A Temple vs. Two Towers

[Jon Templeton]

Jon Templeton had advanced far into the tournament but now he was facing serious competition. Lords and knights like Forrest Frey, Baelon Drakeson, Florian Greysteel, and his former tutor Theomore Tullison were among those that remained. They were all extremely capable men and that wasn't even counting two members of the Kingsguard! Though Jon wasn't showing it, he was nervous. With the unhorsing of Lord Mallister Jon had selected Lord Forrest Frey as his opponent.

On the back of his dapple grey courser Ser Jon rode out to the jousting lane. He wore a clean (for now) Templeton tabard over his full plate. After waving to the crowd Jon turned to Lord Forrest Frey and dipped his lance as a sign of respect. The Valeman was as ready as he was going to be. When signaled he spurred his horse onward and charged down the lane, lance aimed for the shield of the Lord of the Crossing.

[ooc]Rolls and maneuvers posted in Private Forum[/ooc]

[Baelon Drakeson]

Lord Forrest looks over at his opponent, dipping his lance.
Splinters fly as the Riverlord strikes his opponent true, though it does not appear to be a very strong hit.

Lord Forrest Frey:
Pass 1 vs Jon Templeton, Braced 1: 10d6k4-1 22 vs PR 18, 1 DoS 10 Damage -10AR = 0 DoS, TN 9 Ride
Pass 1 Stay in saddle (Braced 1): 4d6+1 9 (unlucky roll.... barely enough to receive a 1 DoS hit)
Pass 1 Catch Your Breath: 4d6 19 4 DoS, will recover 4 health (if needed)

PR 16, 10 AR
Health 12/12
F/I/W: 0/0/0

round 2 Maneuver posted in private forum

[Jon Templeton]

Jon was nervous and rode defensively in his first pass. He regretted the decision because even though his lance shattered harmlessly on Forrest's shield, the lord wavered on his mount. Curse my reluctance! As for the Frey's attack the lance hit true but Jon easily remained atop his courser.

P1 Forrest Frey, Defensive (2): 9d6k3-2 13 Miss
P1 Forrest Frey, Stay in Saddle: 6d6k4 15
P1 Forrest Frey, Catch Your Breath, TN 0: 4d6 19

Turning about at the end of the lane Ser Jon was handed a fresh lance. Again the two raced down the lane and attempted to unhorse their opponent.

PR 18, 20 on Pass 1
10 AR
Damage: 9
Health 12/12
F/I/W: 0/0/0

[ooc]P2 posted in private thread[/ooc]

[Baelon Drakeson]

While he had definitely had the better performance in the prior pass, Lord Forrest was good enough to know not to get overconfident.
For the second pass, he adopts a more balanced pose. He once again shatters his lance, but without much force.

Lord Forrest Frey:
Pass 2 vs Jon T - Balanced: 10d6k4 19 vs 18 PR, 1 DoS, 10 -10AR = 0 Damage and a TN 9 ride test.
P2 Stay In Saddle: 4d6 16 (that's more like it)

PR 16, 10 AR
Health 12/12
F/I/W: 0/0/0

round 3 Maneuver posted in private forum (you can go ahead and post your rolls, since I've got the next maneuver already set.

[Jon Templeton]

Ser Jon wasn't as defensive during the second pass and scored a hit against Lord Forrest but the damage wasn't severe enough to hurt or unhorse him. Lord Forrest scored another hit against Ser Jon but the blow wasn't enough to damage him and he easily remained mounted on his courser.

P2 Forrest Frey, Standard: 9d6k3 17 1 DoS, No Damage.
P2 Forrest Frey, Stay in Saddle: 6d6k4 17 Success.
P2 Forrest Frey, Catch Your Breath, TN 0: 4d6k4 18Not Needed.

Jon took another lance from an attendant and charged down the lane. Lord Forrest was a fine rider and Jon would have to start thinking of more creative ways to topple his opponent.

P3 Forrest Frey, Standard Attack: 9d6k3 16
P3 Forrest Frey, Stay in Saddle: 6d6k4 12
P3 Forrest Frey, Catch Your Breath, TN 0: 4d6k4 16

PR 18
10 AR
Damage: 9
Health 12/12
F/I/W: 0/0/0


[ooc]If you are looking to speed things up mechanically we can start doing iterations of 3 to move things along and use Anointed, DP, BoA, etc  on the back end. Let me know what you think.[/ooc]

[Baelon Drakeson]

After two passes of little effect, Lord Forrest decides to step push a bit harder, confident that he could afford to relax his guard to get a stronger hit himself. His focus is off, however, and he has his weakest hit yet.

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P3 vs JT, Aggressive 1: 10d6k4+1 18 vs PR 18 1 DoS, no damage, ride test passed.

