SPECIAL - Treasure Goblin Nest - Legendary Adventure

[Rhyldrin Ken'rae]

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Adventure Information
Name: Treasure Goblin Nest - SPECIAL TIMED ADVENTURE
Level: Legendary (Sapphire, Emerald & Ruby PCs Only)
DM: J - iyieldtonone
Start Date: 12:00AM 10/23/2015 to 11:59PM 10/26/2015 (Extended 1 Day Due Questions!)
Total # of Objectives: 2
Description: By chance a Treasure Goblin nest has been located by a studious mage on a walkabout in Bryony. It is described as "by chance" as it will only appear when various factors are just right for our world and their realm to merge enough to reveal it. The nest will remain accessible for three days after the conditions have been met. The mage just happened to be there, by chance, when the nest first appeared.

Objective Information
Objective 1: Kill the Four(4) Rank 6 Ogres Guards[20DC] to gain access to the Treasure Goblins
Objective 2: Kill the Seven(7) Rank 4 Treasure Goblins[15DC] to make the Treasure Horde appear

Treasure Goblin Caveat: If an attack on a Treasure Goblin is not successful then they are able to escape through a portal (with an evil laugh and "kiss my butt" action as they do so) and can no longer be attacked so be careful!

All Objectives must be completed in order for the Treasure Horde bonus to appear. Each Treasure Goblin killed will result in a special Item Bonus (random loot roll). The Treasure Goblins of Objective 2 aren't accessible until Objective 1 is completed.


Special Note: Given the nature of this event each Player is limited to two Goblins with each PC being limited to One Goblin. Meaning a Player would have to use two different PCs to reach their two Goblin limit. This limit is only in effect until 11:59PM 10/24/2015 to help give everyone a chance to take part. However, once 12:00AM on 10/25/2015 hits the limit is removed and any Goblins left are fair game.

[badger]

Badger had not been very active of late as far as the Heart was concerned, but she had certainly been putting in a lot of hours at the Old Faith Commune, and most definitely with the spectacled bear she had termed 'bear' until they could get together and think of a better name. But lately, the halfling had been feeling a touch of the wanderlust and so when rumour got around that some ogres needed bashing and some treasure goblins needed their treasure liberated: she was out of Scourcone Forest like a shot and wheeling towards Bryony where the sighting had taken place. She didn't know much about the aforementioned goblins .. but the fact that they had 'treasure' stamped to their name was promising. And worst case scenario if it had all been a hoax? Well, the halfling would still have a blast pummelling somebodies face in and face zero legal rammifications for doing so.

She was sure there was something wrong with that but .. it sounded too fun to dwell on.

Having gained some measure of directions from the locals (as no doubt, word of the nest had spread like wildfire and all manner of adventurers and even townies were champing at the bit to deal with it), the hafling scuttled across the landscape in search for this actual nest .. and it would not take long before she found it.

A strong breeze had picked up through Bryony, and with it came the putrid (to her, she supposed the lady ogres found it quite tantalizing) stench of ogre, and after the initial disgusted wrinkling of her nose, she began to rub her little hands together in a blithesome fashion. Yes .. there were going to be some bones broken tonight! Focusing carefully, a swath of fur gradually broke out across her skin as her diminutive body grew even smaller: tanned skin and brightly colourd mohawk, scruffy leathers and many pouches soon replaced by a sheathe of black and white fur as she adopted the appearance of her namesake, the little badger waddling through the undergrowth in order to sneak up on these ogres. Wriggling her nose, she scented out one in particular, settled down .. and waited patiently.

The passage of time was hard to judge as a badger, though gifted with darksight the colour was leeched from the world and it wasn't easy to figure out whether the shift in light marked an hour, two or even three .. but eventually she saw her chance, as one of the ogre guards made his clumsy way out of the circle and moved several meters away from the group in order to relieve himself. Scrunching up her little face, the badger waited until his ablutions were finished before she darted across the gap between the two, and leapt up with a surprising amount of dexterity. Claws gained purchase on the guards clothes and armor and allowed her to scale his body until her pointed nose was a mere inch from his face: which was when the (poor) guard got the fright of his life. As if he wasn't already startled enough by the sudden appearance of a badger, said badger began to distort and twist as a different shape was adopted: hundreds of pounds in weight abruptly crushing the ogre as a bear now roared in his face and set jaws around his throat. Spines of stone and bone burst from the thick hide of the bear and broke into the ogres skin, blood running down to the grass as she worried and tore at his throat, releasing him only when he fell to the ground.

