The blows from the half-orc slam out and cut the arms off of the hobgoblin who then falls to the ground, dead. Tai glances at the wizard, hand on his sword and waits. A farmhouse lingers in the distance, nothing coming from it.

OOC
So all are dead but the 2 facinated archers. What will you do? I assume you kill them?

Oh make a Spot check too.

Landor walks over to the two archers and begins to tie them up. “We should question them to find out if there are others of them up ahead.”

"Good going!" Lyrian says to Roywin.  She had been too startled to reach for her new magic in this fight, but now that she had seen its efficacy, hopefully she would be able to do it next time...  "And yes, let us figure out what these fools were about."

OOC: 22:17, Today: Lyrian Swift rolled 21 using 1d20+14.  Spot.

Roywin relaxes, and the spell ends freeing the archers' minds at the time their bodies are tied tightly.
"They looked quite organised. I wonder if they work for a bigger band or if the were waiting for us specifically. We should ask them."


07:16, Today: Roywin Viasaquilla rolled 8 using 1d20+4.  Spot. – [roll=1599027375.25443.347405]

Gar snorted as the hobgoblin (now armless), dropped to the ground dead. He looked at the others and then the archers.

"Do it fast." he said.

<OOC: Gar Irontooth rolled 16 using 1d20+4 (spot check)>

Quickly the samurai cuts down the remaining hobgoblins. He slinks into the woodlands and dissapeared. Odd.

"Uh, I forgot the kid does this kind of things... there it goes our chance to interrogate them."
Roywin seems more disappointed than upset. Looks for Carb and rides him again.
"Ok, let's continue."

Landor looks at the bodies dumbfounded. “Well I guess we won’t be questioning them. Maybe there are others nearby we haven’t seen?”

Gar winces as he removes the attows from his body, grunting and looking more orcish than ever with the look of anger and pain. He placed his double axe back in the cart and retrieved his bow as he sqinted, looking in the distance.

"Over there...." he said pointing towards the wall near the farmhouse. "There are more hobgoblins there. Can't tell if their armed or not, but there's a few at least."

He looked at the road. "From memory, this road sweeps away from the farm....their may be a path towards it further up. I don't know if they saw us or not, but if they have, it's likely they lie in wait for us"

Roywin tries to see whatever Gar saw.
"I don't see anything from here... should we take our chances and try to continue without being seen? or should we pay them a visit?"
She's not in the mood for more blood, but keeps her crossbow handy and shows in her round of face some concern.
"I would leave them be if you ask me, but I'm a little bit worried about whoever lives in that farm. Maybe the farm is abandoned, maybe they are already dead if they attacked the farm, but maybe they are scared and need it help... If we are going to engage them let me know I have a few spells we can use before."
And looks at Gar, Lan and Lirian.

"I, too, have a couple of spells that could give the hobgoblins pause...  Though I wonder if we should figure out if there are more enemies hidden than just those I've seen.  Just a minute, let me send Ingrid out to look," Lyrian says.  She picks up the brown-and-cream ferret she had befriended and held it up in front of her face. "Ingrid?  Please go sneak over there behind the house where the hobgoblins can't see you, and see if there are any more hidden or coming up the path."  Then she puts the ferret down and watches her scuttle off into the bushes.

OOC: 10:21, Today: Lyrian Swift rolled 13 using 1d20+11.  Hide for Ingrid the ferret familiar.
10:21, Today: Lyrian Swift rolled 14 using 1d20+9.  Listen check for Ingrid the ferret familiar.

After a few minutes, Lyrian concentrates on what she can feel from Ingrid.  "She sees something dangerous, so I think there is more hobgoblins, or more enemies, than just those we spied."
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Gar, still holding his bow, shrugs. "I am new to this huntsman task, but I can try."

With that the half orc disappears into the trees

Seconds later you hear a whispered curse. "Damn stick got my eye!"

<OOC: stealth rolls

Gar Irontooth rolled 16 using 1d20+4.  Spot check.
Gar Irontooth rolled 13 using 1d20+5.  Hide check.
Gar Irontooth rolled 7 using 1d20+5.  Move silently

Well spot wasn't too bad. Hide average, but move silently....maybe they'll mistake me for a rogue elephant!>

 

The barbarian moves through the woods as the ferret comes back. Tai isn't visible at the moment. Hard to tell if the hobgoblins are moving.

OOC:
So the group:
Gar is 40' in the woodlands.
Rest of the group is about 200' away from the farmhouse.
Tai isn't visible.

