As noted in my previous post, Franz is moving to meet Zad and is equally eager to receive the weapon and stuff. As soon as able he'll load it up and attack but I think that will be for next round.
Zadlu hands the rifle over to Franz while another ungor tries to decapitate Fernis but the crude spear the creature swings harmlessly bounces off the dwarf's armour.
Rd2:
ungors (resolved)
You
you
ungors
you
you
Mareike manages another cut, but the monster in the painting is now so close that she is able to make out small details: crimson scales that reflect the twilight, yellow eyes full of hate, a mixture of saliva and blood dropping from the corners of the monster's mouth...
Matching the beast's attack, Fernis presses the defense of the wall.
Fear and desperation fueling her efforts, Mareike draws her second dagger.
She then thrusts both into the canvas, then hanging from the daggers uses her body weight to drag their sharp edges down through the picture. When she nears the bottom , she will arrest her downward momentum by pulling the daggers out and plunging them into another section of the picture .
She then "climbs" back up the picture with the daggers, then drags them through the canvas once more with her body weight.
All through this , she says in a now hoarse sing-song voice "Sigmar! Sigmar! Sigmar! Sigmar!"
Fernis looks at the scrawny figure in front of him and for a short moment he nearly feels something like pity with the human that creature once was - then he finishes the ungor with a clan blow to the ribs.
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The painting now looks a bit like a tattrered flag flying in a storm. Mareike's religious fervour has lent her powers no one would have expected from the girl, but the stress is beginning to take its toll (1 stress, 1 fatigue).
As she plungers her daggers again in the painting, suddenly they sink into it as if it was just normal canvas - the next moment she feels how she begins to fall...the chaos magic that held it aloft is suddenly gone and Mareike will be shattered if she does not manage to grab one of the large branches of the fir tree next to the manor...
stunt - any white dice?
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The ungor facing Rangnir snarls and raises his club - this time he misses the dwarf and tumbles forward because of his own momentum(+1 white die for Fernis' next attack).
Order is this atm:
ungors (resolved)
You (Mareike)
you (Fernis)
ungors (resolved)
you
yo
ungors (resolved)
You (Mareike)
you (Fernis)
ungors (resolved)
you
you
you
Franz takes the musket and kit, and starts to load it.
St:3, To:3, Ag:4, In:3, Wi:3, Fe:4 -- Def:0, Soak:0, Wound Threshold 12 - Wounds:0, Corruption Threshold 8 - Coruption:0, Fatigue:2, Stress:1 --
Stance:Reckless 3(Reckless - default) -- Current Action:Ranged ; Recharging Cards: none
Other available action : Extreme Shot -- Action Recharge: 0 (This action is my only non-basic action card.)
3 red, 1 blue, 1 yellow, 1 white and any other dice for the dice pool.
"Father, Marieke is in the direst of mortal peril, see what you can do for her, as I fear she is giving her life for us and Sigmar."
I'll take the second to last initiative slot, If he has time he'll fire on a any gors/ungor/unholy beasty within the camp. If that's OK.
Is the musket a Hochland Long rifle or other weapon?
Her intent so focused on "killing" the vile picture she hung from, Mareike almost did not notice her sudden success. With a lurch of her stomach, she and the canvas began to fall!
Satisfied that her duty to Sigmar was done and if she fell and shattered on the ground, she was certain she'd be admitted to Sigmar's domain in the Aethyr. Nonetheless, she fought to see if Sigmar's will was done with her.
With a twist of her body, she abandoned her daggers to the falling canvas and lurched in the air, reaching for the branches of the nearby fir tree flying by her outstretched hands.
Maybe somewhere far away a hammer-wielding god smiles for a moment...Mareike manages to grab a branch and even though the sudden stop nearly tears her arm off (1 wound) she manages to cling to the branch and does not end as a pile of broken bones - at least not for now.
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Franz fires another shot and the bullet smashes through an ungor's neck and by that does not even allow the creature a death cry.
Behind him Gand and the dogs reach the scene and join the fray - moments later you have managed what looked impossible in the first place, the wall is free from beastmen and the ugly mutants have stopped climbing the ladders. For a second the whole battle seems to be on the edge...
