Zero's #4-16: Dacilane Academy's First Great Prank War (Inactive)

Game Master Super Zero

The Lurker's hit on Swayaah allows Grog to use his power to assist her.
Liberating Step:
Trigger An enemy damages, Grabs, or Grapples your ally, and both are within 15 feet of you.
You free an ally from restraint. If the trigger was an ally taking damage, the ally gains resistance to all damage against the triggering damage equal to 2 + your level. The ally can attempt to break free of effects grabbing, restraining, immobilizing, or paralyzing them. They either attempt a new save against one such effect that allows a save, or attempt to Escape from one effect as a free action. If they can move, the ally can Step as a free action, even if they didn’t need to escape.

So, she'll take 7 less damage and may take a Sep action as a free action.

For his actions this round as Grog finds himself right beside a bad, bad Fey, he'll go the old fashioned route and try to thwack it until it stops being bad.

flat dc11: 1d20 ⇒ 9
heavy pick+1: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33
damage: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (1, 10) + 4 = 15

flat dc11: 1d20 ⇒ 12
heavy pick+1: 1d20 + 14 - 5 ⇒ (16) + 14 - 5 = 25
damage: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (8, 10) + 4 = 22

flat dc11: 1d20 ⇒ 19
heavy pick+1: 1d20 + 14 - 10 ⇒ (2) + 14 - 10 = 6
damage: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (3, 3) + 4 = 10

Something about Grog inspires Swayaah to ignore some of the pain and step over a bit.

Even with the Step, Swayaah is still a ways away. Fae has been staying outside of the mirror maze- she hates reflections- but she pokes her head in suddenly animates, gesticulating and pointing at a clear spot and-

Swayaah feels she can quickly cross through the room.

Can she figure out a strategy to take this fairy down, quickly?

Flat Check: 1d20 ⇒ 14
Devise a Stratagem: 1d20 ⇒ 3

Wow, her aim would be waaaaay off. Better off to scare it instead.

Flat Check: 1d20 ⇒ 18
Intimidate: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25

One wicked grin deserves another. "Lights out."

◆ Cast >Warp Step< as my Psychic Focus Spell.
◆ Devise A Stratagem
◆ Intimidate to Demoralize

Kirana moves to Swayaah, channels water and places a healing Ocean's Balm on her. Ocean's Balm: 2d8 ⇒ (8, 2) = 10

"Dang!" Griphook curses for hitting the bookshelf instead. He sends another book into the lurker's direction!
Telekinetic Projectile: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 9 + 1 = 20
DC 11 vs Hidden: 1d20 ⇒ 9
Spell Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 4 + (2) + 1 = 13 B damage

He then raises the shield.

◆◆ Telekinetic Projectile
◆ Shield

Between Alice and Grog's attacks, the last Lurker falls. The sprites lingering in the library doorway scatter.

All is quiet, aside from the unseen servant continuing to shelve damp, slightly burnt books. It doesn't sound like any crises are happening right now, so the team may have a moment to regroup.

Status:
Bangy (100/100)
Swayaah (37/44)
Alice (71/71)
Grog (66/66)
Griphook (47/47)
Kirana (67/67)

"Fey." Swayaah grunts and squats as Fae tepidly arrives. Swayaah sighs. "Not you, Fae. Ugh, I have one heck of a headache."

Swayaah will Refocus.

"Try this!"

Bangy produces a pink potion, bubbling over with fizz when Freerat unstoppers it.

Lesser Healing Potion (Provision) vs Swayaah Maeleranti: 2d8 + 5 ⇒ (2, 3) + 5 = 10

He saves the last of these two draughts safely tucked into his hoody.

"Thanks, Bangy. Wow, I bet that can cure a hangover in a jiffy." She burps.

"Just give me a few minutes and we can check out more of the school grounds."

Grog squints one eye, since that improves your vision, and looks around the room for any other invisible thingies.
perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
"Look all clear."

Griphook continues playing music to refocus. He then helps then unseen servant shelving back the other books he just thrown when attacking the lurker. "Shorry about that. Need to hit that lurker thing elshe they burn thish place more." he explains to the servant, though he is not sure if it is existing or just magic doing the thing.

