Orcs, Wargs and Stones - Round 8

[Eclecticon]

Situation: The Fellowship has run a raiding party of orcish warg-riders to ground, only to find that they have Beorning captives in their midst. 

Combat Advantage dice:
• Esgalwen 0/1
• Gwaithlim 0/0
• Hathcyn 0/2
• Luindîs 0/0

Situation Modifiers:
• The enemy has the initiative.

Physical Modifiers (complications):
• The stony ground rises up to the orcs' position several score paces away.  Ranged attacks against the orcs are at +2 difficulty. 
• The orcs are shooting from amid their captives.  Any on a ranged attack against them will hit a captive.

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

• 14/15 • 10/13 • 9/14 • 8/12

• 17/27 • 14/30 • 11/29 • 20/27

Defensive Forward Forward Forward

WOUNDED WEARY WEARY

ENEMY		PARRY		ARMOUR		HATE		END		NOTES
Sprinting warg Scar-nosed warg Large-eared warg Silent warg Gnashing warg Slope-shouldered warg Whooping orc Torn-mouthed orc Black-helmed orc Thick-muscled orc		• 5 • 5 • 5 • 5 • 5 • 5 • 4 • 4 • 4 • 4		• 2d • 2d • 2d • 2d • 2d • 2d • 2d+4 • 2d+4 • 2d+4 • 2d+4		• 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 • 3		• 12 • 0 • 0 • 0 • 5 • 0 • 0 • 16 • 16 • 16		FLED DEAD DEAD DEAD FLED DEAD DEAD vs Hathcyn, WEARY vs Gwaithlim, WEARY vs Gwaithlim

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]

Few though they are, Gerold's men are bold and seem quite willing to spill their blood to the last drops before seeing the shame of orcish thralldom visited upon their kinfolk.  Like a pack of boars, they and the orcs facing them crash together, to the ragged cheering of the prisoners on the hillside, just as one of the brutes surrounding Hathcyn turns to face Gwaithlim as the Elf rushes forward, hot-blooded and with sword in hand. 


The orcs attack!  It's still two on one at this stage, but that will change next round as Esgalwen and Luindîs arrive. 

Whooping orc (TN 13)

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

Torn-mouthed orc (TN 13)

1d12 : 9, total 9
Rolled 3d6 : 2, 4, 2, total 8

Black-helmed orc (TN 13)

1d12 : 11, total 11
Rolled 3d6 : 2, 2, 5, total 9

Thick-muscled orc (TN 13)

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

[Eclecticon]

Hathcyn is moderately lucky, losing four Endurance.  Confirm for me if you would please, Tom, but I believe he is now Weary.  Gwaithlim loses a total of 12 Endurance and needs a Protection test (TN12):

1d12 : 3, total 3
Rolled 3d6 : 5, 6, 3, total 14

[Eclecticon]

Having gone away to calculate, Gwaithlim is also Weary. 

I'm a little swamped at the moment, so I'll leave the details of the narrative to you guys for this one.  I should be good for the next round in a day or two.

[Telcontar]

  weary seems accurate to me.

[Eclecticon]

Winded and sore, keeping a single orc at bay taxes Hathcyn's abilities, and a second proves too much, forcing him back against a large stone and leaving him with a jagged cut on his arm that soon leaves his sleeve soaked and red.  Gwaithlim, less battle-wise despite his long years of life, is taken aback by the savagery of the orcs and left reeling from a pair of blows to his chest and belly from swords that seem to flick and bite like whips. 

About them, all is a wild din of wordless snarls and shouts, and the clangour of iron on iron as the fate of all in the skirmish hangs in the balance. 


Over to you guys for your actions...

[Telcontar]

Weary and fatigued, bleeding and sore, the Beorning struck again at the foes before him.

The leaf bladed spear struck viciously at the Whooping Orc.

"Here is a something worthy of your gullet. Your cries will echo in the void this day."

Rolled 1d12 : 6, total 6

Rolled 4d6 : 2, 5, 3, 6, total 16

[Eclecticon]

Though the force of Gwaithlim's headlong charge has been broken by the orcs, he refuses to submit in fear like a beaten cur.  Instead, he raises high his sword and cries out the name of the star-kindler.  "A Elbereth Gilthoniel!"


Gwaithlim is going to Intimidate the orcs, if he can:

1d12 : 10, total 10
Rolled 2d6 : 4, 3, total 7

[Eclecticon]

The Elf's voice sounds on the hillside like a tolling bell, and Hathcyn uses the orcs' momentary distraction to drive his spear into the belly of the orc nearest him, finding a weak spot in the creature's rag-tag mail and spilling its dark blood on the soil. 


Hathcyn gets a very solid hit in for 14 total Endurance loss (unless you tell me after your roll, I'm going to assume that you're using a for extra damage rather than anythign special).  Gwaithlim's Intimidate roll is also successful (just) for two Hate loss among the orcs, leaving the Torn-mouthed and Black-helmed orcs without Hate points, and thus Weary. 

[Telcontar]

  sic semper orcus

[GandalfOfBorg]

  Extra damage is good, get those craven, sadistic creatures gone.