Ok, sorry for the delay, here goes...
Rusky, you can nominate the shield to defend against one opponent who is nearby, OR a single ranged opponent.
Palidan, yes it does almost certainly take a turn but you had already done it by that round!
Ok, Trickster, thanks for the heads up and have fun!
Let us see what happens...
Eliara retreats to safety. With her high manoeuvre score and not many Orcs left, I shall rule that she makes it.
Darvan strikes! He rolls 48, giving a final total of 75- not really a hit but enough to cause the Orc to lose 5 stamina.
Ok, Palanfirith rushes in to try and drag Vardalain to safety. The Orc strikes at him; as Palanfirith is going wholly defensive I shall remove the penalty for being without a melee weapon. The Orc rolls 16- Palanfirith has gotten away with it, and drags Vardalain away, the Orc following.
Revan then shoots at that Orc- I shall give him -5 for the crowded shot. Darn, Revan roll 33, and with the rapid firing that shot does not make it.
Perhaps to the surprise as some, Palidan then charges forward and attacks that Orc! And then- typically, rolls 97. The shotsword helps with that shot, that comes to 107 and a 15C! Sadly, his luclky only extends so far- what could have been a killer wound has only hurt tyhe Orc, though admittedly badly. That Orc will try and mincemenat Palidan now, of course... but next turn.
BTW, Palidan, I ignored your defensive allocation as it would have left you almost entirely unable to fight! Parrying is not really the thing to do when you only have a skill of 10 to play with (or 15 against a lightly armoured target with your shortsword).
Ok, Orc play time. Orcs strike Annúnfuin, Revan and Airwing. I roll 55, 94 and 22. That is a 75 on Annúnfuin... actually a miss! Nippy bastard that he is...
A 114 on Darvan, though- nasty! A 28E! I am afraid that takes Darvan STRAIGHT out the fight as the spear virtually runs him through! Now, that is certainly the sort of strike you need armour to resist. Just for comparison, Rigid leather would have made that 31E a 22C, and Plate would have made it a 14B.
(of course, Argentis could roll a 10 against a guy in plate and still do damage to him- quite difficult to NOT be hit in Plate!)
Again, one archer re-loads, the other fires- at Palanfirith. 29... phew! Missed.
Corlindel strikes at his wounded Orc. Rolling a 76, he scores a 22C and that Orc is dead.
Argentis rolls 36, still enough for a 12B, which kills his target also.
Annúnfuin rolls a 03, and comes close to falling on his sword...
Airwing rolls a 27- not good enougb I am afraid...
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Andromir, your first blow is an 18- bit off, sorry! But beofre I can go on there I need to know about Phoe's weapon...
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Cave fight
Palanfirith: 20/51/20/39 (longbow)
Vardalain: Down and dying
Argentis: -10/71/5/56 (sword)
Darvan: 20/26/15/32 (longsword)
Corlindel: 5/46/25/28 (2-handed sword) BLEEDING 1 per round
Revan: Down
Palidan: 15/22/10/10 (shortsword)
Airwing: -15/37/20/32 (longsword)
Eliara: 35/22//10/30 (longbow)
Annúnfuin: 5/51/0/20 (shortsword)
Weak orc archers x2: 10/35/0/35 (composite bow)
Weak orc warrior: 10/12/0/40 (spear) BLEEDING 3 A ROUND
Weak orc warrior: 10/5/0/40 (spear) BLEEDING 1 A ROUND -5 TO ACTIVITY
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Baranar fight
Andromir: 25/53/53/43 (longsword)
Aiwendil: 25/17/20/? (any luck with that weapon yet, Phoe?)
Dunlending sentries x2: 15/30/5/30 (handaxes)
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Looking ok at the cave fight now, I think...