Burnt Offerings (Play)

[EloiseCartwright]

Eloise will keep as close as she can to Argan, though she's feeling battered and bruised enough without pushing her limits to keep up.

[Krensky]

New scene, new session.
Although I am posting initiative separately for the two maps in this post, I will be running and updating the scene with a single list. If an entire party has posted their actions I will process their results without waiting for the other party, but I will not move onto the next turn without them. Hopefully this will allow me to stay sane. It takes two rounds to move between maps, unless you’re Weox and can’t cut through the cathedral complex. He’ll need three. A successful Push will shave a round off this.

I will remind you that not every encounter needs to or should be fought.

Die Dog, Die!
Map

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Alden
Haldar
Volokkor
Teo (Basically, to the north is the path the adventure goes and a man and daog in need of savbing. To the east is some exposition and what is likely a TPK if fighting occurs (7 Goblins, a Goblin special, and two other Special NPCs in the 80 XP range.
Dog (I’ll explain later. )
Goblin Warriors 1 - 5
Goblin Warrior mounted on Goblin Dog
Noble’s Dog

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Dog
Alden Smith
Goblin Warrior 4
Goblin Warrior 5
Teodoros Magos
Noble’s Dog
Goblin Warrior 3
Goblin Commando + Goblin Dog 1
Haldar Thorson
Volokkor
Goblin Warrior 1
Goblin Warrior 2

In front of the White Deer, a goblin commando mounted on a goblin dog has bravely attacked a noble and his hunting dog. The cowers behind a rain barrel where he calls for help, screaming like a frightened school girl, while his dog fights for it and its master’s lives against the commando. The other goblins throw up a cheer and emerge from hiding as the commando delivers a blow to the dog. The goblins are distracted by the fight, giving you a surprise round.

Teo, the dog is following you.
The Boneyard
Map

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Weox (Will arrive next round.)
Paiter
Divia
Annie
Shyla
Argan
Eloise
Goblin Warriors 6 - 11
Goblin Commando mounted on Goblin Dog
A Half-elf
A bugbear (Not the bestiary entry)

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Eloise Cartwright
Goblin Warrior 7
Half-Elf
Paiter
Bugbear
Argan Dain
Goblin Warrior 9
Annie
Goblin Warrior 8
Goblin Warrior 11
Goblin Commando + Goblin Dog 2
Goblin Warrior 6
Divia Mal
Weoxgyld
Shlya
Goblin Warrior 10

Divia has carefully snuck into the Bonyard, watching the Goblins steal the coffin, apparently unnoticed. Then the rest of you come clomping in. Well, more accurately Argan comes clomping in, making enough noise to attract the attention of the grave robbers.

They look up and the larger raiders shout at the smaller ones, urging them to move faster.

No surprise, Weox arrives next round. Argan hit the untrained cap, and the bad guys rolled well. Divia remains hidden.

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Eloise Cartwright
Dog
Alden Smith
Goblin Warrior 4
Goblin Warrior 7
Half-Elf
Paiter
Bugbear
Goblin Warrior 5
Teodoros Magos
Noble's Dog
Argan Dain
Goblin Warrior 3
Goblin Warrior 9
Goblin Commando + Goblin Dog 1
Annie
Goblin Warrior 8
Goblin Warrior 11
Haldar Thorson
Volokkor
Goblin Commando + Goblin Dog 2
Goblin Warrior 1
Goblin Warrior 2
Goblin Warrior 6
Divia Mal
Weoxgyld
Shlya
Goblin Warrior 10

[Mister Andersen]

Divia peers over the top of a broad tombstone at the thieves. An eclectic lot, to be sure, and it surprises her that anyone could successfully work with the goblins, what with them all being vicious little bastards with the attention span of a gnat. Oh, to live in a world where something like this would just be an ordinary perversion rather than a potential threat... she muses whistfully. Oh, to live in a world where I had a longbow and knew how to use it. Theh she hears the others coming throughthe temple. "Aw, crap! I should've told them to be quiet," she mutters, pulling herself in behind the gravestone and readying the razor Argan had give her. Hopefully she holds up a hand to her lips, shaking her head, all to indicate that it'd be really nice if the backup Annie has summoned wouldn't give away her position. Annie, when she sees what Divia is doing smiles and nods and ducks behind one of the columns outside the temple's entrance. OOC: How often does Divia need to roll to remain hidden?

