[LPF] Rodents of Unusual Size, pt 3

Dunkel approaches the goblins with the army manual in hand and asks, "You might just make it out of this alive if I value your answers. Last I checked, goblins didn't have a publishing house creating Venzan books. Where did you get this and why didn't you use it for kindling?"

They were busy, Wahyu could see that clearly. He could not do much to help, he reasoned, so he decided to try a different tack, perhaps one with more tact. He walked away from the group as a whole, and knelt over one of the corpses that lay farther out. [sblock=Private Action]Lighting a candle, he placed a palm over the goblin's forehead, and spoke quietly, "How many more of your kind were not in this party, that still dwell within your tunnel home near here?"​[/sblock]
[sblock=OOC]Wahyu uses one round of his Voice of the Grave mystery to Speak with a Dead goblin. DC 14. He should have two rounds/questions remaining.[/sblock]

Dunkel approaches the tied up goblins waving the book he found about. The one that wielded a pole-arm in battle chatters in goblinish* and looks away, but the more stalwart one looks him right in the eye and smiles broadly, showing off his nasty sharp teeth again. "Yessss," he begins, shifting to the common Venzan tongue, "I takes it away from sloppy-folks and learns to beat up crappy fighters with bad form." He looks tellingly over and Hawk, then continues. "I'd have won too if not for gnome witch and foul magics." His gaze shifts to Mystie accusingly. His eyes narrow as he continues, "We learn secrets, then come to city… you… all… burn."

A moment passes in silence, then the chatty goblin laughs with a certain exuberance. "Question answer, big guy?" The goblin looks back to Dunkel expectantly.

* The minion goblin screams, "Foul words! Foul words! Noooooo!!!!!" He then falls into silence.

Meanwhile, some thirty or forty feet away, Wahyu sits over one of the fallen goblins, saying some words quietly. It suddenly starts chattering in goblinish, eyes looking blankly up at the darkening sky, then lapses into silence. Unfortunately, due to distance, and how loud they were spoken, and not expecting another speaker, the two that can understand the goblin tongue don't catch what was said. It wasn't very long.

[sblock=Jonas Sense Motive]There is something deceptive about what the lead goblin is saying, but it doesn't come in the way of direct lies. Oh, and the minion goblin doesn't seem to understand anything said, and is genuinely afraid.[/sblock]
[sblock=Wahyu]Speak with Dead does not bridge language gaps, unfortunately. It's specific about that. You could try killing the one that speaks common. [/sblock]

Not having much to offer in the interrogation he walks over to where Hawk is sorting the goblins items and looks over the sword of the one he presumes to be the leader and exchanges it for his sword. Crue continues his lookout as the fleeing goblins could be returning with help any time now. He is somewhat distracted by the activities around him and keeps looking to see what is happening. "If no one minds I could use this for now as it appears better than my current sword. Also, it could be prudent to finish this questioning before we have more company."

[sblock]perception check = 12

ooc: Crue will use the goblin sword and if no objections count as part of his split of treasure at the end. He likes to collect items from his adventures.[/sblock]

Dunkel raises a curious eyebrow. "Planning to take over a major city just because you happened to read a few books and collect some knick knacks. You've gotta be joking. You got what? Maybe a few dozen goblins in your tribe. I think you've forgotten about the other players around here. You think the gnolls and others running around this place are just going to leave your tunnels alone once your fighting men go hiking around? What's to stop the larger beasties around here from chewing up some goblin kids while you are away?"

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[sblock=Mini Stats]
[URL="http://livingpf.wikia.com/wiki/Jonas_Psalter_(Mowgli)]Jonas Psalter[/URL]

Initiative: +04
AC: 17 (12 Touch, 15 Flat-Footed)
HP: 40/40
Senses: DarkVision (60’) Perception: +10
CMB: +06 CMD: 18 (+8/20 vs. Trip)
Fort: +07 Reflex: +02 Will: +05
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The lead goblin listens to Dunkel and Jonas, eyes watching them intently as they speak. When done he begins, barking out more words in the Venzan tongue, with a sharp, staccato enunciation. "Half truths?" he laughs, then his amber eyes narrow and ears bat down. "One you say one thing, the other, different thing. One you lie. Maybe both. Meh." He shakes his head before continuing, "Which you more important? Then I ignore other."

The minion goblin listens to the exchange, but offers nothing further. When the lead bats his ears down, the minion does as well, albeit a few seconds later.

Dunkel looks at the larger, more intimidating Jonas, than back to the goblin. He only hesitates a second. "He's in charge. Have fun, big guy. Remember that they need all their teeth to answer questions."

The goblin's smile broadens, "Ohhh, I seeeee," he begins, stretching his words purposefully. "Important by size, nice nice!" His heads turns as he seems to address Dunkel directly, "Don't be sad, you are like, number two… right? Yesssssss. Better than shorties there!" He turns his head towards those not involved in the interrogation and laughs, dismissing everyone else simultaneously.

Turning back to Jonas, the goblin nods, "More clear, kay. I got this. I takes books from Venzans with bad case of dead. Steal? They no want them no more? You choose. Ya." He stops, seeming satisfied with his own answer.

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[sblock=Actions/Rolls]Intimidate, Sense Motive (1d20+5=19, 1d20+10=23)[/sblock]
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[sblock=Mini Stats]
Jonas Psalter

Initiative: +04
AC: 17 (12 Touch, 15 Flat-Footed)
HP: 40/40
Senses: DarkVision (60’) Perception: +10
CMB: +06 CMD: 18 (+8/20 vs. Trip)
Fort: +07 Reflex: +02 Will: +05
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