The Third Face of Evil

[JPetherick]

Worrel watches Tex go past him to the corner. Wanting to protect his companion, Worrel hurries to catch up and moves to the corner and, possibly, around it.

[ooc]Double move to 1208 unless Tex spots trouble[/ooc]

[kabkal]

As the rest of the group moves up, Lola will keep in line and in pace with them. Ready to break as soon as we get to an open spot. Her weapon is still at the ready.

[Duniagdra]

Marcus keeps up ready to cast armor an himself.

[CGM3]

Cyrius moves up with the others, trying to remain third in line.

[smeltdm]

Prost falls back, taking the last cure light wounds potion...
[ooc]or close to the rear of formation[/ooc]

[patransom]

After a moment, Cyrius opines, “Well, if that was just an alarm, whatever's ahead must know somebody's coming. Our best chance might be to hustle around the corner instead of proceeding cautiously as they probably expect.” Tex replies, “Aye, lets go.” He moves to the corner and, using cover, briefly glances around it. The rest of the party moves to keep up with Tex, except for Prost, who hangs back to retrieve and drink a potion [healed 4 hp].

All of a sudden things start happening. First, as Tex peers around the corner, G1 shoots a crossbow bolt at him. In spite of the cover, it hits Tex [5 hp damage].

Soon after, there is the sound of a gong from the left-hand side of the corridor. To Tex's surprise, the sound is followed immediately by a hidden panel opening to his left. G2, from the hallway revealed by a the panel, shoots another bolt at Tex. In spite of Tex being utterly surprised, this shot misses.

G3, also in the hidden hallway, moves up from the far corner of the hall and fires a shot at Tex. This shot hits [9 hp damage].

Nearly simultaneously, another gong sounds from the right side of the main corridor. Prost hears the sound of a crossbow bolt whizzing by his head. Turning around, he sees that G4 has stepped from another hidden panel behind him and is currently reloading his crossbow, with an evil grin on his face.

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Shaded area marks the limits of shadowy illumination provided by the torches/sunrods you're using; crosshatched area shows the extent of Prost's and Tex's darkvision (the others can't see that far). The yellow blob is Worrel's dropped sunrod. Round 1 Begins: Texudus TreeBender: bow readied, 39 arrows left, 19 hp damage Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: mind blade rapier readied, torch in off-hand, 13 bolts left, 6 hp damage Marcus Tilsworth: loaded crossbow readied, 15 bolts left, 2 hp damage Lola: loaded crossbow readied, wand of CLW 7 charges left (stowed), 24 bolts left, uninjured Evan Prost: loaded slingstaff readied, 13 regular bullets left, ZERO (0) left of bolts, CLW potions, and darkvision potions, darkvision 178.2 minutes, 15 hp damage Worrel: sword and shield readied, sunrod dropped at 1014, 42 arrows left, 8 hp damage Goblins Secret DM Countdown Timer: 74.2 minutes

[Duniagdra]

Marcus casts armor on himself.

[kabkal]

While everyone is in a straight line, and no bad guys are in front of her, Lola will channel her energy to heal those in front of her.

[dice]0[/dice]

[tdsprouse]

Tex moves to 1008 to make room for those behind him to get in the hall, and fires at G1

atk, with pbs and DA
0

dmg
1

[JPetherick]

Once Tex moves, Worrel advances and turns to the left to engage the closest goblin.

[ooc]Move - N,W
Attack - MW longsword +7 (+4 BAB, +4 Str, +1 MW, -2 Power attack), 1d8+8

Attack - [dice]0[/dice]
Damage - [dice]1[/dice][/ooc]

[CGM3]

Cyrius advances to 1009, ready to back up Tex or Worrel as needed.

[smeltdm]

Prost turns and lets a bullet fly at Goblin 4 and reloads
MW Sling Staff atk: [dice]0[/dice]
MW Sling Staff dmg: [dice]1[/dice]

[patransom]

Tex moves north to make room for those behind him to get in the hall, and fires at G1, missing by the narrowest of margins.

Cyrius advances, ready to back up Tex or Worrel as needed.

Marcus casts mage armor on himself.

While everyone is in a straight line, and no bad guys are in front of her, Lola channels energy to heal those in front of her [all party members healed 8 hp].

Prost turns and lets a bullet fly at Goblin 4 and reloads. He hits, but does not kill, the goblin [2 hp damage].

Once Tex moves, Worrel advances and turns to the left to engage the closest goblin. He swiftly dispatches G2 [11 hp damage kills the goblin].

