If we can get a sort of map I'm sure Tasso and whoever else is sneaky could get a bit of a drop on them with some planning. Drop a mass spell on them out of the gate and even up the numbers before we fall on them like a flame fist of...flaming...fisting.

Ive got sleeps and mists and...bees.

I don`t have bees.

We should acquire bees.

*looks at hammer*

maybe see if they know something about these creatures and set up an ambush at the same time, only if they do not know what coming and feel "safe" threaten if we have to.

Yep we could do both I suppose. They might attack, though, if they just see 1 lone drow waving at them. Either that, or run. Drow do have a rep as slavers in most parts ...

two people go up to them, soneone sensable and me, i will act as translator while the others prepare to assault them

Ellen's sneakey, sneakey. Plus she's not the diplomatic type.

But do post and suggest it.

obviously the G''s are the goblins you know about

We have some ground to cover!

So the captives are directly below us ???

God I read that as "Laser Tent"

Grugg

from your vantage point they are roughly 400 feet ahead/below you

Ok, I'm probably gonna cast mage armor while i'm on the hill, and then i have color spray for when we get close, and I have summon monster I. I also have divine metamagic so i can expend 2 uses of turn undead to extend my arcane summon monster I so it lasts 4 rounds, so we can get some friends. I can then do the same and extend my divine summon monster I to make it 2 rounds, or i can save it to convert to CLW, while i cast bless.

Then I'll take my Masterwork mace and join the fight. or my spear.

If our characters decide to sprint from where they are, it'll take them 4-5 rounds to get there (Tasso covering 80' a round, everyone else 120'). They'd probably get noticed in the 2nd round of that (I think).

So, Grugg's alternative is sound.

Tasso, Ellen and maybe Xxandra could sneak closer, to a position where Tasso could get a spell off (a Sleep spell has a range of 100' +10' per level, so that might work). It'll let the roguey types to get closer to a sniping position too.

We can modify the plan if XXandra wants to try and bluff the gobbos. But I suspect they would attack as soon as she announces herself.

From the way the 'Hunting for Ham' went, it is obvious that my Barbarian is not very stealthy!

She could either fire some arrows, but maybe would be better served if she made her way to the captives and if any goblins draw near she could go berserker on them with her two silver battle axes!

Any thoughts ???

So here's what Im thinking.

Tasso and El sneak up to around 100' out, Tasso casts some sleep and we try to pick off some of the outliers batman style, removing targets without the whole group noticing.

X and Guh stay a little back with ranged weapons in case something goes wrong with the sneaky strategy.

Foxy and Al stay with them and get ready to rush in once we're open or busted.

I feel like talking to rapist goblins might be a time waster.

Also I'm out of town in an hour until Sunday evening, and even then late sunday evening, so I might not get something together until then.

That looks good to me Grugg.