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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 6828779" data-attributes="member: 6787650">As mentioned upthread, when I rolled a simulated first round, the giants missed their target (Paladin) 4 times, although there would have been one hit if he hadn't shielded (Cutting Words could also have come into play, but the giants don't know that). The skeleton archers launched their readied attack for 22 HP, and there were eight opportunity attacks from wolves who beat the giants' initiative (I simplified some for the sake of my sanity, otherwise there probably would have been more opportunity attacks--but I do this kind of simplification at the table too for ToTM so it's still a valid simulation), and Eldritch Blast attacks (mostly misses) and arrows from the monk and rending with wolf fangs, and at the end of all that the giants not walled away behind the forcewall were down 91 and 34 HP respectively, out of 162 HP total. Remaining totals were 71 HP and 128 HP respectively. Giants behind the wall are hammering on the wall, trying to break through (it's not going to work of course).Under those conditions, would you say that victory looks within your grasp, if you can get one good hit in? It's your call.If it matters, the guy who cast the Wall of Force and later tried to zap you with three beams from an Eldritch Blast (missing twice and hitting once) seems to be wearing some kind of glowing magical armor, and he is not currently in sight. He ducked out of view after his attempted zap. There's another guy dressed similarly who also tried to zap you, and is also currently not in sight. This second guy knocked you backwards 10' when his Eldritch Blast hit you (he also missed twice). There's an unarmored female elf firing arrows at you with a longbow, and this paladin with a glowing sword all up in your face who just missed you twice with a longsword, but then sheathed it to cast a spell which protected him when you tried to smash his face in. And there's also a whole horde of wolves around you (8 on you and 8 on Hrothgar, your buddy) who just tore off big chunks of your flesh and hamstrung Hrothgar.</blockquote>

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