| THE SITUATION:
The 1st Legion
of the Lunar Provincial Army of
Sartar, on their way to liberate New Tarsh (formerly
Northern Sartar) from unlawful occupation by UEA rebels,
find the town of Dangerford under threat from the
marauding undead hordes of Brangbane, the
King of Ghouls. Dangerford
belongs to the Colymar, a Lunar Ally, so the Legion
heroically stands to defend it from the flesh-feasting
fiends.
Meanwhile, a large detachment of inscrutable
Dragonewts arrive, lead by the
respected Priest Zexketa Manythought. But which side, if
any, will these inhuman creatures favour? Initially they
promise aid to the human Lunars, then...BETRAYAL! The
Dragonewts go over to the Ghouls!
But there is yet some hope for
Humanity. Loyal Sable
Riders are on their way from
the plains of distant Prax. Also, hungry for blood and
the honour of smiting the Forces of Disorder, Zorak Zoran
warbands of the Uz Folk are hurrying from the Troll Woods. Also come the Fingerless
Ghosts to take revenge on their
murderer, Brangbane. But will they be in time to save the
badly outnumbered defenders?
And finally, a Hero arrives ! Unable to
stand idle while fellow Sartarites are eaten, General Ruari
Agres of the Culbrea tribe
leads his splendid Warriors onto the field. They stand,
side by side with their Lunar allies, defending the
people of Dangerford from the claws of undeath...
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| TURN 10
[PIPs:
Lunars 6, Culbreans N/A - flee!,
Trolls 4, Sable Riders N/A
- arrive; Ghouls N/A - flee!, Dragonewts
N/A - flee! (or 2, if you like)] |
TURN 9
[PIPs:
Lunars 4, Culbreans 5, Trolls
2; Ghouls 5, Dragonewts
2]
Lunars: Hoplites front line advance 200p (1pip).
Commander & Hoplites#4 advance 100p (2pips -
individual elements). Spears column move West 200p
(1pip).
+Culbreans: General Ruari attack the
Winged Priests! [GM: No - contacted by KoG so turns to
face]
+Trolls: Wheel South-SouthWest and
advance towards the King of Ghouls.
+Sable Riders: Arrive turn 10 (next turn!).
+Fingerless Ghosts: Arrive later (Soon, soon my
pretty ones!).
Ghouls: BRANGBANE pivots round to attack the
left side of that famed nancy-boy General Ruaru. GHOUL
CHOIR 1 pivots round to attack the left side of Royal
Guard 2 - pussies the lot of them. GHOUL CHOIR 2 +3 heads
NNW towards Royal Guard 2 and eats it all up [GM: Can't
reach - wading water so max move 10p. Therefore RG2 turn
to face GC1]. GHOUL PACKS 1-6 advance NE toward the
Lunars, chanting "knob-buckets to you all !!".
GHOUL PACK 8 turns to face due East and advances,
balletically [GM: Can't - no room to turn]. Wonder how
many of the others read all the small-print each week...
+Dragonewts: Priest Zexketa Manythought
shall lead his priests against the Ruari warleader [GM:
No, wait...]. The Beaked Dragonewts shall turn out of the
river and slice the remnants of the axemen that the
dinosaur is so happily stomping. [GM: Wait no more...] As
is his name suggest Zexketa has thought again, and rather
than attack the General Ruari shall instead fly over his
troops admiring the view, exhorting them to great martial
deeds, landing just behind the forlorn crested
skirmishers he shall turn to face the enemy.
OUTCOMES:
Ghouls Choir#1: roll 4 +2(warband-1) = 6 v Royal Guard#2:
roll 4 +5(blades v foot) = 9 => Ghoul Choir#1 RECOILS.
King of Ghouls: roll 5 +6(hero/general) -1(flank contact
by Trolls) -1(overlapped by Royal Guard#2)= 9 v General
Ruari: roll 3 +6(hero/general) = 9 => Hero v Hero,
equal and odd result, so... BOTH RUARI AGRES AND
BRANGBANE ARE DESTROYED!!!!!!!!! (But Ruari is not
"normal" so does not become a Ghoul Pack)
Ghouls Pack#1: roll 3 +2(warband-1) -2(both flanks
overlapped) = 3 v Lunar Hoplites#2: roll 4 +5(blades v
foot) = 9 => Ghoul Pack#1 DESTROYED!.
