"Don't worry, So! I'm coming!" Grimmylow declares, rushing back into the room.
He slaps some patented Grimmylow's Sealing Solvent (now with fresh slug slime!) on the wound before wrapping it up in a bandage.
"Sarenrae says 'don't miss!'" he continues, casting Guidance on the monk.
Grimmylow slaps some KrazyGlue on Beggar So's wounds, and Thorn shoots Green, causing him to slump over.
--Round 3
Thorn (40/54)
Grimmylow (50/50)
Beggar So (49/60, guidance)
Kzem (56/56)
Buzz (38/38)
Red Ogre (-53 hp)
Yellow Ogre (-25 hp)
Green Ogre (-50 hp)
Blue Ogre (-3 hp)
"Thank you small green friend!"
Beggar So drops his staff. He steps forward and slashes at the Blue Ogre with his claws before stepping back.
Beggar So steps up and whacks Blue twice.
--Round 3
Thorn (40/54)
Grimmylow (50/50)
Beggar So (49/60)
Kzem (56/56)
Buzz (38/38)
Red Ogre (-53 hp)
Yellow Ogre (-25 hp)
Green Ogre (-50 hp)
Blue Ogre (-35 hp)
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Buzz flings several needle-like stingers at the giant. "Their skin is too thick!"
HP 26/38 |
AC 21
Hero Point 0/3
Infused Alchemical Items 7/7
1x Lesser Acid Flask 0/2
1x Lesser Alchemist's Fire (Signature Item) 0/3
1x Lesser Blight Bomb (Signature Item) 1/6
1x Minor Elixir of Life 2/2
1x Skunk Bomb 2/2
1x Lesser Ghost Charge 2/2
Loudmouth
HP 30/30
AC 17
Kzem attacks Yellow, and Buzz aims his stinger at the most damaged ogre, bringing Yellow to the very edge of death.
Yellow lashes out at Kzem.
Blue sweeps at Beggar So, then Thorn, and then steps up to threaten the entire party.
The reverse direction catches Thorn on the leg.
--Round 4
Thorn (28/54)
Grimmylow (50/50)
Beggar So (49/60)
Kzem (56/56)
Buzz (38/38)
Red Ogre (-53 hp)
Yellow Ogre (-49 hp)
Green Ogre (-50 hp)
Blue Ogre (-35 hp)
"Oh so you want more? Ok." he says before taking another pair of swipes at Blue.
"Agh! Stand still!"
He takes one more swipe at Blue before retreating out of reach.
"I'm coming Thorn!" Grimmylow declares, rushing to the dwarf's side.
He gives him a little bandaging and salving.
Then raises Sarenrae's warm mantle of protection over himself, now that he's so close to the ogre.
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Kzem staggers from the blow, taking just a split second to collecting himself. His hand flips in the firelight, the small mirror catching the light and projecting a hazy image of himself on the far side of the Ogre. In one motion he strikes with his shield and then brings it up into a defensive position.
◆ Mirror, 15 ft
◆ Strike
◆ Raise Shield
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Buzz continues to sting the wounded giant. "Too close! Too close!"
HP 26/38 |
AC 21
Hero Point 0/3
Infused Alchemical Items 7/7
1x Lesser Acid Flask 0/2
1x Lesser Alchemist's Fire (Signature Item) 0/3
1x Lesser Blight Bomb (Signature Item) 1/6
1x Minor Elixir of Life 2/2
1x Skunk Bomb 2/2
1x Lesser Ghost Charge 2/2
Loudmouth
HP 30/30
AC 17
Beggar So manages to catch Blue with the third fist, but it's enough so that when Thorn puts a bullet in him, it brings him to the edge of death. Buzz's first stinger lands right in his eye, felling him.
Kzem walks up and smashes Yellow to the ground.
It appears the dungeon’s creator built this room to torture enemies, either to extract important information or for sadistic thrills. None of the torture devices are in working condition
However, the heroes find a bloodseeker beak amid the remains of a broken chair.
"Praise Sarenrae!" Grimmylow declares as they take out the last ogre.
He looks around, proudly at what they've accomplished but then focuses on Thorn and sets back to work on him to finish up the healing he started.
And, assuming no one's in a hurry, he'll wait an hour then try again.
"I think Kzem should take that thing. He does that trick with the mirror and then people don't know where he is."
