Korba stands still. End of turn Wis save: 12

...and I just remembered that Smiler has magic resistance. Save 2: 9

The Orog, realizing that his companions are attacking the strange man who just appeared, does the same thing. He charges at Smiler, hefting his axe...

Greataxe vs. Smiler:
Attack: 25 Damage: 9
Attack: 24 Damage: 10

HIldegarde, Jodie, and Hewelathan are up now!

Also, I just realized Smiler should have been making Con saves for concentration on his spell... for simplicity's sake, I'll start doing that now with the two attacks from the Orog.

Con save 1: 19
Con save 2: 22

Initiative/Damage Tracker:
Smiler - 21 damage
Ghast 1 - 13 damage
Ghast 2 - 13 damage
--
Temphalic
Nickeline
Korba
--
Orog
--
Hildegarde
Jodie
Hewelathan
--
Ruby
Orc Brute 1 - 7 damage
Orc Brute 2 - 8 damage

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No, it's a feature of his mask. Any time he deals lightning damage it takes away the target's reaction.

(OOC: Oh?  Well, that combo makes him really effective at repositioning opponents!  I guess that includes his breath weapon, too?  I hope we reach level 5 with damage scaling so that we can watch Tamphalic breathing lighting, using lightning lure, and repeatedly zapping the enemy in a big fight. That dragon mask is really cool!)

(@Mister_Whisker - you didn't mention it, but I recall that anyone who starts their turn with a ghast within 5ft of them must make a CON save vs. its stench or be poisoned until the start of their next turn.  With ghast 1 attacking him, I'll go ahead and roll that for Hewelathan.)  

Hewelathan: round 2

CON save vs. ghast stench: 7 (in game log), but spending 1 Luck point to reroll:  17 (in game log)

I'm not sure whether Hewelathan realizes what spell Smiler cast on the group.  If not, then he's definitely confused about why Korba has suddenly decided just to hang back and do nothing in the middle of a fight.  In any case, Hewelathan has a ghast attacking him.  He ignores the noxious smell and focuses on ripping apart that opponent while he can maintain his Brown Bear wild shape.

Movement: None.  Standing in the door to prevent either ghast from getting past him and to his friends.
Action: Multiattack (one bite and one with claws)
  Melee Weapon Attack, Bite vs. ghast 1: 22 Damage: 11 (piercing)
  Melee Weapon Attack, Claws vs. ghast 1: 22 Damage: 16 (slashing)

Reaction: Opportunity attack if Smiler (or ghast 2) tries to move out of his range, Hew-bear will take a swipe at them with his claws:
  21 Damage: 12 (slashing)

Jodie steps up, "Smiler my dear.  I'm so sorry.  That last note must have been a little flat.  But while you're here, why not have some fun and clean out these nasty undead.   They DO NOT appreciate your kind of fun like we do."

Persuasion (25)

Hew-Bear just tore a ghast in half.

Meanwhile, we'll see the result of Jodie's Persuasion check next time Smiler's turn rolls around... but for now, Hildegarde is up!

Hildegard seeing the ghasts had begun to ready her sword, but Smiler's sudden appearance completely distracts her.

"Zenxeral Summersong!" she cries. "Lauded but sorrowful in your darkness, O Hero of the Ages, Bane of Sserah! Let us help to lay to rest your quest, that it may burden you no more!"

Although her focus is on Smiler, she and Perdita both remain aware enough to Dodgeincoming attacks.

The two Orc Brutes are now utterly confused, as half of their allies seem to be attacking the strange man and the other half are trying to parley with him... so, they take the dodge action since they can't really get to the remaining ghast.

Ruby, on the other hand, has a ranged attack. She will try to aim around Hew-bear to zap the ghast with her Arcane Burst (I'll say the ghast has half-cover from ranged attacks).

Arcane Burst vs. Ghast 2
Attack: 17 Damage: 3
Attack: 14 Damage: 6

Ruby managed to hit the ghast once, dealing 3 Force damage. The second beam goes over the creature's head.

Top of the round, and Smiler is up...

The mad Fey looks almost shocked as Jodie pleads with him to help destroy the remaining ghast... and even more shocked when Hildegarde calls him by his old name, a name even he may have forgotten...

"Hmmm... they do seem like rather drab sorts at that..." he muses.

Smiler suddenly teleports behind Ghast 2 and stabs it with his shortsword... then casts Otto's irresistible dance on the Orog (probably because said orog just hit him twice with a greataxe and/or because he thinks dancing orcs are funny).

Shortsword vs. Ghast 2:
Attack: 18 Damage: 11

Well, that didn't work out well... unfortunately, he did just break concentration on confusion, so the ghast can now act freely. It attacks Hew-bear, apparently not realizing that Smiler is a much more dangerous enemy.

Claws vs. Hew-bear:
Attack: 12 Damage: 12

As usual, DC 10 Con save against being paralyzed on a hit.

Also, Smiler's Con save vs. being poisoned: 13

Also, the Orog's Wis save vs. Otto's: 20

Temphalic, Nickeline, and Korba are up next!

(can Tamphalic get the two ghasts in one line without hitting others?^^)

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(can Tamphalic get the two ghasts in one line without hitting others?^^)

 (Hew-bear already killed one of them)

ah nevermind than let's do a firebolt and stay out of range:

Attack: 21 Damage: Unable to parse dice roll.

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ah nevermind than let's do a firebolt and stay out of range:

Attack: 20 Damage: Unable to parse dice roll.

 6 

Nickeline casts Sacred Flame on a ghast.

If ghast fails dc 13 Sex save, it takes 7 radiant damage

Dex save: 18

Korba shakes himself as Smiler's confusion fades... he shakes himself and tries to finish off the ghast with an eldritch blast (since he can't get past Hew-bear)

EB vs. Ghast
Attack: 16; Damage: 10 (force)

The blast is enough... a beam of pure force shatters the ghast's skull, and it collapses to the floor.

Smiler is still here for another round, and the Orog is rather embarrassingly dancing for a bit longer. The insane fey observes his surroundings for a moment...

"Really not much to see here... maybe I can do something about that before I go..." he snickers.

With his final precious moments of freedom, he casts hallucinatory terrain, magically transforming the dreary Underdark into a strange Feywild forest, before he finally disappears back into Jodie's instrument.

As Smiler disappears and he is freed from the spell, the Orog sits down on a giant mushroom (actually a rock that is hidden behind Smiler's illusion), rubbing his head.

"What in the Nine Hells was that?" he mutters.

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As Smiler disappears and he is freed from the spell, the Orog sits down on a giant mushroom (actually a rock that is hidden behind Smiler's illusion), rubbing his head.

(OOC: Does the hallucinatory terrain extend into the Black Crypt?  Or does it only effect the area in a 150' cube that ends right in front of the crypt?)