Seeing the Goblins, Saros feigns fear and begins backing up, hoping to lure them forward so the others might surprise them, and giving him some space to cast a spell, and as he moves he invokes Message and says to Khan
"Opportunity presents, I am going to try to [Tooltip Not Found] the one nearest me (or on the left)"
Having informed Khan of his hasty plan, Saros then proceeds to use his Eyes of Charming on the one he says he would target (WIS 13)
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Saros tries to quickly pull off an act of deceit by pretending to be a frightened spectacled gnome villager. He lets Khanknow of his impromptu plan and immediately proceeds to enact it.
The spell takes hold and one of the goblins seems to relax once he is within 15 or so feet of Saros. The other one takes a few more steps and turns to look at his companion, clearly not understanding why his priorities have shifted so suddenly. They exchange a few words and, judging by their body language, are failing to reach an agreement on whether or not to imprison the "frightened gnome villager" ahead of them.
(OOC: What does the group do with such an opportunity?)
Seeing the Eyes take effect, Saros stops backing away and starts to walk toward the charmed goblin, saying "I mean you no harm,", casting Message to Bleep this time
"The one at the back is charmed, I will feign getting attacked by the other one and you should break cover to subdue it if possible....and you may need to relay my words to my new friend when possible"
Saros deliberately moves close to the uncharmed goblin seeking to provoke some sort of engagement, and will ensure there is some sort of contact then fall to the ground, hoping the others will take action.
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Bleep receives Saros' message and replies, half-confused:
"Curious plan... Getting into disguise, just to act out character seconds later...? Still, a chance to remove goblins from this world is hard to pass up."
Bleep strides stealthily to the one Saros is provoking and makes use of his daggers.
Stealth: 19
Dagger Attack: 18 Damage: 21
Bonus dagger Attack: 23 Damage: 1
He then says to the charmed goblin in its language:
"Gnome won't harm you, but I make no promise. Run into woods and never return."
(OOC: Wow! What a scenario to resolve. I'll do my best. Also, here's a deception roll on Saros' behalf taking Charm Person into account: 17.)
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Saros lies to the goblins, telling them that he means these creatures no harm. The charmed goblin seems to use this as proof that all three of them here (Saros + 2 Gobos) are indeed friends. The second goblin reacts by adopting a "What are you talking about" type of expression on his face, and proceeds to walk closer to Saros.
Saros begins to cast a spell that requires quite a bit from him, including speaking into a piece of copper wire. The goblins are much closer than before, and such magical intentions do not go unnoticed. Again, the charmed goblin dismisses it but the other one does not. He grips his spear tightly and points it at Saros.
Saros uses this to his advantage, by lightly bumping into the spear and throwing himself onto the ground (OOC: like a soccer/football player :) ). The more aggressive goblin pokes Saros once more to assert his dominance and begins barking at him in Goblin. The charmed one just laughs at this point: a good friendly scrap between companions is just the type of entertainment a goblin likes. (Saros takes 1 piercing damage and is now prone.)
Right then, Bleep emerges from the shadows, well disguise like one of the Batiri. Instead of enjoying the scrap like the charmed one did, Bleep quickly stabs his "fellow" goblin twice. Surprisingly, the heavily injured goblin does not fall, and his screams of pain reach far. Bleep tries to roll with it, adding some intimidating shouts in Goblin to the two Batiri but, at this point, things have escalated too much, and the commotion has caught the attention of others. (Batiri #1 takes 19 piercing damage.)
NOTES: The "Padlock" symbols represent doors and trap doors. The log gate/wall in column 45 is considered open. Climbing the stone at or around {AR-57} and {AS-55} is considered as difficult as going up steps. Other climbable areas may require a skill check.
Assuming that Saros' plan is continuing without issue, Ghee stays hidden to give the deep gnome every chance to succeed. Still, best not leave anything to chance...
Drawing a bead on the nearest goblin with his blowpipe, Ghee readies an attack should the secret signal be given.
Ghee makes a hopeful assumption despite the injured goblin's cries for help. For now, the dwarven monk decides to stay at the ready. Should the agreed upon signal be given, Ghee already has his blowgun trained on one of the approaching goblins.
