rolled 13 = 13

>Read Note

>>12400901

read that ho

also , feed fluffy and scaly!

where are the caves that spidews come from?

Read the note. Also guys, I've been thinking on what we should do and here's my rough idea for now. Opinions will be needed.

It's risky as hell but we have an ace in the hole - we use the mercenaries as spies since as far as the enemy knows, they still work for them. I imagine the rebels are sending supplies to the units here by the tunnels or they're keeping in contact with them through this. We use the mercs to send a fake request for torches (potentially giving us more torches and denying them) for the Lacerta guarding the ruins we are in. That allows the mercs to figure out where the brazier is in the two ruins. When we're sure of which ruins it is in, we get the mercs to send a false message to the other set of ruins saying the emergency tunnels are under attack and they were sent to get help from both sets of ruins. We then strike the ruins where the brazier is at and the other ruins likely won't be able to send anything serious to help since they'll be sending troops to falsely defend the emergency tunnel. At that point, we'd capture the brazier and we can force them to come after us since when their torches die out, they can no longer support the Lacertans. In fact, the Lacertans might start to surrender with no way of keeping themselves warm.

Modifications and other additions are needed but what do you guys think of this general plan?

"Commander Trentz, these developments are indeed disturbing. Upon you sucessfull return to DragonsReach you will receive an extra month to replenish your forces before being deployed to the Eastern Front. If at all possible capture the leader of the rebellion, soldiers in his or her employ are now a second priority to ceasing this madness before it saps our strength from the war with Uurlanth. A team of investigators is being dispatched to the ruins of Avensgate to discern what manner of portable siege weapons could have such an effect on a cities fortifications." the letter bears the seal of the Second Praetorian.

The ruined fortress is built into a mountain, so you would imagine that the caves are all around you

>>12400981
One problem, weren't the torches magical Everlasting Torches and that's why we had to secure them? Also, how many did we capture When we took the tunnel mouth? Otherwise it sounds pretty good.

>>12400981

once they come after us , implement the mountian pass defense we talked about last thread and you've got a winner there maximus

but how are we going to deal with the leaders magic?

im thinking we need to decide on a patron god soon

and no , im not advocating painting said god's symbol on the shields of our army anymore , just a personal kind of worship

>>12401015

feed scaly then invite kyria into our tent

i want to try something out..........

>>12401034
We'll need to impress a god first.

>>12401015
So we're on our own as we thought, and they think it was siege weapons and not sorcery. Great.

>>12401034
The sorcery of our opponent is the biggest problem to be honest but I'm hoping that he won't use it if we attack the ruins he is in. It very well might make the place collapse on himself and his own forces/brazier.

I don't think the torches were everlasting but I could be wrong. Info on that Pax? Are they everlasting or do they need to be re-lit now and then? What gear were we able to salvage? Nothing specific and just stuff to refit the villagers to have more protection and stuff?

>>12401058
Try what, exactly? I'm watching you.

>>12401020
yes, they are magical, if the fire they are lit with is magical in nature (originating from a magician or something like the brazier/another torch it will burn indefinitely. If the fire is mundane in origin, coming from a campfire, forest fire, or something a Fire Elementalist conjured from a spark and the gasses in the air the torch will consume about 1/100th of the fuel that a fire the size of the torches head would normally need).

the unit of Lacertans was 150 strong, so you got 10.

>>12401076

OH nothing :)

>>12401085
Damn. No free torches then. Then perhaps we can just send fake messages giving fake reports or request for other supplies like food and while the mercs are there, they can scope out the ruins for the brazier.

>>12401085
Only 50 left then.

We want to crush this rebellion utterly yes? We should use our current advantage to defeat them in detail. As far as we know all the enemy forces are split between the camp at the river bend and the ruins, yes? What say while the mercs go spying to figure out the brazier/enemy sorceror's location we hit the river camp? We should take this opportunity to defeat them in detail.

>>12401122
Might be worth doing. Part of me doesn't want to so we have absolute surprise on one of the ruins but at the same time, the thought of letting us be seen and making them prepare outer defenses at the ruins while we come in from behind is appealing. The only problem is if they get nervous when we disappear on the field and are going through the tunnels and think maybe we have discovered those tunnels.

>>12401159
Best case scenario:River camp goes down, no messengers get out, we retain element of surprise

Bad case scenario:One messenger gets out, we hit whichever ruin wasn't alerted with a surprise frontal assault then use the tunnels to launch a surprise attack on the other ruin

Very bad case:Messengers warn both ruins, we hit one ruin with a surprise attack from the tunnels and it gets a messenger off, we are left with a single enemy camp forewarned about us but we can lay siege to it

Worst case:The attack on the river camp fails, enemy is warned and we lose most of our forces. We no longer have the troops necessary to defeat this rebellion and are forced to retreat in disgrace

>>12401122

okay , idea. we send the mercs , the least battered one , back to the ruins with the brazier

simultaneously , we attack the river camp in force and let some raiders get away to lure the main body of rebels out of the ruins.

once the're gon , the mercs steal the brazier , bring it back to our ruins , they fire the tunnels leading to our ruins ,then we implement the mountian defence

Also , waiting for kyria...........

>>12401200
Not sure we want to dig in in the ruins without accounting for the enemy sorcerer, he could potentially collapse a mountain on us or something.

>>12401186
Fair enough. I'm only worried, however, that we'll take losses we might not appreciate taking the camp. It'll take time to go from the camp back to these ruins and in that time, they might send messengers to the camp and see it gone. I think if we're using the tunnels, we should use them first. The longer we take to hit the ruins, the more rested they'll be after the attack on Avensgate.

How is Finian doing? He still super suicidal or has he started to come back to his senses in any way?

>>12401226

thats why im pressing for a patron god

or we could take our retinue along with the mercs and find him and assassinate him before the mountian defence goes down

>>12401221
No experimenting on our captains please. At least inform us of what you want to do. If everyone shoots you down, we at least save time in not summoning our captains for no reason.

>>12401221
Tell us what you want to do with her first.

>>12401237
We'll have to engage those troops at some point anyway. I agree we need to use the tunnels while we can, but if we hit a ruin from the tunnels they'll go to full alert and I'd like to take out as many as possible before they realize we're here. The tunnel guards here didn't know we were coming, so we can assume the main raider force doesn't as well.

>>12401257
I had considered trying to infiltrate ourself but after we got the enemy gods attention by desecrating his sigil, the enemy sorcerer might notice us through some special god message that's the equivalent to his god telling him "THAT'S THE DUDE THAT MESSED WITH US!"

>>12401261

i want to know if dwarves can ride Aurachnaspecus so we can turn our scouts into light cavalry

How about we send the mercs to the front of the ruins with orders to strike as we attack from the tunnels?

you throw a chunk of boarox meat from the kill one of your hunters got this morning into your Aurachnaspecus' cage, the beasts immediately start tearing at it with their claws, shoveling the torn shreds into their neckless truncated heads, their wide mouths making a mess as they set their myriad needlelike teeth to work on their food.

