CollectorOfMyst

(D&D 5E) The Tyranny of Dragons, Part 1; Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Kobolds x 3 | Init: 15

Kobold A | Healthy
Kobold B | DEAD
Kobold C | Healthy
Kobold D | DEAD
Kobold E | Bloodied

Kobold A, unnerved by the sudden attack, moves away from the main market.
Kobold B lies dead, their chest caved in from the magical attack.
Kobold C hears something, and they turn to face west; away from Vaal's group. They begin to move in that direction.
Kobold D hears a curse from its kin, and ventures down the wider alley. Just as they pass the barrel where Caw hides, the kenku strikes, his rapier all but skewering them (17). Caw pulls the body towards him in the shadows, one clawed hand covering the kobold's muzzle. Kobold D dies without a sound (Caw dealt a total of 10 damage).
The second bolt of pink strikes Kobold E, who had a few more seconds to react, but it is still a heavy blow. They are not long for this world.

Winged Kobold x 1 | Init: 14

Winged Kobold A | Bloodied

The Urd sees one of its kin fall, and moves behind the wall. It now has half-cover.

Cassandra and Magdar

The human and dwarf move up, though they still keep their distance from the main square. Cassandra looks between Vaal and Rhaeyla, hoping for some kind of reassurance.

(D&D 5E) The Tyranny of Dragons, Part 1; Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Unknown Foe x 4 | Init: 19

Human Foe A | Healthy
Half-Elf Foe | Healthy
Human Foe B | Healthy
Halfling Foe | Healthy

When the green-skinned kobold collapsed, the halfling was still for only a split second before ducking down behind a barrel, and the half-elf threw themselves across the market stall, attempting to get behind cover. The archer spun on his heels, his arrow skidding off into the night, unaware of where the attacker was hidden. The human woman, safely out of reach and not having seen the source of the commotion, called out. "What's happening?!"

The halfling began to gesticulate wildly for her to get down. She stared at them for a moment, before doing so.

Turn summary

Human Foe A holds his action
Half-Elf Foe seeks cover.
Human Foe B drops prone, and moves towards the nearest market stall.
Halfling Foe ducks behind a barrel.

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??? | Init: 20

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As the groups go their separate ways, Caw remains at his vigil. And only he sees what happens.

From the direction of the keep, a flash of pink streaks towards one of the kobolds. It crumples silently, and Caw watches as the squat hooded figure turns towards it, surprised. Another flash, hitting one of the kobolds square in the shoulders, causing it to stagger forward. Most eyes begin to turn away from the shadows of the square to these attacks.

Upon the wall stands a figure, too far away to make out any features. But she stands ready to defend Greenrest.

(D&D 5E) The Tyranny of Dragons, Part 1; Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Kobolds x 5 | Init: 15

Kobold A | Healthy
Kobold B | Healthy
Kobold C | Healthy
Kobold D | Healthy
Kobold E | Healthy

The kobolds search the darkness with their eyes, and see nothing.

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Winged Kobold x 1 | Init: 14

Winged Kobold A | Bloodied

Taking something in its hand, the Urd takes flight, landing on another ledge slightly closer to where Vaal has decided to hide. There is no indication that they have seen him, however.

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Cassandra's Turn | Init: 14

HP 5/9 | Status: None

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Cassandra heeds Vaal's words, and sticks close.

Turn Summary

Cassandra rolls an 18 for stealth and moves adjacent to Vaal.

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Magdar's Turn | Init: 9

HP 12/12+3 | Status: None

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Magdar begins to follow, but his foot gets caught on something, and a dull, low thud echoes through the air. He is tense for a moment, and heads swivel in that direction, but they don't know where you are, yet...

Turn Summary

Magdar rolls for stealth, with disadvantage due to his armour. He rolls a 3 and a 9, and takes the 3. One person has failed a stealth check. Once you reach 5 combined failures, your cover will be blown. For the purposes of this, the commoners will always succeed.

(D&D 5E) The Tyranny of Dragons, Part 1; Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Unknown Foe x 4 | Init: 19

Human Foe A | Healthy
Half-Elf Foe | Healthy
Human Foe B | Healthy
Halfling Foe | Healthy

Human Foe A carries a shortbow; the rest all have scimitars.

The shortest figure looked from side to side, their blade flickering like the torchlight it reflected. They motioned with a hand to their two companions. Each began to move with their blades forward in a ready stance, eyes searching the darkness. They split, moving in different directions just as the kobolds had.

The man held position, an arrow fit to the string.

Turn summary

‘Left’ and ‘right’ are relative to your positions.

