LOTR RP Game part 1- Journey to Fornost

From the top of the caravan, Will takes a shot at the javileneers.

Talin backs up a little. While holding the spear, he grabs a javelin and hurls it at the Chiorc.

Your first risky shot is a close call, Dexx- it just misses Talin and thuds into the ground between him and the Chiorc.

Anglomir, these men are being pushed back.

"We don't have a damn chance!" one of them cries. You find yourself opposed by two orcish spearmen, grinning with the triumph they sense, whilst a javelineer prepares to impale you at short range.

William, you shoot down a javelineer from up top. There are still five of them firing down upon the caravan and they are only getting more accurate.

Your off-hand throw is not all you want it to be, Talin. The javelin barely imbeds in the Chiorc's armour and falls to the ground.

His ball and chain swings down. The ball lands ON your spear head, driving it into the ground and physically lifting you into the air. The spearhead is smashed. Your companion runs forward to engage it.

Farael, a spear stuck just underneath his left shoulder, fights on. The silvery spike on the rear of his warhammer seems to pass through the orcish armour like a knife through paper, and the small end of his warhammer head punctures neat and fatal holes in them too. Still he shouts in Adunaic, a battle fury taking him. As he smashes down another orc, his other opponents run from him, not wanting to face this furious man who stands with many orcish dead around him.

(Situation at lines:

Front Line: 4 men, 2 archers
Side Line: Gone
Rear line: 1 man
Centre: 19 men, 4 archers

The orcish attack force is some 200 strong. Whilst the front barely holds, two-thirds of their remaining force is now streaming through the rear and sides- lucky the orcs are undisciplined else the one at the side would attack your front lines from behind and annihilate you. Also luckily, the Chiorc is being held up at the rear but that may not be true for long and it will be paid for in blood.

This is critical- orcs in the centre now outnumber its defenders and if just one orc gets into the caravan the Princess is doomed

Orc death count: About fifty. They are not worried)

The orcs begin their assault on the caravan. 25 orcs have now made it to the centre, on both sides. Five of them with javelins prepare short range shots to clear the archers atop the caravan. The others level their spears, shout a wild war cry, and charge.

"This is looking hopeless!" Anglomir shouts. He backs up and tries to move around the spearmen quickly, trying to distract the so his fellow soldiers can hack them up. He had been in terrible battles like this before, but he hadn't been outnumbered.

"Do ya think we could somehow get the princess out of here?"

Will spots the Orc's closing in on Anglomir. He aims for the spearmen and tries to put well aimed shots into their heads.

Vardalain fires again at chiorc, VERY carefull not to hit Talin. In fact he firest just a little behind chiorc, so that if it doesn't hit him, maybe another close by orc (but still the target is chiorc)

(and my shot?where did it hit?)

There is no way at all to get the Princess out now!

You missed, Palanfirith. You were thinking too much about not being hit. But you are at least out of the firing line again.

William, your arrow sails true and shoots down one of the orcs Anglomir is fighting. But your attention to his battle whilst orcs much closer are trying tp pick off everyone on the caravan bounces back on you- a javelin thrown from the ground pierces into your side. You stumble back in surprise and fall off the caravan.

Anglomir, you are happy to see one of your opponents fall, but now your opposing javelineer has a clear shot, and he hurls his weapon at you...

Vardalain, your next shot goes too high. The archer to your right is then hit in the throat by a javelin; his bubbling death rattle sounds loudly in your ears. The other archers are abandoning the caravan top.

Aranui swings and jabs and is constantly on the move to avoid being hit. He takes on as many orcs as he can without it being a (bigger than there already is) threat to his life.

*remembers ush advising us to risk more*
Vardalain tries again at chiorc, not minding the javelins during his shot(well...not not minding them COMPLETLY..if you know what i mean. I care about my throat 😄)

Then Palanfirith stays put,out of the javelins way and trys to hit those get close to him and trys to protect the princess.(I was on her cariage)

Anglomir throws himself out of the way, landing on the ground. As he rises he hurls a knife at the javilen Orc. Then he uses his shield to block the Orc's spear.

*hits ground*

"Ow! I should have never left the Shire..." Will thinks as he scrambles to his feet.

(just waiting for Rex to post...)

(rex!! *snags him from the american idol thread* stop listening to holst, n' come save our arses, already!!! 😄)

Still no Rex??? Ok, I shall update what I can but duel boy is at an important point of the battle.

Aranui, you twist desperately out the way of sword thrusts, managing to batter one away with your sword, scratching the wielder's arm. Are you going maximum defensive or do you want to keep trying to kill these guys? A balance of risks, there.

William, you look almost stupidly at the javelin stuck in you. Luckily it has not landed deep it's not good news...

Palanfirith, you lose an arrow into the approaching orc melee and you think you see someone fall, and then a moment later you are in the thick of it, orcs at all sides, pushing back the humans and clawing towards the caravan doors...

Anglomir, the javelin goes high and your knife hits the orc's arm as he reaches for another, nullifying the threat for now.

The spear thrust goes into your shield at full strength, denting it and throwing you roughly backwards.

Finuvien.. bad guys everywhere! Eeeep! Any plans?

(Oops, sorry. Been at my relatives...)

As the man distracts the Chiorc, Talin grabs another spear and sneaks up behind him. Trying to be as stealthy as possible, he gets within good skewering range of the Chiorc, and thrusts the spear into his back.

(If I remember correctly I was flung behind him, but if that doesn't work...well...I'll think of something eventually)

*screams girlishly...?*
seriously, though...no ideas that'd help, sorry guys. ^_^* i'll just try and help in hand-to-hand combat. >.< wait, do i still have enough room to fire arrows? cuz if so i'll try and do that for a bit, still--i'm next to the caravan, right?

Nah, you didn't pole-vault over him, Rex! Maybe in the Matrix but not LOTR.

The Chiorc's ball and chain spins around at dizzying speed. The man who has moved forwards is smashed down from his left side. His arm at least is broke as might be some of his chest. The second wing glances off your shoulder, Galder, slightly fracturing it and sending you down again. The third flicks around and breaks the sword of your companion.

As it prepares for a fourth blow, Vardalain's arrow goes into its side. It growls, painfully.

Finuvien, you are not exactly built for melee combat, you know?