OOC: To be fair using inspo it's used. You can't take it back essentially because of failure. That's not fair my friend. I'm trying to be diplomatic but I already said the same to Blue.

Erika thought she remembered the way to the door but gets confused midway bumping into the bar then someone else but realizes it's Areon! They then both rush to the door where she successfully shoulder checks the bartender out of the way as Areon opens the door. Ted then follows close on their heels dashing through the open door. Now all three are standing in the kitchen panting with Molle and Trixi in the bar behind them.

OOC Yep, that works with your result. It was more if I coudn't find the door at all, and thus had no one to shoulder check, then that Athletics roll would not have happened, and I wouldn't have had a roll to use my inspiration on.

Having sent the weasely bartender sprawling, Erika is now happy.

Erika glares at Ted. "Next time, I pick the bar."

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OOC Yep, that works with your result. It was more if I coudn't find the door at all, and thus had no one to shoulder check, then that Athletics roll would not have happened, and I wouldn't have had a roll to use my inspiration on.

Having sent the weasely bartender sprawling, Erika is now happy.

 OOC: Essentially Areon will have seen the door and yanked you through it after coming up on the bartender. I'm taking liberties but sheesh let's get y'all outta the fry pan and away from the fire eh? Areon just do NOT roll a Nat 1.

Trixi was following the sounds of trumping group and prepared to lash out that tentacle she raised before. Should she reach the door (she was the last, as she thought) she would actually make a blind attack with it (with disadvantage): Attack: 21 Damage: 11 (cold damage) in hope to provoke a bar fight and distract their pursuers.

Perception: 18

(Second attack of the tentacle for disadvantage: Attack: 10 Damage: 9 )

(Once inside - if she got inside - Trixi checked for the presence of everyone else, closed the door, and even tried to push something to block it (if it's possible)).

"Quick, let's get out of here!" She did not move yet, ready to fight if bandits are going to break in.

OOC: Molle is before Trixi. Still waiting on Areon's perception DC10.

Molle is up.

Trixi can prepare the above actions.

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Molle knocks back her shot, before standing up herself. She places a foot on her seat, and glances to Erika before continuing where Ted left off. "He traveled all across the land, never bothering the common man. Moving with a confident stride and no trace of fear in his eyes. Everyone he's met has been struck with please, but he's at his best when there's a royal coin to plunder. There's no con off the table for his handy bandit, even if you think you've heard it all. You might think him a roguish scoundrel, capable of it all."

She inhales sharply, as she prepares for the new chorus. She kicks the chair out, and does a little twirl. “Dra, Dra, Dra Dreadbane, savior of the Emberan, there was a man that was really smooth. Dra, Dra, Dra Dreadbane, things would never be the same, once you got caught up in his groove.” 

She starts to drift towards the door, covering it as some flourishing spins.

Roll time:

Performance: 19 second roll with (dis)advantage 15
Inspiration d6: 3 and Bardic Inspiration: 2
So a 24 or a 20 on the performance overall

Acrobatics if needed: 7 (dis)advantage 13

 

OOC: Apologizes somehow I missed the last line of Nahbois/Molle's post. As not to retcon myself (because she would have been turned back like Areon) or anyone else because of my error I will say Molle makes it near the end of the bar but no closer. She's on the other side of the hick that stopped and engaging with Areon simultaneously. Trixi then performs casting the spells which go off obscuring all around tbe party and kicking off initiative. Molle can no longer see the exit but can roll straight perception check because like Areon she was so close! The bartender who's prone behind the bar after Erika's shoulder check isn't in the way! Erika, Areon, and Ted still exit. Trixi is on the bar (adding her premature post) and Molle is nearish to the kitchen door. Trixi's turn will come after Molle and then we'll proceed with the second part of the escape. The entire bar goes FYI with the official start of round 1 then initiative order. Please follow initiative order.

