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    The party is forced to retreat, to allow Leif to convey what she saw, and for Ayalla to begin casting her silence spell. It is a small blessing that the ogres have torches on the building to allow you to see your target even from a distance away - there is slim chance you would be able to incant a spell's words of powers up close without being overheard after all.

    The minutes tick by as you all prepare yourselves to make contact with the enemy. When the spell completes...nothing happens. Why would it? After all, all you've done is create a small pocket of silence. One of the ogre guards on watch seem momentarily confused, craning its heads, but they don't understand what has befallen them. They do not know, and they do not see, what is to come. Immediately, Trellara lets out the quietest whistle she can to urge the boat back towards the building at full speed, taking up her bow in readiness for the fight.

    There's no way to hide your approach, and the one of the ogres spots you as you come, but his shout to grab the attention of the others goes unheard, captured as it is by the bubble of non-sound.

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    20ft Radius Silence nets two "entirely inside it", I opted to ensnare the closest ones, I couldn't find a way to make it four no matter where I put the circle. Ogres have darkvision, so they would see the boat coming at this distance.

    As a reminder the distance between the wooden platforms and the upper level is around 15ft, chances are most of you are going to have to go around rather than up and over.

    The boat moves on Trellara's turn, so there'll be a new map when that happens.

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    Ayalla:(1d20)[19]
    Polina: (1d20)[19]

    Trellara: 15
    Paul: (1d20+1)[13]

    OGPu: (1d20)[9]

    Leif:(1d20)[1]

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    Ayalla Nazonda
    Spirit Medium
    HP: 39/39, HD: 6/6, AC: 15, Resistance: Lightning
    Conditions: Concentration (Silence)
    Spell Slots: 1st: 4/4, 2nd: 3/3, 3rd: 2/3
    Wuffles III (Wolf Familiar)
    HP: 36/36, HD: 6/6, AC: 16
    Not wanting to raise the alarm with a flashy spell Ayalla looses a bolt at the nearest Ogre while Wuffles moves into position.
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    Wuffles will dash 20 ft flying.
    Light Crossbow: (1d20+6)[9], (1d8+3)[6]
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    Polina quickly casts her Zephyr Strike spell on herself, and then takes two big steps to the front of the boat and leaps to the base of the wall. She scans the corner for handholds for climbing (rocky mountains are her natural habitat, after all).

    She calls out in her best rough Giant dialect, "They're coming from the north!" But she readies herself for an inevitable javelin or two headed her way again.

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    Action to Dodge, Bonus Action to cast Zephyr Strike. Polina's movement doesn't provoke AoOs while she stays concentrating on it. Let me know if you want a Deception check to confuse the ogres with her misdirect.

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    Ayalla's crossbow bolt soars through the darkness, into the light, and then right back into darkness again, peeling past the targeted ogre, who catches a glimpse of the projectile and understands it enough. Polina's call goes out, but added to the recent crossbow bolt you can be quite sure that at least one of them isn't buying it.

    Trellara deflt guides the boat into a stop at the closest wooden walkway and whistles it to a halt, her bow at the ready.

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    Crossbow misses.
    Too soon to tell what Polina's shout's done.

    Trellara and Paul are up.

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    Ayalla:(1d20)[19]
    Polina: (1d20)[19]

    Trellara: 15
    Paul: (1d20+1)[13]

    OGPu: (1d20)[9]

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    Paul Mauser
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    AC: 18 HP: 45/45
    PPer: 14 PInv: 18 PIst: 11
    Conditions: --
    Concentrating: --
    Infusions active: Wand (me) +1 AC armor (Polina) Ring of Spell Fueling (restore 1 3rd level slot as action): Leif

    With at least one ogre apparently having seen them, Paul targets that one with a glob of acid, then hops onto the wood platform. He keeps his flamethrower runes from activating, as they will certainly be noticed by everyone in the area.
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    Closest ogre
    Acid splash (2d6)[4] plus (1d8)[4], Dex DC 15 negates
    Ogre dex (1d20)[13]
    Move onto the wood and to just north of Wuffles.
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    Paul and Trellara split from the boat, crossing paths with one another and firing out their own attacks. Paul's acid globs soaks the confused ogre, who swiftly becomes angry, while Trellara's arrow narrowly pierces into the far eastern ogre's thick hide. He bellows in anger at this and slams his club into the walls of the building with thunderous power, awakening the sleepers save for the one locked in Silence. The other moves away from the edge of the wall towards the hole in the roof, and bellows down a warning of an attack, focusing on evading further blows for the moment.


