Dungeon Master S's "True Dragons of Absalom" (Inactive)

Game Master Chris Marsh

Pethtun continues to await their approach...

Anthrax decides to follow Skyrakk's move, and go through the small tunnels.

Double Move as well

Upon hearing the sound of the incoming invaders growing ever closer, Engashez quickly skips up the hallway until she reaches the corner. There she stops, daring to go no further lest she get too far from the rest of her companions and from the portal behind them.

Hunkering down, she attempts to meld into the shadows...

Stealth: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

...to middling results!

The parties continue to close on one another, though the slow crawl drastically favors the kobolds.

Round 3:
Athrax: Move
Skyrahk: move
Engashez: Stealth
Fazgin: Go
Pethjun: Wait
Hats: TBD
Blakros Team: TBD

Fazgyn quickly scrurries forward, and presses himself against the wall next to Hats. He then peeks around the corner, hoping to get a glimpse of the carnage caused by the latest trap.

Move action

To the south the scout tries a different approach, only to run face first into an axe! Axe!: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16 for DMG: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8 and it nearly kills him!

The remaining guard makes a running jump Acrobatics: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (10) - 1 = 9 REF: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (13) + 0 = 13 and just barely manages to grab hold of the other side.

The wizard runs too Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13 and gets across... and into the bottleneck.

The injured men in the pit slowly work their way up and out of the pit.

Round 4:
Athrax: Go
Skyrahk: Go
Engashez: Go
Fazgin: Go
Pethjun: Go
Hats: TBD
Blakros Team: TBD

Pethtun moves 5' north to get LOS on the grey dude and launches her spear at him...

Spear: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19 (vs flat-footed AC)

Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

The kobolds finally make their presence known to the Blakros enemy! He hurls his spear directly into the belly of the man! Blood gushes forth, but the man doesn't drop!

It looks like their spirit is broken though, as he looks behind him, choosing a path for escape!

Round 4:
Athrax: Go
Skyrahk: Go
Engashez: Go
Fazgin: Go
Pethjun: Hit
Hats: TBD
Blakros Team: TBD

Seeing that they might run away, Fazgyn quickly scurries off to cut off any hope of escape.

Double move

Skyrahk moves farther north, standing on the western edge of the pit and raises a prayer to Dahak. Channel Negative Energy DC 14, avoiding 2 friendly characters in the area (else I can't do it because PvP

Channel Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2 Really dice?

Edit: still using phone, I think I can get all the humans in that range? And no Sewer Dragons?

Fazgyn lays in wait, while Skyrahk's symbol seems to be broken. You'll get Fazgyn, but I wouldn't worry about it.

Red: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Yellow: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
Blue: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Black: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

Round 4:
Athrax: Go
Skyrahk: Channel-ish
Engashez: Go
Fazgin: Move
Pethjun: Hit
Hats: TBD
Blakros Team: TBD

With their presence now known, Engashez decides to give up on her attempts to hide and instead begins singing.

~Brave Sir Pinkskin ran away.
Bravely ran away away.
When danger reared it's ugly head,
He bravely turned his tail and fled.
Yes, brave Sir Pinkskin turned about
And gallantly he chickened out.
Swiftly taking to his feet,
He beat a very brave retreat.
Bravest of the brave, Sir Pinkskin!~

Brave Sir Robin - Monty Python
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Engy will start her performance, using Yapping Song to further annoy and demoralize the enemy :D

You'll get Fazgyn, but I wouldn't worry about it.

Selective Channeling would let me mark Fazgin and Athrax as not valid targets. Also, Channel-ish, poor Skyrahk, let's hope she didn't hear you =P

Got it!

Round 4:
Athrax: Go
Skyrahk: Channel-ish
Engashez: Bard!
Fazgin: Move
Pethjun: Hit
Hats: TBD
Blakros Team: TBD

Anthrax giggles, and casts Fire Breath. He then spews forth a cone of fire that hits two of the enemies.

