Shortly after the party sets out on land, they hear the cracking of twigs in the brush to the right of them, alerting them to the presence of four bugbears, who immediately rush to attack.

Begin combat. Roll initiative and post your actions for the first round. The bugbears are about 30 feet away.

Bugbear 1: uninjured
Bugbear 2: uninjured
Bugbear 3: uninjured
Bugbear 4: uninjured

Focused as he is on the woods on his side, Lucien does not notice the bugbears immediately. He turns and knocks an arrow as he pulls out his bow, but waits to loose his shot. Instead he moves around to the side of the creatures and waits to take is shot until one of his companions moves to engage.

Move: Flank around to the side of the bugbears.
Action: Longbow attack against any bugbear engaged with an ally hits AC 16 for 14 damage.

Lucien Nailo rolled 11 using 1d20+3. Initiative.
Lucien Nailo rolled 16,8,6 using 1d20+5,1d8+3,2d6 with rolls of 11,5,4,2.  Attack w/damage.

It had been how many battles they'd fought now?  Rissa had lost count, though she suspected it couldn't have been more than five or six.  It just seemed like so many more when sword and sorcery were flying through the air.  Still, she'd yet to face so much as a scratch, and she aimed to keep it that way.  As she had before, she placed the hulking Dragonborn between her and the foe, relying on the others to shield her as she wove her art.  There was only one now, when had she lost track of the other?  She had been so focused on her meditations, she couldn't even recall.

"Irkigaar."
"Irkigaar."

Most of her companions had grown used to her strange double speech when she wove shadow and light, but for Gazira and Three Elks it was an uncanny and new experience.  There were two voices that spoke from her throat, one on top of the other.  The first was her usual tone, but the other was sensuous and laden with the promise of power.  It oozed out of her even as the orb she bore around her neck began to glow and hum with power.  No, two sources of power, one light and one dark, flickering and battling one another within the glass orb.  It was to the dark she reached now, drawing it out and hurling a buzzing bolt at the first bugbear which tried to break past the defensive line their warriors formed.
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Terminax mutters, and a ball of fire shoots from the hand he flings at the bugbears. Then, he sets his shield in front of him and becomes a wall of steel in front of the casters behind him.

Three Elk moved towards the front as the danger presented itself.  While now was the perfect chance to watch how this group handled themselves in battle, instead, he focused too much on the enemy, his blood beginning to boil for a fight.

"Scream for battle, hear their moans.  Grab your steel and smash their bones." he chanted over and over out loud each time getting louder. With each chant he pounded the flat of his axe into his shield as if it were a drum.

Casts Bane. Three targets make Cha save DC13. Those failing subtract 1d4 from their attack & save rolls for the next minute or until he loses his concentration.

Lathan springs into action, attacking the nearest bugbear.

Initiative 13. Draw off-hand sword. Attack a bugbear. Attack 1 hits AC 17 for 5 piercing damage. Attack 2 hits AC 8. If Lathan goes before the bugbears, he has advantage on his attacks, though. I didn't make those rolls.

09:54, Today: Lathan Swiftstrider rolled 5 using 1d6+2.  Damage.
09:54, Today: Lathan Swiftstrider rolled 8 using 1d20+4.  Attack.
09:54, Today: Lathan Swiftstrider rolled 17 using 1d20+4.  Attack.
09:54, Today: Lathan Swiftstrider rolled 13 using 2d20+2, dropping the lowest dice only.  Initiative (advantage)

For being such a large woman, Gazira had a knack for being inconspicuous when she set her mind to it.  She kept quiet and stayed out of the group's way for the bulk of their time spent after meeting, handling her own affairs and preparations while they settled their business.  She didn't quite know what awaited her in the days to come with her new companions, but she was sure to prepare herself as best she could... even if it meant having to stable her horse and leave him behind, which had the Half-Orc pouting for some time.  Quite the sight, really - a towering woman built of muscle and tusks, having traded in her comely dress for imposing armor of Dwarven craftsmanship, pouting at having to part with her beloved mount.

Still, it seemed her lot was thrown and she rolled with it.  Down the river and to another spot of land, Gazira followed her companions' path.  She ended up being grateful for a surprise attack to launch itself when a gaggle of Bugbears bounded from amid the surrounding forest.  Battle!  Now that was something she was comfortable with!  The Half-Orc sprang into action without a single beat missed as she drew a massive warhammer from its latch at her shoulder and swung into the fray with a throaty whoop - more a cheer than a roar.  Despite the sheer size of the weapon she somehow swung it with ease, able to make it whirl and crash down onto one unfortunate brute in a pair of quick, sundering slams.

