Melee group 3

[Reader]

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Athelstan Pyke
Benedict Blackthorne
Lord Haig Bracken - 3 3 5 3 3 2 4 5 2 3 3 2 4 6 2 3 2 3 3 - Expertise (Long blades), Spears 3, Ride 2, Strength 2B
Benjen Frey - 3 2 4 2 2 2 4 5 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 - Knight, Stupid, Strength 2B, Shield 1B, Long Blades 2B, Talented (fighting), Talented (Animal Handling), Furious
Tyron Blackwood - 3 4 4 3 2 2 4 5 2 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 3 3 - Talented (fighting), Axes (2B)
Erryk Grell - average knight
Jaime Mallister - average knight

[Reader]

Lord Haig Bracken [url=agility][/url]: 3d6-4 13 - greatsword, full plate
Ser Benjen Frey [url=agility][/url]: 3d6-5 5 - large shield, half-plate, longsword
Ser Tyron Blackwood [url=agility][/url]: 3d6-3 8 - battleaxe, splint armour, shield
Ser Erryk Grell [url=agility][/url]: 3d6-3 5 - mace, splint armour, shield
Ser Jaime Mallister [url=agility][/url]: 3d6-3 5 - battleaxe, splint armour, shield

[Benedict Marsten]

[url=Melee Initiative][/url]: 3d6-4 10

CD: 10
AR: 8
Health: 11/11
F/I/W: 0/0/0

[Athelstan]

[ooc]Sorry for my delay, but I'm back-ish lol[/ooc]

: 5d6k4-3 15

CD: 11
AR: 7
Health: 12
F/I/W: 0/0/0

[Jon Cobb]

Welcome back! Reader is busy with RL, so I'll be handling the NCs in this group. I'll get cracking tomorrow!

[Jon Cobb]

Initiative Order (after tie-breakers)
1. Athelstan Pyke
2. Haig Bracken
3. Ben Blackthorne
4. Tyron Blackwood
5. Eryk Grell [url=Eryk Grell Initiative tie-breaker][/url]: 3d6-3 12
6. Benjen Frey [url=Benjen Frey Initiative tie-breaker][/url]: 3d6-5 8
7. Jaime Mallister [url=Jaime Mallister Initiative tie-breaker][/url]: 3d6-3 6

Starting positions randomized by using the OP and rolling 1d7, 1d6 and so forth to find the first empty position on the map moving clockwise.
Bolded letters on the initiative order list above indicate position of NC/PC on the map.

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When you (Athelstan and Ben) have made your moves, either update the map and copy it into your post (instructions for how to update the map [url=here][/url]), or note the square you're moving to and I'll update the map for you. If you do choose to update the map, don't forget to put in code tags (there's a button for it when you type your post).

[Athelstan]

I see 3 letters, can I know who they are, so I can take my placing

[Jon Cobb]

Um, I noted in the post above yours that the bolded letters in the initiative order list match where you are on the map, so you're A and you're in square I4. Also, you should be able to scroll on the map, unless perhaps you're having the problem that Baelon describes [url=in this post][/url]?

[Athelstan]

[ooc]I see now, nice! I couldn't scroll at first for some reason. I assume I have Tyron and Benjen to my sides, not a very happy thing for me... since the Mallister is on the other side, I will challenge him to a fight in the hopes to get me off Ser Benjen and Tyron[/ooc]

[Jon Cobb]

[ooc]I see now, nice! I couldn't scroll at first for some reason. I assume I have Tyron and Benjen to my sides, not a very happy thing for me... since the Mallister is on the other side, I will challenge him to a fight in the hopes to get me off Ser Benjen and Tyron[/ooc]

OOC: Go for it! Since you're first in the initiative order, go ahead and post your actions for Round 1, then I can get the NCs rolling as well and Ben can do his thing.

Also, may I ask you about your CD? In your trial thread, you listed it as 10, but here it's 11. Is one of these an error, or has something changed since the trial to boost your CD?

[Athelstan]

[ooc]Typo, should be 11+2 Shield -3 AP = 10[/ooc]

Athelstan points his axe to Ser Jaime Mallister "
Come Ser Jaime, so I can l make you lose both on horse and foot to an ironborn"
a smile in his face.

[ooc]Can I move diagonal or how does grid movement works. I have Movement with armor 4, and trying to get closer to Ser Jaime Mallister[/ooc]

[Baelon Drakeson]

[OOC: This is where your speed will be an advantage. Each square (including diagonals) counts as 1 yard. With Movement 4, you can move up to 4 squares with a lesser action, or sprint up to 17(?) squares as a greater action. Also of course you can use the charge greater action to move up to 8 squares and make an attack at the same -1D and +2 damage (same as the joust). You can definitely reach Jaime Mallister with a charge - the farthest any two opponents start is 6 yards apart.

