| Magma Iron Clan |
| Male Stonechild Stonechild 4 / Fighter 1/ Cleric 1 (HP 83 AC 24) |
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do we have a map of the complex? have they identified all the rooms on the map?
Elder do you understand me?
In Dwarven
Elder do you understand me?
| Nemoris |
| Male Human Ranger 1/Fighter 4/Order of the Bow Initiate 1 |
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As long as they leave all of their weapons I'm happy to let them go. I think the captain is the only one with anything left, Nowzai can you tell them we'd like to let them leave, but can only do it if they are unarmed?
| Magma Iron Clan |
| Male Stonechild Stonechild 4 / Fighter 1/ Cleric 1 (HP 83 AC 24) |
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I would prefer to follow Malcolm lead. Once we have the wands we can leave together
| Malcolm Reigns |
| Male Human Gunslinger lvl 6 (AC 21 / HP 73 / Init +7 / Fort +9 / Ref +12 / Will +6) |
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"If we allow you to leave, are you bringing the spiders with you?"
| Magma Iron Clan |
| Male Stonechild Stonechild 4 / Fighter 1/ Cleric 1 (HP 83 AC 24) |
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** spoiler omitted **
| Magma Iron Clan |
| Male Stonechild Stonechild 4 / Fighter 1/ Cleric 1 (HP 83 AC 24) |
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i want to leave together after the wands are found.
| Nowzai al'Nazari |
| Male Human Wizard (Conjuror) 6 |
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"That is perfectly valid. Shall we lock them up in a side-room until we are ready to leave together?"
| Malcolm Reigns |
| Male Human Gunslinger lvl 6 (AC 21 / HP 73 / Init +7 / Fort +9 / Ref +12 / Will +6) |
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"I agree that putting them somewhere until we can leave safely is a good idea"
I am going to go pick up my light that I threw
| DM Fflash |
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Gonna assume that you lock them in a storeroom, leave the Captain with his weapons, and enter the rest of the complex from the door by Triel's chambers (the one that Malcolm spiked originally)
| Malcolm Reigns |
| Male Human Gunslinger lvl 6 (AC 21 / HP 73 / Init +7 / Fort +9 / Ref +12 / Will +6) |
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Have we searched all the caves?
| Nemoris |
| Male Human Ranger 1/Fighter 4/Order of the Bow Initiate 1 |
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I'm not happy with any weapons remaining, especially if they are locked up. They either surrender or they don't, and that has always included the laying down of arms. If some of us are concerned they won't survive in the forest, we can discuss returning weapons after they are released...
| Epik |
| Male Human Paladin 6 |
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Tie the kobolds up. Do not leave them weapons. We'll come back for them on the way out.
| DM Fflash |
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"Let me be sure I understand this ... I don't attack you, I give you the body of my dead brother, ask leave to move on and you wish to tie us up and leave us in a room without any protection while you go hunt dead things? I understand the people I'm dealing with now. Reinforces my view of humans."
The kobold turns and speaks to Nowzai and finishes with a strange look. He unlimbers his bow and promptly breaks it across his knee, throwing the pieces to the ground, and then does the same with his arrows. The other elites stare at him with their mouths open, tongues hanging out.
"Go now."
| Nowzai al'Nazari |
| Male Human Wizard (Conjuror) 6 |
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Nowzai cannot but roll his eyes. "We're not tying them up. Take them to the barracks and bar the door. I will guard the door while the rest of you explore."
"You heard me argue for your armed release, and as long as you keep the peace, I will ensure you and yours leave safely. Even the paladin here must honor your surrender. Do we have an understanding?"
| DM Fflash |
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I've met your demands, and we will play nice, for now. If we are left untended too long, I will take matters into my own hands for the safety of my people.
As you escort him into the barracks, he sits on a bed and looks up at you all, steadily appraising you.
I find it amusing that you assumed my death was the option to surrender. I didn't wish to kill you because there's no money in it. In order to assuage you and your friends' skittish nature, I'll give you my word that the Black Claws will never take a contract without ensuring that your band is off limits. Doesn't mean I won't kill you in self-defense, but we won't come looking for you nor will we fight you on behalf of someone else
| Malcolm Reigns |
| Male Human Gunslinger lvl 6 (AC 21 / HP 73 / Init +7 / Fort +9 / Ref +12 / Will +6) |
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Perception rolls as needed (Magma has some awesome search rolls as well)
| Nowzai al'Nazari |
| Male Human Wizard (Conjuror) 6 |
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Nowzai returns the appraising glance.
"We are after the wands your former employer stole from Cauldron. As you say, we were once at odds, but now there is no need for conflict. Indeed, if you are a mercenary, what are your rates?"
| DM Fflash |
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The kobold raises his head and cocks an eye ridge. Looking around the room he counts his men and says,
"Depends on what you want us to do. 500 gold per week for guarding a facility or personal bodyguard escort service. We won't travel into human cities. If you want us to go on this raid into the death caverns and help you find the last two wands, it would be 500 gold for the raid plus 30% of what we loot in there. Same rate per day if you want us to go on any other dangerous excursion. We don't attack travelers or conduct banditry or vandalism, not because of any moral obligation, but it draws the attention of the law and we'd rather not do that. Those are my rates."
He pauses for a moment.
"For humans, I charge double."
Other than the creepy spiders watching you, you don't find anything else in the caves.
| Malcolm Reigns |
| Male Human Gunslinger lvl 6 (AC 21 / HP 73 / Init +7 / Fort +9 / Ref +12 / Will +6) |
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Other than the creepy spiders watching you, you don't find anything else in the caves.
| DM Fflash |
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Other than the creepy spiders watching you, you don't find anything else in the caves.
