Raam: The City of Anarchy IC

[RandomWombat]

The Prophets advance, cautious and ready, magic and psionics roiling around them as they prepare to smite any of the Killers lying in the hall should they survive the executions of Faldar's retainers.

Bounding over the slumped Boneclaw, the Hand swiftly rounds the corner to join them.

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Lazaar's crew ready actions.

Boneclaw remains paralyzed.

Faldar and Zantos' crews are up.

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Killers Psi Warrior - n20
Mul Rabble - 18

Lazaar's Crew - 16.6

Dwarf Rabble - 16
Killers Gladiatrix - 15
Killers Ganger - 15

The Hand - 14

Half-Giant Gladiator - 13
Mul Gladiator - 13
Baazrag Boneclaw - 13

Faldar's Crew - 12.6
Zantos' Crew - 11.3

Fire Cleric - 8
Killers Gladiator - 8
Human Rabble - 8
Dwarven Thug - 5
Grump - 3 (Suggested to smash Korno)
Magma Cleric - n1

[Bobthewizard]

Zantos Elf Hexblade 3 AC: 17 HP: 22/26 THP: 4 PP: 11 PIv: 9 PIs: 9 Spell Slots, 2nd: 0/2 Conditions: -- OOC

Jiro Elf Rain Cleric 2 AC: 17 HP: 16/17 PP:15 PIv:12 PIs:13 Eye Storm: 3/3LR Chan Divin: 0/1SR Spell Slots: 1st: 2/3 Conditions: --

Qaba Elf Ranger 2 AC: 15 HP: 7/21 PP: 14 PIv: 13 PIs: 14 Spell Slots: 1st: 0/2 Goodberies: 5 Conditions: --

Zantos places a bonfire across the hallway covering the southern half of the Boneclaw.

The elves then follow after the others, and keep their bows ready for any danger.

"Let's keep moving."

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Zantos casts create bonfire on the southern two squares of the Boneclaw. He will keep concentrating on this as long as he can.

Dex save or (1d8)[2] damage

Qaba and Jiro ready an action to shoot any enemies that appear.

[Moranica]

	Faldar Lufi Human/Psion (Vitalist) 3 AC: 13 HP: 16/27 PP: 13 PIv: 12 PIs: 11 Conditions: -- Speech		Bontar Dwarf/Barbarian 2 AC: 19 HP: 11/27 PP: 14 PIv: 9 PIs: 12 Conditions: -- Speech		Ptekme Thri-kreen/Rogue 1 AC: 17 HP: 9/17 PP: 13 PIv: 16 PIs: 13 Conditions: -- Speech

While Ptekme and Bontar carry out their brutal tasks, Faldar's face hardens. "It must be done.. " he whispers to himself. He moves further forward, pushing Bontar and Ptekme on.

Faldar tells Ptekme to scout ahead for a bit, while he takes over some of the killing. He moves up to the nearest rabble and blasts him at pointblank range. At the same time, Bontar prepares another mighty swing of his maul, this time hoping to take out the cleric.

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Bontar smashes the cleric, while Ptekme suddenly seems to slink into the shadows and moves up to the nearby door and peaks around the corner.
Attack plus damage - (1d20+4)[20] or (1d20+4)[16] - (2d6+5)[10] bludgeoning damage
Extra damage on crit - (2d6)[5]

Ptekme hides (bonus) and moves up to look around the corner. If the cleric gets up after Bontar's smash, he'll backstab him.
Stealth (1d20+8)[13] or (1d20+8)[18]

Faldar blasts the rabble
Attack plus damage - (1d20+6)[19] or (1d20+6)[23] - (1d10+4)[11] force damage
Extra damage on crit - (1d10)[4]

[RandomWombat]

With brutal efficiency, the warband strikes. The cleric survives Bontar's hammer, coughing and gripping his wounded chest for only a moment before Ptekme delivers a stab which causes the man to fade back into unconsciousness.

While Faldar blasts the last of the sleepers in the face with psionic energy to keep him down, Ptekme peers inside the nearby room. It appears to be the room in which the gladiators were prepared for the fight, with buckets of water and flasks of oil for making favored combatants presentable to the crowd. It has since been converted into a shrine, lines of benches once used by gladiators awaiting their turn in the arena now lined up as pews before a rough-made bonfire. Two stone totems rest on either side of the bonfire, one carved with iconography of flame, the other of magma.

The bonfire is not lit, but there is a soft warmth inside the room.


Zantos ignites the earth beneath the behemoth baazrag, the smell of cooking flesh wafting after them as the elves advance.

The going is tense as they move through the halls, now silent, all too aware that enemies still lurk somewhere within - or perhaps have fled to Korno, hoping to regroup around their great leader. With any luck the rampaging giant will dissuade that notion.

