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<blockquote data-quote="Demetrios1453" data-source="post: 9306471" data-attributes="member: 6801060"><p><strong><em>Pool of Radiance </em>(Part 34): The Kobold Caves (Part 2) </strong></p><p></p><p>Having let the old kobold go, we retrace our steps to a scree slope near where we killed the wyvern.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355532[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>We head up, and quickly find the drunk kobold prince.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355533[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]355534[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Well, hard to fool him into leading us to his father the king unless we wake him. Which we then do.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355535[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Uh, yes! We are those envoys! And we do wish an escort to the king!</p><p></p><p>We start our journey through the cave system. Periodically, the kobold will perform some strange actions...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355536[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]355537[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>(What he's doing is disarming traps so we don't have to deal with them or accidentally miss them and set them off).</p><p></p><p>Soon enough, we reach the wide throne room cavern!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355538[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Hmmm... Let's explore around a bit before we confront the kobold king.</p><p></p><p>We backtrack a short ways, and look into a room...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355539[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Hmm, there doesn't seem to be much here other than frightened noncombatants. We head a bit further south and then west.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355541[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>These, on the other hand, are definitely combatants!</p><p></p><p>By this point, though, combat with even 20 or so kobolds is hardly a problem.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355543[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]355546[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>A few try to run, but we take care of them as well.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355548[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]355549[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And soon the battle is over.</p><p></p><p>We explore around a bit more in this area.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355550[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Yummy.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355551[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I guess this is where they serve their famous <em>rongeurs séchés aux racines moisies</em> to the appreciative and hungry populous. I'll be generous and rate the dining with half a star.</p><p></p><p>After leaving this fine establishment, we head west and then north. After traveling a bit, we hear a scuffle in the next room...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355561[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>(I like how "barbarian finery" is a robe and a wand)</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355562[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]355563[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]355564[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I like her. She's got a bit of fire and spirit!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355565[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Sure, an extra target... er... fighter will always be of use. We agree, and she shows up in our party lists.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355566[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>33 HP. Not good, not bad. Let's take a look at her character sheet.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355567[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Good strength, and at least she's got a weapon and armor, unlike our last NPC, even if they aren't particularly impressive. No missile weapon though, which is wasting a perfectly good 18 DEX, in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>Hmm, those roving bands of kobolds had better armor among their loot, as well as missile weapons. Let's wander around a bit and trigger some random patrols to equip her a bit better.</p><p></p><p>We move north, to the northwesternmost corner of the caves.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355568[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Although the game doesn't say it, the cluebook does - this was Princess Fatima's cell before she broke free. And she took out six kobolds doing so - not bad!</p><p></p><p>We backtrack a bit and look into a doorway we passed before...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355569[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]355570[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Basically, this is the plan for the kobold attack on the nomad camp from the previous section.</p><p></p><p>We wander about a bit now, hoping for some kobold patrols. After a bit, we finally encounter one.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355571[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>These go down as quickly as expected, although Buffy gets stuck out in the front line again since we have a new NPC.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355572[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]355573[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]355574[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Well, the studded leather is better than just plain leather for Princess Fatima, so we pick up one for her and equip it. We also grab the arrows. But, frustratingly, no missile weapons drop.</p><p></p><p>A short time later, we run into another patrol.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355575[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Another quick battle...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355576[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>One tries to run away, but it's of no use...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355577[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]355578[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Let's see what this group had...