The stubby heroes find the kobold camp and decide not to attack it. They enter and quickly learn the situation with the young dragon. While not pleased that the stolen goods were essentially being used as ransom for assistance, the two agree to the proposed deal. The title "Merciful" is one they both like. Eclipse drinks a healing potion (5hp) and takes a short rest (2hp) to get closer to full health.
They enter the volcanic cave and soon encounter the Smoke Mephits. Initiative: Dealu 18, Eclipse 7, SM 9 (60')
R1
Dealu comes out firing (attack nat 20, damage 12) and sends his flying friend into the air. He does not move closer
SM moves half the distance (30')
Eclipse decides to throw one of her daggers at the SM (attack 13, damage 3)
R2
Dealu kills it with his shortbow (attack 12, damage 8)
This spurs two more SM to join the fray (40') initiative Dealu nat 20, Eclipse 17, 2SM 10
R1
Dealu continues to deal with his shortbow (attack 22, damage 5) and remains at his spot
Eclipse throws a Guiding Bolt (attack 24, damage 11), which made the SM look a bit like a thunder cloud, which was pretty cool. She remains near Dealu
Each SM moves forward 30' and shoot their Cinder Breath - Dealu DEX save 11 (success), Eclipse Dex save 11 (success)
R2
Dealu uses his short bow (attack 14, damage 3)
Eclipse moves 10' forward to attack with her remaining dagger (attack 23, damage 5) which kills the first SM. The death cloud confuses her enough to prevent another attack
The remaining SM attacks Eclipse with its claws (attack 20, damage 4)
R3
Dealu moves in to swing his two short swords (attack nat 20, damage 9) (attack 6)
Eclipse uses her dagger (attack 12, damage 5) and hammer (attack 15, damage 4)
SM is very injured so misses its attack on Eclipse (attack 11)
R4
Dealu kills it with his short sword (attack 20, damage 5)
After the death clouds disperse, the two pick up and share the scattered coins. Eclipse takes another healing potion (5hp) and locates the dagger she threw (it is still in good condition - rolled 16). The two discuss the relative merits of a crossbow versus a short or long bow so Eclipse would not need to throw things.
Dealu instructs his winged friend to stand watch while Eclipse and he take a short rest. They soon move on encounter mounds of magma. Neither of them identifies the mephhits (perception check Eclipse 12, Dealu 14, DC 15) until the mephits start moving when they ae 30' away.
Initiative Mephit 17, Eclipse 9, Dealu 17
R1
The mephits take flight and move 20' into fire breath range and blast away (attack Eclipse . DEX save 14, damage 3) (attack Dealu, DEX save 7, damage 7)
Dealu reacts by casting Absorb Elements to reduce the damage by 4. He then moves forward to attack with his two short swords (attack 10, 16) (damage 2+4 from Absorb Damage)
Guessing that flying magma will not be harmed by fire, Eclipse stays back to cast Guiding Bolt on the already-injured mephit (attack 21, damage 9)
R2
The mephits attack again with their fire breaths (attack Eclipse DEX save 17, damage 3) (attack Dealu, DEX save 15, damage 0 due to resistance from Absorb Element spell)
Dealu attacks with his two short swords (attack 14, 15) (damage 3, 6) killing one mephit that explodes spectacularly causing 7 damage to Dealu
Eclipse throws her dagger (attack 15, damage 3)
R3
The sole mephit now turns to melee against Dealu (attack 19, damage 5)
Dealu scoots back 30' and uses his shortbow (attack 22, damage 5) and drinks a healing potion (7hp)
Eclipse moves 15' back to be even with Dealu but 15' away from him to cast Toll the Dead (WIS save 3, damage 2) (remaining HP15)
R4
The mephit flys 15' closer and fire breaths at Dealu (DEX save nat 20, damage 3)
Dealu attacks with his Poison Spray (attack 21, damage 11) and retreats 15'
Eclipse casts Toll the Dead again but it saves (WIS save 18) (remaining HP4) and retreats 15'
R5
Bloodied but alive, the mephit moves forward 15' to attack Dealu with its fire breath again (DEX save 16, damage 3)
Dealu casts Poison Spray again (attack 18, damage 10) which kills it.
Dealu and Eclipse exchange a short highfive and both drink a healing potion (Dealu 7hp, Eclipse 7hp) before they notice more suspicious magma mounds 60' away.
Initiative Dealu 10, Eclipse 8, Mephits 12
R1
The mephits fly half the distance
Dealu shots his short bow (attack 6) but misses
Eclipse casts Bane on the two mephits (CHA save 9, 18) so one has -1 for attack and save rolls
R2
The mephits each target a hero and both fail their DEX save (7, 7) so each takes 7 damage
Dealu attacks with Poison Spray (damage 23, damage 9)
Eclipse Toll the Dead (WIS save 8, damage 4) (remaining hp9)
R3
Being so close, the mephits do their melee attack (Eclipse 10) (Dealu 17, damage 5)
Not wanting to repeat what happened earlier, Dealu retreats 20' to cast Poison Spray (attack 18, damage 5)
Eclipse follows Dealu's lead by also retreating before killing it with Toll the Bell (WIS save 3, damage 5). They are both far enough away to avoid further damage.
