[DnD] Of Kobolds and Castles - D&D Learning Adventure I

2 Dice Rolls Taste my blade

Alright you lot. Surely you guys can HEAR THEM breathing. She does not appear surprise to see the group taken back by what has just occurred. Fools she thought, ROUND TWO!

She stood steadily behind Daituk, effectively utilizing his own shadow towards her sneak counterattack. Thanks Daituk, you're my buddy. She sneered greedily and then gutted out a snake out of her mouth to toss it over at the lumbering priest wannabe. You'd think it was her own tongue since she went quiet. Oh no, she would then spat on the Skirmisher with her remaining pieces of her mouth. Whatever reason, she really loves to pick at her own dagger like teeth. It makes for a good weapon after all. And it creeps them the fuck out.

Assassin's Shroud to Wyrmpriest C31
Inescapable Blade to Skirmisher G28

She does this little dance jig after wards.

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1 Die Roll Take-a thees

Well, it looks like more of these dumb lizards are looking to end their lives prematurely.

Only slightly shaken by the blade that has just gone through him, Daituk quickly shifts away from the offending party and gets into range of the spear-wielding lizard.

Shift to H27
Oath of Enmity on Skirmisher
Overwhelming strike on Skirmisher
18 damage to Skirmisher





Dammit, forgot the sig again.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

3 Dice Rolls oops damage

Thia and Daituk act quickly to try to remove the threat they haven't seen before. Thia is only able to deal a glancing blow, but Daituk's blade sinks deep into the kobold's shoulder, causing it to scream out in pain.

Skirmisher is bloodied.

The kobold with the funny mask scuttles over to hide in the bushes by the road. As it moves, it lets out a call - the other kobolds seem encouraged by the shout and redouble their efforts to flank the adventurers. It then proceeds to toss another ball of acid at Truckbus.

All kobolds shift 1 square and gain 5 temp HP.
Energy Orb deals 8 acid damage to Truckbus. Bloodied.

Luciel 20, Skirmisher 17, Dragonshields 10, Zeno 10, Thia 6, Truckbus 4, Daituk 25, Wyrmpriest 21

I was speaking idiomatically.

2 Dice Rolls by power of Avandra...

After a long silence, Luciel picks up her bow and readies aim at the already wounded Skirmisher.

Move to G25.
Take aim and shoots Silvery Arrow at Skirmisher.
15 damage to Skirmisher.
Cast Healing Word towards Truckbus.

Now if only the dwarf wouldn't go barging in like a horse without a saddle...
And sigh, as Daituk is in line of sight as he gets healed instead of Truckbus.

Daituk gets a measly bandaid of +4 health.

Oh, lovely.

How ya doing, buddy?

5 Dice Rolls *2 hits

Luciel heals most of Truckbus' wounds, and launches an arrow into the nearest kobold. The kobold tries to stay on its feet, but can't keep fighting and collapses to the ground.

Allies don't block line of sight, and even if they did the power doesn't say you need to be able to see the target, so. Also they get surge + 1d6, not just 1d6.
Damage roll 7 + 5 = 13, just enough

The dragonshields attack Truckbus with all they've got, and proceed to undo all of Luciel's hard work. They're sort of jerks that way.

Truck is healed for 14 HP, and then proceeds to get hacked up and lose 16 HP. Marked by both dragonshields south of him. Old mark of the north one disappears.

Zeno 10, Thia 6, Truckbus 4, Daituk 25, Wyrmpriest 21, Luciel 20, Dragonshields 10

FELIPE NO

2 Dice Rolls Damage

There's only one reason a dwarf would allow himself the indignity of being poked by tiny kobold weapons again (andagainandagainandagainandagain), and that would be a massive hangover from drinking half of a certain emergency flask of beer the night before.

In a moment of weakness.

Of course.

(Not the best drinker the dwarven race has ever brought forth.)

In any case, it took several bleeding gashes for Truckbus to finally snap out of his stupor. He roars and lashes out at one of the dragonshields, once again bringing forth sharp rocks from the ground.

Earth Spikes on Dragonshield I29, 17+7=24
11 damage on Dragonshield I29
I29 and I28 take 5 damage at the start of their turns.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

2 Dice Rolls Stormy RAGE

That's a real shame Lucy, how can you fumble at that one. She thought nostalgically but not for long, she turns her attention to poor Truckbus. She hasn't given him much of a thought other than what a dwarf he was. Drunk, disorderly and such a dork. Here, lets pummel them back for you. As she was feeling generous, she summoned her darkly shadows around the Dragonshield's feet into a mass of creepy crawlies to devour what's good enough on his flesh. She'd then cut into his side of HIS FACE with her rapier and takes a step back to watch it yelp in pain.

