Kobold Mine [one slot open]

[NewOneAround]

Turn 14

1. Player Actions

Krat

Active: Rest
R83 ÔÇô failure Chance up to 20%

Passive: Refining firestone
[Knowledge magic: 2 +1 [tool] d 5 + 2 (preperation) = 9]
[R46+9 S55 D15] ÔÇô ongoing 6/9 +1 XP (26XP)

Training: Knowledge creatures +10XP (15XP) Gain Knowledge Creatures (Int) 1



Nockit

Free: order 2 kobolds to expand the rat tunnel. If possible ask Click-Clank to do it since he has the highest mining skill. (Side note: how much interaction do we have with him till we have a player for him)

Active: Tag along with KnickKnack to spy on the gnomes
See Wandering Monster.

Passive: continue curing leather
Craft ÔÇô Tailor: 3 d 6 +1 (fluff) +3 (koboldhelper) = 14
R16+14 S30 D30 ÔÇô success +5XP(49XP)

Training: knowledge magic +10XP (20XP) Gain Knowledge Magic (Int)

Order: Tell one of the common kobolds to learn spell - revive (too close of a call on Ozt, I want a back up plan)

Active: investigate the hole that his trap was dragged into
[Perception: 2d4 +1 (fluff) = 8]
[R8 S8 D5] ÔÇô success +5XP (26XP)
You can see a big bloodpool and the marks of a bunch of rats dragging something over to the hole.
You listen closely and try to look into that hole and soon after you hear the sound of two rats fighting.
You are not sure but by the look of it the hole opens into a bigger chamber after about half a meter.

Passive: Assist the other kobolds curing leather (it will take them forever otherwise)
Craft ÔÇô Tailor: 3 d 6 +1 (fluff) +2 (koboldhelper) = 11
R5+11 S 16 D 30 ÔÇô ongoing +1XP (44XP)


Training: knowledge - creatures +10XP (16XP) Gain Knowledge ÔÇô Creatures (Int) 1

After training I should have 15 skills and eligible to receive another +1 stat, I'll pick int




Click-Clank

Click-Clank decides he does not want to have an active part in leading the colony.
He digs rooms and minerals.
Active and Passive:

He mines the rat-hole bigger.
[Mine: 3 d 4 + 0 = 8]
[Mine: 3 d 4 + 0 = 8]
R8+8 S16 D15 -success +7XP (56XP)
pickaxe Break 15 : ÔÇô nothing
pickaxe Break 15 : ÔÇô nothing

Training: Mine





KnickKnack

Free: Order a kobold (how about the guy/girl making plates from chitin? S/He can do that, there, too, s/he just needs to watch for movement out of the corners of his/her eyes) to make a fire in the passage to the spider room and make sure they stay in there (just WATCHING and telling, if anything happens), or at least that we know when spiders come out of that room into our part of the mine.
No Problem with that.

Tell Pskal to start preparations for another stew (if he even needs telling. If nothing else useful can be done yet for the soup, Pskal can help KnickKnack butcher the animals they have gathered)

Active: scout the camp of the gnomes. Try to remain hidden, if found out, try to negotiate, if they turn out hostile, run. [stealth] Return to the mine in any case, but if followed, try to shake the pursuers first.
See wandering monster.

Passive: butcher the turtle(s and the snakes, if there is still time to do that in one turn), try to capture their blood in some bowl or the new glass flasks, so we can maybe later on make healing spells from the blood. [forage] 2x turtle
Forgage: 2 d 4 +3 (helper) +1 (fluff) = 10
R10 S 10 D 8 ÔÇô success +5 XP (41XP) Forage 3 21x meat (turtle) 8x bones (turtle) 2x entrails (urtle) 6x shell (turtle)

Training: Spell: Dragonskin (Con) +10XP (10XP) Gain Spell: Dragonskin (Con) 1



Ludo

Free? Can I do a sense motive on why Traknesh wants the improved fire gem?
Sense Motive: 1 d 5 -2 (noskill) +1 (fluff) = 0 ÔÇô failure +1XP(1XP)
His only intention seems the safekeeping of the precious gem.

A: Lead kobolds digging for quartz
Lead: 1 d 3 +1(fluff) +5 (FLS) = 8 ÔÇô success +1 skill for 2 creature +5XP(15XP)

P: Continue refining quartz
(The roll from LAST turn)
Craft ÔÇô Jewels: 1 d 5 +1 (fluff) = 4
R4 S 4 D 10 ÔÇô ongoing +1XP(20XP) Craft ÔÇô Jewels 2
(This turn)
Craft ÔÇô Jewels: 2 d 5 +1 (fluff) = 11
R4+11 S 15 D10 ÔÇô ongoing 2/10 +1XP(21XP)

T: Stealth +10XP(25XP) Gain Stealth 2


Traknesh
Active: Persuade a kobold to make him a bed.
[Persuade: 2 d 6 +5 (FLS) = 12]
[D12 S12 D10] -success +5 XP

Passive: Help the kobold make his bed.
Craft ÔÇô Wood: 1 d 4 -2 (noskill) = 0 - +1XP

Training: +10XP Gain Spell: Healing 2

2. NPC Actions

2 Kobold dig for Quarz (T18)
[Mine: 1+1 d 4 = 6]
[Mine: 1+1 d 4 = 5]
[R6+5 S11 D20] ÔÇô ongoing
Break 15 ÔÇô success
Break 15 ÔÇô success

Prisarz cares for this pet hamster and shears it. 1X wool, hamster

3 Kobold start curing leather [9x warhog fur,1x rat fur] + [liquid organic waste produkt (kobold)]
[Craft ÔÇô Tailor: 1 d 4 -2 (noskill) = 1]
[Craft ÔÇô Tailor: 1 d 4 -2 (noskill) = 2]
[Craft ÔÇô Tailor: 1 d 4 -2 (noskill) = 0]

1 Kobold makes plates from spider chitin and keeps an eye out for spiders
[Craft-Bone 1 d 4 -2 [no skill] = 2 ]
[R9 S 11 D 15] ÔÇô ongoing [9/10]

1 Kobold makes a bed in 5 turns
Craft bed, wood
Skill Craft-Wood
Material [2 wood]
Tool needed: [1 knive]
Yield: 1 piece
Dificulty 10
Craft wood: 1 d 4 -2 (noskill) = 0
R0 S0 D10 ÔÇô ongoing 1/5

Pskal
[Forage: 1 d 4 = 3]

Isarl trains ÔÇô failure

2 kobolds place the nest boxes and tidy the room in case eggs will be laid.

Zi'it stand guard.

Ozt rests. +1 con

3. Event

Good: nothing good happend ÔÇô the chance something will happen increased

Neutral:
Two kobold come to you while you are gathered. They are both rugged and one is bleeding. Kobold A acuses Kobold B that he has stolen his lunch. They brawled and Kobold B acuses Kobold A to injure him without reason.
-1 Con for 1 Kobold

Bad:
Ludo gets a dream message:One of the trader traveling in your direction has been killed.
A few turns no trader dares to travel to you

4. Trader

The traders are scared.
Chance of recovery 5%. - 89

5. Wandering Monster

KnickKnack and Nockit try to get stealthly near the camp of the gnomes.
K: Stealth: 1 d 5 +1 (fluff) = 6
N: Armor: 2 d 3 = 4
N: Stealth 2 d 4 (6 -2 Encumberance) = 5
Stealth = 5

Gnome Perception:
G1: 1 d 4 = 1
G2: 1 d 4 = 4
G3: 2 d 4 = 4

The gmones seem to be on edge but the two kobold get near enought to see and hear them.
G1: It's already very late. I do not want to go back to the village in the dark. Let's stay the for the night, ok vice-captain?
The three gnomes are sitting around 3 backpacks and 3 baskets. The baskets seem to be full of medical herbs and mushrooms.
Each gnome wears a leather armor and 2 of them have spears while the one who beins to speak now has a hand-axe and a very goodlooking shield.
G3: We can do so. But you take first watch! I do not want the gigant turtle we saw the other day eat our herbs. Finigan will be rageing, if his magical surplies can't be restocked. And you two know how important he and his mages where in the last few months.
G2: Dips on last watch!
The shieldbearing gnome laughs: Sneaking, backstabbing git! Ok First watch Reenus, secound me, third you.
After the conversation the get two bedrolls ready from their backpacks and begin to make something to eat.

Stealth +5XP K(20XP) Gains Stealth 2 N(30XP)
Armor: +1XP (26XP)
Feel free to ask specific questions about anything you want to know.

Zi'it stand guard.

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KnickKnack is very pleased with the results of the foraging of his group and thanks everyone and tells them what a great job they have done together.
He feels that the spiders in their room remain a threat and thinks it would be a good idea to try and make sure they stay in their room, or at least be sure to know when/if they come out, so he orders a kobold to make a fire in the passage between the spider room and the rest of the mine, and stand guard there (just watching & reporting if spiders emerge, no trying to fight them.)

He also is curious about the gnomes and their camp and decides to check them out, while trying to remain out of sight.
After returning safely (hopefully) to the mine, he'll see that the gathered animals are butchered properly, so Pskal can make another stew, that will hopefully be at least half as tasty as the last one.

