"Nice Wilfer. Thinking about it I think our big goal will be to lead Dron's guard away. He will obviously have them posted around the statue, he won't want any thief retaking the necklace." Sharvon chuckles. "You know like us! He most likely will be there himself even. What do you all think? Can anyone get him away from the crowd? And Savra how is your Dron impression? " Sharvon asks with a wink.

The engineers begin unbolting the statue an hour before supper time. Some of the bolts are rusted and difficult to manage, so it appears to be taking them some time on each bolt. Eventually, though, they get to the final bolt, a particularly sticky one they have put off to the end, now past supper time by half an hour. There is a wood-framed crane adjacent to the statue ready to be secured to it for lifting it from its pedestal. The light is beginning to dim but some of the engineers are setting up portable lights already. Another engineer is getting ready to climb up to secure the crane straps.

It is mildly busy at this time of night as pedestrians cross the square. Several of the Watch are about as well and Dron and Jostlyn have shown up to observe the statue being lifted to retrieve the necklace. This will probably happen in the next 5 or 10 minutes.

(Find your positions and ready anything you'd like to ready, then we will begin!)

Notes on the map:

• The area is huge. Each square is roughly 30x30'!
• Smiley faces are pedestrians.
• I place your characters around the square but you have time to move.
• We probably won't use strict 6 second rounds unless we need to, but we will take rough "turns" that do not require initiative order.
• Dron usually has at least one tough around but none is in sight at the moment.

((clarification - is that David in the boat and Vansic in the wagon on the bridge? Which of them has the copy - and if it is on the boat is Tug supposed to move it onto the wagon as well? And which side of the statue is the wooden crane? Tug has to be within 30 feet so same or adjacent square))

Wilfer would be disguised as a young man, mildly prosperous, looking like a traveling merchant and try to move the wagon next to the statue with the fake statue covered in the back, hidden as well as possible non-magically, and to have Tug with him, supposedly driving the wagon. Does anyone have a basic disguise kit to obscure his features a little? If anyone questions his presence, "I thought the wagon would be a safe place to put the statue so it's out of the way and doesn't accidentally drop on anyone reaching under it. Anything to be of service to Messir Dron." 

(Sharvon has a disguise kit, and is proficient with it)

Savra is in her half-elf form, looking like a bard. She has a few bags of clothes stashed close by though, to help her change into whatever is needed if she needs to change her appearance.

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((clarification - is that David in the boat and Vansic in the wagon on the bridge? Which of them has the copy - and if it is on the boat is Tug supposed to move it onto the wagon as well? And which side of the statue is the wooden crane? Tug has to be within 30 feet so same or adjacent square))

David is the boat, which has the copy of the statue. Vansic is in an empty wagon across the bridge, ready to come at a moment's notice. The boat is also ready to move. I haven't heard from Paradox so I will bot David for now.

Tug will head up to that north corner of the square (trapezoid?) and wave the boat and cart over, so he can move the copy onto the cart

Sharvon,  using his hat and cloak, appears to be a comon laborer. He will stay close to the statue, keeping a eye out for any of the Dons thugs.

Things turn south quickly. Dron, talking with his young dancer as they watch the engineers work, catches sight of the transfer of the counterfeit statue being transferred from boat to wagon. The statue is covered but it is large ad transferred with so little deception as to make it stand out as unusual. This would be fine for any bystander or even the city watch. But Dron has always been a guarded man.

He looks around the square suspiciously, waving over someone from outside the square. Four burly fighters begin walking across the square. Dron nods to himself, then points directly at Vansic sitting on the cart.

"Well, horseplop," Vansic says, noticing Dron's outstretched arm. "We've been made, folks."

Initiative:

Sharvon: 10
Tug: 12
Wilfer: 22
Savra: 12
Aravor: 5
Rixton: 24
Dron: 7
Watch 1: 8
Watch 2: 19
Watch 3 & 4: 14
Thug 1: 19
Thug 2: 8
Thug 3: 19
Thug 4: 19

Combat order:

Savra, Sharvon, & Tug (in any order)

Watch 3 & 4, Thug 1, Thug 4

Rixton, Wilfer, and Aravor (in any order)

Watch 1, Watch 2, Thug 2, Thug 3, Dron

Most people can move the width of one square and dash a second square. So we are starting out very far apart!

Far apart, heck, Tug has a longbow. Those new red-x-spots are the thugs I take it? Tug is just barely more than 150 feet from the northernmost goon - so he moves directly towards them, drawing his bow and loosing 2 arrows when in range

Attack with Longbow 16 if hit damage is 5

and again 19 if hit damage is 10

(Forgive me, I'm a bit colorblind and having issues makeing out the map, how far away is Sharvon from Dron?)

Sharvon is about 300 feet north of the statue; Savra (GinVinJade etc) is 180 feet NE of it. Dron and Jocylyn are a further 40 feet SW of that. David, Vansic, and Wilfer are even further north than Sharv; Aravor is the only one on the other side, about 200 feet SE of Dron and Jocylyn

(Awesome thank you Skuk)

Sharvon will make a break for Dron, moving 45, then dashing 45, as a bonus action he will shadow step 60, or how ever far he can, it's evening so should be plenty of shadows.

Savra moves to a spot where she can catch a large number of the enemy in a cone spell. She then casts fear DC 16 Wis save. She will not cast it where it will hit any of her companions, and is uncaring if it hits non-combatants.

Two arrows thunk into the thug that Tug targeted but he doesn't fall.

Savra cannot get close enough to anyone, but runs as far as she can.

Two watchpeople see Tug fire off his arrows and bolt in his direction.

The thug struck by the arrows charges at Tug, then disappears for a moment, appearing 30 feet closer. 3 glowing missiles erupt from his palm at Tug for 10 force damage.

The thug closest to Aravor, a tabaxi, has seemingly run past him. He continues running towards towards Dron but spins, releasing two arrows from his shortbow in rapid succession at Aravor.

Shortbow Attack: 13 Damage: 6

Shortbow Attack: 21 Damage: 9

Rixton absolutely blitzes out of the alley he was in, seemingly faster than even Sharvon. He does not make it to Dron's thug but gets close enough to let loose a shot from his shortbow.

Attack: 12 Damage: 10

Wilfer and Aravor are up.

Summary:

Tug takes 7 damage

Aravor takes 5 damage

Rixton misses

New map with oversized icons and a gradient on Sharvon so he can spot himself a little easier.

Tug will use his reaction to nope that nonsense - Psionic power / protective field reduce damage by 8

so only...

...3 damage