Chapter One: Wh-where am I?

[marine7312000]

“Memories are well and good. It's the fights I want to hear about.”More Ale!

[Benji]

Shareen looks around at each of you in turn as you speak. She eventually seems to decide on something and says “Well, I suppose the best help we can offer is for Colwood Olwin to return with some good news. Until then, I suppose we can weave your tales back to you.” She looks expectantly over at Pell who smiles and clears his throat. Before he gets to say anything however, you hear a shriek coming from outside.

Colwood! Bullium yells, and he immediately bounds out of the building into the daylight. They're back! You hear him yell back into the room.

“Oh dear...” Pell says, wiping a bead of sweat from his forehead. “My friends, I do hope you remember how to fight!” As he finishes speaking, he too runs out of the room with Shareen in tow. Soon you are left with just yourselves and Len, who looks at you with a sneer and saunters calmly into the outside.

[rednetra]

Will follow out side and ready to blast anyone that is in need to blasting

[Dink]

I hate it, when someone disturbs me.This was already the second time today. *$%*§"*%

With that Nain takes a deep breath and slips into the nearest shadow to vanish.

She moves outside making sure her steps are always less noisy than those of others.
If she finds anywhere a ranged weapon she grabs it.
Outside she stays in the shadows. As soon as she is sure to be unnoticed, she will take a closer look at the situation.

But most important she will stay off any dirty spots. This is just not a good time of the day to clean up everything because of some bullies.

OUT OF CHARACTER

I will be away next week. Still I will try to check for the latest moves, but don't wait for it. Just go ahead. Nain will stay in the shadows, jump out of it and attack from behind for an extra 1d6 damage and dodge for another point of AC (or flanking for the extra 1d6 still dodging). If not flanking she will tumble away from the attacked, get back into the shadow, spend one round cleaning up her outfit if necessary (especially the Talosan Hook and her hair) and get an overview of the situation to go back to action. If anyone uses a ranged weapon, she will help to kill the one with the best looking longbow (shortbow or other ranged weapon in the order of damage). If any weapon looks way better than the others (in the meaning of good looking), she will go for the better looking one.

 

[marine7312000]

Gir will run outside with the others.

[patransom]

Tagrel growls, then changes shape into an odd-looking leopard with white, matted fur and darts toward the door.

[grepme2001]

Metal Man rises slowly from the table and moves over towards the door, peeking out to see what is going on.

[klakxor]

THINKING: Hmmm, I wonder who exactly is back.

Rift takes his scimitar out of it's sheath and rolls it around in his hand as e slowly follows the others out.

[AlGromHerrit]

Therrass will move outside with everyone else. He will look around and try to figure out what is going on.

[Benji]

OUT OF CHARACTER

Valinor, in the spirit of moving on, I am assuming you are following the rest of them outside, if this is not the case then let me know and I will retcon for you.

 

Everyone follows Bullium, Shareen, Pell and Len out of the inn you woke up in. Outside, you see a scene of carnage. Or, more specifically, what was once a scene of carnage. Blood is spattered all over the grassy ground, dried now but still very much in evidence. Every now and then you see a shattered arrow but apart from the blood, the grass is mostly clear. The exception to this however are the eleven creatures standing down the path from where you are. None of them are much taller than three foot and they all have sickly yellow skin with flat faces and jagged everything else. Apart from the one in the middle, they all seem to have javelins in their hands and are wearing some kind of leathery armour. The one in the middle is remarkably different however. He stands closer to four foot than three and is sitting quite calmly on the back of what appears to be a large black ball with eight legs and large mandibles. You can't see any weapons on him nor do you see him wearing any armour.

Just in front of the group, there is a prone figure lying on the ground, you recognise it immediately as Colwood but he doesn't seem to be moving at all. Bullium is kneeling down on the path and seems to be quite insensible. You see Pell and Shareen standing off to one side by a tree but neither of them seem to be injured in any way. Finally, Len is doing his best to stay out of the way besides the inn.

You all emerge from the inn to the above scene, Nain San manages to slide herself into a shadowed area and is relatively confident that she's hidden. Tagrel now appears to be some kind of dirty white cat. Everyone else is just appreciating the view.

As soon as you emerge from the inn, the creature sitting on the eight-legged creature raises it's voice and says something in a peculiar language (OOC: If anyone speaks Goblin let me know and I'll PM you the details of what it yells). You do however understand two names. That of Therass and that of Krill. As soon as it is finished speaking, the creatures surrounding it roar and brandish their weapons threateningly towards you.

INITIATIVE ORDER:
Ny' Feraeth
Vornon Cross
Nain San
Rift Drussel
Therrass
Villagers
Goblins
"Metal Man"
Tagrel
Girruth Stormhammer

[patransom]

Since Tagrel goes after the goblins, he'll wait to see where they are before deciding what to do...

[grepme2001]

Metal Man mutters something about being caught unprepared and takes a free action and reassigns the enhancement bonus on his weapon to his armor class, for an amazing total ac of 13.

[klakxor]

Rift draws his scimitar and moves forward to Bellium. “Friend, are you okay?”

[rednetra]

Vornon will move too 810 and let a Eldric blast fly at the goblin infront of him.

[marine7312000]

Gir will move forward and in front of Bullium and call upon his rage.