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    Trellara shoots the far right purple ogre, hitting on an attack roll of 12 for 8 damage.
    Paul's acid lands, also for 8.

    On the Ogre's turn, the far right ogre slams his club into the walls to alert everyone, waking up the sleepers except the one inside Silence.
    The far left one moves to the roof-hole and yells an alarm down into it, and Dodges.

    Leif is up.

    Remember V components if you're in the Silence area.

    Initiative:-
    Ayalla:(1d20)[19]
    Polina: (1d20)[19]

    Trellara: 15
    Paul: (1d20+1)[13]

    OGPu: (1d20)[9]

    Leif:(1d20)[1]

    OGPi: (1d20)[1]


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    Leif Fochlucan
    Tiefling Wildfire Druid 6
    HP: 45/45, AC: 16
    Conditions: None
    Spell Slots: 1st: 3/4 2nd: 0/3, 3rd: 2/3
    Wildshapes: 1/2

    Leif follows Trellara and cups her hands together as a small flicker of flame appears in them. With a gentle blow the flicker expands into a great ball of flame that appears that rams into one of the ogres ahead.

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    Move: Next to Trellara
    Action: Cast Flaming Sphere at third level, dealing (3d6)[1][2][5](8)* fire damage to enemies who end their turn within range of the sphere.
    Bonus: Move the Flaming Sphere to the location below, slamming it into the ogre Trellara damaged for (3d6)[2][4][5](11)* fire damage.



    * ignore fire resist and any 1s are treated as a 2.
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    The attack was already clear to those awake, but the burning fire-sphere appearing blazes with light, a signal brighter than the torches atop the building. The ogre who had clubbed the building to alert those inside shouts and roars as he's caught off guard by the fire that burns its skin, and his ally's retaliatory strike - a javelin from on high - is flung only into the water, far past its intended target of Trellara.

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    Dex save failed vs. Flaming sphere, so full damage taken. It starts to burn the wooden platform beneath but its sodden status stops it from igniting immediately.

    Pink ogres are either waking up (northeast), asleep (silence area), or throwing a Nat 1 javelin at Trellara, so no damage taken by the party this turn.

    Ayalla, Polina, Trellara, and Paul are up.

    Remember V components if you're in the Silence area.

    Initiative:-
    Ayalla:(1d20)[19]
    Polina: (1d20)[19]

    Trellara: 15
    Paul: (1d20+1)[13]

    OGPu: (1d20)[9]

    Leif:(1d20)[1]

    OGPi: (1d20)[1]


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    Paul Mauser
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    AC: 18 HP: 45/45
    PPer: 14 PInv: 18 PIst: 11
    Conditions: --
    Concentrating: --
    Infusions active: Wand (me) +1 AC armor (Polina) Ring of Spell Fueling (restore 1 3rd level slot as action): Leif

    Paul rushes northeast. He's not too worried about being quiet, and the ogres are louder. He attacks the one near the hole in the roof - the loud one - with a jet and cone of flame powered by his temporary runes.
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    Move 40' along the walkway
    Fire Bolt (1d20+8)[28] for (2d10)[13] plus (1d8)[1] fire damage
    Eldritch Cannon, 15' cone of flame, (2d8)[15] fire, Dex DC 15 half
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    Polina uses her magic boost to run and scale the wall up to the ogre outside of the Silence spell. She's practically a blur as the Zephyr Strike speeds her up. At the top, she draws her axe and shield and takes two mighty swings at the ogre, followed up by a shove with her shield to try to knock it over, just for good measure.

