While Thurl and Arbaro talk with the druid, Brag invites Lem and Roccavisk to see if the elf or the half-orc are up and around and willing to talk. Brag heads to the part of the monastery that these two would be staying in with at least one of the others. He will not go alone to a potential confrontation. He prefers a witness.
Brag detects evil on either or both of these two (and any others that seem suspicious).
Lem nods at Bragleb
"The wizard seemed nice enough."
Approaching the wizard, "Hey Spruce, so where are you headed next?"
upon reply Lem would say, "Seems like some strange stuff going around here, have you noticed anything strange, a wizard like you would probably perceive things I wouldn't have even considered."
Thurl tenses when he spots the fox but tries to avoid looking directly at it so as to not give anything away, and says, "Ah, yes, animal friends can come in handy in multiple situations, I understand. So what brings you to the monastery?" As he focuses his Ki to calm his nerves and make his words and actions more palatable.
Brag assists Lem in chatting with Spruce nodding positively and reassuringly at Lem's questions. "Yes, for such a peace-filled place, there seems to be some odd tension and stranger goings on."
Brag can't read the wizard's unchanged face.
The wizard is surprisingly untalkative this morning. You find him on the battlements looking into the courtyard.
"There are many travelers here, yes. More than usual for this time of year. The snows have trapped some here that may have wished to leave," Spruce in Rain says. "I used to travel here, years ago, and while they are a welcoming place to all races, I fear some may be here for nefarious means."
He points his staff below at Wokung and his gang of beasts. "Your friends seem to agree with me. Perhaps you should," he says, and turns his nearly blind eyes toward you, a small smirk cracking his wrinkled face, "... assist them?"
Brag peers over the wall in the direction that Spruce indicates where he sees Thurl and Arbaro with the animals. He detects evil.
"Lem, get down there and be ready to defend our friends; they aren't animals, but shape-shifters. I'll stay here with my bow until I see you down with them. Then I will join you."
Without taking his eyes off the animals, Brag prepares an arrow and aims at the wolf. "Thank you for the warning, Spruce."
Arbaro does not hide the fact that he notices the fox attempting to flank.
Arbaro draws his weapon and points it at the fox, gesturing for him to move back over with the rest of the group.
Lem makes his way down, "I think I'll do that, you coming Quash?"
Lem readies his hammer and starts walking down toward the shapeshifters. Not sneakily.
The wall is a 20 foot drop to the floor below you, but the floor you are on has clear line of sight. The floor below has line of sight blocked by the two rooms on the southern end of the monastery.
As Arbaro and Lem menace the shapeshifters, the vanara hops into a fighting stance, wielding a spear in each hand.
"Praise Irori, we can finally stop monkeying around," Wokung says. "Deceptimals, manimize!"
The fox grows and shapeshifts into a humanoid form with a fox head, a kitsune with three tails. She wields two hooked swords and black hooded chainmail. "The fox is loose in the henhouse," she says.
The wolf grows and shapeshifts into a humanoid form with a wolf head and howls, his hands holding two massive balls connected by a chain. "And the wolf is at the door," he says, eyeing the dwarf hungrily.
The bat flutters to the wall and grows, but not very much, into a small-sized humanoid with a bat head wielding a wand. "I thought we agreed not to do puns this time," he says.
The yak sways his horned head back and forth, plowing the ground with her hoof. The chicken pecks at the ground.
EDIT
Cleaned Up Initiative Order:
Bragoleb
Stalks the Beard (wolf) and Wukong (monkey)
Roccavisk and Thurl
Talkyak (yak)
Arbaro
Loose Grain (bat), Snackin (chicken), and Three Tails (fox)
Lem
Round 1 | HP 54/54 | Lay on Hands 6/6 | Smite Evil 3/3 | Arrows 40/40 | Spells: 1st - 2/2; 2nd - 1/1
Brag takes deadly aim at the wolf, the fox, and the monkey.
Adamantine LongLongbow Deadly Aim (-2) Attack
Round 1
All three of Bragoleb's arrows hit. However, they appear to be softened by some form of force around the enemy.
