[2026/01/15 14:05] Sonja Bikergrrl: if I remember rightly....
[2026/01/15 14:05] Sonja Bikergrrl: you'd just completed the first goblin cave quest
[2026/01/15 14:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: I'll give you a minute or two to catch up on the log
[2026/01/15 14:09] Sonja Bikergrrl: and if you got any questions.... now is a good time
[2026/01/15 14:09] Sonja Bikergrrl: and we'll begin soon as I find character notecards
[2026/01/15 14:12] Sapphire: Gwennifer of Flame
[2026/01/15 14:12] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mmhmm.
[2026/01/15 14:13] Joe: Joe the Cynic, Squire of the Knightly Order of WinterShard
[2026/01/15 14:13] Sonja Bikergrrl: who was advocating for slaying surrendered goblins
[2026/01/15 14:14] Sapphire: yeah.... how did Joe become such a Cynic?
[2026/01/15 14:14] Joe: it has been a harsh life with little comfort
[2026/01/15 14:16] Joe: i recall we had been offered payment to kill the goblins, which is why i wanted to kill the goblins, rid the lands of the horrible little beasts
[2026/01/15 14:16] Sapphire: Gwen is still kindhearted
[2026/01/15 14:18] Sonja Bikergrrl: okay, think I got it figured. You're yet to decend to the lower levels, right now you're in the mill, with a few captive goblins
[2026/01/15 14:19] Sonja Bikergrrl: So. Time to start.
[2026/01/15 14:19] Sapphire: "Have you no care for the rules of honorable war?" Gwennifer asks of Joe The Cynic
[2026/01/15 14:19] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire: slightly injured. Joe: somewhat injured. Mecha: uninjured.
[2026/01/15 14:20] Joe: "This is a difference between our Orders approach to honour."
[2026/01/15 14:20] Sonja Bikergrrl: You have yet to decide what to do with some goblins who gave up a very equal fight, and you've yet to get to the bottom of things, so to speak.
[2026/01/15 14:20] Joe: OoC did we interrogate them yet ?
[2026/01/15 14:21] Sonja Bikergrrl: Reminder: You did find three Notes:
[2026/01/15 14:21] Sonja Bikergrrl: 1. "Dragon growing good. Must be more eggs. Find where eggs are. We show them humans. Snaggletooth." 2. "Griznak says egg in place with yellow walls and funny yellow lights. Even after beating, he says this. Maybe he gone mad." 3. "Bring Griznak to lair at old mill. We 'question' him more. Snaggletooth."
[2026/01/15 14:21] Sapphire: "How about this." Gwen suggests. "The goblins who can actually answer our questions... we left them go. You get information, Joe, and I get mercy."
[2026/01/15 14:22] Joe: "We are being paid to kill the goblins."
[2026/01/15 14:22] Sonja Bikergrrl: They've not given you much in the way of information, then again, are you expecting much.
[2026/01/15 14:22] Joe: "Tying them up around their wrists and ankles then stabbing them, is not so very different than putting a noose around their necks and hanging them, which is more cruel."
[2026/01/15 14:22] Mecha: "Maybe you are... Which reminds me how come I'm killing goblins with you. I'm not getting paid... I just want answers."
[2026/01/15 14:23] Sapphire: "See, that's two of us looking for answers."
[2026/01/15 14:23] Sonja Bikergrrl: And with that recap out of the way GGGGGRRRRRREEEEEETTTTIIINNGGGSSSS Adventurers! Other players get DMs who know what they are doing and are organized. You get me... and I've no f'ing clue what I'm doing.
[2026/01/15 14:23] Sapphire: you're in good company on that front, Mistress
[2026/01/15 14:23] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mecha: you first. What's Neopli doing?
[2026/01/15 14:25] Mecha: Neopti still wants answers."Dragon. Where. Talk or i feed bits of you to Fluffles."
[2026/01/15 14:25] Sonja Bikergrrl: Goblins: "Told you, greenie, go talk to Snaggletooth!"
[2026/01/15 14:27] Mecha: Neopti growls and stomps off wanting to find Snaggletooth."Uought to carve ya up anyway. Flirting with me and stuff."
[2026/01/15 14:28] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire?
[2026/01/15 14:28] Sapphire: "Why do you work for him?"
[2026/01/15 14:30] Sonja Bikergrrl: Goblins: "Because he boss!" (Other goblin, to each other): "These humans kobold-stupid."
