You have cried havoc and let loose the dogs of war...or have made this a day of infamy...or awakened the sleeping giants...or pick whatever significantly pithy war saying you want to apply to this day. Either way, the war between the Fey Court/United Free Kingdoms/City-State of White Tree and the Phoenix Empire will hinge upon this day.

Either the Empire will be crippled and the armies that it forced to serve them will be freed, or the city of White Tree will be sacked and burned.

(Or, a very unpleasant thought pops up in your mind as you suit up in armor, which includes a helmet, is that all of your plans could fail. Then the Empire would march on White Tree and First Wood, seize Citadel, and after that...no. No you can't let yourself think like that.)

The plan is pretty basic, using Fell Weed smoke, you'll be able to lure the majority of the Empire's ettin troops, the two headed 12ft tall creatures, towards White Tree. The smoke is a natural and cultural lure/aggravation stimulant, the ettin won't be able to resist.

This will cause several other fronts to collapse. Allowing the Fey Court elves, along with orc support, to advance and to do a little sabotage of their own. Hopefully they'll be able to corrupt the indoctrination the Empire uses on their human slaves, turning them against their masters.

If all goes well, the empire will lose the entire eastern and southern fronts, two whole armies, and retreat.

>>26566723
The down side is that, while the orcs, and Fey Court, are doing that, White Tree will be assaulted by 100 ettins, give or take, along with human slave support.

Just you, the Dawnchasers, the Paladins, a few UFK mixed-squads, and the White Tree Defense Force; who vary from white haired men on the wall manning the blackpowder cannons, to the standard trained and skilled longbow or sword-and-shield soldiers, and ending with the far too young Blessed Troopers, with their experimental Shock Packs, and Flame Lances.

20 ettins are enough to scatter an entire battalion. You're staring down a force of five times that.

The war won't end today, and this battle will hardly be the last, but if you live to see history books made of this war, this battle will be the one that gets its own special chapter.

Tricia enters your tent. She's suited up in a bit heavier armor than she normally wears.

"Hey." She says. Giving your shoulder a soft squeeze. "So...I was thinking I would be hanging in the back, Trying to use my friends as healing support? Spread my special pollen around in this cloud, maybe try and keep the Blessed from getting too badly hurt."

She looks at the map. "So, Julian and Kincaid are in the van, huh? Is...is that where you're going to be?" She says. "Toll and Balles are on the flank...and Avery's on the Wall with the Blackpowder Crews." She sighs. "I miss the days when it was just us in a room, trapped with just one or two monsters that wanted to rip our heads off."

Oh shit the lamia quest

"Yeah, I'll probably be in the vanguard. I'm the only one even close to the size of an ettin after all, and a paladin to boot. Things really were just so much easier when we could go around the horde and kill the thing controlling it, weren't they? And yeah- I'd appreciate it if you hung back, we'll need as many healers as we can get out there. It's going to be a nasty battle."

>>26566852
anyway, this guy here, have we got much of a strategy yet? Can I get a report of how many spears and how much gunpowder this place has? For spearing and trapping, respectively. Also, I assume no fell weed is burning yet, because we're not sick yet.

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Well, since other folk aren't here yet, another question. How much poison can we produce? Enough to give the archers a good volley? A bunch of paralyzed or melty giants would be wonderful at tripping the others up. I mean these things are huge. Sage for samefaggotry.

Rolled 15

>>26566790
"I'll be with my uncle yes. And that sounds like a good idea with the healing support. I miss the old days too."

>>26567097
I was hoping for more using our venom to spit clear in ettin eyes,.
>>26567102
seconding this, with the addition of a lamia hug

>>26567097
Actually, could we find a use for Cloudkill here?

>>26567122
We'll be spitting for sure, but I want a means of widespread venom use. We're only one person after all.

Also I just had a realization: Terry and Tammy, the two slaves we rescued are in this city somewhere. I really hope not in the military. They especially don't deserve this shit after their extended stay in the north.

