Hi there! My name's Elk. I'm NoiSilverheart's doppelgänger. I'm a demiromantic, socially awkward Okie who may or may not be a pyromaniac. *random confetti blast*
I'm a warlock of the ArchCrone, my patron is TheFriendlyArchfey. Was Nicknamed AchatesCervus8337 by VitusW. Given the titles "Swashbuckling Scorcher", "The Unpredictable Jedi", "Burning Fury of the Ancients", and "Combustion Knight" by DrummerBoyDragonSlayer.
(Action) Attack @Bandit Captain with crossbow 14 < AC 15 A Miss . ----> Bandit Captain takes no damage
Move 10 ft south then 20 ft east
(Action) Attack @Bandit Captain with crossbow 24 > AC 15 A Hit . ----> Bandit Captain takes 6 damage -----> Bandit Captain is now at 36/65 HP
End of Round: Bless 0:48 minutes left
(18) Twinkleblossum (18/28 HP)
(Action) Attack @K4 with dagger 13 > AC 11 A Hit. -----> Kobold 4 takes 6 + 4 = 10 damage ---> Kobold is now at 1/11 HP
(Action) Attack @K4 with dagger 8 < AC 11 A Miss -----> Kobold 4 takes no damage
(15) Kobold 2 (11/11 HP)
Attack @Aster with crossbow (Advantage since ally is within 5 ft First Roll: 1 + 3 = 4; Second Roll 4 + 3 = 7) 7 < AC 13 A Miss. ----> Aster takes no damage
(12) Aster (10/15 HP)
(Action) Disengage
(Bonus Action) Attack @Bandit Captain with Spiritual Weapon 11 < AC 15 A Miss. ----> Bandit Captain takes no damage
Attack @Twinkleblossum with crossbow 4 + 3 = 7 < AC 17 A Miss. ----> Twinkleblossum takes no damage
End of Round: 1/11 HP
(10) Sarűmir (6/31 HP)
Wisdom Save for Bloodlust 3 < Wisdom DC Save 8
Attack @Kobold 6 with Maul 12 > AC 11 A Hit. ----> Kobold 6 takes 14 damage ----> Kobold 6 is now Dead
(Bonus Action) Blood Curse of Binding on Kobold 5 ----> Kobold 5 Strength Save 17 > DC 12 ---> Kobold 5 is not binded
End of Round: Hybrid Form 59:36 minutes left
(9) Kobold 5 (2/11 HP) ---> Perched 30 ft on a roof (any ranged weapon can hit or if someone flies up. angles don't matter)
Disengage
(7) Kobold 6 (11/11 HP)
End of Round: Dead
(2) Lara (10/31 HP)
(Action) Attack @Bandit Captain with longsword 12 + 5 = 17 > AC 15 A Hit. ---> Bandit Captain takes 7 + 2 = 9 damage ---> Bandit Captain is now Dead
End of Round: Bless 0:42 minutes left
(2) Dragonborn Captain (8/65 HP)
End of Round: Dead
The two kobolds with their hands up shout eagerly at the prospect of getting gold. "Gold for Argonath! Gold for Argonath!" They cry out.
Kobold 4 still holds up her crossbow stubbornly, "Goals changed."Before she can take her shot, Twinkleblossum dives headfirst in with her daggers. A quick swipe at her side and Kobold 4 is on the ground clutching her chest. She gasps as what lies on her palm is blood. She grits her teeth and shoots back. The arrow goes flying everywhere but there. She mumbles a curse word under her breath. "I've had it up to here!"
The werewolf's bloodlust takes over once again as he is blinded by rage and fury. Running against the wind, he makes it across towards the back exit and pounces on Kobold 6, who just surrendered. He mauls the small bandit, spreading blood across the ground. Kobold 6 reaches back for his crossbow but succumbs to his injuries just as quickly. He rasps and then the light from his eyes fades out. Kobold 5 watches in horror as his buddy is ripped apart in front of him. He backs away on the roof, nearly slipping on the ledge. In an instant he is pinned and tackled to the ground by some unknown force. Kobold 5 manages to wrestle free from his captivity and shouts."WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM US?!"