She also takes care to remind herself, there's that bumbling idiot to the far left doing not much but gleefully watching. She'd then fire a eyedart at the priest reminding him, I'm WATCHING you. ------->

Shadow Storm to Dragonshield I28
Assassin's Shroud to Wyrmpriest F32
Shade Form on I27

Just to try it out and see how it works, she then reverts to her shadowy form.

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2 Dice Rolls *Damage

I felt like I had been away from reality far longer then I needed to be; thus, I snapped to attention and spotted more of those retched kobolds. Honestly I had half a mind to wipe them all out personally, but I knew I needed to be a team player about the whole thing. I moved swiftly to my target.

Move to J28
Fallen Needle on Dragonshield

Ordinarily a witch like that girl Thia might've distracted me, but I had a clear intent: I focused solely on the ugly thing beside her and punched hard at its body. My mind's concentration helped out more then I realized and the attack connected beautifully. There's always a downside to battle, as I must have hit its very thick skull: my hand felt swollen and it seemingly only flinched from my attack.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

5 Dice Rolls *Damage I28

Daituk's on the move once again. Seeing that his dwarven ally is in trouble, he decides to bring out the big guns and show these Kobolds what's what.

Argent Mantle
19 damage to Kobold at G28
10 damage to Kobold at I28
Shift to G27
Oath of enmity on Kobold G28

Sparks fly as two of the kobolds writhe around in pain from the lightning that springs forth from Daituk's body.

"You Should have stayed in your little wood huts, that way you might have lived to see another day."

Says Daituk like the smug bastard that he is.



This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

2 Dice Rolls damage

The group gets to work, and between them they manage to fell one of their aggressors without too much trouble.

Zeno uses Fallen Needle. Crit for max damage of 14.
Thia uses Shadow Storm for 12 damage. Dragonshield bloodied.
other attacks land.

The kobold with the weird mask launches another orb, this time aimed at Zeno. The orb connects, but instead of the sort of acid it was supposed to hold, it contains orange juice, which, while it does have the same effect in terms of Zeno's being very wet, still leaves the Wyrmpriest looking mildly inept. Citric acid doesn't have as much bite as the hydrochloric variety, apparently.

hit! 4 acid damage to Zeno.

Luciel 20, Dragonshields 10, Zeno 10, Thia 6, Truckbus 4, Daituk 25, Wyrmpriest 21

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1 Die Roll HEAL TRUCKKY

Alarmed at the position issue, the Elven Cleric quickly gathered her thoughts. Hide behind those rocks next to the kobold, or move further south across the ditch in order to get around the cluster party?

In any case, she decided to shoot, then aim.

Cast Healing Word on Truckbus yet again.
Attack with Silvery Arrow to Kobolt on I28.

How ya doing, buddy?

3 Dice Rolls attack vs. Zeno

Luciel's arrow flies just wide of its mark, but it turns out to be a moot point - as the kobold turns to see where the missile came from, it cuts itself on some of the spikes jutting up around it, and collapses.

5 damage to both southern kobolds at the start of their turn. I28 baddie bites the dust.

Fed up with the dwarf whose wounds kept closing up as fast as they could inflict them, the two remaining kobold warriors turn towards some easier targets. One deals a painful blow to Zeno, while the other slides around Daituk and attempts to get the elf to stop undoing all their hard work. Luciel sees the attack coming just in time, and only just manages to avoid taking a blade in the ribs. Zeno, distracted by the delicious juice he is trying to suck out of his robes, takes the full brunt of the other kobold's attack. The area around the wound froths a little bit as the blood mixes with the juice.

Dragonshield attacking Luciel misses. Dragonshield attacking Zeno gets a critical hit - 9 damage. Zeno is bloodied and marked.

Zeno 10, Thia 6, Truckbus 4, Daituk 25, Wyrmpriest 21, Luciel 20, Dragonshields 10

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1 Die Roll HIT

Being alone in her thoughts once more prompted her to bring herself to the battle in front of her. Thia was only merely half asleep in there, dreaming about the cold and the dark. She slowly emerges from her shadow gleefully. You guys didn't see me? Or could hit me? Awesome, I got a nice little nap out of that.

Alright, lets see which idiot can suffer from the cold metallic blade of mine! She didn't care to move at all. Thia true to her nature, doesn't mind attacking over one of their dead if it'd prompt them to return with such fury that would only amuse her so. If anything, she finds that attacking is her favorite suit, it'd bring forth all sorts of expressions, sounds, smells like never before. Thia lived for blood, fear, and their souls being wavered in front of her. I love this game!

