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Post by Issarian Lockwood on Dec 5, 2014 13:06:01 GMT -6
[And once they get here, hey! Free shortbows! So, aside from the Keystone goblins on the towers and the wolf-riders headed our way, is there any sign of anybody else around?]
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Post by Art Teach on Dec 5, 2014 16:29:40 GMT -6
Perception check please
I rolled it for you.
Izzy pulls his eyes away from the howling wolves, the chaotic goblin suicide artillery, and begins to look at the entire situation. He notes something scurrying along the shadowy edge of the path. Looking closer he sees a spider with a black robed goblin crawling through a brief shaft of light in the darkness. It disappears behind the curve of the road 600 yards or so away. He watches another two spider riders also crawling along the side of the raised path.
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Post by blackarrow on Dec 6, 2014 3:25:38 GMT -6
Blackarrow surveys the field, noting the approaching hostiles as well as the attempt at artillery support. While he wants to discount the catapults due to the goblins' incompetency, he knows that they still have to play it safe. "We'll want to keep moving to force the goblins to readjust their aim. The more alterations they have to make, the more likely they are to harm themselves instead of us."
Following his own advice, he sets his horse at a gentle trot and follows Izzy, moving just fast enough to make the catapulters' lives difficult. For now, he'll keep both hands on the reins to stay steady in the potentially hazardous terrain, but he'll start setting up a shot once the riders get within 900ft or so.
Initiative: 12.
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Post by Issarian Lockwood on Dec 6, 2014 7:58:26 GMT -6
"Uh, folks, we've got at least three creepers coming up along the sides as well! Gobs in robes on spiders; my guess is casters!" Izzy pulls his horse to a stop, and starts watching whichever side of the road they were coming from.
[How wide is the road here? And how fast are the spider-riders moving? Faster than the wolf-riders, or are they staying parallel with them?]
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Post by Art Teach on Dec 6, 2014 8:29:05 GMT -6
They are keeping pace with the wolves. They are on the east side which is in shadow with the early evening sun. Twenty feet or so wide along the path.
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Post by Sithramir on Dec 6, 2014 9:08:25 GMT -6
Oloric looks to see if there is a more defensible area or a better area where he can hide to be able to surprise the attackers. He stays on the wagon taking cover for now but knows they will have a mobile advantage with the wolves. OOC: roll 15
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Post by Issarian Lockwood on Dec 6, 2014 9:12:04 GMT -6
"All right, we're gonna want to stick together here. If we spread out too much, they'll split us up and eat us alive!" Izzy wheels around and heads back to the wagon. "Fargrim! Pull her around, lengthwise across the road, and then turn the horses behind her, get them sheltered! We can use the wagon as cover!"
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Post by Art Teach on Dec 6, 2014 18:29:40 GMT -6
 The wagons is pulled sideways and the horses removed from their harness as the Wolf riders close to 500 yards. |
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Post by Issarian Lockwood on Dec 6, 2014 20:34:09 GMT -6
Izzy brings his horse back around behind the wagon and dismounts, climbing into the wagon bed for partial cover. He's watching the eastern side of the road for the spider-riders, figuring that Blackarrow, Malik, and Hraken probably have the wolf-rider approach covered.
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Post by Art Teach on Dec 7, 2014 0:36:47 GMT -6
Izzy comes around behind the wagon and finds a defensible spot in the wagon.
The Wolf riders close to 200 yards when your first attacks are unleashed.
OOC: If you are firing at 600 feet roll to attack.
Goblin AC14 (15 with shield) Hp 7 shortbow, Cleaver
Wolf AC 13 hp 11 speed 40 bite
Robed Goblin AC 14 Hp 7 spear, javelin, dagger
Spider AC 14 Hp 26 speed 30 bite web
Shaman AC 14 Hp 21 staff
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Post by blackarrow on Dec 7, 2014 1:09:31 GMT -6
Blackarrow takes aim at one of the charging wolf riders, releasing a shot that plows directly into a goblin, slaying it instantly. "If they continue their blind charge, they will only rush towards their own deaths. Speaking of rushing towards their deaths, can anyone see how the catapult teams are doing?"
Attack (with disadvantage): 18. 8 damage, so that's one less goblin to worry about.
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Post by Art Teach on Dec 7, 2014 8:44:00 GMT -6
The goblin's body flies off the back of the wolf. The creature does not even slow.
The catapult teams seem to trying to pull back the arm again. The normal line to draw it back is broken and they are climbing to the top to add new ropes to it.
The wolves close to 120 yards. They are drawing their shortbows and making ready as the shaman casts a dark blessing on them. (addition d4 to rolls) They fire and are about 10 yards short of the wagon.
360 feet away if you are firing.
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Post by Sithramir on Dec 7, 2014 16:36:44 GMT -6
Oloric is taking cover and Malik is awaiting for them to close mumbling about the waste of a large wagon.
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Post by blackarrow on Dec 7, 2014 20:51:03 GMT -6
Blackarrow adjusts his aim in an attempt to take down the wolves instead of the riders, but the combination of distance and speed is too much, and his arrow fails to find its mark. He begins to silently assail himself with a host of insults as he prepares his next shot.
Attack (w/dis): 11. Well, that could've gone better.
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Post by Art Teach on Dec 8, 2014 1:23:20 GMT -6
The legendary archer misses and the goblins hoot and scream something about passing wind in your general direction. The wolf riders close to 40 yards (120 feet) they see Hraken and scream in Goblin about the "Fangs of Brindol". Both archers fires at the panther bounty hunter. The first misses (disadvantage 8 and 8) the second strikes Hraken the shaft burying into the meat of his thigh. (Disadvantage 21 and 20 for 4 damage).  |
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