Now that he has some basic understanding of armor and how to wear it - and how heavy and hindering it can be - KnicKnack decides that learning magic that can serve the same purpose would be a good idea, too.

Ludo is a bit puzzled by Traknesh's request. "Why do you want to keep it in your room? I take real good care of my stones, nothing will happen to it."

After talking with Traknesh, Ludo visits the quartz mining kobolds.
"You are doing great work, I am proud of the effort you are putting in, and I am sure all the other kobolds are envious at your skill for mining!" The kobold look proud.

Two kobold come to you while you are gathered. They are both rugged and one is bleeding. Trixxa acuses Zi'it that he has stolen her lunch. They brawled and Zi'it acuses Trixxa to injure him without reason.
"I only got away a few minutes to do something private and as I came back my food was gone and this lazy scalebag was snoring away leftovers still around his mouth!" "I did not eat your food. I had my own stew... and even if I did its no reason to try to rip of my ear!"
They look as if they start to brawl again any minute.

The break in the ore room into the rats next had some effects:
1st a few dozends of rats came sqeeking and running into the main room and a few were caught by the kobolds there while the rest ran out of the mine or into the 'spider'-room.
2nd a very unhappy and bleeding ClickClank comes after them and says the rat nest is bigger than expected and full of rubbish.

KnickKnack witnesses Isarl speaking in his sleep and doodleing strange runes with one claw on the ground.

All kobold are sated .
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.[tabs: In front of the cave]

Active Traps:
2x masterwork hunting snare, small [metal (iron)]

[tabs: Ore Room]
Resources:
6x ore, high quality (copper)
2x ore, low quality (gold)

Active Traps:
masterwork hunting snare, small [metal (iron)] [disassembled]

[tabs: 1st Room]

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4x pickaxe [metal (copper) / wood (ash)]
2x Shovel [hard wood (oak), fire hardend / hard wood (oak]
1x rope, 15' [leather (cave lizard)]
1x masterwork anvil [metal (meteoritide)]
1x almost unusable biface [stone, soft (siltstone)]
1x cooking pot, large [metal (iron)]
1x crude loom [wood (ash)]
1x fine refining tools [metal (copper) / semi-pecious gem (rock crystal)]
4x crude floortile, stone [stone, soft (siltstone)]
5x crude nestbox [wood (aspen)]
1x scaleshine oil [herb, medical (scaleshine)]
3x crude blanket, tiny [fur (squirrel]
2x crude sewing needle [bone (squirrel)]
1x shovel [metal (iron), metal (iron)]

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1x knive [metal (copper) / leather (cave lizard)] Break: 20 Durability: 4/6
8x knive [metal (copper) / leather (cave lizard)]
15x arrow, shortbow [hard stone (flint) / wood (ash)]
1x axe [hard stone (flint) / wood (ash)]
1x spear [hard wood (oak), fire hardend] To Hit: 2 Break: 30 Damage: 1d4 Durability: 5
good breast armor [leather (bat)] [9/11]

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4x unbelivable tasty stew

Ingediens:
4x stone, soft (salt)
15x eggs (bird)
2x turtle
4x egg (snake)
2x snake
11x berries, food (gooseberries)
21x meat (turtle)

Recources:
1x stone, soft (siltstone)
6x magical gem (firestone)
11x firewood
1x herb, poison (wolfbane)
8x stone, hard (flint)
5x silk (gigant spider)
1x bone (rat)
4x bone (bat)
9x leather (warthog)
8x bone (warthog)
4x horn (warthog)
1x leather (rat)
5x bolt of cloth [wool (hamster, gigant)]
5x assorted trapparts [metal (copper)]
8x chitin (gigant spider)
1x monster part, silk gland (gigant spider)
8x herb, medical (mint)
2x herb, medical (nightmare bane)
4x herb, poison (ivy)
1x berries, poison (lords and ladys)
14x berries, poison (belladonna)
3x wool (gigant hamster)
2x entrails (turtle)
9x bone (turtle)
8x shell (turtle)
1x broken breast armor [leather (cave lizard)] Durability 0/6
3x gem, semi precious (malachite)
5x gem, semi precious (quarz)
1x wood (ash)
3xherb, medical (nightmare bane)

Container:
6x bag [leather (cave lizard)]
1x barrel [wood (ash) / metal (iron)]
1x barrel, small [wood (ash) / metal (iron)]
1x quiver [wood (ash)]
2x bottle (glass)

Spells:
1x Spell: Forgefire [refined magical gem (firestone) / rare wood (firelife)]
1x Spell: Healing [refined water (molten snow) / refined herb, poison (stinging nettle)]
1x Spell: Revive [refined blood (red dragon) / refined magical gem (earthbone)]

[tabs: Stone Room]
1x arrow, shortbow [hard stone (flint) / wood (ash)] Break: 60 Durability: 2[/tabs]

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Zim
Kobold, craftman [Mine 1 Stealth 1 Heal 1]
pickaxe [metal (copper) / wood (ash)]
bag [leather (cave lizard)]

Isarl
Kobold, common
pickaxe [metal (copper) / wood (ash)]
bag [leather (cave lizard)]

Trixxa
Kobold, common
pickaxe [metal (copper) / wood (ash)] Durability 6/7
bag [leather (cave lizard)]

Kobold #4
Kobold, common
pickaxe [metal (copper) / wood (ash)]
bag [leather (cave lizard)]

Kobold #5
Kobold, common
bag [leather (cave lizard)]

Kobold #6
Kobold, common
Shovel [hard wood (oak), fire hardend / hard wood (oak)]
bag [leather (cave lizard)]

Kobold #7
Kobold, common
axe [hard stone (flint) / wood (ash)]
bag [leather (cave lizard)]

Pskal
Kobold, expert [+Int Mine 1 Stealth 1 Craft ÔÇô Cooking 2 Forage 1]
knive [metal (copper) / leather (cave lizard)]
bag [leather (cave lizard)]

Zi'it -1 Con
Kobold, craftman [Mine 1 Stealth 1 Perception 1]
spear [hard wood (oak), fire hardend] To Hit: 2 Break: 30 Damage: 1d4 Durability: 5
bag [leather (cave lizard)]

Kobold #10
Kobold, common
1x chitin (gigant spider)
bag [leather (cave lizard)]

Kaleb -1 Con
Kobold, common
bag [leather (cave lizard)]

Prisarz
Kobold, expert (+Wis / Mine 1 / Stealth 1 / Farm 2 / Spell:Charm Rodent (Cha) 1)
shears [metal (copper)]
Spell:Charm Rodent [refined wool (gigant hamster) / refined semi-pecious gem (Quarz)]

Ozt -1 Con
Kroga, craftman [Meele ÔÇô Blunt 2 / Armor 1]
club [hard wood (oak), fire hardend]

.[tabs: Krat]
Player: Theis2
Color: #8000FF
Stats:
Strength 2 Dexterity 5 Constitution 3(2) Intelligence 5 Wisdom 6 Charisma 3
Fearless Leader Score: 6

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Combat:
Ranged ÔÇô Bow & Crossbow (Dex) 2

Gathering:
Farm (Wis) 1
Forage (Wis) 2
Mine (Wis) 2

Craft:

Social:
Sense motive (Wis) 2

Knowledge:
Knowledge ÔÇô Magic (Int) 2
Knowledge ÔÇô Nature & Minerals (Int) 2
Knowledge ÔÇô Creatures (Int) 1

Magic:
Spell: Enchant (Wis) 2

Misc:
Perception (Wis) 2
Stealth (Dex) 1

Inventory:
1x Shortbow [wood (ash) / bow string [entrails (cave lizard)])]
15x arrow, shortbow [hard stone (flint) / wood (ash)] B60 D2
1x quiver [wood (ash)]
masterwork Magnifying glass [metal(silver) / magical gem (skyclear crystal)] B35 D15
pickaxe [metal (copper) / wood (ash)] B15 D7
strange frog (Tedook)

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Round 1: Sneak up upon it
Round 2: shoot if enemy closes try to get away
Round 3: shoot if wounded or outnumbered run away if enemy seems very wounded (close to death): shoot

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1st Round: Run away.
2nd Round Run away. If being held gravel for mercy.
3rd Round Run away. If being held gravel for mercy or try to bribe the enemy.

[tabs: Nockit]
Player: ChuckDaRighteous
Color: #400000
Stats:
Strength 2 Dexterity 6 Constitution 3 Intelligence 6 Wisdom 4 Charisma 3
Fearless Leader Score: 6

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Combat:
Armor (Con) 2
Dodge (Dex) 2
Ranged ÔÇô Bow & Crossbow (Dex) 1

Gathering:
Forage (Wis) 2
Mine (Wis) 1

Craft:
Craft ÔÇô Tailor (Int) 2

Social:
Persuade (Cha) 1

Knowledge:
Knowledge - Defensive Strategies (Int) 2
Knowledge ÔÇô Nature & Minerals (Int) 2
Knowledge ÔÇô Magic (Int) 1

Magic:
Spell: Healing (Wis) 1

Misc:
Perception (Wis) 2
Ride (Dex) 1
Stealth (Dex) 2

Inventory:
masterwork hunting snare, small [metal (iron)]
Shortbow [wood (ash) / bow string [entrails (cave lizard)])] To Hit: 1 Break: 30 Damage: 1d3 Durability: 2/3
9x arrow, shortbow [hard stone (flint) / wood (ash)] Break: 60 Durability: 2
3x cloth wrapped arrow, shortbow [hard stone (flint) / wood (ash) / cloth (gigant hanster)] Durability: 2
2x cloth wrapped arrow, shortbow [hard stone (flint) / wood (ash) / cloth (gigant hanster)] Durability: 1/2
1x fine sword [metal (iron)]
quiver [wood (ash)]
brestplate [metal (copper)]

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1st Round: Sneak to sniping position
2nd Round: Fire upon the enemy, if allies retreat or die then retreat as well
3rd Round Keep firing upon the enemy, if charged and allies are still fighting draw knife, if allies retreat or die then retreat as well.

