Dragon's Demand (Inactive)

Game Master R D

Lucky rolls of initiative and diplomacy, strictly speaking Ethendril's is our best spokesman that we assist. :).

Harlis relaxes back down into the saddle as he sighs and murmurs so only the party can hear. "Well perhaps we should be asking if the is another authority figure we can speak to instead of their Chief, maybe even Sesserak..."

He smiles and invokes a silent blessing of Iomedae upon Ethendril. Touch of Glory, +1 to the next charisma based skill check within an hour. 5/6 uses left.

Ethendril smiles through his beard as the kobolds back down a bit.

"We do not desire to be men of blood. We do need to speak with someone in authority. You may either let us pass so that we can find this kobold, or you may bring this kobold to us," the paladin implores.

diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 8 + 1 = 26 added touch of glory

Wayreth attempts to aid the diplomatic effort by slowly unloading his crossbow in plain sight of the kobolds and slinging the unloaded weapon over his shoulder.

Diplomacy assist for Ethendril: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

LOL! You're not supposed to be able to talk your way past the guards. (Clearly, they didn't expect diplomacy efforts like this!) However, I'm inclined to let this happen because your rolls were high and these kobolds are nothing but a speed bump for most parties. So, I'm going to have them let you pass; but they're not helpful. You merely talked them down from hostile to indifferent. They're certainly not going to tell you about the inner workings of kobold politics and who controls what faction. That's far too much to expect.

One of the kobolds says with much bravado: "Sesserak is a punk. She'd better not show her ugly mug back here again! Go in, if you like. But, if you start any trouble, we'll kill you!"

Ethendril nods and gives the kobolds a casual salute as he lets down his guard and proceeds again along the trail.

"You have chosen wisely," he says. "Your chieftain will be proud of you in the end."

"I love a happy ending. Diplomacy is less costly than bullets and alchemical cartridges!"

Harlis says a small prayer of thanks to Iomedae for a fortunate outcome and places another Touch of Glory on Ethendril. He then returns back to the rear of the party order in case the kobolds think of springing an attack afterwards.

So the group proceeds into the kobold lair. We waiting on a map update and more description or from someone else?

Sorry for the delay. Unexpectedly busy weekend.

You continue on and come to a fork in the tunnels. Onto B2 or B3?

Seeing the fork from the back of the group Harlis quietly suggests. "Maybe we should listen and proceed fairly quietly so as not to rouse everything at once we might want to get a sense of the layout, both politically and physically." Before asking a beat later. "Does anyone speak kobold by the way?"

Given Wayreth's relative sneakiness, let's say that he scouts a little way ahead and can tell that:

B2: This foul-smelling cave has thick mounds of moldy straw on the floor.

B3: Wide steps have been carved into the rock in each tunnel that intersects with this large cave. A five-foot-wide circular pit is the chamber’s only feature.

"The moldy straw might be the beds for the kobolds on guard duty that we already met. Should we examine them anyway?"

B2, then?

The party heads into the cavern. The smell is truly awful. There are... things... crawling through the piles of straw. Yuck!

Maybe examine them with the pointy end of a sword.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

The searching provokes the critters under the straw. They know you're here; you know there here; no surprise round.

Two dire rats jump out of the straw and snap ferociously at empty air

Bite: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10
Bite: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Wayreth is up!

Wayreth curses as the rats jump out at the group.

"Rats...it's always rats..."

Are the 5 coloured squares all rats?
Can we see all of them or only the two who acted?
And which are the two which acted?

Yes, they're all dire rats. Yes, you can see them all. R O Y G B I V order.

Rainbow!

Was going to try to acrobatics past one of them for a flank, but I'm not risking it against 5 of them...

Taken aback by the sudden appearance of the rats, Wayreth takes a 5ft step back, raises his crossbow and fires at the nearest one not engaged in melee (green one). (I assume I would have reloaded my crossbow as soon as I was out of sight of the first group of kobolds, before I went looking into the other caves.)

attack roll: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
damage roll: 1d8 ⇒ 7

SPLAT! Wayreth dispatches one of the rats.
Another rat snaps his jaws ferociously in the air, hitting nothing: 1d20 ⇒ 11
Ethendril swings and also misses: 1d20 ⇒ 2
Harlis is up!

Harlis guides forth Daylight to stomp on the rats as the progress while he leans over and swipes his longsword at the vermin. Guiding Daylight successfully enough to to both and while the rat feels the bite of his blade Daylight remains spooked for the rat to scamper from beneath his shining shod hoof.

