Hoard of the Dragon Queen (D&D 5e) - Main

[Daerune]

Dae'thail nodded to Chella in thanks as she followed. He lead her to the source of both the sound and scent of the small girl which he hoped she could at least hear it. He would then stand guard for Chella. He sought to hide himself for the moment so that if she came out with the child, he wasn't going to add to the girl's experience. He kept his ears honed for any sounds of approaching danger.

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Spoiler: Perception & Stealth Rolls

Perception (Hearing)
1D20+3 = [16]+3 = 19
1D20+3 = [4]+3 = 7

Stealth
1D20+4 = [18]+4 = 22

OOC: Perception should've been a +6 Instead of 3.... but ill go with what I got there.http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=200952

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[SilverSuzi]

Chella followed the dire wolf to a nearby house, where she could now hear the child's cries coming from within, and immediately felt justified in having followed him away from the others. Despite wanting to rush to the little one's aid, she had no idea what the situation was inside so she carefully crept up to the door, searching and listening for any signs of danger.

Spoiler: OOC

Perception: 1D20+2 = [4]+2 = 6

Stealth: 1D20+4 = [4]+4 = 8

(If there was no reason to suspect trouble: )

Chella cautiously entered the house and looked around.

 

[Sara Sidereal]

Dawn stayed close to Marcus, helping him to watch out for potential threats.

Spoiler: ooc

Perception: 9+1 = 10

 

[WlfSamurai]

Dae'thail and Chella, you find the house a few doors over. At some point in the fighting, it was smashed through. Not seeing any movement inside, but still hearing the small child’s cry, you step in. Laying in their own blood, a man and woman are dead. The furniture and furnishings are strewn about and broken, as if a struggle took place. Most likely, the man and woman tried to fight off whatever killed them.

The sound of the little girl’s voice is coming from behind a cabinet that was moved in front of a closet door.

Dae'thail, you hear the sounds of more kobolds yapping and chattering amongst themselves. They’re getting closer to the house and will probably see you inside.

SilverSuzi , Daerune


Dawn, Marcus, and Cazarina, you, Linan, and her family move through the town. It isn’t long before you’re near the town square. You’re hidden behind the corner of a house, looking at dire situation in the square. Two farmers have their hands tied and are on their knees. They’re surrounded by two kobolds and three dangerous looking men with clubs. One of them spits on the farmers.

“You’re town is worthless,” he says. “Give me a good reason not to let our little friends kill you right here.” He points to the one of the kobolds who like their chops.

JayTee , Sara Sidereal , Bone2pick

 

[JayTee]

Marcus frowned as the scene played out in front of him. "Not a lot of good options." He muttered to Dawn and Linan. "There's three of us and five of them. If we rush them we might be able to take them by surprise and put them down before they realize whats going on and save the hostages."

 

[SilverSuzi]

Driven by hope and optimism, Chella rushed to check the two adults on the floor for signs of life, despite the alarming amount of blood around them. Finding no such sign, she put a hand to her mouth and blinked back tears for the fallen couple. The child's cries, and an overpowering sense of urgency, prevented her from dwelling on the sadness for more than a few seconds. She crossed the room to the cabinet, and began to shove it aside. "Hello in there! It's okay, I'm going to get you out." With the cabinet moved far enough, she pulled the door open a few inches at first, to look inside and gently say, "My name is Chella, I'm here to help you."

 

[Daerune]

Hearing the sounds of the Kobolds he sought to move into and deeper into the house, near where Chella would be located, in an effort to remain undetected. He stared at the way he came and ensured his posture conveyed he was trying to be quiet.

 

[Sara Sidereal]

"Smoothskins working with them?" Dawn muttered.

"Dawn thinks it is time for another nap," she whispered, nudging Caz with her elbow.

"Surprise good. Magic and surprise better."

 

[WlfSamurai]

Chella, you push the cabinet to the side and open the closet. Sure enough, a little girl had been hastily hidden inside. She can't be more than five. She rubs the tears from her eyes and looks up at you. Then, she slowly shrinks backward.

"Are you ... with the monsters?" the girl asks.

Dae'thail, with your sharp senses, you can hear and smell the kobolds moving around the house, stop, and then step onto the porch. There are four of them and they're a mere thirty seconds or so from stepping into the house.

SilverSuzi , Daerune

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Dawn and Marcus, Cuth, Linan's husband, shakes his head. "We can't leave them," he says, agreed with your planning.

Linan grits her teeth. "Cuth, the kids," She says. "We need to keep the kids safe. We need to leave them and move on. Now."

JayTee , Sara Sidereal

 

[SilverSuzi]

Chella shook her head and smiled gently. "No, my friends and I are fighting the monsters." She glanced over her shoulder and noticed the dire wolf's tense, alert posture, focused on the entryway. Lowering her voice to a whisper, Chella turned back to the girl and said, "We're gonna get you somewhere safe, but first I need to make sure the way is clear. Stay in here and don't come out until I say, alright?" Unless prompted to stop, Chella would then close the closet door again and turn to face the entryway, hand on the hilt of her sword. "Trouble?" She whispers to the druid.

