Expedition: Baxtaw - Seeking Scatha's Lair - 23 July 2021

[Zhym]

At Bremen's warning, Lug shrugs and leaves the rest of the raw dragon chunk uneaten. It wasn't that tasty anyway, and there are suddenly plenty of places nearby to roast dragon meat.

"Shouldn't we make for the hoard first? I bet them little runts'll be making for the loot real quick. The dragon ain't going nowhere."

[Jernau35]

Wow! We got away with that?

With the dragon slain, Piers moves to Osuna's side and begins the process of healing her.

Cure Light Wounds [1d6+1] = 3+1 = 4

That's Piers second CLW. If another is needed to revive her, he'll cast it, but he'd prefer to save it. Here's the roll just in case:
Cure Light Wounds [1d6+1] = 3+1 = 4

[Marullus]

Bremen did not hobble the goblins.

Lug and Piers rush to Osana's side, stopping her bleeding and calling upon Baudh's power to help her recover from death. (+4) She is still pale and unstable and cannot be moved. Clauson regretfully shares that he is exhausted for the day as well. Neither he nor Piers can aid Osana further until they've rested, as this has been a very long day.

Bremen enjoys his own healing potion (+5), though, and begins giving orders to his henchmen and others. "Yeah... I can do that. Just like a bull, but bigger," responds Stantz, revealing his literal-butchery past. With some help, Stantz manages to skin the dragon, the massive raw carcass and wagon-sized pile of dragonhide lying next to it. The massive dragon's hide weighs about 400lbs; it can be fashioned into goods once returned to an artificer.

After issuing orders, Bremen grabs Dorbeck's shield and Piers' torch and runs down the alleyway after the goblins. The places to hide in the multitude of workshops and storage areas are uncountable. With his well-lit charge, he finds he is unable to catch the goblins by surprise and never gets sight of them. He does find that, around the middle of the vaulted workroom area (judging by the ceiling buttresses), there is a massive stairway and cart ramp spiraling downwards. He hears the rapid sound of fleeing feet below.

With Osana stable and in the hands of the exhausted clerics, Lug chews on a hunk of raw meat and advises the group leave the corpse and make haste to find the dragon's hoard before the goblins. Stantz continues skinning anyway. Rowine and Crowgar look to Piers and Baxtaw for guidance: "What you want us to do? Can't move that fortune teller like that, and this dragon blood stinks."

Date: 5:00pm, 26 July 2021
Light: Lit furnaces; Piers Bremen' torch (until 5:30pm)
Effects: Resist Fire (Bremen);
Injuries: Dorbeck (Dead), Osana (dying, unconscious), Baxtaw (severely wounded), Bremen (moderately wounded), Lug (moderately wounded), Stantz (minor wound), Clouson (minor wound)

[Zhym]

"Hey, I don't mind killing a bunch of goblins to get this dragon's loot, but it'd be a bunch easier if we don't have to," says Lug. "'Course, if I was a gob and I had half the smarts Baudh gave grass, I'd try not to piss off the folks that just totally killed my fire breathing overlord. But these gobs ain't seemed that smart so far."

Marullus, I forget the rule—if Osuna gets more magical healing to bring her to consciousness, can she move?

[Marullus]

Yes. Without magic healing, she needs to rest before being stable enough to carry on a litter.
Death, Dying & Healing

[Zhym]

Lug checks to see whether Osuna thought to bring any magical healing with her. If so, he gives her some of her own potion. If not, he administers his own healing potion.

[Rusty Tincanne]

Shoot. My mistake. Goblins...

Too bad about Osuna. I thought she'd be good with the clerical healing. Guess not. The action still, it sounds about like Bremen.

Bremen has one more potion. Looks like Lug or Baxtaw could use it. Flip a coin?

Can he tell how many goblins he hears, roughly? A few, a dozen, a score?

Bremen looks around for a large piece of machinery to drop down the hole he heard footsteps from, whistling to the others to warn them about their newest obstacle. If something presents itself, he'll start to work.*

When he returns to the others he offers his remaining healing potion to the injured fighters. How can we trap these buggers this time? Fire again?


* Large ore-trucks rigged with flaming oil would work, but he'd prefer something to totally plug the hole (and crush the goblins).

[Zhym]

Lug wouldn't turn down healing.

And did someone say ore trucks? Sounds like a good way to get dragon hide and a treasure hoard out of here.

Are there any other dragon parts that are especially valuable—as spell components, say? A tooth also worked out well.

