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TT casts Sacred Flame on one of the Ghouls closest to her, Rinn and Eline, just within the sixty feet range.

Ghouls dex 3 (disadvantage from Robwin’s freezing bombardment)

((Attack/Save: DEX 14 A flame-like radiance descends on a creature that you can see within range. The target must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 2d8 (Lvl 5) radiant damage. The target gains no benefit from cover for this saving throw. ))

Eline see Rinn and TT, mutters, "Right, range, Tempus, aid me.", and casts Sacred Flame on one of the Ghouls closest to them, just within the sixty feet range.

Ghouls dex 12 (disadvantage from Robwin’s freezing bombardment)

Damage if successful 12

((Attack/Save: DEX 13 A flame-like radiance descends on a creature that you can see within range. The target must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 2d8 (Lvl 5) radiant damage. The target gains no benefit from cover for this saving throw. ))

While one Ghoul rolls away from a green flame another is engulfed by a deep wine-red flame, squealing in pain but a moment being immolated to ash.

Ghouls (gC) ((8))

Bite. Attack: 13 to hit;one creature. Hit: 8 piercing damage.

Claws.Attack: 9 to hit;one creature. Hit: 7 slashing damage. 

Two of this group Attack Robwin 

Ghouls (gB) ((2))

Bite. Attack: 20 to hit;one creature. Hit: 8 piercing damage.

Claws.Attack: 8 to hit;one creature. Hit: 8 slashing damage.

Ghouls (gA) ((4))

Bite. Attack: 15 to hit;one creature. Hit: 13 piercing damage.

Claws.Attack: 15 to hit;one creature. Hit: 5 slashing damage.

Ten more militia members fall.

Militia (gC) fires another volley.

Bows, Crossbow, etc. Attack: 19 to hit;one creature. Hit: 5 piercing damage..

Another group charge in the twenty-five feet from the portcullis to engage. 

Militia (gD) AC 10 HP 4 (( 9 members))

Picks, hammers, etc. Attack: 9 to hit;one creature. Hit: 7 bludgeoning damage.

Fire: Attack: 19 to hit; one creature. Hit: 6 fire damage.

As is could be expected, they (gD) are ineffective, flailing their torches more than actually fighting. 

The archers take down another six Ghouls. 

Their are now eight Ghouls in this gauntlet engaged with Robwin and sixteen militia twenty-five feet from the portcullis and fifty to sixty feet from the rest of the party to the south. The six archers are at the portcullis. 

Another round...

Initiative order:

- Fire spread & damage at top of round (inflicted at the start of a turn)

Rinn: 24; Wolfsong: 22; Spiders: 22; Cleaver: 21; Robwin: 20; Eline: 17; TT: 14; Ghouls: 10; Militia: 8 

(( Meta: Checking on the upper floor libraries DC 18 NW Enclave 1, NE Enclave 14, SW Enclave 15, SE Enclave 6 ))

Rinn shoots another ghoul in combat with the closest militia.

Longbow Attack: 20 Damage: 12

Sneak Attack if applicable: 13

The shot is so fast and efficient that it takes the ghoul and Dwarf it is engaged with a moment to realize the creature is no longer functional. The fetching of Rinn's arrow sticking out behind the ghoul had punctured heat, lung and spine. Leaving the ghoul completely immobilized for a moment before its true death.

Seeing Rinn's arrow take another ghoul down Wolfsong laughs and nudges Cleaver with his elbow, "We better pick up the pace, Rinn is starting to show us up." Wolfsong levels his crossbow and takes another shot at the ghoul he shot last round while Cleaver fires off another tail spike.

Crossbow Attack: 10 Damage: 13

Tail Spike Attack: 15 Damage: 4

True to your word, Wolfsong, you and Cleaver drop two more of the Ghouls. 

(( five Ghouls standing though wounded. Robwin’s turn. ))

Robwin moves just enough to hit the ghouls and not his allies (as much as possible) and breathes out another blast of frost and ice… 15ft cone… 

dragon’s breath (‘cold’) action: DEX save DC15 or take 9 (cold damage)… half on a successful save.

Militia (gD) ((8 members)) in path; DC15 DEX save 19

Ghouls ((5 members)) in path; DC15 DEX save 3

Robwin clearly tries to avoid the militia, but half the melee crowd gets caught in the blast with the remaining ghouls in the gauntlet.

While, Robwin, you can feel the weakness of the blast when it leaves you, it lays low all those in its path; Ghoul and Militia alike. 

How does Robwin feel about this outcome? 

The other half of the melee militia are stunned. Many of them drop their weapons and torches while a few drop to their knees. 

Combat is effectively ended; for now. 

((Oh no! Protecting the militia is Robwin’s main objective. He would never do anything to harm even one of them. He would have done something else if allowed or angle his blast to hit only one ghoul rather than any militia at all :-( Let me know if we can change that)).

No retcon on this.

It was random that any ended up in the blast.

I don't think in the moment of battle, Robwin had expected to hit many if any of the militia. 

It was a complete fluke. 

Clearly, Robwin is thinking, "Yes! Followed immediately by "No! No! No!"

What is he doing/saying?

What is the rest of the party doing?