Meadow nods, impressed. "That was pretty cool."
DC 15 Religion:
Touch or drink the water in the bowl?:
"What's up there? I wanna see."
Meadow carefully leans her torch against a wall to keep it from going out and ascends the wall, closely followed by Silence.
"Ewww! Gross! Look at that icky statue."
"I don't like it. Let's get out of here."
The water is cool and refreshing, but nothing seems to happen.
However, Thorn feels like if he were injured, this would have been very cool and very refreshing.
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This large room looks like it was once a storeroom for a building above. At the far side, you can make out what might have been a cage or cell at some point, but it is now full of crates and barrels. Four lizardlike creatures the size of human children are clustered around the door to the cell, trying to pry it open.
Kzem and Thorn spot them before they spot the heroes!
--Round 1
Kzem (22/22)
Thorn (21/21)
Red Kobold (-0 hp, flat-footed, unarmed)
Yellow Kobold (-0 hp, flat-footed, unarmed)
Green Kobold (-0 hp, flat-footed, unarmed)
Blue Kobold (-0 hp, flat-footed, unarmed)
Grimmylow (20/20)
Buzz (14/14)
Meadow (18/18) / Silence (11/11)
"They're like tiny little dragons."
Kzem tries to Recall, but these creatures are far too mundane. Maybe if they had 6 eyes he'd know more. He tries to bump them with his shield, but it bounces off their armor.
Thorn simply fires his gun, and Blue collapses. This suddenly makes the kobolds realize they're under attack. He tries to shove Green, but can't.
Red grabs their spear and circles around to Kzem's backside, jabbing their spear.
vs flanking
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Green grabs their spear and jabs Kzem.
vs flanking
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They're unsuccessful, but then they step aside, opening up a new flank for Yellow. They appear to be intelligent, and know battle tactics.
Yellow grabs their spear, Strides into position, and stabs.
vs flanking
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--Round 1
Grimmylow (20/20)
Buzz (14/14)
Meadow (18/18) / Silence (11/11)
--Round 2
Kzem (22/22)
Thorn (21/21)
Red Kobold (-0 hp)
Yellow Kobold (-0 hp)
Green Kobold (-0 hp)
Blue Kobold (-10 hp)
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"Hello, new friends? What are you doing here? Have you heard about the wonders of Sarenrae...oh...wait...it appears that we're fighting. If any of you survive, I'll be happy to tell you more about the glories of the Dawnflower!" Grimmylow says.
Maybe they're evil.
Sarenrae then enfolds him in her wings of protection
Grimmylow sends a spell at the spider, which just passes on through.
--Round 1
Grimmylow (20/20)
Buzz (14/14)
Meadow (18/18) / Silence (11/11)
--Round 2
Kzem (13/22)
Thorn (21/21)
Red Kobold (-0 hp)
Yellow Kobold (-0 hp)
Green Kobold (-0 hp)
Blue Kobold (-10 hp)
Unwilling to drop her torch lest it go out, Meadow moves into the room and examines her target carefully before punching him.
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Buzz skitters across the ground. He reaches into his satchel and tosses a bomb at the kobolds. "Just ask them if they have any honey."
+ 1 Persistent Fire.
HP 14/14
AC 18
Infused Alchemical Items 5/5
1x Lesser Acid Flask 1/2
2x Lesser Alchemist's Fire (Signature Item) 4/6
1x Lesser Blight Bomb (Signature Item) 3/3
1x Minor Elixir of Life 1/2
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Kzem continues to try and assault the green scaly creature- by using his shield to pin it up against the bars.
+ either highest weakness, or weakness of 2 (if EL wasn't a critical failure)
He then spins and tries to land a similar blow on red, taking advantage of Meadows positioning.
Then, he raises his shield into a defensive position
◆ Strike
◆ Strike MAP
◆ Raise shield
With a single punch, Meadow knocks the kobold right in the neck, incapacitating them.
Buzz's tiny bomb veers off course, but splashes Yellow.
Thorn discharges his weapon at point-blank range, but the kobold manages to block the barrel and dodge the bonk.
Kzen decides enough is enough, smashes the one in front of him, and then the one behind him, in one swift motion.
--Round 1
Grimmylow (20/20)
Buzz (14/14)
Meadow (18/18) / Silence (11/11)
--Round 2
Kzem (13/22)
Thorn (21/21)
Red Kobold (-10 hp, unconscious)
Yellow Kobold (-10 hp)
Green Kobold (-11 hp)
Blue Kobold (-10 hp)
After the fight, the heroes can examine their foes. Some of the kobolds are carrying dried fish stolen from the fishery—clearly they were involved in the thefts, but more fish are missing than can be explained by four kobolds.
The boxes in this room are in the locked steel cell.
