You muster your courage, face the door, and raise your voice to be heard over the pounding and shouting of the goblins. "We mean you no harm! We wish only to"
CRACK! The door explodes open.
The light of your lantern streams into the doorway to reveal a huge, muscled monster stooping over.
He holds a massive, spiked club in one hand and a melon-sized rock in the other. He steps into the room.
"Nevel's tongue, its an ogrel
Reginold curses. "Greetings!" you say, mustering your most cheerful smile. "The yonder goblins are disrespecting your property. Let us join forces against them!"
Just then, the front doors of the castle burst open. Like a tidal wave crashing on the beach, a heap of goblins falls into the room, creatures one on top of another. A chorus of glee erupts from their fanged mouths.
The ogre hurls his stone straight at you. You duck and hear a squishy thud behind you.
Well, your diplomacy may not have exactly worked, but now there might be an opportunity.
Time to let the ogre and goblins become acquainted without you.