Worg #8 falls asleep.
Yeah, baby, burn that MP.

Goblin #1 surveys its surroundings, throws a wild stab at DAI, then runs southward into the forest.
12:47, Today: teslas rolled 13 using 1d20+9. Goblin #1 vs. DAI.

MILO continues his attempted mauling of #2,though it yelps and avoids his jaws for another round.
12:48, Today: teslas, on behalf of SILI, rolled 14 using 1d20+8. MILO flank bite vs. #2.

Goblin #2 continues his unintelligible screaming as he attempts to stand up, only to be mauled and stabbed down by MILO and RAIF.
12:50, Today: teslas, on behalf of SILI, rolled 5 using 1d6+4. MILO damage.
12:50, Today: teslas, on behalf of SILI, rolled 27 using 1d20+8. MILO AoO flank bite vs. #2.
12:50, Today: RAIF rolled 2,9 using 1d4,3d6. damage.
12:50, Today: RAIF rolled 23 using 1d20+8. AoO vs. #2.

Goblin #3 continues sleeping.

ZEIG casts Cure on DAI.
13:00, Today: teslas, on behalf of ZEIG, rolled 11 using 1d8+6. Cure -> DAI MP: 32/53.

GRIM cleaves #8 in half, then steps up toward #7 next to DAI. Coup de Grace, full Power Attack. No need to roll damage... but I did anyway!
12:53, Today: teslas, on behalf of GRIM, rolled 60 using 3d10+39. CDG vs. #8.

Goblin #7 continues to sleep while #6 continues to bleed.

RAIF drops his shortspear and grabs the reigns of the chocobo with both hands and hops up on top.
12:57, Today: teslas, on behalf of RAIF, rolled 17 using 1d20+4. Ride check to calm chocobo.
The chocobo is still quite frightened, but does not bolt off into the night now that the goblin in front of it is unconscious.

More vivid blue and white streaks fly overhead.

Round 11:
16: SILI
13: DAI        - Light (20'/20')
11: 1
11: MILO
11: 2          - Prone, Unconscious, Dying
11: 3          - Sleeping
10: GRIM
10: ZEIG
 9: 6          - Prone, Unconscious, Dying, underneath #7
 9: 7          - Sleeping, on top of #6
 1: RAIF
 1: Chocobo

. = packed dirt
, = mud and slick grass (DC 5 Balance to charge/run)
~ = water (river)
T = tree (soft corners)
☼ = magical difficult terrain

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TT~~
,,,,,~~~~~~,,,,,~~~~~~~~~,,,,,,TT,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
T,,,,,,,,,,,TT,,,,,,,,,,,,T,,,,,,,,
T,,,,,,,,,,,TT,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,T,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
...............,,,,,,,,,,7.........
...................ZS.3.GD......MRc
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,..........,,,,,,,,2cc
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,T,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TTT,,,,X,,,
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Sili (who took a 5ft. step down a few turns ago) moves down-right one square and then 3 squares to the right, then readies an action to sing lullaby on any creature that wakes up. He orders Milo to protect Dai.
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Round 11:
16: SILI       - Readied Action
13: DAI        - Light (20'/20')
11: 1
11: MILO
11: 2          - Prone, Unconscious, Dying
11: 3          - Sleeping
10: GRIM
10: ZEIG
 9: 6          - Prone, Unconscious, Dying, underneath #7
 9: 7          - Sleeping, on top of #6
 1: RAIF
 1: Chocobo

. = packed dirt
, = mud and slick grass (DC 5 Balance to charge/run)
~ = water (river)
T = tree (soft corners)
☼ = magical difficult terrain

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TT~~
,,,,,~~~~~~,,,,,~~~~~~~~~,,,,,,TT,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
T,,,,,,,,,,,TT,,,,,,,,,,,,T,,,,,,,,
T,,,,,,,,,,,TT,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,T,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
...............,,,,,,,,,,7.........
...................Z..3.GD......MRc
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,..........,,,,,,,,2cc
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,S,,,,,,,,,,
,,T,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TTT,,,,X,,,

DAI, taking in the situation, decides that his magic had done enough for the battle, but he had seen how well SILI's lullaby had worked when someone got too close, so he decided going to kill Goblin 3 would be a mistake. Instead he decides to get his hands dirty with more goblin-blood, and charges the unconscious and dying #2, since no other targets existed that he felt he could talke out in one blow.