Well, you both rolled a couple 20s, so yes.
| DM Fflash |
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Exploring north and leaving Nowzai guarding the kobolds, the party uncovers a ton of unoccupied rooms, once belonging to the Black Claw elite corps.
Triel's key open's this locked door. Weapon and armor racks line the walls as well as a wine rack with several (17) unopened bottles.
The racks contain 7 longswords, 7 rapiers, 11 longbows, 3 suits of studded leather and 6 suits of chainmail.
The wine bottles are worth around 50-100gp each
This room is a combination mess hall and lounge.
A plain desk and unremarkable chairs sit in the far end of this room. Several broken chairs are stacked in the corners of the room.
A couple simple beds and an unlocked chest with basic clothing items are in this room. An archery target sits on one wall
This room is empty. It looks like an entrance foyer.
Contains a dozen bunks. Not all the beds look lived in.
This room was trapped with small spikes that come out of the floor when the western door is opened. There are hidden balconies accessible by recessed knotted ropes where archers could have good visibility of incoming trespassers from the eastern door.
This room contains four small cages and sets of arm and leg irons on the walls. The key ring that Triel had accesses the cages and irons.
This room contains a desk, a chair, and a strange apparatus that looks like a wooden bed covered with various iron straps and spikes. The device looks uncomfortable.
The rough, unfinished floor of this room seems to be pockmarked with hundreds of tiny holes drilled into the floor. There is no indication as to the purpose of these holes, but it must have taken someone months of mind-numbing work to drill them all.
This looks like the trap in the Northern Entrance room above, but no spikes or trigger exist.
This long room is partially collapsed. The northwestern portion has been destroyed by an ancient lava flow, but two circular lava tubes seem to provide access to the caves beyond.
| DM Fflash |
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Knowledge (arcana)]1d20+13
Now that you look closer, he distinctly has black dragon heritage. He seems closer to the dragon bloodline than most kobolds, perhaps accounting for his increased size and intellect.
| Epik |
| Male Human Paladin 6 |
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Let's proceed to the area west of the "unfinished trap" room. Dalamus, please confirm there are no active traps in the room.
| DM Fflash |
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Gauntlet: you've only seen it through the arrows slits from the south. You've not been in it, thus you've not been through the double doors, either.
Yes, Dalamus noted the secret door as you went by it. You haven't entered it, yet.
Bottom right of map: the walls disappear into the darkness there, so you can't see beyond the black. May be a cave, may be a passage, may be 5' until the wall.
| Malcolm Reigns |
| Male Human Gunslinger lvl 6 (AC 21 / HP 73 / Init +7 / Fort +9 / Ref +12 / Will +6) |
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"So the pool is interesting since it was hidden behind trap, though the Captain did say to avoid all water I wonder if he meant this water too or just the demon, I wonder what fun in lurking in this pool. Any thoughts?"
| Nowzai al'Nazari |
| Male Human Wizard (Conjuror) 6 |
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Despite himself, Nowzai smiles at the Captain's rejoinder.
"I find your heritage a point of interest, however. It is obvious that you share the blood of black dragons, and much more prominently than any lesser kobold. I have never seen the like. It is an hallmark of your strength and cunning. Do you trace your bloodline back to a draconic scion?"
| Magma Iron Clan |
| Male Stonechild Stonechild 4 / Fighter 1/ Cleric 1 (HP 83 AC 24) |
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How is everyone before we face the Gnoll. i am down 31 HP
| DM Fflash |
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The Captain considers Nowzai for a long time, moving about the barracks and checking on his elite kobolds who show an inordinate amount of discipline. He mostly ignores the normal kobolds, the ones he called slaves, and treats them much like one would a dog, with a level of distracted affection, barking orders every so often.
He takes so long to respond that Nowzai begins to feel he won't respond.
"I think I may be interested in helping you given you come up with the money. You all seem to have that "success-oriented" look about you."
"I and my brother are descended of the All-father, directly. I am not certain how he will take the news of my brother's demise. It confounds me."
He fingers the two amulets around his neck, which now look like 2 parts of a whole.
Meanwhile, after about an hour or 2 of exploration, Malcolm returns to get answers to his questions.
"Yes, the water is dangerous... like I said earlier. We don't swim around in it. The gnoll's caves are not outside. I said they were north of the priestess and west of my rooms. There's a crumbled wall in the back of one of the chambers that lead to them. Easy to find."
| Malcolm Reigns |
| Male Human Gunslinger lvl 6 (AC 21 / HP 73 / Init +7 / Fort +9 / Ref +12 / Will +6) |
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"Does he know why that water is dangerous? Is there a creature in it or some sort of a mechanical trap that will cause you to drown or something?"
| DM Fflash |
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The Captain took one of the two amulets he's wearing off of the Spider before he gave you his body.
"I don't know how any of the traps really work, I just know how to avoid activating them. This one was simple. Stay on the edges of the room. Don't enter the water."
| Malcolm Reigns |
| Male Human Gunslinger lvl 6 (AC 21 / HP 73 / Init +7 / Fort +9 / Ref +12 / Will +6) |
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"Thank you again for your help, we hope to wrap this up soon so you and your people can leave."
| DM Fflash |
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The wands don't activate, bit you don't need them to. You can clearly see at the bottom of the water filled pit, perhaps 20 or 30 feet deep ... Hard to tell ... a wand lying there.