"Well, Ahmandé should probably hold on to the healin' wand. Ren that other one's gotta be for you. Maybe Gruk and I each take a potion? It's not a half orc thing mind you, we just tend to be up where the action is."
Just ideas. Let's put them with where they will be the most useful. And yeah...just a little worried.
NG Halfling Wizard 6 | Mods: Continual Flame (Spell Level 3) | HP 36 (-0)| AC/Tch/FF 17/14/14 (Light Fortification) | CMD 13 (+1 vs. Disarm) | F/R/W +6/+8/+8 (+2 vs. fear, Boon vs. Gaze) | Speed 20ft | Init: +6 (Forewarned) | 2 Star Reroll 1/1, Diviner's Fortune 7/7, Spells/Abilities tracked on Profile | Perc: +2, SM: +0
Kaya looks over the items, ”I agree with your thoughts, those items are much better in the hands of those with a spark of the divine and... gifts of personality.” She shrugs as she honestly still doesn’t know how that kind of magic works.
Wrinkling her nose at the dusty smell, ”we can always leave that door and check out the hallway next.”
I think that is an alternate racial for half orcs, but you give up your share of gold for it. :P
"I'll happily carry that healing wand; good idea." Ahmandé studies the lean of the door, and agrees with Kaya. "Let's explore the hallway, and see if we can't find a the other side of that door some other way. If not, we can always come back. I don't like the looks of it right now."
As Kord travels down the hallway he he stops as he reaches a twenty foot section that looks like a pressure plate. A lowered portcullis blocks off the end of the hallway to the south. The portcullis is old and rusty, and it no longer fits properly in its grooves. Beyond there
is a grotesque dragon face carved in the stone wall. In its gaping maw it has two dozen round holes where its teeth should be. From behind the portcullis peek two Kobolds raising their crossbows to fire down the hall
Initiative
(bold to act)
Kaya Kayas is forewarned and gets a surprise round action. Gruk is just plain faster than the kobolds Gruk
Kobolds
Ahmande
Kaya
Kord
Yridhrendir
crossbow bolt with blue feathers:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19 crossbow bolt with red feathers:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7 bolt from the blue damage:1d6 ⇒ 3
The one on Kords right hits him with a blue feathered bolt for 3 damage
Should you want to move down the hallway triggering the pressure plate:
There is an audible click and the kobolds begin to laugh. But soon stop as nothing actually happens and then the kobolds exchange angry words
Should you wish to bash through the portcullis the kobolds are hiding behind:
Make a strength check dc 15
If you wish to tell me crossbow bolts don't usually have feathers:
Try telling that to the kobolds
Party to go
Kobols await your worst
Inspire Courage is up
All dors in the hallway open normally if you do go into side rooms please indicate the path you are following
Moved onto separate map as I spotted how awkward it is when a whole page map is used in another game when on phone
Ahmande begins seeking an alternate path to the kobolds, not liking the way the portcullis separates them.
Actions:
Move: open door Move: 30'
Recognizing that the traps they've already discovered are probably not everything in the complex--kobolds are crafty creatures--he continues to look for more traps as he moves.
Perception:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
He moves up to the distance shown unless he finds a trap along the way.
{CORE}Half-Elf Cleric of Desna 3 | HP 24/24 | AC:18 T:10 FF:18 CMD: 13 | F+4* R+1* W+6*| Init +0 | Perc +8|SM+7 Channel(2d6/DC14) 7/7|Agile Feet 6/6|Liberation 3/3|Conditions: none| Effects:
Covering for his friends as they move through the door and try to close the distance, Ren readies a shot with his light crossbow for when one of the kobolds pokes his head around to shoot.
"Well Kord went through the door...
Marching up this corridor'd be a chore.
Your only hope you see
Would be if you flee.
Surrender now or we'll cover ya in gore."
Spouting out another few lines, as he looks down the narrow hall, Gruk shrugs. Stepping through the door his fellow half-orc opened, he grins. "I got this one buddy!"
Taking a hand off his weapon, the bard points it towards the closed door to the east. "Open Sesame Seeds!" he calls out.
Continued Inspire Courage (free), Walk into the room, Cast Open/Close on new door
Ahmande calls out to the others before he moves further through the room. "Should we use this tongues scroll? It only lasts a short while, not even an hour, but we might want to get ahead of things here before we get to a point where the kobolds won't even listen to us."
NG Halfling Wizard 6 | Mods: Continual Flame (Spell Level 3) | HP 36 (-0)| AC/Tch/FF 17/14/14 (Light Fortification) | CMD 13 (+1 vs. Disarm) | F/R/W +6/+8/+8 (+2 vs. fear, Boon vs. Gaze) | Speed 20ft | Init: +6 (Forewarned) | 2 Star Reroll 1/1, Diviner's Fortune 7/7, Spells/Abilities tracked on Profile | Perc: +2, SM: +0
Kaya reloads, steps up and watches the end of the hallway, ready to fire if a snout pokes out. She says the following first in a rough version of Elvish, then repeats it in a squeaky sounding Orcish. "I don't think they'll listen to us right now, I'd save the scroll until we at least take one captive... plus they might even know common and just be ignoring us."
Actions/Rolls:
Move to load crossbow, 5 foot step, Standard to Ready to Fire if she sees a Kobold.
Sorry board ate my post last night and I was running out of time this morning
The red square takes in a wall that could be toppled over quite easily. But the kobolds have rigged it to fall back on anyone who tries it. The red circle is an ankle biter trap the floor looks set to give way and snag your feet.
Gruk continues to recite encouraging sonnets as he follows Kord into the next room. The half-orc points to the door in front of his companions and again recites the key words. "Open Sesame Seed!"