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The charmed goblin still fails to see what's the big deal. A couple of friends are having a scrap and then a third companion came by to get his frustrations out (i.e. just another goblin Tuesday.) Laughing with excitement, he jumps into the fun-looking brawl {AT-49}:
Bleep avoids both cuts, looking deeply in the eye of this "playful" goblin.
The injured goblin is more direct in his attacks, knowing that his life depends on it. Being an opportunistic little squirt, it lets his companion deal with the betraying goblin (Bleep) for now, and stabs at the fallen pretend-villager (Saros).
In a compromising position,Saros can do little to avoid the hits. One of them pierces particularly deeply into the unarmored gnome's flesh. (Saros takes 15 piercing and slashing damage.)
Most of the other goblins are not yet sure about what is happening and only have partial visuals on the situation. Four of these goblins, including the one Ghee was aiming at, rush in and enter the storage shed in the south through the door at {AO-46}. Five others begin to make their way up the "steps," ending at {AR-53, AS-53, AS-54, AR-56, AR-57}. They only see a scrap among goblins, probably over who gets to search the weird villager first and call dibs on his belongings. Nonetheless, they all have crude javelins at the ready.
One last goblin, the one atop the northern supply structure, has even less information. He knows, however, that this little weird bird fluttering about is very similar to the one he and some mates saw last night. He moves a bit closer {AF-46}, and launches a hopeful hunting javelin:
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Seing the situation going south, Ang appears from the shadows, releasing her bolt on the goblin threatening Saros. Light crossbow: 23 ; damage piercing 10 + sneaking 11
Ang then holds high her Whistle-stick of Haunting and shout in Common "Do not move, I possess the Mighty Stick that can paralyse and kill you all !" "Goblins !"... "Lower your weapons, we are not here for you. Who is your leader ?".
Not fully understanding the plan at this point, but also wishing not to ruin her Second's actions, Khan grudgingly held her ground. The moment she had a more solid signal, she promised herself... th emoment she had the one. Though in the meantime, if it looked (assuming she could properly see the action) as if one goblin might run off for help, she have an Urchin Bullet set in her sling.
(OOC: The initiative order is quite important, so I'll resolve Bleep's turn and wait to see what Darrik and Saros are going to do.)
A bit surprised the injured goblin still has enough strength to fight, Bleep pulls both of his daggers back and stabs the goblin twice more. He gargles up some blood before falling to the ground. (Batiri #1 takes 22 piercing damage and is DEFEATED.)
(Darrik and Saros go next. I'll resolve Ang's and Khan's posts after that.)
Severely wounded, Saros uses his Gnomish heritage to invoke Blur, seeking to provide himself a chance to avoid further damage, moving inside the building to AQ47, taking refuge behind the wall, grabbing (or instructing) Omen at the same time to avoid him becoming the target (Omen will enter the building with Saros), and will see how they react to Ang.
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Darrik will move closer to the combat with as much movement as possible, dashing if needed. If he doesn’t need to dash, he’ll dodge (looking to Get within 25 ft).
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(OOC: Remember that you are prone, so you can only move 15 feet this turn.)
Afraid that a full fight is about to break out, Darrik finishes his climb and dashes toward the others. He is on top of the rocky ledges {AU-59}.
Almost simultaneously, Saros stands back up and releases an evasive spell. He moves toward the nearest trap door {AQ-46} and opens it, planning to go down into the storage shed once he gets a chance. However, looking into the shed, he sees four more goblins. These are the ones that were outside but rushed to the door at {AO-46} once they heard a commotion. There is a ladder leading into the room. Omen moves with Saros.
Now entirely suspicious of what is going on, the nearby goblins release their javelins at the treacherous villagers that are visible:
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15
(@Grimnir: Your original target is dead. I'm re-aiming it on your behalf.)
As to validate the Batiri's decision, Ang pops out of the shadow {AU-46} and aims her crossbow. Trusting Bleep to deal with his assailant, Ang releases her bolt at one of the other nearby goblins. Although the shot is impressively accurate, the stubborn goblin proves just how sturdy the Batiri can be. This one goblin {AS-53} looks no less threatening with a crossbow bolt sticking our of his chest. Then, a second later, Ang's poison kicks in and the goblin collapses. (Batiri #6 takes 24 piercing damage and is DEFEATED.)
