# Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game: Fifth Adventure - War in Goblin Gate **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Tags:** middle-earth-game\ **Created:** [December 5, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898 "2008-12-05T19:34:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 75
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898/1481 "2009-04-02T20:05:09Z")
Oh \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* :mad: Break this door down here. I’m going back to check back down the passage way and see how cut off we are. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898/1482 "2009-04-02T20:06:51Z")
Deor will push forward, trying to stay just behind the fighters. Gas doesn’t care how brave you are! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898/1483 "2009-04-02T20:18:30Z")
Hraedsig tries to break down the door but it fails. Thoroncir tries and he fails. Bitur breaks out his trusty prybar and Gwaelur begins chopping at the door where he guesses the hinges are. Deor is ready with a knock if things get dangerous. Ghân races to the grinding sound with Mulligan and Gil-Gandel close behind. Ghân finds a gate that is already down. He Stone shapes the floor away so the gate can easily be pulled down further and pulled or pushed. Elfstan and Brin head back for the door. The door is splintering nicely and so far no sign of gas. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898/1484 "2009-04-02T21:31:14Z")
As Ghân has given us some leverage, I will do what I can with this gate. Any help would be welcome. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898/1485 "2009-04-02T22:13:19Z")
Ghân has both another Stone Shape and a Neutralise Poison ready. Shouldn’t we all work and stay together? We don’t want some enemy appearing between us… ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898/1486 "2009-04-02T23:58:32Z")
Now that the back gate is neutralized and the risk of gas is lessened (good job!), why don’t you all join back up with us at the farther-along gate? ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898/1487 "2009-04-03T00:52:09Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Hraedsig tries to break down the door but it fails. What is it with me and doors today?!? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898/1488 "2009-04-03T01:04:18Z")
> [@ShadowFacts](#): > > What is it with me and doors today?!? Heavy door blocked by a bar and whatever else the Goblins quickly added? I wouldn’t sweat it. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898/1489 "2009-04-03T07:10:12Z")
> [@glee](#): > > Ghân has both another Stone Shape and a Neutralise Poison ready. > > Shouldn’t we all work and stay together? > We don’t want some enemy appearing between us… Of course, but it was more important not to be cornered, which was a greater risk on the evidence available. Besides, if an enemy appeared between us, we would have it surrounded. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898/1490 "2009-04-03T09:50:10Z")
So Ghan, Gil-Gandel and Mulligan are going to try to deal with the back gate while everyone else smashes the door in the middle. 😕 Seeing as this door is now movable, why not toot your trumpet at the dwarves and get them to come and move it while the rest of us take out the door and orcs or goblins around here? ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898/1491 "2009-04-03T10:33:25Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > Of course, but it was more important not to be cornered, which was a greater risk on the evidence available. > > Besides, if an enemy appeared between us, we would have it surrounded. 🆒 😃 Just to be clear, we’ve gone down a passageway and a gate has fallen behind us (which Ghân has partly opened). Meanwhile an advance guard is bashing down a door to make forward progress. How do the dwarves in the main cavern reach us? ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898/1492 "2009-04-03T13:21:20Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Heavy door blocked by a bar and whatever else the Goblins quickly added? I wouldn’t sweat it. No sweat. I should have put that in quotes - just a little comic relief from your friendly neighborhood horseman. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898/1493 "2009-04-03T15:05:19Z")
> [@ShadowFacts](#): > > No sweat. I should have put that in quotes - just a little comic relief from your friendly neighborhood horseman. 😉 If it’s any consolation, Bitur will be happy to let you open the door for us once the crowbar finishes it’s job. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898/1494 "2009-04-03T15:37:07Z")
Waiting to see what they do at the gate. In the meantime, the door is in bad shape. A solid blow could knock it in now but on the otherside, the goblins have had about 3 rounds to prepare. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898/1495 "2009-04-03T15:58:45Z")
> [@glee](#): > > 😃 > > Just to be clear, we’ve gone down a passageway and a gate has fallen behind us (which Ghân has partly opened). Meanwhile an advance guard is bashing down a door to make forward progress. > How do the dwarves in the main cavern reach us? The gate is now insecure thanks to your spell, so a bunch of dwarves working as a team should be able to wreck it. I’ll blow the horn for a rendezvous, and then we’d better rejoin the party at the door. Once the dwarves are through the gate they will be able to catch up; meanwhile it will be a poor look-out if we can’t outfight quite a lot of goblins in a confined space. Takes out [color=silver]_Glinras_ and passes the signal.[/color] ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898/1496 "2009-04-03T16:30:05Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > The gate is now insecure thanks to your spell, so a bunch of dwarves working as a team should be able to wreck it. I’ll blow the horn for a rendezvous, and then we’d better rejoin the party at the door. Once the dwarves are through the gate they will be able to catch up; meanwhile it will be a poor look-out if we can’t outfight quite a lot of goblins in a confined space. > > Takes out [color=silver]_Glinras_ and passes the signal.[/color] Much appreciated. Ghân apologises for his pessimism, but being underground and missing his animal friends is hard for him. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898/1497 "2009-04-03T20:44:27Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > In the meantime, the door is in bad shape. A solid blow could knock it in now but on the otherside, the goblins have had about 3 rounds to prepare. I say we form up the shield wall and bust that sucker in before the gas starts flowing! ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898/1498 "2009-04-03T21:06:54Z")
Gwaelur looks as Hraedsig and nods and steps next to him to prepare to knock down the door. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898/1499 "2009-04-03T21:22:31Z")
Thoroncir stays out of the Dwarves’ way but is close behind them, sword drawn, ready for whatever might lie on the other side of the door. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898/1500 "2009-04-03T22:15:45Z")
> [@glee](#): > > Much appreciated. > Ghân apologises for his pessimism, but being underground and missing his animal friends is hard for him. Yes - it is far from _Eryd Lasgalen_ too. But we must both endure as best we can for the sake of our friends. Back to see how they are getting on at the door, if they are not all gassed. :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898.md?page=74) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898.md?page=76)