Remaining mephit uses fire breath on Dealu, who appears more beat-up of the two, causing 3 damage (DEX save 16)
Dealu attacks with Poison Spray (attack 13, damage 2) and asks Eclipse for a healing potion
Eclipse attacks the mephit with Toll the Dead but it easily shakes off the bell (nat 20). She then moves to Dealu and gives him a potion
R5
The mephit uses his fire breath on both since they are near each other. Eclipse dodges (18 DEX, 3 damage) while Dealu stumbles (7 DEX save, 7 damage)
Dealu casts Poison Spray but misses (attack 9) and drinks the potion (7hp)
Eclipse casts Cure Wounds and touches Dealu (13hp) and then moves 20' to his side
R6
The mephit targets Dealu again but he dodges the worst of it (DEX save 16) (damage 3hp)
Dealu tries his two short swords but misses with both (8, 7)
Eclipse casts Guiding Bolt (attack 25, damage 13) to light up the mephit (7 remaining hp)
R7
The mephit now targets Eclipse with its breath but she dodges (DEX save 15)
Dealu casts Poison Spray (attack 22, damage 6)
Eclipse throws her dagger (attack 20, damage 2) to kill it.
They both breathe a sigh of relief. The collect the coins scattered on the ground and gain the XP. The rumors of a dragon are enough to cause them to take a long break, since they know they cannot be successful if they are too tired or injured.
Now rested, the two short folks with their matching mastiffs continue the quest. Eclipse gives Dealu one of her two healing potions - "just in case" she says. She also casts Aid which gives each of them +5hp. The soon come across the red dragon wyrmling.
Initiative Eclipse 2, Dealu 14, RD 7, 60'
R1
"Whoa" says Eclipse as Dealu reacts instinctively by shooting (wildly) with his short bow (attack 9) and casts Hunter's Mark on the RDW. He moves 20' from Eclipse
RDW responds by flying until it is 15' away and unleashes its fire breath at Dealu who stumbles at the sight (DEX save 9, hp 24). Dealu reacts with Absorb Elements (1hp)
Dealu misses with Poison Spray (attack 8, 16) and drinks the potion of healing (+5hp)
The RDW targets the wounded Dealu again who dodges most of the flames (DEX 18) but still gets heavily toasted (damage 12). Dealu casts Absorb Elements (hp2)
Eclipse is not liking seeing her partner hurt badly but decides to keep up the fight with another Guiding Bolt (lv2) (attack 21, damage 16) (remaining hp 44). She casts Absorb Damage from her Ring of Storage for future use.
R3
Dealu casts Cure Wounds on himself (7hp)
RDW attacks Dealu with its fire breath but he is able to skip out of most of its path (DEX save 13, damage 12) although it is enough to knock him out
"Enough!" shouts Eclipse as she channel divinity/radiance of the dawn (WIS save 12, damage 15) (remaining hp29). She casts Shield over Dealu
R4
Dealu succeeds on his first death save (17)
RDW breaths fire at Eclipse who is unable to escape (DEX 6) (damage 24) (but the Absorb Damage spell negates the damage)
Eclipse misses badly with a Guiding Bolt lv1 (attack 7) and starts praying to her deity
R5
Dealu saves again (17)
RDW breaths fire at Eclipse who dodges most of the fire (DEX 17, damage 12) and the RDW starts coughing and sputtering after its last fire breath
Eclipse misses again with Guiding Bolt lv 1 (attack 9) and then drinks her last health potion (+7hp)
R6
Dealu saves for third time (nat 20) so is now at 1hp
RDW takes a bite at Eclipse (attack nat 20) who casts Shield from her Ring to eliminate the crit damage but still takes (damage 12)
Eclipse successfully calls on her divinity again (WIS save 4, damage 18) (remaining hp11)
R7
Dealu staggers up and casts Poison Spray (attack 17, damage 4)
The RDW roars its displeasure at Dealu and bites at him but misses (attack 11)
Eclipse casts Guiding Bolt lv1 (attack 25, damage 10) that seriously damages the RDW (remaining Hp2)
R8
Dealu swings his two short swords ineffectively (15, 11)
RDW bites at Dealu but Eclipse's shield is enough to protect him (attack 17)
Eclipse misses with her final Guiding Bolt lv 1 (attack 7)
R9
Dealu goes in for the kill with his sword (attack 21, damage 5) and succeeds.
Yikes, that was close. First time using a Ranger/Beast Master - never decided that an attack from the beast would be better than that from Dealu, so that turned out to be good for flavor but not for combat. Time to retire this character.
The two spend some time recovering and collecting loot. Eclipse casts Unseen Servant from her ring to assist with the process since they are exhausted. Dealu says that he has enough of seeking revenge so is going to the woods to spend time with his animal friends. Eclipse takes the Rope of Climbing and Potion of Healing. She also takes the two Spell Scrolls (Alarm and Comprehend Languages). They return the stolen goods and make the delivery. Eclipse gives a sad farewell to her newly found friend and pats his dog on the head. She heads into town to tell Rahne about her adventures and maybe finally get a crossbow.
Rahne and Zoinks are in the marketplace when Rahne catches the merchant's eyes. They quickly agree to the adventure, double check that they have sufficient healing potions, and head out.
Rahne and Zoinks are annoyed to be surrounded by the kobolds but Rahne shouts out, "make me!" when the kobolds demand the goods.
