"Ha! Human windows are always too high. I'll do the reloading and be closer to the entrance for when I need to run out."
The windmill on the bluff, can we use that as a make shift tower? It is on a 10' rise and it's only an extra 40 or 50 feet from the wall. Just a thought.
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May be good to spot the approach, but once they are closer to the moat, you will lose sight of them due to the height of the wall...
EDIT: Oh shoot! I misread the map! Ardeep forest is to the North, the North Towers will work well! They are coming from the North, opposite the road... My mistake, I was reading everything wrong! You have 2 towers that will have a good view of the approach, and 1 more line of defense if they try to go to the drawbridge!
Stash me somewhere where I can get off those bolts of fire I do so love.
Then could the temple bell tower be used as a tower?
How tall is the wall?
"Eef there is place for me to be alone, that would preferred."
Silver wrote:
Sliver-Dalron-Kella-Guard
May-Oghren-Guard
Aukan-Eerie-Guard
Snow moving where he needs to be
Guard in north tower
So Dalron can move to Aukan's Tower
And Eerie can be in the tower bye himself if he wants.
So it would be:
Sliver-Kella-Guard in NE tower
May-Oghren-Guard in NW tower
Aukan-Dalron-Guard in N draw bridge tower
Eerie in tower by S draw bridge
Snow moving where he needs to be
Guard in reserve or he can switch with Eerie and Eerie can be in reserve.
Does this work for everyone?
"Aukan, if they get inside, you'll be able to blood that axe. Kella, we get out alive, and we'll let you go to report back to your people. Deal?" If she agrees, Sliver gives her a crossbow and her weapons back. He continues to talk to her. "Stay with the plan and we'll get out of this." He shifts to talking to everyone. "All of us. Stay your fears. Shoot with a steady hand. We will all get out of this alive. May the gods be with us." He goes off to his post.
Those assignments work for me.
I thought that plan would allow all of the PCs to partake. If it needs to be modified, so be it.
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Kella looks at Sliver for a while, as if trying to get a read on him. After a few moments, she nods, You have a deal, elf, as long as your friends agree to it.
The sound of the wardrums gets louder and louder, until those in the North towers (2B & 2C) see the orcish warband crest the rise of the hilly area. At about 500 feet away, the drummers set in and begin drumming a faster, staccato beat inciting the rest of the orcs into motion! The orcs, led by warchief who looks already wounded, gain a burst of speed as they charge toward the gates!
A second orc stands out, almost a shaman or priest of some sort. It follows slightly behind the chief, leading the orcs in song! The fervor sends a chill up each of your spines and elicits a chuckle from Eeerie...
Decide who will be in 2B and who will be in 2C. They will have 5 rounds of shots. There are 20 orcs in total, including the 3 drummers on the hill, 1 orc chief (wounded), and the shaman.
Initiative:
Orcs -> PCs
Round 1.
Orcs charge in. (Range 410 ft.)
Snow makes it back into the town perimeter right as the draw bridge is beginning to close. Slightly out of breath she tells whoever is closing the bridge ”The orrrc commanderrr seems wounded. He is the glue that binds the warrrband togetherrr. Take him out and the war band will brrreak.pass the information around. “ After catching her breath briefly she moves to a defensiable location and prepares for the invasion.
Aukan is waiting until they get within axe range increment.
Dalron says a short prayer over the party
Sliver fires from the first moment that he believes he can hit the target he's aiming at, the leader then the shaman once the leader's dead.
May has a light crossbow, so once they're in range of that, she'll fire (range 320').
That would be repeated the next round until they're within spell range of 120'. So round 2...
Do you want additional attack rounds at this time?
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I am going to go round by round first. Will adjudicate the rolls that you have made thus far as we get closer...
Round 1 (410 ft.)
Sliver's arrow hits the orc chief's chain mail but does not pierce it...
Mayberry holds her shot as they approach.
Anyone that needed to use one of the crossbows that were from the towers' complement, know that they are heavy crossbows (range 100/400 ft).
Round 2 (320 ft.)
Sliver draws a bead again but again, the orc chief's armor again thwarts the shot!
Mayberry fires her crossbow, but it flies wide!
Everyone else may take a shot with a crossbow or bow...
Waiting till they are in normal range.
Dalron holds until they get in to the under 400' range (maybe round 3) and will try his luck on the orc shaman.
