Gallia Campaign 1

Branch will follow quietly

Gimble, Misty and Branch can see six bandits talking with each other near the end of the room.

Gniff and Gerrack are still in the trench.

Sildar is waiting for the group to act before continuing.

(OOC: @ everyone, what do you do? [DM's comment: if you want i can start combat to help speed this along, but if the party has a different strategy, let me know.])

Misty would wait for Sildar to decide if he wanted to speak to the bandits before she would act.  He is the official person here, and she would not move before he did, in case he wished to talk first. She would be prepared to act though, just in case one of her group attacked before talks could be started.

Gimble wants to just be done with this. Whispering,  “Those that want to try to talk here is your chance. If not, now is our best chance to take them by surprise.”

(OOC: since it was Gniff who wanted to give them a chance to surrender, so i will give him a chance to do that.)

(OOC: if not, go ahead and roll initiative, you will still likely get the jump on these guys.)

Sildar has his sword ready.

As soon as Misty sees Sildar with his sword ready she would prepare to attack.  She has no cares for these bandits, since they attacked their sleeping camp several times.

initiative: 21

Branch creates a small flame in his hand, ready for when his friends go to attack the bandits.
initiative: 16

Gerrack, seeing that he is being left behind, moves up towards the others.  He sees the others preparing for battle and privately thinks to himself that this is likely to not end without bloodshed, drawing his bow and preparing to take to the air. 

(Sorry for the delay.  Are the 6 bandits in the narrow hallway to the right of the southern bridge, or all the way at the north end of this room, well past both two bridges, where all the barrels and crates are?  I'm trying to get a feel for how far Gerrack can move and whether there's room to fly or not.  Also, Gerrack is not a negotiator, so Initiative: 7 )

Gimble dips into any shadows or cover he can find to attempt to stay hidden. He readies his hand crossbow expecting this to go south fast.

Initiative 4 

(OOC: map in the spoiler below)

(OOC: you guys can let me know if you want a different position on the map, i didn't put gerrack on there because i thought he might want to see where the enemies were before picking a spot. Gniff isn't on the map because he hasn't been posting.)

(OOC: let me know what you plan on doing for the surprise round.)

Initiative Order (so far): Misty, Branch, Gerrack, Gimble, Sildar.

(Let's say Gerrack is in the ravine still - assuming it's about 20 ft down or less, that is - and next to Branch.  If Branch is willing to ready his action to toss the flame after Gerrack does his action, we can do a bit more damage here...)

Gerrack, seeing Branch lighting a flame, tilts his head and pulls a Oil (flask) from his vest.   He then springs out of the pit and flies into the air.  Sighting the cluster of bandits, he tosses the flask at the ground centered around RB2 and RB5, shattering it and making the bandits' footing slick and very flammable, shouting "Branch!  N-Now!"

(Ranged attack to hit the ground, with advantage, because the ground isn't moving?: 19 or 11)

Misty casts armor of agathys on herself, then she moves to face off with the bandits.  She tries to get within melee range if she can.

Branch will throw fire at the oil flask when it lands near the bandits      produce flame
Attack: 18 Damage: 4

Seeing Misty go in at the bandits, he will target those closest to her, tossing daggers at vital spots.

Attack 1 17 Damage: 6
Attack 2 6 Damage: 6
Sneak Attack 2 

He will then bonus action hide, finding a deep shadow to melt into.

(OOC if adding bless to these numbers based on my initiative coming after Gniff’s thanjust add these to those numbers: Attack 1: 1 Attack 2:4 )

Gniff Initiative: 13

Gniff knows this first encounter could set the whole pace. If he earns these bandits then they could warn others and this endeavor becomes a lot harsher. He grits his teeth and follows the groups attack, staying quiet for now.

He would cast Bless on Misty, Gerrack and Gimble the first opportunity he gets.

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(Let's say Gerrack is in the ravine still - assuming it's about 20 ft down or less, that is - and next to Branch.  If Branch is willing to ready his action to toss the flame after Gerrack does his action, we can do a bit more damage here...)