Triceratops: roll 3 +4(behemoth) = 7 v Huscarl Axes#1:
roll 6 +3(blades v non-foot) +1(defending riverbank)
-1(overlapped) = 9 => Triceratops RECOILS! But meets
Winged Priests - fortunately it can pass through them and
does so - but in so doing meets Beaked Dragonewts#1 which
are therefore DESTROYED! |
TURN 8
[PIPs:
Lunars 6, Culbreans 1, Trolls
6; Ghouls 5, Dragonewts
6]
Lunars: Hoplites#1+4,2+Commander, and 3 advance
into/over river (as 3 columns - 3 pips). Hoplites#5 hold.
Psiloi#1&2 wheel to face same direction as Hoplites.
Psiloi#3 move East - out of the way of the Trolls! (2pips
- out of sight)
+Culbreans: General Ruari form line next
to Royal Guard #1
+Trolls: Troll Warband #2 move into line
with the others and all advance as far as possible (as
individual elements but staying in line).
+Sable Riders: Arrive turn 10.
+Fingerless Ghosts: Arrive later.
Ghouls: 1. BRANGBANE + Ghoul Choirs
advance to Royal Guard 1 and twat it [GM: cannot move as
a group when in contact with enemy. BB advances
alone...]. 2. Ghoul packs 1-6 advance in column
North East (yes East !) toward the Lunar filth [GM: only
100p due to #6 wading water]. 3. Ghoul packs 11
& 12 disengage from the rest of the pack and head due
West in column away from the Lunar girls. 4. Ghoul
packs 9 & 10 disengage from the rest of the pack and
head due West in column away from the Lunar chickens.
5. Ghoul packs 7 & 8 form a line facing due
East towards the Lunar fodder [GM: must form line as
individual units and only 1pip remains so only #7 moves.
BUT in so doing it contacts the fort and so turns to
attack that instead! "HUNGER!"].
+Dragonewts: Crested 1 (RH) cross River
and attack. Crested 2 (LH) move back through adancing
unit diagonal back to the right. Dinosaur Advance and
Attack, Beaked Cross River. Priests stand and fight
against attacker or cast against any green unit.
OUTCOMES:
Dragonewt Winged Priests (bespelling): roll 1
+4(magician) = 5 v Huscarl Axes#1: roll 4 +5(blades v
foot) = 9 => NO EFFECT
King of Ghouls: roll 6 +6(hero/general) -1(overlap by
Ruari) = 11 v Royal Guard#1: roll 3 +3(blades v non-foot)
= 6 => Royal Guard#1 RECOIL!
King of Ghouls' poison: roll 5 +5(hero) = 10 v Royal
Guard#1: roll 4 +3(blades v non-foot) = 7 => Royal
Guard#1 scream again and try to recoil but meet the
Trolls instead - DESTROYED! (They do not become a ghoul
pack as it was not a direct 'destroyed' result by
Brangbane, just trampled by Trolls)
Ghouls Pack#7: roll 4 +2(warband-1) = 6 v Colymar Spears:
roll 2 +4(spears) +2(fort) = 8 => GhoulPack#7 RECOIL.
Triceratops: roll 2 +4(behemoth) = 6 v Huscarl Axes#1:
roll 3 +3(blades v non-foot) +1(defending riverbank)
-1(overlapped) = 6 => NO EFFECT.
Crested Psiloi#1: roll 3 +2(psiloi) = 5 v Royal Guard#2:
roll 5 +5(blades v foot) +1(defending riverbank)
-1(overlapped) = 10 => Crested Psiloi #1 attempt to
flee but in crossing the river are DESTROYED!Lunar Legionaries cross The Creek and the Ghouls
Packs turn away in terror!
Brave Culbreans shrug off Draconic
magic and onrushing dinosaurs to hold the North Bank.
Meanwhile, however, their brothers die screaming from the
venom of the Ghoul King.
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TURN 7
[PIPs: Lunars 4, Culbreans 1,
Trolls 6; Ghouls 2,
Dragonewts 1]
Lunars:
Hoplites#2,3&Commander wheel to face SW (not moving
into water). Hoplites#1&4 move to keep in line (yes
into water). Hoplites#5 move into front line adjacent to
Hoplites#3. Psiloi#1&2 move south to just behind
Hoplites.
+Culbreans: General Ruari pursue and
attack Dragonewt Priests [GM: Can't catch 'em].
+Trolls: Troll Warbands move each side
of Zorak Zorani to form a line [GM: Trolls#2 blocked by
Lunar Psiloi].
+Sable Riders: Arrive turn 10.
+Fingerless Ghosts: Arrive later.
Ghouls: 1.BRANGBANE + Choirs 1 - 3 move forward
as a single unit towards Royal Guard 1. Eat it if
we get to it but I suppose the river will slow us
>down. 2.And for my other PIP, Ghoup pack 7 turns West
and advances. [GM: While manoeuvring they contact, and
therefore attack, the fort.]
