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<blockquote data-quote="pogre" data-source="post: 5385372" data-attributes="member: 6588"><p>I do so love starting a campaign with a crossdressing goblin whipping horses!</p><p></p><p>Here's the conclusion of our first adventure:</p><p></p><p><u>Episode One Conclusion</u></p><p></p><p>“Well, I need a torch or lamp lit if I'm going in there,” Deadsmell protested.</p><p></p><p>“A light will tip the goblins off we're coming,” Goldie the Dwarf warrioress replied.</p><p></p><p>“So will me tripping over myself due to being frakin' BLIND!” Deadsmell exclaimed.</p><p></p><p>“Calm yourself,” Graxxus said. “Perhaps Goldie and Skullcrusher could take a look into the cavern as they both have the ability to see in the dark.”</p><p></p><p>“I can do it alone,” Goldie said, looking uneasily at the mammoth half-orc. She set off towards the cave and almost slipped on some scree leading to its entrance. Slowly it dawned on her she was being followed. She turned and saw that Skullcrusher was following her closely. “I said I would do it alone.”</p><p></p><p>“Yeah, I know, I'm just going to help,” Skullcrusher replied.</p><p></p><p>Goldie shrugged unsure if the Half-Orc was stupid or defiant or both. Together they peered into the cave mouth. Beyond the shadowy illumination of the entrance they could see streamlets of water coalescing and running doen a slight incline into a cavern beyond. The odor emanating from the cavern was well nigh unbearable, sweat, feces, burnt flesh, and rot made a sharp acrid sense that burned the nostrils. The cavern beyond had a large pit in the center and in the periphery of this pit numeroud goblins were milling about. The gutteral language of the goblins echoed through the stoneway back to the adventurers.</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>“Well?” Wolfclaw asked.</p><p></p><p>“Lots o' gobbos,” Skullcrusher replied.</p><p></p><p>“How many?” Deadsmell asked. Skullcrusher flashed his open palms with fingers splayed out twice in rapid succession. “20?” Deadsmell asked. Skull crusher nodded. Deadsmell gave a low whistle.</p><p></p><p>“What's the cavern look like?” Graxxus asked.</p><p></p><p>“Lots o' gobbos. We charge,” Skullcrusher replied.</p><p></p><p>“I was asking our dwarven lass here ole' boy, but I do so appreciate your usual insightful tactical suggestions,” Graxxus said. </p><p></p><p>“I would say it is natural, probably limestone. There was quite a bit of run-off coming down through the rock and into a channel culminating in a pit in the chamber. There was a curious lack of stalagtites, but I chalk that up to the goblins destroying them. The footing on the floor could be treacherous, it is fairly wet. I assume there is only this single egress. There are probably cracks and narrow fissures leading into the cavern, but nothing we could use. These sort of caverns rarely have natural chimneys. The cave was formerly home to a good sized colony of bats, I could still smell the guano residue. The presence of the goblins probably forced them to move. Caverns like these rarely have any valuable ores and I doubt the goblins have been mining. There is a central pit in the middle of the cavern chamber, as I said earlier, where the runoff water goes. I would doubt it is overly deep, but you never know. The pit dominates the center of the cavern, which means the goblins could set up a very defensible position. I could not see the entire cavern, but I did not see anything but goblins.” Goldie paused for a breath after giving her report.</p><p></p><p>“Frakin' fire! We're not looking to set up a mining company,” Deadsmell commented.</p><p></p><p>Goldie cast a withering glare at Deadsmell.</p><p></p><p>“Ignore him Goldie. I very much appreciate the information,” Graxxus said.</p><p></p><p>“The floor sounds treacherous and we're going to have to use a light source. This could be pretty tricky,” Wolfclaw stated.</p><p></p><p>“True, but we are still going to need to make speed and push through to bring our full force to bear,” Graxxus said.</p><p></p><p>“Make speed,” Skullcrusher repeated with a smile. He looked at the rest of the group and rushed towards the cave.</p><p></p><p>“I'm tempted to let that stinking orc go it alone,” Graxxus complained. The rest of the group sighed collectively and trotted in pursuit after Skullcrusher.</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>The adventurers half fell and slipped down the wet surface into the cavern. Graxxus barely was able to maintain his grip on his light source. Skullcrusher was already deep in a group of goblins. His giant axe whirred around in large arcs sending black goblin blood flying. The rest of the group spread out to take on the goblins in twos and threes.</p><p></p><p><em>Curious that the goblins have made no effort to set up a defensive line,</em> Graxxus thought.</p><p></p><p>Graxxus's curiosity was sated in moments as two nasty tentacles with a complement of barbed suckers came flowing out of the pit. One lashed Skullcrusher, but failed to achieve a grip on him.</p><p></p><p>“Keep wide of that pit!” Graxxus shouted.