Kobolds of the Crowned King (Inactive)

Game Master Doug Hahn

Not quite sure what they're facing, and certainly not liking it, Kadosh sizes it up. He ducks down, planning to spring on it next round.

Hunt Prey, Recall Knowledge, Hide
Occultism (trained) to Recall Knowledge: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
Stealth (trained): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

This is no ghost… it's a skeleton floating inside a gelatinous cube!

These transparent oozes are famous for engulfing any living creatures in their way. Luckily it also seems slow.

"Hmm I have cooked with gelatine before. If you freeze it, it destroys it. Let's give this a try!"

Freeze Dry Ray (Ray of Frost: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Cold: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6 -10 Speed on Crit

He then retreats.

Hearing that it was a gelatinous cube, Imperius pulls out some dried pineapple he had been saving, knowing that pineapples disrupt a gelatine from setting.

hand crossbow +7 (range increment 60 feet, reload 1): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
piercing: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
doubled if they can be crit, plus personal antithesis 3

He then reloads.

What the heck is a gelatinous cube? For that matter, what's gelatin...?

The proper question is, will it stop and eat Kadosh before it gets to him? Let's find out! He moves back against the wall while he hurks up a line of electricity, lancing bast Kadosh on its way to the suspended skeleton.

electricity: 1d4 ⇒ 3 DC 18 Refl

reset: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Stride, kobold breath ◈◈.

Pepin freeze-ries the cr4eature; the transparent cube face is suddenly caked with rime… like a frosting!

Imperius gfets what he thinks is a devastating shot in, but it doesn;t affect the ghost-dwarf-cube as much as he hoped. Immune to crits

1d20 ⇒ 4

Zyphlryx hurks up a ball of plasma that blows off a nice blob of ooze! Crit fail

★★★
Shiny Ghost Dwarf! Round 1-2

Battlemap

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➤ Broomzad (26/26 HP)
Imperius (22/22 HP)
Ghost dwarf (-19 HP)
Pepin le Beouf (20/20 HP)
Kadosh (26/26 HP)
Zyphlryx (22/22 HP) │ Breath recharged on round 3-4

Broomzad emerges from his hiding spot and strikes at the cube with his short sword.

"Get me the shinies!"

Shortsword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Shortsword: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Broomzad slices away invisible bits of cube, slopping on the floor.

Cube Face vs Broomzad: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21
Acid: 1d6 ⇒ 4 And a DC 20 fort

Though the ghost nimble dodges, he is still struck. he feels his muscles seize up…

The cube then sloshes forward, trying to roll over Kadosh and Zyphlryx! The dwarven skeleton tumbling around inside! Kadosh is well hidden but the cube seems to locate him anyway, as if it has some other sense.

Kadosh's Reflex (E): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25

The rogue stands strong, pushing the cube (and shiny "ghost-dwarf") back!

★★★
Shiny Ghost Dwarf! Round 2-3

Battlemap

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BEFORE YOUR TURN:
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Broomzad: DC 20 fort vs paralysis

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➤ Broomzad (22/26 HP)
➤ Imperius (22/22 HP)
Ghost dwarf (-19 HP)
➤ Pepin le Beouf (20/20 HP)
➤ Kadosh (26/26 HP)
➤ Zyphlryx (22/22 HP) │ Breath recharged on round 3-4

Seeing this might be a tougher fight, Imperius casts infectious enthusiasm, taking the bonus on attacks. anyone who could see me can take an action to also get a +1 status on their attack rolls

He then shoots.
hand crossbow +7 (range increment 60 feet, reload 1): 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 7 + 1 = 28
piercing: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
plus personal antithesis

Kadosh's eyes widen as the not-ghost almost devours him. Snarling at it, he slices twice with his fangwire, then retreats.