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Bontar smashes Magma Cleric for 10 damage, waking him. Ptekme sneak attacks for 13 damage as he starts to wake up, then moves ahead and stealthily peers around the corner into the room.
Faldar blasts Human Rabble for 11 damage, an immediate KO that keeps him from getting up.
Zantos casts Create Bonfire, the Boneclaw cannot evade due to being paralyzed and takes 2 damage.
Jiro and Qaba ready attacks.

Lazaar's crew is up.

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Killers Psi Warrior - n20
Mul Rabble - 18

Lazaar's Crew - 16.6

Dwarf Rabble - 16
Killers Gladiatrix - 15
Killers Ganger - 15

The Hand - 14

Half-Giant Gladiator - 13
Mul Gladiator - 13
Baazrag Boneclaw - 13

Faldar's Crew - 12.6
Zantos' Crew - 11.3

Fire Cleric - 8
Killers Gladiator - 8
Human Rabble - 8
Dwarven Thug - 5
Grump - 3 (Suggested to smash Korno)
Magma Cleric - n1

[Theophilus]

Lazaar Dargeth Dray Defiler Wizard AC: 14 HP: 18/18 PP: 11 PIv: 15 PIs: 11 Conditions: -- "Speech."

Greven Zhov Dray Aberrant Mind Sorcerer AC: 15 HP: 21/21 PP: 11 PIv: 11 PIs: 13 Conditions: -- Speech.

Qoheleth Dray Silt Cleric AC: 17 HP: 12/15 PP: 12 PIv: 11 PIs: 14 Conditions: --- "Speech.".

Greven feels his mind ripple with a new level of power. He finds he can manipulate and divide his psionics like the many facets on a crystal. He smiles under his veil, eager to unleash this new might upon his foes. He settles with his recent art, spiking the dying with psionic blasts.

The defiler assisted with the mercy kills to the dying foes, seeking to ensure none rose. Qoheleth guarded the rear faithfully, calling the slow move of the Silt to follow his wake.

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Qoh's Curse of Black Sands continues to mark Grump.

Greven BA casts Mind Sliver on the cleric and casts Mind Sliver on the rabble. Two Int 13 saves vs (1d6)[6] psychic and - (1d4)[2] to the cleric's next save, (1d6)[6] psychic and - (1d4)[1] to the rabble's next save.

Lazaar casts Toll the Dead on the dying cleric. DC 13 Wis or die. Qoh readies Toll the Dead DC 12 Wis or (1d12)[10] necrotic if a ganger appears in range. Distance and sicken raze the magma cleric's space.

[RandomWombat]

The two fallen gangers writhe on the ground, veins throbbing in their foreheads. The cleric pales as life begins to seep out of him. As they carefully eliminate anything that could attack them from behind, and check their doors, Hand swiftly weaves through the group to take the fore, only slowing as he nears the corner of the hallway.

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Greven casts Mind Sliver twice, the Magma Cleric resists but the Rabble takes a failed death save.
Lazaar casts Toll the Dead on the Magma Cleric, dealing 2 failed death saves.
Qoheleth readies an action.

Boneclaw takes 1 dire damage and remains paralyzed.

Faldar and Zantos' crews are up!

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Killers Psi Warrior - n20
Mul Rabble - 18

Lazaar's Crew - 16.6

Dwarf Rabble - 16
Killers Gladiatrix - 15
Killers Ganger - 15

The Hand - 14

Half-Giant Gladiator - 13
Mul Gladiator - 13
Baazrag Boneclaw - 13

Faldar's Crew - 12.6
Zantos' Crew - 11.3

Fire Cleric - 8
Killers Gladiator - 8
Human Rabble - 8
Dwarven Thug - 5
Grump - 3 (Suggested to smash Korno)
Magma Cleric - n1

[Moranica]

	Faldar Lufi Human/Psion (Vitalist) 3 AC: 13 HP: 16/27 PP: 13 PIv: 12 PIs: 11 Conditions: -- Speech		Bontar Dwarf/Barbarian 2 AC: 19 HP: 19/35 PP: 14 PIv: 9 PIs: 12 Conditions: -- Speech		Ptekme Thri-kreen/Rogue 1 AC: 17 HP: 9/17 PP: 13 PIv: 16 PIs: 13 Conditions: -- Speech

Quickly, the group moves up to the corner. Faldar notices a small change in Bontar. The short breather the group got, while taking care of the downed enemies seems to have been sufficient for Bontar to recuperate a little.

As per the usual, Ptekme takes the lead in scouting, chittering something to the hand. "If heal you can, heal our big guy. I hunt for their pack leader."

