Einar, without dashing, the closest you can get to the bugbear is W14. Using some dash (meaning no action to push the bugbear), you can get to any of the spaces surrounding it.
For one moment, Vondal started to follow-up after Einar with every intent on either assisting him in shoving the Bugbear down, or doing so personally with a well-placed boot to the bee-hind. But all it took was looking down at the bodies around him. So many shallow breathes... So many brothers on death doors...
His expression hardens as he unlashes a fortunately dry healer's kit from his belt, and knelt down to start treating Nif's wounds first. "I told you I'd look out for you. Just hang in there, little brother. Hanger in there." He says in Undercommon as he began applying salves to the worst wounds, and hastily bandaging them up. Just as soon as he was assured Nif was out of the dangerzone, Vondal hops to his feet, lets out a pained growl, and then began carefully making his way over to Klarg.
"Run Faster, Goblin! a'fore my fist finds your heart!" He claims, clenching a raised fist that seemed to almost spark with energy for a moment as he made his way over to U10.
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As the Bugbear disappears down the chute, Einar turns his attention to the closest of his fallen brothers, Karl, and does what he can to tend to him.
(Einar is not trained in Medicine, nor does he have a healer's kit. If you still want me to make a check to stabalize him, I will, but I think it would be better for me to use a help action to give Vondal advantage. Let me know what you prefer.)
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You should be able to take a the Healer's Kit off of Vondal as a free action, and then use it on Karl as Action. Vondal won't resist. Also, did the bugbear disengage from us again? Or just immediately start climbing down having done so. Because I'd like to at least pop him one for good measure.
He did not disengage, and I don't want to back it up, so Einar and Vondal can both make an AoO. I will allow Einar to grab the healer's kit from Vondal to use.
EDIT: Forgot where Vondal is. Only Einar gets an AoO.
Einar accepts the Healer's Kit from Vondal and attempts to tend to Karl's injuries.
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As the bugbear turns to climb down, Einar swings with vengeance burning in his eyes. His weapon slices down through the muscle of the bugbear's shoulder. The wound gushes blood, but it doesn't slow the beast as it descends. Einar then reaches over, grabs the healer's kit from Vondal's side, and tends to Karl. Neither of them witness Bron's dying breaths.
Karl is stabilized and will regain 1 hp in 3 hour.
Vondal was right next to him from at U10... ah. Misread the map number. Good going past me. Should've been U11. But eh, no skin of the back.
Also.. *sniffle*… Sorry Bron. T.T I meant to say this earlier, but got side-tracked hard.
Vondal hardly pays Einar any mind at first, so intent was he on making sure the bugbear truly ran off. By the time he's done glaring down into what was at that point an empty chimney, it's far too late. As soon as he saw Einar in the process of taking care of Karl, he rushes over to Bron, forgoing the Healer's Kit in his haste to get his fallen brother. "Bron…"He says softly, falling to his knees after his initial efforts to stabilize the dwarf prove to be in vain.
"Brother.... Einar... We've..." But he couldn't finish the words without turning back to Bron's fallen form, and start to let the tears flow. "I'm so sorry, Brother. I... I did not... I'm so sorry." He says, sniffling as he tried to fight back the tears.
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Outwardly, Einar shows few signs that he even notices that Bron is gone. He busy's himself with finishing the bandages on Karl, and then proceeds with moving the goblin and wolf bodies into the far corner of the chamber, which only takes him a few moments. He then collects his weapons and shield and posts himself by the stairs to keep watch. He is completely silent as he goes about his tasks.
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Just a reminder of where you are: Sacks and crates of looted provisions are piled up in the south end of this large cave. To the west, the floor slopes toward a narrow opening that descends into darkness. A larger opening leads north down a set of natural stone steps. In the middle of the cavern, the coals of a large fire smolder. Einar has piled the two goblin bodies and one wolf carcass in the corner (AA15). Bron's body is still lying by the top of the stairs (X11). Karl and Nif are at U12 and V11, respectively. They are breathing normally and their wounds have been bound. The only sound is the roar of falling water echoing from beyond the stairs.
Hearing nothing from Einar except the shuffingly of bodies, Vondal turns with his mouth open as if to say something. But whatever he intended to say is abandoned upon seeing the focused look on Einar's face. Slowly but surely, the gold dwarf soon makes his last sniffle, wipes the tears from his face, and with his own stern -- if only just -- expression, he sets to work moving Bron, Nif, and Karl towards the center of the room by the far; closer to the fire.
