AvB - team Kobold

[planswalker]

Shadowleaf, Jeriah, or planswalker only. all others will be roasted and fed to the big boss.

the situation has just gotten quite interesting: there are a pair of ratlings engaged with kobolds in a tussle. there is a third kobold who has just finished stabbing a spear through the throat of an unconscious ratling. In the middle of this fracas is an owlbear skeleton. A little behind them is a kobold that seems to be made of sand at first glance. they cannot tell why, but they feel as if the cavalry has just arrived.

[Shadowleaf]

A blue-scaled dragonwrought Kobold suddenly appears from the shadows, standing right behind the ratling the closest to the other end of the tunnel. He has a shining leather armor on, a rapier in one hand and a small buckler attached to the other. He is wearing a pair of spectacles. He looks old but with an expression of grim determination in his eyes.
He masterfully stabs at the ratling. As the sword flashes forward, flames dance across its blade.

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Assassin's Stance.
Burning Blade maneuver.
Attack: (1d20+14)[28]
Damage: (1d4+1)[5]+(6d6+7)[33]+(1d6+4)[7]

[planswalker]

this new kobold cuts his target in two, from the groin up. the halves fall to the floor in a bloody mess.

jeriah's turn and start of the next turn

init is:
Jeriah:22
owlbear:22
ratling:15
kobolds:12
Shadowleaf:9

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jeriah, please be so kind as to include a self-description for shadowleaf's benefit

[Jeriah]

The light brown kobold female stands at average height for her race, though her skin looks unusually tough and leathery as if most of the moisture has been driven from her body. She is lean and tough, but she looks as if a strong wind would simply blow her away. The gleam in her eyes of defiance against all odds is strong, even for a kobold.

Where did he come from?! Ruining my plans...

The owlbear skeleton continues to tear into the ratlings. The female kobold merely stands and watches.

claw 1 - (1d20+6)[14]
damage - (1d6+5)[9]

claw 2 - (1d20+6)[24]
damage - (1d6+5)[6]

bite - (1d20+1)[14]
damage - (1d8+2)[5]

[planswalker]

the owlbear tears a long gash in the remaining ratling. It withdraws bact the way it came, and the kobolds throw their spears at it in pursuit. the one who had stabbed a ratling's throat manages to hit the ratling in the back. It takes 8 damage but keeps on going. the kobolds then pursue it, although they are only able to close half the gap.

Shadowleaf's turn.

[Shadowleaf]

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Distance to the ratling?

[Jeriah]

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60ft. They have a speed of 30 and withdrew.

Kobold speed = 30.
Kobolds attack and move, closing half the distance. 30*2 = 60

[Shadowleaf]

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They might have tried a double move. They might have the Quick trait, have one level of Barbarian, it might not be exactly half the distance, etc.
Just want to make sure.

[Jeriah]

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They did a withdraw full round action to move double speed without provoking AoOs. At least, that was my understanding when planswalker said he "withdraws"

[planswalker]

from your position, it is actually 55 feet. you were a little further back than the ratling.

[Shadowleaf]

Shalantan charges the ratling, quickly catching up with him. As he moves, he does subtle twists with his blade, and a small dust funnel appears on the opposite side of the ratling. The dust ignites into a small ball of ball which sits in the air.
Shalantan, satisfied with the result, takes a deadly stab at the ratling.

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Distracting Ember maneuver.
Attack: (1d20+16)[34]
Damage: (1d4+1)[2]+(6d6+7)[24]

[planswalker]

he skewers this one as well. it falls to the ground dead

[Jeriah]

Clean kill. So, who are you?

[Shadowleaf]

The blue dragonwrought Kobold quickly cleans his rapier and places it carefully in its sheath. He walks back in the tunnel and picks up his bow, which disappears into a small bag.
He only then looks up, and gives a wry smile. "I am Shalantan Drystaz'tharmenatharon of the tribe under the great Merthrizra'tharmentharon. And you would be?"

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Editing post colour to avoid confusion.

[Jeriah]

Kyrutha, cleric and prophet of the gods Kurtulmak the Horned Sorcerer, Gaknulak the Trickster, and Dakarnok the Raider.

Would you and the others please step aside for a moment? I need to complete this quickly.

[Shadowleaf]

Shalantan bows elegantly. "What do you need to do?"

[Jeriah]

I intend to make use of their corpses to serve this tribe.

She casts desecrate on the area followed by animate dead attempting to raise all 3 ratlings as skeletons. Once completed, she'll use cure minor wounds to heal up that last point of damage she has.

[Shadowleaf]

"Undeads, eh? Never really cared for those. They are unnervingly calm when they die.. Again. Which tribe? Muncher's?"

[Jeriah]

The obese one's, yes. Ensuring the future of that tribe is one part of my mission here.

[Shadowleaf]

"Who sent you on this mission, if I dare ask?"

[planswalker]

as soon as y'all finish that, the actual raiding party of ten ratlings tromps in. they see the assembled party and each give a howling bloodcry.

new init time!

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btw, that's 900 xp to the sandy one, 600 to the blue one

[Jeriah]

It is a calling from Lord Kurtulmak.

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Initiative - (1d20+3)[5] Seriously...

[Shadowleaf]

"Let's talk more later, I think I hear footsteps."

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Init: (1d20+7)[19]

[Jeriah]

Kurmlat, Shalatan, wait a moment and let the skeletons and other 'bolds engage first and hold them back. I've got an idea...

[planswalker]

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mind if i handle this in the morning? it's getting late for me and I want to be able to think clearly when I do this.

[Jeriah]

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That's fine.

My plan is to have the skeletons block the tunnel as well as possible and cast black sand where it covers them and the ratlings, causing the rats to take 1d4 damage every round while the skeletons are healed for that much. The area is also shrouded in darkness.

The skeletons then force their way through to block the rats' escape and drive them towards the waiting kobolds, giving them the option to stay in the darkness and slowly die and/or be driven into the 'bolds.

We also really need to get some traps setup in these tunnels for defense, or we're just not doing our jobs as kobolds.

[planswalker]

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sounds great, but feel free to not bother telling me your plan until you spring it on me. As long as it's a legal ploy, i actually like it when my pc's can surprise me.

yeah, well, as for the traps, I guess the kobolds only just dug this tunnel in the hopes that a fresh one wouldn't attract attention. they haven't had time to trap it out yet. that's scheduled to begin tomorrow.

[planswalker]

shalantan:19
kyrutha: 5
kobold skeletons: (1d20)[16] their mod(s)?
owlbear skeleton: (1d20)[14] his mod?
kobolds: (1d20+2)[22]
kumlat: (1d20+3)[8]
ratlibng group 1: (1d20+3)[8]
ratlibng group 2: (1d20+3)[13]
ratlibng group 3: (1d20+3)[7]
large ratlibng: (1d20+2)[12]

nine ratling looking very similar to the three you just killed come swarming down the tunnels. A very large and ill-tempered one follows behind them.

do y'all want a battle map?

[Shadowleaf]

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Yes please.

[planswalker]

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