11:36, Today: DAI rolled 2 using 1d4+1. Black mage stabby go!
11:36, Today: DAI rolled 26 using 1d20+10. charging dagger vs Prone(dying) #2.
A pin prick after its armor XD

OOC: Grim can CDG 7, 3 will wake up if any of us get close...not much else to do that wouldn't be a waste of MP at this point.
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DAI jabs the last half inch of his dagger through the goblin's strips of shoddy leather. It does not move.

MILO, not having any further instructions, remains next to the remaining chocobo, defending it.

Goblin #1 disappears from view.

Goblin #3 continues sleeping. Heads up, this is the last round.

GRIM ends worg #7's life. Coop Da Woop.

ZEIG circles around to take a position next to GRIM.

The pools of water-dilute blood beneath #2 and #6 increase in size.

RAIF stays atop the chocobo, attempting to calm it, which is enough to keep it in place.

Round 12:
16: SILI
13: DAI        - Light (20'/20')
11: MILO       - Readied Action
11: 2          - Prone, Unconscious, Dying
11: 3          - Sleeping
10: GRIM
10: ZEIG
 9: 6          - Prone, Unconscious, Dying, underneath #7
 1: RAIF
 1: Chocobo

. = packed dirt
, = mud and slick grass (DC 5 Balance to charge/run)
~ = water (river)
T = tree (soft corners)
☼ = magical difficult terrain

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TT~~
,,,,,~~~~~~,,,,,~~~~~~~~~,,,,,,TT,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
T,,,,,,,,,,,TT,,,,,,,,,,,,T,,,,,,,,
T,,,,,,,,,,,TT,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,T,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
...............,,,,,,,,,Z6.........
......................3.G......DMRc
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,..........,,,,,,,,2cc
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,S,,,,,,,,,,
,,T,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TTT,,,,X,,,
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Sili plays his song for the goblin, hoping it wouldn't be hostile when it woke up.

15:51, Today: SILI rolled 25 using 1d20+12 with rolls of 13. Perform (Vocal) (Virelai on goblin 3).

25/3=8, 4th level song, Will Save DC 17

The goblin continues to snooze.

The battlefield remains alight from the natural spectacle above.

Round 12:
16: SILI
13: DAI        - Light (20'/20')
11: MILO       - Readied Action
11: 2          - Prone, Unconscious, Dying
11: 3          - Sleeping
10: GRIM
10: ZEIG
 9: 6          - Prone, Unconscious, Dying, underneath #7
 1: RAIF
 1: Chocobo

. = packed dirt
, = mud and slick grass (DC 5 Balance to charge/run)
~ = water (river)
T = tree (soft corners)
☼ = magical difficult terrain

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TT~~
,,,,,~~~~~~,,,,,~~~~~~~~~,,,,,,TT,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
T,,,,,,,,,,,TT,,,,,,,,,,,,T,,,,,,,,
T,,,,,,,,,,,TT,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,T,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
...............,,,,,,,,,Z6.........
......................3.G......DMRc
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,..........,,,,,,,,2cc
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,S,,,,,,,,,,
,,T,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TTT,,,,X,,,

DAI finishes the job with a slit throat, not wanting to leave anything up to chance...the goblins would have to learn eventually that attacking them was stupid, even for them.

13:13, Today: DAI rolled 9 using 2d4+2. CDG for lulz.
If he's still alive(doubtful) DC 19 fort save or insta-death

DAI spills the little remaining blood of goblin #2 onto the packed dirt beneath them. Goblin #3 wakes up, then immediately heads southward into the forest. GRIM hacks the head off of the unconscious worg.

Lightning continues to boom in the background.

