In the Halls of the Mad Mage (D&D; Undermountain)

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » Tue May 27, 2008 3:58 pm

Two knocks came back through the door, followed by raucous laughter. It did not, however, open.

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Tue May 27, 2008 4:12 pm

Rogue 9 wrote:Two knocks came back through the door, followed by raucous laughter. It did not, however, open.

Kergan sighed. "Perfect," he said in Common, in a quiet voice. "Well, it was worth a try anyway. Etvar? Would you mind doing the honors?"

Post by **B4UTRUST** » Tue May 27, 2008 4:48 pm

Etvar scowled. So much for the theory of dumb goblins. Sighing he stood back up and dusted off his pants.
"Sure, why not? Lets go."

He started off towards the main tunnel taking point as trap bait.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » Tue May 27, 2008 7:13 pm

The ten foot wide hallway turned two corners in a short distance before widening to twenty feet across. The hallway going forward from the corner went beyond the edge of the sunrod's light without reaching any turns or showing any features of note.

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Tue May 27, 2008 7:21 pm

Rauri moved up beside Etvar, covering his back. "At least we'll have room to be fightin'," she said softly, so her voice wouldn't travel too far. "Sir Dwarf, would you mind watchin' are rear, in case th' goblin's thin' ta come upon us from behind?" That left Kergan, Elias and Eralis in the center of the group.

"Is it safe to move forward, Etvar?" She stood in a martial stance, and simply seeing her ready for battle and hearing her calm voice seemed to improve everyone's morale.

((Stance: Bolstering Voice: Allies gain +2 bonus on Will saves, +4 v/s fear)
Also, my Feat: White Raven Defense : (Martial) +1 AC when adjacent to Allies; Adjacent Allies gain +1AC as long as I hold my axe. ))

Post by **B4UTRUST** » Tue May 27, 2008 7:57 pm

Etvar reached into his own pack and pulled out a single candle, lighting it. The light from it was much dimmer then the sunrods and didn't shine nearly as far. But then again, he didn't want every goblin and their brother knowing he was coming either.
"Hold up here," he whispered back. "Be back in a minute."

He, as quietly as possible began to move forward, searching for anything out of the ordinary to indicate a secret panel or trap and listening for the sounds of others.

Listen:

Search:

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » Wed May 28, 2008 1:24 am

[You know, if I wanted to be really nasty, I could point out that the rules technically say that, by RAW, a Search check covers a five foot square, and there's a lot of those in this hallway.

But I don't roll that way.]

While Etvar was feeling his way along the wall, his fingers felt a seam in the masonry on the north wall of the hallway, about thirty feet from the corner... a seam with a draft. Further investigation discovered a doorway, and a nearby loose stone that could be pushed in.

Post by **B4UTRUST** » Wed May 28, 2008 2:36 am

Etvar grinned to himself, half tempted to push the stone in. But he also realized that if there was something on the other side like the last door they found, he might be outnumbered and outbladed.

He pulled out a piece of chalk and marked an X across the dimensions of the door he could find and then circled the stone so he could find it readily when he came back.

Moving back the way he came he found his way back to the group.
"Found another secret door. Think I found the way to open it, too. Got it marked just up ahead," he spoke softly. Then to preempt any questions:
"And no, it does not involve me requesting a haircut."

Licking his fingers he pinched the flame of his candle, extinguishing it and placing it back in his pack along with the chalk. No point in letting it burn all the way down if it wasn't needed.
"It was clear up until that point, didn't hear anything moving so I think we're good. Let's do this quick before that changes."

He turned and started moving towards where he had marked the wall, watching for his chalk marks.

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Wed May 28, 2008 5:43 am

"Good work," Rauri said with a grin. "Let's go." She was ready and eager to see what lay beyond the door.

Comrade Tortoise · Post by **Comrade Tortoise** » Wed May 28, 2008 10:56 am

"Indeed. I approve." whispered Elias as he stalked behind the sneaky bastard and Rauri. He loved secret doors, more importantly he loved what was behind them.

Jason_Firewalker · Post by **Jason_Firewalker** » Wed May 28, 2008 11:36 am

"Aye, lets go through the door, check it for traps." the dwarf was looking around and holding up the rear guard. The job was for the weak usually and he wondered why that human got to take front guard, but realized that she would die and he would have to rescue the party later with his big ass hammer.

