Horst draws his dagger with his off hand and waiting for an opening throws it at the blue kobold.
But he mistimes the throw and it's knocked aside by one of Durnik's swings.
Horst tries to throw his dagger at the blue kobold but unfortunately misses!
The pink kobold picks up some rotten fish on the table and throws it at Durnik.
The fish lands directly on Durnik! Though he doesn't feel hurt, the hero feels sticky and gross.
Then the pink kobold draws its spear.
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[u]Round 1[/u]
Durnik (15/23 hp) (fished)
Dragh (18/18 hp)
Yellow
Blue (-7 hp)
Horst (12/20 hp)
Pink
Ursk (16/19 hp)
Red
Orange
Brown
Unable to see what's going on but able to tell that Horst is bleeding, Ursk tries to heal him up.
Ursk attempts to heal up Horst! The rogue's wounds slowly stitch up.
The red and orange kobolds run from their nests up to Durnik, drawing their spears while they do.
The brown kobold runs up to a chest, opens it, and draws a small bottle from it.
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[u]Round 1[/u]
Durnik (15/23 hp) (fished)
Dragh (18/18 hp)
Yellow
Blue (-7 hp)
Horst (20/20 hp)
Pink
Ursk (16/19 hp)
Red
Orange
Brown
Dragh keeps his hand at his necklace and reclaims some of the powers that he previously has spent. He sends one of the magic missiles at the most wounded foe, and the other two at another one.
Durnik takes a swing with his greatsword. He attacks twice and takes a step forwards to go out of the corridor.
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Dragh focuses his attention at both the blue and orange kobold. Magic missiles fly from his hand, one obliterating the blue one and greviously injuring the orange one.
Durnik then slashes at orange, killing it. He slashes at red, then steps into the room.
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[u]Round 1[/u]
Durnik (15/23 hp) (fished)
Dragh (18/18 hp)
Yellow
Blue
Horst (20/20 hp)
Pink
Ursk (16/19 hp)
Red (-6 hp)
Orange
Brown
Horst follows Durnik forward stabbing at the red kobold.
Horst does indeed kill the red kobold. Then the rogue dashes in, keeping his back to the wall.
The pink kobold moves up to Horst and stabs at him. "Go ahead, fiend!"
But the pink kobold is shaking in its boots and can't seem to hit!
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[u]Round 1[/u]
Durnik (15/23 hp) (fished)
Dragh (18/18 hp)
Yellow
Blue
Horst (20/20 hp)
Pink
Ursk (16/19 hp)
Red
Orange
Brown
Ursk mosves into the room to join the fray.
And another kobold goes down to the cleric known as Ursk!
The last remaining kobold, one with brown scales, drops his weapons then gets down on his knees. "I surrender. I SURRENDER!" he says in a raspy, high-pitched voice, tears and snot running down his face. "I can tell you anything I know... only if you spare my life."
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[u]Round 2[/u]
Durnik (15/23 hp) (fished)
Dragh (18/18 hp)
Yellow
Blue
Horst (20/20 hp)
Pink
Ursk (16/19 hp)
Red
Orange
Brown (surrendering)
"Speak what you know, and we shall let you go" says Dragh hoping for it to be true.
"What are you doing here? Who do you work for?"
"Who do I work for??". He sobs. "My ... my tribe. I can share secrets... but only in exchange for gold."
Horst picks up his dagger and carefully checks the edge as he stalks closer to the kobold.
"Gold? Now you want gold? A moment ago, you were promising everything in exchange for your life. Let's see if we can get back to that, shall we?"
The kobold stammers. "Yes... yes... you're right. Sorry sir dwarf."
The kobold stands up, shaky on its legs. "Boss Mother Zolgran is the big leader of the mighty kobolds, and she has powerful magics to roast you alive. She's very angry all the time and demands much of her servants children. Especially now that we have a powerful new friend..."
He pauses, looks cautiously around, then whispers to Horst. "The friend... is a dragon. And a blessing from the gods. A sign that kobolds are destined to return to the surface..." He becomes more confident now and holds his fist aloft. "And conquer the pathetic human town. As soon as the hatchling is all grown, we'll rise up to take what is ours!". He stands triumphantly, not realizing he is all alone and just insulted the human dwarves in front of him.
"Hatchling? You have a small dragon with you?" asks Dragh wondering
"Leave your weapon and flee. Don't try coming back as we will attack you at first sight!"
