Round 4 - Dwarves and Riders

[tomcat]

Description: There are only 15 Easterlings attacking plus Durac, see the picture below for reference, they are Defence 12; the Troll continues its rampage against the Dwarves

~Understand that all the other Dunedain warriors are engaged in fighting Round 8 of the Battle (constitutes 30 minutes) while you guys are doing your melee here

Physical Modifiers: No physical modifiers due to Edrahil's spell

Situational Modifiers: tbd after the parries from Round 3; Lunduf is Incapacitated -7, Nain is Injured (Hardy) -1

Initiative*:
Dirnhael - 11
Nain - 11
Fengel - 10
Durgil - 9
Durac - 9
Daelhun - 7
Camentir - 7
Easterlings - 7
Troll - 7
Edrahil - 6
Lunduf - 6

*Remember to roll your next round's initiative at the end of your posts

OOC: I need all mounted characters to give me a Ride Test TN 20 or be impaired as follows:

Any Success = May perform actions as normal
Failure = May perform no actions this round
Complete Failure = Dismounted and falls to the ground prone; suffers 1d6 falling damage (no armour) and horse bolts from area
Disastrous Failure = Horse bolts from area and carries you off with it; there is no way to make the animal return and you must roll 2d6+6 to determine the number of rounds until you may either regain control - or - you may fall off for 2d6+2 falling damage (no armour) and roll 1d6 for the number of rounds that you wil be out of range of any combat or able to offer any assist

Be sure to read the narrative below as your character's situation may have changed -Tomcat

Durac watched his men get cut down by the skilled warriors that had just ridden out of the north and spurred on his mount. He would get his vengeance, both for this night and the embarrassment he suffered at Dirnhael's hands those few weeks ago!

Over the stampede that was around him Daelhun could still hear more enemy cavalry coming towards them, the odds were becoming worse.  Daelhun's heart fell but then swelled as he thought about his comrades, they were fighting a battle for what was right and just and that was worth dying for!  With renewed vigor and strength, Daelhun swung the sword twice quickly hitting a warrior close at hand, screaming a challenge as he did... "Your bones will be picked from as carrion for the crows!"

Spurring his horse on in the direction of Camentir to lend aid, Durgil noticed the reinforcements led by none other than the savage Easterling they had recently faced.  Drawing up to take steady aim, Durgil let loose an arrow, right across the Easterling's path, and into a flanking comrade. The arrow took his target in the throat, slaying him, but then the archer found himself dodging between curved blades. Skillfully the Dúnadan rode through the melee and broke out of the engagement to once again get in a position to fire his bow.


The next group of riders was upon them - but the group they were facing still had teeth. Seeing that Camentir was receiving help, Dirnhael turned into the fresh riders and set himself for the grim task of cutting down every single enemy within reach of his blade... and then he saw him. The Easterling he had battled on the frozen plain not so long ago. He was fierce and Dirnhael was hard-pressed in their brief and unfinished duel that day.

"Today will be better," he snarled through gritted teeth.

Dirnhael thought of Lûnduf, Nain, and the valiant men of the Army who followed his plan. They were his responsibility - and if getting them out of Barad Eldanar meant he must fight his way through this Easterling, his riders, and his entire army - then so be it.

The Dúnadan commander charged his Easterling counterpart and viciously swung his sword in a series of arcs that penetrated his opponent's defense and bit into flesh. Enraged, Durac countered the attack with one of his own but Andúring came up and in a clangor of sparks, the Easterling's blade shattered at the hilt. Still, Dirnhael was hard pressed as more riders came in on him to protect their commander. He deflected a blow as it flew in from the side, but a third scimitar very nearly found its mark, cutting into Dirnhael's sleeve before he desperately batted it away. "There are so many of them," he thought.

Around Dirnhael, the sheer number of Easterling horsemen and their slashing scimitars once more imperiled his friends. Unarmored, Camentir parried away two deadly strokes but another warrior came from behind and slashed twice bringing the older commander to his knees!