Ride: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
Longsword Attack: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 3 + 1 = 23
Longsword Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Daylight Hoof: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Longsword Threat: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 3 + 1 = 14
Realized after that I threatened a crit. Oops.

Harlis takes a big chunk out of one rat. But, it remains standing.

It retaliates, but bites harmlessly at empty air: 1d20 ⇒ 8

Hotspur and Agnes are up!

Hotspur attaches her bayonet, steps five feet forward and tries to impale the rat that Harlis struck...

Bayonet attack: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Hotspur dispatches another rat.

Agnes is up!

Agnes will shoot an acid jet: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 at the blue rat, and if she hits will deal 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 points of acid damage. DC 12 fort save to avoid being sickened for 1d4 ⇒ 2 rounds.

That is a lot of 2s

Agnes shoots a dealt jet of acid at the rats. Alas, her aim is off, and they dodge it easily.

NEXT ROUND

The red and orange rats attack and both miss by a mile: 1d20 ⇒ 13, 1d20 ⇒ 8

Ethendril swings and misses, too: 1d20 ⇒ 5

Wayreth and Harlis are up!

Harlis nudges Daylight forward slightly forward to be shoulder to shoulder with the Paladin. He then gets Daylight to rear and stomp again at the rats underfoot while swinging at them himself.
5' move, ride to direct and full attack
Ride: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Hoof: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16
Hoof: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Longsword : 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 1 = 10
Hoof damage: 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

STOMP! Daylight smacks a rat hard upside its head, but it remains standing. Harlis misses with his sword.

Wayreth is up!

Find his line of fire to each of the rats blocked and unable to maneuver for a flank, Wayreth goes into delay, watching for a better time to act.

Ethendril swings at a rat and misses: Ethendril: 1d20 ⇒ 5

The rat snaps back at him and misses: Rat: 1d20 ⇒ 16

Hotspur and Agnes are up!

Hotspur advances toward an injured rat and stabs again with her bayonet.

Bayonet attack: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Hotspur kills another rat.

Agnes is up!

She'll try another acid jet: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16 and if she hits will deal 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 points of damage and it will need to make DC 12 Fort save or be sickened for 1d4 ⇒ 3 rounds.

Ugh, the positioning isn't getting any better. Coming out of delay.

Wayreth reloads his crossbow and relocates to get an easier shot at the rats. Assuming any are still alive by the time he lines up another shot.

There's 1 rat left. He snaps at Ethendril and misses: 1d20 ⇒ 15

Ethendril strikes back and misses: 1d20 ⇒ 3

Everyone else is up again. Wayreth, end this!

I'll try!

Wayreth moves to get a clear shot on the last rat and fires.

attack roll: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
damage roll: 1d8 ⇒ 6

Harlis settles Daylight and looks around to see if kobolds are coming. "We were warned by the entry guards. We should try to keep things quiet while we can and learn perhaps how things are." He grimaces for a moment. "How they let such a number of vermin in here I know not. I hope they weren't pets."

Whew! Combat over. Any preparations to make before heading to room B3?

none for me...

Ethendril leans heavily on his sword, appearing tired.

"Let's continue," he says after a minute. He leads the way into the next room. B3

"We should examine the area here for clues and perhaps have Wayreth sneak just a little way towards the other passage and have a listen to see if things are roused." Harlis suggests as he starts to poke around in the debris and refuse of the chamber pushing the rat bodies back with some disgust.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23

"Yeah...good idea," Ethendril says as he waits for Wayreth to scout ahead.

Wayreth sighs and nods, then sneakly scouts ahead.

stealth: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23

B3: Wide steps have been carved into the rock in each tunnel that intersects with this large cave. A five-foot-wide circular pit is the chamber’s only feature.

This must be one of the tribe's water sources, a 15-foot-deep well filled with 10 feet of water. It gives the kobolds a water source without having to go outside.

There are two paths that branch off from B3. (Map is updated.)

Want to try the north passage, Wayreth?

Hotspur tosses a copper piece into the well and then closes her eyes and makes a wish.

Hotspur tosses a copper piece into the well and then closes her eyes and makes a wish.

Unseen by anyone else, a small, pink, toy unicorn appears in the gunslinger's pocket.

rofl!

Hotspur the Unsettled wrote:

Hotspur tosses a copper piece into the well and then closes her eyes and makes a wish.

Unseen by anyone else, a small, pink, toy unicorn appears in the gunslinger's pocket.

lol!