"Durnik, clean that fish guts from your head!"
Dragh knows that dragons are known for their breath attacks. The kobold didn't mention what kind of dragon they had, so the wizard is unsure what type of breath this dragon would have. Dragh also knows that dragons are typically immune to sleep effects.
The kobold comes to reality, realizing where he is. He drops his weapon and runs sprints south. ()
"A dragon." Horst mutters, "Fish thieves and kobolds are one thing, but even a small dragon is something else."
"Alright then. We can do this. I'm feeling surprisingly confident all of sudden. We can handle a dragon. 'Dragon Slayer' will definitely get free drinks at the bar. We don't need to mention it was just a hatchling."
Durnik nods his head
After the defeat of the kobolds and learning of the dragon, the heroes venture north!
A gaping pit opens in the floor in the center of this large, natural chamber. ON the far side, a ledge overlooks the entry. Atop this ledge is an ornate stone throne that looks entirely out of place for this room. A regal kobold wearing an oversized crown made of fish bones sits atop the throne. "Kill the intruders!" she snarls at the two kobold guards at the foot of the stairs.
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The two kobold guards move up from their position on the stairs and stand guard. They hold up their spears, ready for an incoming attacks.
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[u]Round 1[/u]
Blue kobold
Red kobold
Horst
Dragh
Durnik
Ursk
Boss kobold
Dragh grabs Horst weapon and speaks incantation in dwarven language. Soon his weapon begins to glow filled with dwarven magic
You touch one non-magical weapon. For 1 minute, the weapon gains a +1 item bonus to its attack rolls, and its damage rolls use two dice (of its normal die type) instead of one.
"Go and break those fools!"
Then he makes raises his crossbow and shoots
Durnik moves forwards and attacks the red-clad kobold with his greatsword
Both he seems to distracted to do any harm to the defender.
"Careful of the one on the throne. She's probably the powerful mage we were warned of."
Horst runs forward, striking the blue kobold with his newly glowing sword.
If that, combined with Dragh's shot, doesn't take him down, he'll strike again.
If it does, he'll keep moving and try to climb up on to the ledge.
Dragh touches Horsts shortsword. The sword starts to emit a radiant glow! Horst can feel the magic flow through the sword. Then Dragh lets out a crossbow at blue. Direct hit!
Durnik moves up to the reddish kobold. But the kobold is too swift and easily dodges out of the way of each attack.
Then Horst runs towards the blue kobold. He quickly and easily stabs the creature as it falls down into the pit.
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[u]Round 1[/u]
Blue kobold
Red kobold
Horst (climb or stow weapon?)
Dragh
Durnik
Ursk
Boss kobold
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Horst will sheathe his sword and climb next round, assuming nothing changes to drastically.
Ursk moves near Durnik and asks Torag to give strength to his arm.
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Horst sheathes his sword, hoping to climb afterwards!
Then Ursk touches Durnik's weapon as it glows ever so slightly. Torag has blessed these dwarves!
The large boss kobold laughs. "Fools. Think you can beat me in my home? Think again!"
She points at the dwarves. Three missiles appear out of nowhere and fly at the three closest dwarves!
The red kobold grits his teeth. "No way you're getting past me, dwarf.". He spits at Durnik before attempting to skewer him.
But the kobold struggles to get past Durnik's armor!
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[u]Round 2[/u]
Blue kobold
Red kobold
Horst (25/29 hp)
Dragh (26/26 hp)
Durnik (31/36 hp) (magic weapon)
Ursk (23/27 hp)
Boss kobold
Dragh reaches for the magic of his own. He speaks an incantation and makes a gesture with his hands. The magic of ice gather around him and shoots towards the Boss
Then he reloads his crossbow.
Durnik smiles feeling the power of the sword. He takes a powerful swing and strikes at kobold
Hoping that his attack killed the foe, Durnik moves towards the stairs.
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Horst scrambles up to the ledge and closes on the Boss. He quickdraws his magic sword and strikes.
Ursk doesn't have a good way around the pit until Durnik finishes off the enemy in his way. So he gives the kobold his patented "stank eye" to give his friend a hand.
Dragh points his finger at the large kobold as a ray of frost blasts her. She screams in pain. "You'll pay for this!" and swears at Dragh in Draconic.