All remains quiet in the library. Though one giggling voice in the library is quickly joined by others, and the volume of the laughter is increasing.

It would seem the sprites have found something to entertain themselves in the hallway.

Sounds like you don't much need it, but you do have time to take a ten-minute rest here before continuing to investigate.

"Let's go investigate!"

Shortbow in hand, Bangy tries to rustle the team into a hustle, that they may intercept the mischief before it really pops off!

"Yeah yeah, I'll be there." Once Swayaah refocuses she quietly skulks towards the laughter. It's a lot more fun when you're the kid.

"Let's go!"

"Surprise!" calls out a voice as Bangy enters the hallway.

Whether he's actually surprised really depends on what he was expecting to find.
If it was a couple dozen possums dressed in school uniforms swooping randomly about the place while clearly distressed and unable to flee the situation, directed by a group of giggling sprites holding scrolls and wands that are clearly too large for them... then he is not surprised.

Although, surprised or not, four or five possums are on a collision course with his face.
angry opossum flyby: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (14) + 15 = 29 for piercing damage: 2d8 + 7 ⇒ (3, 5) + 7 = 15
"Weee!" calls out one little sprite. The possums don't seem to be enjoying their flight as much. They bite and scrabble with their claws, as much trying to use him as an anchor as anything else. But then they swoop on back towards the other end of the hallway, their flight uninterrupted.

This prank is treated as a hazard, like the pie one.
You can attack the group of sprites from the hallway. You can also Disable by using Deception, Diplomacy, or Intimidation to convince sprites to stop. You can Disable with Nature to calm or subdue the animals. You can use dispel magic or similar to undo their spells.
You can also use Arcana or Occultism to Recall Knowledge to determine exactly what is happening.

Swayaah and Alice's turns.
Initiative:
Swayaah (44/44)
Alice (71/71)
Hallways Full of Mostly Illusory Opossums (5 active sprites)
Griphook (47/47)
Bangy (85/100)
Grog (66/66)
Kirana (67/67)

Alice, the rag doll, says, "Please, it would be better for everyone involved if you would not torment everyone in such a way."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20

I have to say that I enjoy that your initiative rolls for me mirror mine in real life. :)

"Huh, normally I get pranked first." Swayaah mumbles. She feels Fae tugging on her arm. "Huh? What is it? Do you know what's going on?"

Occultism: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19

Swayaah shrugs and turns to the sprites. "Hey! Quit it already! Or I'll launch those 'posums at you, face first!"
Intimidate: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
GM, would these sprites be part of my lead? If so, please add a +1 bonus.

Whoops, left off that you can also use Athletics to subdue the possums, or Diplomacy if you have Wild Empathy or a similar ability. This is more difficult than convincing the sprites, so if you're using Diplomacy you probably want to take that option unless you're better at influencing animals somehow.

Fae recognizes that the spells used to create this effect include mirror image. There are clearly flying, distressed possums wearing school uniforms zipping around the hallways, but not nearly so many as there appear to be.

"Torment? Nah. It's just a prank, sis!" one of the giggling fairies responds to Alice.
Not quite! That's a failure.
Another looks abashed--or at least afraid of Swayaah--one spritesworth (Yes, that is a standard unit of measurement, why do you ask?) of spells end. Several of the darting possums vanish and resolve into one frightened animal, which quickly makes for the exit, a frightened sprite close behind.
Yes, I suppose your lead bonus would apply here. And that's a success.

The remaining giggling sprites whirl about. They direct the panicked animals in loops and launch them at the Pathfinders.
Alice the Girl, Swayaah, and Grog are all scratched and bitten by possums magically hurled at them; Griphook opts to duck out of the way.
Swayaah/Girl/Doll/Griphook/Bangy/Grog/Kirana: 1d7 ⇒ 2 Angry Possum Flyby: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (14) + 15 = 29 for piercing damage: 2d8 + 7 ⇒ (6, 2) + 7 = 15, Swayaah/Doll/Griphook/Bangy/Grog/Kirana: 1d6 ⇒ 3 Angry Possum Flyby: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18, Swayaah/Doll/Bangy/Grog/Kirana: 1d5 ⇒ 1 Angry Possum Flyby: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (9) + 15 = 24 for piercing damage: 2d8 + 7 ⇒ (5, 5) + 7 = 17, Doll/Bangy/Grog/Kirana: 1d4 ⇒ 3 Angry Possum Flyby: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (14) + 15 = 29 for piercing damage: 2d8 + 7 ⇒ (5, 8) + 7 = 20

