As soon as the trailing rope becomes available, Oslynne climbs. She twists a loop around her wrist, braces her boots against the cliff face, and uses as much as it left of the scroll's spell to help her scramble up the rocks as quickly as possible.

[OOC: Oslynne probably can't hear Bane's shout considering the distance and the roar of the ocean, but she was concerned about leaving Bane and Hunter without backup anyway so her urgency makes sense.  With the rope and MonkeyFish still active, she'll move double as much as shecan to scamper up the cliff.]

Aldern shrugged, a little disappointed but not surprised that the cave submerged. He was still thrilled by the ability to be able to lightly tread across the water. He almost had a boyish skip in his step as he explored. He turned back just in time to see the strange sight of a warhorse scratching over and disappearing behind the lip of the island top. Then he heard commotion and saw scrambling among those below. In a rush, he scampered across the water toward them!

Dash, sprint, double move whatever, should get me next to Elenia.

Elenia grabs the rope when it is available and starts to climb up stumbling trying to find a good stragedy for surmounting the cliff face.


OOC: Action
06:30, Today: Elenia Dalca rolled 7 using 1d20 with rolls of 7.  Climb. – 7

Atop Thistletop, Bane roars in threat and anger at the attacking goblin dogs, and they briefly tuck tail and wince at the shouting, but continue to attack the great horse. Hunter rears, kicks, and nips at the dogs but fails to strike any of them.

Meanwhile, at sea level, Oslynne moves to the hanging rope and with supernatural grip begins to move up it with ease, followed by Elenia who begins to make the climb more cautiously. Aldern sprints back to rejoin Vorin at the base of the dangling rope.

With a natural instinct for pack fighting, the goblindogs begin to fan out and surround the horse and rider, each biting at Hunter as the horse begins to struggle under the awkward weight and one getting a bit of flesh from his(or her?) foreleg. (-5 HP, DC 12 Fort Save v Allergic Reaction) The goblins form a sort of firing line well behind the goblin dogs as they shout between each other in Goblin.


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Hand over hand, Oslynne pulls her way up the rope as quickly as her arms can carry her.  The faint clamor of battle urges her onwards.

[OOC: More climbing! A double move up the rope, taking 10 for both checks.]

Bane needed to close on the goblins to be more effective but with his allies climbing behind him he needed to keep Hunter as still as possible. So he readied himself to bear more abuse from the goblins and kept up his bellowing "I'VE COLLECTED BOUNTIES ON RATS BIGGER THAN YOU LOT! THIS IS JUST HUNTING FOR SPORT!"

Despite his arm waving and bluster he still guides Hunter into attacking the dogs. His attacks strike true clobbering one of the Goblin Dogs.

OOC
22:04, Today: Bane Fireheart rolled 21 using 1d20+3 with rolls of 18.  Ride.
Fight with Hunter

22:05, Today: Bane Fireheart rolled 29 using 1d20+17 with rolls of 12.  Dazzling Display.
Send the hounds packing at least...

Hunter
22:07, Today: Bane Fireheart rolled 13 using 1d20+7 with rolls of 6.  confirm.
22:06, Today: Bane Fireheart rolled 24,23,27 using 1d20+7,1d20+7,1d20+7 with rolls of 17,16,20.  Bite, Hoof, Hoof

Surely 3 hits but no crit

22:08, Today: Bane Fireheart rolled 8,8,6 using 1d4+4,1d6+4,1d6+4 with rolls of 4,4,2.  Bite, Hoof, Hoof.

Probably killing one of the dogs.

02:11, Today: Bane Fireheart rolled 21 using 1d20+7 with rolls of 14.  Hunter Fort.

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Aldern looked at Vorin and shrugged. "Age before beauty? Nah. I'll let you bring up the rear..." He snagged the end of the rope and made ready to ascend as soon as he deemed it likely to make progress without pulling the warhorse over the edge or breaking the rope!

OOC: Delaying until it's reasonable, then taking 10 if possible for climbing...

Although Elenia didn't make it far up the rope, she concentrated attempting to climb methodically.
"Its okay..." Elenia said as her muscles began to burn. "Slow and steady wins the race."


