Gerrack's feathers ruffle as his attempt to stealth backfires spectacularly. Turning quickly he says to the others "I t-think I m-made a m-m-mistake... we h-have less t-t-time than w-we think. I've f-f-found human, g-goblin, a-and d-d-dog w-w-wolf tracks, and I can h-h-hear the d-d-dogs w-w-wolves inside the c-cave. P-please be ready."
He pauses as he spots Gniff looking confused, and after a moment of consideration, simply says "W-we're n-not t-t-trying to k-kill you like t-t-they would, and w-we have the s-s-same foe... can w-we a-a-ally for n-n-now, good h-h-halfling s-sir?"
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Gniff gives a genuine smile at his triumphant throw and watches the ending of the battle. He freezes in place awkwardly as the reason for their cooperation has ended and he tenses to see the reactions. All he notices at first is some of the group just going about business as usual until he decides to speak up.
"Um, hello? I'm, uh, I'm Gniff! Thanks for the aid friends. I feel I had bit off more than I could chew but you saved me!" He watches Gerrack observing the cave entrance, "We should be careful, they have pets. Not sure what kind but I would assume something mean. Could you, um, could you grab my spear while you are over there?"
He straps his shield to his arm and then notices Gimbles pretty bad wound, "Wow, let me take care of that." He casts Cure Wounds on Gimble.
Gerrack dutifully picks up Gniff's spear and brings it back to the halfing, saying: "I am G-G-Gerrack, servant of Ilmater. N-nice to m-meet you, even if out h-h-here like t-this."
"Well, thanks for that," Gniff says to Gerrack. "So listen, I know we don't know each other but I really feel like I can help us all out with the fuzzy guys we will encounter. It will take a small bit of time but I could perform a little ritual I know that will grant me the ability to speak to animals. I think I can sway them to at least not eat us" Gniff shrugs and looks at the group innocently.
"I say give it a try." Misty says, glancing up from one of the goblin corpses. "Better than having to fight our way through them after all." She then turns back to her work. "Finnian and anyone else just standing around, can you keep an eye out?" She calls out without looking around.
"I d-d-do enjoy n-n-ot being h-hunted... but r-r-rituals, d-don't they take t-t-time?" He eyes the entrance of the cave nervously. "M-maybe I should w-watch the e-entrance, in c-case something w-wicked comes t-t-this way..."
Gerrack moves to the entrance of the cave and places his lantern well to the side, shining the light down into the darkness. He then watches closely for anything coming, standing at the ready. He will ready his mirror while watching for any sign of movement within the cave; the moment he sees something hostile emerging, he will angle the mirror into the light to shine into the eyes of whatever is coming out of it, in an attempt to blind it. (To make this more effective, he pushed the hood back on the lantern so it's at full light now.)
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"O' course Misty, I'll keep an eye out. Shout if ye find anythin' interestin'." Finnian loads his sling and keeps vigil, periodically looking both into the mouth of the cave and at the surrounding forest for any signs of goblins or other dangers.
Misty finds (in total) 3 gold pieces, 5 silver pieces, 3 scimitars, 3 shortbows, 58 arrows, 3 leather armors, 3 shields. (if i recall correctly i am not hiding what you exactly loot in a spoiler. in this particular situation gerrack is helping you loot so he would see all these things too.)
"O' course Misty, I'll keep an eye out. Shout if ye find anythin' interestin'." Finnian loads his sling and keeps vigil, periodically looking both into the mouth of the cave and at the surrounding forest for any signs of goblins or other dangers.
Perception: 12
Finnian, you can hear the snarling and barking of dogs, but based on Gerracks studying of the tracks, it is likely the sounds of angry wolves. (even though gerrack identified it as dog tracks he got a natural 20 on studying those tracks, so unless gerrack was trying to trick the party into thinking it was dogs over wolves, finnian thinks he hears wolves) Finnian also thinks he hears voices in the cave but can't clearly make it out, it could of course be an echo of a different sound.
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"Well, I mean, if you are ok then I will start," he says understanding the dire nature of their situation. He begins communing with Silvanus, God of wild nature.
(I would like to wait for anymore actions from me and allow others to post and catch up)
Gimble grunts in pain as he walks towards the cave entrance. He takes a knee at the streams edge and throws some water on his face. “Well well. That seems to have gone a tad better than the other day. How would ya like to go about the cave? We may still have an element of surprise, with all the barking coming out of that cave. Anyone further in may not have heard anything. I can see fairly well in the dark so I can be one of the ones to take the lead, unless we still want to try this fire and smoke idea.”
