Of Sound Mind III

[Zhure]

Gholog

"Okay, then we'll wait by the doorway, out of sight of the goblins. If you have trouble, make noise and we'll start with missile fire. Seraphina keep on the lock and grabbing the kids. Our priority is getting them free and outside.

"We fall back to the doorway and try to hold it, using the dragon carcass as cover. Hopefully they'll give up before things get too bad...

"If anyone has magical preparations, now is the time."

Gholog frees his sling and loads a bullet, keeping his glaive in the crook of his arm.

 

[Other Guy]

Jason Master

Jason readies his bow and stands by Gholog

 

[GnomeWorks]

"Right, off I go." Seraphina says before heading back into the room.

She sneaks quietly and carefully to the cage, sticking to the shadows as best she can. If any of the children notice her, she tries to indicate for them to remain silent.

Once she's at the door, she begins carefully picking the lock (assuming there is one).

 

[Jarval]

Gholog and Jason take positions on either side of the doorway as Seraphina creeps back up the ramp. Picking her way cautiously across the chamber, she moves past the livestock pen soundlessly, almost unnoticed by the animals within. (Hide: 12 + 4 = 16, Move Silently: 10 + 20 = 30)

Arriving at the cage, she carefully contemplates the lock. There are doors to the cage on both the north and south sides, each held fast with a large padlock. The one on the southern side is specked with rust, apparently unused some time. The children sleep quietly, and the goblin guard on the northern side of the cage seems entirely unaware of Seraphina's presence.

The three goblins around the fire pit continue to argue, with increasingly vigorous hand gestures from all three. Two of the guards move to stand either side of the goblin man wearing the golden circlet, both scowling at their blue-skinned kin.

 

[Jarval]

Seraphina starts to work on the lock. Rust has eroded some parts of the mechanism, but she makes steady progress. That is, until one of her picks snaps in the lock with a loud metallic 'Ping!'. The guard on the far side of the cage stiffens, and turns to face the halfling, the other goblins continuing their argument behind him. His look of surprise would be almost comical if it were not for the danger Seraphina now found herself in...

 

[GnomeWorks]

"Trouble!" Seraphina cries. "Not good!"

She pulls out her light crossbow and loads it quickly.

 

[Zhure]

Gholog

-edit- Didn't see Gnome's reply. Since Seraphina has sounded the alarm already, change Gholog's actions to....

Gholog scoops up his glaive and rushes for the guard that has spotted Seraphina....

Charge, +7 modified to hit w/charge bonus. 1d10+4 damage, 20/x3 crit. Using Burst if necessary.

 

[Other Guy]

Jason Master

Jason rushes in with Gholog and fires an arrow at the guard (or not if it would endanger the children in any way).

 

[Jarval]

Initiative:
Seraphina: 21
Gholog, Jason: 3
Goblins: 2

Surprise Round:

Sliding her crossbow from her shoulder, Seraphina loads a bolt into place, her movements practiced and smooth.

Gholog begins his charge across the chamber, his movement unnaturally fast.

Jason looses an arrow which strikes the edge of the cage.


Round 1:

Raising the now-readied crossbow, Seraphina looses the bolt. It sails clearly through the bars of the cage, only to miss her target by the barest fraction of an inch.

Gholog canons into the cage's guard, the half-orc's glave instantly ending the goblin's life.

Jason nocks another arrow, and shoots. His shot goes high, missing one of the goblins flanking the prince by some distance... and apparently continues on through the stone wall behind...

The goblin force breaks from it's startled pause. The Prince moves swiftly, opening the door in the eastern wall and slamming it shut behind him. The two goblins who were guarding him take up positions on either side of the doorway, one hurling a javelin at Gholog. The weapon falls low, just scratching his ankle as it hits the copper floor. The goblin standing beside the fire-pit grabs a ladle from the cauldron over the fire, and bounds towards Seraphina with a mad gleam in his eyes.

The swollen-headed goblin fixes his gaze on Jason. Bright light glows from behind the goblin's eyes, and Jason feels an intense weight of will pressing down on his own mind. Gritting his teeth, he focuses every ounce of mental fortitude he has to fight the pressure, and after a moment it is gone.

Meanwhile, the blue runs. Giving Gholog a wide birth, he makes for the ramp down into the room containing the draconic corpse.



(OOC: And yes, that was an unbelievable three 1s rolled in a row for initiative... Gholog deals an impressive 12 points of damage to the cage guard, and takes 1 damage from the javelin. Jason made his Will save against whatever the goblin psion tried to manifest.

 

[Other Guy]

Jason Master

Jason looks at the psychic goblin and smiles, “that was a mistake.” He removes an arrow from his quiver and takes aim at his new enemy, “I hold grudges.”

He releases his grip on the string, letting the arrow fly.