[Koboldquest] Prologue: Tunnel patrol duty

[Ferrix]

Nah'l had his scythe hefted between his two heads, the blade swinging jovially left and right. The left head was shaking, agitated at the pandering weakness of his hatchling-kin, right head was trying to whisper to get left heads attention to get him to focus on the situation ahead only to start following the swinging of the scythe blade, mesmerized by it. Left head hissed at right head, right head hissed at left head and then they both turned over their center shoulder and hissed at their kin who kept to the middle of the group, attempting to bolster their own confidence with petty comments of guarding the rear or somesuch things.

Right head and left head had no such lack of confidence. Nah'l continued forward, almost bumping into Lok-Nar and right head and left turned, grinning, and both arms reached in mirror fashion for the scythe.

 

[Diirk]

"Well I guess we know what happened to them now," Miki offers. "Any chance we can just seal off the tunnel and return to report our success? No? Well I guess not." Miki sighs.

We need something to lure it out of its hole if we want to do anything about it. I wonder if it wants something fresher...Miki eyes Kadan surrepticiously and snickers. While amusing, the repercussions most likely wouldn't be pleasant.

 

[Krug]

Lok-Nar's shout seems to have some effect. The jerky pulling of the kobold corpse halts. There's a scurrying sound.

Suddenly a caterpillar like creature bursts out of the hole, rushing towards you. The smell of rancid meat is now even greater, as its 10' long segmented body rushes out of the tunnel. Eight tentacles protude from its head, growing directly from behind its tooth-filled maw and clacking mandibles. Evidently, it didn't like interruptions to its meal.

Besides it, also scurrying out of the hole, are two gigantic centipede like creatures. All three overgrown insect-like creatures seem quite intent on charging towards you and adding to their feast.

Initiative: Nah'l, Taden, Lok-Nar, Kadan, badger, Centipede1, Centipede2, Miki, Zort, Serk, Carrion Crawler

C is the Carrion Crawler, whose latter half is still on the other side of the hole. red k is the small half-eaten kobold. Small c are the centipedes. Each square is 5'.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

Lok-Nar, Zweibold fighter 1

*Lok-Nar looks delighted at the apperanced of some monsters to slay, and heedlessly charges forward, prepared to turn one of the centipedes into goo.*

"Die, die, die!!!!" Lok-Nar howls as he tries to slam his flail down on the critter.

[OOC - Full charge at centipede in direct line with Lok-Nar. +6 to attack, AC 15 until next round, 1d10+4/19-20/x2 Bludgeoning damage.]

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

"EEE! Kill it! Kiiiiill it!!!" Taden yelped and panicked. Green! Lots of green! And with teeth! Taden had been right all along! His form of panic was to get the small bow out, and let loose an arrow at one of the centipedes.

((...this is, of course, assuming the creatures are in some form green. Even if its just a little mold. Just attacking the nearest centipede with the bow. As for the badger, Target, he'll stay close to Taden.))

 

[Ferrix]

Left head looks to right head, right head looks to left head, and then Nah'l says in stereo, "let's get it!" And with a stereo roar, the scythe is up and in motion as Nah'l charges the tentacled crawler thingy.

OOC: Rage, Str 22, Con 18, hp 14, ac 16, charge +9 melee scythe (2d4+9, 20/x4)

 

[Diirk]

How troublesome, Miki thought and sighed. Oh well, maybe we'll get a reward for this! Mmmmm, treasure...

(OOC: Assuming Lok'Nar charges to Q2 and Nah'l to R3 from their posts... Miki will double move to P3 so he's in a position to do something next round.)

 

[The Baron]

"One thing is for certain. Something is going to die."

Kadan moves forward after the bruisers charge but with less zeal. He makes sure to keep a few bodies between him and the tentacled beast as he attempts to line up a clean shot.

With a twang, Kadan fires off a bolt.

(OOC: Moving forward 30' and looking for a clean shot. If all the creatures are engaged in melee I shoot at the carrion crawler. +3 1d8/19-20)

 

[Lefferts]

A little slowly, Zort realizes there is a battle going on.

He waits for an opening that won't be too risky.

 

[Krug]

Nah'l charges forward, his scythe slashing in the air. The blade flies through the air and crashes into the centipede, slicing a huge chunk out of it. You think you see bits of kobold emerge from the stomach. It doesn't go down, however.

"EEE! Kill it! Kiiiiill it!!!" Taden's arrow flies over his comrades, hits the ceiling and drops down in front of one of Centipede2, which looks curiously at it. There is some green on the carrion crawler, btw...

Lok-Nar charges forward, his flail drawn. "Die, die, die!!!!" he shouts. The flail slams into the head of the centipede, unleashing a whole load of goo as it spews out.

Kadan's fires his bolt, which flies right between Lok-Nar's heads and brushes the side of the tentacled crawler, drawling more ichor. It seems surprised to meet resistance.

The badger growls but does not take any action.

The centipede facing Nah'l attempts to strike the barbarian, but the barbarian dodges the treacherous jaws of the insect.

Miki and Zort move behind the rest.

Serk screams in panic and fires a shot from her light crossbow at the carrion crawler, but it strikes the wall above it.

The carrion crawler steps forward, revealing its bloated body. It's tentacles slashing at Lok-Nar. (8 tentacles attack) Only one of them hits the Zweibold though, injecting a paralytic venom. Lok-Nar shudders briefly.... and shakes off the effects, feeling like the time he stood up and smashed his head against a low ceiling, but still standing! The crawler appears disturbed at this. Nobody has managed to resist it's venom before, or its attacks before!

OOC: Sheehsh... Eight rolls and only one roll above 10(18) and a 16 for the saving throw!

As the Crawler's full form emerges, two more centipedes come out behind it. Evidently, it has lots of friends.

Beginning Round 2

I made a mistake so centipede 2 is still around. So there were 4 centipedes, now 3. One of them is on the wall on square S3.

The carrion crawler is severely wounded.