Out of the darkened sky, he came. The dragon Scatha tilted his great mass downward and began to plunge towards the ground and Barad Eldanar below. He was 90' long from nose to tail and the speed he attained on his approach could not be stopped, not by man, beast or even a stone wall. He swooped low over the battlefield where Dirnhael and his companions fought for their lives and both the intimidating presence and the awful stench of the drake caused the horses under the Men to quail and panic. As the warriors suddenly found themselves thrown from their mounts or being carried off by a broken horse, the dragon struck the east wall of Barad Eldanar.

The castle had been built quite sound those centuries ago, but the builders never anticipated the mass of a dragon to smash into the ramparts and in an explosion of flying stone and debris, the east wall came down and the courtyard within doused in the dragon's fiery breath. What had already been the chaos of war turned into mayhem as both friend and foe turned in panic to flee from the dragon's fire!

OOC: Maps to follow later today

[Stefan]

Completely oblivious to the mayhem that was going on behind him Nain stands and faces the troll once again.  The cracking of stone and screaming of men and orcs behind him was a distant reminder that the troll must fall of any of them were to survive this night.

Nain attacks TN 10

AC +6, Specialty +2, Injured -1(Hardy), +6 Size
ACTION 1
Stood back up
ACTIONS 2-4
Roll(2d6)+13: 5,1,+14 Total:20 SUCCESS
Roll(2d6)+13-5: 5,1,+8 Total:14 SUCCESS
Roll(2d6)+13-10: 5,4,+3 Total:12 SUCCESS

Damage if not parried (+4 for 2 handed attack):
Roll(2d6)+13: 2,5,+13 Total:20
Roll(2d6)+13: 3,4,+13 Total:20
Roll(2d6)+13: 6,1,+13 Total:20

Initiative Rd 5 (2d6)+2 6,4 +2=12

[tomcat]

Topic updated and pictures will be attached to this post very soon

[Palandil]

Ride Test TN 20: Roll(2d6)+9: 4,6,+9 Total:19 Spend 1 courage for a Total:22

[GandalfOfBorg]

OOC: LOL and my birthday is once again kind to me

TN 20 Ride (Horse) - (6+6+2)+4+2=20

Dodging swiftly from one to side to other in effort to avoid the attacks he almost didn't see, Durgil reins in his horse and moves off to get an good bead on another foe.  As he brings his bow to bear, a great darkness and gale upon which blew a horrid stench.  His horse frets at the arrival of this new threat.

If there is one, except Durac: Firing on his closest mounted foe, Durgil then scans the skies for whatever passed by.
If there is no mounted foe besides Durac: In his impetuousness and naivete as to the new threat, Durgil fires upon the beast, he assumes, futilely though it may be.

RC: Bows (Longbow) - (5+5)+8+2=20

OOC: Not again lol ...
Init - (6+6+2)+2=16

[Wiseman]

Ride: Roll(2d6)+8: 4,5,+8 +1 Courage Total:20

They were surrounded, it seemed as if he was among a sea of enemies but Daelhun would never give up, his blade slashing yet again, seeking to find the flesh of the numerous enemies, it wasn't as if he could even miss...

Attack 1: Roll(2d6)+13: 2,6,+13 Total:21 Nearest enemy
Attack 2: Roll(2d6)+13: 5,5,+13 Total:23 Nearest enemy
Attack 3: Roll(2d6)+13: 5,3,+13 Total:21 Nearest enemy

[sdrotar]

Ride (Horse) test (TN 20):
Dirnhael's skill +6, specialty +2 = +8
Roll(2d6)+8:3,6,+8 Total:17 - FAIL
OOC: I need to press the attack. I'll spend a Courage Point to bring it to 20 and stay on my horse... that leaves me with only one remaining. I bet it won't last long... LOL