He then went on to search the nearby sacks and crates, largely searching for anything to at least make them comfortable. Though he may pause upon finding anything of particular use: such as a better shield for Einar, or a potion perhaps to awaken at least Karl. Vondal never says a word during the work. It wasn't in him. He only found them again after pulling Bron a ways from the resting Nif and Karl, clasped his hand around his peculiar sword, and in dwarvish began reciting half-remembered rites, as well as spoke of Bron's ancestors. At least those the man in life had deemed to speak of with the group.
He never says another apology, knowing that to die in battle for many a dwarf was the greatest honor. Even if Bron didn't follow the old ways, he was a dwarf through and through. A smidgen dishonest, true, but a brother and friend in the end. Once there were no more words to say, he carried he turned to huming an old Hymn.
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(One last post for Bron. This happens only if the DM allows it, but I think it might be cool.)
Bron lies on the ground, blood dripping from a massive wound on his head. His sword lays beside him, the weird silver and teeth and bone and other gross stuff that covers it quivering slightly. Suddenly, the sword jerks, then burns with silver fire. The sword burns brighter and brighter, and the stuff that covered it seems to slide off slowly, becoming a small shapeless form beside it, and leaving a plain longsword behind. The stuff rises up and coalesces into a vaguely humanoid form, which then solidifies. The thing is a good three feet taller than an average human. It seems to be a large skeleton-like creature, bones held together by a bubbling mass of black gook. Cold, silver flames burn off of it, and it shakes its head and tuts slowly.
"Quite a shame. And he had so much potential. However, he turned out to be weak in the end. Oh! Mortals! He was your friend, right? Well, sucks to be you guys, I guess. Though not as much as it sucks to be him. Since he's dead and all. Oh well, toodles!"
It waves goodbye and conjures up a howling portal, then steps into it and disappears.
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"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
Einar lets Vondal finish his hymn before approaching, his eyes red and damp.
"We should get this fire relit and just camp here. None of us are in really any shape to go back to the wagon. Especially not with big'un having given us the slip..."
He trails off momentarily as he stares at Bron, then shakes himself and continues.
"We need to stay on guard and, if possible, finish searching out this cave. There may be more goblins about."
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I'll need to edit my own a bit, but I think it'd be pretty cool post there! Unless the DM had other plans for Bron the Brave.
"There will be." Vondal stated after a moment of silence with absolute certainty. He looks up Einar with his own red eyes. "But your right. With any luck, they'll at least give us an hour before making there way here. But once night falls in full, all nine hells will break loose." Vondal grimaces at that before looking over to the remaining stockpile of loot.
"I'll check and see if there's any firestarters around."Vondal says, getting up to look over the loot again.
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This takes place about an hour later after Post #487
Karl sits up and spits out a broken tooth. He looks at Vondal and Eienar and says “I had just a horrible dream in which that Giant Goblin that called himself Klarg – I mean what sort of a name is Klarg – took out both Little Nif and Bron. Then this thing, I can’t think of a better way to describe it, appeared outa nowhere said that Bron was weak and then took off saying “toodles”, by Gorm’s ever vigilant stare who says toodles, maybe the thing was some sort of Giant Halfling – now that’s a scary thought!and then I find myself awake with a few loose teeth. As Vondal tells him about Bron, he looks at Bron’s lifeless body and says “you mean it wasn’t a dream? Right that’s” as he ticks off on his fingers “a few more for the list, Humanoid Rats, well rats of any sort, Orcs and now goblins of all sizes, big, small it doesn’t matter”he pauses for a minute “and oh yeah anybody what says me and me mates are weak.”
Karl gets up somewhat gingerly and walks over to Bron’s body and cuts off a lock of Bron's beard which he ties in a knot and puts in his pouch. He then says “he was a bit of an ‘ornery cuss and prickly to boot, but he was a mate, and I don’t forget my mates!”
Karl's Death Saving Throw 12
Looks like you've got a decision to make Vondal.
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Einar, without dashing, the closest you can get to the bugbear is W14. Using some dash (meaning no action to push the bugbear), you can get to any of the spaces surrounding it.
This is mass effect all over again! GAAAHhha. T.T
I'm... I'm sorry Karl... I'm sorry Bron!