    Rax follows as fast as his short little legs can carry him, but can't go quite as fast as the enhanced Polina. He ends up a little behind, near the sleeping one, but he knows better than to attack it. He stays alert for any javelins or ogres headed his way though.


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    Zephyr Strike grants +30' movement and Advantage on the first attack this round, plus an additional 1d8 Force damage if it hits. So that's:
    (1d20+7)[19] or (1d20+7)[11] for (1d8+4)[5] slashing and (1d8)[7] Force damage.
    2nd Attack: (1d20+7)[9] for (1d8+4)[10] slashing.
    Bonus Action - Shield Master Shove: (1d20+7)[25] vs the ogre's Athletics or Acrobatics - if it fails it goes Prone.

    Rax's aura also adds (1d6)[5] lightning damage to either of the attacks if they connect. Rax just takes the Dodge action.
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    Ayalla Nazonda
    Spirit Medium
    HP: 39/39, HD: 6/6, AC: 15, Resistance: Lightning
    Conditions: Concentration (Silence)
    Spell Slots: 1st: 4/4, 2nd: 3/3, 3rd: 2/3
    Wuffles III (Wolf Familiar)
    HP: 36/36, HD: 6/6, AC: 16
    Ayalla Hops out of the boat and skims over the surface of the water to get a better line on a target to bring down radiant flames while Wuffles attacks.
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    Move east and target the one to right of the silence.
    Sacred Flame: DC 15 Dex save (1d20)[1] or take (2d8)[10] radiant damage. The target gains no benefit from cover for this saving throw.
    Bite: (1d20+6)[18], piercing damage (2d4+3)[6], if the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw (1d20)[5] or be knocked prone.
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    Ayalla and Polina combine their strikes, with Wuffles leaping across the crumbling building walls to add to the paint. Radiant fire, lupine teeth, and the bite of a lighting infused axe lay the ogre low, dropping him to the damaged stonework with a heavy slam. He remains moving, though perhaps not for long. Paul is likewise catches his opponent off guard, striking it from behind with a dual burst of fire that has it panting and screaming with pain.

    The retaliatory strike comes swiftly and deadly, with a flurry of javelins being thrown. Even in the dark, even injured, the powerful throws of the muscle-headed ogres fling the projectiles, tearing at armour, clothes, and skin of Paul, Polina, and Ayalla. Trellara looses a single arrow at one of the ogres who squeezes his way up the stairs to the upper platform, but it is a mere grazing hit, drawing only a minor amount of blood.


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    Ayalla's sacred flame lands and Wuffles hits, proning the ogre.
    This allows Polina's second attack to also have advantage, allowing both to hit - the ogre is severely wounded and proned, but still alive.
    Trellara shoots the purple ogre on the lower level, hitting for 4 (minimum damage) and holds her position.
    Paul crits with firebolt and his flamethrower hits also - the ogre is severely wounded, but still alive.

    The three purple ogres retaliate with javelins, lobbing them at Paul, Polina, and Ayalla. All three hit. Paul takes 13 piercing. Polina takes 10 piercing. Ayalla takes 6 piercing. Don't forget concentration saves if they're needed.

    Leif's up.

    Initiative:-
    Ayalla:(1d20)[19]
    Polina: (1d20)[19]

    Trellara: 15
    Paul: (1d20+1)[13]

    OGPu: (1d20)[9]

    Leif:(1d20)[1]

    OGPi: (1d20)[1]


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    Leif Fochlucan
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    HP: 45/45, AC: 16
    Conditions: None
    Spell Slots: 1st: 3/4 2nd: 0/3, 3rd: 1/3
    Wildshapes: 0/2

    Noticing the ogres bunched up at the back, Leif moves into position and seems to grab the air in front of her. She pulls down against some form of invisible resistance and the air around her hand begins to sizzle with intense heat. In the next moment a massive explosion of flame erupts in the midst of the ogres, engulfing them completely. Then the ball of flame near Leif shoots forward, charging into the first ogre it comes across.

