Gwen leans in and whispers, "I can join you up close and try to peel off an orc or two with a sleep spell so we can focus on that big sack of meat."

Jaskier clasps Zanben on his shoulder and says
"I love being on the offensive!  After you make you and Gwen make your sneak attack get the hell out of there.  Master Imbert and I can rain arrows and crossbow bolts on your pursuers."

"Looks like you and me in the lead, then?"  Bandalor asks Zanben.

OOC: Give me surprise round actions then initiative then initiative actions.

Jaskier shoots orc that Zanben attacks to take that SOB down
Sneak attack roll 1d20+5=18
Damage roll 1d8+3=8 piercing damage
Bonus action Jaskier reloads his crossbow

Initiative roll 1d20+4=15

Crossbow attack roll 1d20+5=21
Damage roll 1d8+3=9 piercing damage
Bonus action Jaskier reloads his crossbow

OoC;  Imbert shoots at the large creature (W16)
Surprise!
Bonus action - Cast hunter's mark on target
Roll(1d20)+7: 15,+7 Total:22 - Attack
Roll(1d10)+3: 7,+3 Total:10 - Crossbow damage
Roll(1d6)+0: 4,+0 Total:4 - Spell damage, no save
Damage total - 14
Roll(1d20)+3: 12,+3 Total:15 - Initiative
Roll(1d20)+7: 7,+7 Total:14 - Attack
Roll(1d10)+3: 8,+3 Total:11 - Crossbow damage
Roll(1d6)+0: 2,+0 Total:2 - Spell damage, no save
Roll(1d8)+0: 5,+0 Total:5 - Colossus slayer damage, no save
Damage total - 18

Bandalor throws his handaxe at the ogre in W16 and the wades into melee with his mace.
Rolls 1d20+4 to hit handaxe = 19.
Rolls 1d5+2 damage handaxe = 6hp damage.

Rolls 1d20+1 initiative = 13.
Rolls 1d20+4 to hit mace = 22.
Rolls 1d6+2 damage mace = 4hp damage.

[OoC]: During the planning phase, Gwen casts Mage Armor from the Staff of Defense. I know some players are busy today... just to be clear, Gwen lets Zanben sneak into the cave and make his attack, then lets all other surprise actions go by before she casts. Sleep works based on hit points remaining, so it's key that she goes last in the surprise round.

Gwen crouches in a cleft in the rock and watches the half-elf disappear into the mouth of the cave. She starts a silent countdown and glances at Bandalor opposite her, readying his weapons, and at Jaskier and Imbert behind her, bowstrings taut. After giving Zanben time to find his target, she starts to move, waiting for the wet sound of his blades finding orc flesh to break into a run. She targets the back wall of the cave with her spell, taking care to spare her friends. The sounds of a magical orcish lullaby fill the air, luring orcs off to sleep with violent green dreams.

[OoC]: Surprise round: Move to somewhere around row S. Cast Sleep with a 2nd level slot. 45 hit points worth of creatures within 20' of the orc in W12 fall unconscious for 1 minute, no save. Start with the fewest remaining hit points and work upwards until the remaining hit points of the spell don't exceed the remaining hit points of the targets. Also, ready Shield as a reaction.

14:18, Today: Gwyndolyn Glyphwyrd rolled 45 using 7d8 ((8,5,7,7,8,6,4)).

The echoes of the lullaby are still ringing in the cavern when Gwen drops to one knee, pivots, and fires three magical bolts that streak toward the ogre. Her sharp Gnomish eyes scan the cave for side passages and hidden threats.

[OoC]: Initiative 21. Magic Missile for 9. Use Darkvision to look around... does this cave keep going into orc-filled hell?

14:25, Today: Gwyndolyn Glyphwyrd rolled 21 using 1d20+4 ((17)).
14:29, Today: Gwyndolyn Glyphwyrd rolled 9 using 3d4+3 ((1,3,2)).