[Rusty Tincanne]

Pierpont pays well for teeth, at least. Including the smaller teeth. Bremen is sure the claws are valuable, and viscera could be used as spell components. Anything dragon is unique stuff.

[Jernau35]

The ore carts are outside the mine entrance, which was the first entrance on the left when we were running from Scatha. The goblins brought us in here, the second on the left.

Marullus said that Bremen heard the goblins fleeing, so we should have at least some time to get organized.

Piers turns to Rowine and Crowager. "We might need a barrricade again. Go into these buildings around here and drag out any tables or workbenches, anything like that we could use. Be careful, be watchful. Don't go to far!"

Piers positions himself where he can watch the main entrance, in case any goblins try to slip in that way.


Forgot to add: 1 torch deducted

[Zhym]

"But—but...the treasure is unguarded!" insists Lug. "We can't just let the little runts take it! C'mon! Don't you wanna see what that bad boy has in his treasure hoard? Bet there's magic swords and stuff! I'd rather fight goblins with that stuff than without it!"

[Dram]

Baxtaw-

"DRAGON SLAYERS!" calls out Lug triumphantly. He cuts out a piece of dragon flesh and bites into it. "Who's dragon food now, huh?"

Then he realizes that Osuna is still technically alive and rushes to help her. As he does, a thought suddenly occurs to him. "Quick, we gotta figure out where his hoard is before the stinkin' goblins all realize it's unguarded and try to take it themselves."

Am I right that that came down to Scatha also rolling a 1 for initiative and us having better dexterity? Oh, MAN.

Also, I think using Rhybek's axe made the difference between a hit and a miss both rounds. Daaaamn.

Edit: Osuna is a her, not a him.

Ya dont think it was the dragon blade doing double on each hit?



Baxtaw- Pulls his healing potion from his backpack drinks it. That was a mighty battle. Leave the dragon and lets move before the rest of the goblin horde beats us to the treasure. Is there any way the lit kilns can be used as a weapon possibly slow them down. Baxtaw looks at the kilns closely for any way to use them.



Healing potion[1d6+2] = 1+2 = 3 Baxtaw (severely wounded),
What do you have as my actual HP.

[Rusty Tincanne]

Sorry about the red here, but Zym's post made me wonder about something. Again, how many pairs of feet was Bremen hearing down the stairs? And were they getting closer or farther? If it sounded like the pair of them running away, he won't bother with any of the "throw something into the hole" actions. Thanks.

[Marullus]

Hear noise 1-4 [1d6] = 1

Bremen is quite good at interpreting the sound of running feet. It sounds like the two of them running away.

Inventory: Who has potions left, and are they used on Osana?

[Zhym]

Lug has two potions and he will use both on Osuna, in sips (hopefully while Scatha is being butchered) if necessary. If it takes only one to bring Osuna back, Lug will gulp the other one himself.

Edit: Lug will chug.

Healing potion: [1d6+2] = 1+2 = 3

Heh. Shoulda stuck with sipping.

[Rusty Tincanne]

Bremen has one potion left as well.

Bremen returns to the others to let them know the two goblins ran down the stairs. He acknowledges the others' points about the treasure. Okay then. Let me take enough hide for one suit of armor - which will be part of my share of the treasure - and the beast's larger teeth. Then we should find the horde. We'll come back here later if we have the chance.

[Dram]

Baxtaw Lets hurry before those 2 find their kin and beat us to the horde. Baxtaw helps in the skinning the dragon. The teeth should be safe, no goblin would want them.



We should head back toward the gold melted doors.

[Jernau35]

Piers tells Rowine and Crowager to leave the benches and tables where they are. "We're going to look for the dragon's hoard instead. He won't be needing it anymore".

[Marullus]

Lug pours sips of potion into Osana's mouth. Her burns fully heal and she is grateful to be awake once more. Lug chugs his second potion and feels a bit better, as well. Bremen keeps his potion in his pouch.

The dragon is skinned. The tables and chairs are left alone.

(A bit confused - what's the new plan?)

Date: 5:10pm, 26 July 2021
Light: Lit furnaces; Piers Bremen' torch (until 5:30pm)
Effects: Resist Fire (Bremen);
Injuries: Dorbeck (Dead), Baxtaw (severely wounded), Bremen (moderately wounded), Lug (moderately wounded), Stantz (minor wound), Clouson (minor wound)

[Dram]

The group Is heading towards the melted golden doors. I believe that is where Scatha came from.