River's Edge engagement - Round 2

[tomcat]

Situation: Their ambush successful, the companions fight a desperate melee on the bank of the Anduin River.

Combat Advantage dice:
• Arbogast (2d)
• Esgalwen (2d)
• Grimbeorn (1d)

Situation Modifiers:
• The companions have sprung their trap, and now have the initiative.
• Hathcyn, Esgalwen and the Goblin archers are all finding keeping their footing difficult, and will be at -2 to their Parry ratings this round. 

Physical Modifiers (complications):
• combat near the river's edge may be hampered due to mud - all PC's will give me an Athletics roll at the beginning of each round. On a failure, they will suffer a -2 penalty to their PARRY rating.

I will make one roll for the entire Orc group.

PC/NPC		PARRY		ARMOUR		HOPE		END		STANCE
Arbogast Esgalwen Grimbeorn Hathcyn		6 (Shield +3) 6/9 (in Close) 4 (Shield +4) 7	• • • •	2d (helm +3) 1d (helm n/a) 2d (helm n/a) 2d (helm n/a)	• • • •	14/16 14/14 8/12 10/13	• • • •	21/26 22/27 26/31 29/29	• • • •	Open Rearward Open Open

ENEMY		PARRY		ARMOUR		HATE		END		NOTES
Orc commander Orc 1 Orc 2 Orc 3 Orc 4 Orc 5 Orc 6 Orc 7 (archer) Orc 8 (archer) Orc 9 (archer)	• • • • • • • • • •	4 (shield smashed) 4 (+2 shield) 4 (+2 shield) 4 (+2 shield) 4 (+2 shield) 4 (+2 shield) 4 (+2 shield) 2 2 2	• • • • • • • • • •	3d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d	• • • • • • • • • •	5/5 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 1/1 1/1 1/1	• • • • • • • • • •	0/20 0/16 0/16 2/16 0/16 11/16 16/16 0/8 0/8 0/8	• • • • • • • • • •	[DEAD] [DEAD] [DEAD] Facing Hathcyn [DEAD] Facing Arbogast Facing Grimbeorn [DEAD] [DEAD] Firing at Esgalwen

STANCES

Forward - action order 1 Close combat TN 6+ parry Forward Stance maneuvers

Open - action order 2 Close combat TN 9+ parry Open Stance maneuvers

Defensive - action order 3 Close combat TN 12+ parry 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+ parry Rearward Stance maneuvers

From any Stance Escape combat Must start in Rearward or roll TN 10 + highest attribute level of opponents Athletics roll. On success, may safely flee from the scene of combat

[tomcat]

Athletics roll for footing...

TN 14 by PC/Orc

Arbogast 2d 1d12 : 1, total 1
Rolled 2d6 : 4, 3, total 7

Esgalwen 2d 1d12 : 2, total 2
Rolled 2d6 : 6, 2, total 8

Grimbeorn 3d 1d12 : 7, total 7
Rolled 2d6 : 4, 5, total 9

Hathcyn 2d 1d12 : 4, total 4
Rolled 2d6 : 5, 3, total 8

Orcs 2d 1d12 : 11, total 11
Rolled 2d6 : 4, 1, total 5

[tomcat]

The battle continued, though the company now struggled with the boggy earth beneath their feet.
Esgalwen looses another arrow

TN 14 great bow 3d

1d12 : 2, total 2
Rolled 3d6 : 5, 5, 6, total 16

7   edge: 10  injury: 16

[tomcat]

With another well-placed shot, Esgalwen drops another of the orc archers.

• Esgalwen hits with an 18 success for 13 loss KILL

[tomcat]

Awareness checks...

TN 16 by PC/Orcs

Arbogast 2d 1d12 : 11, total 11
Rolled 2d6 : 5, 2, total 7

Esgalwen 2d 1d12 : 12, total 12
Rolled 2d6 : 5, 2, total 7

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

Hathcyn 3d 1d12 : 12, total 12
Rolled 3d6 : 3, 4, 5, total 12

Arbogast 3d+4 1d12 : 2, total 2
Rolled 3d6+4 : 1, 6, 2 + 4, total 13

[tomcat]

As they fought, the gloom around the river clung tightly to them all and an early morning mist was rising. It was making the battle field a greater challenge with each combatant struggling to tell friend from foe.

