(023) Breakfast at Saxxon's

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Tue May 10, 2011 10:09 pm

tonneau wrote:
"I say we take care of them now", says Gustave, clambering after Dieter through the hole in the bars.

"Things can only get worse afterall"

He goes to draw his blade to assist the wildman in dispatching the sleeping hobgoblins but, seeing the big man well into his work, thinks better of it and decides to keep watch on the living enemy instead.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Tue May 10, 2011 10:44 pm

waysoftheearth wrote:
At the Front Gate

The incapacitated hobgoblin troopers are beyond the reach of Ulric's scorching spell, and besides, Dieter is already moving toward them... there would be no way of avoiding him with so blunt a tool as The Sufferance.

Within a score of strides Dieter reaches the nearest of the slumbering unfortunates, and swings his many-notched blade from its sheath with a worrying efficiency, whipping the sword into a hilt up point down stabbing position, and then drives it down hard, directly through the throat of the first goblin-thing. It's yellow eyes bulge enormously as for an instant all its limb jerk and quiver. The thick blue-black tongue lashes in a chocked off scream drowned, gargling in black blood. And then it is still.

Only then does Dieter move his considerable weight off the sword, and wrench it free in a trail of gore.

Meanwhile, Gustave has squeezed through the bars and drawn his blade, and Pelenwin has moved to guard the space with high menacing axe.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Tue May 10, 2011 10:46 pm

waysoftheearth wrote:
On The Battlement

Desmond begins a circuit of the catwalk, gathering up loose rocks and stones along the way... (it will take him a decent while to complete the job).

The others begin speaking of a "plan", and considering possible outcomes...

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Tue May 10, 2011 11:19 pm

eris wrote:

waysoftheearth wrote:On The Battlement

Desmond begins a circuit of the catwalk, gathering up loose rocks and stones along the way... (it will take him a decent while to complete the job).

The others begin speaking of a "plan", and considering possible outcomes...

Olaf doesn't take his eyes off the hobgoblins out beyond his bow range. If they begin to move forward, he'll yell a warning to Dieter, and the others, and cover them with bow fire.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Wed May 11, 2011 1:41 am

danhem wrote:
"A hell of a situation," Ulric mutters grimly. "Perhaps a show of force will help to scatter them? I may be able to drop several more if I can get close enough, so long as my memory does not fail me. The wolves are the greatest danger. The archers should focus their fire on them when they charge."

Ulric moves to take his turn in squeezing through the gate, but stays behind the fighters for now. He tries to determine how close he will need to be to use the Baleful Somnolence on the massed ranks of hobgoblins.

"I only hope that they don't have longbows."

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Wed May 11, 2011 8:26 am

waysoftheearth wrote:
The Front Gate

Ulric squeezes through the gap in the portcullis rather easily compared to the fighting-Men, being unarmoured as he is. However, he does feel vulnerable with only Dieter and Gustave between him and a body of hostile hobgoblins... even with Olaf, Koch, Highbough and the Halflings on the battlement above him.

Dieter is a score or so paces in front, driving his sword point down hard into the chest of a second hobgoblin, who thrashes helplessly, choking and gagging for a few seconds before expiring.

Another 30 or 40 paces beyond him is the hobgoblin shield wall, where up to a dozen of the critters busy themselves with... whatever it is they are doing. Two of the wolf riders start to skirt the perimeter of the gate house -- at a safe distance. The third stays close by the Captain -- who now seems to be directing proceedings by pointing with Olaf's arrow.

Ulric judges he would have to get as close as 10 to 15 yards to enspell them with his somnolence... and half that distance to use the sufferance.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Wed May 11, 2011 8:41 am

coffee wrote:
Dieter will give a glance and an encouraging "come over!" wave to the hobgoblin leader, but will continue to dispatch the sleepers.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Wed May 11, 2011 1:18 pm

danhem wrote:
Seeing that the usefulness of his magic limited in his current position, Ulric squeezes back through the portcullis into the 'safety' of the keep. He remains behind the bars ready to cover Olaf and Gustave should the hobgoblins charge.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Wed May 11, 2011 4:30 pm

tombowings wrote:
Pelenwin will protect his comrades through the portcullis bars until all of the fighting-men have exited, after which he himself will hobble onto the battlefield.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Wed May 11, 2011 11:16 pm

waysoftheearth wrote:
Dieter finishes another of the hobgoblins with a sickening crunch of bone, gore and gristle as Ulric slips back into the keep and Pelenwin moves out of it...

Up above, Olaf and Highbough spy the line of hobgoblin troopers mounting a row of three crossbows along the tops of their shield wall...