In the skirmish between the dragonborn and the three other heroes, Kobold 2 sneaks up on Aster and takes a shot. It completely misses. The arrow flies straight up into the ceiling. Kobold 2 would kick himself at that if he could. Aster and Sanimar both take a shot at the snarling bandit captain. They both miss. The spectral weapon hitting mud and the arrow went eating dirt. She doesn't even crack a comment, she just pants heavily whilst bleeding out from her injuries. But now it is Lara's turn and in the final blow she lifts her greatsword with all her might and it comes crashing down upon the dragonborn's throat. Her eyes go wide. She stumbles for a minute, holding onto the wall for support. "You'll regret this." Is her last words as she collapses.
Kobold 2 puts his hands up as his captain falls to the ground. "Take everything! We don't need it! The keys on the table!"
Round 4 ends. End Encounter
((you are free to take as many actions now and explore))
Sarűmir howls with vicious glee in his voice, then winces in pain and begins to limp over to his comrades.
"Anybody... want... to heal... me?"
He collapses to the ground as one of his hind legs gives out due to his injuries, and tries to lick his wounds.
(I don't know why, but for some reason I imagine his hybrid form as bein' a more wolfish version of Naga from the Legend of Korra, lol.)
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Hi there! My name's Elk. I'm NoiSilverheart's doppelgänger. I'm a demiromantic, socially awkward Okie who may or may not be a pyromaniac. *random confetti blast*
I'm a warlock of the ArchCrone, my patron is TheFriendlyArchfey. Was Nicknamed AchatesCervus8337 by VitusW. Given the titles "Swashbuckling Scorcher", "The Unpredictable Jedi", "Burning Fury of the Ancients", and "Combustion Knight" by DrummerBoyDragonSlayer.
(Also, Sarűmir doesn't have to move towards a creature to use his Blood Curse of Binding, so technically he'd still be on the ground near the (now dead) sixth kobold.)
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Hi there! My name's Elk. I'm NoiSilverheart's doppelgänger. I'm a demiromantic, socially awkward Okie who may or may not be a pyromaniac. *random confetti blast*
I'm a warlock of the ArchCrone, my patron is TheFriendlyArchfey. Was Nicknamed AchatesCervus8337 by VitusW. Given the titles "Swashbuckling Scorcher", "The Unpredictable Jedi", "Burning Fury of the Ancients", and "Combustion Knight" by DrummerBoyDragonSlayer.
Hi there! My name's Elk. I'm NoiSilverheart's doppelgänger. I'm a demiromantic, socially awkward Okie who may or may not be a pyromaniac. *random confetti blast*
I'm a warlock of the ArchCrone, my patron is TheFriendlyArchfey. Was Nicknamed AchatesCervus8337 by VitusW. Given the titles "Swashbuckling Scorcher", "The Unpredictable Jedi", "Burning Fury of the Ancients", and "Combustion Knight" by DrummerBoyDragonSlayer.
(Also, Sarűmir doesn't have to move towards a creature to use his Blood Curse of Binding, so technically he'd still be on the ground near the (now dead) sixth kobold.)
((oops. thank you. I knew I missed something on the map. Edited map to have K6 dead. Also Sarűmir is now on the ground))
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DM: Drakkenheim Mind and Matter + Blood Secrets + What's in the Here and Now; Twimee'zah Roleplay
Player: Night Ravens; Dragonlance; 100 Dungeons of the Blood Archivist; LARP in Sharn; Last Chapters
Twinkleblossum will fly to (K5) and give them 3 gold coins, "There may yet be more to follow."
Flying back down she will go to Sarumir and Lara, "Are you ok? I think it's over, at least for now."
Kobold 5, dumbfound, looks at the gold coins in his hands. At first he stares at greedily then with curiosity. "Thank you? W-why?" He rasps only once she has left. "Are yo- yous not with the Queen?" Though his voice is gravely, is is just as much as shaky.
"Of course they're with the Queen! This is just another one of her tricks!"Kobold 4 snarls and shouts and shakes her little fist. "Why don't you guys finish us off, why don't you?"
Kobold 5 sits on the ledge, look out into the dried forest. The rain falls onto his head with little patters. It even hits his eye but that doesn't bother him. He just blinks with his second membrane eyelid. "... If they weres to kills us all, then that woulds means they were withs the Queen."
"So?"
"The Queen's is brutal. They are not? ... I don'ts get it." He watches in confusion as the fairy goes to tend to her unconscious companion alongside the help of the human paladin. "We have no leader. Bordan's dead. Whats do wes dos now?"
"I don't know." Kobold 4 responds in a huff, looking at the bodies of her dead companions. They were only cult-mates for the sake of The Dragon, but now. She would find somewhere else to put her hopes into. Yes... somewhere. Kobold 4 leaves Kobold 5 behind in a barn door slam.
