Into the Mists-The Condemnation of Strahd

Initiative: 8

Initiative: 7

Ghoul Initiative: 17

Initiative Order:
Toi: 20
Gillain: 18
Ghouls: 17
Gimble: 13
Ban: 8
Bob: 7
Farris: 6

Not only are there 2 Ghouls within melee range but 2 other Ghouls have burst through the ground, 1 from the ground in the hall to the west and 1 from the ground in the hall to the south. So there are 4 Ghouls overall.

everyone post their actions and I will sort them out. :D

Gimble:

Scooting forward, Gimble stops behind the big folk so they can protect him from the ghouls.  He then swirls both hands together and throws sheeting fire over the ghouls, the flame arcing around his allies and scorching the undead!

Burning Hands, Level 2, using Sculpt Spells to avoid damaging up to 3 allies in range.  Fifteen foot cone hopefully gets most or all of the ghouls.

Fire Damage, DC 13 Dexterity Save for Half Damage:  13

Seeing the ghouls erupts from the ground, and noticing what looks like reinforcements arriving from behind, is all Gillain needs to galvanise her into action.

Without little Thorn’s doubt and fear weighing her down, she strides straight towards one of the nearest ghouls, and attempts to impale or bash it with her spear...

Attack action: Attack: 18 Damage: 11 (piercing damage)

Bonus action attack (polearm master): Attack: 14 Damage: 7 (bludgeoning damage)

Like wise Bob had little of the young ghost's influence left in him after laying their bones to rest. He quails in fear, though in a moment the sound became more of a howl. Before the eyes of the newcomers he transformed into a wolf. His weather-stained brown robe and leather armor was gone and in their place bristling grey fur shot through with tufts of white and blonde.

Even in his wolf form he's in no hurry to fill his jaws with rotten flesh again so he waits on his haunches until Gillain bravely throws herself into the fray. As ever he follows her lead and attacks the same ghoul she attacked, going for the ghoul's calf.

Bite Attack (DC 11 Str save or knocked prone): 20 Damage: 7 

With the sudden appearance of the Ghouls Tio will follow Gillain into battle. She will use her action to attack the same creatures and as her bonus action she will strike again.

Attack: 9 Damage: 3

Attack2: 10 Damage: 3

Ban skulks around the corner, rounding behind Farris and seeing the scene in the heat of the moment. Without skipping a beat, she moves forward in a flash; a glint of steel flies just inches by the frontliners as the eladrin let's loose dagger aimed at the nearest Ghoul's head. Quickly, she retrieves another dagger from her belt and rests her free hand on another. The newcomer is just under 6ft tall, lean, and dressed in unassuming dark leathers with several belts that cinch together at her waist. Plenty of small daggers are hilted along the belts. Her hood is down, revealing her flowing, silver hair that's lying in her hood. Her cobalt blue eyes shine alive with abundant energy. 

Attack: 22 Damage: 7

Sneak attack: 10

Round 1:

Toi steps forward quickly and strikes at Ghoul #1. Toi's blows miss the creature.

Gillain thrusts her spear then spinning it strikes out with the shaft. Both attacks connect to Ghoul #1, causing the creature great damage but, it is still on its feet. 

Ghoul #1(ghoul from the south): Being struck by Gillain, this Ghoul strikes out at her with its clawed hand.
Hit: 21
The clawed hand finds an opening within Gillain's armor and does 7 of damage. Gillain must make a Constitution Saving Thrown of DC 10 or become paralyzed.

Ghoul #2 (ghoul from the west) turns its attention to Bob and attacks with its clawed hand:
Hit: 24
The claws penetrate Bob's armor doing 7 points of damage to Bob. Bob must make a Constitution Saving Throw of DC 10 or become paralyzed.

Ghoul #3 (coming from the west hall) rushes forward, with a burst of speed, and comes within melee range of Farris. It attacks with its clawed hand. 
Hit: 18
The claws find an opening in Farris' armor, causing 6 points of damage.

Ghoul #4 comes around the corner of the tunnel to the south and rushes forward with its clawed hand attacking Toi. 
Hit: 13
Its claws scrape across Toi's iron body but fails to penetrate.

