Putting a foot on Kobold 8's body to steady herself, Amar yanks her javelin from its chest. Stepping over Kobold 7's lifeless body, she quickly progresses to Kobold 5, pulling back and thrusting her javelin at it.
Amar's javelin proves to be deadly a second time. The main throng of kobolds has been dispatched. The two kobolds to the west of the group are all that remain.
(Death saving throw for woman: 2)
(Actions for Sahash and Sinaht are up next; kobolds will follow)
Sinaht reaches the woman's body (l16), furiously kicks the corpse of the nearby Kobold away, and clicks his tongue a couple times saying, "Now this surely wont do...". He then sets his staff down beside the woman and lightly places his hand on her shoulder uttering, "Worry not, the great Undying One has a plan for us all.", and as he finishes speaking, the woman opens her eyes wide and begins gasping desperately for breath. Sinaht has casted Spare the Dying on the damsel.
Sinaht stablizes the dying woman, and her husband and children--who've been watching from the shadows--begin to make their way toward the group. The man points eastward and, very weakly says, "The keep. We must seek the keep."
Meanwhile, Sahash finds herself facing the last two kobolds on her own...
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Gwin sees Sinaht is in peril, but given her own injuries and weakness, decides that hand-to-hand combat isn't her best option. She reaches behind her back and grabs her crossbow, taking care not to drop it as the blood from her wound has made it slick. Hands shaking, she pulls out a bolt...and drops it. Pulls out another bolt...and drops it. The third bolt she grasps tightly, loads the crossbow, aims at kobold 6, and mutters a prayer in Dwarvish, "*Lok glus, lok maukk al glus. Lok azan un de baurch al azan. Khann bin uz nos duzk kaun.Thrynaz uz khayum ut vu und."
Crossbow Attack: 21 If successful, piercing damage: 6
*Hail day, hail sons of day. Hail night and the daughters of night. Gaze on us with loving eyes. Award us victory, we who wait.
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Sahash barely winces as one of the Kobold's attacks lands, and instead laughs joyously, as her mood shifts once again, "Nothing gets me going more than a good brawl!" . Her arms pulse with rage as she throws her greataxe over one shoulder and down onto Kobold 4.
Gwin picks up the two bolts she dropped on the ground and retrieves the other from the kobold's lifeless body. Brushing her hands together and then placing them on her hips, she addresses the group, "I suggest we escort this poor family to the keep and find out what all this fuss is about. I'm supposed to meet an old friend in Greenest, so hopefully someone will have an idea of where he might be. You know what they say, hope for the best, but prepare for the knockwurst."
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Sahash wipes her brow and takes a look around at the lifeless bodies of the kobold's, spotting her handaxe gleaming underneath one of the bodies. She kicks its body over and grabs the bloody axe, wiping it on her pants fabric.Hearing Gwin's suggestion she replies "Well, I was hoping to nose out a pint of ale here in this town, but I suppose our small friend here is right. To the keep we shall go!"
The melee with the kobolds ends quickly--less than a minute has passed. As the party takes stock of the situation and gathers its spent ammunition, the injured man rushes in and cradles his wife while simultaneously attempting to comfort and encourage his terrified and sobbing children. He attempts to make eye contact with all of you before saying, "Lead on, heroes of Greenest. Lead on."
The keep--which is well-lit and shows no signs of significant damage--stands a mere five-hundred feet distant. If all goes well, you hope to be within the safety of its walls within a few minutes. Despite the significant activity on the ground in Greenest, the dragon that soars overhead seems to be content with making slow, giant loops in the sky before returning for another attack with its dreaded breath--breath that quickly reveals itself as lightning...
Keeping to the shadows and heading south for a short distance, you turn to the east, hoping for a clear path to the keep. What you see instead is the following:
Two more terrified citizens of Greenest are being removed from their home. Five kobolds are doing the dirty work while a dragon cultist oversees the situation. Additionally, looming menacingly near one of the helpless townspeople is an ambush drake. Its presence is clearly achieving its intended result: to strike fear into the people of Greenest. One other creature, however, is visible: a small humanoid--is it a gnome? a halfling?--is crouched next to the house, seemingly ready to spring into action and make some sort of daring rescue.
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All characters may act, in any order. Be mindful of the following:
Currently the presence of all characters is unknown to the kobolds, the drake, and the cultist.
The kobolds are represented in red, the drake in green, and the cultist in yellow.
You guessed it: the small humanoid represented with the letter R is Lauren's character.
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I will handle the actions of the NPC's (all represented in black).
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Seeing only the terror in the humans' eyes and disregarding the risks of taking on this crowd alone, Rowan cannot stop herself as she silently darts to the cultist (n21) and pulls a dagger from her boot to pierce the cultist in the heart. She reveals a shortsword in her other hand and swiftly strikes the cultist once more. Steadying herself, Rowan takes note of the ambush drake's position and attempts to hide behind the cultist to plan her next move and inspect the cultist's pockets.