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Stealth for Ptekme
(1d20+8)[18] or (1d20+8)[13]

[Bobthewizard]

Zantos Elf Hexblade 3 AC: 17 HP: 22/26 THP: 4 PP: 11 PIv: 9 PIs: 9 Spell Slots, 2nd: 0/2 Conditions: -- OOC

Jiro Elf Rain Cleric 2 AC: 17 HP: 16/17 PP:15 PIv:12 PIs:13 Eye Storm: 3/3LR Chan Divin: 0/1SR Spell Slots: 1st: 2/3 Conditions: --

Qaba Elf Ranger 2 AC: 15 HP: 7/21 PP: 14 PIv: 13 PIs: 14 Spell Slots: 1st: 0/2 Goodberies: 5 Conditions: --

Zantos concentrates on the bonfire across the hallway covering the southern half of the Boneclaw.

The elves follow after the Hand and keep their bows ready for any danger.

"What do you see, Hand?"

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Zantos keeps create bonfire on the southern two squares of the Boneclaw. He will keep concentrating on this as long as he can.

Dex save or (1d8)[3] damage

Zantos, Qaba and Jiro ready an action to shoot any enemies that appear.

[RandomWombat]

Hand chitters back and nods affirmatively, as Bontar and the others continue to move up. Down the hall around the corner, Ptekme can see dusty sunlight at the end, just around a corner. There is another side hall just by the exit. The two kreen are able to signal that things seem clear ahead.

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Dying enemies fail their final death saves due to Exhaustion and perish.

Lazaar's crew is up.

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Killers Psi Warrior - n20
Mul Rabble - 18

Lazaar's Crew - 16.6

Dwarf Rabble - 16
Killers Gladiatrix - 15
Killers Ganger - 15

The Hand - 14

Half-Giant Gladiator - 13
Mul Gladiator - 13
Baazrag Boneclaw - 13

Faldar's Crew - 12.6
Zantos' Crew - 11.3

Fire Cleric - 8
Killers Gladiator - 8
Human Rabble - 8
Dwarven Thug - 5
Grump - 3 (Suggested to smash Korno)
Magma Cleric - n1

[Theophilus]

Lazaar Dargeth Dray Defiler Wizard AC: 14 HP: 18/18 PP: 11 PIv: 15 PIs: 11 Conditions: -- "Speech."

Greven Zhov Dray Aberrant Mind Sorcerer AC: 15 HP: 21/21 PP: 11 PIv: 11 PIs: 13 Conditions: -- Speech.

Qoheleth Dray Silt Cleric AC: 17 HP: 12/15 PP: 12 PIv: 11 PIs: 14 Conditions: --- "Speech.".

The prophets advanced, pausing to ensure the mercenaries surge ahead. The wilder, priest, and defiler knew the wisdom letting the physically violent to close while they released their arts from behind.

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All three ready their action to dash after the martials move forward, seeking to maintain their current arrangement.

[RandomWombat]

Laying a chitinous claw upon Bontar's arm, the Hand glows softly. Bontar feels a sensation much like Faldar's healing, a strange motion in his flesh as it knits back together. The Prophets move gradually ahead behind them.

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The Hand heals Bontar for 15, bringing him to full.

Boneclaw takes 2 fire damage, and remains paralyzed.

Faldar and Zantos' crews.

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Killers Psi Warrior - n20
Mul Rabble - 18

Lazaar's Crew - 16.6

Dwarf Rabble - 16
Killers Gladiatrix - 15
Killers Ganger - 15

The Hand - 14

Half-Giant Gladiator - 13
Mul Gladiator - 13
Baazrag Boneclaw - 13

Faldar's Crew - 12.6
Zantos' Crew - 11.3

Fire Cleric - 8
Killers Gladiator - 8
Human Rabble - 8
Dwarven Thug - 5
Grump - 3 (Suggested to smash Korno)
Magma Cleric - n1

[Bobthewizard]

Zantos Elf Hexblade 3 AC: 17 HP: 22/26 THP: 4 PP: 11 PIv: 9 PIs: 9 Spell Slots, 2nd: 0/2 Conditions: -- OOC

Jiro Elf Rain Cleric 2 AC: 17 HP: 16/17 PP:15 PIv:12 PIs:13 Eye Storm: 3/3LR Chan Divin: 0/1SR Spell Slots: 1st: 2/3 Conditions: --

Qaba Elf Ranger 2 AC: 15 HP: 7/21 PP: 14 PIv: 13 PIs: 14 Spell Slots: 1st: 0/2 Goodberies: 5 Conditions: --

The elves move to the front of the group, looking around the corner as they follow the Giant's oily prints. Zantos appear to be having fun while Jiro and Qaba are more measured and looking for any signs of danger.

"Come on, everyone!"

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Zantos keeps create bonfire on the southern two squares of the Boneclaw. He will keep concentrating on this as long as he can.

Dex save or (1d8)[3] damage

Zantos, Qaba and Jiro all dash.

[Moranica]

	Faldar Lufi Human/Psion (Vitalist) 3 AC: 13 HP: 16/27 PP: 13 PIv: 12 PIs: 11 Conditions: -- Speech		Bontar Dwarf/Barbarian 2 AC: 19 HP: 35/35 PP: 14 PIv: 9 PIs: 12 Conditions: -- Speech		Ptekme Thri-kreen/Rogue 1 AC: 17 HP: 9/17 PP: 13 PIv: 16 PIs: 13 Conditions: -- Speech

When the group had formed up once more, Faldar ordered his men forward. With Ptekme, stealthly leading the way.