You summon your mercenary captains into you room. Aaryn arrives first, his steel gray surecoat wet with sweat, bastard sword in its shoulder-sheath. you can hear the mercenaries mail slinking into itself beneath the coat. Aurthurias arrives shortly afterwards in a plain black shirt and brown trousers, his face slightly flush from drinking. "How can we help you, commander? we already told you that the mercenary units aren't allowed into the deeper portions of the rebel camps; we are used as perimeter and supply train guards. Have you decided on a course of action yet, the supply train is due to leave on the morrow, and will arrive by the end of the week, 6 days from now. If you wish to keep the element of surprise..."

>>12401257
I agree we need a patron god, but first we need to impress one, and that means a glorious battle at this point.

Hmmmm....actually, sneaking into the enemy camp with our retinue and the mercs might be a good idea. We'd get to see the enemy dispositions firsthand. Problem is I'm not sure I trust the mercs to not betray us.

>>12401284
Spidews are 4 feet tall and very mean. No Spidew cavalry I'm afraid.

>>12401280
Good point. Hadn't thought of that.

>>12401293
But the mercs are only two light infantry units, that wouldn't help much.

>>12401271
We actually might not have to take the camp out. We know a large portion of their forces are mercenaries correct? If the leader of an army is gone, why would the mercenaries stick around to fight? As well, there are numerous criminals working for them and without a real leader, they won't be problematic in a field battle. If we can seize the brazier as well, we may be lucky and some of the Lacertan's might surrender although now that we know their torches are magical, that might not actually happen.

I do agree though it would be nice to take their forces out while they don't know we're here. As I said though, I'm just worried they might stumble across us finding the emergency tunnels by chance or realize the camp is gone while we're going back to the emergency tunnels. Very risky either way...

>>12401303
Well so much for that plan.

>>12401313
>Hmmmm....actually, sneaking into the enemy camp with our retinue and the mercs might be a good idea. We'd get to see the enemy dispositions firsthand. Problem is I'm not sure I trust the mercs to not betray us.
They would so totally betray us.

>>12401303
How far is the camp from these ruins? How large are the supply trains? We might be able to take the camp and make it back to ambush the supplies and still be able to use the emergency tunnels then.

>>12401313
Two light infantry and whatever it is Aurthurias leads. And it would leave them close enough to be in combat when the battle starts and we would have them surrounded.

>>12401316
Maybe leave the mercenaries here to pretend the tunnels are secure in case someone checks before that supply train gets here?

I'm not sure I like the idea of thousands of criminals running around the area after all it's gone through. Mercenaries are one thing, but that's a lot of raiders to be leaving alive when we're supposed to solve this problem.

>>12401348
Oh we can crush the raiders and criminals after. I just think we should cut the head of this army off if we can. They'll be a lot easier to handle without their main leader on the scene coordinating them into proper attacks and such and they'd no longer have the power of a god behind them.

>>12401344
Aurthurias leads the other light infantry.

>>12401340
they caravans use the tunnels so as not to draw attention, and come from either one of the ruins the rebels occupy, sometimes both. they carry enough food and other supplies to keep 5 battalions fed, watered and generally in passable spirits for another week

>>12401372
I should of been more specific - how large is the caravan guard? If we can't make it back from the camp before the caravan arrives, we might want to leave an ambush for it and that would give us a little more time to go through the tunnels to hit one of the ruins.

>>12401360
Huh, and here I was thinking we had three merc units. My point on them being surrounded still stands though.

>>12401303

well my plan just went out the window

hokay , new plan , take out supply train , disguise ourselves and our retinue as survivors from the supply train , go to enemy camp through tunnels , so we have exremely important news for the exiled dwarf in command , go meet him , kill him , find brazier , flee back into tunnels , lure the enemy into the tunnels behind us , once we get out of tunnels , collapse them , there by eradicating the leadership of the rebellion and berefting them of a significant advantage in numbers and the entire reason we're here , the brazier

>>12401388
it ranges from 340 to 450, toughly two battalions. And itd be about a week overland at best to the riverbed camp one way. and that'd be a forced march.

>>12401401
That reminds me, we need to ask Uurist what kind of crime would get your entire body shaved.

>>12401418
Bloody hell. Then I say we camp out in these ruins, ambush the caravan and then hit the ruins that the caravan came from. We can even have the mercs lead the caravan back and likely get inside the ruins to cause maximum damage when we strike.

Hitting the camp means we won't be able to stop them from finding out about us hitting their emergency tunnels since we'd take too long to march back and the caravan disappearing would make them suspicious.

>>12401418
Damn, didn't realize it would take that long. Alright, I'm for >>12401438
as long as we try and take survivors and ask them which ruins have the enemy leader and the brazier.

>>12401429
This. Very much this.

>>12401438

that works too

also anyone elses thoughts on dwarf ridden spidew "horse" archers?

Also check on Finian's status. Let's keep trying to make the man come back to reality. And now I must leave you all temporarily. Best of luck in the upcoming battles guys.

>>12401519
Spidews are too small, the archers would be horribly inaccurate compared to standard archers, the Spidews don't move fast enough to qualify as cavalry. Think of them like big, mean attack dogs.

Uurist walks in before you can give the mercenary captains "Sansa was tellin' me ye had questions Commander... sorry, am I inturrupting?" The fiery haired dwarf aaks, suddenly looking repentant.

"No, no, some of the information these gentlmen had for me has simply caused me to have to recoinsider some of my plans. ahve a seat, and perhaps some of your knowledge will help me come to my decision." You reply aimiable, gesturing at the open shair next to the mercenaries.

"It'd be me pleasure ta help Commander. What is it?" Uurist replies

"Do you know what sort of offense could cause a dwarf from the Duchy to have his whole body shaved?" you ask point blank.

"Aye, thatd' be failed traitors. Honorless louts who try to kill the members of the Great Council, or instigate a civil war... but who botched it so badly after comin' so close to success that there was no grounds to kill them, yet no sane dwarf would let him dwell within the halls of the great city. Finian told me that after we left DragonsPass actually, I'm a born Imperial so the practice seemed odd ta me. Somethin aint right with that boy... blacks spreadin over his armor like a pox."

>>12401547

no , not our scratch company archers!

our scout dwarves would be pretty comfortable on spidews , i think

>>12401562

so at least we know we're not dealing with a great mastermind here

>>12401547
spot on. and their temprament isnt exactly right for being a mount either. They think with their teeth more than the air between their earholes

>>12401578

damn , well you cant blame me for trying...

>>12401562
Alright, he's a proven screwup! And we should talk to Finian, see how he's holding up. Not before we thank Uurist though.

>>12401563
I meant the dwarves. The spidews aren't big enough, they're too slow to act as actual cavalry. Bear cavalry is valuable for shock value. Real cavalry is valuable for speed. Spidews have neither in abundance. Putting dwarves on Spidews gives us a slow, tired Spidew with a dwarf perched uncomfortably on its back unable to shoot straight-no gain, no reason.

>>12401562
Get Finian or Kyria in here, I'd like to know if either of them have heard of such a dwarf in the last couple decades, because we're fighting him now.

>>12401625

so we can use them like the attack dogs in Rome total war?

>>12401650
That's how the enemy used them on us, so yes. That's why I wanted a few as pets. Assassin sneaks into our tent at night and then AGHBLARGHOHGODWHYISAGIANTSPIEREATINGMYFACE.

>>12401676

alright then

but mark me i WILL find a crazy ass dangerous animal for our dwarves to ride

>>12401703
Raptors

>>12401718
Remember thread...2 I believe? Elves got the Raptor Cavalry market cornered.

