GM Hawthwile's Dragon's Demand (Inactive)

Game Master Hawthwile

Primketh blinks for half a heartbeat, surveying the situation. We’re outnumbered but they didn’t seem especially skilled in battle; let’s see if I can take this group out! He then hustles into—not away from—the room full of kobolds and with an outstretched paw-like hand, a vivid cone of clashing colors springs forth at one of the groups of ambushers! (DC 15 WILL negates)

”Hopefully that takes care of some of these for the time being! Jaeqil, Tabin—there are more around the corner!”

It’s hard to tell with the placement of tokens if I can hit all of either of the groups of three, which is what I’d like to do. Some tokens are kind of halfway inside two squares. I’d like to hit three at once, whether it’s the top group or the right-hand group. There's the other 15' cone template available on the slide if needed.

Rolf points a bony finger at the squatty kobold. It's scales are some boring version of brown or green, but the little creature must have thought that black dragon scales were much more frightening, as it has painted itself head to toe in black.

"You steick nose out for Jaeqil!" he commands, then busts out into a hearty laugh at his cleverness.

Evil eye on the black kobold, -2 to AC. DC 15 will save, Cackle to extend by 1 round just in case he makes his save.

@Primketh, I moved your token so you could catch all three kobolds at the same range. Due to the upward angle of the cone, you wouldn't be able to get the one in the back from your previous position.

Red Will vs DC 15: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (4) - 1 = 3
Blue Will vs DC 15: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (20) - 1 = 19
Yellow Will vs DC 15: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (10) - 1 = 9

Black Will vs DC 15: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (10) - 1 = 9

The blue-scaled kobold looks around in shock as her companions slump unconscious to the ground around her. The black-scaled kobold tries to shake his uneasiness from Rolf's unnatural gaze as he loads his sling and sends another stone flying - along with all the other kobold!

Blue Sling vs Primketh AC 18: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
Bludgeoning damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

Green Sling vs Primketh AC 18: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
Bludgeoning damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2

Orange Sling vs Primketh AC 18: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Bludgeoning damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2

Purple Sling vs Primketh AC 18: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Bludgeoning damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2
Crit Confirmation: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
Crit damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2

Cyan Sling vs Jaeqil AC 18: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
Bludgeoning damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2

Black Sling vs Rolf AC 14: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
Bludgeoning damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

A lucky shot catches the catfolk in the ear, but the rest of the rocks just bounce off the floor or the adventurer's armor.

Round 1, 2! Bold may act!
Primketh (-4, -1 Nonlethal)
Rolf (-1)
Red (Unconscious 1/??)
Blue
Yellow (Unconscious 1/??)
Green
Orange
Purple
Cyan
Black (-2 AC 0/7)
Jaeqil
Tabin (-1)

Environmental Conditions:
- Ceiling is 15 ft high, so no penalties on attack rolls for medium creatures
- Kobolds are on ledges 10 ft above the floor

What do you do?

Delaying until after Primketh creates a Moonlight Bridge:

Primketh moves nearer the other group of kobolds and a bridge of shimmering moonlight appears at his feet, reaching to the edge of the ledge the kobolds are standing on. (Trying to account for 3D; it is 20' long and goes up 10'. Not sure if I should draw it like this or 5' longer.)

Tabin starts by targeting the closest kobolds with a pair of arrows:

longbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
longbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Rolf shifts his gaze to the Kobold with the Cyan colored headgear. "I theink pearhaps you should carry bad luck for all kobolds! Don't worry, after you die they weill sing song of how you make them lucky. Then we keel all of you!" Rolf laughs a hearty belly laugh once again at his own cleverness.

Misfortune on the cyan/light blue kobold. DC 15 will, cackle to extend.

Suddenly feeling a tiny bit vulnerable, Rolf steps back slightly as he laughs. 5' adjust

Jaeqil rushes up Primketh's bridge of light and knocks a kobold to the ground. Below, Tabin makes short work of another with a pair of arrows. A third tries to resist Rolf's suggestion that she carry all the bad luck...

