Moonlit basilisk - round 3

[tomcat]

Situation: The company has found the Woodmen scouts and they are under attack from basilisks

Combat Advantage dice:
• none

Situation Modifiers:
• The Company has Initiative, as they are defending
• One Woodman is wounded

Physical Modifiers (complications):
• There is a heavy mist that obscures the targets giving them a +2 to their TN
• Esgalwen may only combat for another 2 rounds

PC/NPC

PARRY

ARMOUR

HOPE

END

STANCE

ENEMY

PARRY

ARMOUR

HATE

END

Arbogast Esgalwen Grimbeorn Morirúsë

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6 (shield +3) 6/9 [skirmisher] (shield n/a) 6/9 [giant strength] (shield +4) 6 (shield n/a)

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

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10/16 9/12 9/12 10/10

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26/26 27/27 WOUNDED 31/31 14/28

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open open defensive open

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Basilisk 1 Basilisk 2 Basilisk 3 Basilisk 4

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4 4 4 4

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4d 4d 4d 4d

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0/3 2/3 2/3 0/3

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6/40 DEAD DEAD DEAD

STANCES

Forward - action order 1 Close combat TN 6+ parry Forward Stance maneuvers

Open - action order 2 Close combat TN 9+ parry Open Stance maneuvers

Defensive - action order 3 Close combat TN 12+ parry Defensive Stance maneuvers

Rearward - action order 4 Ranged combat Must be 2 other PC's in Close Combat May not use if outnumbered 2:1 TN 12+ parry Rearward Stance 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

MASS COMBAT
	One of the Woodmen is slain. If rolled again in the following round, Lafdag is gravely wounded.
1 - 3	The allies are hard-pressed to hold the enemy back. One of the Woodmen is wounded – or, if any are already wounded, then one of them is slain.
4 - 6	The Woodmen hold their line and keep fighting.
7 - 9	The allies fight bravely, pushing the enemy back. Basilisk blood spills into the dell. If this result is rolled twice in a row, then the allies slay one of the basilisk!
10	One of the basilisk is slain.
	Two of the basilisks are slain.

[tomcat]

Mass combat roll

Rolled 1d12 : 10, total 10

[tomcat]

One of the basilisks is slain!

I am going to roll random d4 and use the table above from top to bottom to determine which one dies.

Rolled 1d4 : 3, total 3

[tomcat]

The Woodmen see the companions strike grievous wounds into the lizards and so they, too, rally in attack. Taking the monster from either side, the two men hacked with their axes and delivered a fatal blow. The basilisk's body fell to the forest floor, its blood erupting from where its head had been.

Esgalwen raised her sword again to strike the death blow on the other beast. Her arms and hands tingled. They seemed heavier. Nimronyn followed her command to raise up and slash down, but the Ranger knew something was wrong.
TN 15 longsword 4d

1d12 : 9, total 9
Rolled 4d6 : 4, 4, 5, 3, total 16

11   edge: 8   injury: 18

[tomcat]

Esgalwen hits with a 25 for 11 loss and a piercing blow

Basilisk 4 will spend 1 to reduce loss by 6 to 5
Protection test
TN 18 armour 4d

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

[tomcat]

The basilisk shifted towards Esgalwen even as she swung, bringing its thick hide to the fore to defend itself. The Elven-runed sword hit hard, and the monster snarled in pain, but it came loose from her grip. Esgalwen's hands were not opening or closing the way they should - unable to keep a tight hold. She could barely raise up her arms at all, and her legs wanted to give out from under her.

What was wrong?

Nimronyn disappeared into the fog and thudded onto the leaf-covered forest floor. With eyes slowly fogging, the Dúnadan staggered in the direction of her weapon.
kind of cool how the dice emulate the story's plot twists. With a successful protection test, the basilisk's tough hide causes the dropping of a weapon - which would seem apropos due to Esgalwen succumbing to the poison.

[GandalfOfBorg]

Grimbeorn is surprised by the reaction of Esgalwen, concerned with her loss of weapon and staggering after it.  He does whatever he can to make sure she's alright, letting none of their enemy near her.  In turn, his ferocity increases against the creature before him.


  Action: Protect Companion - Esgalwen

 

Axes -  1d12 : 7, total 7
Rolled 4d6 : 5, 3, 1, 5, total 14

Hope if necessary.

[Telcontar]

Morirúsë slide to the right and behind the wyrm that he fought. It was loosing lots of blood and he thought to catch it in the swing of his sword instead of the main thrust, though the fatigue was setting in upon him. The first blow of the wyrm was well landed and he hoped to be rid of them soon.

"Woodmen! Your axes are sharp! Now! Now strike!"

  Morirúsë will attack B1. He will be using his Wrath of Fingolfin ability to Intimidate Foe from a forward or Open stance and still make an attack, he will also be using his sword two handed.

Awe for Intimidate TN10+Attribute of Foe

Rolled 1d12 : 8, total 8

Rolled 4d6 : 6, 4, 6, 4, total 20

Ordinary success: 2 Hate points
- Great success: 3 Hate points
- Extraordinary success: 5 character's Valour rating

Then the Attack

Rolled 1d12 : 6, total 6

Rolled 5d6 : 1, 5, 4, 4, 1, total 15

[Telcontar]

The moon bright blade fell down upon the beast slashing its hide while the long sharp edge continued to slice into the haunch of the other beast taking its legs out from under it.

[tomcat]

Results

• Grimbeorn hits for 9 loss KILL

• Morirúsë intimidates B1 and depletes its

He hits B1 for 13 and then cleaves into B2 for 5 KILL

[Eclecticon]

Arbogast has to step back to avoid the basilisk's deceptively quick bite, and Morirúsë's subsequent blow.  As the blood spills, oil-black in the moonlight, from one of the creatures, he lashes out at its companion - hoping that this time, no tricks of the forest spoil his aim. 


Attacking again - let's see if I can do anything useful this fight! 

1d12 : 10, total 10
Rolled 4d6 : 2, 1, 3, 6, total 12

[Eclecticon]

See, dice roller - that wasn't so hard, was it?

[Telcontar]

Only one wyrm remained and the Elf readied for the next attack though already weary from the blow he had taken.

[tomcat]

RESULTS

• Arbogast hits B1 with a 22 great success for 7 END loss and a piercing blow
TN 18 armour 4d

1d12 : 6, total 6
Rolled 4d6 : 5, 1, 5, 3, total 14

[tomcat]

Basilisk 1 will try to flee the dell

TN 15 athletics 2d

1d12 : 11, total 11
Rolled 2d6 : 3, 5, total 8