This prank is treated as a hazard, like the pie one.
You could attack the group of sprites from the hallway. You can also Disable by using Deception, Diplomacy, or Intimidation to convince sprites to stop. You can Disable with Athletics, Diplomacy (if you can communicate with animals), or Nature to calm or subdue the animals. You can use dispel magic or similar to undo their spells.
All PCs' turns.
Initiative:
Swayaah (27/44)
Alice (56/71)
Hallways Full of Mostly Illusory Opossums (4 active sprites)
Griphook (47/47)
Bangyb (85/100)
Grog (46/66)
Kirana (67/67)

"Okay, so it's mostly illusions. Cool. So like, this opossum is an illusion- OW!" Swayaah chooses poorly and gets a face full of possum bites.

"Seriously, quit it! You call yourselves comedians? You can't repeat the same joke twice, what's wrong with you?"

Intimidate, Current Lead: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 1 = 15

She huffs as the sprites clearly aren't listening to her.

She pulls a potion out of her bag.

Bangy tries to intercept the Opossums as they brush past him, biting onto their back (mostly skin and fur) with his teeth!

Disable w/ Athletics (Trained): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27

Act Together:
The rag doll will cast Boost Eidolon
The little girl will strike at the sprites: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31
Bludgeoning Damage: 2d8 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 2) + 4 + 4 = 14

The rag doll will attempt to demoralize a sprite: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24 vs sprite will DC

The little girl will strike at that sprite: 1d20 + 14 - 5 ⇒ (4) + 14 - 5 = 13
Bludgeoning Damage: 2d8 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (8, 4) + 4 + 4 = 20

No! NO! Bad sprites! You harm animals!"
Grog jumps into the PossumNado and tries to grab a fuzzy critter or two as gently as he can...

athletics: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26

"You better shtop doing it! You are not jusht harming the poshshumsh but alsho the people here. It ish no more a fun prank!" Griphook pleads the sprites and raises his shield just in case another possum flies toward him.
Diplomacy to Sprites: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29

◆◆ Diplomacy
◆ Shield (+1 to AC)

"Wow, get 'em!" say the sprites, laughing gleefully as Bangy and Grog wrestle two of the opossums out of the air. They let their spells end, and the animals quickly retreat.

Alice smacks one of them around, which does get their attention. "Hey! It's just a prank!" they protest. One of them seems startled by the violence and her threats and flees. Several illusory opossums dissipate, and another of the animals drops to the floor and scurries away.

The last sprite looks at Grog, then looks around at the bleeding injuries. She looks abashed. "It's a prank war, not a war war. None of the 'wee 'uns' should get hurt. If somebody bleeds, it's not a prank." She sounds like she's quoting someone. She waves a wand, and the flying, mostly-illusory opossums are gone, the last remaining real one scrambling away and screeching.
She turns to go, then turns back around to look at Alice with her tongue out. "But you're a mean bully! It was just a prank, and you tried to kill him. That's mean! I'm telling!" With that, she darts away.

Dealing lethal damage to the sprites earns one Pappy's Ire point. The party will take a -1 penalty to Diplomacy checks targeting creatures and hazards with the fey trait.

Things seem calm in the hallway, and there aren't any panicked screams coming from anywhere else. Though the Pathfinders can hear chattering voices in the lunchroom. It seems that there's a lull in the prank war, giving them some time to rest.

Status:
Swayaah (27/44)
Alice (56/71)
Griphook (47/47)
Bangyb (85/100)
Grog (46/66)
Kirana (67/67)

"It's not a war, eh? Tell that to these possum scratches." Swayaah gently rubs her face. "Good job defusing this before it got worse."

Fae emerges with a bundle of bandages and some healing salve.

Medicine: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

But she gets caught up in the spirit of things. "Uh... great, now I look like a mummy." Swayaah sighs and chugs the minor healing potion.

Minor Healing Potion: 1d8 ⇒ 6

"That will do for now."
I'm at 33 Hit Points.