Sprint calculation: 4 [Movement] * 5 [Fast running modifier] = 20 - 3[bulk] = 17 [/OOC]

[Jon Cobb]

OOC: What Baelon said. It does look like if you want to attack Jaime Mallister in Round 1, you can only reach him either by charging (Greater Action), or taking a fatigue point for an extra Lesser Action so that you can take two Move actions (2x Lesser Action) and then a Standard Attack or Cautious Attack (another Lesser Action).

Reader's house rules state that you cannot use fatigue or DP to get "
extra"
attacks, but he has clarified for me that it's acceptable to take your fatigue/spend DP before the last action you want to take on your turn. E.g., if taking a double move and then an attack, you could declare using fatigue for the first move, then take the other two Lesser Actions (second move and attack) as your normal actions.

[Athelstan]

[ooc] Then I will charge Ser Jaime Mallister[/ooc]

[url=Fighting][/url]: 6d10k3 19 2 DoS o 3 Dos?
Damage 5+2=7 x DoS

[Jon Cobb]

[ooc] Then I will charge Ser Jaime Mallister[/ooc]

[url=Fighting][/url]: 6d10k3 19 2 DoS o 3 Dos?
Damage 5+2=7 x DoS

Good plan, but unfortunately you rolled d10s instead of d6s, so I can't let that attack count. You need to roll 6d6k3 for it to be legal.

Jaime Mallister's base CD is 7 (I'll post the NC stats shortly), but remember that he can spend fatigue (can be done at any time) to ignore his AP, which would raise it to 10. Reader has instructed us to use the NCs fatigue freely, so it's a good chance that he'll do that if you roll well and doing so would affect the outcome.

[Jon Cobb]

In the interests of speeding things along, here are the NCs defensive combat stats, in initiative order:

Haig Bracken
CD: 7
AR: 10
Health: 12/12

Lord Bracken is armored in full plate and wields a greatsword.

Tyron Blackwood
CD: 9 (w/shield)
AR: 7
Health: 12/12

Ser Tyron wears splint armor and a shield for protection, and is fighting with a battleaxe.

Erryk Grell
CD: 7 (w/shield)
AR: 7
Health: 9/9

Ser Eryk Grell has donned splint armor and a shield, and fights with a mace.

Benjen Frey
CD: 8 (w/ large shield)
AR: 9
Health: 12/12

The 'Ferocious Frey' is well armored in half plate and protects himself further with a large shield. He favors the longsword in the melee.

Jaime Mallister
CD: 7 (w/shield)
AR: 7
Health: 9/9

Ser Jaime Mallister wears splint armor and carries a shield, while fighting with a battleaxe.

[Riackard]

[ooc]Damn it, L5R is dx10 and also roll and keep system.[/ooc]

[url=Fighting][/url]: 6d6k3 15 - 2 Dos

[Jon Cobb]

OOC: Athelstan's brother, I presume? :;
):

Jaime Mallister
"
All mouth and no action - typical Ironborn!"
Jaime retorts, but soon has cause to regret his taunt as he receives Athelstan's charge. Athelstan manages a solid blow, eliciting a hiss of pain from his Mallister foe.

Damage Taken: 7 (2 DoS x 7 = 14-7 = 7)

CD: 7 (w/shield)
AR: 7
Health: 2/9

[Jon Cobb]

Round 1 - Haig Bracken
The "
Beast of Bracken's"
choice of prey is no surprise to the crowd, but despite his nickname, Lord Bracken is a canny warrior - he advances quickly towards Tyron Blackwood, but it is no headlong rush. His greatsword flashes forward in a lightning blow and Ser Tyron raises his shield to turn it aside, but it is a feint, allowing Bracken to close and trip his opponent. He finishes his attack by thrusting his sword two-handed straight into the now prone Ser Tyron.