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Ptekme stealth (1d20+8)[27] or (1d20+8)[22]

[RandomWombat]

Moving forward as a group, Faldar's squad takes point with Ptekme scouting the intersection ahead. Peering carefully around the corner, Ptekme quickly slips back out of view when he sees Killers inside of a small, open area outside of more cells. There are what look like barrels of water and boxes sitting around the room. Killers appear to be waiting beside each entry point, unsure of which way the warband will be coming from. They are almost certainly ready to leap at the first sign of a threat.

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The full crew moves forward. Ptekme Hides.

Lazaar's crew is up. Assuming they don't do anything to kick the hornet's nest, Faldar and Zantos' crews can queue up their actions as well.

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Killers Psi Warrior - n20
Mul Rabble - 18

Lazaar's Crew - 16.6

Dwarf Rabble - 16
Killers Gladiatrix - 15
Killers Ganger - 15

The Hand - 14

Half-Giant Gladiator - 13
Mul Gladiator - 13
Baazrag Boneclaw - 13

Faldar's Crew - 12.6
Zantos' Crew - 11.3

Fire Cleric - 8
Killers Gladiator - 8
Human Rabble - 8
Dwarven Thug - 5
Grump - 3 (Suggested to smash Korno)
Magma Cleric - n1

[Bobthewizard]

Zantos Elf Hexblade 3 AC: 17 HP: 22/26 THP: 4 PP: 11 PIv: 9 PIs: 9 Spell Slots, 2nd: 0/2 Conditions: -- OOC

Jiro Elf Rain Cleric 2 AC: 17 HP: 16/17 PP:15 PIv:12 PIs:13 Eye Storm: 3/3LR Chan Divin: 0/1SR Spell Slots: 1st: 2/3 Conditions: --

Qaba Elf Ranger 2 AC: 15 HP: 7/21 PP: 14 PIv: 13 PIs: 14 Spell Slots: 1st: 0/2 Goodberies: 5 Conditions: --

The move forward keep up with Ptekme stopping before they get to the intersection. Zantos whispers to the others as he looks to see where the oily tracks lead.

"What's the plan?"

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Zantos keeps create bonfire on the southern two squares of the Boneclaw. He will keep concentrating on this as long as he can.

Dex save or (1d8)[3] damage

Zantos, Qaba and Jiro all dash again.

[Theophilus]

Lazaar Dargeth Dray Defiler Wizard AC: 14 HP: 18/18 PP: 11 PIv: 15 PIs: 11 Conditions: -- "Speech."

Greven Zhov Dray Aberrant Mind Sorcerer AC: 15 HP: 21/21 PP: 11 PIv: 11 PIs: 13 Conditions: -- Speech.

Qoheleth Dray Silt Cleric AC: 17 HP: 12/15 PP: 12 PIv: 11 PIs: 14 Conditions: --- "Speech.".

The prophets followed the others, holding arcane words at the ready to release upon foes. The await to hear what the nobleman wished to do with what the scout could see, being too far away to gain a visual themselves.

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All three ready their action to cast a cantrip if someone hostile appears in range.

Qoh: DC 12 Wis or take (1d8)[5] ( (1d12)[9] if injured) necrotic
Laz: [roll]1d20+5z[/roll] for (1d10)[6] fire. Distant/Raze the target if able.
Grev: [roll]1d20+5z[/roll] for (1d8)[3] necrotic, cannot regain HP on a hit.

[Moranica]

	Faldar Lufi Human/Psion (Vitalist) 3 AC: 13 HP: 16/27 PP: 13 PIv: 12 PIs: 11 Conditions: -- Speech		Bontar Dwarf/Barbarian 2 AC: 19 HP: 35/35 PP: 14 PIv: 9 PIs: 12 Conditions: -- Speech		Ptekme Thri-kreen/Rogue 1 AC: 17 HP: 9/17 PP: 13 PIv: 16 PIs: 13 Conditions: -- Speech

"Zantos, come back a little bit, behind Bontar. Ptekme will attack them and lure them back around the corner. When they come, I want that small area turned into a death trap, with arrows and magic. Bontar will form the front line, together with Ptekme." Faldar quickly explains and nods to the prophets to get ready as well.

[Bobthewizard]

Zantos Elf Hexblade 3 AC: 17 HP: 22/26 THP: 4 PP: 11 PIv: 9 PIs: 9 Spell Slots, 2nd: 0/2 Conditions: -- OOC

Jiro Elf Rain Cleric 2 AC: 17 HP: 16/17 PP:15 PIv:12 PIs:13 Eye Storm: 3/3LR Chan Divin: 0/1SR Spell Slots: 1st: 2/3 Conditions: --

Qaba Elf Ranger 2 AC: 15 HP: 7/21 PP: 14 PIv: 13 PIs: 14 Spell Slots: 1st: 0/2 Goodberies: 5 Conditions: --

"Sure thing, boss."