The rag doll casts Mending on itself, fixing 15 hit points.

Then the Alices will get out their toy tea set, sit down, and have pretend tea for ten minutes to refocus.

"I suppose we should only do non-lethal damage for now on, even though we are taking real damage."

Grog will gently let his possum go.
"Be safe woodland furry!"

He than takes a potion of lesser healing.
healing: 2d8 + 5 ⇒ (2, 5) + 5 = 12

[color=RED]WARNING! Retcon[/color]

Alice only heals itself for 5 hit points with Mending.

Then, instead of refocusing, Alice will Treat Wounds itself.

Medicine: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20for: 2d8 ⇒ (7, 3) = 10 hit points.

"I'm struggling to help here. Past-Kirana would have been in her element but this isn't 300 years ago." Kirana sighs.

Griphook rushes to Bangy after seeing the ysoki barbarian with some wounds in him. "Let me play shom mushic for you to closhe thoshe woundsh of yoursh." he says and then plays soft music that soothes even the soul.

Bangy gains Fast Healing 4 from Hymn of Healing (2nd Rank) for four rounds which equals 16 HP recovered for Bangy.

Griphook continues to refocus if given the chance.

As the Pathfinders tend their wounds and refocus their magic, they occasionally see more fey pop into the hallways. None of these do anything dangerous, just working to set up harmless pranks while giggling wildly.

A letter is carefully painted to modify the sign on the lunchroom door, apparently to something terribly funny. A single floor tile is changed to a bright pink that clashes terribly. A bucket of water is hung over a classroom door.

After some time, though, J Dacilane emerges from the lunchroom, clambering over a table that looks like it was used to build a kind of barricade. He looks around carefully, then smiles. Turning back towards the students in the lunchroom, he announces, "I think it's time for our counter-offensive. Dacilane Academy: CHARGE!"

The barricade is pulled away, and the rest of the school emerges. A few sprites, Grenda and a few other adults who must be teachers, Pappy Draighean, a large collection of children of various ages and many ancestries, and a crew of house spirits, all mixed together and apparently unified. The house spirits have clearly aligned with the academy, and continually arm the children with their regenerating pies. The fey and the youngest children are exhilarated; most of the adults looks more stressed. J looks like he's thoroughly enjoying himself, but it's hard to tell if it's sincere or he's doing it for the students' benefit.

The entire group of them runs down the hallway, hollering and launching pies in all directions. Fey who are hit with the pies laugh and join the throng. A few of the pies come at the Pathfinders at well; thrown by children instead of loaded with nails and launched magically, they are considerably easier to avoid this time, and far less injurious if allowed to hit.

The school makes it most of the way down the hall. At the very end, J looks into the library and frowns, then looks the other direction. He looks shocked, and quickly spins around and holds up his hands to stop the charge. "Well, I didn't see her! We'll ask the Pathfinders to do a last sweep of the school. Why don't we head across to the auditorium? The judges might need some time to deliberate before they make their decision. We can, um, play some games and sing some songs!"

A pixie protests. "Hey! We still got some time left!"
Pappy waggles a finger at J. "That's right, Master Dacilane. You clearly said we had until 12... oh, hm." J's face has become more serious, Pappy seems to notice. He addresses his caravan brightly. "Didn't y'hear him, folks? We get to play games and sing songs! Let's go!"

The fey caravan looks at him incredulously for an eternity that lasts about half a second, before breaking into cheering. "Teachers, if you can... ?" says J.

The teachers, assisted by the older students and Pappy, begin ushering the younger students and Grenda (who seems to have had to much to continue being an adult for the day) towards the exit and the auditorium.

J takes a deep breath before addressing the Pathfinders. "Once the contest is officially over, I hope things will settle down. So you'll need to choose the best prank--but not until 12 bells, which means we have a little more time. We've recruited the house spirits by inviting them to stay, and I think a few of them will take us up on it. Which is a good thing! They're really very helpful to have around when not participating in a prank war.
"I've accounted for Grenda, and all the teachers and students. But nobody has seen Headmaster Rosedell since before my speech this morning. While she obviously gave her permission, she wasn't very keen on my prank war idea. She said something about barricading herself in the teachers' lounge and defending it with water balloons. I haven't had a chance to check, so she may still be there. I'd appreciate if you could do a final sweep of the school while I try to keep our guests entertained in the auditorium."