60' distance, Rahne 5, Zoinks 8, kobolds 11
R1
With their slings, half attack Rahne (6, 10, 20, 22) (damage 8) and the other half attacks Zoinks (20, 8, 5, 5) (damage 4)
Zoinks casts Ray of Frost at one of his attackers and succeeds (attack 12, damage 4)
Rahne covers half the distance then throws a javelin at one of his attackers and skewers it to a tree (nat 20, crit damage 16)
R2
Three kobolds run to Rahne to attack him with their daggers with one connecting (19, 9, 11) (damage 4). The other four target Zoinks with their slings (5, 6, 13, 20) with one hitting (4 damage)
Zoinks casts Mage Armor on himself and drinks a potion of healing (+8)
Rahen misses with his handaxe and scimitar (9, 11) and then performs his Evasive Maneuver (+2AC)
R3
The three kobolds attack Rahne with their daggers again (5, 17, nat 20) with one hitting (damage 8). The other four continue to attack Zoinks from a distance (23, 14, 15, 9) with one hitting (4 damage)
Zoinks finally kills one with Ray of Frost (attack 18, damage 5)
Rahne uses his handaxe and scimitar (attack 8, nat 20) (damage 10) to kill one before using Second Wind to assist himself (+9hp)
R4
Two kobolds press their attack on Rahne (13, 21) (damage 4) and Zoinks (6, 10, 18) damage 4
Zoinks sends a Ray of Frost (attack 23, damage 3)
Rahne attacks with his hand axe and scimitar (11, 13) (damage 7) to kill another one. This causes the remaining four to rapidly depart. Zoinks and Rahne pick up the coins from the killed kobolds and chase after the four.
Nazad Nazad, Fighter 1/Paladin 2, Farmer, Orc, After serving in the army, he attempted to retire to a quiet life of farming; fate did not allow him that peace.
Rasktyv Curly, Rogue 1/Wizard 2, Criminal, Gnome, He was still young when on a dare he stole the spell book of the local wizard. Not only did he live up to his name (speedy thief) but the wizard started to teach him magic once Rasktyv returned the book, of course. He is now on his own and using both his thieving and magical abilities to find his way in this wide world.
Nazad wasn't certain what perplexed him more about Rasktyv - a book-worm gnome or a gnome that swore fluently in Orc. Nothing perplexed Rasktyv about Nazad, not even the fixation that Nazad had to trying to get revenge. Regardless, Rasktyv was looking for muscle and Nazad was looking for agility, so the two joined forces when Nondy approaches them. They pocket the coins only long enough to buy three healing potions each.
They soon realize that Nondy was not kidding about the route crawling with kobolds and soon enough they are ambushed.
Rasktyv usually responds violently to threats to his life, and today was no exception. He attacks the speaker with a Fire Bolt (attack 7) but misses badly
Nazad decides the speaker wanted the attention and that he would be happy to provide it. He throws a javelin at him. (attack 22, damage 6) which kills it, then moves forward 30'
Round 2
Rasktyv sends a Ray of Frost (attack 11) that misses
Three kobolds go to meet Nazad (attack 22, 20, 13) (damage 4+4) and 4 turn their slings on Rasktyv (attack 22, 16, 11, 9) (damage 4)
Nazad obliterates one kobold (attack nat 20, crit damage 20) with his great sword
Round 3
Rasktyv fries on of the slinging kobolds (attack 14, damage 9) with a Fire Bolt
Two kobolds resume attacking Nazad (attack 23, 9) (damage 4) and three attack Rastyv (attack 16, 13, 12) that all miss
Nazad grazes with the great sword (attack 7) (damage 6) which kills his target
The four remaining kobolds quickly run away at this point. Rasktyv grabs the coins that fell from the fallen kobolds then sets chase to the kobolds with Nazad noisily following.
The two soon find the kobold encampment and earn the "Relentless" title. They agree to the suggestion, particularly since they had no ability or desire to attack an entire village. Instead, the enter the smokey and humid volcanic cave to find smoke mephits
Distance 60, initiative Nazar 15, Rasktyv nat 20, mephits 6
Round 1
Rasktyv exclaims happily, "I've read about these" before attacking it with a Ray of Frost (attack 15, damage 6 plus 10 slower)
Nazad misses with his javelin (attack 9)
The mephit moves 20 closer
R2
Rasktyv says "Let's do that again" and sends another Ray of Frost (attack 23, damage 6 plus continue the 10 slower
Nazad tries with his javelin again but misses badly (attack 7)
The mephit moves another 20 but is still too far to use its cinder breath
R3
Rasktyv uses his shortbow (attack 16, damage 8) and retreats 20
Nazad is pleased to close the distance so he can use his great sword (attack 16, damage 12) which kills it
This causes two more mephits to emerge. Nazad yells to his companion, "Keep on freezing them - that is working great!"
Distance 40' from Nazad, 60 from Rasktyv, Initiative Nazad 19, Rasktyv 15, mephits 9
R1
Nazad throws another javelin (he has 3 remaining) (attack 24, damage 10)
Rasktyv follows instructions with another Ray of Frost (attack 18, damage 6 plus 10 slowdown) to the same mephit, saying "I can do this all day!"
