Shanty will snap out a wordless snarl at the creature, causing its attack to (hopefully) miss.

Cutting words: 4

(Rest of turn later)

Reaction: Having been betrayed by the pretty lights Barnacle would rather the same fate not be suffered by his companions. Blinking and suddenly finding himself beside Shanty, his flesh is further eaten away by another swarm.

Action: Finding himself in front of a different swarm of enemies, Barnacle shrugs and leads with his trident.

"Have at ye, tiny biters!"

Attack 1: 15 Damage: 14

Attack 2: 28 Damage: 14

 (OOC Using emboldened bond to take Shanty's damage and will add 4 to attack roll 1 from bless.)

Shanty swears under his breath, nods in acknowledgement of Barnacle, and fires off 2 point blank blasts of force at the swarm.

(Eldritch blast)

Attack: 18 Damage: 5

Attack: 17 Damage: 2

(@Blue: It really is! Regarding your reaction, unfortunately, you are currently 10 feet away from the second nearest swarm.)

Without having to move, Bubbles plunges Last Rites into the swarm just ahead of him, which is the one feeding on Undertow. Although it is hard to pierce through a swarm of tiny creatures effectively, the hatchlings seem strangely attracted to the weapon's divine sheen, which makes the barbarian's job a bit easier. In two powerful attacks, Bubbles manages the thin out this one swarm significantly. (Sahuagin Hatchling Swarm #1 takes 27 magical piercing and radiant damage.)

Gulp also retaliates with a weapon in hand against the swarm surrounding his position. He also throws a couple of kicks in there for good measure. He manages four attacks before he decides to move away to relative safety {AE-46}. One of those blows fails to hit even a sole hatching, but the other three drop a few of them. (Sahuagin Hatchling Swarm #4 takes 12 magical piercing and bludgeoning damage.)

Shanty thanks Barnacle for the temporary protection and, in a move fueled by some swear words, launches a couple of Eldritch Blasts at the swarm moving about him and his fighter companion. In spite of the proximity, both blasts are quite accurate, though not many hatchlings actually fall in the end. (Sahuagin Hatchling Swarm #3 takes 7 force damage.)

The sight of his personal nemesis (Sahuagings in general), even if in baby form, is enough to bolster Undertow into combat. Taking advantage of the initial thinning of the herd provided by Bubbles, Undertow fells some more of the remaining hatchlings in this particular swarm with the help of Shoreseeker. The ranger even calls Riptide to lend a tentacle in this effort {AK-46}. (Sahuagin Hatchling Swarm #1 takes 14 magical piercing and bludgeoning damage.)

A bit disappointed on the group for triggering this potentially avoidable confrontation, Sandlot advances a bit so he can properly target his chosen companions with another one of Eldath's Blessings. After the deed is done, the cleric backtracks and finds a spot just around the bend.

-> Bubbles, Gulp, and Barnacle are now Blessed.

Barnacle makes immediate use of this boon and pierces a fair amount of hatchlings with two thrusts of his yet-to-be-named trident. As it was the case for his companions, piercing these tiny creatures proves a harder task than the fighter would have liked. (Sahuagin Hatchling Swarm #3 takes 14 magical piercing damage.)

END OF INITIATIVE ROUND 1

RAVENOUS RABBLE - Initiative Round 2

• 18. Sahuagin Hatchling Swarm (x4) - 
• 18. Bubbles (94/101; orange) - Blessed, Emboldened Bond (d4);
  
• 14. Gulp (74/76; pink) - Blessed;
• 14. Shanty (67/67; blue) - Emboldened Bond (d4); 
• 13. Undertow & Riptide (66/91 & 50/65; green) - Speak with Plants;
• 12. Sandlot (75/75; cyan) - concentrating on Bless (9), Emboldened Bond (d4);
• 11. Barnacle (65/104; red) - Blessed, Emboldened Bond (d4);

MAP:

NOTES: I'll say we are in the tail end of Sandlot's Emboldened Bond and Undertow's Speak with Plants spell.

(Hatchlings go next.)

