OOC: Partial update. Only Jurz, Bulldust and Minmorc have acted so far this round.

Jurz slashes again at the northern redcap (r1) before it can disentangle itself from the blanket on its bed. It makes such an easy target that even the goblin druid can’t miss and his blazing scimitar scorches the redcap once again.

Bulldust manages to maintain a secure grip on the second redcap but despite the bugbear’s strength the redcap doesn’t seem to be hurt at all by the tight grip on its head.

Minmorc lets go of his greatspear Vera to draw his greatsword Helen and slashes savagely down at the southern redcap (r3) before it can free itself and get out of bed. The red-glowing greatsword cuts deep and the redcap slumps down, unconscious and dying.

Moffdust keeps her ear pressed to the door and her eyes wide open and glued to the horrors unfolding in the room. The fighters seem to have it well in hand, so she does not feel obliged to join in the carnage. She is a little unsettled that the little sleepers are much tougher than expected. She decides on caution and takes a scroll from her pack and quietly casts Shield on herself.

In reply to Moffdust (msg # 99):

Oopses is stuck in the hallway, probably for the best since the room is littered with sharp objects.

OOC: Partial update. Jurz, Bulldust, Minmorc, Moffdust have acted so far this round.

Moffdust listens at the door for a moment longer. Whatever she heard prompted her to pull out a scroll and read a spell from it.

Oopses cowers at the back of the line, guarding the rear and watching the Jurz and Raven battle the first redcap since there is no room for him to move closer to the action.

"Der gnomes are vicious things," Dregz tells Oopses as the carnage continues. "Tough n' horrid."

The little goblin pokes his head around the door, before pulling it back quick smart.

"It's lookin' a bit confusin' in der," he assures his kinsman, "but I think we're winnin' !"

"Voices!" hisses Moffdust "Behind dis door. An dey sounds cross! Can someone spike de door shuts?"

"Dese one in here is cross too." Jurz mumbles as Moffa tries to get people to stop fighting and pin the door for her.
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Minmorc will shrug his pack off his shoulders and will pass it to Riza. "Ere cleva Riza, I gots sum rope an sum spikes in der middle o der pack. I reckon Bully has had enough cuddles wid der little fella, I reckon we should gift wrap him fer her pretty royalness. An Jurz, dat ones yer kill an all, yer want me ter stick Vera in Im an finish im or can I kill der cross stuff behind der door?" Minmorc looks like a kid in a candy store with a handful of chocolates and instructions to only eat one at a time.

"Stabs dis one first." Jurz calls, well aware that once this thing got free of its bedclothes, he could well be toast.  After all, everyone else's weapons seem to be bouncing off of the wizened gnomes, which meant he would be its most likely target.

Moffdust nods emphatically when she realizes Jurz danger. "Yes, stabs it! I'll hold de doorses." She plants her back to the door and braces against it with her full 30 lb weight. She adjusts her stance a little so that if the door is flung open she will be behind it and not slammed into a wall.

Bulldust gives the gnome another shake for good measure and keeps both hands clamped around its head.  "I got sum manacles tucked inta my belt.  Maybe birdie Raven can lock em on im."

Riza hurriedly takes some rope from Minmorc's backpack and ties up the struggling evil old man. She manages it but not too well, it's rather hard to tie someone up when they are struggling.

Moffdust behaviour at the door startles her though and once she is done with the old man she readies her spear again incase something comes through the door.

OOC rolled 12 use rope
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"Good job, fanks Riza."  Bulldust keeps the bound gnome's head  pressed against his chest with his gauntletted right hand over its mouth while he moves to the door next to Moffa. He braces his foot against the bottom of the door to prevent it from being opened (assuming it opens towards him) and slips the manacles from his belt with his left hand.

"I think we've caught one," Dregz informs Oopses in a puzzled tone. "Maybe we eat it later."

"Or maybe it's for der Queen ?!!"

Minmorc manages to slay the southern redcap while Bulldust keeps the second one in hand until Riza can lend him a hand to tie the redcap up.

Jurz and Raven battle valiantly against the northernmost redcap but it survives long enough to scramble out of bed and grab a rusty battle axe off the floor. Jurz burns the redcap again with his flaming scimitar, Raven's rapier pricks it's flesh again but it is Minmorc reaching over the top with his great spear that finishes that redcap off.

Moffdust and Bulldust make sure the southern door stays shut but as the battle in this first room ends, the sounds of shouting from the next room can be heard through the door. Obviously a warm reception awaits anyone who opens that door.

The relief in Jurz is obvious, as Minmorc helps dispatch the redcap.  While his flaming blade does some damage, it really wasn't enough to kill the thing quickly.

Bulldust still has a live one by the head, and has been shaking it up to keep it disoriented, but the druids eyes narrow as he looks on.  "Dat ones still alive." he says pointing at it with his burning blade.  "An der queenie didn't says to bring hers one back dat is still alive." he says.  "We's should kill dat one while it can't fight back an den see what is behind de door." he offers by way of tactics.
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Riza and Bully have managed to tie the third redcap up securely enough for now. It might break free eventually but Bully doesn't need to keep holding it, although his hands are covering its mouth at present so it can't shout or speak.

In reply to Wyrm of Wyrd (msg # 114):

" YAZZ!" cheers Oopses from the tunnel.

Minmorc will tear a couple of strips from the bedding and will wad one up and stuff it in the captives mouth. He'll then take the other one and strap it over the top. He'll look around for a sturdy hook on the wall or ceiling like a torch sconce or for a lantern and if he can find one will suspend the captive from it. He'll make sure there aren't any weapons or sharp things near it. While he works he'll roll his eyes at Jurz. "Dats why I calls im a present, not orders. Bosses always wants a prisoner... Dunno why... Mebbe is cause dey wants the meat real fresh, mebbe cause they want a bit o der fight too, I dunno. But Bully done good holdin im and Riza done good tyin im, seems wrong ter waste dat if we don't need ter. Moffa, got any clue wots makin all dat noise in der next room?"

Jurz had never thought of that, but then that may well be to do with relative sizes.  "Where, I comed from, der bosses wanted der bad guys dead or gone away. An de mugginses dat was doing der lookin an der chasin, jus wanted to goes back home again." he says explaining the goblin way of doing things.

"Back in da tribe we's eeder killed it,  or we's hid from it."

Dregz quite agrees with what he can hear of Jurz's objections to making a present of the creature to the Queen. "If dey're dead den dey can't say dey didn't do it," he confides quietly to Oopses, not quite daring to raise his voice to contradict the big orc.

Moffdust regards the door coolly. "I doesnt knows dere language, but now deys shoutin an dey sounds cross. Dey wasnt shoutin before dem gnomses started yellin cos wes was killin dems." She shrugs. She crouches down and looks under their beds, leaving Bully to hold the door.

Minmorc is clearly getting annoyed by the shouting from the door so he shouts at it. "Oi, if yer too dumb to speak common yer too dumb ter get a vote on wot we does wid yer buddies. We's gonna kill em, catch em or eat em an wid yer jabber I'm finkin smurf an turf is on der menu tonight!"

In reply to Minmorc (msg # 120):



"Minmorc, I only knowz how to make gnome-pie and smurf-cakes outta dem." Oopses shouts from the 'safe' back of the group.

"Mmmmmmmm... Smurf cakes..."