(Cinder ruthlessly attacks the Goblin in front of Manikin, slashing him across the throat, causing a grizzly death.)

Zlee Tiebreaker: 5

Thistle Tiebreaker: 8

Patrol Tiebreaker: 8

(The Patrol is running across the bridge. They're just about halfway across.)

(Thistle takes out his Shortsword and goes to attack the last Goblin inside the room.)

Attack: 8 Damage: 9

(The Goblin manages to nimbly dodge Thistle's strike.)

Zlee, you're up.

Attack on the bugbear: Attack: 23 Damage: 11

 For DM:

(Zlee attacks with his Longsword, but the Bugbear manages to deflect the blow to the side with his Warhammer.)

(Manikin runs back the way you all came, facing the Goblin Patrol that is running across the bridge to join the fight. He casts Mage Hand, using it to quickly remove the stones that were blocking the pressure plate in the middle of the bridge. When the goblins are at the right point, he also uses the Mage Hand to press down on the plate, triggering the trap! A large Scythe comes swinging down the middle of the bridge! The Goblins try to avoid the trap.)

Goblins Dex Save: 7

Damage (Half if saves): 12

 DM's note: Wow, lucky goblins!

(The Goblins manage to mostly get out of the way, coming out of the whole thing with only a minor scratch each.)

(Meanwhile, the Bugbear is trying to face off against both Zlee and Cinder. He decides to attack Cinder this time.)

Attack: 8 Damage: 17

 (The swing of the Giant Warhammer misses Cinder's head by a mere inch! The Bugbear roars angrily.)

(The last Goblin in the room attacks Thistle with his Shortsword.)

Attack: 17 Damage: 3

(Thistle jumps back, avoiding the strike.)

Cinder, you're up.

Cinder leans back and the bugbear's warhammer passes so close to his face he can feel the wind of it passage. With feral intensity, he ducks back into the creatures reach with two strikes of his hatchets!

Attack: 18 Damage: 6
Attack: 7 Damage: 4

(Cinder rages at the Bugbear, but the Bugbear hulks up and parries the Axe blows off of his tough armor.)

(The Patrol Goblins compose themselves and run towards Manikin, attacking him with their Shortswords!)

Attack: 21 Damage: 7

Attack: 13 Damage: 7

(The Goblins overwhelm Manikin, who goes down! Manikin is unconcious!)

(Thistle tries to attack the Goblin in the room once more.)

Attack: 20 Damage: 7

(Thistle takes a swing at the Goblin, but trips and misses badly! Thistle falls down and his sword goes clattering to the ground.)

Zlee, you're up.

Attack the bugbear with my long sword:

 Attack: 18 Damage: 5

(Zlee swings his Longsword in a huge arc, burying the blade in the Bugbear's left shoulder, leaving behind a nasty gash.)

Manikin Death Saving Throw: 14

(Manikin's breath slows, making a worrying gurgling noise.) 

(The Bugbear roars and swings his Warhammer down on Zlee, trying to retaliate for that last hit.)

Attack: 17 Damage: 10

DMs note: So lucky you have such a high AC, that would have 1 shot you.

(The Warhammer hits and makes a tremendous clang as it bashes the shield, denting it with the force! This Bugbear is very tough!)

(The last Goblin in the room takes a stab at Thistle.)

Attack: 20 Damage: 4

(The Shortsword cuts Thistle deeply in the thigh! Blood spurts from the wound, and Thistle is badly hurt!)

(Meanwhile, the Patrol Goblins run into the room, take out their bows and each take a shot at Cinder.)

Attack: 11 Damage: 8

Attack: 23 Damage: 8

(The Goblin's arrows go wide, missing fairly badly. Guess the Goblins aren't good at shooting while running.)

(Thistle attacks the last Goblin in the room one more time, running backwards to put some distance between them and firing off an arrow.)

Attack: 16 Damage: 11

(The arrow flies true, striking the Goblin in the throat! He makes noises and gurgling as he drops to his knees and dies.)

Cinder, I accidentally skipped you, you're up! Thanks for the heads up Zlee.

The rundown:

Cinder swings his axes twice more, seeking to but an end to the bugbear and deal with the other goblins shooting at him.

