GAL Q 10: Scents and Sensibility

[spiderwrangler]

Laughs chortles as he skips over to the pile of gear. "Hi guy! *Teeheheheheeee* I'm gonna leave my stuff here while I go get my ass kicked! *Haaaaa*"

He wiggles his lance at Spots before steeling himself against its effect as he leans it against the wall and lets go. He shivers as he feels the sense of doom wash over him, but grins and begins shucking his other stuff into a pile beside it and returns to their guide.

"I'm in! *Teeehee* Name's Laughs Creepily, by the way."

[GathersIngredients]

Walks nods and steps forward as well. "I will fight as well. My name is Walks With The Wind."
She waits until Laughs fight is done, watching it attentively and then puts her own gear away, when it's time to face her own opponent.

[BadgeAddict]

Zaks bursts into the center of the group, and raises his sword high above his head "I Zaks, Destroyer of all, The Great Ko...Goblin, will take on any fellow goblin who dares to fight me."

[GathersIngredients]

With all his air of Grandeur and showiness, Walks glances at Zaks from the corner of her eye, feeling highly tempted to simply hook her foot with one of his and trip him over, but she resists the urge. There would be time for that when she fights somebody else in the pit.

Instead, she settles for saying "Better put your sword away then, this is unarmed combat." sporting a fresh grin.

[BadgeAddict]

Zak raised an eyebrow at walks and then sneered. Waving his hand in front of his nose, he comments loudly to the audience. "Whoever Fights her, watch out for the Wind she walks with."

[spiderwrangler]

"...*Buahahahaheeheheheheeeeeeeee!*"

[ChuckDaRighteous]

Spots-A-Thief doesn't even flinch at the lance's effect. Apparently these goblins are made of sturdy stuff.

"FFRREEEEEESSHH MMEEEAAT!" A cheer erupts from the crowd eager to have new blood in the mix. Welcome all of you. Glad to have you here. Hey Hobbles, you still ready to fight?" A large goblin waddles up. His upper body is a huge tangle of muscle, which is highly disproportionate to his lower body. His lower body doesn't look weak, its just his upper body is that much stronger. The weird gait would be comical... if he didn't look like he could crush a skull with his bare hands. "Ready to go. Who will I be fighting?

This chuckling fellow over here. His name is Laughs Creepily.

Hobbles nods and holds out his hand to Laughs Creepily to shake hands, "Good luck to you."

As Hobbles introduces himself Talks Too Fast, heads to the center of the area. "OK, next fight is between Hobbles and Laughs creepily. Grab your drinks and place your bets"

So I'm going to give time for spider to post a strategy and everyone to place bets or continue asking questions mingling etc. I'll still answer questions but I'm still going to give a little time for everyone to get things in before I start the fight.

[GathersIngredients]

Walks laughs out heartily and nudges Zaks' shoulder amicably. "At least it's not just hot air" she says in a friendly jesting tone, sporting another grin and winking merrily.

"So are there any rules as to what is allowed in such a fight?" she asks Talks. "Except no use of weapons, as you already said. Also: how many of his fights has Hobbles won recently? And which clan is he from?"

[spiderwrangler]

"Good luck to you."

"Hey *teee* thanks! You too, big fella! *heeeeheeee*" Laughs shakes his hand and gets ready to fight.

[[Strategy: I'm fully anticipating an ass kicking here, but Laughs is going to try to last as long as he's able. General strategy would be to stay out of reach of the skull crushing paws of this big fellow, darting away and circling around him, making him use his legs more than he might be used to. If he manages to get circled around to Hobbles back or side and has a clear shot, he'll dart in and focus on attacking the bigger goblin's knees and ankles, trying to further limit his mobility before darting back out of reach.

-If he has any modicum of success, he'll continue doing this until/unless Hobbles changes his strategy, in which case I'll chime in as warranted.

-If he gets smacked around early on, Laughs will try to get his opponent mentally off balance instead, answering every blow with a creepy giggle or chortle, remarking "Oooo! *Teeeheheeee* That tickled!", spitting blood and the like... taking the beating with as good humor as he can muster and playing up his already apparent instability in hopes that it will result in Hobbles being thrown off his game or at least provide some opportunity for Laughs to shoot for the legs.]]

