Chapter 1: At The End of All Things

[SocraticLawyer]

Tinuwen attacks the foul beast again.

To hit with sword [1d20+1] = 20+1 = 21

Damage from sword [1d6] = 4

[ChubbyPixie]

Staggered from its initial attack, Gilwennen is grateful for her companions' quick action. Letting go her glaive, she draws her elf-blade and plunges it towards the slavering beast:

Attack with Long Sword (THAC0:20): To Hit: [1d20+1] = 12+1 = 13 Damage vs. s/m: [1d8] = 5, vs. Lg: [1d12] = 1

[Urson]

Therone
Therone, her face a mask of concentration, slashes at the Warg again.
[1d20] = 18
[1d8] = 7

[OGRE MAGE]

Folco isn't sure which voices to believe anymore, but he is glad to see the huge beast fall at the hands of the dwarves.

He will continue to help with the nearby threats, if necessary.

Attack w/ Shortsword [1d20] = 9 Damage s/m [1d6] = 2 L [1d8] = 6

[rredmond]

Naruthirdor moves further to the north but staying close to the ranger, and keeping out his dagger. He will continue the ruse, hoping to sow some confusion with the unseen enemies to the east, "Look to the air! The eagles are attacking from the Lonely Mountain!" Having the "orc commander" voice coming from around the same area, if not a little further north into the smoke.

Naruthirdor cannot see Gilwennen or Tinuwen, correct? Nobody he has eyes on, as far as he can tell, needs healing at this point?

[Inferno]

The Elven King's Halls, Mirkwood Forest, Rhovanion, Middle Earth
Night. March 19, Year One of the Fourth Age
Wet, rainy, cold

In the center of the bedlam of smoke and flame, for one frightening instant, Pockets and the terrifying warg lock eyes and time seems to slow.



Then the moment ends and before the vicious warg can cause further harm to the company, the swords of Therone, Pockets and Tinuwen finish it in a flash of silver and crimson!

At the company's vanguard, Naruthirdor continues to vex and confuse their enemy with his deceptive elf spell. Then Glasik the dwarf hews the last craven orc (O5) with a fell-handed blow of his ax!

Their enemies are vanquished. And then more arrive.

From out of the swirling black clouds to the east burst three fierce warg riders! (O6-8 atop W3-5)



Upon seeing the heroes, the evil riders and their mounts all smile blackly. It is a terrible thing to behold.

"What's all this then, Snagrat?" leers one atrocious villain with merry hatred.

"I dunno, Ghash. Looks like there's a few stinkin' elves what still have some fight left in 'em!"



"And filthy dwarves too! Well, we can't have that, can we boys?" chuckles another depraved blackguard with a sneer. "I guess we'll have to teach them a little lesson."


Actions?!


Map:

One square = 10 feet.
Circle of light on the right marks 30' visibility in the smoke.
PCs on the west (left) half of the map cannot see PCs on the east (right) half of the map, and vice versa.


Non-required Reading (rolls and rulings):

Initiative: Good: [1d6] = 4, Evil: [1d6] = 5 Evil wins.
W2 attacks Pockets? (1) or Therone? (2): [1d2] = 2, to hit: [1d20] = 11, damage: [2d4] = 5 Misses Therone.
Orc 5 attacks Elbenarin: [1d20] = 5, damage: [1d6] = 4 Misses.

PC Status:

• Elbenarin: Male Dunedain Ranger 2: Move: 9", AC: 3, HP: 30/30, played by ravenn4544
  Elbenwin: Male Dunedain Ranger 2: Move: 9", AC: 3, HP: 30/30, played by wolfpack
  Folco Boffin: Male Hobbit Thief 3: Move: 9", AC: 3, HP: 21/21, played by Ogre Mage
  Gilda 'Gilly' Ironfoot: Female Dwarf Fighter 2: Move: 9", AC: 4, HP: 27/28, played by hedgeknight
  Glasik Ironfoot: Male Dwarf Fighter 2: Move: 9", AC: 4, HP: 24/24, played by Scott308
  Gilwennen: Female Elven Fighter/Magic-User 1/1: Move: 9", AC: -1, HP: 1/8, Spells: 1/1 1st lvl, played by ChubbyPixie
  Naruthirdor Nowe: Male Elven Magic-User 2: Move: 12", AC: 10, HP: 8/8, Spells: 2/4 1st lvl, played by rredmond
  Perrin 'Pockets' Hilltopple: Male Hobbit Fighter/Thief 1/2: Move: 9", AC: 8, HP: 14/14, played by dmw71
  Therone: Female Elven Fighter 2: Move: 9", AC: -1, HP: 22/22, played by Urson
  Tinuwen: Female Elven Fighter/Magic-User 1/1: Move: 9", AC: -1, HP: 2/7, Spells: 3/3 1st lvl, played SocraticLawyer

PC Magic:

• Ventriloquism (Naruthirdor): Duration: 1 round.