Meadow steps over to the cell door and checks it. "It's locked. Hey Buzz. You're pretty small. Can you slip between the bars?"
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"Evidence!" Grimmylow says as he picks up one of the dried fish the little dragons were carrying. Rather than stowing it to make a case, though, he begins munching on it.
He'll tie the goblin up.
Then, he'll wake him up.
"Hello Friend. Would you like to hear about how Sarenrae is ready to forgive you for stealing fish?" he asks around a mouthful of fish. "Also, why were you stealing fish?"
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Buzz slips in between the bars, but unlocks the gate as a favor to his allies. While most of the boxes contain long-spoiled food and stained cloth, one of them contains a small pile of treasure: 20 gp in coins, a gold ring worth 5 gp, and a beautiful +1 shortsword.
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Grimmylow nurses the kobold awake, and tries to evangelize, but the kobold is having none of it, believing there nothing to repent for.
"The fish isn't even for us! It's for our puppy. Do you really want to take away food from our puppy? Also, you just murdered my three friends, so maybe you're the one who needs forgiveness? Is stealing fish a capital crime?"
Then he sings,
♫ How do you do? My name's Gavroche
These are my people, here's my scratch
Not much to look at, nothing posh
Nothing as good as cold, hard cash ♫
♫ This is my school, my high society
Here in the tunnels of Otari
We live on crumbs of humble piety
Tough on the teeth, but we've got a puppy! ♫
Meadow considers the kobold's words and song.
"Well...He's got a point. I mean, sure, we killed the rats. And that icky spider totally had to go. I mean did you see the way it was squiggling it's mouth bits. Yuck! But the little dragons hadn't done anything super wrong. Plus...they have a puppy to care for."
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"Actually, it was just my friends who murdered your friends. I didn't hurt anyone. But..." Grimmylow pauses for a few moments, his eyes closed and mumbling to himself.
"Yes, Sarenrae forgives me. Are you guys sorry, too?" he asks the rest of the group.
"Does anyone else have any questions for this unrepentant sinner? If not, he couldn't get in there so he probably can't get out. We can lock him up and let him out on our way out," the goblins says pointing to the barred room.
"Don't be fooled by puppies, Meadow. They grow up to be...DOGS!" he warns ominously.
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I don’t particularly care for the accusation that we are murdering hobos. Mr… whatever you are that I still couldn’t figure out. Now, tell me a little more about this puppy thing. How much fish DOES it eat?
I’d rather not torture the creature. Locking him away seems like starvation to me. Unless the plan is to leave him with water and food, and get him when we are done.
Mr… whatever you are that I still couldn’t figure out.
"How do you do? My name's Gavroche."
Now, tell me a little more about this puppy thing. How much fish DOES it eat?
"Not much ... yet. When he's full grown, HE WILL DEVOUR YOU ALL."
"he couldn't get in there so he probably can't get out. We can lock him up and let him out on our way out," the goblins says pointing to the barred room.
Gavroche seems unfazed.
"After the rest of my friends take their revenge and feed your flesh to the puppy, they'll rescue me," he says confidently.
He curls up in a lonely corner and sings himself to sleep.
♫ There is a castle on a cloud,
I like to go there in my sleep,
No murder hobos in my keep,
Not in my castle on a cloud. ♫
♫ There is a room that's full of pups,
We'll drink blood of foes from cups
Nobody shoots a gun that's loud,
Not in my castle on a cloud. ♫
This short hallway has smooth walls of worked stone with a door at either end, though the door at the far end is closed. The floor is tiled with large, square stone tiles.
Grimmylow and Meadow stop Kzem and Thorn before they go too far. The floor tile is loose, and some of the slabs on the ceiling appear to be wobbling tenuously. On further inspection, the two are linked - anyone who steps on the trap has rocks fall on them.
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"Tell me who you work for! Oh, too loyal to talk, huh? If only everyone had such a level of loyalty and I could find someone I truly trust..."
The snoring of the kobold is the only answer he gets.
"Careful or rocks are going to fall and everyone is going to die!" Grimmylow says as he spots the trap and tugs Kzem back by his sleeve.
Buzz jams the mechanism, and the door to the next chamber silently glides open to reveal a long room. Two stone statues of priests stand in the corners along one side of the room, facing a towering statue of a man holding out both of his hands, palms up. In front of this statue is a stone altar holding nine golden coins.
A voice booms out from the statue. “In my hands I judge the value of all wealth, raising up whichever is greater. One of these coins is a deception. Find it using only two judgments and receive my blessing.”
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"Oh, Mr. Fancy Abadar. Thinks he can trick Sarenrae's favored."
Grimmylow thinks for a few moments, nibbling on some fish to help him think.