Now out in the open, Ang tries to regain control of the situation but using the goblins innate fear of death against them. From their perspective, however, they have the numbers advantage, and the sight of their mortal Chult enemy (the grung) does little but fuel the fight half of their fight-or-flight response. That said, Ang sees fear in the eyes of at least two of the goblins.
(@Ori: That was a really broad/vague trigger for your readied attack... I'll let you decide when to release it, but please be a bit more clear next time.)
NOTES: The "Padlock" symbols represent doors and trap doors. The log gate/wall in column 45 is considered open. Climbing the stone at or around {AR-57} and {AS-55} is considered as difficult as going up steps. Other climbable areas may require a skill check.
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Cursing his earlier hesitation, Ghee breaks cover and heads towards the goblins. (Move to AT,48).
Crashing his shoulder into the goblin by B'leep, he follows up with a strike from his spear, whipping the shaft through the air into the soft muscles of its thigh and hard cartilage of its knee before looking to plant a true Chultan kiss on the goblin's head (headbutt).
Attack 1 (shoulder charge): 7 Damage: 9
Attack 2 (spear): 23 Damage: 7
Bonus Attack (headbutt): 10 Damage: 7
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Seeing the Goblins, Saros feigns fear and begins backing up, hoping to lure them forward so the others might surprise them, and giving him some space to cast a spell, and as he moves he invokes Message and says to Khan
"Opportunity presents, I am going to try to [Tooltip Not Found] the one nearest me (or on the left)"
Having informed Khan of his hasty plan, Saros then proceeds to use his Eyes of Charming on the one he says he would target (WIS 13)
"Bubbles the Barbarian" (Locathah - Lvl 9) - Locathah Rising; Shai'ere Delatete (Githyanki Monk - Lvl 9) Rrakkma (deceased - MindFlayer); Saros Rockfoot (Deep Gnome Diviner - Lvl 5) - The Lost Kenku & One Grung Above; Tagret (Goliath Barbarian - Lvl 2) - Tales of Faerun;
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Saros tries to quickly pull off an act of deceit by pretending to be a frightened spectacled gnome villager. He lets Khan know of his impromptu plan and immediately proceeds to enact it.
The spell takes hold and one of the goblins seems to relax once he is within 15 or so feet of Saros. The other one takes a few more steps and turns to look at his companion, clearly not understanding why his priorities have shifted so suddenly. They exchange a few words and, judging by their body language, are failing to reach an agreement on whether or not to imprison the "frightened gnome villager" ahead of them.
(OOC: What does the group do with such an opportunity?)
Seeing the Eyes take effect, Saros stops backing away and starts to walk toward the charmed goblin, saying "I mean you no harm,", casting Message to Bleep this time
"The one at the back is charmed, I will feign getting attacked by the other one and you should break cover to subdue it if possible....and you may need to relay my words to my new friend when possible"
Saros deliberately moves close to the uncharmed goblin seeking to provoke some sort of engagement, and will ensure there is some sort of contact then fall to the ground, hoping the others will take action.
"Bubbles the Barbarian" (Locathah - Lvl 9) - Locathah Rising; Shai'ere Delatete (Githyanki Monk - Lvl 9) Rrakkma (deceased - MindFlayer); Saros Rockfoot (Deep Gnome Diviner - Lvl 5) - The Lost Kenku & One Grung Above; Tagret (Goliath Barbarian - Lvl 2) - Tales of Faerun;
Bleep receives Saros' message and replies, half-confused:
"Curious plan... Getting into disguise, just to act out character seconds later...? Still, a chance to remove goblins from this world is hard to pass up."
Bleep strides stealthily to the one Saros is provoking and makes use of his daggers.
Stealth: 19
Dagger Attack: 18 Damage: 21
Bonus dagger Attack: 23 Damage: 1
He then says to the charmed goblin in its language:
"Gnome won't harm you, but I make no promise. Run into woods and never return."
Intimidation: 15
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(OOC: Wow! What a scenario to resolve. I'll do my best. Also, here's a deception roll on Saros' behalf taking Charm Person into account: 17.)
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Saros lies to the goblins, telling them that he means these creatures no harm. The charmed goblin seems to use this as proof that all three of them here (Saros + 2 Gobos) are indeed friends. The second goblin reacts by adopting a "What are you talking about" type of expression on his face, and proceeds to walk closer to Saros.