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    Leif moves to get line of sight with the three ogres, then casts Fireball to hit all four depicted below for (8d6)[1][1][5][5][6][5][5][2](30) (so 32) fire damage* (dc 16 dex save for half).



    She then slams the Flaming Sphere 30ft northwards into the first it reaches, dealing another (3d6)[6][4][3](13) fire damage*.

    * ignore fire resist and any 1s are treated as a 2.


    Leif tries to climb the side of the building but falls on her butt, much to her embarrassment. Calcifer appears and laughs at her.
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    A rune painted onto Paul's armor flares and vanishes, conjuring a momentary shield that deflects the javelin.
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    Leif's clatter to the ground saves the ogres from fiery doom, and saves Leif from receiving any sort of response in turn, but what response the party does receive proves inadequate. The downed ogre stands tall once more, looming over Wuffles and Polina, but his greatclub swing slams only into stone as the nimble wolf spirit evades it. Polina likewise deflects a second javelin blow from making contact with her, as the remaining ogre lumbers up from the walkway to take position with the rest of his comrades on top of the building.

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    Leif summons up Calcifer. The flaming sphere lingering in place ignites the wood beneath it. Passing over an on-fire wooden square deals 1d6 fire damage.

    The prone pink ogre stands, swings its club at Wuffles, and misses. The other pink ogre squeezes their way up the stairs and lobs a javelin at Polina, and also misses. Team Purple is doing a lot better than Team Pink at the moment.

    Everyone but Leif is up.

    Initiative:-
    Ayalla:(1d20)[19]
    Polina: (1d20)[19]

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    Paul: (1d20+1)[13]

    OGPu: (1d20)[9]

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    AC: 18 HP: 45/45
    PPer: 14 PInv: 18 PIst: 11
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    Concentrating: --
    Infusions active: Wand (me) +1 AC armor (Polina) Ring of Spell Fueling (restore 1 3rd level slot as action): Leif
    Paul scales the wall, emerging on the rooftop. "That's a lot of ogres in one place." He mutters to himself. There's already lots of yelling going on, so a little more won't hurt. He approaches the closest ogre and triggers another blast of flame. That acts as a distraction while he retrieves a wooden disc from his pocket. A rune lights up under his thumb, rapidly growing brighter as he uses his wand to activate the on-time movement function on the disc. It explodes amongst the group of 3 ogres with a massive bang and shockwave.

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    Rolled Athletics in Discord, got an 11!
    Climb where he is, move 10' northeast, which gets him just in range for the 15' cone.
    (2d8)[3] fire damage, Dex DC 15 half
    Dex (1d20)[14]

    Shatter on the group of 3 ogres. Con DC 15
    (4d8)[12] thunder damage (base 3, +1d8 from arcane firearm)
    Top ogre Con save (1d20)[14] plus mods
    Left ogre Con save (1d20)[20] plus mods
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    Polina sidles around the ogre in front of her. She gets to where the ogre is between her and the ledge, and then she shoves it again, this time hoping to topple it over the side and into the flames below. It just stands there unmoving.

    She ducks down and takes a swipe at its leg like she did before, hoping to throw it off balance. The ogre looks at her with a puzzled expression, like what is this little creature trying to do?

    Finally she takes her shield and catches the ogre's kidney in a sensitive spot. This time it bends over in pain and Polina gives a mighty shove up-and-over, pushing the ogre as she originally intended. Success!

    But now there's still four more to deal with. That's okay. Polina wipes the sweat from her brow with her sleeve and readies herself for their approach. Rax comes up alongside her, still being more distraction than anything else, but welcome company.

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    Polina moves to the square diagonally upper-left of the ogre (three squares up, one left). She has two Attack actions and a Bonus-action Shield-Master Shove, all of which she ends up using to push the ogre over (made the rolls in the Discord).

    Rax moves to the square just to the right of Polina and takes the Dodge action (enemies have Disadvantage).

