Nejs moves closer to get a better look a the dragonborn, trying to find signs of doubt or weakness to use against them.
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There's no penalty for using Common, just a +1 bonus for speaking in their language [/sblock]
Fissure steps forward carefully, ignoring the kobold's strikes at him. Standing next to the table, he puts his arms up in a concilatory gesture to the kobolds. He tries to let his posture speak for him, but his gestures aren't exactly helpful.
"They are slave because you act like they were slave. The dragon had prefer to sacrifice them so he could flee and have his life instead to give a chance to the kobolds to flee. Brown dragon are renown for being merciless and dictatorial, and everyone knows that dragonborns are the same that their respective dragon, that's common knowledge. I'm quite sure the kobolds here are well aware of that fact by being around you." replies Calisto
Ghorgor flails around with his big hammer but lacks precision.
"Hey, watch who you're stereotyping, devilspawn!" J'ryi growls, angered by his companion's unintentional barb.
"I didn't spend the best years of my life in martial service just to be compared to a red dragon!" He visibly shudders, then refocuses his rage on the kobolds blocking his way - though he is careful to temper his anger.
"Sorry kids, this is for your own good!" He releases his dragon breath as a concussive blast of heat, knocking away the two miners standing in front of him. Emboldened by the efficacy of this attack, he springs into the room, locking his gaze onto one of the dragonborn in the back of the room.
"You sorry cowards - I'll show you how a real dragonborn fights!" He yells, charging straight at the nearest one, weaving past the loose formation of kobolds. He slams into the other dragonborn, bowling them over, and immediately sets upon them with sword and fist, wrenching his brown counterpart into a vice grip.
The dragonborn focus their efforts on J'yri, the uninjured one fails to overcome the fighter's defenses. The grabbed one slips free of J'yri's grip and stabs the fighter with a powerful blow. He then leaps into the air, over J'yri's head and then quickly turns around unleashing a gout of hot sand, similar to the dragon's previously, although much less powerful. His blood pumping the dragonborn attempts to finish off J'yri, but it is to no avail.
"Bah! I'll have you next time and then they shall see who they shall serve!" he shouts, pointing to the kobolds.
"Now get them!" he adds
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The kobolds appear unsure of how to act when faced with the party's sudden arrival. Caught between desires for freedom and fear of the dragon's underlings, the kobold's loyalty is torn.
Currents Status:
3/6 successes; 2/3 failures - bonus success for the crit. <- kobolds take the # of successes as penalties to attack rolls representing their acceptance of your offer.
Complexity
2 (requires 6 successes before 3 failures).
Primary Skills
Bluff, Diplomacy, Streetwise
Other Skills
Heal, Insight + any others that you may think of ...
Special: Unconcious PCs
Each PC that is reduced to 0 hit points or fewer results in a failure on the challenge as the kobolds lose confidence in the PCs' ability to overcome the thugs.
Special: Injured Dragonborn
Each of the DB that the party bloodies or reduces to 0 or fewer hit points results in a success on the challenge as the kobolds gain confidence in the PCs' ability to overcome the thugs. [/sblock]
[sblock=Enemy Actions]
DB moves to flank and then attacks J'yri -
vs ac; dmg (1d20+10=15, 1d8+6=14) miss
DB1 - Move -
acrobatics (1d20+9=18) escape. Standard: End over End Strike -
vs ac; dmg (1d20+10=21, 1d8+6=10) hits for 10 then shifts to C12. Minor: Dragon breath -
vs ref; dmg (1d20+6=14, 1d8+2=9) just hits for 9. Uses AP to attack again -
vs AC; dmg (1d20+8=12, 1d8+6=11) miss
Dragonshield - charge Fissure -
vs AC; dmg (1d20+8=24, 1d8+4=8) forgot -3 but it doesn't matter hits for 8
Slingers - [
vs AC on J'yri; dmg (1d20+6-3=22, 1d8+4=10, 1d20+6-3=5, 1d8+4=8, 1d20+6-3=7, 1d8+4=12, 1d20+6-3=22, 1d8+4=8) Ok so the first shot would drop J'yri, 2nd 22 will be for Ghorgor (sadly this just hits...ok so they need a 19 or 20 to hit, ouch). This generates 1 failure.
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[sblock=Stats]
Dragonshield: AC 18, F/R/W: 14/13/13
Slinger: AC 13; F/R/W/: 12/14/12
Miner: AC15; F/R/W/: 11/13/11
Dragonborns: AC16; F14
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[sblock=ooc]
Status:
Ghorgor - 38/46 - used 1 surge, resist damage 2
J'yri - -1/29, used 5 surges, prone, unconscious, helpless, dying
Willow - 25/25, used 4 surges
Calisto - 30/30, used 6 surges
Nejs - 33/33, used 5 surges
Fissure - 22/30, used 1 surge
DB1: 46/74 - used AP, dragon's breath, and Hop Up
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