"So you'd rather maim them and risk paralysing them for the rest of their life than let them die quietly in their sleep? Knocking them out with enough force to keep them unconscious means damaging their brain significantly, many might not recuperate." Inanah snorted quietly, then shrugged. "Besides, we could probably only get few before someone inevitably wakes up."

When Hasan spoke up, Inanah nodded, "We need to move quickly, whatever we do. Maybe Talik and I should disable few before attacking." She looked at the tiefling to see if he agreed. "Might be possible to sneak to the other exit to block it before they wake up."

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OOC
DM, Is the exit in the east wall just an opening or does it have a door? Any easy way to block it?

"How about a fire to block the way?" Aisha suggested.

Taking the silence of the others as a request for demonstration, the Zakharan concentrated and gestured at the far end of the cave. With the typical crackling noise of fire, flames burst from the ground, blocking the exit. "I meant like this."

ooc: Cast 'Create Bonfire' in the exit opening.

Inanah immediately stood to attention when flames burst out at Aisha's bidding. She aimed her bow towards the sleeping cultists and would shoot the first one that reacted.

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OOC
Ready attack if one of the cultists moves.

Aisha casts create bonfire at the cave exit. Several of those in the cave immediately jump up and start scanning the cave for the source of the threat while shouting to alert the others.

Begin combat. You will get a surprise round. Roll initiative and post your actions for the surprise round.

Cultist 1: uninjured
Cultist 2: uninjured
Cultist 3: uninjured
Cultist 4: uninjured
Cultist 5: uninjured
Cultist 6: uninjured
Cultist 7: uninjured
Cultist 8: uninjured
Mercenary 1: uninjured
Mercenary 2: uninjured
Mercenary 3: uninjured

Inanah already had her arrow notched, so she just wats until one of her allies reach one of the enemies until shooting.

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OOC
Initiative 20

Hold attack until ally is in melee, 12 to hit, 8 damage if hit.


21:04, Today: Inanah Nightbreeze rolled 20 using 1d20+3.  Initiative.
21:06, Today: Inanah Nightbreeze rolled 12,4,4 using 1d20+5,1d8+3,2d6.  Longbow attack, damage, sneak damage.

Aisha targeted one of the guards in the rear as he rose from his bunk, shooting a bolt of fire into him. "YES, BURN HIM! - BURN THEM ALL!" the voice in her head hissed loudly. The sha'ir shuddered, hoping she would be able to quiet the voice once this fight was over.

ooc:
01:01, Yesterday: Aisha rolled 22 using 1d20+2.  Initiative.
01:01, Yesterday: Aisha rolled 25 using 1d20+5.  Ranged Spell attack.
01:02, Yesterday: Aisha rolled 10 using 1d20+5.  Critical hit?
01:02, Yesterday: Aisha rolled 7 using 1d10.  Damage.
17:50, Today: Aisha rolled 3 using 1d10.  Crit damage.

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Talik stepped to one side so as to get a good view of the sleeping forms he lined up his arrow to one in the middle of the group and under his breath he mumbled something in an ancient tongue. The air in the room pulsed for a second then was still again

Ooc
Talik will cast hail of thorns in preparation of shooting his arrow into the middle of the sleeping figures once his arrow hits the spell will activate

Hasan is surprisingly slow to react. He enters the room and attacks the nearest opponent with his sword, but stumbles a bit in the chaos.

Initiative 9. Rage. Attack misses.

21:02, Today: Hasan Saqri rolled 5 using 1d20+4.  Attack.
21:02, Today: Hasan Saqri rolled 9 using 1d20+2.  Initiative.

Aisha's fire bolt connects with one of the cultists, taking him out of the fight before he can even grab his sword. Talik fires an arrow at a cultist, hitting him in the neck and dropping him. A hail of thorns rains down on the downed cultist and three others nearby. Hasan moves into the room and attacks an injured opponent. He misses, but Inanah fires an arrow that takes out the cultist before he can react. Isolde attacks one of the mercenaries, who manages to get a shield up between himself and Isolde's warhammer at the last second.

Next round.

Cultist 1: dying
Cultist 2: uninjured
Cultist 3: uninjured
Cultist 4: uninjured
Cultist 5: slightly injured (-1 hp)
Cultist 6: dead
Cultist 7: injured (-3 hp)
Cultist 8: dying
Mercenary 1: uninjured
Mercenary 2: uninjured
Mercenary 3 (Isolde): uninjured

Inanah sees that one of the mercenaries is distracted by Isolde and takes the opportunity to launch an arrow at the unexpecting target.

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OOC
Attack Mercenary 3. 18 to hit, 11 damage if hit.

22:00, Today: Inanah Nightbreeze rolled 18,4,7 using 1d20+5,1d8+3,2d6.  LB attack, damage, sneak damage.

Hasan attacks another cultist but misses.

16:18, Today: Hasan Saqri rolled 9 using 1d20+4.  Attack.

Talik notched yet another arrow and let's it fly

Ooc
08:41, Today: Talik rolled 19 using 1d20+6.  Range attack
08:41, Today: Talik rolled 5 using 1d8+4.  Damage.

