Osgood follows the ceremonial procedures associated with Trilious with a somber, yet slightly disinterested air. After the pearl is discovered, he says, "Need...
... "You do that," says Ruth, "we don't want surprises, if we can avoid them, but you be careful up there. I wonder if we should also rest here for a bit as...
Zephyr tested his bow and slung it once again. He climbed up a little ways and stopped. He strained his ears to hear anything. He stopped and thought deep...
... I recently had a bit of an external hard drive crash and though I thought I retrieved every file to do with the Forest Oracle I'm not finding any sort of...
As the others wait and watch, Osgood and Zephyr carefully scale the pile of stone. It brings them very near the level of the top of the ruined dwarven gate....
Zephyr cries out in pain and alarm. Cornered with concern both for his injured sword arm and for Osgood, He latches on to the attacking Hobgoblin and attempts...
... Wilhelm brightens up. "Yes! Something to eat! That would suit me just perfect now. My stomack has rumbled for half an hour. Let's dig in, guys." The...
"What's that?", Wilhelm says, voice raised. He hears the commotion, but doesn't see anything at first, standing rather in the back of the group. It soon gets...
Osgood attempts to move behind the hobgoblin while quickly drawing a pair of daggers. Striking with a vengeance, Osgood attacks with both daggers with all his...
... Ruth checks the shield on her arm and draws her mace as she moves into the cleared corridoor, although she doesn't move towards the advancing hobgobs....
... OOC: Maybe that should be FIRST grow some suitable plants, THEN cast Entangle. . . It's a good spell, but it has limits (otherwise it would be higher). Tom...
... First off I think I forgot to say that Zephyr lost 5 hp. The arm is definitely still usable, he'll need to have it attended to sooner or later but it...
Kneeling beside Trilious, Mathuin hears the bellow of the ambushers. (OOC: Mathuin speaks goblins if these hobgoblins are yelling anything coherent.) Even...
... above, though the shouting can be heard. Inhuman battle cries can also be heard below, as the first of the hobgoblins charge into the light. ... your feet...
... OOC: Well, Wilhelm is after all not very experienced :-D I would think he learned a bit from that casting afterwards. And btw I as a player am even less...
Atop the ledge Amalgaid grapples with the hobgoblin, vile though the thought is to him, and catches the brute off guard. They both fall backwards, rolling...
Amalgaid readies his bow to shoot any Hobgoblins that come through the flame. ooc: Does he have a clear shot at Osgood's attacker? Are there others moving...
... He doesn't see any other hobgoblins. Osgood isn't exactly blocking his shot but they're in pretty tight quarters so if he misses there's a chance he'll hit...
Wilhelm continues his move and places himself in front of Mathuin. "Use your magic well, friend mage. Stay a feet or three behind me, and with Helm's help I'll...
... the bulk of the party on the flats? ... ooc: I successfully rolled my "Two places at once" skill. Even so, I think it was a typo. Besides I'd rather let...
... others moving along the wall behind that one? ... his shot but they're in pretty tight quarters so if he misses there's a chance he'll hit the halfling....
Zephyr was perched at the top of the pile of stone grappling with a hobgoblin, trying to protect Osgood. My hope was to roll and flip the hobgoblin off. If...
Without agonizing over the philosophical or philological question of whether hobgoblins have a word that can truly be translated as “please”, Mathuin...
[OOC: Sorry for being a bit late with this -- busy week at work] Osgood attempts to pull additional daggers and slashes violently at the hobgoblin atop him....
... Ruth relaxes for the moment as the barrier flares up between them, but doesn't move from her position more than a couple of steps (so they don't shoot...
OOC: Yes, definitely Zephyr on top of the gate and Amalgaid on the ground. I'm blaming the mistake on caffeine withdrawal, but I'm back on the horse now so...