"Yeah, I'll probably be in the vanguard. I'm the only one even close to the size of an ettin after all, and a paladin to boot. Things really were just so much easier when we could go around the horde and kill the thing controlling it, weren't they? And yeah- I'd appreciate it if you hung back, we'll need as many healers as we can get out there. It's going to be a nasty battle." You say.

She kisses you on the cheek. "Take care. May you not die, and all of that." She looks at the map again.

The Paladin's plan is a pretty simple one. Ettin horde advances, army holds line, signal is given after a point, secondary force flanks into the horde, pincer attack, and done. It's Avery's work. Very simple, very easy, no overly complicated plans or heavy reliance on any one force.

Balles and Toll are on hand to gauge the timing and position of the flanking attack. So you know that they won't screw it up.

Kincaid and Julian are crazed fighters and know how to take and give hits.

Also Avery can be on the wall and shoot up communication flares if he needs to adjust.

It looks fairly cut and dried. The random elements in this plan have been acknowledged and minimized as best they could be. It's a good plan.

But for some reason it just gives you a bad feeling. Maybe it's paranoia, or your leviathan brain desperately trying to complicate things for the sheer sake of complexity...or maybe it isn't.

>>26567131
maybe, if we gave everyone the instruction to fall back away from us when we pop a certain type of flare.
I think a yellow, green, or black flare. Whatever screams "poison" the most.

>>26567158
Maybe we could spit it into bottles and give one to each of the Paladins?

>>26567151
>gives you a bad feeling
I have identified the bad feeling. Ettins are HUGE and we have no spearmen. I suggest planting explosives ahead of our lines that the ettins will have to walk through, and then lighting them with marksman fire.

>>26567161
Might not be good idea in case one of them forgets what it was. Cloudkill is only visible to us and maybe other lamia

Rolled 9

>>26567178
This might be it. I don't know military so I can say for sure, but this sounds good.

Not that it matters, things are moving fast now.

I could see one way for things to go wrong. Kingfisher could send assassins after you during battle. He wants all the paladins dead after all.

>>26567208
More venom and beacon targets i suppose.

>>26567161
Too unwieldy, gotta be careful with gaseous poison. Also, it'd require three seperate bottles to be thrown accurately.
>>26567151
Give tricia a bit of a hug while you look at the map
"It's times like this I can't help but think of all the extra little things I need to do to make this go better. Check for kingfisher spies, dig ankle-breaks for the ettins, set gunpowder kegs to shoot when the enemy force overtakes them, commission spears for those swordsmen... Think we have time to do any of that?"

Also I'm not sure about cloudkill you guys. It's a low-lying gas. It might not reach up to ettin breathing height.

Rolled 1

>>26567208

It's not really assasination if it happens during battle. Not unless they're dressed in our colors.

>>26567253
gotta remember there are spies in Whitetree.

>>26567253
>dressed our colors
>wielding underhive wasp poison
>shot out of a blow-gun
Calling it this way.

and it won't be after just us, it'll be after the others.

If I was the Kingfisher I'd target Mage and Kincaid.

>>26567178
>Ettins are HUGE and we have no spearmen. I suggest planting explosives ahead of our lines that the ettins will have to walk through, and then lighting them with marksman fire.

Okay, good news, bad news, and a few rolls.

The good news is that, the WTDF, and your Mixed-Ranks aren't stupid, you have spears.

The bad news is that there aren't that many people trained in spears, effectively. Your own personal style is something unique to Lamia/Naga, so you can't give an effective crash course to people, because they don't have the same kind of flexible spine that you have.

There's enough spears, but only about 2 out of every 5 soldiers you have, combined, would be any use with the things in the heat of battle. Avery has soundly gone with a 75-25 split of those forces with the majority being in the frontal army.

As for the explosives, and something else. Roll 2d20.

Rolled 9, 16 = 25

>>26567293
Rollan

Rolled 14, 4 = 18

>>26567293

Rolled 11, 17 = 28

>>26567293

Rolled 13, 16 = 29

>>26567293
Oh boy rolling for spies.

