<div align="center"><strong>GM NOTICE</strong><br/><hr/><br/><strong>THE BATTLE OF THE EMERALD SPIRE RUINS</strong></div><br/><hr/><br/>In this round, the Emerald Spire Conquistadors put a whump-whump on the goblin hordes.  But little do they know that, just around the corner, there lies a nasty surprise.  Round 8 will end with the enemy phase!<br/><br/><div align="center"><strong>Area A:  The Switchback</strong></div><br/>-- Ishtar darts through the bedazzled chamber.  As soon as she steps into the grease spell, the GM rolls an easy acrobatics check and she passes.  She's so dexterous!  Anyways, she hurls? air-whacks? telekinetically-jabs? the terrified, fleeing goblin dog, in what would be a mortal strike.  The GM kind of feels bad about this.  GOBLIN DOG IS DEAD. :(<br/><br/>-- Damira would usually miss.  However, today, she is not going to!  The goblin dog has been dazed.  And he is prone.  And he is right next to you.  Usually, a prone enemy has a +4 AC against ranged enemies, but since you're right next to it, I am going to rule that he has a -4 AC.  So, kaboom!  This goblin dog is dead, too, as the GM has rolled a mean 11 on a 1d12, and added the +1 from PBS.<br/><br/>-- AS A GM ACTION, Faranal freaking crits with his longsword on the goblin rider standing next to him, and slays him where he stands.<br/><br/>The lone goblin remaining throws his weapons down to the ground and raises his hands.<br/><br/>"I surrender," he says in a skewed common.   "Do not kill me, I beg you!  If you spare, I shall tell you all!"<br/><br/><div align="center"><strong>Area C:  The Workshop</strong></div><br/>--  Edan, this will be a difficult shot.  However, calculating the penalty for shooting into combat, and the amount of soft cover in the way, your shot will miss.<br/><br/>--  Cass, as you start carving the goblin cleric with slashes and feints, Victor comes from behind and finishes it.<br/><br/>All enemies in this room have been defeated.<br/><br/><strong>GM NOTICE</strong><br/><br/>It is now round 9.  However, the game will be paused for a moment.<br/><br/><strong>LOOT:</strong>You have gained an additional 800 gp!