Strength of Thousands (PF2 AP) by DM DoctorEvil

Game Master DM DoctorEvil

"We do this the hard way, then?"

In the midst of the chaos, M'baba says loudly "I think we should focus on one at a time!". He adds "Maybe some of us distract them while the rest can try this." He asks one of the cages and tries to sneak behind the closest of the pugwampis and entrap it with the cage's door facing down.

Stealth: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

"There are six of them and six of us. Pick your target and lets do this." The ruse was a good try, but it failed. The time for clever plans are gone.

Ntuni enters the room and goes for the closest one, trying to knock it down without killing it.

Stride, Strike, Strike
Strike (maul), nonlethal: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 9 - 2 = 27
Damage: 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Strike (maul), nonlethal: 1d20 + 9 - 5 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 9 - 5 - 2 = 14
Damage: 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Could Ikto have used a hero point on his failed roll?

Ikto gets out of the others way by stepping through the door and to the side, "I got ... how you say, cocky. Sorry all. No killing." Seeing that Ntuni is already ahead of him there. He casts a blessing of guidance upon the dwarf. Then he casts another upon which ever ally enters in the room proper, no time to be picky. Weaving fate is far more fickle than weaving webs, but perhaps an early advantage will aid their mission whatever form that advantage takes.

As we haven't seen the results of her rolls I thought it still might be possible.

Action 1 Stride. Action two, Guidance on Ntuni.. and third action guidance on which ever ally goes through after this post :) 'You ask for the guidance of supernatural entities, granting the target a +1 status bonus to one attack roll, Perception check, saving throw, or skill check the target attempts before the duration ends. The target chooses which roll to use the bonus on before rolling. If the target uses the bonus, the spell ends. Either way, the target is then temporarily immune for 1 hour.' So he can't use it on himself again right now

Could Ikto have used a hero point on his failed roll?

I suppose he could have. If you want to use a Hero Point for Secret or GM generated rolls, then please announce that possibility as you state your action.

Storage Barn - Round 1

27 Iovia
24 Yellow Pugwampi
24 Purple Pugwampi
23 Blue Pugwampi
23 M'Baba
19 Za Minyahil
18 Nyandra
16 Green Pugwampi
15 Ntuni
11 Ikto
7 Orange Pugwampi

As the hold that the speech of Ikto had on most of the pugwampis is broken and they scatter to the corners of the room again, it appears that a fight will break out.

Let's move to initiative to settle the actions you have posted above. You are not obligated to attack, and can hold actions or delay if you wish. Iovia will be up first followed by a number of the gremlins.

Being near the back, Iovia waits for now.

Delay.

Storage Barn - Round 1 - continued

Iovia waits to see what develops, looking to support where it is needed.

All three of pugwampis (Yellow, Purple, Blue) continue their wanton destruction of property stored in the barn. None make any violent overtures towards the interlopers, but all watch them warily, almost daring them to intervene. A few clay pots crash to the ground, littering the floor with more debris.

M'Baba posted a Stealth check above, but please use the map to indicate if you move or other actions. Za Minyahil and Nyandra are also up for the student side.

Done.

Za Minyahil strides into the storage room and locks eyes with the gremlin cavorting on a barrel and glares at it.

Then they try to keep the confidence up as they march towards it hoping the audacity will confuse the little wretch long enough to get in position and attempt to grab it.

◆ Demoralize on Red
◆ Stride
◆ Grapple

Demoralize (Intimidation): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Grapple (Athletics): 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (15) + 0 = 15

Seeing that it has come to a physical altercation, Nyandra sighs, shakes her head. "I hoped it didn't have to be this way, but... may as well try to get things over with quickly." With this, she brings her flute to her mouth again, takes a breath, and begins playing a rousing, encouraging song meant to bolster her allies.