Also, stupid citadel training forces wrong. Don't you know we need many many spearmen? I wonder if we can have untrained guys brace for a charge, drop their ettin impaled spears, and move on to swords.

>>26567151
The problem is that we're banking on a smart plan going well. We've got enemies that can do that better then us.

We need to be VERY careful about what we do next. Remember what the first lightbringer thought about their invincibility.

>>26567333
But we hardly have claimed invincibility. Unless we were drunk. In which case we totally claimed that, and that we could eat the sun.

I agree with you on the smart plan and being careful points though. This plan needs more trenches full of pitch that ettins fall into and burn in and hit-and-run lightning guys on horses.

Rolled 9, 3 = 12

>>26567333
Gotta spam that morningstar i suppose.

wonder if it will work on our fellow pallys this time

>>26567373
Let's do the morningstar a few times, sure, but don't forget that when we keep it idling at a full 5 charges we LITERALLY glow with the power of the light.

After a beacon discharge or two, we should save a 5count beacon and go to town with claws, being some kind of bloody holy snake tornado.

>>26567405
We broke a claw a few days ago, I'm not sure if it's healed or not

>>26567430
oh shit you're right, that was just a few days ago. Beacon never breaks on us, good spear. We should take it to the forge one of these days, get it sharpened and... whatever maintenance you do with a spear-y type thing.

>>26567324
You've dug ankle-breaks and a pit fall or two, but White Tree is unwilling to give you much in the way of their blackpowder. They're keeping it mostly for the cannons and riflemen on the wall.

A little bit of good news though, Sophie's shown up with five of her spell-shooters in their fancy hats.

"I know it isn't much." She says. (A regular spell-shooter contingent is 10, with grunt support.) "But, well...you guys need the help it sounds like...also..." She looks at Mage who is talking to Kincaid and she sighs and looks away. "Anyway, would you like us on the wall, in the van, or on the flank?"

>>26567474
"Sophie! You don't know how glad I am for the help.
I think I'd like you on the wall, if you can fire from there. I'm not sure of the range you have on those things, I've never seen 'em in action, but light knows we could use some fireballs raining down on our foes. If for nothing else than effect."

Question. How close will we be to the fell weed in the vanguard?

>>26567474
..... oh geez, Sophie. Do not get yourself killed over a boy. No matter how awesome. Poor woman's clearly got it bad.

The spell-shooters are going to be most effective in the flank, I think. Maximum distribution of area-effect destruction across the less defended portions of their army without making them too vulnerable to counter-attack or too far back to effectively hit the enemy rear ranks.

Rolled 9

It would depend how accurate the spellshoters are. If they can act as snipers they'd be better on the walls, but otherwise they should go with crossbowmen.

I think.

"Sophie! You don't know how glad I am for the help.

"I think I'd like you on the wall, if you can fire from there. I'm not sure of the range you have on those things, I've never seen 'em in action, but light knows we could use some fireballs raining down on our foes. If for nothing else than effect." You say.

"Fire's a bit out of range, but we can hit them with lighting and Eli can do blindness spells."

"They aren't...I command Shadow itself!" A girl with too much eyeliner says.

"Sure, Eli." Sophie rolls her eyes. "Come on girls."

Roll 1d20
This is for later.

Rolled 11

>>26567552

Rolled 19

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>>26567566

Rolled 15

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>>26567552
"Wait, how much shadow? Over how wide a range? I wonder if I could see in it."

>>26567566
excellent

>>26567572
..... maybe it's for something good for us?

Rolled 15

>>26567552

Damn, Too late to roll. Also, if they don't really have the range on the wall then it probably would have been better to have them on the flank or something,

Rolled 19

>>26567566

Good going sir.

>>26566723
>suit of armor
>which includes a helmet
>HELMET

Light be praised! I wonder how it fits.

>>26567718
Hopefully we can still spit/bite in it

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>>26567789
I'm curious. Is it a half helm? One with the flip-up visors? Maybe just a bit of a skullcap?

