[IC1] Pool of Radiance

[Voadam]

Kordunn eyes the buildings as the party progresses, looking for people. "I appreciate the warning." He stands ready with ranged spells should a humanoid foe present himself.

Those standing near the calm and professional noble looking dwarf feel inspired with courage to banish fears as well by his mere presence.

ooc aura of courage gives +4 morale bonus on fear saves for allies within 10'.

 

[Leif]

Emagor, Human Fighter|Wizard

OOC: Emagor takes a position where he and Peabody are well-within the auras of both the Paladin and the Bard, and he will direct them to move as necessary to manage this.

 

[Thanee]

Watching for danger, the party proceeds on their way.

About fifty to sixty feet ahead, Eldwyn notices someone sitting on the broken rooftop of one of the ruined buildings surrounding them. Storm notices the small humanoid, too, but it's too late to utter a warning, as the goblin already sends a tiny sphere of fire into their direction that explodes in a fireball among them. Eldwyn and Kordunn catch the full blast, while Emagor and Storm, as well as Rover and Peabody have a bit more luck, or unnatural reflexes in the case of the iguana familiar, since luck wasn't exactly having a part in catching some of the flames.


Status:

Eldwyn - moderately wounded, inspired
Rover - severely wounded, inspired
Emagor - lightly wounded, inspired, Greater Mage Armor
Peabody - moderately wounded, inspired
Kordunn - moderately wounded, inspired, Mage Armor
Storm - lightly wounded, inspired
Goblin Mage - unscathed

 

[Thanee]

1348 DR, Day 12 of Mirtul (spring) - morning

Battle Map - Round 0

[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]

 

[Thanee]

Surprise Round

Battle Map - Round 0-S

Eldwyn recovers from the fireball and sets his sling spinning and uses it to send a skiprock flying at the goblin, which hits a glancing blow, that barely wounds the small humanoid.

Storm quickly readies his bow and fetches an arrow from his quiver. The shot strikes true, but fails to penetrate, as an invisible force deflects it only inches in front of the goblin.

The goblin mage snickers, obviously pleased by his fiery attack and the weak return fire. He also yells something in his crude language.


Status:

Eldwyn - moderately wounded, inspired
Rover - severely wounded, inspired
Emagor - lightly wounded, inspired, Greater Mage Armor
Peabody - moderately wounded, inspired
Kordunn - moderately wounded, inspired, Mage Armor
Storm - lightly wounded, inspired
Goblin Mage - lightly wounded, magical protections


[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]

 

[Thanee]

Round 1

Battle Map - Round 1

Emagor casts a spell at the goblin mage, who soon finds himself trapped on the building's roof by a plethora of thick and sticky strands forming a web that spans much of the building he had chosen as his ambush spot.

Cursing in his crude tongue, the goblin casts another spell and vanishes.

Emagor reckognizes the gestures and informs his new allies about it: "Fear not, Friends, our friend the goblin mage is still right where he was, I reckognize those signs he was making as those used in an Invisibility spell, so he can only remain hidden from our view while he refrains from taking offensive action against us."

"We're gonna have to get up there to deal with him properly. In the mean time I might keep him out of trouble." Eldwyn kicks Rover into motion and closes a little then he holds up his holy symbol and utters a short prayer. A loud booming sound erupts from the rooftop about where the goblin was last seen, followed by another goblin curse, even though he shrugged off most of the spell's effect.

Storm having no immediate target, holds back for now.

Kordunn keeps his eyes focused on the alley ahead, where he can hear footsteps already. Most likely the guards Emagor's familiar had warned them about. Between the fingers of the dwarf small flames flicker menacingly, waiting for the opportunity to get released.


Status:

Eldwyn - moderately wounded, inspired
Rover - severely wounded, inspired
Emagor - lightly wounded, inspired, Greater Mage Armor
Peabody - moderately wounded, inspired
Kordunn - moderately wounded, inspired, Mage Armor, readying
Storm - lightly wounded, inspired
Goblin Mage - lightly wounded, magical protections, entangled, webbed, invisible
Hobgoblin I - unscathed
Hobgoblin II - unscathed
Hobgoblin III - unscathed
Hobgoblin IV - unscathed
Hobgoblin V - unscathed
Hobgoblin VI - unscathed


[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]

 

[Thanee]

Round 2

Battle Map - Round 2

Emagor draws one of his wands from his bandoleer and stands ready to fire the wand where needed.