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1st Round: Sneak to sniping position
2nd Round: Snipe enemy or if seen run like hell
3rd Round: Snipe enemy if wounded or enemy closes to meele run away towards a trap if enemy seems very wounded (close to death): shoot

[tabs: Clink-Clank]
Player: no player ÔÇô slot free
Color: #008080
Stats:
Strength 3 Dexterity 5 Constitution 3 (1) Intelligence 4 Wisdom 4 Charisma 4
Fearless Leader Score: 5

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Combat:
Meele ÔÇô Blunt (Str) 1

Gathering:
Mine (Wis) 2

Craft:
Craft ÔÇô Metal (Int) 1
Craft - Smelting and Alloying (Int) 1

Social:
Lead (Cha) 1
Persuade (Cha) 2

Knowledge:
Heal (Int) 1

Magic:
Spell: Dragonfire (Con) 1

Misc:
Perception (Wis) 1
Stealth (Dex) 1

Equipment:
pickaxe [metal (copper) / wood (ash)] Break 15 Durability 5/7

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1st Round: Kill
2nd Round: Maim
3rd Round: Burn

[tabs: KnickKnack]
Player: GathersIngredients
Color: #FF8000
Stats:
Strength 3 Dexterity 5 Constitution 5 Intelligence 4 Wisdom 4 Charisma 4
Fearless Leader Score: 5

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Combat:
Armor (Con) 1
Meele ÔÇô Spear (Str) 1
Ranged ÔÇô Throw (Dex) 1

Gathering:
Cut Tree (Wis) 1
Forage (Wis) 3
Mine (Wis) 1

Craft:
Craft ÔÇô Bone (Int) 2
Craft ÔÇô Wood (Int) 1

Social:
Lead (Cha) 1
Persuade (Cha) 1

Knowledge:
Knowledge ÔÇô Creatures (Int) 2
Knowledge ÔÇô Nature & Minerals (Int) 2

Magic:
Spell:Charm Rodent (Cha) 1
Spell: Healing (Wis) 1
Spell: Dragonskin (Con) 1

Misc:
Perception (Wis) 1
Stealth (Dex) 2

Inventory:
masterwork backpack [rare wood (floatwood) / metal (mithral) / leather (mounain troll)] Durability 30
3x spear [hard wood (oak), fire hardend] To Hit: 2 Break: 30 Damage: 1d4 Durability: 5
3x good pole [wood (ash)]
2x fine spear head, bone [bone(rat)]
1x axe [hard stone (flint) / wood (ash)]

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Round 1: Draw his axe and try to hit the opponent.
Round 2: try to hit the opponent, if wounded run
Round 3: try to hit the opponent, if wounded run; if near a trap and being pursued, try to lure them into the trap

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Round 1: Run like hell
Round 2: Run like hell, if there are traps in the area lead them into the traps
Round 3: Hide, if its not possible to hide run, if its not possible to run or hide beg for mercy

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Round 1: Throw a spear on nearest enemy
Round 2: Throw a spear on nearest enemy, if forced into meele hit attacker with his trusty axe
Round 3: Fight like he fought in Round 2, if an enemy is casting spells swap his target to him, if wounded run away

[tabs: Ludo]
Player: eirikdaude
Color: olive
Stats:
Strength 2 Dexterity 5 Constitution 4 Intelligence 5 Wisdom 5 Charisma 3
Fearless Leader Score: 5

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Combat:
Dodge (Dex): 1
Meele ÔÇô Edge (Str) 1
Ranged - Throw (Dex): 1

Gathering:
Forage (Wis) 2
Mine (Wis): 1

Craft:
Craft - Jewels (Int): 2

Social:
Persuade (Cha) 1

Knowledge:
Knowledge ÔÇô Creatures (Int) 1
Knowledge ÔÇô Nature & Minerals (Int): 1

Magic:

Misc:
Perception (Wis): 1
Stealth (Dex): 2

Inventory:
masterwork toolset, gemcutting [metal (mithral)]
axe [hard stone (flint) / wood (ash)]
4x small stone
1x gem, magical (firestone)
3x egg (bird)
1 strange fruit

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Round 1: Throw stones at opponent
Round 2: Throw stones at opponent, if opponent closes to melee hit it with the axe
Round 3: Throw stones at opponent, if opponent closes to melee hit it with the axe, if more than half of Ludo's con is gone run away

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Round 1: Throw stones at opponent
Round 2: Throw stones at opponent, If getting hurt run away.
Round 3: Throw stones at opponent, If getting hurt run away, if more than half the rest of the group is killed run away.

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Round 1: Run towards settlement
Round 2: Run towards settlement, if there is somewhere to hide nearby hide
Round 3: Run settlement, if there is somewhere to hide nearby hide, if still being hunted scream for help while running some more

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I feel good for having great players like you. Thx for waiting.

@gathers: i glanced over the recouce post. I thank you! I will read throug it in time and PM you rule changes I made since recruitment and stuff.

[ChuckDaRighteous]

I've noticed you haven't updated stats recently. It didn't matter this turn as I finished the leather regardless, but my int is now 7 not 6.

Questions about the gnomes:
1) general question: I'm guessing you're not going to tell us their base stats but in your world are they strong and burly, quick and agile, ? Are they reliant on charm and intelligence or dumb and gullible? Trying to size up strength in case we get in a fight or for some other weakness we could exploit.
2) Do these particular gnomes hold themselves like veteran warriors (gnomes who know how to fight) or rookies? One seems more advanced than the other 2
3) What are gnomes general disposition towards kobolds?
4) when they talked about their village did they give any indication of what direction it was in?
5) any indication of what's in those backpacks aside from bedrolls and food?
I might have the beginnings of a plan depending on the answers.

Non-gnome questions: does that mean the rat's nest is empty of rats/enemies now? Is my trap recoverable now?

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STR: 2 DEX 6 CON 3 INT 7 WIS 4 CHA 3

Combat:
Armor (Con) 2 [6/20]
Dodge (Dex) 2 [5/20]
Ranged ÔÇô Bow & Crossbow (Dex) 2 [5/20]

Gathering:
Forage (Wis) 2 [2/20]
Mine (Wis) 1 [0/10]

Craft:
Craft ÔÇô Tailor (Int) 3 [9/20]

Social:
Persuade (Cha) 1 [8/10]

Knowledge:
Knowledge - Defensive Strategies (Int) 2 [7/20]
Knowledge ÔÇô Nature & Minerals (Int) 2 [0/20]
Knowledge - creatures (int) 1 [6/10]
Knowledge - magic (int) 1 [0/10]
Heal (int) 1 [0/10]

Magic:
Spell: Healing (Wis) 1 [0/10]

Misc:
Perception (Wis) 2 [6/20]
Ride (Dex) 1 [0/10]
Stealth (Dex) 2 [10/20]

Untrained:
Sense motive (wis) 0 [5/10]
Melee ÔÇô edged(str) [5/10]

[GathersIngredients]

@ resource thread: I'm happy to help and will try to keep it current.

@ gnomes: they said they will stay the night. How long is this (in turns)? Are they gone already, will they be in range for some time?
How good are chances to just grab anything from them (e.g. backpack, basket of herbs/mushrooms) unnoticed? (E.g. are all the items close to the gnome that stands watch, how 'noisy' is the ground/surroundings, how tired/perceptive is the gnome standing watch, etc.) As in, I would like to know if there will be anything added or subtracted to sneak/perception rolls, due to the circumstances.
Also, do gnomes run faster, the same or slower as kobolds? Also how about the endurance while running. Will they be able to run longer, the same or shorter distances/time as a kobold? Just racial tendencies, I know that each individual specimen may be fitter/less fit than the next one. But generally, Giants DO outrun dwarves over pretty much any distance, due to the different leg lengths.

Will post an action later, when I know more about the gnome situation.

Also: boo for inter-mine quarrel! I suggest we reprimand the both of them. Stealing is not okay, and attacking a fellow goblin is certainly not okay either. (Hrm, maybe Trixxa has some mood swings from 'pregnancy' - as in there is an egg maturing within her - might want to avoid her for a little while... )

We should try and copy down the note that Isarl writes in his sleep. Maybe it's the dragon trying to communicate with us, teaching us a nice new spell or something. Or it's dangerous. Or is't induced by the mutant frog, who knows?

[ChuckDaRighteous]

We should try and copy down the note that Isarl writes in his sleep. Maybe it's the dragon trying to communicate with us, teaching us a nice new spell or something. Or it's dangerous. Or is't induced by the mutant frog, who knows?