Saros begins to cast a spell that requires quite a bit from him, including speaking into a piece of copper wire. The goblins are much closer than before, and such magical intentions do not go unnoticed. Again, the charmed goblin dismisses it but the other one does not. He grips his spear tightly and points it at Saros.
Saros uses this to his advantage, by lightly bumping into the spear and throwing himself onto the ground (OOC: like a soccer/football player :) ). The more aggressive goblin pokes Saros once more to assert his dominance and begins barking at him in Goblin. The charmed one just laughs at this point: a good friendly scrap between companions is just the type of entertainment a goblin likes. (Saros takes 1 piercing damage and is now prone.)
Right then, Bleep emerges from the shadows, well disguise like one of the Batiri. Instead of enjoying the scrap like the charmed one did, Bleep quickly stabs his "fellow" goblin twice. Surprisingly, the heavily injured goblin does not fall, and his screams of pain reach far. Bleep tries to roll with it, adding some intimidating shouts in Goblin to the two Batiri but, at this point, things have escalated too much, and the commotion has caught the attention of others. (Batiri #1 takes 19 piercing damage.)
ROLLING FOR INITIATIVE:
(Ghee is up next.)
Assuming that Saros' plan is continuing without issue, Ghee stays hidden to give the deep gnome every chance to succeed. Still, best not leave anything to chance...
Drawing a bead on the nearest goblin with his blowpipe, Ghee readies an attack should the secret signal be given.
Ready Attack on gobbo at AJ,41 - 8. Damage - 4.
Ghee makes a hopeful assumption despite the injured goblin's cries for help. For now, the dwarven monk decides to stay at the ready. Should the agreed upon signal be given, Ghee already has his blowgun trained on one of the approaching goblins.
(Batiri go next.)
The charmed goblin still fails to see what's the big deal. A couple of friends are having a scrap and then a third companion came by to get his frustrations out (i.e. just another goblin Tuesday.) Laughing with excitement, he jumps into the fun-looking brawl {AT-49}:
--> Stone Spear vs. Bleep: Attack: 15
Damage: 7--> Stone Knife vs. Bleep: Attack: 15
Damage: 6Bleep avoids both cuts, looking deeply in the eye of this "playful" goblin.
The injured goblin is more direct in his attacks, knowing that his life depends on it. Being an opportunistic little squirt, it lets his companion deal with the betraying goblin (Bleep) for now, and stabs at the fallen pretend-villager (Saros).
--> Stone Spear vs. Saros: Attack: 23 Damage: 7
--> Stone Knife vs. Saros: Attack: 24 Damage: 8
In a compromising position, Saros can do little to avoid the hits. One of them pierces particularly deeply into the unarmored gnome's flesh. (Saros takes 15 piercing and slashing damage.)
Most of the other goblins are not yet sure about what is happening and only have partial visuals on the situation. Four of these goblins, including the one Ghee was aiming at, rush in and enter the storage shed in the south through the door at {AO-46}. Five others begin to make their way up the "steps," ending at {AR-53, AS-53, AS-54, AR-56, AR-57}. They only see a scrap among goblins, probably over who gets to search the weird villager first and call dibs on his belongings. Nonetheless, they all have crude javelins at the ready.
One last goblin, the one atop the northern supply structure, has even less information. He knows, however, that this little weird bird fluttering about is very similar to the one he and some mates saw last night. He moves a bit closer {AF-46}, and launches a hopeful hunting javelin:
--> Hunting Javelin vs. Omen: Attack: 6
Damage: 5He's had better hunting days.
(Bleep, Darrik, Saros, Ang, and Khan are up next.)
Seing the situation going south, Ang appears from the shadows, releasing her bolt on the goblin threatening Saros.
Light crossbow: 23 ; damage piercing 10 + sneaking 11
Ang then holds high her Whistle-stick of Haunting and shout in Common "Do not move, I possess the Mighty Stick that can paralyse and kill you all !"
"Goblins !" ... "Lower your weapons, we are not here for you. Who is your leader ?".
Deception (Bonus action?): 10
Poison on the bolt: DC12 or 6 poison
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Bleep tries to finish off the goblin assailing Saros.
