Year 487 Summer Campaign

[GM Craig]

Can I get awareness rolls from Rodric and Artaigne?

[Geoffrey]

OOC: Rodric awareness roll result 17 vs skill 13, failure.

[Valka]

Ooc: 1d20 <= 20... v 17 ... success
5d6 - 6 + 6 + 2 + 6 + 3 = 23

[Cedwyn]

Valka and Arne seemed to have things in hand, so Cedwyn took another look around. He wanted to see if he missed any signs or if he could determine anything else. The goods and foodstuffs weren't worth the plunder...a librum or two at most.

[Awareness: roll 11 <= 12. Success.]

[GM Craig]

Character	Roll	Opponent Roll	Opponent	Result
Arne (23/26)	17/20	-	Saxon Spearman (15/24)	18 damage
Valka (26/28)	17/20	-	Saxon Spearman (17/24)	23 damage

[Arne]

Arne felt the sting of the Saxon's spear graze him, and his teeth bared in a snarl as he took a vicious swing at his stubborn foe.

To hit chance:  15+5 = 20
To hit roll:  17 (success)
Damage (5d6):  18 pts.

[GM Craig]

Character	Roll	Opponent Roll	Opponent	Result
Arne (23/26)	17/20	5	Saxon Spearman (1/24)	(18-4) 14 damage
Valka (26/28)	17/20	17 (fail)	Saxon Spearman (-2/24)	(23-4) 19 damage

Arne brings his sword down again, and this time the Saxon is not quick enough to counter it. The Saxon crumples under the blow and slowly falls over to his side.

Valka thrusts with her spear again, and runs the Saxon through. He clutches at the spear in his chest a moment before falling over. Valka tries to yank the spear free, but the shaft breaks under the weight of the now-dead Saxon.

[Actions?]

Cedwyn, looking over another ship, spots a small chest hidden under a thwart. Otherwise this ship is much the same as the others - preserved food and grains, and a few odd items of questionable value.

[Arne]

Arne watched his opponent fall with a grunt of satisfaction, and turned to look how Valka was faring.  His face broke into a broad grin of admiration as he saw his wife run her opponent clean through with her spear.  "<Well struck, Valka!>" 

He trotted his horse over to her and held out his own spear to her.  <"Here, take mine if you need another.  Until you teach me how to use one properly, I'll stick to my sword.  Do you think any of these swine have any coin on them?>"

[Cedwyn]

Cedwyn dismounted and went to the thwart of the ship to take a look at the chest.

[GM Craig]

Cedwyn drags out the small chest and opens it. Inside there is a pile of danarii - a hundred or so, maybe half a £.

Arne and Valka look over the camp quickly. The Saxons all have the same poor quality leather armour, and there are 20 great spears. There are a few other weapons, and a small bundle of spears suitable for use from horseback. There's five tents on the beach, and various poor quality goods - clothes and pots and other junk.

[Arne]

Arne chuckled as he saw the pile of spears, and dismounted.  He grabbed a spear to replace the one he'd given to Valka, and took another two for Sirs Cedwyn and Rodric.  Then it hit him.  Twenty great spears?  There were only ten Saxons here.  And the other spears are used by mounted Saxons.  Where are they?  He looked again at the Saxon ships, and did a mental calculation of how many men each of them would carry.

Muttering a Norse curse, he grabbed the three spears and waved at Valka, indicating for her to follow.  He led his horse over to where Sir Cedwyn was, and saw the knight examining a small chest full of coins.  "Sir Cedwyn, perhaps we should see to firing these ships and move on.  I am no coward, but think on how many Saxons landed here.  If they see the fires from the first two, they may come back here to see to the safety of their own ships."

[Artaigne]

Awareness roll 9 vs 13...success.

[GM Craig]

About 3/4 of a mile from the dozen ships, Rodric and Artaigne are riding along the riverbank when Artaigne holds up a hand. You are climbing a low hill when Artaigne spots three Saxon ships pulled on the shore with 5 Saxons guarding them. These warriors look much the same as the others you have fought, but are currently engaged in some activity near the fire and do not seem to be paying attention. Their weapons are close by, but not ready.

Opponent	Weapon	Armour	Major Wound (HP)	Glory
5x Spearmen	Great Spear 10 (5d6)	Leather (4)	16 (24)	10

[Actions?]

[Cedwyn]

"God's Teeth!" Cedwyn swore. It suddenly made sense. The Saxons hadn't returned from raiding yet. These denarii were not even worth saving either.

"Aye...you have the right of it, my friend. We need to fire these ships and be done with it. And throw the weapons inside as well, excepting the spears. Then let us be on our way to Sirs Rodric and Artaigne."

Cedwyn got out his flint and steel and set to work.

[OOC: I get Artaigne's spear back too]

[Geoffrey]

"Good eyes." Rodric said to Artaigne.  It looked like yet another group of saxons were completely unaware of what was going on.  The knight eyed the potential battlefield that lay before them.  Cedwyn had instructed them not to engage...but still, if they could launch an attack before the saxons could even ready their weapons they could drop 2 or even 3...

"What do you think?" he asked the Irishman as he surveyed the land, looking for an attack angle that would prove advantageous.

"Head back or try and take them?"

[OOC: Battle roll result 1 vs skill 11, success.]