Soar, you can see perhaps four or five shapes moving against the door; it's hard to be certain who or who many, because the smoke from their straw fire is blocking your view.  You would guess two or three larger figures, maybe three smaller ones.  Definitely the smallest; there's six or seven at the front door, and maybe ten or more in the group circling the building.

Jalt nods as he sees Soar make a move towards the back door. He pats Breena on the shoulder and motions for her to follow along. As he does so, he casts Guidance on her.Very cognizant of the fact that he's a large creature trying to sneak around in the dark with armor on, he's painstakingly  doing his best to not attract attention. He scans the area ahead to see if he sees anything.

Perception: 15

Jalt, the space before you seems to be increasingly filled with smoke from the piles of burning straw heaped at the cathedral's back door.  It's really getting in your eyes and preventing you from seeing well.

If you are all moving in potentially to attack the group of raiders clustered around the back door, please give me a new Stealth check, Breena with 1d4 from Guidance.  If not, let me know what you're doing.

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Stealth check through gritted teeth: 3

(If we are actually getting close enough to attack, could we ready attack actions to try to surprise them?)

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(If we are actually getting close enough to attack, could we ready attack actions to try to surprise them?)

 (OOC:  That's what the stealth rolls are for.  At this rate, no, you probably won't be able to surprise them, but we'll see how well Breena and Elspeth roll.)

Elspeth stealth check: 4

Stealth check: 22 + Guidance: 3 

You time the movement just right, and manage to avoid the group that is circling the temple; they move on, and you know that you have several minutes to get inside before they come around again.

Thump!  You hear the battering ram hitting the front doors; they are still holding.

You move forwards, as stealthily as you can.

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But not stealthily enough.  As you approach the rear door of the temple, Soar, you find the smoke is too much for you and you cough loudly.  The group by the rear door are busy pushing the straw against the door and making sure it is burning nicely; you can see that much of the smoke is disappearing under a crack at the bottom of the door into the temple, as they intend.  However, at the sound of your cough, the group look up from their work.  What?  Who are...?  Get them!

Everyone roll initiative please.

Initiative: 4 

Initiative: 14

Soar initiative: 8

Initiative: 11

20 10

Round One:

A:  Elspeth and Breena, in any order.
B:  Kobolds
C:  Jalt
D:  Raiders
E:  Soar

A:  Elspeth and Breena are up.  

"You know, I'm getting real tired of these guys..." Breena says to Jalt, taking a step back and to the left then firing an arrow at raider 2.

Attack: 12

Damage: 5

Breena, your arrow pierces the raider's tattered leather armour, and he gasps in pain from the arrow now sticking from his side.

Elspeth is up.

Elspeth slings a stone at raider 2.

Attack: 13 Damage: 7

Elspeth, you hear the familiar crack of a successful strike from your sling, and see Raider 2 fall down.

The two kobolds, seeing the attacks come from Breena and Elspeth, retaliate with their own slings:

Attack: 12 Damage: Unable to parse dice roll.
Attack: 13 Damage: 4

The first stone goes by Breena's ear and off into the night harmlessly.  The second stone connects with Elspeth's forehead, scraping and drawing blood.

C:  Jalt is up.

Keeping his distance, Jalt turns his attention to Kobold 2. NAR NOMENO KAVAR! and casts Sacred Flame. 7