...there's no giggling and asking to pet dat dawwwwg, but the rest is pretty close.

*plink plink plink*

Edit: Just happened to occur to me that I left a little something out of Dak's proposed tactics... The little guy doesn't plan on getting too close to the boogens, of course, but IF in the chaos a backstab opportunity presents itself, you can be sure he'll take it.

Mae'rel is gonna do her typical BUT first she's going to call out and put a bless on the party. Since we're in single file and not all in melee right now, hopefully this blesses most of us. After that she's gonna just try to fall to the backline and heal people, she will not be using a sanctuary this go around.

I am going to ask if she can make a check to identify the beasts or get a better look at em?

I'll get S post up tonight, thinking she will enlarge le bull ,  shield herself, and get in position to catch 2 or more with color spray

UNLESS the besties are arrayed in a manner that would allow S to ensnare 2 or more in a Web spell without also catching any party members  

As long as Mae'rel can act before melee is joined, bless will be effective.  Remember that bless does not, however, impact anyone already in melee.

The beasts are owlbears, no doubt about it.  

Did the Bofír have a... psychotic episode???

On another note I'm posting tonight!

Selly and Rosariel should have an Odd Couple spin off, with the way they're perceived lol
Also, I'll have my post up by tomorrow, if not sooner! Apologies for the delays

EDIT: Oop, got 'er up! Similar tactics as before, let's see how it goes!

I'm confused, did S cast web or enlarge on Ruadhrí?

She cast enlarge on Rud, and web on the owlbears.

Re-reading Alan's notes about it in his post, S puts it in a place that will attempt to catch the owlbears without getting in Rud's way, since our bofear bud is in a blind rage and would probably not realize he should go around.

yeah thats a good move but how do they do both, does one not cost an action?

They both cost an action, but remember, we're doing multiple rounds of actions in each post so it doesn't slog.

Doin' my post now.

okay that makes sense

Got my post up. My spell list lacks many options for this situation and besides, 3 owlbears will do a lot of damage, so Mae'rel will focus on healing for the most part.

Rosa will support heal if it gets to be too much for Mae'rel on her own. Otherwise she may instead cast Barkskin on Arathea to beef her up a little more, or just draw her bow and give Ara DPS back up.

After casting Aid and Faerie Fire per my post, her priorities are:
1. Heal if necessary
2. Barkskin on Ara if needed - what is Arathea's AC? I don't want to drop that on her if it'll make it worse or have no effect. As a 4th level cleric Rosa can make Ara's AC 5, but again, if her AC is already that or better, I don't want to waste the spell.
3. DPS with her bow, if possible from an angle that wouldn't endanger Ara if she missed.

Remember that if at all possible, you should give me at least 2-3 rounds worth of strategy.

The cow man is easy - he attacks somebody, hits them till they drop, attacks the next one.  Unless there is some priority of targets or whatever, you don't have to tell me "I attack in round one.  I attack in round two." and so forth.

Casters, I need to know what spells they want to use, in the order they want to use them.  They should always feel free to give me strategy stuff, too - "I cast X unless the nemies are too close in melee, in which case I cast Y".  Or, "I use buff spell A unless there are bad wounds in which case I prioritize healing magic instead."

Feel free to include as much strategy as you like, regardles of your role in the party.  I don't want to assume actions you don't want to take.

Mae'rel is just gonna 

1. Back up from the frontline, Bless assuming most of the party isn't in melee range when she goes to cast it
2. Get ready to heal. If no healing is needed in turn 2, she's gonna sanctuary herself, but ONLY if no healing is needed.
3. More healing, which will certainly be needed by now.