USH'S LOTR RP Game part 2- The Fortress of Baranar

Oh, there are three guards per ladder, Corlindel- before any died, anyway.

A 78 from Corlindel is handy; a total of 22 damage. The Orc makes a decent counterstroke but you take the blow firmly on your shield.

The other Orc stabs at you, Darvan. Rolling an 80, this time it catches your blade with the spear hilt and flicks it upwards- with your guard down, it thrusts forwards and scores a 13B.

'Strike to weapon arm. +10 hits. if no arm armour, bone broken and stunned 3 rounds."

The spearhead pierces almost entirely through your arm, Darvan, and you cry out in pain. Stunned round one happens right away; I'll put you on auto-full defence each round unless you ask otherwise.

Andromir, poor rolls from both of you happen as you both slither over the blood of the fallen Baranar guard near you. Another man on the east wall is hacked down and more Orcs are coming.

No luck for Argentis; Baranar's men kill another orc down below, but one of the humans is killed also.

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CURRENT SITUATION

North, South and East walls secure.

West Wall has an uncontested ladder!

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Northern Wall: 83 strong Orc force attacking gate house. 7 archers giving fire.

Argentis -10/81/5/21 (Rigid leather, shortbow)
At Gatehouse

Palidan 15/22/10/25 (Unarmoured, shortbow)
At gatehouse

Vardalain 40/33/25/50 (Unarmoured, longbow)
At NE Tower

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Western wall: 17 strong Orc force with ladders, climbing

Andromir 10/45/40/43 (Rigid Leather, longsword and shield)
At NW tower

Palanfirith 20/55/30/19 (Soft leather, knives)
At NW tower

Weak Orc: 15/2/0/40 (Unarmoured, Spear)
At Wall

Weak Orc: 15/35/0/40 (Unarmoured, Spear)
At Wall (engaging ladder guards)

Weak Orc: 15/35/0/40 (Unarmoured, Spear)
At Wall (engaging ladder guards)

Weak Orc: 15/35/0/40 (Unarmoured, Spear)
At Wall (engaging ladder guards)

Weak Orc: 15/35/0/40 (Unarmoured, Spear)
At Wall (engaging ladder guards)

Weak Orc: 15/35/0/40 (Unarmoured, Spear)
At NW Tower

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Eastern Wall: 14 strong Orc force with ladders, climbing

Corlindel: 15/53/50/28 (Rigid leather, Longsword and shield)
At wall

Darvan: 0/19/15/32 (Soft Leather, Elven longsword and shield) (stunned- two rounds remaining) (weapon arm broken)

Weak Orc: 15/13/0/40 (Unarmoured, Spear)
At Wall (engaging ladder guards)

Weak Orc: 15/35/0/40 (Unarmoured, Spear)
At Wall (engaging ladder guards)

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Southern Wall: Clear

Keep: Clear

Aiwendil

Airwing

Evil casualties: 34

Allied casualties: 10

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7 Archers. OK were doing well.

How is that rock side coming along?

Heck, it only just fired... it takes time to load!

I'll take out another archer

and me?

oh ok. well you didn't metion the slide. but I see now.

And you nothing, Vardalain; you had already fired.

oh..ok

Out for 3 rounds?! Sorry Corlindel, I ain't been too much help.

Ush I don't suppose you could put how many ladders are successfully up on each wall could you? Like I think the East has one or two, or do they all have 2?

(Ush: What is the "mettalic noise" Corlindel heard?)

Corlindel hears Darvan's cry ans shouts "I will help you as soon as I kill this one Darvan"

Attack the same orc and block with shield.

Awh... Andromir slashes at the orc again...furiously.. using his shield against him...

Ush... are the other orcs on the wall closing on my position ? I should go bug fitch for some long range support..

(Lowered Nothern Orc numbers by 4- seemed to have missed out some kills earlier)

Corlindel- hard to be sure. Sounds like something striking something.

Argentis and Vardalain fire again. Argentis continues his run of luck, rolling over 160 and netting another kill! Vardalain's more conservative 36 isn't enough for a decisvie result. With enemy archer numbers declining, Baranar's men kill another. However, a good shot from an Orc gives a glancing cut and eight damage to Vardalain.

