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<blockquote data-quote="Vyvyan Basterd" data-source="post: 5199336" data-attributes="member: 4892"><p><strong>C19. Throne Room</strong></p><p></p><p><em>The group decided to choose the only set of double doors leading further into the fort, hoping that they would take their assault straight to the top. The sickening decor of the goblin chief's throne room told them they had. The severed hands of fallen foes adorned spikes driven into four support pillars. A throne heaped with dog and horse hides stood in the far corner. The chieftain and his followers were ready for the intruders. The hobgoblin chief ipnugget was a fearsome sight in battle, his glaive never seemed to stop spinning. And at his side stood a colorful lizard the size of a horse.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The group focused their attacks on one goblin at a time, while Ripnugget used his whirling glaive to pull them out of position and into the room. His lizard pet had a dangerous bite that rippe open flesh like a knife through butter.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The warchief's relentless attack soon took down Swift. Celeste moved in to heal her comrade, but Ripnugget used the opportunity to pull her into the fray. Swift was up, but not for long, succumbing to Ripnugget's flurry of glaive swipes. Celeste daringly moved in close to aid her friend. She was able to revive Swift once again, but she herself was overcome by Ripnugget and fell to the floor, bleeding. The warchief took sights on the two group members in the rear, hoping to end their harrying missile fire. Marissa luckily dodged away, but Toox became the third to fall to the warchief's blade.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>T'rune finished off the last of the goblins and the gian lizard, turning his sights on the warchief while the others rushed to stop both Celeste and Toox from bleeding out. T'rune roared in triumph as he landed the final blow on the hobgoblin, but Marissa's and Swift's heads hung low as their friends sputtered their dying breaths.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>T'rune yelled out in rage and chopped off the warchief's head in retaliation. The three knew they could not press the attack against Nualia without their friends. They took the warchief's head as they carefully crossed back over to the mainland. They moved quickly to the goblin shaman, Gogmurt. They had agreed to not kill any more goblins in exchange for Gogmurt's informaion about the situation at Thistletop and other than the chief they had stuck to their end of the bargain. They knew that they would face too much opposition once they could regroup and hopefully recruit more heroes to aid them since they had not killed a single goblin. They proposed to Gogmurt that he become the new chieftain and drive the other "longshanks" out of Thistletop. Gogmurt didn't like the idea of more goblins getting hurt and proposed a counter agreement. He would guarantee no opposition from his tribe when the group returned. And if they could remove the threat of Nualia and her allies from their lair, he would reward them with Ripnugget's hidden treasure. The group had come to trust Gogmurt to a point, mainly because they truly beleive he doesn't want his people to suffer and because they didn't really have a better option they could think of.</em></p><p></p><p>The throne room battle was <strong>TOUGH</strong>: three goblin sentries, two goblin dogs...</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Warchiefs Cursespewer]Warchief’s Cursespewer Level 2 Artillery (Leader)</p><p>Small natural humanoid XP 125 </p><p>Initiative +2 Senses Perception +2; low-light vision</p><p>HP 68; Bloodied 34</p><p>AC 14; Fortitude 14, Reflex 13, Will 15</p><p>Speed 6</p><p> Sacrificial Knife (standard, at-will) Weapon</p><p>+7 vs AC; 1d4+3 damage.</p><p> Spiteful Glamor (standard, at-will) </p><p>Ranged 10; +8 vs Will; 1d8+4 psychic damage (crit 1d8+12) (1d12+4 vs an opponent at maximum hit points [crit 1d8+16]).</p><p>Warlock’s Curse (minor, at-will)</p><p>Deal an extra 1d6 damage against a cursed target.</p><p>Goblin Tactics (immediate reaction, when the goblin cursespewer is missed by a melee attack; encounter) </p><p>The goblin shifts 1 square.</p><p>Master’s Wand</p><p>When the cursespewer hits an enemy at maximum hit points that is affected by its Warlock’s Curse with the spiteful glamor power using this wand, it deals an extra die of Warlock’s Curse damage to that enemy.</p><p>Alignment Chaotic Evil Languages Common, Goblin</p><p>Skills Religion +5</p><p>Str 11 (+1) Dex 14 (+3) Wis 12 (+2)</p><p>Con 16 (+4) Int 9 (0) Cha 17 (+4)</p><p>Equipment: leather armor, sacrificial knife, +1 master’s wand of spiteful glamor, potion of healing, 20 gp.