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Speed is 3. My char bonus is 3. Fixed.

I think I did that right.

Correct as best I can tell.

Tarragon and his riders move to support the Rift Wardens.

I have re-read the rules. the Mammoth Riders are the fastest troops. Perhaps I should hold back where my quick move might surprise an enemy.

Sounds great to me.

I am here as well. Lets play.

I am here and ready to post daily if not more often.

A new or corrected slide of combat rules would be appreciated.

I'll stick with Mammoth Riders if that is ok.

Tarragon is a proud member of Silver Crusade.

No day job.

I reached out.

Hopefully everyone will join in....

A hard yes from me.

6 months does seem like a long time to delay. Some context for that long of a break would be nice.

I'd prefer to finish now if that is a possibility. But I would aslo be happy to play later with GM_Colin. He has been patient and done a great job.

Would it work in BPB to combine tactics phase and attack phase to speed things up? This reminds me of ship combat in Starfinder in that there is a lot of waiting for each character to post their actions to finish a turn.

I'd also like to finish it.

At least I am nod dead. Do I have any role going forward?

I have chosen Army 6. Your call if you want to focus fire or divide attacks.

Sorry, Almost will always go with cavalry experts(OM+2 vs unmounted army) vs unmounted armies. This round also using Rage.

Camping this weekend. Back Wednesday. Will have laptop but unsure about signal. Bot me. Try to keep me alive. :)

With friends at their backs Tarragon orders his riders to attack. The outnumbered and bloodied barbarians RAGE as they attack Cultist Army 6.

Fight: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 9 + 2 + 1 + 2 = 21

Hmm. I am speed 3. only the Calvery units are equal and none of our army options are faster. You are saying all the enemy units are faster than 3? As a group we are really really slow then.

I have read and re-read the rules and still am lost. :( After I retreat I cannot move in the move phase? I am sorry to be dense but not understanding these rules is taking away any fun of this encounter for me.

I do not suppose to know the rules better than you but in normal play when you withdraw you move your full move. Can we check on this? Are you saying that Withdraw does not even move me from the hex I was in?

I do not mean to whine, and I am by no means an expert in these rules, but with my Mammoth's move of 3 when I retreated could I not get away from the enemy? Does retreat not allow a full move? Could I not at least move on to a friendly stack? I

I feel like it was a miracle I got away from 4 armies and now I have to face 6 solo?

The mamoth riders will use their superior movement to move away so that they have options next round.

Facing 4 to 1 odds Tarragon gives an order he dislikes and hopes he does not live to regret. We retreat to regroup and will fight another day. he orders.

Morale: 1d20 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 2 + 3 = 18

jhard to beat 4 rolls. Odds are that one of those armies will beat that.

ok. This would be more fun if I understood the rules better. I attacked the northern most armies to try to avoid getting ganged up on and have not moved since. I feel like I have been thrown under the bus...

How do I make a morale check? Sheet says Mammoths are +2 to Morale. Do I recall something about a bonus based on my charisma?

I am a little confused. Somehow it is just me vs 4 armies? I was thinking others were moving to stack with me...

IF I withdraw then each get a free attack? I need to better understand my options to make a good call.

Thanks. I have taken out two armies but am bloodied at just under half my hp.

Free Attack: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 9 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 33

Yes!

Tarragon rallies his army when the odds are evened and continues his attack.

Fight: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 9 + 2 + 2 = 25

IF Bloodied but Unbroken kicks in: OM+1 at half HP or lower

Tarragon is determined to finish Cultist Army 1.

Fight: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 9 + 2 + 2 = 31

Tarragon and his mammoth riders continue to attack Cultist Army 1.

Fight: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 9 + 2 + 2 = 18

I am here. Thinking we need to start doing some focus fire...

Taragon and his riders try to finish cultist army 1.

OM: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 9 + 2 + 2 = 14 sigh

I am sorry but I am camping and posting from my phone. September is so busy for me but the rest of the year is much more laid back. I cannot get the dice roller to work with my phone.

Can our GM or anyone really attack Cultist Army 1 for me. Go Aggressive: DV -2, OM +2. Roll should be total +13.

Will be back sometime Sunday and do not want to hold things up.

My cavalry will use cavalry experts.

Tarragon leads his mammoth riders into the hex with 1-9, expecting them to be softened up by the siege engineers.

I am on the road traveling until very late Monday. I'll try to post some while gone but first need to go back and read everything for the third time. I suspect this is gonna go slowly.

I'll do my best to limit any issues from it, but I have a trip next week where I am flying to Seattle on Wednesday and will return on Monday. I should be able to post daily except maybe on travel days.

Ok - tactics: My mammoth riders have a high move. But if I charge in I am likely to get jumped by more than one of the enemy armies. They outnumber us almost two to 1 in total armies.

Is there any way we can learn the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy armies? Do we know if all the cultist armies are the same? And who moves first in the move phase. Seems to me that moving first is a disadvantage.

And can you tell me how trample works?

Snorri Thordenskjold wrote:

I have no idea what I am doing with these armies, but it looks like the Mendevian Warpriests have the right weapons, so I will go with them.

Mendevian Support

Special: If any of your characters have earned the Mendevian Commendation boon, increase this army’s Morale modifier by 1 for each such boon your characters possess (maximum 3).

Snorri, I'm afraid I need you to start diggin through your chronicle sheets again.

The Mendevian Commendation boon is available from #5-02 The Wardstone Patrol, #5-13 Weapon in the Rift, #5-22 Scars of the Third Crusade. Essentially you get a +1 Morale mod to your Mendevian army for each of these scenarios you played/GMed.

5-2 - played with Radiance, my assassin bard

3 Mendevian Commendation boons earned.

Looks like we have 3 bloodragers, and even more melee. Any thought about someone (I could) switch to another class/roll

Tarragon is the only player with access to the Mammoth Riders so he is going to take them for the first battle.

The golden man moves to stand before the Mammoth Riders. I would be honored to lead such a force as stands before me. Together we will crush the demons holding this town. He raises his hammer and leads these men in a battle shout.

A charismatic man wearing an agile breastplate steps from the back of the room where he had been quietly listening. His hair and beard are golden. He wears a cold iron great sword and carries a cold iron lucerne hammer. Anyone looking closely at him will see that his skin is made of of tiny golden scales and his golden eyes are cat-like. A holy symbol of Irori adorns his neck.

I know of demons like few others. he says quietly. And I live to fight them. Abyssal Bloodline

Diplomacy, Gather Info: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18

FYI - I am traveling and will be home Monday. Will try to post before but regular posting again on Monday.

I have played:

5–05: The Elven Entanglement - Cleric named Deneb
5–17: Fate of the Fiend - Cleric named Deneb
5–10: Where Mammoths Dare Not Tread - Fighter named Justified
5–07: Port Godless - Fighter named Justified, though we were not successful

This character is a dragon Disciple who can become large when he ranes as a swift action. He is mostly melee and has a very few spells.

Tarragon listens to what is said and is satisfied.