Mal Initiative: 13

Mal looks about at what has transpired and then lets her head drop to point at the floor, sighs, swears again, then lifts her head up yelling, "Everyone get up the stairs NOW, at least we can attempt to hold them off at the stairs. Badgers seems to have been sucked into the maze behind me and if we desperately need to, which I am sure we will, we can maybe transport ourselves there as well." Then she raises her crossbow and shoots at M10 twice.

Crossbow: Attack: 23 Damage: 9

Crossbow: Attack: 11 Damage: 13

Will use a Precision Attack ability on the 2nd shot adding: 8 to the attack.

Initiative: 4 ( isee you five and I lower you with 4)

Grenk initiative 19

Grenk rushes up the steps and prepares to strike at any hostile that moves up to the top of the steps.

readied attacks

Attack: 11 Damage: 4 + 9 fire + 6 radiant

Attack: 22 Damage: 6 + 7 fire + 8 radiant

Sickle Init: 7

Sickle half-smiles, half--grimaces. Minotaurs in the maze...that was predictable.  He raises his hand, spraying the "west" side of the room in an icy spray.

(Cast Cone of Cold at whatever I can hit of M1-M5.)

(CON Save DC 17 or 40 cold damage, half on success.)

Sickle then turns and runs up the stairs, and casts Shillelagh as a bonus action.

Mal fires two crossbow bolts that slam into the skeleton in the northeast most alcove, striking twice and sending chunks of bone flying, but the large skeleton continues moving. 

Grenk retreats to the top of the steps on the eastern side, and tries to strike anything that comes at him. 

Sickle grimaces, then raises his hand....the icy ring around his finger shimmering, and sparkles of ice around it catching the light.  He hand seems to shake...as his hand begins to turn towards Mal and Grenk up the stairs... (Charisma Save DC 15 please Sickle). 

Silas watches it all unfold before him as if things are moving in slow motion. 

Initiative: 23

A maze with no exits... Perhaps its the kind where you have to find the center. Or perhaps he is simply trapped until his friends find a way to free him. Either way, Badger figures there is no advantage to staying put. He considers casting a flying spell on himself, but flying out of the maze would be such blatant cheating that he is certain the mastermind prepared a suitably nasty penalty for doing so. Instead he casts Invisibility on himself and runs in the direction of the middle (according to his best guess - here's a roll: 4. Intelligence? Survival?)

Sickle CHA save: 3

(But, but, there’s so much more killing to be done that other way.... sigh.)

Mal, Grenk, you watch as Sickle wrestles with his own arm....fighting the urge...his arm shaking with the attempt.....but then the arm finally swings and points directly between the two of you, and a blast of cold rips from the ring and fills the air around you with icy frigid cold and frost and burns your skin.  Silas just watches on, as Sickle blasts his two allies with the cold. 

(CON Save DC 17 or 40 cold damage, half on success.).

Sickle, you feel a rush of pure, spiteful, hideous glee push through your mind. 

Inside the maze, Badger looks up as snow begins to gently fall around him.  Interesting.  He vanishes, invisible and begins looking around 72.  He begins winding his way towards the center, best as he can tell, stopping as he comes across dead ends and then turning back to find his way back changed.  (he continues to explore, feel free to roll a 1d100 on your next turn). 

Then the minotaur skeletons rush forward into combat. 

Sickle, shaken by his attack on his friends, rushes up the far stairs. 

The minotaur skeletons move with frightening speed as they charge forward.  Four of them rush the left stairs to the top to face Sickle, though only two can attack him. Two more come charging up the right stairs where Grenk is.  Grenk slams his sword into the one already damaged by Mal, his blade sending chunks of bone skittering down the stairs as radiant and flame burn and scorch the thing.  It's somehow still standing....but just barely as it wavers before Grenk. 

Meanwhile, down on the floor, Silas is in the killing field and Minotaurs charge him, their horns down as they attempt to rush and gore into each of them. 

Silas: 

Attack: 21 Damage: 30 (Make a DC 14 Strength save or be knocked back 10 feet and prone)  (there are 3 more attacks coming, but if you're prone, they have advantage, so I need to know if you make the save or not). 

Sickle: 

Attack: 10 Damage: 15. The first one up the stairs rushes you but slams your armor.

