Lost Mine of Phandelver - Gundren's Ward

[Matt4]

*OOC: Della acts after the goblins so I'm assuming she sees the archers*

"Young lady, you take cover. I'll go take care of those two." - she says to Maria, before running toward the archers and attacking one of them, swinging both her staff and her foot at him (or her).

OOC Actions:

Movement to reach the goblins;

Action for Attack with the Quarterstaff (2-handed):
- To hit (1d20+6)[20]
- Dmg: (1d8+4)[12]

Bonus Actions for Unarmed Attack (kick):
- To hit (1d20+6)[8]
- Dmg: (1d4+4)[7]

[Phyzor]

"Good looking out Myrus" Smelkie grabs his and moves forward if needed to take a shot at one of the archers if he sees them, else he will target one he does see. Trying to keep close to the treeline or behind the cart.

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[roll=Attack]1d20+7[roll=/Attack]
[roll=Damage]1d6+5[roll=Damage]

[Luccan]

Myrus' bolt strikes one of the archers, wounding them badly. Maria's firebolt goes a little wide trying to avoid her companions charging the goblins in melee and bursts on the embankment. Lonnie's ice spell snags the goblin in the shoulder and weighs down her sword arm. Sigrun takes the opening to swing, but the goblin narrowly dodges back. Yorrel's psychic assault does catch the goblin, however, and the combined power of the two cantrips causes her to drop dead. This distraction gives Netish room to move in on the next goblin, easily taking his head from his shoulders. Smelkie takes aim and sends an arrow at one of the archer's, their head snapping back as the shot connects and the crumble. Before the goblins can recover, Della runs down the remaining archer and cracks him over the head with her staff.

Four of the goblins have fallen and their remaining two comrades are too surprised by your sudden assault to respond yet. What do you do?

Spoiler: Initiative Order (You can keep posting in any order)

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Myrus
Maria
Lonnie
Sigrun
Netish/Yorrel
Smelkie
Goblins
Della

[Infernally Clay]

Sigrún Bonegrinder Goliath Barbarian 1 HP: 15/15, AC: 15 Conditions: None Rages: 2/2 Stone's Endurance: 1/1

Noticing the goblins are frozen in shock, Sigrún will take advantage of their confusion and grab onto one and attempt to pin them down. They needed answers and she wasn't going to ask nicely.

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Athletics check to grapple: (1d20+6)[19]

[JNAProductions]

In Goblin, Lonnie shouts out to the remaining foes. "Drop your weapons and we will spare you!"

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If they choose to not respond in the affirmative, I'll be Frostbiting one of their butts.
(1d20)[12] Constitution Save DC 14
(1d6)[4] Cold Damage

If they do indicate they'll be surrendering, Lonnie will not attack.

[NontheistCleric]

"Will we? Yorrel asks, emerging from where she was cowering behind the wagon. "Well, alright then."

"And don't try to run!" she adds to Lonnie's shouted declaration, striding towards the battle. "Or Sigrún will have your friend's head right off!"

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Full 30' movement to come around the wagon and move as close to the melee as possible.

Action to intimidate the remaining goblins.

Intimidate: (1d20+4)[6]

[Lentrax]

Netish hears the call for surrender, but she doesn't much care. The goblins are still an enemy, and her blood is still roused.

Unless they drop their weapons and surrender, she moves to attack.

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Again, if they give up, she does nothing. If they run or continue to fight, Netish will attack.

Attack: (1d20+5)[8] Damage: (2d6+5)[14]

[Phyzor]

Smelkie gets another arrow ready, but doesn't fire it yet. He's waiting how this unfolds.
"Be aware everyone, there might be more around!" If the goblins halt their attack Smelkie will scan the vicinity for a possible Ambush.
If the coast seems clear he will start walking up to the dead horses, inspecting them to ascertain what happened.

[Vorpal Glaive]

Myrus Hearthgold


Noting the position of Netish and the others fighting the goblins, Myrus loads and fires another bolt at an unoccupied goblin with a hiss!

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(1d20+3)[6]
(1d8)[2]

[onlie2005]

Maria holds her position waiting for the goblins answer. She readies herself to cast another Fire Bolt at the nearest goblin.

[Matt4]

Della waits to see how the 2 remaining goblins react to whatever her companions are saying, while looking around to make sure that no other enemies are about to attack them.

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Perception check: (1d20+6)[24]

[Luccan]

Those of you searching for further ambushers don't notice any further signs of attack. The goblins manage to deftly avoid most of the attacks, save for the one Netish grabs. As he struggles to escape, his ally realizes they've lost and runs

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The remaining uncaptured goblin uses Nimble Escape to Disengage as a bonus action, then Dashes back into the woods on the north side of the road

[Matt4]

"So... What did you want to ask him?" - Della asks to the people that seemed to talk his language.

[JNAProductions]

Lonnie approaches the captive, and speaks in their tongue. "Okay-we outmatch you. You're the rabbit in the wolves' den," she tells them. "But we're NOT going to eat you. First, why did you attack those before us? And why us too? Are there more of you?"