Gimble turns his attention to the hall to the west and casts his spell. Gouts of flame issue out of his outstretched hand and buffet the assailing Ghouls. Ghoul #2 suffers full damage from the spell and Ghoul #3 suffers only half damage from the flames.

From behind the party appears Ban. The Elven woman launches one of her daggers and strikes Ghoul #1. The dagger flies and embeds itself into the skull of Ghoul #1. The creature opens its mouth in a soundless scream and collapses to the ground.

Bob (assuming Bob makes his saving throw) Bob shifts form and is about to attack the same Ghoul Gillasin had attacked but Ban's dagger fell the thing. bob changes towards the creature that attacked him and he bites deep into its flesh. Bob-Wolfs fangs dig deep into the creature.

Blood surfaces as Farris self-mutilates and then drops the blood upon his crossbow. Farris fires his crossbow, striking Ghoul #2. The bolt penetrates deep and again the ghoul's mouth opens wide with a voiceless scream. The ghoul then falls to the ground and does not move.

Round 2:
Toi: 20
Gillain: 18
Ghouls: 17
Gimble: 13
Ban: 8
Bob: 7
Farris: 6

2 of the Ghouls have fallen. 2 remain. 
(Let me know if I missed anything)

Gimble:

With two of the ghouls falling, Gimble remains behind the front line to stay out of trouble.  Looking for a clear shot from his crossbow, he gives up in the crowded hallway and instead calls up a chilling frost on the nearest ghoul, attempting to slow its attack and maybe even damage it some.

Frostbite for Cold Damage = 3 and disadvantage on next attack roll if a DC 13 Constitution save is failed.

Quote from BOBDUR >>

"Agh! Why don't these things just stay dead in the first place..." Farris snarls as he is clawed. 

As the ghoul (#2) drops to the ground, Farris focuses his mind on it and causes it to use its last instant of undeath to do his bidding. Doing so requires that he spill more blood so he squeezes more life force out of his wounded hand taking 3 more damage. The blood runs down his fingers and they surge with power so that he can manipulate the ghoul to attack it's injured ally (#3)[or another if #3 ends up dead before hand]. The lifeless body of the ghoul will move like a marionette to attack the other and then perish, while Farris Disengages and moves away to give himself room to fire his crossbow again if needed. 

(*Reaction = Blood Maledict to have the dead ghoul attack his friend. Action = Disengage. Then move away from combat so he can shoot later if needed*)

Blood Curse of the Fallen Puppet

When a creature you can see within 30 feet of you drops to 0 hit points, you can use your reaction to give that creature a final act of aggression. That creature immediately makes a single weapon attack against a target of your choice within its attack range.

Amplify. You can first move the cursed creature up to half their speed, and you grant a +3 bonus to the cursed creature’s attack roll.

 

Ghoul #2 lashes out: 27
the Ghoul strikes one of the remaining Ghouls (Ghoul #3) doing minor damage to the creature.

Bob constitution saving throw: 14

The newcomers see Gillain on the front line, against the ghouls. She’s wearing gleaming chainmail and wielding a shield and spear. She looks every bit like a knight from a children’s story. Her skin is pale, and her hair is dark. It’s currently braided tight against her head on both sides and pulled back into a bun fixed low on the back of her head.

As Gillain skewers and bashes one of the ghouls, it lopes forward and finds a gap in her armour and sinks it’s vile claws in deep. “Aagh!!...”, she shouts through gritted teeth. But what else is that she feels?... 

Gillains’s constitution saving throw (DC10 or be paralysed): 9 

Gillain screws up her face in pain and then freezes, unable to move or react.

She just about registers a dagger, and a bolt, zip past.

And then flames wrap around her body to hit the ghouls, somehow missing her entirely even though she can’t move!

Luckily the ghoul attacking her falls. And was that another ghoul felled beside her? She struggles but can’t move to see, or do anything!.... ....

...

Tio will move to the next Ghoul that is closest attacking twice one as her action and the other as her bonus.

Attack: 7 Damage: 2

Attack2: 17 Damage: 3

Bob snarls and savages the ghoul's leg, only stopping to gag and try to spit rotten flesh out of his mouth, no easy feat with a wolf's snout instead of lips. He looks up at Gillain and whimpers in concern. He jumps in front of her, tail bristling and teeth bared, ready to attack any ghouls that try to come at the paralyzed paladin.