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Ooc: I actually attacked the same target as pebbles >.< 

Initiative: 20

 In that case, the Gnoll facing Pebbles is dead, and the other one who took Edeleth's Moonbeam and Roscoe's axe is still alive, but badly injured

OOC: BTW, how wide is the double door to the lava room?

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OOC: BTW, how wide is the double door to the lava room?

 The double stone door is 10 feet wide, so it technically would allow 2 medium size creature to go through side by side

Grunda Initiative: 17
Surprise Round handaxe on the remaining gnoll grabbing Tarek. Attack: 12 Damage: 8

Grunda emerges from the back of the party, hurling an axe at one of the gnolls. She then enters the room proper, moving to close with the leader.

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Grunda Initiative: 17
Surprise Round handaxe on the remaining gnoll grabbing Tarek. Attack: 12 Damage: 8

Grunda emerges from the back of the party, hurling an axe at one of the gnolls. She then enters the room proper, moving to close with the leader.

 Since you surprise the Gnolls, you may roll your attack with advantage (a 12 misses)

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Roscoe drops his torch and charges at the gnolls carrying Taren. You can see the rage in his eyes as he advances. Using both hands, he attempts to cleave through the gnoll that has been hit by the beam of light. "Protect the younglings," he yells as he hopes the others can keep them safe. 

Attack: Attack: 11 Damage: 12

rage: +2 melee damage with STR weapons, resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, slashing damage

 

 Roscoe, reroll you surprise attack, I just realised you missed earlier. But you still have advantage on it. Sorry for the backtrack

Attack: 23 Damage: 9

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Attack: 23 Damage: 9

 Nice! 

After two days of silence and slumber, Grunda the Goliath runs in, and shoves her axe right in between the Gnoll's eyes, effectively splitting him in two.

The Leader and the other Gnoll in the room look a bit scared for a second....they were not expecting a Goliath to come out of nowhere...

ROUND 1

The Gnolls got 12 on their Initiative, so Rosri, Edeleth and Grunda get to act before them.

The surprise round is over, so no more advantage on attacks, except for Rosri who is still hidden

OOC: Rosri goes first, but I doubt his actions will affect Edeleth's, so--

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Roscoe drops his torch and charges at the gnolls carrying Taren. You can see the rage in his eyes as he advances. Using both hands, he attempts to cleave through the gnoll that has been hit by the beam of light. "Protect the younglings," he yells as he hopes the others can keep them safe.

"You ARE one of the younglings," Edeleth mutters quietly through his teeth.  He looks over to the children, who seem in no danger at the moment--the surviving gnolls have other problems, including Grunda!  The goliath charges past him to attack ferociously. Edeleth is relieved: he was half convinced she was lying dead in a snowbank, and was not looking forward to making the decision of whether to leave her behind when they returned to Three Peaks, or organize an exhaustive search for her.

Edeleth moves his Moonbeam to the very center of the double doorway.  The opening is too wide to block entirely, but anyone who runs through carelessly will most likely get a bit toasted, and having to slip past the beam may slow down the more careful attackers.

(OOC: Not sure whether the disadvantage to shapechangers will apply to the transforming hyenas.)

Pebbles/Allied NPCs rolled a Nat 20 on their initiative!

The Golden Retriever Knight stays close to Taren, guarding him with his shield while keeping his eyes on the Leader, already affected by the Warlock's Hex.

Taren quickly grabs the key to the restraints from one of the two dead Gnolls, and frees the other 7 Dwarves. He shouts "Oakfields! Defensive formation! Now's our chance! If we want out of here, we're gonna have to take 'em all out!"

The five adults and Pebbles immediately form a circle around the 3 children, loading 2 crossbows and holding 3 iron spears that Taren grabbed  from Pebbles's tiny backpack (you wonder how it all fit in there...), and get into defensive position...

On the other side of the room, the Leader, the last of the Prison guard and the 8 Gnoll Cultists in the other room look like they're about to all out attack

Pebbles yells "Let them come to us!", standing directly between the Gnolls and the circle of Dwarves.

Rosri, Edeleth and Grunda, you may take your Round 1 actions

OOC: Mine is just above your post--thought I would post it before going to bed. :D Action is: moving Moonbeam to the middle of the double door.

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OOC: Rosri goes first, but I doubt his actions will affect Edeleth's, so--

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Roscoe drops his torch and charges at the gnolls carrying Taren. You can see the rage in his eyes as he advances. Using both hands, he attempts to cleave through the gnoll that has been hit by the beam of light. "Protect the younglings," he yells as he hopes the others can keep them safe.

"You ARE one of the younglings," Edeleth mutters quietly through his teeth.  He looks over to the children, who seem in no danger at the moment--the surviving gnolls have other problems, including Grunda!  The goliath charges past him to attack ferociously. Edeleth is relieved: he was half convinced she was lying dead in a snowbank, and was not looking forward to making the decision of whether to leave her behind when they returned to Three Peaks, or organize an exhaustive search for her.

Edeleth moves his Moonbeam to the very center of the double doorway.  The opening is too wide to block entirely, but anyone who runs through carelessly will most likely get a bit toasted, and having to slip past the beam may slow down the more careful attackers.

(OOC: Not sure whether the disadvantage to shapechangers will apply to the transforming hyenas.)

 Roll your Moonbeam damage to see how much they would take if they went through...Gnolls are not known to be extremely smart or rational...they will take their turn after Rosri and Grunda. 

Then Zyman and Roscoe go last, after the enemies.

13 for full damage

Half if constitution save vs DC 14

Seeing that the villagers seem relatively safe Rosri shift his focus to the double doors. That chanting seem a bit ominous. Full of adrenaline from the first attack Rosri no longer feel the usual horror that fills him up. For the first time, he feel free. 

Rosri will take aim at one of the chanting cultist and shoot with sneak attack

Attack: 21 Damage: 11 + 3

Bonus action: hide action: stealth roll 29

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Seeing that the villagers seem relatively safe Rosri shift his focus to the double doors. That chanting seem a bit ominous. Full of adrenaline from the first attack Rosri no longer feel the usual horror that fills him up. For the first time, he feel free. 

Rosri will take aim at one of the chanting cultist and shoot with sneak attack

Attack: 10 Damage: 11 + 8

Bonus action: hide action: stealth roll 18

 

 

 

 Rosri was still hidden after the surprise round (cunning action is awesome), so he's the only one in the group who gets to roll with advantage, "sniping" around the corner, still crouching in the tunnel behind everyone...

Seeing as how the dwarves are defending their children, Grunda confronts the leader. "Back to the abyss with you, foul canine!"

Move to leader
Action Surge:
Warhammer: Attack: 22 Damage: 10 Goading Attack 1 WIS DC 13 Disadv on all attacks except Grunda
Warhammer: Attack: 12 Damage: 13 Goading Attack 4 WIS DC 13 Disadv on all attacks except Grunda

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 Roscoe, reroll you surprise attack, I just realised you missed earlier. But you still have advantage on it. Sorry for the backtrack

Attack 16

Ozymandias, seething with fury, unleashes his wrath on the gnoll leader as he gives all of his hate shape. A dark, smoky shadow crackling with dark energy shoots forth from Ozymandias’ heart, slamming into the gnoll leader.

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 Roscoe, reroll you surprise attack, I just realised you missed earlier. But you still have advantage on it. Sorry for the backtrack

 

Attack 16

 Awesome! Nothing changes, that Gnoll is still definitely dead