The ruckus brought the attention of another of the guards, and the bear almost grinned, a macabre sight given the foaming blood around its jaws. Without a second thought, the bear barrelled for the second guard and lashed out with its paws: sharp hooks gripping the ogres armor and attempting to rip it from its body, before a second swipe moved to empty its guts into the forest. Steam rose from the entrails as they hung from the bloody gash, a distinct look of surprise upon its tusked face before it attempted to lunge at the bear. Darting to one side, Badger twisted to avoid the ogres clumsy strike which led to it tripping over its own insides: the bear jumping onto its fallen body and biting deep into the back of his neck until she could hear the snap of bone.

Delicious!

RANK BONUS PENALTY AND DETAILS
Objective 1: Ruby Gemstone Rank vs 2 Rank 6 Ogres (2/4), with 12 Quickness
+12 (quick), +0 (first mob, 0 rank difference), -5 (second mob 0 rank difference), +14 (746 words) = 21
Objective Boss DC: 20

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[Rhyldrin Ken'rae]

Response from DM

Treasure Goblins, as the legends go, are rather interesting creatures in that they don't seem to care about the world around them unless it A) attacks them or B) is shining because it is worth something. Even a full out battle next to one doesn't seem to disturb it's one track mind unless it is bumped or hit in some fashion. As for Ogre's, well they were a bit more aware of what went on around them, especially those who wanted to get paid by those that hired them. Though, truth be told, it was more of a coexistence than actual case of business. The Ogre's got to eat those (or things) dumb enough to try and attack the goblins for their loots, and got to pick up pieces of treasure that the goblins either dropped or left behind as they evaluated the worth of the various bits and bobs of their treasure. The treasure goblins really didn't care as long as they weren't attacked, in which case they would just flee and find another nest, leaving the Ogre's with nothing. This night, however, one that would prove fatal to the Ogre's appeared in the form... or forms... of animals as it tore into their bodies, ripping away skin, muscle, and bone alike. It was a horrendous sight, at least for those not use to battle, as the druid known as Badger took the baddies to school like a boss!

[badger]

The bear pulled away from the body and gave itself a bit of a shake, lifting its head up and sniffing the air. After a time it looked over to the remaining ogre guards, and found them both to be staring at the bear with something of a degree of shock .. perhaps they weren't used to random forest animals showing up and tearing through them as if they were tissue paper? The bear grinned again as it slowly began to pad away from the two it had already slain, and advanced upon the remaining two ogres. Well .. no one else had taken the time to come all the way out here, so it looked like it was up to Badger to have all the fun.

Heavy paws left faint imprints in the ground as the bear moved, a sign of the increased weight Badger held over her original shape, and soon she was within shouting distance of the remaining guards. She seemed to have caught them at a bad time: cups in hand, situated around a fire, they may have been drinking cheap beer and telling bawdy stories or tales of strength and cunning, whatever it was ogres did when they got far too comfortable in their own skin. At least they were still wearing clothes .. the last thing Badger needed was to see a pair of ogres swinging in the breeze: she would need more than a few casks of honeymead to burn that image out of her brain! Finally coming to a halt, she stared at the two ogres and once again lifted her head: only this time instead of sniffing the air, she pulled in a deep breath and BELLOWED. The sound came from the depths of her core and sent vibrations through the air, blood laced spittle flying from her jaws as the roar shook the foundations.

One of the ogres dropped his cup, turned, and ran.

The other ogre was arguably made of sterner stuff, and instead reached for the axe that rested against the stump he had previously claimed for his chair.

Well. That suited Badger just down to the ground.

Powerful legs propelled the bear forward, a ducking motion made that encouraged her to slide across the ground as the ogre chose to meet her with an outward swing. Though she darted to one side, this ogre was a little better prepared than its comrades had been: the axe snapping back in a clean motion that had the pommel snapping against the side of her head. Stars burst in front of her eyes, and she felt the axe digging into her shoulder, encouraging another bellow though this one tinged with pain. Grunting, the bear lifted a paw and slammed it into the ogre, knocking it off balance as she twisted her body in order to separate herself from the axe, blood soaking into the thick brown coat that covered her body. Pain fuelling her motions, she reared up onto her hind legs and bodily threw herself at the ogre as he moved in for a second swing: taking the blade into her side, but putting her in the perfect position to send her teeth into the ogres face.

