Crown of the Kobold King (Inactive)

Game Master Seldlon the Swift

"This is way, Great Liberator Reindeer."

They head up the north corridor and then west. At the next intersection, they turn north again.

Kibbo and Jarrdreg are talking to themselves about something as they round the corner. It takes a few seconds for them to look up.
"AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Glintie-Axe!!!!! Glintie-Axe!!!!"
They jump straight up in surprise. When they finally hit the ground, they turn around and run past you.

An evil hiss rises from the darkness ahead. A floating dwarven form shrouded in full plate rounds the corner. The air about this dwarven specter shimmers eerily, and the walls and floor sizzle and smoke where it passes. The thing’s boots scorn the earth, gliding a full foot above the masonry floor. It drags a cruel bloodletter axe in the air behind it.

Zevon 18/20, Reinar 25/28

Round 1
Bulgard, Rhen, Reinar, Zevon
Glintaxe

[smaller]Let me get behind this ruddy ugly dwarf and I be showin' him the finer end o' me blade."

Rhen attempts to flank,

Acrobatics VS CMD+5: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Rather than displaying fear at the sight of this legend, Rhen heroically runs toward it and performs an admirable display of acrobatics on his way.

Zevon 18/20, Reinar 25/28
Round 1
Rhen
Bulgard, Reinar, Zevon <-------------
Glintaxe

Oh, and be careful with your new slaves. They have 2 HP each.

"Grand dwarfie-swordcut gonna die."

"Yup."

Zevon draws his crossbow and loads it. He looks to the Kobolds.

This is Glintax? What do you know of this creature? We have only heard legend.

Once they respond I would like to make a knowledge check at my next opportunity. Just trying to find out what skill to use.

Bulgard immediately sprints to within his best range and releases a volley of arrows, drawing on Ranger's Focus.

rapid shot 1, point blank: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 4 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 24
rapid shot 2, point blank: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 8
dmg shot 1: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 + 2 = 9
dmg shot 2: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 + 2 = 7

Both arrows vanish just before they hit Glintaxe.

"Great Liberator B-bastard-Lizard, Glintie-Axe have protection from arrow! You no hurts him." He starts digging around for his sling and the best missile he collected.

"Grand Whipem-up, we just know to run when we sees him."

Zevon 18/20, Reinar 25/28
Round 1
Rhen, Zevon, Bulgard
Reinar, <-------------
Glintaxe

Knowledge Dungeoneering might help here.

"It seems metal and wood can't hurt this dwarf, like that bat swarm...Lets retreat."

Reinar stays in a defensive stance waiting for his group.

Full Defense

Glintaxe moves 15 ft toward you. The walls and floor sizzle and smoke where it passes.

Zevon 18/20, Reinar 25/28

Round 2
Bulgard, Rhen, Reinar, Zevon <--------------
Glintaxe

Kibbo swings the sling about his head taking aim at Glintaxe. "What you do Kibbo? Great Arrowstickie say he want to kill you. If you miss and hit him he will mudduh you."

"No worry Jarrdreg, I kill Glintaxe."
sling: 1d20 + 3 - 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 - 1 = 5
sling damage: 1d3 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 2 - 1 = -2
cover: 1d100 ⇒ 88

The obsidian missile whizzes past Great Liberator B-bastard-Lizard's ear by an inch or so on its way to contact with Glintaxe dealing 1HP nonlethal damage to the ghost.

"Is it a ghost?" Rhen beats a hasty retreat with his fellows

Zevon 18/20, Reinar 25/28, Glintaxe -1HP (nonlethal)

Round 2
Rhen,
Bulgard, Reinar, Zevon <--------------
Glintaxe

Not to be outdone by Kibbo, Jarrdreg loads his sling.
sling: 1d20 + 3 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 - 1 = 6
sling damage: 1d3 - 2 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 2 - 1 = -1
cover: 1d100 ⇒ 85
cover: 1d100 ⇒ 52

The stone buzzes by Rhen and Reinar by a few inches but hits Glintaxe dealing 1HP nonlethal.

The two congratulate each other on their battlefield successes and skill with the sling.

"Is it a ghost?"

I was checking for knowledge local skill numbers and saw that you have knowledge dungeoneering. You must have missed my recommendation to use that to identify exactly what this is. Knowledge local will be my backup if you and Zevon fail the dungeoneering check.

K. Dungeon: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

"Cube it is a cube, get back, use all yer ranged on it. Glintaxe must be stuck in that thing."

Rhen will draw his bow as he backs up.

Zevon 18/20, Reinar 25/28, Gelatinous Cube -16 HP -2HP (nonlethal)

Round 2
Rhen,
Bulgard, Reinar, Zevon <--------------
Gelatinous Cube

Zevon fires his crossbow and reloads

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 4

I see now! Perhaps if we concentrate fire we can bring it down before it reaches us. Just keep your distance and try not to get caught in a dead end.

"If it can be killed we have nothing to fear!"

Reinar sheathes his sword and draws a shortspear.

Rhen will line up a shot, loosing an arrow at the invisible mass.

Bow Shot: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 161d6 ⇒ 2

Zevon hits the side of the 10x10 barn for 4 HP damage.
Rhen's move will hit for two next round

Zevon 18/20, Reinar 25/28, Gelatinous Cube -20 HP -2HP (nonlethal)

Round 2
Rhen,Reinar, Zevon
Bulgard, <--------------
Gelatinous Cube

Bulgard retreats and lets loose two more arrows.

rapid shot 1, point blank: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 15
rapid shot 2, point blank: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 15
dmg shot 1: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 + 2 = 10
dmg shot 2: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 + 2 = 7

Bulgard does 17 HP of damage to the cube before it moves forward.