[Infernally Clay]

Sigrún Bonegrinder Goliath Barbarian 1 HP: 15/15, AC: 15 Conditions: None Rages: 2/2 Stone's Endurance: 1/1

"What do you mean we're not going to eat him?" Sigrún protests in goblinspeak, squeezing the goblin she's holding onto a little harder, "I was just working up an appetite."

She put a lot of emphasis on that last word.

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Intimidation check: (1d20)[13]

[NontheistCleric]

"Don't let that one get away!" Yorrel exclaims. "If there are others, they'll be roused!"

"It's hopeless!" she shouts, running after the fleeing goblin. "Surrender or die!"

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Yorrel moves 30' in pursuit and casts Vicious Mockery on the fleeing goblin.

The goblin takes (1d4)[3] psychic damage on a failed DC 14 Wis Save. If they fail their save, they also have disadvantage on their next attack roll made before the end of their next turn.

(1d20)[2] Save for the goblin, apply modifiers as needed.

[onlie2005]

"Don't chase him! Let him go! The important thing is to protect the caravan and the goods=.", Maria says to Yorrel as she moves to inspect the horses that were used yo block the road.

[Vorpal Glaive]

Myrus Hearthgold


"Yes. Whoever was riding those horses is probably long dead. We should keep going before more goblins return."

[Matt4]

"We can't move along if we don't remove the horses, big guy. Give me a hand and let's clear the road." - Della says, as she readies herself to move the corpses as soon as someone helps her.

[Vorpal Glaive]

Myrus Hearthgold


Nodding at Della, Myrus re-slings his crossbow and helps with clearing the road.

[Luccan]

Yorrel's spell seems to land, as the goblin grips the side of his head but keeps moving.

As you examine the horses, you find the saddlebags have been emptied and an empty leather map case lies nearby.
The goblin you have captured struggles for a moment, but mentions of being eaten causes it to quail and it answers quickly

King Grol sent a messenger to Boss Klarg a few days ago. Said a black spider was paying to watch for and capture a dwarf with a map and a man he shrugs to your following question about why they attacked you Good spot for an ambush with the dead horses blocking road. You lot just came by first. Probably no more Cragmaws coming, Klarg likes the cave to have at least 15 of us in there

[JNAProductions]

Lonnie translates for anyone who doesn't speak Goblin.

[Infernally Clay]

Sigrún Bonegrinder Goliath Barbarian 1 HP: 15/15, AC: 15 Conditions: None Rages: 2/2 Stone's Endurance: 1/1

"And where would we find this Klarg?" Sigrún says in goblinspeak, turning the goblin around and lifting it off the ground by its throat as she looks it straight in the eyes, "If you think he'll do worse to you if you talk, I can convince you otherwise."

[Lentrax]

Netish, at the sound of work needing to be done, starts trying to move the horses off the road so they can keep moving.

[NontheistCleric]

As the fleeing goblin disappears into the woods, Yorrel curses in Goblin herself before turning back to the party.

"That was protecting the caravan," she grinds out at Maria. "You think we can count on this centipede's"–she points at the pinned goblin with her sword–"word that the other vermin will stay in their hole? Now they'll even know what we look like!

"Also, it sounds like they were watching for your guardian and his man. They left before us on horseback, so unless they took some alternate route, the 'black spider' might have them already. We'd better hurry to Phandalin."

She gives the goblin corpses a quick glance for any useful equipment, tugging off a shield in particular if any of them have one, then makes her way back to the wagon, picking up the goad stick to urge the oxen on at a faster pace.

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Perception (if necessary) to see if the goblins have any obviously useful equipment, like shields. No time to rummage in dead pockets.

Perception: (1d20+3)[14]

[JNAProductions]

"Okay-we're going to tie you up so you don't cause trouble," Lonnie tells the goblin captive. "Just behave and it'll be-HEY!" she shouts at Yorrel, running over to try and snatch the goad away. "No! We can get them moving without hurting them!"

When the goading stops, she faces the oxen, casting a short spell. "You two are gonna have to move fast, okay? We'll keep you safe and make sure you get food and water and everything, but right now, we need to book it."

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Animal Handling Check:
(1d20+6)[26] plus (1d4)[3] from Guidance
If I can get advantage from having tasty berry snacks, then (1d20+6)[9] and take the higher one.

[NontheistCleric]

"Alright!" says Yorrel, holding the goad away. "No need to be all a-clutching at your... um... flowers. I was just going to give them a prod, nothing excessive. If you can make them go faster your way, go ahead."

[Vorpal Glaive]

Myrus Hearthgold


After clearing the path with the others Myrus smiles and nods at Netish, "You were remarkable there grabbing that goblin. Your speed and tactics were impressive. Are you hurt?"

Myrus looks around while reloading his crossbow and following the caravan.

[Lentrax]

That was not me, Netish says simply. That was her. I am sorry, and will do better next time.

[onlie2005]

Maria's eyes narrow with concern as she starts to suspect that Gundren might be the dwarf the goblin was referring to. Concerned with her guardian's well being Maria says in a more serious and genuinely threatening mannertowards the goblin, "What have you done with Gundrenn? I swear if you have harmed him I will make you pay with your life in the most excruciatingly painful way possible. Where have you taken him?"