Initiative
Gazira Oakbarrel rolled 20 using 1d20+1

Movement
Up to 30' to move into melee with the Bugbear that Lucien will shoot.

Action: Attack - Warhammer
Gazira Oakbarrel rolled 24 using 1d20+5

Bonus Action - War Priest Bonus Attack
Gazira Oakbarrel rolled 24 using 1d20+5 ((19))

Total Damage: 17
Attack: Gazira Oakbarrel rolled 9 using 1d10+3
Bonus Attack: Gazira Oakbarrel rolled 8 using 1d10+3

Gazira used her Warhammer's "Versatile" trait, so she's not wielding her shield at the moment.  As such, her AC is currently 16.

Is the die roller broken?  I just rolled three 19s in a row... not that I'm complaining, but still.
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Gazira springs into action first, slamming her warhammer into the closest bugbear twice. Lucien then looses an arrow at Gazira's opponent, taking him out of the fight. Terminax hurls a fire bolt at the bugbears, then braces himself for their attack. Three Elks casts bane on the bugbears, affecting three of them with his curse. Lathan rushes forward, stabbing one of the bugbears with two quick jabs of his swords. Rissa's eldritch blast slams into that same bugbear. The three remaining bugbears attack the party's front line but fail to penetrate their defenses.

Next round.

Bugbear 1: dying
Bugbear 2 (Lathan): injured (-15 hp)
Bugbear 3 (Terminax): uninjured
Bugbear 4 (Gazira): uninjured

Terminax draws his sword and attacks, another arcane word shouted as he attacks, smoothly moving back behind his shield in one smooth motion.

Rissa sent another burst of power humming through the air, but this only grazed the closest bugbear's armor before losing its consistency and vanishing.

Lathan attacks his opponent again, stabbing at it twice.

Attack Bubgear 2. Attack 1 hits AC 13 (assuming that's a miss). Attack 2 hits AC 16 for 8 piercing damage.

09:29, Today: Lathan Swiftstrider rolled 4 using 1d8.  Colossus Slayer.
09:29, Today: Lathan Swiftstrider rolled 4 using 1d6+2.  Damage.
09:29, Today: Lathan Swiftstrider rolled 16 using 1d20+4.  Attack.
09:28, Today: Lathan Swiftstrider rolled 13 using 1d20+4.  Attack.

Lucien draws and looses another arrow in a blur at the next bugbear facing down Gazira. He then appears to move off into the woods and disappears from view among the trees.

Action: Longbow attack hits bugbear 4 AC 24 for 14 damage.
Move: Complete flanking maneuver into the treeline.
Bonus Action: Hide in the woods with a 21 Stealth roll.

Lucien Nailo rolled 24,7,7 using 1d20+5,1d8+3,2d6 with rolls of 19,4,5,2. Attack w/damage.
Lucien Nailo rolled 21 using 1d20+7.  Stealth.

Three Elks's spell must have worked, as the attacks of the Bugbears all seemed to miss their intended targets.  He drew closer to engage one of the creatures in melee.  His shield was held before him to knock aside any blows, and to hide the fact that he was choking up on his weapon so that his hand was just below the blade.  As he drew close, his axe hand made a quick slashing moment, just below his raised shield, in an attempt disembowel his foe.

19:41, Today: Three Elks rolled 6 using 1d8+3.  damage.
19:40, Today: Three Elks rolled 19 using 1d20+6.  attach.
Bane spell continues.
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Though her first blows - paired with a well-aimed arrow from beyond - were plenty to fell one Bugbear, the second proved a bit more deft.  Perhaps that second brute saw the writing on the wall and was able to throw its weight back just enough, but the broad backhanded swing Gazira brought around at its head whisked through the air without impact.  Though it was hardly a solid victory for the Bugbear as, no sooner did her hammer swish past, did an arrow plant itself into its gut.  Gazira remained fast at hand, weapon raised and ready to keep their foes occupied and away from the less hardy companions she fought with.

Action: Attack - Warhammer
Gazira Oakbarrel rolled 7 using 1d20+5
Wiff~!