They are disheartened. Blucher says in open surprise.
Grunting from the pain of the sudden stop, but elated that Sigmar obviously still had need if her, Mareike grabs the Sigmar-blessed branch with her other hand and begins to shimmy down the branch in towards the trunk where the wood is more robust. Once at the center of the tree she will try to climb down.
Fighting her pain and fatigue, Marieke is spurred on by the continued sounds of fighting from the wall.
Franz see Mareike make a near miraclous grab of tree branches to check her fall. He sighs in relief, reloading the rifle and advancing to the wall and a merlon. Peering out he checks to see what is happening beyond the walls. He looks for his old "friend" that he shot earlier, finding him or failing that another of the larger gors, he'll take a shot to encourage them to leave.
St:3, To:3, Ag:4, In:3, Wi:3, Fe:4 -- Def:0, Soak:0, Wound Threshold 12 - Wounds:0, Corruption Threshold 8 - Coruption:0, Fatigue:2, Stress:1 --
Stance:Reckless 3(Reckless - default) -- Current Action: Ranged ; Recharging Cards: none
Other available action : Extreme Shot -- Action Recharge: 0 (This action is my only non-basic action card.)
3 red, 1 blue, 1 yellow, 1 white and any other dice for the dice pool.
Franz will take the next available initiative slot.
Franz' next shot hits the same gor and is powerful enough to carry the monster off his feet. The ungors have seen enough and turn around like a herd of frightened sheep, they run for the forest but after 10m a terrible sound makes them freeze and your blood curl.
The minotaur stomps out of the forest, lowers his head and charges the gate!
For Sigmar!
Gand shouts, tears his leather vest off and jumps down from the wall into the yard, ready to welcome the massive beast.
-Rally Step!
New initiative:
you
gor
you
ungor henchmen
you
gor
ungor henchmen
you
ungor henchmen
you
you
minotaur
"Glorious! Do you know how much a minotaur brings? They are worth nearly as much gold as they weigh!",Fernis says with that feverish look a dwarf gets when he looks upon the purist bullion.
Franz, after grunting in satisfaction at the fleeing ungor, sees a nightmare of power and terror appear and release a scream torn from the pits of hell itself. This causes the flight to stop as the vast beast charges the gate. In a strange calm, Franz falls back on his excellent training and reloads as if in a trance, calling out firmly, "Minotaur charging the gate, prepare for breach." He levels the rifle at the charging beast and fires.
St:3, To:3, Ag:4, In:3, Wi:3, Fe:4 -- Def:0, Soak:0, Wound Threshold 12 - Wounds:0, Corruption Threshold 8 - Coruption:0, Fatigue:1, Stress:0 --
Stance:Reckless 2(Reckless - default) -- Current Action: Ranged ; Recharging Cards: none
Other available action : Extreme Shot -- Action Recharge: 0 (This action is my only non-basic action card.)
2 red, 2 blue, 1 yellow, 1 white and any other dice for the dice pool.
Franz takes the first initiative slot.
Get down there, I will try to hit the ladders as they come up. If that monster gets through, whatever we could do up here will be in vain, anyway!
Cursing the ruinous powers and trees in general, Mareike scrabbles her way down through the fir tree's branches; becoming covered in scratches and sap.
Fernis moves quickly to block the route through the wall. Dropping behind his shield the dwarf holds his ground. "Can't let a human show me up."Fernis says in jest to the brave human defender.
The thundering noise of the Hochland Rifle is drowned by the minotaur's roar and even though the bullet sinks deep into the flesh of the monster's shoulder it has no effect onm its ferocity. When the minotaur's mutated horns connect with the gate it feels like an earthquake has hit the manor. Grout dust sprays from the gate house and for a second you fear that the whole section of the wall just collapses, but for the moment the gate has withstood the terrible display of brutal power.
Gand, Fernis, Rangnir, Blucher, Lord Rikkard and the dogs await the inevitable in the yard, while Franz reloads his rifle and Mareike climbs down (where is Zad?).