Courageous Anthem: +1 status bonus to attack rolls, damage rolls, and saves against fear effects

Storage Barn - Round 1 - concluded

M'baba slips into the room, trying to be as stealthy as possible, while holding the cage and dealing with the now-wary gremlins. it does seem at this point, that the Yellow Pugwampi is watching Za Minyahil, and not the crafty rogue.

Yellow is off-guard to you at the moment

Nyandra plays an inspiring tune on her flute that she hopes will give her classmates a competitive advantage if the encounter turns ugly.

Moving into the storage room, Za Minyahil wordlessly stares down one of the small gremlins, but the fey creature seems unintimidated so far. Unfazed, the ghoran reaches for the small dog-like foe, and grabs it up, holding it fast.

Green Pugwampi, seeing the plant thing grab its ally, rushes behind Za Minyahil and attacks drawing out a shortsword as it moves. The small creatures attack does not seem to harm Za Minyahil, who shifts its hips(?) out of the way just in time.

Ikto enters the room and shares a guiding spell with Ntuni who seems determined to bop the gremlins with her hammer.

Ntuni moves in and with the playing by Nyandra and the guidance from Ikto, strikes out at the nearest gremlin, holding back lethal force, and delivers a great smash to the pugwampi, knocking it out of the fight, with the help of Nyandra's anthem.

Orange Pugwampi draws out a small-sized shortbow and fires twice at Ntuni, who attacked one of the other fey. One of the arrows nicks the dwarf for nuisance damage, while the other misses entirely.

End of Round 1

Ntuni is hit for 1hp dmg. Ntuni's hit on Purple is a critical,

Green Pugwampi shortsword vs ZM: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
Orange Pugwampi shortbow vs Ntuni: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
Orange Pugwampi shortbow vs Ntuni, MAP: 1d20 + 8 - 5 ⇒ (6) + 8 - 5 = 9
Ntuni Piercing Dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Storage Barn - Round 2

Courageous Anthem active: +1 to attacks, dmg and saves vs fear

27 Iovia (delayed)
24 Yellow Pugwampi (off-guard to M'Baba)
23 Blue Pugwampi
23 M'Baba (unluck)
19 Za Minyahil
18 Nyandra
16 Green Pugwampi
15 Ntuni (1hp dmg, unluck)
11 Ikto (unluck)
7 Orange Pugwampi

Please note that anyone entering the room is exposed to the pugwampi's unluck aura. This means you must succeed on a DC16 Will save or be forced to re-roll any checks or attacks and take the worse result. Za Minyahil made this save last round, but Ikto, Ntuni, and M'Baba all failed. Ntuni was able to still land a critical, and M'Baba was still able to successfully hide from Yellow. This effect lasts until you move away from the pugwampis, Please roll accordingly.

Iovia is up now

Iovia steps into the room to support her new allies.

Action 1: Stride.

Will save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

She feels a strange feeling come over her that she has never felt before, but tries to fight through it to help Za Minyahil. She weaves magic of her own, trying to incapacitate one of the gremlins.

Action 2 and 3: Cast Daze against Green. Green has to make a DC 17 Will save or take 1d6 ⇒ 2 Mental and Non-lethal damage. On a crit fail, it is also Stunned 1.

Quick question: what's the check to throw the cage on the puggy?

Quick question: what's the check to throw the cage on the puggy?

The cages are large wire boxes with a small opening on top. It would be very difficult to throw on top of a gremlin successfully. Instead, you will likely have to grapple or incapacitate a pugwampi to get them inside.

Storage Barn - Round 2 - continued

Iovia enters the room, feeling the strange unluck effects from the fey cavorting about the space. She casts a spell on the nearest pugwampi that intends to damage and daze, but the fey shrugs off most of the effect, suffering not much more than small headache instead.

Yellow Pugwampi leaps to a barrel near where Za Minyahil is attacking one of this brethren, drawing out a shortsword as it comes. Then it makes one stabbing attack at the ghoran for limited damage.