[2026/01/15 14:30] Sapphire: "How long he been boss?"
[2026/01/15 14:30] Sonja Bikergrrl: Goblins: "Many years."
[2026/01/15 14:31] Sonja Bikergrrl: Joe?
[2026/01/15 14:31] Mecha: Is Neopti close enough to hear that?
[2026/01/15 14:31] Joe: "Where is snaggletooth?"
[2026/01/15 14:32] Sonja Bikergrrl: Goblins: "Told you...." (counts fingers, one, two....) "...many times, with tribe!"
[2026/01/15 14:33] Joe: "Where?"
[2026/01/15 14:35] Mecha: Neopti stomps up and grabs the goblin by the hair yanking back."Give directions to Snaggletooth gob for brains or I'll show you what Kobold-stupid really is ." She growls at him
[2026/01/15 14:35] Sonja Bikergrrl: Goblins look at each other in some disbelief. "He say 'where' again?" "How many times that now?" "Many many times. Make kobolds look smart!" "That say something!" then, to you, as if talking to a child: "Down... below..."
[2026/01/15 14:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: The goblins start screaming warcries, at the top of their lungs. "HUMANS! HUMANS!" "NOT VERY BRIGHT HUMANS!" "AND KOBOLD WITH SMARTS!"
[2026/01/15 14:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mecha: strength check, D20
[2026/01/15 14:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: must roll under 12
[2026/01/15 14:37] D20: Mecha rolls 20
[2026/01/15 14:37] Mecha: ...
[2026/01/15 14:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: *GIGGLES*
[2026/01/15 14:37] Mecha: well the practice roll is out of the way. Now for the real roll
[2026/01/15 14:38] Sonja Bikergrrl: the goblin easily breaks free and gives you a mighty shove, sending you falling flat on your back. He pounces on you, and tries to bite your throat out. Since you're on your back, he gets advantage.
[2026/01/15 14:39] D20: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 15
[2026/01/15 14:39] D20: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 14
[2026/01/15 14:39] Sonja Bikergrrl: well, the 15 is a hit.
[2026/01/15 14:39] D6: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 1
[2026/01/15 14:39] Sonja Bikergrrl: You're bitten for 1 point damage.
[2026/01/15 14:40] Mecha: well now guess we're having it out.
[2026/01/15 14:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: And, I guess, we'll continue in the order: Mecha, what you going to do?
[2026/01/15 14:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: You are, again.
[2026/01/15 14:40] Mecha: Gonna go for the claws on him. try to carve him up
[2026/01/15 14:40] D20: Mecha rolls 19
[2026/01/15 14:40] D20: Mecha rolls 16
[2026/01/15 14:40] Mecha: One for main hand one for off hand
[2026/01/15 14:41] Sonja Bikergrrl: looks like both hit
[2026/01/15 14:41] D4: Mecha rolls 4
[2026/01/15 14:41] Mecha: 5 for that one
[2026/01/15 14:41] D4: Mecha rolls 4
[2026/01/15 14:41] Mecha: and 5 for that one
[2026/01/15 14:41] Sonja Bikergrrl: ....fuck!
[2026/01/15 14:42] Sonja Bikergrrl: Bits of goblin fly in all directions, in a spray of blood and eviscera. There's a lot of internal organs that are suddenly very external.
[2026/01/15 14:42] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire?
[2026/01/15 14:42] Sapphire: is the goblin surviving that?
[2026/01/15 14:43] Sonja Bikergrrl: /me just looks at Sapphire, unsure if this is a serious question or some dry satire
[2026/01/15 14:43] Sapphire: ".....does anyone else wish to volunteer information we can use?"
[2026/01/15 14:44] Mecha: Neopti picks up a severed ear and yells into it."ARE YOU OKAY?!?!"
[2026/01/15 14:44] Sonja Bikergrrl: The other goblins are howling and charging. They've decided better to die fighting.
[2026/01/15 14:45] Sonja Bikergrrl: Neopti: From across the room, the goblins' jaw moves. "No, I went to pieces there. At least my heart is in the right place?"
[2026/01/15 14:45] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire?
[2026/01/15 14:46] Sonja Bikergrrl: or Joe?
[2026/01/15 14:47] Mecha: If Neopti hears that whether for real or in her head she is jumping on that Goblin.
[2026/01/15 14:48] Sapphire: Well, if this is turning to a fight, Gwen readies her sword to defend the group, grimacing at how... poorly their team is handling this.
