Thanks for the song! Almost fully healed now. And nice going CQ!

This weekend might be rough.  We'll see though.

Understand.  Take the time you need 

 Just after you get done resting 

The keep has a sally port along the west wall for counterattacking foes who bring a battering ram against the gates. During the night while characters are in the keep, raiders approach the old gate, force it open, and rush through. Escobert discovers them and races into the courtyard to sound the alarm ahead of the infiltrators. 

Escobert tracks you down, "I've got enough defenders to deal with the immediate threat from raiders loose in the keep, since it’s more a probe that got out of hand rather than a full-scale assault.  Can you three deal with the forces at the sally port directly?"

Yes we should be able to deal with that threat. Just point us in right direction

Piotr gIves a strong “yes.”. He has learned that shooting people is not so different than shooting animals but he does have a tinge of emotion since clearly those he shoots had families once as well. However, he is here to protect the families of Greenest rather than those that are attacking it so that tinge is no particular bother. 

You make your way down to the keep courtyard and see a group of 3 cultists, 3 kobold and an ambush drake guarding the sally port’s 10-foot-by-20-foot ready room against exactly this type of counterattack.

Roll initiative:

The Range is 15 to 30ft from the party.

Ven Initiative:  6

Piotr initiative 14

19 init for pax

Time stamp 12:30:00 pm

conditions  moon light small fires = dimly lit 

PP = Passive perception, PI = Passive Investigation, PIN = Passive Insight

A-A / Init 20 / Active spells timer / Concentration / Passive info PP 12 / PI / PIN / Conditions:

K-C / Init 20 / Active spells timer / Concentration / Passive info PP 8 / PI / PIN / Conditions:

Pax / Init 19 / Active spells timer / Concentration / Passive info PP19 / PI 11 / PIN14 / Conditions:

A-B / Init 18 / Active spells timer / Concentration / Passive info PP 12 / PI / PIN / Conditions:

A-C / Init 17 / Active spells timer / Concentration / Passive info PP 12 / PI / PIN / Conditions:

K-A / Init 17 / Active spells timer / Concentration / Passive info PP 8 / PI / PIN / Conditions:

Venfaen / Init 15 / Active spells timer / Concentration / Passive info PP 13 / PI 13 / PIN 12 / Conditions:

Piotr / Init 14 / Active spells timer / Concentration / Passive info PP 14 / PI 10/ PIN 14 / Conditions:

K-B / Init 14 / Active spells timer / Concentration / Passive info PP 8 / PI / PIN / Conditions:

AD / Init 7/ Active spells timer / Concentration / Passive info PP 14 / PI / PIN  / Conditions:

Acolyte A and Kobold C have init:  A-A first then K-C  Followed by Pax

Acolyte A Cast Sacred Flame on random target 2  1=Pax 2=Piotr 3=Ven.  Alphabetically so that will be the same throughout the campaign on random rolls FYI.

Target rolls Save DC 12 Dex roll  Damage 5 Radiant damage or no damage on save

Kobold moves forward to Melee with random target 3   Atk 9 misses everyone.

Pax has init:

I’m bonus action cast hex on AD1   hex: strength 

Then casting Eldritch blast 

19 to hit, 11 damage plus 2 necrotic 

Time stamp 12:30:00 pm

conditions  moon light small fires = dimly lit 

HP information   Red Circled = Dead, Orange = Critical, Yellow = bloodied, Green = Injured, Blue = healthy

PP = Passive perception, PI = Passive Investigation, PIN = Passive Insight

A-A / Init 20 / Active spells timer / Concentration / Passive info PP 12 / PI / PIN / Conditions:

K-C / Init 20 / Active spells timer / Concentration / Passive info PP 8 / PI / PIN / Conditions:

Pax / Init 19 / Active spells timer / Concentration Hex 6/3600 / Passive info PP19 / PI 11 / PIN14 / Conditions:

A-B / Init 18 / Active spells timer Bless 10 rnds / Concentration Bless / Passive info PP 12 / PI / PIN / Conditions:

A-C / Init 17 / Active spells timer / Concentration / Passive info PP 12 / PI / PIN / Conditions:

