The Black Rose pulled out his quarterstaff as he responded to the stranger, "Easy now. If you see us as less of a threat, why waste your time, as you put it? Why do you want to stop us anyway?"

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Initiative roll: 19

Erolith glides to flank the strange creature and silently unsheathes his sword.

Initiative = 15

Tarton stays to the shadows and behind the others. With this chase leading to a dead end, he is wary of what may come to block them in.

Initiative: 12

The furry creature moves forward five paces from the wall and switches jts blade to a throwing grip.  Its grin widens as it makes its first cast ... at Artifex ... and reaches under its loose vest to pull out another blade, perhaps from a bandolier or other device hidden by its garb.  Its head turns towards Erolith just before he glides out of the shadows.  "Ah, I owe you an apology.  It might take the goblins to finish you off at that.  I'll put that down in my memorandum book under 'slightly more clever than they seemed at first'.  But my opinion that my employers are wasting gold on my services is only an opinion.  Having accepted the gold, I will now deliver the results."

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Thrown dagger attack: 22; damage on successful hit 5

{OOC: Artifex, The Black Rose and Erolith post your actions; also please make a passive Perception roll with disadvantage ... <evil-sounding DM cackles echo in the far distance>  ...

Upon hearing the stranger's response, followed by the sound of the daggert soaring through the air, The Black Rose leaped into action. Guided by the voice of the stranger, he sprinted toward the unknown figure. As he closed in, relying on his echolocation, The Black Rose readied his quarterstaff and poised his fist. When within 5 feet of the stranger, he swung his quarterstaff and aimed a punch at the figure.

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Passive Perception roll with disadvantage: 18 

Action: Quarterstaff attack: 11; damage on successful hit 4

Bonus action: Punch: 18; damage on successful hit 6

(Let me know if I could not reach with my 30 ft of movement or if you think I would not have been able to get to him, being blind and all.)

Erolith leaps from the side and swings his short sword at the mysterious assailant. The arc of the blade whistles through the air as combat ensures.

Passive perception roll with disadvantage: 9

Action: Short sword attack: 16; damage on successful hit 9

Artifex attempts to twist out of the attacks path, but reacts a moment too late, wincing as the blade opens a gash in their thigh. Despite the obvious pain, it's playful grin never wavers. "Well played stranger. Let's dance." With that they send a pebble fly towards their assailant and begin moving, keeping it's distance but moving to position themselves between their attacker and the one door in the courtyard.  As Artifex does this they pull out it's crossbow, aiming it at the stranger.

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BA: Magic Stone: 17 to hit, 8 damage on contact

Perception check w/ disadvantage: 7

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Talk about a cliffhanger! 😳

Artifex' stone lands a solid blow on their attacker's temple that leaves the furry antagonist swaying.  As they invite the stranger to dance, though, The Black Rose hears a strange rustling coming from the shadows above  ... followed by the unmistakable but quiet metallic whisper of well oiled gears,  If the first noise hadn't gotten his attention, he would never have heard this one.  Before he can call out a warning, though, crossbow bolts fly out of the murk towards you!  Anyone who looks in the direction they came from can now see three small stony grey figures hovering about the second story level of the stone building your assailant was lounging against until a few moments ago.  They are slowly beginning to sink down to earth behind the furry figure.

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Kobold underling #1:Hand crossbow attack vs. Erolith 22; damage if successful 6

Kobold underling #2:Hand crossbow attack vs. The Black Rose 11; damage if successful 2

Kobold underling #1:Hand crossbow attack vs. Tarton 16; damage if successful 2

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(OOC: My reading of how the magic stone spell is worded is that the casting time that's listed is the time you need to enchant the stones; but then you need to make a regular ranged spell attack with them which consumes a regular action; and then it would take some time to load a bolt and ready the crossbow for firing.  You certainly can have it ready for next round though ... )

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Fair enough, the wording was a little confusing for me. I'll edit my post to fix it

Also everybody else *poses with their deadly weapons*

Artifex: anyone wanna see a reverse David and Goliath?

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Please delete my post. I made it by mistakes. I do not know how to delete it my self. 