The West Wall has three ladders up, one is uncontested. The East Wall has two, though one is rather dodgy. Bracing off the pain, you fend off a blow whilst stunned, Darvan...

Corlindel- a 07! No joy. But your superb defensive skills fend off the return thrust. And the good news is, with you and Darvan giving the ladder guards room to fight, they fatally cast off another Orc from his ladder.

Andromir, yes, the Orcs are now starting to advance to secure their bridgehead- another arrives at the tower, and another of the ladder guards is killed. You roll a 46 and your opponent a 22- your fight goes on, both of you clinging grimly to get an advantage!

Now, some Dunlendings are starting to come around to the West to exploit the advantage.

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CURRENT SITUATION

North, South and East walls secure.

West Wall has an uncontested ladder!

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Northern Wall: 77 strong Orc force attacking gate house. 5 archers giving fire.

Argentis -10/81/5/21 (Rigid leather, shortbow)
At Gatehouse

Palidan 15/22/10/25 (Unarmoured, shortbow)
At gatehouse

Vardalain 40/25/25/50 (Unarmoured, longbow)
At NE Tower

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Western wall: 17 strong Orc force with ladders, climbing

10 strong Dunlending force incoming

Andromir 10/45/40/43 (Rigid Leather, longsword and shield)
At NW tower

Palanfirith 20/55/30/19 (Soft leather, knives)
At NW tower

Weak Orc: 15/35/0/40 (Unarmoured, Spear)
At NW Tower

Weak Orc: 15/2/0/40 (Unarmoured, Spear)
At NW Tower

Weak Orc: 15/35/0/40 (Unarmoured, Spear)
At Wall (engaging ladder guards)

Weak Orc: 15/35/0/40 (Unarmoured, Spear)
At Wall (engaging ladder guards)

Weak Orc: 15/35/0/40 (Unarmoured, Spear)
At Wall (engaging ladder guards)

Weak Orc: 15/35/0/40 (Unarmoured, Spear)
At Wall (engaging ladder guards)

Weak Orc: 15/35/0/40 (Unarmoured, Spear)
At Wall (engaging ladder guards)

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Eastern Wall: 13 strong Orc force with ladders, climbing

Corlindel: 15/53/50/28 (Rigid leather, Longsword and shield)
At wall

Darvan: 0/19/15/32 (Soft Leather, Elven longsword and shield) (stunned- one round remaining) (weapon arm broken)

Weak Orc: 15/13/0/40 (Unarmoured, Spear)
At Wall (engaging ladder guards)

Weak Orc: 15/35/0/40 (Unarmoured, Spear)
At Wall (engaging ladder guards)

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Southern Wall: Clear

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Keep: Clear

Aiwendil

Airwing

Evil casualties: 37

Allied casualties: 11

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Andromir viciously drives his sword into the orc ahead of him... parrying with the shield and hoping for the best..

I support Andromir with a load of arrows in his opponents.

Corlindel slashes strongly the same orc "Time to die son of Morgoth!" 😈

Block with shield

I hate to remind you, Palanfirith, but you are engaged in combat with the Orc on 2 stamina. Not a good time to switch weapons!

The Orc snarls back at you, Corlindel. This one is tough, more skilled than the others. You roll a 42, which he fends off again with short, sharp jabs.

He rolls a 95 in return! That jabs across your front for an 8A. The wound is superficial- stamina loss only. The Orc yells out loudly in glee!

Andromir, the Orc attacking you rolls 77- you dodge and the spear skitters akwardly across your leather, causing a 2 point stamina loss. You strike back with a 81- he has left himself exposed! With a mighty hack you have cleaved off his weapon arm- aside from the basic inconveneince, that causes an additional stamina loss of 45. The screaming Orc falls to the ground, black blood spraying out from it.

fire at anotehr archer

Andromir charges at the nearest orc in the tower.. if there's more I'll use my shield against the one I'm not fighting, if not, against the same one.. "Die, evil SCum! " 😄

maybe we should get some ppl extra to the west wall

"Bastard! You will pay this with your head!!! 😠
Corlindel slashes in anger aiming to decapitate the same orc