Threeshades's Tyranny of Dragons

Game Master Threeshades

Vorrak moves down the side of the building weapons drawn. He has learned sneaking and him never mixed well. Much less in his armor.

Evendur and Zillyanna are still allowed to post an action, after that initiative starts. Vorrak has been noticed, the rest of you will still get advantage for surprising them.

With the civilians moving to safety the priests expression slides from his naturally downcast expression into one of grim determination - the dark business of violence was about to begin and some souls would find themselves torn from what time they had on this mortal coil to stand before the judgement seat of Kelemvor.

Evendur casts a spell asking for his Gods favour as he closes on the humans trying to break into the building.

Free action: sheath sword, Move action: Move me diagonally into m6 then straight line south 3 more squares (Heavy armour movement rates) as I am on iPhone. standard action cast Bless - targeting the elf, the faithless human and myself. Add +1d4 to your saves and attacks. .

Intelligence: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

"If we take too long, they're going to break the door...Even if they're not very good at it."

She takes a few steps foward and shoots the closest human (#3).

"Please don't miss this ti-Dammit..."

Shortbow: 1d20 + 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (4) + (1) + 5 = 10
Advantage(?): 1d20 ⇒ 4
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Sneak Attack(?): 1d6 ⇒ 5

It seems Kelemvor does not approve of your life choices :)

The group sneak into position while Evendur blesses Zillyanna praying for Kelemvor's guidance. Hutch and Vorrak, knowing they will not remain unnoticed with all their armor charge forward to meet the foes head-on, the raiders notice their approach and begin shouting among each other, drawing scimitars and daggers.
Zillyanna takes aim at one of the hooded humans and releases an arrow, but despite their distraction and the divine guidance, the cloaked man sees the arrow coming and ducks at the last moment.

The winged kobold sees the attackers and scrambles over the roof and drops prone on the other side.

the winged Kobold is out of line of side from your side of the building, has 3/4 cover (+5 AC, +5 to reflex saves) against attacks from the short side of the building and is prone (attacks from more than 5 ft. away have disadvantage)

Due to the number of enemy initiative groups I will let you post your action out of sequence, but please try to only do it if you think you won't be able to post soon when your turn comes up. I want to keep the game flowing but also avoid confusion

Zilyana, Vorrak, Hutch and Zillyanna are up. Zilyana still has advantage, the other three have been spotted.

Vorrak moves up to the group of enemies, and lowers his stance shield up, ready to defend from any attack. Come on then, you cowardly dogs!

Vorrak is using his action to use the Dodge ability. All attacks against him have disadvantage.

Zilyana frowned as she took aim at the enemies. She was taking advantage of the fact they hadn't apparently spotted her yet to try a sneak attack. She aimed at the nearest human (#3), knocked an arrow, and opened fire.

If they didn't know she was here before, they probably did now...

Bow Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Sneak Attack: 1d6 ⇒ 4
Damage 2: 1d6 ⇒ 3
Sneak Attack 2: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Hutch launches himself at one of the humans, not quite sure how to battle something with wings. He spins his Halberd the blade coming down, followed quickly by the butt end of the polearm.

Halberd: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Damage: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Butt end of Halberd: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Hutch you need to add + 1d4 to all your hit rolls and saves, Kelemvor may change that 12 into something more special.

:P Thanks for letting me know. Completely forgot about it. Bless bonus to Halberd: 1d4 ⇒ 3
Bless bonus to butt end of Halberd: 1d4 ⇒ 1 So 15 and 18 respectively to the Halberd and butt end of the weapon

Something I keep forgetting

History: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

Arcana: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

I had thought talks of a cult worshiping Tiamat to be nothing more than stories for the road, and yet here they are, if the descriptions of them from those stories are to be believed..

Venali watches as Hutch rushes forward, shaking his head at the man's hot-headedness. Poor fool probably doesn't even know what he is running towards. Rushing an ambush drake like that is asking for trouble, even without the cult members in the equation. Bigger than I thought they'd be though, might need to update the dimensions in the diagrams in the grand archives.

He smiles as Zilyana takes down one of the cultists in a single shot, As much as I want to bring at least one of these in for questioning, I can't argue with results. His gaze lowers to Zilyana's backside, Can't really complain about my current position either.

Religion DC15: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Intelligence (Arcana) DC12: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

Current round resolved yet?

Intelligence(History/Religion): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
Intelligence(Arcana/Nature): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

"Alright, Mr. Evendur, I’m doing my best to make your god happy right here, but its not working very well." Zillyanna mutters to herself, stepping into a better position and taking aim. "Relax, Zilly, you had harder targets...", she breathes deeply and releases the arrow, aiming for one of the humans close to the door (#4).