"I'm all in for that!" The Black Rose enthusiastically chimed in.

He then added, "By the way, I probably should have mentioned this earlier, and even though it might make me a target, I think you should know. I have a way of getting anyone who goes down back on their feet. However, it doesn't work on my self. So, if I happen to go down, please use my healing potion to revive me. I'm not saying that I will go down, but I just wanted to make sure you guys are aware."

Seeing that the trap has come from above and not behind as he expected, Tarton grabs his shortbow and shoots at the rabbit man that is engaged in melee with The Black Rose.

Attack in log: 13 (miss)

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Just realized it might be Tarton's turn, so this is only if it is Tarton's turn. Not sure if Tarton was hidden from his target to get advantage.

The furry figure reels forward, dazed from Artifex' stone ... just in time for The Black Rose's punch to double them over into a perfect position for Erolith's sword to slice a red path across their bragging throat.  The arrow from Tarton's bow that would have pierced their left eye had they remained upright splinters to fragments against the stone wall behind them.  But it is on Artifex that their eyes are fixed as they sink slowly to the ground.  "The trickster tricked.  How classic.  Almost ... cliche.  I give you best."  With that, their eyes sag closed and they slump to the earth.  Their kobold minions, on the other hand, seem by no means inclined to give you best and surrender or even flee.  They raise their hand crossbows to the firing position and aim at you, snarling gutturally.  Those of you who don't speak Kobold are profoundly grateful: what they are saying sounds exceedingly biological, gruesomely torturous, and probably an anatomical impossibility.

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Combat tracker, round 2 in order of initiative

[spoilerFurry figure: down

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The Black Rose: 2 damage

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Artifex: 5 damage

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Erolith: 2 damage

Kobold #1: unhurt

Kobold #2: unhurt

Kobold #3: unhurt

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Tarton: 3 damage[/spoiler]

(OOC: now the leader is down, its garb is sagging open a little; and Artifex is beginning to have nagging feelings they've seen this sort of creature before.  If they want to follow up that memory, a DC 10 Arcana roll would seem to be the logical way to do it.)

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That's a 12 for arcana. Also two questions. How far from Artifex to the Kobolds on the roof, and how close are the Kobolds to the edge of the roof?

The Black Rose hears the flapping of the wings of the three kobolds and, while trying to pinpoint their location he realizes he has no chance of getting close to a flying creature. He place himself within range of his echolocation of most of them (if possible), readies his quarterstaff and assumes the defensive stance of his monk order.

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He uses his action to take the Dodge action.

Erolith wipes the blood from his blade as he sheathes his weapon and readies his bow to take a shot at the nearest kobold.

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Bow readied to attack if I’m allowed this round. Otherwise I’m ready for the next round.

So sorry, wasn't clear  The kobolds actually aren't winged, they had just been hovering in the shadows, presumably magically.  At the top of the round they're just touching down around the fallen furry ... one just behind the crumpled form, one to the left, one to the right.  They're about fifteen feet away from the point you came into this courtyard.

The Black Rose, swiftly leaps atop the lifeless body of his former furry enemy. With precise movements, he positions himself strategically, flanking two kobolds from an advantageous position. As he stands atop the fallen foe, his quarterstaff gripped tightly in his hand, his senses keenly survey the battlefield, calculating his next moves.

With a burst of energy, The Black Rose unleashes a powerful swing with his quarterstaff, aiming to strike the nearest kobold. The staff, crafted with expertise and reinforced with steel, arcs through the air with deadly precision.

But The Black Rose doesn't stop there. In one fluid motion, he transitions seamlessly from the swing to a lightning-fast punch aimed straight at the face of the kobold. His fist, hardened by years of training, hurtles towards its target.

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If that is The case i want to change my turn to this if im allowed.

Action: Quarterstaff attack: 12; damage on successful hit 6

Bonus action: Punch: 15; damage on successful hit 6

Update: Since the kobolds are not winged and there is one near the slain enemy, Erolith turns on the closest one and attacks using his short sword.

22 to hit, 6 for damage