</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Stickfoot]Stickfoot, Giant Gecko Level 6 Brute</p><p>Large natural beast (mount) XP 250 </p><p>Initiative +6 Senses Perception +2</p><p>HP 90; Bloodied 45</p><p>AC 18; Fortitude 20, Reflex 18, Will 14</p><p>Speed 9 (swamp walk), climb 4</p><p> Bite (standard, at-will) </p><p>+9 vs AC; 2d8+5 damage.</p><p> Claw (standard, at-will) </p><p>+10 vs AC; 2d6+5 damage.</p><p>Combined Attack (while mounted by a friendly rider of 6th level or higher; encounter) Mount</p><p>When the giant lizard’s rider makes a melee attack against a target, the lizard can make a claw attack against the same target.</p><p>Alignment Unaligned Languages -</p><p>Str 20 (+8) Dex 17 (+6) Wis 9 (+2)</p><p>Con 20 (+8) Int 2 (-1) Cha 7 (+1)</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Ripnugget]Warchief Ripnugget Level 6 Elite Controller</p><p>Medium natural humanoid, goblin XP 500 </p><p>Initiative +7 Senses Perception +4; low-light vision</p><p>Fleshcarver's Trap aura 2; each enemy that starts its turn within the aura takes 5 damage the first time it moves during that turn.</p><p>HP 146; Bloodied 73</p><p>AC 21; Fortitude 18, Reflex 19, Will 18</p><p>Saving Throws +2</p><p>Speed 6</p><p>Action Points 1</p><p> Glaive (standard, at-will) Weapon</p><p>Reach 2; +12 vs AC; 2d4+5 poison damage (crit 2d6+13).</p><p> Toxic Dart (standard, at-will) Poison, Weapon</p><p>Ranged 6/12; +11 vs AC; 1d6+4 poison damage, and the target is slowed (save ends). If the target was already slowed, it is instead immobilized (save ends).</p><p> Defensive Dart (immediate reaction, when Ripnugget is hit by an enemy's melee attack, recharge ) </p><p>Ripnugget shifts 2 squares and uses toxic dart against the triggering enemy.</p><p> Glaive Flurry (standard, at-will) Weapon</p><p>Close burst 2; targets enemies; +12 vs AC; 3d4+5 poison damage (crit 2d6+17), and Ripnugget slides the target 2 squares. The target must end the slide within 3 squares of Ripnugget.</p><p>Hobgoblin Resilience (immediate reaction, when Ripnugget becomes subject to an effect; encounter) </p><p>Ripnugget rolls a saving throw against the triggering effect.</p><p>Barkskin Scale (minor, daily) Item</p><p>Ripnugget gains a +2 power bonus to AC until the end of the encounter. Each time an attack hits his AC, reduce this bonus by 1 (minimum 0).</p><p>Spiderkissed Glaive (free, daily) Item</p><p>Use this power when you hit with the weapon. The target is slowed (save ends). First Failed Save: The target is immobilized (save ends).</p><p>Alignment Evil Languages Common, Goblin</p><p>Str 14 (+5) Dex 19 (+7) Wis 12 (+4)</p><p>Con 17 (+6) Int 12 (+4) Cha 16 (+6)</p><p>Equipment: +1 barkskin scale armor, 10 poisoned darts,+2 spiderkissed glaive , 2 potions of healing, dented crown worth 20 gp, key ring.</p><p>[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vyvyan Basterd, post: 5199336, member: 4892"] [B]C19. Throne Room[/B] [I]The group decided to choose the only set of double doors leading further into the fort, hoping that they would take their assault straight to the top. The sickening decor of the goblin chief's throne room told them they had. The severed hands of fallen foes adorned spikes driven into four support pillars. A throne heaped with dog and horse hides stood in the far corner. The chieftain and his followers were ready for the intruders. The hobgoblin chief ipnugget was a fearsome sight in battle, his glaive never seemed to stop spinning. And at his side stood a colorful lizard the size of a horse. The group focused their attacks on one goblin at a time, while Ripnugget used his whirling glaive to pull them out of position and into the room. His lizard pet had a dangerous bite that rippe open flesh like a knife through butter. The warchief's relentless attack soon took down Swift. Celeste moved in to heal her comrade, but Ripnugget used the opportunity to pull her into the fray. Swift was up, but not for long, succumbing to Ripnugget's flurry of glaive swipes. Celeste daringly moved in close to aid her friend. She was able to revive Swift once again, but she herself was overcome by Ripnugget and fell to the floor, bleeding. The warchief took sights on the two group members in the rear, hoping to end their harrying missile fire. Marissa luckily dodged away, but Toox became the third to fall to the warchief's blade. T'rune finished off the last of the goblins and the gian lizard, turning his sights on the warchief while the others rushed to stop both Celeste and Toox from bleeding out. T'rune roared in triumph as he landed the final blow on the hobgoblin, but Marissa's and Swift's heads hung low as their friends sputtered their dying breaths. T'rune yelled out in rage and chopped off the warchief's head in retaliation. The three knew they could not press the attack against Nualia without their friends. They took the warchief's head