M2 moves 20 (so is 20 from Nazad and 40 from Rasktyv) and M3 moves 30 (is 10 from Nazad and 30 from Rasktyv), so M3 sends its cinder breath at Nazad who dodges it (10 dex check, rolled 14)
R2
Nazad moves to finish off the further mephit with his great sword (attack 15, damage 11) and succeeds
Rasktyv casts Ray of Frost against the remaining mephit (attack 16, damage 1 plus 10 slow)
M3 (10 from Nazad, 30 from Rasktyv) attacks Nazad with the cinder breath and completely catches Nazad (rolled nat 1) blinding Nazad until the end of the mephit next turn
R3
Nazad attempts to attack the mephit based on the knowledge where it last was and gets lucky (16, 16 disadvantage) (damage 12)
Rasktyv uses his short bow but misses (attack 9)
M3 attacks Nazad with its claws (15, 11 with advantage) but misses
R4
Nazad, with his sight back kills the mephit with his great sword, (attack 13, damage 11)
They pick up the coins and each receives 75xp. "Time for a short break?" asks Nazad. "Definitely," answers Rasktyv.
The two take a short break before resuming their journey. "My this is warm, " say Nazad. As if on queue, two magma mephits make their presence known about 60' away.
Initiative Nazad 6, Rastyk 18, Mephits 13
Round1
Rastyk sends a Ray of Frost (attack 22, damage 3) that slows down M1.
M1 goes 20' and M2 moves 30'. M1 casts Heat Metal at Nazad (who saves with a 15) M2 casts Heat Metal at Rastyk (who saves with a 12)
Nazad moves up 30' to attack M2 with his greatsword (attack 19, damage 12), He then uses his Bonus Action to dash back 30' (+2 hp)
Round 2
Rastyk sends another Ray of Frost against M1 (attack 14, damage 8)
M1 moves 20' but cannot reach Rastyk or Nazad
M2 moves 20' to firebreath Nazad (who makes Dex save 13)
Nazad moves 20" to attack M2 wit his great sword (attack 21, damage 12) which kills the mephit, who explodes causing 7 damage (failed dex save with a 2)
R3
Rastyk sends another Ray of Frost against M1 (attack 21, damage 2) (remaining Hp 9) and backs up 30'
M1 slashes at Nazad with its claws but does not hit (attack 18)
Trying to learn not to get burnt again, Nazad attacks with his short sword (attack 8) but misses then hits with his dagger (attack 20, damage 6) (remaining hp3) then uses his bonus action to dash back 30 (+2 hp)
R4
Rastyk misses with his Ray of Frost (attack 10) then moves back 30' so he is behind Nazad
M1 uses firebreath against the two - Nazad does not dodge (roll 9, damage 7) but Rastyk does (roll 21, damage 4)
Nazad uses his javelin to kill the mephit (attack 13, damage 6) happy they are far enough away from the death burst to not be hurt. They split the coins and the XP then move on.
As they walk deeper into the cave, Nazad swigs one of his potions of healing (+9hp) and feels almost 100%. First the heat, then the smell, and finally the wyrmling takes their breath away.
The dragon immediately flies 60' to attack Nazad with its bite (attack 14) but misses
Taking advantage of the proximity of the wyrmling, Rastyk responds with his short sword (attack 16) and dagger (attack 25, damage 5) before retreating 30'
Nazad finally responds with his great sword (attack 16) but only grazes it (damage 6)
R2
The dragon again snaps at Nazad (attack 23, damage 12) before moving 10' away
Rastyk (40' away) sends a Ray of Frost (attack 9) but misses
Nazad moves 10' towards the wyrmling to attack it with his great sword (attack 21, damage 12) then casts Divine Smite (damage 6) (wyrmling hp 46)
R3
The wyrmling responds with another bite (attack 17) but misses. It moves 30' away
Rastyk moves 20' (50' away) to attack with a Ray of Frost (attack 11) that the wyrmling dodges
Nazad stays where he is at (30' away) to attack with his javelin but misses (attack 12), He then drinks a potion of healing (+10hp)
R4
The wyrmling moves 20' close to attack Nazad with its fire breath (Nazad Dex save 19, damage 12) dodges the worst of it
Rastyk (30' away) tries his Ray of Frost again (attack 25, damage 5, slow by 10')
Nazad moves closer to the wyrmling to attack with his great sword (attack 23, damage 12). He uses his Second Wind (+11hp) (wyrmling hp 29)
R5
The wyrmling backs up 20' and uses its fire breath on Nazad (Dex save 1) who stumbles into the fire (damage 24)
Rastyk uses Ray of Frost (attack 18, damage 3) and yells at Nazad, who is looking slightly well-cooked, to retreat.
Nazad does not listen and instead moves forward 20' to attack with his great sword again (attack 25, damage 11). He uses Second Wind (+4hp) (wyrmling hp 15)
R6
The wyrmling bites at Nazad (attack 23, damage 12) that reduces him to 0hp so Nazad uses his Relentless Endurance to go to 1hp
Rastyk switches to his shortbow (attack 20, damage 5)
Getting desperate, Nazad uses his great sword (attack 22, damage 14) to kill the beast.
They split the XP (550 each) and gold (137 each). They each take 3 gemstones (150gp each person) and give one to the kobold tribe as a token of friendship. Nazad takes the potion and Rastyk the Rope of Climbing and the two spell scrolls. The split the coins (211gp each). They find Nondy's goods and keep it separate to return to him. They accept the additional 400 XP and gold (250 each). Nazad takes a nice long rest then goes to the tavern to get a stiff drink, where he finds Rastyk well into his cups.