My guess was it was a side effect of him trying to learn the revive spell.

Also based on your questions it seems like you and I have similar ideas. At the moment my thought would be to stealthily slit the throat of the gnome on watch before he can wake the others. Do the same for the sleeping vice-captain. Then steal everything. Then trail the remaining gnome home so we know where their village is. Or if they indicated where home is we could slit his throat too.

[NewOneAround]

Gnomes.
About your size little bit bigger.
Common Gnome has Str 2 Dex 3 Con 4 Int 3 Wis 3 Cha 3
They seem to know how to move in their armor and handle they weapons wich care. The vice captain has some battle scars.
They don't hate you but distrust you deeply (with a reason looking at your thoughts how to handle the situation)

Rat next could be empty perhaps one or two rats left. Nothing dangerous.

You can do something about the gnomes this turn after this they arebback home.

[ChuckDaRighteous]

@Gathers if you want to go for it, I'm all for it.

My plan:

Wait till 2 are asleep.
sneak into position. I snipe, aiming for the throat. You jump up and cover mouth and stab so alarm isn't raised. (I'd suggest javelin, but you'd lose it if we're forced to run.) If alarm is raised, run. If the others are still asleep, kill the captain in his sleep. Loot everything but the sleeper's armor (likely to wake him). Take everything back. Run back and tail the remaining gnome to find their village.

Feel free to give your plan, modify mine, or veto it.

[GathersIngredients]

Gnomes.
They don't hate you but distrust you deeply (with a reason looking at your thoughts how to handle the situation)

Hey, there's an ARMED group of them waltzing around near our home base. We don't know whether or not they would attack any of our kobolds who just happen to pass by, that's highly dangerous for our colony, even more so if they find out the mine's whereabouts. If they have many warriors in their village AND are set on conquest they might just try and take our place over, once they learn about it. Plus, they have nice stuff that we could very well use.



@ chuck: Generally I approve of your plan, but I would rather not risk it to let one live. Here's why: It's a lot more dangerous to try and go for that for us while we're at the camp (every noise we make while looting could wake them up) and for the rest of the colony. We could be seen, which would give them the info that it was kobolds who did this.
I'd vote for killing them all (if we manage to off the guard without waking up the others). We get more loot, and maybe we can follow their tracks to find their village, if you are inclined to locate it. PLUS, if no one returns to the village, it will take longer for them to send out search & rescue parties (at first assuming they got lost) and maybe eventually war parties for redemption. If a single survivor returns, telling them that the other two have been killed, they are much more likely to send out a force right away to deal with us, robbing us of precious time to prepare our population/mine for having to deal with them.

I'm okay with your kobold sneaking & trying to snipe, aiming for the throat. I'm also okay with KnickKnack trying to finish the guard off before he can make any noise. I'm not sure whether melee or ranged combat would be good for that. My dex (ranged) is higher than my strength (melee) and I would have to sneak closer for melee, that speaks for ranged, both because I might alert them if I don't make the sneak roll, as well as putting me into fighting range which is especially bad if the others wake up. OTOH, I worked SO long on my javelin, I really don't want to lose it, and the GM said the spears fly like dead weasels or something. Tough decision.
Also, since you would be doing ranged combat, would you give me the armor for the duration of this attack? I haven't looked at the numbers/mechanics, so I'm not sure it would even make sense. But since your char would be further away, he could get a running head-start while KnickKnack would have to deal with 3 angry gnomes. Granted, they have same strength and less dex than a kobold, but higher con, making them less likely to hit us (depending on their skills, though) but harder to kill.


In other news:
/rantmode
So I read more closely what all the other people were doing (usually I just look at what KnickKnack did and the results of that in my first read-through and come back for other stuff later on) and I noticed that Traknesh used two of the thee ash wood I EXPLICITLY said I wanted to have set aside as potential trade goods for Lossa (I hope he wasn't the trader, who got killed). First the bow into fishing pole making (that's at least something the colony might have benefited from, if he would actually put it to good use, that is!) and now THIS, especially now he is grabbing colony resources for his personal comfort ARGH! I mean, seriously NO ONE of us has a friggin bed. It's just not within our resources right now to have that kind of comfort. We're struggling to keep everyone fed and he uses up something I was going to trade for food that is not going to spoil soon! Is he trying to sabotage us? I SO want to kick his butt right now from here to kingdom come!

/rantmode off So, @ GM: didn't Traknesh 'get the memo' or did he ignore KnickKnack's wishes deliberately?

[ChuckDaRighteous]

Well he did say Kobolds are greedy. He's definitely not focused on the greater good. He also forced them to make him a room, and floor tiles. And he tried to take another gifted's gem. At this point I think he may have been added as a mixed blessing: he's a problem but we need his skills so how do we deal with it situations. 3 solutions. Lay claim to resources for future projects before he can use them for frivolous comforts. Hold an intervention where we warn him we will act if he doesn't shape up. Or come up some form of government/leadership where he isn't in charge.

And if You want to kill them all, we can do that too. The only thing I worry about is that with 4 con and armor, we might not be able to finish him before the alarm is raised. Still willing to take the chance though.

Active: Attack sleeping gnomes and loot their stuff
Passive: retrieve his trap and set it up outside with the 2 others
Training: Spell - Blind (int)

Combat - gnome fight:
Round 1: Sneak to a good sniping position
Round 2: Fire upon enemy gnome aiming for the throat so no alarm is raised, if others are woken then run
Round 3: If its still alive and the other are still asleep then finish off the gnome standing watch, if others are woken then run, If gnome is dead and others are asleep, draw dagger and slit the throats of the sleeping and start looting!
(also all running away won't be directly towards the mine)

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Nockit's heart pounds with the anticipation of combat. He sneaks through the bushes finding the perfect spot. He silently draws his arrow, taking his time to aim straight for the throat. Once he sees KnickKnack is in position he lets his arrow fly...

Once back at camp Nocket searches through the rat hole for his trap, eager to have it back in his possession. Once retrieved will set it up outside with the other two.

[Theis2]

Krat will approach Traknesh
"I've seen you practicing with the healing spell. I wondered if you could cast it on me before I head out to the forest. Besides there being trees, we don't know much about it.
Krat will refine his stone while waiting for Traknesh to heal him and continue to do so while being healed if possible. He'll then head towards the forest only stopping on the way for anything that seems remarkable, profitable or dangerous.

Active: Join the attack on the gnomes
Passive: Refine the firestone
Training: Stealth

[NewOneAround]

@gathers: KnickKnack is sure Traknesh was in the same room as he said he wanted to stash the wood. Perhaps he did not hear him? Perhaps he does not give a ****? Or he has other plans you do not know. Speaking with him would perhaps help.

@Chuck & Gathers: You have enough time to go back to the mine get reinforcements and come back with them. You know they will be there for a night and you could be back about a hour before dawn.

Traknesh:
"I will try to heal you. Give me a moment to get in sync with the spell." [He will use his passive action to cast Spell: Heal]

[ChuckDaRighteous]

@Chuck & Gathers: You have enough time to go back to the mine get reinforcements and come back with them. You know they will be there for a night and you could be back about a hour before dawn.

I'm sorta torn on this one. If we can kill the gnome on watch, it smooth sailing. The armor worries me though. If the alarm is raised its 2 vs 3 in their favor. But if get reinforcements we will likely fail our stealth check, as someone is bound to fail unless he completely fumbles his perception check. We could bring Ozt, he's not full health but he's got 4/5 atm and I could give him the breast plate and go back to my leathers. But then we would certainly fail our stealth check. And I'm not entirely sure having the numbers in our favor is a great idea considering that aside from Ozt and the gifted, no one is combat trained, but the gnomes seem to be. And atm we only have 2 pieces of armor.

doing the math: he's got 4 con and 1 def. That means with just 2 of us, we'd have to both hit and deal at least 3 damage to kill him out right before the alarm is raised. Maybe if we tackled him and stopped him from shouting. Grappling him? If we don't kill him or silence him in 1 round is it guaranteed the others wake up?

I'd say maybe just the gifted all doing a surprise attack. (all of us have some combat skill and that would only be 3 or 4 stealth checks) But I want to hear what others have to say on the matter first.

[GathersIngredients]

@ GM: Can we get reinforcements AND still strike them while two of them are sleeping? And since Krat wants to be healed first, will he make it in time for the in-sleep sneak attack?

Also, can we please get ALL the stats of ALL the equipment that is being used (by us, I don't think we'd know the stats of THEIR weapons, but OTOH, one might know how much damage a GENERIC axe does and how much soak a GENERIC shield offers)?
As in: Spear (brought with us from the mother colony) (I only found partial info on this), Bow & arrows (likewise) - (I found the stats on those in the meantime) and the javelin for weapons and the copper breastplate and the leather armor (Ozt is currently using) (found that, too) for defensive items.

Because I would really like to do the math on this, and make sure I understand the mechanism sufficiently enough to make an educated guess whether or not we should be risking it.

@ Chuck: you didn't answer whether or not Nockit would lend KnickKnack the copper breastplate, if KnickKnack goes into melee mode and Nockit (and Krat) snipe(s). Forget it, with his stats/skills and 2 encumbrance of the armor, it would not make any sense for KnickKnack to wear it.

