Bricklin nods, then takes stock of the others in the hallway. "Tonight we will be allies against the horde. Who among you wades first into battle? Who provides ranged support? Are there any healers or arcanists amongst you?"

As he questions the others, he grabs the chest from Kaj and sets it up at the top of the staircase.

"Good thinking. We will build a barricade, slow them so the ranged support can pin them down, and force them to break through so the warriors may take their limbs." He points to Coraxa and Booker as he grabs nearby large furniture. "Grab whatever large objects you can find."
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While nothing vary big or heavy is found the team manages to put together a barricade of smaller bits and peices at the top of the stairs. They finish just as the foot steps start to accend. They get to the door way and start to try to push thru. One. Two. Three. The soor starts to crack open.

In reply to Master of Tales (msg # 197):

"That...sounds like a lot of orcs. Oh boy..." Booker says. He swipes his sabre through the air, carving letters of light as the blade makes pass after pass.

"Bricklin, I challenge you...to a duel...of fashion!" Booker says the last part very quickly, thus insuring the non dangerous form of the arcane duel. Plus he rather suspected the halfing might enjoy an actual duel between them a bit too much. Mostly because Booker would lose.

Bricklin had seen this form of 'challenge' before. Because the arcane dueling style required some form of conflict, it could be quite literal. However, by Booker setting the terms he could create a ward around both of them with no bad effects.

The ward itself was a glowing orb around each one of them, connected by a corridor of light between ether protective bubble. The ward would keep out anyone trying to harm ether of them, and deflect projectiles away. However, they would be able to attack each other.

It was clear Booker thought many attacks where incoming. In Bricklin's ship, the sword mage used this technique to allow both of them to board enemy vessels without having to worry about stray projectiles getting a lucky shot.

"Stay behind us!" Booker called out to the others. Thus forcing the orcs to waste time and ammo on the two protected figures, rather than the rest of the group.

Ooc-16:42, Today: Booker Magestos rolled 11 using 2d6+2.  Warding technique
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Joy wasn't certain exactly what tactic Booker and Bricklin were attempting, but if the pair wanted to be living shields for the rest of them, Joy wasn't going to complain. Besides, the narrow corridor was going to be much too crowded if all of them tried to stand on the front lines at the same time. But perhaps Joy could make a bit more space. She wasn't very big to start with, but she could become even smaller without sacrificing any of her lethality.

"Okay, you guys do what you need to do. I'm going to work on losing some weight. Do NOT hurt the snake if you see one. That will be me." And with that, Joy called upon the spirits of her homeland. She became a sleek grey serpent (with grasses still sprouting from her back due to her druidic tell) that had a pitch black mouth. She was limbless, but could still slither faster than most humans could run, and her poison was among the deadliest of any non-magical creature. She was a black Mamba.

"Hissssss."

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Joy is Shapeshifting into a Black Mamba snake.
19:00, Today: Joy Weaver rolled 7 using 2d6+1.  Shapeshifter - to Black Mamba.
2 Hold. What are my black Mamba moves, GM?
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Since the orcs were already coming, Seraphene figured that her song wouldn't do any harm. She sang a healing song to aid Coraxa.

Action: arcane art to heal Coraxa 8 hp. mixed success

 On a 7-9, your spell still works, but you draw unwanted attention or your magic reverberates to other targets affecting them as well, GM’s choice.

00:02, Today: Seraphene rolled 7 using 2d6+2.  arcane art.

00:03, Today: Seraphene rolled 8 using 1d8.  heal.

HP15+8=23
Coraxa stands in a spell listening to Seraphene song. She blinks her eyes coning back. " Thank you. You have such a beautiful  voice Seraphene i feel so much better. " she looks at her arms to see no more cuts. She smiles. "i ready for this."  she tand behind the two new comers. Ready to swing at the next foe
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HP: 14/16, XP: 4/4
-1 to casting
Prepared spells: Light, Unseen Servant, Prestidigitation, Magic Missile

Phirosalle does his best to staunchly ignore the upsetting noises coming from downstairs. He doesn't think he's got too many energy beam spells left in him before he'll need some quiet time with his spellbook to set up his magical assets again, anyway.

"Is the rest of the household still in the basement?" he says. "Like your parents, perhaps? And can you tell me anything else about the man with the crooked nose? You should never trust people with crooked noses, you know, they are invariably driven to Evil by their jealousy of people with straight, good-looking noses like mine!"