>>26567718
>I wonder how it fits.
Pretty well. It's nothing fancy, standard rounded helm with nose bridge and the Nine-Pointed Star of His Light on the front.

>>26567575
"Wait, how much shadow? Over how wide a range? I wonder if I could see in it." You say.

Eli shrugs. "At that range...I think I can try and crack out two, maybe three, people before I have to recharge and reload. It helps that they're such big targets. If you want me to do wide range I need to be closer, but I can play bodyguard if need be." She tilts her head towards Sophie and whispers. "It's not a secret who's going to be getting his own guardian angel.

"But if you like me, and the other four girls can keep the heat off of the Paladins, or any other specific person, or squad that you want."

Just so you know, there's six squads of Blessed. But you're not totally sure which one Denise is in.

"Ssen." Mari comes up to you. "There's a problem. The Blessed and the Regulars are having...problems...with the Mixed Units. They want to not have to fight with them. The Ehite Tree Brassholes are suggesting that all the Mixed be in the Flank and tat the Regular and the Blessed be in the van."

"Do they have the numbers?" Tricia asks as you and she follow Peri/Mari.

"Yeah, but the Mixed have minotaurs and lizard folk in them." Mari says. "They can take a couple of hits."

You see Julian and Kincaid arguing with Billings and a few unpleasantly scarred and battleworn men in white/black armor.

"Billings is trying to side with Julian and Kincaid, but you know the 'High Father' and how he reacts when his people want him to agree with them." Mari says.

"They have no place on the battlefield at ALL!" Julian shouts. "They should be on the walls."

(cont)

>>26568001
"The Blessed have every right to defend their homes." One of the Regular commanders says. "More so than anyone else, also they are the one who know how to use their sacred weaponry. The Free-Thinking Beas-"

"Do NOT use that word again, Stafford." Kincaid snaps.

"I will speak as I see it." Commander Stafford says. "The Free-Thinking Beasts can aid us in the assault, but I will NOT have my Blessed be dependent on their presence! If a UFK sees a Blessed or one of their own kind about to die, who will it choose? They WILL protect their own, and I will not allow ANY factor that could cause my Blessed's deaths in this. The Regulars would give their lives a hundred times over for the Blessed. They stay THERE."

Rolled 15

>>26568011
With due respect, Commander, everyone here is already very dependent on everyone else. Julian is right, we need them on the walls.

Rolled 4

>>26568068
Bah, should be "Paladin Graves" not "Julian

>>26568011
"Wait, does that mean you don't want me in the vanguard? No offence, but I thought you guys would snap at the chance to get someone else besides your own taking the biggest hit.
If it makes any difference, I agree with julian that the blessed should be as far back as possible- they're quite young. That, and their swords seem unwieldy to fight with, but just fine to shoot with."

>>26568011
"So you're going to throw the relatively squishy Blessed into the van rather than the beefy minotaurs and lizardmen who can take a few hits? Thats SUICIDE, Commander, and you know it! If you want them on the field stick them in the flank, but the Blessed would be much more use on the Wall, where they can use their range advantage to the maximum. Honestly, if you're so protective of the Blessed I'd have thought you'd let the 'free thinking beasts' take the hard hits for them."

>>26568011
"Would you call me a beast to my face Commander, or are you merely content to call others beasts behind their backs? The mixed units are far more effective in the vanguard and it would be better for everyone involved if the Blessed focused on their ranged capabilities instead of being crushed between two armies.

>>26568011
"This battle is being fought to break the Empire's back. White Tree is only the first domino, after they sack and burn it they will move on to the next target. We are ALL fighting for our homes here."

"And while I thank you for valuing the lives of us Beasts so highly as to throw your own cities children into the front line to save us from the brunt of the blow, I must remind you that we are hardy and capable soldiers. We fight not just for White Tree, but for it's future. Please do not be so eager to sacrifice it so readily."

