Kessintra's eyes widen in shock when Viktor doesn't react. She looks to Chipper, obviously concerned. "We...might have to trick him into thinking these are Vistani. An illusion?"

Ada looks down at Viktor with confusion. "These are our enemies, Viktor! Unleash your fury against them!"

"I can't exactly disguise the horde as Vistani." says Chipper, "Unless..." He smiles. "Perhaps once he's in the fray the survival instinct will kick in?"

Pulling out a piece of fleece he waves it to create the silent image of a Vistani man, with rich rolls of fat that would cause the tigerr's lips to smack, within the horde. He then calls to Ada, "Send the tiger at that Vistani!"

Viktor suddenly looks up when he spots the Vistani. He stands and gets ready to charge. 

Father Lucian scans the crowd for any living targets. He spots a cultist and casts sacred flame, but they're able to dodge in time. (Save: nat 20+1)

Ismirk loads his heavy crossbow and fires it at the same cultist. The bolt hits him in the shoulder, making him yelp in pain. He falls to the ground, presumably dead. (14 to hit, 10 damage)

Razz's turn.

Inside his perfectly ordinary crate (with totally normal peep holes), Razz watches the chaos unfold. His eyes flick to Viktor’s sudden alertness and the “Vistani” image conjured by Chipper. He chuckles to himself.

"Oh yeah, he’s definitely buying that one. Fatty feast special, coming right up."

He peers through the illusion toward Ada, wings twitching with thought. With a nod, he reaches down and gently pats Purrsy Clawson—his sleek new feline familiar—who is lounging elegantly beside him.

"Alright, Jac.. I mean Clawson, time to be a good little blessing delivery system."

The cat stretches, yawns, and then pads calmly across the battlefield toward Ada. As Purrsy brushes past her boots, a gentle golden shimmer swirls up and around her form, the magic of Heroism taking hold.

"Temp HP with a side of feline flair. Enjoy."

Razz leans back in his crate, quietly muttering to himself as he tries to stay in the illusion, keeping a watchful eye on the horde.

"Alright, one blessing down. Let’s see how long before things explode."

Kess' turn.

Kess aims and looses an arrow at one of the cultists.

Action: Longbow to hit w Advantage from height nat 20+6, damage 13 + 9 sneak attack 

Wails from the grave on nearest living enemy within 30 ft of the first, 5 necrotic damage.

She then takes cover behind the church steeple.

The cultist performs the wilhelm scream before dying. Wails of the grave hits a swarm of bats.

Ireena looks around the church for a hiding spot or cover. She decides to duck behind the pulpit.

Ada's turn.

The horde is still sixty feet away. Ada will let them come to her, but she does move about ten feet closer to the horde. She throws a javelin at one of the creatures in the front.

Javelin Attack - 9 to hit, 5 damage :(

The javelin hits the ground before anything else. 

The horde rushes forward, now right in front of you. From within the crowd, you hear Strahd's voice as calm as ever. "Retreat into the church so we can parley before our invasion. If not, we'll surround and kill each of you."

Garrick's turn.

Garrick will retreat into the church, throwing his bag of 1k ball bearings into the approaching army to see if any pass through (illusions? Throwing like a scatter shot to get a wide spread)

11 perception.

The balls all gently thud against the vampires before falling to the ground. They're real.

Viktor starts furiously wagging his tail. He wants to just pounce on the Vistani man, but there are so many vampires in the way! He decides to force his way through. He launches himself at an unsuspecting vampire. His claw cuts across the undead's entire chest and pins them to the ground. Viktor tries to follow it with a bite, but they move their head away in time. 

Claw: nat 20+6, 18 damage and the vampire is prone

Bite: 13, miss

Chipper's turn.

“Well shit guys, this is for real, retreat to the church!”

Chipper reaches to his side with his foot for his bag of caltrops. "Take this!" he calls out to Garrick, chucking it down towards the artificer.

After tossing the caltrops he hones his eyes and ears on the sound of Strahd's voice, trying to see if the vampire is real this time or not. "Another illusion perhaps?" he wonders.

Investigation: 13+7 = 20

After doing so he draws his dagger as a secondary fallback while positioning himself on the roof for ease of gliding into the church if needs be.

[[ Can't remember if the broken window got boarded up. Or if there's other places to glide into aside from the front door. ]]

Bonus Action: item interaction with caltrops using dexterous feet
Action: test for illusion
Item Interaction: draw dagger

There's no illusion. That was Strahd. The broken window got boarded up along with all the other windows.

Father Lucian casts sacred flame on the bats that were hit with Wails of the Grave, but they just barely get out of the way in time. He then takes a few more steps into the church.

Save: 13

Ismirk fires his crossbow at the same swarm but misses. He stows his crossbow, ready to draw his longsword next.

Crossbow: 7, miss

Razz's turn.

Inside the definitely-still-there crate, Razz watches as Viktor slams a vampire to the ground—only to realize the rest of the horde is already at their doorstep. His eyes widen.

"Oooookay, we are doing this for real now."

He leans toward one of the crate’s peep holes and shouts out, voice ringing with urgency and magical inflection.

"Viktor! Pull back to the church—save your teeth for when they break through!"

"Purrsy! Back here—fuzzy evac mode, let’s go!"

Without missing a beat, he flicks his fingers and casts Minor Illusion, causing a strange sight to erupt in the path of the advancing horde: a swirling *child-sized water elemental* dashing in place, sloshing in tight circles.

"Hey, bloodsuckers—watch your step! That’s running water!"

With a smirk and a flutter of wings, Razz bolts from the crate and darts toward the church, slipping inside through the main doors.

Once safely inside, he exhales and mutters under his breath, scanning for where everyone’s taken position.

"Viktor better not get himself un-alive before dessert."

The vampires seem a little bit concerned with the water's appearance. They seem to avoid it. 

Kess' turn.

Kessintra frowns in frustration, moving to the edge of the roof and jumping off to land near the front door, casting feather fall along the way to avoid damage. She then heads inside.

Ireena is content staying behind the pulpit.

Ada's turn.

(Sorry for the delay!)

Ada frowns when she hears the vampire's voice ring out as the horde continues to approach. Her hand tightens around her halberd, but as the others start heading into the church, she must follow or be overwhelmed. She lets out a noise of frustration and follows Kess inside the church.