Kobold 5 also takes in the sights then slides off the roof shakily. A trail of blood follows him where he goes. Same can be said for Kobold 4 as he follows her blood trail inside the barn. Kobold 2 is standing there with his crossbow also on the dirt. He looks at them side to side and asks, "What do they want?"
They shake their heads. 4 takes a swig from a potion of healing then hands it over to 5. "I don't know." They both respond.
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DM: Drakkenheim Mind and Matter + Blood Secrets + What's in the Here and Now; Twimee'zah Roleplay
Player: Night Ravens; Dragonlance; 100 Dungeons of the Blood Archivist; LARP in Sharn; Last Chapters
(Hey Sun? Did you ever apply Sarűmir's resistance to piercing damage while in hybrid form to the damage on those crossbow bolts? If you didn't, that's COMPLETELY fine 'cause even I didn't know about that AT ALL until like 5 seconds ago.)
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Hi there! My name's Elk. I'm NoiSilverheart's doppelgänger. I'm a demiromantic, socially awkward Okie who may or may not be a pyromaniac. *random confetti blast*
I'm a warlock of the ArchCrone, my patron is TheFriendlyArchfey. Was Nicknamed AchatesCervus8337 by VitusW. Given the titles "Swashbuckling Scorcher", "The Unpredictable Jedi", "Burning Fury of the Ancients", and "Combustion Knight" by DrummerBoyDragonSlayer.
(Hey Sun? Did you ever apply Sarűmir's resistance to piercing damage while in hybrid form to the damage on those crossbow bolts? If you didn't, that's COMPLETELY fine 'cause even I didn't know about that AT ALL until like 5 seconds ago.)
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Hi there! My name's Elk. I'm NoiSilverheart's doppelgänger. I'm a demiromantic, socially awkward Okie who may or may not be a pyromaniac. *random confetti blast*
I'm a warlock of the ArchCrone, my patron is TheFriendlyArchfey. Was Nicknamed AchatesCervus8337 by VitusW. Given the titles "Swashbuckling Scorcher", "The Unpredictable Jedi", "Burning Fury of the Ancients", and "Combustion Knight" by DrummerBoyDragonSlayer.
Lay hands on myself for 10 pts, should stabilize my wounds. Walk back to the cart and wagon, bring everyone there up to speed and ask our three new friends if they'd like to recover any personal belongings while were here. Also friends, would the three of you know anything about hidden loot? A special stash the scale captain and his mother may have held back?
Once she sees Lara tending to Sarumir with some care and healing and unable to add anything by way of healing Twinkleblossum will join any others who want to search either the dragonborn captain or the inside of the barn.
Twinkleblossum's Perception: 10
"Let's have a look around and see just what they kept in this old barn."
@Twinkleblossum
The kobolds left alive stand around in a corner eyeing you intensely, especially number 4 who sits with her arms crossed. She is looking over the dead body of 1 just across from her. 5 is just fiddling with the gold you gave him in his claws. Kobold 2 is nursing their wounds with some makeshift bandages and cheap wine for anesthetic. "Trikgard, stay still." 2 says to 5 as he holds him down. "Ow ow ow! That burns!"
Inside of the barn is pretty dingy. There's like barely anything here but you can make out the fact that the kobolds have been living in her for quite a long time. It looks just like a pigsty despite it being vacated as a farm for years. The floor is covered in hay. Piled on the side of the walls is also hay, which also doubles as their bed. You see some soft fabrics and what looks to be pillows on top of it. There is a also a few barrels of what seems to be wine in the corner.
The kobolds have tried to make the surroundings nice, but there was scattered and gnawed on animal bones lying the hay everywhere and there is a measly shrine in the southwest corner. It has a pile of the best food scraps and papers (of things the kobolds have written wishes and prayers to). Carved into the wood, it says "Argonath." Above this is a scratched into the wall drawing of the aforementioned dragon. Surprisingly there is no gold on it. The key that Kobold 2 had talked about earlier was on the same table to the right. It is rusted over but looks to be used quite often.
Flying up to the second floor you see three closed wooden treasure chests. And then mostly cobwebs.
@Lara
When you arrive back at the caravan you find Eren and Mildred playing chess on their own wooden chessboard. "Checkmate."says Eren, proudly putting their rook into the white king's spot. "What? 5 out of 5." grumbles Mildred. "I'm so rusty. I haven't played since I was a young 'bear."