The swarms of baby sahuagins continue to ravenously bite the locathah. The swarm engaged with Shanty and Barnacle stays put, focusing their attacks on the fighter. A second swarm advances to feed on Bubbles. The swarm feeding on Undertow repeats its attack, but not before also engulfing Riptide. The last swarm catches up to Gulp. The swarm attacking Undertow has been thinned enough such that there are not many hatchlings left in it to bite the ranger.

-> Bites vs. Barnacle: Attack: 21 Damage: 16

-> Bites vs. Bubbles: Attack: 17 Damage: 11

-> Bites vs. Undertow: Attack: 25 Damage: 11

-> Bites vs. Gulp: Attack: 25 Damage: 20

(OOC: For some reason I am not able to undo the strikethrough on the damage roll against Barnacle without triggering a "manipulation warning". So, I'll leave that formatting there, but the crit obviously hits.)

Worried with maintaining his protection over Shanty, Barnacle turns and exposes some softened flesh from an earlier bludgeon wound. The ravenous hatchings take full advantage of that. A few feet away, Gulp is not able to react as quickly as he did a moment ago, and the sahuagins dig into one of the monk's own cuts. (Barnacle takes 29 piercing damage; Gulp takes 13 piercing damage.)

Bubbles' scales prove to be too though for the hatchlings, while Undertow expertly uses his shield to avoid any damage.

(Everyone may take their turns.)

((According to the map, the swarm moved away from Gulp. If this is the case, then the move as following.))

"Toad's spawn!" Gulp saw worse but that still hurt. He jumped back to the thicket of the battle and attaked the swarm that tried to eat up Barnacle and Shanty.

Attacking AJ swarm with the dagger: Bless: 4 + Attack: 19 Damage: 12

Second attack: Bless: 4 + Attack: 24 Damage: 14

BA: Flurry of Blows: Bless: 4 + Attack: 17 Damage: 9
                                    Bless: 3 + Attack: 15 Damage: 8

Drunken Technique to break free and move away. Somewhere in the direction of AG40

If, however, the swarm is still on Gulp, he fights that swarm without moving to others.

"Ahhh! Get 'em off me!"

Barnacle strikes out again at the swarms.

Attack 1: 21 Damage: 11

Attack 2: 27 Damage: 14

(OOC Oof! I regret tanking that earlier damage! Will add 1d4 to the first attack roll just in case, 4.)

(@All: As a reminder for those affected by Embolden Bond, you can use a reaction to teleport 30ft closer to someone about to be damaged, and take the damage in their stead.)

Undertow's Turn:

Undertow is nothing short of relentless in his assault even as the numbers thin around him. No mercy would given this day. No quarter for the spawn of creatures whose savagery knew no bounds. Though he may later come to question his own ferocity, that was future Undertow's problem. For now, he could only focus on wider more arcing strikes to catch more of the thinning school of monsters with assistance from Riptide; who had to reach out of its own mass now swarming it just to snag a few from Undertow's (if need be), and crush them in its many tentacles!

Action: Attack same swarm that attacked Undertow last.
Shoreseeker #1 - Attack: 27 Damage: 12 magical "slashing".
Shoreseeker #2 - Attack: 18 Damage: 8 magical "slashing".

Bonus Action: Command Riptide to attack Undertow's Swarm(if any remain).
Binding Strike - Attack: 22 Damage: 9 magical bludgeoning damage. (No Grappling, since its a swam)

(If any attack following the 1st would kill Undertow's swarm, then the rest would go towards the one's attack Bubbles atm)

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Sandlot's Turn:

Sandlot sighs and shakes his head. But rather than complain or admonished, the aged Locathah took a deep gulp of water to steady his nerves, swam back a ways, then pref steadied his nerves, before presenting the symbol of his faith, blessing at least a few of his fellows with helpful currents to help keep the tide in their favor.

Movement: To AM-43.

