In case there was any confusion (my initiative order had the goblins acting next), we're still waiting on Guelph and Haaj.
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As the goblin resists from being pushed over the edge, Haaj thrusts his sword into it, wounding it in the chest.
Haaj puts more pressure on the goblin by stepping towards the edge.

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Standard:
 Attack vs G3: hit Ac 21 using 1d20+2 ((19)) HIT! for once
 damage: 4 using 1d8+1 ((3))
Move: 1 sq towards the edge

Guelph lines up the goblin's head and takes another swing with his enchanted club.

Standard: club on G2

21:16, Today: Guelph rolled 21 using 4d6+6. damage. !!!!
21:16, Today: Guelph rolled 21 using 1d20+3. roll to confirm.
21:16, Today: Guelph rolled 23 using 1d20+3. club on G2.
 

In reply to Guelph (msg # 179):

Ouch!!!

Some luck finally shines on our heroes!  Seeing an opening in the defenses of the goblin in front of him, Guelph swings his mighty shillelagh with all his might.  His club strikes the goblin square in the jaw.  The others in the party hear two impacts: Guelph's club striking the goblin and the lower portion of the goblin's face striking the wall.  A slow-forming trail of blood is left as the lump of flesh and bone fragments slide down the rough stone.  The creature barely has time to recognize what's happened before falling over, dead.

Desra makes a valiant attempt to shove the goblin back and into the pit behind it, but somehow the goblin is able to keep it's balance and resist Desra's rush.  As Desra steps forward, the goblin lands a quick strike.   Seeing the goblin distracted, Haaj lands a deep wound and presses forward!  Scalesa swings but can't manage the same good fortune.

Mina takes a moment to bind the incapacitated goblin  and observes the hulking creature. 

The cornered goblin, finding leverage, attacks Desra and hits once again!



Initiative
Guelph
Desra
Haajrayn
Scalesa
Mina
Goblin Troopers (AC:19, T:11, FF:19)

Buoyed by his latest success, Guelph turns and heads across the room to help deal with the goblin in the corner.

Move: SE
Standard: club attack on G3

13:09, Today: Guelph rolled 8 using 1d20+3. club on G3.

Scalesa brings her mace down one more time and...ye gods, she clipped corner!  With a disgruntled hiss, she brings her mace back up, shaking her head.

18:29, Today: Scalesa rolled 3,7 using 1d20+1,1d6+1. Scalesa Light Mace Attack and Damage.

 Desra winced as the goblin's blade found its way past her shield and scratched her arm.
 She let go a shout of pain when the monster retaliated and this time bled her knee...

 Ignoring the pain, she put all of her anger in her sword and stroke hard... but missed.
 The weapon-master at Heironeus' Temple was right... wrath brings up no talent.

 She grinned and tried to remain focused and keep her shield high, despite the growing pain, despite the blood slowly dripping along her thigh...

attack : hit AC 11 for 5 damage
 (might have been better off casting cure light wounds...)
This message had punctuation tweaked by the player at 16:20, Tue 11 Feb 2014.

In reply to Desra Jalarond (msg # 184):

Haaj hacks at the goblin, as it hits Desra, but the strike is unpractised and bounces off the goblin's armor.

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Standard
 attack vs G3: hit AC 16 using 1d20+2 ((14))

The heroes converge on the remaining goblin, but are unable to bring it down.  The goblin shrieks at Desra,  and swings its battleaxe at the cleric.  Fortunately, it misses the bold cleric.

The lumbering stone creature casually glances in your direction, but otherwise takes no interest.



Initiative
Guelph
Desra
Haajrayn
Scalesa
Mina
Goblin Troopers (AC:19, T:11, FF:19)
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Scalesa swings downward again, crying out in the Goblin tongue at the lone humanoid.

[Language unknown: "Encic!  Ca, Rat k be e peekon Weacoshear io ectareres Ncti tiontihasous ck roiv wheallhattic."]

21:20, Tue 11 Feb 2014: Scalesa rolled 5,7 using 1d20+1,1d6+1 ((4,6)).

Guelph continues to swing away, raising his enchanted club and striking hard at the enemy.

Standard: club attack on G3

19:52, Today: Guelph rolled 15 using 2d6+3. damage. kaboom!
19:52, Today: Guelph rolled 20 using 1d20+3. club on G3.

 As Guelph hit the goblin fair and square, reducing his face to a pulp, Desra felt a sudden relief. She took three steps back and leaned against the wall. The pain in her arm was serious, but she was more concerned for her leg.

