I am honestly not sure if this is going on still or not. I hope everyone is all right
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"Amnunet, are you up to healing yourself and Kromnnair further?"
"Oh boy. Retreat, try to prepare our own ambush? or go after them before they can organize... or what?"
"Yes, one healing draught from our fine lady sponsor" He pours it down the good priestess' throat
Sorry for my own slow down, this weekend I have been tending the house of a friend and fell a bit behind
Staryth moves in tandem with Reknar if he can
"Kromnirr is taking some hits!" Strayth blurts the obvious, and taking his blade out, stabs at one one the Dwarf's flank.
And yes, Staryth peeks through the wall,ready to jerk his head back if he gets a poke in the eye. Then he whispers to the others "I spy with my little eye, creatures beginning with K. Kobolds. Wall seems thin, possibly pushable"
"Yes, this time maybe less nearly dying if I can" A smile, and then Staryth nods, and scouts ahead carefully.
"The fire elemental isn't going anywhere thanks to that water, and I want to buy new picks if we can swing it." The elf ponders "Our real concern is the trogs might be on high alert. I wonder if we can get nose plugs or something to reduce that stink?"
"Tamily, you are now our very best friend." Grateful for the potions.
Trying to make the swarming tactics work FOR us seems like a possiblity. Pick Target X and dog pile him/her/it, then pick a new target X , etc? maximize reduction of the enemy numbers? Not sure how much you can get in each other's way in 2nd Ed
"A VERY good idea"
"I would like to get a new set of lockpicks. Broke my last set in there."
"Miss Tamily, I regret to inform you, you have kobolds, trogs, and things that burn down there." The rogue announces, "Reknar nearly died. Mind you, more than one of us took a turn at that."
Unless there's a booster suggested in 6 months or so , yup! I am still supposed to wait two weeks for it to settle.
Well, I got my second shot for Covid yesterday but yeah, we have fallen behind.
"Fine fine.. Help me lift his other end and lets' get out of here."And Startyh tries to take Reknar out with or without help. And expecting others to follow
Staryth looks down at Reknar with worry, strokinng his head and says "Reknar, do you vote we back out of this maze of doom, inform others, and recover?" He then, very gently, moves Reknar's head into a nod, and looks at the others, "See, he wants out of here too"
"I agree... it's like a whole maze of doom under that store. They should know." A look "And I think he's stable but.. I'm no healer."
Whew. Sorry about that. I really was stuck on just what action to take. Staryth doesn't want to lose his bard buddy. If I need to roll to 'grab ankles and pull past the dwarf' let me know :o
Staryth seems torn on what to do. He is tempted to get the brave bard to safety, but where's safe if the others also fall? Then Kromnir yells they've got to take these thinggs down, and startty moves. He flings his dagger at the face of the trog that took down Recknar. Then zips up, grabs Reknar's legs, and tries to yank him behind Kromnir to get distance so the creature can't get a killing blow on the helpless comrade ◆ Throw Dagger
Staryh does go back, trying to stay out of the stench even as he hides and draws a dagger to throw ◆ Stride backwards
Staryth whispers, "I think I'm for retreating, but ..." A glance at the others "if you think we can win... just understand I am going to cower a bit more than usual."
For once, Staryth didn't try to jump ahead. Maybe nearly dying more than once has sunk in. Rather he followed Reknar
A peek, then a surprised look of realization "Xulgaths. A scaley follk who live in the uppermost reaches of the Darklands,. They're also called troglodytes by surfacers. They often attack intruders on sight. I think that's us. Very hard scrabble family units I think? They fight rival groups, other darkland folks.. and sometimes raid he surface if their leaders tell them too. Of course, those leaders are just as likely to be kissing up to some demon or naga or something."
"no voices and I normally have excellent hearing."
"I thought I was the reckless one" He says as the priestess races off
Staryth groans and revives. "Perhaps we're not ready to fight fire," He begrudgingly admits
OOWWWWWWWWWW!!!
I'm stabbing fire. This could sting
Then he tries to dart back closer to the water himself if it looks like he's about to be set on fire too
Startyth tries to appraise the creature. It seems magical. He's an elf, and his people, he's been told, are experts at such lore. Of course, his mentor was a gnome so it's possible his gifts were overstated. If he can make sense of it, he'll tell the others what it is, but he definitely tells them, in a whisper, "Creature, far corner, hidden in the smoke. Elemental, don't bother with fire attacks if we engage." Then drawing his new magic weapon he tries to sneak closer, he doesn't want to attack it, yet, but he wants to get in a good position to do so. ◆ Recall Knowledge, Arcane
"I see, one it" Staryth slips forward to check that out, hugging to the ledge if need be.
"those sneaky fellows, that barricade was going to collapse if you just yanked something. And thank you, Kromnior, it WAS nice work"
"I think that's my cue" Staryth moves to dismantle quietly
(And if needed)
Staryth moves in as well, "It's a classic set up for hit and run work.. traps might be there too, but..." Slowly and methodically he enters in and searches for traps downn at this level, particularly the barrels, sniffing "Could be an oil trap."
Staryth wishes the departing Charyx well, but he's glad he met him other wise he might think ALL Kobolds suck, and that's clearly not fair. "True" - Reknar agrees - "Time to press on. Staryth, do you feel like taking a hop on ahead and scout?" "Given the fondness for traps? I think so." The elf heads down the steps, carefully exploring for traps even as he moves quietly trying to be at least 10 feet ahead of the others.
"I'm with Kromnir.. I zigged when I should have zagged" The elf says
Another glance at the egg
"Think of the omelet"
"Good shot" The rogue grins at the priestess as the kobold finally goes down. The elf is a mess, "Well, I kind of want to go home now. Ow." But he looks over the materials on the kobold.
Hey, the dice are apologizing to me :)
"If I die, I want to apologize for the inconvenience ..." Staryth tells the others as he staggers from his wounds. Rallying though, he tries another flurry, maybe THIS time he'll get lucky.
◆ Strike #3
Some of those blows were a bit too close "Hey! Whoa! HA!" Out of the side of his eye he can see the dwarf having to hold his place, "Sorry about the traps, Kromnir, I got all excited by the call to arms and well.. here I am. I'll be there soon to check a safe way out for you." And he matches the kobold's attempts with a volley of his own attacks (round 4 actions are:)
◆ Strike #2 ◆ Strike #3
(round three actions)
◆ stride And he slices twice, harrying the trap master ◆ Attack ◆ Attack
With sword in hand (thanks to it being handed over), Starty tries to steatlh into the room.
Trying to avoid any traps he sneaks near the next column to use as cover, and then from there, tries to snatch or clear the caltrops in that square north and east of him
Staryth takes the blade "Ah, apologies. Sometimes I confuse myself." He eyes it with appreciation, "I shall call you... Sig-ee" those that speak Elivsh might realize he just dubbed the blade 'stabby' or close to it.
"I'm told I come from a dignified race, one with rich heritage and and advanced civilization but..." A look at the broken crowbar "I feel a sulk coming on."
"The lock is jammed. We'll be at this a while. Fortunately, Krominir and I are of long lived races so there's one bright side."
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