After Minmorc, Bulldust and Riza have attacked it is Raven's turn to rush in to join Bully in the little eastern bedroom.

Oopses is at a loss as to what he can do to help. Dregz continues reporting the action to the goblin guards up above the sewer grate.

The goblin guards are suddenly full of questions.
"Where is dey? Where's the fightses? We wants to sees it too! Sounds likes fun! Can we's joins in? What's a dark lordses? Dat's not one of dem undeady kingses, is it, like a mummery or sumfink?"

Then the last two remaining redcaps counterattack.

The eastern redcap (r11) obviously doesn't fancy being stuck at longspear's length from Bulldust, so he steps forward onto the end of Bully's bedframe to attack the bugbear directly. He swings his scythe in a vicious swipe that slices open Bully's leg. Bully is seriously wounded.  However, this does finally give Oopses the chance he was looking for and he chants a prayer as he reaches through the secret doorway to touch Bulldust's leg to cure the worst of that wound.

The western redcap (r11) steps in closer to Minmorc and slashes at the big orc's unprotected legs. The savage blow cuts deep in Minmorc's thigh leaving him seriously wounded.  This is a nasty turn of events but at least it brings the redcap close enough for Jurz to reach down from Minmorc's shoulders to scorch the ugly little creature with his flaming scimitar. Now that redcap is seriously wounded too.

Finally the plate-armoured snake-armed drow priest steps out and edges around the eastern side of the black stone altar, keeping the redcap between him and the intruders. He chants a menacing prayer as he approaches then one of the snakes lashes out but it is the fallen redcap at Minmorc's feet that the snake strikes. The unconscious redcap seems to shrivel up at the snake's touch then crumbles away leaving nothing but empty clothes, dust and a single gleaming tooth lying on the floor. The drow priest laughs maniacally and looks thoroughly invigorated by this diabolical spell. Both 10-foot long snake arms rear up above him, poised to strike again.

OOC: Main game map updated.

Minmorcs howl is one of pain, but two can play at that game. Following Jurzs lead he'll put everything he has into a vicious downward chop. With his rage draining away Minmorc will glance around, taking in the temple. "Errr... Jurz, what's wid der snakey dirt elf?"

"He's da baddie boss." Jurz responds to Minmorc.  "He's need smacking good." the goblin continues as he leaps down from his mount and steps up to the snakey drow, poking at it with his flaming scimitar.

"So... Dese little fellas be der baddies an der dirt elf in der full plates der boss. Oi, dirt elf, yer wanna be a prisoner before or after a good smacking?"

Moffdust casts Animate Rope from a scroll onto the length of rope she found then tosses the rope towards the redcap r10. Her throw is not good, but is it close enough to entangle the redcap ...? "Dis is not my bestest tricks." she mutters before commanding the rope "Loop - And - Knot!" struggling not to say it in goblinese plurals lest the rope become confused.

As the redcap closes in and attacks Bully, Raven leaps off the bed to land behind him, flanking him with Bully. Then she stabs him in the back with her rapier!

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

Minmorc's attack killed the redcap (r11).
Jurz jumped down beside that redcap and hit the drow priest with his flaming scimitar, lightly wounding the drow.
Moffdust's animated rope falls short and not close enough to entangle the last redcap (r10).
Raven moves around behind that redcap and stabs it in the back, which leaves the redcap moderately wounded and angrier than ever.

"Der Dark Lord has turned into der giant snake !" Dregz supplies the next breathtaking instalment to the guards above, the accuracy of his report somewhat hampered by distance and all the other shouting and fighting going on.

Bulldust is startled when the redcap leaps over the grease and onto the bed.  He winces at the pain in his leg when it scythes him, then winces again when Moffa's rope falls short.  He was about ready to bail and leave the fighting to Raven when he feels Oopses hand on his leg and the pain goes away leaving him only lightly wounded.  "Fanks Oopsie!"  With courage renewed he gets a flash of inspiration (usually not a good thing for a bugbear!).  He steps back off the bed and flips it up to spill the redcap backwards onto the grease and the rope, then tosses the bed aside.  He levels his longspear in case he gets the opportunity to poke the redcap while its down ... and flanked ... and entangled ...

The goblin guards voices drift down from above the sewer grate again and this time they are starting to sound annoyed.

"Oi, haves youz finded der magic mushroomses down dere? Youz been munchin' dem already or sumfink? Dat ain't der ways to makes friends! Youz gotta shares dem wid us!"

"Der guards says to watch out for der magic mushrooms !" Dregz bellows a warning to his stalwart comrades.

Bulldust feels something soft and squishy between his toes when he steps back, wonders if its a magic mushroom, hopes its not the cat, or one of dem lurkers ...

Bulldust drops his longspear and steps back onto the greased floor but manages to keep his balance. As he bends down to pick up the bed the redcap cackles in glee and slashes his scythe at Bulldust again. Luckily Bulldust was fast enough to duck under the vicious blade and yanks the bed out from under the redcap's feet. The redcap's feet skid a bit on the greasy floor but somehow he too stays upright. Bully heaves the bed aside to land on top of the other bed already in this room but now he is unarmed, apart from the spiked gauntlets he now always wears.

OOC: Bulldust is now in the southeast corner of this little bedroom, so there is a clear line of sight from the secret door to the redcap. The rope was beside Bully's feet on the bedframe so it has now slid down onto the greased floor close to the redcap.