[ChuckDaRighteous]

Hobbles nods at the returned gesture of respect but frowns at the laughter. He doesn't look like he's quite sure what to make of Laughs Creepily.

"Nope, pretty much anything goes. In real combat neither you nor your foe would be limited so we try to replicate that as best we can without risking death or permanent injury. We have only had a couple incidents but there is a healer not too far away if you break a bone or anything the healing potions can't handle. People usually tap out before that point, but some like Relentless-One over there just don't have any quit in them. Just remember that when the fight is over, its over. Its usually not an issue but one time someone took offense to something and kept hitting after his opponent gave up. That's behavior we don't allow. And of course no gear at all. Not just weapons. No armor, boots, jewelry. Especially not enchanted ones. One time we found out a guy had his loincloth enchanted. We had to kick him out."

At Walks other questions Hobbles proudly puffs out his chest. "I proudly call the Indigo Mantis clan my own. Since I've been here I have partaken in seventeen fights. I have won ten of them."

[spiderwrangler]

"Nope, pretty much anything goes."

Laughs nods and eyes his opponent's crotch, giggling quietly to himself.


[[Laughs is becoming a creepier, goblin version of Steven from Braveheart, or Floki from Vikings... ]]

[Nolandking]

Tells decide to sit back and watch the show hoping his mask doesn't weird anyone out.

[GathersIngredients]

Walks nods and smiles most charmingly at Hobbles. "Thank you for the information. I'm looking forward to seeing you fight.
Good luck, to both of you." she adds. Since there is nothing at stake, she's not rooting for either, but she hopes no one gets any serious injuries or loses the fight due to some stupid stumbling.



"What about potions?" Walks asks Talks. She has an inkling that those are not allowed either, but she wants to know for sure.

"And about the prize: It's something distilled from balance potions? So it's got alcohol in it, and tastes good I assume? What exactly does it do to your balancing skills, and how long do the effects last?"

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I wasn't sure whether or not the fighters were already out of earshot/in a state of mind where they note nothing else but their opponent. Else Walks would have directed that question AT Hobbles, ofc.

[spiderwrangler]

(Not rooting for either?! )

[Patdragon]

Forages wishes his team mate good luck then goes around chatting to anyone about their previous fights, trying to get a gauge for their experiences.
After a while he will talk to Relentless-one.

"Hello, Relentless-one, My name is Forges, You wouldn't happen to know a Righteous One or Vengeful One would you? Thought it might be a clan naming of sorts"

[ChuckDaRighteous]

"Nope those are not allowed either. As for the brew its amazing. I will warn you, its very strong. It was made by drunken masters after all. But so long as you can hold your liqueur you'll love it. The effect on balance is... weird. It is hard to describe. Its something that shouldn't make sense. You'll sway like you're drunk, well you are drunk, yet its very hard to fall. I think this brew is how they manage those weird dodges in combat. You know, where they lean so far back they are falling but then pop right back up and hit you in the face. That's just speculation, though. And why would you ask how long it lasts? Haven't you ever been drunk?"

While all this is going on the other goblins were obviously sizing up the two competitors. Now some betting has started. It seems Hobbles is favored as more goblins want to bet on him, though Laughs Creepily does have a few supporters due to his seemingly creepy nature. Two goblins who can't find takers walk over to the adventurers.

"I got 5 on hobbles. Any of you rooting on your friend?"
"Yeah any takers? I'm offering the same."

Forges for Food goes around to other goblins but finds everyone quite caught up on analyzing the new guy and what they think of the upcoming fight. However when he reaches Relentless-One, "Hello, Relentless-one, My name is Forges, You wouldn't happen to know a Righteous One or Vengeful One would you? Thought it might be a clan naming of sorts"

"Ah you've met my nephews then. We're from the Great Ones clan. Good lads both of them. Though I never understood Vengeful's name. He's always so peaceful. It was our teller's only screw up, though he keeps saying 'You'll see.'" Forges for Food gets the feeling he may not be up to date on current events.

(Not rooting for either?! )

If it makes you feel any better I'm rooting for you.