All of the elves back up a few feet, drawing their bows and preparing for the first wave.

"Someone watch behind us in case that Boneclaw comes that way."

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Zantos keeps create bonfire on the southern two squares of the Boneclaw. He will keep concentrating on this as long as he can.

Dex save or (1d8)[4] damage

Zantos, Qaba and Jiro all ready an action to shoot anything that comes close to Ptekme.

If you want Zantos in front instead of Ptekme that's fine too.

[Moranica]

	Faldar Lufi Human/Psion (Vitalist) 3 AC: 13 HP: 16/27 PP: 13 PIv: 12 PIs: 11 Conditions: -- Speech		Bontar Dwarf/Barbarian 2 AC: 19 HP: 35/35 PP: 14 PIv: 9 PIs: 12 Conditions: -- Speech		Ptekme Thri-kreen/Rogue 1 AC: 17 HP: 9/17 PP: 13 PIv: 16 PIs: 13 Conditions: -- Speech

Faldar readies a mindblast for any enemies rounding the corner. "Alright, Zantos, I want you to step in if either Bontar or Ptekme go down. Besides, you're better at ranged attacks then Ptekme is."

After a quick nod, Ptekme takes one of his Chatka's and launches it at a nearby enemy, before moving back next to Bontar, who whispers: "Hammer time.."

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Ptekme attack
Attack plus damage - (1d20+6)[21] - (1d6+4)[10] piercing damage
Sneak attack (1d6)[5]
Extra damage on crit - (2d6)[3]

Bontar
Attack plus damage - (1d20+4)[7] - (2d6+5)[8] bludgeoning damage
Extra damage on crit - (2d6)[4]

Faldar
Attack plus damage - (1d20+6)[12] - (1d10+4)[9] force damage
Extra damage on crit - (1d10)[10]

[RandomWombat]

Everyone forms up, bows drawn, frontliners low to give them a clear shot, and casters gathering power in anticipation. Slipping out around the corner, Ptekme looses a sudden throw of his chatchka, which buries it into the chest of a Killer in waiting. The attack is so sudden that those with readied weapons can't react in time before Ptekme vanishes.

Soon after, however, they begin hurrying to strike back. "Smash that bug!" a gruff, deep dwarven voice commands. A green around the ears human rabble with a sling moves up just far enough to take a shot at Ptekme, the stone whizzing past his antenna and clipping it for a painful, but far from vital hit. A second man leans around the corner, taking a shot at the same time as Bontar's hammer swings around to clobber him. The man is just able to duck, throwing off his shot and merely startling Ptekme with a clack of stone against stone right next to his head.

Just when it seems he's going to get off scott free, Lazaar's flame scorches the side of his head brutally, and the man, wounded and reeling, falls to the tolling of the black bell. A skeletal claw from Greven sails past a little too late, phasing into the wall and spooking the man behind him instead.

A man in the garb of the Magma Lords steps into the hall over the body, greeted by a trio of arrows. One shot goes wide, another deflected by his quarterstaff in a swift motion, the third slashing past his arm and leaving a shallow cut. Wearing a satisfied grimace, he begins weaving a spell to pour flame and heat into the hall, but it dissipates as Faldar's mental blast clobbers him upside the head and sends him sprawling to the floor.

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Time is taken to ready actions before initiating.

Ptekme sneak attacks Killers Ganger, for a 15 damage one hit KO.
Nobody passes a check to react to Ptekme's sneak attack in time.

Human Rabble shoots Ptekme for 2 damage.
Human Rabble shoots Ptekme for 4 damage, then gets missed by Bontar's attack. Greven also misses, but Lazaar hits for 6 damage, and Qoh's spell KOs with a 9.
Magma Cleric provokes the elves and Faldar, taking 7 damage from one arrow hit, and 9 damage from Faldar which KOs.

Lazaar's crew is up again.

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Killers Psi Warrior - n20
Mul Rabble - 18

Lazaar's Crew - 16.6

Dwarf Rabble - 16
Killers Gladiatrix - 15
Killers Ganger - 15

The Hand - 14

Half-Giant Gladiator - 13
Mul Gladiator - 13
Baazrag Boneclaw - 13

Faldar's Crew - 12.6
Zantos' Crew - 11.3

Fire Cleric - 8
Killers Gladiator - 8
Human Rabble - 8
Dwarven Thug - 5
Grump - 3 (Suggested to smash Korno)
Magma Cleric - n1

[Theophilus]

Lazaar Dargeth Dray Defiler Wizard AC: 14 HP: 18/18 PP: 11 PIv: 15 PIs: 11 Conditions: -- "Speech."

