A man armed with spear in the opening called out to the others.  "They are here!  To arms!" The group of t bandits drew their weapons.


Roll Initiative!

Bandits with short spears are at
A12
B5
I4
M7
M10
AC 12 HP 11

Bandits with short bows are at
B7
F4
J13
K7
AC 12 HP 11

Human woman in feathers and longbow F8
AC 13 HP 16

Elven woman in furs E9
AC 11 HP 27

11:30, Today: GN rolled 2 using 1d20+1.  Short bows init.
11:30, Today: GN rolled 19 using 1d20+1.  Spears init.
11:30, Today: GN rolled 20 using 1d20+2.  Feathers init.
11:29, Today: GN rolled 11 using 1d20+1.  Furs init.

Zenphar mentally answers his own question, ~Fur apparently...as young Brarth said she was an elf...I hope he wasn't lying.~

"So much for an immediate surrender!"
Zenphar steps out from the trees into the clear path, focussed on the elf in furs. He looses an arrow at her and then moves into the trees on the opposite side of the trail.

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Move: 10 ft to U9
Bonus action: cast Hunter's Mark on the elf (90 ft range).
Zenphar rolled 14 for 21+1=22 damage using Longbow Sharpshooter and Hunter's Mark.
Move: 25 ft to S14.

I think you have the icons/locations for Fur and Feathers mixed up.
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Hearing the call to alarm, Thromm grit his teeth and hoped this opening salvo went well. Gripping hsi crossbow, he knew it was not his best weapon but he needed to use that bolt to, hopefully, even up these numbers. He knew others might target the leader, hoping to sow disruption, but if that didn't work then they'd just be horribly outnumbered. Gritting his teeth, he leaned out from behind a tree he planned to use to make the archers miss him as much as possible and fired a bolt at the closest spear wielding man.

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Move: none, stay behiond cover/tree at Q7
Bonus: none
Action: fire cross bow at spear guy close to me/Tegan at M8
Object interaction: draw axe.
EDIT: Reaction: Wrath of the Storm if anyone hits Thromm. 12:02, Today: Thromm rolled 8 using 2d8.  Wrath damage. DC 13 for half.

11:55, Today: Thromm rolled 8 using 1d8+1.  crossbow damage.
11:55, Today: Thromm rolled 21 using 1d20+3.  crossbow.
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"Bring me their heads!"  The woman yelled out in after being hit with an arrow.  She then raised her staff in the air calling out [Elven "Mother of forests! Make me skin as hard as your trees!"] Her skin then turned brown and hard as if it was made of bark.
The woman in the feathery cloak moved forward letting two arrows loose at Zenphar.  Then bandits carrying spears moved forward.  The closest two bandits charged at Tegan and Thromm.  The spear clumsily missed Tegan but the other bandit was unfortunately more accurate.  A glimmer of pride of the bandit striking Thromm  soon turned to horror as the dwarven cleric's lightning arced along the shaft of his spear.  The unfortunate bandit fell to the ground in pain.




The software I am using doesn't allow me to place your tokens on top of trees.  I've done my best to place you in position.
Z I placed you before spotting you moved twice.  Sorry!

Bandit P7 dead
Bandit N10 AC12 HP11
Bandit M8  AC12 HP11
Bandit H5  AC12 HP11
Bandit G12 AC12 HP11

Druid    I12 AC16 HP 5
Feathers J8  AC12 HP13

Bows   K7  AC12 HP11
Bows   J13 AC12 HP11
Bows   F4  AC12 HP11
Bows   B7  AC12 HP11
Bows   C13 AC12 HP11

The rest of you get to act before the bandits with short bows.

This message was last edited by the GM at 06:39, Sun 02 Jan 2022.

Nthanda casts her spell, raising her hand palm up and blowing towards the druid, whispering into the wind, "sleep..."

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09:06, Today: Nthanda rolled 26 using 5d8. centered on the druid's location, 26 HP worth will fall asleep within 20 feet of her, starting with the lowest HP. Perhaps the bandits in front and behind her?