Mareike finally extricates herself from the fir tree, covered in sap and scratches. However, she feels none of this. So filled with righteous happiness that Sigmar would choose to spare her from certain death.
Her momentary reverie is shattered by the Minotaur's horrible roar. Galvanized into action, her eyes come to rest on her daggers lying in the ruins if the picture. With a shake of her head, she rejects them as insufficient, her axe was inside the manor....Eyes widening as she remembered, in a flash she was sprinting across the courtyard to the shrine in order to retrieve the hammer lying there. She then runs to join the others at the wall.
"Hammer off stones on to them, Dawi!", Fernis bellows to his kinsman.
Rangnir looks around if he sees any tool, or maybe the shield of one of the poisoned guards, that might be better suited to that task than his handaxe.
Rangnir finds a kite shield in the gate house - it has taken some blows in the past, but looks up to the task of deflecting some ungor attacks.
When Mareike arrives at the gate...our initiative order starts again :)
Please determine who takes which slot.
New initiative:
you
gor
you
ungor henchmen
you
gor
ungor henchmen
you
ungor henchmen
you
you
minotaur
If there are any lose stones on top of he battlement, Rangnir will do his best to kick/slam them of once he sees an enemy more or less below them.
Fernis stands fast with his human compatriots.
Pelting up the steps to the top of the wall, Mareike skids to a stop, chest heaving, looking rather uncertain as to what she should be doing.
Are any of the gors and ungors on the wall or outside it?
Franz reloads and will fire on any Gor (but not ungor) within or on top of the wall as first priority, if none are then he will attempt to shoot the Minotaur again.
He'll take the second initiative shot if available or the first available one after that it not.
St:3, To:3, Ag:4, In:3, Wi:3, Fe:4 -- Def:0, Soak:0, Wound Threshold 12 - Wounds:0, Corruption Threshold 8 - Coruption:0, Fatigue:1, Stress:0 --
Stance:Reckless 2(Reckless - default) -- Current Action: Ranged ; Recharging Cards: none
Other available action : Extreme Shot -- Action Recharge: 0 (This action is my only non-basic action card.)
2 red, 2 blue, 1 yellow, 1 white and any other dice for the dice pool.
Franz takes the first initiative slot.
Are the gors and ungors on the wall or outside it?
Franz reloads the rifle and will fire on any Gor (but not ungor) within or on top of the wall as first priority, if none are then he will attempt to shoot the Minotaur again.
Franz is first to act and since there are currently no beastmen on the wall, he fires at one of the ungors who have taken a position next to the gate.
He aims and pulls the trigger, but the onstorm of the charging minotaur makes him lose his aim and the bullet goes wide.
Rangnir begins to hammer one of the boulders free...it will surely take another round until his stony bomb is ready for use.
you (resolved Franz)
gor (resolved)
you (resolved Rangnir)
ungor henchmen (resolved)
you
gor
ungor henchmen
you
ungor henchmen
you
you
minotaur
Who's next?
Hopping on her toes, Mareike impatiently waits for a monster to climb one of the ladders, hammer held loosely, ready to strike.
Fernis continues to hold his stance in the meager shield wall.
you (resolved Franz)
gor (resolved)
you (resolved Rangnir)
ungor henchmen (resolved)
gor (resolved)
you
ungor henchmen
you
ungor henchmen
you
you
minotaur
A massive gor climbs the ladder and lands on the battlements with a loud wbattle cry. Mutated muscle strands thick as rope run over his chest and horns protrude from his elbows and knees. He swings a massive makeshift-hammer that consists of a boulder bound to a small tree. The creature oozes pure strength and even Fernis is impressed for a moment.
You may execute the next actions, the ungors will only climb ladders.
Rangnir didn't see him coming? Well, since he is alone up there...
"I had sex with your mother at little whore house near here, goatboy! Perhaps I can pay you the same favor if ya come on over!"
No, Rangnir was too occuopied with heaving an eye on the other ladders and freeing one of the boulders.
