”Or we could defeat their enemy and Sharptooth or Mikmak could challenge the chieftain,” Alvoise suggests. ”How did your patrols work? Do you have to return to the tribe after a few days? Will a group attempt to find you when you don’t return? As we explore, you can help us avoid other kobolds, right?”
"We lived in the room near the entrance to keep watch for intruders. The trap would serve as an alarm. It will most likely be a day or two before anyone notices we are missing and they they will reset the trap and replace us." says Sharptooth.
"Does not give us much time to investigate the area before replacements arrive. Could you describe the mine system to prepare ourselves?"
The kobolts give you a description of the cave system. It's large and has several branching tunnels that you can use to avoid certain areas.
Kobolts patrols move along the tunnels so you may encounter one.
Depending what group they belong two they may be hostile or not.
you can go to the area were the beats lairs while avoiding the kobolt tunnels.
"So are we going to the chief or to the areas containing the strange unknown creatures?"
"True, we should pick, but the order in which they are done, will have an impact on the other."
"If we can avoid the other kobolds, let's confront the monsters. If we can show our valor, maybe then the kobolds will treat with us."
”Most beings respect those with power,” Alvoise says, nodding at Raskir. ”If we defeat this creature the kobolds must acknowledge our power and valor. Of course they could still attempt to kill us,” he adds with a shrug.
”I vote for searching for the creature before we seek out the kobold tribe.”
"We will take you but no kobolt that has gone before came back from there." says Mimak
You follow the kobolts to the caves they mentioned were they believe the creature dwells.
Inside you find piles of bodies, kobolt, human, and mixed races even some animals in various states of decomposition.
As you go a little deeper into the large cavern several of the fresher bodies (mostly kobolts but two humans) animated as zombies and start to lumber towards you.
Raskir allows himself to take his more bestial form as he enters the caverns, feeling his teeth and nails lengthen.
He approaches the zombies cautiously with longspear held out. Tuuli, the owl, keeps a respectful distance behind.
Krist remains on Xaikon's shoulder as she follows the others into the cave. She looks about cheeking for any additional threats.
"Looks like we need to clean up a mess before we go any farther"
"So this is where the bodies being transported to, to be turned into walking dead. Be careful of the non-moving ones too."
Xaikon readies her bow with an arrow.
As Alvoise pulls his throwing axe from the small of his back and he moves about ten feet to stand next to a column, providing some cover from one group of zombies. He unleashes a roar, holding his axe ready to throw it into the first zombie to come within ten feet of him.
Jayla takes a 5ft step back. Drawing her bow she readies an arrow.
Henric stands stays back and waits for the moment.
You let the zombies approach Raskir takes a stab at a zombie as it approaches and Alvoise is prepared but the zombies are still a little too far (you could trow with a ranged increment penalty however)
You can all post combat actions, consider this round 1, no need for init roll.
Added numbers for the zombies and coordinates for movement.
Jayla aims for Kobold 3
After a quick peek around the column, Alvoise realizes he’s in danger of being engulfed by the second group of zombies. He dashes across the cavern, stopping at the other end of his group. He throws his axe at a zombie ten feet from him.
Raskir stabs with his spear as the zombies approach.
Val moves to J-2 and uses her breathweapon on the lot of 6 zombies
The shaman takes a cautious approach, taking a single step back (C2) and thrusting again with the longspear.
Xaikon picks kobold (k4) in front of her, letting the arrow loose.
Raskir stabs a creature as it approaches but his weapon has no effect on the creature.
0 damage after damage reduction.
Jayla attacks using her bow but misses.
Alvoise moves to the west flank and trows his axe and it embeds itself into the skull of a kobolt zombie (k1) but the creature still stands.
8 damage to k1
K5 and H1 escape the worst of the flames but the rest of the zombies are badly burned, rotten flesh melts away showing bones at places but fleeing no pain and knowing no fear the creature carry on like nothing happened.
7 damage to H2, K6, K7, K8 and 4 to K5 and H1.
Raskir one again stabs at a zombie but his piercing spear has little effect, he would need to land a strong blow or to stab it in the eye for it to work.
Xaikon targets an undamaged zombie and lets loose catching it in the side of the head.
Dealing 4 damage to K4.
The zombies come forward lumbering ahead.
Three step forward and attack Raskir but he manages to avoid the clumsy attacks.
More of them move to surround Valeria and one attacks but she avoids the blow.
The remaining zombies move up.
Jayla drops her bow and draws her rapier.
Xiakon lets out a few choice words in her native language as she notches another arrow. She calls out in her native tongue "Tiger" as she aims at the same kobold (K4) in front of her.
Jayla strike the zombie with her Rapier and it goes down. (K4 down)
Xaikon fires and arrow and catches a zombie right in the eye the creature goes down. (assuming K8 since K4 is already down)
Missing Valeria, Raskir and Alvoise.
Val goes and hacks at one with her greatsword
"I could use a little help here."
As the zombies close in, Raskir thrusts once more with the spear even as he realizes it may have little effect.
Giving up on the piercing weapon, he savagely strikes with tooth and claw in an effort to rend undead flesh.
From his position of reeling and clutching his head, Henric suddenly straightens, a strange coldness showing in his eyes. "Foul creatures, lost on their way to the Boneyard," he mutters, shaking his head. With that, he draws the sword from his cane and slashes at the kobold zombie before him.
Alvoise draws his rapier and thrusts it at the zombie with his axe embedded in its skull.
Round 2
Jayla steps forward and lunges at K2
Valeria takes a kobolt zombie down with a chop of her sword.
Henric stabs a zombie to little effect.
Alvoise finishes off the one who took his axe to the head.
Two kobolt zombies attack Raskir
Another kobolt zombie attacks Henric
One kobolt zombie and two human zombies attack Valeria.
Your go again.
Raskir's slightly savage fury lessens the sting of the zombie's claws. He continues his assault.
Round 3
Jayla lunges again at K2
Val goes and hacks at another one with her greatsword
Xaikon steps to the side (F0) while notching another arrow to fire at one by Valeria