+Dragonewts: Fly the priests safely
South West to the North edge of the Swamp, west edge of
the map.
OUTCOMES:
King of Ghouls: roll 2 +6(hero/general) -1(flank contact
by RG#2) = 7 v Royal Guard#1: roll 2 +3(blades v
non-foot) = 5 => Royal Guard#1 RECOIL.
King of Ghouls' poison: roll 6 +5(hero) = 11 v Royal
Guard#1: roll 6 +3(blades v non-foot) = 9 => Royal
Guard#1 RECOIL again, screaming!
Ghouls Pack#7: roll 5 +2(warband-1) = 6 v Colymar Spears:
roll 1 +4(spears) +2(fort) = 7 => GhoulPack#7 RECOIL -
and push back column!The King of
Ghouls advances unstoppably across North Creek, pushing
screaming Culbrean elites ahead of him. The Dragonewt
Priests are put to flight with the Culbreans leader in
hot pursuit. Before the gates of Dangerford Fort, Ghouls'
hunger overcomes them and they fall upon the town! But
the repellent are repelled, knocking back the whole
following column. And the Lunars go paddling.
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TURN 6
Lunars:
Psiloi#3 move North (under Dragonewt Priests) to 50p
other side of them. [GM: 2pips - out of sight].
Psiloi#1&2 move South South-West and form line [GM: 2
pips - separate elements]. Spears column move West.
Hoplites hold.
+Culbreans: General Ruari moves to
engage Dragonewt Priests [GM: Hero can engage flyers].
Others hold.
+Trolls: Attack Dragonewt Priests.
+Sable Riders: Arrive turn 10.
+Fingerless Ghosts: Arrive later.
Ghouls: BRANGBANE + CHOIR - cross river and
attack Royal Guard 1. GHOULS 7-12 - Continue along road
to cross the river but dtop before teh fort. Do not
attack it ! GHOULS 1-6 - Er, traffic jam ! Ghoul 1
returns to it's previous position at the head of the
column facing dur North, and then the whole column move
North once the way is clear. P.S Cheer our beloved
allies the Dragonnewts to further glory. P.P.S.
Ridicule the LUnars and taunt them to cross the river, if
they're hard enough !
+Dragonewts: Main force of dragonewts
[GM: Beaked Wariors#1 has detached from main group]
continue North to face enemy [GM: stop behind Cresteds as
they cannot be passed thorough entirely], Triceratops to
face last unit in line. Dragonewt priest Disengage and
Fly To the North edge of the West Swamp [GM: Intercepted
by General Ruari (Hero can engage unwilling Aerials)].
OUTCOMES:
[GM: Drum roll...]
General Ruari Agres: roll 2 +6(hero/general) = 8 v
Dragonewt Winged Priests: roll 4 +5(flyers+2/general) = 9
=> General Ruari RECOILS!
King of Ghouls: roll 6 +6(hero/general) -1(overlap by
RG#2) = 11 v Royal Guard#1: roll 6 +3(blades v non-foot)
+1(riverbank) = 10 => Royal Guard#1 RECOIL.
King of Ghouls poison: roll 5 +5(hero) = 10 v Royal
Guard#1: roll 6 +3(blades v non-foot) = 9 => Royal
Guard#1 RECOIL again, screaming!
NEXT TURN PIPs: Lunars 4,
Culbreans 1, Trolls 6;
Ghouls 2, Dragonewts 1.The Dragonewt Priests prepare to fly and the
Lunar Psiloi scuttle beneath. As the Troll Berserkers
close in, General Ruari Agres heroically leaps to seizes
the priest Xexketa Manythought. The man hews the scaly
creature with the magical sword Bladebiter, but the
Winged Priest hurls the Culbrean leader to earth and
drives him back.
At the Creek, the King of Ghouls falls
upon the Culbrean Royal Guard and they reel back, his
venom burning in their veins.
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TURN 5
Lunars:
Psiloi#3 wheel about centre of E side to face North and
advance to form unit with Culbrean General and overlap
Dragonewt Priests [GM: 2PIPs - out of sight] [GM:
intercepted by Winged Priests and turn to face]. Psiloi#2
Move West. Psiloi#1 move South 100p. Spears unit wheel
about front-right corner to face SouthWest [GM: Group
moves across bad going must be in column. Column formed
automatically.]. Hoplites hold.
+Culbreans: General Ruari turn about
face and move north to engage Dragonewt Priests [GM:
intercepted Psiloi#3 in the way]. Royal Guard#1move WSW
to close gap in line (wheel, move, wheel again). Others
hold.