Goblin 1 shoots his crossbow at Tex, hitting [2 hp damage]. He then swiftly reloads and scurries off around the corner.

Goblin 3 does not fire. Instead he retreats backward and pulls a hidden lever on the wall, revealing a previously unseen secret passage to the north. He shouts something unintelligible in (presumably) goblin.

Goblin 4 fires his crossbow at Prost, missing. He then quickly reloads and ducks behind the cover of the corner into the secret corridor.

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Shaded area marks the limits of shadowy illumination provided by the torches/sunrods you're using; crosshatched area shows the extent of Prost's and Tex's darkvision (the others can't see that far). The yellow blob is Worrel's dropped sunrod. Round 2 Begins: Texudus TreeBender: bow readied, 38 arrows left, 13 hp damage Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: mind blade rapier readied, torch in off-hand, 13 bolts left, uninjured Marcus Tilsworth: loaded crossbow readied, 15 bolts left, Mage Armor 240 min left, uninjured Lola: loaded crossbow readied, 5 channel energy left, wand of CLW 7 charges left (stowed), 24 bolts left, uninjured Evan Prost: loaded slingstaff readied, 11 regular bullets left, ZERO (0) left of bolts, CLW potions, and darkvision potions, darkvision 178.1 minutes, 7 hp damage Worrel: sword and shield readied, sunrod dropped at 1014, 42 arrows left, uninjured Goblins Secret DM Countdown Timer: 74.1 minutes

[Duniagdra]

Marcus will take position with Prost covering the rear. Crossbow readied for when G4 attacks.

[kabkal]

Lola will move up to 1010 and ready her crossbow.

[JPetherick]

Thinking that a good offense is needed to break this ambush and turn it against the goblins, Worrel charges G3 and swings with his sword. He looks to the south as he passes the tunnel.


[ooc]Move - Charge 30 ft west (to 0309) (-2 to AC, now AC 21, Touch 9, Flat 20)
Attack - mw longsword +9 (+4 BAB, +4 Str, +1 MW, +2 charge, -2 power attack), 1d8+8 dmg (+4 str, +4 power attack)
Attack - [dice]0[/dice]
Damage - [dice]1[/dice][/ooc]

[CGM3]

Cyrius (provisionally) follows Worrel to 0609 and stops there to look down the southern passageway.

[tdsprouse]

Tex Readies a shot for a goblin to show itself. either G1 or G4.

atk No DA
0 (+1 if G1 is target)

dmg
1 (+1 if G1 is target)

[smeltdm]

Prost will keep watch for any Goblin that should show its face and fire a sling bullet at it....

Perception checkShow

[dice]0[/dice]

Attack roll..Show

MW Sling atk:[dice]1[/dice]
MW Sling dmg: [dice]2[/dice]

[patransom]

Tex readies a shot for a goblin to show itself.

Cyrius waits to follow Worrel.

Marcus takes position with Prost covering the rear, crossbow readied for when G4 attacks.

Lola moves forward and readies her crossbow.

Prost will keeps watch for any Goblin that should show its face, ready to fire a sling bullet at it.

Thinking that a good offense is needed to break this ambush and turn it against the goblins, Worrel charges G3. As he passes the tunnel, two crossbow bolts come out of the darkness in his direction, but miss. With no light of his own, he can't see where the bolts came from, so he continues his charge and swings with his sword. The goblin easily ducks his clumsy blow.

Cyrius follows Worrel to the intersection and stops there to look down the southern passageway. The light from his torch reveals two goblins lurking in the shadows there. The goblins babble something unintelligible [Cyrius has 10' of movement and a standard action left. If he wants to take them, I will try to respond as quickly as possible.]

Goblin 3 drops his crossbow, draws a club, swings it feebly at Worrel (to no effect), and then steps back into the corridor leading north.

Goblin 4 pokes his head out of cover, which triggers Marcus' and Prost's readied actions. Both of them miss, so the goblin shoots at Prost, also missing. He shouts something loudly in goblin. [By the way, you don't need readied actions to shoot at this goblin from the corridor. You can do it as a regular action. He has cover either way.]