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Nockit (already there) has: Dex 6, Con 3,Int 6; Ranged 1 (dex), Armor 2 (con), Dodge 2 (dex); bow & arrows [To Hit 1 Break 30 Damage 1d3 Durability 3], copper breastplate[Durability 10 Soak 2 Encumbrance 2]
KnickKnack (already there) has: Dex 5, Con 5, Str 3, Int 4; Ranged 1 (dex)/melee 1 (str), Armor 1 (con), Dodge 0 (dex); spear, javelin both:[To Hit 2 Break 30 Damage 1d4 Durability 5(10)]
Krat (on his way) has: Dex 5, Con 3(2- depending on whether or not the heal spell works), Int 5; Ranged 2 (dex), Dodge 0 (dex); bow & arrows[To Hit 1 Break 30 Damage 1d3 Durability 3]

A COMMON gnome has these (combat) stats: Dex 3, Con 4, Str 2, Int 3. Since NOA wrote that they know how to handle their spears & armor I would assume that they have at least Spear 1 (str) and armor 1 (con), too.
They are equipped with leather armors (I am going to assume that they normal quality) and spears (likewise).

Each gnome wears a leather armor and 2 of them have spears while the vice-captain has a hand-axe and a very good looking shield.

The one that had better perception and was called vice-captain might be a higher 'level' gnome (craftsman, expert?) or even a gifted gnome (could be that they work the same way as kobolds), thus I would assume his fighting skills might be better, too.

Equip:
ours:
Short bow [wood (ash) / bow string [entrails (cave lizard)])] To Hit: 1 Break: 30 Damage: 1d3 Durability: 3 + arrow, short bow [hard stone (flint) / wood (ash)] Break: 60 Durability: 2 (taken from the spider fight #1)
Spear (generic): To Hit: 2 Break: 30 Damage: 1d4 Durability: 5 (these info I gathered from the spider fight, too, but it's incomplete)
Javelin (made by KnickKnack) - currently on KnickKnack: 1x good* javelin [bone (rat) / wood (ash)] To Hit: 2 Break: 30 Damage: 1d4 Durability: 10
leather armor (made by Nockit) - currently on Ozt: good* breast armor [leather (bat)] Durability: [9/11] Soak 1 Encumbrance 1
breastplate (traded from Lossa)- currently on Nockit: breast armor [metal [copper] Durability 10 Soak 2 Encumbrance 2

theirs:
generic leather armor (I'm assuming the gnomes have those]: armor, [leather] Durability 6 Soak 1 Encumbrance 1
Spear (generic): To Hit: 2 Break: 30 Damage: 1d4 Durability: 5 (these info I gathered from the spider fight, too, but it's incomplete)
hand-axe: To Hit 1 Break 40 Damage 1d7 Durability 7
very good looking shield: ??

*good quality: +5 durability

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If a player is in a fight the first three turns will be done by a preset fighting sequence.
You can have three fight settings. Two are for for different situations one is 'Presetting "Fight not included in the other two settings"

For the first round you can define an action. [Example: Throw a rock at nearest enemy]
For the second round you can define an action and a reaction [Example: Throw a javelin or if in melee stick it into enemy]
For the third round you can define an action, a reaction and a priority reaction [Example: Throw a javelin or if in melee stick it into enemy or if an enemy cast a spell try to charge him]

Before a combat starts all combatants roll:
Skill Armor Every 5 points rolled give -1 Encumbrance
Skill Shield Every 5 points rolled give +1 Soak
Skill Dodge Every 5 points rolled give +1 Defense
Initiative (Dexterity)d(Intelligence). Highest go first. Draw act at the same time.

Defense
Dexterity + boni (Dodge, Items)

To hit an enemy you have to roll a skill-check scoring higher than the enemy's Defense
Every 5 point you roll over Defense you get +1 Damage
Example:
Kobold [Str3 Meele-Blunt2] with club attacks a human fighter [Dex4]. He rolls 2d3 on 2 and 3 he misses on 4 to 6 he lands a solid blow.
The fighter[Str5 Meele-Blade6] fights back rolling 6d5. The kobold [Dex5] is automatically hit and a roll of 10 to 14 will deal +1 Damage. 15 to 19 will result in +2 Damage etc.


Weapon-stats:
To Hit - raises or lowers the appropriate skill
Break - chance an attack looses the weapon 1 Durability
Damage - how many Constitution is lost by a hit
Durability - the hit points of an Item


Armor stats
Soak - maximum Damage prevented per hit
Durability - the hit points of an Item
Encumbrance - lowers all physical Stats while using skills

Shield stats
Soak - maximum Damage prevented per hit
Durability - the hit points of an Item
Encumbrance - lowers all physical Stats while using skills
Maneuver - Soak lost per attack taken in this combat turn

Damage is dealt directly to the Constitution Stat. If a creature is at 0 Con there is a chance every turn it will die or suffer permanent damage.

Spider fight #1
Spider fight #2
Spider fight #2, part 2


So... before the combat starts, there would be a roll of dodge that can add to the defense, and if you are wearing armor, an armor roll to see whether or not you get a lower encumbrance:
Nockit
Armor-Roll ÔÇô Armor-Roll ÔÇô 2 d 3 = ? (If 5+ then Encumbrance - which is originally 2 with the copper breastplate - would be lowered to 1,)
Shield-Roll ÔÇô no shield
Dodge-Roll - Dodge-Roll ÔÇô 2 d 6 = ? (if 5+ then gain 1 defense, if 10+ then gain 2 defense)
Initiative-Roll ÔÇô Dex 6, Int 6 Rolls: 6d6 = ?? (max= 36 likely to move first)
Shooting: 2d4 (or 2d5, if encumbrance is lowered to 1) (+preparation from sniping position); if hit: 1d3 damage
Defense 6+? (max:+2)
Encumbrance 2 (possibly lowered to 1)
Soak 2 (armor)

KnickKnack
Armor-Roll ÔÇô no armor (the roll would be 1d5, so KnickKnack would have to get extremely luck to not have to suffer encumbrance of 2 and with him having only 3dX-2 to try and hit the enemies... yeah, pretty much forget about him using the armor for now...)
Shield-Roll ÔÇô no shield
Dodge-Roll - Dodge (Dex) 0, Dex 5 Roll: 1d5 -2 (no skill) = ? (no defense bonus)
Initiative-Roll ÔÇô Dex 5, Int 4 Rolls: 5d4 =? (max= 20 likely to move third)
Shooting: 3d5 (+preparation from sniping position); if hit: 1d4 damage
Melee: 3d3 (+preparation from backstabbing position); if hit: 1d4 damage
Defense 5
Encumbrance 0
Soak 0

Krat
Armor-Roll ÔÇô no armor
Shield-Roll ÔÇô no shield
Dodge-Roll - Dodge (Dex) 0, Dex 5 Roll: 1d5 -2 (no skill) = ? (no defense bonus)
Initiative-Roll ÔÇô Dex 5, Int 5 Rolls: 5d5 Result: ?? (max= 25 likely to move second)
Shooting: 3d5 (+preparation from sniping position); if hit: 1d3 damage
Defense 5
Encumbrance 0
Soak 0

gnome commoner
assuming: Perception 1, spear 1, armor 1; +1 str (->sum 3 str)
Armor-Roll ÔÇô Armor-Roll ÔÇô 1 d 4 = ? (full Encumbrance - which is originally 1 with the leather armor )
Shield-Roll ÔÇô no shield
Dodge-Roll - Dodge-Roll ÔÇô 1 d 3 = ? (no defense bonus)
Initiative-Roll ÔÇô Dex 3, Int 3 Rolls: 9d9 = ?? (max= 9 likely to move last)
Melee: 3d1 or 3d2; if hit: 1d4 damage (spear)
Defense 3
Encumbrance 1
Soak 1 (armor)

gnome (vice captain)
assuming: specialist (8 skills, 1 stat) Perception 2, axe 2, armor 2, shield 2 ;+1 str (->sum 3 str)
Armor-Roll ÔÇô Armor-Roll ÔÇô 2d 4 = ? (likely full Encumbrance - which is originally 1 with the leather armor )
Shield-Roll ÔÇô a very good looking shield ??? [Every 5 points rolled give +1 Soak with 2 skill and 4 con most likely +1 soak, depending on shield stats possibly up to +2 soak]
Dodge-Roll - Dodge-Roll ÔÇô 1d 3-2 = ? (most likely no defense bonus)
Initiative-Roll ÔÇô Dex 3, Int 3 Rolls: 9d9 = ?? (max= 9 likely to move last)
Melee: 3d3 without encumbrance; if hit: 1d7 damage (hand-axe)
Defense 3+?
Encumbrance 0-1 (armor) 0-1 (shield) ???
Soak 1 (armor) + 1-2? (shield)

