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D&D 5e - Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Once the situation seemed to calm down, Trear went to pick up her arrows in case some could still be fired. Twenty was plenty, but it never hurt to gather back the ones you used. This process had her walk over to the hooded figure she had shot earlier and a bittersweet smile crept onto her face. Sure, the shot had been amazing, but it still did take a life away. The somber feeling was quickly brushed away by the fact that this person had attempted the same against one of her current companions and she jerked the arrow out of the figure's side. Recognising how the person was laying flat on their back, she figured out the half-orc must've been here before her, checking if there had been anything on the person. She'd have to ask him to see.

She approached the others from the street quite a while after the last one, missing the entire conversation about the kobold and the prospect of taking a rest. Instead, she caught on Orchid's words on killing the scaly piece of added luggage they had with them and continuing on their journey. "It might know who these people are, unless you found something that already told you. But I agree on going to the keep, having a place to rest would be good...", she responded to the green guy's idea, taking a careful look at all the injured in the group when it came to having a resting place.

Pilfered goods

Trear recovers a single usable arrow.
Orchid, on the other hand, found a couple rings from one of the dead kobolds, some it had been wearing on one of it's teeth. They seemed to have been added quite recently as they were rather easy to get out of their place. The hooded figure was carrying a pouch of coins (currently not specifically counted) and had shortbow and a quiver with seven (7) arrows. Again, no identifying objects. Even their leather armour was quite bare, failing to contain any real identifiers.

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@dragonmancer That would be the fifth member, the maximum for the bunch if I count in the person I've only been in PM contact with so far... although there was this one person too... A ready to use character is a plus though and the party could really use a cleric. I'd say you've got a pretty good shot at it if your character is fitting to our current requirements (listed in the first OOC post).

Wanting to learn tabletop RPing with D&D 5e/Pathfinder

@Raijinslayer Five is the pretty much absolute maximum I'm taking if I'm taking more than four players into the party (in which you would be the fifth), but I guess it can be arranged. No concrete promises though.

Wanting to learn tabletop RPing with D&D 5e/Pathfinder

The game I am currently running just lost a player and I love teaching new people how the game works! I've also got the basic rules linked in the Characters tab of the game, so if 5th edition D&D premade adventure is something that might interest you, you can find me and my remaining group here: roleplayerguild.com/topics/126885-d-d-..

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Very well then. I wish you luck in your future endeavours and know that I will harbour no ill will towards you, even if this confirmation was quite sudden. It was a good run, @VKAllen.

This means, however, that we will need to find an additional member. Adding them may take some time, so Trear Oakfell has now become an NPC under the DM's control and will leave the party once the keep is reached, at which point a new party member is (hopefully) introduced. Without further ado, the RP is now looking for an additional adventurer!

EDIT: We also have the first potential applicant for the vacant spot. I'll try and get Trear a post up tomorrow.

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Despite Parum's attempts, the kobold showed no signs of hearing her and did not react to being poked in any fashion. It either was real good at this or had really fallen unconscious again. The bound creature kept breathing steadily in it's bindings and the children of the couple seemed to not be as scared of it now that it was out. Few even moved in closer, but were quickly pulled back by Cuth. "It's still dangerous if it wakes. Don't go that close", he instructed.

"Do you think it's pretending?" Linan asked the halfling and her companions, unsure whether to lift her spear or not. "It was only awake for some seconds anyway... I cannot really tell about these things. I've never even seen such a creature before today." She took a brief glance towards the keep and added in her mind 'Not that this would be that normal of a situation either way...'

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Affirmative. If you guys want to have a specific order for posting OOC (like having someone do something before the other) you can always have the discussion OOC so that not having time for a full post right now won't take away your chances to do something just because somebody (and not their character) happened to be faster. Just a reminder as I don't think this has been a problem thus far.

I shall also be using this post as a way of paging @VKAllen. We haven't heard of them in a good while actually. I much prefer a livelier OOC environment as well and as far as I've observed a livelier OOC leads to a 'healthier' (as in not dying) game.

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The harpoon flung from the roof flew at the Kobold from a blind angle and nailed them into the ground. A moment of twitching later the creature stopped and laid down dormant. The only opposition to be seen was the dragon circling above, occasionally flying over the keep the party were heading to. It hadn't swooped down in a good while, now that they thought of it.

Parum felt a tug on her sleeve, the reason being one of the children of the family Orchid had been supposed to be looking after. The child looked a little scared, but it didn't seem like there was any immediate danger around. "The big lizard woke up", they explained themselves and kept on pulling Parum's hand, apparently wanting them to follow.

And indeed back where the rest of the family had gone into hiding, Linan was pointing her spear at the bound and now awake kobold. The situation was currently under control with the exception of the occasional snarl from the creature, but having them concious could prove a challenge for sneaking around enemies. The kobold attempted to turn onto it's belly, but was promptly discouraged by a light poke of the pointy end of the spear. Just before the group had a chance to interject, the creature's eyes rolled back and it seemingly fell back asleep. "Odd little things", Cuth commented.

Mechanics

Combat is over.

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With the day limit passed, I have regrettably had to take Trear's action in place of her rightful player. The game can now move on though. @Lucius Cypher, you will find the details of what Orchid sees in your PM inbox.

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With the big man locking down the kobold, Trear could use this moment to run after the hooded figure. Besides, with no other apparent threats in sight it seemed like the only truly viable option. No good could come out of leaving armed enemies running around willy nilly. Taking care to pass the combatants without interfering, she made her way to intersection. There was little cover in her reach excluding the occupied corner, so she'd have to trust her superior agility to keep her out of harm's way if danger were to present itself.

This pathway behind the house was just as unkempt as the one the previous fight had been on, with several barrels and a few crates littered about. The opponent might well have sought cover here... While scanning the area, brief movement on the right caught her attention. It was the hood of the enemy! "Found them!" she exclaimed and took a shot at the figure.

The arrow passed between the boxes, striking at the figure behind the crates and causing them to fall down. It was hard to tell what had been hit and how badly at first, but with only a few whimpers following the impact and the sudden silence, it seemed the shot had been quite the miracle at work. Trear let herself smile briefly. She was on a roll!

Mechanics

The person failed their stealth versus Trear's passive Perception.
The shot, on the other hand, was another critical (25). Not too bad for our ranger friend. Damage rolled was 12.

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The kobold kept attempting to weave themselves past the figure before them, intent on showing the halfling just who here was to be ridiculed of. Despite their best attempts they weren't really successful given the sheer difference in size between the two, so in the end the draconic being chose to just take their chances. A pebble was dropped into the sling and the shot was taken as well as they could aim it in this situation.

And what do you know, the interference of the warrior was just enough to turn the shot astray, as the sling happened to briefly brush against their arm on the final moments of the attack. The stone flew too low, hitting the ground inches before the intended target. "Ekik di sia idol!" the kobold yelled at Brannor, further frustrated by their failure.

Translation

Simply put, "Out of my way!".

Mechanics

With an enemy within 5 feet of them (that is not incapacitated in any way), the kobold threw their attack roll at Disadvantage, resulting in rolls of 13 and 11. This would mean the disadvantage they got literally stopped them from scoring a hit.