Spend 1 Fatigue for extra Lesser Action
Lesser Action: Move to E2 to engage Tyron Blackwood

Lesser Action: [url=Haig Bracken - Knockdown][/url]: 7d6k5+1 14 - successful
Effect: +1D on Fighting tests against Tyron Blackwood

Lesser Action: [url=Haig Bracken - Cautious Attack (corrected)][/url]: 7d6k6-1 23
Damage: 23 (3 DoS x 10 = 30 - 7 = 23)

CD: 10 (7+3)
AR: 10
Health: 12/12
F/I/W: 1/0/0

Tyron Blackwood
Takes 3 injuries (3 x 4 = 12) to reduce damage to 11 (23-12 = 11).
CD: 9
AR: 7
Health: 1/12
F/I/W: 0/3/0

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[Benedict Marsten]

Round 1
Initiative: 10

Ben quickly assess the situation. Knowing he will need Lord Tyron's help to defeat Haig and Benjen, his decision is made in a split second. "
Lord Haig, how about an opponent still on his feet?"
He shouts as he sets his boots speeding toward the "
Beast"
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His strike is neither graceful nor elegant, but true and strong. It hits hard and bites deep.

Greater Action:[url=Charge vs Haig -1D, +2 damage][/url]: 7d6k4 21
Result: 3DoS x 7 = 21 - 10 =11 Damage

CD: 10
AR: 8
Health: 11/11
F/I/W: 0/0/0

Contingency Fatigue if needed.

[Riackard]

[ooc]Yes, he got a sleep study and I will be doing this fighting for him the next 2 or 3 Days, since he got an increase in his pain medication, half the day now he is on a daze the other half he is sleeping or fully functional[/ooc]

[Jon Cobb]

Haig Bracken vs. Ben
At the last moment, Lord Bracken manages to bring up his greatsword, partially parrying Ben's attack. Instead of hitting squarely, Ben's blow slides off Bracken's blade to strike his foe's right foot, causing Lord Bracken to grunt in anger and hop back slightly.

Spends 1 Fatigue to ignore AP, raising CD to 14. Ben's attack drops 1 DoS (21 - 14 = 7) for total damage 4 (2 DoS x 7 = 14 - 10 = 4).
CD: 14 (until beginning of Haig's next turn)
AR: 10
Health: 8/12
F/I/W: 2/0/0

Round 1 - Tyron Blackwood
"
That's the spirit, cousin! We'll take this Sevens-cursed usurper together!"
Tyron calls out through teeth gritted with pain. With a grunt of effort he kicks out with his feet, successfully tripping Lord Bracken. He then throws his shield away, grips his battleaxe tightly with both hands, and - rising briefly to his knees - brings his axe down with all the fury of centuries of feuding behind it. Spent from the effort, Ser Tyron then drops to the floor again.

Spends 1 Fatigue to ignore injuries.

Lesser Action: [url=Tyron Blackwood - Knockdown][/url]: 4d6-1 13
Effect: +1D on Fighting tests against Haig Bracken

Free Action: Drop shield to wield axe with two hands. Base CD reduced to 7.

Lesser Action: [url=Tyron Blackwood - Standard Attack][/url]: 8d6k6 31 - fatigue penalty canceled by Talented (Fighting) benefit
Damage: 14 (4 DoS x 6 = 24 - 10 = 14)

CD: 7 (no shield)
AR: 7
Health: 1/12
F/I/W: 1/3/0

Haig Bracken vs. Tyron
The "
Beast"
curses as his feet are knocked from under him, but roars out with pain and anger as Tyron Blackwood's vengeful axe staves in the side of his breastplate. "
Two against one? You honorless curs! It'll take more than a scratch like that to stop me from breaking the both of you in half!"


Takes 2 injuries (2 x 4 = to reduce damage to 6 (14-8 = 6).
CD: 14 (until beginning of Haig's next turn)
AR: 10
Health: 2/12
F/I/W: 2/2/0

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[Jon Cobb]

OOC: For those wondering about Tyron's roll, Reader has decreed via PM that two opponents who have knocked each other down both get the +1D to Fighting even though both are prone.

[Baelon Drakeson]

[OOC: However, per the house rules when wielded two-handed the battleaxe has a 1B training penalty. It doesn't really matter in this case, as even dropping that 6 only lowers it to a 30, so still 4 DoS]

[Jon Cobb]

Round 1 - Eryk Grell
Finding all the other combatants engaged with each other, Ser Eryk realizes that the Seven have left it to him to deal with the "
Ferocious Frey"
. Wary of Ser Benjen's reputation as a skilled swordsman, he chooses to close quickly but carefully. After a moment's skirmishing, Ser Eryk breaks through Ser Benjen's defenses, but his mace clangs uselessly against Ser Benjen's half plate.

Lesser Action: Move to I8 to engage Benjen Frey.

Lesser Action: [url=Eryk Grell - Standard Attack][/url]: 6d6k4 17
Damage: 0 (2 DoS x 4 = 8 - 9 = 0)

CD: 7 (w/shield)
AR: 7
Health: 9/9
F/I/W: 0/0/0

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