Summary:
So with Dex 3 the common gnomes would be rather easy to hit (Defense =3 against our rolls 2d4/2d5, 3d5 and 3d6), but they have armor (most likely Soak =1) and Con 4, so it might take a while to kill them (bows do 1d3 damage, the spear or javelin does 1d4) on the other hand, we're 2/3 kobolds against ONE guard (as least in the first round). Also, unless we roll abysmally bad on the initiative (max=36, 25, 20), all of us get to act before they (max=9) do.
The gnomes with Str 2 or 3 (likely for fighting gnomes to improve that stat) and spears with 'to hit' 2 would have an ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE time to hit us (depending on str value 3d1 or 3d2 against our Defense of 6+boni and 5, IF they have skill of 2 or less, unless their weapons give them a to hit bonus, unless they swarm.
The big question is:are those common gnomes and if not, what stats do they have and/or what about the one that had perception 2 (most likely a 'better' gnome) and his stats & skills?
The vice captain is another story. Just as easy to hit (Defense =3 against our rolls 2d4/2d5, 3d5 and 3d6), he has armor (most likely Soak =1) and a shield (probably another +1 soak) and Con 4, so it might take even longer to kill him (bows do 1d3 damage, the spear or javelin does 1d4). Also, with axes doing 1d7 damage, getting hit by him would REALLY HURT. Alas, I honestly got no idea what to assume as his roll. With skills and encumbrance unknown, it could be pretty much anything.
If he has axe 2, str 3, encumbrance 2 he'd have [2(skill)+1(to hit)]d[3(str)-2] 3d1 to 3d2 (if armor roll is 5+)

WARNING: I am not sure how encumbrance works. Therefore I haven't taken it into accord with my calculations AT ALL. (It would only affect Nockit and the gnomes, mind you.)
In the combat description it says:

Encumbrance - lowers all physical Stats while using skills

So if a gnome has melee 2 (str), str 2 and encumbrance 1, does that mean he rolls 2(skill)d2(stat)-1 or does that mean he rolls 2(skill)d1(stat-encumbrance)?
Taken encumbrance into account now, after the explanation



EDIT:

@gathers: KnickKnack is sure Traknesh was in the same room as he said he wanted to stash the wood. Perhaps he did not hear him? Perhaps he does not give a ****? Or he has other plans you do not know. Speaking with him would perhaps help.

THAT'S IT! KnickKnack is going to have to give him... well at least a stern talking to.

[GathersIngredients]

Action post (sorry for double posting, but the length was getting a little out of hand).

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Stats:
Strength 3 (starting bonus)
Dexterity 5
Constitution 5 (turn 3, turn 11)
Intelligence 4
Wisdom 4
Charisma 4 (turn 7)
Fearless Leader Score: 5

Combat:
Meele ÔÇô Spear (Str) 1 - Sum = 10 XP
Ranged ÔÇô Throw (Dex) 1 - Sum = 15 XP
Dodge (Dex) 0 - Sum = 5 XP
Armor (Con) 1 - Sum = 10 XP

Gathering:
Mine (Wis) 1 - Sum = 10 XP
Cut Trees (Wis) 1 - Sum = 11 XP
Forage (Wis) 3 - Sum = 41 XP

Craft:
Craft ÔÇô Wood (Int) 1 - Sum = 19 XP
Craft ÔÇô Bone (Int) 2 - Sum = 25 XP
Craft ÔÇô food (Int) 0 - Sum = 5 XP

Social:
Persuade (Cha) 1 - Sum = 11 XP
Lead (Cha) 2 - Sum = 25 XP

Knowledge:
Knowledge ÔÇô Creatures (Int) 2 - Sum = 25 XP
Knowledge ÔÇô Nature & Minerals (Int) 2 - Sum = 36 XP
Knowledge ÔÇô Magic (Int) 0 - Sum = 1 XP

Magic:
Spell:Charm Rodent (Cha) 1 - Sum = 10 XP
Spell:Healing 1 (Wis) 1 - Sum = 10 XP
Spell: Dragonskin (Con) 1 - Sum = 10 XP

Misc:
Perception (Wis) 1 - Sum = 11 XP
Stealth (Dex) 2 - Sum = 20 XP

KnickKnack's actions:
Free: go back home and fetch Krat and Ludo; lend 1 spear to Ludo
Active: gnome fight [ranged combat, see below], in their 3 watch, when the vice-captain is asleep!
after returning from the battle, hopefully with lots of spoils
Passive: help the kobold that is trying to make plates from chitin (I think it's his last turn and unless he rolls lucky, he is going to FAIL, I don't want that). [craft: bone]
Training: Spell: Dragonfire (Con)
Free: Tell Pskal to butcher the snakes, too for another stew (if he even needs telling.)
Free: sort out the mess between Trixxa and Zi'it [RP]
Free: Give Traknesh a piece of his mind [RP]
Free: take the last wood into his inventory to keep it from being used up before Lossa returns

Combat - gnome fight:
WAIT until everyone but the guard is asleep
Round 1: Sneak to a good throwing position
Round 2: hurl javelin into enemy gnome (the one how keeps watch) aiming for the throat so no alarm is raised, if others are woken: run
Round 3: If its still alive and the other are still asleep: finish off the gnome standing watch (throwing a spear), if others are woken: run, if watch gnome is dead and others are asleep: draw spear (melee) and slit the throats of the sleeping and start looting!
(also: all running away won't be directly towards the mine)

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At the gnome camp KnickKnack can feel his pulse race in his throat. There is a small group of armed gnomes wandering through the meadow, much, much too close to their new home - the mine - for comfort. What if they are hostile? What if they run into an unsuspecting kobold that is merely trying to find food and kill them? Maybe it was them that killed the trader... What if they come after all the rest of us, once they know we are here?
Thoughts like these coursing through his mind, KnickKnack exchanges a quick look with Nockit, very grateful that the gifted kobold has come along with him, and after gesturing a bit they come to a silent understanding. KnickKnack clenches his jaw and gives Nockit a final, determined nod. He hurries back to the mine to get reinforcements. He rallies Krat and Ludo, and together they make their way back to where the gnomes rest unaware or the kobolds' plans.
After approaching the camp as quietly as they can, making sure that the gnomes are soundly asleep - safe for the one who stands watch - KnickKnack very slowly, very carefully moves into a favorable position to throw his projectile at the guard, trusting that Nockit has already done that and Krat and Ludo will do so likewise. He waits for Nockit to let his arrow fly, only to hurl his own javelin and the unsuspecting opponent, hoping to drop him silently before he can alarm the others.
Adrenaline rushing through his veins, his whole body tensed up, every sense of KnickKnack is heightened, as he anxiously watches his weapon pass through the air, ready to run - if the other gnomes get alerted - or sneak up to them and make sure they will never awaken again if everything goes smoothly.
If they need to run KnickKnack takes care to run into another direction than Nockit, Krat and Ludo and also into another direction than directly towards the mine.
After the (successful) fight, he is quick to gather up the spoils and return to the colony with Nockit, carefully obliterating their tracks on the way home.


Back at home, KnickKnack notices a couple of things that need his attention.
He decides to help the kobold who has spent a lot of time to make plates, offering his expertise in crafting bone, even though chitin is a slightly different material.

With his recent experiences in the fight with the gnomes, KnickKnack figures it would be great if he could use magic to hurt their enemies, and looks into learning an offensive spell.

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RP: KnicKKnack is very unhappy about the quarrel between Trixxa and Zi'it. He goes to talk to them: "I don't want any thievery or brawling in this colony. And I don't want any disputing or unfounded accusations." He gives both of them a stern look, trying to determine if either of them made stuff up, or if they were telling the truth. "But besides of that, I don't care who of you started it. I want you - and everyone else - to get along with each other. Therefore, you, Trixxa will see to Zi'it's wounds and nurse him back to health and you, Zi'it will give half of your next ration to Trixxa as a gift to thank her for her good care. Now shake hands and be nice to each other." Then he turns around to the assembled colony and flexes his mighty packs (with str 3 and con 5 I would assume that he's pretty buff, at least a lot more than the common kobold) "And I would like to remind each and every one of you that the next time there's a fight between members of this mine, I will not hesitate to join the fray." he flashes his teeth at them, grinning provocatively, not really threatening, but giving them a good reason to think first and sort out their problems with words, next time.

RP: Finding out about Traknesh' new bed, KnickKnack pulls him aside, away from the common kobolds, but with backup of any gifted kobold who might want to join in on this talk.
"Traknesh, I have something to talk to you about.
From your acts so far within the colony, it is clear to me that you don't have the best interest of ALL of us in mind when you make your decisions, but think a lot about your own wants and needs and comforts. I can understand that you long for a nice warm cozy bed and yummy food in your belly and the company of a charming female and the gratitude of the great dragon. All of us do.
BUT, right now with the colony struggling to keep everyone fed and healthy, right now is not the time to put our efforts into getting these things for oneself. Right now we have to ensure our ALL survival.
Therefor I ask of you to stop ordering kobolds to do stuff for only your benefit, like making them dig a room solely for you, make them create floor tiles solely for you, make them craft a bed solely for you. Also I would ask you that you stop using resources that the whole colony could use - like the perfectly working bow you converted into a fishing pole, which you, by the way, used exactly TWO times thereafter," a rather stern expression creeps onto KnickKnack's face at this point in the conversation, "or the wood that I explicitly told everyone was to be set aside so we could trade it for food that keeps the next time Lossa was going to come around. You do want to have something to eat, don't you? And you can agree that having something to eat is more important than having a nice place to sleep, right?
We need to be a shining example to the others, we need to look out for them and protect them and care and provide for them the best we can. We are the leaders of this colony, dammit! We are gifted. We are chosen by the great dragon himself and we owe it to him - and the ones that trust in us to lead them - that we do the best we can. So I ask you to use your skill - which you doubtlessly possess - to try and fulfill the needs of ALL of us, and not just your own. I know you are capable of doing that, because you filled the water barrel for us and helped all of us to cook that very tasty stew. But that is not going to last forever. So, lead them and guide them to do tasks from which ALL of us will benefit. Like gathering more wood and food. Or help them mine precious stuff we can trade in for things we need and maybe send of it to the great dragon, so we can get onto his good side and earn his benevolence, perhaps even his help. Now, what do you say to that?"

