Chapter 3.1: The Second Expedition

Round three, continued...

Chase loses an arrow in the darkness.

Morton...?

As the spores begin to wrack its body, the goblin leaps forward off of the abdomen of the dead spider, trying to attack Theran with a scimitar it whips out of its scabbard. Myrtha's shield rises up.
Goblin leader takes 7 necrotic damage from spores.
Myrtha's shield blocks the first attack, but the second attack gets through their defenses and slashes into Theran's abdomen.
Theran takes 7 slashing damage.

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23 - Ember (9/9)
23 - Chase (14/14)
23 - Giant Spider (Six)
20 - Morton (9/9)
20 - Spider-riding goblin (Five) (-7)
16 - Myrtha (9/18)
15 - Jonel (3/7)
13 - Theran (18/18, 0 temporary HP)
11 - Goblins One, Two, Three, Four (-1) 15' up in a tree
10 - Aanbo (27/27) 15' up in a tree
9 - Arya (9/10) Taking cover behind a tree trunk

Round three, continued...

Morton's dark power sends another blast searing into the darkness, missing Goblin 5.

Myrtha stabs the goblin who'd been riding the spider - what seems like their captain (Goblin 5) - with her magic spear!
Goblin 5 takes 5 piercing damage!

Jonel flings a burst of fire into the darkness, singeing a branch of the tree near Goblin 2. The canopy is lush and so the branch begins to smolder, rather than bursting into flames.
Theran...?

Goblin 2 looses an arrow at Morton, who'd dared attack their leader (and is furthermore lit up by the campfire). In fact, he is TOO lit by the campfire - the light hurts the goblin's eyes, and it misses.

Goblin 4 whips out its scimitar and tries to slash Aanbo with it.
Aanbo takes 8 slashing damage.

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23 - Ember (9/9)
23 - Chase (14/14)
23 - Giant Spider
20 - Morton (9/9)
20 - Goblin 5 (-12)
16 - Myrtha (9/18)
15 - Jonel (7/7)
13 - Theran (18/18, 0 temporary HP)
11 - Goblin 1, Goblin 2, Goblin 3, Goblin 4 (-1)
10 - Aanbo (19/27)
9 - Arya (10/10)

Round three, completed

Theran attempts to clobber the goblin rider, but finds that its armor is protecting it.

Aanbo strikes back at the goblin that just slashed him. It dodges his blade, but the dwarf's hand comes around and slaps it across the face.
Goblin 4 takes 3 bludgeoning damage.

Arya takes shelter in the darkness.

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23 - Ember (9/9)
23 - Chase (14/14)
23 - Giant Spider
20 - Morton (9/9)
20 - Goblin 5 (-12)
16 - Myrtha (9/18)
15 - Jonel (7/7)
13 - Theran (18/18)
11 - Goblin 1, Goblin 2, Goblin 3, Goblin 4 (-4)
10 - Aanbo (19/27)
9 - Arya (10/10)

Round four
(this was preceded by round three)

Ember tries to skewer the goblin boss, but her blade glances off of metal armor he is wearing under his rags.

Chase looses an arrow; the shaft flies through the air and passes over the arrow that the goblin was drawing back with his own bow, and sinks into the goblin's eye.
Goblin 2 takes 10 damage and dies, its body falling out of the tree with another thud, unseen in the dark undergrowth.

Morton's eldritch blast scorches a hole in the goblin boss' rags, revealing the chain shirt that he wears underneath.

The spider-riding goblin leader chokes on the poisonous spores surrounding Theran.
Goblin 5 takes 6 necrotic damage.
Goblin 5 is really sweating now: three-to-one is not great odds. It tries to decide which opponent to attack...in the end, its unreasonable hatred of Theran outweighs any other assessment. It attacks the poisonous fungal druid!
As Myrtha continues to protect Theran, the fighting woman's shield blocks the first slashes, but the monster is determined and tries again! Once again, the second attack manages to slip under Myrtha's shield - the huge fighter may have a problem with such little guys - and bites into Theran once more.
Theran takes 4 slashing damage!
The goblin boss gives a little inarticulate cry of exultation at the spray of blood, but this turns to dismay when it sees that it hasn't evened the odds after all, and Theran is still standing. It disengages and flees into the darkness of the woods outside the reach of the firelight.



Myrtha charges into the darkness following the terrified goblin leader. The goblin is not being particularly clever in its retreat, moving in a straight line and crashing through the underbrush, so that Myrtha has an educated guess as to its whereabouts.
Myrtha feels the spear connect, though she cannot see it. Theran and Morton watch in satisfaction as the warrior woman plunges the magic spear into the goblin's back.
Goblin 5 takes 8 piercing damage and dies.

Jonel trots back toward Morton and the fire, aiming carefully into the tree in front of Aanbo. With a precise shot, he flings his accumulated magical energy in a gout of flame, hitting Goblin 4.
Goblin 4 takes 6 fire damage and bursts into flame. It falls to the ground with a crunch that ends its scream.

With that victory over the goblin marauders, each PC gains 75 XP!

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23 - Ember (9/9)
23 - Chase (14/14)
23 - Giant Spider
20 - Morton (9/9)
20 - Goblin 5
16 - Myrtha (9/18)
15 - Jonel (7/7)
13 - Theran (14/18)
11 - Goblin 1, Goblin 2, Goblin 3, Goblin 4
10 - Aanbo (19/27) 15' up a tree
9 - Arya (10/10)

Round four, continued...

The spider-riding goblin leader chokes on the poisonous spores surrounding Theran.
Goblin 5 takes 6 necrotic damage.
Goblin 5 is really sweating now: three-to-one is not great odds. It tries to decide which opponent to attack...in the end, its unreasonable hatred of Theran outweighs any other assessment. It attacks the poisonous fungal druid!The fighting woman's shield blocks the first slashes, but the monster is determined and tries again! Once again, the second attack manages to slip under Myrtha's shield - the huge fighter may have a problem with such little guys - and bites into Theran once more.
Theran takes 4 slashing damage!
The goblin boss gives a little inarticulate cry of exultation at the spray of blood, but this turns to dismay when it sees that it hasn't evened the odds after all, and Theran is still standing. It disengages and flees into the darkness of the woods outside the reach of the firelight.

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23 - Ember (9/9)
23 - Chase (14/14)
23 - Giant Spider
20 - Morton (9/9)
20 - Goblin 5 (-18) fleeing into the darkness
16 - Myrtha (9/18)
15 - Jonel (7/7)
13 - Theran (14/18)
11 - Goblin 1, Goblin 2, Goblin 3, Goblin 4 (-4) 15' up a tree
10 - Aanbo (19/27) 15' up a tree
9 - Arya (10/10)