Action: Channel Divnity - Balm of Peace, moving in the following pattern using all 30ft granted.
AL-43 (Healing Barnacle) ->AL-44(Healing Bubbles) ->AL-45 (Healing Riptide) ->AK-47(Healing Undertow) -> AL-47 (or closest to it without ending in swarm)
(Note: Pathing should include some diagonal/vertical movement to reach intended destination)

Healing Done:
Barnacle: 8.
Bubbles: 11.
Riptide: 5.
Undertow: 11.

Bonus Action: Cast (3rd level)Healing Word on Barnacle, restoring 13 HP.

Shanty hisses in irritation, knowing much of his magic will probably slide off of the swarms just like his snarl.  He shrugs, and sends another pair of bolts into the swarm in front of him.

Attack: 15 Damage: 5

Attack: 14 Damage: 6

Emboldened bond on the second: 1

(@Shadow: At this distance, I'm afraid Shanty's attacks would be at disadvantage again. Here are two additional attack rolls: 23 and 20)

Balling his one fist and holding his new dagger in the other, Gulp retaliates against the swarm that just attacked him. Once again, the monk's attempt to pierce and bludgeon the sahuagin hatchlings is not as effective as he was hoping. Some of the tiny creatures surely meet their end, but there are still plenty left over in this swarm. Gulp then puts some distance between himself and his assailants, making sure to swim in an erratic manner as not to give the babies a chance to attack his back. (Sahuagin Hatchling Swarm #4 takes 9 magical piercing and bludgeoning damage.)

Shanty fires another pair of Eldritch Blasts at point blank range. There are so many of this spawn around the bard that it is hard for the blasts to not find their mark. This swarm is quite thinned out now. (Sahuagin Hatchling Swarm #3 takes 11 force damage.)

(@Ori: Undertow ends his turn at {AJ-46} and Sandlot at {AL-47} after the Balm of Peace walk.)

Undertow is not about to give any sahuagin a rest, not even those this young. The beast master continues to attack with Shoreseeker, although he performs slashing motions this time in hopes of catching more hatchlings in each swoop. The trick has mixed results: while the sweeping motion does not seem any better that a thrusting one, most of the remaining hatchlings in this swarm still fall. Undertow notices one last hatchling still moving about him, but Riptide finishes the job by catching it in one of its tentacles and immediately eating it. (Sahuagin Hatchling Swarm #1 takes 14 magical slashing and bludgeoning damage and is DEFEATED.)

After sighing, Sandlot begins to stroll about the battlefield, healing his companions as he goes. The cleric pays special attention to Barnacle, sending him a Healing Word as well. (Barnacle recovers 21 HP; Bubbles recovers 11 HP; Riptide recovers 5 HP; and Undertow recovers 11 HP.)

Next to the party's warlock, Barnacle continues to attack the swarm in tandem. There are only a handful of hatchlings in the swarm pestering Shanty and Barnacle now. (Sahuagin Hatchling Swarm #3 takes 12 magical piercing damage.)

(Bubbles' turn is still up.)

Seeing the firstswarm reduced to pieces, Bubbles checks his attack in favour of the swarm attacking Batnacle (Swarm 3), giving them a helping hand from where he stands (reach), still recklessly stabbing at the creature, intent on maximising damage to thin out the attackers.

Last Rites Attack: 20 Damage: 23 (adding Bless and Emboldened Bond, GWM power attack). (attack roll not a crit, reduce damage to 26)

Last Rites Attack: 23 Damage: 26 (adding Bless, GWM power attack)

Divine Fury 7 - apply to the first hit

Like last time...if he kills the swarm he will spin  into an extra attack on the other swarm nearby

Last Rites Attack: 20 Damage: 23 (adding Bless, GWM power attack)

With Bubble's seemingly taking the enemy apart single handedly Bubble's grins as he strikes "I got this team....don't sweat it" (irony there) and he ploughs on, eager to build up a good lot of battle stories to take back to impress Whirlpool when he returns home.

Seeing an opportunity for another kill in battle, Bubbles momentarily ignores the swarm that is attacking him, moves closer to Barnacle, and puts an end to the few hatchlingd still attacking the fighter. The barbarian is loving this! (Sahuagin Hatchling Swarm #3 takes 22 magical piercing and radiant damage and is DEFEATED.)

