Start mapping them out, then. See which of the new snagas are good at sneaking and send them to scout alone or in pairs. If the passage starts looking too deep to cross in a day, find a good spot in the caves to camp out at, big enough for everyone.
d6 = (3)
27 Snaga go into the cave... 25 Snaga come out, screaming something about a monster in the cave! A few of the Snaga have blood splattered all over them.
Pick Snaga's are to work in this Mine, and collect some shiny stones.
25 Club snaga are ordered to travel in groups of 5 and keep a watch enemies. 5 Club Orcs apeice will be in command of the Club Snaga Groups. These orcs will be grabbing all that shiny ore laying about and bring them back to camp.
The rest of the Club Orcs will take those books out of the Lord's room and bring it back to our camp.
No reason to have those dumb books around Chieftain Egan. Let us just dispose of them for you.
(Actually bringing them back to me so I can read them for clues)
Enterprise: 3d6>=4f1!6 = (6 2 2 4, 2 successes) = 2
About 50 pounds of iron are brought up from the surface levels of the mines.
You ask one of your orcs for a random book...
It is a tome on sacred geometry and lines of power and magic under the earth. High magic stuff. It is as if a numenorean used to live in this castle.
Send some boys out from the fort with spears, looking for something to hunt. Preferably something big.
d6 = (3) = 3
Your boys find nothing in the barren mountains. But they swear the local wildlife is stalking them rather than the other way round.
Enemies turn:The hermit ranger sneaks up on and kill 3 of the sentries posted to keep watch on the camp.
Chieftian Devastator
Power: 2
Enterprise: 2
Coup D'oeil: 2
Free xp: 5
Personal Gear:
Mastercrafted Longsword
Mail Hauberk
5 xp left
1 Uruk with Light infantry equipment and a battle axe
88 Grunts with primitive infantry equipment, shields and primitive javelins
20 Grunts with light archer equipment, advanced longbows 400 bodkin arrows
100 Camp Followers
25 Snaga
175 Pieces of Silver
20 Longbows (advanced)
600 bodkin arrows
5,383 Wheat ration days
Chieftian TricMagic
Power: Level 1
Enterprise: Level 3
Coup D'oeil: Level 2
8 spare xp
15 Snaga with improvised weapons, no armor
27 Snaga with primitive infantry equipment
25 Grunts with improvised infantry equipment
60 Grunts with primitive infantry equipment
2 Grunts with improvised archer equipment
1 Uruk with medium infantry equipment, 2 handed weapon
100 Camp Followers
160 silver pieces
3,400 ration days of grain.
5 picks
7 Brigandines
Assorted mining tools for 7 dwarves
Chieftian Egan
Power: 4
Enterprise: 0
Coup D'oeil: 0
Free xp: 5
Personal Items:
A bone club
bone armor
98/100 Orc Grunts with primitive infantry equipment
100 Camp Followers
300 Spare flint spears
100 remaining silver
625 Rations