One of the bandits had already closed with Tegan, so all the paladin had to do was stand his ground and fight. And so he did.

He slashed across the man's midsection and expected him to fall, but it seemed that his blade had not cut as deeply as he had expected . . .

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OOC:

Action: Tegan will attack the Bandit who has previously attacked him (N-10).

12:16, Today: Tegan rolled 26 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 20.  Melee Attack v. Bandit (AC 12). Critical Hit!

12:18, Today: Tegan rolled 8 using 2d8+6 with rolls of 1,1.  Damage (Longsword, Critical Hit).

Comments: I was feeling pretty good after rolling that Critical, looking at the map to see where to move Tegan after his man fell. Then came the Snake-Eyes on Damage . . . :(

Ukhtusk stepped out from behind the tree shouting, "SURPRISE DIE!!!"

He ran past Tegan, slaying the guard who'd engaged him; he continued running towards the feathered woman, skewering a guard along the way, and deflecting a spear-blow in return off his armor.

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OOC:
Move: 5' to O9
Action: Attack N10
14:39, Today: Ukhtusk rolled 15 using 1d20+6.  Attack N10.
14:40, Today: Ukhtusk rolled 8 using 1d8+4.  Damage M8.

Move: 20' to L8
Action Surge:
14:40, Today: Ukhtusk rolled 21 using 1d20+6.  Attack M8 - Action Surge.
14:40, Today: Ukhtusk rolled 10 using 1d8+4.  Damage N10.

Move 5' to K8.
 --> M8 Opportunity Attack
  14:52, Today: Ukhtusk rolled 17 using 1d20.  NPC Opportunity Attack vs AC 18.
  14:54, Today: Ukhtusk rolled 3 using 1d8.  Spear damage v Uk.
  Damage absorbed by armor mastery

Moments after Nthanda uttered her incantations the two closets bandits to Torgal fall to the ground asleep. Ukhtusk's savage charge scared a bandit into dropping its bow and drawing a short sword. It then stabbed ineffectively at Ukhtusk, trying in vain to protect the archer in the feathery cloak.  The other archers who are able to, move forward trying to get clearer shots.  The arrows fly out all over the area, it is not completely clear where they were all aimed.  One thudded into a tree near Thromm.




Bandit P7  dead
Bandit N10 dead
Bandit M8  AC12 HP 3
Bandit H5  AC12 HP11
Bandit G12 AC12 HP11 Asleep

Druid    I12 AC16 HP 5
Feathers J8  AC12 HP13

Bows   K7  AC12 HP11
Bows   J13 AC12 HP11 Asleep
Bows   K5  AC12 HP11
Bows   I11 AC12 HP11
Bows   G8  AC12 HP11

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Zenphar nods at Ukhtusk's daring charge which has caused the enemy to panic.

The ranger moves forward, until he has a line of sight to the fur-wearing druid, so he can loose an arrow at her.

[Elvish: "May Sehanine take you."] he mutters the prayer as he watches the elf fall. before moving back into the trees looking for cover from the many archers.

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Move: 25 ft from R14 to M14.
Attack: Zenphar rolled 22 for 10 damage.
Bonus: Move Hunter's Mark to Feathers.
Move: 10 ft from M14 to M16.
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Thromm grunted as the barbed shaft scored a runnel along hsi cheek then watched his companions charge into the clearing to give the archers further excellent line of sight. A sour twist to his lips wrinkled his features as he wuickly buckled his shield to his left arm then hefted his axe and rounded the tree, [Dwarven:"Kazukan kazakit-ha!"]

As he shouted the phrase, he met the eyes fo the nearest archer and grinned as his dwarven feet chugged. Like a heavy door slowly giving way to weight, he barreled toward the human. He lcoked eyes with the man and kept his axe in a low hold. As he grew close, he kept the man's eyes locked as he bellowed the warcry again at the top of his brassy lungs, [Dwarven:"Kazukan kazakit-ha!"] He finally brought the axe around in a wicked blow that carved into the man's form and sent coppery, salty blood splattering into the meadow, "Flee, human, or meet your ancestors this day. Your allies may bring me low, aye, but not until fter you are dead." He spat the man's own blood back at him.