 

[Daerune]

Dae'thail turned his gaze toward Chella for but a moment. In that moment he considered his options. Four against two capable fighters that needed to protect a crying child. There was a risk here. He had stayed in his beast form since it would've been a waste to do otherwise but now...

Dae'thail dropped his beast shape spell for but a moment. In the six seconds, he was visible, Chella had the view of a white haired full-blooded Elf whos eyes were a vibrant green. He uttered verbal components of a spell that when finished summoned two dire wolves to his sides. He then used his last beast shape to re-assume the appearance of a Dire wolf. He communicated to the summoned animals. Kill the Kobolds, Protect the woman and child. With this, he charged out with his Dire Wolves intending to surprise the Kobolds and viciously attack.

Spoiler: Rolls

Initiative (If required):
1D20+2 = [7]+2 = 9 (Dae'thail)
1D20+2 = [14]+2 = 16 (Dire wolf 1)
1D20+2 = [1]+2 = 3 (Dire wolf 2)

Dire Wolf attacks. (Player and Summons):
1D20+5 = [18]+5 = 23 (Dae'thail)
1D20+5 = [13]+5 = 18 (Dire wolf 1)
1D20+5 = [13]+5 = 18 (Dire wolf 2)
Damage Rolls:
2D6+3 = [3, 6]+3 = 12 (Dae'thail)
2D6+3 = [1, 4]+3 = 8 (Dire wolf 1)
2D6+3 = [2, 3]+3 = 8 (Dire wolf 2)

 

[SilverSuzi]

She had her focus on the doorway when Dae'Thail transformed, and did a double-take upon noticing the sudden presence of the elf man, and the distinct lack of dire wolf. A lack which was quickly remedied by the materialization of more dire wolves, causing Chella to let out a tiny startled yelp. She clamped a hand over her mouth in a delayed attempt to stifle the sound. After the three wolves charged out of the house, she let out the breath she'd unconsciously been holding since their appearance, and crossed to peek out the doorway herself, drawing her sword on the way.

Spoiler: OOC

Initiative: 1D20+4 = [12]+4 = 16
(if needed)

 

[JayTee]

"There's no guarantee that we'll be able to make it past them unnoticed. Best bet right now is to hit them hard and fast while they're distracted and take them down as quickly as possible." He said, drawing his sword and tensing himself for an assault.

 

[WlfSamurai]

Dae'thail, you and the other dire wolves rush out to the kobolds who are just stepping into the entryway of the house. Chella, you peek out in time to see all three wolves make short work of the kobolds. Three of them are immediately mauled. The the last tries to run but one of the wolves pounces and tears his throat out.

All four kobolds are dead.

SilverSuzi , Daerune

 

[JayTee]

With no counter argument offered, Marcus sprang in to action, rushing the three men first to get rid of what looked like the biggest threat and swinging his sword in a wide arc.

OOC
Attacks 1 and 2 for 10 and 23
Damage 1 and 2 for 10 and 12

 

[Sara Sidereal]

During the confusion, Dawn apppeared in a rainbow mist and cut the farmers free.

"Run!"

She turned to face the bad men.

Spoiler: ooc

bonus action : misty step
action : cut dudes loose
movement : If any of the bad guys chase the farmers, Dawn stays between them.
reaction : if anything attacks the farmers, Dawn uses her protection fighting style. if nothing attacks the farmers and something attacks Marcus, she protects him instead. if neither of these conditions are met, she saves her reaction for an opportunity attack, prioritizing any bad guy pursuing the farmers.

1 / 2 2nd level slots used.

 

[Daerune]

Dae'thail looked to each of the Direwolves, commanding them to take the bodies into the house if not already and hide them in the corners of the first room. He turned his attention then to Chella and bobbed his head back the way she came in a jerking manner, hoping it conveyed a sense of urgency. He wanted to group up with the others and if it weren't for the protection of a life he'd of not bothered with this detour. When the bodies were dealt with the Dire Wolves cleaned the blood from themselves, trying to appear less menacing... despite being wolves the sizes of horses. He and the other dire wolves awaited Chella with hopefully the child.

 

[SilverSuzi]

Seeing that the dire wolves had made short work of the kobolds, Chella ducked back inside and cringed at the sight of the dead man and woman on the floor. She quickly searched for a blanket nearby, in order to cover the two bodies. Then she approached the closet door again, giving it a soft knock and speaking through but not opening it yet. "It's me, Chella, again. What's your name, little one?" While waiting for an answer, she glanced over her shoulder at the three massive wolves and the bodies strewn about. Hopefully they could avoid further traumatizing the girl -- and avoid any screaming on her part -- but Chella feared it wasn't very likely.