[2026/01/15 14:48] Joe: Is there room to swing a long sword ?
[2026/01/15 14:48] Sonja Bikergrrl: You can have sex with goblins later, when or if you survive.
[2026/01/15 14:48] Sonja Bikergrrl: Plenty, Joe.
[2026/01/15 14:48] Joe: no i meant the steel weapon sort
[2026/01/15 14:48] Joe: okay i fight them
[2026/01/15 14:48] Sonja Bikergrrl: so did I
[2026/01/15 14:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: I'd call you a dirty bugger, but, I went there and broke my own session zero rule.
[2026/01/15 14:49] Joe: theres session rules? drat why nobody tell me ?
[2026/01/15 14:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: that'd be a horror story, DM bans the DM
[2026/01/15 14:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: Roll d20, young Joe!
[2026/01/15 14:49] D20: Joe rolls 20
[2026/01/15 14:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: *GIGGLES*
[2026/01/15 14:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: d8
[2026/01/15 14:49] D8: Joe rolls 6
[2026/01/15 14:51] Sonja Bikergrrl: well, there's another exploding goblin. Blood and intestines and various assorted organs spray out as Joe strikes the goblin like a seasoned softball pitcher batting a pinyata.
[2026/01/15 14:51] Sonja Bikergrrl: The third goblin jumps on Neopli and tries to claw her eyes out.
[2026/01/15 14:51] D20: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 8
[2026/01/15 14:51] Joe: "There is something unusually fragile about these bratty goblins"
[2026/01/15 14:51] Sonja Bikergrrl: well, I said "tries".
[2026/01/15 14:52] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mecha!
[2026/01/15 14:52] Mecha: I whistle for Fluffles before trying to bite the goblins nose off
[2026/01/15 14:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: d20
[2026/01/15 14:53] D20: Mecha rolls 16
[2026/01/15 14:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: and, d3 (d6 divide by 2)
[2026/01/15 14:53] D6: Mecha rolls 2
[2026/01/15 14:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: Goblin staggers back, hands clasped to face! "Ow! By dose!"
[2026/01/15 14:53] D20: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 13
[2026/01/15 14:54] D4: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 1
[2026/01/15 14:54] D4: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 3
[2026/01/15 14:54] Sonja Bikergrrl: Fluffles finishes him off, with a surprisingly agile bite to the goblins' throat
[2026/01/15 14:55] Sonja Bikergrrl: The room now looks like an abattoir, there's blood splattered -everywhere-.
[2026/01/15 14:55] Mecha: Neopti spits out his nose
[2026/01/15 14:55] Mecha: Stupid Gobs.."
[2026/01/15 14:56] Sonja Bikergrrl: Now what?
[2026/01/15 14:56] Sapphire: "....I suppose we're to head downstairs and repeat this sequence?" Gwen asks, rather icily.
[2026/01/15 14:57] Mecha: Neopti is headed in the direction the gobs said.after giving Fluffles head scritches."You did so good with that Goblin. Yes you did ♥" in a complete switch from her earlier violent side
[2026/01/15 14:58] Sonja Bikergrrl: Joe?
[2026/01/15 14:58] Joe: Who is most severely injured? I want to do Lay On Hands
[2026/01/15 14:59] Joe: on party members obviously
[2026/01/15 14:59] Mecha: *Have to start oven for dinner Neopti will follow the group until this one returns.*
[2026/01/15 14:59] Sonja Bikergrrl: you are, actually
[2026/01/15 15:01] Sapphire: Gwen sighs, and moves over to at least partially heal up Joe. "Don't think this is me forgiving this... bloodbath."
[2026/01/15 15:01] Sonja Bikergrrl: Joe: +2hp
[2026/01/15 15:02] Sonja Bikergrrl: Now only slightly injured
[2026/01/15 15:02] Sonja Bikergrrl: So, heading back downstairs?
[2026/01/15 15:02] Joe: "Creatures with kinder hearts than goblins will find their way here to eat. We did the world a service this day."
[2026/01/15 15:03] Joe: "thank yous Gwennifer." I Lay on Hands whoever else most needs healing
[2026/01/15 15:03] Sonja Bikergrrl: /me guesses that's Sapphire fully healed
[2026/01/15 15:05] Sapphire: Downstairs now?