Will vs DC 15: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

...but internally, she agrees that she is already carrying all the bad luck - what's a little bit more, really?

Abandoning their slings, the kobolds on the other end of the bridge pull out spears and poke at Jaeqil while the rest throw more stones at the adventurers...

Blue Sling vs Primketh AC 18: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Bludgeoning damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

Green Spear vs Jaeqil AC 18: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Piercing damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0

Orange Spear vs Jaeqil AC 18: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19
Piercing damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

Cyan Sling vs Tabin AC 17: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Cyan Sling vs Tabin AC 17: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Bludgeoning damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0

...but only one kobold draws blood from the ghoran.

Green provokes an AoO from Jaeqil due to moving through a threatened square.

Round 2, 3! Bold may act!
Primketh (-4, -1 Nonlethal)
Rolf (-1)
Red (Unconscious 2/??)
Blue
Yellow (Unconscious 2/??)
Green
Orange
Purple (-13, Unconscious, Bleeding Out)
Cyan (Misfortune 1/1)
Black (-11, Unconscious, Bleeding Out)
Jaeqil (-1)
Tabin (-1)

Environmental Conditions:
- Ceiling is 15 ft high, so no penalties on attack rolls for medium creatures
- Kobolds are on ledges 10 ft above the floor

What do you do?

AoO: 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 5 - 1 = 18
Damage: 1d10 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 + 3 = 15

Jaeqil looks down at the kobolds, sincere pity in his eyes.

”Wow, you guys are pathetic...”

He raises his club to put them out of their misery.

Vs Green (if not up then at Orange): 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 5 - 1 = 17
Damage: 1d10 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 3 = 8

"I'm going to have to learn their language to that I can call on them to surrender."

Two arrows fly at cyan.

longbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
longbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Apparently not too well however.

"I know theis language Tabin! But today eis a day for their death. Eif they want to live, they weill run away! Hey! Pearhaps I weill tell them that."

"Fugite abite vehementer, et numquam redire aut mori!"

"Baaaahahahahah!" Rolf's cackle is unnerving, and deep down the kobold with the cyan headdress knows this to be true, shouldering the burden of bad luck for a bit longer.

Rolf tries to help out, raising his crossbow and putting the same, unlucky kobold in his sights, clicking off a shot.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22 for damage: 1d8 ⇒ 6

Botting Primketh.

The catfolk lays his furry hands on Jaeqil once more and offers a bit of divine guidance. The ghoran doesn't really seem to need it, surrounded as he is by the fallen bodies of his opponents, but it certainly doesn't hurt. The unlucky kobold thinks itself rid of its curse as it dodges left and right to avoid Tabin's arrows, but swiftly reconsiders that as Rolf's bolt catches it squarely in the check and sends it to the floor.

The one remaining kobold squeaks in fear, but can't get down from its ledge easily. Out of other options, it again launches a stone at Jaeqil...

Sling vs Jaeqil AC 18: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Bludgeoning damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0

...but its poor arms are shaking too badly and the projectile bounces harmlessly off the cavern floor.

Round 3, 4! Bold may act!
Primketh (-4, -1 Nonlethal)
Rolf (-1)
Red (Unconscious 3/??)
Blue
Yellow (Unconscious 3/??)
Orange (-8, Unconscious, Stable)
Purple (-13, Unconscious, Stable)
Cyan (-7, Unconscious, Bleeding Out, Misfortune 1/1)
Black (-12, Unconscious, Bleeding Out)
Jaeqil (-1)
Tabin (-1)

Environmental Conditions:
- Ceiling is 15 ft high, so no penalties on attack rolls for medium creatures
- Kobolds are on ledges 10 ft above the floor

What do you do?

"Tabin, there's one left standing and he's up on the other ledge; perhaps this will help you shoot it down?"

Primketh runs over to Tabin and casts guidance on the halfling.