>>12401718

didn't we see elves riding raptors in dragonsreach as mercenaries?

anyway , i think maximus' plan is good , we wait for the supply train , destroy it , gather info from prisoners and then attack the camp with the brazier through the tunnels

So what's the plan people? My vote is for this:
>>12401438
As long as we take prisoners to interrogate.

>>12401747

also are fluffy and scaly part of our retinue now?
can they be?

>>12401759
I'm thinking they require training, but if we're waiting here to ambush a supply caravan we have 6 days train them, get riding lessons from Jayne, and let the troops rest up before the fun begins.

>>12401782

do all that then , and find out who leads the scratch company

>>12401650
if you had that many, yes.

"Arthurius, Aaryn rest you men up... I have a mission for you that will require large amounts balls, levelheadedness and attention to detail on your parts. I'll brief you on it later in the week. Send Kryria and Finian in once you find them please. Uurist you are dismissed as well, thank you all for your time."

Within 15 minuites Kyria walks in, her arm no longer immobilized, still not using its full range of motion and obviously hurting her when she moves it out of a fairly shallow cone of shoulder motion, but its working nonetheless; her smile goes from one ear to the other an all the way around again, and it could light up the room. Shortly after her, a dour looking dwarf, his jet black armor is scarcely trimmed with crimson, offseting Kyrias casualy suggestive streetcloths. "Captains, have a seat and prepare to pick your memories. I have reason to believe our opponents are led by a recently exiled Dwarf, his body is likely to have been fully shaved and I was hoping one of you would know of him."

>>12401816

AND enter into communications with Lamynus

Kyria scrathes her head before replying "About 50 years ago I heard talk of a Duchy Dwarf that nearly killed off 4 of the members of the great council before he got caught and outed. Khalless something if memory serves."

Finian perks up at the name "Khalless Drachnios. He actually put 5 of the 11 members of the Great COuncil on their deathbeds, 3 of them had yet to recover at the start of my exile." he replies emotionlessly "Managed to completely take over the Duchies underworld after only 1 month of open warfare amongst the syndicates. Had at least a third of the noble houses ready to take up steel for him by the time he got caught, and I heard after my exile that another quarter of the houses were being heavily courted and leaning towards his camp after more investigation. Dangerous dwarf... very charismatic. We're lucky the League of Investigators was lucky enough to stumble on his plot when they did. Only reason he was exiled was there was too much worry that his supporters would rise up in rebellion anyways if we did. Will that be all commander, I need to be at the forges soon." Finian finishes... still looking fairly disconnected

>>12401827
No

>>12401816
you have yet to nominate a leader from the unit

>>12401759
both of them and your eagle would be pets/possessions not retinue members. and you have yet to name your eagle

>>12401840

"Why do you need to be at the forges finian , also Kyria , im glad to see your feeling better , you're dismissed"

>>12401840
Thank you, you're free to go. But, if you don't mind me asking, what do you need to be at the forges for?

>>12401840
I guess that will be all.

Sounds like our guy.
Damn. So much for being a failure. I guess we know how he managed to convince a bunch of Lacertans, mercenaries and criminals to join him.

>>12401827
No.

>>12401847

why not?

Neshai seems unsuited to the task at hand now that i think of it , and Raynha seems like a bitch who wont go easy on us if we fuck up , im just widening our horizons here , im not saying we should worship Lamynus yet

>>12401856
My first instinct would be Beaky, but I'll let others suggest names.

>>12401881
She's the evil goddess of destruction. Our main opponent is the evil god of war. If any two gods are in cahoots its them. And I reiterate she is
Evil Evil Evil Evil Evil Evil Evil Evil EVIL! As in a total bitch who will likely not hesitate to kill us for her own amusement.

>>12401856

Archimedes

go interview them then , they cant go into battle not knowing who to follow , and what to do

>>12401884
Aquila

>>12401912

last time we discovered that the evil sea goddess was in bed with garagush , and since Neshai at least entertained the idea of taking us , that means that all of the evil gods arent in on it , just those two

Lamynus is fair game

and we'd just be CONTACTING her not outright falling to our knees and pledging ourselves to her

rolled 52 = 52

Guys. I'm kind of disappointed. I envisioned Justinian being a man of strong independence. We shouldn't RELY on these gods, or even worship them. If they wish to help us, they can, but I was thinking more of a Perseus character. He may know they exist but we should not become subject to their will and whim just because it is the easy route.

Also, name for eagle, using captcha

>Arc Farritak
>so something like Farc?

"No, you are dismissed. But I am curious Finian, why do you need to be at the forges?" you ask as the captains move to exit, Kyria already swaying her hips towards the door... it really is rather unbecoming of a captain to cary herslf in so seductive of a manner, but you arent exactly complaining either... in fact your rather enjoying Jayne and Sansas periodic attempts to keep up with her.

"Leather is crap for combat, if you dhavent already notice, I'm forging myself a halfplate and mail suit. An it is WELL within my rights as a captain to have my own armor, seperate from my units equipment. I will see you on the morrow for our next campaign debriefing, Commander." he replies flatly, before wheeling and briskly walking out the door, nearly bowling Kyria over.

>>12401881
Dude, you've got your goddesses wrong.
Let me help:
Raynha, Lady of the Estate. This goddess joined her husband in taking up arms against the Pantheon of the Moon during the schism, defending the battered Nyeteri and Sunrise Hall from the ravaging forces of the Pantheon of Moon. She holds domain over earth, loyalty and stability. Sending forth the spirits of fallen warriors to aid those who fight to maintain a righteous cause, or defending the lives and livelihoods of the innocent and defenseless.

Lamynus, The Sucubus Queen. The hot-headed goddess of fire, lust and destruction. known to send forth succubi, incubi and imps to do her bidding. One of the most actively malicious members of the Pantheon of the Moon, her minions know great power and pleasure... her foes often suffer a painful lingering demise.

tl,dr:
Raynha: Good goddess who supports loyalty, stability, and has indicated she approves of us

Lamynus: Evil goddess. Specifically:
>One of the most actively malicious members of the Pantheon of the Moon
We'd need to pretty much do exactly what our enemies are doing and start wiping out random innocent villages just to get Lamynus's attention.

>a bitch who wont go easy on us if we fuck up
That describes Lamynus perfectly. Raynha on the other hand is a Good goddess.
>Sending forth the spirits of fallen warriors to aid those who fight to maintain a righteous cause
So she'd actively help us as long as we fight for Good, which we seem to be doing so far.

rolled 14 = 14

>>12401965
Also, sorry not been here..... school and other stuff gets in the way.

>>12401958

you dont know her that way man!

she just fits into the category of evil , all she wants is fire and destruction , as long as she gets that , im sure we'd be bros

>>12401965
Actually, proving yourself to earn their attention is kind of how the two goddesses that are most interested in us, Neshai and Raynha, roll. So, we'd have to be strong independently before they would consider helping us.

>>12401996

and we'd be destroying enemies of the empire , not loyal villagers

what do you think is gonna happen once we go to fight in the east?

i bet you my bottom dollar that pillaging on our part will be involved

anything else you guys want to take care of before you start prepping for the next phase of the campaign?

>>12401918
I vote Aquila for our eagle's name.