Human Foe A holds his action.
Half-Elf Foe moves 20ft to the left, and sees nothing. They are next to Kobolds C and E.
Human Foe B moves 20ft to the right, and sees nothing. They are next to Kobold A.
Halfling Foe moves 20ft roughly towards you, and sees nothing. They are next to Kobolds B and D.

(D&D 5E) The Tyranny of Dragons, Part 1; Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Sebastian rolls a 5

Cassandra rolls a 14

Magdar rolls 9

Surina got a Nat 20! Total, 22

The Swift Family rolled a 4.

The kobolds rolled a 15

The winged kobold rolled a 14 - Contested! Cassandra has a dexterity of 14; the winged kobold wins and will go before her.

The unknown foes rolled a 19.

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Magdar glares after the fleeing kobold, but there isn't any point in trying to pursue it when it takes off into the air. Time goes on without trouble, and you move forward, further into the centre of town. You've almost made it. The keep looms above you, and you can see movement atop of the walls as guards shoot arrows and drop stones. There is just one last corner... and Caw, being the quickest, is the first to turn it...

What he sees stops him in his tracks.

Between your group and the gates to the keep, a larger group has formed. Nine kobolds, and four other figures - three of medium height, and one of shorter stature. Four of the kobolds are winged, and one of them is gesticulating wildly, speaking frantically in Yipyak. The tallest of the group says something in the same draconic tongue, and three of the Urds take flight, headed in the same direction - away from the keep, to the outskirts of the city. Each carries a similar bag, full to bursting. The (presumed) man then barks an order, and the remaining kobolds begin to spread out, eyes gleaming in the dark, the remaining winged kobold flying up to a small ledge and perching there like a miniature gargoyle. For a moment, Caw is sure that the closest one has seen him, but then its eyes glide away to the next shadow.

There are five kobolds, a winged kobold (slightly injured), and four unknown foes. They don't know you're there, but they're on their guard. You do not need to fight them, but you do need to get past them. @Eleven@Vertigo@Tangletail, please roll initiative.

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Stealth checks:

Caw 16, Rhaeyla 6, Sebastian 5, Cassandra 12, Magdar+Parents 11, Surina+kids 9

I, the Demon King, Will Summon My Own Damned Heroes!

Scott

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As he realised her current situation, Scott immediately averted his eyes, his cheeks flushing red, looking anywhere but at the woman.

“Um- I- sorry, I didn’t mean to-” he stammered, halfway to covering his eyes with his hand. “I... I’m sorry, miss. I was just... I wanted to ask if you knew where I am? Because, well, I don’t, beyond that it’s not where I come from, and I know that it’s somewhere and I’d really appreciate being able to put names to places and I’m sorry for looking at you while you were feeding your kid and I’m just…” He took a deep breath, squeezing one hand until he felt the nail digging in. “I’m just… still processing a lot of things. I… don’t quite know how things work around here, but I’m not entirely sure this place is actually real or if I’m just… imagining this while I… bleed out in my real life.”

He paused, before rolling his shoulders back and looking directly at the wall. “Sorry. I get anxious really easily. I, ah, wanted to thank you, I guess. I know, um, Miiba called him Lear? He didn’t really consult with anyone else or anything before letting me come into your home but this is… probably the safest I’ve felt since I remembered. And I wanted to thank you for, well, taking care of Miiba. Because she’s actually very young, and I don’t mean the fact that she was only born recently in this world. She’s really only a child in… in my world, too. And I’m not that much better. But you’ve probably helped her a lot, and by letting me in, I think you might have helped me a lot, too, so… thanks.”

He felt his cheeks growing warm again. He looked down at the floor, at his still bare feet. He really should do something about getting shoes.

(D&D 5E) The Tyranny of Dragons - Closed

@GreivousKhan It is currently early autumn in the Year 1489 DR, two years after the end of the Second Sundering and the Spellplague. Dragonborn have appeared in the world, displaced from their native world of Abeir. The gods are quieter than they used to be, and only in this year have they begun to answer the prayers of their followers again; only a select few have shown direct action.

As for the code, you really don't need to worry about that; everything you need is in there, you just need to replace the color=000000 with whatever colour you want and add/remove things as you need them. You can delete everything in Spellcasting up to spell names[/list]. If you want to add a new line to a list, it's [*], just make sure it's also before [/list]. Anywhere you see an X, that generally means you have a number you need to put there. You don't have darkvision, so you can remove 'vision Xft'. Adjust your stats, label your weapon attacks, and you're done.