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The stubby heroes find the kobold camp and decide not to attack it. They enter and quickly learn the situation with the young dragon. While not pleased that the stolen goods were essentially being used as ransom for assistance, the two agree to the proposed deal. The title "Merciful" is one they both like. Eclipse drinks a healing potion (5hp) and takes a short rest (2hp) to get closer to full health.
They enter the volcanic cave and soon encounter the Smoke Mephits. Initiative: Dealu 18, Eclipse 7, SM 9 (60')
R1
Dealu comes out firing (attack nat 20, damage 12) and sends his flying friend into the air. He does not move closer
SM moves half the distance (30')
Eclipse decides to throw one of her daggers at the SM (attack 13, damage 3)
R2
Dealu kills it with his shortbow (attack 12, damage 8)
This spurs two more SM to join the fray (40') initiative Dealu nat 20, Eclipse 17, 2SM 10
R1
Dealu continues to deal with his shortbow (attack 22, damage 5) and remains at his spot
Eclipse throws a Guiding Bolt (attack 24, damage 11), which made the SM look a bit like a thunder cloud, which was pretty cool. She remains near Dealu
Each SM moves forward 30' and shoot their Cinder Breath - Dealu DEX save 11 (success), Eclipse Dex save 11 (success)
R2
Dealu uses his short bow (attack 14, damage 3)
Eclipse moves 10' forward to attack with her remaining dagger (attack 23, damage 5) which kills the first SM. The death cloud confuses her enough to prevent another attack
The remaining SM attacks Eclipse with its claws (attack 20, damage 4)
R3
Dealu moves in to swing his two short swords (attack nat 20, damage 9) (attack 6)
Eclipse uses her dagger (attack 12, damage 5) and hammer (attack 15, damage 4)
SM is very injured so misses its attack on Eclipse (attack 11)
R4
Dealu kills it with his short sword (attack 20, damage 5)
After the death clouds disperse, the two pick up and share the scattered coins. Eclipse takes another healing potion (5hp) and locates the dagger she threw (it is still in good condition - rolled 16). The two discuss the relative merits of a crossbow versus a short or long bow so Eclipse would not need to throw things.
Dealu instructs his winged friend to stand watch while Eclipse and he take a short rest. They soon move on encounter mounds of magma. Neither of them identifies the mephhits (perception check Eclipse 12, Dealu 14, DC 15) until the mephits start moving when they ae 30' away.
Initiative Mephit 17, Eclipse 9, Dealu 17
R1
The mephits take flight and move 20' into fire breath range and blast away (attack Eclipse . DEX save 14, damage 3) (attack Dealu, DEX save 7, damage 7)
Dealu reacts by casting Absorb Elements to reduce the damage by 4. He then moves forward to attack with his two short swords (attack 10, 16) (damage 2+4 from Absorb Damage)
Guessing that flying magma will not be harmed by fire, Eclipse stays back to cast Guiding Bolt on the already-injured mephit (attack 21, damage 9)
R2
The mephits attack again with their fire breaths (attack Eclipse DEX save 17, damage 3) (attack Dealu, DEX save 15, damage 0 due to resistance from Absorb Element spell)
Dealu attacks with his two short swords (attack 14, 15) (damage 3, 6) killing one mephit that explodes spectacularly causing 7 damage to Dealu
Eclipse throws her dagger (attack 15, damage 3)
R3
The sole mephit now turns to melee against Dealu (attack 19, damage 5)
Dealu scoots back 30' and uses his shortbow (attack 22, damage 5) and drinks a healing potion (7hp)
Eclipse moves 15' back to be even with Dealu but 15' away from him to cast Toll the Dead (WIS save 3, damage 2) (remaining HP15)
R4
The mephit flys 15' closer and fire breaths at Dealu (DEX save nat 20, damage 3)
Dealu attacks with his Poison Spray (attack 21, damage 11) and retreats 15'
Eclipse casts Toll the Dead again but it saves (WIS save 18) (remaining HP4) and retreats 15'
R5
Bloodied but alive, the mephit moves forward 15' to attack Dealu with its fire breath again (DEX save 16, damage 3)
Dealu casts Poison Spray again (attack 18, damage 10) which kills it.
Dealu and Eclipse exchange a short highfive and both drink a healing potion (Dealu 7hp, Eclipse 7hp) before they notice more suspicious magma mounds 60' away.
Initiative Dealu 10, Eclipse 8, Mephits 12
R1
The mephits fly half the distance
Dealu shots his short bow (attack 6) but misses
Eclipse casts Bane on the two mephits (CHA save 9, 18) so one has -1 for attack and save rolls
R2
The mephits each target a hero and both fail their DEX save (7, 7) so each takes 7 damage
Dealu attacks with Poison Spray (damage 23, damage 9)
Eclipse Toll the Dead (WIS save 8, damage 4) (remaining hp9)
R3
Being so close, the mephits do their melee attack (Eclipse 10) (Dealu 17, damage 5)
Not wanting to repeat what happened earlier, Dealu retreats 20' to cast Poison Spray (attack 18, damage 5)
Eclipse follows Dealu's lead by also retreating before killing it with Toll the Bell (WIS save 3, damage 5). They are both far enough away to avoid further damage.