Being a little nervous and cramped in the tower he fires the bolt as he lifts the crossbow up and the bolt shoots into the moat.
"Oops, let me try that again" as he reaches for another loaded crossbow.
Dalron quickly aims the loaded crossbow at the Shaman
This time the crossbow bolt makes it on the other side of the moat.
"I am getting closer."
"I have a lucky feeling about this shot"
and if he get another shot
"Now lets watch the orcs trip over those crossbow bolts."
Now that she has secured herself a vantage point on top of one of the taller buildings, Snow let’s her first arrow fly at one of the regular orcs.
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The drawbridge is up, so it will be more difficult for them to get at us, right? If so, then Sliver has no need to change tactics.
Orcs don't swim, right? May asks nervously.
Replying to May's question, "Ever watch ants cross water? They basically start linking themselves to form a bridge for the others to crawl over."
I'll make them swim face down! Aukan boasts
Once they are in Javelin range (30'), Aukan will hurl his two javelin
Tomoka, ta he ka! ohítikA, haŋbléčheyA! até maȟpíya Wakpa wé eyÁ khízA eyÁ wé eyÁ apȟÁ Aukan begins performing his familiar prebattle warmup, banging his axe into his wood/hide shield in rhythm with his chant.
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@Snow, I have you atop the roof of the inn, if that works for you.
@Sliver, yeah, the drawbridge is up.
@Mayberry, distance is from those at the wall, currently as of round 4 they are 140 ft away from the wall.
@Oghren and May, Even if they cross the river they would still need to scale a 15 foot tall wooden palisade.
Locations:
NE tower: Sliver-Kella-Guard
NW tower: May-Oghren-Guard
N draw bridge tower: Aukan-Dalron-Guard
S draw bridge: Eerie in tower
Inn rooftop: Snow
Guard in reserve is at the inn with Lady Nandar's body.
Round 4 (140 ft.)
Snow's arrow sticks in the hides that her target is wearing and does not seem to acknowledge the hit!
Dalron's quarrel flies wide again...
Round 3 (Map updated, Red dot outline = Shaman, Green dot outline = Chief)
The orcs rush in and begin to slow as they approach the moat. They seem relatively unconcerned with the flying arrows and bolts.
Everyone may go, check the map for your individual ranges.
Snow takes aim again at one of the regular orcs to the left of the chieftain.
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"Here's another one to trip over, Shaman."
Eerie stand in his tower and draws the book once more from his cloak. Aukan, Dalron, and the guard can see it much more clearly than before as they are closer than before. You are pretty sure that it is made out of human skin, bones, and other remains. He looks seriously to the other tower as if trying to communicate something nonverbally and then opens the book.
As soon as the book is open, Aukan, Dalron, and the guard's minds are practically assaulted by a cacophony of voices expressing a myriad of different emotions, very loudly. In top of the 'sound' you can once more see the light distortions that appear tentacle-like as they weave hungrily.
May concentrates on the nearest orc which happens to be the Chief, shuddering.
Keeping fire focused on that Chief, literally.
Sliver maintains his focus on the the orc war chief.
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May and Sliver continue their onslaught, pelting the warchief, but the orc roars at them as if inviting more! Then he seems to shout out a command to his orcs!
Dalron's aim is getting better, but still not good enough to get past their armor.
@Aukan, I forgot to tell you, it looks like the moat is 40 feet across, so you will never quite get within the 30 foot range...
Anything else for round 3?
Crossbow to the chieftan!
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Round 6 (Sorry, I accidentally started counting down... back on track!)
Map updated.
The orc hurls a javelin at Sliver, but the elf is easily able to duck back behind cover!
Kella pops out and takes a shot!
But it sticks in the chief's armor! He looks down at it and back up at the tower.
The orc shaman, approaching the NE tower brings up a bone staff, the hollow of his left eye starting to glow with sickly green energy...
As his orcish incantations come to an abrupt halt, a shadowy spear appears at the window to the NW tower and stabs at May!
The nimble sorceress ducks behind cover as the spear takes out a chunk of the wall!
Several javelins pelt the towers, but none get through!
@Oghren, are you using a light crossbow or the heavy that is in the tower?
Snow raises her bow ready to take a shot at the chieftain when her foot slips on the roof shingles. She almost slips but catches herself. The shot lost into the moat.
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