Gerrack, seeing Branch lighting a flame, tilts his head and pulls a Oil (flask) from his vest.   He then springs out of the pit and flies into the air.  Sighting the cluster of bandits, he tosses the flask at the ground centered around RB2 and RB5, shattering it and making the bandits' footing slick and very flammable, shouting "Branch!  N-Now!"

(Ranged attack to hit the ground, with advantage, because the ground isn't moving?: 19 or 11)

 (OOC: if you attack the ground you auto hit, in this case i would have you do a dexterity check to see how well you throw, but for now i'll just say you hit.)

Surprise Round

Round 1

Initiative Order: Misty, Red Brand Bandit 5, Gniff, Red Brand Bandit 1, Branch, Red Brand Bandit 4, Red Brand Bandit 2, Gerrack, Red Brand Bandit 3, Gimble, Sildar, Red Brand Bandit 6.

(OOC: the battle map is in the link in the spoiler.)

(OCC: the text map: Using the north rope bridge as the starting point. Sildar is five feet right from the north rope bridge [one square right.] Misty is five feet right from Sildar. [one square right.] Red Brand Bandit 4 is five feet up from Sildar [one square up.] Gniff is five feet down from Misty [one square down.] Red Brand Bandit 1 is five feet up from Red Brand Bandit 4 [one square up.] Branch is five feet down from Gniff [one square down.] Red Brand Bandit 2 is five feet right from Red Brand Bandit 1 [one square right.] Gimble is five feet left from Branch [one square left.] Gerrack is ten feet down and five feet left from Gimble. [two squares down and one left.] Red Brand Bandit 3 is five feet right from Red Brand Bandit 2. [one square right.] Red Brand Bandit 6 is five feet down from Red Brand Bandit 3 [one square down.] )

Misty casts armor of agathys and moves into melee range of Red Brand Bandit 5.

Gniff casts bless on Misty, Gerrack, and Gimble.

Branch waits for Gerrack's signal/throwing the flask of oil.

Gerrack throws the flask of oil and says the signal. Branch throws his magical flame at the flask making it catch fire. the flask hits the ground and the fire splashes onto Red Brand Bandit 2 and Red Brand Bandit 5. (OOC: both take 5 fire damage.)

Gimble throws his daggers at Red Brand Bandit 5 (OOC: dealing 15 damage) killing the burning bandit. and then hides. (OOC: if you are hiding i need a new stealth roll.)

Sildar moves into melee range of Red Brand Bandit 4 and then attacks.

Attack 1: 13

Damage 1(if it hits): 6

Attack 2: 15

Damage 2(if it hits): 2

Surprise Round over, Misty is up

Health Updates: The Party: Misty 16/16 HP (21), Gniff 15/15 HP, Branch 14/14 HP, Gerrack 17/17 HP, Gimble 15/15 HP

NPC: Sildar Hallwinter: 27/27 HP

Bad Guys: Red Brand Bandit 5 is dead, Red Brand Bandit 1 has taken no damage, Red Brand Bandit 4 has taken no damage, Red Brand Bandit 2 has taken 5 damage, Red Brand Bandit 3 has taken no damage, Red Brand Bandit 6 has taken no damage. 

Misty brandishes her rapier, the blade getting coated with a greenish energy. She then drives her rapier at Red brand 4. She then steps away from him, moving in front of Red Brand 6.

Action: cast booming blade

Movement: one square right (Possibly causing an attack of opportunity by RB4.)

Bonus Action: none.

To hit: 24

Damage: 3

Note: On a hit, ibf red brand 4 moves before Misty's next turn, it takes 8 thunder.

Extra crit damage: 4

Branch will shift into a Constrictor Snake and will attack with his constrict on RB4
Attack: 9 Damage: 3

(OOC: if you are hiding i need a new stealth roll.)— 19 

Hoping that her had blended back into the shadows, Gimble watches to select his next target. Whispering to himself, “Yeah, I think your ugly mug will do,” eyeing one of the bandits (RB6).

 He grabs his next two daggers and prepares for another round of creating a living pin cushion.

Attack 1: 5 Damage: Unable to parse dice roll.

Attack 2: 15 Damage: 4

Sneak Attack: 1

“Excellent, Gimble mumbles as he again tries to blend into the shadows. 
Stealth 14