Of Sound Mind III

[Zhure]

Gholog

"Hnnh," Gholog grunts noncommittaly as the guard falls.

"I notice the arrow penetrated the rock wall quite nicely; I suspect an illusion," he remarks casually to Seraphina. "I'll put pressure on the manifester...."

Gholog moves up directly adjacent to the swell-headed goblin and readies an attack, his glaive held high like a scorpion's stinger.

Manifest Burst again if necessary, tumbling if necessary (tumble total = +30). Gholog also has IUS, and will spend a power point for Psionic Fist, for an extra 1d4 of unarmed damage if he has to strike an adjacent hex. The goal is to be adjacent, so even a 5'-step won't let the manifester be in the clear.

 

[GnomeWorks]

Seraphina loads her crossbow. "You do that, Gholog." She says, nodding. She then fires at the goblin armed with ladle.

 

[Jarval]

Load and shoot. And miss. The ladle-wielding goblin seems unaware of Seraphina's attempt to take him down as he continues his charge towards her.

Gholog nimbly rolls forwards, bounding back to his feet beside the swollen-headed goblin. He lashes out with his free hand, his fist glowing brightly with light as it strikes the psion. He reels back slightly, and Jason's arrow passes through the spot previously occupied by his head.

Recovering from the blow, the goblin psion focuses his will again. Taking advantage of this momentary distraction, Gholog tries to land another strike, but his fist is deflected by a field of force surrounding the goblin's body. The psion's eyes glow with inner fire, and an arc of electricity leaps first to Gholog, then on to strike Seraphina.

With a cry of rage, the goblin cook swings wildly at Seraphina, the ladle hitting the side of her head. She sways slightly, the blow combined with the electrical arc disorientating her for a brief moment.

The blue sprints past Jason, clearly in a hurry to be somewhere else. He starts to make his way down the ramp, moving at top speed.

Two javelins strike rock beside Jason, thrown from the guards at the door. They each snatch another weapon from the quivers on their backs, ready to fight again.


(OOC: Gholog deals 6 damage to the psion thanks to his Psionic Fist feat. He takes 3 points of damage from the electrical arc, as does Seraphina. Seraphina takes an additional 3 points from the ladle strike. Jason comes unscathed from the round.

Damage taken so far:
Gholog: 3 points (now at 15/18 hp).
Jason: 0 points (now at 12/12 hp).
Seraphina: 6 points (now at 4/10 hp).

 

[Zhure]

Gholog

Horrible typo. The tumble modifier should've been '+3' not '+30'. My apologies, give me an AoO if the result comes up under the necessary 15 DC. Stupid fingers.

Gholog doesn't even wince against the electrical discharge. "That all ya got, geezer?"

The half-orc steps back a half-step and lashes out with his glaive, trying to disrupt the manifester's concentration.

 

[GnomeWorks]

"Some help!" Seraphina says, backing away from the goblin. She then reloads her crossbow, and tries her best to look threatening.

Backing off 20 feet from the goblin in the direction of the entrance, if possible, then loading light crossbow.

 

[Other Guy]

Jason Master

Hoping to disrupt the psion's concentration, Jason fires a second arrow at it.

 

[Jarval]

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

Seraphina dodges, trying to stay clear of the goblin with the ladel. She hurriedly loads another bolt into her crossbow, hoping that she has time to use it.

Gholog takes a step back from the psion, energy still crackling around him. He swings his glave up, only a shallow cut, but directly across the psion's jugular vein. He chokes violently, staggering over to try and support himself on the leg of one of the towering workbenches. He drops to his knees as the other goblins look on in horror. Jason arrow hits the psion in the chest, sending him sprawling to the floor, quite dead. The arc of electricity winks out, much to Gholog and Seraphina's relief.

The goblin with the ladel seems to snap out of his frezy at the sight of the blood, dropping his culinary weapon with a metalic clatter and skampering back to hide under the table in the kitchen. The two guards at the door glance quickly to one another, then throw the door open before flinging themselves through and slaming it shut behind them. This is followed by the sound of bolts running home, and something wooden being dragged into place behind the door.


(Gholog deals 13 damage to the psion. Combined with Jason's 5 from the arrow, that's a very dead goblin.

Damage taken so far:
Gholog: 3 points (now at 15/18 hp).
Jason: 0 points (now at 12/12 hp).
Seraphina: 6 points (now at 4/10 hp).


(OOC: First off, sorry about the delay in the game. A busy Christmas combined with a last minute trip across country means I've only just got back to EN World. I'm back now, and hopefully we can get things back up to speed.)

 

[GnomeWorks]

"Now what?" Seraphina asks, keeping her crossbow trained on the goblin who ran from her. "Do we want to shoot them all, or should we just take the kids and get out?"

Regardless of the answer, if the goblin she's aiming at moves, Seraphina shoots it.

Readying a shot at the goblin if it moves.

 

[Zhure]

Gholog

Gholog tries to smash the lock. "We get the children out and go. We can always come back later."

 

[Other Guy]

Jason Master

“Gholog’s right. The kids are our top concern. I do want to come back later and find out more about what’s going on, though,” Jason says, smiling. “I think we’ve done a great job, guys.”