Inescapable Blade to Dragonshield I29
Assassin's Shroud to Wyrmpriest F32
Resumes the Shade form

Yep, he gets it again! After slashing away mindlessly (and failing lol), she also sent another shadowy mist over to the lone masked kobold to face ever so impending doom once she unleashes them later. Thia also didn't care of their new tactics, it'd only bring them closer to death or at least smelling like one of their dead like the one in front of her and underneath her feet.

How ya doing, buddy?

2 Dice Rolls Attack

I was a bit too focused on getting the (admittedly pretty tasty) juice out of my robes to sense that it was my opportunity to attack, so the witch took her attack to one of the ugly, stupid rat creatures. I suppose I should thank her later, but right now I had more important things to consider, such as the gaping wound I had suddenly suffered.

Painful as it was, I had to keep fighting. There was one of the kobolds next to our lovely healing elf and I wasn't about to let my source of replenishment get attacked.

"Ohh... *cough* no you don't!"

Move to H26 via Crane's Wing
Stone Fist of Fury to Kobold @ G26

My stone fists were quite the handy tool and I silently wondered why I had not used them as often as I could have before.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

2 Dice Rolls How much will it bleed?

Truckbus takes full advantage of the respite and swings at the remaining dragonshield. Music swells in his head, the music that kept him afloat when he was a wee dwarf. The bullies kept coming at him until one day, he snapped and buried all their faces in a nearby wall. He felt a sudden surge of strength return to him.


Strength of Stone Hit on I29
8 damage.
+4 temporary HP


Jam it back in, in the dark.

2 Dice Rolls Mantle Brain freeze v2.0

"All right, this has gone on long enough."

Says Daituk while getting in position for his next move.

Shift to F28
Shared madness to Dragonshield at G26, secondary target, wormpriest
Oh fidgit
Prepare Divine Guidance for use on whomever chooses to attack the Dragonshield I have marked with my Oath of Enmity

Much to the Gith's surprise, the Kobolds seem completely unaffected by his intense ill-will towards them. Is Kelemvor unwilling to assist him in his attempts to send them his way? Is he still too fuzzy from his lack of sleep? Or maybe he just isn't able to conjure up enough negative mind-energy because the fact that they are so pathetic to him is affecting his willingness to crush their primitive minds!?! One thing that is certain is that this development is puzzling.



There's nowhere I can't reach.

4 Dice Rolls damage to Truck

Zeno gets his revenge by kicking the dragonshield that attacked him hard enough to send it flying backwards. He then proceeds to leap over Thia's ghostly form for no readily apparent reason, and give the other kobold warrior a solid punch to the face. Zeno hadn't felt this cool in months.

H30 dragonshield (formerly I29) bloodied by Zeno.

As the dragonshield reels from Zeno's attack, Truckbus and Thia close in. Thia sends a blast of shadow energy from her rapier into the kobold, and Truckbus seizes the moment and brings his sword down in a mighty slash. The blade doesn't stop until it cuts through the kobold's heart - which is impressive considering that the blade had to go through a layer of armor, a shoulder, and several ribs to get there.

Executive decision - Truck and Thia move one space closer so they can reach. Dragonshield killed by Truck. What is it with you people and getting exactly the amount of damage you need?

Daituk takes a step away from the kobold he's fighting and focuses his wrath on the thing's mind. Unfortunately, the kobold is too busy thinking about what it was that he ate for lunch that was making him feel so lousy to worry about the weird sensation in the back of his mind.


The Wyrmpriest moves out of the bushes, mumbling something incoherently. Then it opens its mouth - and breathes a cloud of green acid at the adventurers. Truckbus manages to turn away in time to avoid the acid making contact with most of his skin, but still takes the worst of the attack. Daituk also takes a splash of the stuff to the face, though by the time it has reached him most of the acid has been blown away by the breeze.

4 acid damage to Daituk, 6 acid damage to Truckbus.

Luciel 20, Dragonshield 10, Zeno 10, Thia 6, Truckbus 4, Daituk 25, Wyrmpriest 21

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

1 Die Roll LANCE OF SPARKLES!

"Ugh, what a mess."

Luciel glared upon the state of bloodied bodies of kobolds shrewn about and let out a brief sigh in thankfulness that none of the dead bodies consisted of her allies.

Picking up her lance from her back, she twirled it back as she muttered her next casting spell.

"Seekers of Avandra, lend me thy strength--to those of my allies, bring faith..."

As she took a sweeping motion back with her lance, she uttered her final words as she thrust the tip of the lance to the kobold in front of her.

Fiercely thrust Lance of Faith to Dragonshield on G26.
6+5+wisdom mod makes 16 hit? correct me if I'm wrong...
Using the force of her attack, Luciel somersaults forward to G28 and cringes when she steps on a particularly oozy kobold brain. Yuck.

