Where the Cold Winds Blow... A Lost Mines of Phandelver Story

Droknin checks for fresh tracks or scents in the basement, since they left.

Survival: 16

Droknin, you do not detect any sign that others have passed this way since you were last here.  Though, when T'laren slips through the secret passage, you pick up a whiff on the air... something like a mix of wet dog and armpit.

T'laren:

T'laren is unused to running strategy and tactics by others, though he's comforted by knowing he's got the others with him. Figuring he isn't likely to have a better chance to gain an advantage on the enemy, he pulls his string back to his cheek and looses an arrow at one of the bugbears before falling back.

Initiative: 21
Attack: 11 Damage: 10 (I assumed advantage since he's attacking unseen.))

I assume we should all roll init

Garrin initiative 15 

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I assume we should all roll init

Garrin initiative 4 

 Halfling luck! 5 

T'laren gets a suprise attack in, sinking an arrow deep into the back of one of the distracted bubgears.  It snarls in anger and alerts the other two.  Then T'laren retreats back down the hall toward his allies.

Initiative

1. T'laren
2. Cassius
3. Bugbears
4. Garrin
5. Keashirryl
6. Droknin

Cassius curses in orcish as he hears the howl coming from the bugbear, readying his staff as he looks to the others. 

((If they were not in immediate pursuit (surprise), he'd have ducked around the corner, then back out to fire again before falling back to his current position. Rather than falling back, then running forward, to fall back less far.))

T'laren puts another arrow to his bow and fires at the same bugbear before retreating. "Bugbears are back..."

Attack: 24 Damage: 5

T'laren sinks another arrow into the already wounded bugbear before retreating.  

One of the bugbears shouts, "Get in there and flush 'em out, Droop!"  Moments later, the little goblin crashes down the hallway as though flung by a catapult, smacking hard off the walls and landing unconscious on the floor.  You can hear sounds of the bugbears moving around in the cavern, but no one has line of sight on them at the moment.

Garrin will dash to get to the end of the hall, at the bend. Straight east from the compass

Cassius will move ahead and wait for the bugbears to come closer to them, holding back until they come close enough to be in range of his staff.

Keashirryl moves to the place behind Garrin (that's probably as far as her movement takes her). If she can see any of the bugbears within 60 ft, she casts sacred flame. If not, she will stay put and ready it in case she gets an opportunity to use it. 

Droknin will dash (70 ft.) to the injured Bugbear.

Droknin races past the unconscious goblin and towards the aggressive bugbears.  He is met just outside the hallway, where the bugbears had gathered, ready to attack any who emerged.  Two raise vicious looking morning stars and swing at Droknin, while another stands on the nearby bridge and throws a javelin.  Those with morningstars swing them with monstrous force, dealing heavy damage if they connect.

Bugbear - morningstar:  Attack: 24 Damage: 21

Injured Bugbear - morningstar:  Attack: 7 Damage: 5

Bugbear - javelin:  Attack: 12 Damage: 3

Round 2

1. T'laren
2. Cassius
3. Bugbears
4. Garrin
5. Keashirryl
6. Droknin

T'laren curses finding himself at the end of the queue again, as he hears the sounds of battle coming from down the hall.

((Moving forward just makes it harder for others, so he'll hold Action to Dash when things clear out ahead.))

Cassius will move closer and once more hold back to wait for the bugbears to get closer in order to attack.

The bugbears loom taller than even the great leonin barbarian, their body hair matted and smelling of sour wine and old meat.  The two closest to Droknin press their attack on him, trying to bring him down.  "This one 'ain't so tough!  What were those puny humans so afraid for?" one asks the other.

Attack: 6 Damage: Unable to parse dice roll.

Attack: 10 Damage: 11

The bugbear standing on the bridge draws another javelin, but instead of Droknin, it targets Cassius who stands at the edge of the hallway.

Attack: 6 Damage: 5