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Move: Charge K5
Bonus: none
Object interaction: equip shield
Action: attack

<small>14:11, Today: Thromm rolled 10 using 1d8+4.  damage.
14:10, Today: Thromm rolled 22 using 1d20+6.  attack.</smal>

"Do not run!  Avenge Torgal!"  The woman in the feathery cloak calls to the other bandits seeing their spirits waver.  She then drew her short sword and stabbed at Ukhtusk.  She was unable to hit the halforc.  The two standing bandits with spears loose their nerve at the sight of the archer failing to hit Ukhtusk and started to run, leaving their spears behind.




Bandit P7  dead
Bandit N10 dead
Bandit M8  AC12 HP 3  Moves to Q1
Bandit H5  AC12 HP11  Moves to A4
Bandit G12 AC12 HP11 Asleep

Druid    I12 dead
Feathers J8  AC12 HP13

Bows   K7  AC12 HP11
Bows   J13 AC12 HP11 Asleep
Bows   K5  AC12 HP 1
Bows   I11 AC12 HP11
Bows   G8  AC12 HP11

Nthanda fired an eldritch blast at the woman in the feathers, but the shot went a bit off to the left.  Still, she hoped it looked impressive or intimidating enough to scare some of the archers.

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21:03, Today: Nthanda rolled 8 using 1d20+5.  Eldritch Blast.

"Hahahaha, YES! STAY! Avenge Torgal!" shouted Ukthusk as the feather-cloaked woman tried and failed to strike him. In response, he dropped his longsword and reached out, grabbing her to prevent her from fleeing.

Perhaps stunned at the rapid turn of events or distracted by the ray of eldrich energy streaming out from the forest, she found herself in Ukhtusk's mailed grip.

"Then they avenge YOU! HAHAHAHA!"

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OOC:
19:20, Today: Ukhtusk rolled 21 using 1d20+6.  Grapple -- Ukhtusk.
19:20, Today: Ukhtusk rolled 4 using 1d20.  Opposed Grapple -- Feathers (bonus not included).

Tegan could but admire the ferocity of his shield-brother's charge as Ukhtusk tore past him, striking down the bandit fighting Tegan as he passed by with the heedless nonchalance of one who was swatting a fly.

The paladin gave some thought to moving up to support Ukhtusk, but as he looked on, Thromm charged ahead and did that very thing. With the companions' left flank now taken care of, Tegan looked to the right. There an archer stood his ground, still fighting, and Tegan marked the man as his next foe.

Moving with a loping, distance-eating stride, Tegan moved up right in the archer's face. He feinted with a slashing attack seemingly aimed at the man's head. When the archer reacted to the feint, Tegan quickly reversed his blade and struck the man with a back-handed blade-stroke that cut deeply into his midsection.

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OOC:

Move: Tegan will move to J-11 (25 feet).

Action: 11:52, Today: Tegan rolled 15 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 9.  Melee Attack v. Bowman (AC 12). Hit!

11:53, Today: Tegan rolled 10 using 1d8+6 with rolls of 4.  Damage (Longsword).

Comments: Tegan has moved forward and is attacking the Bowman in I-11. After Tegan's Attack the man is still standing, but is badly hurt, with 1 HP.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:54, Thu 06 Jan 2022.

Having seen their leader fall then the second in command taken, the archers fled from the attackers.  The woman grappled by Ukhtusk cursed her cowardly comrades.

"Well done Ukhtusk!" Zenphar calls to the warrior as he steps out of the trees, an arrow still nocked, as he watches to ensure that the rest of the bandits are scattering and not re-grouping.

After a minute or two, if he does not see any signs of an attack from the bandits, he will sling his bow, and pull the coil of rope off his pack and bind the feathered archer - around the knees to hobble her and arms behind her back.