>>12401965
That would be awesome...I mostly want Raynha's goodwill because as the Sun Pantheon's Earth goddess she could probably counter whatever magic our Garagush-powered enemy would throw at us, making this a fight for men, not mages.

>>12401973
Huh. Not sure I like that.

>>12401958
So far our enemy's actions have been a lot more like what Lamynus would want than ours. As I said, we'd pretty much need to go full-out raider to attract her attention, and we don't know she ISN'T involved.

All we know for sure is Garagush is powering an enemy sorcerer, we have reason to believe Karythria is aiding him, and winning a major battle would probably attract Raynha's attention.

rolled 59 = 59

>>12402009
That makes sense to be honest. Just, I don't want Justinian to be a pawn of the deities is all. We can accept the help they are willing to give so long as it actually helps us, but the character he seems to me at his creation on how we discussed his possible rise to power. Seems like he would not want any loose ends or variables he could not control.

>>12402061
Nope. Timeskip until the caravan ambush, get riding lessons and work on training our pets in the meantime.

>>12401996
*You are reading this in a British accent*
Precisely, and who, exactly, has the most things to burn? Ah yes, our benevolent employers, The Degnarian Empire. That's who.

>>12401974

are you shitting me?

fighting for good?

we are fighting because we need the brazier from those rebels ,nothing more ,nothing less

we protect the villagers because they are the property of the emperor and therefore these brigands have no right to take what isnt theirs

all commanders in the roman army were in their positions for political and monetary gain.
which is what we have our sights set on in the distant if not near future

>>12402071
3d100 for learning/training rolls. and how do you want to pull off this ambush, considering you need to prevent ANY escapees for this to work. the who/how of this ambush is pretty damn vital

>>12402073

see>>12402048

rolled 61 = 61

>>12402095
I agree on the fact that commanders were generally in their positions for political and monetary gain. This plays towards my idea of using what we can get, but not swearing loyalty because that just binds us in ways we might not need down the line. Also, we are the youngest commander, we are probably a bit naive in the large scheme of things, but naivety helps us because it gives us drive to do great things for people. We haven't noticed anything exactly wrong with the way our nation is governed, but I bet the deeper we delve the thin veneer of order will be torn down.

rolled 69 = 69

>>12402098
Rollan for JUSTICE!
>university dereperg
That does not inspire confidence

rolled 32, 64, 74 = 170

>>12402098

let the caravan come out of the tunnel completely , then block the entrance to said tunnel with our legionnares , rain down missile fire on the caravan , mop up with mercs and warlords

>>12402098
Use the mercenaries to cut them off in the tunnels. They can meet the caravan without any real problems and act like they'll help bring in the supplies and when we strike, the mercenaries move deeper into the tunnels to stop anyone from getting past them.

Then we sandwich them in from the other side. Also, during the time skip we need to keep an eye on Finian. Make sure he's not affecting morale... Any ideas guys on how we might snap him out of his strange mood? Think he needs a turtle shell to work on his item at the forge he has claimed?

Pax, can we get a map of the tunnels near the ruins?

>>12402134

use the 32 for training fluffy and scaly , the 64 for riding uursan , and the last for training Aquila

also , is Aquila a male or a female?

>>12402139
Mercs greet them in the tunnel, let them walk past, then form up in the tunnel behind them? I like.

>>12402095
Who says we can't be greedy and good? And what, exactly do we gain from swearing allegiance to a god? Accept help if offered. If truly needed go for help. Otherwise, we shouldn't bother with the gods.

rolled 66 = 66

>>12402139
We could give him an inspiring e-mono to e-mono talk about how, great things are coming our way. If he can get it together and do his part, he will be one of our greatest assets and be rewarded greatly. Think, flattery + promises of power + letting him in on our "secret gain power scheme"....... I'm kind of thinking of him like a Suzaku from Code Geass.......... He just had his world turned upside down and what he was fighting for taken away. We need to replace that with something he can work towards in the same way.

rolled 88 = 88

>>12402166
Thanks for agreeing with my stance on the gods thing Centurion.

>>12402168
I don't think he cares about power at this point. He just doesn't want to live. Maybe have a talk to him about how if he doesn't have anything to live for anymore, live for the rest of the empire. Dedicate his life to fighting its enemies and making sure the people are safe? Something along those lines. And we have warred with his former nation at one point right? Maybe he'll get his chance to humble those that have shamed him so for no reason.

>>12402184

if you like centurion so much , then why dont ya just marry him?

>>12402168
He said the Legions are his life now, use that?

>>12402184
You made a good point. I still think getting Raynha's attention would be nice to counteract the enemy's sorcery, but that doesn't mean swearing obediance or anything like that, and other than that we really don't have a good reason to mess with the gods.

>>12402222
I'm seeing Justinian from a practical point of view. He knows the gods might be rumbling around and won't deny their help but I'm far from saying he should start worshipping one or following one at this point. If the gods gave us a reason to, mayhaps, but at this point not so much.

>>12402134
>>12402128
>>12402123
>when calling for multiple rolls, I'll take one from the first three to roll in an attempt to fool the dicebot in you guy's favor, and so everyone can help/hinder ect ect...

After three days of training "Wooly" the spare Uursan Jayne is training you on will actually let you stay on his back for more than five minutes... and after 5 days not only can you get the "gentle mannered" uursan to move at your commands, you dont feel the need to wear full plate around him. If you weren't learning from her you would defiantly say Jayne has been laughing at you entirely too much this week.

Scaly, the larger, black Aurachnaspecus can be trusted to not try to eat you, but not shitting in your room, or attacking others is out of the question for him yet.

Fluffy, the smaller gray colored Aurachnaspecus is much easier to work with, it doesn't attack anyone it recognizes, or who could be fairly easily labeled as an Imperial. It should be ready to learn some basic commands soon.

>this is the courtyard the tunnels empty into. the dark gray is ground level, light gray second story. black lines denote doors. assume there's window space for 100 men at either side, and about 150 down the middle

>>12402237
I'm seeing him as a man of reason. He won't really start openly worshipping the gods unless he personally witnesses a miracle, Spirits of fallen soldiers rout his enemies, walls deacaying in a matter of seconds to let him in, etc.

rolled 13 = 13

>>12402217
Oh c'mon now laddie. We are being civil here. No snide/snarky comments are needed to be made about people. Just refer back to the first few threads. We are an up and coming commander with a history that says we have great things in store for us. Why would we have to rely on extra-dimensional beings for these great things. We are a commander, and every problem presented to us should have a viable solution we provide.

Also, has anyone considered dressing our men up in different colors and what not to make them blend in with the mercs to reinforce them. I kind of don't want to leave the mercs by themselves to make sure the other end is secure. Why not see if we can find a branching tunnel to get a legion to wait in and have a scout/runner group be watching to tell them to march once the caravan comes so we have a marching fully formed legion behind with the mercs as well to pincer the caravan.

>>12402267
It looks like a perfect ambush area. Have the mercs meet them, and block off the tunnel with their units. If they wonder why no one else is there, say they're out raiding/on patrol or whatever and then our units spring out to hit em from all sides. Ranged units on the second floor and then our heavy units come out onto the ground floor to take them on. Although I now wonder where the twist in this will come from since it seems too easy...

>>12402267
I'm really liking that "Use the mercs to cut off their escape" idea.