ACTIVE EFFECTS

The goblins' readied actions have split up the initiative order, so I will need to do separate validations for Tex and Lola, then everyone else. I will try to post more frequently so that this doesn't bog down. Shaded area marks the limits of shadowy illumination provided by the torches/sunrods you're using; crosshatched area shows the extent of Prost's and Tex's darkvision (the others can't see that far). The yellow blob is Worrel's dropped sunrod. Round 3 Begins: Texudus TreeBender: bow readied, 38 arrows left, 13 hp damage Lola: loaded crossbow readied, 5 channel energy left, wand of CLW 7 charges left (stowed), 24 bolts left, uninjured Goblins 5 and 6 --> Validation Worrel: sword and shield readied, sunrod dropped at 1014, 42 arrows left, uninjured Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: mind blade rapier readied, torch in off-hand, 13 bolts left, uninjured Marcus Tilsworth: unloaded crossbow readied, 14 bolts left, Mage Armor 239.9 min left, uninjured Evan Prost: unloaded slingstaff readied, 10 regular bullets left, ZERO (0) left of bolts, CLW potions, and darkvision potions, darkvision 178.0 minutes, 7 hp damage Remaining Goblins --> Validation Secret DM Countdown Timer: 74.0 minutes

[CGM3]

[yell]There's two more down this way![/yell] Cyrius shouts as he makes a partial charge against hurls his mind blade at goblin G5 (which reduces his AC by 2).

To Hit with Mind Blade (Rapier): 1d20+9+2 for charge
[dice]0[/dice]
Mind Blade (Rapier) Damage:
[dice]1[/dice]

(Edit: GM's ruling that a partial charge is proscribed under the circumstances, action changed.)

[Duniagdra]

Marcus stows his crossbow and readies his heavy mace. (Two move actions.)
He plans to directly engage the goblin.

[smeltdm]

Prost load his sling staff and moves quietly to 1019...

Stealth checkShow

[dice]0[/dice]

[tdsprouse]

Tex moves to 1408, ready to shoot G1 if he appears again.

[kabkal]

If Lola moved up to 0709 would she be able to shoot down the hallway at one of the goblins?

[patransom]

If Lola moved up to 0709 would she be able to shoot down the hallway at one of the goblins?

[ooc]Yes.[/ooc]

[JPetherick]

Worrel steps five feet and swings at the nearby goblin, hoping to remove it from the fight.

[ooc]Free - 5 ft step W to 0209
Standard - attack - longsword +7 (BAB+4, str +4, MW +1, power attack -2), damage 1d8+8 (str +4, power attack +4)
[dice]0[/dice]
[dice]1[/dice]

Goblin bits flying all over the place[/ooc]

[kabkal]

Lola will move to 0709 and fire and the nearest goblin.

[dice]0[/dice]to hit with crossbow
[dice]1[/dice]if hits

[kabkal]

Lola will move to 0709 and fire and the nearest goblin.

[dice]95379:0[/dice]to hit with crossbow
[dice]95379:1[/dice]if hits

[dice]0[/dice]to avoid fumble if necessary

[patransom]

Leftover Action from Round 2:

Cyrius hurls his mind blade at goblin G5, piercing the creature [6 hp damage].

Round 3 Begins:

Tex moves farther east, ready to shoot G1 if he appears again.

Lola moves into the western corridor and fires at the nearest goblin, missing horribly.

Goblin 5 scurries off to the northwest, out of sight of Cyrius and Lola.

Goblin 6 narrowly misses Cyrius with his crossbow, then retreats back and around the corner into cover [Cyrius and Lola can still shoot at him].

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Just need a Round 3 action from Cyrius and I can post the second half of the round... The goblins' readied actions have split up the initiative order, so I will need to do separate validations for Tex and Lola, then everyone else. I will try to post more frequently so that this doesn't bog down. Shaded area marks the limits of shadowy illumination provided by the torches/sunrods you're using; crosshatched area shows the extent of Prost's and Tex's darkvision (the others can't see that far). The yellow blob is Worrel's dropped sunrod. Round 3 Continues: Worrel: sword and shield readied, sunrod dropped at 1014, 42 arrows left, uninjured Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: empty handed, torch in off-hand, 13 bolts left, uninjured Marcus Tilsworth: unloaded crossbow readied, 14 bolts left, Mage Armor 239.9 min left, uninjured Evan Prost: unloaded slingstaff readied, 10 regular bullets left, ZERO (0) left of bolts, CLW potions, and darkvision potions, darkvision 178.0 minutes, 7 hp damage Remaining Goblins --> Validation Round 4 Begins: Texudus TreeBender: bow readied, 38 arrows left, 13 hp damage Lola: unloaded crossbow readied, 5 channel energy left, wand of CLW 7 charges left (stowed), 23 bolts left, uninjured Goblins 5 and 6 --> Validation Secret DM Countdown Timer: 74.0 minutes