Unable to reach it, Jaeqil sits back, relaxes, and waits for some good ol'-fashioned lizard murderin'!

Delay

Tabin wanders in.

"You really should have put down your weapon."

longbow: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

"Consider that your last warning."

Rolf points a skinny finger at the only conscious kobold. "Why are you steicking your neck out so far? Eis like you are theinking you have chance?" Rolf asks the suggestive question. The kobold finds his question odd, since he is not, in fact, sticking his neck out.

Or is he? What an odd suggestion, and even more odd, why is it so hard to resist?

Evil eye for -2 to AC. DC 15 will save.

"Get 'eem while he sticks neck out for us!" Rolf shouts to his companions.

As they work towards taking him down, Rolf reloads his trusty crossbow.

Will vs DC 15: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (11) - 1 = 10

Tabin's arrow clatters harmlessly to the ground as the kobold shivers beneath Rolf's stare. It tries again to clobber Tabin...

Sling vs Tabin AC 17: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Bludgeoning damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2

...but its bravery still isn't up to the task.

Round 4, 5! Bold may act!
Primketh (-4, -1 Nonlethal)
Rolf (-1)
Red (Unconscious 4/??)
Blue (-2 AC 1/7)
Yellow (Unconscious 4/??)
Orange (-8, Unconscious, Stable)
Purple (-13, Unconscious, Stable)
Cyan (-8, Unconscious, Bleeding Out)
Black (-13, Unconscious, Bleeding Out)
Jaeqil (-1)
Tabin (-1)

Environmental Conditions:
- Ceiling is 15 ft high, so no penalties on attack rolls for medium creatures
- Kobolds are on ledges 10 ft above the floor

What do you do?

”I thought you said you were good with that bow?!”

Delay

Fire again, using guidance on the first shot.

longbow: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 6 + 1 = 26 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
longbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

"Once more for luck, Tabin!"

Guidance on Tabin again.

"Dagger to throat and feinish them off..." Rolf mumbles to himself as he sees Tabin's arrow appear to strike true...

Looks like Tabin did it there, I'll adjust my actions if necessary.

Tabin's first arrow knocks the kobold off its perch to land unmoving on the ground. The cacophony of yips and clattering stones falls silent as the adventurers look warily around the now-still cavern.

While technically the last two kobolds could wake back up, it's not worth bringing them back into the fight. Not fun for either players nor GM. Therefore...

Out of Combat! Damage Report:
- Primketh (-4, -1 Nonlethal)
- Rolf (-1)
- Jaeqil (-1)
- Tabin (-1)

What do you do?

Rolf calmly walks around the room, using his mithril dagger to open the throats of all the kobolds, muttering to himself about just making sure in barely audible tones as he does.

"Job eis making kobold threat go away, What eis problem?" he looks up innocently at the others even though they don't appear to be questioning him.

After the grisly task is complete, Rolf begins to search the room high and low for anything of use before suggesting they continue moving through the cavern.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Might as well keep going up, where the majority of the kobolds we met at the entrance ran to (if we haven't already found them that is...)

Jaeqil shrugs.

"Let's just keep going and stop this 'threat' once and for all."

Fine with continueing north.

"Phew! Nice work, team. That sling ball smarted a bit but I think I'm still feeling good enough to carry on for now. I doubt these little kobolds have much gear we'd care about but we might as well check anyway, yeah? While you stronger fellows do that I'll head to the tunnel leading northwest and check again for traps. Rolf my good leader, would you care to check for magic in the area?"

Primketh keeps up his self-cast light and guidance and continues inspecting the area.

Perception T20: 20 + 8 + 1 = 29 add+1 for any traps.

Rolf smiles and casts detect magic as the team moves about like a well oiled machine.

Tabin gathers his arrows and then follows the group.

The adventurers slowly continue to the north, where wide steps have been carved into the rock. Two other paths, each with their own steps, intersect a large cave with a five-foot-wide circular pit as its only feature.

Passages to the north, south, and east.

What do you do?