"...and strength within." she sighed, as she uttered the last casting word of Healer's Mercy, all balance left her knees and she kneeled lower to the ground.

She looked back hoping to find the Dragonshield dead...

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

8 Dice Rolls Dragonshield attack Zeno

Luciel faces down the kobold by closing her eyes and saying a prayer. The slightly confused creature takes a swing at her while she's not looking, and its sword hits her arm. Luciel finishes her prayer, and a light from the sky punishes the kobold. Luciel then runs all the way around the kobold, another swing glancing off her armor as she turns to move.

Luciel takes 6 damage from Opportunity Attack for using a ranged ability in melee. Deals 7 damage with attack, Dragonshield bloodied and Daituk (chosen by lottery because Shorty didn't specify) gets +2 bonus for next attack against the Dragonshield. She then takes the long way round to get to where she wants to go so she can get there without getting attacked more than once. One Standard action per turn, so no healer's mercy for you.

The dragonshield tries to attack Zeno, but the monk is paying attention this time, and he easily jumps out of the way. The kobold warrior tries to move closer to his leader, working his way quickly through the group without leaving any opening for an attack.

Attack against Zeno fails horribly. Kobold double shifts to I28.

Zeno 10, Thia 6, Truckbus 4, Daituk 25, Wyrmpriest 21, Luciel 20, Dragonshield 10

I was speaking idiomatically.

1 Die Roll Hit

I was getting the hang of the ebb and flow of battle again, it had been too long. Only a couple kobolds remained and I decided to try and get the one closest to me.

Move to H27

Unfortunately, my attack only struck the impartial air, missing the ugly thing entirely.

"You can't run forever you little shrewd rat!"

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

3 Dice Rolls Eat this!

YES! Back to business finally! Then she cocks her head in wonder at the Wyrmpriest. What's the use of the helmed kobold again? Lets give him a sense of purpose with his silly helmet!

Assassin's Shroud to Wyrmpriest G31
Invoke Shrouds

Move to H31
Shadow Storm to Wyrmpriest G31
Remain in Shade Form

She laughs all the way to his eyeballs. She sincerely hopes the Wyrmpriest is at least bloodied.

FELIPE NO

2 Dice Rolls pain

Thia focuses on the wyrmpriest. Finally, she would be able to unleash some proper pain on the thing. All that waiting, biding her time... now it would finally all pay off. She gets so focused, however, that she forgets to watch the dragonshield. The kobold's sword swishes through her misty form, and while it doesn't cause nearly as much pain as it would if she hadn't been mostly mist, some of those pieces of Thia which were now floating away in the breeze were kind of important.

Thia takes 3 damage from AO. Wyrmpriest takes 21 damage and is bloodied.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

1 Die Roll get over here

Thorn Strike (Melee Range 2) on Wyrmpriest.
Miss.

Truckbus tries to summon vines to pull the Wyrmpriest closer to him, but ends up summoning alfafa sprouts instead. Godsdammit.


Shift to I28 to flank Dragonshield.
No minor.


Jam it back in, in the dark.

3 Dice Rolls Slice and dice

As his companions rush to surround the remaining Kobold Dragonshield, Daituk sees an opportunity to slip around to the north of the Wyrmpriest and get the drop on him. As the lizard turns around to see what's up, he quickly realizes that it is the Gith's blade.

Move to F31 by going to the north of the boulder, so as to not draw an OA
Overwhelming strike to Wyrmpriest
Argent Mantle says 16 damage plox

It takes quite a bit longer for the Kobold to realize that the blade is now resting between his feet. He sort of lost track of it around the time that it passed right between his eyes on its way down. And here he is now, looking towards Daituk. Or, to either side of him. That is, if his brain survived the blade passing through it. Maybe this is just Kelemvor rewarding Orjerbs on a stylish finish with what can only be described as a unique sight.

*Disclaimer: Flavor text written in anticipation that 16 damage will do the Wyrmpriest in. In any case, he should be pretty banged up at the very least.



There's nowhere I can't reach.

2 Dice Rolls pain

The group changes targets as soon as they see Thia land a potent attack on the kobold leader - the thing falls to the ground in two pieces, dead before Daituk's blade even gets to its heart.

Argent Mantle lets you reroll damage rolls, not attack rolls. That said, flanking gives you combat advantage, which gives you +2 to attack rolls, which is just enough to land a hit with the first roll.

disregard the dice rolls to the right, i wasn't paying attention

Luciel 20, Dragonshield 10, Zeno 10, Thia 6, Truckbus 4, Daituk 25

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.