Dagger Attack: 26 Damage: 6
Bonus Dagger Attack: 23 Damage: 6 (ignore the +4, it was out of habit damage was 2)
Sneak attack on first hit: 14
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Not fully understanding the plan at this point, but also wishing not to ruin her Second's actions, Khan grudgingly held her ground. The moment she had a more solid signal, she promised herself... th emoment she had the one. Though in the meantime, if it looked (assuming she could properly see the action) as if one goblin might run off for help, she have an Urchin Bullet set in her sling.
Action: Ready an Urchin Bullet Shot.
When you realize you're doing too much: Signature.
(OOC: The initiative order is quite important, so I'll resolve Bleep's turn and wait to see what Darrik and Saros are going to do.)
A bit surprised the injured goblin still has enough strength to fight, Bleep pulls both of his daggers back and stabs the goblin twice more. He gargles up some blood before falling to the ground. (Batiri #1 takes 22 piercing damage and is DEFEATED.)
(Darrik and Saros go next. I'll resolve Ang's and Khan's posts after that.)
Severely wounded, Saros uses his Gnomish heritage to invoke Blur, seeking to provide himself a chance to avoid further damage, moving inside the building to AQ47, taking refuge behind the wall, grabbing (or instructing) Omen at the same time to avoid him becoming the target (Omen will enter the building with Saros), and will see how they react to Ang.
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(OOC: Remember that you are prone, so you can only move 15 feet this turn.)
Afraid that a full fight is about to break out, Darrik finishes his climb and dashes toward the others. He is on top of the rocky ledges {AU-59}.
Almost simultaneously, Saros stands back up and releases an evasive spell. He moves toward the nearest trap door {AQ-46} and opens it, planning to go down into the storage shed once he gets a chance. However, looking into the shed, he sees four more goblins. These are the ones that were outside but rushed to the door at {AO-46} once they heard a commotion. There is a ladder leading into the room. Omen moves with Saros.
Now entirely suspicious of what is going on, the nearby goblins release their javelins at the treacherous villagers that are visible:
-> Javelin vs. Saros: Attack: 4
Damage: 5-> Javelin vs. Saros: Attack: 17
Damage: 5-> Javelin vs. Saros: Attack: 3 Damage: 2
-> Javelin vs. Darrik: Attack: 10 Damage: 4
-> Javelin vs. Darrik: Attack: 22
Damage: 4-> Saros' concentration check {DC 10}: 20
Saros' blurry image does its job, mostly. One pesky javelin still makes contact. (Saros takes 3 piercing damage.)
The angle of the attack protects Darrik a little bit but, once again, one javelin still finds a way. (Darrik takes 3 piercing damage.)
DM's Screen:
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(@Grimnir: Your original target is dead. I'm re-aiming it on your behalf.)
As to validate the Batiri's decision, Ang pops out of the shadow {AU-46} and aims her crossbow. Trusting Bleep to deal with his assailant, Ang releases her bolt at one of the other nearby goblins. Although the shot is impressively accurate, the stubborn goblin proves just how sturdy the Batiri can be. This one goblin {AS-53} looks no less threatening with a crossbow bolt sticking our of his chest. Then, a second later, Ang's poison kicks in and the goblin collapses. (Batiri #6 takes 24 piercing damage and is DEFEATED.)
Now out in the open, Ang tries to regain control of the situation but using the goblins innate fear of death against them. From their perspective, however, they have the numbers advantage, and the sight of their mortal Chult enemy (the grung) does little but fuel the fight half of their fight-or-flight response. That said, Ang sees fear in the eyes of at least two of the goblins.
(@Ori: That was a really broad/vague trigger for your readied attack... I'll let you decide when to release it, but please be a bit more clear next time.)
Khan takes a page from Ghee's book and lets the situation play out for another moment or two. Her sling is ready, and her position is hidden.
END OF INITIATIVE ROUND 1
(Ghee is up next.)
Cursing his earlier hesitation, Ghee breaks cover and heads towards the goblins. (Move to AT,48).
Crashing his shoulder into the goblin by B'leep, he follows up with a strike from his spear, whipping the shaft through the air into the soft muscles of its thigh and hard cartilage of its knee before looking to plant a true Chultan kiss on the goblin's head (headbutt).
Attack 1 (shoulder charge): 7 Damage: 9
Attack 2 (spear): 23 Damage: 7
Bonus Attack (headbutt): 10 Damage: 7