DM's Screen:

(@MuggsHill: I got you. I'll optimize the placement of your spell, but please try to specify it going forward.)

Saros' suspicions are confirmed as the grung groups begin to attack each other. He sides with those who have offered to help, reaching into his pouch for magical components and creating a twisting pattern of colors in the air (in the square of diagonal {I-11} to {C-17}.) The four grung directly west of the campsite can't help but look at the pretty colors. A green grung in the other group also looks at the magical pattern. Saros twists the gold grung's fate, making it know beforehand that the leader of the attacking party will not resist the spell (portent die 8 used.)

-> Green Grung #2, Blue Grung, Red Grung #1, Orange Grung, and Gold Grung are all charmed and incapacitated.

Always the tactical mastermind, Ang points out the enemies' locations to Darrik before taking an attacking stance herself. She waits for the nearest red grung to focus its attention on the stumbling albino dwarf to release her arrow, and the strategy pays off. The arrow pins the red frogfolk to a tree, and its body goes limp. (Red Grung #2 takes 18 piercing damage and is DEFEATED.) 

Darrik zeros in on one of the enemies pointed out to him and runs towards it. Even before reaching his foe, the dwarf launches an accurate javelin and hits it right in the gut. Unfortunately, the projectile does not sink too deeply into the frog-man. (Green Grung #1 takes 6 piercing damage.)

Despite being a grung, Khan somehow confuses her brethren with goblins. Perhaps that makes it easier for her to attack them instead of the outsiders. :)

The well-trained orange grung leaps forward and scurries up a tree (fastest grung in Chult!), getting a better view at her target even though her shot is still a difficult one. She focuses and fires her slingshot twice in quick succession nonetheless, hitting her blue foe once and causing it to grunt in pain. (Blue Grung takes 10 bludgeoning damage.)

The blue grung snaps out of its trance, no longer feeling mesmerized by Saros' spell.

(Orange and Red Grungs go next.)

The orange grung and the surviving red spellcaster seem a bit calmer now that they have been enjoying the pretty colors in the sky. The both move toward the campsite ({G-16} and {F-16}), likely wanting to share their discovery with their new Svirfneblin friend.

As they get closer, You notice that the red grung's skin no longer resembles tree bark - concentration on Barkskin dropped.

(OOC: By the way, concentration on Blur dropped once Saros casts Hypnotic Pattern.)

(Bleep is up next.)

Bleep deftly moves to another branch (to B-25) hoping blend in with the leaves.

Bonus action: cunning hide: 29

Then takes advantage of the stupor the leader of these interloper grung found itself in and sends a crossbow bolt its way.

Attack: 10 Damage: 11

Sneak attack: 16

(meh... nobody bats a thousand)

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Bleep deftly moves to another branch (to B-25) hoping blend in with the leaves.

Bonus action: cunning hide: 29

Then takes advantage of the stupor the leader of these interloper grung found itself in and sends a crossbow bolt its way.

Attack: 10 Damage: 11

Sneak attack: 16

(meh... nobody bats a thousand)

Just FYI - also need to remember that the Blue Grung stepped in front of the Gold one to provide cover, so targetting the gold is even harder.....

Bleep disappears among the vegetation and tries to shoot one of his bolts at the opposing leader. The green hunter squeezes the trigger a bit too early, though, missing both the gold grung and the blue subordinate providing it some cover.

-> With the move and the attack, Bleep is no longer hidden nor behind half cover.

(Green Grungs go next.)

Both green grungs whip out a pointy dagger and join their purple superior in assailing Ghee (one of them moves to {C-17}):

-> Dagger vs. Ghee: Attack: 14 Damage: 3

-> Dagger vs. Ghee: Attack: 16 Damage: 5 

-> Ghee's CON saving throw {DC 12}: 17 Damage: 2.5

The albino monk avoids the first stab, but wobbles directly into the path of the second one. (Ghee takes 5 piercing and poison damage, already halved.)

END OF INITIATIVE ROUND 1

RIVALS - INITIATIVE ROUND 2

• 22. Ghee (54/63) - 
• 22. Purple Grung - 
• 22. Blue Grung - encumbered (decreased speed)
• 21. Gold Grung - three-quarters cover; charmed, incapacitated, and movement reduced to 0;
• 21. Saros & Omen (32/32) - half cover, Hypnotic Pattern (counter: 9);
• 18. Ang (31/38) - half cover;
• 18. Darrik (56/56) - 
• 09. Khan (48/48) - half cover;
• 09. Orange Grung - charmed, incapacitated, and movement reduced to 0;
• 07. Red Grung - charmed, incapacitated, and movement reduced to 0;
• 06. Bleep (38/38) - 
• 05. Green Grungs - 

MAP:

 

NOTES: Variant "Hitting Cover" rule applies (This is just a reminder. I may stop posting this note in future encounters but the rule will still apply.)

(Ghee goes next.)

REACTION:

Watching the attacks come towards him, Ghee's trained eyes spot the obvious telegraphing of an thrust before the dagger comes towards him. Placing a blocking hand on the elbow of the Grung, he exerts just enough pressure on the joint to turn the attack towards the neighbouring Green Grung.

(OOC Going to use Ghee's reaction at the Green Grung's missed attack to have them stab their buddy for 6 damage. Spending one ki point to do so.)

ACTION:

Watching the Grungs move to encircle him, He turns his attention towards the purple one. Bungling himself into it, he leads with a headbutt, bringing his forehead down into its face. Apologising all the while, he employs his spear, smacking the haft of it around the people grung, into the back of its legs, before using the same open hand technique to aim a strike at its chest, appearing to help out stay on its feet.