The wolf pants and inches closer to Thurl and Arbaro, 10 feet away from them both, his meteor hammer swinging in long arcs around him. "Dwarves are my favorite snack," he says.
He slams into Thurl. The meteor hammer spins around him after his assault.
The monkey throws a javelin each at Arbaro and Thurl, a flurry of throws stabbing into Thurl but missing Arbaro.
Round 1
Roccavisk and Thurl are up.
Talkyak (yak)
Arbaro
Loose Grain (bat), Snackin (chicken), and Three Tails (fox)
Lem
Round 2
Bragoleb
Stalks the Beard (wolf) and Wukong (monkey)
Roccavisk casts Grease beneath the wolf and the monkey.
Which does nothing.
Round 1 | HP 4/39 | Advice 16/17 | Awaken Divinity 6/6 | Ki Pool 9/10 | AC: 22 FF:16 T:22 CMD:26
Thurl backs away from the wolf, grievously injured, to get out of his range and says, "Do not speak Irori's name, you have no claim to it. We must defeat these imposters!"
Thurl focuses his Ki to strengthen his reflexes and anticipate his enemies.
The yak stomps one last time and charges at Thurl, her long hair flying wildly behind her.
Arbaro is up.
Loose Grain (bat), Snackin (chicken), and Three Tails (fox)
Lem
Round 2
Bragoleb
Stalks the Beard (wolf) and Wukong (monkey)
Thurl and Roccavisk
Talkyak (yak)
Round 1 | HP: 61/61 | Judgements 1/1 | Spells 1: 4/5 2: 2/2 | Perfect Strike 3/3 | Gravity Bow Wand charges 23 | True Strike 1/1 | Blood Scarab 1/1
Arbaro takes a 5-foot step north and reaches down to the unconscious form of Thurl and casts Stabilize.
"Do not worry. You are still with us."
Arbaro does not do that. Instead he attacks the yak.
Round 1 | HP: 59/61 | Judgements 1/1 | Spells 1: 5/5 2: 2/2 | Perfect Strike 2/3 | Gravity Bow Wand charges 23 | True Strike 1/1 | Blood Scarab 0/1
"I'm here to take out the papers and the trash."
Arbaro squeezes one eye closed as the Blood Scarab confirms his critical.
"You ain't gonna rock and roll no more."
Arbaro looks over at the other creatures moving in.
"Don't you give me no dirty looks."
The yak's eyes widen as the arrow piercing her shaggy hide and comes out the other end, a few organs dangling from the arrow as it exits her hide and pins against the far wall.
"Loose Grain, you idiot! You forgot to buff my Talkyak!" Stalks the Iron says.
"I don't have that many spell slots," Loose Grain the bat says, shoulders slumping. "I told you that this morning."
The wolf wipes a tear away and says, "May your burdens be light in the afterlife."
Three Tails the fox runs at Lem, twirling her hooked swords and says, "That hammer looks heavy. Let me lighten your load."
Her eyes go wide.
The chicken eyes the group before clucking at the bat.
The bat casts Wind Wall, snaking a 25' high wall of howling winds in a line around Lem and Three Tails on one end and Arbaro, Thurl, and the rest on the other.
Lem and then Bragoleb are up.
Round 2 | HP 54/54 | Lay on Hands 6/6 | Smite Evil 3/3 | Arrows 37/40 | Spells: 1st - 2/2; 2nd - 1/1
Brag calls on Iomedae to help him Smite the evil wolf.
"Iomedae, bring retribution and destruction on the evil wolf. Give it something to really cry about.
Adamantine Longbow Rapid-Shot (-2), Smite-Evil (+3), Thurl-enhanced (+2) Attack
Round 1
Rage 17/18
HP 73/73+14 temp
AC 18/20 vs medium +
Lem attacks the fox
Lem shouts, ”leave that dwarf alone!” toward the wolf menacingly.
Bragoleb's arrows are caught in the wind wall, deflected upwards from the spell.
Lem's first hit smashes into the fox while the second one misses. She is bleeding heavily and totters on her feet.
Stalks the Beard moves closer to Arbaro and Thurl and whirls his meteor hammer in an arc to slam at them both, but only ruffling their beards. He whimpers in frustration and says, "Get back over here Three Tails, I can't flank for you if you're by yourself."