For one moment, Vondal started to follow-up after Einar with every intent on either assisting him in shoving the Bugbear down, or doing so personally with a well-placed boot to the bee-hind. But all it took was looking down at the bodies around him. So many shallow breathes... So many brothers on death doors...
His expression hardens as he unlashes a fortunately dry healer's kit from his belt, and knelt down to start treating Nif's wounds first. "I told you I'd look out for you. Just hang in there, little brother. Hanger in there." He says in Undercommon as he began applying salves to the worst wounds, and hastily bandaging them up. Just as soon as he was assured Nif was out of the dangerzone, Vondal hops to his feet, lets out a pained growl, and then began carefully making his way over to Klarg.
"Run Faster, Goblin! a'fore my fist finds your heart!" He claims, clenching a raised fist that seemed to almost spark with energy for a moment as he made his way over to U10.
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Einar will Dash to get in close, placing himself between the bugbear and the others, just in case its retreat is a ruse.
Movement: to T11.
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Einar moves to T11.
Round 13: Karl (unconscious, 0/16, 1 save, 1 fail), Vondal (1/12), Bugbear, Bron (unconscious, 0/12, 0 saves, 1 fail), Yellow Wolf (unconscious), Nif (unconscious, 0/10, 1 save, 2 fails), Einar (8/16)
Vondal stabilizes Nif. Nif will regain 1 hp in 1 hour. Vondal moves to U10.
Bugbear's athletics: 15
The bugbear scrambles down the chute, jumping the last five feet and exiting into the wolves' den (S12 30' below the PCs).
Bron, death saving throw, please.
Nif, you're stabilized for 1 hour at 0 hp. You will regain full hp in 9 hours if you're not attacked during that time.
Einar, your turn.
Save: 6
Bron is dead.
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
As the Bugbear disappears down the chute, Einar turns his attention to the closest of his fallen brothers, Karl, and does what he can to tend to him.
(Einar is not trained in Medicine, nor does he have a healer's kit. If you still want me to make a check to stabalize him, I will, but I think it would be better for me to use a help action to give Vondal advantage. Let me know what you prefer.)
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You should be able to take a the Healer's Kit off of Vondal as a free action, and then use it on Karl as Action. Vondal won't resist. Also, did the bugbear disengage from us again? Or just immediately start climbing down having done so. Because I'd like to at least pop him one for good measure.
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He did not disengage, and I don't want to back it up, so Einar and Vondal can both make an AoO. I will allow Einar to grab the healer's kit from Vondal to use.
EDIT: Forgot where Vondal is. Only Einar gets an AoO.
Einar's AoO: 23 to hit for 11 slashing damage.
Einar accepts the Healer's Kit from Vondal and attempts to tend to Karl's injuries.
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As the bugbear turns to climb down, Einar swings with vengeance burning in his eyes. His weapon slices down through the muscle of the bugbear's shoulder. The wound gushes blood, but it doesn't slow the beast as it descends. Einar then reaches over, grabs the healer's kit from Vondal's side, and tends to Karl. Neither of them witness Bron's dying breaths.
Karl is stabilized and will regain 1 hp in 3 hour.
Vondal, your turn.
Vondal was right next to him from at U10... ah. Misread the map number. Good going past me. Should've been U11. But eh, no skin of the back.
Also.. *sniffle*… Sorry Bron. T.T I meant to say this earlier, but got side-tracked hard.
Vondal hardly pays Einar any mind at first, so intent was he on making sure the bugbear truly ran off. By the time he's done glaring down into what was at that point an empty chimney, it's far too late. As soon as he saw Einar in the process of taking care of Karl, he rushes over to Bron, forgoing the Healer's Kit in his haste to get his fallen brother. "Bron…" He says softly, falling to his knees after his initial efforts to stabilize the dwarf prove to be in vain.
"Brother.... Einar... We've..." But he couldn't finish the words without turning back to Bron's fallen form, and start to let the tears flow. "I'm so sorry, Brother. I... I did not... I'm so sorry." He says, sniffling as he tried to fight back the tears.
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Since Vondal did not pursue the bugbear, and I'm assuming Einar isn't going to since he didn't last round, combat is suspended for now. RP away!
Outwardly, Einar shows few signs that he even notices that Bron is gone. He busy's himself with finishing the bandages on Karl, and then proceeds with moving the goblin and wolf bodies into the far corner of the chamber, which only takes him a few moments. He then collects his weapons and shield and posts himself by the stairs to keep watch. He is completely silent as he goes about his tasks.