OOC: I am going to try and ask nicely and make him see reason ONCE. Next time I have to talk to Traknesh about this particular issue, I predict I will be a lot more cross. And if I need to concern myself with this a third time... well, let's just say I'm not sure how much talking will be involved....

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CRAFTING results:
When you announce that you want to craft an item you have to say how many turns you want to invest. Every turn you roll a appropriate Skill check. At the end you sum your rolls and compare them to the Difficulty.
<20% almost unusable
<50% crude
<100% rugged
<200% (normal)
<300% good
<500% fine
500%+ masterwork
You can only get maximum the quality of the components. (an almost unusable sword blade will never become a masterwork sword)

XP needed for Skill level up
lvl0 - 0
lvl1 - 10
lvl2 - 20
lvl3 - 40
lvl4 - 60
lvl5 - 90
ect.
or in words every two lvl the xp you need to raise one lvl increses by 10
(+10+10+20+20+30+30+40+40)

You get a Stat-Point for:
Getting 1 skill to lvl 10
Getting 2 skills to lvl 6
Getting 3 skills to lvl 3
Getting 5 skills to lvl 1

ANATOMY OF A TURN
1. PC Actions
Every PC can do three things per Turn.
Active Action (Scouting, Fighting a Wandering Monster with known location, visiting a location, Casting a Active Spell, etc)
Passive Action (Crafting, Casting a Passive Spell, Foraging, Barter with trader etc)
Training Action (gain xp in a skill you did not use. Can not be highest two skills or tied with them)

2. NPC Actions
Every NPC can do ONE of three things per Turn.
Active Action (Scouting, Fighting a Wandering Monster with known location, visiting a location, Casting a Active Spell, etc)
Passive Action (Crafting, Casting a Passive Spell, Foraging, etc)
Training Action (try to raise in rank)

3. Event
There are three types of events. Positive, negative, neutral.
For every type of event there is a chance per Turn it will happen.

4. Trader
A kobold trader of your clan will visit every few turns.
You can buy from them, sell them stuff and request trade goods.
There are at least 4 different traders and its random who will visit.

5. Wandering Monster
There are three types of monster (includes humanoids) in the region. Friendly, negative, neutral.
There are chances to encounter monster while working. (scouting, foraging, building outside)
There is a chance that a monster comes close to the cave.

SKILL LIST
Not complete. If I see the need of another skill it will be added.
Meele ÔÇô Edge (Str)
Meele ÔÇô Blunt (Str)
Meele ÔÇô Spear (Str)
Meele ÔÇô Natural (Str)
Melee ÔÇô Magic & misc (Str)

Ranged ÔÇô Throw (Dex)
Ranged ÔÇô Bow & Crossbow (Dex)
Ranged ÔÇô Magic & misc (Dex)

Armor (Con)
Shield (Con)
Dodge (Dex)

Craft ÔÇô Stone (Int)
Craft ÔÇô Tailor (Int)
Craft ÔÇô Smith (Int)
Craft ÔÇô Jewels (Int)
Craft ÔÇô Wood (Int)
Craft ÔÇô Bone (Int)
Craft ÔÇô Food (Int)

Lead (Cha)
Persuade (Cha)
Lie (Cha)
Sense Motive (Wis)

Magic ÔÇô By Spell (Int or Wis or Cha or Con)
Identity - active - Identifies something -> Int
Dragonskin - passive - Gives Soak -> Con
Dragonfire - weapon - Deals fire Damage -> Con
Summon lesser [fire, acid, earth] Elemental - passive - Summons a elemental (must be activated as Passive Action every turn or it vanishes) -> Cha
Create lesser Undead - aktive - Creates a Zombie or Skeleton. You can control up to Wisdom+Constiution Undead -> Con
Forgefire - passive - Fuels smelter and forges -> Con
Enchant - active - Adds minor enchantments to Items -> Wis
Poison - active - Poisons Items (Weapons, foodstuff) -> Int
Healing - passive, weapon - weapon: heals a constitution damage to one creature in combat, passive heals more than one creature -> Wis
Blind - weapon - blinds a creature -> Int
revive - passive - Wis
charm rodent - passive, weapon - Cha

[And you just need the spell and skill. Crafting the spell you can use EVERYTHING.
Take raw material. Refine it. Craft spell.
Using raw material that makes sense gives a bonus to Durability (uses). Using firestone for summon lesser fire elemental -> bonus.]

Knowledge ÔÇô Creatures (Int)
Knowledge ÔÇô Nature & Minerals (Int)
Knowledge ÔÇô Magic (Int)

Mine (Wis)
Forage (Wis)
Cut Trees (Wis)
Farm (Wis)

Stealth (Dex)
Perception (Wis)

A skill-check is made by rolling [Skill]d[Stat]. [Example: Kobold with Mine 3 and Wis 5 rolls 3d5 on a Mine-check.]
Using a skill without skill is 1d[stat] -2 (no skill). Minimum possible roll is 0. [Example:Kobold with cut trees 0 and Wis 4 rolls 1d4 -2 on a Cut trees-check]

Info on breeding:
1d6 turns until they lay 1d6-2 eggs.
3d4 turns until they hatch.
10 turns until they can work.
If it's a new couple, they will be bonded and after their eggs hatch they have 25% chance to get another clutch ready to lay.
(so after you allow so 14-28 turns later you get up to 4 new worker. 10 turns they need to be fed and can only do stuff like add +1 to cooking or mining)
The eggs need breeding boxes or nests (wool,fur,hay). The little guys need food and perhaps someone to make sure they don't go to the wrong directions.
You do not need a skill to raise kids, but a few skills that might help (Heal, Spell Heal, Spell Revive, Perception, Sense Motive, Persuade)

[NewOneAround]

from my notes: weapon [head / shaft] or [shaft / string]. numbers are To Hit . break . Dmg . Durability

knive [metal (copper) / leather (cave lizard)] -1 20 1d4 6
axe [hard stone (flint) / wood (ash)] 1 40 1d7 7
club [hard wood (oak) / hard wood (oak), fire hardend] 0 20 1d6 5
spear [hard wood (oak) / hard wood (oak), fire hardend] 2 30 1d4 5
pickaxe [metal (copper) / wood (ash)] -1 15 1d6 7
Shortbow [wood (ash) / bow string [entrails (cave lizard)])] 1 30 1d3 3

In theory the math behind it is simple and I wish you good luck to sort it out

If you strike now you would hit 1st watch. If you get reinforcements you would hit 3rd watch.

If the gnomes have armor and weapon skill its most likely possible that if they are not 'gifted' (aka heroes) they are at least NPC lvl3 (Expert).

Did I forget something?

[GathersIngredients]

erm what's the stats of the javelin? Is is the same a normal spear?

Also, the 'to hit' means that we'll get a bonus on the attack roll, that gets compared to the defense, is that correct?

So KnickKnack with str 3 melee 1 and a spear that gives 2 on 'to hit' would roll
1 d 3 + 2 when fighting with the spear and make 1d4 damage, IF he hits?

and (assuming stats spear= stats javelin) with dex 5 and ranged 1 and a javelin that gives 2 on 'to hit'
1 d 5 + 2 when throwing the javelin at an enemy and make 1d4 damage, IF he hits?


NPC level 3 means

Common Standard creature
Craftsman +1 Skill-LVL
Expert +1 Skill-LVL, +1 Skill-LVL, +1 Stat-Point

-> 3 skill levels and one stat point

So the 2 'more reguar' gnomes might have:
1 skill perception (we have seen that in action) 1 skill melee (spear) 1 skill armor + 1 stat
therefore we can safely assume, that they will roll 3d2 when trying to hit us with def 5 or 6+?, which makes it unlikely that they can even hurt us, unless they took str as their stat, which would give them 3d3 to roll when trying to hit us.

BUT I would assume the vice captain is better, so

Specialist +2 Skill-LVL, +1 Skill-LVL, +1 Skill-LVL, +1 Skill-LVL
Master +2 Skill-LVL, +2 Skill-LVL, +1 Skill-LVL, +1 Skill-LVL, +1 Stat-Point

either 8 skill levels and 1 stat point or
14 skill levels and 2 stat points

Even with perception 2 (we already saw that in action, too) I really think we DON'T want to fight him.

Also 1st or 3rd watch doesn't make a difference from a combat view, as the vice captain has the 2n watch. BUT from risk of discovery from the gnome village, the earlier we do this, the better.

[NewOneAround]

same as spear but no mali while throwing it.

