Kingmaker PbP

Game Master Egoish

Throw fire down there and wait for the little bastids to boil out?.

No, its too big, and likely has other entrances. We gotta do this the hard way. Now if we had a cloudkill spell...

Lets get an order proposed and get started. Egan has a good AC and will not take minuses from his size, but is not going to spot a single trap. He is likely a better choice for second place but does not mind starting out up front.

I will lower Egan down and then take 10.

Egan secures the rope to himself, loads his crossbow and places it carefully back onto his back, and shield in hand is lowered into the tunnel. Once in the tunnel Egan picks up the glowing stone and holds it aloft. If he sees no immediate threat and has room to advance he will motion for the others to follow. First Silva climbs down, followed by Maksim and Arielle. Andrej takes up the rear.

Nope, 3 minutes or less for all my buffs, we're still pretty low level. No one in this group is going to spot many traps. "Eagle-Eye" Maksim is top Perception at a +4. :)

"I guess the best armored should go first, after that we scrabble down as we can. Maybe Lord Silva and Egan in either first or second, Third Andrej, Forth Arielle, and me as the rear guard. Hmmm, mahbe better if I was the third and Andrej as the rearguard. What do you think?" Maksim displays his massive leadership skills.

Climb1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

When it is his turn Maksim will climb down, after arriving at the bottom he'll take out the lite stone and wave it aroud to see what's to be seen.

Perception:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22 What's there?
Survival:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13 What was there?

Andrej silently obeys the directions given by the priest.

At the bottom of the shaft the cramped tunnel leads off in two directions, east and west. Maksims keen ears can hear the sounds of mites but the direction it is coming from is hard to determine, they sound to be all around you.

Choose a path, after that could the front two make perception checks.

Egan chooses to go east and moves in that direction far enough to get everyone down into the tunnel. Keep hold of the rope for now Silva. Might be a pit trap.

Now that we are down, does the group want me to continue up front? If so might be good to give me a spot to retreat to.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Egan advances down the steep tunnel to the east, after 30 feet he reaches a ledge dropping 7 feet into a small room. Three crude, wooden workbenches occupy the center of this room, their tops strewn with various tiny tools, metal and wooden hardware, and blocks of wood. Two mites are currently engaged in playing some kind of game involving a small trebuchet like device and caltrops, firing at each other and trying to catch the caltrops in their mouth.

Map

Its a small room and a moderate drop, no damage from falling though. The penalties for medium creatures apply.

"I hear the chittering of mites around but cannot place them, they seem to be in each direction." Maksim says before they reach the room with the mites. Maksim is still carrying the light. Since he's third in line he sees little of what is ahead.

The mites do not notice you at the enterance way as they are too engrossed in their game, roll initiative.

Mites: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Initiative 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

Init: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21

Initiative1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Seeing Silva tense up for battle Maksim nocks an arrow and does the same. He drops the small lit up stone to the floor.

Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15

We get a surprise round then?

Yes, you have a surprise round. But remember your stuck in your order until you pour into the room.

Just waiting on Arielle's initiative, i'll roll it for her in the morning if we haven't heard anything. Lets try to keep the post rate up when we start combat, this could take a while.

Arielle initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18

Order is Silva, Arielle, Egan, Andrej, Maksim, Mites.

The mites continue firing caltrops at and taunting each other in Sylvan, oblivious to your presence in their warren. A few caltrops lay scattered on the floor but with the soft ground and being so few they won't impeed your movement.

Silva silently motions for ranged attacks to surprise the mites.

Nodding at Silva, Egan Fires his crossbow at the one he has the best shot at, then does his best to get out of the way. Can he hop down into the room as a 5' step?

Crossbow: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 221d8 ⇒ 6

Maksim shruggs at Silva's order silenty pointing at him, flling the small tunnel full, trying to look around him and unable to do so.

Egan's bolt catches the closest mite in the chest and drops it instantly, the other mite starts with surprise as he drops down to the floor of the room.

Next up, Silva you need to move into the room to let the people behind you pass. Big paladin, small dungeon!

Masterwork Greatsword: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18
Damage: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (1, 4) + 8 = 13

Silva moves in and attacks.

Maksim follows Lord Silva out of the very cramped tunnel into the merely cramped room, readying his bow as he goes, carefully watching his steps as he goes as to not injure himself. He continues moving to a point where he can get an unobstructed line-of-fire on the remaining mite and clear the tunnel opening. Then he takes his shot, if the mite survives Silva's mighty blow; if the second mite is down and there are no other targets, Maksim holds fire.

Perception:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18

Silva drops into the room and runs the second mite through with a thrust of his greatsword, pink blood sprays across the back wall from the heartseeking blow. Maksim arrives at the ledge to find the room clear.