"Looks like this may be more of a battle than we originally expected! What do you guys think about us forming up back-to-back to withstand the assault? That may not be such a good idea, after all, though. Let's decide where the weakest part of this circle of foes is going to be and make a concerted effort to punch through them quickly. Does that sound better?"

Storm, likewise, has his bow at the ready and waits for an opponent to show himself.

The goblin mage doesn't provide that opportunity to the adventurers, nothing obvious can be seen or heard from the roof.

But it doesn't take long until the first hobgoblin guards round the corners of the ruined buildings. They wear chainshirts and carry longswords and wooden shields.

The first of them heads towards Emagor, Kordunn and Storm from the north, while another tries to pin Eldwyn and his mount against the nearby wall by moving around him. A third moves in from the south, directly towards Kordunn, and is welcomed by a ray of flame from the Azuthian. The fiery projectile hits home and badly scorches the hobgoblin, that continues moving forward only to run right into the dwarf's polearm and dropping to the cobblestone, unconscious, as a result.

Storm now fires two arrows into the direction of the first hobgoblin, one hits home and severely damages the humanoid, while the other barely misses Emagor's right ear.

Eldwyn would like to use his sling to skiprock a pair of hobgoblins, but being hindered by the nearby assailant with no simple way to retreat away from him, he decides otherwise, dropping the sling into his shield hand while drawing the flail from his belt the halfling knocks the weapon into the hobgoblins face, wounding him in the process.

Three more hobgoblins close in and take position near the adventurers. These are also clad in chainshirts, but carry a pair of swords each, a longsword and a shorter one.

The goblin mage seems to have decided that it's not the time to wait things out with two of his allies already down and becomes visible once more as three force darts fly from his hand and race towards Eldwyn, easily hitting him in the chest and punching through his armor, that is totally ineffective against the magic. While the halfling is still in the saddle, he feels the severity of his wounds now.


Status:

Eldwyn - severely wounded, fatigued, inspired
Rover - severely wounded, fatigued, inspired
Emagor - lightly wounded, inspired, Greater Mage Armor
Peabody - moderately wounded, inspired
Kordunn - moderately wounded, inspired, Mage Armor
Storm - lightly wounded, inspired
Goblin Mage - lightly wounded, magical protections, entangled, webbed
Hobgoblin I - dying, unconscious, prone
Hobgoblin II - moderately wounded
Hobgoblin III - dying, unconscious, prone
Hobgoblin IV - unscathed
Hobgoblin V - unscathed
Hobgoblin VI - unscathed


[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]

 

[Thanee]

Round 3

Battle Map - Round 3

"Pull back and heal yourself Eldwynn!"

The dwarf gestures with one hand and webs similar to Emagor's spring up entangling the rear ranks of the hobgoblins but not the halfling or his mount. He then places his hand back on the haft of his polearm and points it at the nearest hobgoblin. "Come on then you blackguard."

The hobgoblin near Eldwyn is only marginally impaired due to the web's sticky strands and immediately launches an attack against the halfling, who manages to get his shield up right on time to deflect the blow.

Storm aims high at the roof, where the goblin mage is still lurking, and two arrows fly towards the small humanoid. Both are solid hits and take that threat out.

Seeing the situation coming under control Emagor heads to Eldwyn's side, drawing his longsword, while keeping the wand in his shield hand, and thrusts the pointed end towards the only hobgoblin that hasn't been caught by Kordunn's web, but fails to penetrate the humanoid's armor.

Eldwyn, knowing good advice when he hears it, orders his trusty steed back from his foe and prays for healing from beneficent hand of Urogolan. The halfling feels much better, after some of his wounds have been closed by the divine magic.

The hobgoblin steps towards Kordunn, trying to skewer the dwarf with his blades, but only manages to hit air. The other two hobgoblins struggle against the web, but to no avail.


