Part 2
Location: The North East lands of Rohan, along the Anduin river.
Bertrand and a few men were driven away from their village. As they saw the smoke rise above it their houses and fields they fled north over the planes.
Because Bertrand was raised in a rural village he had learned to work on the land, but also to hunt and set traps to provide the family with fresh meat. His survival instinct sharpened now that his home was no more. On their escape nordward they set several traps to slow down the pursuers.
Second Scenario:
Based on a scenario from the Scouring of the Shire:
Changes made to the scenario are:
- Instead of the Hobbits: Bertrand and 3 warriors of Rohan(2 with bow and one with throwing spear and shield)
- Instead of the Ruffians: 10 Orcs (2 with bow, 3 with shield, 3 with spear and 2 with two-handed weapon)
- The defenders had 12 Trap counters (2 Snare, 2 Tripwire, 2 Pitfalls and 6 blanks)
Starting at opposite ends of the table there wasn’t much happening in the first two turns. Bertrand and his band of merry men couldn’t move up much, or they would render the traps useless. The Orcs marched forward, but firing arrows isn’t a good orc habit. From turn three the Rohan archers could aim and did gain a kill. And again in one of the later turns.
The Orc forces marching even further encountered the first traps. One found himself hanging in a snare in the tree and one fell down a pit. both managed to free themselves in the following turn, not delaying too much.
Drawing in closer one of the Orc archers sniped a Rohan archer before joining his fellow Orcs in combat. The combat saw another Orc and warrior of Rohan fall in battle.
In the end the remaining Orcs moved towards the board edge to further conquer the lands leaving the two men of Rohan as victims of their courage. Both failed their test and fled the battlefield.
Aftermath:
Bertrand has made his first kill and with the two experience points for two participated battles is sitting on three points. Just two more for a level up and possible better stats or gear(when he will come across a shop or blacksmith)
Grrr, !mrahil