*In future I am seriously considering finding even a crude combat mapping program. Anyone got ideas or one they use that's free or at least cheap? My old laptop died so I've got nothing but a phone and kindle 7 while I computer shop*

OOC: Moving for Nahbois/Molle due to inactivity.

Nahbois perception 20.

With stunning recall Molle finds the door and avoids the bartender on the floor.

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Trixi was following the sounds of trumping group and prepared to lash out that tentacle she raised before. Should she reach the door (she was the last, as she thought) she would actually make a blind attack with it (with disadvantage): Attack: 21 Damage: 11 (cold damage) in hope to provoke a bar fight and distract their pursuers.

Perception: 18

(Second attack of the tentacle for disadvantage: Attack: 10 Damage: 9 )

(Once inside - if she got inside - Trixi checked for the presence of everyone else, closed the door, and even tried to push something to block it (if it's possible)).

"Quick, let's get out of here!" She did not move yet, ready to fight if bandits are going to break in.

OOC: This is a lot. I'll allow movement, tentacle attack BA but your action is to find the door. Actively looking for an object to block the door and to move it is yet another action.

After her first tentacle strikes the bartender her second misses as Trixi goes through the kitchen finds the party standing staring at Lizzie, the other halfling woman, and the cook. They all look confused as the party piles into the kitchen with Trixi the last in the door. Outside the door ALL Nine Hells break loose! Fourteen people attempt to act. The three inside and eleven outside!

On their turns Lizzie and the other halfling women point to the back exit then hide. The cook on hus turn looks frozen completely horrified doing nothing as others try to burst through the kitchen door behind tje party. The closest who enter are the hick, a dagger thrower, and a swordswoman who make it inside.  The other eight outside, including the gray dwarf and blue elf, simply move into position to get into the door on round 2.

Attacking the last three in the door.

The hick: pulls out a hand cross bow and fires at Areon Attack: 11 Damage: 3 (disadvantage because close range)

Daggers: Throws two daggers at Molle attack 1 16 Damage: 3; attack 2 off-hand 6 Damage: 6 (forgot disadvantage but meh the rolls sucked so lol)

Swordswoman: hacks at Trixi 21 Damage: 9

Erika is up! 

Ted prepare.

OOC: Y'all are packed into a 30 x 30 space with counters and a cooking area which resembles a hearth with stone ovens. So I guess really more like 40 x 40 space but the objects are taking up the perimeter of the room. The exit everyone can see is to the left of this cube shaped room directly across from the kitchen entrance on the far wall.

Initiative order reminder:

The bar

Erika

Ted

Areon

Molle

Trixi

OOC: This only happens if I can aim per my post on the PM. If I can't, such that I would hurt a friend or innocent, I would NOT do this.

A flash of anger crosses Elfrika's face. A look of indignation, of how-dare-they crosses the demure half-elven illusion. Were she not so enraged, she might think to drop the disguise entirely.

Erika yells, no longer giving pretense to keeping up the false identity or accent. After all, they had really done nothing but sing, dance, and cause some smoke. "You DARE to attack my friends! To the underworld with you and your lot!"

Erika rushes up, standing adjacent to her friends. She shouts, putting forth every iota of effort into the effect.

"RODAH!"

And it is LOUD. A wave of energy emanates from her mouth, the air blasting forward as she shouts, wisps of energy trailing behind. The force slams through the opening to the bar, to the foes beyond.

Cast: Thunderwave (Level 2). DC14. 6 Thunder Damage. Failed saves are pushed back 10 feet from her. 

Erika then bolts for the door exiting the kitchen, slamming it open and leading the escape out. Hopefully, the one enemy closest to her cannot get an attack off due to the spell slamming them against a wall.

(Ooc - Assuming the attacker on the left wouldn’t be able to be pushed back due to wall)

Ted looks back over his shoulder to see his friends being set upon. Nodding his thanks to the kitchen staff he approaches around to the left hand side of the brawl (opposite side to Erika)

He approaches apologetically, meekly tapping the bar fly on the shoulder. “Hey... I just really wanted to say I’m sorry, I lied......” and with quick, sudden movement he plunges his Rapier into the man’s chest. Attack - Attack: 20 Damage: 12 plus sneak attack 8 piercing damage

“....The weapons are very....very real....” Ted pushes the man off of his blade, before running for the door with all the speed he can muster. 