(you guys do realize you can make bets? I put a couple betters in since I wasn't sure if people picked up on that. But you can try to make ones on your own. Since money is on the honor system anyway, I'm trusting you on the bets too.)

[BadgeAddict]

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Chuck, did you miss Zaks trying to get in a fight?

[ChuckDaRighteous]

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Chuck, did you miss Zaks trying to get in a fight?

I went by first to post: first to fight. Spider goes first. Gathers goes second. You'll be in the third fight.

[BadgeAddict]

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So, you're ignoring what I did and said as if Spiders fight had just ended? I just wanted to clarify that you weren't ignoring me. I suppose I didn't specifically say that I was fighting...but I want to

[spiderwrangler]

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I read it that none of these goblins were overly impressed or excited about walks or zaks, they were focused on sizing up the fight at hand and placing their bets.

[ChuckDaRighteous]

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Nope you did that, its just Talks chose to go first come first serve. I for the most part treat what happens RP wise as happening in order posted unless it makes no sense. So spider and gathers volunteered, then you burst forward and made you declaration. He has three willing recruits and he's going in order.

Also, you posted after I'd started writing the post and it only showed up after I hit preview. I considered jumping you to the front of the line after that showy outburst but then walks and Zaks started poking at one another so I figured he'd take laughs more seriously. Then could I'd simply change "welcome both of you" to "welcome all of you" and would be done with it. Besides RL distractions were making it hard enough to get the post done without having to rewrite it.

[Patdragon]

Forges regrettably informs Relentless of his nephew untimely death and his other nephews finding of his name.

"You mean you haven't heard...I'm sorry but your nephew Righteous was killed on an adventure. This has however caused your other nephew to find his name as he joined the guild to avenge him... sort of. I'm sorry for your loss."

After either comforting or leaving Relentless to himself. Forges debates betting the last of his money on a bet and eventually decides what the hell, from the sounds of these spiders he might not be coming back live life while he's got it.

He agrees to take one of the 5gp bets then goes to cheers on his ear brother.

[GathersIngredients]

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(Not rooting for either?! )

Well, it's not like ANYthing is at stake. And hopefully, whether we win or lose, we get some experience out of it (not in a D&D XP sense, but as in learning our weak points and getting a chance at improvement).
If it was a fight for live and death, some prize/money, glory, ... then ofc Walks would root for you against a total stranger.
On the other hand, if we're nice to these guys, maybe we'll be able to train here in the future. And/or recruit some of them into the GAL...

Walks shakes her head. "No, thank you." she tells the bet-happy goblins.
To Talks she replies, "Well, actually, since we're here to deal with the spiders and find something or someone beyond the chasm, I was planning on using the drink/potion to get across the remaining rope a bit more safely than I would be able to without it. But in that case it is kind of crucial to know when it will wear off again, don't you think? How much is a mug of it, anyways?"

[spiderwrangler]

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That's OK, I'm sure that Laughs will live up to his name if Walks happens to get popped in her fight...

[ChuckDaRighteous]

At the news Relentless-One, gets a grim look on his face. He doesnÔÇÖt say anything for a while. Then he simply nods and hands Forges for Food a coin, ÔÇ£Thanks for informing me,ÔÇØ he says in a cold voice that indicates the conversation is over.

Forges for Food then accepts the bet from one of the goblins.

Talks Too Fast responds to Walks With The Wind, DonÔÇÖt worry, it will last plenty long enough for that. Though Drinks isnÔÇÖt selling it. IÔÇÖm afraid it is only for the victorious. A little extra incentive goes a long way.

Laughs Creepily and Hobbles take position facing one another. With a hand signal from Talks Too Fast the fight begins. Hobbles starts by taking a couple strong swings at Laughs Creepily. He backsteps to avoid the first but is forced to dive back to avoid the second. Laughs Creepily gets up backing away. He starts to circle but Hobbles charges him. While his stride might be odd, he is still fast. In fact his weird gait makes it harder for Laughs Creepily to anticipate the blow, and he ends up taking it straight to the cheek, knocking him flat on the ground. Laughs Creepily lets out a laugh as he falls. The odd behavior throws Hobbles off enough to give Laughs Creepily just enough time to rise before a fist strikes the ground he sat on a mere moment before.