Roywin will take her crossbow and get ready to move.
"It seems like we're going to follow him. If we plan to engage at least we should have planned the attack in advance before moving...
She gets ready to move into the woods, waits for Landor to go with her.
"Shall we move? I'm not good at being subtle, but if Gar is going there, we shouldn't leave him alone. By the way, where did Tai went?"

OOC: wait for Landor to move and I'll move together with him.
21:58, Today: Roywin Viasaquilla rolled 14 using 1d20+4.  Spot check. – [roll=1599425898.62379.347405]

Landor waits a few moments for Gar to get ahead a little. Maybe Landor and all his armor could make some noise as a distraction. The Cleric starts walking forward making no attempt to walk quietly. “I’m sure Tai is close by. We’ll see what happens.”

As Landor moves, Roywin moves by his side, crossbow ready to shoot.

"I can see more hobgoblins by the farmhouse... We should be more careful not to put ourselves in a position where we're outnumbered and with no tactical advantage."
Roywin tells Landor (and Gar if he can hear) when she sees the figures next to the farmhouse.
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Lyrian nods at Roywin.  "Good idea. I wonder... I have a spell that can make a noise, any noise I wish.  I could make a sound of a shout or a horse snorting or a scream or something to distract them so we could make our move," she says quietly.

"I'm to old and my eyes are not what they used to be... do any of you young man or lady see if these hobgoblins carry melee or ranged weapons?
She looks at the farm unsure.
"I could take care of a few of them, but this time I need them to get closer I'm afraid. And I don't want to be attacked by archers when I can't defend ourselves."

19:17, Today: Roywin Viasaquilla rolled 14 using 1d20+5.  Spot weapons. – [roll=1600021055.81704.347405]

Landor keeps advancing. “Plain and simple. We are the bait. Our job is to have them focus on us long enough for Gar to close the distance and tie up any archers. When they converge on him, they should be close enough for us to cast our spells. Then those of us inclined can charge to provide backup.”

Move forward 20 feet every round until Landor sees the hobgoblins reacting to his presence.
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Roywin smiles at the cleric.
"Young man, if you already had such a good plan you should have shared it earlier... And I was worried we were going there completely unprepared!"
Then the old gnome keeps walking next to Landor with increased confidence.

Lyrian will follow behind Landor, murmuring, "I can't reach very far with my spell, so if I see an opportunity, I'll cast it once we're closer.  If not, the sword."

As the group moves further down Lan, Roy and Lyr are assaulted by six arrows.

The rogue is hit by one of the arrows.
Lyrian take 8 damage

The wizard is hit by two arrows.
Roywin tak 11 damage

Gar doesn't seem to be seen by the hobgoblins.


The blocked areas are woods
H = Hobgoblin
s = Small Stone Wall
La = Landor
G = Gar
Ly = Lyrian
Ro = Roywin
Ta = Unknown
F = Farmhouse
Wagon not on map

Group is up. Combat Ensues

Roywin feels the arrow hitting her arm before she seeing it. She shouts in pain and bends over.
"Ahhh! They got me! how can they got from that far away?!"
She rolls to a tree next to the road looking for coverage while she takes the arrow out of her arm. It's a bad wound but she'll recover.
Once she's behind the tree she carefully casts a protection for herself, so she has some additional protection against the archers.
"How do we plan to get there with all these arrows falling from the sky?"
She asks Lan and Lyr.

Move: 5(?)feet to get cover from the tree.
Action: cast Mage Armour. Current AC:18
Free: complain about the pain.

Gar do you plan to go melee or ranged with the bow?
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Landor places a calm hand on the gnome’s arm. The wound closes completely with a warm sensation like laying out in the sun. Landor smiles. “Just stay behind me, and you’ll be fine. All is going according to plan. They don’t even know about Gar yet. Stay on target.”The priest then holds up his shield and marches forward with determination.

12:27, Today: Landor Halbrek rolled 15 using 1d8+7.  Cute light wounds on the gnome.

Standard: Cure Light Wounds on the gnome heal 15
Move: move forward 20 feet
Free: reassure the gnome

Gar, moving silently through the trees, was solely focused on his job at hand. He could see the goblinoids, but with the wall, he knew the attack would be hard.

He hoped he'd have time to move up with his axe, but he heard the thrum of bowstring and gritted his teeth.

Taking out an arrow, he took aim and fired at one of the goblinoids, hitting it solidly

<OOC: Gar will shoot with his bow then move up his movement

Gar Irontooth rolled 26 using 1d20+8.  attack - longbow.

Gar Irontooth rolled 8 using 1d8+3.  damage - longbow.>