[paddyfool]

Argan slows down as he draws closer to the fray, and moves to interpose himself between Divia and the grave robbers after they notice his arrival.  So... not just goblins, and perhaps no ordinary looters either.

"So you attacked the town just to dig up some old bones?  Won't the dead be rolling in their graves enough with such filth as you around?" he calls out at the nearest goblin.

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Half action: Move to square NE of Divia's position
Half action: Taunt goblin 6 (opposed sense motive) 1d20+3 → [3,3] = (6)

[EloiseCartwright]

Eloise pales slightly at the creatures arrayed before them, what in Shelyn's name are they doing with that coffin?

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Action 1: Distract - I can target 3 opponents, so I'll target the 3 special characters (Bugbear, Half-Elf & Commando): 18=11+7. I will also apply the Silver Tongue Trick, though it's open to interpretation whether that applies to all the targets or not - if not I'll apply it on the half-elf)
Action 2: Threaten Goblin 7: 12=6+6, on the off chance that's a success 4 for damage.

[Catodon]

Paiter is following Weoxgyld and moves slower than the big guy so he will arrive in the next round too.
Save a couple of bad guys for me.

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maximum javelin range 90'. I make it 105' to the nearest foe...
Anyway we should try to take one alive again

[foproy]

alden pushes forward slicing at goblin 2 trying to open a route for the haldar and his wolf, at the goblin and dog.

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1d20+4=19
1d12+5=8

[Krensky]

Die Dog, Die!
Map

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Alden
Haldar
Volokkor
Teo (Basically, to the north is the path the adventure goes and a man and daog in need of savbing. To the east is some exposition and what is likely a TPK if fighting occurs (7 Goblins, a Goblin special, and two other Special NPCs in the 80 XP range.
Dog (I’ll explain later. )
Goblin Warriors 1 - 5
Goblin Warrior mounted on Goblin Dog
Noble’s Dog

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Dog
Alden Smith
Goblin Warrior 4
Goblin Warrior 5
Teodoros Magos
Noble’s Dog
Goblin Warrior 3
Goblin Commando + Goblin Dog 1
Haldar Thorson
Volokkor
Goblin Warrior 1
Goblin Warrior 2

The Dog takes a step forward, growing at Goblin 5. Upon seeing the angry dog glaring at it the little monster screams in terror, drops it’s dog slicer and runs north, screaming in terror.

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Dog rolls 15 vs 7. Goblin takes 2 points damage and fails it’s save.

OOC: Suprise round folks, only one action.


The Boneyard
Map

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Weox (Will arrive next round.)
Paiter
Divia
Annie
Shyla
Argan
Eloise
Goblin Warriors 6 - 11
Goblin Commando mounted on Goblin Dog
A Half-elf
A bugbear (Not the bestiary entry)

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Eloise Cartwright
Goblin Warrior 7
Half-Elf
Paiter
Bugbear
Argan Dain
Goblin Warrior 9
Annie
Goblin Warrior 8
Goblin Warrior 11
Goblin Commando + Goblin Dog 2
Goblin Warrior 6
Divia Mal
Weoxgyld
Shlya
Goblin Warrior 10

Eloise fails to attract the attention of the bugbear, mounted goblin, or half-elf. Goblin 7 looks at her with fear before the half-elf kicks it, cursing in a language no one recognizes (including the goblins).

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All three targets made their Sense Motive. Eloise becomes flat footed, and then looses it when she Threatens Goblin 7. Goblin 7 fails it’s skill check, but makes it’s Damage save.

Goblin 7 moves forward, and looses an arrow at Eloise, narrowly missing her.

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Goblin moves and attacks. 1d20-3=11. Hit. 1d6-2=3 points damage. Eloise makes her save and is not bleeding.