To Hit adds to the skill so you would roll 3d3

[GathersIngredients]

same as spear but no mali while throwing it.

To Hit adds to the skill so you would roll 3d3

3d3 for melee and *calculates* 3d5 for thrown?



Oh, three more things:
*)Traknesh has 10 skills at least since turn 13 (when he learned healing), but only one stat gain (+cha in turn 3)
Edit: I just noticed that he has 11 skills, so he got his 10th skill in turn 8 (appraise).

*)When would Krat be arriving? 3 watch?

*)I am not sure how encumbrance works.
In the combat description it says:

Encumbrance - lowers all physical Stats while using skills

So if a gnome has melee 2 (str), str 2 and encumbrance 1, does that mean he rolls 2(skill)d2(stat)-1 or does that mean he rolls 2(skill)d1(stat-encumbrance)? Or does it even get subtracted from the amount of dice?

[NewOneAround]

Traknesh has Cha 6

If he realy just goes to the forest and hopes he get near... 20% chance and he'll be there 2nd watch.

(skill)d([stat-enc]) so for the common gnome (or kobold) with leather 1d1 -2 (noskill) and with a wooden spear 2d1 (because they have +2 To hit)
for you with the breastplate and a wooden spear... 3d1.

If they cant hit you they still can 'swarm' you like the spiders did. Sum the ToHit rolls but just one Dmg roll

[GathersIngredients]

Traknesh has Cha 6

If he really just goes to the forest and hopes he get near... 20% chance and he'll be there 2nd watch.

(skill)d([stat-enc]) so for the common gnome (or kobold) with leather 1d1 -2 (noskill) and with a wooden spear 2d1 (because they have +2 To hit)
for you with the breastplate and a wooden spear... 3d1.

If they cant hit you they still can 'swarm' you like the spiders did. Sum the ToHit rolls but just one Dmg roll

Thanks on the update on Thraknesh.

But... *scratches head* Why 2d1 with wooden spear (melee, str) for a common gnome/kobold (str=2)? If the spear gives 2 'to hit' shouldn't it be 3d1?
(skill)d([stat-enc])
(skill) = 0 -> 1d2-2
d([stat-enc]) = 2 (str) - 1 (enc) = 1

To Hit adds to the skill so instead of 1d2-2 (no skill) we get 2 more dice, that would make 3. ...but the -2 stays? hrm. Or... NOW I get it. you add 2 to the skill, so instead of 0 times whatever, you get 2 times whatever. and the whatever in this case is 1 because 2 str minus 1 encumbrance.

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For KnickKnack, WITH armor it would be:
melee, spear 1, str 3, spear gives 2 to hit, armor gives 2 encumbrance (unless he rolls a 5 at the armor check)
(skill + to hit) =1+2
d([stat-enc])=3-2 (or 3-1, if lucky)
equals in 3d1 (or 3d2, if lucky) -> this seems to be the value you calculated

ranged, throw 1, dex 3, spear gives 2 to hit, armor gives 2 encumbrance (unless he rolls a 5 at the armor check)
(skill + to hit) =1+2
d([stat-enc])=5-2 (or 5-1, if lucky)
equals in 3d3 (or 3d4, if lucky)

With KnickKnack,WITHOUT armor it would be:
melee, spear 1, str 3, spear gives 2 to hit
(skill + to hit) =1+2
d([stat-enc])=3
equals in 3d3

ranged, throw 1, dex 3, spear gives 2 to hit, armor gives 2 encumbrance (unless he rolls a 5 at the armor check)
(skill + to hit) =1+2
d([stat-enc])=5
equals in 3d5

Also, please check a FULL Example (these may not be the stats that the encountered gnomes have) - whether or not I did it right:
gnome[expert] Dex 3, Con 4, Str 3, Int 3. (I am going to assume that he took +1 str as stat, and that his 3 skills are: spear 1, armor 1, perception 1)
has a armor, [leather] Durability 6 Soak 1 Encumbrance 1
and a Spear (generic): To Hit: 2 Break: 30 Damage: 1d4 Durability: 5

Pre combat:
Skill Armor he rolls 1d 4 - can't achieve 5 -> full encumbrance of 1
Skill Shield no shield
Skill Dodge 1d3-2(no skill) - no bonus for defense
Initiative 3(Dexterity)d3(Intelligence). max 9 possible

To try and hit us he would roll: 3d2 (1skillpoint spear + 2 to hit from the spear =3 ) times (str - encumbrance =2) if str =3 [OR 3d1 (1skillpoint spear + 2 to hit=3) times (str - encumbrance=1) if str =2]
If he hits, he makes 1d4 damage (spear)
To hit him, one would need to roll better than 3 (defense = dex = 3 plus - in this case - no boni)
from whatever damage he takes, 1 soak would get subtracted (until his armor is broken); E.g. 1 damage -> 1 soak, con stays the same, durability of armor sinks by 1; 3 damage -> 1 soak, con sinks by 2, durability of armor sinks by 1
He has con 4 -> takes 4 damage (after soak) until dead

Is that about right?
I'm sorry about this, but I really want to understand how fighting works, so I can make better informed decisions.

[Theis2]

Edited Krats action to join the others in the attack

[ChuckDaRighteous]

Damn you guys got chatty the moment I went to bed.

Didn't see sword stats among those stats.

Also while he told us their base stats, he didn't tell us their base skills. Kobolds start with stealth/mine. Kroga with bludgeon/armor. Gnomes could start with a combat skill or could be naturally perceptive. So they likely have 5 skills (of varying usefulness) at expert level. And I'm assuming all races have 2 starters in that calculation, but that could be wrong. And hopefully they're not more than experts, though I'm guessing the vice-captain is more so hopefully we don't wake him.

[GathersIngredients]

Also while he told us their base stats, he didn't tell us their base skills. Kobolds start with stealth/mine. Kroga with bludgeon/armor. Gnomes could start with a combat skill or could be naturally perceptive. So they likely have 5 skills (of varying usefulness) at expert level. And I'm assuming all races have 2 starters in that calculation, but that could be wrong. And hopefully they're not more than experts, though I'm guessing the vice-captain is more so hopefully we don't wake him.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
I know I didn't write it down explicitly, but I considered those options. But they just make hazarding a guess what values we might have to deal with even more complicated and unpredictable. (e.g. take a look at the vice-captain, so much to consider, skill wise, shield, armor, weapon, stats-> ) So I went for the simplest assumption (that the 2 starting skills are nothing combat-useful, e.g. picking flowers and braiding beards ), and still get a somewhat educated guess.

If you want to do other calculations based on your idea that gnomes might have other starting skills, be my guest. In fact, I would appreciate someone else to take a look at all this very much, both to deepen the analyzes as well as to double check whether I have made any errors. But, I have been trying to assess the situation for the better part of this day, and while it was very interesting and even somewhat fun to do (I usually enjoy learning new stuff and theorize and whatnot), I'm all spent now.


My result for assessing the situation btw., for all people who TL;DR my previous posts was that: under the assumption of
2*gnome[expert] Dex 3, Con 4, Str 3, Int 3. (I am going to assume that he took +1 str as stat, and that his 3 skills are: spear 1, armor 1, perception 1)
they almost can't even hit us individually -> have to score at least 6 with 2d3, while possible it's a bit unlikely, but have to team up (like the spiders did, meaning added/joint rolls to hit, but only one damage roll)
The vice captain under the assumption of
1*gnome[vice captain] Dex 3, Con 4, Str 3, Int 3. (I am going to assume that he took +1 str as stat, and that his 8 skills are: axe 2, armor 2, shield 2, perception 2)
is most likely more dangerous (more soak, thus harder to kill and potentially more damage from his weapon - 1d7 instead of 1d4) but will most likely also have a hard time hitting us (more encumbrance, lower to hit bonus from weapon) individually -has to score at least 6 with 3d1 up to 3d3 (depending on encumbrance, armor & shield rolls)

Disclaimer: these are still just GUESSES. I'm not taking responsibility for any injuries, mutilations, deaths, or damaged/broken equipment mind you!



@ theis: would you like us to wait for Krat to join? Then we would have to attack in the 3 watch (I really don't want to mess with the vice captain in his - the second - watch).

[Theis2]

I think waiting could be a good idea as we would have a higher chance at taking out the gnomes together.

[GathersIngredients]

If he realy just goes to the forest and hopes he get near... 20% chance and he'll be there 2nd watch.

Wait, so he may not even show up in the right place at all (and at an 80% chance, too)?

In that case, since we don't want to be attacking in the 2nd watch in any case, it might be the better option to just go back, fetch Krat (and who ever else wants to join) and attack in the 3rd watch. I can have KnickKnack go back while Nockit keeps an eye on them. Chuck, what's your take on this?

[ChuckDaRighteous]

In that case, since we don't want to be attacking in the 2nd watch in any case, it might be the better option to just go back, fetch Krat (and who ever else wants to join) and attack in the 3rd watch. I can have KnickKnack go back while Nockit keeps an eye on them. Chuck, what's your take on this?

Yeah, lets go fetch him. 3v3 is at least even if shit hits the fan and we wake the other 2. And speaking of anyone else wanting to join... Where's eirikdaude? He hasn't posted anything since the last update.