Death in the Marshes - Round 1

[Eclecticon]

Situation: Rescue is at hand!  The Men of Dale have brought the goblins to battle in the depths of the Long Marshes, and all the captive companions need do is live through the next minute...

Combat Advantage dice:
• Arbogast 2/2
• Beal 0/0
• Esgalwen 2/2
• Grimbeorn 1/1
• Hathcyn 0/0
• Laeral 0/0

Situation Modifiers:
• The companions have the initiative.

Physical Modifiers (complications):
• The marsh is treacherous underfoot, but both sides are equally hampered.

PC/NPC

PARRY

ARMOUR

HOPE

END

STANCE

STATUS

Arbogast Beal Esgalwen Grimbeorn Hathcyn Laeral

• 6  • 4 • 6 (+3 Skirmisher) • 4 • 4 • 8

• 0d ( n/a) • 0d ( n/a) • 1d ( n/a) • 0d ( n/a) • 0d ( n/a) • 0d ( n/a)

• 13/16 • 13/13 • 12/14 • 7/12 • 8/13 • 12/11

• 10/26 • 11/27 • 27/27 • 12/31 • 11/29 • 11/28

Open Open Open Forward Forward Defensive

WEARY WEARY - WEARY WEARY WEARY

ENEMY		PARRY		ARMOUR		HATE		END		NOTES
Kurgak Goblin Guard Goblin Guard Goblin Guard Goblin Guard Goblin Guard		• 5 • 2 • 2 • 2 • 2 • 2		• 3d • 2d • 2d • 2d • 2d • 2d		• 8/8 • 1/1 • 0/1 • 0/1 • 0/1 • 0/1		• 31/48 • 8/8 • 8/8 • 8/8 • 8/8 • 3/8		v Esgalwen v Arbogast FLED FLED FLED vs Laeral

STANCES

Forward - action order 1 Close combat TN 6+ parry Forward Maneuvers

Open - action order 2 Close combat TN 9+ parry Open Maneuvers

Defensive - action order 3 Close combat TN 12+ parry Defensive Maneuvers

Rearward - action order 4 Ranged combat TN 12+ parry Must be 2 other PC's in Close Combat; May not use if outnumbered 2:1 Rearward 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

[Eclecticon]

"ARISE" cries Arbogast as the charging warriors pass around them. 


He will attempt to Enhearten the companions, hopefully allowing them to ignore their weariness. 

1d12 : 6, total 6
Rolled 3d6 : 4, 1, 6, total 11

[Eclecticon]

And that's three rounds worth of non-weariness for everyone. 

[tomcat]

With naught but savage will to survive, Beal stands quickly and strikes out at a goblin near at hand - its attention focused on a rider that had galloped onto the isle.

Shouts and cries filled the air along with the grunting sounds of the goblins dying at the tip of sword and spear, or arrow that now dropped around them. The Lake-man did not know if he could survive, but his hopes were lifted when his fellow prisoner also stood in defiance.

Not far from where they were, Esgalwen attacked again to open the path for her men to get to her friends.
My two characters this round...

Beal
Stance:
Brawling attack to punch at a goblin
TN 11 brawl 1d

1d12 : 4, total 4
Rolled 1d6 : 2, total 2

1   edge: none    injury: none

Esgalwen
Stance:
Swings Nimronyn two-handed on a goblin
TN 11 longsword 4d

1d12 : 10, total 10
Rolled 4d6 : 2, 1, 3, 6, total 12

11  edge: 8    injury: 18

[tomcat]

RESULTS

• Beal slips and his swing misses completely
• Esgalwen hits Kurgak (as I see that she is lined up to him - I will adjust my narrative in the previous thread) with a 22 success for 17 loss and the Uruk must make a  test TN 18

[tomcat]

I think you said the overall skirmish is controlled by my Battle rolls, too? If so, I will roll one here. I will include an advantage dice if necessary.

Not sure the TN, but I have the mass of horses pushing forward and arrows dropping on their exposed flanks and rear lines.

TN ?? battle 2d

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

[tomcat]

Advantage die

Rolled 1d6 : 3, total 3

[tomcat]

A 13...

I will spend 1 to make it a 17, if it will have any benefit.

[Eclecticon]

Hold off on your Battle roll for the moment, Doug (and take your Hope point back).  You won't need to roll until there's a break in the combat and Esgalwen can look around to see how her followers are doing. 

[Eclecticon]

Protection roll for Kurgak:

1d12 : 9, total 9
Rolled 3d6 : 4, 3, 3, total 10

[tomcat]

That was a great roll. This orc may be trouble.

[Eclecticon]

New fury chasing old hurts from his body, Grimbeorn draws himself up and answers Kurgak bellow for bellow.  The marsh water shakes and the air resounds as if two bulls of the ancient kine, not seen upon the face of Middle-Earth in two ages of the world had returned to do battle.


Grimbeorn had faced enough of these goblins' like to know that they are a craven sort, especially under the light of the sun.  He will attempt to intimidate them.

1d12 : 4, total 4
Rolled 3d6 : 3, 3, 5, total 11

[Eclecticon]

The goblins quake before the son of Beorn, for though he had been brought low they have not forgotten the ease with which he smote down he who was the greatest and most terrible among them before the coming of the orcs of Mordor.  Yelping, they give way.  Several of them turn and take flight, dropping their spears in the mud in their terror.

  Grimbeorn's foe is heading for the dubious safety of the forest,as is one other.  I'll let the Random Number Gods determine which one that is, counting down the line alphabetically from A to L/one to four:

1d4 : 4, total 4

[Eclecticon]

The goblin facing Laeral has turned and run.  There are now two crudely-made spears lying around for anyone to pick up. 

[AlyC]

Laeral, still enraged by the events of earlier, takes up a spear and enters the battle.

-ooc- Laeral is in defensive stance