((Since Aloisturm was settled in to watch the group, I'll count his vote as skip as well as he's waiting for the rest of you. That said, that chugging noise you hear in the background might be the module plotline catching up.
))
Agreed on their plan of action and rid of the collar, the group settles in to wait out the few hours, keeping a wary eye out through the front window of the building. Despite their nerves, the street is quiet, and no one notices Aloisturm lurking in between two buildings down the street where he has an excellent view of the building.
Volioker proves an entertaining host, with several tales from his times growing up in Magnimar, though he doesn’t discuss his younger years there. He also scrounges up a battered old backpack, which he gives to Zeratuu, along with some traveling food for the group that he scrounges up from his pantry. He also gifts Zeratuu with a set of Thieves Tools (or a basic locksmith set, as he calls them) as a loan, until she can pay him back.
As the sinking sun begins to splash red highlights across the rooftops, Volioker and the group start towards the square. Aloisturm notices the procession, and while he doesn’t see that any of them are particularly scaly, one is completely hidden in a hooded cloak and is being careful to not let anything be seen.
Aloisturm shadows the group, staying close enough to mark their path, and far enough back to not arouse their suspicions. As they reach the square, they find that most of the town is present, as are most of the outlanders.
Volioker separates from them with a final farewell and takes his place in the crowd, and the group, shadowed by Aloisturm begin edging their way around the north side of the square and take Church Street straight out Northgate and onto the Lost Coast Road.
They are near the well when Father Zantus takes the stage. He produces a stone with a glyph inscribed on it and smacks it firmly before throwing it into the air. At the apex of its arc, the thunderstone detonates, the peel of sound drawing everyone’s attention and quieting the square.
A stray dog under a nearby wagon starts awake at the sound and steps out, looking around nervously.
Everything is quiet as Father Zantus takes a deep breath to begin the first prayers of the consecration, but that stillness is broken by a woman’s scream. It lingers in the air for a moment before being joined by a man’s bellow of panic, and a third scream joins the chorus. Smoke begins to filter into the air all around town, as shrill, maniacal giggles sound all around the square.
The dog tries to run, but only manages to take two steps before something blurs by and it yelps, staggering. Blood gushes from its neck as the stray totters forward before collapsing in a heap, struggling for a breath that will never come again.
The voices begin to sing together, laughter punctuating their song.Goblins chew and goblins bite
Goblins cut and goblins fight
Stab the dog and cut the horse,
Goblins eat and take by force!
Goblins race and goblins jump
Goblins slash and goblins bump.
Burn the skin and mash the head
Goblins here and you be dead!
Chase the baby, catch the pup.
Bonk the head to shut it up.
Bones be cracked, flesh be stewed,
We be goblins! You be food!((
*roll* Perception vs ?))
Of the group, only Steven catches sight of the green shape huddled under a nearby wagon, grinning with a mouth of jagged teeth as it licks blood from its weapon. Its eyes meet Steven’s and widen with insane glee.”It has a boom stick! I want it!” it shrieks, and charges at the group, several others joining its frenzied attack as goblins pour into the square from all sides and chaos reigns.
In the panic, Aloisturm has made its way close enough to the group to be standing right behind them.((
*roll* Initiative))
Already on edge from the panic around them and the chanting of the goblins, no one is surprised when the first group races to engage them, with Etoile being the slowest to prepare himself.Caught at the back of the group, Aloisturm is the first to react to the sudden attack.
((Initiative Tracker:
Aloisturm, Kal, Steven, Zeratuu, Goblin #2, Goblin #1, Goblin #4, Etoile, Goblin #3))
((Health Tracker: Goblin #1:
Healthy, Goblin #2:
Healthy, Goblin #3:
Healthy, Goblin #4:
Healthy))
((The brown squares is the edge of a building and are impassible terrain. The squares marked with a 'd' are difficult terrain - the northern set is a wagon, the ones on the right are the edge of a table. Hopefully the squares with letters are otherwise clear.))
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Topic: Let’s Play Pathfinder: Rise of the Runelords – Chapter 1: Burnt Offerings (Read 89844 times)