>>12402267
I'm thinking the Dwarven Warlords will be perfect for this fight. Heavy shock infantry ready to charge right down the middle sound good to everyone?

>>12402306
Oh hell yes.
>>12402297
I think the rub is that they have many, many more men than us. Every casualty we take hurts us far more than one would hurt them.

>>12402274

we dont know what units the caravan ill have with them , and with all the lacertans at the enemies beck and call , i wouldnt be surprised to see two berserker regiments that would tear the mercs to shreds if they see an entire maniple attacking and the only route of escape is through two light infantry units

see this >>12402134 and lets compare

>>12402297
On an additional note, perhaps we should try to talk them into surrendering if it's other mercs that are bringing the caravan. If we get them into an ambush position, they know they're going to die and I'm willing ot bet they'd accept a deal where they leave alive if they stop helping the rebels. Indeed, we can even inform them that there is likely work for the empire if they head back to the capital and join the war.

rolled 68 = 68

>>12402299
>>12402297
>>12402306
Can I get a backing in that we could dress up the group of hunters so that they can blend with the mercs to reinforce them? Hell, even the legion finding a branching tunnel/cavern from the main thoroughfare and marching up behind the caravan to assist the mercs when the caravan gets there?

>>12402329
The merc commanders stated that the merc units are used for supply chain guards. We could get screwed and have Lacertan's but it seems more likely we'll be facing mercs who should be more likely to negotiate their survival.

>>12402332
Yes on both counts if it's possible. Also I say we position Collin with the mercenaries, our Scotsman should blend well and be a nice addition to those forces.

>>12402332

if the enemy unit is heavy enough it wont matter how many hunters we send with them

>>12402332
Now that I think about it, our hunters have taken poacher gear. Did we find poachers in the forest before we assaulted the ruins Pax? If so, they're already in disguise aren't they?.

>>12402340
Call for surrender before we attack? Throw down your weapons and you live?

>>12402330
Didn't Pax say somewhere that the caravan guards were mostly mercs? If so, that could work very well. All we need to tell them is that war has broken out with Uurlanth and we could put in a good word for them with the Second Praetorian.

rolled 95 = 95

>>12402340
Aye, I'd agree on trying to talk it down first......if not, then have at em.

Pax could we send a merc scout or ask the captains if there is a branching tunnel/cavern that could fit one of our legion inside discreetly and wait for the caravan to pass without being noticed?

>>12402352
Pretty much. I'd even let them leave with their weapons if they vow to abandon the rebellion and look for employment with the empire in its current war. If they're mercs, that would be a pretty tempting deal I'd say if they were in an ambush.

>>12402340

better to be safe than sorry eh?

rolled 30 = 30

>>12402349
That's why I want to plant a single legion as well just in case behind them.

>>12402371
Indeed. Let's try this:>>12402358

>>12402351
Sansa detachment reported to slaughtering "nothing special" when they hit the woods before you took this place, so no more poachers, but yea your hunters could easily be mistaken for poachers right now, they have all the gear of both hunters and poachers, and thanks to the cloaks there's no really good way to see that they have leathers not cloth armor.

>>12402358
you are able to find a small connecting the two main thuroughfares about 1 leage from the entrance to the courtyard, but any ammount of light wouldilluminate it pretty well.

>>12402387
Then I don't see why the hunters can't join the mercs. Have the scouts, rangers and volunteer archers on the second floor for ranged and the hunters can give close range support before going into close combat if necessary. It all likely hood, there will be some mercs at least on this caravan. If they're smart, they will turn on the non-mercs when we offer them a chance to surrender.

>>12402413
Screw that, they're bound to have lanterns. The mercs, the hunters, and Collin will have to be enough.

rolled 45 = 45

>>12402413
That's fine, to be honest, why would a merc band be cautious enough to check every nook and cranny of a tunnel that is held by their allies. It's a supply caravan too if I recall correctly as well so they wouldn't be sending them off down a passage of deep and dark death. This is their safe zone, I'd like to exploit it.

>>12402423
If they have Lacertans, they'll have the torches making this idea not as effective. If it's just mercs, it might work then but then we wouldn't need the legion unit stationed there. I think this idea is too risky.

>>12402423

or this:>>12402134

rolled 90 = 90

>>12402448
Bah, My only dispute with that is how would we be able to disguise or maneuver our legions into place. They are coming out into the courtyard, there is no way to have them already behind them, and we COULD try to squeeze like a wedge behind them but that would make for a messy business of hoping they don't notice our legions standing next to the entrance as they march on out.

>>12402480

have the legionnares come out of the doors immediately to the side of the tunnel entrance

the caravan will be expecting friends so we should put the two merc units in the courtyard , to lure them in , then when they are a good distance away from the entrance spring the legions

Have the legions enter at the X's when the caravan makes it to the center. Jayne and the cav wait for the signal at the O

>>12402480
There's doors marked on either side, have troops waiting behind the doors to rush out when battle is joined?

something like this for deplyment guys?

>>12402514

perfect , but only attack if diplomacy fails first

>>12402532
also, where does Sansa go, where do you go, what gear do you want on you?

rolled 44 = 44

>>12402514
Yah, that sounds good. I'm a bit iffy about firing into a melee though. Especially with scrub archers. I guess they would be there mostly for an intimidation factor?

>>12402545

sansa commands the scouts from now on until finian gets his shit together , full plate sword and board we should be with with Rex's unit as it blocks the entrance

>>12402556
Precisely.

>>12402556
Pretty much. If anything, they can fire one volley before melee starts and then no more firing of arrows or we just hold back while the archers continue to fire.

I say we join the warlords in our heavy gear. We should look imposing in this situation.

>>12402564
which board? your nice steel kite shield, or your well0made tower shield?

>>12402514

also , can the mercs back up a bit allowing the caravan to pile into the courtyard fully so we can have an easier time blocking the entrance?

>>12402579
Well made tower shield if we join the Legionary units. Otherwise steel kite shield.

>>12402579

tower shield

>>12402579
Tower shield. Orders are let caravan in, everyone stand up and move to positions, we order them to surrender or die. Anyone who doesn't drop their weapons dies.

>>12402591
It may just be my sense of drama, but I think we should enter via the door which will be directly ahead of them.

>>12402601

not exactly surrender , if the're mercs , we offer them employment.

if lacertans, then death

>>12402601
Yeah, it might be better to say we offer to let them leave the employment of the rebels into the employment of our empire. Maybe not though... Hmm. I'm sure Pax will find something to satisfy us all in that regard, heh.

>>12402616
>>12402636
Alright, sounds good.

rolled 17 = 17

>>12402616
Well, even if they are lactertans, we could try our hand at being the diplomat and wanting to help their situation, and explaining that this is not the way to get what they want. There are processes for those kinds of things......right Pax? There ARE some kind of processes that Lacertans and other empire capita can go through to....you know, get shit done?

>>12402665

not really for lacertans or dwarves

the're kinda looked down upon in the emoire

You watch the caravan roll in through the eastern tunnel, on the right a batallion of humans in full platemail, all of them wielding spiked maces and heaters. On the left is another unit of human mercenaries, these equipped with surecoats over mail, combat axes and kite shields. Leading the moer heavily armored mercenaries is a woman, a striking elf to be exact. She is garbed in bright orange robes, accented with black. Over each eye she has tattooed the icon of Lamynus. In one hand she holds a steel torch embossed with rubies and topaz... clearly an arcane device; in the other she holds a sickle. This woman is clearly the leader of the column, and seems on edge the moment the caravan stops in the courtyard.

