(I/C)
Getting a quick heads up as to what’s coming, the decision was quickly put in place to smother the room in light, hide the goblin bodies in the corner, fix the table and chairs for cover, and set up to ambush the Hobgoblins before they come in. Lannis, supervising the group quickly dragging bodies to the far corner of the kitchen, was adamant to advise the party, “However it works out, these are hobgoblins. Don't rush into the breach too quickly, if there are a multitude of them allow me to handle it first."
Abraxas handed Kovid his spear and gave the dwarf a push to the tables and now mounded chairs. “Stay back there, Senor Moped. Throw and save your health for now.”
Meanwhile Brendon and the Fighter took up position near the back side of the door, the scout whispering to Abraxas, “Doc. Silent, ok?” while drawing his short sword and crouching low.
“Si!”
We got ready, Lannis, Wyn, and Lyra all down near the table, Kovid hunched a little lower by the mounded chairs, Wyn doused the lantern light; and we could hear the door in the hall open and Hobgoblin voices get louder. “Oi! Ye short and stunty fuckers!” a hobgoblin yelled out in its language. “What the fucker is going on!?”
Wyn yelled back in goblin, voice registering up an octave, “Oi! ‘Ello to ze ‘Obs! ‘Ow do you like…”
Something slammed into the door. “Shut up, stunty fucker! You have one job, look for stuff to give to us that is worth keeping! Did you do it? Or do you need another beating?! Don’t need you fuckers shouting your damned heads off.”
Brendon cleared his throat and replied, “So sorry! So sorry!” mimicking the higher pitched voice of goblins like Wyn, also talking their language. “We are such shits!”
“Yes!” Wyn agreed. “We are!”
From the hall the group could hear the hobgoblins chuckle and the rasping sound of weapons being sheathed. (=Cha Check, Red 13. <Cha Check, Orange 5) “Fucking stunties. If they weren’t so fucking dumb, there’d be no use for them what so ever. Let’s go see what the dumb fuckers are up to.”
And then the door opened and the group could see 4..5..6 hobgoblins, clad in leather armor, the first one and tallest of them in chainmail. They were just over 6’ in height, green of skin, and sporting garish orange hair that stuck out wildly like a clown. Lannis, focused on them as they walked in without a care in the world (<Surprise Check, Red/Black 2) not noticing the group hidden or the two near the door.
And then the magic user finished his spell and blue energy flew from his fingertips and (4d4 HD check: 9) the Leader Hobogoblin and 3 of his companions fell over unconscious.
The other two stood agog briefly as Brendon stepped out of the shadows and stabbed the nearest one in the back (>+1 to hit, +4 bonus, Red 20, Critical Max Damage) puncturing its heart, and then twisting the blade as the hobgoblin died before it even knew what happened (1d6, Max Damage 6, Backstab x2: 12 Damage and killed!!).
At that signal, Abraxas shoved his body into the door, slamming it closed as Kovid stood from behind the chairs, war hammer cocked over his shoulder, and let fly (>-1 to hit, Yellow 20, Critical Max Damage), smashing into the lone hobgoblin’s face and staggering him back (1d8 Damage, Max Damage 8). And as he tried to grab his weapon, blinking through the pain of his broken jaw and spitting teeth, Lyra sling spun over head and a stone (>+3 to hit, White 16) whizzed out catching the hobgoblin in the forehead with the sound of a cracking brick (1d3 Damage, White 4: 2 Damage and killed!) and it fell over dead.
Entire surprise round of combat took 9 seconds.
Abraxas and Wyn drew swords and each stabbed two of the sleeping hobgoblins in the back of the head, killing them – leaving 2 others to be slain.
Time now is 12:07
(OOC)
Combat ended – in 1 short round against superior foes!
6 Hobgoblins @ 35 xp each
Abraxis, Kovid, and Wyn add 35 XP
Lyra and Brendon add 40 XP
Lannis add 55 xp.
Ok – can check out the hobgoblins as well as the contents of the KITCHEN – from above:
The room was a KITCHEN of some sort, counters and shelves on both sides of the room had their CUPBOARDS and DRAWERS open and bowls, plates, cups, serving utensils, and forks and spoon were all over the floor as the place was in the process of being ransacked. There was a large TABLE and 4 CHAIRS at the far end of the room dumped over where some CLAYWARE POTS were broken on the floor near it.
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