2.9 Dragon's Lair?

[harknail]

The group has no trouble climbing up to the ledge that leads to the dragons lair. They proceed carefully along the passage until it opens up into another chamber. Much to their surprise, this chamber appears to be unoccupied. The center of the room is occupied by a pool filled with some slowly undulated liquid that glows blue. The pool provides dim light for the entire room, though the sunstone they brought into the room washes that out with it's bright light.

Map (will be updated as the turn progresses):

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Status:

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H = Harknail:
AC 21 - Fort 15 - Ref 15 - Will 15 - Speed 5
HP 37/37 - Heal 9 - Surges 10/13 - Second Wind 1/1 - Action Points 1
Encounter: Piercing Smite 1/1 - Channel Divinity 1/1 - Warforged Resolve 1/1
Encounter: Call of Challenge 1/1
Daily: Paladin's Judgement 1/1 - Lay on Hands 2/2

L = Laira:
AC 16 - Fort 13 - Ref 15 - Will 16 - Speed 6
HP 31/31 - Heal 7 - Surges 7/8 - Second Wind 1/1 - Action Points: 1
Encounter: Witchfire 1/1 - Commander's Strike 1/1 - Scorching Burst 1/1 - Beguiling Tongue 1/1
Daily: Armor of Agathys 0/1

O = Orsik:
AC 17 - Fort 15 - Ref 12 - Will 17 - Speed 5
HP 30/30 - Heal 7 - Surges 6/9 - Second Wind 1/1 - Action Points 1
Encounter: Channel Divinity 1/1 - Lightning's Revelation 1/1 - Divine Call 1/1
Daily: Silent Malediction 1/1

S = Sanem:
AC 19 - Fort 13 - Ref 17 - Will 13 - Speed 7
HP 30/30 - Heal 7 - Surges 5/7 - Second Wind 1/1 - Action Points: 1
Encounter: Elven Accuracy 1/1 - Fox's Cunning 1/1 - Yield Ground 1/1
Daily: Hunter's Bear Trap 1/1 - Thunderburst Weapon Attack 1/1

P = Persephone:
AC 16 - Fort 12 - Ref 16 - Will 14 - Speed 2, Fly 7 (hover)
HP 24/24 - Heal 6 - Surges 1/2

R = Raylynn:
AC 17 - Fort 15 - Ref 15 - Will 14
HP 33/33 - Heal 8 - Surges 9/9 - Second Wind 1/1 Action Points 1
Encuonter: Fey Step 1/1 - Shielding Cube 1/1 - Swift Mender 1/1 - Healing Infusion 2/2
Daily: Punishing Eye 1/1

T = Thursagan:
AC 20 - Fort 16 - Ref 14 - Will 14 - Speed 5
HP 37/37 - Heal 9 - Surges 7/12 - Second wind 1/1 - Action Points 0
Encounter: Passing attack 0/1 - Shielded Sides 0/1
Daily Powers: Villian's menace 1/1 - Craghammer power 0/1

A = Zachery:
+1? +4? - AC 19 - Fort 13 - Ref 17 - Will 15 - Speed 6
HP 32/32 - Heal 8 - Surges 4/7 - Second wind 1/1 - Action Points 1
Encounter: Staff of Defense 1/1 - Chill Strike 1/1
Daily Powers: Flaming Sphere*/Freezing Cloud 1/1
Utility: Shield(Encounter)*/Feather Fall(Daily) 1/1

Z = Zynthis:
AC 18 - Fort 16 - Ref 11 - Will 16 - Speed 5
HP 33/33 - Heal 8 - Surges 6/7 - Second Wind 1/1 - Action Points: 1
Encounter: Longtooth Shifting 1/1 - Channel Divinity 1/1 - Healing Word 2/2 - Healing Strike 1/1
Daily: Avenging Flame 1/1 - Breaching Armor 0/1 - Shield of Faith 0/1


G = Sart:
Small natural humanoid, goblin, Level 2 Striker Companion
AC 17 - Fort 15 - Ref 15 - Will 15 - Speed 6
HP 30/30 - Heal 8 - Surges 3/7 - Second Wind 1/1
Initiative +3        Senses Perception +1; low-light vision
Basic Short Sword (Standard, at-will) Weapon
+9 vs AC; 1d6+2
Basic Hand Crossbow (Standard, at-will) Weapon 10/20
+8 vs AC; Hit 1d6+4
Deft Strike (Standard, at-wll) Weapon melee/ranged May move 2 squares before attack
+9/+8 vs AC; Hit 1d6+4
King's Castle (Standard, encounter) Weapon melee/ranged
+9/+8 vs AC; Hit 2d6+4; Effect switch places with willing adjacent ally
Fast Hands (Free, at-will, once per round): You draw or sheathe a weapon,
pick up an item in your space or adjacent to it, or retrieve or stow an item
Sneak Attack: +1d6 damage against any target granting combat advantage
Goblin Tactics (immediate reaction, when missed by a melee attack, at-will)
The goblin shifts 1 square.
Skills Stealth +12, Thievery +12
Str 14 (+2)      Dex 18 (+4)     Wis 12 (+1)
Con 13 (+1)      Int 13 (+1)     Cha 10 (+0)
Equipment: leather armor , short sword , dagger, hand crossbow

I assumed that when facing a dragon, everyone healed up to max HP.

Tag all. What do you do in an empty room (or what do you start to do)? Include an initiative roll in case there a fight breaks out (to save time and/or keep you guessing).

