The Wildemount Irregulars (2020)

Balassar just reaches to his side gripping his sword and rolling over raising himself up slowly onto one knee looking around as he grabs his shield with his free hand. 

“What’s the plan?” He whispers back trying to see if he can’t make anything out in the darkness

OOC:

Balassar Initiative: 6

Silent does not draw his blade (yet). If it's Kryn, I might be able to talk us out of a scrap. If it's bandits... well, we've fought worse. 

Initiative 2  

There's enough time for Balassar to grab his shield but not to don it - that requires a full action, I'm afraid.  You can do it on your first turn if you like.

Also, as the initiative roll didn't work, I'll roll for you:  15

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There's a high pitched screech of battle and attack from the darkness, vaguely to your south-east.

Balassar is up first.  You don't yet see any opponents, you are prone and though you have your hand on your shield, you don't yet have it strapped to your arm.

Balassar will reach over strapping his shield to his arm and then stand up holding his sword and shield at the ready.

Balassar, as you don your shield, a goblin with a shortbow appears at the very periphery of your vision, and shoots at you.

Attack: 11 Damage: 6

The arrow glances off your shield and drops to the ground.

Alton is up.

Alton makes a sharp noise as he hears ;the arrow bounce off Balassar's shield, "I need to get something that has a longer range." He says to himself as he readies his hand crossbow. He will turn and see if he can get a lucky shot off on the goblin. After the shot, Alton will spin the hand crossbow in his hand saying, "If only they knew what we have fought. I'm sure they would flee in fright." Giving Silent a boost in confidence. 

Movement: None.
Action: Fire at G4 from long range with his hand crossbow, Attack: 12 Damage: 6 piercing. 
Bonus Action: Give Silent some bardic inspiration, for 10 minutes, Silent can add 1d6 to one ability check, attack roll, or saving throw.

Alton, your arrow flies off into the darkness, having missed its mark.

Another goblin comes within range of Balassar and Silent's darkvision, and shoots at the dragonborn:

Attack: 18 Damage: 7

Another arrow into the shield, this time sticking.

A somewhat better-armoured goblin runs into view, flanked by two wolves; they charge towards Balassar.

A third and fourth goblin approaches a little closer, and shoot at Alton:

Attack: 17 Damage: 3
Attack: 24 Damage: 9

One in the arm, and one in the chest.  It misses anything vital, but it hurts a lot.

Silent is up, though starting prone.  (with Inspiration)

Silent raises a hand in thanks to Alton. He clambers to his feet and uses his remaining movement to flank one of the wolves adjacent to Balassar. He takes a swing at it. 

Attack 16 Damage: 14  

He will also use his bonus action to summon an Echo adjacent to the goblin boss, flanking it with Balassar.  

(ooc: By better armor, does that me it is metal?)

(OOC:  Yup)

Silent, you cut this poor doggie in half with a powerful swing of your blade.

Round Two:
Balassar
Goblin 4
Alton
Goblins 1, 2 and 3, Goblin Boss and Wolf 1
Silent

Balassar is up.

Balassar just smiles looking at the better armored goblin as he begins to grow in size. He then brings his scimitar down in swift motion attempting to hit the well armored goblin.

OOC:

Bonus Action: Giant's Might

Action: Attack on Well armored goblin: 26 Damage: 9

Giant's Might additional Damage: 4

If it hits he'll also active the fire rune for 7 fire damage and str save: 13 or be restrained for 1 minute. While restrained by the shackles, the target takes 2d6 fire damage at the start of each of its turns. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, banishing the shackles on a success. Once you invoke this rune, you can’t do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

Goblin Boss STR save:  9

Balassar, you knock most of the life out of this goblin; suddenly, he looks more puny than the others, and the fiery shackles snake around his arms and legs, holding him in place.

Goblin 4 shouts something in goblin, and shoots at Balassar:

Attack: 12 Damage: 5

The arrow passes you by and sails off into the night.

Alton is up.

Alton breaks off the ends of the arrows sticking out of him, grimacing from the pain. He will then dart over to get in front of Silent, seeing as Balassar is covered, and point his hand crossbow at one of the archer goblins, "I'd tell you to go fall into a fire, but the smell would be more offensive than looking at you," and casts vicious mockery. 

Movement: Moves the 30 feet to stand in front of Silent
Action: Casts vicious mockery at G2, DC 14 wis save or take 3 psychic damage and have disadvantage on the next attack roll. 

Goblin 2 WIS save:  6

Alton, you see the Goblin shudder as the mockery surrounds him, destroying his confidence.

Goblin 1 comes closer and attacks Alton:

Attack: 24 Damage: 9

A nasty arrow right through the shoulder.  Lots of blood.

The goblin boss disengages, and tosses a javelin as he runs, in Balassar's direction: (Corrected below)

Attack: 16 Damage: 3

It clatters harmlessly to the ground.

Goblin 2 moves forward to retaliate against Alton:

Attack: 19 Damage: 6

Even with disadvantage, the arrow hits the halfling, who is now looking badly hurt.

Wolf 1 attacks Balassar:

Attack: 11 Damage: 9

(That's a miss - it's only an 18, as the wolf shouldn't have advantage.)

Goblin 3 runs up to the Echo, and attacks with a scimitar:

Attack: 22 Damage: 7

The illusion pops out of existance.

Silent is up.

In the hopes that the goblins may understand parts of his speech (thinking they may hail from Xhorhas), Silent yells in Orc, Me, Kryn. Friends, Kryn. You fight, you die. 

He'll use his bonus action to manifest an Echo 10 feet to the right of Alton. He'll then run towards goblin 3 and take a swing at it, though he's going for a non-lethal blow. 

Attack 12 Damage: 14   

It's a strong swing, but the goblin dodges out of the way at the last moment.

Round Three:
Balassar
Goblin 4
Alton
Goblins 1, 2 and 3 and Wolf 1
Silent

Balassar is up.

Correction to the above:  the goblin boss was killed by Balassar's rune magic.