"I hope you know what you're doing," Kaj says to the two newcomers.  He knew nothing of magic, so he turned to something he did know.

The elf returned to the bedroom.  He pulled the sheets off the bed and tied them together.  He  tied one end to a bedpost and threw the other end out of a window.  It wasn't the best escape plan, but it was a plan.

Bricklin glanced at Booker, and hefted the greatsword in both hands. His grip tightened with an audible groaning of leather on steel.

“Honey,” he said in a chuckling grumble. “Even in a battle of fashion, you don’t stand a chance.” Then with a saucy wink and a laugh he swished his hips and sent his battle skirt swaying. He readied himself for the onrush of… whatever it was pounding at the door.
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" Captain Boro? are you up here." comes the voice of a goblin. They push and heave the door open and scramble over the pile of furniture. 3 goblin heads poke around the door. "Captain, are you...? " his words trail off as he sees the party in the hallway. "Hey guys, there are more people up here.  " A rush of more bodies, and 10 goblins fill the hallway.



What do you do?

HP: 14/16, XP: 4/4
-1 to casting
Prepared spells: Light, Unseen Servant, Magic Missile

"We'll go fetch them as soon as my friends have dealt with these goblins," Phirosalle promises. "In the meantime, watch this!"

He tries to distract the children with a display of flashy, petty magicks.

08:47, Today: Phirosalle rolled 7 using 2d6+1.  Cast a Spell (Prestidigitation).

I choose to forget the spell.

At first the goblins are a bit surprised, as they are not vary smart, thinking that they had already rounded up all the inhabitants of the house "I thought we'd already got you all downstairs" he starts to jab a pointes short sward at the nearest person. "get down to the underground. he said. The goblin next to him say lets have some fun with these ones"

And they all rush forward blade, axes, and hamers flailing about wildly.


So. I imagine we have Bricklin and Booker. Then Coraxa and Bailor. Then Seraphene and Kaj. Standing in a 2x2 staggered line. With Joys black momba slithering somewhere between Bricklin and Coraxa. Or even in front of Bricklin and Booker

6 goblin scramble to attack Booker and Bricklin. Well they try at least. They all look puzzled as they poke and slash at the two men.

They miss the small slithering snake at their feet.

 The other four squeez past. Heading for Coraxa and Bailor, Kaj, And Seraphene.

The makeshift bedsheet rope dangles out the window.

Seraphene took a position in the hall between the stairs and the room the children were hiding in. Her first shot went wide of the goblin closing on her.


23:50, Today: Seraphene rolled 5 using 2d6+1.  volley.

Joy's serpentine body darted between the feet of her allies like a slither of dark lightning toward the biggest cluster of goblins. And she wasn't even going full speed! Since the goblins didn't seem to be paying her much mind, Joy took the opportunity to lash out at the goblin that was directing the others and sank her fangs into their foot. She then recoiled and struck a menacing pose at the other goblins. Her pitch black gums flashed in warning to try and frighten the more weak-minded of their foes. "Hhhhhhhhh!"

---

I am attempting to use my two Hold on the moves listed below as quickly as feasible. After using her second Hold, Joy will automatically return to her halfling form. Likely amidst the pack of six goblins. Or what is left of them at that time. ;-)

Bite with deadly poison. Fell one creature of med size.
Frighten weak minded foes.

In reply to Master of Tales (msg # 207):

The ward deflects and disperses the incoming attack. Then Booker frowns at Bricklin. "Fine...you win." He grumbles, and the glowing shield drops.

He proceeds to turn on the goblins, wielding both sabre and parrying dagger. His blades glow black as he cuts into his foes. Any blow that gets past his defenses, his flesh repairs as the foe comes closer to death.

Ooc: Using soul steal technique.

I hit, do 6 damage, and foe attacks me.

However, because I damaged the foe, I will heal d4 damage. If I kill any foe, I heal d8 damage instead.

09:10, Today: Booker Magestos rolled 6 using 1d8.  Damage.

09:06, Today: Booker Magestos rolled 9 using 2d6+2.  Arcane duelist.

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Bricklin grinned with the fierce joy of a warrior, then uttered a ululating scream that echoed down the posh hallways of the mansion like a tidal wave of war.

In a brutal display of violence he swung his oversized weapon, hacking at the goblins with brute inefficiency, sweeping his sword in a wild arc. Limbs and fingers and blood splatter the walls and himself.

