((Would M really dash the whole way and arrive not able to attack at all? Feels like he'd want to hit things while getting there...))

(Once I know if the guards at the door are taken out I’ll have Q move forward and hit the bosses with an AOE. Just don’t want to get hit by an AOO and saving my bigger spell to wall of the other minions that are farther away)

Life is not fair, but the gnoll deflects Elwin's first fierce attack with his shield (barely) though the second and third attacks hit. Elwin's extra effort is for naught, as the creature's hide armor resists the hasty blows.

(Gnoll 2 and hyenas still standing: everyone but Elwin and Del still have an attack before the gnolls go.  Del goes after the guards and bosses but before the warband, I give the party preference in tied intiative rolls.)

Bonus Action: Rage
Wild Magic Surge: 8
Result: A beam of brilliant light lances from your chest in a 5-foot-wide, 60-foot-long line. Each creature in the line must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take 2d8 radiant damage and be blinded until the start of your next turn. Save is 14

Action: Greatsword Reckless Attacks against Gnoll 2
Attack: 29 Damage: 24
Attack: 27 Damage: 11

Mindartis charges into the room, the air humming around him as the fury within starts ringing in his ears. He takes 2 swipes at the Gnoll guard still standind\g, recklessly leaving himself open for attack.

Mindartic cleaves the gnoll in two with his first mighty blow, leaving him free to behead one of the hyenas with the back-hand strike.

(OOC: If I was to move forward 30 feet who’d get an AOO?)

((One hyena is left...maybe.  Just a sec, forgot to roll initiative for Eggric.)

Eggric initiative: 10

(Yep, still one hyena.)

Quentin will move forward 30 feet, taking the AOO, and hit as many of the “bosses” as he can with a 2nd level Magnify Gravity. (10 foot radius DC 14 Con ST. Half Damage on Success. Pushed 5 feet and move at 1/2 speed if fail)

Magnify Gravity: 7

The hyena snaps at the wizard as he pushes past: Attack: 12 Damage: 3 :does not even manage to get slobber on Quentin's robes.

(Saving throws: Hag 1-8   Hag 2-9  Gnoll Lord 1-17  Gnoll Lord 2-9 ) One gnoll lord goes tumbling back as the other three stare at him.  The standing gnoll lord growls something you suspect might be 'Wimp' in gnollish.

Raven still has an attack...

Raven strikes at the last hyena.

Attack: 8 Damage: 12

Sneak attack: 8

Raven misses the hyena and he slashes back at her! Attack: 11 Damage: 6

Eggric attempts to finish off the hyena. Attack: 9 Damage: 3 He succeeds and cackles as he jumps to hide behind Elwin

The gnoll lords take out longbows...one of them has to struggle to pick it up... (Strength save: 15

They both target Mindartis.

Gnoll Lord 1 Attack: 23 Damage: 9

Gnoll Lord 2 Attack: 19 Damage: 5

Hag 1 casts hypnotic pattern. Save vs DC 15. (Elves and part-elves with advantage.)

Hag 2 casts Sleep ( 25 )... Eggric drops and starts snoring.  Elwin is too strong to be affected, and the elves are all immune.

If Del passes his save, he is up next.

Del's WIS save 5

then....whispers effing kittens as his jaw goes slack and he stares off into space i was going to do something cool I think...

Wisdom Save: 19

(( Wisdom Saving Throw: 23 ))

Elwin blinked at the visual display, but then grit his teeth and growled in defiance. "No," he snarled, "first, you fall!"

Wis ST: 21

Raven Wis save: 16

The light show leaves most of the party untouched, though Del stares into the air with his mouth hanging open.  Twelve gnolls start running across the cavern at you, a thirteenth pulls a pin form the wall that releases the chains of the hyenas, and shouts commands at them.  The hyenas also come running at you.  The seven gnolls on the archery range begin firing.

1  5  3  3  5  4  2 

One fires at Del:

Attack: 16 Damage: 3

One fires at Elwin:

Attack: 14 Damage: 10

Two fire at Mindartis:

Attack: 23 Damage: 8

Attack: 11 Damage: 5

One fires at Quentin:

Attack: 11 Damage: 3

Two fire at Raven:

Attack: 21 Damage: 3

Attack: 21 Damage: 4

(If Del takes damage it breaks the spell: Raven, Quentin, Mindartis and Elwin are up!)

((they are 200 feet away, even if they move first they are at long range for longbow, ought to have disadvantage

edit : except Q - if they move they could be 140 ft away ))

(( Elwin's attacker missed anyway; I'll go ahead and have him act. ))

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