R4
Remaining mephit uses fire breath on Dealu, who appears more beat-up of the two, causing 3 damage (DEX save 16)
Dealu attacks with Poison Spray (attack 13, damage 2) and asks Eclipse for a healing potion
Eclipse attacks the mephit with Toll the Dead but it easily shakes off the bell (nat 20). She then moves to Dealu and gives him a potion
R5
The mephit uses his fire breath on both since they are near each other. Eclipse dodges (18 DEX, 3 damage) while Dealu stumbles (7 DEX save, 7 damage)
Dealu casts Poison Spray but misses (attack 9) and drinks the potion (7hp)
Eclipse casts Cure Wounds and touches Dealu (13hp) and then moves 20' to his side
R6
The mephit targets Dealu again but he dodges the worst of it (DEX save 16) (damage 3hp)
Dealu tries his two short swords but misses with both (8, 7)
Eclipse casts Guiding Bolt (attack 25, damage 13) to light up the mephit (7 remaining hp)
R7
The mephit now targets Eclipse with its breath but she dodges (DEX save 15)
Dealu casts Poison Spray (attack 22, damage 6)
Eclipse throws her dagger (attack 20, damage 2) to kill it.
They both breathe a sigh of relief. The collect the coins scattered on the ground and gain the XP. The rumors of a dragon are enough to cause them to take a long break, since they know they cannot be successful if they are too tired or injured.
Now rested, the two short folks with their matching mastiffs continue the quest. Eclipse gives Dealu one of her two healing potions - "just in case" she says. She also casts Aid which gives each of them +5hp. The soon come across the red dragon wyrmling.
Initiative Eclipse 2, Dealu 14, RD 7, 60'
R1
"Whoa" says Eclipse as Dealu reacts instinctively by shooting (wildly) with his short bow (attack 9) and casts Hunter's Mark on the RDW. He moves 20' from Eclipse
RDW responds by flying until it is 15' away and unleashes its fire breath at Dealu who stumbles at the sight (DEX save 9, hp 24). Dealu reacts with Absorb Elements (1hp)
Eclipse casts Guiding Bolt lv 2 (attack 17, damage 15)
R2
Dealu misses with Poison Spray (attack 8, 16) and drinks the potion of healing (+5hp)
The RDW targets the wounded Dealu again who dodges most of the flames (DEX 18) but still gets heavily toasted (damage 12). Dealu casts Absorb Elements (hp2)
Eclipse is not liking seeing her partner hurt badly but decides to keep up the fight with another Guiding Bolt (lv2) (attack 21, damage 16) (remaining hp 44). She casts Absorb Damage from her Ring of Storage for future use.
R3
Dealu casts Cure Wounds on himself (7hp)
RDW attacks Dealu with its fire breath but he is able to skip out of most of its path (DEX save 13, damage 12) although it is enough to knock him out
"Enough!" shouts Eclipse as she channel divinity/radiance of the dawn (WIS save 12, damage 15) (remaining hp29). She casts Shield over Dealu
R4
Dealu succeeds on his first death save (17)
RDW breaths fire at Eclipse who is unable to escape (DEX 6) (damage 24) (but the Absorb Damage spell negates the damage)
Eclipse misses badly with a Guiding Bolt lv1 (attack 7) and starts praying to her deity
R5
Dealu saves again (17)
RDW breaths fire at Eclipse who dodges most of the fire (DEX 17, damage 12) and the RDW starts coughing and sputtering after its last fire breath
Eclipse misses again with Guiding Bolt lv 1 (attack 9) and then drinks her last health potion (+7hp)
R6
Dealu saves for third time (nat 20) so is now at 1hp
RDW takes a bite at Eclipse (attack nat 20) who casts Shield from her Ring to eliminate the crit damage but still takes (damage 12)
Eclipse successfully calls on her divinity again (WIS save 4, damage 18) (remaining hp11)
R7
Dealu staggers up and casts Poison Spray (attack 17, damage 4)
The RDW roars its displeasure at Dealu and bites at him but misses (attack 11)
Eclipse casts Guiding Bolt lv1 (attack 25, damage 10) that seriously damages the RDW (remaining Hp2)
R8
Dealu swings his two short swords ineffectively (15, 11)
RDW bites at Dealu but Eclipse's shield is enough to protect him (attack 17)
Eclipse misses with her final Guiding Bolt lv 1 (attack 7)
R9
Dealu goes in for the kill with his sword (attack 21, damage 5) and succeeds.
Yikes, that was close. First time using a Ranger/Beast Master - never decided that an attack from the beast would be better than that from Dealu, so that turned out to be good for flavor but not for combat. Time to retire this character.
The two spend some time recovering and collecting loot. Eclipse casts Unseen Servant from her ring to assist with the process since they are exhausted. Dealu says that he has enough of seeking revenge so is going to the woods to spend time with his animal friends. Eclipse takes the Rope of Climbing and Potion of Healing. She also takes the two Spell Scrolls (Alarm and Comprehend Languages). They return the stolen goods and make the delivery. Eclipse gives a sad farewell to her newly found friend and pats his dog on the head. She heads into town to tell Rahne about her adventures and maybe finally get a crossbow.
Rahne and Zoinks are in the marketplace when Rahne catches the merchant's eyes. They quickly agree to the adventure, double check that they have sufficient healing potions, and head out.