[2026/01/15 15:05] Mecha: Sounds good
[2026/01/15 15:06] Sonja Bikergrrl: okay.... down to ground level, and the huge shaft that's been dug down, with a staircase spiralling round
[2026/01/15 15:06] Sonja Bikergrrl: Looks homely to Neopli
[2026/01/15 15:06] Sapphire: can we see the bottom?
[2026/01/15 15:06] Sonja Bikergrrl: only if you go down deeper
[2026/01/15 15:07] Joe: thats the plan
[2026/01/15 15:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: who's going first? second?
[2026/01/15 15:08] Mecha: Neopti first. HUmans just get in the way
[2026/01/15 15:09] Sonja Bikergrrl: roll dexterity with disadvantage
[2026/01/15 15:09] D20: Mecha rolls 13
[2026/01/15 15:09] D20: Mecha rolls 8
[2026/01/15 15:10] Sonja Bikergrrl: /me whistles through her teeth
[2026/01/15 15:10] Sonja Bikergrrl: so, who's second?
[2026/01/15 15:10] Sapphire: Gwen
[2026/01/15 15:11] Sonja Bikergrrl: dex check
[2026/01/15 15:13] D20: Sapphire rolls 1
[2026/01/15 15:13] Sapphire: um
[2026/01/15 15:13] Sonja Bikergrrl: /me blinks
[2026/01/15 15:14] Sonja Bikergrrl: okay
[2026/01/15 15:14] Sapphire: goblin grease on the stairs?
[2026/01/15 15:14] Sonja Bikergrrl: ruin my fun, why not
[2026/01/15 15:14] Sonja Bikergrrl: As you descend, Neopli steps on a tripwire and -twang-
[2026/01/15 15:14] Sonja Bikergrrl: luckily she has infravision and can clearly see the huge spiked log that comes barreling towards her
[2026/01/15 15:15] Sapphire: Neopli or Gwen?
[2026/01/15 15:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: as she ducks, Sapphires' deity must be on watch, because Gwen spots the spiked log -just- in time and grabs hold of it, arresting it's lethal motion.
[2026/01/15 15:15] Sapphire: "Hah!"
[2026/01/15 15:16] Sapphire: She hefts the thing. "Goblin logs aren't so huge."
[2026/01/15 15:16] Sonja Bikergrrl: Joe, you see these two miss, but -incredible- luck, a nasty trap. It's a miracle!
[2026/01/15 15:16] Sonja Bikergrrl: /me totally mangled that sentance
[2026/01/15 15:16] Sonja Bikergrrl: Joe, you see these two miss, by -incredible- luck, a nasty trap. It's a miracle!
[2026/01/15 15:17] Sonja Bikergrrl: Also, who's going to light up, before you trip and break your necks by blundering around in darkness?
[2026/01/15 15:17] Sapphire: The fire paladin will create some light!
[2026/01/15 15:19] Joe: ooh i still have torches, i gave one to Gwennifer before too
[2026/01/15 15:19] Sonja Bikergrrl: Who's going to carry it?
[2026/01/15 15:19] Sapphire: Gwen can, she can use her sword in one hand at need, right?
[2026/01/15 15:19] Joe: well as im standing at the back i could hold the light
[2026/01/15 15:20] Sonja Bikergrrl: you're planning on using a two handed sword one handedly?
[2026/01/15 15:20] Sonja Bikergrrl: Joe volunteers to be the obvious target.
[2026/01/15 15:20] Sonja Bikergrrl: The base of the shaft leads to a passageway that veers and curves. That seems to be the only way forwards.
[2026/01/15 15:21] Joe: i has also a dagger
[2026/01/15 15:21] Sapphire: That or use a more reasonably sized weapon.
[2026/01/15 15:21] Mecha: /me blinks about the basse and the shaft...
[2026/01/15 15:21] Sonja Bikergrrl: s'pose you could wierd the tent one-handed
[2026/01/15 15:21] Joe: "my weapon is perfectly adequately sized enough to do its joib thank you very much."
[2026/01/15 15:22] Sapphire: well, she can always toss the torch at whatever she's about to sword
[2026/01/15 15:22] Sapphire: so sword and torch for now
[2026/01/15 15:22] Sonja Bikergrrl: that's two actions
[2026/01/15 15:22] Joe: is it possible to use long-sword one handed?
[2026/01/15 15:23] Sonja Bikergrrl: okay, who's going first? The passage is just right for goblins... and even bigger creatures
[2026/01/15 15:23] Sonja Bikergrrl: Long sword is a one-handed slashing weapon
[2026/01/15 15:23] Mecha: Since in front of others Neopti is going first.
