Sunless Citadel

Quote from Jonpawl >>

Scar will try to listen in on what the goblins are saying.

[OOC: Roll for me if you need to as I am not sure what you would want for a roll. :) ]

No need to roll, they are just squabbling about a training incident and talking about what they will do with the share of the gold when the dragon gets old enough to use.

Bhuraelea passes a bag of ballbearings to Scar  and a bag of caltrops to Anton and gestures to them to spread them on the floor 3 feet away from the door. Then he points at the corner that will be covered by the door once the door is open, to imply they shoud hide there. 

He will gesture to Geth to magically open the door with a detached hand once he gives the signals and to hide behind the corner.

He will gently pull up Obsbens cloak hood to hide his face and  point to the corner  20 feet opposite from the door and to get his crossbow ready.

He will take Meepos hand and guide him to the middle of the bend in the room. He will show him to get his sling ready.

He will show Cassius and Adalbrecht to hide behind the bend together with Geth and to extinguish all torches. Also to put the enchanted light pebble in a pocket and to cover the floating light orb with a coat as soon as the door opens.

He himself then takes position behind Meepo and beside Obsben faceing the door. Crouching down and pulling up his hood too to hide his features and to appear smaller.

(ooc: Now that's how you plan an ambush!  Nicely done.)

Anton quietly spreads the caltrops as instructed and hides behind where the door will open.  He sets a piton on the ground to serve as a wedge, preventing the door from smacking he and Scar in the face.

(Prep roles for when it gets real.  Assuming there will be ball bearing and caltrop chaos before we reveal ourselves.)

Stealth: 15

Initiative: 5

2-hand quarterstaff attack (rolling with advantage, assuming either surprise, prone or flanking. If not, take the first rolled value): Attack: 19 Damage: 9

Kung-fu bonus action attack (same advantage roll): Attack: 8 Damage: 7

Once everyone is in position, i will give the signal.

As soon as the door opens i will shoot an arrow at the first goblin i see.

Attack: 20 Damage: 6

stealth 27

initiativ 10

Once Combat starts, i will draw my next arrow, but hold my attack till a goblin gets close to Meepo. If no Goblin makes it to him, i will shoot the one closest to the door to create another obstruction inside the door.

Attack: 18 Damage: 10

Quote from Bhuraelea >>

Once everyone is in position, i will give the signal.

As soon as the door opens i will shoot an arrow at the first goblin i see.

Attack: 7 Damage: 10

stealth 16

initiativ 17

Once Combat starts, i will draw my next arrow, but hold my attack till a goblin gets close to Meepo. If no Goblin makes it to him, i will shoot the one closest to the door to create another obstruction inside the door.

Attack: 25 Damage: 10

 They are unaware of you, you should have advantage and the attack since its ranged sneak attack. 

Adalbricht will move to where was suggested, crouching slightly to give himself as much cover as he can.

Inititiative: 17

Geth nods at Boh, and heads back away from the door to cast mage hand, hoping the incantation can't be heard by the goblins. He then takes up his position around the corner from the entrance and waits for the signal, his purple spectral hand floating in front of him.

Stealth: 18

Initiative: 13 

Gentle or not, Obsben waves off any attempt to move his cloak. However, any follow-up gestures to explain gets a wary nod of approval before the halfling takes care of things himself. Although not without given Boh a brief stink eye for trying to touch his cloak; a dark thing full of patchwork of tender love and care. When all is said and done, he holds his shot until the last minute, waiting to fire on the first to try and flee the ambush if he can see as far, or the next in the goblin congo-line after the first.

Initiative: 17.

If a stealth re-roll is necessary: (Original 16)

Stealth: 15.

Held Shot: (L.)Crossbow Attack: 23 Damage: 7.

 

Just waiting on Scar and Cassius. 

Gah didn't see Boh's Spoiler. You sneaky rogue you. Meepo's initiative:16

As a point of clarification: Due to the width and bend in the hallway, Adalbricht can not see the door, Cassius most enemies are behind 3/4 cover for you but you're good cause of sharpshooter. 