At the laughter Talks Too Fast turns to Laughs Creepilys companions, Is he sane?

Laughs Creepily continues to dodge blows, trying to get around Hobbles. However, the large goblin doesnÔÇÖt seem to want to let him for some reason. Eventually a firm strike hits Laughs Creepily in the hip dropping him to the ground. He again lets out a cackle which momentarily unnerves Hobbles. Laughs Creepily takes the opportunity and lunges forward to sweep Hobbles leg. He drops to one knee giving Laughs Creepily the hard won opportunity to get behind Hobbles. Laughs Creepily doesnÔÇÖt hesitate to take it either. Once behind him Laughs Creepily pulls the other leg out from underneath Hobbles causing him to fall flat on his face. Laughs Creepily uses his advantage to strike at HobblesÔÇÖs face. But after the first shot, Hobbles turns swinging his arm to backhand his attacker, which Laughs Creepily tries to dodge. It doesnÔÇÖt quite work out the way either goblin intended though. They end rolling over so that Hobbles is laying on Laughs Creepily, who manages to get an arm around HobblesÔÇÖs neck. Laughs Creepily tries to squeeze the neck, but it ends up being hard as he flails about, desperately clinging to HobblesÔÇÖs back. Ultimately Hobbles gets an arm around and manages to grab Laughs Creepily. With a single swift motion he throws Laughs Creepily clear over his head. Laughs Creepily laughs while airborne and even harder once he hits the ground.

Both rise. Laughs Creepily is a definitely hurting. But Hobbles is out of breath and clearly a bit unnerved. Laughs Creepily wonÔÇÖt last too much longer unless he seizes the moment. He charges with a mad cackle on his lips. Hobbles tries to take a swing at him but at the last moment, Laughs Creepily dives at hobbles feet and he is to thrown off to anticipate this. Laughs Creepily tackles the goblin and they both go down in a tangled brawl. Laughs Creepily gets the upper hand though and is able to strike the goblinÔÇÖs groin with a hard kick. He stays down long enough for Laughs Creepily to get a couple head shots in. Hobbles makes a frantic flail but Laughs Creepily once again grabs him around the neck. After a couple moments of struggling Hobbles drops to one knee and then reluctantly taps Laughs Creepily on the arm. The fight is over Laughs Creepily has won.

With the fight over Laughs Creepily only just becomes aware of the screaming and cheering which had been filtered to mere background noise during the intense fight. He turns to see a goblin approaching him with a small vial of healing potion. Who then directs him over to Drinks-Too-Much for a brew. ÔÇ£So you want a mug or a bottle for later?ÔÇØ

Forges for Food has won 5gp.

Talks Too Fast turns to Walks With The Wind, "You ready to fight? You're up next."

ooc: Spider you just barely won the dice roll. So yay you win, but because it was barely, Laughs Creepily lost 3 hp.

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On the other hand, if we're nice to these guys, maybe we'll be able to train here in the future. And/or recruit some of them into the GAL...

Oh my next character once Vengeful dies is coming from Goblin Fight Club. Not that I want him to die, but well I get the feeling that I'm going to have to charge and attack something that I really shouldn't to remain in-character.

You keep asking about the brew. Since You're about to find out anyway: Drunken masterÔÇÖs brew: +15 to balance check, +10% miss chance, + 20% dodge chance, lasts 12 turns (2 swigs, too much at once may cause detrimental effects (same as any other alcoholic beverage))

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.[tabs: Nolandking]Name: Tells Bad Jokes
Color:#804000
Gender: Male
HP: 5/5
Def: 2 (+1 vs animals)
Atk: 2
Special: Mudhoney curse - if he drinks or touches mudhoney he will turn into a badger until the curse is removed.