Durnik then swings his sword and easily cleaves the red kobold in two. It falls into the pit, dead. Durnik then steps up the stairs.
Then Horst jumps up the ledge and stabs the large boss kobold from the behind. She screams out in pain as Horst finds a vital artery, severing it. She too falls to the ground.
Examining the bodies, the large kobold has an eggshell necklace, an iron key, and a staff.
On the ledge, the throne sits and the dwarves realize this is also her personal resting area. A straw pallet rests here. Examining this out-of-place throne, it looks like the design matches the decor of the area a floor above (the large ballroom).
More importantly, there is an old, rusty iron chest. Atop this chest is a large, broken eggshell that's almost 2 feet tall. Ivory in color, the shell has green veins running through it, and it's clear that the pieces of eggshell worn by the boss and many of the kobolds here. Although its not entirely clear what was inside, there are large claw marks, bigger than any kobold could make, down one side of the shell.
The chest is locked.
Dragh first scans the chest for any traps ... and then let someone else to have a look as well. FInally, he puts the earlier found key and tries to open it.
"If this is a dragon, I would prefer to be rested and have my spells ready, ugh!"
The staff doesn't seem very magical. More like a long stick to lean up on.
Dragh also does not see any traps. He tests the key and it pops open.
Inside the chest are: a silver bracelet with a fish pattern (worth 5 gp), a very old map that depicts some strange-looking dungeon, a magic sword with a dwarven face carved into the hilt, a wand, 2 potions, and a magic hat.
"I agree, but I'd also rather not give it or any other kobolds with it time to prepare. Or to flee. But then, I'm not a caster and don't know how much weaker that makes you."
"Can any of this stuff help us?"
Horst would have checked the chest as well, but since nothing was set off, he obviously didn't find anything.
He'll take a look at the map, trying to see if it lines up with anything here or if there are clues to where the strange dungeon might be.
Then, if the others are going to look at the magic stuff, he'll keep an eye on the hallway leading on to make sure no dragon is sneaking up on us.
Dragh begins to identify the items that they found: sword, wand. hat and 2 potions.
"Let's check."
Dragh can sense these are magical, but he just can't focus hard enough to identify the items. Perhaps he's just worn out.
Horst looks at the map and can't identify it - it definitely does not look like the place they are in.
The heroes also notice the presences of mushrooms growing into the room to the east. It's hard to see, but they look giant further in. No signs of a dragon - yet...
Dragh looks confused. "Horst maybe you can try?"
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Horst glances over. "I could look, but I don't know much about religion. Or any kind of magic."
Ursk knows the wand is a wand of heal and the potions are healing potions. He is unsure about the sword. He believes the hat makes you the most beautiful person in all the realm.
Horst glances over. "I could look, but I don't know much about religion. Or any kind of magic."
As the heroes head into the room, there is no immediate sign of the dragon. Towering yellow mushrooms cover the floor of the cave, some reaching over ten feet in height. They seem to emit a pale light, giving the entire chamber an eerie glow. Shattered remnants of barrels - torn open with their contents nowhere to be seen - lay scattered around the base of the mushrooms. Somewhere off on the far side of the chamber, something stirs, and a faint snarl comes from the shadows.
Horst will definitely try to climb a mushroom. How often do you get that chance?
Looks like he'll have to go a ways into the room to get to a larger one, so he'll be quiet and careful to avoid notice until he gets there, keeping an eye out for the snarler.
With luck, that'll also get him a clearer view of the room and possibly the dragon.
"What kind of dwarf wants to willingly get that far off the ground?" Ursk mutters to himself.
Ursk casts message and asks Horst, "You see whatever it is making that noise from up there?"
Dragh keeps close to the ground with his crossbow loaded. He waits for information from Horst.
The warrior moves cautiously inside...
As Horst climbs a mushroom and the others follow in close behind, the dwarves feel a rumbling. A bright-green dragon leaps into view, and although the beast isn't much larger than you, large leathery wings and snapping jaws make the hatchling look like an ancient wyrm! The creature gazes at you with cunning eyes and snorts a cloud of yellow vapor. With a fierce roar, the dragon charges forward to attack!
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[u]Round 1[/u]
Horst (29/29 hp)
Durnik (36/36 hp)
Dragon
Ursk (27/27 hp)
Dragh (26/26 hp)
Durnik runs forwards with his sword raised high, he yells as he keeps running.... and running.... and attacks the dragon