But even in the thick gloom, Esgalwen and Hathcyn both were distracted as something quickly moved through the reeds along the embanked river's edge. It was small and it raced rapidly on all fours, though it was mannish in shape. Esgalwen's first thought was that of Bandy, or even Udo who had lived near this place - Hobbits! But no, this thing was wretched of shape and both were sure that it hissed in its efforts to escape the scene.

[Eclecticon]

The feet of Men and orcs tread the riverside earth into a slippery morass, though the orcs seem little troubled.  Staggering under the force of an unexpected blow, Arbogast is forced to one knee as the orc continues hammering sword on shield.  But even the endurance and bloodlust of orcs is not limitless, and the Fire-watcher is able to take advantage of a momentary lapse in the onslaught to regain his footing, be it ever so unsteady. 

Raising the Warden's Axe high, he cries out "courage, Men of the North!  Do not falter, brothers of the Helm!"


Arbogast will shift to Open stance and use Inspire to Rally his companions. 

1d12 : 4, total 4
Rolled 3d6 : 3, 6, 3, total 12

[Eclecticon]

Cool!  Assuming no special modifiers apply, that's an easy three back to everyone who was injured last round. 

for Arbogast, but I'll leave the thread to you, Doug.

EDIT: Never mind - I got bored and went ahead with editing the OP.  Let me know if you want me to stop doing that.

[GandalfOfBorg]

Scratched by the rusty metalwork of the orcs, Grimbeorn let's loose upon the two facing him.

 
Action: Twin Strike
 

Axes -  1d12 : 12, total 12
Rolled 2d6 : 3, 5, total 8

 

Axes -  1d12 : 3, total 3
Rolled 1d6 : 5, total 5

[Telcontar]

Hathcyn files away the information on the skulking creature until the present threat to life and limb has passed.

He seeks to aid the Firewatcher and attacks.

Rolled 1d12 : 9, total 9

Rolled 3d6 : 3, 2, 6, total 11

[tomcat]

Hey Paul, I have no problem if you help with the Admin of the game mechanics - just be sure and let me know you did with the icon and the info on what you updated (like you did above).

• Grimbeorn succeeds against TN 15 with a success for 9 loss [KILL]
• Hathcyn succeeds against TN 15 with a 20 success for 14 loss and a piercing blow

The orc's test:
TN 16 armour 2d+4

1d12 : 11, total 11
Rolled 2d6+4 : 6, 2 + 4, total 12

[tomcat]

The Orc's will attempt an Escape Combat to flee. There is no rules that I can find for an enemy retreat, only the heroes. That rule states a TN 10 + highest attribute Athletics test. Well, since heroes do not have an Attribute Level, I will use the highest Valour which is 5.

So, the Orcs need a TN 15
TN 15 athletics 3d

orc 3 1d12 : 9, total 9
Rolled 3d6 : 5, 4, 2, total 11

orc 5 1d12 : 8, total 8
Rolled 3d6 : 3, 5, 1, total 9

orc 6 1d12 : 5, total 5
Rolled 3d6 : 6, 5, 5, total 16

The archer will fire on Esgalwen again to cover the other's escape
TN 16 bow of horn 2d+4

1d12 : 10, total 10
Rolled 2d6+4 : 3, 5 + 4, total 12

4   edge: 10  injury: 12

[tomcat]

RESULTS

All three orcs break from combat and flee into the misty gloom.

The remaining archer hits with a 22 success for 4 loss and a piercing blow.

Esgalwen test:
TN 12 armour 1d

1d12 : 5, total 5
Rolled 1d6 : 2, total 2

[tomcat]

Esgalwen spends 1 to make that a success