”Let’s go to the south.”

”Very well, Jaeqil; south it shall be. Let me just look about for a minute to see if there are any other pesky trsaps.”

Primketh cautiously moves into the chamber a bit, and keeps up his self-cast light and guidance and continues inspecting the area.

Perception T20: 20 + 8 + 1 = 29 add+1 for any traps.

Primketh descends the stairs to find a foul-smelling cave, with thick mounds of moldy straw strewn around the floor. One of them hisses and chitters before a handful of oversized rodents emerge.

Round 1! Bold may act!
Primketh (Staggered)
Jaeqil
Rolf
Tabin
Red
Blue
Yellow
Cyan
Purple

Environmental Effects:
- Low ceilings give medium-sized creatures a -2 penalty on all attack rolls

What do you do?

ID Nature?: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

”Rats. Why is it rats!”

Jaeqil moves forward, ducking his head as he swings at the closest rat Purple.

Primary; no PA: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 5 - 2 = 8
Damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

But his club grazes against the ceiling and stops there.

”Stupid kobold cavern being too small!”

Tabin, able to move a bit more comfortably stops behind Jaeqil and fire at the red rat.

longbow: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Again—I knew there was danger! Primketh freezes up for a moment at the sight of the rats. He then finds his wits and activates coat of many stars. ”I may try to try to take some of them out with a color spray, if I can find a good spot to aim it!”

Rolf scurries up with his teammates, putting a hand on Primketh's back to shake him out of his cat-in-the-torchlight look.

"Feilthy creatures, stupid rats." he mutters as he sees the newest foes. He furrows his brows, staring into the rotten soul of one of the disease ridden rats.

Evil eye, -2 to saves, DC 15 will save.

Which rat does Rolf stare at?: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Tabin's arrows strikes true, and one rat falls limply to the ground. Another squeaks as Rolf stares...

Cyan Will vs DC 15: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21

...but seems to resist the worst of the witch's curse. In a mad rush, the rats swarm the adventurers!

Blue Bite vs Jaeqil AC 18: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15
Bite damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Yellow Bite vs Tabin AC 17: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Bite damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Cyan Bite vs Jaeqil AC 18: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16
Bite damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Purple Bite vs Jaeqil AC 18: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13
Bite damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Luckily, neither Jaeqil nor Tabin suffer any damage as they shake the rodents of unusual size off their ankles.

Yellow provokes an AoO from Jaeqil from moving through a threatened square.

Round 2! Bold may act!
Primketh
Jaeqil
Rolf
Tabin
Red (-8, Unconscious, Bleeding out)
Blue
Yellow
Cyan
Purple

Environmental Effects:
- Low ceilings give medium-sized creatures a -2 penalty on all attack rolls

What do you do?

”Dire rats! Avoid getting bitten—unless you want the plague that is.”

Vs Purple: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 5 - 2 = 22
Damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

I either need someone behind me to back up or I'm going to have to take an AoO from the rat in front of me.

Rolf scoots back a couple of steps, knowing how awkward it can be to shoot a bow and arrow at such short range.

The battle lust in his ulfen blood surges again, the skinny northman unable to control his emotions. He lets out a peal of belly laughter, excitement for the fight bubbling over.

Cackle to extend the evil eye, hoping it will help with this upcoming color spray.

Rolf switches his wicked stare to the rat with the yellow frothing teeth. Evil eye, -2 to saves again.

Forgot about the AoO.

Vs Yellow: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 5 - 2 = 13
Damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

”Eh, too crowded in there for color spray! They don’t seem any more dangerous than those kobolds anyway.”

Primketh casts guidance on Tabin then moves out of the way.

Jaeqil's club catches on the low ceiling again as he tries to whack the moving rat, but his backswing catches another in the side and it sways unsteadily. The first rat tries to resist Rolf's stare...

Yellow Will vs DC 15: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18

...and it doesn't seem to ignore the dark fate the witch has in store for it (or perhaps it simply doesn't fully grasp the concept of "fate"), but the look and the laugh are both distracting.