Blue Pugwampi unshoulders his bow, and looses two arrows at Ntuni. The first slides off her chain mail without consequence, but the second sticks in her shoulder, hurting rather a lot.

Za Minyahil takes 1 dmg. Ntuni takes 6 and is at 15/22. M'Baba, Za Minyahil, and Nyandra are up now. Don't forget if you are affected by unluck...

Green DC 17 Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Yellow shortsword vs ZM: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17 hit
Piercing Dmg to ZM: 1d6 - 3 ⇒ (3) - 3 = 0 1 dmg minimum
Blue shortbow vs Ntuni: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
blue shortbow vs Ntuni, MAP: 1d20 + 8 - 5 ⇒ (19) + 8 - 5 = 22
Piering dmg to Ntuni: 1d6 ⇒ 6

So there's no way to cleverly put them into the cage... That's disappointing. I suppose I'll sneak attack yellow non-lethal then.

M'baba takes out his rapier and proceeds to hit the pugwampi where it hurts, but is not vital.

Attack 1, sneak attack, non-lethal: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 6 - 2 = 6
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Sneak attack: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Attack 2, sneak attack, non-lethal: 1d20 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 1 - 2 = 9
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4
Sneak attack: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Ikto nearly got four of them to walk into a cage. That's clever to me.

It was, but it required multiple rolls to succeed where the first failure meant the plan went off. Low probability.

I have to maintain the grapple with a check to drag it out of the room to the cage, correct?

I have to maintain the grapple with a check to drag it out of the room to the cage, correct?

Let's say that if you can successfully grapple them in the first place, you can hold them well enough to deposit them in the cage.

So there's no way to cleverly put them into the cage... That's disappointing. I suppose I'll sneak attack yellow non-lethal then.

I'm sure there is, but as I described the cage, its not the kind of thing you can throw over them. There are still rather limitless possibilities.

Storage Barn - Round 2 - continued

Having snuck up on Yellow Pugwampi, M'Baba launches a strike with his rapier and then another, but neither manages to hit the small crafty foe.

Don't forget the Unluck effect. Doesn't matter this time. Will see if Nyandra and Za Minyahil can get a post up before tomorrow. If not, I will run them to keep the combat moving.

Nyandra continues with her anthem as she moves closer to the pugwampis, specifically the yellow one engaged with M'Baba. She feels rather strange as the unluck aura overcomes her. "Does anyone else feel that? It's like... I don't feel as confident about myself!"

Unluck (Will): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
Daze damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Action 1 Courageous Anthem, action 2 Stride.

Za Minyahil keeps a tight grip on the pugwampi as they rush out of the room, roughly deposit it in one of the cages and slam it shut.

"One down!" he calls to the others.

Unluck (Will): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Stride, Interact to put the pugwampi in the cage, Interact to close and lock the cage.

"Yes, I'm feeling it too!"

sorry, was going to do daze but forgot it's two actions and I'm likely out of range. my apologies!

Ikto feels a moment of utter indescion, but... at this point, better the less perfect action than no action at all. Seeing a nearby Gremlin taking a stab at Za Minyahil, Ikto decides to help against that one. He lifts his wooden shield as he closes.

Action 1, stride
Action 2, Raise shield

And attempts to strike with the flat/handle of his sickle
Will save vs Unluck if a new one is allowed 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
To hit Green, non lethal penalty and bardic help counted in 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Non lethal dmg if that hits: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

EDIT: Here is where I'd edit in a second roll to hit in case Unluck was still factor, but with that roll i think it is safe to say he missed

Storage Barn - Round 2 - continued

Za Minyahil manages to hold onto one of the feisty little gremlins, dragging into the remaining cage in the hallway.

Nyandra enters the room, continuing her anthem to boost her allies battle prowess. She also feels the unluck fill her but continues playing nonetheless.

Green Pugwampi watches the ghoran rush past carrying its ally, so it moves forward and attacks M'Baba who is assaulting another of its kind. the first blow mildly scratches M'Baba, but the second misses completely.