Jon rolls a 16 against PR 15 (-1 for Aggressive), 1 DoS
P3 vs JT, Ride: 4d6 14 vs TN 9 passed

I agree that speeding this up would be good. I've declared Maneuvers for rounds 4-6, and conditions under which he would use Anointed.

If you have BoA for Fighting, just add 1 to the number of dice you are rolling for this (10d6k3). It's mathematically equivalent to always re-rolling your lowest die.
If there is a situation in which you would use the once per day +2 from BoA or any other daily abilities, declare under what conditions you would use those along with your maneuvers in your private forum.

Then roll up rounds 4-6 and post them. then I will do the same.

Once that is done,

[Jon Templeton]

It seemed the Lord of the Crossing and Ser Jon were equally matched. Each was able to handle the other's lance strikes. Again and again they struck one another. Again and again lances exploded against shields, the crowd cheered, and the joust went on. Jon wondered who would falter first for it was only a matter of time before their endurance would wane.

P4-6 Forrest Frey, Standard Attack w/ BoA: 3#10d6k3 18 16 15

Pass 4 and 5 = 1 DoS
Pass 6 = Miss

P4-6 Forrest Frey, Stay in Saddle: 3#6d6k4 16 18 15

Despite the repeated landing of blows by Lord Forrest, Ser Jon remained in the saddle.

P4-6 Forrest Frey, Stay in Saddle: 3#6d6k4 16 18 15

P4-6 Forrest Frey, Catch Your Breath, TN 0: 3#4d6k4 10 15 15

[ooc] Conditions posted in Private Forum. I will have P7-9 on standby[/ooc]

[Baelon Drakeson]

Three more times the two competitors crash together.
In the fifth pass, Lord Forrest gets a particularly strong hit, and can see that his opponent felt it. Not enough to cause the slightest sway in the saddle, but enough to give confidence that he had begun to wear down the vale knight.

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Jon Templeton: P4-6 Forrest Frey, Standard Attack w/ BoA: 3#10d6k3 18 16 15
vs PR 14 (-2 from Aggressive 2), 1 DoS each, no damage after AR, TN 9 ride tests
Lord Forrest Frey:  Stay in Saddle 4-6: 3#4d6 21 17 16 All successes.

Lord Forrest Frey: Joust vs JT, 4-6: Aggressive 2: 3#10d6k4+2 20 25 22
vs PR 18, 1 DoS, 2 DoS, 1 DoS. 10 Damage after AR in round 5. Tn 9, 12, 9

Jon Templeton: P4-6 Forrest Frey, Stay in Saddle: 3#6d6k4 16 18 15 All Successes.
Jon Templeton: P4-6 Forrest Frey, Catch Your Breath, TN 0: 3#4d6k4 10 15 15
4 DoS each after passes 5 and 6, for a total of 8 health recovered; Jon has 10/12 health going into pass 7.

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Passes 7-9.
Lord Forrest charge 7-9, Aggressive 2: 3#10d6k4+2 21 24 20
Lord Forrest Stay in Saddle 7-9: 3#4d6 15 12 10

[Jon Templeton]

P7-9 Forrest Frey, Standard Attack w/ BoA: 3#10d6k3 17 17 16

P7-9 Forrest Frey, Stay in Saddle: 3#6d6k4 19 21 16

P7-9 Forrest Frey, Catch Your Breath, TN 0: 3#4d6k4 8 16 16

Pass 7 - 9: 1 DoS each, No Damage to Lord Forrest
Pass 7 - 9: Ser Jon remains in the saddle.

Catch your breath through Pass 9 brings HP back to 12.

PR 18
10 AR
Damage: 9
Health 12/12
F/I/W: 0/0/0

P10-12, vs. Forrest Frey, High in the Saddle w/ BoA: 3#10d6k3+2 20 20 19
P10 -12, vs. Forrest Frey, Stay in Saddle: 3#6d6k4-2 17 17 18
P10 - 12, vs. Forrest Frey, Catch Your Breath, TN 0: 3#4d6k4 19 9 23

Jon was getting tired now. Each strike against his shield drained a little bit more of his energy. It was time to make a change and try to end it before Lord Forrest did. Ser Jon began to ride high in the saddle in an attempt to gain enough leverage to knock Forrest off his horse.

[Baelon Drakeson]

Three more times the jousters shatter their lances, though it seems that the Valeman gets the better of this exchange - is it luck? Skill? Tactics? No one could say for sure.
By the end the Lord of the Crossing is showing signs that the repeated battering is starting to take it's toll, but he is far from defeated.

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Lord Forrest charge 10-12 Aggr 2: 3#10d6k4+2 25 20 2120 vs PR 18: 2  [Jon takes 10] , 1, 1
Jon: P10 -12, vs. Forrest Frey, Stay in Saddle: 3#6d6k4-2 17 17 18 - all successes
Jon: P10 - 12, vs. Forrest Frey, Catch Your Breath, TN 0: 3#4d6k4 19 9 23: 4, 2, 4 (Jon recovers to full health after pass 12.