"well donts just sits dere Ropie," Moffdust cries in exasperation at the rope, "Loop - and - knot! Loop - and - knot! Tie up dat lil ol uglies in its hatses! An youse leaves my brudders alone fa Bargrivyekses sakes!"

The little goblin heeds Moffa's warning and her call to his god.  Hurrying back down the passage, Dregz finds his way blocked by Oopses ... but hopping up and down the priest catches a glimpse of the offending redcap, and that is all he needs.

"FALL !" Dregz screams at the redcap with all the authority of Bargrivyek behind his command.

In the other room, Jurz recognizes Dregz's voice, but wonders what the seasons have to do with anything.
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Bulldust blinks in surprise at finding himself in the corner of the greased room.  He must have bumped his head when he stepped back through the secret door and gone sideways instead.  He purses his lips in a moment of contemplation "Such is life."

Gathering himself, he glares at the redcap and raises the spiked gauntlet intent on finishing this...

Moffdust looks around the room for what else she can find to aid Bully and Raven in their desperate struggle. "If only I could finds anuvva orcsies ta throws in dere!" She picks up anything that looks useful.
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Riza is infuriated by her ineffective attacks but tries again. She lets go another arrow while humming a strange tune, "Evil elf - snake... Evil elf - snake.... Alone in the world with a little evil elf - snake"


OOC: rolled 22 attack and rolled 5 damage

Previously posted this round:

Minmorc's attack killed the redcap (r11).
Jurz jumped down beside that redcap and hit the drow priest with his flaming scimitar, lightly wounding the drow.
Moffdust's animated rope falls short and not close enough to entangle the last redcap (r10).
Raven moves around behind that redcap and stabs it in the back, which leaves the redcap moderately wounded and angrier than ever.

Bulldust drops his longspear and steps back onto the greased floor but manages to keep his balance. As he bends down to pick up the bed the redcap cackles in glee and slashes his scythe at Bulldust again. Luckily Bulldust was fast enough to duck under the vicious blade and yanks the bed out from under the redcap's feet. The redcap's feet skid a bit on the greasy floor but somehow he too stays upright. Bully heaves the bed aside to land on top of the other bed already in this room but now he is unarmed, apart from the spiked gauntlets he now always wears.

OOC: Bulldust is now in the southeast corner of this little bedroom, so there is a clear line of sight from the secret door to the redcap. The rope was beside Bully's feet on the bedframe so it has now slid down onto the greased floor close to the redcap.

... and now the rest of the round (with apologies for the delay):

With the rope now close enough to the redcap, Moffdust screams her command and the rope loops and knots around the redcap, binding its arms and legs tight, then Moffdust scurries away to see what Minmorc, Jurz and Riza are playing with in the black temple-room.

Dregz hustles back down the narrow passageway and commands the redcap to fall but the stubborn little creature just will not go down. It struggles vainly to free itself from the rope, without success, but somehow still manages to stay upright on the greasy floor. But Bully takes care of that by the simple expedient of lunging forward to grapple the redcap and falling over on top of him on the greasy floor!

Riza suddenly sees a clear shot at the drow priest and shoots an arrow into its shoulder just below the pauldron of its full plate armour.

The drow priest retaliates by lashing out with the two serpents that writhe from its shoulders instead of arms.  One snake manages to bite Riza while he is busy with his bow  but the other snake's fangs are thwarted by the magic that Jurz used to toughen his skin like bark before the battle.

OOC: Main game map updated. Bulldust is grappling redcap 10 who is tied up by rope and they are both prone. The drow priest is moderately wounded. His snake-arms have 10-foot reach.

The priest is most affronted that the redcap disobeys him ... but mollified as Bully steps in to enforce Bargrivyek's will.

The horrid Dark Lord with the snake arms gives the little goblin pause ... but he rallies as the terrible creature sinks its fangs into Riza, and his eyes blaze at the affront.  Opening his bag, Dregz dips in his hand to launch his pet into battle ...

"Get 'it Robber !" he commands with all his god's righteous anger.

That done, the priest fumbles in his pocket for a stone.

The near miss from the snakes head seems to calm Jurz down slightly, and rather than shouting his anger at the snakeyman, he steps  forwards on the side away from the Altar.  "See's hes needs smacking good." he calls back to Minmorc as he reaches out with his flaming blade, trying to burn it again.
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Minmorcs arms tremble as the exertion from the fight catches up to him. Holding the wound to his thigh with one hand Minmorc will step between the Drow and Riza and reaching out will attempt to channel some of the pain from his leg into the enemy preist. "Ere, ave some o yer own medicine."

When the Robber bat comes flying in to attack him one of the drow priest's snake-arms lashes out at it before it can get within 5 feet of him. The serpent's fangs pierce the tiny creature's body and it falls lifeless to the floor before vanishing altogether.

However, that seems to take all of the drow priest's concentration for the moment and the snakes do not immediately lash out while Minmorc's concentration is focussed on trying to channel his own pain into the drow priest.

Moffdust steps 5' closer to Riza. "Oooo, is youse poisoned Dusk Lizzie Rizzie? I has some antitoxinses fer youse." She pulls a small vial from her pouch. Peering past Riza and Minmorc she glimpses the drow and quickly casts Grease - no just kidding! She casts Daze hoping it may just have an affect.

OOC: the remaining grease spell has expired (duration was 3 rounds)
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