Brutal Maneuvers Test Combat

Game Master Witch's Knight

Testing a 6th level Warrior against 5 orcs in a tavern. Testing normal rules first (no maneuvers), then variant 1 (maneuvers only on iterative attacks), then variant 2 (maneuvers with every attack).

Ben is piss drunk, as usual, and decides to go on a murderous rampage in the local tavern where a gang of orcs are drinking. He begins with spear and shield out, and steps over to the nearest orc (1) to full attack with his spear--

Full Attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 121d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

dealing

Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 41d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

points of damage.

The orc is dead.

The orcs retaliate. 2,3,4, and 5 all charge, attempting overrun checks against their tables (CMD 12) as they do so.

Overrun 2,3: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 191d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Overrun 4,5: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 211d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

Attacks: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 231d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 151d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 101d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

1 hits, including 1 critical threat Confirmation: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25 which confirms, dealing

Damage: 4d4 + 8 ⇒ (3, 4, 4, 3) + 8 = 22

points of damage.

Ben full attacks 2 and 3

Attacks: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 171d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

and hits 2, dealing

Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

points of damage.

The four orcs attack again with flanking bonuses.

Attacks: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 241d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 101d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 101d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

1 hits, dealing

Damage: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (2, 1) + 4 = 7

points of damage.

Ben attacks 4 and 5

Attacks: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 271d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

hitting 4 and dealing

Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

4 dies.

The three orcs attack with flanking bonuses

Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 251d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 171d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

2 hit, including 1 critical threat Confirmation: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

which does not confirm, dealing

Damage: 4d4 + 8 ⇒ (4, 2, 2, 1) + 8 = 17

points of damage.

Ben has 3 HP remaining.