He turns to leave, then stops abruptly and turns back around. "Oh, and the reason I stopped the students from going into the laboratory is, um... Isawanangryopossumthesizeofahorseintheresoifyoucouldhandlethatthanksbye!" he says, before dashing off after the students.

Bangy swipes a pie, and sticking a finger into it, licks up the Apple, Banana, Blueberry, Cherry, Chocolate, or Lime?: 1d6 ⇒ 6 Lime creme...

...Freerat appears from pocket, and too jumps into the pan, scooping handfuls of lime creme...

"Nothing's better than chocolate." Swayaah doesn't bother to dodge that one.

"You got it, Professor." She watches all the children run off. Much less bloody than her education. It's nice to see.

"Sounds like we might have something in the laboratory, or we can locate the Headmaster in the Teacher's Lounge."

1 is the lab: 1d2 ⇒ 1

Swayaah flips a coin. "Maybe we should check on the possum in the lab."

"If the headmaster is barricaded, then the headmaster is probably safe. Let's do the opossum, then the headmaster."

Grog dodges a little and mostly smiles and laughs at the antics. After J's grand exit he looks confused for a second and then aslo picks up a..
Pie!: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Lime creme pie! Seems to be a popular one! He digs in happily.

"Sounds good. Hopefully giant angry possum can be talked into being a giant calm possum!"

...not quite having had his fill...

...Freerat eyes the fat goblin...

...eyes the lime pie...

...which he has become quite fond of...

...and makes his move!

Stealth vs Grog (Perception DC 18): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

...when the goblin looks down: One slice is simply missing!

Grog feels the pie tin move ever so slightly and looks down at it, a confused look on his face. 'Huh, me must be hungrier than me thought.."

As the Pathfinders approach the library, they catch sight of the opossum. Unfortunately, J wasn't exaggerating its size and may have been underselling its apparent rage. It tears into papers and scatters bits of slobbery paper shreds all around.
And there's a second one, just as large further into the room. It snarls and scratches at a cabinet, which screams. A woman's voice yells, "HELP! Someone help me!" While many things are possible, it seems likely that the voice belongs to someone inside the cabinet. The Pathfinders have already located the headmaster--efficient!
Things are always in the last place you look, because after that you stop looking. Sometimes they're also in the first place you look and about to be eaten by a giant opossum.

Pappy's ghostly scarecrow is perched outside, visible leering through one of the windows.

Initiative:
White ???
Orange ???
Bangy (100/100)
Grog (58/66)
Green ???
Alice (71/71)
Red Giant Opossum
Swayaah (33/44)
Griphook (47/47)
Kirana (67/67)
Blue Giant Opossum

As the team reaches the door, the snarling opossums turn towards. They're a little sluggish--perhaps not used to their unnatural size.

But before the Pathfinders can react to that, a jagged shard of wood embeds itself in the doorframe near Grog's hand. A skittering twigjack scrambles out of hiding behind a desk towards the center of the room. It snaps its arm forward, sending a second jagged splinter towards Grog--though again it misses.
* Strike (Off-Guard from Hiding, but also -2 for range so six of one...) Splinter: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18, * Stride, * Strike Splinter (MAP): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16

Bangy and Grog's turns.
Initiative:
White ???
Orange Twigjack
Bangy (100/100)
Grog (58/66)
Green ???
Alice (71/71)
Red Giant Opossum
Swayaah (33/44)
Griphook (47/47)
Kirana (67/67)
Blue Giant Opossum

"Persnickety Wickets!"

Bangy enters the room - he fires two shots into the giant opossum!