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    Ayalla Nazonda
    Spirit Medium
    HP: 39/39, HD: 6/6, AC: 15, Resistance: Lightning
    Conditions: Concentration (Silence)
    Spell Slots: 1st: 4/4, 2nd: 3/3, 3rd: 2/3
    Wuffles III (Wolf Familiar)
    HP: 36/36, HD: 6/6, AC: 16
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    Move east and target one on the stairs.
    Sacred Flame: DC 15 Dex save (1d20)[17] or take (2d8)[9] radiant damage. The target gains no benefit from cover for this saving throw.
    If the ogre that was next to Wuffles is no longer on the roof he will stay next to Polina attack any ogre that enters melee.
    Bite: (1d20+6)[16], piercing damage (2d4+3)[6], if the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw (1d20)[14] or be knocked prone.
    Advantage (1d20+6)[10] (Pack Tactics)
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    Ayalla's sacred flame finds a remarkably agile ogre, despite his injuries, or perhaps the darkness of the night simply makes him harder to properly target. Regardless, the descending radiance doesn't manage to land its mark. Wuffles is luckier, tearing a chunk from the ogre's leg, allowing Polina to shove the great beast towards the edge of the building. Two pushes are nothing to the muscles of the giantblood, but the third has it teetering, unable to find its footing. In one slow motion it flops over the edge, right into the flaming sphere of Leif, and slamming onto the cracked woodwork below. Its movements fall still.

    Paul continues his assault, skirting the area of Silence, but the ogre's sturdy body lets it push off the worst of the flames. He ignores Paul, dodging past the follow up spell.
    If the inhabitants of the building were not aware of you before, somehow, they certainly are after Paul's Shatter peals across the lake, an audible crash that alerts everyone and everything - save for the sleeping ogre, still. The heavily injured ogre rushes to its side, shoving it awake and ending the natural sleep that held it, while taking momentary shelter within the Silence. The others retaliate, one failing to strike Polina with its club, the other's hefty javelin cutting into Paul.

    Its difficult to see in the darkness, but the Shatter definitely damaged the stonework. Another similar spell in a similar place could cause it to collapse, taking any currently stood atop it below.

    Trellara attempts to climb up to follow the party to the upper level, but elven grace doesn't mean elven climbing skills, and she fails to latch on to any handholds, falling back to the wood with a solid thunk. Irritated, she instead readies her bow for any more ogres to come into sight.


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    Sacred Flame gets dodged, Wuffles hits, but the ogre stays standing.
    I ruled that since the ogre was only half off the edge (since I only saw one successful shove, not two) he'd get a dex save to avoid falling, but he rolled a 2, so...he fell. Flaming sphere and fall damage finished him off.
    Trellara tries to climb, but she's got a -1 in Athletics, and fails. She's readies an attack in case the pink ogre nearby stands up.

    Paul's flamethrower doesn't quite finish the purple ogre off due to a low damage roll. Two successful saves on Shatter, one fail - failure is now Bloodied.

    Purple ogre moves to the sleeper and finally shakes them awake, but they're still prone.
    One moves in to close with Polina, misses with Greatclub.
    One throws a Javelin at Paul, hits for 14 piercing (attack roll: 15+6).
    Leif is up.

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    Leif Fochlucan
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    HP: 45/45, AC: 16
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    Spell Slots: 1st: 3/4 2nd: 0/3, 3rd: 2/3
    Wildshapes: 0/2

    "Get us to the top," Leif tells Calcifer before turning to Trellara, "You should stay here where it's safe."

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    Use bonus action to get Calcifer to teleport himself and Leif to the roof.
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    Leif teleports up top just in time to see the formerly sleeping ogre stand to its two massive feet. Its blinking confusion is dispelled in a moment by Trellara's lightning infused arrow sticking into flesh. With a (silent) roar it responds by slamming its greatclub down onto Rax's head, despite the drake's attempt at evasion. The other charges towards Polina, but the Goliath manages to parry its blow and deflect it into stone.


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    Leif teleports up.