The half-elf looks up at the adventurers with a sneer and drops into an archer’s stance, loosing a flight of arrows at Argan before stepping back towards the breech in the wall. The big man is able to just barely dodge the first two barbed points, but the other three hit his torso, blood spilling from the wounds as pain flares in his mind.

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The half-elf moves into Deadshot stance and then makes two standard attacks with Multi-Shot. 2d20+4+2-2=24 and 19. Five hits. 5d6+4=4, 6, 4, 7, 8. Bleed saves: 14, 21, 22, 5, 10. Argan takes 29 points of lethal damage, reducing him to 1 wounds. No Pian absorbs the fatigued grade. Argan is now bleeding.

Paiter isn’t here yet.

The Bugbear starts towards the party, a look of perverse anticipation on it’s face. The half-elf shouts at him and he stops, angry looking and roars in frustration before heading towards the breach in the town wall.

OOC: Divia needs to roll every round to stay hidden. We’re gonna pause here so paddyfool can adjust his action to account for his sucking chest wounds.

[Golden Dragon]

Teo shouts a word no one understands and a flash appears on the far side of the goblins.

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Teo casts a flash spell. I will use a full action to take 10. I choose a destination so that the 20' sphere gets goblins 1,3,4 and the dog and rider. It would be hard to get goblin 2 and not get any party member or the other 'good' dog or the noble. Fortitude save, DC 13.

[paddyfool]

Argan stands in shock a moment at what he's just experienced, before calling out to the others:

"Retreat!  Back inside, and get out of sight of the doors!"

He then rapidly follows his own advice, before slumping down into a rather larger-than-human unconscious form...

[foproy]

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OOC: Suprise round folks, only one action.

i missed the supprise round bit, then ifi can change my action i would like to intimidate.
1d20+6=21

[ArawnNox]

Shyla comes running out of the temple, ready for anything... except what she sees. She skids to a halt when Argan gets filled with arrows.
"By Asmodeus' red ass!" she exclaims in chelaxian. She continues in common, "Everyone! Get back in the temple! Get the... he's an ogre!? Um... get him inside!"
Shyla takes a step forward to put herself between the group and the goblins that break off from the main group, her weapons raised defensively.

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Full Action: Total Defense, boosts my defense to a 22
Bonus 5 ft step to get closer to the goblins and act as cover for the group

[EloiseCartwright]

Kneeling beside Argan and hurriedly readying various implements from her doctors bag, Eloise shouts "Everybody inside and get those doors closed. I don't know why Argan's an Ogre but I'm not letting him die here after taking these wounds to protect us."
Then more quietly under her breath, "why couldn't I bring proper bandages?"

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I'm before Argan in Initiative, so I assume he's moving inside after my action? I'll either try and use medicine straight away before he drops into unconsciousness or I'll delay and then medicine.
Either way with a roll of 5+4=9, I'm not accomplishing much.

[Krensky]

Die Dog, Die!
Map

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Alden
Haldar
Volokkor
Teo (Basically, to the north is the path the adventure goes and a man and daog in need of savbing. To the east is some exposition and what is likely a TPK if fighting occurs (7 Goblins, a Goblin special, and two other Special NPCs in the 80 XP range.
Dog (I’ll explain later. )
Goblin Warriors 1 - 5
Goblin Warrior mounted on Goblin Dog
Noble’s Dog

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Dog
Alden Smith
Goblin Warrior 4
Goblin Warrior 5
Teodoros Magos
Noble’s Dog
Goblin Warrior 3
Goblin Commando + Goblin Dog 1
Haldar Thorson
Volokkor
Goblin Warrior 1
Goblin Warrior 2

The Dog takes a step forward, growing at Goblin 5. Upon seeing the angry dog glaring at it the little monster screams in terror, drops it’s dog slicer and runs north, screaming in terror.

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Dog rolls 15 vs 7. Goblin takes 2 points damage and fails it’s save.

Alden readies his weapons and glares at Goblin 2. The goblin flinches, but holds its ground.