Shortbow Attack: 1d20 + 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (6) + (1) + 5 = 12
Shortbow Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

...Kelemvor is a jerk

Top of Round 1
Zilyana takes aim at the human who was still straightening back up from ducking her namesake's arrow, looking at the arrow now stuck in the wall behind him, it looked like he couldn't believe his luck, which promptly ran out when the drow's arrow pierced through the back of his head, and out of his open mouth. He collapsed on the spot.

Vorrak approaches the enemy group shield up and sword ready.

Hutch charges into the fray bringing his halberd down on the cloaked man in front of him. The man barely manages to step back as the blade cuts a wound through his armor and across his chest. As he reels in pain hutch reverses the momentum of his weapon and smashes its butt into the man's face. Bruised and cut, the man still stood somehow. Human #2 has taken 7 damage

Zillyanna lines up another arrow at one of the humans. The arrow flies straight, but a confused Kobold stumbles into the line of fire, stopping the projectile's momentum with its skull. The reptilian collapses dead. Kobold 2 got hit instead due to rules for hitting cover

Vak disappears in the shadows between the buildings.

The remaining cloaked men and women begin circling around hutch, swords ready.

Scimitar 1: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12 Advantage (flanking): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
Slashing Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Scimitar 2: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Slashing Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Scimitar 4: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Slashing Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Surrounded by so many foes Hutch has trouble defending and each attack strikes true cutting wounds all over his face and body. Hutch takes a total of 9 slashing damage

Venali is up

The priest makes a double move to his current location... The diagonals as being first 5' as normal, 2nd diagonal as 10' and so on..

Why that lunatic didn't move up with the rest of us I'll never know?, thinks in exasperation as Hutch is mobbed.

If move in heavy armour is 25' then Move me an extra sq closer

Venali moves up past Zilyana, into view of the cultists, who thankfully aren't paying attention to him yet as far as he can tell. He starts mumbling an incantation as frost forms over his free hand, tracing a sigil in the air. A rime coats one of the cloaked figures surrounding Hutch (#1) as the ice melts from his hand.

Trying Frostbite again, Con save DC 13.

Cold Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Bottom Round 1
Con save: 1d20 ⇒ 14 Sorry

The hooded man feels the oncoming coldness but manages to shake it off.

The draconic beast lunges forward, pouncing at Vorrak.

Bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20 Disadvantage (dodge action): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Despite his good defense, the creature's jaws snap past his shield and bite into his leg. Vorrak takes 5 piercing damage total

The two unengaged Kobolds circle to get a clear shot at the approaching Vorrak.
Sling 1: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 Disadvantage (dodge action): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Sling 1: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
One stone clangs uselessly against Vorrak's shield, the other whizzes past his shoulder.

The other two kobolds pull out daggers and jab them at Hutch.
Dagger 3: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11 Advantage (flanking): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Dagger 5: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Hutch easily parries one Kobold while the other swings wide on its own despite its advantageous position.

Evendur closes in behind Vorrak.

Round 2:
The winged creature on the roof keeps its head low, it seems unwilling to expose itself to the arrows flying around.

Zilyana, Vorrak, Hutch and Zillyanna are up

Well crap, nada then. At least I'm a bit closer if nothing else.

Enemy status monitor for players:
- Human 2 heavily wounded
- Winged Kobold prone, currently out of line of sight for all of you.
- everyone else is either dead or healthy and not subject to any conditions

Zillyanna watches with grimaces of pain on her face as Hutch is slashed by the cultists. She readies another arrow as fast as she can, legs shaking a bit from the tense situation, and looks around thinking about her target. The arrow finally flies, going towards one of the humans attacking Hutch (#1).

Shortbow Attack: 1d20 + 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (13) + (2) + 5 = 20
Shortbow Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Sneak Attack(?): 1d6 ⇒ 2

Enemy status monitor for players (I'll put these in between posts every now and then so you guys have a better overview of what's happening before i put in the next proper IC update.):
- Human 1 and 2 heavily wounded
- Winged Kobold prone, currently out of line of sight for all of you.
- everyone else is either dead or healthy and not subject to any conditions

Hutch smiles as he is hit. Hahahahaha. I smell delicious!!

Hutch smiles and strikes out against the human two, bringing the Halberd blade down, in a chopping motion. He quickly reversed the momentum of the polearm, brining the butt end up for a below the belt strike.

Halberd: 1d20 + 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (13) + (2) + 4 = 19
Damage: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Butt end of Halberd: 1d20 + 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (5) + (1) + 4 = 10
Halberd: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Zilyana curses and takes aim at the creature that attacked Vorrak. She silently hopes, as she lets the arrow fly, that this will be enough to severely wound the creature.

