*Kuga looks at the ships coming* "Maybe fighting in this war will change people's opinions." *Kuga looks at arson* "yeah try living like a second class citizen."
The first of the ships reach the shoreline and all of you hear the sound of heavy wood scraping against the sand. You all hear yelling as the riders start to jump out of their respective ships. They seem to be pulling out objects.
Galius nods at you Decker, acknowledging your presence.
As you address him Ereina, Galius responds, "Right. This must be their vanguard. Any of you who can attack from ranged should do so while utilizing the castellations for cover from arrows or whatever else they might have. I'm sure these savages didn't come here without siege equipment, they probably will have ladders. Those of you who are of martial skill must be prepared to engage their climbers should they manage to get up here. Our objective is to hold this part of the wall, we can only hope that the other squads do their part as well." The Sergeant forms some sort of hand sign, closes his eyes, and mutters some words.
All of you start to hear cranking noises as the mounted crossbow to your left (20 ft. away) is spun up by its crew. As you continue to watch the invaders you see them start to pull large objects out of their ships that look to be ladders just as the sergeant mentioned. There are also other groups starting to pull in their ships out of the water and onto land. There are also some squads splitting off and running to the west side of the city while remaining out of range of the mounted crossbows.
The shoreline is about 800 feet away from the walls that you guys are standing on. The docks aren't fully connected to the city and have been completely forsaken as it was deemed indefensible by the Commander of the city due to it lacking walls.
"I am a second class citizen. What the hell does that even mean?" Arson yells as she starts running along the wall to meet the first of the invaders who come over it. (Btw, she intends to burn the ladders, are they dry?)
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"STAY HERE!!"Ereina yells after the Gensai. "This is our post. You will have more than enough to fill whatever desire you might have."Ereina watches the raiders, still 800 feet away, as they disembark. Studying the town before her she looks at the roads, trying to pick out the most likely way for the raiders to approach (Investigation: 5). She then sets up with her crossbow aimed in that direction.
As you all continue to look on, with Arson standing at the ready. You all see the barbarians start to form groups of 16 with 8 of the snake-men on each side. All of the groups are carrying one ladder each. They start to line up, shields at their side and one arm aiding in hoisting up the massive ladders. As if on queue they all start to head towards the walls.
At this point the groups are about 500 feet away from the wall.
More ships begin to make landfall as well. These ones are much bigger from what you can see.
"Is this your first battle?"Ereina asks Arson? "All the histories I have read, make a great deal of the value of strong defences. I suggest we make the most of them."
Ereina the inner part of the city is where the town is. Where the barbarians are landing is a sandy shoreline leading to mostly grass with one road that leads from the city to the docks (now overrun). The groups seem to be spread out and not exactly following the road.
A little surprised that the invaders didn't stick to the road, Ereina readjusts to locate her closest target. The group was a considerable size, fortunately, they could only come up the ladder one at a time. Hopefully, they could take a few out before they reached the walls. As the group approaches, Ereina aims at the person carrying the front of the ladder. She takes a few deep breathes, hoping to calm herself and help steady her aim.
Ereina, based on what you've seen with the groups spreading apart and with some heading off to the western side of the city. You conclude that the barbarians seek to encircle the city and are planning to attack different parts of the outer wall simultaneously. This will put a lot of pressure on the defenses.
"I live here!" Arson says. (About what Kuga said)
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*Kuga looks at the ships coming* "Maybe fighting in this war will change people's opinions." *Kuga looks at arson* "yeah try living like a second class citizen."
The first of the ships reach the shoreline and all of you hear the sound of heavy wood scraping against the sand. You all hear yelling as the riders start to jump out of their respective ships. They seem to be pulling out objects.
Galius nods at you Decker, acknowledging your presence.
As you address him Ereina, Galius responds, "Right. This must be their vanguard. Any of you who can attack from ranged should do so while utilizing the castellations for cover from arrows or whatever else they might have. I'm sure these savages didn't come here without siege equipment, they probably will have ladders. Those of you who are of martial skill must be prepared to engage their climbers should they manage to get up here. Our objective is to hold this part of the wall, we can only hope that the other squads do their part as well." The Sergeant forms some sort of hand sign, closes his eyes, and mutters some words.
All of you start to hear cranking noises as the mounted crossbow to your left (20 ft. away) is spun up by its crew. As you continue to watch the invaders you see them start to pull large objects out of their ships that look to be ladders just as the sergeant mentioned. There are also other groups starting to pull in their ships out of the water and onto land. There are also some squads splitting off and running to the west side of the city while remaining out of range of the mounted crossbows.
The shoreline is about 800 feet away from the walls that you guys are standing on. The docks aren't fully connected to the city and have been completely forsaken as it was deemed indefensible by the Commander of the city due to it lacking walls.
"I am a second class citizen. What the hell does that even mean?" Arson yells as she starts running along the wall to meet the first of the invaders who come over it. (Btw, she intends to burn the ladders, are they dry?)
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*Sheeeeez this is from a long time ago... a lot has changed...*
The ladders are not quite there yet. They seem to be all setting up still.
Arson positions herself so she can attack as soon as it hits the wall.
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Should we roll initiative? 15
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"STAY HERE!!" Ereina yells after the Gensai. "This is our post. You will have more than enough to fill whatever desire you might have." Ereina watches the raiders, still 800 feet away, as they disembark. Studying the town before her she looks at the roads, trying to pick out the most likely way for the raiders to approach (Investigation: 5). She then sets up with her crossbow aimed in that direction.
As you all continue to look on, with Arson standing at the ready. You all see the barbarians start to form groups of 16 with 8 of the snake-men on each side. All of the groups are carrying one ladder each. They start to line up, shields at their side and one arm aiding in hoisting up the massive ladders. As if on queue they all start to head towards the walls.
At this point the groups are about 500 feet away from the wall.
More ships begin to make landfall as well. These ones are much bigger from what you can see.
Not quite they’re a ways off don’t worry I’ll call it. I’ll just save that roll.
Arson's face is now grim, and she readies her maul.
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"Is this your first battle?" Ereina asks Arson? "All the histories I have read, make a great deal of the value of strong defences. I suggest we make the most of them."
Ereina the inner part of the city is where the town is. Where the barbarians are landing is a sandy shoreline leading to mostly grass with one road that leads from the city to the docks (now overrun). The groups seem to be spread out and not exactly following the road.
"I've been in plenty of scraps, first as a contender, then breaking them up. But this is nothing like that. This is war."
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A little surprised that the invaders didn't stick to the road, Ereina readjusts to locate her closest target. The group was a considerable size, fortunately, they could only come up the ladder one at a time. Hopefully, they could take a few out before they reached the walls. As the group approaches, Ereina aims at the person carrying the front of the ladder. She takes a few deep breathes, hoping to calm herself and help steady her aim.
Roll another investigation check Ereina.
Investigation: 11
Ereina, based on what you've seen with the groups spreading apart and with some heading off to the western side of the city. You conclude that the barbarians seek to encircle the city and are planning to attack different parts of the outer wall simultaneously. This will put a lot of pressure on the defenses.
Where will the first ladder hit the wall?
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On our part of the wall.
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