>>12402665
Even if it's not, try to appeal to their reason perhaps. There's no way their rebellion can succeed. The empire has been informed at to the magnitude of it and when it fails, Lacertan's will only suffer more as a result of their actions.

>>12402686

well it looks like ranged isnt gonna do it in for these blokes

diplomacy , and if that fails , have jayne charge whil every melle unit on the ground charges aswell

>>12402686
Forgive me but,
>Over each eye she has tattooed the icon of Lamynus
IN YOUR FACE POMPEIUS, IN YOUR FACE!

On a more tactics related note, I am no longer liking our chances of negotiation.

>>12402686
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
They have a mage.

Well so much for Lamynus not being involved, aye Pompieus?

Continue with the plan guys?

>>12402716

i just looked at that post

im so dissapointed in myself right now

>>12402696
actually, Pompeius has it right. Hardly any Lacertans or Dwarves are able to gain full citizenship, most of them, save the extremely exceptional, are Plebeians (most of the rights, but not all of them, harsher taxes... legal second class citizens), and even more still are indentured servants, and their sub-human taxes come out of their work towards ending their status as indentured servants. They are pissed off with good reason really... and Lacertans have a MUCH harder time in this regard than dwarves

>>12402686
The mercs should work towards blocking the tunnel while keeping the elf woman occupied with small chatter I suppose. Otherwise it might be time for us to bust out and be all surprise on her.

>>12402718
Same. If we're lucky, the mercs under her might still betray her if we're persuasive enough but it looks like this won't be an easy fight.

>>12402730
Well nobody said the rebellion didn't have a point. We'll have to change some things around here when we gain power, to ensure the Empire never has to deal with a rebellion like the one we put down again. Equality in the name of stability!

>>12402696

first thread , bitch

read it

>>12402736
At this point, I'd rather we forgo negotiation in favor of hitting them as hard as possible while we still have the element of surprise.

>>12402736
I say we still offer surrender, but be prepared for a hell of a fight.

>>12402727
if it makes you feel any better, you guys never did ask about the gods relationships, Lamynus, Garagush and Karythria are pretty much the broship of evil. Neshai and Baashek are only in the Pantheon of Moon because their way of doing things piss off the Pantheon of the Sun gods for the most part, and if they stood alone they would stand dead sooner rather than later

well depending on how this goes down , we'll either get Neshai(diplomacy) or Raynha(glorious battle) to notice us

oh Lamynus, why ?

WHY?

>>12402757
How about this - We all pop out and the archers shoot a volley at them ASAP. As they're still confused on what the hell happened, we yell out the chance to surrender. Some small dialogue may happen, letting our archers get ready for another volley for the event they decide to fight.

>>12402780
Actually we could also get Neshai(Bitchin' ambush).

>>12402762
Crap, I knew we forgot to ask something! Anyway, cancel the surrender offer. If these mercs are led by a Lamynus worshiper, they aren't going to accept anyway.

>>12402792
I'm okay with that.

>>12402798

they'd think about it if imminant death was at hand

>>12402792

not surrender differant employment

>>12402792
Also, mercs use that chance to block the tunnel as they're getting arrowed. Also guys - we need to train snipers so we can snipe enemy mages from now on.

>>12402812
No, they'd still rather we kill them fast than she kill them slowly.

rolled 92 = 92

>>12402757
I agree, that is bad that their leader is already slightly aware. I'm even tempted to say RIDDLE THAT ELVEN WENCH WITH ARROWS but I digress, there is probably some kind of protection she has around her. You never know though.

"RIDDLE THAT ELVEN WENCH WITH ARROWS"
She is probably one of the "wives" I'm assuming. Also, as soon as she is dead or she resisted, she will either try to make a retreat or laugh at the meager forces she is facing. I'm for waiting to let the mercs take the brunt of the damage then moving our legions in.

>>12402823

the legionnares have that covered

Throwing my lot in with Shock and Awe. Hit them and kill as many as possible before they can react.

>>12402832
If we let the enemy engage the mercs directly, the whole enemy force will tear through them and be gone before our troops even reach them. These guys are a step up, we need to hit them with our heavy troops before they leave.

rolled 50 = 50

>>12402849
Anyone else for letting a volley primarily aimed for the elven hoe first, while rushing in our Legion as we call for a surrender if she goes down? I highly doubt there will be a surrender considering her goddess and her loyalty.

>>12402876
Works for me, shouting "Drop your weapons" during a bum rush will be just as effective as the other way.

>>12402876
No, only because I fear she'll have some magical protection from arrows and then it'd be a waste of arrows. I'm hoping that if we do enough damage to the normal troops, some of them might surrender/turn on the rest of them when we offer the surrender.

>>12402876
seconding this idea

but then again do we see any Lamynus markings on the mercenaries?

if so just charge

if no then diplomance them once the elf is dead

OR better yet we could have sansa snipe her ass but not kill , so we can interrogate her later about how many "wives" the exiled dwarf has

"NOW!!!" you bellow, and your aren't disappointed by the results, as you charge through the doors with the Warlords you see Cornelius' Legionary Batalion punch out man sized holes where there were once windows in their wall, leaping out of the keep into formation, leaving the heavy mercenary unit with no choice but to fight or be run down. A devastating volley of arrowfire rips through the lighter mercenary unit as your mercenaries prepare for the charge. You can hear Kyria let loose a whoop of exhiliration, and see a nearly constant stream of bolts spewing forth from one of the windows her rangers are assigned to. You can hear Cornelius shouting his men aside as he move towards the sorceress, determined to kill the wench before she burns any of his men. A blur of black and crimson streaks past you as Finian hurls himself towards the lighter unit of enemy mercenaries. You figure you'll have enough time to get one order to your mercs before they are committed to battle.

>>12402887
Being hit by a volley of arrows and rushed isn't likely to convert anyone to our side. Don't expect any converts, we're only offering surrender at this point because we're good.

>>12402893
The Lamynus elf is the mercenary captain.

>>12402946
Neshtifeld to stop anyone from getting through the tunnel by blocking it. This entire thing is useless if they get a messenger out.

>>12402946
Try to take some alive, I need prisoners!

Cornelius is officially awesome.

>>12402946
Tell them that under no circumstances can they let that western unit escape.

rolled 68 = 68

>>12402946
I want pinning fire on that damned ELF! Also, we need to challenge her directly. If not for our honor but also to "impress" the deities that might be interested in us. I'd have to say good thing we chose our tower shield. I assume it's of high quality since we are a commander, Pax? Or we could also use Jayne's bear cavalry to just run her down.....I'm not sure if want though. I could see a fireball or some kind of magic blast that would be devastating to a charging wedge of bear cavalry.

>>12402946

well that wasn't exactly what we wanted but whatevs

order all melee units to charge and bellow
"I WANT THE ELF ALIVE!!!"

Also jayne flanks the unit the 454th are about to engage

Honestly, I think we should kill the elf. Intel is important but if she can cast spells whenever she wants? We're going to lose way too many men. We can't afford to lose men.

