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Message: <blockquote data-quote="diaglo" data-source="post: 534188" data-attributes="member: 2885">Ambush phase IBartol went back to the trail. He scattered his metal caltrops on the path. He tried to cover the party's tracks as best he could on his way back to camp.Dusk fell. The party was just setting up their watches when the howls of wolves could be heard. After a few anxious moments goblin voices soon followed."I left my caltrops," Bartol whispered to Thane, "on the path."Thane smacked his forehead.Bartol rolled out from under the tree and began crawling forward for a look at the trail. Thane followed him. Erik and Bernedette both prepared themselves for the worst.Bartol stopped when he could see the trail. With his elven vision he could see 4 mounted figures, hobgoblins on Worgs. Bartol stood up and took aim. Thane pulled out a vial and hurled it. A very lucky toss, since none of the humans could see, the vial struck a hobgoblin and burst into fire. Alchemist fire. Now they could see. Bartol launched his arrow at the lead rider. It struck the rider's armor but didn't penetrate. The hobgoblins dismounted and hid behind their mounts."Why did you do that?" Thane asked."You threw first," Bartol laughed as he prepared to fire again.Thane cast a spell. The brush on the trail grabbed and held the Worgs and their riders. Bartol, Erik and Bernedette fired a volley of missles. One worg broke free and charged Thane and Bartol's position.Thane tossed a ball of fire off into the night. Bartol slung his bow and drew his sword. His bloodlust took control. He struck the worg. Three stuck hobgoblins pelted Bartol with bolts. Another 2 worgs broke free of the brush. Erik and Bernedette moved forward. One hobgoblin and one worg lay dead from missles and fire.Thane covered another hobgoblin with oil. Bartol battled 2 worgs now. As he killed one the other pulled him off his feet. Erik and Bernedette fought the other worg. The hobgoblins continued to fire bolts. One bolt struck the worg Erik was fighting."Idiot," Thane cried. "Didn't you wonder why I tossed oil on you." Thane cast a ball of magical flame from his hand. The hobgoblin screamed and died. The other two threw down their weapons. Both Bartol and Erik finished their opponents. Bernedette went back to camp to pack.Erik quickly stripped the bodies. Bartol tied up the prisoners.Thane took one look at Bartol and said, "Let me do that. You help Erik." Bartol and Erik broke the weapons and took the armor. Bartol recovered his caltrops.Thane tied all 3 hobgoblins together. The 2 new ones didn't give the other one a very friendly look. One actually bit a chunk of ear off the original prisoner. Thane gagged them.The party moved camp. Bartol, Thane, and Erik had all received some injuries during the fight. They needed to rest before going further.</blockquote>

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