Continue Inspire Courage, Move, Cast Open/Close on the door in front of Kord to open it
There is a click as Kaya scampers down the corridor and at the far end of the corridor a bolt comes from the dragons eye. Its Kayas and it drops to the floor
"Remember! Valsin wanted that we not antagonize the kobolds; they're not our target here! We should maybe focus on nonlethal attacks!"
Ahmande pulls a small amount of fine sand from his pouch and whispers some arcane words before blowing the sand forward in a puff that turns into iridescent sparkles. The sparkles begin to fly across two rooms into the kobolds corridor.
Actions:
1 round: cast sleep 1 round casting time, so won't take effect until just before Ahmande's turn next round. Intended area of effect highlighted in green, though this may move depending on party and kobold actions through this round.
Sleep wrote:
A sleep spell causes a magical slumber to come upon 4 HD of creatures. Creatures with the fewest HD are affected first. Among creatures with equal HD, those who are closest to the spell's point of origin are affected first. HD that are not sufficient to affect a creature are wasted. Sleeping creatures are helpless. Slapping or wounding awakens an affected creature, but normal noise does not. Awakening a creature is a standard action (an application of the aid another action). Sleep does not target unconscious creatures, constructs, or undead creatures.
"Huh? But they shot fir....Oh, ok." responds the half-orc, dejected. Stepping up to the doorway, he looks at the foe directly ahead.
"You there!" cries out Gruk, stomping his foot. "We're bigger! You listen here, or we'll have to beat on you a bit!"
Intimidate (Demoralize):1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16 Move and Demoralize (as a standard) Allowing Inspire Courage to drop
Demoralize:
Demoralize: You can use this skill to cause an opponent to become shaken for a number of rounds. The DC of this check is equal to 10 + the target's Hit Dice + the target's Wisdom modifier. If you are successful, the target is shaken for 1 round. This duration increases by 1 round for every 5 by which you beat the DC. You can only threaten an opponent in this way if they are within 30 feet and can clearly see and hear you. Using demoralize on the same creature only extends the duration; it does not create a stronger fear condition.
Kord manages to miss a kobold whether he he is responding to Ahmande only he knows. Gruk shouts at the kobolds who respond with “I don’t speak common” and ”Me neither”
They then stab ineffectively at Kord before dropping asleep as Ahmande completes his spell
Kord defeats Ahmande magic
its Christmas I’m not going to make Kord roll his save and this does move things out of combat until everyone is good to go again. You should have realised the kobolds were lying. Well the second one at least
What the...?!?! Alright, did ya hafta go and take my fun? Not sport in killin' sleepin' sentries. Slappin' 'em awake however is a different story." Kord takes a moment to disarm the slumbering kobolds before tying them up. He looks to the bard, "You DO know they shot me right?"
Smiling at the sight of the sleeping Kobolds, he turns to Kord. "Tis just a flesh wound, no? You're not saying such a meager annoyance will take the big strong orc blooded paladin out of the fight?"
Tossing a wink Kord's way, he adds "And I'm pretty sure the scaly jerks speak common."
{CORE}Half-Elf Cleric of Desna 3 | HP 24/24 | AC:18 T:10 FF:18 CMD: 13 | F+4* R+1* W+6*| Init +0 | Perc +8|SM+7 Channel(2d6/DC14) 7/7|Agile Feet 6/6|Liberation 3/3|Conditions: none| Effects:
"The kobolds made you bleed and I can understand your desire to repay them in kind." Ren says to Kord sympathetically. "While they deserve no less than a complete thrashing, for now, lets focus on the mission. We have enough enemies with the Aspis on the prowl and Valsin specifically asked us to make nice with the kobolds for the sake of the Nantambu lodge."
Now that the kobolds are tied up, Ren encourages Kord to slap one of the little things awake, but not too hard lest it stay unconscious, or worse simple die. "Please use that silver tongue of yours Gruk and smooth things over with these two when they are awake."
"Ah, looking for more subtlety, perhaps. I can do that."
Ahmandé kneels down to address the kobolds once they are awake.
"Hello, little friends. Sorry for the misunderstanding here. You do understand Taldane, that I speak, right?" he asks, with the clear understanding that yes, they do know what Ahmandé is saying, if they don't necessarily know the name of the tongue.
"So, we all invested in a very expensive scroll just so that we could speak with you, but it turns out that you know our tongue anyway. No bother; that's our fault, not yours."
"So, we'd like to speak with your leaders. I know, I know; it's so very predictable. But that's just how it goes, on this day in this place, you know?"
"Can you help us? We'll make sure that you go free, unharmed, after you do!"
NG Halfling Wizard 6 | Mods: Continual Flame (Spell Level 3) | HP 36 (-0)| AC/Tch/FF 17/14/14 (Light Fortification) | CMD 13 (+1 vs. Disarm) | F/R/W +6/+8/+8 (+2 vs. fear, Boon vs. Gaze) | Speed 20ft | Init: +6 (Forewarned) | 2 Star Reroll 1/1, Diviner's Fortune 7/7, Spells/Abilities tracked on Profile | Perc: +2, SM: +0
Kaya works her way back around to the group and puts her crossbow away. When Ahmande begins his plea she gives a nice smile and adds, ”see? We aren’t here to hurt any Kobolds. We might even be able to help you in return!”
The two kobolds look at each other and at you. Finally their curiousity gets the better of them "Why you come here? You come to worship our Golden God. He very big size of twelve kobolds! Did Golden God send for you""Nalzak will know" says the other
Ahmande gives a knowing glance at the others when the kobolds mention their "Golden God." Well, maybe not so much worship....
"We are really looking for another of our own who we think traveled through here, but we'd love to talk with this Nalzak about your Golden God. Can you bring us to Nalzek?"