+Trolls: Head straight for Dragonewt
Priests.
+Sable Riders: Arrive turn 10.
+Fingerless Ghosts: Arrive later.
Ghouls: BRANGBANE and the Choir continue in
column and attack Royal Guard 1 unit across the river
[GM: Fall short - choirs max move is 200p]. Ghoul pack
7-12 continue north along the road in column. Ghoul pack
1-6 turn and head North East in column [GM: Blocked by
column of ghoul packs on the road].
+Dragonewts: Priests Attack Psiloi from
Rear. Skirmishers Cross river and attack western most
units. Main Force advance across river [GM: Group moves
across river must be in column. Moves done as individual
elements instead but insufficient PIPs remained for
Beaked Warriors#1 to move].
OUTCOMES:
Dragonewt Winged Priests: roll 3 +5(flyers+2/general) = 8
v Lunar Psiloi#3: roll 6 +2(psiloi) = 8 => NO EFFECT!
[Phew!]
Crested Psiloi#1: roll 5 +2(psiloi) -1(overlap by RG#1) =
6 v Royal Guard#2: roll 2 +5(blades v foot) +1(riverbank)
= 8 => Crested Psiloi#1 RECOIL.
Crested Psiloi#2: roll 5 +2(psiloi) -1(now overlap by
RG#2) = 6 v Huscarl Axes#1: roll 2 +5(blades v foot)
+1(riverbank) = 8 => Crested Psiloi#2 RECOIL [Snap!].
NEXT TURN PIPs: Lunars 5,
Culbreans 3, Trolls 1;
Ghouls 3, Dragonewts 2.Now some action can be seen! Lunar skirmishers
desperately hold off the Dragonewt Priests while the
Trolls and General Ruari of the Culbrea heroically rush
to their aid. Meanwhile, the other Culbreans resist a
pelting by Crested Dragonewts' slingshots and send the
'Newts splashing back across the North Creek. But the
Ghoul King himself approaches...
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TURN 4
Lunars:
Hold.
+Culbreans: Hold.
+Trolls: Arrive 100p from West side of
battlefield, in column with Zorak Zorani leading.
+Sable Riders: Arrive turn 10.
+Fingerless Ghosts: Arrive later.
Ghouls: 1. Brangbane and his choir leave
the road and head straight for the leftmost unit of
General Ruari's units, ie "Royal Guard 1". 2.
Units 7-12 continue northwards along the road. [GM:
Orders supplied by MikeW]
+Dragonewts: Advance Crested Dragonewt
(1) Full Ahead - 1 PIP. Advance Crested Dragonewt (2)
Full Ahead ( will separate ). Advance Main Body to edge
of River to east of swamp. Fly Priests to behind Psiloi
within range to attack if possible [GM: Cannot move into
contact with Psiloi as they did not start entirely on
that side of them].
OUTCOMES:
No combats.
NEXT TURN PIPs: Lunars 6,
Culbreans 4, Trolls 1;
Ghouls 4, Dragonewts 5.The Ghoul-King, fearing the splendid Lunar
Legionaries, turns aside to join the Dragonewts attack
upon the brave Culbreans. The air fills with the beating
of leathern wings as the Inhuman Priests fly to attack
from behind...
But the Dark Trolls have arrived!
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TURN 3
Lunars:
Hoplites advance to bank of North Creek. Psiloi#1 move to
about 300p behind Hoplites, facing same way. Psiloi#2
move to directly behind Spears. Psiloi#3 follow
Culbreans, staying about 300p behind.
+Culbreans: Advance to bank of North
Creek.
+Trolls: Arrive turn 4.
+Sable Riders: Arrive 6 turns later.
+Fingerless Ghosts: Arrive later.
Ghouls: 1. Brangbane + Ghoul Chior continue
along the road neading Northwards. 2. Packs 1-6 keep
going across the river heading due North. 3. packs 7-12
continue along the road and cross the river by the
bridgr.
+Dragonewts: Winged Priests cast at Left
hand unit. Both other units advance towards Priests/enemy
as fast as possible.
OUTCOMES:
Dragonewt Winged Priests (bespelling): roll 2
+4(magician) -2(over river) = 4 v Huscarl Axes#1: roll 6
+5(blades v foot) = 11 => NO EFFECT.
NEXT TURN PIPs: Lunars 3,
Culbreans 4, Trolls N/A;
Ghouls 2, Dragonewts 5.Ghoulish
and Inhuman horrors worm their way closer, closer. But
the forces of Humanity stand ready to defend their
allies: they do not flinch from vile enemy magic.
