Re: In the Oytwood - a new beginning
Just in case there was any doubt about who should be given the credit for it, the giant Minmorc simultaneously strangles the unconscious Uberthudd and smashes his fist into the ogre's mouth, making sure he will neither breath nor speak again.
"Uberthudd is dead. His plan is dead. We try to fight horsey men we is dead," Minmorc shouts then points his great bloody hand at Jurz and Dregz. "Their gods have made Minmorc strong! Minmorc follows the goblins away from men, come back when Minmorc stronger!"
Grakk the minotaur, Bulldust the bugbear and Moffdust the goblin move up behind the goblin archers, waiting to see which way this is going to develop. Riza the little lizardfolk waits too, with an arrow already nocked on her bowstring. Arlein the cat calmly sidles back to Oopses the nervous goblin.
It is Jurz that makes the decision everyone is waiting for. The goblin archers are too slow in their response to Minmorc's announcement so Jurz charges forward on his riding dog, Rog, to attack one of the goblin archers (g2) near the left end of the clearing. His scimitar draws blood but it is Rog's fangs that rip open the goblin archer's throat. The eagle that had appeared from nowhere moments before, now swoops toward another of the goblins (g5) nearer to where Uberthudd lies. Its claws leave bloody gouges in the goblin's face then with a final squawk the eagle vanishes back to wherever it came from.
Nurzhan follows his lead instantly, shooting another pair of arrows at the goblin archer (g1) nearest to himself. The first arrow deflects off its armour but the second strikes cleanly and the goblin topples without a sound.
The hobgoblin (h1) bellows in fury at this unexpected attack, throws down the bundle of shovels he was carrying and draws his longsword. This inspires the remaining goblin archers to reach for their arrows and swing to face Jurz, Nurzhan and Minmorc.
This is just what Grakk, Bulldust, Moffdust and Riza were waiting for. Grakk impales the goblin (g3) next to him on the pitchfork he is carrying then lifts the unconscious body off the ground.
Bulldust brains the hobgoblin (h1) with the shovel he is carrying, which makes the hobgoblin dizzy as well as angry. The hobgoblin swings around and tries to skewer Bulldust with his sword, inflicting a nasty gash in Bulldust's unprotected belly. However the effort is too much for the grievously wounded hobgoblin and he passes out and drops to the ground.
Moffdust rattles off a rapid incantation and sends a magic missile at the goblin archer (g5) the eagle attacked. The missile scorches the goblin's back leaving it seriously wounded but still alive.
Riza targets one of the goblins (g7) preparing to shoot at Minmorc. Her arrow strikes the goblin in the shoulder, leaving this one seriously wounded but still alive too.
Meanwhile, Dregz the goblin cleric has decided his god is ready to patch up Minmorc. He waves his sacred stick and the massive bruise on the orc's forehead shrinks and fades just a little bit. Then he turns to call sadly to the goblin archers, "Youse should be on our side!"
Having the goblin cleric admonish them like that is the last straw for the surviving four goblin archers. With the ogre, 2 hobgoblins and 3 of their goblin comrades already down their courage finally fails and they turn and flee northward. Two of them make the mistake of trying to squeeze past Bulldust and Moffdust. Bulldust flattens one (g6) with his shovel although Moffdust misses the other one (g5) when she tries to stab it with her trowel. These last 3 goblins flee northward, shouting about treachery and murder as they go.
OOC: Main game map updated. Note that the visibility range in the forest (green squares) is only 60 feet, so the fleeing goblins are already out of sight for Nurzhan, Dregz, Minmorc and Riza
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:34, Tue 28 Jan 2014.