Greven Zhov Dray Aberrant Mind Sorcerer AC: 15 HP: 21/21 PP: 11 PIv: 11 PIs: 13 Conditions: -- Speech.

Qoheleth Dray Silt Cleric AC: 17 HP: 12/15 PP: 12 PIv: 11 PIs: 14 Conditions: --- "Speech.".

Greven stretched forth his wand and invoked in his strange tongue. Waves of fatigue invisibly washed over the foes. He then gestured, stirring words from the downed cleric, "...By the flamin' firmament, retreat! Head for the stairs!"

The other prophets prepared another salvo to deplete more foes as they raced into view.

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All three ready their action to cast a cantrip if someone hostile appears in range.

Qoh: Readied action (ganger appears in range) DC 12 Wis or take (1d8)[3] ( (1d12)[5] if injured) necrotic
Laz: Readied action (ganger appears in range) (1d20+5)[25] for (1d10)[8] fire. Distant/Raze the target if able.
Grev: BA Minor illusion (Sound) mimic Magma Cleric's voice (Action to make a DC 13 Investigation check to discern falsehood of voice). Cast Sleep to knock out (5d8)[21] hp of gangers, starting with the lowest.

[RandomWombat]

Greven casts his spell of slumber into the side hall ahead, and he hears the satisfying sound of bodies slumping to the ground. A gruff voice barks, "Firebug's right! Regroup with the frontline!"

A dwarf tries to run past, catching Lazaar's flame in the back and collapsing to the ground. Another rounds the corner, squaring off against Bontar with a determined expression. "Somebody! Warn Korno! I'll hold 'em off!" Pushing through Qoheleth spell with his willpower he takes a swing at Bontar, which the veteran gladiator blocks with the haft of his hammer, shoving the weaker dwarf's warpick aside.

Two more gangers run into the hall, trying to make it to the tunnel out now that their ambush has gone tits up. But swerving between panicked swings, The Hand dances around them and slashes across one of the fleeing gangers with two claws, dropping the man to the floor.

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Greven casts Sleep, causing two Human Rabble to pass out.
Greven casts Minor Illusion.
Qoh and Lazaar ready actions.

Dwarf Rabble triggers Lazaar's Firebolt, taking 17 damage for a KO.
Dwarf Rabble passes save vs Toll the Dead, and misses Bontar.

Hand moves to intercept, and is missed by two AoO. He slashes a Ganger twice for 11 and 3, landing a KO.

Boneclaw takes 6 more bonfire damage.

Zantos and Faldar's crews are up.

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Killers Psi Warrior - n20
Mul Rabble - 18

Lazaar's Crew - 16.6

Dwarf Rabble - 16
Killers Gladiatrix - 15
Killers Ganger - 15

The Hand - 14

Half-Giant Gladiator - 13
Mul Gladiator - 13
Baazrag Boneclaw - 13

Faldar's Crew - 12.6
Zantos' Crew - 11.3

Fire Cleric - 8
Killers Gladiator - 8
Human Rabble - 8
Dwarven Thug - 5
Grump - 3 (Suggested to smash Korno)
Magma Cleric - n1

[Bobthewizard]

Zantos Elf Hexblade 3 AC: 17 HP: 22/26 THP: 4 PP: 11 PIv: 9 PIs: 9 Spell Slots, 2nd: 0/2 Conditions: -- OOC

Jiro Elf Rain Cleric 2 AC: 17 HP: 16/17 PP:15 PIv:12 PIs:13 Eye Storm: 3/3LR Chan Divin: 0/1SR Spell Slots: 1st: 2/3 Conditions: --

Qaba Elf Ranger 2 AC: 15 HP: 7/21 PP: 14 PIv: 13 PIs: 14 Spell Slots: 1st: 0/2 Goodberies: 5 Conditions: --

When the dwarf rounds the corner to attack Bontar, the elves release their held arrows.

Seeing the Hand start to get surrounded, Zantos then moves up and attacks the Killers Ganger right in front of him. Jiro and Qaba launch arrows at the enemy, starting with the Ganger in front of Zantos, and moving on once he falls.

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Reactions: Readied actions to shoot arrows. I didn't see these in your summary. I think these go against the dwarf rabble in front of Bontar.

Zantos (1d20+7)[17], damage (1d8+5)[8]

Jiro (1d20+5)[18], damage (1d6+3)[4]

Qaba (1d20+8)[21], damage (1d8+4)[12]

Concentration: Zantos keeps create bonfire on the southern two squares of the Boneclaw. He will keep concentrating on this as long as he can.

