Almaric’s Tale - The Burned Tower
Moving into the site of the devastation, Almaric checks each of the bodies to make sure they are all dead. Glancing around the tower, he can see more signs of battle. Blood and broken arrows litter the area. There are a total of eight dead kobolds around the tower. Each kobold has a short sword and short bow. None have any arrows on their person.
Having left the armoured man until last, Almaric searches the body to see if he had anything useful on him.
[/OOC He doesn’t!]
Apart from his punctured armour and nearby short sword, the corpse has no possessions at all. When finished, Almaric moves over to the tower to see if there is anyone hurt within it.
A brief search reveals that if there had been anything of interest within the tower, it has since been incinerated. The remains of a staircase leads up to the burnt-out roof. The roof itself must have collapsed and burned where it lay. Here and there Almaric can see shards of glass. Someone may have used oil flasks to burn the tower. The embers and ash at his feet are still very hot and smoke drifts up the tower like a chimney. Other than what he has noted, there is nothing of interest in the tower. As Almaric exits, he is confronted by several kobolds that look extremely angry.
[/OOC Reaction roll from Kobolds. Rolled (4)+Kobold Reaction mod.(-2)+Almaric’s CHA mod.(0)=2. Hostile, attacks.]
With a screech, the kobolds leap to attack Almaric, they must blame him for all the carnage.
[/OOC Initiatives for Round 1: Almaric (14+1)=15, Kobold #1 (14), Kobold #2(4) and Kobold #3(14)]
Finding himself suddenly under attack from three diminutive, angry creatures, Almaric opts to attack first and sort things out later if he can. Bringing his shield up to a guard position, he slashes his longsword at one of the Kobolds, just as two of them close in on him.
[/OOC Almaric attacks Kobold #1 with his longsword. He needs a 7+ and rolls (3)-**(Kobold AC)=MISS]
Almaric is dismayed to see his flashing blade fail to connect with any part of the creature, especially when two of them make coordinated attacks back - their small short swords jabbing viciously at him…
[/OOC Kobold #1 and Kobold #3 attack simultaneously. Kobold #1 rolls, (9)-Almaric’s AC(7)=2. MISS
Kobold #3 rolls, (14)-Almaric’s AC(7)=7. MISS]
Luckily for Almaric their sword skill is as high as they are and he easily avoids their clumsy attacks. However, the remaining Kobold uses the distraction to jump in and try and hamstring the young warrior…
[/OOC Kobold #2 attacks Almaric, rolls (7)-Almaric’s AC(7)=0. MISS]
…but fails to connect as Almaric jumps over the slashing sword.
The three Kobolds slowly circle Almaric, all the while making yipping, whining noises.
[/OOC: Almaric is engaged in combat with 3 Kobolds. Everyone is uninjured. Almaric still has MIGHT, LUCK, FINESSE and AUTOMATIC SUCCESS bonuses available for use at any time.]