Day Five (Turned Tables)

[HorizonsDream]

Tavi knew that Barlemus could handle himself with the one goblin that was left. She took careful aim at the fleeing mass of goblins, and let the bolt fly.

Roll to Hit(6, miss)

[JadedDM]

Tavi's bolt flies too high, hitting a nearby tree instead of a goblin. Barlemus cuts down the last of the cover guard and Arvin takes out one of the fleeing goblins with his bow. He climbs down when he realizes that the others have taken refuge in the deeper forest.

"Now what?" Barlemus says. "Hunt them down or let them go?"

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Round 4!

Initiative Order
Tavi - 3+7-1 = 9
Barlemus - 6+5 = 11
Arvin - 6+8-1 = 13
Goblins - 10 + 6 = 16

Tavi fires her crossbow at Goblin 18 (6, miss).
Barlemus attacks Goblin 11 with his long sword (1d20+2): 12, hit for (1d8+6): 7 damage. Goblin 11 falls.
Arvin fires his long bow at Goblin 15 (1d20+5): 19, hit for (1d8): 6 damage. Goblin 15 falls.
Goblins retreat. They are out of range.
Arvin climbs down the tree.

[HorizonsDream]

Tavi climbs down the tree with a sigh. "Let them go," she says reluctantly. "They will probably hide at this point. We could probably track them down one by one," she adds as she collects her bolts, and searches the dead goblins "What do you plan to do with the two in the net?"

[JadedDM]

"I was just gonna' kill 'em," Barlemus admits. "Why?"

Tavi retrieves two of her bolts, but the other two were broken and no good anymore. Arvin is able to retrieve all but one of his arrows, which had also broken.

Searching the dead goblins pulls up several old maces, some battered bucklers, and 14 gold pieces, and 3 silver pieces.

[HorizonsDream]

"I was just asking," Tavi says. She shows no remorse for the two goblins in the net mostly because they are the ones who are holding her sisters captive. She absently pockets the money. "I think the best idea is to look for the next group, but those others might find a way to warn the other hunting groups."

[JadedDM]

Barlemus shrugs, and then slays the two goblins, ignoring their pleas for mercy. Once dead, he untangles them from his net and repacks it, before putting it away.

Arvin approaches her. "If those that escaped intend to find refuge in another hunting party, then following them will take us right to them, yes?"

[HorizonsDream]

"Yeah," Tavi says. "Though, my idea was to get to the next group before they could," she explains. "It probably isn't possible now that I think about it. The longer we wait, the more time the next group will have to prepare for us."

[JadedDM]

"Then we'll need a good plan," Arvin says. "I'm all out of oil, so we can't rely on that anymore."

Barlemus loots the two dead goblins he just killed, then turns to the others. "If we can demoralize them, that'll help. They know the Night Stalker is after 'em. That's something we got going for us."

[HorizonsDream]

"And that is really about all we have going for us," Tavi points out with a sigh. "That might be enough though."

[JadedDM]

"We better get going then," Arvin says. "This way." He takes the lead, checking for footprints.

[HorizonsDream]

Tavi follows after him, making sure not to get too close as she doesn't want to mess up his tracking. "I hope this works," she says softly to Barlemus.

[JadedDM]

"Me, too," Barlemus says.

After half an hour of following Arvin, the trail leads them to a denser part of the forest. This makes travel difficult and slows them down.

Arvin returns to them, frowning in the moonlight. "Something's wrong. The trail has vanished."

Barlemus chuckles. "You lost it? Guess you aren't as good as a tracker as you thought."

"I didn't lose it," Arvin clarifies. "It's gone. Just gone. They must have covered up their tracks."

"Ut. Must have decided to run off before we could finish them off then," Barlemus reasons.

Before Tavi can respond, she hears a shrill whistle coming from somewhere above. Before she or the men can act, rocks start flying out at them. One smacks her in the arm, and another in the stomach. Arvin is hit in the face, stomach, and shoulder. Three rocks just bounce off of Barlemus' chain mail harmlessly.

In the moonlight, Tavi sees that the goblins assaulting her in sitting are nearby trees, apparently haven stolen the idea from her and her companions. A score of goblins also emerge from the underbrush, wielding maces. One takes a swing at Tavi, but it bounces off her shield.

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Surprise Roll (1d10): 1, party is surprised!

Goblin 01 throws a rock at Tavi (1d20+1): 18, hit for (1d4): 2 damage.
Goblin 02 throws a rock at Tavi (1d20+1): 18, hit for (1d4): 4 damage.
Goblin 05 attacks Tavi with his mace (1d20): 9, miss.
Goblin 06 attacks Arvin with his mace (1d20): 19, hit for (1d4): 2 damage.
Goblin 16 throws a rock at Arvin (1d20): 12, hit for (1d4): 1 damage.
Goblin 17 throws a rock at Arvin (1d20): 15, hit for (1d4): 3 damage.
Goblin 18 throws a rock at Barlemus (1d20+2): 5, miss.
Goblin 20 throws a rock at Barlemus (1d20+3): 5
Goblin 21 throws a rock at Barlemus (1d20+3): 15, miss.

