Dead Men at the Tollhouse - Round 3

[Eclecticon]

Situation: The Fellowship has disturbed three wights' siege of the tollhouse buildings.

Combat Advantage dice:
• Hathcyn 2/2

Situation Modifiers:
• The companions have the initiative.

Physical Modifiers (complications):
• The canal between the Elven Quarter and the tollhouse allows any number of characters to fight in Rearward stance until the wights are able to cross the bridge. 

PC/NPC

PARRY

ARMOUR

HOPE

END

STANCE

STATUS

Arbogast Esgalwen Hathcyn Laeral

• 6 ( +3) • 9 • 7 • 8

• 2d ( +3) • 1d ( n/a) • 2d ( n/a) • 3d ( n/a)

• 13/16 • 11/14 • 7/13 • 10/12

• 26/26 • 7/27 • 29/29 • 28/28

Open Forward Defensive Rearward

normal weary normal normal

ENEMY		PARRY		ARMOUR		HATE		END		NOTES
Root arm Missing jaw Rusted helm Axeman Swordsman		• 7 • 7 • 7 • 3 • 3		• 4d • 4d • 4d • 1d • 1d		• 7/8 • 7/8 • 7/8 • 2/2 • 2/2		• 0/54 • 0/54 • 0/54 • 12/12 • 12/12		DEAD DEAD DEAD

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

[Telcontar]

Hathcyn took no time to celebrate his victory. In the twisted faces of these creatures he still saw the dead visage of Uppala trying to kill him in the hall. The terror of years past never left him though part of him knew it wasnt real.

He turned from the pile of muck and attempted to aid his friend who was sorely pressed.

Open stance:

Rolled 1d12 : 2, total 2

Rolled 3d6 : 1, 6, 2, total 9

[Telcontar]

The thrust of the spear went wide, but he hoped at least the creature would feel its foes encircling him.

[tomcat]

The cruel hands at her neck with sharp nails digging into her flesh, Esgalwen could smell the foul reek that came from the undead creature and she felt her earlier dinner rebelling against her body. Hathcyn's spear slid across the monster making no purchase in its flesh and Esgalwen quietly cursed the wight for resilience.

She dropped Nimronyn under the arms that clutched her and put the point of the weapon just under the wight's sternum, thrusting forward with both hands.

TN 13 longsword 4d

1d12 : 10, total 10
Rolled 4d6 : 1, 3, 6, 5, total 15

11  edge: 8   injury: 18

[tomcat]

RESULT

Esgalwen scores a 21 success and a TN 18 piercing blow.

The wight's protection test:
TN 18 4d

1d12 : 11, total 11
Rolled 4d6 : 4, 6, 4, 4, total 18

[tomcat]

Wow! Resilient fuck! Well, it still takes 17 loss.
There was a crack of bone, or maybe it was the wood that made up the monster's form, but Nimronyn did naught else but cut deeply as it slid across chest - unable to pierce into where its heart might be.

[Eclecticon]

Moving alongside the Longspear, Arbogast brings the Warden's Axe down on the remaining wight. 

Across the canal, Laeral's voice rings out: "More assailants!"  There is a clatter as she drops her bow and takes up her spear to defend herself at close quarters. 



Attack roll for Arbogast

1d12 : 2, total 2
Rolled 4d6 : 3, 2, 6, 4, total 15

Laeral doesn't get an attack this round as she is switching weapons. 

[Eclecticon]

From the close darkness of the Elven Quarter, two Men dash into the moonlight.  The first, his sword blackened with pitch, closes with Laeral, his slashes and swipes driving her away from the bridge as his companion draws an axe and begins to hack at the ropes supporting the bridge to the Tollhouse. 


The swordsman is engaging Laeral.  The axeman will cut away the bridge by the end of the next round unless someone can cross in time (with a successful Athletics roll - each person attempting after the first will add 2 to the TN, as the rope bridge shakes and sways beneath them). 

Attack roll for the swordsman

1d12 : 12, total 12
Rolled 3d6 : 4, 5, 4, total 13

[Eclecticon]

Though his attack is frenzied, Laeral is fleet of foot and escapes with no more than a torn sleeve.  Beside her, the unmistakeable sound of iron cutting wood continues.