Wokung tosses javelins at Arbaro and Thurl as well.
"Take that, heretic. Ring the bell, not the gong! Eastern Iroranism for life!" shouts the Wokung as Thurl collapses on the ground. A small cheer is heard from a side room, where a few young and scared acolytes are rooting for the deceptimals.
Thurl (-7 hp) and Roccavisk and Arbaro are up.
Loose Grain (bat), Snackin (chicken), and Three Tails (fox)
Lem and Bragoleb
Stalks the Beard (wolf) and Wukong (monkey)
Round 2 | HP 4/39 | Advice 15/17 | Awaken Divinity 6/6 | Ki Pool 7/10 | AC:25 T:19 FF:22 CMD:26 Ki Dodge and Barkskin
”I care not for bells or gongs, but I will defend myself!”
Thurl backs away from the wolf around the wall of wind, his clothes whipped by the turbulence and focuses his Ki into his skin, as it thickens and toughens, and the. Focuses more Ki into his reflexes.
Round 1 | HP: 59/61 | Judgements 1/1 | Spells 1: 5/5 2: 2/2 | Perfect Strike 3/3 | Gravity Bow Wand charges 23 | True Strike 1/1 | Blood Scarab 0/1
Arbaro takes a 5' step to the SW and takes a shot at Stalks the Beard (wolf) who is on the same side of the wind wall as Arbaro.
"What? No snapping turtle? Where is Tokka?"
Roccavisk glides down the stairs and attempts to trip the fox.
The fox falls on her tails, prone.
"Lem and I have this one covered," she says.
Arbaro's first shot hits,
"Come and listen to me, child of the night, what music we make!" the bat shouts.
The bat bites at Lem, ripping a chunk out of the halfling.
The fox, from the ground, swipes both of her hooked swords at Lem's earthbreaker. She shouts, "Let me get a better look at that weapon of yours."
She misses with both attacks.
Lem and Bragoleb are up.
Stalks the Beard (wolf) and Wukong (monkey)
Thurl and Roccavisk and Arbaro
Loose Grain (bat), summoned Dire Bat, Snackin (chicken), and Three Tails (fox)
Round 1
Rage 16/18
HP 73/73+4 temp
AC 18/20 vs medium +2
"Want a better look? here you go!"
Lem heaves Quaker into the prone fox.
Lem Shouts another howl of rage in attempt to intimidate Stalks the beard, "Come over here and I'll show you how to swing a hammer"
Round 3 | HP 54/54 | AC 21/18 | Lay on Hands 6/6 | Smite Evil 2/3 | Arrows 34/40 | Spells: 1st - 2/2; 2nd - 1/1
Defeated by the wind, Brag takes the shortest distance to the battle. He jumps over the wall to the lower level. He moves down the stairs in the direction of the wolf with a singular focus to smite the evil creature.
You hear the cracking of bones as Lem finishes off the fox.
The wolf swings at Arbaro.
"I'm a lone wolf out here now," he says.
"I told you we should have hired a cleric, Stalks the Iron, not this wizard that hinders me as much as them," Wokung says as he shifts around the Wind Wall to see the dwarf and chunks two javelins at Thurl.
One hits Thurl
Thurl and Roccavisk and Arbaro are up.
Loose Grain (bat), summoned Dire Bat, and Snackin (chicken)
Lem and Bragoleb
Stalks the Beard (wolf) and Wukong (monkey)
Round 3 | HP -7/39 | Advice 15/17 | Awaken Divinity 6/6 | Ki Pool 7/10 | AC:21 T:18 FF:19 CMD:22 Barkskin still active
Thurl crumples to the ground, pierced by the javelin.
Round 3 | HP: 59/61 | Judgements 1/1 | Spells 1: 5/5 2: 2/2 | Perfect Strike 2/3 | Gravity Bow Wand charges 23 | True Strike 1/1 | Blood Scarab 0/1
Arbaro doesn't see whatever is behind the DC 35.
Arbaro walks through the wind wall and casts Stabilize on Thurl.
Roccavisk 5' steps away from the dire bat and casts mudball at the bat wizard.
Loose Grain is now blinded.