    The formerly-sleeping pink ogre stands, getting hit for 5 piercing plus 1 lightning from Trellara's arrow readied action+Rax's reaction. It then attacks Rax, hitting despite dodge, for 12 bludgeoning damage. The other attempts to club Polina, and misses.

    Everyone but Leif's up.

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    Ayalla:(1d20)[19]
    Polina: (1d20)[19]

    Trellara: 15
    Paul: (1d20+1)[13]

    OGPu: (1d20)[9]

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    AC: 18 HP: 45/45
    PPer: 14 PInv: 18 PIst: 11
    Conditions: --
    Concentrating: --
    Infusions active: Wand (me) +1 AC armor (Polina) Ring of Spell Fueling (restore 1 3rd level slot as action): Leif

    Paul flings a glob of acid towards the two southern ogres, then moves in closer to trigger some fire before backing away.

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    Acid splash bottom two for (2d6)[10] plus (1d8)[6] acid damage, Dex DC 15 negates
    N Ogre (1d20)[11]
    S Ogre (1d20)[17]

    If they're both still up, 3 South/2 east (15' movement) and trigger the arcane cannon, then 3 west/4 north (20' movement) back.
    If one is down, then 4 east (20' movement), fire, then 4 west.
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    N Ogre (1d20)[19]
    S Ogre (1d20)[15]
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    Polina focuses her attacks on the purple-garbed ogre to her right. Her axe keeps up its vicious swings and she directs Rax to fight/bite back as well. "Go, dragon, go!"

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    The bloodied one seems a tempting target. (1d20+7)[15] for (1d8+4)[12] slashing, and Rax contributes an additional (1d6)[6] lightning to one of these. Polina's 2nd attack: (1d20+7)[13] for (1d8+4)[6] slashing.

    Rax retailiates against the awakened pink one: (1d20+6)[12] for (1d6+3)[9] piercing.
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    Ayalla Nazonda
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    Conditions: Concentration (Call Lightning)
    Spell Slots: 1st: 4/4, 2nd: 3/3, 3rd: 1/3
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    HP: 36/36, HD: 6/6, AC: 16
    Ayalla drops Silence and calls a storm cloud into existence.
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    Drop a lightning bolt between the two ogres that were inside the silence.
    Wuffles will help Rax.
    Call Lighting: Each creature within 5 feet of a point DC 15 Dex save (1d20)[2] or take (3d10)[19] lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
    Bite: (1d20+6)[20], piercing damage (2d4+3)[10], if the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw (1d20)[18] or be knocked prone.
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    The ogres have been worn down, and the party's unleashed strikes see three of them swiftly executed. Bolts of lighting from on high that shocks the soul, tearing lupine and draconid teeth that rip flesh and blood, scorching acid and flame that burn away and cauterise just as fast, and of course a charged axe with a bite to match any beast. Where there were five, there are now two, with only dead bodies still and harmless left in the wake of your attacks.

    Trellara endeavours to assist, but winded from her climb, her arrow soars far away, into the distance.

    There is nowhere for the ogres to run, nor do they seem to believe they have any chance to do so, and so they press on, striding towards Paul and swinging its massive greatclub at the man, smashing into him.

    Ayalla hears a scrabbling from the building at her side, and then a tearing the makeshift wooden 'door' is torn from its placement. You see a razor claw emerge first, and then the full form of another one of the drakeblooded razorspawns you fought in the swamp - the same type that ate Trellara's brother. It watches you warily, observing the battlefield before acting.

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    Two failed saves vs. Call Lightning (kills one) and a crit from Wuffles.
    Polina and Rax hit with all three attacks; Polina finishes off one of them.
    Trellara successfully climbs (nat 20!) and then fails her attack (nat 1!)
    Paul's acid splash and flamethrower kill another.

    3 total dead.

    The last purple ogre moves out and greatclubs Paul for 8 bludgeoning.

    A Razorspawn (initiative: 5) emerges and Dodges. Attacks have disadvantage.

    Leif's up.