  "We need to assess..." her voice was feeble, "what this guardian does..." she winced, "and whether it could jump on us here..."

 She rested her sword by her side and unbound her shield.

 She warmed her palms and placed it on her thigh, and whispered :
  "O Benevolent Justiciar ; ease the pain of your servant."

 A warm light in soft hues of blue descended from her hands to her wound, calming the pain and invigorating her flesh.

  clw : +3 hp
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Scalesa moves up to the ledge to get a look at the guardian...and the sigils.  Cleaning her mace off with a cloth, she pondered things, and then began to cast a spell...

Casting detect magic to examine the sigils and possibly the guardian.

02:30, Wed 12 Feb 2014: Scalesa rolled 21 using 1d20+5 ((16)).  For the sigils...
02:31, Wed 12 Feb 2014: Scalesa rolled 25 using 1d20+5 ((20)).  For the construct...

In reply to Desra Jalarond (msg # 190):

Mina stood next to Desra and Scalesa as they joined her on the ledge. "I've discerned no pattern of movement, but the creature does appear to be bound by the sigils. More than that I can't say without further observation."

She looked over her shoulder at her bound prisoner. "I do however know someone who might be able to enlighten us on how to get by this beast without harm." she added pointing to the goblin she had incapacitated.

Haaj turns around, sheathing his sword and picks up the bow.

He walks back to the edge of the pit, taking in the scene...

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Spot: 10 using 1d20+8 ((2))
what the hell... that roller just hates me. I need a feat that lets me reroll.

Guelph's blow propels the goblin off the ledge and into the pit below.  The hulking creature pauses only for a moment to inspect the dead goblin before continuing its calm patrol.

"I'd like to volunteer to see what I can find out from him," Scalesa offers.  "I know a thing or two that'll get him to talk, if he doesn't respond to my warm smile and pleasant demeanor."

"That aside, I'm picking up some faint traces of conjuration magics from the sigils; faint illusion magic is coming from the broken mirrors, and the intact ones are radiating some powerful divination magics..."

Guelph watches as his club loses the faint glow of his spell, and turns his attention to the bound goblin. "If it will not speak, I can crush its bones," Guelph says helpfully.
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 With the blessing of the Rightful God in her veins, Desra feels a bit better. She stands up and cleans her blade, sheaths the sword and hangs the shield on her back.

 She leaves the other in charge of the interrogation, as she feels she might be too soft for that task. Maybe she can step up and play the good guy if intimidation and threat proves ineffective.

 She limps to the edge and peruses the room downstairs. She inspects every feature of the ceiling and the floor, checks for openings and of course considers the artificial monster with a puzzled interest.


spot 20 - know religion 10

Desra examines the pit closely, and can see that the has worn a groove into the floor along it's path...as if it's been walking for quite a while.  Otherwise it either doesn't notice, or doesn't care, about the party.

The bound goblin begins to stir and offer some low groans.

Scalesa pauses.  "Hmm... You know, now that I think about it, those circles." She wags a finger.  "They're definitely ones I've seen before.  They resemble thaumaturgical circles used to summon demons.  It's in the pattern.  Thank the Seldarine, those things are no longer operational." She then nods towards the construct.  "And that, friends, is a Maug.  A construct native - as much as such can be - to the plane of Acheron." She briefly glances at Desra, to see if the young priestess has any sort of reaction to the lawful and pitiless plane.  She then returns her gaze to the patrolling hulk.

"Putting two and two together, I'd have to say that our friend, here, was asked to guard those circles.  We might be able to get some more history from sleeping beauty, over there," she points to the goblin, which is beginning to stir.  "So perhaps we should be a little more patient than we might otherwise be.  As sure as our friend is from Acheron, I don't want to bump into any demons." With that, the beguiler puts her mace back into its loop.

"I can speak the tongues of the goblinoid and many of the goodlier forest-dwelling races, but the tongues of creatures not from the Prime Material Plane elude me.  Are there any other linguists among us?"

Guelph shrugs at Scalesa's inquiry but moves over to the restless goblin, grabbing his club in case it wants to cause trouble.

In reply to Guelph (msg # 200):

OOC: Mina will look closer at the mirrors, and the sigils and see if anything pops up in memory

Mina Black rolled 20 using 1d20+8. knowledge, the planes.

Mina Black rolled 29 using 1d20+10. knowledge arcana.