Mefighter beta team eighth session notes

Looting the Toll Booth

They continue on the path and find a roadhouse
It is occupied. Thurmin hands Gub her bow and tells Byll he can take care of her if she turns out to be dangerous
Thurmin and Uhanimara "sneak" up to the roadhouse. They are crappy at it, and stuff starts happening
Very large, one-eyed ogre with a beard pops out ("Gramps"). Two juveniles pop out just after ("Thelma" and "Henderson")
Uhanimara webs the entrance, keeps Thelma and Henderson from being too active and delays Gramps's charge just long enough for the Dwarves to get their asses on the front line
Slugging and shooting happens. Gub gets crap for rolls and misses a bunch. Brunnar dodges swing after swing with the grace of a gazelle. Drem gets swatted on the first hit (Thelma hits hard!) and has to step back
Byll is as deadly as usual, and Brunnar gets some good hits
Brunnar gets a pretty great stop with his feat, stymieing Gramps and Henderson for a bit
Uhanimara vomits up spiders. Groooooooss. But it keeps Henderson out of the fight for a solid turn
Gramps goes down, then Thelma, and Henderson is last. He gets one more solid blow before it happens, and Uhanimara goes to negatives in one shot (which Thurmin quickly stabilizes)
Looting commences. There is a stew in the pot of an obvious humanoid. Nobody but Gub is interested. She probably eats some, though
Party sleeps (Byll goes off by his lonesome like usual)

They continue. Uhanimara uses her Geography knowledge to point out that an approach via the hill to the West might be prudent
They find a burned-out manor with a great view. Unfortunately, it is foggy
Byll does some preliminary scouting. He can't see much, but does see a half-assed senry
They formulate a plan: Thurmin and the Dwarves will consolidate a position at the top of the hill, and watch for the pattern of movement at the gate. Byll and Gub will approach that gate, and if it looks likely, Gub will infiltrate. Uhanimara will do something I don't remember.