    Initiative:-
    Ayalla:(1d20)[19]
    Polina: (1d20)[19]

    Trellara: 15
    Paul: (1d20+1)[13]

    OGPu: (1d20)[9]
    Razorspawn: [5]

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    Leif Fochlucan
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    HP: 45/45, AC: 16
    Conditions: None
    Spell Slots: 1st: 3/4 2nd: 0/3, 3rd: 2/3
    Wildshapes: 0/2

    Leif runs up beside Polina and gives her a fist bump before her hands begin erupting in flame towards the ogre before them. Then, the flaming sphere circles around the building, up the ramp and stops ten feet away from Leif and Polina, almost menacingly preparing to ran into the ogre soon.

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    - Leif then casts Burning Hands at 1st level to deal (3d6)[4][2][4](10) +(1d8)[8]* fire damage, DC 16 dex save to half.
    - Finally, Leif moves the Flaming Sphere within 10ft of the ogre, since I believe that's the full 30ft of movement.

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    Leif's searing burst scorches flesh that sizzles with the smell of flash-roasted meat. The ogre barely seems to attempt a dodge, and instead swings its greatclub at Leif, only to miss wildly, its aim no doubt thrown off by pain.

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    Failed save vs burning hands (rolled a total of 0!) so full damage.

    Attempts a reprisal swing, misses.

    Ayalla, Polina, Trellara, and Paul are up.

    Initiative:-
    Ayalla:(1d20)[19]
    Polina: (1d20)[19]

    Trellara: 15
    Paul: (1d20+1)[13]

    OGPu: (1d20)[9]
    Razorspawn: [5]

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    PPer: 14 PInv: 18 PIst: 11
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    Concentrating: --
    Infusions active: Wand (me) +1 AC armor (Polina) Ring of Spell Fueling (restore 1 3rd level slot as action): Leif

    Unaware of the emerging threat, Paul focuses his wizardly might on the ogre in front of him, attacking it with rune and with conjured acid.
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    If it goes down, splash the other ogre instead
    Acid splash (2d6)[7] plus (1d8)[3] acid damage, Dex DC 15 negates
    forgot saves, rolled in Discord, 11 & 7 on the d20 so both failed

    If the ogre in front of him goes down, Paul will go over to the hole in the roof and peer down, his orcish blood giving him monochromatic darkvision.
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    Polina returns Leif's fist-bump and then turns her attention back to the sickly-pink ogre. She fends off the greatclub with her shield and keeps her axe in motion. With a low whistle, she signals Rax to circle around and take some pressure off Paul.

    She hasn't really been able to take in the Razorspawn but she calls back to Trellara, "We've got the ogres, see if Ayalla needs help!"

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    Rax runs to the purple ogre (he's got 40' speed) and bites it: (1d20+6)[14] for (1d6+3)[8] piercing.

    Polina's two attacks (if the pink ogre drops, she'll follow Rax over and take her second swing on the purple ogre while between/adjacent to Paul/Rax if possible):
    (1d20+7)[18] for (1d8+4)[8] slashing and (1d6)[5] lightning
    (1d20+7)[18] for (1d8+4)[10] slashing.
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    Ayalla Nazonda
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    HP: 39/39, HD: 6/6, AC: 15, Resistance: Lightning
    Conditions: Concentration (Call Lightning)
    Spell Slots: 1st: 4/4, 2nd: 3/3, 3rd: 1/3
    Wuffles III (Wolf Familiar)
    HP: 36/36, HD: 6/6, AC: 16
    Ayalla dives into the water under the wooden walkway that the razorspawn emerges onto and brings a bolt of lighting down onto it with the hope that it goes after something else.
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    Wuffles will go help Paul.
    Drop the lightning so she doesn't hit herself with it.

    Call Lighting: Each creature within 5 feet of a point DC 15 Dex save (1d20)[1] or take (3d10)[17] lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

    Bite: (1d20+6)[17], piercing damage (2d4+3)[10], if the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw (1d20)[18] or be knocked prone.
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