Lost Mine of Phandelver

"Forget the pole," Van hisses, pulling a feather from his belt pouch and throwing it in the air. He jumps off the ledge, and right before plummeting he starts floating to the ground. 

((Casting Feather Fall))

Ronk finds no traps associated with the owner of the gauntlets, other than the one that originally killed the dwarf whose skeleton is now wearing them.

Rigel extends the pole, this time without making any noise, but his carefulness this time was to no avail - as Garet moves up towards the ledge, he knocks several large stones over the side which ricochet off the wall and floor making several noises which echo loudly throughout the cavern complex both ahead and behind the party.

Vanzaren floats gently to the ground, leaving only Marcon and Garet up top and a group of bugbears lurking somewhere nearby....

Ronk slips the gauntlets off the skeleton and waves them at Rigel in a "Look what I found" manner before tucking them into his robes for safe keeping. He winces as he hears the racket Garnet causes and presses closer to the wall, still trying to be as quiet as possible.

Stealth: 15

"Ahem..." says a voice from up above, "...those don't look like they belong to you," says the drow, who is now standing at the edge of the crevasse leering down at Ronk.

Four more bugbears step into view behind the drow, all toting heavy clubs. Out of the corner of his eye, Ronk catch two others approaching them from behind!

Rigel activates the first button on his R.O.L.M. and the climbing pole transfigures into a flaming long sword realizing Marcon and Garet may need the light. "Really!? I don't see anyone here who can dispute it. Though you're welcome to try." He challenges.

OCC: Sword sheds bright light for 40 ft radius and dim for another 40. 1d8 damage plus 2d6 fire.

Ronk shrugs and points at the skeleton. "They were his and he didn't seem to argue much about it."

Seeing the light (if only just) but hearing no call to battle, Marcon spent a moment looking confused and even a touch concerned, prior to then setting down his own torch with care by the tunnel bend and quietly making his way to the edge to stand by Garet. By the time he reaches that point he'd been absently making a few absent-minded adjustments to make sure it was fully primed and ready. Biting back a curse, he instead pats Garet's shoulder to get the firbolg's attention, then motions to the Drow(if visible) as he levels his own shot... but wouldn't fire until Rigel called out or any of the arranged foes made an aggressive move on his fellows below.

(OOC: I'll edit the above if corrected later.)

"So it would seem," says the drow in response to Ronk's matter-of-fact statement. "I suppose we'll just have to pry them from your cold dead hands instead of his," he remarks coldly. Turning to the bugbear to his right: "Kill them...." he orders, "I'll go and retrieve the others". Three of the bugbears at the top of the ledge swap their clubs out for javelins while the fourth begins climbing down the western ledge to join the two at the bottom of the crevasse.

ROLLING INITIATIVE:
21 - RONK
21 - MARCON
18 - VANZAREN
7 - RIGEL
10 - GARET
0 - BUGBEAR 1 (at bottom)
0 - BUGBEAR 2 (at bottom)
0 - BUGBEAR 3 (climbing down)
0 - BUGBEAR 4 (top of western ledge)
0 - BUGBEAR 5 (top of western ledge)
0 - BUGBEAR 6 (top of western ledge)

(OOC: Let me try this initiative thing again....)

11 - BUGBEAR 1 (at bottom)
11 - BUGBEAR 2 (at bottom)
14 - BUGBEAR 3 (climbing down)
13 - BUGBEAR 4 (top of western ledge)
19 - BUGBEAR 5 (top of western ledge)
21 - BUGBEAR 6 (top of western ledge)

Bitting back a curse at his own hesitation, Marcon tries to make up for it in doubling down and firing upon the drow twice over. He would then wordlessly fall back at least 5 ft for at least a little cover using the height and ledge itself. Though he did so with a frown following a moment's hesitation.  

1st Action: Sniper Dan(!) at Drow.
(Lethal, Short Range)Heavy Crossbow - Attack: 13 Damage: 8.

2nd Action(from Init Crit): Sniper Dan(!) at Drow.
(Lethal, Short Range)Heavy Crossbow - Attack: 18 Damage: 13.

