Situation: The village of Mountain Hall has come under attack by a horde of goblins out of the mines...

GOBLINS

Combat Advantage dice:
Arbogast 0
Bandy 1

Situation Modifiers:
• Company has initiative
• From Arbogast's Rally - if any PC suffers Endurance loss, the first two point lost are ignored due to the Rally. For the Mountain-men, the first two killed men of Mountain Hall are ignored. Bandy, Esgalwen, Grimbeorn, Rorin, Mountain-man 1, Mountain-man 2

Physical Modifiers (complications):
• Early evening - low light (moderately hindered) - TN's all increased by +2

Mass Combat Status:
• 1 goblin at risk of death

PC/NPC	PARRY	ARMOUR	HOPE [HATE]	ENDURANCE
Arbogast Bandy Esgalwen Grimbeorn Rorin	6 (shield +3) 9 (shield n/a) 6/9 [skirmisher] (shield n/a) 6 (shield +4) 4 (shield n/a)	1d (headgear +1) 1d (headgear n/a) 1d (headgear n/a) none (headgear +1) 5d (headgear n/a)	14/16 16/18 10/11 11/12 10/10	0/26 2/22 2/25 10/31 2/34
Goblin Archers Goblin Raiders	2 for all	2d for all	1 for all	5 Left 15 Left

STANCE	TN (+parry)	PC / LM-NPC	Options...
Forward - action order 1 Close combat	TN 6+	Esgalwen	Intimidate - may forgo attack and make Awe or Battle roll to remove 1 or more Hate from enemies on success; fail PC loses 1 Hope
Open - action order 2 Close combat	TN 9+	Grimbeorn, Bandy	Rally - may forgo attack and make Inspire or Song roll, restore 1 or more Encumbrance to all PC's on success; fail PC loses 1 Hope
Defensive - action order 3 Close combat	TN 12+	Arbogast, Rorin	Prepare Shot - spend an entire round aiming shot, if your attack succeeds in the next round, you achieve a Called Shot
Rearward - action order 4 Ranged combat Must be 2 other PC's in Close Combat May not use if outnumbered 2:1	TN 12+	none	Protect Companion - choose a companion in Open or Forward, if they are hit you may spend 1 Hope and become the target of the attack instead

MASS COMBAT
	One of the Mountain-men is slain.
1, 2	The allies are hard-pressed to hold the enemy back. One of the mountain-men is wounded – or, if any are already wounded, then one of them is slain. The bastion of Mountain Hall is being pressed - if this is rolled again, the goblins set another building on fire.
3, 4	The Mountain-men hold their line and keep fighting.
5, 6, 7, or 8	The allies fight bravely, pushing the enemy back. Black Goblin blood spills across the stones. If this result is rolled twice in a row, then the allies slay one of the goblins!
9 or 10	One of the goblins are slain.
	Two of the goblins are slain.

Grimbeorn bellows under the onslaught; he won't let this filth win the day.

 

Axes - 1d12 : 10, total 10
Rolled 4d6 : 5, 4, 4, 6, total 19

Seeing Bandy hard-pressed in the melee, Arbogast shifts a little to his left, letting the Hobbit have some of the benefit of his shield.  "When you can, my friend, fall back!  I saw Men gathered by the edge of the stream when the alarm-call went out.  Fly, if you may, and find what they saw!  Mayhap there is someone injured who needs the help of your good Hobbit sense.  Mayhap we are to be attacked from yet another direction, and your keen eyes and steady bow-hand may slow them down!" 

Knowing not whether Bandy has heard him, he swings his axe, trying to keep the goblins at bay. 


I'm staying in Defensive stance and will spend Hope to protect Bandy as necessary.  In the meantime, there's goblins to chop. 

Long-Hafted Axe:


5, Edge , Injury 18.

Esgalwen attacks...
TN 10 longsword ♦♦♦○○○, +1d for skirmisher

1d12 : 10, total 10
Rolled 4d6 : 5, 4, 3, 6, total 18

7    edge: 9    injury: 18

Grimbeorn and Esgalwen kill an orc...