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23 vs 7, Hoblin takes 3 points of stress and saves.

Goblin 4 is surprised, goblin 5 has fled.

Teo cast a spell, a bright flash blinding some of the goblins.

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It’s not hard to get them all, just drop it around goblin 3. Goblins 1, 2, and the Commando + Dog fail their save. Effect lasts for one round. Toe rolls an action die and adds another two round to it.

The noble’s dog, goblin 3, the commando and his mount are surprised.

OOC: Waiting for vardeman.


The Boneyard
Map

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Weox (Will arrive next round.)
Paiter
Divia
Annie
Shyla
Argan
Eloise
Goblin Warriors 6 - 12
Goblin Commando mounted on Goblin Dog
A Half-elf
A bugbear (Not the bestiary entry)

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Eloise Cartwright
Goblin Warrior 7
Half-Elf
Paiter
Bugbear
Argan Dain
Goblin Warrior 9
Annie
Goblin Warrior 8
Goblin Warrior 11
Goblin Commando + Goblin Dog 2
Goblin Warrior 6
Divia Mal
Weoxgyld
Shlya
Goblin Warrior 10
Goblin Warrior 12

Eloise fails to attract the attention of the bugbear, mounted goblin, or half-elf. Goblin 7 looks at her with fear before the half-elf kicks it, cursing in a language no one recognizes (including the goblins).

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All three targets made their Sense Motive. Eloise becomes flat footed, and then looses it when she Threatens Goblin 7. Goblin 7 fails it’s skill check, but makes it’s Damage save.

Goblin 7 moves forward, and looses an arrow at Eloise, narrowly missing her.

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Goblin moves and attacks. 1d20-3=11. Hit. 1d6-2=3 points damage. Eloise makes her save and is not bleeding.

The half-elf looks up at the adventurers with a sneer and drops into an archer’s stance, loosing a flight of arrows at Argan before stepping back towards the breech in the wall. The big man is able to just barely dodge the first two barbed points, but the other three hit his torso, blood spilling from the wounds as pain flares in his mind.

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The half-elf moves into Deadshot stance and then makes two standard attacks with Multi-Shot. 2d20+4+2-2=24 and 19. Five hits. 5d6+4=4, 6, 4, 7, 8. Bleed saves: 14, 21, 22, 5, 10. Argan takes 29 points of lethal damage, reducing him to 1 wounds. No Pian absorbs the fatigued grade. Argan is now bleeding.

Paiter isn’t here yet.

The Bugbear starts towards the party, a look of perverse anticipation on it’s face. The half-elf shouts at him and he stops, angry looking and roars in frustration before heading towards the breach in the town wall.

Argan gasps out his warning and then moves to cover with the last of his energy before slumping unconscious.

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Argan moves and takes 4 points lethal, dropping him to -3 wounds. Argan is now dying.

Goblin 9 delays.

Annie hides.

Goblins 8 and 11 delay.

The mounted commando trots down the road, then turns and charges Shyla. She easily deflects his blow with out effort.

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Standard move. Charge attack. Roll is 14, miss.

Goblin 6 moves forward and shoots at Shyla. The arrow goes wide though, and narrowly missing the commando who snarls at his underling.

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Goblin moves and attacks. Goblin rolls a 1, error. If Arwn activates it, it’ll hit the commando. It does and the commando takes 1 vitality point.

Divia quietly moves for cover.

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Divia rolls 25, Threat. Half-Elf rolls a 20.

Weox arrives and may act next turn.

Shyla raises her guard and takes a step to protect Eloise and Arden.

Goblin 10 moves and fires at Shyla, the shot going wide.

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Goblin moves and fires Roll is 11, miss.

Goblin 12, 8, 9, and 11 move.

End of Round for Boneyard. Map link above updated.

Eloise, you’re getting ahead, but I’ll assume that was for this round.

[vardeman]

Haldar hurls his javelin at goblin 2.  Volokkor bull rushes goblin 4, trying to push him into goblin 3.

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Hurl javelin (1d20+3=17, 1d8+1=5)
Bull rush (1d20+5=23)