"No. No. No. I saw ya. Ya got some sharp wit there. It just ain'ts enough to outsmart me."
"Fine." They rearrange the chessboard together when you come in. Sanna is still sleeping in the corner. Mudface is off tending to the horses.
"Hmm? Yes. Probably. We did raid a caravan comin's over yesterday. We'd split it. Us a quarter. Then that, wes each hads to get a that into threes. Brodan tooks the whole bakers dozen."But Mildred shrugs, "I don'ts know wheres exactly. He doesn't let us into this place. Me and Sannas more been wanderers as of late. Just been camp and pack up and go. Mudface is able to sleep anywhere."
"They might have some downstairs. Brodan always keeps things underground."The bugbear then huffs at the last part.
"Oh no. His mother was there? Bah! That woman's always trying to get us to joins her new religion. If it isn't cult after cults with that one." Mildred shakes his head. "No wonder where he gets thats from."
"She tried to get me too." pipes up Mudface who pokes his head into the caravan. The two horses trail behind him as he pets them.
"Hey yalls know. Once we gets to the village, I can puts you twos in contact with mys bussiness-y partner, Armin Gainsbury. He owns the supply company outs there." Eren stretches and then leans back against the wall of their own caravan. "You guys two, Lara. He can helps yalls get some stuff for exploring them ruins and stuff. He ain'ts cheap though. So take the time to gets whatever yous need here."
Sarűmir suddenly snaps awake, feeling more revitalized then ever. He stands up and walks inside to investigate the barn, but not before growling at kobolds 2, 4, and 5.
"Next time, don't pick a fight with a werewolf. You'll end up like your friends."
Hi there! My name's Elk. I'm NoiSilverheart's doppelgänger. I'm a demiromantic, socially awkward Okie who may or may not be a pyromaniac. *random confetti blast*
I'm a warlock of the ArchCrone, my patron is TheFriendlyArchfey. Was Nicknamed AchatesCervus8337 by VitusW. Given the titles "Swashbuckling Scorcher", "The Unpredictable Jedi", "Burning Fury of the Ancients", and "Combustion Knight" by DrummerBoyDragonSlayer.
Sanimar glad that combat is over, she checks her electric burns. "Yep, that will leave a scar, but I am still standing at least" she then goes to retrieve some of her bolts and finds only the one stuck in the dragonborn.
She heads back to the wagon as she waits to hear if any of the others have found anything. She hops onto the wagon cleaning herself up and checking her gear in the meantime.
Makes my way back to the rest of the party hopefully as they are still searching the place, Mildred mentioned that the mom might have kept a stash "under ground", anyone seen a hatch to a basement area?
The kobolds huddling in the corner getting their wounds address shudder at your threat, well except for 4 who still has her arms across her chest. She does not say a word. Trikgard (pronounced 'try-hard'. The 'g' is silent and so is the 'k'.), aka Number 5, keeps wincing as alcohol is applied to his wounds.
They don't say anything once the hatch is found. They just look on solemnly.
@Aster
It is amongst the coverings of hay that you spot something rusty on the ground. The rusted iron cow ring shape is in fact a door know which, just as Lara had mentioned, leads into a hatch. Wondering why this would ever be in a barn in the first place, it seems you get your answer when you turn the key and you find what seems to have been a bootlegger's brewery. There are a couple more barrels lining the walls and a tub of what smells to be mead. From the dilapidated walls, it has been longer than any bandit could have ever dug a hole out.
Climbing down the stairs with your darkvision, you don't even need to turn on any light (not that there was some anyways). The room has also been converted into a nice little cave-like bedroom- a dragon's nest if you will. Here you see a much more grandiose and lavish space than the ones that the kobolds were living in. Even the bed is lined with gold- 75 gold coins to be exact just scattered across the sheets as if someone had been lying in it. Brodan must be been quite the dragon-y dragonborn. Some of the coins even have teeth-mark indentations. Did he bite those? Yeesh. Closer to the bootlegging equipment are also 2 potion of healings.
Sometime in the search, Mudface comes out from the cart and asks the kobolds what they want to do. They are surprised to see a familiar face but decline at the mention of coming to Emberwood. They said that they'll find something else to do here, to which Mudface just shrugs and suggests that they have a brand start just as he is doing now. They think about it.
Kobold 5, still fiddling with the 3 coins that the fairy did give, goes up to Twinkleblossum and says, "Thank yous for the gold. If yous are heading to gets more gold, can we come with? I'd be honored." He goes down to kneel a little. His eyes look a lot more puppydoggish than before.