[grepme2001]

"Metal Man" steps forward into the space vacated by Rift and pulls a small slip of parchment from a pouch at his hip. With an utterance of what at first sounds like gibberish he crumbles the parchment in his left fist and then drags his fist down the back of Girruth's armor. Anyone nearby who is adequately steeped in the art of spellcraft should feel a subtle pattern in the sound and gesture and recognize it as a defensive incantation, Shield of Faith, adding a +2 deflection bonus to Gir's armor for one minute. “That should help to keep your skin intact. Now, if you would be so kind as to keep those filthy things away from me you would have my gratitude.”, he says to Gir while tossing a fist full of ashes over his right shoulder.

If Gir wishes to resist the infusion, it is a DC 15 will save to negate the effects.

[Dink]

Nain remains silent and moves to 0913.
If none of the goblins has moves yet, she will try to make it to 1312 and stay hidden (if there is enough shadow to stay hidden, otherwise somewhere in the shadows closeby).

OUT OF CHARACTER

I missed what time of the day it is, could you write this again.

 

[Benji]

OUT OF CHARACTER

Dink - It is mid-afternoon.

 

[AlGromHerrit]

Therrass will point at the big goblin that is on the spider and What do you want with me!

He will then fire his Eldritch blast at it. (he is right at 60' If you would like me to move I can but should not need to)
Ranged Touch @ a +4 for 1d6 damage. (1d20+4=14, 1d6=6)

[Benji]

OUT OF CHARACTER

Once Valinor posts I'll validate the first combat round. Until then, everyone is free to alter their moves if somebody does something that would make a difference.

 

[valinor]

“Ahh, playtime? It seems you've invited some guest and want to speak. I want that one.” as he points at the talkative goblin and winks at it smiling, as if a predator has found its prey. Taking one of his strange looking swords out and walking to another area (0811).

[Benji]

“Ahh, playtime? It seems you've invited some guest and want to speak. I want that one.” Ny'Feraeth says as he draws a weapon and moves forward slightly.

Vornon also moves forwards and lets fly with a blast of energy that just misses one of the creatures. The attacked minion looks extremely shocked by this!

Nain, still being sneaky, moves forward swiftly.

Rift draws a weapon and moves up behind Bullium. “Friend, are you okay?” he asks the large man. Bullium turns around with tears in his eyes but apart from that seems to ignore the question.

What do you want with me! Therass yells out at the bigger creature. Unlike Vornon, his blast lands a solid hit and the creature grunts at the pain.

Pell and Shareen just stand there, not quite knowing what to do. Bullium keeps on kneeling, his body racking with quiet sobs. Len seems quite content to just watch and Colwood is still down on the floor but Nain thinks she can just make out the rise and fall of a breathing chest.

Three of the creatures move forwards, dropping their javelins to the ground and drawing thick spiked clubs whilst adopting somewhat defensive postures. The rest also move forwards, but end with throwing their javelins at you all. One hits Ny'Feraeth for 4 damage. One hits Vornon for 2 damage. One also hits Rift for 4 damage. The rest miss. The lead creature doesn't move from his mounted position.

"Metal Man" moves up to Gir, casts a spell and says “That should help to keep your skin intact. Now, if you would be so kind as to keep those filthy things away from me you would have my gratitude.” to the Dwarf.

INITIATIVE ORDER:
Tagrel
Girruth Stormhammer
==END OF ROUND 1==
Ny' Feraeth
Vornon Cross
Nain San
Rift Drussel
Therrass
Villagers
Goblins
"Metal Man"

[patransom]

Tagrel lets out a loud snarl and sprints past Nain, then heads off to the right. For a moment it looks like he's fleeing the area, but he turns back, ending next to goblin 2. He attempts to bite the goblin on the leg.

OUT OF CHARACTER

Tagrel's speed in predator form is 50', so this is a single move in a sort of loop to avoid AoOs: first to 1012, then 1113, 1214, 1313. The bite attack is +6, 1d6+8. I really wanted to insert a direct link to the Penn State Nittany Lion roar in this post, but I couldn't figure out how to do it...

 

[rednetra]

Vornon will again let go another blast upset that his first blast did not hit. i am shooting 1113

[Benji]

OUT OF CHARACTER

There isn't anything in 1113, did you mean another location?

 

[rednetra]

yes sorry 1311 Disyxlia kicked in again

[valinor]

“Time to move Rift.” the elf states as he moves towards (1211) the goblin (4) slicing with his weapon.

OUT OF CHARACTER

Mind, I use Invis Castle for dice roll? AC: 19, to hit: +7, dmg 1d8+1

 

OUT OF CHARACTER

Nvm, Invis Castle is currently down at this day and time.

 

[klakxor]

“Bellium, if you cannot help, stay out of the way at least.”

Rift will jump over the crying man's body, shifting as he moves, and rolls over into square 1210 slashing at creature 1. “I am here with you, my friend.”

OUT OF CHARACTER

Jumping and rolling into the square is really only for cinematic effect. If you want to roll, jump is 5 ranks and tumble is 0 ranks Shifting lasts for 9 rounds Attack is at +4, 1d6+4

 

[AlGromHerrit]

Therrass will move to 0711 he will then shoot the big guy on the spider in 1711.

Ranged Touch @ a +4 for 1d6 damage. (the castle is dead sorry)

[grepme2001]

On his next turn MM will pull out his crossbow and load it.