Player Resources:

• In Darkness and In Doubt (the story so far)
  Before The Fall (realms and maps of Middle Earth)
  The Fear and The Shadow (the story so far in images)
  History Became Legend. Legend Became Myth (clues and player notes)

[hedgeknight]

The praise to her brother for dealing the death blow to the troll will have to wait when the wargs and riders emerge from the smoke and flame. "It be you who will learn the lesson this day!" Gilly growls in reply to the Orcs.
Then to the twins she says, "Time to show off your skills! Just don't hit me or me brother!"

Hoping the rangers take the hint, Gilly charges to the far right (toward W5/O8), shouting to her brother to accompany her. She meets her foe (the warg) with dwarf-forged iron.
Footman's Pick: [1d20] = 12 Damage: [2d4+1] = 5+1 = 6

Red attacks the great wolf too.
Red Attacks: [1d20] = 8 Damage [2d4] = 2

[Scott308]

Glasik Ironfoot

Seeing more victims and smiling grimly, the dwarf follows his sister, aiming high to her low. Unfortunately, with the blood and gore coating his axe from the now dead orc and troll, he is unable to get a solid grip on the handle, causing the blade to turn away as he hits his orcish target.

Battle Axe (17): [1d20] = 3; Damage: [1d8+4] = 8+4 = 12

[ravenn4544]

Elbenarin watches for a grim second as the brave dwarven kin take bold action against the odds. He glances back at his own brother with a gleam in his eye. "With me, Brother!"

And he advances....

Long Sword Attack [1d20] = 16 (THACO=19)
Long Sword Damage = S/M: [1d8] = 7 / L: [1d12] = 4

[wolfpack]

Elbenwin yells in orchish

You will not live long enough to regret crossing sons of Numenor you piles of trash

fires 2 arrows at Gnash

[1d20] = 16
[1d20] = 13

[1d6] = 2
[1d6] = 3

[OGRE MAGE]

Folco drops down in between the rocks again, hoping to hide from the oncoming enemy and wait for an opportunity to surprise one of them from behind.

[SocraticLawyer]

Tinuwen heads to the east, her elven ears picking up signs of possible trouble. Bow in hand, she moves as discreetly and quickly as she can.

[Urson]

Therone
To me, friends! I hear Orc voices!
Therone heads towards where the others went.

[Inferno]

The Elven King's Halls, Mirkwood Forest, Rhovanion, Middle Earth
Night. March 19, Year One of the Fourth Age
Wet, rainy, cold




Before the valiant company can act, the heinous, twisted mockeries of wood-elves draw short bows and fire insidious barbed arrows at the young heroes! "This oughta soften 'em up, eh Molg?" laughs Ghash with obscene, hateful joy.

The spiteful missiles riddle the company's shields. Then Snagrat roars with malevolent pleasure, “Kill! Sic 'em! Eat 'em alive!" and their slavering, ravenous wargs are only too happy to comply! The evil black beasts lunge at the party and vicious, savage jaws rip and tear the Dunedain rangers! (-3hp and -6hp to Elbenarin and Elbenwin respectively)

The disgusting warg-riders laugh at such good sport. "It's been a while since I dined on dwarf flesh!" chuckles Snagrat.
“The woman flesh is mine!” says Ghash as he licks his hideous lips.

The Dunedain rangers retaliate! Cursing in Orcish, Elbenwin looses two arrows at Ghash! (O8)



Both missiles fly true and the revolting atrocity falls from his warg and doesn't move again!

Elbenarin crashes his elf blade across the immense skull of the warg that savaged him! (W3) It snarls in bestial anger!

The dwarf siblings enter the fray and Gilly buries her iron pick deep in another warg's shoulder! (W5) It growls with savage hate!

Folco the hobbit hides behind the large boulder when suddenly, the rearguard of the company bursts through the shifting smoke, rushing to the aid of their friends!


Actions?!


Map:

One square = 10 feet. Circle of light marks 30' visibility in the smoke.


