Kaeleen peeks out from behind her column again. Quickly and expertly firing two arrows at HG2, Kaeleen watches as her first arrow misses and lands unscathed beyond the pack of hobgoblins standing at the doors. Kaeleen's second arrow has better luck; the projectile lances into HG2's shoulder where the creature's leathers end, dealing 7 points of damage to HG2.
Cursing Talgren for a fool, Karl quickly steps out from behind his column to stand beside the youth. Karl's short sword dances a cutting arc, distracting the dull-witted hobgoblin. The creature watches with fascination as Karl whips the shiny blade. Realizing too late its predicament, the hobgoblin groans in shock and pain as Karl slices its left arm free of its torso. Having severed both limb and artery, Karl deals 17 points of damage to HG2. The hobgoblin drops its longsword and, clutching at the stump that was its shoulder, topples to the floor.
Confirmed crit by Karl on HG2. Well done.
Hatred in its eyes, the seven-foot brute in scale male steps forward to replace its fallen companion in the doorway. Brandishing a finely wrought but deadly looking bastard sword fully the length of the boy Talgren, the hobgoblin brute swings its blade at Karl. The blow is fierce and catches Karl on the arm for 11 points of damage. Encouraged by the success of its leader, HG1 swings at Talgren. Unarmored as he is, the lad makes an easy target. The hobgoblin's longsword slices through Talgren's mid-section, felling the youth in place as it deals 8 points of damage.
The space where Talgren is unconscious and prone may be occupied by someone else, should any of you desire.
"Now Karl!" Lifted by Elyan's courage-inspiring song, Grotzkoshter circles the stone column until the bulwark stands at his back. In his preferred location and partially blocked from a barrage of goblin arrows, Grotz swings his axe and tries to chop down HG1. Grotz's greataxe sings through the air and lands with a crunch atop HG1's studded leather armor. After mauling the armor, the head of Grotz's axe travels through bone and sinew, dealing 13 points of damage to the beast. Badly injured but still standing, HG1 fixes Grotzkoshter with piggy eyes and growls.
Elyan and Rogue move up behind the pillar opposite Kaeleen. All the while the bard continues to sing.
The trio of goblins inside the room fit arrows to their shortbows. G2 fires at Kaeleen but misses, Kaeleen's position behind the stone pillar giving her substantive cover from the creature's arrow. G1 frowns and shuffles forward, barking something in its native tongue to G3, who soon thereafter follows suit and moves forward. Taking a bead on Karl, G3 fires and hits. A black-fletched arrow hits Karl for 4 points of damage. G1 fires at Grotzkoshter but misses, its arrow instead slamming high above into the stone column at Grotz's back and breaking in twain.
Standing behind a column and using the Hide skill will provide nearly total cover. Standing behind a column and taking an action other than Hiding will grant anywhere from +2 to +4 to AC, depending on what you attempt to do.
Initiative:
Kaeleen 21
Karl 12
Hobgoblins 8
Grotz 8
Elyan 6
Goblins 4
