Round 1, the common room
Quickly, Corso moves to engage the mites before they have a chance to organize. His sword strikes out, but the cramped room and the size of the creature hinder him.
Kriger takes a step to his left and swings down at the small creature. Finding as much trouble as Corso.
Lukasz moves forward unleashing a force missile at the mite in the middle of the room. Injuring the small creature.
Laughing and cheering madly half the mites swarm around Kriger with tiny daggers in hand.
Several of the tiny blades find gaps around his legs leaving stinging pricks. Two of the creeps begin to chant in fey, "Slash their legs, cut their throats, bring them doom, DOOM "
Save
Though slightly irritating, their spells have no effect on the ranger. The final two rush in with daggers to join the fray.
One of the daggers painfully jabs him in the kidney, but doesn't pierce the skin.
Servayn takes another step and calls forth a small earth elemental to appear near the farthest mite he can see. As he does, Ember dissipates in a cloud of ash.
A stocky humanoid form, only as tall as a man's stomach, but as wide as it is tall, rises from the packed soil of the room's floor, debris flying away from it as it erupts from the earth, and takes a single attack on the nearest mite. Crushing it entirely into the floor.
Kalsgrim attacks the mite before him, leaving a long slash across its minute body
Moving forward Janku calls upon his new goddess for a blast of sound resonating in the cramped tunnels. Dirt and dust fly everywhere as the burst ripples out beside Kriger.
Everything caught by the blast is stunned with blood trickling from their ears.
mite 3
mite 5
mite 6
mite 7
mite 8
mite 9
Servayn steps forward as best he can to engage the nearest free mite with his morningstar.
The earth elemental stands still for a moment, considering the terrible life-choices that led it to this moment.
Servayn steps forward as best he can to engage the nearest free mite with his morningstar.
1d20+5
1d8+2The earth elemental stands still for a moment, considering the terrible life-choices that led it to this moment.
Pokey will wait for everyone else to move to where they're attacking before he acts.
The elemental stops pondering it's life-choices and steps forward and to the right and slams at the mite in front of it and to the left , unless that target is already gone.
Round 2
"OW! Dangit! OW! Crap!" Kriger yells as he looks like he's dancing a terrible jig. "I'm gettin' stuck from all sides! Blast it all! All right you little bunch o'....!" He says through gritted teeth as he swings again at the same mite.
Round 2, the common room
Corso attacks the mite nearest him, protecting Kriger's flank. His blade darts into the mites spine, finishing it.
"OW! Dangit! OW! Crap!" Kriger yells as he looks like he's dancing a terrible jig. "I'm gettin' stuck from all sides! Blast it all! All right you little bunch o'....!" He says through gritted teeth as he swings again at the same mite. This time with a blow that pulverizes it.
Wordlessly, Lukasz blasts a stunned mite with another force missile. Blue blood oozes from its ears.
With half of their numbers dead the mites begin to panic and rush out of the room, heedless of the elemental in their way.
Corso and the earth elemental fine the fleeing mites to be easy targets and lay them low. The other two bolt down the tunnel screaming the whole way.
mite 2
mite 3
mite 4
mite 5
mite 6
mite 7
mite 8
mite 9
The earth elemental surges forward as Servayn mutters, 'Hit the one in the front," in Common, wishing he spoke Terran, but the elemental choose the closest visible target .
Servayn himself realizes he won't have time to ready his crossbow and instead retains his grip on his morningstar and moves to beside the elemental, within range to strike either of the fleeing mites with his morningstar, but is unable to also attack, hoping to at least get close enough to be able to take advantage of any opportuniy that arises, and hissing to the creature, Surrender, mite!
Janku frustrated at his slow speed and reactions, moves forward bringing up the rear as MASH unit.
The earth elemental surges forward as Servayn mutters, 'Hit the one in the front," in Common, wishing he spoke Terran, but the elemental choose the closest visible target and smashed the mite into the ground. A quivering pile of flesh remains behind.
Servayn himself realizes he won't have time to ready his crossbow and instead retains his grip on his morningstar and moves to beside the elemental, within range to strike either of the fleeing mites with his morningstar, but is unable to also attack, hoping to at least get close enough to be able to take advantage of any opportuniy that arises, and hissing to the creature, Surrender, mite!"
Kalsgrim drops his longsword, readies his bow and arrow as he moves forward. His arrow bounces off the curved tunnel walls.
Janku frustrated at his slow speed and reactions, moves forward bringing up the rear.
From deeper within the tunnel a small chorus of voices shout out in fey, "The kobolds attack, they attack-attack! To our feet to take their feet!"
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Kriger
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Lukasz
mites
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Servayn & Ember
Kalsgrim
Janku
"I guess we gotta keep killin' these things, huh?" He says half-heartedly as he moves right next to the elemental.
Servayn mutters to the elemental, "Go kill stuff.", knowing that the elemental has no idea what he's saying.
As the sounds of alarm increase, he quickly casts guidance on Corso, giving him a +1 to his next attack roll, skill check or saving throw within the next minute, while loading his crossbow and waiting for a target to move into range.
Perceptions
Janku:
Lukasz:
Lukasz warns everyone in the room: "They said something about the rear!"
You have one round before going back to initiative.
Corso stays put and hiding, waiting to surprise someone.
Lukasz casts Enlarge Person on either Janku or Kalsgrim (let me know who wants it).
