What should have been a map to treasure has turned out to be a map of trouble. Will Mik hit pay day or will the end of the world come first? 
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Dramatis Personae 

Giammik “Mik” Urovroth (Dragonborn Druid) portrayed by coachmanak

Leree (Halfling Trapper) image     
     HP 20, AC 14 (Leather)
     STR 10 (+ 0), DEX 16 (+ 3), CON 14 (+ 2), INT 10 (+ 0), WIS 14 (+ 2), CHA 10 (+ 0)
     Skills: Nature, Survival
     Longbow, + 5 to hit, 1d8 + 5 piercing
     Special Notes: Advantage against being frightened, can move through the space of any creature a size larger, can try to hide even when obscured only by a creature one size larger, Archery Fighting Style, move speed is 30 ft.

Dragon (Wolf)
     HP 15, AC 13
     STR 12 (+ 1), DEX 16 (+ 3), CON 12 (+ 1), INT 3 (- 4), CHA 6 (- 2)
     Skills: Perception, Stealth
     Bite, + 5 to hit, 2d4 + 3 piercing damage. If target is a creature, must succeed DC 11 strength save or be knocked prone.
     Fire Breath, DC 11 15-foot cone. Deals 2d8 fire damage on failed save, half on success. Once/day.
     Special Notes: Resists Fire Damage, Pack Tactics, Advantage on Perception checks made with hearing or smell. Advantage on Survival checks if rely on smell and has item of target being tracked. Move speed is 40 ft.

Bane (Elf Pugilist) image
     HP 22, AC 14
     STR 13 (+1), DEX 15 (+2), CON 12 (+1), INT 10 (+0), WIS 16 (+3), CHA 8 (-1)
     Punch, + 4 to hit, 1d6 + 2 bludgeoning damage
     Kick, + 4 to hit, 1d6 + 2 piercing damage
     Special Notes: Parry (reaction: add 2 to AC against any weapon attack that would have hit otherwise, must see attacker), Grappler Feat, Battle Master Maneuvers
     Battle Master Maneuvers: DC is 12, has 2 superiority die which are replenished with a short/long rest and knows: Grappling Strike, Trip Attack

Pelt (Fire Genasi Flamecaller) image
     HP 16, AC 12 (leather armor)
     STR 10 (+0), DEX 13 (+1), CON 15 (+2), INT 8 (-1), WIS 12 (+1), CHA 15 (+2)
     Fire bolt, + 4 to hit, 1d10 fire damage
     Burning Hands, DC 12, 3/day
     Magic Missile, however instead of force damage, it deals fire damage, and deals 1d4+2 per dart instead. Still auto-hits.
     Special Notes: Resists Fire, Metamagic
     Metamagic: 2 sorcery points which are replenished with a long rest and knows: Quickened Spell, Twinned Spell

Lulu (Air Genasi Songstress) image
     HP 33, AC 16 (scale)
     STR 14 (+2), DEX 14 (+2), CON 12 (+1), INT 11 (+0), WIS 10 (+0), CHA 14 (+2)
     Longsword, + 4 to hit, 1d8 + 2 slashing or 1d10 + 2 slashing damage if 2-handed
     Shocking Grasp, +4 to hit, 1d8 lightning damage and no reactions
     Gust, DC 12
     Special Notes: Resists Lightning, Bardic Inspiration
     Bardic Inspiration: Can use Bardic Inspiration 2 times before taking a long rest.

Ron (Earth Genasi Herbalist) image
     HP 27, AC 11 (natural)
     STR 10 (+0), DEX 12 (+1), CON 13 (+1), INT 12 (+1), WIS 15 (+2), CHA 11 (+0)
     Quarterstaff, + 2 to hit or + 4 with shillelagh, 1d6 or 1d8 bludgeoning damage or + 2 to damage with shillelagh active.
     Shillelagh
     Entangle, DC 12, 2/day
     Cure Wounds, 2/day
     Special Notes: Can move through difficult terrain without using extra movement so long as he is using his walking speed on the ground or a floor.
     
     


     

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/--Evening, Tenth of Kythorn, 1491 DR, Waterdeep--/

"Easy job, I thought," Leree grunts as she stands behind Dragon. The black wolf snaps his jaws. 

Indeed, it was. Mik was contacted to steal a map from this warehouse in the docks. His sources told him the warehouse had been abandoned for years, but his contact assured him the map was there. He got Leree to accompany him - safety in numbers and she was a trustworthy enough person. Together they entered the empty warehouse and immediately found the map. Of course, once Mik touched it all hell broke loose. 

Suddenly thugs jumped out of them!

(more desc to come, please roll initiative!)