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Wed May 28, 2008 11:55 am

Kergan wore a slight smile on his face as his right hand rested on his stomach, within easy reach of the handle of his greatsword.

"Whenever you're ready," he said calmly.

Post by **B4UTRUST** » Wed May 28, 2008 2:50 pm

Etvar returned to where he had marked the door and stone. Looking back at the others he indicated towards it before whispering,
"I'm going to hit the switch. Get ready."

As soon as everyone was in position he pressed the stone to trigger the door.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » Wed May 28, 2008 4:25 pm

The door slides open to reveal a large rectangular chamber. Within are eight small humanoids with flat faces, broad noses, pointed ears, wide mouths, and small, sharp fangs. The one standing closest to the door shouts in surprise and draws a morningstar; the other seven quickly drop their petty amusements and begin to stand.

Roll initiative.

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Wed May 28, 2008 4:30 pm

Kergan readies his greatsword upon seeing the goblins.

Initiative roll for Kergan:

General Havoc · Post by **General Havoc** » Wed May 28, 2008 5:02 pm

Goblins.

Eralis was not overly happy about being set back in the center of the party with the spellcasters, but he had heard told that it was some kind of point of "honor" for those who relied only on weapons rather than faith to be allowed to "take the lead" or some such. He accordingly didn't put up a fight over it, assuming that as soon as the fighting began, he would have plenty of opportunity for swordplay.

And then the door slid aside, and revealed an octet of what appeared to be goblins...

Eralis's grip tightened around the hilt of his sword as all eight of the loathsome monsters readied their weapons for the battle to come. He felt a surge and a flash of energy course through him as he raised his sword to point straight at the leading Goblin, the words of his liturgies already bubbling into his throat.

Comrade Tortoise · Post by **Comrade Tortoise** » Wed May 28, 2008 5:27 pm

Elias saw the goblins and immediately let his mind slip into its spellcasting trance, recalling the mental patterns for one of his attack spells

Initiative

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Wed May 28, 2008 6:18 pm

Goblins. A wicked grin split Rauri's face and a gleam entered her eye. Axe in hand, she prepared to rush in and begin the slaughter.

Initiative wrote:Roll d20+2
14+2=16

"Only eight o' 'em, boys... we kin take 'em!"

((Reminder: I'm in the Stance: Bolstering Voice. Allies gain +2 bonus on Will saves, +4 v/s fear. Up to the GM if I'm my own ally.

You also get another bonus from my Feat: White Raven Defense. Adjacent Allies gain +1AC. Again, DM has final say on what "Adjacent" means, but I think it's only within 2 squares of me on a map. ))

Post by **B4UTRUST** » Wed May 28, 2008 9:59 pm

"Alright, lets do this," Etvar said as he drew his dagger.

Jason_Firewalker · Post by **Jason_Firewalker** » Thu May 29, 2008 12:33 pm

Readying his axe, the stout dwarven warrior grunted and stared into the eyes of the goblin nearst him with grim determination.

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Thu May 29, 2008 2:36 pm

There was only one armed Goblin here, as the rest were scrambling for their weapons currently. A grim smile appeared on Kergan's face as he sized up the situation in a heartbeat as he rushed toward the single Goblin guard, his greatsword ready and waiting atop his shoulder. He whips the big blade downward, slashing across the armed Goblin.

(OOC Note: This initial strike is a Power Attack, taking a -1 to hit for a first level character and applying it to +2 to damage, due to using a two-handed weapon.)

Roll to strike: ((1d20+5)-1)

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » Thu May 29, 2008 2:36 pm

The greatsword caught the goblin square in the chest, causing the little creature to squeal pitifully.

[Care to roll damage?]

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Thu May 29, 2008 2:39 pm

Rogue 9 wrote:The greatsword caught the goblin square in the chest, causing the little creature to squeal pitifully.

[Care to roll damage?]

(OOC: Sorry about that, I suppose I was being cautious or something)

Damage result:

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » Thu May 29, 2008 3:02 pm

The goblin staggered back, clutching at the wound in his chest, but did not fall.

[You didn't think the CON score to HP was just for you, did you?

]

Post by **B4UTRUST** » Thu May 29, 2008 5:32 pm

Etvar rushed forward in the wake of Kergan's attack, the blade of his dagger cleaving through the air just as strongly as he hoped it cleaved through goblin flesh
Strike:

Dmg(dagger):

Sneak Attack Bonus

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