Ikto steps forward to attack the same Green gremlin, but his attack misses. He does get his shield up, just in case the attacks start coming his way.

M'Baba takes 1hp dmg. If you remain in the room, there are no re-rolls vs the unluck aura. Za Minyahil made his save (in secret checks) before, so is still not affected. One Pug is down, and one is locked up. Ntuni is up now.

Green Pugwampi shortsword vs M'Baba: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18
Green Pugwampi MAP vs M'Baba: 1d20 + 6 - 5 ⇒ (1) + 6 - 5 = 2
Piercing Dmg to M'Baba: 1d6 - 3 ⇒ (3) - 3 = 0 1 min

Ntuni grabs the fallen gremlin and drags it back to the cages, then rushes back in to menace them with her hammer.

Manipulate, Stride, Stride. Hopefully setting up for potential AOOs.

Storage Barn - Round 2 - concluded

Ntuni grabs the stricken gremlin, carries to the cage in the hall, tosses it inside, and then sprints back into the fight.

Orange Pugwampi leaps up and back a shelf out of reach of the dwarf, and fires its shortbow twice at close range at Ntuni. Both shots miss rather badly, as the gremlins seems rattled by the onslaught.

End of Round 2

Orange Pugwampi shortbow: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Orange Pugwampi shortbow, MAP: 1d20 + 8 - 5 ⇒ (8) + 8 - 5 = 11

Storage Barn - Round 3

Courageous Anthem active: +1 to attacks, dmg and saves vs fear

27 Iovia (unluck)
24 Yellow Pugwampi
23 Blue Pugwampi
23 M'Baba (unluck; 16/17hp)
19 Za Minyahil (18/19hp)
18 Nyandra (unluck)
16 Green Pugwampi
15 Ntuni (15/22hp; unluck)
11 Ikto (unluck)
7 Orange Pugwampi

Back to the top of the order. Iovia is up first. Don't forget to rollx2 if you are affected by unluck.

Iovia moves near N'tuni, heals her wounds, and then moves to support M'baba.

Action 1 Stride next to N'tuni, Action 2, Heal on N'tuni, and Action 3, Stride to set up flanking with M'baba.

Heal: 1d8 ⇒ 2

Za Minyahil moves back into the storage room and takes up position across from M'baba.

◆ Stride

Then, they pounce on the green pugwampi, trying to catch it.

◆ Grapple (with Unluck)

Grapple (Athletics): 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (1) + 0 = 1
Grapple (Athletics): 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (6) + 0 = 6

The little wretch capers out of their grasp, making them rustle with frustration, and they redouble their efforts.

◆ Grapple (with Unluck)

Grapple (Athletics): 1d20 + 0 - 5 ⇒ (7) + 0 - 5 = 2
Grapple (Athletics): 1d20 + 0 - 5 ⇒ (15) + 0 - 5 = 10

Storage Barn - Round 3 - continued

Iovia casts a healing spell on Ntuni, who has taken some damage so far, then she moves to flank with M'baba, hopeful to catch one of the gremlins off-guard again.

Blue Pugwampi drops its shortbow, and draws out its shortsword striking twice against Ntuni who is adjacent. The determined gremlin lands boths strikes undoing some of the healing offered by Iovia, and perhaps a bit more damage.

Za Minyahil returns ot the storage room after making their gremlin deposit, and attempts to grab Green Pugwampi, but the footing under them somehow gives way enough that they fall face first onto the floor of the storage barn filling their face with dust and debris.

Ntuni adds and then subtracts some damage, and should be at 13/22 net. Nyandra and M'Baba are up now. Critical fail on grapple lets the target either reverse the grapple or knock you prone. ZM is prone.

