D'oh! Sorry, I tried updating from my phone and it got all screwy. Shepherd, you only took 8, you are at 18 Endurance so you're fine.
Also guys could you put your Parry rating in your profile stat lines?
Mar, if the second attack hits that's 4 Endurance Damage.
I did! Hanar, you take 4 Endurance Damage and must make a Protection Test against TN 12 to avoid a Wound.
And yeah, I'll let that work Anariel.
Also, Hanar, you get another action now. Feel free to attack!
D'oh! Sorry, I tried updating from my phone and it got all screwy. Shepherd, you only took 8, you are at 18 Endurance so you're fine.
Hanar's armor protects him from the worst of the creature's blow, but unbalances him just enough that his next swing misses.
"By Thorin's axe, I'll end you yet!"
Okay! Shepherd, you are still faced by one. Hanar, Mar and Gaelderon still face two each.
I'll also post an attack for Mar.
So that should be a Great Success for Mar. I'll go ahead and have that have hit the creature that hit you, killing it and negating the attack.
So! That's 9 damage to Hanar, and 4 to Gaelderon.
"Do not let them daunt you! We are thinning their numbers...they cannot stand against us!"
The Companions are heartened, and all that can hear Anariel regain 5 points of Endurance.
Brandoch raises his bow again, focusing this time, and aims at one of the creatures attacking Hanar. He looses his arrow with an audible 'twang!'
"I've got your back, Hanar!" he shouts to him.
Correction assumption!
Brandy, your bow sings true, and the Great Success drops another one! Will you do me a favor in the future and include the Endurance loss of your attacks in the posts? Thank you kindly!
RECAP: Galadhon- Lore roll to determine whether or not you know of this place, dropping the Corruption test TN to 12.
Corruption Test, TN 12 :)
Athletics to try to stop Hanar.
Explore or Search to see what Anariel saw; the path into the ruins.
You now have a path into the ruins.
You have explored the ruins; this once was a place called Summerholdt, brought low by the Shadow exploiting the greed of Men. You could roll Lore for some Advancement Points if you wish.
You are now in a large underground chamber; you are entitled to an Awareness roll to have detected the odor and the golden radiance from behind the gate.
A TN 12 Corruption Test is now required or you will be dazed by the sight of wealth.
END RECAP
Awesome, Galadhon. You may now roll Battle to determine bonus combat die, and you may choose a stance and roll an Attack twice. Two Marsh-dwellers will combat you.
Brandy, you are correct about the Hope expenditure and A.P.
You also have the right of it regarding the Great Success; your Bow does +3 Endurance Damage though, correct?
EDIT: Just read it, it's +3 to Attack that you've already been factoring in.
You're correct re; Edge as well.
To wit; the Eye of Sauron (or an 11) is NOT an automatic failure; it counts as a 0. If you still beat the TN based on your Success Die, or a point of Hope will push you over the threshold, you still succeed.
Galadhon strides forward, revealing himself to the enemy. "Behold! Galadhon is come among you! Flee while you yet live, spawn of the Shadow!"
"I owe you an ale, Master Hobbit! Raaaargh!"
Hanar redoubles his efforts, driven on by the splended shot Brandy made and Anariel's words, and slams his mattock into the creature left in front of him.
Fell indeed are the Elf-lords of old! The creatures in front of you are cowed, and fear to approach you, yet their hate drives them forward.
The two enemies in front of you are bereft of their Hate, and are considered Weary.
One of them hits, reducing your Endurance by 4. The other, with it's 3 counted as a 0, surely misses. Your sword strikes true, biting into the one to the left! On your next attack, you switch to the one to the right, ending it's miserable life! You now face only one foe, and it is in awe of the might of the Noldor.
It cannot bring itself to attack you fully.
Hanar, your blow is successful, and your foe is heavily damaged!
Galdhon, it is the third round, so feel free to take another attack. Shepherd and Mar still have actions. I'll give Mar a few hours (I know you're traveling!).
Hanar and Galadhon face one foe each, Anariel faces none, Gaelderon and the Shepherd still face two. Several have been brought low by your mighty deeds.