>>12402997
No, we want the elf extra-double dead.

rolled 85 = 85

>>12403032
>>12403019
Agreed, elf need to = dead

>>12402997
>>12403019
Challenge the elf personally, if she has magic kill her, if no magic appears try for capture?

>>12403040
>>12403032
Kill the elf it is then.

>>12403044

she has an artifact and she has the markings of that traitorous BITCH on her eyelids

im just gonna go out on a limb here and say she has magic

>>12403057
Fine. Capture her if possible but don't go out of our way. We cannot afford to lose men for a captive that might not even give us info.

rolled 72 = 72

>>12403044
If she has magic, try to disarm her of her mace of death thingy. I think right now that the deities aren't so invested in these people that they would actually give them direct power yet. Just artifacts that enable them to do what they want done with the promise of power. Deities just don't go handing out connections to themselves out of nowhere from a period of silence of thousands of years I believe. I could be wrong though, you never know.

rolled 22 = 22

>>12403073
besides, what better way to demean the woman's loyalty to the bloodlust goddess than not allowing her to carry out her bloodlust by disarming her and then incapacitating her. Use they deities arrogance against them eh?

>Ideology raguille
Captcha apparently supports the ideology of raguille?

>>12403073
You may have a point. I think taking away her arcane object is the key. Disarm her or destroy it if we have to but there is logic to what you say.

rolled 58 = 58

>>12403111
Not the woman's loyalty to the goddess but the goddess's loyalty to the woman is what I mean there

The withering volley of arrows continues to lance into the lighter enemy mercenary unit, special care bing given to any attempted deserters. the wagons drivers are all dead, the wagons riddled with what seems to be a forest of crossbow bolts, the stream of bolts from Kyrias window continues to douse the wagons for good measure. "Dont ye'go doin anythin stupid laddy!!!" you can hear collin below as Finian approaches the lighter group of enemy mercenaries. The 454th is now thuroughly bogged down against the heavy mercenaries, Cornelius fighting the elf with stout resolve, catching every blast of fire she launches from her wand on his shield... but the great oaken and steel shield is charring more and more with each blast, already its smaller steel studs are falling off and the elf is catching all of his blows on her sickle or dodged. His unit is out of formation behind him, so as to avoid being burnt by his lithe foe.

>>12403149
Let's go assist Cornelius.

>>12403149
Gogogogo, we need to get there now! Run across the damn battlefield if we have to!

>>12403149
switch all fire to the lighter amoured mercs , then when our mercs charge ,stop firing at all
jayne keeps movin' in for the kill on the heavier unit while everyone els gangs up on the lighter unit

>>12403149
Agreed. Let's make sure Cornelius survives this. Jayne should assist the 454th and keep the scrub archers shooting in general. Any experience they get in combat is always good.

>>12403149
Also, we should make sure Finian gets some support. The guy is going to die at this rate and we shouldn't abandon him.

As you see Finian crash into the light mercenaries, a wordless cry of wrath on his lips, Collin cursing and charging to aid him, you hear a horrible crack off to your right. You wheel your head in time to see Cornelius on the ground, his shield split in twain, crimson cloak smoldering under his armor. He rolls to his right, narrowly avoiding another blast of fire, then barely catching a sickle slash aimed at his exposed neck, but his sword is knocked wildly out of position... you break into a sprint to aid your commander. You will defend your men, no matter the cost.

"No you daft ninnies, keep firing until the battalions hit them! Those were the Commanders express orders!" The voice sounds youg but authoritative you think to yorself, but you lose the voice to the din of battle before you can continue your evaluation of whoever has taken over your peasant archers.

rolled 43 = 43

>>12403257

roll for combat?
cornelius surviving?

>>12403257
Shout for the elf's attention. Call her a pointy-eared twat, shout insults against Lamynus, whatever works. And remember to find out who took over our archers and promote them to Captain when this is over.

rolled 52 = 52

>>12403273
Aye, I'd even take the initiative on this. Cornelius seems like he has bro-tential out the ass to be honest. I just hope that Pax doesn't have this railroaded so that he dies......that would be....most unfortunate........

We don't make rolls unless asked friend Pompieus. Simply because you're asking us to potentially screw up for no reason, heh.

Yeah, I can't see what else to change at this point other than grab the elf's attention and hope the 454th can do something soon since that unit is hard to crack. If their morale is dropping, perhaps they might be willing to surrender.

>>12403284
How about, "Hey you knife-eared cunt of a bitch. Your as ugly as the ass on an Uursan and your breath smells like Aurachnaspecus pussy!"

>>12403307

for the moment the heavies are super green , but once jayne wrecks their shit up a little , then we'll see whats what

>>12403332
Oh shit, I just realized Jayne's about to hit the heavies right next to where the elf is beating down Cornelius. Be prepared to lose some bears.

rolled 20 = 20

>>12403347
Shit, this might be bad, then again I don't think Jayne is expecting us to know about the powers that they might have so it's not like she can blame us for it.

>>12403329
Hell to the fuck yeah.

I always have a noko'd dice+1d100, it's in me disclaimer. I don't roll on anything else. I seem to also attract low ass rolls a lot for some reason.

>brover impressed.
DAMN straight captcha, our actions better leave brover impressed.

>>12403347
Not if we can take that elf down first.

>>12403386
We're halfway across the battlefield and she's in full charge. I hope we run very very fast.

The elven elementalist finally lands a blow on Cornelius' arm, her sickle slicing through the platemail as if it were butter, leaving a deep gash in his shield arm. the she-elf begins launching a jet of flame from her scepter, further damaging the shield-arm and scorching his left cheek... but before she can further damage your captain, the mighty roar of an Uursan catches her attention. She dives out of the way, launching a pair of fireballs at the onrushing cavalry, bursting one Uursan into flames, and immolating a different rider. Much to your dismay, the thick armor and sturdy weapons do not fold to Jaynes charge as easily as raiders, a second Uursan is downed, its leg clearly broken, the rider does his best to defend his wounded companion; but after four enemy soldiers he to is brought low by the enemies maces.

As she rises you shot to her "Come and test the might of your whore goddess against a Commander of the Degnarian Legion and see how long your parlor tricks last."

the elf replies defiantly "I have already bested one of your Empires captains and found him wanting. Perhaps you will prove to be more amusing... let us dance then human."

>roll for combat

rolled 93 = 93

>>12403434
Let's rock, whore.

rolled 84 = 84

>>12403434
To battle.

rolled 2 = 2

>>12403434

"MARK US RAYNHA!!!"

>>12403453
>>12403456
Surely, thou jests, dicebot?

rolled 12 = 12

>>12403434
Shield forward as we close, we don't want to eat a fireball.

Figures. Guess we're using out once per session re-roll?

>>12403459

AWWW YEAH

>>12403459
You sir are a boss.

>>12403470

i have from hereforth withdrwan my vote for Lamynus and now put it forth in favor of Raynha

rolled 24 = 24

>>12403459
Make that a mental shout, not out loud, and I'll support it.

rolled 22 = 22

Hmmmm, interesting. We need to read up on our cultured taunts for different races and positions to get us the........
TAUNT ABILITY, works great for saving those about to die captains, throwing off the arrogant opponent, or coaxing a cool headed enemy into throwing reason and logic to the wind!

