Morg struggles a bit with the height of the lock and door handle, and lets the robed and masked longshanks go in ahead of him.

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Try to quietly open the door, and if locked try using the keys.

The door opens easily.

Hot coals smolder in two big brick hearths in the middle of the room, and the smell of baking bread fills the air. Sacks of flour, casks of salted fish, crates of dried vegetables, and wheels of cheese clutter the walls, along with well-worn work tables and a collection of mismatched cutlery.

A doorway to the west stands open, leading to a washroom where three large wooden tubs stand. Another door leads south.

Four Sacred Stone monks are visible; two chopping potatoes on small tables around the walls of the room, another working at the stove in the center of the room baking bread, and a fourth working at the laundry tubs in the room beyond. As the door opens, the chopping monks stop working and look up at the new arrivals. One cocks his head slightly at the robed figures entering the kitchen, but he does not speak.

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Map updated.
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Asano pushes through the group, entering the kitchen. He bows briefly to the monks inside, making the rough triangle symbol displayed the previous night. He looks back, nodding to the others to follow him.


OOC:
Deception/Performance- 22

The monks go back about their business as before, occasionally eyeing the new arrivals.

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Where to next? :)

Rona follows along with the others, and though he's ready for their ruse to fall apart at any moment, he has dressed the part much like the others.

Morg, wearing neither a robe or mask, follows the rest of the party as if nothing's out of the ordinary.

The monks steal furtive glances at the cloaked and masked group as they pass through the kitchen, though they barely look at or acknowledge the undisguised Morg.

Asano tries to catch the eyes of the rest of the party, attempting to silently communicate a plan of silent, surprising attack upon the poor cooks.

Zora got the idea. She moved through the kitchen and took up position at the South door, ready to block anyone coming through. She drew her weapon and pulled back her hood.

"Monastery is under new management. You really want to be somewhere else now. GO!"

Asano takes a position to Zora's side, his wand glowing with a cold, menacing light. "Peace is preferable," he growls. "But if violence will make your minds, we offered your fellows the same choice: Leave and live, or fight us and perish."


OOC:
Intimidation- 23  NAT 20, BABAY!

At Zora's pronouncement the monks in the room immediately drop what they were doing and stand ready for attack. The bread maker mutters, "That's no duergar after all," as he gathers himself.

One starts to move towards Asano, then hesitates. "There is no peace. There is only inexorable death bathing in earth's embrace." He raises his hands. "Doubt you the strength of elemental earth? Test us."

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Map updated.

Morg and Asano are up first. None of the monks look like they are eager to move in your direction, after Asano's impressive intimidation =).

Round 1 Initiative Order:

Who	Init	Status
Jak (in case he returns)	22
Morg	19
Asano	14
Monk	13
Zora	11
Mayon	7
Rona'Aduur	5

She shrugged. They'd tried, it seemed better than just murdering them with no warning. She adopted a defensive stance near the door, ready to stop anyone trying to get through it, and cast a weak spell at the monk in front of her

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Going to regret this but going to try to conserve some magic fighting these four mooks, after running out of heals last time...

sacred flame at M1 4 damage dex save for half (ugh, that's just embarassing)

"Duergar? Them's fighting words!" Morg says as he tries to smash the closest cultist.

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Action: attack M2 with warhammer - hits AC 14 for 8 bludgeoning damage.

11:40, Today: Morg Danforge rolled 8 using 1d8+6 with rolls of 2.  M2's bludgeoning damage from warhammer.
11:39, Today: Morg Danforge rolled 14 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 8.  M2 attacked with warhammer.

Rona draws a blade as he moves to engage the monk on the left, taking a stab with his shortsword.

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Move Action: Move to M14, drawing a shortsword.
Action: Attack M1 with shortsword, hitting AC 22 for 4 piercing damage.

Rona'Aduur rolled 22 using 1d20+5 with rolls of 17.  Attacking M1.
Rona'Aduur rolled 4 using 1d6+3 with rolls of 1.  M1 damage.

"So be it," Asano sneers. The focusing wand in his right hand flares, suddenly spitting a trio of razored snowflakes at the unengaged monk near the central hearths.


OOC:
Magic Missile- 10

Asano's bright missiles slam into the bread-making monk, staggering him backwards. Morg swings his hammer at the nearest monk, yet he nimbly dodges out of the way, then strikes back with an uppercut to Morg's side.

The monk doing laundry runs in from the other room and sets upon Zora, kicking her squarely in the shins.

The other two monks wait patiently, alert and ready for attack.

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Mid round update! Map updated.

Zora, Mayon, and Rona are up now, though Zora and Rona have already posted (which is totally fine). If Zora and/or Rona want to change their posts that's fine; regardless, I'll post the full round summary tomorrow or after Mayon's post whichever is earlier).

M1 readies an action.
M2 attacks Morg twice with unarmed attacks - HIT once for 4 bludgeoning .
M3 readies an action.
M4 runs in the room and attacks Zora twice with unarmed attacks - HIT once for 5 bludgeoning .


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OOC: I'll switch to M4 so no chance of reaction attack from him as I pass.

"Why can't we ever have an easy time of it?" Mayon remarks with a slight laugh as he channels his magic at the nearest monk.

Bonus Action: Hex on M3--disadv. on Dexterity checks
Action: Eldritch Blast M3
10:21, Today: Mayon Graycross rolled 15,13 using d20+5,d10+3 with rolls of 10,10.  Agonizing Blast M3.
10:22, Today: Mayon Graycross rolled 2 using 1d6 with rolls of 2.  Hex Damage.
Hits: 15 AC for 13 Force and 2 Necrotic damage.

Seemingly prepared for a physical assault, Mayon's blast of magical force hits the monk directly in the chest. Zora's searing blast from above finds its target in turn.