"Tricksy gods are tricksy," he comments.
Then, he takes three of the coins and puts them in the right hand and three of the coins and puts them in the left hand and keep 3 coins in his own hand.
If either of the hands goes down, he'll sweep the coins off it, then take one coin off the other and transfer one coin from the other so that one coin will be in either of the statue's hands and one will be in his hand.
If either of the hands goes down then, he'll hold the coin from it up to the statue. "Fake!"
If neither goes down, he'll hold up the coin in his hand. "Fake!"
If neither of the hands goes down from his first test, he'll knock all the coins from both the statue's hands then put one coin from the set he held back first and place it in one of the statue's hands and keep one coin in his own hand.
If either of the hands goes down then, he'll hold the coin from it up to the statue. "Fake!"
If neither goes down, he'll hold up the coin in his hand. "Fake!"
"I think you have it Grimmy. I was going to suggest pretty much the same thing."
With the exception of the "up" and "down" reversed (the real coins are raised, the fake coin is lowered), Grimmylow solves the puzzle.
The 8 real coins fall to the floor and the heroes can take them as treasure (each is worth 1 gp), and the fake coin turns to lead in Grimmylow's hand. In addition, the scraping of a door swinging open can be distinctly heard from the far side of the room.
This small chamber contains an old wooden chest emblazoned with the symbol of a key. The unlocked chest contains the blessing of Abadar. Inside is a pile of coins (214 cp, 22 sp, and 3 gp), a scroll of magic missile, and a small glass box containing a single emerald (worth 20 gp).
Behind the chest is a massive contraption of gears and pulleys that looks like the inner workings of some unseen device.
On the north side of the room, tiny shafts of light come from tiny holes in the wall. Peeking into the room shows a a massive chamber that looks like an audience hall. On the far side, a broad set of stairs leads up to where a throne might once have been. Pillars support the high ceiling, and the ruined tatters of once decorative banners still hang from them. A decorative tile pattern centered in the middle of the room shows through the grim coating the floor.
On the far side of this area is a kobold, standing watch. If the heroes listen, they can hear fragments of a quiet conversation between a few other kobolds, out of sight, talking about “the boss’s new pet” and plans for “the town above.”
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Grimmylow just grins in the face of the Abadar statue. Then, he picks up the lead coin and bites it before examining it. He gives a nod of satisfaction before pocketing it and a couple of the gold coins.
"Should we burn this thing?" he asks the others as they find some strange contraption he doesn't understand.
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Kzem watches Grimmylow work, glad to see he has thought about these types of complex problem previously.
"While I am no stranger to fire, perhaps burning things in locations that might hamper a retreat is unwise?, while stashing the scroll of MM into his belt.
Whispering to the others, Any guesses what this puppy and new pet are?
"No guesses here but I'm starting to think that it might be more than just a tiny doggie." Meadow examines the device.
"I've heard of these things. I think it's an olive press. You know...for making olive oil." She frowns. "Is Otari known for its olives?"
Otari is, in fact, known for its olives, and Otarian olive oil is known for its health benefits and exported around the world for cooking, and for vegan soaps.
With no olives and no bucket to collect the olive oil, the group decides to leave the press alone.
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Thorn and Kzem are to move in quickly after opening the door, and Meadow watches carefully through the peep holes.
--Round 1
Thorn (21/21)
Meadow (18/18) / Silence (11/11)
Kzem (22/22)
GM
Buzz (14/14)
Brimmylow (20/20)
Red Kobold (-0)
Meadow carefully notes the voices and picks on as her prey. She moves into the room and hides behind a pillar.
With one shot, Thorn ricochets a bullet off of Red's head, and Red falls, unconscious. There are plenty where that one came from, though, and six more kobolds become visible as the trio enters the room.
Kzem recalls the little ones are sneaky kobold warriors, capable of inflicting pain whenever they have their enemy flanked or otherwise surprised.
Their leader shouts at them to attack. His minions are slow, and he picks up a spear and throws it at Kzem before ducking behind a pillar.
It grazes Kzem.
--Round 1
Buzz (14/14)
Grimmylow (20/20)
Red Kobold (-8, unconscious)
Yellow Kobold (-0)
Green Kobold (-0)
Cyan Kobold (-0)
Blue Kobold (-0)
Magenta Kobold (-0)
--Round 2
Thorn (21/21)
Meadow (18/18) / Silence (11/11)
Kzem (21/22)
White Kobold (-9)
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"Hello! This is not a home invasion. We're just exploring and we think you're up to no good. Does anyone want to hear about Sarenrae and her bountiful bosom of forgiveness?
"Ok...maybe when you wake up," Grimmylow says as he ◆ Strides into the room.
He says a word of "blessing" toward the yellowish kobold.
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