Also, Galadhon, Anariel's Rally Comrades task will bring your Endurance back up to full. Your Dunedain companion's words spur you on, and you fear no darkness!
The Shepherd drops the torch on the ground and swings his axe in a two-handed grip.
Having a hard time bringing my Great Spear to bear against such small creatures.
Yes, Gaelderon, so go ahead and do so if you wish.
Galadhon, the ability of the description says you may add a bonus Success Die when you are ABOUT to roll, so I think it must be prospective.
Of note, you can give bonus Die to other players; however, it appears that a roll may only utilize one Success Die per roll.
Galadhon, your sword cleaves the creature in twain, and you are unengaged!
Gaelderon, you are unable to hit your foes. Shepherd,your axe finds purchase, crunching into the foe that Brandy had previously shot! It drops, and you wrest your axe free.
So Anariel, let's not bother retconning, but in the future only 1 Success Die per roll unless something says otherwise.
Mar is up, then the baddies.
I am actually going to be out for a while (going to buy a Switch and play some Breath of the Wild!!!), so I'll post what the bad guys do;
The one in front of Shepherd attacks, as does the one in front of Mar, Hanar, and the two in front of Gaelderon. If Mar manages to down it with her action, then it's attack (if it hits) will be negated.
...well. 16 will, I believe, miss Gaelderon, since he has a Parry of 6, has a Buckler, and and is in Open Stance; that's a 17. So it JUST misses. The other attack misses by quite a bit.
The creatures 12's are, in fact, 0's, so I imagine a 12 and a 4 do not hit Hanar and Mar :P
The Shepherd, I believe, also manages to just barely avoid that attack.
With Galadhon revealing his power, these creatures of darkness seem to lose heart! Go ahead and take your turns; Mar, you can take two :)
Anariel, sensing the tide of battle beginning to turn, will leap over to Galadhon's side. He will lash out against both creatures, attempting to aid his harried ally.
Anariel, a 13 is enough, and your sword flashes brightly twice; two creatures fall, having breathed their last. You and Gaelderon are unengaged, as are Galadhon and Brandy. Three creatures remain, one facing Hanar, one facing the Shepherd, and one facing Mar (though she might kill it with her pending attack)
"Thank you Ranger. These are foul creatures indeed. May they find their final rest at last."
Gaelderon, if there are foes remaining after the next attack, will assist one of the Dwarves. Otherwise, he will find a light source and start bringing light to dark corners of the room.
The Shepherd swings his axe at his remaining foe.
Gaelderon, Hanar is still engaged so you could attack that one.
That attack hits, Shepherd, and the great success drops your foe!
Both attacks hit. The Eldar cut down an adversary! Hanar is now unengaged, though there is still a foe facing Mar.
Brandoch draws his bow one last time, squints, and looses an arrow aimed for the center mass of the last monstrosity.
The Dwarves get their actions, but if they fail, Brandy's shot ends the life of the last foe.
If I was running this IRL, this would be the end of the session. Any per-session abilities (like Foresighted) are expended. You do however gain some more experience; you all have 4 (except for Anariel), which will become relevant because-
At the demise of the creatures, the light coming from their hoard of gold seems to dim considerably. Looking at it does not inspire any special greed or lust from gold from you...
But you HAVE come across a treasure hoard.
The various gems, loot and gold come to 20 points of treasure and the hoarse has a rating of ** (roll the Feat die twice; on a roll of 12, you find something beyond the ordinary!)
Correct, Anariel.
Anariel, your keen eyes spy, buried deep in the pile, a bit of leather. Curious, you dig it out, and find that it is a scabbard, and it is not empty. Pulling it out, you find a Long Sword, and though the scabbard seems unremarkable, the blade is anything but. As you pull it out, it is covered by thick dust and grime, but you can tell that the blade underneath is as solid and sharp as it was when it was first forged. There's more to this blade than meets the eye.
You don't spend any XP to roll; you may roll a number of D6's equal to your current unspent Experience, and if the results turn up any 6's, you may pay half of the number of Die you rolled in experience to attain a magical item.
And Brandy is correct, on a roll of 11, the treasure will be tainted.