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Player: Night Ravens; Dragonlance; 100 Dungeons of the Blood Archivist; LARP in Sharn; Last Chapters
Sarűmir walks down into the cellar with the barrels of mead. He rips the top off of one of them, then begins to drink from it.
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Hi there! My name's Elk. I'm NoiSilverheart's doppelgänger. I'm a demiromantic, socially awkward Okie who may or may not be a pyromaniac. *random confetti blast*
I'm a warlock of the ArchCrone, my patron is TheFriendlyArchfey. Was Nicknamed AchatesCervus8337 by VitusW. Given the titles "Swashbuckling Scorcher", "The Unpredictable Jedi", "Burning Fury of the Ancients", and "Combustion Knight" by DrummerBoyDragonSlayer.
((Oh nice! Okay I will edit that in))
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DM: Drakkenheim Mind and Matter + Blood Secrets + What's in the Here and Now; Twimee'zah Roleplay
Player: Night Ravens; Dragonlance; 100 Dungeons of the Blood Archivist; LARP in Sharn; Last Chapters
(Boinkity doinkity)
Hi there! My name's Elk. I'm NoiSilverheart's doppelgänger. I'm a demiromantic, socially awkward Okie who may or may not be a pyromaniac. *random confetti blast*
I'm a warlock of the ArchCrone, my patron is TheFriendlyArchfey. Was Nicknamed AchatesCervus8337 by VitusW. Given the titles "Swashbuckling Scorcher", "The Unpredictable Jedi", "Burning Fury of the Ancients", and "Combustion Knight" by DrummerBoyDragonSlayer.
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Lara advances on the dragonborn and swings
To hit 12+5=17
Damage 7 + 2 from hunters mark = 9
Round 4 continues...
The two kobolds with their hands up shout eagerly at the prospect of getting gold. "Gold for Argonath! Gold for Argonath!" They cry out.
Kobold 4 still holds up her crossbow stubbornly, "Goals changed." Before she can take her shot, Twinkleblossum dives headfirst in with her daggers. A quick swipe at her side and Kobold 4 is on the ground clutching her chest. She gasps as what lies on her palm is blood. She grits her teeth and shoots back. The arrow goes flying everywhere but there. She mumbles a curse word under her breath. "I've had it up to here!"
The werewolf's bloodlust takes over once again as he is blinded by rage and fury. Running against the wind, he makes it across towards the back exit and pounces on Kobold 6, who just surrendered. He mauls the small bandit, spreading blood across the ground. Kobold 6 reaches back for his crossbow but succumbs to his injuries just as quickly. He rasps and then the light from his eyes fades out. Kobold 5 watches in horror as his buddy is ripped apart in front of him. He backs away on the roof, nearly slipping on the ledge. In an instant he is pinned and tackled to the ground by some unknown force. Kobold 5 manages to wrestle free from his captivity and shouts. "WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM US?!"
In the skirmish between the dragonborn and the three other heroes, Kobold 2 sneaks up on Aster and takes a shot. It completely misses. The arrow flies straight up into the ceiling. Kobold 2 would kick himself at that if he could. Aster and Sanimar both take a shot at the snarling bandit captain. They both miss. The spectral weapon hitting mud and the arrow went eating dirt. She doesn't even crack a comment, she just pants heavily whilst bleeding out from her injuries. But now it is Lara's turn and in the final blow she lifts her greatsword with all her might and it comes crashing down upon the dragonborn's throat. Her eyes go wide. She stumbles for a minute, holding onto the wall for support. "You'll regret this." Is her last words as she collapses.
Kobold 2 puts his hands up as his captain falls to the ground. "Take everything! We don't need it! The keys on the table!"
Round 4 ends. End Encounter
((you are free to take as many actions now and explore))
<---- me irl slow reader, even slower writer easily jumpy thanks for being patient
DM: Drakkenheim Mind and Matter + Blood Secrets + What's in the Here and Now; Twimee'zah Roleplay
Player: Night Ravens; Dragonlance; 100 Dungeons of the Blood Archivist; LARP in Sharn; Last Chapters
Sarűmir howls with vicious glee in his voice, then winces in pain and begins to limp over to his comrades.
"Anybody... want... to heal... me?"
He collapses to the ground as one of his hind legs gives out due to his injuries, and tries to lick his wounds.