Bow Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Sneak Attack: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Enemy status monitor:
- Human 1 heavily wounded
- Creature wounded
- Winged Kobold prone, currently out of line of sight for all of you.
- everyone else is either dead or healthy and not subject to any conditions

Vorrak moves around the creature that attacked him, splitting its focus between him and evendur, slightly berating himself for letting it get past his shield before returning the favor in kind, with a vengeance

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
attackw/advantage: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

damage: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (4, 1) + 3 = 8 I'm thinking I may be going for a two handed weapon >.> lol.

Top of round 1

Zilyana takes aim for the beast attacking Vorrak, she releases her arrow pierces deep into the side of its neck and it lets out a pained whine.

Vorrak circles around the creature with a vicious overhead swing of his longsword. The blade bites deep into its hide trailing thick, dark blood as the dragonborn withdraws the weapon from its flesh.

Hutch's halberd arcs toward the cloaked man he attacked before, the man tries to interpose his scimitar and block the swing but the curved sword is pushed out of the way by the force of the blow. The halberd sinks into the man's skull, forcing him to his knees, hutch swings the butt end of the weapon around uppercutting his chin sending his lifeless body flying backwards.

Zillyanna sees Hutch being surrounded by raiders and releases a quick arrow at one of the people flanking him. The projectile punces through the target's leg, and nearly sends him to his knees, but the hooded raider manages to stand.

Scimitar 1: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11 Advantage: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Scimitar 4: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

The two remaining cloaked raiders continue their assault on hutch, one swinging for his neck, the other stooping low and striking at his leg, but Hutch turns around and swats both blades aside with a single whirl of his polearm.

The mystery d20: 1d20 ⇒ 18

Enemy status monitor:
- Human 1 heavily wounded
- Creature heavily wounded
- Winged Kobold prone, currently out of line of sight for all of you.
- everyone else is either dead or healthy and not subject to any conditions

Venali is up.

Venali, seeing that Hutch is in trouble, moves forward. As he passes the house he notices the kobolds with the slings are closer than he expected. Letting out a deep sigh at the inconvenience he whips around to face them, his thinblade becoming sheathed in green flame as he thrusts it towards the second one #1.

Elven Thinblade: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
Piercing Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Fire Damage on #4 -> 3

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

My passive perception should be sufficient to spot the little mongrel across the roof

Heck, I hadn't even thought about the whole passive perception thing.

Evendur has near Sherlock Holmes levels of passive perception

Does that mean he does a Sherlock Scan when he rolls a Perception check?

Yes but I'm waiting to unveil that part of my character. I'm almost thinking of taking a level of rogue just so I can get expertise at perception and double my level bonus so that by the time this Module ends I'll have an active perception of 20+ before I even get to passive perception[. My mind 'Sherlock' would be a rogue with the Observant feat

Round 2 middle

As Venali reaches the Kobolds, his blade flares up in green fire and he thrusts it at one of the creatures. The thinblade impales the Kobold and the fire bursts outward, leaping toward the other and singing its hide.
As the elf pushes the dead kobold off his blade the other reels in pain.

It drops its sling and pulls a dagger, taking a wild swing at Venali.

Dagger 4: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
Piercing Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

The small blade cuts across Venali's arm.

The kobolds surrounding Hutch begin to panic, being faced with a foe that has survived this long beig ganged up on by so many raiders. Both of them turn tail and run.

The drake leaps sideways to get out of the pincer between Evendur and Vorrak and lunges at the dragonborn once more, jaws wide.

Bite: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Vorrak smacks the lunging creature in the face with his shield, stopping its attack.

Enemy status monitor:
- Human 1 heavily wounded
- Creature heavily wounded
- Kobold 4 wounded
- Winged Kobold prone, currently out of line of sight for all of you.
- everyone else is either dead or healthy and not subject to any conditions

Venali takes 4 piercing damage, Hutch may make an Opportunity Attack against either Kobold 3 or Kobold 5; Evendur up

May Kelemvor have mercy on your soul!, says the warrior priest, as moves to a flanking position and swings his sword

I can't see Vorrak on the map. He WAS right there with me and now he's gone - is advantage possible?

Sword: 1d20 + 4 + 1d4 ⇒ (20) + 4 + (4) = 28 - Crits for the crit god!

2d8 + 4 ⇒ (7, 4) + 4 = 15

He draws on the power of his God and rips his sword back across his foe as a bonus attack action.

Sword: 1d20 + 4 + 1d4 ⇒ (7) + 4 + (2) = 13

If I can wrangle advantage, then please roll for me and add +4 for my attack and +2 for the blessing

Keep some fire open for Kobold Five

I don't think so dinner! Hutch screams out. While he is just saying it to act crazy, for a brief moment he believes his own words and swings the polearm towards the Kobold with all his might.

