While her chain shirt wasn't particularly noisy, Altara had never tried moving quietly before and it showed.
Stealth 2 (nat 1)
Phait stealth: 5+2 = 7
Seems no one is immune to the curse of clumsiness that befalls the party as it travels.
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You hear the voices ahead silence and, as you noisily break through the brush into a clearing where a large cave mouth stands, with a stream rushing into it and dense thickets on either side, an arrow breaks through the brush and embeds itself in Marcus' gut (hit 23) for 5 piercing damage. Please roll initiative.
Goblins = 22 (with advantage due to 3/4 cover from thickets)
OOC: The goblin with you is 5 feet east of Seraphine. (I forgot to add him on the map!)
((Seraphine initiative=2))
Brungir Intiative: 20
Marcus initiative: 13
DM - A Humblewood Adventure | Holm Erebos - Dread Tyrant
Phait init: 4
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Initiative:
22 - Treela (rolled by DM)
22 - Goblins (even without advantage)
20 - Brungir
13 - Marcus
8 - Phait
2 - Seraphine
NEXT: Treela
Treela will take to the sky, flying towards the goblins at an angle upwards, (6 squares up and 6 squares left). Looking down on the goblins from above, she will cast Toll the Dead on the goblin further from the bushes (upper right goblin). That goblin hears a dolorous bell of doom tolling just for him.
DC 13 WIS save to avoid 7 necrotic damage.
The goblin cowers on the ground and collapses as the dolorous bell that fills the air spells its doom! (WIS save 6 for 7 necrotic damage)
The remaining goblin tries to retaliate but is distracted by the loss of his companion and the arrow knocked back in his bow falls uselessly to the ground. (nat 1 to hit) Suddenly, the goblin that accompanied you spins around and slashes Seraphine with his shortsword whilst she is distracted by the ongoing battle but the sword only clangs against her chain mail! (13 to hit)
NEXT: Brungir
"And this is why I wanted to kill the damned thing!" Brungir yells out as he sees the goblin turn on them. Moving towards it he mutters something and a rune etched on his glove begins to glow, electricity starting to crackle in his hand as he reaches out toward the goblin.
Shocking Grasp: Attack: 14 Damage: 1
Marcus lets out a snarl as the arrow impacts. "I'm getting really tired of getting shot." He moves forward, crossing the stream to gain a clear line of sight to the last goblin, marking it as he draws his axe (BA: Hexblade's Curse) and hurls it at the creature (18 to hit, 5 damage plus 2 from the curse for 7 total).
If that kills it:
As the goblin dies, several small wisps of shadow curl from its body and fly towards Marcus. As they meet him, the arrow in his stomach falls to the ground, forced out of the wound as it almost completely closes (he regains 4 hp). He stands up a bit straighter as the magic finishes running its course, and walks over to the body to fetch his axe.
DM - A Humblewood Adventure | Holm Erebos - Dread Tyrant
Ooc: Oops, forgot Phait was next. She does this if the gobbo next to her survives.
Ic: Seraphine turns toward the goblin next to her with a look of not so much surprise, but disappointment, striking at him with her longsword. "Well, I tried mercy."
To hit: 15, damage=4