Misty lays everything out on the ground for the group to see. "Seems like we have a few things of use..." She comments. "I am taking a shield for myself, what do the rest of you want of this?"
With a great big smile Edmond claps Hati on the shoulder (Lay on Hands 4 points) and says Great Job everybody!
He then walks over to their new friend to shake hands (Lay on Hands 1 point), introductions, and offers assistance to Gniff for his Speak with Animals ritual - Sir, we were wondering if the Goblins have another way into this cavern? Also,can we talk to the Goblins, and find out why they are attacking travelers?
Gniff shakes Edmond's hand gladly and smiles at him. "Well, none of my sources have said, nor have I checked for another entrance so I honestly could not say. As for talking to them, that would be a great idea! Sadly, I don't think they would be none too receptive, both as their nature and the dead among us being a solid determent."
Loot available: 3 gold pieces, 5 silver pieces, 3 scimitars, 3 shortbows, 58 arrows, 3 leather armors, and 2 shields. (this is of course minus the one shield misty took.)
Gerrack and Finnian are watching the entrance for the cave. (OOC: the party will not be ambushed from the front)
(OOC: what does everyone do?)
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Once his ritual is complete, Gniff will once again take up his shield and spear, "Thank you everyone for you patience, I am ready to go. I do think that the two stealthiest among you should lead the way carefully. I will follow behind and be ready to lend a hand however I can."
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“Alrighty there Ga-niff. You wanna go towards the barking right?”
Gimble downs his healing potion (7) and heads into the cave. He stays on the path out of the water, eyes darting back and forth looking for any signs of more traps or goblins as he heads in the direction of the barking.
"I do, thank you. I feel if we can neutralize the wolf situation then it won't bite us in the butt," he says as he raises his arms with a goofy smile. " Huh? Huh?." Obviously very proud of his horrible pun.
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GERRACK is addressing the rest of the party:
Gerrack's feathers ruffle as his attempt to stealth backfires spectacularly. Turning quickly he says to the others "I t-think I m-made a m-m-mistake... we h-have less t-t-time than w-we think. I've f-f-found human, g-goblin, a-and
d-d-dogw-w-wolf tracks, and I can h-h-hear thed-d-dogsw-w-wolves inside the c-cave. P-please be ready."He pauses as he spots Gniff looking confused, and after a moment of consideration, simply says "W-we're n-not t-t-trying to k-kill you like t-t-they would, and w-we have the s-s-same foe... can w-we a-a-ally for n-n-now, good h-h-halfling s-sir?"
Gniff gives a genuine smile at his triumphant throw and watches the ending of the battle. He freezes in place awkwardly as the reason for their cooperation has ended and he tenses to see the reactions. All he notices at first is some of the group just going about business as usual until he decides to speak up.
"Um, hello? I'm, uh, I'm Gniff! Thanks for the aid friends. I feel I had bit off more than I could chew but you saved me!" He watches Gerrack observing the cave entrance, "We should be careful, they have pets. Not sure what kind but I would assume something mean. Could you, um, could you grab my spear while you are over there?"
He straps his shield to his arm and then notices Gimbles pretty bad wound, "Wow, let me take care of that." He casts Cure Wounds on Gimble.
Cure Wounds: 8
Misty investigation: 10
GERRACK is addressing Gniff:
Gerrack dutifully picks up Gniff's spear and brings it back to the halfing, saying: "I am G-G-Gerrack, servant of Ilmater. N-nice to m-meet you, even if out h-h-here like t-this."
"Well, thanks for that," Gniff says to Gerrack. "So listen, I know we don't know each other but I really feel like I can help us all out with the fuzzy guys we will encounter. It will take a small bit of time but I could perform a little ritual I know that will grant me the ability to speak to animals. I think I can sway them to at least not eat us" Gniff shrugs and looks at the group innocently.
"I say give it a try." Misty says, glancing up from one of the goblin corpses. "Better than having to fight our way through them after all." She then turns back to her work. "Finnian and anyone else just standing around, can you keep an eye out?" She calls out without looking around.
GERRACK is addressing Gniff:
"I d-d-do enjoy n-n-ot being h-hunted... but r-r-rituals, d-don't they take t-t-time?" He eyes the entrance of the cave nervously. "M-maybe I should w-watch the e-entrance, in c-case something w-wicked comes t-t-this way..."