</p><p></p><p>Wolfclaw summoned a wolf to harass some nearby goblins and then launched an arrow at the strange beast in the pit. The arrow struck home, but the creature kept lashing out at the periphery of the pit. One of the tentacles again raked Skullcrusher, causing the half-orc to bellow in pain. Skullcrusher had built himself up into a mighty frenzy and fearlessly he launched himself at the very large creature in the pit. A defiant roar filled the cavern as Skullcrusher sank his axe deep into the creature. Foul smelling ichor and innards sprayed out from the creature as it twitched madly in pain for a brief second and then fell over dead.*</p><p></p><p>With Skullcrusher distracted, a group of goblins had swarmed all over Goldie. Quickly, the dwarven warrioress found herself bleeding from several small cuts. A goblin shaman cast a spell at the dwarf, which she shrugged off.</p><p></p><p>Deadsmell rushed to Goldie's aid, while Graxxus and Skullcrusher continued working around the other side of the pit. Working together, providing multiple fronts for the goblins, they quickly pushed the goblins back.</p><p></p><p>The goblin shaman cast a spell to make the ground before the adventurers even more slippery, but they still managed to force their way forward. The adventurers faced down a larger goblin chief, leaving the goblin shaman to fend for himself. The shaman dropped his totem and a pool of urine appeared at his feet.</p><p></p><p>“Surrender now!” Wolfclaw shouted. The goblin looked up at the druid, and the elf was the last thing the creature ever saw. Skullcrusher's axe sliced through his neck and knocked his decapitated head against the cavern wall. The shaman's headless bodied quivered upright for a moment and then toppled forward spilling a torrent of black blood that flowed down into the pit.</p><p></p><p>“Are you happy? You ignorant fool?” Wolfclaw said indignantly.</p><p></p><p>“Yeah, good fight!” Skullcrusher replied enthusiastically.</p><p></p><p>Wolfclaw could only shake his head.</p><p></p><p>“No signs of any prisoners,” Graxxus observed.</p><p></p><p>“Probably some remains in the pit,” Deadsmell replied.</p><p></p><p>“By the great hammer, I'm not going down there,” Goldie said.</p><p></p><p>“Time to earn my moniker I reckon,” Deadsmell said. He climbed down into the pit and sifting through the waste he found a tabard with the heraldry of the missing noble. “I think that's all that is left of our Lord Fop and his merry man.” Deadsmell threw the clothing up out of the pit and scaled back up. He smelled dreadfull, but showed no sign of concern.</p><p></p><p>Skullcrusher gathered some goblin ears and the entire head of the goblin chief into crude sacks and looped the sacks onto his belt.</p><p></p><p>The party began the long walk back to Goldcreek.</p><p></p><p></p><p>*This was an Otyugh felled with a mighty crit by the barbarian. I had assumed the PCs would avoid the Otyugh's pit making it a hostile terrain feature. I did not expect them to kill it! Skullcrusher's impressive damage undid that plan in a round!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pogre, post: 5385372, member: 6588"] I do so love starting a campaign with a crossdressing goblin whipping horses! Here's the conclusion of our first adventure: [U]Episode One Conclusion[/U] “Well, I need a torch or lamp lit if I'm going in there,” Deadsmell protested. “A light will tip the goblins off we're coming,” Goldie the Dwarf warrioress replied. “So will me tripping over myself due to being frakin' BLIND!” Deadsmell exclaimed. “Calm yourself,” Graxxus said. “Perhaps Goldie and Skullcrusher could take a look into the cavern as they both have the ability to see in the dark.” “I can do it alone,” Goldie said, looking uneasily at the mammoth half-orc. She set off towards the cave and almost slipped on some scree leading to its entrance. Slowly it dawned on her she was being followed. She turned and saw that Skullcrusher was following her closely. “I said I would do it alone.” “Yeah, I know, I'm just going to help,” Skullcrusher replied. Goldie shrugged unsure if the Half-Orc was stupid or defiant or both. Together they peered into the cave mouth. Beyond the shadowy illumination of the entrance they could see streamlets of water coalescing and running doen a slight incline into a cavern beyond. The odor emanating from the cavern was well nigh unbearable, sweat, feces, burnt flesh, and rot made a sharp acrid sense that burned the nostrils. The cavern beyond had a large pit in the center and in the periphery of this pit numeroud goblins were milling about. The gutteral language of the goblins echoed through the stoneway back to the adventurers. ***** “Well?” Wolfclaw asked. “Lots o' gobbos,” Skullcrusher replied. “How many?” Deadsmell asked. Skullcrusher flashed his open palms with fingers splayed out twice in rapid succession. “20?” Deadsmell asked. Skull crusher nodded. Deadsmell gave a low whistle. “What's the cavern look like?” Graxxus asked. “Lots o' gobbos. We charge,” Skullcrusher replied. “I was asking our dwarven lass here ole' boy, but I do so appreciate your usual insightful tactical suggestions,” Graxxus said. “I would say it is natural, probably limestone. There was quite a bit of run-off coming down through the rock and into a channel culminating in a pit in the chamber. There was a curious lack of stalagtites, but I chalk