as they carefully crossed back over to the mainland. They moved quickly to the goblin shaman, Gogmurt. They had agreed to not kill any more goblins in exchange for Gogmurt's informaion about the situation at Thistletop and other than the chief they had stuck to their end of the bargain. They knew that they would face too much opposition once they could regroup and hopefully recruit more heroes to aid them since they had not killed a single goblin. They proposed to Gogmurt that he become the new chieftain and drive the other "longshanks" out of Thistletop. Gogmurt didn't like the idea of more goblins getting hurt and proposed a counter agreement. He would guarantee no opposition from his tribe when the group returned. And if they could remove the threat of Nualia and her allies from their lair, he would reward them with Ripnugget's hidden treasure. The group had come to trust Gogmurt to a point, mainly because they truly beleive he doesn't want his people to suffer and because they didn't really have a better option they could think of.[/I] The throne room battle was [B]TOUGH[/B]: three goblin sentries, two goblin dogs... [sblock=Warchiefs Cursespewer]Warchief’s Cursespewer Level 2 Artillery (Leader) Small natural humanoid XP 125 Initiative +2 Senses Perception +2; low-light vision HP 68; Bloodied 34 AC 14; Fortitude 14, Reflex 13, Will 15 Speed 6 Sacrificial Knife (standard, at-will) Weapon +7 vs AC; 1d4+3 damage. Spiteful Glamor (standard, at-will) Ranged 10; +8 vs Will; 1d8+4 psychic damage (crit 1d8+12) (1d12+4 vs an opponent at maximum hit points [crit 1d8+16]). Warlock’s Curse (minor, at-will) Deal an extra 1d6 damage against a cursed target. Goblin Tactics (immediate reaction, when the goblin cursespewer is missed by a melee attack; encounter) The goblin shifts 1 square. Master’s Wand When the cursespewer hits an enemy at maximum hit points that is affected by its Warlock’s Curse with the spiteful glamor power using this wand, it deals an extra die of Warlock’s Curse damage to that enemy. Alignment Chaotic Evil Languages Common, Goblin Skills Religion +5 Str 11 (+1) Dex 14 (+3) Wis 12 (+2) Con 16 (+4) Int 9 (0) Cha 17 (+4) Equipment: leather armor, sacrificial knife, +1 master’s wand of spiteful glamor, potion of healing, 20 gp. [/sblock] [sblock=Stickfoot]Stickfoot, Giant Gecko Level 6 Brute Large natural beast (mount) XP 250 Initiative +6 Senses Perception +2 HP 90; Bloodied 45 AC 18; Fortitude 20, Reflex 18, Will 14 Speed 9 (swamp walk), climb 4 Bite (standard, at-will) +9 vs AC; 2d8+5 damage. Claw (standard, at-will) +10 vs AC; 2d6+5 damage. Combined Attack (while mounted by a friendly rider of 6th level or higher; encounter) Mount When the giant lizard’s rider makes a melee attack against a target, the lizard can make a claw attack against the same target. Alignment Unaligned Languages - Str 20 (+8) Dex 17 (+6) Wis 9 (+2) Con 20 (+8) Int 2 (-1) Cha 7 (+1) [/sblock] [sblock=Ripnugget]Warchief Ripnugget Level 6 Elite Controller Medium natural humanoid, goblin XP 500 Initiative +7 Senses Perception +4; low-light vision Fleshcarver's Trap aura 2; each enemy that starts its turn within the aura takes 5 damage the first time it moves during that turn. HP 146; Bloodied 73 AC 21; Fortitude 18, Reflex 19, Will 18 Saving Throws +2 Speed 6 Action Points 1 Glaive (standard, at-will) Weapon Reach 2; +12 vs AC; 2d4+5 poison damage (crit 2d6+13). Toxic Dart (standard, at-will) Poison, Weapon Ranged 6/12; +11 vs AC; 1d6+4 poison damage, and the target is slowed (save ends). If the target was already slowed, it is instead immobilized (save ends). Defensive Dart (immediate reaction, when Ripnugget is hit by an enemy's melee attack, recharge ) Ripnugget shifts 2 squares and uses toxic dart against the triggering enemy. Glaive Flurry (standard, at-will) Weapon Close burst 2; targets enemies; +12 vs AC; 3d4+5 poison damage (crit 2d6+17), and Ripnugget slides the target 2 squares. The target must end the slide within 3 squares of Ripnugget. Hobgoblin Resilience (immediate reaction, when Ripnugget becomes subject to an effect; encounter) Ripnugget rolls a saving throw against the triggering effect. Barkskin Scale (minor, daily) Item Ripnugget gains a +2 power bonus to AC until the end of the encounter. Each time an attack hits his AC, reduce this bonus by 1 (minimum 0). Spiderkissed Glaive (free, daily) Item Use this power when you hit with the weapon. The target is slowed (save ends). First Failed Save: The target is immobilized (save ends). Alignment Evil Languages Common, Goblin Str 14 (+5) Dex 19 (+7) Wis 12 (+4) Con 17 (+6) Int 12 (+4) Cha 16 (+6) Equipment: +1 barkskin scale armor, 10 poisoned darts,+2 spiderkissed glaive , 2 potions of healing, dented crown worth 20 gp, key ring. [/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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