A second tunnel leads deeper into the warren, past the work bench strewn with bits of wood and the tiny trebuchet.

egan will cast Detect Magic as he looks around. Maybe we could use these caltrops? Should we gather them?

Andrej moves, crouched down to cover the rear of the party, cold iron in hand, and waiting for the others to move on or move to investigate the room further.

Nothing detects as magical in the room Egan, its simply full of bits of wood and metal.

Maksim looks around for anything else in the room or on the bodies of the mites.

Perception:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

Egan picks up the tiny trebuchet. Does it appear to be of mite construction? I am ready to move on. Silva, do you want the lead?

The tiny trebuchet is poorly made and definately mite construction.

Was hoping for some cleverly crafted dwarven design. :)

Egan considers gathering the caltrops himself, but they look heavy.Lets move.

It looks like the passage continues onward, westward and downward?

Maksim seeing nothing says, "Aye, let's get going, if we dally, they may hear us and prepare a too warm welcome."

Maksim keeps looking about for trouble.

Perception:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Edit: Error rolled a d2 rather than a d20, fixed. (and rolled the exact same number anyway.) :(

Cold iron at the ready and suspecting these things would prefer ambush, Andrej brings up the rear, backing up and keeping his face down the corridor they just left, trusting his allies to guard his back.

Torture Room

After a few yards the tunnel ends in a hole leading 10 feet down to a deeper chamber, a high pitched squealing noise like a creature in pain comes from below followed by several child like giggles.

Keep the same initiative for now, they are still unaware so you have the advantage of another surprise round. Jumping down the hole would take a dc10 acrobatics check to negate the falling damage or you can take a dc10 climb check if you want to use the roots and take a little longer.

Order is Silva, Arielle, Egan, Andrej, Maksim, Mites.

Where do we come in from?

It looks like we would have to jump down the hole and then climb back up to get at the mites in the torture room. It also looks as though only one person could stand in the access point and fire a bow. How hard is it to get into the other room?

"It'd be looking tricky there that small hollow before getting to the mites is not a good place to be. Any ideas? I'm not sure how to deal with there numbers and better place."

Andrej jumps down into the hole trying to be quiet.

Acrobatics 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
Stealth 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

His armour jingles as he hits the bottom of the crevasse smoothly... he freezes, hoping it is not heard too far beyond the edge of the pit.

Just to clarify, you are currently above the torture room in the tunnel which leads to it. When you drop/climb down from the roof you will arrive in square (H, 4), the chasm at the side of the map is on the edge of the torture room. I've been a bit sick as well Maksim and i just realised my description was not precise enough.

That acrobatics check will prevent the fall damage Andrej, but before you do go for it stealth will not really work as you will basicly land in the middle of them as a clarified above. If you want to change your action as a result of the new info feel free.

[vicious grin]Oh in that case... [/vicious grin]

Andrej drops into the midsts of them and tries to cut one down with his sword.

(Power attacking)1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Damage (Cold Iron) 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

But before Andrej goes we need Silva, Arielle, and then Egan to go. I know what Egan will do, but I am waiting for my turn. I fear we have lost Arielle.

Agreed Egan, on both counts. Might be anything but with her active posting on other aliases, it looks like she's left. Just wish people would make it official, everytime I've had to leave a thread I say my goodbyes. I'll post on Maksim's turn or I'll spoiler it a bit later.

Maksim will follow behind those who charge in maintaining a short distance behind (5-10').

Silva climbs down and readies to attack.

Climb: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (17) - 2 = 15

Silva climbs down into the room landing between two shocked mites, before moving forwards to make space for the others.

Andrej is obviously getting stuck in, Egan and Maksim?

Andrej is obviously getting stuck in, Egan and Maksim?

Do not know what this means.

Acrobatics to jump 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19

Jumping down Maksim carries out the actions listed in my previous post.

Maksim and Andrej both leap into the room within seconds of each other, landing near Silva. Andrej's blade flashes killing one mite while Maksim plants an arrow in another mite, wounding but not killing it.

Thought to best to narrate all that together, Egan still to go.

Egan, using his advantage of height attempts to shoot his crossbow at a mite not in melee. Without an updatged map that is the best I can do as I am not sure where my fighters are at.

Crossbow: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 61d8 ⇒ 1

Sorry to make you wait for those rolls...

Egan cannot get the correct angel of fire in the cramped tunnel and his bolt slams harmlessly into the floor.

Round 2

Egan is directly above Andrej.

The mites stand around numbly surprised by the bloody assault and the kobold screams out in draconic...

"Letoclo! Letoclo! Astahii re gethrisjir ekess svent Ve!"

Order is Silva, Arielle, Egan, Andrej, Maksim, Mites.

Masterwork Greatsword/Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
Damage: 2d6 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 3) + 6 + 2 = 12

Silva attacks.