Once again we return to our solo Scarlet Heroes game. This time with the freshly named 2nd level halfling Nefin Tossmeadow. He's been to the dungeon twice and been beaten back twice. here's how it went...
Nerin decides to return to the goblin cave, he concludes that there's only the big goblin left and leaving him alive is leaving an enemy with a grudge. Better to leave no enemies to curse your sleep.
Nerin sneaks up to the goblin cave hoping to spy out but trips and falls out of cover into view of anyone in the cave entrance. (1-2 Goblin is there,5 no goblin). Fortunately the goblin is not there.
Moving into the entrance with his bow out and ready Nerin moves up to edge of the pit trap. He's concerned that the goblin might appear as he edges past the trap, but sees no option except to grimace and bare it. He puts the bow up and edges past the trap.
Spear at the ready he edges up to the T-junction, (1-2 Goblin is there,3 nope) its clear and so he moves up to the doors. He listens at the door's crack (1-2 Goblin is there, 2 yes) and hears knocking or banging. he sneaks through the door and spots the big goblin using a mace to smash at the constructs in a destructive rage.
Nerin quietly edges out his bow lines up the shot and lets fly but arrow misses and cracks into the wall. The goblin looks up, grabs his halberd and charges!
Nerin stands his spear against the charge but the goblin sweeps it aside with a blow that sends our hero bowling across the cave floor.
Rising to his feet Nerin meets the goblins next charge only be sent tumbling across the floor but fortunate in not being further injured.
The goblin comes in, over confident and Nerin takes advantage with jab into it arm pit.
The goblin is wary now and they circle each other, and then with a swiftness unlooked for, the goblin jabs with the halberd and smashes Nerin into the wall. It screams its delight!
Nerin levels his spear quickly to keep the beast at bey, and they circle each other again.
The goblin jabs again but Nerin has seen that before and knocks the thrust aside with his shield.
Nerin reverses the circling movement and gets his back to the doorway. The change in direction causes the goblin to misstep and Nerin thrust his spear in under the goblin's chin, it drops dead.
With a sigh, he drops to the ground and tries to staunch the bleeding (+2HP).
He thinks the place is empty but isn't sure, so he edges into the next room where he first encountered the big goblin. Fortunately the place is empty of foes, but the bodies of the goblins he killed last week are laying around partially consumed.
Nerin looks around the room and sees an interesting chest. He ponders if it might be trapped, goblin are evil like that. He nips back to the big goblin, grabbing its halberd and comes back and starts using the halberds great weight to smash the chest from a distance.
With it splintered apart he find it contains 400gp, 326cp, 168sp and two glass bottles (smashed on 1-3, 5,1) one of which is smashed. He pops the lid to sniff one and it smells foul. It may be magical. He takes the gp and sp and the bottle. Back at the body of the big goblin Nerin removes an engraved golden ring from its finger and returns to town.
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