Beggar So concentrates and his wounds close. He refocuses by performing several martial arts exercises ()
If needed and we're not in a hurry he helps with the healing using poultices and herbs.
Once everyone is healed up, Grimmylow leads the way to the next completely logically chosen door.
When everyons is healed up, they head back across the intersection to the northern tunnel.
This area appears to be an empty set of prison cells. Five cells surround the central area of this dank prison, their barred doors all hanging slightly ajar. Each cell contains a cot hanging from one wall and small piles of refuse, including scraps of cloth and gnawed-on bones. The wall next to the northern exit has a small wooden cabinet mounted on it.
A rusted metal gate that leads to this area is latched shut from the inside, .
Grimmylow grows somber as he sees the jail area. For once he is quiet as he keeps to the back of the group.
Thorn begins trying to pick the lock, but it's more difficult than he anticipated. The tumblers aren't quite lining up and maybe it's because this lock has been picked previously. He tries again, jiggling the rake, and Beggar So is getting antsy. Just as Beggar So is about the break the gate open, there is a satisfying click and the door pops open.
Beggar So goes flying through the open door, shocking the kobold hiding inside the cells.
--Round 1
Beggar So (60/60)
Red Kobold (-0)
Yellow Kobold (-0)
Green Kobold (-0)
Blue Kobold (-0)
Grimmylow (50/50)
Kzem (54/54)
Thorn (54/54)
Magenta Kobold Leader (-0)
Buzz (38/38)
The kobold leader jumps out and yells something in Draconic.
Four kobolds fire their loaded crossbows at Beggar So, drop them, then rush forward to stab him with their shortswords. Green and Blue appear to be more effective since they get to flank their enemy.
vs flanking
plus
vs cover
vs flanking, cover
plus
Despite the hail of arrows and swords, Beggar So remains standing with only a small scratch.
--Round 1
Beggar So (54/60)
Grimmylow (50/50)
Kzem (54/54)
Thorn (54/54)
Buzz (38/38)
Magenta Kobold Leader (-0)
--Round 2
Red Kobold (-0)
Yellow Kobold (-0)
Green Kobold (-0)
Blue Kobold (-0)
Beggar So drops into a combat stance and lashes out at Yellow. "So you want a slash fest? Ok. Try this"
He turns and realizes that Green is in a flank and lashes out at it as well.
Grimmylow doesn't speak Draconic so he doesn't know what they're saying.
"You guys are as bad as the ogres!" he declares.
He then sends a ray of fire at the green kobold.
He then gives Kzem some Guidance.
Kzem moves up and, with a single swing of his shield, sends a kobold to the ground.
Thorn fires and then shoves Red.
Beggar So punches Yellow with a fist, feeling some bones break as the kobold falls. The second attack hits Blue, just seconds before he's complete immolated by Grimmylow.
--Round 1
Beggar So (54/60)
Grimmylow (50/50)
Kzem (54/54)
Thorn (54/54)
Buzz (38/38)
Magenta Kobold Leader (-0)
--Round 2
Red Kobold (-11)
Yellow Kobold (-18)
Green Kobold (-18)
Blue Kobold (-48)
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"They are dropping fast!" Buzz says gleefully as he tosses a pair of thorns at the wounded kobold.
HP 38/38 |
AC 21
Hero Point 0/3
Infused Alchemical Items 7/7
1x Lesser Acid Flask 0/2
1x Lesser Alchemist's Fire (Signature Item) 0/3
1x Lesser Blight Bomb (Signature Item) 1/6
1x Minor Elixir of Life 2/2
1x Skunk Bomb 2/2
1x Lesser Ghost Charge 2/2
Loudmouth
HP 30/30
AC 17
Buzz tosses two stingers, but both bounce off of the kobold's scales.
The leader waits for Red to move out of the way, and then deploys a snare in front of him.
Red retreats to the far corner of the cell, putting away their shortsword and reloading their crossbow.
--Round 2
Beggar So (54/60)
Grimmylow (50/50)
Kzem (54/54)
Thorn (54/54)
Buzz (38/38)
Magenta Kobold Leader (-0)
--Round 3
Red Kobold (-11)
Yellow Kobold (-18)
Green Kobold (-18)
Blue Kobold (-48)
Beggar so rushes forward and attempts to slash at the kobold leader.
He turns and clobbers Red for good measure.