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>>26568011
"You don't understand the tactics we are employing in this battle, Commander Stafford. The Regulars are being used to hold the line while the Blessed are held in reserve for the counterattack that will break the PE assault in a swift mass assault. With their backs all but broken by the Regulars and fresh troops charging the battlefield, there will be no choice but for the PE to abandon their siege.

Just because the Blessed are not on the front lines at all times does not mean that they will be dependent on anyone. Indeed, without the Blessed's counterassault, the siege would continue. The role of the Regulars is supportive in nature, meant to take blows that would weaken the capabilities of the Blessed and allow them to save their strength for the decisive push."

>>26568216
>>26568220
These two to start off with

>>26568068
>>26568109
These to keep pushing if he doesn't back down.

Rolled 1

>>26568216

I like the second paragraph.

So is there anyone involved the in leadership of WT that isn't a bigot?

>>26568216
>"And while I thank you for valuing the lives of us Beasts so highly as to throw your own cities children into the front line to save us from the brunt of the blow, I must remind you that we are hardy and capable soldiers. We fight not just for White Tree, but for it's future. Please do not be so eager to sacrifice it so readily."

I think this will bring Billings on our side. He's a caring man, if a bit of a doormat, and he's not going to like that idea at all.

"If it helps, I'd probably save one of your young ones over an adult soldier. It saddens me that they've been called to the field."

>>26568011
"And *I* will speak as I see it, Commander. If we do not work together, everyone loses. You would divide our forces and have them play to their weaknesses, and in doing so send your own troops to their deaths over petty grudges, Commander.

Your opinion is noted, but I'll not allow blind hatred to drive up casualties for both the UFK and White Tree, and I would very much appreciate it if you would keep your opinions out of it and think about this from a tactical standpoint, Commander."

>>26568292
I'd change this to "any young one". Don't show favouritism to White Tree.

>>26568240
this, but take "you don't understand the tactics" line. replace it with something along the lines of "I think you misunderstand what them being on the walls would mean"

Man, this is the weirdest showing of racism I've ever seen to the point of being descriminatory the whole other way.

"With due respect, Commander, *I* will speak as *I* see it. Everyone here is already very dependent on everyone else. Paladin Graves is right, we need them on the walls.

"You don't understand the tactics we are employing in this battle, Commander Stafford. The Regulars are being used to hold the line while the Blessed are held in reserve for the counterattack that will break the PE assault in a swift mass assault. With their backs all but broken by the Regulars and fresh troops charging the battlefield, there will be no choice but for the PE to abandon their siege.

"Just because the Blessed are not on the front lines at all times does not mean that they will be dependent on anyone. Indeed, without the Blessed's counterassault, the siege would continue. The role of the Regulars is supportive in nature, meant to take blows that would weaken the capabilities of the Blessed and allow them to save their strength for the decisive push."

"This battle is being fought to break the Empire's back. White Tree is only the first domino, after they sack and burn it they will move on to the next target. We are ALL fighting for our homes here."

"And while I thank you for valuing the lives of us Beasts so highly as to throw your own cities children into the front line to save us from the brunt of the blow, I must remind you that we are hardy and capable soldiers. We fight not just for White Tree, but for it's future. Please do not be so eager to sacrifice it so readily." You say.

There's four Black-White Commanders. One of them, thankfully was already on Julian's side, but he's obviously the youngest one, and is just a bit of a Paladin groupie. You can see him nodding along with Julian's words.

Your speech has swayed the female commander.

The last 'commander' actually isn't a battle commander, but a supply/civilian/logistics NCO. Actually, you recognize that shade of hair. This must be Vivian's father. He's very clearly on your side, as the Blessed are his priority.

(cont)

>>26568494
Stafford on the other hand, looks to be a dyed in the wool 'Even some Humans aren't Human enough for him' speciesist. He just sneers at you and turns to Billings.

"High Father, Fellow Champions of the Holy City," He looks at the other Commanders. "You know I was NOT in favor of this plan."

Vivan's father and the Female Commander both look at each other startled. Ah, now you know who REALLY wasn't in favor of it.

