Chapter 6: The Iron Door mission

[Zorroroaster]

Torgyr will attempt to get a shot off with his crossbow.

"I'm raging in stages, I hope I can gauge this...oh shit! It's contagious!"

[drpete]

Round 1

Though several of you get shots off before the battle is joined, only Quinn's spear connects, taking out Boranz before he can rhyme again (6 damage). The rest of the exchange consists of unsuccessful blows.

The party is relatively well positioned in a doorway, but this means many of them cannot attack. If you want to tighten up to ranks of 3, that is possible, especially with the spear rank.

[Zorroroaster]

Torgyr backs out of front rank and pulls a flask of military oil from his belt. I'm assuming he was on the door when we breached, yes?

He lights the flask and lobs it into the middle of the throng of kobolds, taking care to throw far enough to avoid splashing his own party in the doorway.

[drpete]

Torgyr was ahead of the kobolds, so I assumed he was out of the front line before the kobolds hit.

[Zorroroaster]

Right, no worries. So he'll throw oil from our back lines to theirs, without the moving out of the front part.

[Dogma]

"By the gods, I do hate poetry. Can't stand the stuff." says Ranulf as he strikes out with his sword, "Especially bad poetry. The good stuff is bad enough , but that...that was right painful."

at work with no access to dice roller. drpete, feel free to roll for me please.

[Stirling]

Still a distance away from melee, Quinn will unstrap a javelin from his shield and throw that through the doorway.

[drpete]

Round 2

Zim downs a kobold in the front (4 damage) before Torgyr's flask detonates, bringing down 3 of the kobolds in the backs ranks.

Ranulf downs his opponent (7 damage) but his followup misses. Solaine tags one with her Voulge (2 damage). Quinn's javelin passes harmlessly overhead, and the kobolds are not able to get through the armor of the front rank.

Emm steps forward into the spear rank, then skewers a kobold (7 damage). Randolpho misses with his sling.

The remaining 4 kobolds, who were out of the line of the group's fire start retreating toward the north door, terrified.

[Zorroroaster]

Torgyr grunts with satisfaction as his incendiary engulfs the kobolds and lifts the stock of his crossbow to his shoulder. He fires off a bolt at the retreating kobolds.

[barkman]

Randolpho slings a stone at the retreating kobolds.

[Stirling]

Quinn Coburg

When the kobolds exit, Quinn will enter the room to retrieve his javelin and spear, checking over the body of the kobold he skewered.

[drpete]

So, is the plan to take some potshots as they flee, but otherwise let a few stragglers escape? (The alternative being trying to run them down)

[Dogma]

While I'm not happy about letting the kobolds get away, I'm less happy about the idea of chasing them through an area that is unknown to us and that they know well.

"Zim, Emm, Audi. Come guard the door with me while the others search the room. We don't want those bastards coming back with reinforcements and catching us unawares." Ranulf and Zim will take the front line with Emm and Audi supporting from a back rank. Ranulf will loan Emm Lucille (i.e. his arbelast) in case she needs it.

[Zorroroaster]

While Ranulf gets a perimeter set up, Torgyr will work quickly and toss the room, looking for valuables.

[barkman]

Randolpho will assist Torgyr in checking the room

[kalstone]

Solaine helps to check the room.

[drpete]

Just housekeeping at this point, but...

As the kobolds move to flee, Ranulf cuts down two before they can do much more than back up a few steps. Torgyr downs one with a well placed crossbow bolt to the chest. One makes it to the door, and opens it, but Randolpho downs him with a perfectly placed sling shot before he can get out the door. None escape.

The group establishes a perimeter, and search the bodies and the room. The kobolds have small handfuls of copper only (you find 200 cp between them). Aside from several smashed (and looted) crates, there are also several thin, threadbare blankets and a bunch of rat jerky.

The door leading north from this room is ajar, and you can dimly see a long table in that room.

[barkman]

"So, Do we keep going deeper into kobold territory?"

[Stirling]

Quinn

Quinn goes to stand one side of the frame of the northern door, pushing it further open at the point of his spear.

[Zorroroaster]

"We've come this far, might as well keep poking around. We are due for a rest soon, though. Let's look in here and then take a breather."