Rahne and Zoinks are annoyed to be surrounded by the kobolds but Rahne shouts out, "make me!" when the kobolds demand the goods.
60' distance, Rahne 5, Zoinks 8, kobolds 11
R1
With their slings, half attack Rahne (6, 10, 20, 22) (damage 8) and the other half attacks Zoinks (20, 8, 5, 5) (damage 4)
Zoinks casts Ray of Frost at one of his attackers and succeeds (attack 12, damage 4)
Rahne covers half the distance then throws a javelin at one of his attackers and skewers it to a tree (nat 20, crit damage 16)
R2
Three kobolds run to Rahne to attack him with their daggers with one connecting (19, 9, 11) (damage 4). The other four target Zoinks with their slings (5, 6, 13, 20) with one hitting (4 damage)
Zoinks casts Mage Armor on himself and drinks a potion of healing (+8)
Rahen misses with his handaxe and scimitar (9, 11) and then performs his Evasive Maneuver (+2AC)
R3
The three kobolds attack Rahne with their daggers again (5, 17, nat 20) with one hitting (damage 8). The other four continue to attack Zoinks from a distance (23, 14, 15, 9) with one hitting (4 damage)
Zoinks finally kills one with Ray of Frost (attack 18, damage 5)
Rahne uses his handaxe and scimitar (attack 8, nat 20) (damage 10) to kill one before using Second Wind to assist himself (+9hp)
R4
Two kobolds press their attack on Rahne (13, 21) (damage 4) and Zoinks (6, 10, 18) damage 4
Zoinks sends a Ray of Frost (attack 23, damage 3)
Rahne attacks with his hand axe and scimitar (11, 13) (damage 7) to kill another one. This causes the remaining four to rapidly depart. Zoinks and Rahne pick up the coins from the killed kobolds and chase after the four.
Nazad wasn't certain what perplexed him more about Rasktyv - a book-worm gnome or a gnome that swore fluently in Orc. Nothing perplexed Rasktyv about Nazad, not even the fixation that Nazad had to trying to get revenge. Regardless, Rasktyv was looking for muscle and Nazad was looking for agility, so the two joined forces when Nondy approaches them. They pocket the coins only long enough to buy three healing potions each.
They soon realize that Nondy was not kidding about the route crawling with kobolds and soon enough they are ambushed.
Distance 60, Initiative Nazad 1, Rasktyv 14, Kobolds 12
Round 1
Rasktyv usually responds violently to threats to his life, and today was no exception. He attacks the speaker with a Fire Bolt (attack 7) but misses badly
Nazad decides the speaker wanted the attention and that he would be happy to provide it. He throws a javelin at him. (attack 22, damage 6) which kills it, then moves forward 30'
Round 2
Rasktyv sends a Ray of Frost (attack 11) that misses
Three kobolds go to meet Nazad (attack 22, 20, 13) (damage 4+4) and 4 turn their slings on Rasktyv (attack 22, 16, 11, 9) (damage 4)
Nazad obliterates one kobold (attack nat 20, crit damage 20) with his great sword
Round 3
Rasktyv fries on of the slinging kobolds (attack 14, damage 9) with a Fire Bolt
Two kobolds resume attacking Nazad (attack 23, 9) (damage 4) and three attack Rastyv (attack 16, 13, 12) that all miss
Nazad grazes with the great sword (attack 7) (damage 6) which kills his target
The four remaining kobolds quickly run away at this point. Rasktyv grabs the coins that fell from the fallen kobolds then sets chase to the kobolds with Nazad noisily following.
Rasktyv and Nazad each earn 50xp
The two soon find the kobold encampment and earn the "Relentless" title. They agree to the suggestion, particularly since they had no ability or desire to attack an entire village. Instead, the enter the smokey and humid volcanic cave to find smoke mephits
Distance 60, initiative Nazar 15, Rasktyv nat 20, mephits 6
Round 1
Rasktyv exclaims happily, "I've read about these" before attacking it with a Ray of Frost (attack 15, damage 6 plus 10 slower)
Nazad misses with his javelin (attack 9)
The mephit moves 20 closer
R2
Rasktyv says "Let's do that again" and sends another Ray of Frost (attack 23, damage 6 plus continue the 10 slower
Nazad tries with his javelin again but misses badly (attack 7)
The mephit moves another 20 but is still too far to use its cinder breath
R3
Rasktyv uses his shortbow (attack 16, damage 8) and retreats 20
Nazad is pleased to close the distance so he can use his great sword (attack 16, damage 12) which kills it
This causes two more mephits to emerge. Nazad yells to his companion, "Keep on freezing them - that is working great!"
Distance 40' from Nazad, 60 from Rasktyv, Initiative Nazad 19, Rasktyv 15, mephits 9
R1
Nazad throws another javelin (he has 3 remaining) (attack 24, damage 10)
Rasktyv follows instructions with another Ray of Frost (attack 18, damage 6 plus 10 slowdown) to the same mephit, saying "I can do this all day!"
