The yellow area is the foot of the serpent hills to the east. It's rocky terrain you could scramble up, though the edge in yellow indicates the line where the elevation is 15ft above the grass below. Mechanically we will treat the space adjacent to yellow space as difficult terrain just like the green tall grass area. Dim light and foliage each make vision lightly obscured, while things less than three ft from the ground are heavily obscured by the grass.

<apparently, I posted this in the wrong thread 7 hours ago.  Sorry if it caused some confusion.>

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Does Marlyth recognize the symbol of a red flag with a grey lion's head?

History/Religion 4

 <Despite the roll,> Marlyth remembers when Lothar mentioned the Grey Lion's a few hours ago as she sees an image of a grey lion. 

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"I agree, we should try to help her," Tauzan says, as apparently Calner has already spring into action.  He tries to get an idea of how many hobgoblins there are.  (Perception: 23) 

< [I can't see rolls], as noted.. belatedly, as it turns out, this should be with DA.  That said, you can see 5 hobgoblins armed with longswords and longbows. The one on the left also appears to have a lute.

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Calner yells, "She needs help!"

Calner, being a gnome can only move 25 feet closer (175 feet away) and from there cast Summon Aberration at it's furthest range of 90 feet. A Beholderkin appears (85 feet away) and flies toward the desperate battle another 30 feet (55 feet away), then fires 2 eye rays at the same Hobgoblin.

1st Eye Ray Attack: 27 Damage: 12 psychic damage.

2nd Eye Ray Attack: 12 Damage: 12 psychic damage.

 @Everyone: roll initiative.

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The yellow area is the foot of the serpent hills to the east. It's rocky terrain you could scramble up, though the edge in yellow indicates the line where the elevation is 15ft above the grass below. Mechanically we will treat the space adjacent to yellow space as difficult terrain just like the green tall grass area. Dim light and foliage each make vision lightly obscured, while things less than three ft from the ground are heavily obscured by the grass.

 

<just re-posting so its on the current page>

 Your group is south of here, starting 200ft south of the horse.

Rider initiative 17,

Hobgoblin initiative 12.6,

Taking all the HGs together as an average

*200ft from the horse

<Rounding puts these hobgoblins at 14, tied with Calner; per my general initiative plan, PCs go before monsters/NPCs.>

Angus Initiative 11

Tabaqui initiative 19

Marlyth's Initiative 16

Tauzan Initiative: 19

Tabaqui 24

Walks 22

Tauzen 19

Marlyth 16

Calner 14

Hobgoblins 14

Angus 11

Hamish 10

Rider 10

Tall grass can provide half cover, 3/4 if crouching, assuming line of sight is level.  Hamish would not get the same cover. Prone would be considered heavily obscured, subject to conditions.  Like Hamish towering above a hobgoblin less than 15ft away has a direct line of sight.

Tabaqui is up.

Tabaqui Round 1 (prior to Calner)

 The rogue will move 30ft, bonus action dash another 30 ft, and then fire an arrow at a range of 140' at the closest HG.

Shortbow Attack: 27 Damage 9 (autocrit factored in)

Afterwards, he will crouch down in the grass.

<I'm going to expand rhe map, sorry - I didn't rhink told be attacking from so far away.  I can make the grid bigger, just not the 'green' bit.>

Tauzen and Marlyth are up.

Tauzan moves forward 50 ft, following after Tabaqui.  He then crouches down to try to provide 3/4 cover.  

Marlyth moves near the spot of violent confrontation (30 ft North) while trying to communicate with the spirits of nature in druidic. She will transform herself into a great tree and pretend to be an integral part of the local flora.

Bonus Action: Cast a Spell: Guardian of Nature

Action: Hide: Stealth (12,11) (If advantage is granted due to camouflage)

Walks initiative 12 

Walks runs forward 15 feet*, then Dashes 15 feet*, then bunny hops 20 feet towards the damsel in distress.

*15 feet due to difficult terrain correct?

Tabaqui's arrow strikes a hobgoblin.  It screams in pain, but continues to clash with the lioness. The whole band of hobgoblins starts to shout as an aberration appears before them and blasts one hobgoblin dead in his boots. <It's to your advantage that its not the same one the arrow hit.> A second beam of light narrowly misses another hobgoblin.

https://www.owlbear.rodeo/game/_FYSgAoF2

Round 1

Angus will also move and dash 60 feet closer.

From atop the rock outcropping to the east, a figure emerges. A hobgoblin in half plate, with a scar across his right eye points to the northernmost group of adventurers with his javelin and calls out in goblin "Fire!"

The war chanter moves south 30' as she calls a chant (BA) of cunning in goblin, then casts healing word on her ally for 4.

The hobgoblin sharpshooter (1) (MMXII) steadies his aim as he finds the spot the rogue fired from, 14 (so negates 3/4 cover) for 5 piercing, and another in quick succession 13 for 9 piercing

On a hit, add 10 Damage (same type, martial advantage)

Sharpshooter 2 likewise targets the rogue from his high vantage point, easily spotting the figure crouched in the grass

 18 (so negates 3/4 cover) for 9 piercing, and another in quick succession 17 for 7 piercing

On a hit, add 11 Damage (same type, martial advantage

Five Hobgoblins rise from the grass to the West.

Warlock of the Legion (2) casts dispel magic on the aberration (4th level). The creature vanishes in an implosion if flames, then drops prone and tries to hide (BA) 10

From atop the bluff to the east, another warlock (1) appears. With a cruel grin he spots the three nearest adventurers and casts fireball on an area encompassing Tabaqui, Tauzen and Walks. 21 Damage, ½ on Dex save DC13. The grass in this area combusts, leaving the ground barren, dusted with a film of ash. As the fire extinguishes, six hobgoblins attack with longbows, targeting:

Tabaqui19 for 7 Walks22 for 4 Walks15 for 6 Tauzen 17 for 2 Walks 19 for 6 Tabaqui 24 for 2.