OOC: 11:39, Today: Elenia Dalca rolled 13 using 1d20 with rolls of 13.  Climb Check. – 13

A rough grunt was Vorin's response to Aldern. Then he quickly dashed away from the cliff to find an angle where he could have some kind of line of sight to the action above.

OOC: Run action (120ft) to a position where he can at least see a goblin.

Hunter lays into the attacking goblin dogs, nearly crushing one with a hoof while stunning another with the other then biting it and tossing its limp body from the cliff--but almost instantly the horse begins to balk at the foul taste of the dog's hide(Allergic Reaction). Bane shouts menacingly again, causing the goblin dogs to flee(1 AoO each from Hunter and Bane vs. eastern goblin dog), but the fearsome display is cut short as an unexpected rain of pickles splashes down on the warrior's head from the lookout tower above--two more goblins are joining in repelling the attackers. Flabbergasted by the rain of pickles, the warrior and his steed barely notices the volley of arrows from the goblins to their north as the missiles snap and scatter among the trees.

As Sly, Elenia, and now Aldern climb up the dangling rope, an impressive load to be carried by the warhorse above, the sound of battle above grows and the body of a goblin dog plummets past them--surely dead from its impact with the water below if not before it fell. Vorin, meanwhile, rushes west and out to sea to where he can see the edge of the goblins' firing line as well as now two goblins exposing themselves in the stockade's lookout tower.

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After dashing out across the water's surface, Vorin turned to spot two goblins manning the tower. With practiced speed, he nocked and released two arrows in quick succession. However, both arrows whistled past the goblins, missing their marks and disappearing into the distance behind the tower, frustration flickering across his features.

OOC: Full Attack with Rapid Shot, Deadly Aim and assuming 2nd range increment. I don't think 7,11 hits.
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The pitched squeals of the plummeting hound only makes Sly pause for a moment, her yellows eyes wide as she groks the situation, before continuing at pace. She hauls out the last leg of the climb, rolling over the top lip of the cliff and drawing her longbow from around her shoulders.  Two goblins shriek from the eastern tower, commanding a height advantage.  She nocks an arrow, arm quivering only slightly, before letting the shaft fly.

[OOC: Taking 10 with Monkeyfish to climb the last 20ft to the top. Oslynne will draw her bow as a free action during the last moment of her movement since her BAB is over +1. Targeting Tower Goblin 1, with a -1 to the attack due to attacking from lower ground.
Attack Roll: 22
Damage Roll: 4 ]
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"How did I get myself into --" Aldern started to bemoan when suddenly a goblin fell past him from above! He gulped and reached and tried to use his legs in order to ascend the rope further. If not for the falling bodies and the din of heated battle above, he might have enjoyed dangling precariously quite a bit more!

Climb: Aldern Foxglove rolled 14 using 1d20+4 ((10)).

Both and Hunter strike at the fleeing goblin dogs, the steed managing to catch one in the hindquarters for good measure. (-6 HP)

Evidently not prepared for ranged combat and with Hunter holding the rope for the others to climb by, Bane begins to franticly tug at the knots keeping him tied into the saddle.

Mounting the cliff and freeing her longbow from her shoulder with every ounce of elven speed and skill, Oslynne steps out from behind Hunter and looses an arrow at the pickle-throwers--taking an ear off the leftmost goblin but barely missing its eye. (-4 HP) Two more arrows come in, whistling with great speed and slamming into the sides of the stockade with all the force of Vorin's orcish greatbow.

Undeterred by the new arrival and ranged support, the northern goblins fire another volley through the trees and shrubs, one arrow grazing Hunter's foreleg(-3 HP), and the pickle-throwers begin to throw down javelins instead, one cutting across Hunter's flank(-4 HP). Whether strategy or pure hatred for the beast, the goblins seem to be focused on taking out the horse--and those unfortunate enough to hanging from it should it fall.

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Undeterred by his previous misses, Vorin quickly readied two more arrows. Steadying his breath, he aimed with greater focus and let them fly. One of the shots felt particularly satisfying, his form and release adjusting to stabilizing on water. He allowed himself a brief smile.