Unless Ukhtusk chooses to, he will then carefully disarm the prisoner, including removing the feathered cloak, if possible.
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Thromm grit his teeth as the man shifted. He expected a counter-attack. What he got was the man's backside. His grip tightened on his axe then he relaxed and let the man flee. He turned his gaze to the camp and grunted sourly at yet another disappointing combat. His doom had yet to find him, so he would wait for it at another place.

Instead, he approached the now bound archer and grimaced at her predicament. "Aye, that is the price to be paid for siding with bandits, eh? Hope it was worth it."

Unlike many others, Thromm expected that it had been. He hoped that all found purpose in their lives. He shifted his vision around the clearing and grunted again. "So, now we have our bandit corpse, what's ta be done with the rest? This one, I expect will just go right back to it, so turn her in? She'll be hanged. We okay with that?"

Nathan’s amo es quickly to join the others, and first disarms and binds the sleeping bandits.  “They will wake soon,” she explains.  Once that is done, she will make a round of the camp to see what is there and make sure none are hiding.

"We should turn in all of the ones who yet live," Tegan replied to Thromm's question. "Let the commander of the forces at the keep deal with them. "

Glancing around at his companions, he added "You all fought extremely well. I am proud to call you my shield-brothers and shield-sister."

After a short pause, he asked "Did any one take a wound? I have some healing magicks available."

Ukhtusk frowned watching the bandits flee, then turned back to the feathered woman, "We still fight, yes?"

Keeping his right hand firmly gripped on her shoulder, he drew back his shield arm aiming the edge of the shield at her nose and smiled hopefully.

The woman clearly bested stopped struggling.  </blue>"The fight is done."  She said to Ukhtusk while looking at her feet.  <blue>"It would save us all time if you killed us here, God's know what the sick bastards in the castle will do with us."  She continued.

Around the camp you find:
2 Short bow
2 Short sword
4 Spear
7 Daggers

From the lady in feathers:
Rapier
Long bow
Clock of feathers

From Torgal:
Quarterstaff with carving of ravens
A golden ring with a black stone carved with a bird.
From the sleeping and dead bandits including the lady in feathers 6 sets of leather armour.

From a chest inside the large tent you find:
An ornately carved pipe with a pouch of halfling weed
A darkened steel helm with the face of a skull
Polished boots of very soft leather
A polished steel shield with the face of a smiling man
31 gold pieces
97 silver pieces

This message was lightly edited by the GM at 00:20, Tue 11 Jan 2022.

Upon hearing the captive's suggestion, Tegan shook his head. "I will have no part of cutting the throats of helpless prisoners," he said.

"Like it or not, I am of the opinion that we needs must march them back to the keep."

Nthanda will look at every item with her Eldritch Sight and separate the magic ones from the non-magical ones.  "How much time do you think we have?" she asks the others as she looks at the pile of magic items.  "I can deiscern what these things are and how helpful they may be, but it will take a few minutes.  Any chance, do you think, the others will return for more?"

---

With "Eldritch Sight" she can cast Detect Magic at will without expending a spell slot.  She can tell the school of magic for any item with a bit of concentration.

"I am not an executioner...but the consequences of your actions are yours to bear."

"These three are secure and the rest of us can keep watch in case any of the others decide to return."

Zenphar will speak quietly to Tegan once Nthanda starts to study the items. "Do you think that the justice served at the Keep will be unfair? Our task was to capture Black Torgal, and we will be able to bring her body and perhaps one or two of her followers too.

We could let these three go, on their sworn word to leave the area and never to return."

The elf spins an arrow, as he watches for movement in the woods. "Or am I too soft?" he asks with a chuckle. "I came to this place, to hunt goblins. I have less concern with exterminating them, having dealt with their blood-thirstiness, first hand."
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The hopeful smile fell from Ukhtusk's face when the feathered woman stopped fighting, and he looked even more upset when Tegan said there wasn't to be any killing. He serruptitiously kiced the handle of her dropped rapier over towards her, looked back and forth between the handle and her, and grinned again.