Upon seeing Rowan dart from the shadows and inflict lethal blows to the cultist, Kiltrin is confident he has no other choice but to rush to the aid of this mysterious rogue. He dashes towards the mayhem in full sprint (q17).
Sinaht realizes the situation is going to get hectic and crowded very quickly given the space presented. He opts to making a mad dash around the back of the building that lies between the party and the new-found foes, out of sight of the enemies.
Using my action to dash for the turn, "Sin" moves to h12.
The dragon cultist realizes too late that she is the target of the rogue's attack. Rowan's shortsword finds its mark, wounding the masked cultist badly. Shrieking while staggering to her left, the cultist is just able to avoid the life-ending slash of Rowan's dagger.
Kiltrin dashes forward, and all kobold eyes are upon him as he does so. Meanwhile, Sin darts around the home to the north, keeping his presence hidden from the enemy.
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Movement thus far: Rowan to N20, Kiltrin to Q17, and Sin to H12. Actions for Sahash, Gwinn, and Amar are next, in any order. NPC's will follow. Then, lastly, will be the drake, cultist, and kobolds.
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Sahash bounds forward (p17), her love for a challenging fight not even giving her a chance to think. Her eyes land on her closest target, and with a battle roar fit for a bear she heaves a javelin over her shoulder towards kobold 2.
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"A Dragon? Kobolds? Cultists? AN AMBUSH DRAKE???? What in the bloody hell has the monk gotten me into?" Gwin mumbles to herself, "Ah well, as they say, a friend to all is a friend to nuns." Pushing up her sleeves, she once again reaches for her crossbow and loads it. Still bleeding from her head wound and feeling a little weak, Gwin inches forward a bit (P14). Aiming her crossbow at kobold 2, she almost fires when Sahash goes running past and impales her target with a javelin. "Huzzah! Excellent shot, barbarian! My turn!"
In rapid succession, the two kobolds closest to the party slump to the ground. The first is stuck completely through the chest by Sahash's javelin, and the second with Gwinn's bolt protruding from its neck.
Kiltrin's axe cleaves through the kobold's shoulder and downward into its chest, instantly killing the monster.
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(Amar, Sinaht, and Sahash may act. Kobolds 4, 5, and 6 remain).
Putting a foot on Kobold 8's body to steady herself, Amar yanks her javelin from its chest. Stepping over Kobold 7's lifeless body, she quickly progresses to Kobold 5, pulling back and thrusting her javelin at it.
Attack: 22 Damage: 5
Amar's javelin proves to be deadly a second time. The main throng of kobolds has been dispatched. The two kobolds to the west of the group are all that remain.
(Death saving throw for woman: 2)
(Actions for Sahash and Sinaht are up next; kobolds will follow)
Updated map:
Undeterred by the attack from the Kobold, Sahash quickly crosses over to Kobold 4 (n11), taking a mighty swing with her greataxe fueled by her rage.
Attack: 8 Damage: 9
Sinaht reaches the woman's body (l16), furiously kicks the corpse of the nearby Kobold away, and clicks his tongue a couple times saying, "Now this surely wont do...". He then sets his staff down beside the woman and lightly places his hand on her shoulder uttering, "Worry not, the great Undying One has a plan for us all.", and as he finishes speaking, the woman opens her eyes wide and begins gasping desperately for breath. Sinaht has casted Spare the Dying on the damsel.
Sinaht stablizes the dying woman, and her husband and children--who've been watching from the shadows--begin to make their way toward the group. The man points eastward and, very weakly says, "The keep. We must seek the keep."
Meanwhile, Sahash finds herself facing the last two kobolds on her own...
(All character may act, in any order)
Updated map:
Gwin sees Sinaht is in peril, but given her own injuries and weakness, decides that hand-to-hand combat isn't her best option. She reaches behind her back and grabs her crossbow, taking care not to drop it as the blood from her wound has made it slick. Hands shaking, she pulls out a bolt...and drops it. Pulls out another bolt...and drops it. The third bolt she grasps tightly, loads the crossbow, aims at kobold 6, and mutters a prayer in Dwarvish, "*Lok glus, lok maukk al glus. Lok azan un de baurch al azan. Khann bin uz nos duzk kaun.Thrynaz uz khayum ut vu und."
Crossbow Attack: 21 If successful, piercing damage: 6
*Hail day, hail sons of day. Hail night and the daughters of night.
Gaze on us with loving eyes. Award us victory, we who wait.
‘The hardest thing in this world is to live in it.’ - Buffy Summers
Sahash barely winces as one of the Kobold's attacks lands, and instead laughs joyously, as her mood shifts once again, "Nothing gets me going more than a good brawl!" . Her arms pulse with rage as she throws her greataxe over one shoulder and down onto Kobold 4.
Attack: 10 Damage: 14
Gwinn and Sahash unceremoniously and swiftly bring an end to the fight.
