Lost Mine of Phandelver (Kolbitr DM)

We are going to run this combat different than before in hopes of making things run a bit faster. Everyone just take your turn as it comes up and after each round I will sum up what has happened and make whatever calls I need to on the Redbrand's turn.

Since it has been 2 days and we do not have Initiative for Bron we will go ahead and get this started. Maddog just roll up initiative when you can and jump in when your turn comes up next.

The order is:  Vandar, Silas, Redbrands, Tibern, then Lothar.

Vander continues walking, not bothering to even look at the thugs again until he's right next to one, at which point he whips his yklwa from where it's strapped to his pack and slashes at the closest thug with it, then takes a defensive stance.

Attack: 21 Damage: 9

(Spend a ki point on Patient Defense)

Silas will cast sacred flame on the thug that Vandar slashed at. Dex save 11. If hit it does 3 damage

Tibern will move until the thugs are with in at least fifteen feet or closer from him and then attempt to hit them with a spell. As quickly as he can he casts Thunderwave on them.

ThunderWave: 16

Vandar's casual approach catches the thug off guard and makes him an easy target for the skilled monk. The blade of the yklwa opens a large wound across the stomach of the Redbrand, only a reflexive lurch backwards prevents the blade from penetrating deep enough to spill the man's entrails at his feet. Before he can even look down to see if he is still in one piece a flame like radiance descends upon him 5. The man feels a holy light seer the insides he is lucky to still have as he takes a bit more damage, he remains in the fight but just barely.

More coming soon.

One of the uninjured Redbrands moves to help his wounded comrade and attacks Vandar (Redbrand Ruffians get 2 melee attacks and are armed with a shortsword.)

Attack: 9 Damage: 3

Attack: 13 Damage: 6

The wounded man, unable to move quickly due to a gaping wound on his abdomen, is only able to get in one swing at Vandar.

Attack: 8 Damage: 4

Another man charges Bron

Attack: 15 Damage: 8

Attack: 5 Damage: 6

And the fourth decides the Tiefling looks like a bigger threat than the gnome and attacks Tibern.

Attack: 13 Damage: 4

Attack: 5 Damage: 7

Still more coming.....

(Man I glad I took patient defense instead of the bonus attack)

Darthdrizzt: Since Tibern goes after the Redbrands and the field of battle has changed I will let you take a redo if you want. Otherwise you can cast thunderwave where you stand but you will hit Silas and Bron, and only 2 of the Redbrands are close enough, the other 2 are roughly 40 ft away engaged with Vandar.

(Well crap that suck since I rolled max damage.....)

With little choice now that  someone was in front of him, Tibern will draw his shortsword and dagger to attempt to unleash a quick dual strike on the thug.

Shortsword: Attack: 25 Damage: 6

Dagger: Attack: 23 Damage: 1

Sorry about that. Just a misunderstanding. When the enemies turn comes up wait for me to sum up the round then I will take their turn and then everyone can go. It's not all bad though had you moved forward and done thunderwave it would have still only hit 2 Redbrands but also hit Vandar who is currently in the most danger. Also I will wait until the round summary to tell you what the results of your attack do to the thug, but I will say now 16 hits.

If you are unsure if an enemy is dead when you take your turn you can give me a second option ie: I will hit guy #2 if he is already dead I will hit #3 instead. Or I will just choose another appropriate target for the attack. This will mean I have to fudge things a bit but you won't have to wait for me after each person's turn before making your move. That would simply take too long now that I have my shop open.

(Understood. I think I misread something and posted early.)

( Sorry for the late reply things have gotten hectic.)

Initiative: 6

No problem Mad dog, we all have that pesky real life to deal with. That roll puts Bron in order after Lothar. It is Lothar's turn now.

Lothar

With the smell of blood and the sound of battle, Lothar charged after the man that was attacking Vandar.  "Two on one is no fair fight," he said as he brought his greatsword back for a high arcing swing.  It was huge and heavy, and to see the face of the mountain man was to look upon steely death.

Dodging both attacks as he drew his greatsword a big smile spread across his face. " Hopefully you've made peace with your maker you're about to meet them." With a guttural roar he swings his sword in a downward arc in an attempt to split him in half.

Attack:18

Damage: 10

Just an update. Tibern's attacks both connect, leaving his opponent in dire condition but still alive.

Lothar also hits putting an end to the Redbrand wounded by Vandar.

Bron rolled a critical hit, with a gush of blood and the crack of shattering bone Bron splits the unfortunate thug from the crown of his head to his crotch.

That leaves one man on Vandar and one on Tibern.

It is Vandar's turn.

Vander swings at the man in front of him again with his yklwa, then follows it up with a punch if he's still standing.

Yklwa: Attack: 23 Damage: 12

Unarmed: Attack: 22 Damage: 7

Silas will back up a few feet and forgo his turn. Seeing that these thugs were not really much opposition to the group he joined. If anybody in the group is injured he will heal them at the end of combat.