Grimmylow prays that Sarenrae will fill the leader of the kobolds with a portion of her immortal eminence.
It is, perhaps, a bit too much.
Mental.
He doesn't like the guy loading a crossbow so he also calls on Sarenrae for protections.
vs DC 19
--Round 2
Beggar So (54/60)
Grimmylow (50/50)
Kzem (54/54)
Thorn (54/54)
Buzz (38/38)
Magenta Kobold Leader (-18, 9 < AC <= 23)
--Round 3
Red Kobold (-11, AC 18)
Yellow Kobold (-18)
Green Kobold (-18)
Blue Kobold (-48)
Kzem's dagger flies wide, and the leader thumbs their nose at Kzem.
--Round 2
Beggar So (54/60)
Grimmylow (50/50)
Kzem (54/54)
Thorn (54/54)
Buzz (38/38)
Magenta Kobold Leader (-18, 9 < AC <= 23)
--Round 3
Red Kobold (-11, AC 18)
Yellow Kobold (-18)
Green Kobold (-18)
Blue Kobold (-48)
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Buzz tries to keep up as he spikes the fleeing kobold leader. "Quite running."
HP 38/38 |
AC 21
Hero Point 0/3
Infused Alchemical Items 7/7
1x Lesser Acid Flask 0/2
1x Lesser Alchemist's Fire (Signature Item) 0/3
1x Lesser Blight Bomb (Signature Item) 1/6
1x Minor Elixir of Life 2/2
1x Skunk Bomb 2/2
1x Lesser Ghost Charge 2/2
Loudmouth
HP 30/30
AC 17
Thorn's first shot hits the leader, who seems to panic, and then Buzz's first shot fells Magenta.
The Red kobold begins screaming. "Help! Help! Invaders!"
--Round 3
Beggar So (54/60)
Grimmylow (50/50)
Kzem (54/54)
Thorn (54/54)
Buzz (38/38)
Magenta Kobold Leader (-34)
--Round 4
Red Kobold (-13, AC 18)
Yellow Kobold (-18)
Green Kobold (-18)
Blue Kobold (-48)
"We're not the invaders! You're the inv...wait..." Grimmylow scowls and thinks for a moment, tapping his lips with his forefinger.
"Oh! We're not invaders! We're EXPLORERS!" he says, his expression brightening.
"And we won't hurt you. Anymore. Just tell us why you're here," he continues.
Beggar So runs forward and punches the kobold.
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"And we won't hurt you. Anymore. Just tell us why you're here," he continues.
"Okay, okay! We're from the Stonefang Tribe, and we subsisted in the sewers beneath Absalom for some time before being nearly wiped out by a band of roving adventurers looking to 'make the city safe.' Five of us escaped
with our lives and we ran into a persuasive Kurnugian jackal named-"Suddenly, Beggar So runs over and punches him in the face, knocking him out.
Among the kobolds’ possessions are a skeleton key, a shining arrow, and a moderate thunderstone. The cells are not luxurious, but it does provide a safe place to sleep for the night.
"Oops. I thought he was screaming for help..." Beggar So looks crestfallen at his actions.
Beggar So finds incontrovertible evidence that the kobolds deserved what they got.
"It's ok. He looked like he needed a nap, anyway," Grimmylow says, standing on tip toes to pat So on the shoulder comfortingly.
He drags the kobold into one of the cells and dumps him on a pallet. Then, as the evidence stacks up that they were up to no good closes the door on him.
He stops to kneel and prays to Sarenrae before checking on anyone's injuries.
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This spacious chamber has exits to the north and south (plus the one you entered from). The room looks like it once served as the main entrance, used by visitors coming to pay fealty to an unknown leader. At one point, lavish furnishings decorated this room, but those items have since crumbled from age — if not stolen by looters or appropriated.
Stray feathers litter the ground, along with several fist-sized pellets of dung pushed into one corner. The pellets and feathers come from the chamber’s two beastly inhabitants.
Looking around the room, the heroes spot ...
... a secret door to the east. But they won't get to investigate, because the owlbears screech incomprehensibly, and then attack.
Thorn is the triggerhappy one, though, and whips out his gun before anyone else can move.
--Round 1
Thorn (54/54)
Red Owlbear (-0)
Green Owlbear (-0)
Beggar So (60/60)
Buzz (38/38)
Grimmylow (50/50)
Kzem (54/54)