Face: Crystal Mask (stealth bonus in natural environments)
Body: Leather Armor (+1def)
Back: Druids Cloak (+1 def vs animals)
Rings: Ring of sanctuary (If you haven't attacked in a current combat, you have a 50% chance to avoid enemy aggression as long as other opponents are available)
Main Hand: Dagger (+1 atk, 1 handed)

- Harpoon (2H, +1 atk, additional +1 atk if attacking something in the water)
- Backpack
- 50ft Rope
- pen and ink
- biscuits
- water flask
- 2 alchemist fire bottles.(1 use only +4 Attack)
- Red Sphere Ioun Stone (+2 Dex)
- Torch
- Satchel
*Special note: BCotB (note to myself, I know what it means)
[tabs: spiderwrangler]Name: Laughs Creepily
Color:#004040
Gender: Male
HP: 2/5
Def: 3
Atk: 4

Face: Skull Mask
Head/Body/Legs/Feet: Ninja outfit (+2 def)
Neck: Preserved Human Ear Necklace
Both Hands: Lance of Terror (+3 ATT, 2H. A lance of such terrifying appearance it cannot be looked at without causing all those around to quake in fear of the bearer. This lance is intimidating and may cause weaker enemies to flee.)

- Fake Beard
- 2x Healing Salve (+2d3 Hp)
- Samurai Sword (2H, +3 Attack) (on loan)
- 1x Throwing Axe (1h, +1 atk, posion coated, lasts 2 attacks, 30% chance to poison for 2 turns, 1 damage per turn)
- 1x Throwing Axe (1h, +1 atk)
- 1x Spider venom sack
- 10x spider legs
- 8x mangled spider legs
- 1x spider front half
- 2x mangled spider front half
- 1x spider back half
- 2x mangled spider back half
- 1x small vial of healing potion (+2hp)
[tabs: patdragon]Name: Forges for Food
Color:#FFFF00
Highlight: #000000
Gender: Male
HP: 4/6
Def: 4
Atk: 3

Head: Circlet of Accuracy (improved accuracy with ranged weapons)
Body: Leather Jerkin (+1 Def)
Back: A sharp looking Man-purse (backpack)
Rings: Gold Ruby Ring (minor fire resistance)
Main Hand: Mace (1h, +2 atk)
Off Hand: Iron shield (+2 def)

- Rope
- Human bones
- Preserved Human Ear Necklace
- 1 healing potion
- 2 important looking letters
- Black Wand of Mischievous Consequences (Chance for victim to temporarily become: blind, deaf, silenced, confused, asleep, berserk, etc. Effects last 1d2 turns.
- 2 books of Evil Badness
- Damaged Trap Tool Kit
- Torch
- 3 Elixir of Brittleskin (-3 Def on a hit, -1 on a splash/save, -1 Def permanently if crit)
- Potion of Recovery,
- Human finger bone with two amethysts (Description can be found HERE)
- Elixir of Healing (recovers 1d6+3 HP)
- Bone dice
- Satchel
- Mouse ChefÔÇÖs Grand Restorative Potion of some sort that should be decent
[tabs: gathersingredients]Name: Walks With The Wind
Color:#008000
Gender: Female
HP: 2/6
Def: 4
Atk: 3

Back: Wolfskin Cloak: +1 DEF. Very fine quality, provides protection against the cold.
Neck: Silver Necklace (+1 Hp)
Waist: Leather Tie Cord
Rings: Ring of Deathshielding - (25% to protect wearer from Deathblow)
Main Hand: Knock-Back Axe (+2 atk, 1h, Chance to knock an enemy prone (must spend a move to stand back up)
Off Hand: Iron Shield (1h, +2 DEF)

- Shortbow (ranged)
- Arrows (x10, +1 ATT)
- Torch: +1 ATT if used as weapon; 5% chance of setting an enemy on fire; 10% chance of breaking. (lit, wedged)
- Skull
- Length of Rope
- Bandage (Heals 2 - 3 HP)
- 1 Medicated Bandage (Heals 4 HP)
- Trap Tool Kit
- Cloth Sack
- Skull
- Potion from Mouse Chef (waiting on TL for specifics)
[tabs: badgeaddict]Name: Zaks (Dark Seed)
Color: #80BF00
Gender: Male
HP: 5/5
Def: 3
Atk: 4

Body: Bark Armor (+2 Def, Vulnerable to fire)
Both hands: Samurai Sword (2H, +3 Attack) (on loan from spider)

- Double tipped Spear (2h, +2atk)
- Simple axe (1h, +1atk)[/tabs]

*I had no intention of making the fight post anywhere near that long... I started to write and it just sorta happened. In fact much of this whole section is more than I intended, but that post particularly so.