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Shepherds of Truth - Thomas Roth, Shepherd of Mystra
Aerovail, Cities in the Sky - Aidan Burke, Smuggler
The Missing Schema - Trigger, Morgrave Trap-Breaker
Echoes of the Past - Einar Barruk, Fight Club Brawler
Once in Waterdeep - Nagao Jun, Windwise Wanderer
Just a reminder of where you are: Sacks and crates of looted provisions are piled up in the south end of this large cave. To the west, the floor slopes toward a narrow opening that descends into darkness. A larger opening leads north down a set of natural stone steps. In the middle of the cavern, the coals of a large fire smolder. Einar has piled the two goblin bodies and one wolf carcass in the corner (AA15). Bron's body is still lying by the top of the stairs (X11). Karl and Nif are at U12 and V11, respectively. They are breathing normally and their wounds have been bound. The only sound is the roar of falling water echoing from beyond the stairs.
When you realize you're doing too much: Signature.
(One last post for Bron. This happens only if the DM allows it, but I think it might be cool.)
Bron lies on the ground, blood dripping from a massive wound on his head. His sword lays beside him, the weird silver and teeth and bone and other gross stuff that covers it quivering slightly. Suddenly, the sword jerks, then burns with silver fire. The sword burns brighter and brighter, and the stuff that covered it seems to slide off slowly, becoming a small shapeless form beside it, and leaving a plain longsword behind. The stuff rises up and coalesces into a vaguely humanoid form, which then solidifies. The thing is a good three feet taller than an average human. It seems to be a large skeleton-like creature, bones held together by a bubbling mass of black gook. Cold, silver flames burn off of it, and it shakes its head and tuts slowly.
"Quite a shame. And he had so much potential. However, he turned out to be weak in the end. Oh! Mortals! He was your friend, right? Well, sucks to be you guys, I guess. Though not as much as it sucks to be him. Since he's dead and all. Oh well, toodles!"
It waves goodbye and conjures up a howling portal, then steps into it and disappears.
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
Einar lets Vondal finish his hymn before approaching, his eyes red and damp.
"We should get this fire relit and just camp here. None of us are in really any shape to go back to the wagon. Especially not with big'un having given us the slip..."
He trails off momentarily as he stares at Bron, then shakes himself and continues.
"We need to stay on guard and, if possible, finish searching out this cave. There may be more goblins about."
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Shepherds of Truth - Thomas Roth, Shepherd of Mystra
Aerovail, Cities in the Sky - Aidan Burke, Smuggler
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Echoes of the Past - Einar Barruk, Fight Club Brawler
Once in Waterdeep - Nagao Jun, Windwise Wanderer
I'll need to edit my own a bit, but I think it'd be pretty cool post there! Unless the DM had other plans for Bron the Brave.
"There will be." Vondal stated after a moment of silence with absolute certainty. He looks up Einar with his own red eyes. "But your right. With any luck, they'll at least give us an hour before making there way here. But once night falls in full, all nine hells will break loose." Vondal grimaces at that before looking over to the remaining stockpile of loot.
When you realize you're doing too much: Signature.
This takes place about an hour later after Post #487
Karl sits up and spits out a broken tooth. He looks at Vondal and Eienar and says “I had just a horrible dream in which that Giant Goblin that called himself Klarg – I mean what sort of a name is Klarg – took out both Little Nif and Bron. Then this thing, I can’t think of a better way to describe it, appeared outa nowhere said that Bron was weak and then took off saying “toodles”, by Gorm’s ever vigilant stare who says toodles, maybe the thing was some sort of Giant Halfling – now that’s a scary thought! and then I find myself awake with a few loose teeth. As Vondal tells him about Bron, he looks at Bron’s lifeless body and says “you mean it wasn’t a dream? Right that’s” as he ticks off on his fingers “a few more for the list, Humanoid Rats, well rats of any sort, Orcs and now goblins of all sizes, big, small it doesn’t matter” he pauses for a minute “and oh yeah anybody what says me and me mates are weak.”
Karl gets up somewhat gingerly and walks over to Bron’s body and cuts off a lock of Bron's beard which he ties in a knot and puts in his pouch. He then says “he was a bit of an ‘ornery cuss and prickly to boot, but he was a mate, and I don’t forget my mates!”
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