***
Actions Performed:

Bricklin rolled 13 on Hack and Slash. He will Put Himself in Harms Way to deal an extra d6 damage as he overextends himself. He deals 16 damage to the group of goblins. His attacks are Messy and Forceful, so there will be considerable carnage and flying bodies.

09:45, Today: Bricklin Sweetflower rolled 13 using 2d6+3 ((4,6)).
Hack and Slash

09:49, Today: Bricklin Sweetflower rolled 16 using 1d10+1d6+3 ((8,5)).
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Kaj takes aim at the goblin charging him and looses the arrow.  The arrow buries itself deep into the goblin's chest.

07:19, Today: K'ajoranguarssuak rolled 12,7 using 2d6+2,1d8.  attack, damage.

09:14, Today: Coraxa rolled 7 using 1d10+1.  Damage.

09:13, Today: Coraxa rolled 9 using 2d6+2.  HnS attack



Coraxa moves, while not so gracefully and less efficient then hoped, to attack. she was still effective and managed to hit something, but it left her open for other attacks.

Seraphene arrows goes wide
Joy bites a goblins he stumbles away then falls dead. She hisses at the goblins and 2of them run back down stairs.  So of the first six goblins that attack Bricklin and Brooker. Two flee. One fals dead after Joys snake venom. Two other are hurt and the last unscathed. The three again go to attack the the two.  Three blades are headed your way. With bricklins next move he carves out 2 of the three goblins



Bailor strikes with his warhammer. Smashing into a goblins chest. Its stagers back hurt but still standing.
Coraxa hits her target but takes a blade in the side forn her trouble. The two goblins attack again.



2 goblins aproch Kaj and Seraphene. Their arrows streak by. One stucking out he th eye of one and he falls dead

The two goblins from the first room poke their heads out " now whats going on? " now seing the adventure party fighting their brethren. They make their way to bricklin and brooker


Six still remain.
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With her serpentine body reforming into her halfling form amidst the goblins that were still there, Joy aimed her shillelagh at the nearest one. "You should have run with the others!" she threatened, then did her best to dismember it with her blunt weapon.

---

Hack and Slash!
21:16, Today: Joy Weaver rolled 12 using 2d6+2.  Hack and Slash - attack nearest goblin.
21:16, Today: Joy Weaver rolled 5 using 1d6.  Damage.

Kaj fires an arrow at the pair of goblins, but it flies right between them.  It wasn't what he intended, though the elf tries to make the best of it.

"Back in your room," he warns.  "Or the next arrow won't miss."

18:42, Today: K'ajoranguarssuak rolled 5,2 using 2d6+2,1d8.  attack, damage.

Once again her shot misses.

22:34, Today: Seraphene rolled 5 using 2d6+1.  volley.

with a 13 i guess Bricklin would have cleaved all three goblin attacking him.





so as the three goblins begain to strike at Booker, he cleaves at them with his blade and one falls dead. the other 2 are bleeding heavly. but still on their feet.


the two here flee.

Thats 6 goblins down gone

Joy Snake form kills the one attacking Balior
one more down. (3 left)




Coraxas probly hacked off a limb. this goblin is hanging on by a thread of life




the goblin falls dead

19:02, Sun 22 Oct: Master of Tales, on behalf of Bailor, rolled 3 using 1d6.  Dammage.

19:01, Sun 22 Oct: Master of Tales, on behalf of Bailor, rolled 9 using 2d6+1.  Attack goblins.
Bailor  Hit a goblin the joy snake form bites and he fall dead


then from the side room, where 2 goblins had been hiding, they both come out.and head for Bricklin

so there are now 5 goblins
one attacking  booker
one attacking  Coraxa
one attacking  Kaj, Seraphene
two attacking Bricklin

Loks at their friend goblins from the side room. "greedy goblins are trying to take all the treasure for them selves."

14:32, Today: Coraxa rolled 9 using 2d6.  Parley with goblins

THEN coraxa trys to swing at another goblin. But she must be distracted .14:38, Today: Coraxa rolled 5 using 2d6+2.  HnS goblins

Bricklin laughs mightily as the goblins fall before him, and the one remains. He notices the goblins attacking the others and cries out “You insult me, goblin scum! Leave these fools to their own devices and fight me!”

His voice echoes through the hallway, but no goblins accept his challenge!

OOC:
Bricklin attempts to goad the goblins into attacking him and only him, triggering his move ‘What Are You Waiting For?’

14:44, Today: Bricklin Sweetflower rolled 5 using 2d6+2 ((1,2)).


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