Gerrack moves to the entrance of the cave and places his lantern well to the side, shining the light down into the darkness. He then watches closely for anything coming, standing at the ready. He will ready his mirror while watching for any sign of movement within the cave; the moment he sees something hostile emerging, he will angle the mirror into the light to shine into the eyes of whatever is coming out of it, in an attempt to blind it. (To make this more effective, he pushed the hood back on the lantern so it's at full light now.)
"O' course Misty, I'll keep an eye out. Shout if ye find anythin' interestin'." Finnian loads his sling and keeps vigil, periodically looking both into the mouth of the cave and at the surrounding forest for any signs of goblins or other dangers.
Perception: 5
Misty finds (in total) 3 gold pieces, 5 silver pieces, 3 scimitars, 3 shortbows, 58 arrows, 3 leather armors, 3 shields. (if i recall correctly i am not hiding what you exactly loot in a spoiler. in this particular situation gerrack is helping you loot so he would see all these things too.)
Gerrack assists misty and sees the above list.
Finnian, you can hear the snarling and barking of dogs, but based on Gerracks studying of the tracks, it is likely the sounds of angry wolves. (even though gerrack identified it as dog tracks he got a natural 20 on studying those tracks, so unless gerrack was trying to trick the party into thinking it was dogs over wolves, finnian thinks he hears wolves) Finnian also thinks he hears voices in the cave but can't clearly make it out, it could of course be an echo of a different sound.
(OOC: i'll be posting the next big story update late at night like i usually do, unless everyone posts and/or people post with a roll that i will need to address.)
list of my games/characters in the spoiler
Looking for a new game, if you need a player private message me.
(Naw, if Gerrack spotted wolf tracks, he'd say wolves, just to clarify, I must have misread that earlier)
(to be fair, on the perception check i did say dog, but on the survival check it was for sure wolf tracks)
list of my games/characters in the spoiler
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"Well, I mean, if you are ok then I will start," he says understanding the dire nature of their situation. He begins communing with Silvanus, God of wild nature.
(I would like to wait for anymore actions from me and allow others to post and catch up)
Gimble grunts in pain as he walks towards the cave entrance. He takes a knee at the streams edge and throws some water on his face. “Well well. That seems to have gone a tad better than the other day. How would ya like to go about the cave? We may still have an element of surprise, with all the barking coming out of that cave. Anyone further in may not have heard anything. I can see fairly well in the dark so I can be one of the ones to take the lead, unless we still want to try this fire and smoke idea.”
Misty lays everything out on the ground for the group to see. "Seems like we have a few things of use..." She comments. "I am taking a shield for myself, what do the rest of you want of this?"
With a great big smile Edmond claps Hati on the shoulder (Lay on Hands 4 points) and says Great Job everybody!
He then walks over to their new friend to shake hands (Lay on Hands 1 point), introductions, and offers assistance to Gniff for his Speak with Animals ritual - Sir, we were wondering if the Goblins have another way into this cavern? Also,can we talk to the Goblins, and find out why they are attacking travelers?
Gniff shakes Edmond's hand gladly and smiles at him. "Well, none of my sources have said, nor have I checked for another entrance so I honestly could not say. As for talking to them, that would be a great idea! Sadly, I don't think they would be none too receptive, both as their nature and the dead among us being a solid determent."
Loot available: 3 gold pieces, 5 silver pieces, 3 scimitars, 3 shortbows, 58 arrows, 3 leather armors, and 2 shields. (this is of course minus the one shield misty took.)
Gerrack and Finnian are watching the entrance for the cave. (OOC: the party will not be ambushed from the front)
(OOC: what does everyone do?)
list of my games/characters in the spoiler
Looking for a new game, if you need a player private message me.
Once his ritual is complete, Gniff will once again take up his shield and spear, "Thank you everyone for you patience, I am ready to go. I do think that the two stealthiest among you should lead the way carefully. I will follow behind and be ready to lend a hand however I can."
“Alrighty there Ga-niff. You wanna go towards the barking right?”
Gimble downs his healing potion (7) and heads into the cave. He stays on the path out of the water, eyes darting back and forth looking for any signs of more traps or goblins as he heads in the direction of the barking.
Perception 7
Investigation 4
Stealth 9
"I do, thank you. I feel if we can neutralize the wolf situation then it won't bite us in the butt," he says as he raises his arms with a goofy smile. " Huh? Huh?." Obviously very proud of his horrible pun.