Fire: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 2, 3, 3) = 12
A successful DC 15 Reflex save halves this damage

Unfortunately the shape of the cavern prevents line of effect from you to the blue guard

REF: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (17) + 0 = 17 The man dodges the worst of it, but it's quickly turning into a massacre as the Blakros guards are horrendously injured with nothing to show for it.

Hats shambles forward a bit and lashes out with an extended mouth towards the burning guard ATK: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10, but misses!

The Blakros guards make a run for it, not realizing that they're in deep trouble going backwards too. the wizard tries to blast through, casting a Magic Missile at Skyrahk! DMG: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 and then makes a run for it!
Yellow: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16
Blue: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (14) - 1 = 13

Once across, the guard also tries to bust through, cutting downward with a longsword ATK: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14, but missing!

Round 5:
Athrax: Go
Skyrahk: Go
Engashez: Go
Fazgin: Go + AoO on Yellow
Pethjun: Go
Hats: TBD
Blakros Team: TBD

Fazgyn stabs down at the wizard's foot as he runs past, "Surprise!" He rasps loudly, chuckling at a good trap well sprung. Now that he the softskin's attention, Fazgyn treats him to a display of swordsmanship, slashing at the man with both swords.

Aoo. +1 Shortsword: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Dmg. Piercing: 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Ark. +1 Shortsword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Dmg. Piercing: 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Atk. Mwk Shortsword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Dmg. Piercing: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Full attack on Yellow

Fazgyn spears the spellcaster on his way over, retracts his shortsword and lets him have it again! The second stab drops the man dead in his tracks. The kobold presses his advantaage, steps over the body, and lets the guard have it!

The man doesn't die as easily, but he's not far off based on the blood pooring from his wounds.

Round 5:
Athrax: Go
Skyrahk: Go
Engashez: Go
Fazgin: Kill
Pethjun: Go
Hats: TBD
Blakros Team: TBD

Pethtun, not wanting to set off the trap in front of her, stays put...

"Let them go...they're done...we need to get back to the portal..."

I forgot the ranger to the south REF: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Round 5:
Athrax: Go
Skyrahk: Go
Engashez: Go
Fazgin: Kill
Pethjun: Hold
Hats: TBD
Blakros Team: TBD

I took care to mimic this tunnel's walls, and turns out that cowardly wizard just throws missiles at ME! Sorrowmaker grant me strength, they are going to get it.

The kobold cleric raises her iron comet-looking symbol and screams "SHOW THEM YOUR MIGHT! DESTROY THEIR SOULS!"

Channel Negative Energy DC 14: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2 Anyone has an atonement ready? I NEED to change deities here xD

Skyrahk then tries to drop down the scaffolding.

Blue: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22
Red: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Black: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

The weak channeling just isn't enough to put the men beyond their limits. Still, it brings them ever closer.

Round 5:
Athrax: Go
Skyrahk: Channel
Engashez: Go
Fazgin: Kill
Pethjun: Hold
Hats: TBD
Blakros Team: TBD

Anthrax move sup, and jabs at the man in front of him with his short spear. He misses terribly.

+1 Shortspear: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Beginning to grow slightly concerned as some of her allies pull further away to harry the retreating humans, Engashez hops across the gap to the other ledge...

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

...and begins heading up one of the narrower tunnels towards the sounds of the fighting, her voice still echoing throughout the sewers as she continues to sing.
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Engy double-moves to her current position (which I *think* is legal even with the little jump she made, but please adjust as necessary if I moved too far) and maintains her performance as a free action.

Works for me on the path and move.

Athrax comes up short with his shortspear.

The guard directly in front of Skyrahk tries to bull rush the kobold off the scaffolding, making a last ditch attempt at escape Drawing AoOs from Skyrahk and Fazgyn Bull Rush: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13 Success pending his survival of the AoOs. Will handle the results after those are posted.

The red guard, stuck in the hole, hurls a javelin up at Fazgyn ATK: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5, but it's a horrible throw.