Gazira swings at her opponent but misses; Lucien hits it with a well-aimed arrow, then disappears into the woods. Terminax fails to hit his target but Three Elks advances and slashes the bugbear with his axe. Lathan stabs the bugbear attacking him again, leaving him in bad shape. The bugbear ducks out of the way of Rissa's eldritch blast. The bugbears continue to struggle to hit the adventurers.

Next round.

Bugbear 1: dying
Bugbear 2 (Lathan): badly injured (-23 hp)
Bugbear 3 (Terminax/Three Elks): slightly injured (-6 hp)
Bugbear 4 (Gazira): injured (-14 hp)

Never one to be easily dissuaded, Gazira follows through with her swing and brings her warhammer around in a broad loop.  Her first swipe went wide, but with the Bugbear distracted by Lucian's passing shot she's able to sweep her hammer back up in a sporty swing to catch it hard beneath its newly cracked jaw.

Action: Attack - Warhammer
Gazira Oakbarrel rolled 21 using 1d20+5
Better!

Damage: 11
Gazira Oakbarrel rolled 11 using 1d10+3

Lathan stabs fiercely at the badly injured bugbear again, hoping to take him down for good.

Attack Bugbear 2. Attack 1 hits AC 18 for 11 piercing damage. Attack 2 hits AC 8.

15:05, Today: Lathan Swiftstrider rolled 8 using 1d8.  Colossus Slayer.
15:05, Today: Lathan Swiftstrider rolled 3 using 1d6+2.  Damage.
15:05, Today: Lathan Swiftstrider rolled 8 using 1d20+4.  Attack.
15:05, Today: Lathan Swiftstrider rolled 18 using 1d20+4.  Attack.

Lucien reemerges from the woods quite a ways from where he had disappeared and looses an arrow at the same Bugbear's back. Unfortunately, a massive blow from Gazira causes the thing to take a step back right out of the shaft's path. Frustrated, Lucien whistles softly and his owl descends to circle just out of reach of the Bugbear's awaiting it's moment.

Lucien Nailo rolled 9 using 2d20+5, dropping the lowest dice only.  Attack from stealth w/advantage.

Rissa joined in the struggle, her inexperience in battle continuing to shine through.  She had skill with magic, yes, but once the fight was joined in full her Art went wild.  Adrenaline, fear, none could say, but another hissing blast of eldritch power went flying off with no effect.


20:12, Today: Rissa Twiceborn rolled 10 using 1d20+5.  Attack.

Three Elks ducked under the bugbear's slow swipe and spun to try and get swing at the creature's exposed back.  Unfortunately, the bugbear side-stepped as well taking him just beyond Three Elks short swipe.

06:54, Today: Three Elks rolled 8 using 1d20+6.  attack.

Terminax once again swings, an arcane word on his lips, followed quickly by an irritated curse.

Gazira's warhammer slams into the bugbear, leaving it barely standing. Terminax and Three Elks attack one of the bugbears but they both fail to hit him. Rissa and Lucien, likewise, miss their targets. Lathan, however, stabs his opponent, dropping him. The two remaining bugbears continue to fight, attacking Terminax and Gazira without success.

Next round.

Bugbear 1: dying
Bugbear 2: dyings
Bugbear 3 (Terminax/Three Elks): slightly injured (-6 hp)
Bugbear 4 (Gazira): badly injured (-25 hp)

As the second bugbear goes down, Lucien is able to draw a better bead on the back of the one fighting Gazira. He shifts his focus and whistles again. The hovering owl dives at the creature's head just as Lucien looses his arrow.

Familiar Action: Help against Bugbear 3.
Action: Longbow attack hits AC 17 for 14 damage.

Lucien Nailo rolled 17 using 2d20+5, dropping the lowest dice only with rolls of 12,5. Longbow attack w/advantage.
Lucien Nailo rolled 4,10 using 1d8+3,2d6.  Damage.

Terminax once again attacks, with a spell on his lips, and an irritated look on his face.

I cannot roll an 11 to literally save my life.

Three Elks noticed the irritation evident on Terminax's face.  Stay focused friend.  Not every blow strikes true.  Together we will fell this beast." As if to demonstrate that his words held real meaning his axe bit deep into the bugbear, beneath its shoulder.  Three Elks was confident it cut into ribs.  As he pulled his axe free thick streams of blood ran down its fur turning it crimson red.

Bonus Action: Bardic Inspiration (1d6) to Terminax
08:43, Today: Three Elks rolled 8 using 1d8+3.  damage.
08:43, Today: Three Elks rolled 17 using 1d20+6.  attack.