Initiative edited to reflect goblin rolls after the ambush:

1. Boh- 17 (Boh's plan)
2. Obsben - 17 (higher dex)
3. Adalbricht - 17
4. Goblin 2 - 17
5. Meepo -16
6. Geth - 13
7. Goblin 1- 11
8. Goblin 4- 11
9. Goblin 3- 6
10. Anton - 5
11. Scar- 4
12. Cassius-

Scar bristles at the idea of hiding but does eventually see that the plan is solid and will get behind the door and hide with Anton after spreading the ball bearings.

Waiting to attack one of the last goblins to enter the room.

Initiative: 9

Stealth: 21

Greataxe: Attack: 20 Damage: 13

If I am able to attack from stealth additional damage would be: 10 [OOC - From race skill Surprise Attack]

Geth's disembodied hand grasps the doorknob and pulls, opening the door. The goblin conversation in the room quiets. A heartbeat of silence ends in the twang of a Boh string (couldn't resist). One curious goblin falls to the ground spraying blood, skewered through the neck with an arrow. Obsben sees another green face appear in the door and squeezes the heel of his crossbow. The goblins head snaps back from the force of the bolt and it goes twisting off into the room. Surprise round is over.

Goblin 1- 18 Goblin 2 7 Goblin 3 17 Goblin 4 11

Boh held his first action. So Obsben and Adalbricht next.

Unless Obsben can see another past the door, or get just within eye sight without tripping over any of the traps, another crossbow shot is lined and readied to loose upon the unsuspecting. No matter how things go, the first kill leaves the halfling a little shaken.

Scenario#1: He cannot safetly get/has no further LoS on other goblins.

Obsben holds his breathe, and tries to continue blending in the surroundings.

Stealth: 22.

Scenario#2: He can get/still has LoS on other goblins.

(L.)Crossbow Attack: 22 Damage: 9.

Adalbricht is going to hold his action until a goblin is in his line of sight.

stealth: 12
initiative: 20

Cassius waits for the goblin to be in his sight he yanks hard on string of his bow and lets loose a powerful shot

Sharpshooter Longbow Attack: 14 Damage: 19

Niether Boh nor Obsben see anyone else and lay in wait. Scar hears the goblins yell out in goblin, "Intruders!" The sound of heavy footfalls follow and and door opening, you can hear the goblin repeating the word echoing deeper into the ruins. 

Meepo looks around for a brief second, his eyes get bright and he motions to stay quiet. He begins to bark with the recognizable kobold "Yip!" "Yip, yip, yip!"

Cassius watches the goblin that was laying in its cot stand and start looking for it weapon, frantically searching until it stops. It slowly looks up and makes eye contact just as you release you grip. TWANG! The goblin spins almost all the way around before falling back into the cot the resume his sleep.

Geth has an go, then gobs, then Anton and Scar. 

(OOC Anton's actions are posted above, for when his turn finally rolls around.   What's the remaining goblin count?)

Geth loads his crossbow and then steps out into the doorway to take a shot at the closest goblin, after which he steps back into the corner for cover. Arianrhod, meanwhile, keeps an eye on Boh, attempting to coordinate a flyby distraction with the elf's next attack ( help).

Attack: 21 Damage: 12

OoC: I'm assuming that Geth had taken the hide action before opening the door with mage hand and was successfully hidden with his roll of 18, but if that's incorrect, ignore the advantage roll.

3 goblins left

Responding to Meepo's yipping, the goblins begin to scream about kobolds! With a yell of "Kherek Nor!" (attack!) a goblin wielding a notched, rusty scimitar comes through the door. Geth darts from behind cover and stops it's advance with a bolt. ( 2 left). A second goblin yells comes through the door, ducking and weaving wildly. He hits the ball bearings first, dex save 13 and wobbles a bit but maintains his balance. He never even sees the caltrops. Dex save 6. The goblin yowls in pain and grabs his foot, his scimitar drops, clanging, to the ground. 

Anton steps from behind the door and brings his quarterstaff down upon the wailing goblins skull. With a wet cracking sound the goblins head disappears, sinking deep into its body. It falls a moment later. There is just one goblin left. He is currently screaming "intruders" at the top of his little green lungs.  It is Scars turn. 

(scar posted his actions above)