OOC: Full Attack with Rapid Shot and Deadly Aim against Tower Goblins. Attack: 18,5 If 18 hits, the undamaged goblin takes 8 damage.

Bane frowns at the arrows striking his faithful companion and then at the rope holding his allies he urges Hunter to move him just a bit closer, going slowly to avoid jostling the rope. He shouts to the goblins "PICKLES!? I'LL PICKLE YOUR RANCID HIDES AND FEED THEM TO MY HORSE YOU LOT OF VIRMINOUS FILTH!"

OOC
Note, Hunter has 35HP at full

Free, control mount
10:43, Today: Bane Fireheart rolled 23 using 1d20+3 ((20)).

Hunter Move, 5ft step forward

Standard, Dazzling Display
10:45, Today: Bane Fireheart rolled 33 using 1d20+17 ((16)).
Some of the firing line and the tower crew come in range?

Aldern felt the rope lurch as he did his best to hang on! Whatever was happening up top was not making climbing any easier. As he tried desperately to keep his grip, he sought for any small outcroppings or seaside vegetation for a lifeline should the warhorse falter!


Climb: Aldern Foxglove rolled 11 using 1d20+4 ((7)). Does that just barely make the DC for this round?

Elenia cling tightly to the rope as it began to move. She let out a yelp as she tried to maintain her grip.


OOC: Elenia Dalca rolled 5 using 1d20 ((5)).

"Aim with thy breath and the draw of the wind..." She murmurs to herself against the string of the longbow as Oslynne pulls back another shot, her nose wrinkling at the sudden tang of vinegar souring the air from the pickle-barrels. She looses; the arrow fires towards her previous target with a thin thwip!

[OOC:
Attack Roll against the same Goblin: 24
Damage: 4 ]

While Elenia and Aldern precariously above the water and slowly make their way up, the rope begins to jerk and move as the battle raging above continues--though not so much as to make the climb any more difficult. Now closer to the firing line, Bane unleashes another raging tirade against goblinkind. The goblins hesitate for a moment, but soon chatter amongst themselves in the goblin tongue before releasing another unsuccessful volley at the great horse and pulling back to put some more distance between them and the scary longshank.

In the lookout tower, more of Vorin's great arrows sail in as if from nowhere. One flies wide, missing even the stockade, while the other lands squarely in the stained wooden bowl serving as the goblin's pauldron. The goblin pauses for a moment, but soon breaks into laughter, turning to his friend to show off the arrow only to watch as his friend take Oslynne's arrow to the neck and slumps to the ground(-4 HP). Shocked and enraged, the luckier of the two tower goblin leans over his battlement and flings another javelin at the horse below--this time sticking between the ribs of the great beast(-4 HP).

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Oslynne chances a look at Hunter's wounds before firing off her next arrow, and curses fiercely as it sails past her target.
"Why didn't I bring alchemist's fires?" she mutters to herself.

[OOC:
Attack Roll against the Tower Goblin: 13 ]

Vorin's heart sank as he saw his arrow deflected by the goblin's armor. Gritting his teeth, he nocked two more arrows and fired again, each shot with the same precision as before. Frustratingly, both arrows struck true but were once again thwarted by the goblin's resilient armor, leaving Vorin to quickly reconsider his strategy.

OOC: Full Attack with Rapid Shot and Deadly Aim against Tower Goblin, 18,18 attack rolls don't hit.

Aldern realized that his commitment to this fool idea was growing firmer with every foot he ascended! "I don't suppose you could speed things up?!" he clambered from below, not being witness to the battle going on above.

Aldern Foxglove rolled 13,19 using d20+4,d20+4 ((9,15)). [Climbing rolls if needed]

This was all taking too long and the goblins were keeping their distance, being understandably scared if him and his mount. Bane digs into the knots holding him onto Hunter again and finally frees himself. He patted the animal, hoping that he hadn't led his steed to it's death at the hands of these little green vermin. He shouts to Sly, "Try to keep them off Hunter until I can scare them away!"

OOC
Full round, Finish untying.

Elenia focused on climbing up the rope.


OOC: 18:42, Wed 22 May: Elenia Dalca rolled 4 using 1d20 with rolls of 4.  Climb Check. – 4