Confrontation in the Gloom - Round 12

[Eclecticon]

Situation: The Fellowship has vanquished the servants of the Shadow in their lair beneath Lake-Town.  But the news has come that one of its remaining thralls dwells in the household of the Master of Lake-Town, and is even now preparing to serve wine to the Council of the North.  Can the remaining companions arrive in time to prevent a terrible poisoning?

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

Situation Modifiers:
• The companions have the initiative. 

Physical Modifiers (complications):
• Footing is treacherous.  Any character struck with a Great or Extraordinary success must make an Athletics roll (at TN 5 + Endurance lost) or fall.  Characters on the raft receive a +4 bonus to their roll.  Characters can also use a called shot (TOR p 178) to perform a Pummelling Attack (Adventurer's Companion, p 111) to automatically knock their opponent into the water. 
• The platform is slippery, but broad enough that characters are not in danger of falling.

PC/NPC

PARRY

ARMOUR

HOPE

END

STANCE

STATUS

Arbogast Esgalwen Hathcyn Laeral

• 6 ( +3) • 6 • 7 • 8

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

• 10/16 • 10/14 • 8/13 • 9/12

• 0/26 • 27/27 • 11/29 • 20/28

Defensive Defensive Defensive Rearward

unconscious normal unconscious escaping combat

ENEMY		PARRY		ARMOUR		HATE		END		NOTES
The Haunter of the Lakeshore Bowman 1 Bowman 2 Bowman 3 Knifeman 1 Knifeman 2 Knifeman 3 Knifeman 4 Knifeman 5 Knifeman 6 Beorning Guard Beorning Warrior Wulfdan Broken-jaw Lake-Beast		• 6 • 4 • 4 • 4 • 3 • 3 • 3 • 3 • 3 • 3 • 4 • 4 • 5 • 4		• 2d • 1d • 1d • 1d • 1d • 1d • 1d • 1d • 1d • 1d • 2d • 2d • 3d • 2d		• 0/10 • 2/2 • 2/2 • 2/2 • 2/2 • 2/2 • 2/2 • 2/2 • 2/2 • 2/2 • 2/2 • 2/2 • 4/4 • 5/6		• 0/50 • 1/14 • 1/14 • 1/14 • 0/12 • 0/12 • 0/12 • 0/12 • 0/12 • 12/12 • 0/14 • 0/14 • 13/24 • 0/32		Fleeing ?? ?? ?? Dead Dead Dead Dead Dead Fleeing Dead (?) Dead (?) Fleeing 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

[tomcat]

Esgalwen will move to and attack the remaining Beorning as he comes out to meet her on the planks.

Her score will increase by +3 for her Skirmisher trait. I will give narrative based on the result of the attack. She will not attack two-handed, as that seems too aggressive while trying to balance upon thin planks. She will speak softly to the man as she engages, but I will fill out any other details after I see how well her attack goes.

TN 10 longsword 4d

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

9   edge: 8   injury: 16

"Your choice is foolish, though I know it is rooted in the Shadow that holds you. Know that I wish this could be different."

Nimronyn slices through the air.

[tomcat]

That is a 24 success for 15 loss. If he doesn't die, he'll need to make a TN 20 Athletics roll to keep his footing on the plank.

[Eclecticon]

No joy does it bring Esgalwen to do violence to one coerced by the dark powers.  But neither does she, oppressed as she is by the sense of the sands of the glass running rapidly out, see any other option.  Nimronyn flashes in the torchlight before sending the torch, and a hand still holding it, tumbling to the shadowy water.  The man before her clutches his maimed wrist as he falls, and what his eyes behold Esgalwen cannot say. 

Bursting through the trap door, she flies through the empty warehouse above and the streets of Esgaroth, hoping against hope that Laeral has beaten her there. 

[Eclecticon]

Doug, if you want to try for some last-minute AP for healing the wounded, feel free.   

[tomcat]

I will certainly try...

not sure how many tests are needed and what TN's, but here are three rolls:

TN ?? healing 3d

1d12 : 2, total 2
Rolled 3d6 : 4, 4, 6, total 14

1d12 : 11, total 11
Rolled 3d6 : 5, 5, 5, total 15

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

[tomcat]

Ooooo crap! That might have screwed a couple peoples' days! 

Two 's, but maybe one 16 success?

[Telcontar]

  "how did I confuse kingsfoil and poison ivy......

[tomcat]

"how did I confuse kingsfoil and poison ivy......

[Eclecticon]

Take an AP out of petty cash -Arbogast is fine, just badly stunned, and there's nothing much she can do for an arrow in the guts, but she wakes Hathcyn.