[candi]

Raylynn stayed where she was, readying her crossbow and gazing at the pool from afar. She also glanced up and around looking to see if there was another passage in or out that the dragon could use. "I don't like this one bit." The cave echoed with the gentle clank of her crossbow self-loading a bolt as she spoke.


[dice=20]+9 = 18 Perception
[dice=20]+2 = 11 Initiative

((Harknail, could you provide a direct link to the map under it, spoilers don't always seem to work for me))[rand=44036977312069867577686607257484262462970810492867695804876903715]

[harknail]

Map available here

I found that a refresh often fixes stuck spoiler tags. If all else fails, I click the reply button and look at the text (to see die roll results).82

[candi]

Thanks. It seems to be a problem only with Firefox on my Macbook. I suspect it's related to the javascript that makes the spoilers (specifically on this site, the spoilers on my forum don't cause me any trouble - but the reply button trick will be helpful indeed!

[Ogremind]

"If I may make a suggestion," Zack says quietly, "we may want to spread out so as not to be all caught by it's breath. If I recall correctly, tight formations are for when one is outnumbered, and, no matter how dangerous the dragon is, we do technically have it out numbered." Then he follows his own advice by moving over to G8.

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[Michael]

Laira Elereth nods to Zack and then tries to sneak to E2 (where she will at least gain cover).
Stealth 5, Initiative 8
Doesn't someone in the group grant an initiative bonus?

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Stealth: [dice=20] +3=5

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Initiative: [dice=20]+1=8

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[Ogremind]

So, who is actually still checking these posts? I'd love to keep going.

[harknail]

Oct 4, 2010 17:46:01 GMT -5 Ogremind said:

So, who is actually still checking these posts? I'd love to keep going.

So would I. Sorry about being so slow lately.

[harknail]

Taking role call here82

[harknail]

The group had just begun to scatter when the young green dragon rose from the glowing pool. There wasn't so much as a ripple as it broke the surface of the pool and hovered above it. The frightful presence of seeing a dragon that close stunned most of the group. It moved one of the group closer to the rest with a luring glare than breathed poison gas over most of the group.

Immediately afterwards, three Dragonkin Zealots rose up from where they had been hiding under piles of rubble scattered about the chamber.

The ensuing fight was long, hard, and far too close. More than once various members of the group were on the brink of death, saved only by the assorted healing magic available to the group. By the time the dragon was finished, falling back into the pool with an audible thud as it hit bottom, the heroes were spent, their resources exhausted.

As they rested from that grueling ordeal, they searched the cavern but found nothing. But examining the pool was more productive. The glowing liquid in the pool was revealed to be just an illusion covering a 10' deep pit with a dead dragon in the bottom. A dead dragon and the dragons horde...

Even after a rest, the after effects of the battle and the frequent exposure to a dragons poison left half the group in no shape to fight again.

[harknail]

Exhausted by marching all night and worn out by dragon slaying, the group decides that they need some sleep before returning to the Elven village. The hostages aren't in much better shape, they didn't get much sleep last night either. So they find a secure part of the cave and get some much needed rest while Harknail, the unsleeping artifact of ages long gone, kept watch for any new hazards.

Nothing disturbed their rest, and in the late afternoon, still tired, but able to function again, the group and hostages started making their way back to the elven village. Those badly injured by the fight against the Dragon still had not recovered, and helping them along slowed the group. But they no longer needed to be stealthy and that sped their progress though the forest. Darkness fell long before the traveling band reached their goal, but with no need to avoid notice, the wizards and Harknails enchanted shield were able to provide enough light for any that needed it.

It was nearing midnight by the time Myaith came in view. A few sentries spotted them and called out. Soon the entire village was awake and celebrating. Teasenislon rewarded the group for rescuing his daughter Krismorel, along with all the other hostages, and for riding the area of the kobold menace. The party went on for the rest of the night, with the heros as center of attention. Dawn was approaching before they could get more rest.

[harknail]

The elves provide mounts for the wounded on the next leg of their journey, returning to Draigdurroch's Tower where they left Bahrash and their horses and cart. But instead of providing horses, the elves of Myaith provided ants large enough to ride. Elzyru, the elf who had asked for them for help, accompanied them to return the mounts to the Myaith once they were done with the ants.

When they reached the tower, they found the road a bit dryer, but tower was otherwise unchanged from when they had left it. In their absence Bharash had loaded all the books into the cart that they had been sent to retrieve. And he had had a fine time reviewing them while waiting for their return.

Elzyru bid them all goodbye, thanking them again for their help. He declined an offer of spending the night at the tower, explaining that it wasn't safe to leave the ants near horses for any length of time.

The night passed uneventfully, and the group got the first good nights rest since they had set out on their adventure. Back in sync with the sun again, they headed out the next morning and made good time along the road to Moonhaven, arriving around noon.

They delivered the books to Curuvar the Brazen for the agreed on fee. Bharash staying with him to study the volumes.

Orsik left again on his solo wanderings, promising to stop by and say hello from time to time.

Thursagan, Sanem, and Zynthis settled in with Howahkan, another wounded adventurer no longer able to adventure. Sart the goblin stayed with Sanem, her mentor in archery. As the remaining 4 continued to the Moonhaven Inn (where they had been granted free lodging thanks to their return of the lighthouses magic mirror), they head Zynthis and Howahkan already making plans for a joint church for both of their faiths.

[harknail]

New thread here