Brynn's shot seems to strike true, but the arrow seems to be deflected off by some magical force.
The small kobold takes a step to the side and yells out in a gutteral language.
He reaches up and grabs a symbol around his neck and a wave of dark energy flashes outward striking everyone in an area. All of your are caught in its wave of energy.
Saves, Will DC 12 half
Round 2
Vors, Brynn
Kobold
Grilnik, Bethany <- Here
That looks as fun as beard-knot...
"Ow! Let's find out if you can take it as well as you dish it out!"
Grilnik moves within reach of the overgrown lizard and swings his hammer overhead, attempting to end the beardless creature's evil permanently.
Grilnik's attack misses as the kobold slides to the side. Now boxed in.
Round 2
Vors, Brynn
Bethany <- Bethany
Kobold
Grilnik,
Round 3
Vors, Brynn <- You guys can go too
Kobold
Grilnik, Bethany
Skidding to a stop infront of the Kobold Bethany cracks a smile.
"Hi!"
Her hammer flies at the creatures ribs as she speaks.
With a nasty crack on the side of the head Bethany seems to break some bones in this small Kobold.
He is still standing, reaching for his holy symbol again.
Round 3
Vors, Brynn <- Here!
Kobold
Grilnik, Bethany
Weakened by the attack, Vors swings with his sap again, but to no avail.
I did forget.
Brynn fires another arrow at the kobold, this time determined to hit straight-on enough that the kobold's magic wouldn't deflect it.
The arrow strikes true on the kobold, but a quick turn of his body keeps it from piercing the heart.
The kobold takes another step toward the tunnel.
Vapula, I come to you. I bring myself and my learning to you in Dis. I bring with me the best.
He reaches for his holy symbol again and a wave of dark Energy waves out!
Round 3
Vors, Brynn
Kobold
Grilnik, Bethany <- Here!
Grilnik staggers a moment after another wave of negative energy washes over him. He then steps back to give himself room to cast an orison.
"Brynn? Stabilize! Beth, I'll wake up Vors. You get the lizard!"
Did Beth even hear me? Oh well, she's in her happy place at least...
Wincing again as the energy washes over her Bethany again steps up to the annoying bugger. This time gripping the hammer with both hands she brings it down with all her might.
"Stop it!"
Bethany's hammer crashes down right onto the small kobold's frame, crushing its skull. Falling to the floor.
3x Potions of cure light wounds
Small Chainmail
Small Mwk Quarterstaff
Cloak of Resistance +1
Gold unholy symbol to Vapula (worth 100gp)
The room goes quiet.
Bethany gives the kobold one last kick for good measure.
"Grilnik, that is what you wanted correct? This would be easier if I could see better in the dark."
She looks at the body.
"Got a nice gold... thing and some potions."
Grilnik rushes over to Vors and imbues him with curative magic.
"Yes, thanks Bethany. I think Vors can undo some of what the dead lizard did, but I'm tapped out."
Grilnik looks down at his half-orc friend expectantly.
The half-orc gasps for breathe once more as he looks up into the dwarf's face.
"...f#<king..kobolds...", coughs Vors.
Grilnik helps the novice cleric stand and explains the sitution. Taking a minute to steady him, Vors shakily holds his holy symbol and concentrates.
"There", sighed Vors. "I'm spent. Let's get out of here."
As Vors healing energy washes over her, Brynn regains consciousness. She jolts awake and checks that her bow is in her hand, before realizing the enemy's been defeated.
She drags herself to her feet, and drinks a healing potion.
Then she examines the equipment. Since no one's taken the cloak yet, she puts it on herself.
"There's two more healing potions here."
As Vors channels Bethany sighs and stretches.
"So was that guy doing the opposite of what you just did? That's what it felt like."
She gives the body one more kick for that.
"You guys don't want to look any further? There can't be that much more down here can there? I mean, I get it these guys suck and all."
Brynn agrees with Bethany. "Yes, let's continue on. If we give them time to rest they'll prepare new traps for us to contend with."
There seems to be a single tunnel leading out of this chamber. Was this chamber you where in some sort of temple? It seems in some sort of disarray, and only this single kobold was visiblely interacting with anything in the room. Strange.
