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 Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:25 pm
(sometimes it better not to ask them questions. That makes them think. Or try to) Sursqueek puts his sword away and takes out his armored tome to serve as a blocking device should any arrows head his way. For once he sees no need to comment further as the armies hail arrows upon one another.
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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:50 pm
Darius Flint (gust of wind doesn't need a roll by me. It simply casts, generating a 50mph burst of wind. I'm going to try and use this wind to rebound the next hail of arrows that the archers fire back at them. Let me know if it works, and if a damage roll needs to be made, please make it for me.) To Thanatos: "We have plenty of regular arrows in our supplies. I suggest we continue to use them rather than let them fire at us unhindered from the tree line." I know the casting doesn't, but I want an accuracy check, ranged attack against mass of arrows.
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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:52 pm
Note: unless I missed it, there is still a lack of cover for your troops, as they are out in the open. Specially preped arrows now on the fly.
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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:56 pm
Aleran (Just so i think ive got this all straight...the elves are charging and at the same time firing arrows at us...so eventually they should come out of the damned tree covering...at which point the archers should resume firing...Then when the elves rout, we send fire arrows over the top to torch the trees causing a hammer and anvil effect where we can completely destroy the elven army. However since fire takes a while to get completely going we should probably light the trees about 3/4 of the way through the melee battle, and it could be fanned by Llosh's gust of wind, making it spread quicker and faster. For some reason this is all in parenthesis and I dont exactly know why.) If I got the elves running out of the tree covering thing correct then Thanatos will continue to have his archers hold until the elves first few ranks are out of the tree covering and then he will have them open fire. If i was completely wrong and the elves arent moving forward...Thanatos will suggest the tortuga/shield wall/box o' shields formationing it up, and having our infantry slowly advance on the elves position (by suggest I mean ride over to them and tell them my plan, and ask if they have any other ideas...preferably of the better type). There is one detachment of elves attacking while the rest wait in the trees to fire over their heads. Normal elven tactic.
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Darius Flint rolled 1 20-sided dice:
4
Total: 4 (1-20)
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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:57 pm
(Okay, I guess we'll assume d20 for the wind roll. total ranged attack bonus +7, or wisdom+spell level +6)
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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:05 pm
(Also, I highly recommend ordering the archers to fire against the advancing detachment. We could trim them down pretty nicely before they become a problem)
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Aleran rolled 1 20-sided dice:
17
Total: 17 (1-20)
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:16 pm
(As to Darius's suggestion note my post on the last page, thats what I suggested, but no one really responded to it....so i guess if 2 generals are in agreement. Oh yes just remembered, Topaz i believe it was stated that there were people with shileds and upturned carts protecting the archers, or atleast we talked about it. But since apparently we only talked about it).
Thanatos rides up to the back of the archers and shouts over anyone else "Archers! Consentrate your fire on the unit that is moving out of the woods, Drive them back!" Once the archers begin firing at the enemy unit Thanatos finds some men (cooks and such, ones that arent really necessary to the fight) and orders them to start moving carts over near the archers and erecting make shift barriers. When this is complete he rides back up to his spot on the hill near the watch post and listens to what Llosh has to say about the troop movements.
(I guess 2 spots are better then one soooo here it goes)
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:36 pm
((Sorry...I had already given a command to shoot a volley, but was overruled. I'll try to be clearer next time. If you're wondering it was halfway down page 20)) Sursqueek holds a mid-field position. He orders the front lines to hold steady and cover as much of their body as possible from projectile attack.
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:47 pm
(wow. We are having serious coordination problems here. From here on out, I suggest that if anyone has a good idea and it doesn't put any part of our army or the other generals seriously at risk, just do it. Even if it mucks up one of my plans, I won't try to countermand it.
Also, just to be clear, here's the layout of our side of the field as people have posted it: archers grouped around the edge of the hill by firepits. Non-essential troops moving cover over to the archers. Infantry in front of the archers trying to provide cover. Ramshackle watchtower in the middle of camp that Lloish hasn't really gotten to use yet. Archers are firing at the unit advancing across the field, and infantry are holding their ground.
Now, I'll wait for Bigmage to post the results of my gust of wind attack so that things don't get even more out of sequence.)
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Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:39 pm
Darius Flint (Okay, I guess we'll assume d20 for the wind roll. total ranged attack bonus +7, or wisdom+spell level +6) you hit most of the ranged attack at an angle. The barrage is wide enough however to surpass some of the gust. Several men are hit on your side, and several more on the charging side seem out of commission. The convulsions of those struck, tell you there was something more to those arrows...
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Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:57 pm
Aleran (As to Darius's suggestion note my post on the last page, thats what I suggested, but no one really responded to it....so i guess if 2 generals are in agreement. Oh yes just remembered, Topaz i believe it was stated that there were people with shileds and upturned carts protecting the archers, or atleast we talked about it. But since apparently we only talked about it). Thanatos rides up to the back of the archers and shouts over anyone else "Archers! Consentrate your fire on the unit that is moving out of the woods, Drive them back!" Once the archers begin firing at the enemy unit Thanatos finds some men (cooks and such, ones that arent really necessary to the fight) and orders them to start moving carts over near the archers and erecting make shift barriers. When this is complete he rides back up to his spot on the hill near the watch post and listens to what Llosh has to say about the troop movements. (I guess 2 spots are better then one soooo here it goes) (It was stated I thought that you made them, the archers were not necessarily ordered behind it.) The archers follow the commands well enough, losing only two to poor training. The barricades move just a bit to shelter the archers. Arrows rip apart parts of the army, as though it were shots from a catapult. Large gaping holes of dead and wounded are apparent, showing that your side might have more numbers if the elves were not as effective. Apparently you do have some good shots... The elves add even more wooden shafts to the air, sending another barrage from the charging troops, who stow their bows, beginning to draw weapons.
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Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:01 pm
Darius Flint (wow. We are having serious coordination problems here. From here on out, I suggest that if anyone has a good idea and it doesn't put any part of our army or the other generals seriously at risk, just do it. Even if it mucks up one of my plans, I won't try to countermand it. Also, just to be clear, here's the layout of our side of the field as people have posted it: archers grouped around the edge of the hill by firepits. Non-essential troops moving cover over to the archers. Infantry in front of the archers trying to provide cover. Ramshackle watchtower in the middle of camp that Lloish hasn't really gotten to use yet. Archers are firing at the unit advancing across the field, and infantry are holding their ground. Now, I'll wait for Bigmage to post the results of my gust of wind attack so that things don't get even more out of sequence.) aye, until my new changes
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Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:20 pm
((I could do more than sit in the field reading my book. If tangledweb would let me log in. crying WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DISPLEASE THEE!?!?!)) Sursqueek commands them to hold their ground saying that if they do not win here the King will likely kill all of us anyhow.
EDIT:by "them" I mean the soldiers on our side. Just for clarification.
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Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:54 pm
Dusting off a retangular box from his hip and locking it in place on the top of his crossbow, "Sorry, but I don't plan on being killed by the king, but then again I don't feel like dying period."
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Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:25 pm
"I'll admit, death isn't very high on my to-do list today. Maybe we can do something about staving it off?"
Lloish darts over to the nearest group of archers behind cover, crouching down with them. He then proceeds to cast create water, playing out the spell over the ranks of elves hidden in the treeline, attempting to drench their bowstrings (12 gallons created at current level.)
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