Spiders, spiders, everywhere - round 1

[tomcat]

Situation: The caravan of Ceawin of Sunstead has been attacked by an unknown number of giant spiders of Mirkwood...

SPIDERS

Combat Advantage dice:
Arbogast 1
Esgalwen 1
Rorin 2

Situation Modifiers:
• Company has initiative [even though ambushed, more than half passed their Surprise tests -   for those that earned AP]

Physical Modifiers (complications):
• None

Mass Combat Status:
• 1 spider wounded

PC/NPC	PARRY	ARMOUR	HOPE [HATE]	ENDURANCE
Arbogast Bandy Esgalwen Grimbeorn Idunn Rorin	6/9 [woodcrafty] (shield +3) 9 (shield n/a) 6/9 [skirmisher] (shield n/a) 6/9 [great strength] (shield +4) 6/9 [woodcrafty] 4 (shield n/a)	1d (headgear +1) 1d (headgear n/a) 1d (headgear n/a) none (headgear +1) 2d (headgear n/a) 5d (headgear n/a)	13/16 16/18 10/11 11/12 15/15 10/10	26/26 22/22 25/25 31/31 25/25 34/34
Spiders	4 for all	2d for all	2 for all	12 for all

spider1 (G) dead; spider2 (E) 7/12; spider3 (A) 5/12; spider4 (R) dead; spider5 (I) dead; spider7 (B) dead

STANCE	TN (+parry)	PC / LMC	Options...
Forward - action order 1 Close combat	TN 6+	Esgalwen	Forward Stance maneuvers
Open - action order 2 Close combat	TN 9+	Grimbeorn, Idunn, Arbogast	Open Stance maneuvers
Defensive - action order 3 Close combat	TN 12+	Rorin	Defensive Stance maneuvers
Rearward - action order 4 Ranged combat Must be 2 other PC's in Close Combat May not use if outnumbered 2:1	TN 12+	Bandy	Rearward Stance maneuvers
Any Escape combat Must start in Rearward or roll TN 10 + highest attribute level of opponents		none	May safely flee from the scene of combat

MASS COMBAT
	One of the East Bight-men is slain. If rolled again in the following round, Ceawin is gravely wounded.
1, 2	The allies are hard-pressed to hold the enemy back. One of the East Bight-men is wounded – or, if any are already wounded, then one of them is slain. The defensive circle is being pressed - if this is rolled again, the spiders also slay a horse.
3, 4	The East Bight-men hold their line and keep fighting.
5, 6	The allies fight bravely, pushing the enemy back. Black spider blood spills across the forest floor. If this result is rolled twice in a row, then the allies slay one of the spiders!
7, 8	One of the spiders is slain.
9, 10	Two of the spiders is slain.
	Three of the spiders are slain.

[GandalfOfBorg]

Grimbeorn comes upon his first spider and swings, aiming for the eye cluster.

 
Targeted Strike 

TN 4 -  1d12 : 12, total 12
Rolled 2d6 : 3, 2, total 5

Weapon: 7 D, 10 E, 18 I

[tomcat]

Esgalwen did not wait to see if Bandy's arrows were aimed at the creature who charged her. She spun into action, her sword hacking into the horrible creature as she did. All the while, the Ranger prayed that Idunn had not fallen to the spider's initial pounce.
I will need Arbogast and Idunn's stances, but otherwise you guys are free to act.

TN 16 longsword 3d, shadow-bane 1d

1d12 : 4, total 4
Rolled 4d6 : 5, 3, 4, 2, total 14

7    edge: 9    injury: 18

[tomcat]

Grimbeorn scores an , which is a Success; his spider takes 9 END loss and must make a TN 20 protection test against the piercing blow:
TN 20 2d

1d12 : 3, total 3
Rolled 2d6 : 3, 3, total 6

Esgalwen scores an 18, which is a Success; her spider takes 7 END loss

[tomcat]

There is a terrible crunching sound as Grimbeorn's axe smashes open the carapace of a spider. It's large body slumps to the ground, the legs wiggle a  few moments, and then the thing expires.

mass combat roll 1d12 : 5, total 5

[GandalfOfBorg]

   That was quite satisfying

[Eclecticon]

Arbogast quickly decides that an axe to the abdomen is the most effective form of distraction and swings the axe of Theodwin, as yet untested in battle, in a powerful downward strike. 


This dice roll has been tampered with!
Rolled 1d12 : 7, total 7
Rolled 4d6 : 4, 2, 3, 1, total 10
Weapon stats are in my signature block. 

By the way, Arbogast and Idunn should both be able to take advantage of their Woodcrafty ability.  I don't know about Idunn, but that should bump Arbogast's basic Parry score up to 9.

[disench4nted]

Rorin knew not what tactics would be effective against these creatures, so when one began to approach him he stood his ground and swung his hammer with all of his might.

 

Rolled 1d12 : 3, total 3
Rolled 4d6 : 6, 1, 5, 6, total 18

[Posterboy]

At the sight of the spiders dropping down from the trees, Idunn slides out of her saddle, letting her horse flee to where it may.

As her feet touched the ground, she brought her spear to hands.

 

Rolled 1d12 : 2, total 2

Rolled 3d6 : 4, 6, 3, total 13

[Posterboy]

Idunn surveyed the landscape, briefly noting where Caewin had ended up in the midst of the battlefield. Already the shieldmaiden could feel the blood of battle heightening her senses, making time seem to slow a bit. Sannasar felt warm in her hands. Before her, a spider had dropped down and hissed menacingly. Idunn planted her feet and waited, a grim and confident countenance gracing her face. She allowed the foul creature to advance on her... once... twice it tried to bat away the glinting spear, wary of the weapon's bite. Feinting slightly, as though dropping her guard, she invited the spider advance even closer.

It didn't see Sindjarfr until it was too late. The massive hound flanked up allow the spider's side, a wild bark suddenly startling the wretched beast. The spider reared up quickly to attack the hound, and that was the moment Idunn was looking for. Sannasar slid forward with all the force the shieldmaiden, driving it's sharpen point deep into the underbelly of the beast before sliding quickly out once more. Black ichor gushed out as the spider squealed and writhed in pain before succumbing to the wound.

Idunn looked to try and move in closer to the Lord of Sunstead, Sindjarfr by her side.

  So, my understanding is that Idunn scored a great success in her attack and caused 12 points of damage to bring the spider down to 0... am I right?

[tomcat]

I am on the road today. I will try and get an update done tonight or tomorrow.

[tomcat]

Bandy has not yet attacked this round...so I will wait for him before I post the monsters.

[Eclecticon]

I just edited my post to correct Theodwin's name ('Theodore' indeed!), and the dice roll is now red-flagged.  Sorry about that.  I haven't touched the numbers. 

[Telcontar]

  sorry guys i was in Vermont with zero reception

Bandy brought the string to his cheek omce more. This time nothing fancy, just looking for a clean hit.

Rolled 1d12 : 1, total 1

Rolled 1d12 : 10, total 10

Rolled 4d6 : 2, 6, 5, 6, total 19

[Telcontar]

Piercing shot, 7 base damage + success bonus' ( which I think is 4 more).