"Sir, if I may..." Vivian's father starts "Didn't you say-"

"I SAID that I was not in favor of THIS plan, we were developing our OWN plan. Remember?" Stafford glares at Vivan's father.

"Oh...yes...of course." He retreats.

Oh, His Light give you patience. It looks like Stafford's going to bully his way into getting Billings and the other Commanders to cave.

Julian and Kincaid look like they're ready to kill this prick...which probably wouldn't be useful at this immediate moment.

>>26568504
"So tell me, what IS your plan? I'd be all too happy to hear it if its better than ours."

Rolled 4

>>26568504
>"I SAID that I was not in favor of THIS plan, we were developing our OWN plan. Remember?"

Oh man. This guy. At this late stage trying to change things is only going to get people killed. He might well be right that they could form a better plan, but it's too late now to do anything other than support the plan that is being enacted.

>>26568504
*shift position on our coils so we're a few feet taller than Stafford*
"Stafford, if you are going to bully these people into sacrificing the youth of this city, I suggest you go through me first."

>>26568504
"Do tell then. Give me your plan that somehow has the mixed forces on the flank and the blessed in the vanguard. It might be genius, who knows, but right now it sounds like you're just going to get a bunch of kids killed."

>>26568504
I will not see the battle lost simply because you cannot do anything else other than satisfy your own hubris, commander. I don't care what you think of me or others like me but I'll throw my mantle and circlet into the ocean before I allow a massacre of the cities youth.

Rolled 13

>>26568618
Do this while looming

>>26568618
>>26568638
This.

>>26568618
>>26568638
This is our basic point. I have no idea what this guy is doing or what his plan is, but it sounds like it's just... dumb. And looming is fun.

>>26568504
"Commander Stafford! I will not sit idly by while you throw this fine city, and all the soldiers and citizens within it, under a speeding wagon!

*If* you are so blinded by your petty hatred that you can no longer think clearly about the battle and this war, that you would willingly send your soldiers, who are CHILDREN, to their violent death in battle, then *perhaps* it is time for you to STAND DOWN."

>>26568504
"Do you know what happens to the forces of leaders who bludgeon their way through strategy? They die, Stafford, because their commanders don't recognize a suicidal plan when they see it. Because they want all the glory to themselves or to their race. Are you that willing to kill hundreds of your own people just to make a point?"

>>26568638
We really need to abuse our potential height more. We only need a third of our length on the ground to maintain balance

>>26568573
>>26568578
>>26568618
>>26568675
These are all very good.

I wish they could all be used.

>>26568694
Echo is alright at lumping our suggestions together

Rolled 10

>>26568676
Should be "force" instead of "race", but the point is very true.

>>26568707
it makes us kind of longwinded for my liking.

Rolled 8

>>26568751

We've been long winded since around the 3rd or 4th thread when echo started putting together speech suggestions into big huge things.

>>26568751
Eh, it gets the point across and they'll respond to the general idea. Just pretend we're only saying specific things instead of repeating ourselves all the time, it's what I do.

We are Ssen Patrick's army, we are the beastman infantry.
We cannot fight, we cannot shoot, what bleeding use are we?
And when we get to White Tree we'll hear the guardsmen say,
'Hoch, hoch! Mein Gott, what a bloody rotten lot, are the beastman infantry'

>>26568542
start with this. if he gives an evasive answer say

" with a mixed force like this communication is almost a greater danger than the enemy, especially this close to battle. I do not want to watch the youth of white tree get massacred because we expected them to be somewhere else"

if that dost work, then we try intimidating him.

Far, far from White Tree I long to be.
Where Phoenix soldiers can't get at me.
Dark are my barracks, cold are my feet.
Waiting for ettins to send me to sleep.

So, our plan is to get his plan?

I'm for it.

You stretch yourself up until your'e looming over the man, fangs bared. The other commanders all take a step back.