Rona advances and scores a hit on the monk entering from the laundry, yet the cultist behind him scores a solid blow to the half-orc's back.

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Map updated!

Morg and Asano are up now, though anyone can post and actions will be resolved in initiative order.

Round 1 Summary:

Morg attacks M2 - M2 uses reaction to Parry - MISS.

Asano casts magic missile at M1 - HITS for 10 force.

Monks:
M1 readies an action.
M2 attacks Morg twice with unarmed attacks - HIT once for 4 bludgeoning.
M3 readies an action.
M4 runs in the room and attacks Zora twice with unarmed attacks - HIT once for 5 bludgeoning.

Zora casts Sacred Flame at M1 - M1 FAILS the save and takes 4 radiant.

Mayon casts Hex on M3. M3 has Disadvantage on Dex checks. He casts Agonizing Blast at M3 - HITS for a total of 15 damage.

Rona moves to attack M4 - M1's action is triggered. M1 attacks Rona twice with unarmed attacks - HIT once for 8 bludgeoning . Rona's attack HITS M4 for 4 piercing.

Round 2 Initiative Order:

Who	Init	Status
Jak (in case he returns)	22
Morg	19
Asano	14
Monk	13	M3: Disadv on Dex checks
Zora	11
Mayon	7	Conc: Hex (M3)
Rona'Aduur	5

Asano turns, levelling his focus wand on Mayon's target. Best to keep Morg with a single enemy, he thinks to himself, the crystal spewing a blast of freezing wind.

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23:25, Today: Asano Breathkill rolled 19 using 1d20+5 ((14)).
23:25, Today: Asano Breathkill rolled 1 using 1d8 ((1)).

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Action: Cast ray of frost at M3 (Hit- 19  Dmg- 1)
Move Action:
Bonus Action:

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HP: 18/18 AC 15
Buffs/Debuffs:
Conditions:
Spell Slots/Sorcery Point Remaining: 1st- 3/4  2nd- 2/2, 3/3

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Trying to scare the monk into submission, Morg makes a showy rising swing of his hammer in trying to hit it, saying "Surrender!"

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Action: attack M2 with warhammer - hits AC 15 for 13 bludgeoning damage.

12:49, Today: Morg Danforge rolled 15 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 9.  M2 attacked with warhammer.
12:49, Today: Morg Danforge rolled 11 using 1d8+6 with rolls of 5.  M2's bludgeoning damage from warhammer.
12:52, Today: Morg Danforge rolled 2 using 1d8 with rolls of 2.  If attack on M2 hit, then +Menacing attack on M2 who must make a WIS save (DC 14) or be frightened.

Edit: telling monk to surrender. If Morg hit and M2 failed its save, then the monk is frightened of him until the end of his next turn: it has disadvantage on Ability Checks and Attack rolls while the dwarf's within line of sight, and it can't willingly move closer to him.
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True to the monk's words, the cultists stand their ground and counterattack ably.

The monk dodges Morg's aggressive attack, then lands a combination wheelhouse kick and punch to the dwarf.

Asano's blast of cold strikes a glancing blow to another monk. Shaking off the cold, he leaps forward and lands two blows to Mayon across the table. The other two monks land solid blows against Zora and Rona.

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Mid round update! Map updated.

Zora, Mayon, and Rona are up now.

Monks:
M1 attacks Rona twice - HITS twice for 12 bludgeoning .
M2 attacks Morg twice - HITS twice for 11 bludgeoning .
M3 moves towards Mayon and attacks him twice - HITS twice for 15 bludgeoning .
M4 attacks Zora twice - CRITS once for 8 bludgeoning .

This was taking longer than she hoped. These cooks knew how to fight.

Relaxing her plan to conserve resources, she reacted to being hit by channeling her divine power intro a retaliation. Then she followed up with a swing of her weapon hoping to finish him off.

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wow these are some scary cooks!

channel divinity on her attacker for 2d8 damage, 1d8 on successful dex save. using tempest ability to max these rolls to 8

Much as I hate in combat healing, mayon looks like he's hurting! Healing word on him for 6

Melee attack only hits ac 10 so think it miss.

, Today: Secret Roll: Zora Jilkina rolled 5 using 1d8+3 with rolls of 2.  Damage not that it mattered.

12:50, Today: Secret Roll: Zora Jilkina rolled 10 using 1d20+05 with rolls of 5.  Attack m4 or m1 if m4 is out of fight.

12:49, Today: Secret Roll: Zora Jilkina rolled 6 using 1d4+03 with rolls of 3.  Healing word on mayon.

Rona grunts at each hit, swaying slightly after the last monk's attacks. He attempts to attack his foes with his dual blades after drawing his second blade.

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Action + Bonus: draw other shortsword and strike at M4 with both, hitting AC 24 for 4 piercing damage.

Rona'Aduur rolled 4 using 1d6+3 with rolls of 1.  Off-hand damage.
Rona'Aduur rolled 7 using 1d20+5 with rolls of 2.  Attack M4, shortsword.
Rona'Aduur rolled 24 using 1d20+5 with rolls of 19.  Off-hand Attack M4, shortsword.

Mayon gasps in pain at the fierce strikes, feeling the Hex slip from his grasp. Gritting his teeth in annoyance, he fires a point blank blast at the monk, hoping to finish him off even at the close range. He casts Zora a grateful smile as her healing magic soothes the worst of the pain.

12:07, Today: Secret Roll: Mayon Graycross rolled 10,2 using d20+1,d20+1 with rolls of 9,1.  Two concentration saves.
12:08, Today: Mayon Graycross rolled 15,21,8 using d20+5,d20+5,d10+3 with rolls of 10,16,5.  (Disadvantage) Agonizing Blast.

15 to hit for 8 force damage on M3.

Thanks for the health Zora!