Looking around the cavern, Qinfaren sees a passage in the northwest leading north, a passage to the east and a passage to the south.
Then a large duergar is spotted standing atop the assembly platform. He has a great grey beard and a jagged black grown resting on his head. He barks orders in Dwarvish and points at others with a hand wearing a spiky black gauntlet.
Xardorok's present underlings consist of a duergar woman, carrying a horn that she speaks into, and six quaggoths. Atop each tower, stands three duergar.
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(Yup, original party had dog to deliver parcels. That's how they ended up in Ten Towns.)
(Bjorn's stealth: 14)
Even with his heavy adamantine half plate armour, Bjorn quietly moves through the cavern. However, Bàn makes far too much noise and draws attention to the group.
"Intruders!" Xardorok Sunblight shouts from the top of his assembly platform.
Immediately dwarves from the top of the towers start hurling javelins at the group.
One javelins flies at Blue, Bàn and the two wolves, but two at Bjorn and Qinfaren.
Having been attacked, Bàn attacks right back! Bàn slashes out with his whip at the closest foe and follows that up quickly with a stab of a dagger he holds in his off hand.
Whip Attack: Nat 1 BA Dagger Attack: 22 to hit and 4 piercing damage
Looking around the cavern, Qinfaren sees a passage in the northwest leading north, a passage to the east and a passage to the south.
Then a large duergar is spotted standing atop the assembly platform. He has a great grey beard and a jagged black grown resting on his head. He barks orders in Dwarvish and points at others with a hand wearing a spiky black gauntlet.
Xardorok's present underlings consist of a duergar woman, carrying a horn that she speaks into, and six quaggoths. Atop each tower, stands three duergar.
"Well, I don't like our chances," Bjorn remarks.
“The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules.” ― Gary Gygax
(Bàn does speak Dwarvish... Just what did the large duergar bark out to the others?)
"But that gauntlet is cool," Bàn replied to Bjorn. "Tell me it's not... I dare ya!"
"He kind of looks like the two brothers," Qinfaren says. "I guess he's the dad."
Qinfaren looks back to the other two.
"We could just ask him how to stop the dragon," Qinfaren suggests. "And where our dogs are."
"What could go wrong, as long as we're polite about it?" Bàn asks with a wry smile then starts stepping that way...
Qinfaren goes along with Bàn, waving the dire wolves along but putting a finger t his lips to indicate they should be quiet.
Quiet? We going all stealthy? Stealth: 4
We are not all that stealthy...
Just meant for the dire wolves who are still here to be quiet. Might give the wrong impression but suspect that Bàn will be distraction enough now.
(The duergar is ordering people to tidy up. So, the plan is to just walk straight up to the duergar?)
“The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules.” ― Gary Gygax
Stealthily, yep. Seems we got some dogs to ask after?
(Yup, original party had dog to deliver parcels. That's how they ended up in Ten Towns.)
(Bjorn's stealth: 14)
Even with his heavy adamantine half plate armour, Bjorn quietly moves through the cavern. However, Bàn makes far too much noise and draws attention to the group.
"Intruders!" Xardorok Sunblight shouts from the top of his assembly platform.
Immediately dwarves from the top of the towers start hurling javelins at the group.
One javelins flies at Blue, Bàn and the two wolves, but two at Bjorn and Qinfaren.
(Attack: 7 Damage: 4 - Bjorn
Attack: 20 Damage: 6 - Blue
Attack: 12 Damage: 3 - Bàn
Attack: 12 Damage: 3 - Qinfaren
Attack: 13 Damage: 7 - Wolf
Attack: 5 Damage: 8 - Wolf
Attack: 16 Damage: 7 - Bjorn
Attack: 7 Damage: 8) - Qinfaren)
“The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules.” ― Gary Gygax
"No! No, no, no, no!" Bàn insists when he hears 'Intruders' called out. "Messengers! Not intruders!! Klondorn sent us!"
((Do we have an initiative order? Rolling initiative? Did they get a surprise round on us somehow? Not sure what is going on or who is to act...))
(They got a surprise round because you were trying to sneak but got caught.)
“The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules.” ― Gary Gygax
((Never knew stealth worked that way but ok...))
Bàn initiative: 15
Qinfaren smiles with some relief after the rain of javelins comes down from above, missing him and the dire wolves.
Qinfaren Initiative: 5
(Xardorok: 18, Duergar guards: 13, Forewoman:16 Quaggoth: 3)
“The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules.” ― Gary Gygax
(Order: Bàn, Forewoman, Quaggoths, Qinfaren, Xardorok, Duergar guards.)
“The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules.” ― Gary Gygax
Having been attacked, Bàn attacks right back! Bàn slashes out with his whip at the closest foe and follows that up quickly with a stab of a dagger he holds in his off hand.
Whip Attack: Nat 1
BA Dagger Attack: 22 to hit and 4 piercing damage
The duergar forewoman then begins to enlarge before joining the fight.
The quaggoths then move around the area taking position to fight.
One quaggoth attacks the dire wolf on the left, swiping with both claws.
(Attack: 18 Damage: 6 slashing damage.
Attack: 22 Damage: 5 slashing damage.)
The injured quaggoth attacks Bàn back.
(Attack: 16 Damage: 8 slashing damage.
Attack: 7 Damage: 6 slashing damage.)
Two quaggoths attack the dire wolf on the right.
(Attack: 20 Damage: 7 slashing damage.
Attack: 15 Damage: 8 slashing damage.
(Attack: 9 Damage: 8 slashing damage.
Attack: 21 Damage: 7 slashing damage.))
“The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules.” ― Gary Gygax
(Have I forgot something or?)
“The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules.” ― Gary Gygax
((So it's on Qinfaren then? Both attacks missed Bàn))