[LPF] A Bad Light

[sunshadow21]

As you open the trap door at the top of the stairs, you come out on the top platform where a bunch of goblins on watch panic when they see you, and panic even more when they see Skrom's head.

OOC: Map to come after work.

 

[sunshadow21]

The goblins blink as they take in the party's appearance and it's banner, seemingly paralzyed while they consider their fate and options. They are obviously here to look for trouble from other places than the tower itself.

[sblock=map & combat information]

The Beacon Platform is 10 feet above the rest of the tower, which has five foot high crenellations around it's edge. The red line is the ladder up to the platform; the gray line is a large reflector that can be raised or lowered, used to push the light out to sea on the 3 sides where it is needed. It currently is mostly down, with 2 feet showing beneath the tower top and the reflector, and 2 feet peaking out over the top of the beacon. Green outline is underneath the beacon. Otherwise, you can see twelve typical goblins giving you a very worried look.

Anna: 9/14 hp
Borric: 33/43 hp
Fury: 7/32 hp
Sylvain: 24/34 hp

Goblins (12)
Goblin Leader/Adept[/sblock]

OOC: The party is up.

 

[toasterferret]

OOC: Would it be possible for me to get an approval on my level up request before continuing this encounter?

 

[perrinmiller]

Borric Hawkins, Male Human Fighter

OOC: Toasterferret; I approved her level up. So she should be good to go for this fight as SS21 said you could level up.

Borric looks around at all the goblins and mutters, "We are dumb fooks. Should have done some healing before coming up here."

He looks at the goblins and takes in how they are armed and armored.

OOC: I would like to know what we are dealing with for their weapons and armor/shields.

[sblock=Actions]Move Action: Delay
Standard Action: n/a
Free Action: Talking[/sblock][sblock=Mini Stats]Initiative: +4
AC: 24 (22 without shield, 22 flat-footed, 13 Touch)
HP: 43 Current: 31
CMB: +7 CMD: 20 (22 vs. Trip/Disarm) Fort: +6 Reflex: +3 Will: +2 (+3 vs. Fear) +5 CMD for enlarged
Conditions in Effect: none

Current Weapon in Hand: Shield & Skrom's head on a pike
Chakram: 6/6 remaining
Light Hammers: 2/2 remaining[/sblock]___________________________

Borric Hawkins

 

[toasterferret]

Seeing the large group of goblins, and Fury having seen better days, Anna jumps into action. She calls out in her most authoritative voice:

Put down your weapons! Skrom is dead. We won't hesitate to mount your heads on pikes with his if you resist us, but if you lay your arms down now you may leave unmolested! If you resist we will do to you as we did to Skrom! LAY. THEM. DOWN.

Anna's eyes burn as she throws the full force of her will behind those last three words, hoping her threat and the head of their leader on a pike might diffuse some sense into the goblin's thick skulls.

OOC: Attempting to take 10 on a diplomacy check. Result of 25.

[sblock=Mini Stats]
Anna Belacqua

Initiative: +0
AC: 10 (10 flatfooted, 10 touch)
HP: 15/20
CMB: -1 CMD: 9
Fort/Reflex/Will: +2/+1/+3

Currently in Hand: nothing in hand

Spells:
1st Level: 4/7 remaining
[/sblock]

 

[sunshadow21]

The goblins that you can see are armed with shortbows and shortswords, and are wearing leather armor. The goblins closest to you lay their bows down and hold their swords in defensive postures, eyeing the door, definitely not wanting to fight, but not fully trusting the lack of a trap either. The rest just watch with nervous looks on their faces.

 

[Gerald007]

"Okay, everyone stay calm. Like the pretty lady said, if you leave this place now, we will not attack you. You that have dropped your bows," Syl says as calmly as possible, "you are free to go, once we step aside. You may leave through this door. Slowly."

OOC: Add 2 more to that Diplomacy Score. I think its 29 after Borric's help.

 

[perrinmiller]

Borric Hawkins, Male Human Fighter

Borric nods thinking maybe talking their way out of this one might be a good idea. "Yeah, you should be reasonable. This here is Skrom's head. No kidding, we removed it from his shoulders. Take a good look and do the smart thing."

He holds the pike out for them to get a good look up on the platform as well.

Aid Another (1d20-1=19); Diplomacy up to 27.

[sblock=Actions]Move Action: Delay
Standard Action: n/a
Free Action: Talking[/sblock][sblock=Mini Stats]Initiative: +4
AC: 24 (22 without shield, 22 flat-footed, 13 Touch)
HP: 43 Current: 31
CMB: +7 CMD: 20 (22 vs. Trip/Disarm) Fort: +6 Reflex: +3 Will: +2 (+3 vs. Fear) +5 CMD for enlarged
Conditions in Effect: none

Current Weapon in Hand: Shield & Skrom's head on a pike
Chakram: 6/6 remaining
Light Hammers: 2/2 remaining[/sblock]___________________________

Borric Hawkins

 

[sunshadow21]

As you talk, you see a slightly better equipped goblin with shaman type tattoos all over his body come out from behind the lowered deflector, and stare in horror at the head displayed. He screams something in goblin, and the others look back and forth between him and the party, uncertain of how to proceed.

 

[perrinmiller]

Borric Hawkins, Male Human Fighter

Borric looks up at the shaman and points the pike with Skrom's head on it towards the goblin, "Don't listen to him, he will be the first to die if you don't lay down your weapons and leave in peace."

He mutters over his shoulder, "Anna, you have a surprise to kill that shaman where he stands? I can wing a chakram at him at the same time. Maybe if he goes down, the others will surrender."

OOC: I think we are waiting on Fury to try an Aid Another. Does Borric have an opening to attack the Goblin Adept? Also, not sure if you want a roll or not; But Borric's words are a bit Intimidating/Demoralizing Intimidate (1d20+4=17)

[sblock=Actions]Move Action: Delay

Standard Action: n/a
Free Action: Talking[/sblock][sblock=Mini Stats]Initiative: +4
AC: 24 (22 without shield, 22 flat-footed, 13 Touch)
HP: 43 Current: 31
CMB: +7 CMD: 20 (22 vs. Trip/Disarm) Fort: +6 Reflex: +3 Will: +2 (+3 vs. Fear) +5 CMD for enlarged
Conditions in Effect: none

Current Weapon in Hand: Shield & Skrom's head on a pike
Chakram: 6/6 remaining
Light Hammers: 2/2 remaining[/sblock]___________________________

Borric Hawkins