◆) Stride
◇) Surprise Attack
◆◆) Strike x2
↺) Wounded Rage

Shortbow (P; 60ft, deadly d10) w/ Sneak Attack (1d6) vs Blue Opossum (Off-Guard): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 292d6 + 1 ⇒ (4, 6) + 1 = 111d6 ⇒ 11d10 ⇒ 10
Shortbow (P; 60ft, deadly d10) w/ Sneak Attack (1d6) w/ MAP (-5) vs Blue Opossum (Off-Guard): 1d20 + 13 - 5 ⇒ (14) + 13 - 5 = 222d6 + 1 ⇒ (2, 1) + 1 = 41d6 ⇒ 21d10 ⇒ 6

Grog sighs. "Mean Twigjack.."
He foolishly rushes in to attack what he thinks the real menace is.
Stride
Strike x2

heavy pick+1: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20
damage: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (1, 4) + 4 = 9

heavy pick+1: 1d20 + 14 - 5 ⇒ (5) + 14 - 5 = 14
damage: 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (5, 8) + 4 = 17

Not sure i've rolled higher than a 5 on my online d20 in the last week. :)

Bangy's first arrow hits the opossum in the neck. With a shriek, it collapses. His second arrow also finds its mark.
Bangy's first attack is a crit, which drops it. The second attack is a hit, which I'll assume you want to switch to the other one.

Grog knicks the twigjack with his pickaxe once, scattering a bit of bark onto the floor.
6 is higher than 5! And also hits.

A second twigjack reveals itself--by stepping very close to Grog indeed. While he sees it coming, he isn't quick enough to stop it from jabbing him twice with its thorny little claws.
* Sneak to enter Grog's space Stealth: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17; failure, Grog sees it. * Strike Claw: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27 for piercing damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12. * Strike Claw (agile MAP): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26 for piercing damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Alice's turn.
Initiative:
White ???
Orange Twigjack
Bangy (100/100)
Grog (24/66)
Green Twigjack (-9)
Alice (71/71)
Red Giant Opossum (-34, dead)
Swayaah (33/44)
Griphook (47/47)
Kirana (67/67)
Blue Giant Opossum (-6)

Act Together:
The rag doll will cast Boost Eidolon
The little girl will drop the doll and move up to the Green Twigjack.

The rag doll will recall knowledge on the Twigjacks.
The little girl will attempt to hit the Green Twigjack: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 23for: 2d8 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 4) + 4 + 4 = 15 bludgeoning damage,

Sekrit Chek: 1d1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12[/spoiler]

Alice can't think of anything she knows about twigjacks other than what the party has already observed. The Girl clobbers the creature's splintery body, which cracks a little. But maybe that's normal.
A hit.

Whoops, should've also been Swayaah, Griphook, and Kirana's turns.
Initiative:
White ???
Orange Twigjack (-9)
Bangy (100/100)
Grog (24/66)
Green Twigjack (-15)
Alice (71/71)
Red Giant Opossum (-34, dead)
Swayaah (33/44)
Griphook (47/47)
Kirana (67/67)
Blue Giant Opossum (-6)

Fae nudges Swayaah into the room, and the woman has a burst of speed as she darts through. "Whoa, that was fast."

She looks at the Green Twigjack harassing Grog.

Devise A Stratagem: 1d20 ⇒ 16

Then, she digs in.

Claw, Devise A Stratagem, Flanking?: 16 + 10 = 26
Strategic Strike Damage: 2d4 + 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 1) + (5) + 2 = 9

"Grog, try hitting these twigs over here."

◆ Cast >Warp Step< as a focus spell thanks to my >Psychic Dedication.< It costs 1 action due to >The Unbound Step<.
◆ Devise A Stratagem vs Green Twigjack
◆ Strategic Strike vs Green Twigjack
◇ >Shared Stratagem<: Grog's first attack vs Green is Off-Guard.

Swayaah follow Alice in damaging the twigjack.
Also a hit.

Griphook and Kirana's turns.
Initiative:
White ???
Orange Twigjack (-9)
Bangy (100/100)
Grog (24/66)
Green Twigjack (-24, Off-Guard to Grog's next attack)
Alice (71/71)
Red Giant Opossum (-34, dead)
Swayaah (33/44)
Griphook (47/47)
Kirana (67/67)
Blue Giant Opossum (-6)

The noise inside the room prompts him to get inside it. He quickly plays his flute to encourage his allies!
Performance check for Lingering Composition: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26

He then sings an annoying goblin song to distract the blue giant opposum.
Performance check for Goblin Song: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31

◆ Stride
◇ Lingering Composition
◆ Courageous Anthem
◆ Goblin Song