Status:

Eldwyn - moderately wounded, inspired
Rover - severely wounded, fatigued, inspired
Emagor - lightly wounded, inspired, Greater Mage Armor
Peabody - moderately wounded, inspired
Kordunn - moderately wounded, inspired, Mage Armor
Storm - lightly wounded, inspired
Goblin Mage - dying, unconscious, prone, magical protections, entangled, webbed
Hobgoblin I - dying, unconscious, prone
Hobgoblin II - moderately wounded, entangled
Hobgoblin III - dying, unconscious, prone
Hobgoblin IV - unscathed, entangled, webbed
Hobgoblin V - unscathed
Hobgoblin VI - unscathed, entangled, webbed


[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]

 

[Thanee]

Round 4

Battle Map - Round 4

Kordunn moves back a step and brings his ranseur down hard upon the hobgoblin. The dwarf plants himself between the archer and the oncoming hobgoblin, a formidable defense for the man. The dwarven offense also proves formidable, as Kordunn thrusts the tip of his polearm deep inside the hobgoblin's chest, leaving him staggering and gasping for air for a moment.

The hobgoblin closest to Eldwyn and Emagor tries to follow the halfling, but the webs hold him tight and he doesn't get far.

Storm takes a step to the side to get a clear shot and loses two arrows against the nearby hobgoblin, who has already been critically wounded by Kordunn. One glances off the humanoid's armor, the other hits him in the shoulder and knocks him to the ground, where he lies in a small puddle of his own blood.

Emagor's eyes are blazing with fire and he stows his wand back in his bandolier grabbing his sword with both hands.

Eldwyn takes the hint and falls back, readying his sling again.

Their new ally then steps up towards the webbed humanoids and begins casting a spell. Flames begin to gather around Emagor.

Panic in his eyes, the hobgoblin lashes out and manages to hit Emagor with some luck, while he is still concentrated on his spell. The sudden pain catches the wizard by surprise and he lets his concentration lapse, losing the spell without effect.

The other two hobgoblins continue to struggle against the web, they are close to freeing themselves, but close is not enough. They remain entangled by the sticky web strands.


Status:

Eldwyn - moderately wounded, inspired
Rover - severely wounded, fatigued, inspired
Emagor - moderately wounded, inspired, Greater Mage Armor
Peabody - moderately wounded, inspired
Kordunn - moderately wounded, inspired, Mage Armor
Storm - lightly wounded, inspired
Goblin Mage - dying, unconscious, prone, magical protections, entangled, webbed
Hobgoblin I - dying, unconscious, prone
Hobgoblin II - moderately wounded, entangled
Hobgoblin III - dying, unconscious, prone
Hobgoblin IV - unscathed, entangled, webbed
Hobgoblin V - dying, unconscious, prone
Hobgoblin VI - unscathed, entangled, webbed


[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]

 

[Thanee]

Round 5

Battle Map - Round 5

Kordunn hustles up to the side of his companion and uses his momentum to power another blow from his ranseur. The dwarf is a bit too careful, however, not wanting to have his weapon get stuck within the webs as well, and so fails to hit the hobgoblin.

The hobgoblin in turn tries to score another hit on Emagor, but fails as well.

Storm fires two arrows straight ahead into the web. One of them wounds one of the other hobgoblins, who are still struggling to get free.

Seeing what happened to Emagor, Eldwyn decides a little artillery is in order and makes use of his sling. The stone bashes the hobgoblin in front of Emagor badly and then bounces off to also strike the hobgoblin right next to him in a display of halfling agility.

Emagor, enraged by the hobgoblin's attack, attacks him as well. His sword striking true and leaving the now unconscious hobgoblin hanging within the web's strands.

The other two hobgoblins' efforts to get free bear no fruit. They are looking rather desperate now. If they had a torch they would probably set themselves on fire.


Status:

Eldwyn - moderately wounded, inspired
Rover - severely wounded, fatigued, inspired
Emagor - moderately wounded, inspired, Greater Mage Armor
Peabody - moderately wounded, inspired
Kordunn - moderately wounded, inspired, Mage Armor
Storm - lightly wounded, inspired
Goblin Mage - dying, unconscious, prone, magical protections, entangled, webbed
Hobgoblin I - dying, unconscious, prone
Hobgoblin II - dying, unconscious, entangled
Hobgoblin III - dying, unconscious, prone
Hobgoblin IV - moderately wounded, entangled, webbed
Hobgoblin V - dying, unconscious, prone
Hobgoblin VI - moderately wounded, entangled, webbed


[smallcaps]Combat Declarations[/smallcaps]