Year 487 Summer Campaign

[Valka]

Damn, that's some pretty kick ass karaoke.

Bwahaha.

Who knew pseudo-Romans liked Viking death metal?

When I am dead
Lay me in a mound
Place my weapons by my side
For the journey to the hall up high

When I am dead
Lay me in a mound
Raise a stone for all to see
Runes carved to my memory!

Best. concert. EVAR. (sorry Darren)

[Arne]

 

[Geoffrey]

Do Cedwyn or Rodric know anything about the area around Norton?  I'm thinking even if either of them does we should still take our guide as he or she will be much more familiar.  Only down side is the guide might earn the wrath of the Centurion King.

[GM Craig]

Malahaut is foreign territory to all of you. You're not even sure where Norton is.

[Valka]

OOC: Yikes. 4 vs 20 ... epic fail

I never said a word but so far the peanut gallery has Valka seeing and giggling "pink elephants" and "pretty clouds" for that awareness crit fail

[Arne]

 

[Valka]

[ooc: Darren...Michelle...how good is your horsemanship? We have to make horsemanship rolls to counter charge]

Valka has an amazing 1 in horsemanship :p

[Arne]

So, technically, Arne's 5x better than Valka is when riding a horse!     Which is why he's either gonna dismount or ride into combat at a sedate trot.  He's already been pitched off his horse twice on a hunt. 

[Arne]

What advantages/disadvantages would Arne and Valka cause Cedwyn's battle formation if they dismounted for this fight?  Their horsemanship skills are lackluster to say the least.

[GM Craig]

You'd be at a disadvantage to fighting a mounted opponent, also you would not be able to stop a horse moving through the line, potentially subjecting the unit to a second charge.

Horsemanship only comes into play if you are hit, and it used to keep yourself in the saddle.

[Cedwyn]

Ben...the odds you're looking for are 1 in 400.

[Arne]

And I thought I was under the die roll curse . . . 

Artaigne  lunged with his spear, but it slid out of his fingers to fall upon the grassy sward.  Biting back a curse, he draws his sword . . . only to have it slip out of his grasp and whirl harmlessly over his foe's head.

The Saxon faltered in his charge, his spear checked in mid-lunge, amazed at his opponent's actions.  Was the man that unlucky, or was this some sort of clever ruse?

Artaigne's face flushed a livid red, and he howled out a string of curses as he ripped his helmet from his head and threw it with murderous intent at the bemused Saxon in front of him.  The helm struck the Saxon on the forehead with a loud CLOOOONG!, and the man's eyes rolled back into his head as he nervelessly slipped off he back of his horse to crumple down on the ground.

His teeth bared, Artaigne tore his water skin from his belt and cocked it to throw.  "WHO'S NEXT?"

[Cedwyn]

Curses flew through his mind as he dropped the second weapon.  Clearly he wasn't making a good impression.  Ducking a sword stroke from his foe he reached for the blade the squire offered, looking to use the momentum to return a wound to his enemy.

ooc: Sword attack...

2 vs 17, ha suck it, dice roller!

Damage 28

Ken...should we tell him?

[Geoffrey]

And ruin his moment? I would never do or be a part of something like that.  That's just cruel and...oh wait, that is something I do...

Craig, is it knightly to attack a downed opponent? And what are the moveme and attack rules, don't have access to my laptop at the moment.

[GM Craig]

It's not strictly speaking knightly. The honourable thing to do would be to dismount and finish the fight on foot.

However, this is a time of war, and the Earl did say now was the time for swords, not poetry.