The tunnel leading out branches. It loops around back south a bit, though you can't see very far that way, you do see the walls seem to be chared with some fire of some sort. Just to your north there is also a door and there is also a door to the north.
Nighttail speaks up from the back "Ah, thank you for taking care of that guy. He isn't liked very much at all. Also, do me a favor. The door to the north... Can you skip it? Its the Cave of the Future, its where we keep our eggs. If you are willing to help me get rid of Roaghaz he is just farther down the tunnel. I have never been this far in, so I don't know what to expect. But if we can take him out and I can take over the tribe, I will take the eggs and the other kobolds and get out of here. You soft skins will not have to worry about us again.
Brynn watches Nighttail carefully, curious if he's telling the truth...
Unfortunately, reptilian faces were incredibly hard to read...
Before moving on, Grilnik retrieves his water-proof sack from his backpack. He carefully moves a simple tome from the sack to his backpack before quickly adding the kobold's armor, staff, and unholy symbol to the bag. He then slots the two remaining potions into the two empty spots on his bandoliers. Putting away his longhammer behind one shoulder, he slings the sack over his other shoulder.
Finally, retrieving a wand from his belt pouch, Grilnik asks.
"We can keep going, I've got this for healing."
He uses the wand on himself before continuing.
"Ah. Also, I've never seen kobold eggs before. Is it okay if I take a peek, Nighttail?"
Nighttail looks over to Grilnik. I am sure the eggs are guarded. They will attack things that threaten the brood. They wont listen to me until I am the leader. Are you willing to wait till after we kill Roaghaz? I mean, the leader of your enemy is in the next room, and you want to look at innocent eggs?"
"I mean.. I understand the curiosity. Can it wait though? We are this close to taking this tribe back!"
"Ah, guarded you say. Fair enough, there'll be time on the way out. Anyone else need healing before we fight Roaghaz?"
Grilnik holds the wand aloft with his free hand.
"No, thank you, Grilnik. Lead the way, my friend."
"Right, I'll go first, then."
Grilnik goes down the hallway past the "Cave of the Future".
Vors, still a little unsteady, follow behind the dwarf.
Grilnik hesitates at a particularly dark floored section of tunnel.
"Hey, does this floor look strange to any of you guys? The rest of the tunnels didn't look quite like that."
If only Nighttail had been this far back, maybe she could've just told us...
"No. Black sludge maybe", ventures the half-orc.
"Looks fine to me. What are you guys so worried about. See a kobold. Smash a kobold.'
Brynn shrugs. "Lead on."
"Well, at least it doesn't seem slippery..."
Grilnik shrugs and continues down the tunnel.
As the group rounds the corner, a small trip wire is tripped and there is a small crash. Suddenly flashes of fire flare upwards lighting the entire hall on fire.
The whole hall seems to be light up with fire.
Bethany hisses in pain has the flames leap up around her. Fortunaly good reflexes allow her to not get the full force of the flame.
"Cayden Cailean that hurts!"
Catching her breath a bit she manages a smile.
"Tricky buggers arn't they. Now I really want to smash them."
Once the fire is out she will move on taking either the 1st of 2nd position.
Brynn dashes backwards, escaping most of the flames. As they continue to burn in the tunnel, she pulls out a potion and drinks it.
Nighttail pulls out a potion of of his small bag and takes it.
"Oww.. Sorry I could not warn everyone about that! I am sure they heard us. Probably waiting for us! We should hurry!
Grilnik runs out of the flames patting down his beard.
"Not the beard! NOT THE BEARD!"
After catching his breath away from the fire, Grilnik's expression turns grim. As he turns back towards the trap they just triggered, his face is highlighted by the flames down the hall.
"Just wait till the fire dies down. We're killing Roaghaz."
He pulls out the wand uses it on those still injured.
"Hey Nighttail, if we kill Roaghaz spectacularly enough, think the others will surrender?"
Nighttail looks over to the dwarf "Yes, I am sure they will accept my right to lead if we kill Roaghaz. Not sure about his guards though, but the tribe as a whole. Even the ones out of the home cave"
As the fire burns down, the group slowly moves toward the other end of the cave.