Attack 1 (headbutt): 21 Damage: 4

Attack 2 (spear smack): 25 Damage: 6

Bonus Attack (blow to chest): 24 Damage: 6

(OOC TWO NAT 1S! Oof!)

RESOLVING REACTION

Ghee places a calculating hand on one of his attacker's arm and redirects the blow. The other attacker bleeds. (Green Grung #2 takes 6 piercing damage.)

GHEE'S TURN

The dwarf is less successful with his follow-up attacks. A headbutt, a spear thrust, and an open-palm strike all miss Ghee's intended purple target.

(Purple Grung goes next.)

The purple grung tries to immediately retaliate with a dagger in hand:

-> Dagger vs. Ghee: Attack: 6 Damage: 4

Ghee sways out of the blade's trajectory, possibly by pure chance.

(Blue and Gold Grungs go next.)

The blue grung slowly turns around and notices that its master is distracted by the color show, just like it was until it was hit by a pebble. The servant frog hesitates at first, but eventually shakes the gold grung out of its stupor. The leader slaps the servant's hands as if to say "how dare you touch me," and then releases another arrow at Ang:

-> Shortbow vs Ang: Attack: 17 Damage: 8

A second arrow now sticks out of Ang's same leg, though it did not penetrate the grung's muscle as much as the first one. (Ang takes 4 piercing damage, using Uncanny Dodge reaction.)

(Saros, Ang, Darrik, and Khan are up next.)

Darrik will charge headlong towards the golden grung’s group, somehow seeming to change as he does (ending up adjacent to the blue grung).  Where Darrik once stood now stands an angry brown bear.  Bearrik then starts viciously mauling the blue grung (using Reckless Attacks).

Bite: 14 Damage: 8

Claws: 15 Damage: 14

Saros gives Omen a quick mental command and the raven relocates to the branches at P17

Annoyed that the Blue has managed to free his leader, Saros steps out from behind the tree and moves his 25ft forward to H23 and delivers a low pitched incantation then strikes the air as if hitting something, then points at the Gold Grung and as he does so the dissonant toll of a bell assails the grung Toll the Dead (WIS 15 DC or damage 16)  

OOC: Gold grung had taken damage so rolling d12's

Ang sees the arrow coming and moves away just fraction of second before the impact, decreasing the damage. (OOC: Reaction = uncanny doge = 1/2 damage = 4 HP)
Behind the tree, Ang reload her crobow and release again a bolt but this time on the purple grung close to Ghee.

Crossbow: 16 damage 10 piercing + sneak attack 7

Ang then will try to taunt the green and purple grungs from behind the trees in order to give a better angle to Bleep (OOC: help bonus action , gives advantage)

Angered but unrepetent, Khan again would start to level her slingshot upon fellow tribesman, knowing there to be no other way. Not yet. Not while the elites yet lived, and certainly not while a 'foolish' gold dared to undermined her inevitable rise. Before the shot can be loosed however, even her honed focus is disturbed the roar of a beast as it came tearing into the blue. It takes her a few moments and a quick look around, but swiftly did she put two and two together this time around. And with the revelation... a sinister smile began to bloom.

'Not yet... Not.. yet' She thought, wiping the smile almost immediately from her face, before then springing out of her cover by several feet. Khan hits the ground rolling moments later, but came out of it yet in control and ready to fire off a few more ki-focused shot into the purple grung this time. Whether it falls to her shot or survived yet, she lets out a loud, intimidating croak as she barks something out in grung:

For Grung Speaker's Only:

 Movement: Leap to 19g.

Reaction(if needed): To slow fall, reducing damage by up to 25.

Movement(remaining): To 17f.

Bonus Action: Focusing the Chi(Kinsei Shot).

Action: Charged Slingshots (normal bullets).
Shot #1 - Attack: 21 Damage: 9 non-magical bludgeoning at Purple Grung.
Shot #2 - Attack: 16 Damage: 10 non-magical bludgeoning at Purple Grung.

(If Purple is dead, aiming for blue Grung. If blue is dead, aiming for Golden one instead.)

DM's Screen:

Both Omen and its master change vantage points, with Saros casting a spell upon reaching his. Bells toll loudly from an unseen magical origin point, ringing particularly strongly inside the gold grung's head. (Gold Grung takes 16 necrotic damage.)

-> Saros is no longer protected by half cover.

Darrik charges forward, becoming faster, larger, and furrier as he advances. By the time he reaches the poor blue frogman, the dwarf has taken the full form of a more-reckless-then-average Brown Bear.

He tears into the amphibian, leaving only mangled and bloody body parts in its place. Boxes, crates, cages, satchels and pouches scatter all around the scene. (Blue Grung takes 26 piercing and slashing damage and is DEFEATED.)

Ang peeks around a tree trunk and releases another crossbow bolt. This time, she aims at the back of an otherwise busy purple brethren. The projectile goes cleanly though her target's neck. This is the first time Ang has ever killed another purple grung. (Purple Grung takes 24 piercing damage and is DEFEATED.)

Not letting that bother her, at least for now, the purple member of OGA croaks as she moves to another tree {A-23}. One of the green grungs looks over, being successfully distracted. This gives Bleep a perfect opportunity to attack. (We'll say the one distracted was the enemy on {C-17}. See our OOC Chat for details.)

(@Grimnir: I had to move you 5 feet to respect the 30-foot range of the Master of Tactics feature.)