K-A / Init 17 / Active spells timer / Concentration / Passive info PP 8 / PI / PIN / Conditions: Blessed +1d4 atk/svs

Venfaen / Init 15 / Active spells timer / Concentration / Passive info PP 13 / PI 13 / PIN 12 / Conditions:

Piotr / Init 14 / Active spells timer / Concentration / Passive info PP 14 / PI 10/ PIN 14 / Conditions:

K-B / Init 14 / Active spells timer / Concentration / Passive info PP 8 / PI / PIN / Conditions: Blessed +1d4 atk/svs

 AD / Init 7/ Active spells timer / Concentration / Passive info PP 14 / PI / PIN  / Conditions: Hexed and Yellow Blessed +1d4 atk/svs

Acolyte B has Init then Acolyte C.

A-B cast bless on Kobold A, B and AD +1d4 to Attack, Saves 

Acolyte C has init:

A-C cast Cure wounds on AD.  8 

Kobold A has init: 

K-A moves to melee Piotr.  The Kobold moves up and swings at Piotr but misses by a big margin. The bless didn't help much either.  Atk 14 is a miss.

Ven has init:

MOVE: Ven nudges forward a bit; (spending 30 feet of movement; first diagonal costs 5 ft. of movement, second costs 10 ft., third costs 5 ft., etc.)
BONUS: Bardic inspiration to Poitr 3 of 4 Bardic points used.
ACTION: Cast Thunderwave,  Target K-C, K-A, AD, A-C in 15 ft cube from him.

Damage: 11 (Thunder Con DC 14 save for 1/2 damage) or half (5)

End of turn!

Reaction:  Opportunity attack if it presents itself or spells

Acolyte B chose to bless three of the creatures facing the group. Acolyte C healed the ambush drake for a good amount of damage that Pax did to it. Then Ven had a hard choice to make and cast Thunderwave at 4 of the creatures.  Killing the two kobolds in melee with the group and the Acolyte that healed the Ambush Drake.  The drake did take some damage, but shrugged off some of the Thunderwave it seems.

Still in the fight are K-B, A-A, A-B and AD against the three heroes.  Will they be able to fight them off.

Piotr has init:  With no melee creatures for the moment.

The enemy is between 15 - 25 ft away from the Heroes.

Piotr shuts out the noises of the fights taking place both near and far to focus on the drake. A drake isn’t that different from a wyvern, and his lucky shot against a wyvern years ago is what started him down this path. He smoothly pulls back the string and releases it to hear a thrum and a whoosh. 

attack 14

damage 12

Piotr lets loose the arrow and it strikes true barely.  It gets a soft spot and nearly drops it.

Kobold B flees in terror 60ft to the southwest then the Ambush Drake follows too.

New Round 3.

A-A dashes 60ft to the SW also joining the other two.

Pax has init:

AB is 20ft from Pax

KB is 75 ft, AB 80 ft and AA 85 ft from Pax

Pax follows after the three fleeing targets and uses his full movement (ensuring he stays clear of AB) 

Cast Eldritch blast to hit AA 14. Damage 9 (force) 

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Pax follows after the three fleeing targets and uses his full movement (ensuring he stays clear of AB) 

Cast Eldritch blast to hit AA 14. Damage 9 (force) 

 You move 30ft max and still able to cast/attack.  You get 40ft from AA having to move to avoid AB on your way out the sally port.

AA drops like a sack of potatoes.

AB goes and then Ven and Piotr

AB runs after the other two and passes goes over the creek to the edge of the woods.

Ven has init:

Venfaen

MOVE: Venfaen move out 20ft to shoot; (spending 30 feet of movement; first diagonal costs 5 ft. of movement, second costs 10 ft., third costs 5 ft., etc.)
BONUS:  
ACTION: Shortbow attack: 22 Damage: 5 (Arrow Piercing) + 6 (Sneak attack damage) = 11

End of turn!

Reaction:  Opportunity attack if it presents itself or spells

Ven misses AD. Forget to specify the target:

Piotr has init:

Ven says, "Ey We can probably let the others go after Piotr does his thing.  Let's focus on this Sally port my friends."