M2 moves 20 (so is 20 from Nazad and 40 from Rasktyv) and M3 moves 30 (is 10 from Nazad and 30 from Rasktyv), so M3 sends its cinder breath at Nazad who dodges it (10 dex check, rolled 14)
R2
Nazad moves to finish off the further mephit with his great sword (attack 15, damage 11) and succeeds
Rasktyv casts Ray of Frost against the remaining mephit (attack 16, damage 1 plus 10 slow)
M3 (10 from Nazad, 30 from Rasktyv) attacks Nazad with the cinder breath and completely catches Nazad (rolled nat 1) blinding Nazad until the end of the mephit next turn
R3
Nazad attempts to attack the mephit based on the knowledge where it last was and gets lucky (16, 16 disadvantage) (damage 12)
Rasktyv uses his short bow but misses (attack 9)
M3 attacks Nazad with its claws (15, 11 with advantage) but misses
R4
Nazad, with his sight back kills the mephit with his great sword, (attack 13, damage 11)
They pick up the coins and each receives 75xp. "Time for a short break?" asks Nazad. "Definitely," answers Rasktyv.
The two take a short break before resuming their journey. "My this is warm, " say Nazad. As if on queue, two magma mephits make their presence known about 60' away.
Initiative Nazad 6, Rastyk 18, Mephits 13
Round1
Rastyk sends a Ray of Frost (attack 22, damage 3) that slows down M1.
M1 goes 20' and M2 moves 30'. M1 casts Heat Metal at Nazad (who saves with a 15) M2 casts Heat Metal at Rastyk (who saves with a 12)
Nazad moves up 30' to attack M2 with his greatsword (attack 19, damage 12), He then uses his Bonus Action to dash back 30' (+2 hp)
Round 2
Rastyk sends another Ray of Frost against M1 (attack 14, damage 8)
M1 moves 20' but cannot reach Rastyk or Nazad
M2 moves 20' to firebreath Nazad (who makes Dex save 13)
Nazad moves 20" to attack M2 wit his great sword (attack 21, damage 12) which kills the mephit, who explodes causing 7 damage (failed dex save with a 2)
R3
Rastyk sends another Ray of Frost against M1 (attack 21, damage 2) (remaining Hp 9) and backs up 30'
M1 slashes at Nazad with its claws but does not hit (attack 18)
Trying to learn not to get burnt again, Nazad attacks with his short sword (attack 8) but misses then hits with his dagger (attack 20, damage 6) (remaining hp3) then uses his bonus action to dash back 30 (+2 hp)
R4
Rastyk misses with his Ray of Frost (attack 10) then moves back 30' so he is behind Nazad
M1 uses firebreath against the two - Nazad does not dodge (roll 9, damage 7) but Rastyk does (roll 21, damage 4)
Nazad uses his javelin to kill the mephit (attack 13, damage 6) happy they are far enough away from the death burst to not be hurt. They split the coins and the XP then move on.
As they walk deeper into the cave, Nazad swigs one of his potions of healing (+9hp) and feels almost 100%. First the heat, then the smell, and finally the wyrmling takes their breath away.
60' away, initiative dragon nat 20, rastyk 21, nazad nat 1
R1
The dragon immediately flies 60' to attack Nazad with its bite (attack 14) but misses
Taking advantage of the proximity of the wyrmling, Rastyk responds with his short sword (attack 16) and dagger (attack 25, damage 5) before retreating 30'
Nazad finally responds with his great sword (attack 16) but only grazes it (damage 6)
R2
The dragon again snaps at Nazad (attack 23, damage 12) before moving 10' away
Rastyk (40' away) sends a Ray of Frost (attack 9) but misses
Nazad moves 10' towards the wyrmling to attack it with his great sword (attack 21, damage 12) then casts Divine Smite (damage 6) (wyrmling hp 46)
R3
The wyrmling responds with another bite (attack 17) but misses. It moves 30' away
Rastyk moves 20' (50' away) to attack with a Ray of Frost (attack 11) that the wyrmling dodges
Nazad stays where he is at (30' away) to attack with his javelin but misses (attack 12), He then drinks a potion of healing (+10hp)
R4
The wyrmling moves 20' close to attack Nazad with its fire breath (Nazad Dex save 19, damage 12) dodges the worst of it
Rastyk (30' away) tries his Ray of Frost again (attack 25, damage 5, slow by 10')
Nazad moves closer to the wyrmling to attack with his great sword (attack 23, damage 12). He uses his Second Wind (+11hp) (wyrmling hp 29)
R5
The wyrmling backs up 20' and uses its fire breath on Nazad (Dex save 1) who stumbles into the fire (damage 24)
Rastyk uses Ray of Frost (attack 18, damage 3) and yells at Nazad, who is looking slightly well-cooked, to retreat.
Nazad does not listen and instead moves forward 20' to attack with his great sword again (attack 25, damage 11). He uses Second Wind (+4hp) (wyrmling hp 15)
R6
The wyrmling bites at Nazad (attack 23, damage 12) that reduces him to 0hp so Nazad uses his Relentless Endurance to go to 1hp
Rastyk switches to his shortbow (attack 20, damage 5)
Getting desperate, Nazad uses his great sword (attack 22, damage 14) to kill the beast.
They split the XP (550 each) and gold (137 each). They each take 3 gemstones (150gp each person) and give one to the kobold tribe as a token of friendship. Nazad takes the potion and Rastyk the Rope of Climbing and the two spell scrolls. The split the coins (211gp each). They find Nondy's goods and keep it separate to return to him. They accept the additional 400 XP and gold (250 each). Nazad takes a nice long rest then goes to the tavern to get a stiff drink, where he finds Rastyk well into his cups.