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TURN 2
Lunars:
Hoplites advance towards North Creek 200p. Psiloi#2 move
South 300p [GM: Blocked by Spears unit]. Psiloi#1 move
SouthWest 300p. Psiloi#3 move South 100p [GM: Costs 2PIPS
- out of sight and over 600p from general].
+Culbreans: Wheel to form line parallel
with river, facing roughly SouthSouthEast.
+Trolls: Arrive turn 4.
+Sable Riders: Arrive 6 turns later.
+Fingerless Ghosts: Arrive later.
Ghouls: Ghoul
pack 1-6 keep moving forward [GM: Only 100p due to wading
water]
+Dragonewts: Winged priests will hold
still and cast against the right hand element that is in
range of the advancing enemy. Crested to move North as
fast as possible [GM: Automatically form column to cross
river as a unit]. Beaked and Triceratops to move North
East a full move so that they nestle just behind (well a
way behind) the skirmishers [GM: 200p move means they
only get as far as wheeling to face NE-ish].
RESULTS:
Dragonewt Winged Priests (bespelling): roll 1
+4(magician) -2(over river) = 3 v Royal Guard#1: roll 3
+5(blades v foot) = 8 => No effect.
NEXT TURN PIPs: Lunars 6,
Culbrea 6; Ghouls 3,
Dragonewts 3 [...as Janey is my
witness!]Slowly the forces lumber into
position...
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TURN 1
Lunars:
Commander+Hoplites#4 advance to form unit with
other Hoplites. Psiloi#3 follow Culbreans, remaining at
least 200p behind them.
+Culbreans: As one unit, advance as far
as possible.
+Trolls: Arrive turn 4.
+Sable Riders: Arrive 6 turns later.
+Fingerless Ghosts: Arrive later.
Ghouls: Ghoul packs 1-6 ... advance across the
river to engage the nearest Lunar forces. At the same
time, Brangbane + Ghoul Choir advance rapidly in column
along the road.... Ghoul pack 7-12 follow up in column
[GM along road presumed]. Lurkers to appear behind
any units that Brangbane himself attacks [GM: he doesn't,
so Brangbane's unit advances a further 100p instead (as
agreed)]
+Dragonewts: PSILOI advance and form
line ahead[2PIPs]. Advance Winged Priests 700p[1PIP].
Triceratops move, one beaked unit moves to form line
(Beaked Triceratops Beaked)[2PIPs] [GM: 200p move
insufficient for this - 2 Beaked elements form up around
Triceratops instead].
RESULTS:
No combat.
NEXT TURN PIPs: Lunars 5,
Culbrea 3; Ghouls 1,
Dragonewts 3. [GM: Sorry, Mike. Guess
how sorry...]The bold leaders of all sides
advance: Who is brave - and who foolish ?
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TURN 0 (Setup)
Lunars:
Sword Hoplites Phalanxes: 100p east of fort in two lines
of 3 100p apart, with commander in centre of rear line,
as far forward as poss. Spear Phalanxes: In 2-deep line
100p east of Swords, defending edge of, but not in, The
Bog. Psiloi: 1 element each 200p behind Swords, Spears
& Culbreans.
Culbreans: "My forces will be
ordered (initially) as follows: ...facing south, The
general ... flanked either side by the Royal Guard units,
with Pikemen in line to the west ... and Axemen to the
west of them... Let us cement our alliance in the blood
of our enemies...!"
Ghouls: "We attack based on your suggested
line-up. The ghouls will aim to sweep the field of
enemy units but not attack the fort and the garrison
within. Our aim will be to drive off the enemy, not
stop and eat them mid-battle. We will co-operate
fully with our allies the dragonnewts.God speed to the
non-human and the dead !"
Dragonewts: I will control my men, and
we will fight the Lunars. Skirmishers and Winged Priests
to the fore, to destroy the Lunar skirmish line. My units
will then retreat to fight off the [Sable Riders]. Beaked
and the "big cuddly" [Triceratops] will form up
near the base line and will move up behind the ghouls to
the south end of the swamp. joined by the skirmishers
once their job is done and will retreat if/when the
battle goes badly.
Results: Culbrean setup position moved to west
of fort to be behind baseline; Culbrean contingent cannot
include Pikes (last unit listed in mail) as this would be
more than half their army's AP. Axemen's position
adjusted accordingly. Dragonewts are attackers and so
must start in column formation.
Trolls to arrive on turn 4, Sable Riders arrive turn
4+6=10, Fingerless Ghosts arrive later.
Next Turn PIPs: Lunars 2,
Culbrea 1; Ghouls 4,
Dragonewts 5.Finally, the
battle lines are drawn up...
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