Attack: 7 Damage: 10

Attack: 5 Damage: 6

(Cinder takes 2 swings at the Bugbear, who deflects the blows with relative ease. The Bugbear looks like he's actually getting bigger, a loud, evil laugh echoing thru the room.)

"Hahaha! Is that all you've got!? Your friends are dying... and you're next!"

Zlee, you're up.

Attack the bugbear with my long sword Attack: 13 Damage: 8

(Zlee swings his Longsword at the Bugbear, but the Bugbear dodges deftly.)

Manikin Death Saving Throw: 1

(The Bugbear roars and takes a shot at Cinder.)

Attack: 9 Damage: 11

(The Bugbear's Warhammer swings, but Cinder is too fast and dodges out of the way.)

Cinder, you're up.

As Manikin breathes his last, Cinder become ever more infuriated, lashing out with two more blows!

Attack: 14 Damage: 7

Attack: 16 Damage: 6

(Cinder rages and lashes again, but the Bugbear seems to be getting stronger by the moment, using it's tough furs to deflect the blades.)

(The Patrol Goblins move into the room and come running up to Zlee with their swords, slashing wildly!)

Goblin 1: Attack: 13 Damage: 8

Goblin 2: Attack: 11 Damage: 4

(The first Goblin manages to find the smallest opening in Zlee's armor and cuts a small gash near his ribs. The second Goblin's slash clangs off his armor harmlessly. Thistle yells out to you all.)

"Manikin is dying! Keep them off of us!"

(Thistle takes this opportunity to rush past this scene towards the bridge where Manikin lays. He grabs the potion that was given to you all earlier and pours it down his throat.)

"Come on, Manikin! Come on..."

(A few moments later, Manikin opens his eyes, his health slowly coming back to him.)

9

(Manikin gets up to his feet. He actually looks a lot better than Thistle now. He stands in front of Thistle, a fire in his eyes, ready to seek vengeance.)

Zlee, you're up.

DM's note: Just FYI, I have a House rule on Death rolls, a crit fail is just 1 strike. That's the closest I've ever had to a player dying on me. LOL  Also, I'm out of town until Thursday night, so I'll update when I come back. 

Attack on the bugbear with my long sword 

Attack: 7 Damage: 11

(Zlee uses his shield for misdirection, creating just the right opening to finally bury his Longsword in the Bugbear's gut! The Bugbear is surprised, struggles to fight thru the pain, but ultimately falls to his knees and keels over, dead.)

(Manikin shoots a Fireball at one of the remaining Patrol Goblins.)

Attack: 22 Damage: 2

(Manikin's Fireball goes a little wide, still burning the Goblin in the arm, but not doing the full brunt of the damage.)

Cinder, you're up. Just 2 somewhat hurt Patrol Goblins left.

We're almost done, guys, I'm assuming you all were busy over the Holiday weekend? 

(OOC: Yeah, sorry, did some traveling.)

Cinder closes with the goblin patrol and strikes with his axes!

Attack: 18 Damage: 5

Attack: 12 Damage: 7

(Cinder's Axe strikes one of the Goblins in the chest, killing him, but the other Goblin dodges out of the way and tries to attack him back!)

Attack: 5 Damage: 5

(The Goblin's Shortsword strikes true, but Cinder is still in a rage and barely feels it.)

*Cinder takes only 3 damage*

(Thistle aims at the last Goblin and attacks!)

Attack: 13 Damage: 5

(The strike finally fells the last Goblin of the patrol. As you all survey the damage, you see 5 dead Goblins, a dead Shaman Goblin and a dead Bugbear. You see a small girl in dirty clothes, squatting in a cage, who has been watching everything intently. You also see the broken altar in front of a large statue of a knight, with some writing on the base.)

What do you all do?

Cinder regains his breath as the flames that momentarily flicker to life around his body die down and comes off his rage. After bandaging his wound, he approaches the little girl in the cage. 

"Bess, I presume? Your father sent us here to rescue you, he's very worried about you." If the cage appears to be locked, he also asks the girl, "Do you know which of your captives had the key?" While motioning to the mangled bodies of the dead goblinoids behind him.

(Bess looks at Cinder, a bit scared at his appearance, but soothed by his words. The cage is indeed locked.  She points at the Bugbear.)