Wargs on the Hillside - Round 2

[Eclecticon]

Situation: The companions are leading a small band of warriors that is trying to reach the safety of Ferthald's steading and escape the pursuing wargs. 

Combat Advantage dice:
• Esgalwen 1/1
• Gwaithlim 0/0
• Hathcyn 0/1
• Luindîs 0/0

Situation Modifiers:
• The Fellowship has the initiative.

Physical Modifiers (complications):
• The pouring rain makes ranged attacks nearly impossible.  All ranged attacks suffer a -4 penalty. 
• The Fellowship's followers are also engaged fighting other Wargs.  Periodically, each companion will need to make a Battle roll to determine casualties.

PC/NPC

PARRY

ARMOUR

HOPE

END

STANCE

STATUS

Esgalwen Gwaithlim Hathcyn Luindîs

• 6 ( n/a) • 7 ( n/a) • 7 ( n/a) • 5 ( n/a)

• 2d+1 ( n/a) • 3d ( n/a) • 3d ( +4) • 1d

• 15/15 • 12/13 • 14/14 • 12/12

• 27/27 • 25/30 • 29/29 • 27/27

Defensive Defensive Defensive Rearward

normal normal normal normal

ENEMY		PARRY		ARMOUR		HATE		END		NOTES
Slavering warg Grey-maned warg Scarred warg Snarling warg		• 5 • 5 • 5 • 5		• 2d • 2d • 2d • 2d		• 1 • 0 • 0 • 0		• 12 • 0 • 0 • 12		vs Gwaithlim DEAD DEAD vs Gwaithlim, WEARY

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

[GandalfOfBorg]

Gwaithlim dismounts in a swift move, unsheathing his blade to stand with the Dunadan friend and protect the mounts from these dark creatures.

[Eclecticon]

I forgot last round that Hathcyn needed to be in Forward stance to do his Intimidating thing.  I've no wish to go back and adjust things, so I'm just going to assume he's shifted back into Defensive stance unless and until I hear otherwise. 

[Eclecticon]

Her eyes wide and her mouth open in fear, Luindîs nocks another arrow and looses it at a warg not three paces away.  To one side, the taller Elf moves to stand by Esgalwen as about them all the snarling of hungry wolves mixes with the dull sound of steel weapons biting fur and flesh. 

Luindîs will attack again (TN 21)

1d12 : 6, total 6
Rolled 3d6 : 3, 6, 2, total 11

Matt, to be clear, is Gwaithlim attacking anything, or just guarding Esgalwen and the remaining horses?

[Eclecticon]

The shaft speeds forth and is instantly lost in the confusion and rain.  Where it strikes home, none can say, save that no cry or howl of pain marks the end of its flight. 

[Telcontar]

Hathcyn gripped his spear and seeing an opening plunged it into the grey maned warg.

Rolled 1d12 : 10, total 10

Rolled 4d6 : 1, 6, 2, 4, total 13

[Telcontar]

I believe that's a protection test great success.

[GandalfOfBorg]

  Oh he'll attack too if he can, I thought you said that dismounting was considered an action though.

The tall elf swipes at the snarling beast that first attacked his mount.

 
  This dice roll has been tampered with!
Swords -  1d12 : 4, total 4
Rolled 2d6 : 6, 1, total 7

[Eclecticon]

Gaaah you're absolutely right.  Apologies for not remembering my own rule.  We're just waiting on Doug now.

[Eclecticon]

In the meantime, let's see about that Protection test for the grey-maned warg:

1d12 : 12, total 12
Rolled 2d6 : 4, 4, total 8

[Eclecticon]

Distracted by the scent of blood, the warg that had a moment ago menaced Hathcyn turns its head away.  Serpent-swift, the Longspear plunges the steel head of his namesake into the side of the beast's neck.  Not a sound does the warg make as it collapses, its blood mixing with that of horses and Men as the rain and battle churn the earth into a charnel morass. 

[Eclecticon]

And I just realised that Doug's action was in the thread for last round.  Man, I'm on fucking fire this week.

NEVER MIND!  The surviving wargs attack Gwaithlim:
Slavering warg

1d12 : 11, total 11
Rolled 2d6+3 : 2, 2 + 3, total 7

Snarling warg

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

[Eclecticon]

Aaaaaaaand this is why TOR combat is always dangerous!  Gwaithlim loses five Endurance and needs a Protection roll vs TN 14:

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

[Telcontar]

The leaf bladed point of the spear sinks to the crossbar and locks on bone preventing it from passing all the way through. With a practiced eye the Longspear knows that the beast will no longer move again in life.
"Carrock!" He cries to inspire those around him.

[GandalfOfBorg]

Aaaaaaaand this is why TOR combat is always dangerous!  Gwaithlim loses five Endurance and needs a Protection roll vs TN 14:

This dice roll has been tampered with!
1d12 : 2, total 2
Rolled 3d6 : 5, 4, 3, total 12

  At least I survived that