Here's a map of Greenest; the area circled in red is the party's current location. The large structure at town's center is the keep:
Gwin picks up the two bolts she dropped on the ground and retrieves the other from the kobold's lifeless body. Brushing her hands together and then placing them on her hips, she addresses the group, "I suggest we escort this poor family to the keep and find out what all this fuss is about. I'm supposed to meet an old friend in Greenest, so hopefully someone will have an idea of where he might be. You know what they say, hope for the best, but prepare for the knockwurst."
‘The hardest thing in this world is to live in it.’ - Buffy Summers
Sahash wipes her brow and takes a look around at the lifeless bodies of the kobold's, spotting her handaxe gleaming underneath one of the bodies. She kicks its body over and grabs the bloody axe, wiping it on her pants fabric. Hearing Gwin's suggestion she replies "Well, I was hoping to nose out a pint of ale here in this town, but I suppose our small friend here is right. To the keep we shall go!"
The melee with the kobolds ends quickly--less than a minute has passed. As the party takes stock of the situation and gathers its spent ammunition, the injured man rushes in and cradles his wife while simultaneously attempting to comfort and encourage his terrified and sobbing children. He attempts to make eye contact with all of you before saying, "Lead on, heroes of Greenest. Lead on."
The keep--which is well-lit and shows no signs of significant damage--stands a mere five-hundred feet distant. If all goes well, you hope to be within the safety of its walls within a few minutes. Despite the significant activity on the ground in Greenest, the dragon that soars overhead seems to be content with making slow, giant loops in the sky before returning for another attack with its dreaded breath--breath that quickly reveals itself as lightning...
Keeping to the shadows and heading south for a short distance, you turn to the east, hoping for a clear path to the keep. What you see instead is the following:
Two more terrified citizens of Greenest are being removed from their home. Five kobolds are doing the dirty work while a dragon cultist oversees the situation. Additionally, looming menacingly near one of the helpless townspeople is an ambush drake. Its presence is clearly achieving its intended result: to strike fear into the people of Greenest. One other creature, however, is visible: a small humanoid--is it a gnome? a halfling?--is crouched next to the house, seemingly ready to spring into action and make some sort of daring rescue.
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All characters may act, in any order. Be mindful of the following:
Seeing only the terror in the humans' eyes and disregarding the risks of taking on this crowd alone, Rowan cannot stop herself as she silently darts to the cultist (n21) and pulls a dagger from her boot to pierce the cultist in the heart. She reveals a shortsword in her other hand and swiftly strikes the cultist once more. Steadying herself, Rowan takes note of the ambush drake's position and attempts to hide behind the cultist to plan her next move and inspect the cultist's pockets.
Shortsword Attack: 7 Damage: 15
Dagger attack: Attack: 21 Damage: 4
Stealth: 22
Upon seeing Rowan dart from the shadows and inflict lethal blows to the cultist, Kiltrin is confident he has no other choice but to rush to the aid of this mysterious rogue. He dashes towards the mayhem in full sprint (q17).
Sinaht realizes the situation is going to get hectic and crowded very quickly given the space presented. He opts to making a mad dash around the back of the building that lies between the party and the new-found foes, out of sight of the enemies.
Using my action to dash for the turn, "Sin" moves to h12.
The dragon cultist realizes too late that she is the target of the rogue's attack. Rowan's shortsword finds its mark, wounding the masked cultist badly. Shrieking while staggering to her left, the cultist is just able to avoid the life-ending slash of Rowan's dagger.
Kiltrin dashes forward, and all kobold eyes are upon him as he does so. Meanwhile, Sin darts around the home to the north, keeping his presence hidden from the enemy.
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Movement thus far: Rowan to N20, Kiltrin to Q17, and Sin to H12. Actions for Sahash, Gwinn, and Amar are next, in any order. NPC's will follow. Then, lastly, will be the drake, cultist, and kobolds.
Sahash bounds forward (p17), her love for a challenging fight not even giving her a chance to think. Her eyes land on her closest target, and with a battle roar fit for a bear she heaves a javelin over her shoulder towards kobold 2.
Attack: 17 Damage: 6
"A Dragon? Kobolds? Cultists? AN AMBUSH DRAKE???? What in the bloody hell has the monk gotten me into?" Gwin mumbles to herself, "Ah well, as they say, a friend to all is a friend to nuns." Pushing up her sleeves, she once again reaches for her crossbow and loads it. Still bleeding from her head wound and feeling a little weak, Gwin inches forward a bit (P14). Aiming her crossbow at kobold 2, she almost fires when Sahash goes running past and impales her target with a javelin. "Huzzah! Excellent shot, barbarian! My turn!"
Affixing her gaze on kobold 1, she fires a bolt.
Crossbow attack: 21 If successful, piercing damage: 1
‘The hardest thing in this world is to live in it.’ - Buffy Summers
In rapid succession, the two kobolds closest to the party slump to the ground. The first is stuck completely through the chest by Sahash's javelin, and the second with Gwinn's bolt protruding from its neck.
(Amar's action is next)
Amar snaps out of the apparent sleep walking she has been doing for the past 5 days and runs up to p17 to ready herself next to Kiltrin.