(I don't know why, but for some reason I imagine his hybrid form as bein' a more wolfish version of Naga from the Legend of Korra, lol.)
Hi there! My name's Elk. I'm NoiSilverheart's doppelgänger. I'm a demiromantic, socially awkward Okie who may or may not be a pyromaniac. *random confetti blast*
I'm a warlock of the ArchCrone, my patron is TheFriendlyArchfey. Was Nicknamed AchatesCervus8337 by VitusW. Given the titles "Swashbuckling Scorcher", "The Unpredictable Jedi", "Burning Fury of the Ancients", and "Combustion Knight" by DrummerBoyDragonSlayer.
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(Also, Sarűmir doesn't have to move towards a creature to use his Blood Curse of Binding, so technically he'd still be on the ground near the (now dead) sixth kobold.)
Hi there! My name's Elk. I'm NoiSilverheart's doppelgänger. I'm a demiromantic, socially awkward Okie who may or may not be a pyromaniac. *random confetti blast*
I'm a warlock of the ArchCrone, my patron is TheFriendlyArchfey. Was Nicknamed AchatesCervus8337 by VitusW. Given the titles "Swashbuckling Scorcher", "The Unpredictable Jedi", "Burning Fury of the Ancients", and "Combustion Knight" by DrummerBoyDragonSlayer.
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hearing Sarűmir yell and the thump of his body hitting the ground Lara will sprint to his side and cast https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/125500994#:~:text=Paladin-,Cure Wounds,-1st LevelEvocation for 7 on him
"Thanks..."
He passes out and begins snoring. (Can wolves do that?) As he sleeps, the blood on his fur begins to crust over. Gross.
Hi there! My name's Elk. I'm NoiSilverheart's doppelgänger. I'm a demiromantic, socially awkward Okie who may or may not be a pyromaniac. *random confetti blast*
I'm a warlock of the ArchCrone, my patron is TheFriendlyArchfey. Was Nicknamed AchatesCervus8337 by VitusW. Given the titles "Swashbuckling Scorcher", "The Unpredictable Jedi", "Burning Fury of the Ancients", and "Combustion Knight" by DrummerBoyDragonSlayer.
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((oops. thank you. I knew I missed something on the map. Edited map to have K6 dead. Also Sarűmir is now on the ground))
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Player: Night Ravens; Dragonlance; 100 Dungeons of the Blood Archivist; LARP in Sharn; Last Chapters
Kobold 5, dumbfound, looks at the gold coins in his hands. At first he stares at greedily then with curiosity. "Thank you? W-why?" He rasps only once she has left. "Are yo- yous not with the Queen?" Though his voice is gravely, is is just as much as shaky.
"Of course they're with the Queen! This is just another one of her tricks!" Kobold 4 snarls and shouts and shakes her little fist. "Why don't you guys finish us off, why don't you?"
Kobold 5 sits on the ledge, look out into the dried forest. The rain falls onto his head with little patters. It even hits his eye but that doesn't bother him. He just blinks with his second membrane eyelid. "... If they weres to kills us all, then that woulds means they were withs the Queen."
"So?"
"The Queen's is brutal. They are not? ... I don'ts get it." He watches in confusion as the fairy goes to tend to her unconscious companion alongside the help of the human paladin. "We have no leader. Bordan's dead. Whats do wes dos now?"
"I don't know." Kobold 4 responds in a huff, looking at the bodies of her dead companions. They were only cult-mates for the sake of The Dragon, but now. She would find somewhere else to put her hopes into. Yes... somewhere. Kobold 4 leaves Kobold 5 behind in a barn door slam.
Kobold 5 also takes in the sights then slides off the roof shakily. A trail of blood follows him where he goes. Same can be said for Kobold 4 as he follows her blood trail inside the barn. Kobold 2 is standing there with his crossbow also on the dirt. He looks at them side to side and asks, "What do they want?"
They shake their heads. 4 takes a swig from a potion of healing then hands it over to 5. "I don't know." They both respond.
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DM: Drakkenheim Mind and Matter + Blood Secrets + What's in the Here and Now; Twimee'zah Roleplay
Player: Night Ravens; Dragonlance; 100 Dungeons of the Blood Archivist; LARP in Sharn; Last Chapters
(Hey Sun? Did you ever apply Sarűmir's resistance to piercing damage while in hybrid form to the damage on those crossbow bolts? If you didn't, that's COMPLETELY fine 'cause even I didn't know about that AT ALL until like 5 seconds ago.)
