Rhys draws his great bow. "Gather the troops. Archers in the middle, fighters around them. Use the building for cover, but let's be prepared to run."
Then, if he can spot the orc on top of building 3, he'll fire at it.
Re: IC XII
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 5:04 am
by chap126
Anohir, Priest
Anohir gathers up with the archer, his sling ready.
Re: IC XII
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 12:32 pm
by MonsterMash
Thurgan, dwarf
Thurgan keeps his crossbow readied and forms up with the fighters. "Let them come, more orcs to kill".
Re: IC XII
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 5:24 pm
by shaidar
Mursley, MU
Mursley gathers with the archers, his sling ready.
He keeps and eye out for an opportunity to use a sleep spell.
Re: IC XII
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 11:08 pm
by thirdkingdom
Sorry, it's been a crazy hot and busy day. Can you guys give me an idea where you are taking cover (i.e., which building, and, importantly, which face of the building (north, east, etc.)
Re: IC XII
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 4:12 am
by Alethan
thirdkingdom wrote:
Sorry, it's been a crazy hot and busy day. Can you guys give me an idea where you are taking cover (i.e., which building, and, importantly, which face of the building (north, east, etc.)
I don't know about anyone else, but I was envisioning taking cover on the eastern side of building 8.
Re: IC XII
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 4:30 am
by Grognardsw
Aquar, cleric, joins the others on the eastern side of building 8.
Re: IC XII
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:11 am
by thirdkingdom
The adventurers beat a hasty retreat to the cover provided by the nearest building. Not a moment too soon, as a dozen orcs pour out of a nearby building like ants from an anthill -- not the building from which the orcs stand watch, but a closer square structure. The orcs, clearly uncomfortable in the sunlight, begin to mill about, as if searching for danger. They do not yet see the adventurers, concealed as they are.
To clarify, the orcs on watch give a shout, and about twelve orcs emerge from the northern face of building #6. They do not see the adventurers. Please note the distance is about 600 feet between PCs and orcs.
Re: IC XII
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:15 pm
by Alethan
Rhys the Traveler
Rhys says, "I will stumble out into view, cry aloud to draw their attention as i fall, then begin moving east in a meandering way, crying out that others should 'wait for me'. Once I've drawn them in close enough, like almost to this building, the archers can let loose and you can put them to sleep and hack them up."
Re: IC XII
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:53 pm
by MonsterMash
Thurgan, dwarf
"A cunning plan Rhys. Shall we see if the archers can deal with the orcs so spells are saved in case of more reinforcements". Thurgan stands with his crossbow readied.
Re: IC XII
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 2:29 pm
by Grognardsw
Aquar, cleric
Aquar nods to the plan. His throwing hammers have much less range than arrows and bolts, so the cleric stands amidst the group and prepares to cast his Benediction orison (+1 to morale, +1 to hit) to bring divine favor upon the men.
Re: IC XII
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 4:12 pm
by Wyzard
Severi, thinking of no better stratagem, consents.
Re: IC XII
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 4:44 pm
by Alethan
Rhys the Traveler
Rhys nods, then says, "I'll let you know if they're following." Then he stumbles out from behind the building, into the open, falling down. He gets up and, without looking west, begins stumbling east, calling out, "Wait! Don't leave me!" He moves at a quarter of his full movement rate, trying to draw the orcs his way. After a moment, he'll chance a look behind him to see if he can get an idea of what they're doing.
Re: IC XII
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 5:29 pm
by thirdkingdom
The orcs fall for Rhys's rascally ruse, and break into a run after the mumming mystic, hooting and waving their blades about.
Nobody specifically stated it, but can I assume the men at arms with missile weapons will fire as well?
Re: IC XII
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 6:46 pm
by Wyzard
Yeah, of course.
There's only a dozen of them and we have a lot of missile weapons, so I don't see a need for Severi to Sleep them. He'll stand with the melee fighters in case a few escape the initial volley.
Re: IC XII
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 6:52 pm
by Alethan
thirdkingdom wrote:
Nobody specifically stated it, but can I assume the men at arms with missile weapons will fire as well?
Sorry, I guess I didn't make it clear, but when I said "archers", I was referring to the mercenary archers.
Alethan wrote:
Rhys says, "...the archers can let loose and you can put them to sleep and hack them up."
Re: IC XII
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 7:23 pm
by Grognardsw
Aquar is amidst the archers so they gain the +1 to hit from the Benediction.
Re: IC XII
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 11:47 pm
by chap126
Anohir, Priest
Anohir will release a few stones towards the orcs if they are within range.
Re: IC XII
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 12:41 am
by thirdkingdom
Totally off topic, but you guys might be interested in checking out these two games. They're both on rpg.net, and you'll need an account to read them, but they're totally worth it. I think they're two of the finest examples of what a play-by-post -- nay, a D&D campaign -- can be like. The first is run by Wyzard, the second by another DM, with Wyzard, MonsterMash and me as players: http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?519 ... D-Campaign http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682 ... f-Imladril
They both have a style that I try and emulate, to some degree, and it's also a good introduction to what I consider to be good posting technique, especially in the Imladril game.
Re: IC XII
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 11:45 am
by shaidar
Murlsey,MU
If Mursley gets an oppertunity to use his sling against the orcs he will.