Welcome to Daggerford!

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Marcus, paladin

Dak, secure the upper level, Marcus shouts, Jayce, you try to pin them down. I'm going up with Dak. The rest of you, find targets of opportunity!

No plan survives contact with the enemy.

[tumblingdice]

Rory's ready to shoot.

[Spanningtree]

Nahin - Elf Mage

Nahin... shrugs and looks for targets of opportunity.

[Atomic Ray]

Han Overfist, augur of Tymora

"I will try and cover with a few well placed stones"

(the stone thrower's form and function allow for less movement than a bow, so he will brace along a wall and try and pick a target)

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So the plan looks to be: Marcus and Dak will advance as while the others provide cover. Seeing Marcus and Dak ready to advance, Jayce says "We've got enough archers, let me charge with you" and with that he joins your front rank.

Both teams wait for several tense seconds, when suddenly Nahin spots a hobgoblin peer from behind cover at the back wall of the gatehouse. He says calmly to the others around him "Fire." And all the missle weapons erupt -

Due to the cover, it will be -2 to hit

Nahin fires (15, with bonuses, he hits) and with a lucky shot, (6 DMG) he places his arrow cleanly through the throat of the hobgoblin, who tumbles in cinematic fashion to the ground, making a terrible gurgling noise and trailing blood....

Han and Rory see movement in the gatehouse, but don't have a clear target, they fire anyway, hoping to pin down anyone looking...

Dak, Marcus and Jayce sprint at full speed, and turning the corner, you see three hobgoiblins kneeling in the archway of the gatehouse, arrows knocked, with another hobgoblin behind them holding a morningstar aloft. As you clear the corner, he shouts a command, and the archers let loose with their volley:

Hob Archer 1: (5, miss, and his arrow sails over Marcus' head)
Hob Archer 2: (17, hit, his arrow hits Dak in the chest, and he bellows loudly DMG 5)
Hob Archer 3: (14, hit, the arrow landing in Dak's thigh DMG 3)

Dak crumples to the ground in mid-stride, dropping his sword and lying still.

Marcus and Jayce continue their charge, right to the front of the hobgoblin rank.

Marcus: Fueled by the anger of seeing Dak go down, Marcus brings his two handed sword in a wide arc, (16, hit! DMG 10) and he literally cuts one of the kneeling hobgoblins in two! With a sickening crunch and disconcerting sound of entrails hitting the walkway, the torso falls to the right, and the lower half simply tips over onto the archer to his right.

Jayce: Thrusts his bastard sword at the archer next to Marcus' victim, (13, +1, good enough for a hit) and he runs him through (DMG 4) and the hobgoblin is still standing, but seriously injured.

Everyone is surprised to hear a shocked gasp from the stairway, and Grinkle charges forward, sheathing his dagger and heading toward Dak!

I would normally keep going, but in light of Dak going down, and the others seeing no targets of opportunity, what would you like to do?

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Marcus, paladin

Marcus swings his greatsword at the third hobgoblin while yelling, Dak, Dak, can you hear me?

[Spanningtree]

Nahin - Elf

Nahin will nock another arrow and bound up the stairs toward Dak. He'll keep an eye out for gobbies and if he see's anything he'll stop and take a shot.

[tumblingdice]

Rory follows close behind Nahin, ready to fire.

[Atomic Ray]

Han Overfist, augur of Tymora

(Han drops his stone thrower as he runs as fast as his 6'8" 280lbs can carry him directly towards fallen Dak)

"De genade van Tymora kan vinden u waardig...verlenen mij uw genade te slaan dit waardig een!"

(Han invokes the ancient tongue in an effort to offer a prayer and request for support for the brave one he would try to save)

(pushing for a rare asked and even more rare granted boon beyond his meager skills)

(Han throws his favored dice ahead of him directly at the fallen Dak)

((if able to reach him then Han will ignore the Hobgoblins and cure light wounds...and apply first aid to stop the bleeding, treat for shock, etc.))

[badams30]

Despite the onslaught, the hobgoblins exhibit great discipline, and stand their ground. The two remaining archers, and the morningstar wielding one.

Archer 1: FIres at Marcus (3, miss) but misses by a mile, and his arrow flies wide, over the wall.
Archer 2: Seeing Grinkle, snarls and fires at him (16, hit) and the arrow hits hapless Grinkle center-mass, and he falls backwards (DMG3) still alive but badly injured, he lies next to Dak, whom he was getting ready to assist.

Hob w/ morningstar: Leaps forward and swings at Marcus (17, hit) but thankfully his leap blunted much of the force of his blow (DMG2) and Marcus shrugs off the glancing blow like a mosquito bite.

Marcus, thoroughly enraged, swings his greatsword in a viscious arc, (13, plus bonueses, hit) and the blade digs deep into his chest (DMG 7) and he falls lifeless to the ground.

Jayce swings his sword at archer 1 (10, miss) and his blade passes close by the hobgoblin's head, but just misses.

Nahin manages to get an arrow off at Archer 2, (14, hit) and it impacts his upper thigh with a solid THUNK! (DMG4) but he's still up.

Rory shoots an arrow at Archer 2, 20! critical hit. Triple damage, (DMG15) and the arrow literally goes through the skull of the archer and out the back, and he falls flat on his holey face... dead.

Han assesses Dak's injury, and finds him unconscious, but stable (0HP) His quick work prevents Dak from slipping towards death, but Dak is still gravely injured. Han's spell restores 3 HP to Dak. He's going to be okay, but he's out for now.

Grinkle grasps at the arrow in his chest and groans loudly, he's alive, but barely, and in great pain.

Round 3

Archer 2, sensing that he's fighting a losing cause, leaps backwards, shedding his bow, and drawing his morning star. He snarls loudly and puffs out his chest, facing Marcus and Jayce.

Marcus, not very impressed with the display, calmly swings, (17, hit.. good rolls...) and with a solid slash (DMG 7) the last remaining hobgoblin falls to the ground, unable to conduct his last stand to any affect.

It's quiet, and by any reckoning, Nahin's would-be keep is now clear of all invaders. Congratulations. Sleep spells and great rolls have favored your brave group.

Since we aren't in combat time anymore, here's the roundup:

Hobs up here had no valuables other than weapons. They were hastily assembling when you came up, so what you see is what you get.
Grinkle is hurt badly, and could use some medical attention, but he puts on a brave face for your group.
Dak will be unconscious for a little while, but he'll be fine with a night's rest and some continued healing.

That's it. The keep is your playground. Actions?

I'll be posting in the OOC thread with some thoughts, reply on here with IC actions, or debate in OOC....