Dex save or (1d8)[2] damage

Actions:

Zantos attacks with his scimitar. (1d20+7)[14], advantage for flanking (1d20+7)[15], damage (1d8+5)[6]

Jiro (1d20+5)[7], damage (1d6+3)[9]

Qaba (1d20+8)[27], damage (1d8+4)[11]

[Moranica]

	Faldar Lufi Human/Psion (Vitalist) 3 AC: 13 HP: 16/27 PP: 13 PIv: 12 PIs: 11 Conditions: -- Speech		Bontar Dwarf/Barbarian 2 AC: 19 HP: 35/35 PP: 14 PIv: 9 PIs: 12 Conditions: -- Speech		Ptekme Thri-kreen/Rogue 1 AC: 17 HP: 9/17 PP: 13 PIv: 16 PIs: 13 Conditions: -- Speech

"Good work!", Faldar shouts as enemies are going down left and right. "Make sure you finish off the ones that are down."

Both Bontar and Ptekme start moving fowards, finishing off any enemies in their path. Faldar keeps his focus on the corner, ready to blast enemies coming around it.

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Bontar
Attack plus damage - (1d20+4)[5] / (1d20+4)[19] - (2d6+5)[10] bludgeoning damage
Extra damage on crit - (2d6)[4]

Ptekme
Attack plus damage - (1d20+6)[16] / (1d20+6)[10] - (1d6+4)[8] piercing damage
Sneak attack (1d6)[6]
Extra damage on crit - (2d6)[6]

Faldar readies mindblast
Attack plus damage - (1d20+6)[18] - (1d10+4)[7] force damage
Extra damage on crit - (1d10)[6]

[RandomWombat]

Driving his scimitar into the back of the ganger as he falls away from Hand's claws, Zantos dumps him unceremoniously on the stone floor. An arrow whizzes by, and a second embeds itself into the dwarf next to the elven warchief. Bontar's hammer brings the dwarf down, and Ptekme begins ripping into him to finish the job.

The hallway crowded with bodies, a dwarven psionicist gathers power in his crystal orb, and Zantos feels a distortion in the air around him. A psionic blast impacts him, shattering the remnants of his icy barrier.

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Zantos strikes Killers Ganger for two failed death saves.
Jiro misses Dwarf Rabble.
Qaba shoots Dwarf Rabble for 11, Bloodying him.
Faldar readies a blast.
Bontar takes down Dwarf Rabble for 10 damage.
Ptekme attacks the downed Dwarf Rabble for two failed death saves.

Killers Psi Warrior marks Zantos with a Dexterity Hex and uses Eldritch Blast, hitting for 4 force damage and 1 necrotic.

Lazaar's crew is up!

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Killers Psi Warrior - n20
Mul Rabble - 18

Lazaar's Crew - 16.6

Dwarf Rabble - 16
Killers Gladiatrix - 15
Killers Ganger - 15

The Hand - 14

Half-Giant Gladiator - 13
Mul Gladiator - 13
Baazrag Boneclaw - 13

Faldar's Crew - 12.6
Zantos' Crew - 11.3

Fire Cleric - 8
Killers Gladiator - 8
Human Rabble - 8
Dwarven Thug - 5
Grump - 3 (Suggested to smash Korno)
Magma Cleric - n1

[Theophilus]

Lazaar Dargeth Dray Defiler Wizard AC: 14 HP: 18/18 PP: 11 PIv: 15 PIs: 11 Conditions: -- "Speech."

Greven Zhov Dray Aberrant Mind Sorcerer AC: 15 HP: 21/21 PP: 11 PIv: 11 PIs: 13 Conditions: -- Speech.

Qoheleth Dray Silt Cleric AC: 17 HP: 12/15 PP: 12 PIv: 11 PIs: 14 Conditions: --- "Speech.".

Greven unleashes volleys of psionic energy into the ganger in sight as the man tries to thread the gauntlet. The magma cleric groans weakly, "...take me...with ya, lads!"

Lazaar and the vicar reinforced the emissary's blasts a gout of flame and a tolling bell.

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Fire off spells if that ganger at the top of the map is conscious.

Qoh: Toll the Dead DC 12 Wis or take (1d12)[6] necrotic
Laz: Fire Bolt (1d20+5)[25] for (1d10)[9] fire. Crit total for 17 fire. Distant/Raze the target.
Grev: BA Chill Touch (1d20+5)[25] for (1d8)[2] necrotic; Crit total for 10 necrotic. Chill Touch (1d20+5)[12] for (1d8)[5] necrotic. If either hits, cannot regain HP until the end of Grev's next turn.

[RandomWombat]

A bolt of fire, thin and powerful as a javelin, arcs through the crowd assembled in the hall. It spears through the ganger's chest, leaving a scorched hole that he looks down at in shock before collapsing. Greven's spectral hand floats over and grasps the man by his face, smothering him. At the tolling of the bell, his struggle ends.

Standing between the fleeing gangers and the exit, the Hand peers down at the magma cleric that still seems to be wheezing out instructions. The kreen quickly uses a footclaw to crush the cleric's windpipe before he can cast more spells.

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Lazaar crits Killers Ganger for 17 critical damage.
Greven's attack gets Disadvantage from prone after he goes down, but still hits for a failed death save.
And then Qoh's Toll the Dead executes the Ganger.

