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Title: Dead Men at the Tollhouse - Opening volleys
Post by: Eclecticon on Dec 10, 2020, 07:41 PM
Situation: The Fellowship has disturbed three wights' siege of the tollhouse buildings.

Combat Advantage dice:
• Grimbeorn 2/2
• 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  :vv:HOPE  :<3:END  :-X-:STANCE  :##:STATUS
Arbogast
Esgalwen
Grimbeorn
Hathcyn
Laeral
• 6 (:<|: +3)
• 6
• 4 (:<|: +4)
• 7
• 8
• 2d (:C|: +3)
• 1d (:C|: n/a)
• 2d (:C|: n/a)
• 2d (:C|: n/a)
• 3d (:C|: n/a)
• 13/16
• 11/14
• 7/12
8/13
• 10/12
• 26/26
• 27/27
• 31/31
• 29/29
• 28/28
Open
Rearward
normal
normal
normal
normal
normal

ENEMY  :+~:PARRY  :<>:ARMOUR  :@:HATE  :<3:END  :csu:NOTES
Root arm
Missing jaw
Rusted helm
• 7
• 7
• 7
• 4d
• 4d
• 4d
• 7/8
• 7/8
• 7/8
• 54/54
• 54/54
• 54/54

STANCES
:-X-:Forward
- action order 1

Close combat
TN 6+ parry
Forward
Maneuvers
(http://rpg.avioc.org/webimages/lotr/tor/forward.jpg)
:-->:Open
- action order 2

Close combat
TN 9+ parry
Open
Maneuvers
(http://rpg.avioc.org/webimages/lotr/tor/open.jpg)
:<|:Defensive
- action order 3

Close combat
TN 12+ parry
Defensive
Maneuvers
(http://rpg.avioc.org/webimages/lotr/tor/defense.jpg)
:<->: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
(http://rpg.avioc.org/webimages/lotr/tor/rear.jpg)
:<>: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
Title: Re: Dead Men at the Tollhouse - Opening volleys
Post by: Eclecticon on Dec 10, 2020, 07:43 PM
As her companions rush across the bridge, Laeral nocks an arrow in her bow and lets fly.  Esgawlen, her skirmisher's reflexes as quick as ever, does the same a breath later. 

Esgalwen
:00: 1d12 : 5, total 5
Rolled 3d6 : 3, 6, 1, total 10


Laeral
:00: 1d12 : 3, total 3
Rolled 3d6 : 2, 2, 3, total 7
Title: Re: Dead Men at the Tollhouse - Opening volleys
Post by: Eclecticon on Dec 10, 2020, 07:46 PM
:ooc: That's a miss for both arrows, unless you want to spend a Hope to make it a great success, Doug... (Tempt, tempt, tempt.)
Title: Re: Dead Men at the Tollhouse - Opening volleys
Post by: tomcat on Dec 11, 2020, 06:18 AM
Hathcyn's horn had stirred within her the ancient blood of her forebears, even as her idle thoughts tried to stay her in place.

Running across the rope bridge, Esgalwen let fly an arrow which flew wide past one of the horrors that turned to face the companions. She was good with bow and arrow, as Rangers ought to be, but she knew her sword in hand was a more lethal tool.

Esgalwen left Laeral behind to cover their remaining distance and she drew forth Nimronyn, its silvered steel glinting in the faint light.

:ooc: Her questioning whether they should allow the authorities to handle the situation is my interpretation of Esgalwen's idleness. Hathcyn's horn changed that for her.

I do not want to use a :vv: - for this character, they are too great a commodity. Also - I am naming Arbogast as her Fellowship Focus (so don't go getting hurt!  ;) )