Outpost Assault(Frontal assault 6) (side assault 6 crit)
Jortha volunteers to lead 2 warbands to force the side entrance. They charge into the hole, and Jortha wields his hammer with terrible power, smashing skulls and breaking bone with every swing. He leads his warriors, carving through the scattered defenders as they fight the separated squads of the initial force. The defenders split off more and more defenders to stop the incursion, but they could hardly slow the vengeful captain and his warbands.
The trolls roar and the largest charges forward. The ground shakes with each thundering step as it lowers its shoulder at the door. Shouts from the top of the outpost reach your ears, and arrows bounce off the trolls hardened hide. With a loud cry it crashed into the door, and with a bang the door falls down.Spears jut out and pierce the troll, but with a bone rattling growl, he snatchs a feral orc and smashes it into a pillar.Your warbands shout and charge in through the opening.
The feral orcs, overwhelmed by the multidirectional attack, are broken. Each feral orc panics and tries to escape. Your warbands capture many, and kill the rest. At the end of the day, you lost 1 warbands worth of orcs, but captured around 2 hundred of the ferals. They could be decent workers once they become used to the harsh tasks. A mix of feral and regular orc might produce more effective light troops. You could also use them to power sacrifices, though orcs don’t provide much power for spells. Two of the warbands also got enough points to be considered experienced.
You stand in the top tower, surrounded by filth and waste left by these orcs. But the stone is solid, and there is room for expansion. Once you clean out all of this filth, of course. While exploring the 2nd floor, you sense a strange disturbance. You walk past a wall, walk past it again, and decide that it feels wrong. After a bit more exploring with both your magical and mundane senses, you find a lever and pull it.
(6)
You find a small treasure hoard, with a few chests of gold. There was also one magic item. It was. . .
A. An enchanted weapon
B. A piece of enchanted armor
C. A piece of enchanted jewelry.
D. An enchanted trinket.Also, you should decide if you should continue on with your conquest of the mountains, or consolidate for a turn before attacking the fortress.
A. Attack the goblin fort before they have a chance to make a concerted response.
B. Consolidate for time.Current Status:
35 warbands (2 experienced), 4 trolls 69 slave gang, 2 feral ork slave gangs
3 primitive birthing vats (1) 2 regular birthing vats (3)
Small fortress, 4 outlying camps. Watchtower, training course (2)
Mountains: Raiding camp, Outpost
Tech:
Training course: ORcs are fearsome warriors, but lack discipline. With some training as a unit, a warband gains improved morale and staying power on the battlefield. Doubles training time, and is optional so you can still train regular warbands.