>>12403466
>unless you wanna know what I do to you on a natural 93, yea

As the elf charges you, she spews a gout of flame, shaped to the face of a dragons head, it envolops your shield arm, the whole limb spasming in paincausing you to drop the shield and nearly trip over it. The elf follows up by placing a deep gash in your right leg, a jet of blood spewing forth. Silently you remind yourself that this pain is nothing compared to that of losing a friend, before bringing your burnt arm around to smash a mailed fist into the elfs head. She is utterly shocked that you would use such a horribly burnt limb to strike. As she rolls away from the follow-up slash with your sword and gets up, you taunt her "Your as ugly as the ass on an Uursan and your breath reeks like Aurachnaspecus cunt!" she screams in rage and hurls herself at you again, her ruby eyes seemingly ablaze.

>>12403553

can you use this>>12403459


pwetty pwease?

rolled 85 = 85

>>12403553
TAKE MY ROLL TO YOUR FACE ELVEN WENCH! GLORY FOR THE EMPIRE! GLORY FOR THE DEGEENERIAN LEGION!

Queue skillful disarm and knocking out of she-elf-bitch.

rolled 56 = 56

>>12403553
I'm guessing we roll again?
Someone get in before me.

>>12403553
Is her magic coming from her staff/whatever that arcane object was? If so, we should go for the disarm or knock her unconscious.

>>12403569
>>12403553
It IS the next roll in line...

rolled 66 = 66

>>12403579
Well damn, one of the few times I roll high in this thread :/.....

>>12403453
>>12403456
>>12403459
initial combat rolls
>>12403579
roll for next round... luckily you asked for specifics, so you wont get HORRIBLY fucked up... battle update inbound

You spin your blade in a quick ark, attempting to knock the scepter from the elves hand, and get your blade turned red-hot for your troubles, the suddenly superheated blade goes flying from your hands, forcing you to duck beneath the next slash of the sickle. Your wounded leg seizes up for a moment as you pick your rapidly cooling blade back up "Mark me Raynha" you mutter to yourself, blade now ready...

Arrows once again lash out from the battlements surrounding the courtyard as the light mercenary unit breaks. You have no idea what the status of Collin and Finian are, as you are a bit pre-occupied at the moment.

>roll for combat again, and any orders you wish to issue

rolled 86 = 86

>>12403652
Disarm her, and by that I mean cut off her arm.

rolled 2 = 2

>>12403652
Make like we're slashing then punch her with our sword pommel.

>>12403673
That's it, I'm done rolling.

rolled 51 = 51

>>12403652

have jayne wheel and cut down the lighter mercs , they CAN NOT escape

every one else surround the heavy mercs and offer surrender

>>12403679
That's it, I'm rolling first from now on.

>>12403652
>>12403652
Let's do this, I think everyone has their roles still and are doing their jobs. I say we take shield and just bullrush her to knock her prone. Get on top, and ground n pound till she is unconscious. Sounds mean, but me.

rolled 10 = 10

>>12403652
Have the mercs make sure the light infantry do not get away. Captives or cut down to the last.

>>12403673
This is getting ridiculous...

rolled 67 = 67

>>12403693

i got a 2 too

rolled 27 = 27

>>12403695
shit forgot trip and roll T.T

>>12403695
We lost our shield in the initial rush thanks to /tg/ dice.

You attempt to hack off the elfs arm, you fail... however it feels as if something alters your follow-through, and you punch the elf in the side of her jaw with your swords pomel. The elf is sent sprawling, she spits out a few teeth and a spray of bolld before taunting "That dumb wench Raynha will do you no good here."

You ignore the elfs taunt shouting out "JAYNE!! THE DESERTERS!!!" before returning your attention to the elf, who is rapidly gathering herself.

>combat and orders

rolled 30 = 30

>>12403765
Snag our shield while she gets up.

rolled 92 = 92

>>12403765

knock her ass out with the flat of our blade

rolled 41, 72 = 113

>>12403765
Let's try to disarm the wench again. She must be knocked out cold or disarmed and I refuse to let the /tg/ dice screw me!

Also get the warlords in to help the 454th.

rolled 36 = 36

>>12403765
Alright, let's see what I would have gotten.

rolled 97 = 97

>>12403777
Why must the dice taunt us so!

rolled 53 = 53

>>12403765

oh and once we have the heavies surrounded offer them surrender and service

>>12403792
Dicebot, as they say on the streets "Why you be trippin?"

As the elf rises you body slam into her, sending both of you to the ground, you stradling her, bother of her hands loose their grip when she hits the ground with your weight on top of her. You immideatly begin pomeling her once beautiful face, alternating fists, not caring about the searing pain you feel every time you move your left arm, every time that same fist adds more lacerations to the elfs face... this is what she gets for threatening your men. You are vaugly aware of the Warlords rushing past you; the sound of weapons clattering to the ground and men shouting their surrender and pleading for mercy. As you rise from the now uncoscious elf, her face a bloody mess, her midriff bruised horribly from where you sat atop her, gashes in her stomach from where your plates shifted and cut.

>what do? my next post will be in a new thread... this ones kinda close to autosage

Here, I think you guys need this.

rolled 20 = 20

>>12403865

view the battlefield and see if any lighter mercs got away

>>12403865
Yell out to the survivors that anyone who drops their weapon gets to live.

>>12403865
If she's still alive say "It seems your Goddess has abandoned you, I'm just surprised it took her this long." Then, end her.

>>12403865
Take her arcane object from her and have her bound. Place her in a tent alone but have guards outside with order to kill her if she manages to escape.

Check on our wounded/our arm/Finian and Cornelius and make sure the surrendering mercs have their weapons taken from them. Let's check what goodies might be in the caravan other than supplies.

rolled 89 = 89

>>12403905

and kill a helpless foe?

Raynha probably wouldnt like that very much.

instead , take her prisoner

>>12403905
No no no. We have her unconscious now. No need to kill her at this point. After all we went through, it'd be a waste to just kill her like that.

>>12403914
NOOOOOO way are we leaving her alone. Guards are inside the damn tent but as far from her as possible. Give her a blindfold in addition to the bindings, no need to risk having her aiming fireballs without hand gestures.

>>12403916
Take a potential mage and proven fanatic prisoner? Hell no. Plus I get the impression Raynha hates Lamynus with the fury of a thousand suns.

>>12403944
And we could really use a high-ranking rpisoner tell us little things like WHERE THE DAMN BRAZIER IS AND WHAT OTHER BLOODY MAGES WE CAN EXPECT TO FIGHT.

We need to get our arm tended to.

>>12403944
We don't know she's a proven fanatic to be fair. We just know she worships one of the evil gods and in theory we could argue she's dead if she goes back anyways since that evil earth god doesn't sound like someone who would tolerate allies that have failed him against his foes.

rolled 25 = 25

Do NOT kill her. She is useful. We may be doing things for a good cause, but Justinian also seems to me being the end justifies the means kind of guy. I mean we just wailed on an elf woman's face till she was unconscious. We can use torture if necessary. Her goddess will leave her now that she is useless to her.

Also, Pax could you link your new thread, kinda lazy :3

>Praedator smotan

We aren't a praedator, but we just did get done with some smotan.

Alright, I give. But, I gotta make one point first.
Helpless man begging for his life.
>Crucify
Incredibly dangerous woman who will most likely try to kill us the first chance she gets.
>Take her alive
What?

continued at: >>12404003
someone archive please