The dire bat ignites his jaws in black flames and bites at Lem.
He bites his own tongue.
"I'm blind as a bat!" Loose Grain says, wiping at his face.
Lem and Bragoleb are up.
Stalks the Beard (wolf) and Wukong (monkey)
Thurl and Roccavisk and Arbaro
Loose Grain (bat), summoned Dire Bat, and Snackin (chicken)
Round 3
HP 73/73+4 temp
Rage 15/18
AC 18, 20 vs medium+
Lem heads over to Thurl and Arbaro ignoring the dire bat and its ineffective attacks.
”Try picking on someone my size! Leave the Oread and Dwarf alone!”
Round 3 | HP 54/54 | AC 21(18+SE) | Lay on Hands 6/6 | Smite Evil 2/3 | Arrows 34/40 | Spells: 1st - 2/2; 2nd - 1/1
Brag Moves around the wind wall and regains site of the wolf. He attacks with wolfish fierceness knowing his friend, Thurl, needs healing.
Adamantine Longbow Standard Attack with Smite Evil - DR bypassed
The whiz and buzz of the arrows is drowned out by the sounds of the wind. But, the impact is felt by the wolf, sound or no sound.
The bite sucks a few drops from Lem as the halfling leaves his reach, leaving Bragoleb free to run beneath the bat.
Bragoleb's arrow strikes true.
Stalks the Beard swings his meteor hammer at Lem and says, "You'll be easy to squish, little pup."
He knocks a tooth loose, but not out, of Lem's mouth.
Wokung whoops and hollers as Thurl falls. "Eek eek eek!" He sends another volley of javelins into Lem, the closest enemy.
Thurl and Roccavisk and Arbaro are up
Loose Grain (bat), summoned Dire Bat, and Snackin (chicken)
Lem and Bragoleb
Stalks the Beard (wolf) and Wukong (monkey)
Round 4 | HP: 59/61 | Judgements 2/2 | Spells 1: 5/5 2: 2/2 | Perfect Strike 2/3 | Gravity Bow Wand charges 23 | True Strike 1/1 | Blood Scarab 0/1
Arbaro steps up behind Lem and takes a shot at the monkey.
Pefrect Strike
Round 4 | HP -7/39 | Advice 15/17 | Awaken Divinity 6/6 | Ki Pool 7/10 | AC:21 T:18 FF:19 CMD:22
Thurl continues to be unconscious but his wounds seem to be stable.
"Two can swim in those waters," Roccavisk says. She summons a small water elemental adjacent to the dire bat.
The elemental misses the bat.
Arbaro hits the monkey twice, and his arrow barrier begins to flicker, but not completely fade.
The bat bites at the elemental.
The wizard sees (through the chicken) that Lem is near collapse, and unleashes three energy darts from his fingertips at the halfling.
Lem and Bragoleb are up.
Stalks the Beard (wolf) and Wukong (monkey)
Thurl and Roccavisk and Arbaro
Loose Grain (bat), summoned Dire Bat, and Snackin (chicken)
Round 4 | HP 54/54 | AC 21 (18+3) | Lay on Hands 6/6 | Smite Evil 2/3 | Arrows 32/40 | Spells: 1st - 2/2; 2nd - 1/1
Brag takes a five-foot step toward the wolf and unleashes the fury of Iomedea's smiting.
Adamantine Longbow Point-Blank (+1), Rapid-Shot (-2), Smite Evil (+3) Attack with bypass DR (Crit 20/19 x3)
Arrow 1 - Critical Hit
Damage | Arrow, Full: 8 + 6 + 7 = 21
Arrow 2
Arrow 3 - Critical Hit
Damage | Arrow, Full: 8 + 6 + 7 = 21
Bragoleb's smiting of the evil wolf is devastatingly, permanently life-ending! With Iomedae's grace one arrow went through the throat and the other two arrows went one each into the creature's evil eyes.
Round 4
Hp 0/74+4 temp
AC: 18, 20 vs medium +
Lem will look frighteningly at a random remaining and howl
Lem kills the monkey like a bad date.
The bat sweats nervously and says, "I'm not a bad guy, I promise! I just fell into some bad company."