5 and 15 left between two locations

Here is the Mass Combat roll:

Rolled 1d12 : 3, total 3

The stout Hobbit heard the words of his friend, and while he realized his skill at sword play was not so great as he had hoped he also refused to leave the shield wall. The stories and songs that Bandy had collected in his travels had shaped his immpressions and attitudes, just as they were intended to shape the reasoning of the Woodmen as they came of age. The Hobbit took advantage of the shield that Arbogast offered to plant his sword for the last defense. Taking again the bow the Hobbit ducked and fired an arrow into the belly of the Goblin confronting him.

"here I stand Arbogast, let no one say the Shire was faithless in the sword wall among friends!"

"HARDBOTTLE AND THE SHIRE!"

[ switching the defensive stance.

This dice roll has been tampered with!
Rolled 1d12 : 6, total 6
This dice roll has been tampered with!
Rolled 1d6 : 3, total 3

Ooc: doug I am assuming there are too many for me to use the bow, but in looking at defensive it says you can prepare a shot. I may have confused myself with residual RPG rules, I thought you couldnt use a bow in close combat, but I think what it should have been was that I can still use the bow, just not be in a rearward stance.
If that is correct can I cchange the narrative of my post, keep those results and add the skill dice for my bow? If not I'll be switiching next turn.

I have no problem with the bow being used, but as you said - no rearward until the goblin numbers are reduced.

That said, there are enough Men-folk around now to allow me leniency on that rule. So, I guess I am cool with both. 

  I will be adding a Feat Die and 3d6 to the above roll.

So thats a TN23 great success for 9 endurance.

So far the men of Mountain Hall had met the goblin offensive very effectively, the day would be theirs so long as the shield wall did not falter. Though Rorin carried no shield, the deadly head of his hammer was deterrent enough to keep the goblins at bay.

 


8    edge: 9    injury: 18

Bandy's bow sang, while Rorin's axe bit deep.

Shadowed shapes surged around all, but the men of the mountain were holding fast. No longer did any seek the refuge of the bastion, as the goblins were both stopped and were now being driven back towards the hole from whence they had come.

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Goblins are down to 5 and 13

They now attack:

TN 15 jagged knife ♦○○○○○

vs Esgalwen 1d12 : 7, total 7
Rolled 1d6 : 5, total 5

:00:vs Esgalwen 1d12 : 4, total 4
Rolled 1d6 : 4, total 4

3   edge:     injury: 14

TN 15 bow of horn ♦♦○○○○

vs Esgalwen 1d12+4 : 6 + 4, total 10
Rolled 1d6 : 4, total 4

:00:vs Esgalwen 1d12+4 : 12 + 4, total 16
Rolled 1d6 : 5, total 5

:00:vs Esgalwen 1d12+4 : 5 + 4, total 9
Rolled 1d6 : 5, total 5

4   edge:  10  injury: 12

TN 21 jagged knife ♦○○○○○

vs Arbogast 1d12 : 11, total 11
Rolled 1d6 : 5, total 5

3   edge:     injury: 14

TN 16 jagged knife ♦○○○○○

vs Rorin 1d12 : 8, total 8
Rolled 1d6 : 5, total 5

3   edge:     injury: 14

TN 15 jagged knife ♦○○○○○

vs Grimbeorn 1d12 : 6, total 6
Rolled 1d6 : 4, total 4

3   edge:     injury: 14

TN 18 jagged knife ♦○○○○○

vs Bandy 1d12 : 12, total 12
Rolled 1d6 : 6, total 6

3   edge:     injury: 14

Arbogast is hit by a goblin who rolled an 

He needs to make a Protection test
TN 14 1d, headgear +1

1d12+1 : 5 + 1, total 6
Rolled 1d6 : 6, total 6

If failed, Arbogast is Wounded

Let me know if you are spending Hope, Paul

I screwed up on the bow shots at Esgalwen - need to roll the 2nd dice for each shot:

Rolled 3d6 : 4, 2, 5, total 11