Chapter 1 > Road to Adventure

[hedgeknight]

The group makes it back to the wagon, albeit much slower than going to the goblin's hideout. Three demihumans hauling two heavy humans ain't easy! In fact, it is late in the day with the sun setting when they arrive back where the wagon and oxen are hidden. Nothing seems to have been disturbed; the oxen are chewing their cud contentedly.

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You will need to set watches for the night and spellcasters will need to pray/memorize spells; please update your spell lists with your next post.

[wordoftheoracle]

Ioriston will take the first watch.

Spells studied:

Sleep
Magic Missile

[mordechiyoel]

Baer prays for two cure light wounds
and can take mid-shift due to his dark vision.

[Belkregos]

stitches takes the last shift
makes some coffee and tea (puts some pot in the tea) for the wounded

[hedgeknight]

The night passes and morning comes with no sign of goblins and all your wounds are fully healed. With spells ready, you prepare to travel back to the goblin hideout.

I need marching order and two Wisdom checks from whoever is in the lead.

[wordoftheoracle]

Marching order should be the usual:

• Fighter
• Rogue
• Wizard
• Cleric
• Fighter

[Belkregos]

agreed with marching order

[burlyjr]

Aslaan thinks then says......."Maybe we should switch something up, this hasn't worked out so good."

[scbeachbum]

Aslaan thinks then says......."Maybe we should switch something up, this hasn't worked out so good."

Kelton agrees, while he touches his neck.

[burlyjr]

Ok, Kelton. I'll move to the front and you move to the rear and let's try that. If that doesn't work, we will send the horses in first.

[hedgeknight]

If Aslaan is leading, I need two Wisdom checks...

[Belkregos]

as the group start to walk stitches looks around and to whomever is in the front

HEY! remember to skip the traps the gobo pointed out

[mordechiyoel]

Baer advises, "have the trap finder go first, traps
and other nasties can do more damage than we think,"
the dwarves cleric suggests.

[Belkregos]

OOC: just as a note, with the new rules, trap finding is a perception check which is wisdom based, basically anyone in the group will be better at finding a trap than stitches, his modifier is +0
he'll go in front anyways, sneak up or whatever, just let me know

[burlyjr]

Checks [1d20] = 5

Checks [1d20] = 10

[hedgeknight]

By group vote, Aslaan leads the way down the trail this time and even though he is reminded about the "traps" the goblin Dwimp led them around previously, he still overlooks the first one. Not 20 minutes on the trail and suddenly, Aslaan cries out...as he steps in a snare loop and is jerked into the air, suspended upside down!
Luckily, the snare does more damage to his ego than his physical body and after a few moments, his companions cut him down and the group continues onward.
Another 10 minutes pass and this time Aslaan barely avoids stepping into a concealed pit...in fact, if Stitches had not grabbed him by the shirt, he might have very well pitched forward and been seriously injured on the rocks at the bottom of the pit.

But, by the grace of Tymora, the group makes it back to the cave where all is quiet. Stitches scouts ahead and finds no sign of goblins posted outside (of course, that doesn't mean there aren't any hidden somewhere!) nor near the entrance. All is quiet...too quiet.

Actions?

[wordoftheoracle]

Ioriston whispers:

"I have an idea how to draw out any hidden guards. It seems too quiet."

Ioriston casts Prestidigitation to create a small object and throws it in a high arc across to the west bank of the river.

[hedgeknight]

The stone sails into the bushes, making some racket...but nothing happens otherwise.

[Belkregos]

stitches just shakes his head and after a second starts to sneak in

stealth: [1d20+7] = 9+7 = 16

he'll take a look and come back

[hedgeknight]

Stitches eases up to the cave opening and waits for a few seconds before ducking inside. He hugs the wall, fully expecting to be the target of archers, but nothing threatens him. Allowing his eyes to adjust he ventures in a bit further, checking out the chamber where the wolves were kept. He finds nothing there but lots of hair and some blood. The blood is in drag marks that run the length of the room down the steps he just climbed and then...he loses them.
Must have taken the dead dogs up or down stream, he thinks, before returning to his friends outside.