that up to the goblins destroying them. The footing on the floor could be treacherous, it is fairly wet. I assume there is only this single egress. There are probably cracks and narrow fissures leading into the cavern, but nothing we could use. These sort of caverns rarely have natural chimneys. The cave was formerly home to a good sized colony of bats, I could still smell the guano residue. The presence of the goblins probably forced them to move. Caverns like these rarely have any valuable ores and I doubt the goblins have been mining. There is a central pit in the middle of the cavern chamber, as I said earlier, where the runoff water goes. I would doubt it is overly deep, but you never know. The pit dominates the center of the cavern, which means the goblins could set up a very defensible position. I could not see the entire cavern, but I did not see anything but goblins.” Goldie paused for a breath after giving her report. “Frakin' fire! We're not looking to set up a mining company,” Deadsmell commented. Goldie cast a withering glare at Deadsmell. “Ignore him Goldie. I very much appreciate the information,” Graxxus said. “The floor sounds treacherous and we're going to have to use a light source. This could be pretty tricky,” Wolfclaw stated. “True, but we are still going to need to make speed and push through to bring our full force to bear,” Graxxus said. “Make speed,” Skullcrusher repeated with a smile. He looked at the rest of the group and rushed towards the cave. “I'm tempted to let that stinking orc go it alone,” Graxxus complained. The rest of the group sighed collectively and trotted in pursuit after Skullcrusher. ***** The adventurers half fell and slipped down the wet surface into the cavern. Graxxus barely was able to maintain his grip on his light source. Skullcrusher was already deep in a group of goblins. His giant axe whirred around in large arcs sending black goblin blood flying. The rest of the group spread out to take on the goblins in twos and threes. [i]Curious that the goblins have made no effort to set up a defensive line,[/i] Graxxus thought. Graxxus's curiosity was sated in moments as two nasty tentacles with a complement of barbed suckers came flowing out of the pit. One lashed Skullcrusher, but failed to achieve a grip on him. “Keep wide of that pit!” Graxxus shouted. Wolfclaw summoned a wolf to harass some nearby goblins and then launched an arrow at the strange beast in the pit. The arrow struck home, but the creature kept lashing out at the periphery of the pit. One of the tentacles again raked Skullcrusher, causing the half-orc to bellow in pain. Skullcrusher had built himself up into a mighty frenzy and fearlessly he launched himself at the very large creature in the pit. A defiant roar filled the cavern as Skullcrusher sank his axe deep into the creature. Foul smelling ichor and innards sprayed out from the creature as it twitched madly in pain for a brief second and then fell over dead.* With Skullcrusher distracted, a group of goblins had swarmed all over Goldie. Quickly, the dwarven warrioress found herself bleeding from several small cuts. A goblin shaman cast a spell at the dwarf, which she shrugged off. Deadsmell rushed to Goldie's aid, while Graxxus and Skullcrusher continued working around the other side of the pit. Working together, providing multiple fronts for the goblins, they quickly pushed the goblins back. The goblin shaman cast a spell to make the ground before the adventurers even more slippery, but they still managed to force their way forward. The adventurers faced down a larger goblin chief, leaving the goblin shaman to fend for himself. The shaman dropped his totem and a pool of urine appeared at his feet. “Surrender now!” Wolfclaw shouted. The goblin looked up at the druid, and the elf was the last thing the creature ever saw. Skullcrusher's axe sliced through his neck and knocked his decapitated head against the cavern wall. The shaman's headless bodied quivered upright for a moment and then toppled forward spilling a torrent of black blood that flowed down into the pit. “Are you happy? You ignorant fool?” Wolfclaw said indignantly. “Yeah, good fight!” Skullcrusher replied enthusiastically. Wolfclaw could only shake his head. “No signs of any prisoners,” Graxxus observed. “Probably some remains in the pit,” Deadsmell replied. “By the great hammer, I'm not going down there,” Goldie said. “Time to earn my moniker I reckon,” Deadsmell said. He climbed down into the pit and sifting through the waste he found a tabard with the heraldry of the missing noble. “I think that's all that is left of our Lord Fop and his merry man.” Deadsmell threw the clothing up out of the pit and scaled back up. He smelled dreadfull, but showed no sign of concern. Skullcrusher gathered some goblin ears and the entire head of the goblin chief into crude sacks and looped the sacks onto his belt. The party began the long walk back to Goldcreek. *This was an Otyugh felled with a mighty crit by the barbarian. I had assumed the PCs would avoid the Otyugh's pit making it a hostile terrain feature. I did not expect them to kill it! Skullcrusher's impressive damage undid that plan in a round! [/QUOTE]
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