This was of course, met with screams. Screams that went into her throat as she worked at ripping his face off. Abruptly she dropped to the ground, teeth anchored into the ogres face, claws slicing from the shoulder and down, working into the soft fleshy parts of his anatomy.

Pulling away from the twitching body of the first ogre, she cast her head about in search of the escapee .. it would not be enough just to have an absence of guard. She needed to make sure that it was disposed of, so that there were no interruptions when she finally saw to the actual goblins .. my, they did not seem to care one jot that three ogres had so far been dealt with!

Sniffing deeply, she untangled the array of aromas that came to her sensitive nose, and after pegging down what she believed to be the scent of the final guard (helped by the debris he had left in his wake), she began the task of hunting him down. Interestingly enough, she found the ogre not that far away at all .. in his haste to escape, he had tripped over his own legs and smacked his head against a rock, blood leaving a nasty gash on his forehead. From the movement of his chest, he seemed to be alive, just knocked out. The bear grinned again: though she preferred that her sparring partners put up a good fight, she realised she was on a strict time limit, and so would have nothing against giving this ogre a quick death in the name of priorities. A snap would sound, and the ogres breathing would cease, the bear padding away in order to ascertain whether the other ogre still lived .. and deal with that as necessary.

RANK BONUS PENALTY AND DETAILS
Objective 1: Ruby Gemstone Rank vs 2 Rank 6 Ogres (4/4), with 12 Quickness
+12 (quick), +0 (first mob, 0 rank difference), -5 (second mob 0 rank difference), +16 (830 words) = 23
Objective Boss DC: 20

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[badger]

Having dealt with the ogre guards .. Badger then turned her attention to the goblins. They still appeared to be oblivious to the pain that had been brought to the ogres. Oblivious, or just uncaring. She watched them in silence for a time, until a brief stab of pain in her side reminded her of the wounds she had incurred from one of her previous scuffles. This awareness was soon followed by a brief flash of green from her eyes, the druid pulling on her connection to the Tree in order to borrow some of its power, encouraging her natural regenerative process to speed up and allow the cells to knit together, the flow of blood stemmed as rips and cuts were repaired. She did not honestly think that the wounds she had received would overly impair her against tiny goblins of all things, but she also didn't think it was a good idea to intentionally sabotage herself if she was perfectly capable of fixing herself up before going for the prize.

Wound dealt with, she watched the goblins for a few moments more before giving herself a swift shake. The treasure goblins weren't going to kill themselves, and standing watching the grass grow wasn't going to make her any richer! Just think about all the honeymead and honeycakes she could buy with whatever she could wring from these beasties! A slight rumble that would be a bear equivalent of a chuckle, and she gave her bum a little wriggle and just simply .. leaped.

Right into the center of the nest of goblins. Because why not?

Paws swinging wildly, she sent the goblins scattering in all directions like an overlarge furry ball tossed at a set of pins. Jaws snapping and paws rending, she'd reach out at the nearest goblin and set to it with a gusto, sending her teeth around its throat as she reared back and swung it sharply in her mouth, releasing it once she heard the snap of its spine only to have its corpse tumble arse over tit and its treasure spilling from the sac on its back. Badger did not stop there however, a bellow released from her lungs as she pushed against the ground and soared through the air .. the several hundred pound bear spreading its arms and legs wide as it fell straight on top of a poor goblin, crushing it against the earth. Try porting out of that one, sucker! There was a slight concern that perhaps she had utterly smushed anything of use on the goblin .. and to that end, she turned her attention to a third. Did it look concerned? She honestly couldn't tell, but it was certainly about to feel very very concerned as she reached over and snagged it with one paw.

The beastie wriggled and squirmed, but her claws had dug in deep and refused to let go as the bear brought it up and then abruptly slammed it into the ground. Up, and down. Up, and down. Its little legs flailed wildly with each swing in a manner that was almost comical, and Badger was sure she heard the sound of bones breaking .. or maybe it was her imagination? Wishful thinking perhaps? In any case, this loot pinata surely had various visceral liquids leaking from every available orifice as she pounded it into the dirt, making sure she focused on its head so as to avoid anything particularly valuable.


RANK BONUS PENALTY AND DETAILS
Objective 1: Ruby Gemstone Rank vs 3 Rank 4 Treasure Goblins (3/7), with 12 Quickness
+12 (quick), +2 (first mob, 2 rank difference), -5 (second mob), -5 (third mob) +11 (573 words) = 15
Treasure Goblin DC: 15

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