"Commander Stafford! I will not sit idly by while you throw this fine city, and all the soldiers and citizens within it, under a speeding wagon! I will not see this battle lost simply because you cannot do anything else other than satisfy your own hubris, commander. Do you know what happens to the forces of leaders who bludgeon their way through strategy? They die, Stafford, because their commanders don't recognize a suicidal plan when they see it. Because they want all the glory to themselves or to their force. Are you that willing to kill hundreds of your own people just to make a point?

"I don't care what you think of me or others like me but I'll throw my mantle and circlet into the ocean before I allow a massacre of the cities youth."

You snap.

"But, I'm being rash." You sneer. "Please, tell us your great plan."

Stafford sneers at you and then looks at Julian. His eyes narrow and he looks at Billings.

Billings looks at the other Commanders, who are trying to make it clear that they are NOT standing by Stafford.

(cont)

>>26569122
"Commander Stafford, the Paladins are the instruments of His Light and His Will. They wouldn't dare give us a plan or a path that would result in death for our most cherished, our most blessed." He says. "We will go as commanded by Lord Paladin Graves."

Stafford shakes his head and looks at Julian. "When you train it to speak again, fix its breath, it reeks of death and dead animal."

He storms off.

"Oh...I am NOT done with that fucker." Kincaid says. He takes a deep breath and raises an eyebrow at Julian.

Julian shakes his head at Kincaid. "No."

He sighs and trows up his hands. "I have to go check the fires and make sure they're ready." He walks off.

Julian orders the other three commanders to follow him as they start setting up lines.

Vivian's father comes up to you. He has a weary/bewildered look on his face. That's a look you've come to recognize of a man who 's realized that the only one who's suited for the job is himself...and that he's WAY over his head.

"I...umm..." He says. "I wish you luck, your ladyship. Also...do...are you required to be in the vanguard? I know a lot of the Blessed would draw much inspiration and strength to see you, and your occuli, aiding them." He licks his lips, nervous. "Word has spread at how they have never fallen in battle and have never allowed others under their shadow come to harm. I...uhhh...I can assure you that there would be many who would be very grateful and filled with cheer and spirit to know that the blessed are protected by the Paladin Serpent."

You've heard worse bribes. But not many...although you've rarely heard one done for a decent reason like this.

Rolled 17

>>26569163

We're kinda needed in the Van, but I think Trica or Mage on the wall wouldn't be amiss

>>26569163
"Honestly, I'm not sure I could be anywhere BUT in the thick of things, and still live with myself."

>>26569204
Yep. You always keep the healer and the mage at the back.

>>26569163
I like Kincaid
"I need to be in the vanguard, I'm the only one big enough to see eye to eye with the ettins."
>>26569204
Tricia already has her plans and I would prefer having Mage assisting Kincaid. Maybe Peri/Mari would work well on the wall, keep an eye out for sappers and such.

>>26569163
Your concern does you credit. However.

I assure you that the Blessed are on my mind most of all. I am standing in the vanguard so that whatever is thrown our way will have to go through me to get to them.

If it eases your mind, I can possibly arrange for one or more of my companions to be with them, if of course it is strategically viable.

Rolled 18

>>26569163
"In Darkness is where His Light is needed most, thus there in Darkness I must stay. I don't think I could live with myself if I wasn't in the Van, but I'll see about having Peri and Mari up on the Wall."

>>26569163
"Well, my healer, tricia, and mage, mage, are almost certainly going to be hanging back with them. Do you suppose that's enough?

Because we all would like to play to our specialties in the hope of a smoother battle, and to be honest, I'm much more suited getting in close. "

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MariPeri: walls
Mage: conjuring something large and powerful
Tricia: defense and assistance of medical personnel
Lea: rallying the Blessed
Ssen: vanguard

>>26569352
lets go with this, but don't mention mage. we don't know where he is going to be.

>>26569393
I kinda want to know what Mage is thinking of doing, otherwise >>26569384
is good.

Yeah, let's stick someone with the blessed. Maybe Lea, with tricia on a roving-duty.

>>26569478
I feel like Lea might cause some friendly fire incidents

"Your concern does you credit. However.
I assure you that the Blessed are on my mind most of all. I am standing in the vanguard so that whatever is thrown our way will have to go through me to get to them.