Then, turning back to the still full-strength swarm pestering him, Bubbles delivers two more devastating thrusts of his Last Rites. there is still plenty of hatchlings in this swarm (Sahuagin Hatchling Swarm #2 takes 21 magical piercing damage.)

END OF INITIATIVE ROUND 2

RAVENOUS RABBLE - Initiative Round 3

• 18. Sahuagin Hatchling Swarm (x2) - 
• 18. Bubbles (101/101; orange) - Blessed, Emboldened Bond (d4);
  
• 14. Gulp (61/76; pink) - Blessed;
• 14. Shanty (67/67; blue) - Emboldened Bond (d4); 
• 13. Undertow & Riptide (77/91 & 55/65; green) - Speak with Plants;
• 12. Sandlot (75/75; cyan) - concentrating on Bless (8), Emboldened Bond (d4);
• 11. Barnacle (57/104; red) - Blessed, Emboldened Bond (d4);

MAP:

NOTES: I'll say we are in the tail end of Sandlot's Emboldened Bond and Undertow's Speak with Plants spell.

(Hatchlings go next.)

The two remaining swarms of baby sahuagins continue to ravenously attack. The swarm engaged with Bubbles stays put, focusing their attacks on the barbarian even though they no longer have an open wound to aim for. The second swarm advances to feed on Gulp.

-> Bites vs. Bubbles: Attack: 14 Damage: 15  

-> Bites vs. Gulp: Attack: 23 Damage: 15 

Once again, Bubbles' scales prove to be too though for the hatchlings. Despite kitting his swarm, Gulp can't deal with all the tiny bites directed at him, and some more of the monk's blood is spilled. (Gulp takes 10 piercing damage.)

(Everyone may take their turns.)

Gulp's moves became even more "naturally chaotic" as he tried to get rid of all the little parasites swarming on him:

Attacking his swarm with the dagger: Bless: 3 + Attack: 18 Damage: 11

Second attack: Bless: 1 + Attack: 25 Damage: 12

BA: Flurry of Blows: Bless: 4 + Attack: 15 Damage: 6
                                    Bless: 2 + Attack: 28 Damage: 14

Moving was quite pointless at the moment and only endanger others, so he stayed on his spot.

(@Lerus: Ah, I see. Forgot to account for the movement proper. Just as I forgot to edit Sandlot's turn, as I wound up repeating what was said. Whoopsie daisy! Though in other news, he had cast a 3rd level healing word on Barnacle for 13 that didn't look like it was accounted for.)

Undertow's Turn:

"You may have it, Bubbles, but there's no time to indulge ourselves. Not with that lunatic on the loose." He said in between trying to carve into the last few hatchlings swarm about barnacle. A task easier said than done without further harming the old warrior. But with a few shallow cuts here or there and commanding Riptide to pull off and crush those more "attached" to Barnacle, progress would be made!

Action: Attack same swarm that attacked Barnacle last.
Shoreseeker #1 - Attack: 22 Damage: 12 magical "slashing".
Shoreseeker #2 - Attack: 21 Damage: 11 magical "slashing".

Bonus Action: Command Riptide to attack Barnacle's Swarm(if any remain).
Binding Strike - Attack: 23 Damage: 10 magical bludgeoning damage. (No Grappling, since its a swam)

(If any attack following the 1st would kill Undertow's swarm, then the rest would go towards the one's attack Gulp)

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Sandlot's Turn:

Sandlot faintly shook his head at the slaughter. But, knowing it to be necessary, the old cod fish wouldn't voice a complaint or decry the actions of his fellows. The blood was on his hands as much as theirs, in any event. Still, he did not relish the act of reaching out towards one of the swarm, and calling down cleansing flames to dispense with a swarm. "May you be reborn and find peace in her ponds, young ones..." He murmured after.

Action: Cast Purging Flame(Dex 15) on Gulp's Swarm, inflicting 7 radiant damage on a failed save.