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Guys ready actions to fire on whatever comes thru the tunnel, I could really use a little extra time!
I give myself War Blessing and for this turn +10 base land movement.
Then I move 15 feet East, placing me directly in diagonal to the NE tunnel, thus anyone trying to pass by me would take an opportunity attack, right?
Tsin Tao stands up, reaching for his bow, and stumbles into a defensive position, trying to hide from sight.
As soon as Lokeemon manages to find an angle to peer down the tunnel, he sees them - a ragtag bunch of kobolds veritably spewing out at him, screaming and hollering all the way.
They look even more wretched and dispossesed than your average kobold, sporting no armor whatsoever, wearing only completely ragged clothing, and wielding nothing more than shoddy looking picks.
With abandon, two of them throw themselves at the warpriest, and one of them scores a minor hit.
One of the kobolds easily manages to navigate the slippery surface created by Saktar's spell, but the other falls down squarely on its ass, which prompts a chorus of yapping laughter from the ones standing in the tunnel behind him
A roar from further back seems to calm them down somewhat however...
With one mighty sweep, Lokeemon easily dispatches the standing kobold, spraying all those around him in bloody gore - the creatures seem to hesitate for a split second, but again a growl from the one at the back forces them forward.
Taking advantage of his positioning, and grumbling something about the ones on the floor being harder to target, Tsin stil fires off an exceptional shot that punctures the kobold through his head, dropping him dead instantly.
With surprising agility, the next kobolds in line press forward over the grease, managing to navigate it without falling down - they swing their picks awkwardly at Lokeemon, and one of them manages to score a grazing hit on the Warpriest.
Lokeemon heals some of his wounds, and Saktar moves forward without hesitation, launching a magical assault on the one apparently ordering the kobolds around - this one short for a kobold, with spindly little chicken legs that contrast bizarrely with his tremendously muscled upper body. His broad shoulders and thick python-like arms are perched precariously on his wobbly little stick-legs. His face is squat and mean. His snout is stunted as if pushed in by a shovel.
The missiles hit him brutally, yet it shakes its ugly head, sending spittle in every directions, and still stands, gripping his large pick in two hands.
Tsin Tao fires another arrow, but now that the ninja is out of hiding the kobold is able to avoid the shot.
Aparently bolstered due to the fact none of them died this time around, the small kobolds yap excitedly, and attack Lokeemon. Amazingly enough, one of them manages to score another hit on the warpriest. The strike is not very strong, yet it slightly dazes him.
With one mighty swing, and a sure shot, both Lokeemon and Tsin dispatch the front kobolds.
Saktar burns one of the kobolds horribly, but the resilient creatures press on, the unending roars at their back forcing them into the fray - the burnt one easily traverses the greased floor, but the other one simply skids and slides, eventually falling down.
The one who was able to advance swings his pick at Lokeemon without much conviction, and misses by a mile.
All of the heroes' attacks miss their marks.
"Ye lads really like to make a mess of things" - Duncan roars moving to the back of the room - "We should be gettin' tha hell outta here, don'tcha think eh?!" - then unleashes a healing burst to encompass them all - "Torag have mercy on us all"
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The blue kobold swings again, but is unable to hit Lokeemon. The black one stands up, moving forward and also attacking Lokeemon - to no avail...
The one in the back takes a better look at the greased floor in front of him, and decides do back off down the tunnels, out of sight.
Tsin Tao moves north to get a better view of the tunnel, but the running one is long gone - his arrow shot at the black one hits the mark, but does not drop the critter.
Lokeemon swings his weapon hard, and almost cuts the blue one in half, leaving him quite dead.
With a few strong swings and mighty spells, the group eliminates the last of the remaining kobold.
Surrounded by an eerie silence and dead bodies, the adventurers seem to hesitate regarding what to do next...
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Well, I want to search the corpses and this room while I think about the way to go.
I start by listening and looking down the tunnel the kobolds came through, to check if there are others coming.
I think we shouldn't rush this one. Let's take some time to think this through.
Can someone check the corpses for valuables or info?
Someone should keep watch on this tunnel in case the boss comes back with more friends. Duncan?
I'll check the room.
Then I move to the tunnel to the side, check the ground for footprints, listen, check for traps, etc.
Finally, the doorway to the west. Same drill, listen, check for prints, traps, secret doors, etc.
Tsin Tao listens for a moment - from the tunnels the kobolds came from he can hear yaps and hollers in the distance.
Looking around the area the ninja realizes this is a large, mostly square chamber. A doorway opens in one wall, while two other walls have been broken through from the outside. Cramped, narrow tunnels beckon from beyond the breached walls.
As Lokeemon struggles with the slime, and Saktar grumbles disapprovingly, Tsin Tao heads off the side tunnel through which their opponent just fled, tip toeing around the corpses.
Further ahead he realizes the cramped passageway opens to a large cavern filled with rocky overhangs and jutting boulders.
After some careful exploration he understands this one is most likely a mine of some sort, as carts with rocks and mining implements of all sorts are spread throughout the area.
Moving slightly ahead, he can also see two passageways at the far end of the room - one North and one South.
Tsin inches along the northernmost tunnel - it seems to almost double back on itself, and just a few yards in, he can immediately hear the distinct, agitated yaps of kobolds far up ahead.
As Tsin Tao approaches, the sounds die out and the conversation stops.