A Keep On The Borderlands: Arrival

Dr Simon

Explorer

• Jun 21, 2012

• #231

Arcata and Sh'aah enter the keep, Sh'aah moving up to bolster Cassie's assault team, Arcata riding in like the keep is already hers. Meanwhile at the front lines Greggory, Comoray and Bastian, and their soldiers, have nearly secured a frontline but more beastmen are on their way.

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Next up
[MENTION=6680745]ahayford[/MENTION] Greggory and the crows
[MENTION=2710]jkason[/MENTION] Bastian and the Dulat troops

Then beastmen...
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Last edited: Jun 22, 2012

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jkason

First Post

• Jun 22, 2012

• #232

Bastian Sangue, human cavalier

"Gods above, what devil keeps you standing?" the cavalier says. He shakes his head, squares his jaw, and strikes again, however, letting out a angry bellow as he swings the side of his blade once again deep into the Skurg's side.

"Surround them, Dulat! Take them down before their reinforcements can arrive. Archers, hold off the beasts at the walls!" he cries.

[sblock=ooc]Attack vs. same opponent:

Bless High Ground Power Attack Greatsword; Damage (1d20+8=25, 2d6+6=11)

As above, calling for the troops to flank as they can the remaining beastmen within melee range, archers to move as best the can to get a range on the beastmen reinforcements moving in.[/sblock]

 

Dr Simon

Explorer

• Jun 25, 2012

• #233

Whatever devil it is, it keeps the skurg standing still. The brute grins through blood-flecked lips as it turns aside from Bastian's sword-blow, which opens a gash in its side. The Dulat troops move in to hack at the monster but are intimidated by its sheer size and indominatability, their attacks too cautious and probing to be effective.

Meanwhile, the Dulat troops with Cassie move forwards to protect her and cut down the two beastmen before them. Above on the ramparts, their archer companions send a volley towards the approaching beastmen but fail to adjust for their movement and the arrows fall long.

As the remaining Dulat troops consolidate their position, the beastmen on the far side of the keep move ever closer, their initial headlong dash slowing to a more cautious approach. There is movement on the scaffold of the unfinished keep, and more beastmen, led by yet another skurg, appear above.

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Skurg 1 still standing, despite Bastian's attack.

A3 vs Skurg 1 - miss.
A4 vs Skurg 1 - miss.

A17 vs B27, hit for 8 damage. B27 down.
A18 vs. B28, hit for 7 damage. B28 down.

A18, A19 and A20 all fire arrows vs. B29 and B30, all miss.

Otherwise, movements.

Will wait for Greggory and crows before adjudicating beastmen attacks.
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Shayuri

First Post

• Jul 17, 2012

• #234

(OOC - Paging Greggory...or shall we just move on?)

 

ahayford

First Post

• Jul 17, 2012

• #235

OOC: Wow...um I'm so sorry. I didn't realize Greggory hadn't moved.

 

ahayford

First Post

• Jul 17, 2012

• #236

A beastman's heavy maul whistled through the air above his head as Greggory glanced around the field. He impressed at their initial push. However, their lines had become somewhat broken. Several squads had fallen behind, and despite the impressive number of enemy dead on the field, it seemed as if almost twice as many still advanced to their position. We must hold this position...let the beastmen charge into our arrows until the rest of the group can catch up. Currently engaged with a foeman, Greggory keeps his commands short.

Stand Firm men! Your lady Arcata takes the field!

 

ahayford

First Post

• Jul 17, 2012

• #237

Greggory strikes at the beastman in front if him with a quick feint of his primary weapon. As the creature blocks it with his maul, Greggory's second blade slashes him across the stomache.

 

Dr Simon

Explorer

• Jul 20, 2012

• #238

Greggory's opponent goes down, leaving only the badly wounded skurg and one beastman at the front line for the beastmen. The skurg swings at Bastian again but is his strike is blocked by the cavalier, and it cautiously moves back. The beastman takes its cue from its larger brethren, adopting a defensive posture against Comoray and Bastian, and also stepping back.

Meanwhile, the beastmen and skurgs from the opposite side of the fort consolidate their lines, those flanking to the east also begin to draw up in some kind of battle order, albeit a chaotic mob, and a volley of crossbow fire from the beastmen on the keep pin down the eastern flank of the Dulat troops.

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Away from my materials at the moment, so I can't update the map. Skurg misses and takes 5 ft. step back, beastman adopts full defense and takes 5 ft. step back, other beastman killed by Greg, others take up positions suggested by the above text.
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Kaodi

Hero

• Jul 20, 2012

• #239

Comoray steps forward and swings his sword in a powerful arc, shouting, " Onward! For Velshionne! "

 

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Shayuri

First Post

• Jul 21, 2012

• #240

Arcata notices the crossbowfire from the roof and frowns. The beastmen were recovering from the surprise quickly, and they still outnumbered her men.

Eld fire burns cold blue around her hands as she incants, then sends another missile of pure magic zinging up to the ramparts of the keep. It seems doomed to shoot past into the sky, but suddenly zags sideways to slip between the stone battlements and straight into the face of one of the beastman archers!

(magic missile!)