Jorji places the stash in his bag. He gives one last look to Larlow's arm, nods solemnly, and makes his way back to the group. //May I use the stealth roll from before?//

Jorji meets up with Solace and the rest as he returns to the temple. He sees a new person, an armed human with blonde hair and an odd winged reptile coiled around her arm. 

The night is still young, and you seem to have picked up some new friends, but you still haven't worked out what exactly happened with all the villagers; neither have you conferred with your would-be patroness, Lady Nandar, the High Steward, who had originally hired you to deal with the goblin menace.

// Oh also, from before... //

On the way back, Jorji passed the Hulvaarn farm and cottage on his left, where a fallen rock rests in the middle of the garden. A crushed human corpse was visible under the rock. The cottage door was hanging open, and it appeared from a cursory glance that this home had already been ransacked by the goblins, the interior an absolute shambles.

Seeing the party is all gathered now, Flint  beckons them closer. "Ye  gotta yell, me hearin's  almost gone. Any o' you learn  anything out scoutin'? The way I see it, we gotta make fer the keep an' look in on Lady Nandar. That's best place to find the livin' if ye ask me. We're  also gonna need a place ta hole up fer the night. I'm injured a bit and will need ta  get me blessin's from Moradin. Now, about tha  bell, we need a plan, maybe Seviari  an' Jorji  ought a make fer the towers while the rest of yous get set by the door, I'll join yas  there. Don't know how many will come a lookin' but sure as me beard  they'll  be some o' them coming after us!"

//I'm signing off for the night, so Jorji will just relay all relevant information to the party//

"okay Beedo, stay close and keep your head down. here wear this so we don't mistake you for an enemy" Rip hands Beedo an old leather cap with bright colors that have faded over time

// Just want to point out that Jorji will have told you about the goblins being all spread out. Are you sure you want to gather them all together? It's your call :) but as the night wears on, the goblins will probably start to haul their loot back to their camp, so if you want to murderify them all, now's the time. //

// And also, if you get into any more combats with the goblins, we'll try an even simpler way of doing initiative. One d20 roll for each side (monsters vs PCs), no modifiers; winning side goes first in combat, then they losing side. And players go in whatever order they choose amongst themselves. I think that'll speed things up even more.

I just found that in the DMG and thought that it fit the bill perfectly for PbP. //

// Here's the thought, when we entered the temple and saw the goblins, I had a thought that these goblins were an alarm, that if the bell stops ringing the rest of them would be alerted, so Flint charged in and done his thing.  Well, maybe these goblins weren't thinking that way and were just having fun ringing a bell, but Flint's character flaw is "I'd rather eat my armor than admit I'm wrong".... So, yeah, as far as Flint is concerned when the bell stops ringing we're getting attacked. He's not going to raise a ruckus and draw them in, but when he stops ringing the bell he's expecting to be attacked.  If nothing happens he's got his next excuse all lined up. Of course, the rest of the group is free to disagree with Flint  and decide on another course of action, but he'll be ready with "I told you so" if goblins show up or will be expecting an ambush later on. //

// Love it. If you follow through with this you'll have some more inspiration coming your way, so you might wanna think about spending the one you've got! //

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"I asked the same thing," Solace replies. "He's about as tiny as you," she teasing Rip, "how'd you lose him," she adds.

Looking around the outside of the temple with her darkvision perception:14

Jorji draws his swords. "Let's deal with them quickly. Those might be villagers who can tell us what happened here..."

Alright I'll need a Stealth check, any one PC will do, no Advantage on this one, just your standard skill modifier. //Unless it's Jorji, then I think he gets Advantage on all checks vs. goblins, yes?//

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"okay Beedo, stay close and keep your head down. here wear this so we don't mistake you for an enemy" Rip hands Beedo an old leather cap with bright colors that have faded over time

Seeing Jorji ready himself Flint let's go of the bell rope. "Well, looks like the ruse is up. Step up lads an' ready yourselves!" Flint prepares for battle.

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Alright I'll need a Stealth check, any one PC will do, no Advantage on this one, just your standard skill modifier. //Unless it's Jorji, then I think he gets Advantage on all checks vs. goblins, yes?//

//Are we now in initiative or ??//

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//Are we now in initiative or ??//

i'll do it then 22 I am technically the leader after all

//No advantage for me, unfortunately.//

Stealth: 5