One chcoobo is gone. The other has broken its bindings and will need to be re-tied. Due to the storm, the threat of this giant still about, and other such things, you cannot take 10 on Use Rope checks to re-splice the rope together. If you do wish to do this, let me know, and I'll roll the hidden checks for doing it.

Note: GRIM actually has 9 ranks in Use Rope and +1 more from DEX. If you aided him (auto-succed mr. bard man) this would be +12. So you may want to ask GRIM to do it.

The party gains 250 EXP for fending off the goblin raiding party.

The party gains 200 EXP for encountering the as yet unnamed giant.

DAI mumbles as he summons yet another chocobo, knowing that speed was of the utmost importance at this moment. He then casts a few Mendings to fix the broken bindings.

It will take exactly 3 castings of Mending to fix the ropes. ZEIG wll spend two of them for you since you spent one on Light.

ZEIG also casts Cure on DAI.
15:24, Today: teslas, on behalf of ZEIG, rolled 10 using 1d8+6. Cure -> DAI MP: 31/53.
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Sili asks Grim to retie it, and cheers him on.

Goooooooooo GRIM!

GRIM competently reties the knots, brushing the rainwater off of the brim of his helmet from time to time.

Despite the weather and the fact that its companion has splinters stuck into it and is rather unsettled, the new chocobo happily waits to be tied to the sled and then drags it without issue. The other chocobo, apparently injured when lightning struck the tree, does not appear as cheery but pulls the sled without problem.

What's the plan, kids? Keep going I'm assuming?

DAI suggests  they move on until the end of their day's travel, and plans to use a Tent or equivelant facilities if they get to the Halfling compound by then.

Yes, continue onwards!

You are still more than a day's journey out from the halfling settlement.

The rain does not thicken any further, but the thunder booming in the air continues to grow more and more frequent.

About three hours later, a familiar, large silhouette can be seen ahead on the path for brief moments after lightning strikes, roughly 100' away.

DAI facepalms, wondering if they were gonna have to fight again. He lets ZEIG and SILI do their diplomacy thing, ready to start firing off blasts of the elements when the need arose.

Sili walks forward until he's 40 ft. away from the giant, readying himself for battle (takes out his harp). He also lets Grim go in front of him. "Well?"

DAI is standing 60ft away from the Giant, wanting to hear what he has to say but making sure GRIM and SILI are in the way.

GRIM walks beside SILI as he advances toward the giant. ZEIG hangs back with DAI.

The giant steps forward a slight bit as well, bringing the total gap to 35'. "Well.... I... apologize?.. for the waiting. I did not expect you to have many goblins attack you. I also did not expect you to be as ready as you were for me. It is slightly shame-bringing, though this time I think we both be more ready."

He draws his club and giant tower shield as a bolt of lightning strikes a tree not a third of a mile away down the path. "Are you ready? My reason to be here is the same."
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DAI stops being silent. "Oh come on! We're doing this whole mission thing to save the world, that includes you and every giant like you that doesn't try smashing our heads in. Seriously? It's like you want the ground beneath your feet to cave in to some hellhole full of nasties that would just love to give your odd sense of honor the kind of reward that it gets in the end; News flash, it isn't a foot massage and endless bliss." DAI is practically fuming at this point. "Why is it that even though we're supposed to be saving this hunk of earth, every living breathing thing, and some that aren't, on it wants to make things more difficult for us?" he finally stops his little tirade just huffing and puffing a bit. "Whatever...fine, you wanna cause complications? We'll just have to treat you like every dumb animal and goblin we've come across, you just happen to be smarter than most."

14:17, Today: DAI rolled 6 using 1d20. Diplomacy: Fuck, why not?
And that is why I normally choose to not roll >.>

GM Edit-
Color Nazi'ing.
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"You talk fast, and the thunder is loud.

You may make reason to not fight from fear, or it may be real word. I don't know. I am not in place to know of such thing."

The giant advances another five feet. "Are you ready?"
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DAI wants to continue...but readies himself for combat, deciding that small questions may at least appease him before they have to kill this interesting fellow. "And why exactly aren't you in place to know such things? What stops you?"

14:31, Today: DAI rolled 9 using 1d20+4. reroll init.
:/