Bowen rises to his feet trying not to think of the slime that covers his back side.
Chloe summons her arcane energy to empower her scimitar once again, hoping to end the toad's life with Arla's help.
Rall slashes out at the toad more to keep it at a distance than to stab it.
Arla, Chloe and Rall all surround the toad and as it manages to shake off Ash, they pierce it through, their combined attacks ending its life.
Bowen stands up just as the kobold raises his crossbow and once more fires - this time at the ranger, standing lone and slime covered.
Crossbow at Bowen: (1d20+7=27)
Confirm threat: (1d20+7=26)
Damage: (2d8+2=15)
Bowen, caught off guard can do nothing and then there is a crossbow bolt in him.
Rall begins to vomit. Considering how little he's eaten, he manages to produce a surprising amount of bile. He follows that up with a series of dry heaves.
"Bowen!" Arla yells over the chaos as she sees the ranger struck by the crossbow bolt. Realising that the kobold needs to be dealt with as swiftly as possible, the druid spins with a scowl to face the little creature and darts over to confront it.
Balance checks: Arla 1d20+2 = 21, Ash: 1d20+2 = 8
Unfortunately, Ash slips on some of the dead toad's slime and skids astray...
..as does Arla's spear.
Bowen moves towards the Kobold as he tries to ignore the crossbow in his chest he swings his axe and then attempts a slopy stab with his klar.
Chloe tries to close on the crossbow-wielding kobold as well, but finds herself tripped up by the skidding Ash.
Bowen's axe misses the kobold.
Rall's attack is thwarted by the kobold's armor. Meanwhile the kobold drops his crossbow onto the ground and draws a handaxe which he swings viciously towards the deputy.
Reflex Save: (1d20+6=17)
Axe Attack at Rall: (1d20+4=24)
Confirm threat: (1d20+4=24)
Damage: (1d3+1d3=4) (+2x2=+4 for favored enemy)
The kobold keeps his footing and the blow is well placed. Rall takes 8 points of damage.
Meanwhile Rall continues to feel sicker and weaker. (Another -2 to strength; One more round of saves and thats as bad as the poison will get.)
Seeing the success the kobold has had against both Bowen and Rall, Chloe calls upon Desna's aid to bolster everyone.
Frantic now, the druid stabs at the kobold, attempting to bring him down before he can do more harm. Ash, managing to scramble back to the fight again, also lunges in to attack.
Unfortunately, the slippery floors seems to still be affecting the pair, as neither can land a hit on the little creature.
Ash's balance check: 1d20+2 = 13
Arla's attack: 1d20+2 = 12
Ash's attack: 1d20+3 = 6
The kobold deftly defends from all sides with his axe.
His expression is hard to read, but one gets the feeling he is quite competent with his axe and knows it. He does not waste time with words, focusing instead on moving and dodging and slashing.
Rall, in a last desperate surge of adrenaline, throws himself, longsword first, at the kobold.
1d20+3, 1d8+2=[19, 3], [8, 2]
Rall is hurt but a last minute twist keeps him from being cut in half by the small axe. In return he manages to clip the kobold up across the snout with the very tip of his sword.
Feeling his wound close a little and seeing Rall finally connect with the kobold Bowen swings with his ax and stabs with his klar.
Bowen manages to take advantage of the kobold's shock at being cut on the lip and connects with both of his weapons. The kobold is still standing though.
Chloe calls upon higher powers and channels positive energy through her holy symbol, controlling it tightly as it tries to burst forth so that only her friends are touched.
Each of them feels just a little stronger.
Kobold attacks Rall: (1d20+3=13)
The kobold, sensing a potential turn in the battle, becomes just a little more cautious and that caution serves him poorly, for his attack comes short this time of opening up Rall's belly.
Arla attempts to stab the kobold again, all too aware that their situation was becoming more and more desperate.
The goblin, suddenly overwhelmed by foes, misjudges his defense. Arla's blade slices him from behind and then Ash grabs him and pulls him down. The hardy kobold is not dead but he is out of the fight, and unconscious.
"Thank, Desna!" Chloe exclaims dropping her hand and allowing the arcane energy she was about to hurl at the kobold to diminish.
"Is it just me...or are these things incredibly resilient and dangerous?" she asks, "Not your average kobolds, I think. Is everyone okay? Rall? You don't look too good. Maybe you should sit down for a bit?"
"I think ... I should stay here and guard our exit," says Rall on the verge of passing out.
The cavernous room has three exits. There is the tunnel that the party entered through on the east wall. There is a ten foot wide tunnel that heads deeper down to the north and there is another tunnel on the southwest corner of the room.
"I don't know how much further we can go," Chloe worries as she checks on Rall and Bowen's injuries, "Desna can only favor us so much before our luck runs out, I'm afraid. Let's hope it lasts a little longer."
She helps Bowen remove the kobold's crossbow bolt and then offers up another prayer to her goddess.
Bowen lets out a small cry with the removal of the bolt then tucks it away in his pack as a reminder.
"I don't know if I feel right leaving you alone here Rall, but I'm beginning to lose hope in this trip myself."
Bowen lets out a small cry with the removal of the bolt then tucks it away in his pack as a reminder.
"I don't know if I feel right leaving you alone here Rall, but I'm beginning to lose hope in this trip myself."
Rall, bolstered by the positive energy, pulls himself to his feet, "How much further ...?"
Rall points North and shrugs?
"Wait...wait..." Chloe advises, "Before we all just go blundering right into the next deadly trap, why don't we take stock and rest a bit. Some of you guys don't look well enough to continue."
"I think we need to take a second look at those potions you picked up Rall, Perhaps Arla or Chloe can tell us what they do. Who knows we may have one that can help you recover faster."
"I don't seem to have much luck with poisons," says Rall pulling out the vial with the blue liquid ... but I don't see what I have to lose. Should I drink it?"
Chloe peers at the bottle for a second.
"I got nothing..." she shakes her head, "It's probably either poison, like what they've been putting on their weapons. Or, something they figured would help them. Maybe a healing potion. Maybe not."
Arla examines the bottle carefully for a moment. "Hm.. I wonder if there's magic involved? It's a strange colour.." She then waves a hand over the bottle and mutters a few words.
Rall, not expecting to get out of this alive anyhow, drinks the liquid.
Rall feels immediatelly better (though still poisoned), after drinking the potion.