(Actions for Round 1?)

[HorizonsDream]

Tavi winces in pain as the rocks smash into her. At this point, she isn't looking so hot, but she draws her sword. "Arvin, try to find some cover," she says to him, knowing that if he was just to stand there and shot arrows that goblins with maces would slam into him. Turning, she runs towards the goblins hiding behind the logs, and slashes her sword into the goblin in the middle.

Attack Roll (15+1=16)
Damage Roll (8)

[JadedDM]

In the chaos of battle, Tavi barely can keep up with what is happening. A rock pelts her hard in the left thigh. Barlemus charges with a loud battle-cry, drawing the attention of most of the goblins. She calls to Arvin to find cover and heads toward the fallen log. Several goblins swing at her as she runs by them, but none are able to hit her.

Ignoring them all, she hurries to the log, leaps over it, and spins around to face the three rockthrowers that were taking cover there. The goblins turn toward her, surprise plastered on their demonic little faces. Tavi slices downward, cutting down the center goblin. It cries out in pain as it falls to the ground, splattering a bit of black blood on her.

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Round 1!

Initiative Order
Goblin Rock-throwers (1d10+3): 8
Goblin Leaders (1d10+6): 8
Barlemus (1d10+2+5): 9
Arvin (1d10+8): 10
Goblin Infantry (1d10+6): 13
Octavia (1d10+5): 14

Goblin Rockthrower 01 throws a rock at Tavi (1d20+1): 16, hit for (1d4): 4 damage.
Goblin Rockthrower 02 throws a rock at Tavi (1d20+1): 5, miss.
Goblin Rockthrower 03 throws a rock at Arvin (1d20): 4, miss.
Goblin Rockthrower 04 throws a rock at Arvin (1d20): 7, miss.
Goblin Rockthrower 05 throws a rock at Barlemus (1d20+2): 7, miss.
Goblin Rockthrower 06 throws a rock at Barlemus (1d20+3): 20, hit for (1d4): 3 damage.
Goblin Rockthrower 07 throws a rock at Barlemus (1d20+3): 18 for (1d4): 4 damage.
Goblin Leader 01 goes into full defense (AC improves by 2).
Goblin Leader 02 goes into full defense (AC improves by 2).
Goblin Assistant Leader 01 goes into full defense (AC improves by 2).
Goblin Assistant Leader 02 goes into full defense (AC improves by 2).
Barlemus charges Goblin Infantry 09 with his long sword (1d20+5-1): 6, miss.
Arvin fires his long bow at Goblin Rockthrower 01 (1d20+5): 10, miss.
Goblin Infantry 01 goes into full defense (AC improves by 2).
Goblin Infantry 02 goes into full defense (AC improves by 2).
Goblin Infantry 03 attacks Tavi with his mace (1d20): 10, miss.
Goblin Infantry 04 attacks Arvin with his mace (1d20): 15, hit for (1d6): 1 damage.
Goblin Infantry 05 attacks Tavi with his mace (1d20): 4, miss.
Goblin Infantry 06 attacks Tavi with his mace (1d20): 10, miss.
Goblin Infantry 07 attacks Arvin with his mace (1d20): 12, miss.
Goblin Infantry 08 attacks Barlemus from behind with his mace (1d20+5): 17, hit for (1d6): 5 damage.
Goblin Infantry 09 attacks Barlemus with his mace (1d20+2): 3, critical fumble! He drops his mace.
Goblin Infantry 10 attacks Barlemus with his mace (1d20+2): 15, hits for (1d6): 3 damage.
Goblin Infantry 11 goes into full defense (AC improves by 2).
Goblin Infantry 12 goes into full defense (AC improves by 2).
Goblin Infantry 13 goes into full defense (AC improves by 2).
Goblin Infantry 14 goes into full defense (AC improves by 2).
Tavi attacks Goblin Rockthrower 04 with her long sword (16), hit for (8) damage. Goblin Rockthrower 04 falls.
Arvin fires his long bow again at Goblin Rockthrower 01 (1d20+5): 20, hit for (1d8): 4 damage.

(Actions for Round 2?)

[HorizonsDream]

Tavi works through her pain as she turns to the two goblins she has left. She first slashes her sword at the goblin on the right before she turns on her feet to slashes at the other one on her left.

Attack Roll 1 (16, hit)
Attack Roll 2 (3, miss)
Damage Roll 5)