Let's get it on!
Grakk's howl of challenge is still echoing through the room when his foot comes down on the other side of the magic circle. There is a flash of light, a whiff of ozone, and the circle is broken. Before Grakk's next step is complete, several things happen.
Vrrsk't, vigilant and ready, calls down the power of the Sky Dragon, marking the demon as his rightful foe.
The demon ignores the paladin. It takes one long step and brings its huge hammer down with a sickening popping sound on Varonus' chest, which bursts like an overripe melon. The would-be demon summoner drops, lifeless. Apoli's power flashes around the demon in retribution for ignoring a paladin's challenge.
As Grakk approaches, the bloodied hammer reverses its arc, quicker than humanly possible, and glances off Grakk's shoulder, leaving a large purple bruise but not stopping the charging barbarian.
Grakk's sword lands with a sickening thud on the demon's shoulder, opening a deep gash that bleeds pungent yellow ichor that smokes when it hits the floor.
[sblock=ooc]Regarding readying actions for when the circle is breached: Yes, but the demon gets to ready actions for that condition, too. Which ones go first? We'll let initiative decide that:
Initiatives:
18 Demon
3 Grakk
21 Vrrsk't
18 Morvannon
18 Vixo
16 Kamotz
7 Magnus
Initiative modifier is the tiebreaker, so Vrrsk't and Vixo go before the demon, everyone else goes after. Since Vixo didn't ready anything, it's just Vrrsk't in this case.
When Grakk breaks the circle, Vrrsk't's readied divine challenge fires, marking the demon.
Then the demon's readied action fires. It charges Varonus,
14 vs. AC hits for 14 damage, killing him. Splat! The demon takes
6 damage from divine challenge.
Grakk's charge continues. The demon gets an OA: it has threatening reach.
22 vs. AC hits for 7 damage, and Grakk is marked (tent Demon)
Grakk's charge finally reaches the demon. It hits for 33 damage. Grakk is raging.
Everyone except Grakk is up. We'll go with the loose initiative order that's all the rage these days; actions happen in the order posted, roll your own OAs if you provoke them, yadda yadda. Refer to the monster stats block below.
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Vrrsk't 35/35 HP, 12/12 surges
<== You're up
Vixo 33/33 HP, 9/9 surges
Kamotz 31/31 HP, 9/9 surges
Morvannon 32/32 HP, 8/8 surges
Magnus 29/29 HP, 8/8 surges
Demon 193/232 HP,
marked by Vrrsk't with DC
Grakk
26/33 HP, 12/12 surges, raging, marked (tent D)
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[sblock=Monster stats]
Big Ol' Demon: HP 232. AC 20, Fort 20, Ref 18, Will 16
Melee basic attack: Reach 2 (threatening reach): +11 vs. AC, 1d10+4 damage and the target is marked (tent Demon)
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