ACTION 1: Attack Durac.
Dirnhael's AC (Longsword) +13, Anduring bonus +2, Warwise +1, Specialty Bonus +2 = +18
Roll(2d6)+18:4,3,+18 Total:25
Damage: Roll(2d6)+8:6,6,(5)+8 Total:25

ACTION 2: Attack Durac.
Roll(2d6)+18:1,6,+18 Total:25
Damage: Roll(2d6)+8:5,5,+8 Total:18

ACTION 3: (Swift Strike 2 - no penalty) Attack Durac.
Roll(2d6)+18:6,1,+18 Total:25
Damage: Roll(2d6)+8:2,3,+8 Total:13

ACTION 4: (Swift Strike 2 - no penalty) Attack Durac.
Roll(2d6)+18:4,5,+18 Total:27
Damage: Roll(2d6)+8:2,5,+8 Total:15

Next Round Initiative:
Roll(2d6)+2:3,4,+2 Total:9

***

The appearance of the Dragon chilled Dirnhael's blood and he was barely able to keep himself atop his mount, which quailed at the sound of the beast.
The steel in his hand seemed to chill somehow, and the feel of it spurred Dirnhael back into the moment - a moment in which the large Easterling was unarmed as Anduring had broken his foul blade but moments ago.
He set to finish this quickly - they had run out of time - and Anduring whistled as the fell blade sliced through the cool air towards the stunned Easterling commander...

[tomcat]

The steel in his hand seemed to chill somehow, ...

OOC: Great foresight!

I wil get you guys another post up very soon.

[Palandil]

Hey! Where is Fengel in the narrative?

[tomcat]

Roll(2d6)+13: 5,1,+14 Total:20 SUCCESS
Roll(2d6)+13-5: 5,1,+8 Total:14 SUCCESS
Roll(2d6)+13-10: 5,4,+3 Total:12 SUCCESS
Damage if not parried (+4 for 2 handed attack):
Roll(2d6)+13: 2,5,+13 Total:20
Roll(2d6)+13: 3,4,+13 Total:20
Roll(2d6)+13: 6,1,+13 Total:20

The Troll attempts to parry TN 20, 14, 12
AC +15, Incapacitated (Hardy) -5, AA -5
Roll(2d6)+10: 5,4,+10 Total:19 FAILED - damage of 20-5=15
Roll(2d6)+10: 1,2,+10 Total:17 FAILED - damage of 20-5=15
Roll(2d6)+3: 1,6,+3 Total:9 FAILED - damage of 20-5=15 KILLED

[tomcat]

ACTION 1: Attack Durac.
Dirnhael's AC (Longsword) +13, Anduring bonus +2, Warwise +1, Specialty Bonus +2 = +18
Roll(2d6)+18:4,3,+18 Total:25
Damage: Roll(2d6)+8:6,6,(5)+8 Total:25

ACTION 2: Attack Durac.
Roll(2d6)+18:1,6,+18 Total:25
Damage: Roll(2d6)+8:5,5,+8 Total:18

ACTION 3: (Swift Strike 2 - no penalty) Attack Durac.
Roll(2d6)+18:6,1,+18 Total:25
Damage: Roll(2d6)+8:2,3,+8 Total:13

ACTION 4: (Swift Strike 2 - no penalty) Attack Durac.
Roll(2d6)+18:4,5,+18 Total:27
Damage: Roll(2d6)+8:2,5,+8 Total:15

Durac attempts to dodge TN 25
ACTION 1
Dodge +5, Dazed -1
Roll(2d6)+4: 5,6,+4 Total:15 FAILED damage of 25-5=20
ACTION 2
Dodge +5, Injured -3
Roll(2d6)+2: 4,6,+2 Total:12 FAILED damage of 18-5=13
Remaining hits do 8 and 10 points of damage which slay Durac

Edrahil's Ride Test TN 20
Ride +12, Wounded -5
Roll(2d6)+7: 5,3,+7 Total:15 FAILED - No actions this round