Aftermath

[Cedwyn]

Cedwyn sidled into the closest guard, holding the dagger pommel up and extending out from the bottom of his fist like the wicked claw of a badger.

Somehow, he managed to get it past the defenses of the Saxon and score a solid blow against his hated enemy...and an ally of a witch to boot.

[Dagger Attack. To Hit-15 (base 5 + 5  (no armor) + 5 (special)). Roll: 10, success. dmg: 4d6. Roll: 21]

[Geoffrey]

Rodric felt a swell of energy as he engaged one of the guards.  He swung the unfamiliar weapon with a surprising measure of skill at his opponent.

[Adding +10 from successful passion roll to Axe skill.
Axe attack, to hit: <=20, roll result 5, success.  Damage 5d6, roll result 17.]

[GM Craig]

[OOC: What passion?]

[Geoffrey]

OOC: Hate Saxons.

[GM Craig]

[Rodric has earned a check for his Hate: Saxons passion.]

Character	Roll	Roll	Opponent	Result
Rodric	5	8	Saxon Axeman	Axeman hits for 20
Cedwyn	5	3	Saxon Axeman	Cedwyn hits for 21
Gwyn	4	8	Saxon Axeman	Axeman hits for 20

The Saxon gets the jump on Rodric, and the axe gets past his defences. However, the blade seems to get partially deflected and a solid blow to the chest becomes a glancing blow to the leg.

A saxon, spittle flying from his lips as he screams, charges at Cedwyn. The knight slashes with his rever-hold on the dagger, and the screams of the saxon turn to gurgles as his slit throat starts to drown him in blood. The saxon falls back, clutching at his wound.

Gwyn is also a little too slow, and the saxon axe strikes him. The blade is also mysteriously deflected, and only scores a glancing blow to his hip.

While you are fighting, the Saxon witch slits the throat of the struggling figure on the table, and speaks strange words that make you all feel like you are covered in filth. A moment later, a ghostly red serpent shape rises into the air from the dead body. It gives a roar that shakes the room then lunges at Powel. Powel throws his hands up, and a silver ghostly serpent springs into being. It immediately grapples the red one, and their ghostly bodies slam into a stone column, knocking some plaster loose and making the column creak.

[Actions?]

Rodric is 16/27 health.
Gwyn is 15/25 health.

Cedwyn's blow seemed to hit a weak spot, and cut right through the saxon's armour.

[GM Craig]

I need attack rolls again. Rodric and Gwyn have two opponents each, so decide how you want to split your rolls.

[Cedwyn]

Cedwyn spun through the impact of the dagger on the Saxon's throat, picking his next target.

[Attack Roll: 9 (Success! vs 15). Damage: 14 (on a 4d6 roll)]

[Geoffrey]

Rodric, was surprised by deflection, but also thankful.  Now facing two opponents he attempted to engage both.

[Split attacks at 10 and 10, both failed with a 17 as the result for each roll.]

[GM Craig]

Character	Roll	Roll	Opponent	Result
Rodric	17/10	20/14	Saxon Axeman	Both miss
Rodric	17/10	3/14	Saxon Axeman	Axeman hits for 15
Cedwyn	9/15	7/14	Saxon Axeman	Cedwyn hits for 14
Gwyn	1/10	12/14	Saxon Axeman	Gwyn hits for 16
Gwyn	14/10	6/14	Saxon Axeman	Axeman hits for 20

Rodric tries to handle the unfamiliar axe, but trying to take on two opponents proves too difficult, and he fails to connect. Mercifully, one of the axemen misses badly, and breaks the haft of his axe. Now unarmed, he steps back to draw a dagger. The other axeman gets in a chop, though the hit wasn't as bad as it should have been - again the deflection absorbs a good part of the hit.

Cedwyn keeps up the deadly dagger play - his family is known for more subtle skills after all - and the Saxon staggers back, gasping for air, with a spurting stab wound in the chest.

Gwyn has mixed success, somehow reversing a hit by the Saxon into a stab with the dagger. The first Saxon staggers back, dragging a leg. The second saxon however scores a solid hit with the axe. The same deflection affects Gwyn, and must of the blow is absorbed, but Gwyn is not looking well.

Three more Saxons close with you. The ghostly serpents continue to struggle, slamming into walls and knocking over furniture. One of the Saxons heading for Rodric is caught when the struggling serpents when they crash into the floor. The Saxon is crushed by them, and does not get back up.

The old man, who appears to be out of breath, hisses, "The weapon racks, you fools! Swords and shields! There's a rack of spears over there!" He grunts in pain as the serpents slam into a stone column and focuses on whatever he is doing.

Rodric is 10/27 health.
Gwyn is 5/25 health.

[Cedwyn]

Cedwyn yelped a loud "Ha!" And immediately went for a sword and shield.

[ooc: can I use them this round? If so, I'll post attacks].

[GM Craig]

No, you'll be under attack. Roll dagger this round, one opponent. If you are successful, you'll get to the sword and shield at the end of the round and can re-arm then.

Same for Rodric.

[Cedwyn]

[Roll: 4 (success). Dmg: 9]

In his haste to get to the sword and shield, Cedwyn relaized he got sloppy a little too late. His attack was not quite how he was taught. Stupid! He thought to himself.

[Geoffrey]

Rodric was almost ready to curse, the unfamiliar weapon was proving quite the challenge so it was time to switch tactics and focus on a single opponent at a time.

Bring the axe to the ready he took a swing at his opponent.

[OOC: Finally!  And thank heaven I didn't decide to try to take on one of Gwyn's opponents as well.
To hit: 20, roll 19, Success.  Damage 18]

[GM Craig]

Character	Roll	Roll	Opponent	Result
Rodric	19/20	20/14	Saxon Axeman	Rodric hits for 18
Cedwyn	4/15	1/14	Saxon Axeman	Cedwyn hits for 9
Gwyn	12/10	4/14	Saxon Axeman	Saxon hits for 18
Gwyn	16/10	13/14	Saxon Axeman	Axeman hits for 19

Rodric, hungry for a sword, swings the axe and buries it in the chest of the Saxon. The Saxon falls back, and Rodric reaches an arms display on the wall with a shield and two swords. A moment later, the shield and a sword are in Rodric's grasp.

For his part. Gwyn stabs the Saxon in the thigh, and manages to get past him, reaching another weapon rack, and a moment later has a sword and shield in his hands.

Alas, poor Gwyn is outmatched, his wounds having taken their toll. The fist axeman buries his axe in Gwyn's chest. The poor knight falls to his knees when the second axeman steps up and swings, nearly taking Gwyn's head from his shoulders. His body falls back in a spray of blood. The two axemen that killed Gwyn look to Powel. They seem intent on attacking him next.

Meanwhile, two more axemen reach Cedwyn and Rodric, looking to bring down the Cymric knights.

The two serpents are still wrestling, making an ear-shattering din. They slam into a collumn, and it fractures. A chunk o stone falls on top of Cedwyn, but the knight manages to dodge out of the way, and it crushes the Saxon that had been closing with him.

[Actions?]

Rodric is 10/27 health.
Gwyn is dead.

[GM Craig]

[You guys still get the +5 unarmoured bonus, and the +5 from another source for a total +10 to your effective skill level. skill numbers over 20 get added to the die roll (the surplus that is) which increases the chance for a critical

So, a 25 skill you roll 1d20+5, and any result of 20 or greater is a crit.]