CH 4: Lair of the Dragon

[Kafen]

"I bet we could take two dragons." Tas says in a low voice as they move along over the river. "We just need to find small enough dragons. They'd still be dragons of course."

[JadedDM]

"Hurry, let's go!" Tanis says, and he and Laurana take off quickly. Caramon is right behind them. Magpie, her tongue lolling out of her mouth, runs as fast as she can, but is actually passed by the three much taller folk.

The rest of the group, however, doesn't seem terribly concerned about haste. Raistlin moves at his usual, steady pace. Goldmoon and Riverwind stroll at a casual rate. Flint and Tas are forced to jog just to keep up with them.

Sturm is left behind, as he slowly backs away from the building. But because he is the further behind, he is the first to see half a score of Baaz draconians burst from the building after them. Looking left and right, they spot Sturm (as well as Goldmoon and Riverwind turning the corner). The leader--the same one Riverwind shot before--raises his blade into the air and calls for a charge.

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Laurana jogs 240 feet. She can continue at this pace for another 13 rounds.
Tanis jogs 240 feet. He can continue at this pace for another 11 rounds.
Caramon jogs 240 feet. He can continue at this pace for another 16 rounds.
Magpie makes a STR check (1d20): 1, pass. Magpie runs 180 feet.
Raistlin walks 120 feet.
Flint jogs 120 feet. He can continue at this pace for another 17 rounds.
Tas jogs 120 feet. He can continue at this pace for another 13 rounds.
Goldmoon walks 120 feet.
Riverwind walks 120 feet.
Sturm withdraws 60 feet.

Baaz begin pouring out of the building!

(Actions for Round 1?)

[Jerrard]

Seeing he is outnumbered, as are the group, Sturm takes off at the fastest speed he can, the idea of running away was not something he enjoyed, but it was needed. (He runs at full speed, hopefully gaining on the others)

"Run!" He shouts loudly, to the departing group.

[Jenara]

Laurana continues her jog, checking behind her to see the others, "Why do they not run?" she asks the half elf between breaths.

[Nuke]

Riverwind turns and grabs Goldmoon's hand and says "Run"

Just before turning left, he released her hand and says "Go"

He stops and draws his bow to provide cover fire for Sturm's retreat.

[Breila]

Goldmoon jogs onward, hoping the front group will slow down to allow the short-legged companions to stay with them. One by one, they were so much easier to take down!

[JadedDM]

The draconians are quick. Most of them drop to all four legs, allowing them to run much faster than most humans. Within moments, Sturm finds himself set upon by three of the monsters. He blocks one blow with his shield, but the other two are luckier and are able to get in small strikes against him. Turning, he takes off at full speed, his armor the only thing protecting him from multiple attacks along the way. He moves with such swiftness that he passes by nearly everyone else in the process!

Riverwind comes to a stop and draws his bow to cover Sturm, but the knight zooms past him, leaving the ranger on his own to face a number of angry draconians. He fires twice anyway, and both arrows hit, but don't even slow the draconian down. What's worse, is that six more of them emerge from the building, eager to join the chase!

Meanwhile, Magpie picks up the pace, actually speeding past most of the others, despite having such small legs. "This way! Hurry!" she says between breaths, before suddenly skidding to a halt by a wall. She begins inspecting the wall carefully, as if searching for something.

Caramon slows down, going back to help Raistlin.

"Let's go, doorknob!" Flint huffs at Tas. "What's wrong, can't keep up with an old man?" he asks, speeding up and leaving the kender in his dust.

Tanis and Laurana follow Magpie, and stop when she stops. The half-elf turns back to see the others, but frowns when all he sees so far are Goldmoon and Sturm (the latter speeding right past the former) but nobody else.

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(Way too many combatants for individual initiative, so I'll use group.)