[2026/01/15 15:24] Sapphire: Gwen still second
[2026/01/15 15:24] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mecha: d20
[2026/01/15 15:24] D20: Mecha rolls 10
[2026/01/15 15:24] Sonja Bikergrrl: must roll under 12
[2026/01/15 15:25] Sonja Bikergrrl: you pause, just before the passage widens out to a chamber. You scent, and hear.... goblins.
[2026/01/15 15:26] Mecha: I raise a hand to alert the others and get them to stop moving
[2026/01/15 15:26] Mecha: well Neopti does
[2026/01/15 15:28] Sonja Bikergrrl: How are you going to proceed? Given that at the moment, they're not apparantly about to attack, but almost certainly are wary
[2026/01/15 15:28] Joe: the passage widens, can we go side by side ?
[2026/01/15 15:29] Sapphire: Gwen holds her torch up, peering forwards.
[2026/01/15 15:29] Sonja Bikergrrl: it'll widen into the chamber
[2026/01/15 15:29] Sonja Bikergrrl: and if Gwen moves forward with the light, you'll definitely be spotted
[2026/01/15 15:31] Sonja Bikergrrl: ....so... what you doin'?
[2026/01/15 15:31] Sapphire: "Neo?" she whispers.
[2026/01/15 15:32] Mecha: Neopti looks up
[2026/01/15 15:33] Sapphire: "What do you see?" she whispers.
[2026/01/15 15:33] Mecha: "What?" She whispers back
[2026/01/15 15:34] Sonja Bikergrrl: If Neopli is going to look... hmm... DEX check with advantage
[2026/01/15 15:36] D20: Mecha rolls 9
[2026/01/15 15:36] D20: Mecha rolls 7
[2026/01/15 15:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: You take a peek. Some crates, an overturned table, two passages beyond. Some scattered dice and a few gnawed bones.
[2026/01/15 15:38] Mecha: "mmmmmm, bones"
[2026/01/15 15:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: Now what?
[2026/01/15 15:40] Mecha: Neopti relays the information back. Does she see any gobs?
[2026/01/15 15:40] Sapphire: just the one path?
[2026/01/15 15:41] Sonja Bikergrrl: "two passages beyond."
[2026/01/15 15:41] Sonja Bikergrrl: You didn't -see- any... but you're sure they're there.
[2026/01/15 15:44] Mecha: "We sneak."Neopti whispers
[2026/01/15 15:44] Sonja Bikergrrl: ...how are you going to sneak with a light source?
[2026/01/15 15:45] Mecha: If there are scattered dice there should be light enough to read them so gonna motion to put out the light.
[2026/01/15 15:45] Sapphire: "Can goblins see in the dark?" She also glances down at her heavy armor. "You sneak, we make noise."
[2026/01/15 15:46] Joe: I have no plans of sneaking in the dark.
[2026/01/15 15:47] Sapphire: anything promisingly flammable ahead?
[2026/01/15 15:47] Sonja Bikergrrl: not really....
[2026/01/15 15:48] Mecha: Neopti shakes her head but moves forward, carefully
[2026/01/15 15:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: What's everyone else doing?
[2026/01/15 15:49] Joe: following Neopti. If the passage widens, i want to come up in line with the others
[2026/01/15 15:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire?
[2026/01/15 15:51] Sapphire: Gwen puts an arm to Joe. "We don't want to reveal her position," she whispers, before advancing forwards at a different angle, still bearing the torch. "Hearthflame light my way and show the path I should take," she recites, calming herself and keeping an eye open for more traps or goblins.
[2026/01/15 15:52] Sonja Bikergrrl: so, to get this straight, you're also entering the chamber and fanning out
[2026/01/15 15:52] Sapphire: that would be the move, yes
[2026/01/15 15:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: Aaaaaaaaaaaand....
[2026/01/15 15:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: I guess we'll find out how I continue that sentance next week. Cliffhanger! Nyah! :P
[2026/01/15 15:54] Mecha: /me chuckles.
[2026/01/15 15:54] Sapphire: o.o
[2026/01/15 15:54] Sonja Bikergrrl: it's good to get back to our usual adventuring
[2026/01/15 15:54] Sonja Bikergrrl: How did you like that?
[2026/01/15 15:55] Mecha: it was fun :) Looking forward to more trouble
[2026/01/15 15:56] Sonja Bikergrrl: You've no idea what you're stepping into ;-)