13

Leree  7

Dragon  8

Thug 1  16

Thug 2 20

Thug 3 10

20 - Leree
17 - Thug 2
13 - Mik
13 - Thug 1, Thug 3
5 - Dragon

As Mik grabbed the map and stowed it away for safe keeping, it seemed to trigger a magical alarm. Whatever thugs were associated with this warehouse seemed to have a few goons within earshot. They ran into the building. So far, they don't seem to know where you are exactly. Imagine yourself as being in a big room full of boxes. You can use the boxes as cover and to move around these enemies. However, they can do the same to you. 

For this encounter, technically no one has seen anyone yet. They know you must be in the back of the room and you know they must be at the front of the room. You can choose to try to escape without getting into a fight at all. If so, you will need to make stealth checks on your turns to see if you can get out. Or you can forgo stealth at any time and spot the enemy by doing so. Until someone from one side breaks stealth (either from being clumsy or by trying to jump out and attack) no one will see anyone else. I hope that explanation makes sense! If not let me know.

Right now its Leree's turn. You can choose how to move her and what she will do. So, to put it simply, will you try to stealth out or will you begin attacking?

Are there an back doors or low windows?

we are going to be stealthing our way out.  (do I need to also take care of the wolf?)

(I don't have Leree's stats so I am going to roll then you can add what is needed)

I would assume perception to see if there is a back way out- 8

If there is not she is going to move along the "left wall" based on our position to the front entry

Stealth on the movement- 13

(Leree's stats are written in the first post! You control Leree and the wolf, Dragon.)

Leree moves and looks around for signs of windows or other exit routes. She sees up ahead there is a tower of crates that go to the small windows that dot the walls in the warehouse. Otherwise it seems the only way in or out is through the front shutter. As she's stepping and pointing it out to Mik, who watches from behind, she nearly knocks over a comically large vase that begins to topple, topple... It stops toppling as she grabs it with both hands and has an expression that reads 'yikes' planted on her face.

Some moments of silence pass...

11

No one seems to have spotted anyone just yet. Mik, it's your move.

(Well there goes the stealth plan)

Retcon question for you, I am looking at the spells I would have prepared, snare is one that I think I would have ready going on a mission like this, and set it at the door on the way in to try and catch anyone coming in or chasing me out, are you cool with the idea that this trap is there?  Dex save would be 12.

Second question Fog Cloud "centered on a point within range", would you allow me to pick part of Leree so then the fog cloud moves with us?  If not I am prepairing a different spell.

Snare: Yes, I think that's fine.

Fog Cloud: Due to the wording differences between Fog Cloud and Darkness and Darkness being a spell cast at one level higher, I'm ruling you can't attach the fog cloud to a specific object like you can with Darkness. It will need to stick to the point in space rather than an object. That being said, Fog Cloud would cover maybe about half of this warehouse I'll say, so it would still be useful.

-- Thug 1 dex save 15

20 - Leree
17 - Thug 2
13 - Mik
13 - Thug 1, Thug 3
5 - Dragon

Thug 1 is caught up in the snare. His friend Thug 2 will retcon try to free Thug 1 with his action. 12 vs DC 12.

Otherwise, its Mik's go. No one has detected Leree despite what it looks like.

Mik will follow along behind Leree, trying to be stealthy.  22  Also if you allow it I would like Mik to be looking for the thugs, 6 perception (if you want it to be investigation -2 from the total roll.)

Okay go ahead and roll for Dragon x 2, then yourself, then Leree again -- stealth checks. Just so I can see.

The statblocks are in the first post!

(My bad on forgetting that I had the stats.)

Dragon stealth- 18, if you would allow it Dragon would be smelling for the Thugs- 18 (this is perception, if you want investigation it will be 5 less)

Leree steath- 11, perception check looking for the thugs- 11 (-2 for investigation)

Mic steath- 10, perception check again 3 (-2 for investigation)

(I don't think Leree was a good choice to have come help.

Mik, you and your squad manage to make it to the entrance and you are about to make it home free until Leree accidentally knocks something off of a crate and it makes a loud crashing sound. Even in the fog cloud this gives away your location immediately. To be fair to her, fog cloud obscures everyone's view!

"Good grief..." You hear Leree mutter under her breath. 

I want to ask before we continue in combat, will you try to run away anyway and see if you can lose them? Or will you fight?

The area of town we are in, how crowded is it this time of day? What are the odds of guards? And with the cloud up they have not seen what we look like correct?

I would say it isn't crowded at all. The only people here would be dock workers and guards (and thugs). With the cloud up, they would not have seen you, no. Right now its the evening, so maybe a third of the people you'd see on a day are present.  Not many.