Hi there! My name's Elk. I'm NoiSilverheart's doppelgänger. I'm a demiromantic, socially awkward Okie who may or may not be a pyromaniac. *random confetti blast*
I'm a warlock of the ArchCrone, my patron is TheFriendlyArchfey. Was Nicknamed AchatesCervus8337 by VitusW. Given the titles "Swashbuckling Scorcher", "The Unpredictable Jedi", "Burning Fury of the Ancients", and "Combustion Knight" by DrummerBoyDragonSlayer.
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Hi there! My name's Elk. I'm NoiSilverheart's doppelgänger. I'm a demiromantic, socially awkward Okie who may or may not be a pyromaniac. *random confetti blast*
I'm a warlock of the ArchCrone, my patron is TheFriendlyArchfey. Was Nicknamed AchatesCervus8337 by VitusW. Given the titles "Swashbuckling Scorcher", "The Unpredictable Jedi", "Burning Fury of the Ancients", and "Combustion Knight" by DrummerBoyDragonSlayer.
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Lay hands on myself for 10 pts, should stabilize my wounds. Walk back to the cart and wagon, bring everyone there up to speed and ask our three new friends if they'd like to recover any personal belongings while were here. Also friends, would the three of you know anything about hidden loot? A special stash the scale captain and his mother may have held back?
@Twinkleblossum
The kobolds left alive stand around in a corner eyeing you intensely, especially number 4 who sits with her arms crossed. She is looking over the dead body of 1 just across from her. 5 is just fiddling with the gold you gave him in his claws. Kobold 2 is nursing their wounds with some makeshift bandages and cheap wine for anesthetic. "Trikgard, stay still." 2 says to 5 as he holds him down. "Ow ow ow! That burns!"
Inside of the barn is pretty dingy. There's like barely anything here but you can make out the fact that the kobolds have been living in her for quite a long time. It looks just like a pigsty despite it being vacated as a farm for years. The floor is covered in hay. Piled on the side of the walls is also hay, which also doubles as their bed. You see some soft fabrics and what looks to be pillows on top of it. There is a also a few barrels of what seems to be wine in the corner.
The kobolds have tried to make the surroundings nice, but there was scattered and gnawed on animal bones lying the hay everywhere and there is a measly shrine in the southwest corner. It has a pile of the best food scraps and papers (of things the kobolds have written wishes and prayers to). Carved into the wood, it says "Argonath." Above this is a scratched into the wall drawing of the aforementioned dragon. Surprisingly there is no gold on it. The key that Kobold 2 had talked about earlier was on the same table to the right. It is rusted over but looks to be used quite often.
Flying up to the second floor you see three closed wooden treasure chests. And then mostly cobwebs.
@Lara
When you arrive back at the caravan you find Eren and Mildred playing chess on their own wooden chessboard. "Checkmate." says Eren, proudly putting their rook into the white king's spot. "What? 5 out of 5." grumbles Mildred. "I'm so rusty. I haven't played since I was a young 'bear."
"No. No. No. I saw ya. Ya got some sharp wit there. It just ain'ts enough to outsmart me."
"Fine." They rearrange the chessboard together when you come in. Sanna is still sleeping in the corner. Mudface is off tending to the horses.
"Hmm? Yes. Probably. We did raid a caravan comin's over yesterday. We'd split it. Us a quarter. Then that, wes each hads to get a that into threes. Brodan tooks the whole bakers dozen." But Mildred shrugs, "I don'ts know wheres exactly. He doesn't let us into this place. Me and Sannas more been wanderers as of late. Just been camp and pack up and go. Mudface is able to sleep anywhere."
"They might have some downstairs. Brodan always keeps things underground." The bugbear then huffs at the last part.
"Oh no. His mother was there? Bah! That woman's always trying to get us to joins her new religion. If it isn't cult after cults with that one." Mildred shakes his head. "No wonder where he gets thats from."
"She tried to get me too." pipes up Mudface who pokes his head into the caravan. The two horses trail behind him as he pets them.
"Hey yalls know. Once we gets to the village, I can puts you twos in contact with mys bussiness-y partner, Armin Gainsbury. He owns the supply company outs there." Eren stretches and then leans back against the wall of their own caravan. "You guys two, Lara. He can helps yalls get some stuff for exploring them ruins and stuff. He ain'ts cheap though. So take the time to gets whatever yous need here."
"Lemme know when its times to go."