Zanben walks up to S17 and attacks the orc in T16
[OOC] Attack1 1D20+6=11 for 1d6+4=5 damage if hits I will use 1d6(SA)=2
reference to Gwen msg#496 If the 11 was a miss, re-roll 1D20+6=23 for 1d6+4+1d6(SA)=7 damage
Attack2 1D20+5=6 Natural 1 so I know that misses
Sorry guys those were some horrific rolls.  Thanks a lot Google FML
reference to Gwen msg#496 else re-roll 1D20+5=22 for 1d6=3 damage

[OOC] Initiative 1D20+6=25 (Of course, I roll fantastic on initiative)
Attack1 1D20+6=25 for 1d6+4+2d6(SA)=17 damage
Attack2 1D20+6=8 for 1d6=5 damage
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As Zanben approaches the orc, spacetime seems to bend and flex around him. Gwen smirks.

[OoC]: Chronal Shift... have a reroll!

Zanben springs forward and lashes out at the Orc in Front of him cutting him twice with his twin blades.

OOC: Orc T16 takes 10 Points of Damage.

Jaskier unloads a bolt at the Orc that Zanben and drops him with a well placed shot.

OOC: Orc T16 Drops.

Imbert Joins the Action by placing a longbow shot into the Ogre

OOC: Ogre takes 14 points of damage.

Bandalor places a handaxe shot at the ogre. Being as big as a barn the axe finds it's mark. Then closes with the large beast.

OOC: Ogre has lost 20 HP.

Gwen saunters up into the cave mouth and wisps of a green gas spew from her fingers and settle into one of corridors of the cave knocking out two of the Orcs.

OOC: Gwen puts to sleep 30 Hp worth of ORcs while 15 HP wont put down the next.

Zanben then moves up to the Ogre and lands a strike with his main attack.

OOC: Ogre has taken 37 Points

Gwen lashes out saying pew pew with magic missiles at the ogre.

OOC: Ogre has taken 46 Points of damage.

The Boss Orc walks over to Zanben and strikes him across the body with his Greataxe.

OOC: Zanben takes 9 points of damage from the large axe.

Jaskier Unloads a bolt at the Big Boss and it hits.

OOC: Big Boss takes 9 points of damage.

Imbert Takes aim at the Ogre lines up a shot and losses an arrow which strikes the Ogre up those nose and into his brain. The Ogre staggers around a 20 seconds throwing sluggish blows at the group and then falls over with a large plume of dust. The Orcs look dumbfounded and then the Big Boss rallies them with a startling warcry.

OOC: Ogre Brought down.

An Orc rushes at Zanben and sends a wild Axe swing in his Direction.

OOC: Miss

Another Orc Closes with Zanben and misses with a wild swing.

Finally the Last Orc closes with Bandalor and send a wide swing in his direction. Apparently seeing the Ogre laid low has shaken the remaining Orcs.

Zanben<----
Gwen
Boss Orc
Jaskier
Imbert
Orcs
Bandalor
Ogre

Zanben albeit want to take out the Big Boss Orc that hit him, he knows that his attacks are worthless without sneak attack so attacks the Orc standing in front of Bandalor
[OOC] Attack1 1D20+6=15 for 1D6+4+2D6(SA)=13 damage
Attack2 1D20+5=13 for 1D6=3 damage

Even as Gwen watches Zanben lunge sideways to exploit an advantage, she sees the orcs drawing inward around him and Bandalor and does some quick arithmetic. Then she rushes into the melee, pausing along the way to fire off three more sizzling bolts. As she draws nearer the wall of orcs, she baits the biggest one. "So you're the Big Boss?" she says. "Big Boss of Not Much, it looks to me..." She readies her glass stave and squares off against the brutes.

[OoC]: Move to T16, casting Magic Missile at the Big Boss for 12 points just before she arrives. She still has Shield readied as a Reaction; if she's attacked, her AC goes to 21 until her next turn. Not actually planning to fight these goons, but hopefully she'll draw some heat off the others.