Strike x2, Stride (away!)
+1 Fangwire (agile, finesse, grapple): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Damage (slashing, backstabber?, gravity weapon?): 1d4 ⇒ 3

+1 Fangwire (agile, finesse, grapple), iterative vs. hunted prey: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 9 - 2 = 8

And in cast that first attack crit, per the info on Slack:
Crit (deadly d8)?: 1d8 ⇒ 4

Kadosh and Imperius stab and slice!

★★★
Shiny Ghost Dwarf! Round 2-3

Battlemap

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BEFORE YOUR TURN:
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Broomzad: DC 20 fort vs paralysis

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➤ Broomzad (22/26 HP)
Imperius (22/22 HP)
Ghost dwarf (-32 HP)
➤ Pepin le Beouf (20/20 HP)
Kadosh (26/26 HP)
➤ Zyphlryx (22/22 HP) │ Breath recharged on round 3-4

Zyphlryx sees Kadosh dodge aside with a mixture of relief and disappointment as he studies the situation from a "hit it" perspective...

DaS: 1d20 ⇒ 3

...and decides that's not going to work. Instead, he decides to improve his angle, springing from bed to bed.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

Devise a Stratagem, Balance ◈ x2.

Zyphlryx dances across the beds, around the shiny gello.

Broomzad and pepin are up!

Fort save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

Broomzad fortifies himself against the paralysis, and then steps and strikes, before moving away from the cube so that he doesn't get engulfed.

Shortsword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Pepin hopes to kill this thing, or at least slow it down before it can reach him in the corner.

Freeze Dry Ray (Ray of Frost: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25
Cold: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 -10 Speed on Crit

Hot Sauce Toss (Elemental Toss): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
Fire Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Broomzad isn't paralyzed. Pepin freeze-dries the cube again, then melts some of it!

The cube has had anough and discorporates into a sloppy puddle of stinky enzymes. A puddle that contains a very shiny skeletal dwarf with shiny gear.

The armor is full plate and needs a good wash; it's rather stinky. The axe bears the inscription "Glintaxe" and is clearly magical and shiny! However none of you can ID it at this time.

Under one of the beds Pepin finds a pack that contains rotted rations, scroll of Remove Curse, and two empty whisky bottles. It seems the shost dwarf got drunk in here, passed out, then was consumed by the cube.

After healing up, do you continue sticking to the leftmost passage?

"Ghosts love getting drunk," says Broomzad the ghost, thereby confirming the theory.

Yes to the left!

You make yor way down a long hallway. Up ahead youy hear a deranged voice shout: KNOCK HIM OUT, BRING HIM BACK ALIVE! YOU! INCOMPETENT! MORONS!

Then, a familiar kobold's voice — Qropmudroonk the Younger! See Slide 5, quests

Leave me alone, pinkskin weirdos! Something shatters, and a Pinkskin voice yelps in pain.

”Well, no time like the present. Let’s at ‘em,, boys!”

Imperius starts running towards the yelling.

Kadosh sighs. Rushing headfirst into danger seems foolhardy. Something he would get his enemies to do. But is Imperius that devious? It doesn't seem likely.

He follows, much more slowly and cautiously.

Zyphlryx sighs and follows Imperius, pondering how effective a kobold shield he'll be.

Put everyone on the map, feel free to move pogs about.

Broomzad follows too.

You rush into the room… you see four disheveled crazed Pinkskins in tattered robes standing on old kitchen tables with their dirty bare feet. Behind them a Pinkskin whirls manacles on a long tethered chain.

One of the Pinkskins takes a spoon to the noggin and falls — clearly the victim of a telekinetic projectile. You hear Qropmudroonk the Younger shout: More where that came from! I won;t be your sacrifice!

The jailer grumbles. Fools! Go! Dismantle that pathetic barricade. It's just a pathetic, harmless, worm in that pantry. Worse still: a KOBOLD!

Still, the three pinkskins hesitate.

They don't seem to notice you…

★★★
Qropmudroonk the Younger! Round 1

Battlemap

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➤ Kadosh (26/26 HP)
Jailer (-0 HP)
Pepin le Beouf (20/20 HP)
Imperius (22/22 HP)
Broomzad (26/26 HP)
Cultist 3 (-0 HP)
Cultist 2 (-0 HP)
Cultist 1 (-0 HP)
Zyphlryx (22/22 HP)
Qropmudroonk (??)