OOC: *whispers like a proud mom* Erika and Ted are badasses...

Against Erika's wall ol' sound.

Hick 2 - killed by Ted

Daggers 2 - thrown back against the left wall.

Swordswoman 8 - thrown back against the right wall

Areon is up!

Molle prepare (you need to check in within reason or your PC will remain an NPC)

Daggers is now literally pin through the shoulder to the wall where Erika's wave pushed him with Areon's arrow but not down!

The bar is going crazy. People are pushing on the narrow kitchen door as is if ALL are trying to get in the door at once. It's like the Marquesain tradition of Black Offessday! This is a myth through Embera where local shops offered the best possible prices for wares for a limited time which caused death and dismemberment! It's pure unbridled insanity so much so they outlawed it! The terror..

Molle (will be NPC due to 24 hours of inactivity)

Trixi prepare.

OOC: Excuse my need for levity today. It's not been a good day but I'm trying y'all, I really am.

Meanwhile in the square...

The streets of Timbergrove are clearing out as the night watch begins their rounds. It's nearly ten in the evening and all shops as well as most of the cart kiosks have shuddered for the evening. Zira and Gen-ga joined by Ragnar start at the Mad Badger in search of their companions but after a once over taking several minutes with descriptions of each missing member they quickly come up empty handed.

"I...I was afraid of this," Zira says with a sigh. "Gen you don't think..." she pauses with a deep frown a very unlikely expression for the fey touched half-orc but she quickly composes herself with a confident toss of her adorned red mane if hair, " they're in the Horn or worse yet Duncan's aren't they," she says to Gen-ga but the bronze dragonborn knows better than to speak. They only nod. "Dammit," she groans leading the way out of the Mad Badger towards the street. "They...are so...what fools! Our mission is too important," she adds looking at Ragnar. "The risks we all take and this...THIS is what they seek for entertainment," she adds a fiery expression taking over Zira's usually jovial expression.

She's disappointed now, spitting mad as she nearly stomps here way to streets over off the square towards the Horn's Call still with a sherd of hope her companions didn't got straight to the roughest tavern in town! Duncan's being the local watering hole taken over by a criminal organization diametrically opposed to Holbright's Institute of Higher Magic known as the Omnipotent! They had factions everywhere and worked with locals too but of ALL the places for the party to wander. Zira chided herself wordlessly for trusting them to steer clear of the tavern without drawing attention to it by straight up telling them they were forbidden to go there! Everything...she hoped...had not gone that spectacularly wrong!

"Ragnar what say you? Where did Candor frequent? Did he allow you much freedom...before the mission,' Zira asked trying to be delicate but also very aware of the circumstances which allowed Ragnar to join them.

Molle takes her action and bonus to flee 60 feet pushing her way through Erika and Areon, who all took actions, joining Ted in the alley looking around to make sure the party is good for their getaway. Holding the eversmoking bottle to toss it into the fray if necessary in one hand and her sword in the other. Molle is hesitate to use the bottle thinking more obscured vision might not be the best idea added to the current situation in the kitchen.

OOC: Y'all the room was 30ft wide and long, only a double dash would have got you clear. As I said Erika and Areon are now at the threshold of the alley door.

Trixi is up.

The bar will prepare.

Trixi ran after Molle - out of the doors, but before doing it, made sure the gift of the ocean was not wasted:

Bonus action: moving tentacle to the kitchen in front of the door to the bar ( attack the person that is trying to get in: Attack: 15 Damage: 9 (On a hit, the target takes 1d8 cold damage, and its speed is reduced by 10 ft. until the start of your next turn)

(if you don't

Action: running outside the tavern, yelling "smoke them all". The group was already on a threshold and surely could find it's way outside now.