Attack: 11 Damage: 20. (Make a DC 14 Strength save or be knocked back 10 feet and prone) 

Grenk:

Attack: 21 Damage: 36.(Make a DC 14 Strength save or be knocked back 10 feet and prone) 

< WAITING TO RESOLVE SILAS ATTACKS >

Mal Dex Save: 17

[OOC: Waiting to see what happens to Silas before Mal's goes again.]

Silas Strength Save: 7  (Silas's death ward may be trigger after this)

Mal manages to duck behind part of the bannister as the wave of cold screams across her flesh....****y suffering partially. 

Meanwhile the first Minotaur slams its horns into Silas sending him flying, he lands with a thud and slides backwards on his back.  Then three more minotaurs leap to where he is, there axes rising and falling as they attempt to murder him in mere moments. 

Attack: 18 Damage: 17

Attack: 14 Damage: 16

Attack: 14 Damage: 9

(wow, lucky Silas...even if it doesn't feel like it, those are some terrible attacks with advantage.....) 

The axes slam into Silas' armor over and over, only one slashing into him and sending blood flying.

EVERYONE'S ACTIONS.   (Sickle and Grenk may be prone and knocked back out of AoO range, based on their saves) 

Order for resolving things:  Silas, Mal, Grenk, Badger, Sickle

Grenk: Athletics 22

Dex save vs spell 26 save and he has resistance so only 10 damage

Grenk has a little shiver as the spell blasts him and says, "someone leave open a window?" He laughs and continues to swing.

2 more attacks

Attack: 8 Damage: 7 + 8 fire + 2 radiant

Attack: 26 Damage: 11 + 6 fire + 8 radiant

Bonus action shove nearest down the steps: Grenk athletics 10 vs it's athletics

Silas looks at the Minotaurs around him, stand up and just ready to Dodge and cast Shield of Faith as bonus action for now.

(Could be worst, was DMing monsters with +8 attack and Miss a lot adnt ehy're lkevel 6s PCs)

"Sickle by the gods if you use that ring one more time your life will be forfeit!" Mal yells out, "Silas if you are able run to the ledge and jump up to me I will try and grab you and lift you up. Then we all touch the maze and hopefully get out of here. We can't hold these creatures off, especially when our own friend attacks us!"

Mal will ready and action to grab Silas if he is able to jump to me.

Athletics: 15

Sickle lets out a string of curses in Dwarvish and Orcish, snarling in the face of the minotaurs as they charge up the stairs.

 5

The first Minotaur clashes off his armor, but the second charges straight into him, clocking him in the chin, lifting him off his feet and flinging him 10 feet back, slamming him into the wall.

(My action will really depend on where Silas ends up...)

You all watch, Silas picks himself off the ground as Minotaur skeletons surround him.  Eyes alert, hands out for balance, he seems to be fully defensive, a spell shimmering protective magic around him. 

Badger wanders through the maze, his curiosity driving him onward. Still uncertain what he is even looking for, at least he is relieved there is no apparent danger. He hopes his companions don't get bored waiting for him.

7

Mal, Sickle, .... Silas has taken his action despite your prompts he seems to be just....deciding to hang out with the minotaur skeletons down there...so...what do you both do? 

[OOC: Mal will continue to wait for Silas as he goes before me, so unfortunately I was not able to call out to help him before he went. I am keeping my fingers crossed he survives another attack form the Minotaurs and then makes a run for it, if that is the choice he uses. Also hoping I survive another round to be able to help him. Mal's plan is to hopefully save Silas and then touch the maze to escape, keeping my fingers crossed the maze escape works for more than just one person. If not, then we all stand on the balcony to the last person.]

Badger continues wandering around the maze.  Oh, it's so peaceful here....though somewhat spooky in this fog. The massive "Mal in the sky" isn't looking at you anymore....her back is to you, though....it's impossible to say what for. Probably chatting with the others while they wait....bored.

Grenk take the goring charge like a champ and then slams his blade into the hurt Minotaur. Finally it's bones lose cohesion and go flying backwards across the room. He slams the 2nd one. 10 But the creature remains on its feet, its heavy bones taking the bash. 

Mal holds her down for Silas while shouting for him to jump for her hand. 

Sickle?