Jon:P10-12, vs. Forrest Frey, High in the Saddle w/ BoA: 3#10d6k3+2 20 20 19 vs PR 14,14,19[anointed used]: 2 [LFF takes 8], 2 [LFF takes 8], 1
(good rolls!)
Lord Forrest Stay in Saddle 10-12: 3#4d6 24 1615 1514 all successes
Lord Forrest CYB 10-12: 3#4d6 11 1110 1110 3 DoS ea.

Health tracking for Lord Forrest:
Pass 10: 12-8 = 4, recovers 3: 7
Pass 11: takes 1 injury* to reduce to 4, 7-4 = 3. Recovers 3: 6
Pass 12: takes 0, recovers 3: 9
* triggers posted condition for Anointed use in the next round

Base Stats, may be modified by Maneuver:

Lord Forrest Frey: PR 16, 10 AR Damage: 10 Health 9/12 F/I/W: 0/1/0

| Ser Jon Templeton: | PR 18, 10 AR | Damage: 9 | Health 12/12 | F/I/W: 0/0/0

Maneuvers for 13-15 posted.

[Jon Templeton]

P13 - 15, vs. Forrest Frey, High in the Saddle, BoA Re-roll: 10d6k3+2 20
P13 - 15, vs. Forrest Frey, High in the Saddle, BoA Re-roll: 2#10d6k3+2 20 19

[ooc]Forgot to 3# it. Talk about deja vu![/ooc]

Ser Jon had finally scored solid blows against the Lord of the Crossing. On the 11th pass he heard an audible groan from Forrest after Jon's lance connected with his shield. While a Frey servant attended to him in between passes it appeared Forrest had been injured. Jon planned to keep up the pressure by riding high. Seven willing he'd win this marathon in the next few passes.

P13 - 15, vs. Forrest Frey, Stay in the Saddle: 3#6d6k4-2 15 15 14

Despite riding high in the saddle Ser Jon continued to press tight against his courser to remain ahorse.

P13 - 15, vs. Forrest Frey, Catch Your Breath: 3#4d6k4 15 12 10



PR 18, 10 AR
Damage: 9
Health 12/12
F/I/W: 0/0/0

[Baelon Drakeson]

As the repeated pounding continues, Lord Forrest pushes on through the growing pain.
And then, he makes a mistake.

It is not that his body is suffering under the abuse, though it is.
It is not that his opponent has been getting lucky, though he has.
It is not that he made the error of riding aggressively, though he did.

No, it is that he misjudged the way in which his horse would move and, out-of-balance from his opponent's strike, it is enough for him to fall.
Had he made that mistake in their first pass, the result would have been the same. Instead, it it was the fourteenth.

Landing hard, Lord Forrest almost blacks out from the sudden spike of pain from his left shoulder. he remains conscious though, and has the presence of mind to clamber to his feet. After his dramatic unhorsing by Ser Jon Roxton at the Redwain tournament and the concerns it raised among his people, Lord Forrest does not want any to fear him dead. there was definitely something wrong with his should, each and every step caused a nauseating amount of pain, but Lord Forrest persisted anyway.

Walking over to the victor, Lord Forrest offered his hand in congratulations.

"Well done, Ser. you handled your horse wonderfully. Now if you'll excuse me, I fear I need to make my way to the Maester's tent."

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FYI, here is a link to the referenced joust between Lord Forrest and Bold Jon Roxton. I may be a bit biased, but I think that (and the soon following match between Ser Jon and Ser Loreia) is one of the most exciting and dramatic things to have occurred in any of our jousts to date.

Back to the present joust.

With those rolls, I'm going to roll these passes one at a time. We're definitely coming up on the end and it will make it easier to account for additional injuries.

Pass 13: Takes a 2 DoS hit for 8 damage.
LFF 13 Aggr 2 Charge/Ride/CYB: 10d6k4+2-1 19 4d6-1 18 4d6-1 9
Lord Forrest gets 1 DoS to no effect, stays in his saddle, and recovers 2 health (ends the pass at 3/12 health)

Pass 14: Takes a 2 DoS hit for 8 damage, taking 2 more injuries to reduce it to 0 damage (will apply to ride and CYB tests)
LFF 14 Aggr 2 Charge/Ride/CYB: 10d6k4+2-1 22 4d6-3 5 4d6-3 7
(and there it is: a ride test that would fail even if it were a 1 DoS hit with no injuries)
Lord Forrest falls, taking an additional 8 damage. He takes a wound to prevent defeat: his shield-arm shoulder is dislocated.

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