[[ OK, so I guess it's lotto ticket time:

• Wait for Donna to disappear.
• Bandanna and hood up (probably were already, but I don't recall
• Look for seagulls, or other odd animals
• Uplifting right hand
• Unseeing left
• Float/drop down 2 squares to left & down from Barry. Be stealthy
• CONTINUE IF NO SURPRISES
• Swap out levitate for dagger; look for strange animals
• Move closer so he can make the attack from the ground-door side
• CONTINUE IF NO SURPRISES
• Attempt the knockout (one action)
• OUTCOME DETERMINES REST OF 'surprise' ROUND, assuming surprise.

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[[ OK, so I guess it's lotto ticket time:

• Wait for Donna to disappear.
• Bandanna and hood up (probably were already, but I don't recall
• Look for seagulls, or other odd animals
• Uplifting right hand
• Unseeing left
• Float/drop down 2 squares to left & down from Barry. Be stealthy
• CONTINUE IF NO SURPRISES
• Swap out levitate for dagger; look for strange animals
• Move closer so he can make the attack from the ground-door side
• CONTINUE IF NO SURPRISES
• Attempt the knockout (one action)
• OUTCOME DETERMINES REST OF 'surprise' ROUND, assuming surprise.

[[Make a Stealth check with Advantage.]]

Stealth: 26

With no seagulls nearby and the barmaid long gone, Brand levitates down to the ground.

He touches down on top of the wooden door, perhaps a little too heavily, and his potential victim turns and looks directly at Brand's feet, a perplexed frown on his face.

[[Make another roll for experience.]]

Brand curses his poor judgement for having landed 'up' from where he intended, then bashes his foot on the door, crouches down, puts his mouth into the crook of his arm and says in a deep, muffled, and indistinct voice, "Let me out!"

He then moves back off the door.

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Brand curses his poor judgement for having landed 'up' from where he intended, then bashes his foot on the door, crouches down, puts his mouth into the crook of his arm and says in a deep, muffled, and indistinct voice, "Let me out!"

He then moves back off the door.

[[Make a Deception/Performance check at Advantage.]]

Decep/Perf (both +2): 12]

Stealth XP: 25 (Edit: well, screw that, Can I swap?)

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Decep/Perf (both +2): 12]

Stealth XP: 25 (Edit: well, screw that, Can I swap?)

[[Brand can gain 15 XP.]]

The man cocks his head to listen and then speaks loudly, saying, "Hello? Who's there?"

Then he takes a brief look around and reaches down to open the cellar door.

Brand thinks to Cyrus, Did you hear a bash?

Brand waits until the the Barry has the doors open, then makes the knockout attempt.

[[ XP Adjusted: was 1615, now 1630 ]]

No, comes the quick response from Cyrus.

The Barry eases the door open enough to look inside.

[[Make a Perception check, Less than 10 will be considered a failure.

However, I'm afraid that is it for me tonight. Ciao.]]

Perception: 6

Perception XP: 16

[[ XP Updated: Was 1630, now 1645 ]]

Given Cyrus' response, depending on what Brand sees he may not attempt the knockout.

What with the Barry being in the way, and the need to be quiet, Brand doesn't get to see anything more than a wide ramp leading down into a dimly lit area.

The door drops back into place and the Barry stands up straight and looks around suspiciously. He then turns away from Brand and begins walking towards where his lantern is on the ground.

When Barry turns his back to him, Brand makes his move.

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When Barry turns his back to him, Brand makes his move.

[[He is suspicious, so make a Stealth check. If you make it, you will have the necessary Surprise to force the Saving throw.]]

Stealth: 19

If he fails, the stealth check, can he act differently?

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Stealth: 19

If he fails, the stealth check, can he act differently?

[[If the Stealth check had failed, I would have asked you to roll for Initiative. However, this time it was above his Passive Perception and so it succeeded.]]

The Barry's roll against a DC of 12 to avoid a surprise knockout: 13

[[Do you wish to use your last remaining hero point to try to decrease this roll? If not, roll for Initiative.]]

Pretty sure I don't have any hero points, so:

Initiative: 5

Is there any of the surprise round left?

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Pretty sure I don't have any hero points, so:

[[You have 1 according to your character sheet; I think I gave it to you for your actions with Rawl. Do you want to use it? You would need to roll at least a 4 on the d6, so 50-50.]]

Initiative: 7

Is there any of the surprise round left?

[[You did get Surprise against him, so he cannot take an Action, or Move, or take a Reaction until his next turn. I do note that it doesn't make any mention of Bonus Actions in the rules, so he should be able to do any of them that are applicable, if he has them. He should also be able to do free actions.

Forcing him to make the roll would have been Brand's action, so Brand would still have a Move and any applicable Bonus Actions available as normal.]]

[[ I thought he'd used the hero points all up, but if not, then he'd keep it.

Also, just confirming:

- he can't use his second attack

- with no allies and only 2 levels of rogue, he's got no real prospect of advantage on any attacks in the next little while

- that means no sneak attack damage is going to happen in the next round out three

- if he chose to, he could sheath his dagger and run 60'

What happens if he wants to scale/jump the fence? Is it too high, is the a lower section, or any gaps?]]

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[[ I thought he'd used the hero points all up, but if not, then he'd keep it.

Also, just confirming:

- he can't use his second attack

[[He could make another attack with a different weapon at the expense of a Bonus Action (see here). He would also need to use his one free interaction with an object to draw the second weapon, which might be difficult with the stone in the glove of his other hand; as would an attack.]] 

- with no allies and only 2 levels of rogue, he's got no real prospect of advantage on any attacks in the next little while

[[Correct. He is now also visible and would need to use an Action to be invisible again.]]

- that means no sneak attack damage is going to happen in the next round out three [[???]]

[[Correct.]]

- if he chose to, he could sheath his dagger and run 60'

[[Correct.]]

What happens if he wants to scale/jump the fence? Is it too high, is the a lower section, or any gaps?]]

[[The fence is about 7' high and 20' away at its nearest point (i.e., going directly down the map). It would be an Athletics or Acrobatics check against a DC of 10 to get over this fence with a consequent cost to movement of 10'. However, if Brand doesn't make the roll, he would then need to try again using his Bonus Action Dash.]]