"I would keep my current size for this combat thank you". "I believe hitting them will be a greater challenge than killing them once I do".
Janku takes this round to cast Bull's Strength upon himself.
Round 1
As though from the deepest recess of the cavern complex, a loud, very loud, hissing sound echoes through the cavern, making the ground shake under your feet.
Eerie childish voices follow suit and sing in unison:
"Ah! Ah! Ah! The kobolds will die! Ah! Ah! Ah!
Oh! Oh! Oh! Whippy's hungry! It'll be messy! Oh! Oh! Oh!"
Four mites appear from behind the cavern wall.
[25] Corso tries to catch one off guard with a glob of acid. (; ) His surprise attack catches the mite and he collapses with a sizzling sound.
Seeing the annoying bugs, "Man I really hate these things." he says as he readies his axe and moves towards them.
These mites are definitely of a better stock than the ones Kriger has face earlier. Still, his axe finds purchase and the small creature is neatly sliced and collapses.
The remaining two step back five feet and invoke dark powers to cast curses at Kriger and Servayn.
The earth elemental slides across the dirt floor like a wave of water, building up speed as it rushes for the nearest mite.
As the elemental rumbles into motion, Servayn unloads his crossbow in the direction of another mite, and then steps back a pace and reloads his crossbow.
Servayn dismisses the dark thoughts, but Kriger feels a sense of foreboding doom wash over him and is now more hesitant.
Janku moves forward to K20 and casts bless, drawing his morning star as he goes.
Round 1 (continued)
Servayn's elemental charges the closest mite and smashes its skull with a powerful hit from its appendage. Servayn is not so lucky with his crossbow, and the bolt misses the mite.
Janku (SoF, BStr) moves and casts Bless on everyone (+1 to hit and on save vs fear).
Kalsgrim fires from the back but his shot is sooo wide off...
Lukasz looks at the tunnel from which the group came: "I think I hear something..."
There is a lull, then the earth shakes again, and a terrible hissing sound crashes through the room and freezes your blood. A giant centipede crashes through the cavern in your direction, his black body swirling in impossible loops as its dark red eyes scan the room for movement.
He notices the elemental moving and his mandibles snap at the mound of rock.
Round 2
Corso curses as he puts his blade away and gets his shortbow ready.
Bug the size of a tree... he stammers in an unsteady voice, presumably for the benefit of those in the back, but sounding less like a warning and more like an involuntary exclamation.
Kriger seeing the gigantic bug, "Well, crap." He shrugs and moves toward the bug. "The bigger they are..." He starts as he swings at it.
"The more it hurts! HA! HA!" He revels.
Kriger moves quickly to engage the giant vermin, but it reacts quickly and snaps at him.
He feels the air whistle as the mandibles miss him by an inch. He doesn't though, and his axe crashes loudly through the chitin, splashing him with green fluid.
From behind the group, an eerie clamour rises:
"No! No! Not Kobolds!
But Gree-Gree-Greedy Men!
Gra-Gra-Grabble will hang them!
Gra-Gra-Grabble will Grind them!"
Four mites emerge from behind, followed by one mounted on what appears like a giant tick!
The mite behind Kriger turns around: "Noooooo! Not Whippy!" and stabs at the ranger from his flanking position.
Confirm: ;
The small fey's dagger bites deep in the ranger's ribs! ()
Spinning at the sound of the attackers from the rear, Servayn steps five paces towards them and hisses twisting serpentine syllables that cause slick black slime to seep up from the ground beneath the cluster of mites entering the room. .
The elemental continues attacking whatever target is closest, which, in this case, is the last remaining mite at the south end of the room.
+1 for Janku's bless not counted in, 'cause I'm not sure if line-of-effect matters for that.
[b]"Back off a bit, and let it come to that bottleneck there". "That will cut off it's mobility, and we can concentrate all our attacks on it".
"I would keep my current size for this combat thank you". "I believe hitting them will be a greater challenge than killing them once I do".
Janku takes this round to cast Bull's Strength upon himself.
Janku already cast it...
Round 2 (continued)
Servayn
Spinning at the sound of the attackers from the rear, Servayn steps five paces towards them and hisses twisting serpentine syllables that cause slick black slime to seep up from the ground beneath the cluster of mites entering the room.
The four of them slip and fall in the slimy grease: "Noooo! What's happening!? Why?! Grabble! Grabble! Help us!"
The elemental continues attacking whatever target is closest, which, in this case, is the last remaining mite at the south end of the room.
Its rocky fist crush the last mite on this end of the tunnel. He then moves over the body to get closer to the giant insect.
Kalsgrim
The centipede doesn’t show any significant aura to Kalsgrim’s gifted sight. The paladin moves to get an angle and releases an arrow that hits the centipede, but fails to punch through its thick shell ()
Janku
Ready for Combat, Janku moves in, stopping short of the beast’s reach, then calls upon his deity’s favor. A loud bang is heard where the insect’s head (Sound Burst: )
Lukasz
Lukasz moves forward and unleashes arcane fire on the insect. (Scorching Ray: ; )
The ray is wide and burns the cavern wall near Kriger.
Centipede
The insect snaps at Kriger.
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The insect’s bite finds a whole in the ranger’s armor and it almost severs him cleanly in two! [)
The mites recollect, get up and ponder their next move (they’ll act on the centipede’s initiative next round).