Non-required Reading (rolls and rulings):

Initiative: Good: [1d6] = 5, Evil: [1d6] = 6 Evil wins again.
O7 fires arrows at Nowe and Folco: [1d20] = 5, [1d20] = 2, damage: [1d6] = 6, [1d6] = 5 Both miss.
O6 fires arrows at Elbenarin and Gilly: [1d20] = 6, [1d20] = 3, damage: [1d6] = 2, [1d6] = 2 Both miss.
O8 fires arrows at Elbenwin and Glasik: [1d20] = 13, [1d20] = 10, damage: [1d6] = 4, [1d6] = 3 Both miss!
W4 charges Nowe: [1d20+2] = 3+2 = 5, damage: [2d4] = 8 Misses.
W3 charges Elbenarin: [1d20+2] = 16+2 = 18, damage: [2d4] = 3 Hits for 3hp.
W5 charges Elbenwin: [1d20+2] = 10+2 = 12, damage: [2d4] = 6 Just hits for 6hp.
Fyi, because the orcs only closed this round, Elbenwin's arrows don't count as firing missiles into a melee. Next round, they will.

PC Status:

• Elbenarin: Male Dunedain Ranger 2: Move: 9", AC: 3, HP: 27/30, played by ravenn4544
  Elbenwin: Male Dunedain Ranger 2: Move: 9", AC: 3, HP: 24/30, played by wolfpack
  Folco Boffin: Male Hobbit Thief 3: Move: 9", AC: 3, HP: 21/21, played by Ogre Mage
  Gilda 'Gilly' Ironfoot: Female Dwarf Fighter 2: Move: 9", AC: 4, HP: 27/28, played by hedgeknight
  Glasik Ironfoot: Male Dwarf Fighter 2: Move: 9", AC: 4, HP: 24/24, played by Scott308
  Gilwennen: Female Elven Fighter/Magic-User 1/1: Move: 9", AC: -1, HP: 1/8, Spells: 1/1 1st lvl, played by ChubbyPixie
  Naruthirdor Nowe: Male Elven Magic-User 2: Move: 12", AC: 10, HP: 8/8, Spells: 2/4 1st lvl, played by rredmond
  Perrin 'Pockets' Hilltopple: Male Hobbit Fighter/Thief 1/2: Move: 9", AC: 8, HP: 14/14, played by dmw71
  Therone: Female Elven Fighter 2: Move: 9", AC: -1, HP: 22/22, played by Urson
  Tinuwen: Female Elven Fighter/Magic-User 1/1: Move: 9", AC: -1, HP: 2/7, Spells: 3/3 1st lvl, played SocraticLawyer

PC Magic:

• None currently.

Player Resources:

• In Darkness and In Doubt (the story so far)
  Before The Fall (realms and maps of Middle Earth)
  The Fear and The Shadow (the story so far in images)
  History Became Legend. Legend Became Myth (clues and player notes)

[OGRE MAGE]

When an arrow flies past his head, Folco is pretty sure that he wasn’t able to hide from the nasty orcses. He stays behind the rock for as long as he possibly can before jumping out to attack the closest mangy monster, (W4?) hoping that the distraction of his friends charging in will allow him some surprise anyway.

Attack w/ Shortsword [1d20] = 18 Damage s/m [1d6] = 2 L [1d8] = 7

I assume that the orcs are riding on the wargs, thereby figuring Folco wouldn’t actually be able to reach the orc? If not, he attacks 07.

[ravenn4544]

Elbenarin, in the midst of a raging melee, thrusts his blade into the slavering warg!

Long Sword Attack [1d20] = 16 (THACO=19)
Long Sword Damage = S/M: [1d8] = 4 / L: [1d12] = 9

[Scott308]

Glasik Ironfoot

The dwarf continues to press the attack against the filthy orcs. Unfortunately, he continues to fail miserably in his attempts.

Battle Axe (17): [1d20] = 7; Damage: [1d8+4] = 8+4 = 12

[wolfpack]

Slice carefully brother and we can wear their hides as winter cloaks Elbenwin taunts in orcish as he joins his brother in attacking a worg

[1d20] = 13
[1d8] = 5


[1d12] = 10

[Urson]

Therone

Therone raises her bow, then lowers it again as she sprints to a position where she has a clear shot at the Orcs The square directly below W5



IF sher can shoot at all, she'll take one shot at (O6).

[1d20] = 8+4
[1d6] = 4

[hedgeknight]

Having thumped the warg once, Gilly tries again, but the vicious beast dodges her pick.
Footman's Pick: [1d20] = 2 Damage: [2d4+1] = 6+1 = 7

Red has no luck either.
Red Attacks: [1d20] = 2 Damage [2d4] = 7