Blue Pugwampi shortsword vs Ntuni: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22 hit
Blue Pugwampi MAP vs Ntuni: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 8 - 4 = 20 hit
Piercing Dmg to Ntuni, strike 1: 1d6 - 3 ⇒ (2) - 3 = -1 1 minimum
Piercing Dmg to Ntuni, strike 2: 1d6 - 3 ⇒ (6) - 3 = 3

M'baba is annoyed at the gremlin but still continues to fight it. He tries to do some fancy footwork to distract the gremlin, then attacks it, trying to not hurt it vitally. Afterwards, he tries scaring it.

So, I'll Feint, Strike, Demoralize.

Feint vs green gremlin Perception DC: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
unluck: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

Attack, non-lethal, flanking: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
unluck: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
non-lethal damage + sneak attack (if applies): 1d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + (6, 5) = 12

Demoralize: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
unluck: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

G'sus I didn't even need unluck to fail all checks!

M'baba, you could have done that sequence better. You always want to Demoralize as Action 1, so that you get the benefit. Also, with me providing Off-Guard via flanking already, Feint does nothing - unless you crit fail, in which case you debuff yourself. In this situation, Demoralize, Strike, Strike would have been a better sequence. Without a flanking partner, Demoralize, Feint, and Strike would have been a decent ordering of actions.

Nyandra cringes a bit as Ntuni takes some hits, and interrupts her playing to try to lend the dwarf some aid. She pauses the anthem for a moment and instead focuses on trying to stun the blue pugwampi fighting Ntuni with the daze spell DC17, ◆◆. After this, she resumes playing the anthem before, this time accelerating the pace to bolster her allies more in what has, unfortunately, become a brawl. Courageous Anthem ◆

Daze: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Storage Barn - Round 3 - continued

M'Baba lunges one way at the gremlin, attempting to attack from another, but he overbalances, slipping on a piece of broken crockery that was somehow underfoot, and instead of getting an advantage, he ends up off-guard against counter-attacks. His actually strike also misses, as does any attempt to frighten the small creature.

Nyandra keeps her inspirational music going but also tries to cast a spell against one of the remaining miscreants. The spell seems to have no effect as the pugwampi shakes off the daze effect and any damage.

Green Pugwampi slips out of the box created by the initiates, slides behind M'Baba, and attacks the off-balance foe. It's shortsword connects twice, but the damage is still fairly mild.

M'Baba takes 2 hits, but only 3hp dmg. He is not at 13/17. Ntuni and Ikto are up once again.

Blue Pugwampi DC 17 Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Green Pugwampi shortsword vs M'Baba, off guard: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
Green Pugwampi shortsword vs M'baba, MAP, off guard: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 8 - 4 = 23
Piercing Dmg vs M'Baba: 1d6 - 3 ⇒ (5) - 3 = 2
Piercing Dmg vs M'Baba, 2nd strike: 1d6 - 3 ⇒ (4) - 3 = 1

Ntuni keeps following the gremlin with the bow, intending of boxing it and stopping the shooting.

Strike, nonlethal: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 9 - 2 = 25
Reroll: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 9 - 2 = 8

Strike, nonlethal: 1d20 + 9 - 5 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 9 - 5 - 2 = 13
Reroll: 1d20 + 9 - 5 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 9 - 5 - 2 = 11

Man, this encounter is extremely frustrating.

Ikto strides to help M'Babi, though he wishes there were two of him so one could help NTuni "We may have to retreat. I don't want to kill any of these but they don't share the same concern."

Action One, Stride.
Action two, Nonlethal strike Green first try 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
UNLUCK option Action two, Same roll 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
If that hits, nonlethal damage 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Action three, Nonlethal strike Green again 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (5) - 2 = 3
UNLUCK option, Action three, same roll 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (9) - 2 = 7
If somehow hit, NL dmg is 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Storage Barn - Round 3 - concluded

Ntuni clambers up on some of the storage items, swinging at one of the gremlins, but just as he thinks it will be a hit, the shelving gives way, and he falls back to the floor, his strikes both missing.

