[Koboldquest] Prologue: Tunnel patrol duty

[Krug]

The kobolds enter the room, with Nah'l shoving Serk forward. The cave is largely non-descript, being roughly 40'. The crawler and centipedes appear to have been trapped here after the cave-in. The skeletons look roughly man-sized, though it could be orcs or hobgoblins as far as you know. Shreds of cloth lie around the cave. The kobold miner had been half-dragged into the cave lacks a head now.

"Allright there's nothing l-l-lets go," says Serk.

OOC: The characters whose names are in bold should mouse over the parts below.

Kadan:

Spoiler

Your detect magic fails to reveal anything magical on the skeletons.

Zort, Kadan:

Spoiler

You notice that there appears to be several holes at various parts of the cavern wall, freshly dug and then covered up again.

 

[Diirk]

Miki enters the cave with the rest and then hangs back near the cave entrance, waiting for someone else to inspect the skeletons first.

 

[Lefferts]

Zort will point out the covered up wholes, Hey, look at this.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Lok-Nar, eager to find something of value, marches over to Zort.*

"What is it? Let us at it!" Lok-Nar says, digging into the holes.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

"Looking?!" Taden almost shrieks from near the back of the group, "You mean things still there?! Thought we killed things! Not s'posed be more things!"

 

[Krug]

Even before Taden can finish his shriek, the holes burst open and centipedes crawl out, hurling towards the kobolds. But there's more... above you the earth starts to fall on you and centipedes rain down upon the Zweibolds and one drops down next to Serk! The Zweibolds get a close-up view of the centipedes' pinchers dripping with poison...

Surprise Round: Miki, Taden, Zort can act this round. The others are surprised.

Initiative: Smaller centipedes (c), Miki, Taden, Zort, Larger centipedes (C)

The centipede next to Serk drops down and tries to bite the scout. It's pinchers miss, however. The other smaller centipedes charge out towards their targets but don't attack this round.

 

[Lefferts]

"Aaaahhhh!" screams Zort as he tries to stab the centipede that bursts out in front of him.

OOC: +2 to attack, 1d6+1 dam, crit 20/x3. Also, what is the little green 's' at L7?

 

[Krug]

Oops: That's the skeleton.

 

[Diirk]

Miki eyes the melee around him and notes that by some odd stroke of fate he seems to be the only one not being actively threatened by an insect. Still, most likely he would be in the very near future... the temerity of these bugs, it was unthinkable ! To menace one such as he !

And then there's Serk... if I make a show of 'rescuing' her now, perhaps it'll be easier to sway her to my way of thinking in the future... the path to power starts off with small little paving stones indeed.

Tossing a mental coin, Miki decides the centipedes are a lowly enough foe that even a coin as worthless as goodwill will be payment enough for the risk involved.

"Serk, watch out!" Miki cries, trying to sound concerned.

(OOC: 5' step and attack the centipede in D3.. +4 to hit, 1d6+1 damage, 19-20/x2 crit, 19ac)

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Once Lok-Nar shakes off their surprise, they attempts to crush the centipedes, with their hands if they can't bring the flail into play.*

"Stupid little wretches! We will crush you to goo and feed you to the badger!" Lok-Nar exclaims.