Rolf, the first rat's Evil Eye duration was up before you could extend it with Cackle since it made its save. This new rat made its save too, but since you Cackled in the same round it is extended.

Botting Tabin

With room to step back, Tabin launches two arrows at the rats swarming at Jaeqil...

Tabin Longbow, Rapid Shot vs Yellow: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 8 - 2 = 22
Piercing damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Tabin Longbow, Rapid Shot vs Yellow: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 8 - 2 = 19
Piercing damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

...and while both arrows strike their target, the damage seems superficial. The rats bite at Jaeqil's ankles...

Blue Bite vs Jaeqil AC 18: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Bite damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Yellow Bite vs Jaeqil AC 18: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18
Bite damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Cyan Bite vs Jaeqil AC 18: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Bite damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Purple Bite vs Jaeqil AC 18: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Bite damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

...but only the most unfortunate of rats is able to sink its teeth into the ghoran's leg. Jaeqil, please include a Fortitude save in your next post. One of the rats falls limply, the effort of attacking too much for it on top of the injuries from Jaeqil's club.

Round 3! Bold may act!
Primketh
Jaeqil
Rolf
Tabin
Red (-9, Unconscious, Bleeding out)
Blue
Yellow (-4, -2 saving throws)
Cyan
Purple (-6, Unconscious, Bleeding out)

Environmental Effects:
- Low ceilings give medium-sized creatures a -2 penalty on all attack rolls

What do you do?

Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

”Sonuva—! Get off my leg you filthy thing!”

Vs Yellow: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 5 - 2 = 8
Damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Jaeqil tries batting away the rat with his weapon but finds himself stumbling over the cramped space!

"May my magic help guide your bow once more, Tabin!"

Primketh moves up to Tabin and casts guidance.

"Theis swarm needs theening!" Rolf shouts, worried they aren't doing enough damage and that Jaeqil might get overwhelmed trying to hold the line. Peerhaps I can help make sure he does not get bitten again... Rolf wonders.

"Eit does not matter eif you do not believe ein the sun. Eit weill steill rise ein they morning." Rolf's accent is thick as he narrows his eyes at the yellow rat. His rumbling battle laugh catches in his throat, turning into a shoulder convulsing cough, but the ulfen laughs through it anyways.

Misfortune hex on yellow and cackle to extend again. Will try to take advantage of the lowered saving throw and reduce it's chance to hit on it's next attack.

Tabin fires two more arrows.

longbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
longbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

The rat tries again to resist Rolf...

Yellow Will, Evil Eye vs DC 15: 1d20 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 1 - 2 = 18

...and apparently Rolf has discovered the most stubborn breed of rats in existence as it politely, but firmly turns down his offer of dark forces to cloud its future. Tabin's arrow picks off another rat clinging insistently to Jaeqil's leg, leaving only two to bite back at the ghoran...

Blue Bite vs Jaeqil AC 18: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19
Bite damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Yellow Bite vs Jaeqil AC 18: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13
Bite damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

...and this time it is the other rat's turn to draw blood. Another Fortitude save, Jaeqil.

Round 4! Bold may act!
Primketh
Jaeqil (-4)
Rolf
Tabin
Red (-10, Unconscious, Bleeding out)
Blue
Yellow (-4, -2 saving throws)
Cyan (-7, Unconscious, Bleeding out)
Purple (-7, Unconscious, Bleeding out)

Environmental Effects:
- Low ceilings give medium-sized creatures a -2 penalty on all attack rolls

What do you do?

Tabin does what Tabin does best.

"How you holding up in there Jaeqil?"

No penalties for melee or soft cover from Jaeqil.
longbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
longbow: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
confirm: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16 Extra Damage: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 4) + 2 = 12

Fort Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Jaeqil simply growls in anger as he attempts to bash the remaining rats!

Vs Yellow: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 5 - 2 = 5
Damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

I did say "attempt."