Ikto rushes towards Green but he also cannot make contact with the dog-faced foe, nearly dropping his weapon which gets loose in his hand mid-strike. The attacks hit nothing but air.

Orange Pugwampi rushes away from where Ntuni moved, turning to shoot the dwarf in the backside with its shortbow. One small arrow glances harmlessly off Ntuni's chain mail, and the other falls well short of the target.

End of Round 3

Orange Pugwampi shortbow vs Ntuni: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
Orange Pugwampi shortbow MAP vs Ntuni: 1d20 + 8 - 5 ⇒ (6) + 8 - 5 = 9

Storage Barn - Round 4

Courageous Anthem active: +1 to attacks, dmg and saves vs fear

27 Iovia (unluck)
24 Yellow Pugwampi
23 Blue Pugwampi
23 M'Baba (unluck; 13/17hp)
19 Za Minyahil (18/19hp, prone)
18 Nyandra (unluck)
16 Green Pugwampi
15 Ntuni (13/22hp; unluck)
11 Ikto (unluck; 12/16hp remain)
7 Orange Pugwampi

Iovia is up again to start Round 4. Don't forget to add your bonus for Courageous Anthem to attacks, and if lucky, damage.

Man, this encounter is extremely frustrating.

Almost as if that was the point of it...This is the third, that I know of, Paizo AP with pugwampis as early foes, and they are all just as frustrating.

@DM: Considering Orange attacked twice, I believe it used a Stride to get where it is. I believe I should get a Retributive Strike against it.

Iovia moves back to N'tuni.

Action 1: Stride

Then, once more, she bathes the dwarf with healing magic.

Action 2: 1 action heal. 1d8 ⇒ 4

Finally, she punches at the nearby pugwampi.

Unarmed attack against Blue. Attack 1: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 nonlethal B damage. Unluck Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 nonlethal B damage.

Za Minyahil gets to their feet and shakes the dirt from the floor out of their petals.

◆ Stand

Then they go after the pugwampi they tried to grab before, determined not to let the little bugger beat them!

◆ Grapple (with Unluck)

Grapple (Athletics): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
Grapple (Athletics): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14

◆ Grapple (with Unluck)

Grapple (Athletics): 1d20 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (14) + 1 - 5 = 10
Grapple (Athletics): 1d20 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (12) + 1 - 5 = 8

@DM: Considering Orange attacked twice, I believe it used a Stride to get where it is. I believe I should get a Retributive Strike against it.

I agree. You may take it, but remember unluck effects.

Storage Barn - Round 4 - continued

Iovia pushes more divine healing on Ntuni, trying to keep them in the fight. Then she turns to strike the nearest gremlin, but her fist strikes the wooden shelf instead, doing no damage.

Yellow Pugwampi leaps back from the melee attack, drawing out its shortbow as it moves. Then it fires one arrow at M'Baba, hitting the rogue with a painful shot.

Blue Pugwampi strikes out twice against Ntuni who keeps pressing it. The first stab scores another hit, but the wound is very minor. The second misses completely, then the blue gremlin scampers away towards another table of goods.

Za Minyahil pick themselves up off the debris-laden floor, more embarrassed than hurt. They then try to grapple the Yellow Gremlin, after stepping to follow it, but their plant-like arms come up empty once again.

M'Baba is hit hard for 6hp dmg and is now at 7/17. Ntuni heals some but takes one more damage, and is at 16/22 remaining. Ntuni can take her reaction attack vs either blue or orange. M'Baba and Nyandra are up again.

Yellow shortbow vs M'Baba: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22 hit
Piercing Dmg vs M'Baba: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Blue Pugwampi shortsword vs Ntuni: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21 hit
Blue Pugwampi shortsword vs Ntuni, MAP: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 8 - 4 = 10 miss
Piercing Dmg vs Ntuni: 1d6 - 3 ⇒ (2) - 3 = -1 1 minimum