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DM: Drakkenheim Mind and Matter + Blood Secrets + What's in the Here and Now; Twimee'zah Roleplay
Player: Night Ravens; Dragonlance; 100 Dungeons of the Blood Archivist; LARP in Sharn; Last Chapters
Sarűmir suddenly snaps awake, feeling more revitalized then ever. He stands up and walks inside to investigate the barn, but not before growling at kobolds 2, 4, and 5.
"Next time, don't pick a fight with a werewolf. You'll end up like your friends."
Hi there! My name's Elk. I'm NoiSilverheart's doppelgänger. I'm a demiromantic, socially awkward Okie who may or may not be a pyromaniac. *random confetti blast*
I'm a warlock of the ArchCrone, my patron is TheFriendlyArchfey. Was Nicknamed AchatesCervus8337 by VitusW. Given the titles "Swashbuckling Scorcher", "The Unpredictable Jedi", "Burning Fury of the Ancients", and "Combustion Knight" by DrummerBoyDragonSlayer.
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Sanimar glad that combat is over, she checks her electric burns. "Yep, that will leave a scar, but I am still standing at least" she then goes to retrieve some of her bolts and finds only the one stuck in the dragonborn.
She heads back to the wagon as she waits to hear if any of the others have found anything. She hops onto the wagon cleaning herself up and checking her gear in the meantime.
Makes my way back to the rest of the party hopefully as they are still searching the place, Mildred mentioned that the mom might have kept a stash "under ground", anyone seen a hatch to a basement area?
Aster takes a look around the room for a hatch.
Perception: 21
@Sarűmir
The kobolds huddling in the corner getting their wounds address shudder at your threat, well except for 4 who still has her arms across her chest. She does not say a word. Trikgard (pronounced 'try-hard'. The 'g' is silent and so is the 'k'.), aka Number 5, keeps wincing as alcohol is applied to his wounds.
They don't say anything once the hatch is found. They just look on solemnly.
@Aster
It is amongst the coverings of hay that you spot something rusty on the ground. The rusted iron cow ring shape is in fact a door know which, just as Lara had mentioned, leads into a hatch. Wondering why this would ever be in a barn in the first place, it seems you get your answer when you turn the key and you find what seems to have been a bootlegger's brewery. There are a couple more barrels lining the walls and a tub of what smells to be mead. From the dilapidated walls, it has been longer than any bandit could have ever dug a hole out.
Climbing down the stairs with your darkvision, you don't even need to turn on any light (not that there was some anyways). The room has also been converted into a nice little cave-like bedroom- a dragon's nest if you will. Here you see a much more grandiose and lavish space than the ones that the kobolds were living in. Even the bed is lined with gold- 75 gold coins to be exact just scattered across the sheets as if someone had been lying in it. Brodan must be been quite the dragon-y dragonborn. Some of the coins even have teeth-mark indentations. Did he bite those? Yeesh. Closer to the bootlegging equipment are also 2 potion of healings.
Sometime in the search, Mudface comes out from the cart and asks the kobolds what they want to do. They are surprised to see a familiar face but decline at the mention of coming to Emberwood. They said that they'll find something else to do here, to which Mudface just shrugs and suggests that they have a brand start just as he is doing now. They think about it.
Kobold 5, still fiddling with the 3 coins that the fairy did give, goes up to Twinkleblossum and says, "Thank yous for the gold. If yous are heading to gets more gold, can we come with? I'd be honored." He goes down to kneel a little. His eyes look a lot more puppydoggish than before.
<---- me irl slow reader, even slower writer easily jumpy thanks for being patient
DM: Drakkenheim Mind and Matter + Blood Secrets + What's in the Here and Now; Twimee'zah Roleplay
Player: Night Ravens; Dragonlance; 100 Dungeons of the Blood Archivist; LARP in Sharn; Last Chapters
Sarűmir walks down into the cellar with the barrels of mead. He rips the top off of one of them, then begins to drink from it.
Hi there! My name's Elk. I'm NoiSilverheart's doppelgänger. I'm a demiromantic, socially awkward Okie who may or may not be a pyromaniac. *random confetti blast*
I'm a warlock of the ArchCrone, my patron is TheFriendlyArchfey. Was Nicknamed AchatesCervus8337 by VitusW. Given the titles "Swashbuckling Scorcher", "The Unpredictable Jedi", "Burning Fury of the Ancients", and "Combustion Knight" by DrummerBoyDragonSlayer.
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