"Burn! - Yes, burn them all! - The flames... so beautiful!" the voice in Aisha's head cheered in triumph.

The Zakharan channeled one more bolt of fire and shot it at one of the men at the far side of the room, her lips were a tight line, her face showed no emotion.

ooc:
00:08, Yesterday: Aisha rolled 8 using 1d10.  Firebolt.
00:08, Yesterday: Aisha rolled 14 using 1d20+5.  spell attack.

Aisha's firebolt takes down one of the cultists. An arrow from Inanah's bow drops Isolde's opponent. Talik fires another arrow into a cultist; this one fails to take him down, though. Hasan swings his sword at one of the cultists but misses. The cultist retaliates, slashing Hasan with his scimitar. A mercenary stabs Hasan with a spear. Isolde is struck by a cultist's sword. She strikes him down with a solid blow of her hammer. The remaining guards scramble around the cave. Two of them rush toward the fire-blocked exit and yell, "Intruders! We're under attack!" down the tunnel.

Next round.

Cultist 1: dying
Cultist 2 (Hasan): uninjured
Cultist 3: dying
Cultist 4: uninjured
Cultist 5: slightly injured (-1 hp)
Cultist 6: dead
Cultist 7: dying
Cultist 8: dying
Mercenary 1 (Hasan): uninjured
Mercenary 2: uninjured
Mercenary 3: dying

Aisha unleashed another firebolt at the cultists, targeting one of Hasan's oponents, but missed wide.

ooc: Spell attack 7.

Hasan barely feels his injuries. He turns to the one who stabbed him and slashes him with his longsword.

Attack Mercenary 1. Hits AC 20 for 11 slashing damage.

15:19, Today: Hasan Saqri rolled 11 using 1d10+4.  Damage.
15:19, Today: Hasan Saqri rolled 20 using 1d20+4.  Attack.

Seeing Hasan facing two enemies and hearing some of them calling for help, Inanah concentrated on her target intently, keen on the need to take as many of them down as quickly as possible. The cultist facing Hasan stopped short when an arrow penetrated him directly through heart.

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OOC
Attack Cultist #2, 23 to hit. 17 damage if hit.


23:26, Today: Inanah Nightbreeze rolled 23,10,7 using 1d20+5,1d8+3,2d6.  LB attack cultist #2, damage, sneak.

Talik curses then fires another arrow at the same target intent on taking him out

Ooc

10:43, Today: Talik rolled 10 using 1d8+4.  Damage.

10:42, Today: Talik rolled 13 using 1d20+6.  Range attack

Aisha's next fire bolt misses its mark. Inanah's arrow, however, strikes true, taking out the cultist attacking Hasan. Talik fires an arrow at another cultist, hitting him and knocking him out of the fight. Hasan strikes down the mercenary who had hit him with a single, powerful swipe of his longsword. The last cultist turns and attacks Hasan, slashing him with his scimitar. Isolde slams her hammer into the last mercenary, who stabs her in retaliation.

Next round.

Cultist 1: dying
Cultist 2: dying
Cultist 3: dying
Cultist 4: dying
Cultist 5 (Hasan): slightly injured (-1 hp)
Cultist 6: dead
Cultist 7: dying
Cultist 8: dying
Mercenary 1: dying
Mercenary 2 (Isolde): injured (-8 hp)
Mercenary 3: dying

Hasan swings his sword at the cultist who hit him but misses.

21:09, Today: Hasan Saqri rolled 8 using 1d20+4.  Attack.

Talik notched another arrow but held off firing not wanting to hit his companions instead he allowed the others in close combat to finish the remaining thugs

Aisha realized she couldn't take the risk of hitting a companion accidentally but still cast a spell. Electricity danced over her hand when she took a few steps and tried to slap Isolde's opponent fiercely.

ooc:

12:07, Today: Aisha rolled 14 using 1d20+5.  Spell touch attack.
12:08, Today: Aisha rolled 5 using 1d8.  Shocking Grasp damage.

Inanah waited until she saw if her allies in melee could finish of the enemies before launching her arrow. "I hope their calls didn't carry far."

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OOC
Hold action attack until everyone else has done their turn, then attack if there are enemies left. Unfortunately the shot will miss anyway.

15:49, Today: Inanah Nightbreeze rolled 7,6,5 using 1d20+5,1d8+3,2d6.  LB attack, damage, sneak.

Aisha attempts to strike Isolde's opponent with her shocking grasp but he deflects her hand with his shield. Isolde strikes him in the head with her hammer, dropping him. Hasan swings at his opponent but misses; the cultists swipes at Hasan but misses, too.

Next round.

Cultist 1: dying
Cultist 2: dying
Cultist 3: dying
Cultist 4: dying
Cultist 5 (Hasan): slightly injured (-1 hp)
Cultist 6: dead
Cultist 7: dying
Cultist 8: dying
Mercenary 1: dying
Mercenary 2: dying
Mercenary 3: dying