As you round the cave, you can see a nicely robed kobold standing out in the open area, with various others standing behind rocks.
The one standing out in the open yells out in common, "You think you can trespass in the lair of the Blood Vow Tribe with impunity? I am Roaghaz, and I serve the great Lord Aeteperax! He rewards his supplicants for ferocity and faithfulness. We shall add your bones to those hanging on these walls, and our great lord shall sup on your flesh!"
He seems to be ready for you, yelling this and pointing a wand toward the entrace. He waves the wand and a giant area of sticky white webbing shoots out and latches to the walls around the entrance.
The webs are also fammable. Any fire burns away 1 5 foot square in 1 round. Any creatures in a flaming square take damage.
54/4 = 13.5
85/5 = 17
Roaghaz suddenly flashes into multiple versions of himself.
He backs up to the back of the room behind a rock. All the other Koblds run forward to the webbing. Readying their attacks.
[b]Round 1
Roaghaz, K1, K2, K3, K4
All PCs <- Here
"Well, it looks like Cayden is in for quite a show", breathed Vors.
The half-orc takes out his mithril dagger and begins to chop at the web before him.
Vors slashes at the webs, but there does not seem to be any real effect. Since these are somewhat magical.
Round 1
Roaghaz, K1, K2, K3, K4
Vors, Grilnik, Bethany, Brynn <- Here (I will let Vors act still, since the knife is not really effective)
"Right a spiderweb. Good luck with that."
True to form Bethany attempts to push though the web towards the kobolds.
As she moves she picks up speed never taking her eyes off the kobold in the center of the line until she attempts to end it with Big Brother.
Bethany drags herself through the webs, her smaller form getting through the webs without getting too stuck. Though the webs seem to stick to Big Brother and cause it to miss the kobold.
The 3 Kobolds in range (K2-4) stab with their readied actions.
They seem to have some difficulty with the webs and their aiming. Only one seems to get close and just nicks Bethany's armor.
Round 1
Roaghaz, K1, K2, K3, K4
Vors, Grilnik, Bethany, Brynn <- Here (I will let Vors act still, since the knife is not really effective)
Readying his holy symbol, Grilnik advances.
"With the Bless-ing of the strongman, we will defeat you!"
Holy light pours out of Grilnik's holy symbol, bolstering his allies.
Before heading off down the tunnel, Brynn pulls out a potion and drinks it.
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Hearing a commotion, Brynn focuses her magic into her longbow, . Then she moves forward and examines the webbing.
"Fire will burn through those webs, if any of you have some," Brynn tells the others. "Unfortunately, I don't."
Round 1
Roaghaz, K1, K2, K3, K4
Vors, Grilnik, Bethany, Brynn <- Vors, since you didn't actually do any action, you can still go. Try to get through the webs? Do something else (fire) with the webs.
"Fire will burn through those webs, if any of you have some," Brynn tells the others. "Unfortunately, I don't."
Vors switches from his mithral dagger to flint and steel and tries to set one of his torches ablaze.
Nighttail runs past all of you, up against the narrow tunnel and enters the webs. He forces his way through and makes it farther into the webbing.
One of the Kobolds takes a hit at him while he runs up, but misses.
Roaghaz from the back yells something.
"The traiter Nighttail. Everyone attack him! He betrays our lord!
With a wave of his hand Roaghaz 3 bolts of energy fly out of his hand and strike Nighttail.
3 of the Kobolds strike down at Nighttail
The last one looks around and can't get to Nighttail so strikes out at Bethany
Nighttail strikes out at the Kobold in front of him, But he also misses.
[b]"Damn! These webs are in the way!! Get the magic in the back!
Round 2
Roaghaz, K1, K2, K3, K4
Vors, Grilnik, Bethany, Brynn, Nighttail <-- Here!
Grilnik pushes and ducks through the webbing, this time with supernatural grace.
Ignoring the kobold at the edge of their formation, Grilnik moves around and swings his hammer at the leader.
"For Kurgess!"