Party's Initiative (1d10): 8
Enemy's Initiative (1d10): 4

Round 1!
Baaz 01 runs on all fours to Sturm and attacks him with his long sword (1d20): 18, hit for (1d8): 2 damage.
Baaz 02 runs on all fours to Sturm and attacks him with his long sword (1d20): 3, miss.
Baaz 03 runs on all fours to Sturm and attacks him from behind with his long sword (1d20+2): 19, hit for (1d8): 4 damage.
Baaz 04 runs on all fours to Riverwind.
Baaz 05 runs on all fours to Riverwind.
Baaz 06 runs on all fours to Riverwind.
Baaz 07 runs on all fours to Sturm.
Baaz 08 runs on all fours to Sturm.
Baaz 09 runs on all fours to Riverwind.
Baaz 10 runs on all fours to Riverwind.
Baaz 11 exits the building.
Baaz 12 exits the building.
Baaz 13 exits the building.
Baaz 14 exits the building.
Baaz 15 exits the building.
Baaz 16 exits the building.
Sturm makes a STR check (1d20): 4, pass. Sturm can run 360 feet but is attacked by Baaz 10, 6, 9, and 4 as he hurries past them. None of them hit him, though.
Laurana jogs 240 feet. She can continue at this pace for another 12 rounds.
Riverwind stops and draws his bow. He fires at Baaz 03 (1d20+5): 15, hit for (1d8): 5 damage. He fires again (1d20+5): 21, hit for (1d8): 2 damage.
Goldmoon jogs 240 feet. She can continue at this pace for another 12 rounds.
Tanis jogs 240 feet. He can continue at this pace for another 10 rounds.
Raistlin walks 120 feet.
Flint makes a STR check (1d20): 5, pass. He runs 180 feet.
Tas jogs 120 feet. He can continue at this pace for another 12 rounds.
Magpie makes a STR-4 check (1d20): 8, pass. She runs even faster, covering 240 feet.
Caramon walks 45 feet to aid Raistlin.

(OOC: Flint is supposed to be an old man whose health is failing him. Too bad his stats don't reflect that! He's actually quite strong and sturdy. Also, the mental image of Sturm running past everyone is really amusing.

Actions for Round 2?)

[Breila]

Goldmoon stays where she is, she can see both Magpie who seems to be looking for a secret door, and the rest of the group arriving. She keeps her staff between the knees and takes out her sling and some stones, ready to attack draconians to cover her friend's arrival if that's possible.


(ooc: Flint's behavior reminds me of my father's, who always complains that he's an old man (77), but does day-long mountainbike tours in the Canary Islands.)

[Nuke]

OOC: holy crap, I didn't think Sturm could run so fast.....


Riverwind sees Sturm rush past way faster then he would have believed. He turns and runs as well, giving up any pretense of a fight.

[Jenara]

(Sturm running is rather funny!)

Laurana draws her bow and lets off shots at any Baaz who is in range. (No access to rollers..)

(can't see the Map, how close is Sturm to Tas?)

[JadedDM]

(OOC: Tas is lagging behind, still in the long corridor. Only Riverwind is further back than him.)

[Jerrard]

"Tanis, We have to make a line here, there are too many." The Sturm bows his head in shame. "I.. I will go back and aid the others, and take a double watch this evening, to reprimand myself." With that he turns and passes Goldmoon. "My Lady, wait with Tanis and Sturm, I will aid the others."

(Just chatted to him: Sturms plan was to go back, aid the others with their escape, he will retreat backwards as they move, thus helping them. Move back to the first corner, where the smaller group was waiting. Jen.)

[mltillis]

"Hurry Brother! Go as fast as you can!" Caramon shouts at Raistlin. He darts back to Tas and snatches up the Kender. Turning Caramon breaks into a run towards the others.

((Assuming Tasselhoff weighs less than 104 lbs))
1d20 → [13] = (13)

[Breila]

"I had no other plans" Goldmoon replies to Sturm, looking at him, puzzled. She keeps her sling ready.

[Jenara]

Laurana waits, turning briefly to Magpie "Do you require aid?" She asks watching the Dwarf