Zevon 18/20, Reinar 25/28, Gelatinous Cube -37 HP -2HP (nonlethal)

Round 3
Rhen (move action remaining), Reinar, Zevon, Bulgard <--------------
Gelatinous Cube

Rhen's arrow does 2HP of damage, he still has a move action in this round.

I'll head east. The rest of you should keep south and we can s-surround this thing!

Bulgard releases two more arrows and moves east.

rapid shot 1, point blank: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 10
rapid shot 2, point blank: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 4 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 19
dmg shot 1: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 1 + 2 = 12
dmg shot 2: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 1 + 2 = 12

Reinar gives a step to the side and hurls his shortspear at the thing.

Attack(PowerAttack): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 = 10

The damage is finally so great that the cube can no longer maintain form. It collapses into a liquid splashing and running off against the walls. A mithral full plate with a glowing +1 battleaxe locked to its gauntlet falls to the floor. Arrowheads and rocks bounce about finding a place to rest.

End initiative

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Rhen will back up 20 feet, to keep away from the cube.

"I dunne want ta end up like him."

Bulgard examines the remains, prodding it with the notched end of an arrow.

Another legend that turned out to be a far cry from what the story promised. Fine armorments though. Now, what lies ahead my scaled companions?

"Grand Whipem-Up, we go that way. The tiny pink skins is way way away and down below." He points to the north.

"This equipment is quite well-made...I think i'll give this axe a try, no use for the plate, though.", he puts the full plate in his backpack and grabs the battleaxe before following the kobolds.

"Show them way, Kibbo."

As Kibbo and Jarrdreg get close to the next room they run back to you "Fightings! Fightings!" pointing at the room to the north. They run past you.

You hear a true commotion as you approach this room. Three large stone tables stand in the middle of this room, while the long benches that once stood next to them have been knocked askew and overturned. A chubby halfling is grappling a kobold warrior. A girl is cornered and holding off two kobold warriors with a chair leg. Four kobolds are trying to snatch a young boy who is escaping them under a large table.

Round 1

Zevon 18/20, Reinar 25/28

Grey, Yagrik, Edgrin
Bulgard, Rhen, Reinar
Black, Green, Yellow, Blue, Red
Zevon

Grey attacks Reinar
spear v AC 15: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12
spear damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

Yagric attempts to break the grapple
v cmd 12: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Edgrin attempts to maintain the grapple
v cmd 11: 1d20 ⇒ 5

Edgrin fails to maintain the grapple.

Grey, Yagrik, Edgrin
Bulgard, Rhen, Reinar <----------------
Black, Green, Yellow, Blue, Red
Zevon

Rhen will keep his bow, moving further away and around to hope to catch people off guard.

stealth: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27

Bulgard sprints around a table and lines up a shot at Yadrik Bloodscales. He releases two arrows in the blink of an eye.

rapid shot 1, point blank: 1d20 + 4 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 4 + 1 - 2 = 17
rapid shot 2, point blank: 1d20 + 4 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 1 - 2 = 8
dmg shot 1: 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 1 = 10
dmg shot 2: 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 = 7

The first shot hits for 10.

Grey, Yagrik, Edgrin
Bulgard, Rhen
Reinar <----------------
Black, Green, Yellow, Blue, Red
Zevon

"Now to test my new weapon!", Reinar swings against the kobold in front of him.

Attack(PA): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 10

Seems to work. It can be used two handed as well. I found three sources, two of them confirm that.

Reinar's new toy claims its first victim.

Black moves in and attacks Reinar
spear v AC 17: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
spear damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (4) - 1 = 3

Green joins the party
spear v AC 17: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
spear damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (6) - 1 = 5

As does Blue
spear v AC 15: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13
spear damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (6) - 1 = 5

Yellow and Red try to contain the girl.

Grey, Edgrin, Yagrik,
Bulgard, Rhen, Reinar
Black, Green, Yellow, Blue, Red
Zevon <----------------

Zevon brandishes his whip with a resounding crack.

These vile creatures seem to only prey upon the week. Such a thing we cannot abide. Strike true friends, for every wound brings us closer to our stolen young. For the Hollow!

Inspire Courage: An affected ally receives a +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.

Edgrin attempts to grapple Yagrik
v cmd 11 : 1d20 ⇒ 18

Yadrik attempts to break the grapple
v cmd 12: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

Round 2

Zevon 18/20, Reinar 25/28

Edgrin, Yagrik
Bulgard, Rhen, Reinar <-------------
Black, Green, Yellow, Blue, Red
Zevon

"Yes! Keep coming! I'll kill all of you!"

Reinar attacks swings again.

Attack vs Black (PA, IC): 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 6 + 1 = 26
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 14

One less kobold

Round 2

Zevon 18/20, Reinar 25/28

Edgrin, Yagrik
Reinar
Bulgard, Rhen, <-------------
Green, Yellow, Blue, Red
Zevon

Bulgard does what he does best and lets two more arrows fly at Yagrik.

rapid shot 1, point blank: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 10
rapid shot 2, point blank: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 4 + 1 + 1 - 2 = 17
dmg shot 1: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 11
dmg shot 2: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 8