Hit a flaming spehere for 12.

Remaining:
1 Steam Vortex (20 HP, 2d6 damage, 80 XP) Inflicts Blind
2 Dwarven Smiths (30 HP, 2d4 damage, 80 XP) Drop: Unidenified Potion, Drop Rate: 100%
2 Flaming Spheres (9 HP, 1d25 damage, 75 XP)

Josh, your attack was illegal because you weren’t wielding a ranged weapon, and it was still a ranged encounter.

Remaining:
1 Steam Vortex (20 HP, 2d6 damage, 80 XP) Inflicts Blind
2 Dwarven Smiths (30 HP, 2d4 damage, 80 XP) Drop: Unidenified Potion, Drop Rate: 100%
3 Flaming Spheres (9 HP, 1d25 damage, 75 XP)

Attack a Flaming Sphere for 9 damage exactly.

Remaining:
1 Steam Vortex (20 HP, 2d6 damage, 80 XP) Inflicts Blind
2 Dwarven Smiths (30 HP, 2d4 damage, 80 XP) Drop: Unidenified Potion, Drop Rate: 100%
2 Flaming Spheres (9 HP, 1d25 damage, 75 XP)

Attack a flaming sphere for 12 damage.

Remaining:
1 Steam Vortex (20 HP, 2d6 damage, 80 XP) Inflicts Blind
2 Dwarven Smiths (30 HP, 2d4 damage, 80 XP) Drop: Unidentified Potion, Drop Rate: 100%
1 Flaming Sphere (9 HP, 1d25 damage, 75 XP)

13 damage to a flaming sphere kills it outright.

Remaining:
1 Steam Vortex (20 HP, 2d6 damage, 80 XP) Inflicts Blind
2 Dwarven Smiths (30 HP, 2d4 damage, 80 XP) Drop: Unidentified Potion, Drop Rate: 100%

NB: I just quaffed a potion of smoke, so all of these encounters are now Ranged.

I deal a serious blow (19 damage) to a Dwarven Smith (who I will name Will Smith) with Josh’s +3 two-handed sword.

Remaining:
Steam Vortex (20 HP, 2d6, 80 XP, blinds)
Will Smith (11 HP, 2d4, 80 XP, always drops un-IDed potion)
Dwarven Smith (30 HP, 2d4, 80 XP, always drops un-IDed potion)

I finish Will Smith with 14 points of damage.

Remaining:
Steam Vortex (20 HP, 2d6, 80 XP, blinds)
Dwarven Smith (30 HP, 2d4, 80 XP, always drops un-IDed potion)