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Otthor is more than happy to let the king pay us out of his own treasury for releasing the refugees to us :) He can gladly have 50 gold of the 100 that he paid us, so long as the refugees are well-kept and safe here until we return. I'm sure the political capital of making it appear that he is...

I need to keep these guys busy while Saerie does her work. I've seen plenty of spear and shield phalanxes in my time. Now that I've crossed swords with these guys I'm looking for their posture and routines to figure out if they're going on the offensive or laying back and being cautious...

This is happening while Saerie is slaying the first aboleth. That would put the sheepdog with her at the time so I couldn't get aid from its Intervene ability for this Defy Danger, right? Then I'm off in a flash, diving, flipping, somersaulting through the maze of polearms the enthralled...

Seeing the constable rush over with the spear cocked and ready to throw, I shout at him with his unconscious king thrown over my shoulder. "Take him and get out of here!" Saerie's cry and her dire circumstances draw my eyes. In a flash, I'm weaving sword and spell together, cutting the air...

Seeing Saerie leap into action and the grapple that ensues a good story up in the air, I move into action myself, positioning my body beneath them to catch whomever falls. As I'm rushing into position, I settle into a dance of blade and battle magic. The awkward weight of the peace-bond...

"...then you'll have ushered in your own annihilation. Which you're well on your way there right now. Dragon or no, you've been unable to secure your home from one very immature Aboleth. There are surely more lurking...and make no mistake, a single elder aboleth will bring your kingdom to its...

In the antechamber I greet Saerie with a warm smile and harken back to our parting: "I promised I would find you...and so I have." I'm quite happy to oblige them the peace-bonding of our weapons. I'm gracious for the goblins extending the trust to us in allowing us to keep them. Our people...

I'm crouched hidden nearby behind one of the many barrels in this basement, so when the creature comes out, I can pounce immediately. ITS A TRAP! (Int) 6, 6 + 3 = 15. The plan goes off without a hitch. I pounce with a flurry of steel, magical force and nethermancy. Flawless Bladework (Int)...

I don't want to step in that blood and leave tracks everywhere, possibly incriminating myself as well. The goblins surely have light sources in the chambers ahead of me. Assuming the tunnel is just a few feet wide here, maybe 3-4 feet like a normal hallway, I'm going to do a Spider Man thing...

Alright, on to the Roper! After I slay the Darkmantle, I walk over to its remains and slide my blade under its ruined flesh. I know the Roper's tentacles have extremely long reach so I want to be careful to stay just outside of Near range of it but I want to flick the Darkmantle's flesh just...

I don't even think about making a break toward the path that leads past the waiting-in-ambush Roper. I have to start a fire here where I have the fuel and the kindling. Either I'm going to die...or they are... The enemy above me is the most pressing. I search my memory banks for what this...

I pull myself fully to shore. There I sit, unlacing my boots, taking them off, and quietly shaking them out. I know that I need to get a fire started immediately and get out of these wet clothes. But I need some kindling. Hopefully there are some mushrooms or some form of vegetation I can...

When I see Rawr and Saerie make it to the top and I feel the downward slide of the sleds end, I know deliverance is on its way. As we begin to slowly rise I can hear the grunts and gasps for breath. A look next to me reveals the goblin holding the sled by one hand and his brother in the other...

The first thing I'm going to do is position my body so that when the dog falls, he falls into me. I'll accept the blow and try to hang on so he doesn't fall. Defy Danger (Con) 4, 2 + 1 = 7 Success with a worse outcome, hard bargain, or ugly choice.

I'm going to communicate briefly with them. It won't be anything complex. But I'll pay close attention to their goblin dialect and inflections and converse with them the best I'm able. Let me know what gets through. On this I'll boldly and simply say: "There will be no plunder to be had...

I look to the sky and shake my head. I'm no goblin warlord. I do my best to communicate with them in their tongue. "The world is overfilled with cowards. If we put every coward's head on the executioner's block, there would be so few of us left that our societies would collapse. And the...

Her words are far too loud due to the wax in her ears. It takes me from the moment, forcing me to stifle a smirk. After Saerie's descriptions of the alphas, I hone in on the one rushing in just left of the horizon's center. I quickly point it out to her and then put a finger in my own chest...

Highway to the Dangerzone! With the simple code of his combat deciphered, I put it to use. I gauge the rhythm and flow of his spear/shield 1 - 2. In live training and on the battlefield, I've taken hundreds of hard shots to the chest that would leave lesser combatants gasping for breath on...

Before I do that, I want to resolve something else. As I'm engaging them and the situation escalates, I'm thinking on what I know from my tenacious studies on war theory during my training and on the knowledge I've gleaned from this world in the last few years here with Saerie. I know of two...

I move to the lit oil lamp and put one ear and then the other over it, letting its warmth melt the protecting wax. Defy Danger (Wis) 5, 5 + 0 = 10. When the incomprehensible whispers and disturbing images return, I take a deep breath, hold it, and concentrate deeply on pushing them out of my...