Halberd: 1d20 + 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (13) + (2) + 4 = 19
damage: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

Evendur, since you didn't move before your initial attack you could move over to Kobold 4 and deliver your bonus attack there. (the first hit is enough to kill the drake)

Bottom of round 2

Hutch's halberd catches the kobold in the back and nearly cuts it in half, blood gushing all over its back, the small creature collapses.

Kelemvor's blade falls, sealing the drake's fate. He cuts clean through the creature's neck, sending its severed head flying in a spray of blood and its body collapses. He turns his attention toward the nearest living kobold and charges, following through with an uppercut that sends the reptilian flying with a deep wound up its torso.

Top of round 3
You can hear the yapping voice of a kobold from the roof.

Enemy status monitor:
- Human 1 heavily wounded
- Winged Kobold prone, currently out of line of sight for all of you.
- everyone else is either dead or healthy and not subject to any conditions

Zilyana, Vorrak, Hutch and Zillyanna are up

Time for kill number three. Looks like to are all to weak Hutch calls out, wiping blood from his cuts.

He turns quickly, pulling his blade from the corpse of the Kobold, towards human four. He slashes with the blade, brining it around himself, smaking the same human with the butt end of the polearm.

Halberd: 1d20 + 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + (4) + 4 = 9
damageanage: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Butt end of Halberd: 1d20 + 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (9) + (3) + 4 = 16
damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

This is what your blessing did priest :p I told you kelemvor isbt powerful

Zillyanna aims a second arrow at the human she had already shot.
"It only takes me releasing two fingers to kill you, human, i think it would be smarter for you to give up. You have three seconds.", she says, counting mentally and releasing the arrow if the hooded human doesn't surrender.

Readying action to attack him if he doesn't surrender, if possible.
Intimidation?: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15

Zilyana decides to step out from behind the house, taking aim at the wounded human (#1) and opening fire.

"If there's anyone left alive on the dragon's side, now's a good time to surrender!"

Bow Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Zilyana's arrow strikes the wounded raider in the neck sending him down.

Hutch's halberd swings toward the remaining raider but he manages to parry with his scimitar. The polearm's butt however comes through the opening and breaks the man's nose.

Zillyanna trains her arrow on the remaining man and encourages him to stop fighting. He looks around briefly and drops his scimitar, raising his arms.

Enemy status monitor:
- Human 4 wounded, has capitulated.
- Kobold 3 is running
- Winged Kobold prone, currently out of line of sight for all of you.
- everyone else is dead

Vorrak still up.

Vorrak stands down, with most enemies dead or surrendered. He moves to the man that surrendered.
ok then. Start talking, now

The man looks Vorrak up and down: "What are you expecting to hear?"

Meanwhile another Kobold-like sounding voice is heard from the roof.

Then a pained screech rings out.

Mystery d20: 1d20 ⇒ 8 Mystery d20: 1d20 ⇒ 12

Enemy status monitor:
- Human 4 wounded, has capitulated.
- Kobold 3 is running
- Something is happening to Winged Kobold, currently out of line of sight for all of you.
- everyone else is dead

Venali is up

The priest takes a moment to make sure that everyone is alright and that no one is dying a horribly lingering death.

Hutch wounded?

Hutch is at 3/12

Venali, seeing the brunt of the threat is over, and seeing that the kobolds fled away from the family, turns to the house they were attempting to break into. He looks up at the roof, where he heard Vak speaking to what sounds like another kobold. "Well this isn't good...

He darts towards the house, jumping as he nears the house to grab at the thatch roof. Assuming this is a single story building.

Athletics: 1d20 ⇒ 20

Venali runs up to the building, pushing himself off the wall with one foot he easily reaches the thatch roof and pulls himself up without problems. As he looks around he sees Vak on the roof, pulling his knife out of the winged Kobold's shoulder.

The remaining Kobolds continue fleeing down the road leading south

Enemy status monitor:
- Human 4 wounded, has capitulated.
- Kobold 3 is pretty much gone
- Winged Kobold is wounded and prone, currently out of line of sight for all of you except Venali.
- everyone else is dead

Warrior，you are wounded... Badly, Evendur says to Hutch.

Have you faith in the Gods enough to receive a blessing of healing?

I won't complain if your God heals me. This is a bit more blood than I expected to bleed. Hutch says humbly.

Hutch puts his Halberd blade to the surviving humans neck.

You have one chance to tell of everything. Because I will kill you.

Intimidate: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Well he is actually going to die. I gave him/her a chance