Kadosh realizes there's craziness happening in front of him and quickly sets up his battering snare in front of him. He doesn't make a sound as to not draw any attention to himself.

The jailer jumps up and down. He twirls the manacles on the long chain. Crazyiness embodied.

Get him! Capture that filthy kobold! Master needs him!

3 actions jumping and screaming

★★★
Qropmudroonk the Younger! Round 1

Battlemap

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Kadosh (26/26 HP)
Jailer (-0 HP)
➤ Pepin le Beouf (20/20 HP)
➤ Imperius (22/22 HP)
➤ Broomzad (26/26 HP)
Cultist 3 (-0 HP)
Cultist 2 (-0 HP)
Cultist 1 (-0 HP)
Zyphlryx (22/22 HP)
Qropmudroonk (-0 HP)

Broomzad moves into range and sends spoons flying at Cultist 1.

Telekinetic Projectile: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

"Boo!" he shouts, hoping to at least draw the cultists to the snare.

They turn and look. Now you have their attention!

Chef and noble are up!

Imperius attempts to Exploit Vulnerability on #1.

Esoteric Lore: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

If non, personal antithesis

He pulls out some shards of skeletal bone, since he knows that all pinkskins are deadly afraid of undead. He rubs it against his bolt before he fires.

Note that he is firing past Broomzad, but I don't know if that matters for cover?

hand crossbow +7 (range increment 60 feet, reload 1): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
piercing: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Personal Antithesis 3

Imperius then reloads his crossbow.

Freeze Dry Ray (Ray of Frost: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 8 - 1 = 13
Cold: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

He freezes an old plate on the table.

Imperius's bone shard seems effective. Yep, personal and some soft cover The bolt pierces the cultist's shoulder! The projectiles and rays, less so.

The jailer turns and issues a stern command: Bring the pathetic vermin alive. Power for Master.

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AHHHHH!!! Mo— MO— MORE… KOL…KOL…BLOODS!!?!? He cackles and bites his own tongue; blood pours out of his mouth as he springs forward — right into Kadosh's trap! TWANG!

ref: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26 Crit… sorry :(

ALIVE!? The frenzied Pinkskin then stabs at the trapsmith —

Frenzied Stab!: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 1 - 2 = 12

— badly!

Cultist 2 looks at the jailer. I obey! I obey! He leaps forward and starts digging at Qropmudroonk the Younger's barricade. His fingernails are bloody. Perhaps bravely deciding to deal with this one kobold instead of the five in the hallway. He opens a path through with two interact actions.

Cultist 1 chews on his beard and starts foaming at the mouth. YES… power… bloooooood! He gibbers as he runs forward. G-ghost? Is alive!?

Frenzied Stab!: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 1 - 2 = 14

He gives it a go, but it isn't much.

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Qropmudroonk the Younger groans. I won't go back! He runs back and throws a nail at the cultist—

TK: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

— it shatters a priceless piece of ancient Droscragan porcelain.

★★★
Qropmudroonk the Younger! Round 1-2

Battlemap

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➤ Kadosh (26/26 HP)
Jailer (-0 HP)
Pepin le Beouf (20/20 HP)
Imperius (22/22 HP)
Broomzad (26/26 HP)
Cultist 3 (-0 HP)
Cultist 2 (-0 HP)
Cultist 1 (-8 HP)
➤ Zyphlryx (22/22 HP)
Qropmudroonk (-0 HP)

Kadosh snarls as the cultist avoids his trap. He pulls out his fangwire and adds some weight to it as he slashes.

Interact to draw weapon, cast gravity weapon, Strike
+1 Fangwire (agile, finesse, grapple): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
Damage (slashing, gravity weapon): 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Zyphlryx shakes his head at the bottleneck holding the pinkskins off — they really haven't a morsel of tactical sense, have they? — as he draws out his bow and sizes up #1.

