Haa, Kashtan had to give away the big secret. So I might as well tell you everything.
I would have fallen off my chair laughing if Joy had made the troll attack us - only to see it getting maimed in one turn.
Frankly I dunno if it works and you'll probably nerf something after that but yeah, I have 3 attacks but deal 4x damage with Flurry of Blows + Hand of Harm combined for 1 Ki point.
The big gamble is Cat who will put everything in Heavy with her Greatsword. But she needs advantage for that so I flank the Troll and attack from behind.
Ashley will summon Nixie and have her attack. I'm afraid she can't summon her early because that boom would ruin the surprise (or can it work as distraction?) In any case that's not a problem. We have Surprise so even if her first attack is weak, she'll shine in the next round.
The real game-changer is Yulya. She will attack as soon as she notices that the troll is injured and will use her Ring of Quick Casting to cast 2x Toll The Dead and amplify it with her Goblin Staff. That's 2D12+6 necrotic damage. While Cat, Nixie and me have advantage, I think this won't apply to Yulya. Does she have inspiration? That would be a good time to use it.
Well, that's my glorious plan. If the Troll survives the surprise, rinse and repeat. We can uphold that for 3 rounds and only be stronger when Ashley rallies Nixie. Cat needs to take the first hit from the troll and survive. I gain 2D6 hp each round from her Path of the World Tree so I should be good. I think we're a great team with Emboldening Bond and Path of the World Tree combined.
Continued plan - if we manage to down the troll we catch the beastmaster as hostage, then retreat for the night into the Cat igloo some place away. I have one more surprise but it will remain one until it's time.
For now the crucial steps is luring the Troll to where Cat is and where the crossbowman can't shoot us during combat.
And that Ashley summons wasps as distraction and to find the beastmaster. We gotta make sure he doesn't make a run for it.