19:13, Today: Gwyndolyn Glyphwyrd rolled 12 using 3d4+3 ((1,4,4)).

Zaben drops another Orc with his dual wielding Sabers.

Gwen rushes up to the fray and Hits the Big Boss with magic missiles.

OOC: Big Boss Orc has taken 21 Points of damage.

The Big Boss smoking from three holes in his chest swings his great axe at Gwen striking her true.

OOC: Big Boss Gets past 21 AC and does 11 points of damage.

Zanben
Gwen
Boss Orc
Jaskier<----
Imbert
Orcs
Bandalor
Ogre

Imbert advances and fires a crossbow bolt at the boss.

OoC;  Move to R18
Free action - Change Hunter's Mark to boss
Roll(1d20)+7: 11,+7 Total:18 - Attack
Roll(1d10)+3: 1,+3 Total:4 - Crossbow damage
Roll(1d6)+0: 2,+0 Total:2 - Spell damage, no save
Roll(1d8)+0: 8,+0 Total:8 - Colossus slayer damage, no save
Total damage - 14
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Bandalor executes an overhead double-armed smash to the orc in front of him.

Rolls 1d20+1 initiative = 5.

Rolls 1d20+4 to hit mace = adjusted 20.

Rolls 1d6+2 mace damage = 4.

A well placed bolt brings the Orc boss down. The remaining orcs seeing the ogre down and the big boss brought down look at each other and run for the exit of the cave. Seeing them flee the group  thinks it will be a long while if ever that those fleeing ever return. There is the matter of the two sleeping Orcs who will be waking soo

Imbert loads his crossbow and walks to the first sleeping Orc.  With the crossbow leveled at the Orcs head, he kicks him as hard as he can.  When the Orc wakes he shouts something to him.


OoC;  If that works, lather, rinse, repeat.  Always repeat.
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Zanben really only cares if they have anything valuable on them.
[OOC] Perception or Investigation?
Perception = 1D20+6=16
       OR
Investigation = 1D20+2=14

If he doesn't notice anything valuable on the orcs running away or sleeping, he searches the rest of the cave and dead bodies.
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Gwen is sporting a sizeable gash in her flank. "Oof. That stings." She sits down heavily on the ogre's meaty forearm, then catches a whiff, groans, and limps to a rock on the other side of the cavern. "These orcs were up to something... a big pile of rubble on the far side of the ravine, all this clutter in here." She gestures around.

[OoC]: What is all this stuff on the maps? Smashed wagons or shipping crates? Is that something under a tarp in the adjacent cavern? And are there any exits?

The Orcs appear to ha e been raiding the main road for some time but there is nothing of worth from the scattered remains however an unlocked treasure chest in the cave holds 750 cp, 180 sp, 62 ep, 30 gp, and three vials of perfume (10 gp each). The dead Orcs each have a great axe, javelin and hide armor and the ogre has a great club a javeline and hide armor.

Bandalor recovers his handaxe from the corpse of the ogre.

Tucking it in his belt, he walks over to where the lady gnome rests.

"Need ye the mending of the Morninglord to ease your pain, crafty Spellslinger?"

Assuming her response is positive, rolls 2d8+3 Cure Wounds for 9hp restored.

Imbert collects his bolts and looks around the cave one more time.  "Back to town then?  Make sure the agents of the spider haven't returned, then off to find a druid?"

Zanben agrees, as long as there is no more cavern to search lets head back to town for some good wine and maybe a new ballad by Jaskier about our triumphs here against the mighty orcs and an ogre.

"Many thanks, Bandalor... hail the Lord of Morning, who keeps our insides inside."

[OoC]: Well, Shield was a letdown, but Sleep was pretty solid. Live and learn...

"Yes, back to Phandalin to cross a few more threats off the board... Imbert, will you be taking more trophies this time, or will Jaskier's verse have to do the job?"