Bow will move to Reeves' Residents; rushing in to see him.

"I've got very important information for Mr. Reeves! A goblin army is on the march."

When letten in I will tell Reeves about the numbers etc.

"We saw an army about two days ago; it consisted of around 1500 goblins. There is no way this village can survive, so I urch you to evacuate fast. An please tell me what is the closest city that might have an army to stand up to these goblins? So my friends and I can rush to them and inform them about the approaching army. Btw, regarding that; would you by any chance have some horses for us to speed our travels?"

“ well I can gather many up with my scarf it’s very useful at times but I will spread word “ she gose around the town hoping on houses like a ninja.

"We shall move to Laurentiis than, but can we first help with evacuation or any other preparations, or shall we move towards the city as fast as possible?"

(Assuming that others agree with me regarding moving to Laurentiis)

Randall:

After delivering the purchased pig to Grim, Randall catches up to the rest of the party.  Hearing the discussion, he suggests, “Let the mayor evacuate the town and head towards the coastal city of Laurentis.  He can send ahead fast riders to warn them of the invaders so that their army can ride out to meet the goblins.  I say we remain behind and harry the goblin army.”

Looking out upon the sleepy town, Randall says, “The more we can distract and delay the foes and whittle down their numbers, the more time we buy for the townsfolk to escape. Planting false leads, destroying their scouting parties, striking their main force in small forays when they are vulnerable, then retreating quickly before they can muster a large response.  That is how we save the lives of the innocent.”

"Well, I'd rather not be here when the full army arrives, but killing of some scouts and outriders I always happy to do!"

Randall:

A bit embarrassed at the praise, but happy that Lathander is getting some mote of worship, Randall says, “Petcan, you spoke of traps and barricades.  If we can set some of that up with traps along the incoming roads and barrels and sacks set up behind barricades to look like defenders, perhaps we can delay the oncoming army.  Unfortunately, my skills do not lie in deception or speed of movement for that matter, are you skilled enough to help us do this, perhaps with some of the braver members of the town’s defenders to really sell the ruse?  It would give the townsfolk a better head start if it works.”

Randall:

”Bow, if we can have volleys of arrows sailing in at the oncoming goblins from behind various barracades, we might fool them into thinking we have scores of archers defending the town.  What do you think?” asks Randall, trying to figure out how best they can slow the oncoming horde.

Randall:

“And if someone can disguise Grim as a hobgoblin leader, he could ride in on the warg and perhaps lead some troops into our ambush a few times,” he adds.

"I like that idea" Grim says, getting back from feeding the Worg "We need to lead them to some narrowing area where we can hit them with ranged attacks before they know what's going on. Also, the people here should take or hide as much as they can of supplies the Goblins might use and burn the rest."

"I can help disguise Grim," Syvis volunteers, "and I can lead the ambush. I'm good at hiding and they can't see me in the darkness. We'll be prepare when they come."

He pauses for a second, and continues, "if there's time, I will be able to craft some poison to aid in our ambush."

"a volley of arrows, sounds good; but how would we get that working?"

Randall:

”I was hoping between some bardic trickery from Ceo, your skills, Bow, and a few hardy archers from the town defenses we could at least make them think we had a unit or two of defending archers,” says Randall, “But suppose it really depends on who will step up to join us.”

“I think this sounds like a risky plan, but if we can simply barricade the town while the people evacuate, we might slow them down while the goblins try to get in anyways.”

Randall:

"I'll defer to your judgement there, Petcan.  Certainly if no archers from town wants to join us, we won't be able to have enough arrows for a ruse without some kind of magical aid," responds Randall, adding, "I can go ahead and get started with some barricades as the townsfolk leave."

Randall:

"They can't be too far away by now.  Should we start behind one of the barricades or hide at the edge of town so we can attack along the fringes and get away cleanly?" asks Randall.

If Syvis has Grim disguised well enough he will head out to draw a scouting party into a trap. "The more advanced scouts we take out the slower thier progress will be. Pick one of the barricaded spots along the outskirts of town. We will ambush there."

"Anyone know how to say 'This way' in Goblin?"

Grim Animal Handling: 5

 "Hmmm Not good"

What’s the terrain like for the advancing goblins and for the fleeing people?

Disguise Kit (is it a DEX check?): 20 

"Yeah... I don't speak Goblin. Try Common, maybe?" Syvis grimaces as he finishes Grim's disguise (I guess it's passable!), "Hey, buddy, calm down." He whistles to Worg, and throwing a goodberry at the beast, giving Grim help on the roll.

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Randall:

”I was hoping between some bardic trickery from Ceo, your skills, Bow, and a few hardy archers from the town defenses we could at least make them think we had a unit or two of defending archers,” says Randall, “But suppose it really depends on who will step up to join us.”

 "Well without any archers from the town, I do not see this happening, and it feels a bit to risky with the large forge coming forward."