The Hand executes the Magma Cleric.

Boneclaw takes another 2 fire damage.

Zantos and Faldar's crews are up!
I moved the fully dead corpses off the field.

Spoiler: Initiative

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Killers Psi Warrior - n20
Mul Rabble - 18

Lazaar's Crew - 16.6

Dwarf Rabble - 16
Killers Gladiatrix - 15
Killers Ganger - 15

The Hand - 14

Half-Giant Gladiator - 13
Mul Gladiator - 13
Baazrag Boneclaw - 13

Faldar's Crew - 12.6
Zantos' Crew - 11.3

Fire Cleric - 8
Killers Gladiator - 8
Human Rabble - 8
Dwarven Thug - 5
Grump - 3 (Suggested to smash Korno)
Magma Cleric - n1

[Bobthewizard]

Zantos Elf Hexblade 3 AC: 17 HP: 22/26 THP: 4 PP: 11 PIv: 9 PIs: 9 Spell Slots, 2nd: 0/2 Conditions: -- OOC

Jiro Elf Rain Cleric 2 AC: 17 HP: 16/17 PP:15 PIv:12 PIs:13 Eye Storm: 3/3LR Chan Divin: 0/1SR Spell Slots: 1st: 2/3 Conditions: --

Qaba Elf Ranger 3 AC: 15 HP: 14/29 PP: 14 PIv: 13 PIs: 14 Spell Slots: 1st: 1/3 Goodberies: 5 Conditions: --

Zantos moves further into the fight, maneuvering around dead bodies to get to the other side of the Killers Psi Warrior.

Jiro and Qaba move to the north, taking shots at the warrior on their way.

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Concentration: Zantos keeps create bonfire on the southern two squares of the Boneclaw. He will keep concentrating on this as long as he can.

Actions: all attacks on the last standing (I think that's a Killers Psi Warrior), if everyone drops, then use them on the nearest downed enemy, but not on any that are just sleeping.

Zantos attacks with his scimitar. (1d20+7)[27], damage (1d8+5)[12] +5 = 17

Jiro (1d20+5)[21], damage (1d6+3)[9]

Qaba (1d20+8)[28], damage (1d8+4)[6] +2 = 8

Qaba Hordebreaker (rolled OOC) 19 to hit for 7 damage

[Moranica]

	Faldar Lufi Human/Psion (Vitalist) 3 AC: 13 HP: 16/27 PP: 13 PIv: 12 PIs: 11 Conditions: -- Speech		Bontar Dwarf/Barbarian 2 AC: 19 HP: 35/35 PP: 14 PIv: 9 PIs: 12 Conditions: -- Speech		Ptekme Thri-kreen/Rogue 1 AC: 17 HP: 9/17 PP: 13 PIv: 16 PIs: 13 Conditions: -- Speech

Both Bontar and Ptekme, quickly move up as the dwarf and the cleric are taken care of. While dashing, Bontar heaves his maul high above his head and smashes it down on the rabble on the ground. Ptekme slashes one of the downed enemies across the throat.

Faldar follows more cautiously behind. He moves up and blasts the psi warrior, hoping to finish what Zantos started.

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Faldar
Attack plus damage - (1d20+6)[24] - (1d10+4)[10] force damage
Extra damage on crit - (1d10)[2]

Bontar
Attack plus damage - (1d20+4)[7] / (1d20+4)[9] - (2d6+5)[14] bludgeoning damage
Extra damage on crit - (2d6)[4]

Ptekme
Attack plus damage - (1d20+6)[8] / (1d20+6)[20] - (1d6+4)[10] piercing damage
Sneak attack (1d6)[5]
Extra damage on crit - (2d6)[7]

[RandomWombat]

Leaping over the fallen, Zantos whirls around and slashes the dwarf across the back before he can react. He falls to the ground, psi-orb falling from his hands.

With the last of their standing foes dead, the crew quickly dispatches the rest. Beyond the corner, the elves can see the exterior of the arena. Multiple tiers of jagged rock with handholds for combatants to climb, carved pits lined with spikes, and a set of walls full of seating built up around it. At the far side is a wall with watchtowers, where the exterior gate to the arena floor will be, as well as the stairs up to the stands.

Throughout the rough area, the Killers have built ramshackle huts and tents. Several clerics are treating patients at a few triage sites up above, with nobody yet noticing the intrusion of the warband. But the trampling footsteps of Grump are visible, climbing up and over in a beeline for the gate, and beyond it the frontline, where the sounds of battle and shouting can be heard.

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Zantos crits Killers Psi Warrior for 17 damage, and a KO.

The last enemy capable of fighting back is now down, so I think we can safely exit Initiative. Combat ends. Made some quick rolls for the Boneclaw as well, and it perishes to the flames, unable to break out of its poisoned paralysis due to Exhaustion 2.