With a quick move Rangnir turns his attention to his new foe and surprises himself as he attracts the monster's attention and by that enables Mareike to places a nice blow to the monsters shin! (1 success)
you (resolved Franz)
gor (resolved)
you (resolved Rangnir)
ungor henchmen (resolved)
gor (resolved)
you (Mareike)
ungor henchmen (resolved)
you
ungor henchmen (resolved)
you
you
minotaur
(What are we doing with Zad now?)
Emboldened by her success, Mareike grimaces in righteous fury and re-doubles her attack upon the Gor.
Zad joins Mareike and tries to support her by drawing the Gor's attention - sadly he misses with a clumsy backhand swing...
you
gor
you
ungor henchmen
gor
you
ungor henchmen
you
ungor henchmen
you
minotaur
If someone had ever asked you what the war horns of Khorne would sound like, most probably you had described a sound similar to that which the minotaur makes as he charges the gate again.
As if hit by a great mortar, the gate shakes as the terrible creature runs right into it and for a split second you have the faint hope that the gate won't collapse...but then the terribly malformed horns of the creture tear gate and carriage apart and the nightmarish creature enters the yard with a look of bloodlust in his eyes that you will never forget...
A smile splits Fernis' face a like great fissure. "And so my legend begins. May the spirits of father's father's guide my hand this day." Smacking his heirloom shield with mighty axe, the dwarf rushes forward to meet the minotaur and hold the portal. "LET SONGS OF GRIMNIR SHORE UP YOUR AND STRIKE TRUE THIS DAY! " As his still hang in the air, he strikes with unbridled fury.
Franz sees the gate and carriages explode under the fury of the Minoutaur. He quickly reload and tries to shoot it down.
Move stance to three reckless.
St:3, To:3, Ag:4, In:3, Wi:3, Fe:4 -- Def:0, Soak:0, Wound Threshold 12 - Wounds:0, Corruption Threshold 8 - Corruption:0, Fatigue:1, Stress:0 --
Stance:Reckless 3(Reckless - default) -- Current Action: Ranged ; Recharging Cards: none
Other available action : Extreme Shot -- Action Recharge: 0 (This action is my only non-basic action card.)
3 red, 1 blue, 1 yellow, 1 white and any other dice for the dice pool.
Fire Rifle. After this shot I think I have one rifle shot left and five pistol shots if I counted right.
Desperate, Rangnir takes a few steps back and looks for a particularily battered part of the battlement, hoping to place himself in a way that the Gor will have to sacrifice sure footing for a chance to strike at him.
Provided he gets that far, he will then viciously hit the creature, hoping to make him 'leave' the battlement downwards.
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you (Fernis)
gor (resolved)
you (Franz)
ungor henchmen (resolved)
gor (resolved)
you (Rangnir)
ungor henchmen
you
ungor henchmen
you
minotaur
Fernis runs over to the minotaur and like a dwarven cannonball barrels into the creature that is four times his own height. The surprised monster is too slow for any active defence and so Fernis scores a clean hit (3 success, 1 bane).
On the wall, the gor heaves his heavy hammer high above his head and lets it drop on Rangnir. As the weapon connects with Rangnir's shoulder it feels like a comet has hit him (12 wounds).
Down in the yard Franz fires the rifle for a last time - a nice shot that hits the minotaur's head and takes some of the antler-horns off. (3 success, 1 stress)
After some more beastmen have moved into the yard, Rangnir stumbles away from the gor and brings a damaged part of the wall betweem him and the monster.
That takes Rangnir out of the fight (19 Wounds, wound threshold is 12), so he doesn't bring anything between him and the monster.
That leaves Rangnir standing, waiting for the gor to close in and hopefully fall (hah) for his plan.
That the best you can do? You are as clumsy as you are hæslig. Come on you son of a mishappen goat!
Once the Gor hits the right spot, Rangnir does his best to get him down.
Results:
3 Success
2 Boons
Summary:
0 Blank
3 Success and 0 Challenge
2 Boon and 0 Bane
0 Sigmar's Comet
0 Chaos Star
0 Delay
0 Stress/Fatigue
0 Righteous Success