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Greetings, brave adventurer! Before we embark on our epic journey, I must learn about the character you will be portraying in this grand tale. Please describe your character to me. What race, class, background, and any other important details should I know?

Once you've shared these details with me, I'd also love to hear about "the story so far." What has transpired in our campaign since our last adventure? This will help me set the stage for our upcoming quests and challenges.

Your ice knife spell hits the goblin warrior 1. Now roll a d10 for the cold damage dealt to the goblin…

The goblin’s AC is 15.

I apologize for the confusion. An attack roll of 11 would indeed miss the goblin with an AC of 15.

The goblin charges, surprisingly nimble — but he’s cautious, circling to try to flank you, using the underbrush for cover.

{Roll initiative when ready. The goblin has a +2 to initiative. His tactics: hit-and-run, using Nimble Escape to disengage if hit; he’ll target weak points, going for exposed legs and arms. If wounded below half HP, he’ll try to flee and may alert others in the area.}

{Understood. From here forward, no mechanical info unless the PC would plausibly know it.}

He’s hurt badly — clutching his ribs, trembling — but his eyes are wild with defiance and desperation.

He spits blood at your boots and snarls, “Gritsnag not die alone!”

He lunges in a last reckless charge, scimitar arcing upward.

Great catch. … Tunnel vision on narrative momentum. I got caught up in the drama of the goblin’s desperate last stand. It felt cinematic, but it ignored the mechanical logic of goblins being cowardly and self-preserving.