The final guard opts to stand and fight, not seeing a way out. He frantically jabs his shortsword atAthrax ATK: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4, but his nerves get the better of him.

To the south, the ranger continues his advance, walking right into a jabbing spear trap, Trap: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26 for DMG: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9 and gets him through the heart! When the spear resets, there's a dead body beneath it...

Hats crowds himself in close, but there's little he can do from here.

Round 6:
Athrax: Go
Skyrahk: Go + AoO
Engashez: Go
Fazgin: Go + AoO
Pethjun: Go
Hats: TBD
Blakros Team: TBD

AoO. +1 Shortsword: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19
Dmg. Piercing: 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Mistaking Skyrahk's prayer for a motivational speech, Fazgyn leaps into action, hoping to destroy a soul or two, "RAAaaagh!" The not so terrifying roar of a tiny dragon echos through the chamber as he leaps up to stab the guard in the back, "I'll destroy your soul!"

Just the AoO for now because my action will change depending on the guard's survival.

The guard's plan looked like it was going to work, but in the end, he really just bull rushed himself onto Fazgyn's blade! The man dies right there, an ignominious death!

Round 6:
Athrax: Go
Skyrahk: Go
Engashez: Go
Fazgin: Go
Pethjun: Go
Hats: TBD
Blakros Team: TBD

Fazgyn leaves the swords in the guards dead body, retrieves his shortbow, and turns around to look into the pit, "We are the Mighty Sewer Dragons, and you are trespassing!" He draws back his bow and releases an arrow straight at the guard in the pit.

Atk. Mwk Shortbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
Dmg. Piercing: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2

Fazgyn's words are the last thing the man ever hears as the arrow pierces the top of his skull!

Round 6:
Athrax: Go
Skyrahk: Go
Engashez: Go
Fazgin: Kill
Pethjun: Go
Hats: TBD
Blakros Team: TBD

Skyrahk slithers back into the cracks in the wall, a tiny ball of despair building inside.

Double move

Skyrahk slithers backwards. Something tells the cleric that this battle is far from over....

Round 6:
Athrax: Go
Skyrahk: Move
Engashez: Go
Fazgin: Kill
Pethjun: Go
Hats: TBD
Blakros Team: TBD

Feeling a bit crowded as Hats bumps into her from behind, Engashez ducks back into the narrower passage and inches up just far enough to where she can hopefully see the remaining interloper. As soon as she spots him, she waves a scaled hand and intones, "You don't need to go anywhere."
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Casting Daze; DC 13 Will save!

Will: 1d20 ⇒ 5

Engashez knocks the sense out of the remaining guard, who is promptly eaten by Hats.

You've got TWO minutes before the next wave shows. I'm going to abstract for PbP. Make a single check in. Clean the fight area, place new traps, just keep it reasonable. I trust you :-)

Fazgyn pulls his swords out of the dead man's back and puts them back in their scabbards, "Ha, they never stood a chance against our traps!" He starts happily rolling the dead bodies into the pit and gets to work resetting the trap, "Shame I missed most of them tripping! I bet the looks on their faces were priceless..." He then draws his shortbow and hunkers down in a good spot to watch should Hats feel like eating anyone else.

Just resetting the pit trap if that seems reasonable.

Pethtun will move back to her position near the portal, load a bullet in her sling, having a sling in one hand and her rapier in the other...and watch the portal...

Anthrax moves back near the portal, and readies himself for what he knows is coming. "We are mighty sewer dragons. We did a great job. Let us finish what we started."

Skyrahk quickly starts inspecting the human corpses to see if they're wearing any sort of headgear for Hats. Either if she finds some or not, she'll try to get the otyugh back to the sewer line between the portal and the fetid pool.

"Heh...Sewer Dragon mind trick work every time," Engashez chuckles gleefully as she races back towards the way they'd first came, to see if she can rearm any of the swinging traps in the corridors.
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On mobile so I can't manipulate the map but Engy basically wants to try and rearm some of the traps that we had set up in the corridors where the ladder leading down is!