DaS: 1d20 ⇒ 2

Alas, that plan of attack has no hope of success. Instead, he trains his focus on #3.

shortbow: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
piercing: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Devise a Stratagem ◈, Drop probing cane (free), Interact to Draw shortbow, Strike @ #3.

Assume you focus fire Kadosh, therefore targer 3.

The frenzied cultist leaves an opening for Kadosh to capitalize on! Frenzy reduces AC. Otherwise not a hit. Zyphlryx aims, re-aims, and plunks a bot into the cultist's shoulder. He howls in pain as blood splatters. <10% HP

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The jailer snarls. Dat one.

He moves forward, whirling his manacles at Kadosh's feet…

Flying Manacles: 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (3) + 7 - 1 = 9

He drops them on the ground. Out of my way.

He picks them up. [iic]Tethered Trip weapon; crit fail,. drop, pick up. Tether is still not pulled in.[/ooc]

★★★
Qropmudroonk the Younger! Round 2

Battlemap

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Kadosh (26/26 HP)
Jailer (-0 HP)
➤ Pepin le Beouf (20/20 HP)
➤ Imperius (22/22 HP)
➤ Broomzad (26/26 HP)
Cultist 3 (-0 HP)
Cultist 2 (-0 HP)
Cultist 1 (-18 HP)
Zyphlryx (22/22 HP)
Qropmudroonk (-0 HP)

#1 already is vulnerable to Imperius's shards of bone, so he decides to shoot at that one again.

hand crossbow +7 (range increment 60 feet, reload 1): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20
piercing: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
plus personal antithesis 3

He then reloads, and steps back.

KOBOOOO_ kooo- the cultist falls!

Cultist 3 and the jailer need some gentle reheating.

Microwave on High (Electric Arc) Reflex DC18: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

[dice]2d20[/dice

Both targets slip away from the worst of the reheating. Perhaps too gentle?

★★★
Qropmudroonk the Younger! Round 2

Battlemap

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Kadosh (26/26 HP)
Jailer (-3 HP)
Pepin le Beouf (20/20 HP)
Imperius (22/22 HP)
➤ Broomzad (26/26 HP)
Cultist 3 (-3 HP)
Cultist 2 (-0 HP)
Zyphlryx (22/22 HP)
Qropmudroonk (-0 HP)

Shortsword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Shortsword: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Broomzad sticks his sword in the cultis's neck! Crit, but still up! He stabs again, but the pinkskin won't die! < 10% HP

Kerblaaargh! Foaming at the mouth, the frenzied Pinkskin turns his iron on the ghost!

Frenzied Stab!: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 7 + 1 - 2 = 19 Nible dodge
Frenzied Stab!: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 1 - 2 - 4 = 5
Frenzied Stab!: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 2 - 8 ⇒ (20) + 7 + 1 - 2 - 8 = 18

Broomzad dodges he first stab, the others fly ide, though some slittle flies theough his ghostly form.

Cultist 2 moves in against his prey. You hear him howl!

You hear Qropmudroonk the Younger cry out in pain. Something falls. This time, there is no telekinetic projectile thrown from the pantry. The cultist cackles.

★★★
Qropmudroonk the Younger! Round 2-3

Battlemap

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➤ Kadosh (26/26 HP)
Jailer (-3 HP)
Pepin le Beouf (20/20 HP)
Imperius (22/22 HP)
Broomzad (26/26 HP)
Cultist 3 (-19 HP) │ <10% HP
Cultist 2 (-0 HP)
➤ Zyphlryx (22/22 HP)
Qropmudroonk (???) │ ???

Kadosh gets the feeling Qropmudroonk might be badly hurt -- but it might just be a trap to lure him in, which is what he would do if their roles were reversed. Instead, he deals with the threat in front of him, slashing the cultist with his fangwire!

