Our archers, the beggars, and the Sheriden are staying in the walls. I want to send our horsemen and townsfolk out to sea, a short distance away. When they come and attack us in our fortified positions, we hold them off. Most likely they will have their hoplites try to take the wall. That's where our Townsfolk and horsemen will come in, the horsemen tearing into their crossbowmen, and retreating back into the town, and the townsfolk using the terrain to pick the enemy horsemen apart.
(( lotsa gunshots. . . ))
So your plan is to loop around and attack his siege camps rear.
Rolls
time 1 so nowish
defence archers 1 really crap, short of ammo
attacking archers 6 do really well, there all but unopposed
attackers camp 3 there camp is undefended without any posted look outs.
Holding the walls 4
Loop around 3.
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As you finish your plan a horn blow from the guard tower.
“Here that come again!” Ćstrid shout as she draw her sword with her good arm.
“Peter, we have to do now! send out the ship before he can see!” Tarquin tells you.
As Deorgar’s forces come into view, you finally get a chance to see them in full.
It's a well dressed Host of men as they march in ranks towards you.
You count 90 Hoplites in shining bronze helmets and breastplates.
Beside them is twenty crossbow on each side.
A crossbow bolt flys over the wall as Deorgar’s men start work on a sap towards your walls.
Your archers are almost out of arrows unable to fire on the miners.
It’s late in the day when under cover of there crossbow men, the Hoplites rush with ladders to the walls.
What few rocks and stones, your men throw down are more symbolic then deadly but the walls have not let fallen.
For you have upper hand, the short swords of the Sherden are deadly on narrow walls and the attackers are cutdown in swift fashion.
As darkness fall a sense of unease fills you, for while your men hold the wall, Deorgar can not overwhelm you with his greater numbers, but for how much long will you hold them?
There sap has advanced at a rate of knots and will reach the walls soon.
You hear the sound hoofs beats in the distance, a torch shines on the hill beyond Deorgar’s camp and it starts.
Horsemen rush into the camp, casting around with steel and flame, setting much thing aflame.
As quickly as that arrived the horse men leave and ride straight into the safety of the walls.
While Deorgar’s men try to save their encampment, the townsmen attack, trapping their foes in the burning camp.
Surrounded the Men make a large circle of shields spears facing outwards.
You can hear the shouting of a man, Deorgar you assume.
“Fight! Get! Them! That’s what i pay your for!” he’s angry and waving a jeweled sword.
But the men don’t move, then a tall man with eye patch turns and looks up at the walls.
“You there Tarquin! We de---” A spear from the townsmen hammers into his chest.
“Death to Deorgar” a man shouts.
Then the night erupts in blood and screams as the desperate Hoplites cut their way thru the rabble of townsmen and off into the night.
The next morning when you're overseeing the filling of the sap and you get Velitia the spys report.
“Many of Deorgar’s man are disgruntled and have left his ranks, but he’s angered by his failure to take the walls.
Threatening them with harsh punishments if they fail again.”
(Your notice that your forces currentty out number D's by a fair bit
But there other things you could do then just attacking..)
Maps
Name : Peter Hudsley
Description : A short man, dark-haired man in simple farmer's clothes.
Gender: Male
Health: Fine
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Possessions
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Cassiteride bowel ripper sword,(Mothers) serrated back with a Aquilonian eagles head pommel.
Cherry wood hunting bow
Red padded jacket with short sleeves.
Bronze snake belt
Map
Your mother's livery collar, Ostgres noble, Enchanted as Amulet of Iron
Plain pottery jar
Mother
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Ostgren noble?
Served as a Aquilonian cavalry officer?
Loot
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Cash 2
Name : Tarquin Hostilius
Description : A tall broad shouldered man with short fiery red hair and a goatee
Gender: Male
Health: lightly injured
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Possessions
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Bronze breastplate, helmet and greaves
Shoulder and Forearm guards
Scale Pteruges
Spear
Large shield
Name : Ćstrid the red
Description : A muscular woman with short fiery red hair and sapphire blue eyes.
A scar stretches from the bottom of the left cheek and up to the bone above.
On the other side a broken cheekbone that makers her right eye droop slightly.
Gender: Female
Health: lightly injured
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Possessions
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Long mail coat
Splinted vambraces and greaves
Fur cloak
2 handed war axe
Horned Svinfylking helmet
Short sword
Painted round shield
Crossbow
Archers 12:20
Horsemen 14:20
Velitia the Spy
Townes men: 10:30
Beggars: 20:24
Sherden (light swordsmen): 35:50
Deorgar's ForcesHoplite 20?
Crossbowmen 10?
Horsemen 5?
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