By all means, rearm the traps that don't self rearm. This is a perfect time to also do the more complex things. Since I'm abstracting this time, I'm going to say that the next wave appears around 7 am EST 23-Jan-18 in real time. That should give everyone the time needed to make a post and pick a spot.

Pethtun will take 10 and create one last arrow trap...and then ready sling with a bullet in one hand and rapier in the other...and await what's coming through the portal...

Anthrax will move to as many sprung traps as possible and reset them. "Sewer Dragons make excellent traps. Let's get them reset for the next wave. Has the portal done anything interesting yet?"

He has a +14 to craft traps so he should auto succeed at and resetting.

After a moment to catch your breath, more voices call out from the sewers, many more than last time, and the deep voice directing them seems really mad....

Good Guys: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Athrax: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Engashez: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16
Fazgin: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Pethjun: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Skyrahk: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

The second wave advances! Two of the vanguard walk right into the axe traps!

North: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27 for DMG: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
South: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20 for DMG: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Axes draw blood across a quartet of the enemy! The southern axe in particular cuts deep. The magicians among them advance enough to lay eyes on Hats. A pair of magic missiles strike your stalwart ally! DMG: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (2, 4) + 2 = 8

Blakros Forces: Advance!
Skyrahk: Go
Engashez: Go
Athrax: Go
Fazgyn: Go
Pethjun: Go

Fazgyn watches as the magicians zap his eccentric ally and immediately fires an arrow at the nearest blue intruder, "Hats! Have a snack or steal a hat, but for the love of Dahak, GET OUT OF THERE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!" He then retreats further into the tunnels, hoping that none of the magical bolts can reach him, If he dies, the chief will be angry...

Atk. Mwk Shortbow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Dmg. Piercing: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2

Standard action to attack, move action to retreat.

"IT'S ON LIKE...LIKE A HAT!" Hats smiles a grotesque smile. Fazygn's shot only grazes the man, but it's enough to hurt.

Blakros Forces: Advance!
Skyrahk: Go
Engashez: Go
Athrax: Go
Fazgyn: Hit
Pethjun: Go
Hats: TBD

The kobold makes a run for it thinking, The voices are coming from the entrace, AGAIN! These stupid pink ones are trying to outdeceive a servant of the False Wyrm, I WON'T HAVE IT!!

Double move, wand of CLW still in one hand.

Anthrax moves forward until he can see the enemy over the broken ledge. I will help hats.

Double move. I think I can move past the trap since I know it's there, but maybe not. Also I think that there's a ledge and not a crumbled ceiling.

These softskins are persistent!

Realizing from the volume of sound that this group might require a little more personal attention from the Sewer Dragons, Engashez hurries towards the sounds. Hoping to not make herself too much of a target, she squeezes into one of the small tunnels and heads towards the open section where the pool of water lies.
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Engy double-moves to her current position!

Assuming she can move past known traps, Pethtun will double move to where she's at on the map...

The kobolds advance on the Blakros reinforcements. This time the fight ignites early!

Hats gleefully jumps into the disgusting "water" and tries to bite the head off of the lead guard. Bite: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24 for DMG: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12. The man begins to bleed everywhere, but doesn't fall!

The guard steps down and tries to cut a piece of otyugh steak with his guisarme ATK: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11, but the blood on his hands is too slick for a good swing.

The half-orc leader puts his head down and tries to dash by Hats. AoO: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25 for DMG: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10, but it really just makes him mad. "Come you losers rush him!" The half-orc pushes to the scaffolding Climb T10

One of the spellcasters runs by Hats, while the other stays put and casts a spell on him. A riotous display of color washes over Hats Will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10. Hats is stunned by the effect! The others rush past him.

Round 2
Blakros Forces: Advance!
Skyrahk: Go
Engashez: Go
Athrax: Go
Fazgyn: Go
Pethjun: Go
Hats: TBD