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355579[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Just more arrows.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps third time will be a charm?</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355580[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]355581[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Backs against a wall, they die particularly quickly.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355585[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]355584[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>When the loot screen comes up....</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355582[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Success! Shortbow acquired!</p><p></p><p>Princess Fatima is geared up at least a bit better, especially after donating a few more arrows.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355583[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Now that we've wasted ample time trying to gear up an NPC who will be gone in a very short time, it's time to go back and confront the kobold king.</p><p></p><p>But the long, epic battle that will occur then will be in the next post!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Demetrios1453, post: 9306471, member: 6801060"] [B][I]Pool of Radiance [/I](Part 34): The Kobold Caves (Part 2) [/B] Having let the old kobold go, we retrace our steps to a scree slope near where we killed the wyvern. [ATTACH type="full"]355532[/ATTACH] We head up, and quickly find the drunk kobold prince. [ATTACH type="full"]355533[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]355534[/ATTACH] Well, hard to fool him into leading us to his father the king unless we wake him. Which we then do. [ATTACH type="full"]355535[/ATTACH] Uh, yes! We are those envoys! And we do wish an escort to the king! We start our journey through the cave system. Periodically, the kobold will perform some strange actions... [ATTACH type="full"]355536[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]355537[/ATTACH] (What he's doing is disarming traps so we don't have to deal with them or accidentally miss them and set them off). Soon enough, we reach the wide throne room cavern! [ATTACH type="full"]355538[/ATTACH] Hmmm... Let's explore around a bit before we confront the kobold king. We backtrack a short ways, and look into a room... [ATTACH type="full"]355539[/ATTACH] Hmm, there doesn't seem to be much here other than frightened noncombatants. We head a bit further south and then west. [ATTACH type="full"]355541[/ATTACH] These, on the other hand, are definitely combatants! By this point, though, combat with even 20 or so kobolds is hardly a problem. [ATTACH type="full"]355543[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]355546[/ATTACH] A few try to run, but we take care of them as well. [ATTACH type="full"]355548[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]355549[/ATTACH] And soon the battle is over. We explore around a bit more in this area. [ATTACH type="full"]355550[/ATTACH] Yummy. [ATTACH type="full"]355551[/ATTACH] I guess this is where they serve their famous [I]rongeurs séchés aux racines moisies[/I] to the appreciative and hungry populous. I'll be generous and rate the dining with half a star. After leaving this fine establishment, we head west and then north. After traveling a bit, we hear a scuffle in the next room... [ATTACH type="full"]355561[/ATTACH] (I like how "barbarian finery" is a robe and a wand) [ATTACH type="full"]355562[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]355563[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]355564[/ATTACH] I like her. She's got a bit of fire and spirit! [ATTACH type="full"]355565[/ATTACH] Sure, an extra target... er... fighter will always be of use. We agree, and she shows up in our party lists. [ATTACH type="full"]355566[/ATTACH] 33 HP. Not good, not bad. Let's take a look at her character sheet. [ATTACH type="full"]355567[/ATTACH] Good strength, and at least she's got a weapon and armor, unlike our last NPC, even if they aren't particularly impressive. No missile weapon though, which is wasting a perfectly good 18 DEX, in my opinion. Hmm, those roving bands of kobolds had better armor among their loot, as well as missile weapons. Let's wander around a bit and trigger some random patrols to equip her a bit better. We move north, to the northwesternmost corner of the caves. [ATTACH type="full"]355568[/ATTACH] Although the game doesn't say it, the cluebook does - this was Princess Fatima's cell before she broke free. And she took out six kobolds doing so - not bad! We backtrack a bit and look into a doorway we passed before... [ATTACH type="full"]355569[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]355570[/ATTACH] Basically, this is the plan for the kobold attack on the nomad camp from the previous section. We wander about a bit now, hoping for some kobold patrols. After a bit, we finally encounter one. [ATTACH type="full"]355571[/ATTACH] These go down as quickly as expected, although Buffy gets stuck out in the front line again since we have a new NPC. [ATTACH type="full"]355572[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]355573[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]355574[/ATTACH] Well, the studded leather is better than just plain leather for Princess Fatima, so we pick up one for her and equip it. We also grab the arrows. But, frustratingly, no missile weapons drop. A short time later, we run into another patrol. [ATTACH type="full"]355575[/ATTACH] Another quick battle... [ATTACH type="full"]355576[/ATTACH] One tries to run away, but it's of no use... [ATTACH type="full"]355577[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]355578[/ATTACH] Let's see what this group had... [ATTACH type="full"]355579[/ATTACH] Just more arrows. Perhaps third time will be a charm? [ATTACH type="full"]355580[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]355581[/ATTACH] Backs against a wall, they die particularly quickly. [ATTACH type="full"]355585[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]355584[/ATTACH] When the loot screen comes up.... [ATTACH type="full"]355582[/ATTACH] Success! Shortbow acquired! Princess Fatima is geared up at least a bit better, especially after donating a few more arrows. [ATTACH type="full"]355583[/ATTACH] Now that we've wasted ample time trying to gear up an NPC who will be gone in a very short time, it's time to go back and confront the kobold king. But the long, epic battle that will occur then will be in the next post! [/QUOTE]
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