(S/N: No extra attack due to Loading qualities of crossbows)

(OOC: I presume the 1st shot is adv from those below(outside the party) not being aware of us at the top. But if not, take the 1st roll in the sequence)

Rigel uses his bonus action to cast hunters mark on the drow. He then moves to engage the bug bear closest to the creek. "Go! GO! GOoo! He shouts.

Hew Attack: 25 Damage: 11

Flame tongue Attack: 22 Damage: 4 plus 8 fire if a hit.

Marcon's bolts bury themselves up to their fletchings in each of the drow's thighs, eliciting an otherworldly-sounding howl from the foul humanoid.

Rigel's first attack with Hew scores a miss, but he converts the error into a feint as the burning blade comes careening over the top, flaying open the bugbear's flesh and the cauterizing it closed in the same stroke!

The bugbear recovers, but just barely, and then he along with the one next to him heft their large spiked clubs and swing them in unison from opposite angles at the ranger's head in an attempt to smash it like an over-ripe gourd:

BGBR 2
Attack (Morningstar): 5 vs. AC 16 (Rigel); dealing 13 piercing damage on a hit.

BGBR 1
Attack (Morningstar): 9 vs. AC 16 (Rigel); dealing 13 piercing damage on a hit.

Ronk runs at the bugbears fighting Rigel, strikes at both with with his spear, aims a kick at a kneecap on each one, then backs off in a kind of drive-by.

Spear attack on Bugbear 1: 16 - 11 piercing on hit

Spear attack on Bugbear 2: 10 - 6 piercing on hit

1 Ki point for Flurry of Blows

Unarmed attack on Bugbear 1: 10 - 7 bludgeoning on hit

Unarmed attack on Bugbear 2: 25 - 6 bludgeoning on hit

Ronk uses Drunken Technique to get the benefits of Disengage and backs up to about where he started the fight.

Ronk lands one hit on each foe, collapsing the second bugbear at the knee

Van looks up at the bugbear climbing down the wall and shakes his head. "Typical," he mutters an arcane phrase and summons 3 wavering force daggers in his hand. He throws them one at a time towards the bugbear.

Magic Missile 1st Level, at Bugbear 3

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BGBR 3: STR (Save) 15 21 20 vs. DC 15 to avoid falling while climbing after being hit by Vanzaren's magic missiles. If any of these saving throws fail, the bugbear falls 20 feet, taking 8 bludgeoning damage and lands prone at the bottom.

Garet stretches as far as possible while still being hidden and points with his weapon at the drow

Guiding Bolt at lvl 2, to hit: 14 

dmg 22

Garet's divine lightning temporarily illuminates the entire cavern as it streaks across the crevasse and slams into the drow. The figure seems to change shape briefly before resuming its drow appearance, albeit doubled over in pain...

"Focus on the wizard!!" demands one of the bugbears, as he pulls out a javelin and lobs it at Vanzaren, while his comrades follow suit:

BGBR 5
Attack (Javelin): 21 vs. AC 12 (Vanzaren); dealing 7 piercing damage on a hit.

BGBR 3
Movement: spends half of walking speed to stand, removing the prone condition.
Attack (Javelin): 12 vs. AC 12 (Vanzaren); dealing 3 piercing damage on a hit.

BGBR 6
Attack (Javelin): 23 vs. AC 12 (Vanzaren); dealing 7 piercing damage on a hit.

BGBR 4
Attack (Javelin): 6 vs. AC 12 (Vanzaren); dealing 4 piercing damage on a hit.

Uncertain of what he saw if anything(having backed away from the edge last turn), Marcon nevertheless return to the edge onto the Drow, determined to try and break the moral of the bugbears. Such was the thought as he moved into position, only to hesitate and squint, uncertain of whether the elf yet lived... or not. "Doesn't matter. Confirm it." He mumbles he narrows his focus and fires at the elf again.

Movement: 5ft to the left on the map(back to the edge)

Action: Sniper Dan(!) at Drow. (adv. from the guiding bolt)
(Lethal, Short Range)Heavy Crossbow - Attack: 21 Damage: 4 non-magical piercing. (19, 11)

Van swings his sword around at the lead bugbear's javalin, a shimmering wall blocking the attack.

Reaction: Cast Shield, AC 17 till the start of Van's next turn