02. New Situation at the Falls

[dmw71]

As the group debates the merits of their next actions, they are interrupted by a familiar snarling sound to the north. At the cave entrance, a new batch of pesky goblins is pulling a resistant worg out of the cave and working to secure it to the now-empty restraints that bound the first worg encountered.

They do not appear to notice you.


Night is arriving quickly, and vision for human characters will soon become an issue without a light source.

[Alethan]

Gwilt immediately drops to a crouch to reduce his profile. He turns to the others and offers a quiet hiss to get their attention.

"Company..." he whispers. Turning back to the goblins, he mutters,"Like bloody cockroaches, they are..."

He'll slowly creep forward until he has a good idea of his range to them, how many there are, and can see when they finally have the worg chained up.

[ravenn4544]

"Maybe we should opt for the woods and make a defense there -- they're bound to get suspicious soon when there buddies don't come back for dinner....." whispers Alordan. He steals a glance at Ewell's wounds and thinks he's not ready for another scrap if it can be avoided.

[onlyme]

Ewell needs the rest but his pride won't let him admit it.

He says "you go set up camp, please. I will finish them off"

[Alethan]

Ewell needs the rest but his pride won't let him admit it.

He says "you go set up camp, please. I will finish them off"

That's the spirit!

I say we wait until the worg is properly chained up, then we launch a volley of arrows at the goblins (yes, yes, yes, I know the valiant cavalier and paladin won't participate in that...) and hopefully get them down before they can untie the worg.

You sure our cleric is all out of heals? He's already cast four spells?

Edit: ah, he only gets three... Never mind.

[saalaria]

Kaltar not worrying about honour etc, drops to a crouch next to Gwilt. A smile spreads across his face and he whispers:
"hey as long as I can use my trusty mace again, I'm game for anything! The lord appreciates a good smiting of evil"

[Nuke66]

OOC: Back from my road trip.

Garth watches the interaction of the party members with amusement. "Well met Alordan, good work."

As the conversation turns to camp, and more goblins, he adds "Don't expect much more from me this day either. Perhaps we can make this look like the orcs and goblins fought each other, but we had better move fast."

[Alethan]

Welcome back, Nuke!

[onlyme]

Ewell needs the rest but his pride won't let him admit it.
He says "you go set up camp, please. I will finish them off"

That's the spirit!

Yeah, this PC is fun but nailbiting to play. It is like playing poker, and betting all in before the deal.

I say we wait until the worg is properly chained up, then we launch a volley of arrows at the goblins (yes, yes, yes, I know the valiant cavalier and paladin won't participate in that...) and hopefully get them down before they can untie the worg.

It is getting dark and I think we need to have a camp set up.We will either be blind, or walking around like a lighthouse, after this battle... If we head toward the cave at all, and find it not suitable, we are in trouble.

[Alethan]

In the fading light, Gwilt mutters a curse under his breath and holds a hand out to stop the youth from advancing further.

"Wait... Our new friend, Alordan, is right, young Ewell." He looks up into the darkening sky. "We haven't the energy or the vision to sort this out properly. There is a difference between being brave and being foolhardy. Let us camp this evening and, after you've been tended, you can be brave in the morning."

Looking about the tree lines while there is still a little light to see by, Gwilt turns his attention to the west and points.

"I do not like the prospect of traipsing through unfamiliar woods at night, nor of camping with full exposure to said woods. Let us move west, hugging the base of the cliff, until we find a suitable alcove or outcropping to use for partial shelter."

[onlyme]

^plan sounds great... however... what about the orcs?

[dmw71]

Welcome back, Nuke!

Agreed!

what about the orcs?

A mighty fine question. One I will need clarified before proceeding.

[Alethan]

Welcome back, Nuke!

Agreed!

what about the orcs?

A mighty fine question. One I will need clarified before proceeding.

Ummm... how many are left after the carnage that was the worg attack?

[onlyme]

Welcome back, Nuke!

Agreed!

what about the orcs?

A mighty fine question. One I will need clarified before proceeding.

Ummm... how many are left after the carnage that was the worg attack?

Four according to the last updated map, though not sure how many of those are beyond repair...

[Alethan]

Well... however many are left, that will probably be something the paladin and the cavalier and the cleric will have to sort out.

Gwilt might just walk away, leaving them tied up, except that they would see which direction we went and may seek revenge.

Everyone could go ahead and Gwilt can "set them free"... I'm sure at least two people would have problems with that, though. Damned humanitarians...

Personally, making them walk away blindfolded and unarmed doesn't seem like a viable option.

[dmw71]

Four according to the last updated map, though not sure how many of those are beyond repair...

Four is correct. From my notes:

Orcs:
o1 hp: 1-3
o2 hp: 6
o3 hp: 8-6 = 2
o7 hp: 6-7
o8 hp: 6
o9 hp: 8

[Alethan]

... however many are left, that will probably be something the paladin and the cavalier and the cleric will have to sort out.

Well, like I said... not my idea to keep them alive, so that's something others can sort out. But they'd better do it soon, because the ranger is heading off to make camp in short order.

[ravenn4544]

"Bind and gag them and we will watch them through the night...... not much choice. We can maybe use them as bartering chips tomorrow when we 'meet' our goblin friends from the cave... if not, we can think about the idea of blindfolding them and then setting them loose some distance away..."

Alordan nods at the idea of heading to the cliff for a camp "..but let's at least do it close to the forest so we have some cover if we need it..."

[onlyme]

"Bind and gag them and we will watch them through the night...... not much choice. We can maybe use them as bartering chips tomorrow when we 'meet' our goblin friends from the cave... if not, we can think about the idea of blindfolding them and then setting them loose some distance away..."

Alordan nods at the idea of heading to the cliff for a camp "..but let's at least do it close to the forest so we have some cover if we need it..."

Is there any forest area at all to the West? I know there was the cliff with minimal cover from the waterfall to the orc attack... But, now that we are still at the orc battle site, is there forest to the west from here south? or still just the plains up to the base of the cliff?


Also, Ewell should be ok with the orcs still bound and gagged until we set them free the next day. He (and I assume Strom) would consider them our responsibility to protect at this point, however, until we set them free.

[ravenn4544]

I was thinking head west to the cliff wall, and then veer a bit south as needed to have some forest to retreat too. A cliff wall at the rear is not a healthy retreat!