Breaking the Siege - Round 6

[Eclecticon]

Situation: The Fellowship has come at last to Black Tarn Hall, only to find an assault by orcs and trolls already underway.

Combat Advantage dice:
• Esgalwen 0/0
• Grimbeorn 0/2
• Hathcyn 2/3

Situation Modifiers:
• The companions have the initiative.   

Physical Modifiers (complications):
• The orcs have been granted dark inspiration by the sorcery of the Eye.  Their attacks are all considered Favoured. 

PC/NPC

PARRY

ARMOUR

HOPE

END

STANCE

STATUS

Esgalwen Grimbeorn Hathcyn Lindwine

• 6 ( +3) • 4 ( +4) • 7 • 5

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

• 10/14 • 7/12 • 5/13 • 5/16

• 12/27 • 21/31 • 15/29 • 8/22

Defensive Forward Open Rearward

normal normal WEARY WEARY

ENEMY		PARRY		ARMOUR		HATE		END		NOTES
The Troll Cackling orc Rusty-helmed orc Sword-wielding orc Thick-handed orc Red-eyed orc Spitting orc Bloody-shielded orc Reeking orc		• 5 • 6 • 6 • 4 • 6 • 6 • 6 • 6 • 6		• 3d • 2d • 2d • 2d • 2d • 2d • 2d • 2d • 2d		• 2/5 • 0/3 • 0/3 • 0/3 • 0/3 • 0/3 • 0/3 • 0/3 • 0/3		• 72/72 • 0/16 • 0/16 • 0/16 • 0/16 • 0/16 • 0/16 • 0/16 • 0/16		DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD 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

[Eclecticon]

From the shattered body of the shieldmaiden comes a weird, keening song:

  Death to light, to law, to love!
  Cursed be moon and stars above!
  May darkness everlasting old
  That waits outside in surges cold
  Drown Manwë, Varda and the sun!
  May all in hatred be begun
  and all in evil ended be,
  in moaning of the endless Sea! 

As the troll's heavy footfalls approach, the mist swirls and gathers about them.

[Telcontar]

  paul, what's going in here with the Shieldmaiden? i am missing something.

There was someone on the roof shooting and then there is a dead corpse in the yard that's animated and speaking?

[Eclecticon]

From Lindwine's lips comes a cry of dismay as she beholds for the first time a stone troll.  A fearsome thing it is, drawn by its master's call from some dismal lair beneath the shadowy boughs of southern Mirkwood.  Easily half again as tall as a Man, and many times as massive, it bears a jerkin and crude vambraces of uncured and unidentifiable hides over its rough skin, from which several arrows already protrude.  A shiver of what was once a ram for to break the doors of Sweartmereseld it now grips in the mode of a club, and the blood of Men already stains its jaw and jowls. 

From inside the hole in the roof, another arrow protrudes, insistently jabbing at the woman of the Tarn until she plucks it from the hand that proffers it.  Then (for what else could be done?) she nocks it and takes aim at the huge and hateful form. 


Lindwine shoots:

1d12 : 4, total 4
Rolled 2d6 : 3, 6, total 9

[Eclecticon]

paul, what's going in here with the Shieldmaiden? i am missing something.

There was someone on the roof shooting and then there is a dead corpse in the yard that's animated and speaking?

There's (quite intentionally) a lot going on in this scene.  Lindwine is shooting a bow from up on the roof and yes, a dead shieldmaiden of the Woodmen is... speaking?  Sort of?  There's a voice, and her eyes are aglow, but her mouth isn't moving. 

The shieldmaiden's death was a blink-and-you'll-miss-it detail a few rounds ago - she was one of the people who followed you from the goblin ambush only to get cut down in the fighting. 

If you're confused, then good.  This is supposed to feel confusing and frightening.

Oh, and Lindwine misses, her arrow going wide into the mist. 

[tomcat]

Esgalwen will move to Defensive and take a Second Wind maneuver.

TN 14 Athletics 2d

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

[tomcat]

She will spend a to make that a 17 success.

That should restore 5 and move her out of her Weary status.

[Telcontar]

Hathcyn grew weary of being plagued with corpses, though weary he was in truth from the long battle. But a fey mood was on him and he knew the faster the fight was concluded one way or the other toil would cease.

"CARROCK!"

The longspear moved opening an attack against the troll


Open Stance

Rolled 1d12 : 4, total 4

Rolled 4d6 : 3, 6, 3, 3, total 15

[Telcontar]

  I'll take a great success.

The longspear was an advantage to the Beorning. Much like fighting a mountain bear he hoped to inflict pain and stay out if its reach.

[GandalfOfBorg]

Grimbeorn cannot let the town down, the fight must be brought to this great enemy and they need all the help they can get.  "To the wall -- we will yet beat them back!  For the Tarn!" he cries, calling all in hearing to meet the troll in their way.  "Now for you, brute.  If you value your hide, leave lest you feel the bite of our blades and sting of arrow -- this is not your day!"

 
Stance: Open
Maneuver: Intimidate

 

Battle - 1d12 : 1, total 1
Rolled 3d6 : 2, 6, 1, total 9

[GandalfOfBorg]

  Spend one of my Hope

[Eclecticon]

I think we all need to start paying a bit more attention to the details. 

That should restore 5 and move her out of her Weary status.

I'll allow it this time for dramatic reasons, but usually you can't shake off Weariness without a prolonged rest (see TOR p 132).

I'll take a great success.

You will, in fact, take a failure (Hathcyn, being Weary, disregards all the '3's you rolled and only managed a 10.  You can add Advantage dice or Hope points, if you like - let me know. 

Stance: Open
Maneuver: Intimidate

Check the table in the opening post (or TOR p 179): Intimidate is for people in Forward stance.  Do you want to change your stance, or your action?  If you do go with Intimidate, you'll knock off more than half of the troll's Hate, so there's that to bear in mind.   

[Telcontar]

  if rally comrades or second wind doesnt take you over the threshold of weariness than what's the point of sacrificing an attack to execute the action?

[Telcontar]

  not worth the advantage die. Its got a 50% chance if it was a protection test then maybe.

[GandalfOfBorg]

  Ya, that was a typo.