Hunt Prey vs. No. 3, Strike x2
+1 Fangwire (agile, finesse, grapple): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Damage (slashing, gravity weapon?): 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Crit (deadly d8)?: 1d8 ⇒ 1

+1 Fangwire (agile, finesse, grapple), iterative vs. hunted prey: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 9 - 2 = 17
Damage (slashing, gravity weapon?): 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Zyphlryx hears something fall and is mildly disappointed that Imperius remains on his feet. Still, there's the pesky pinkskin in front of them that needs dispatching.

DaS: 1d20 ⇒ 14

And Z thinks that might just do it. He draws his bow and lets the arrow fly...

14 + 5 = 19
piercing: 1d6 ⇒ 6
plus Strategic Strike: 1d6 ⇒ 4

If it drops the remaining one they can see, Zyphlryx moves as shown in the green arrows on the map.

Kadosh drops his target. Blood sprays on the jailer's boots. The man looks down and shrugs.

Zyphlryx's arrow pierces the jailer's shoulder. he's not smiling anymore. He narrows his eyes as the other projectile sails over his head. He reels in his manacles…

… and runs down the hallway!

As he passes through the kitchen he glances into the pantry. Words rush out of his mouth: I hereby promote you to sub-assistant junior jailer intern-in-training, and therefore trust you to bring that escapee back alive or die trying. he says to the Pinkskin in the pantry. Congratulations. His footsteps echo down the hall.

★★★
Qropmudroonk the Younger! Round 3

Battlemap

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Kadosh (26/26 HP)
Jailer (-13 HP)
➤ Pepin le Beouf (20/20 HP)
➤ Imperius (22/22 HP)
➤ Broomzad (26/26 HP)
Cultist 2 (-0 HP)
Zyphlryx (22/22 HP)
Qropmudroonk (-?? HP) │ ???

Pepin strides into the room and points at the jailer.

"Hey you! Freeze!"

Freeze Dry Ray (Ray of Frost: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
Cold: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 -10 Speed on Crit

Broomzad hurries to the cell to help Qropmudroonk the Younger!

He stabs at Cultist 2.

Shortsword: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Imperius moves up and looks for a vulnerability in the boss.
Esoteric Lore: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

’bones of the dead will work!’ he thinks.

He then shoots, triggering his potency crystal.

hand crossbow +7 (range increment 60 feet, reload 1): 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 1 = 27
piercing: 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 6) + 2 = 12
plus personal antithesis 3

Pepin doesn;t need to be told that didn't freeze-dry the jailer. Broomzad sees an unconscious kobold being dragged by the cultist; he slices, drawing blood!

Imperius sends a bolt through the jailer's eye, killing him instantly. Guess he got demoted.

You easily finish off the last cultist, who fights to the death.

Out of combat!

When you wake him up, Qropmudroonk the Younger blinks up at you. What… happened?

When you wake him up, Qropmudroonk the Younger blinks up at you. What… happened?

Somebody set up us the bomb, Zyphlryx says helpfully, but they're not breathing anymore, so it really doesn't matter anymore.

All I wanted to do was have a nice day at the squirrel hunting grounds! Some of those pinkskin tree-cutters got me, I thought I was a goner but they dragged me down here. There's a bunch more of those insane pinkskins down below, I think they've been living underground a long time.

And there's this really mean scary Pinkskin named Thuldrin Kreed who checks in on them once in a while. He's in charge. He made all the cultists give him their shiny treasures and beats them when they don't listen. He's even meaner than Queen Qweenzeenk!

He's trying to teach them some blood-rite for a transforming a crown or something. I made sure to get out as fast as I could once I heard "sacrifice" and "kobold blood."

"I knew they were out to get us!" Kadosh exclaims. "But this time the tables are going to turn, and we're going to get them!"

He's about ready to tell Qropmudroonk to go back to the queen and let her know what's going on ... but decides to let Imperius take responsibility for that. He picks up the manacles and starts figuring out how he can make them more useful. Unless someone else wants it.