"If it eases your mind, I can possibly arrange for one or more of my companions to be with them, if of course it is strategically viable. I was thinking for my healer to be with them."

The man lets out a small breath of relief. "Yes, anything will help. Now, I know that all the Blessed need aid, and combat sends everyone everywhere, but could your healer friend, could she start and try to stay close to Second Blessing? Again, I know many who would be thankful, Second Blessing has some very new recruits, they'd need the help."

Give a man an inch...

Well, he is just trying to keep his daughter safe. Although, you expect all of the Blessings (Who came up with that name?) to be new.

Rolled 9

>>26569593

Say that we'll see what we can do, but promise nothing.

>>26569163
"Don't be confused- they are under my protection. My occuli are to be distributed throughout the army, and the blessed ones are probably going to be meeting my dear healer, given where she's set to be stationed. By the same token, while they are under my protection, it is not perfect. I'm sorry to say I've lost a few in my time. I'm relying on you, the blessed, everyone involved even to do their utmost. We'll be needing it."

Rolled 19

>>26569638

Have we ever actually lost anyone? I don't think we have.

>>26569593
"I'm afraid she'll be going where people are hit hardest, so you had better pray she's not near the second.
I think I will have the spellshooters prioritize the blessed if we're taking hits on multiple fronts, however. Assuming they're not all on the wall shooting lightning, who knows how those things work.

>>26569688
Nobody's died yet.
Yet.

>>26569688
we lost some people when we faced Tragedy. We couldn't save them.

Rolled 7

>>26569725
Fairly sure that doesn't count for these purposes, but we might count it anyway out of guilt. But in terms of people we go into battle with, the closest we've come to losing someone is Lea against the Avatar of Ice.

>>26569638
>>26569725
There were the tragedy casualties, those two other vampire sisters who may or may not have been forced into it, that blinded guardsman, and that's all I can think of, other than the iffy ones like "All the people unable to get to the bell in the crafter city".

Rolled 7

>>26569762

We would have lost a bunch of people to the bell if not for that reroll.

>>26569593
"I wont ignore other companies, but I'll see what I can do."
>>26569688
Several people died to stop Tragedy, along with the other Humours (including several who had pledged themselves but decided that we were more sane then their masters).

>>26569163
>reeks of death and dead animal
At some point, discreetly check your breath. How embarrassing.

"Don't be confused- they are under my protection. My occuli are to be distributed throughout the army, and the blessed ones are probably going to be meeting my dear healer, given where she's set to be stationed. By the same token, while they are under my protection, it is not perfect. I'm sorry to say I've lost a few in my time. I'm relying on you, the blessed, everyone involved even to do their utmost. We'll be needing it.

"I'm afraid my healer will be going where people are hit hardest, so you had better pray she's not near the second.

"I think I will have the spellshooters prioritize the blessed if we're taking hits on multiple fronts, however. Assuming they're not all on the wall shooting lightning, who knows how those things work."

He sighs and nods. "I understand. Thank you for your help." He shakes his head. "You want to do what you can, as much as you can...even up to knocking them up and tying them up in your basement." He smiles at you and then frowns and shakes his head. "Wait. No. That was horrible. I'm sorry. I'm woolgathering, there are things I need to do. Good bye." He hurries off.

You go looking for the others, and you find Mage working on a very complex looking scroll. Lea is keeping watch. She holds up a finger for you to be quiet.

"He says it's for when we get our hands on the war idol." She says quietly. "Also, about that, are we waiting to claim it as a trophy after the battle, or are we going to try and get it during the fighting?"

>>26569874
"From what I understand, whatever the idol is doing for these ettins is slow acting and insidious, which makes me unsure we can stop them mid battle with it. Also, it's a giant rock I think, I don't know how to steal one of those without a work crew."

if we grabbed it during the fighting would we be able to drive the ettins from the field?

>>26569924
seconding

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>>26569874
>even up to knocking them up and tying them up in your basement

What the fuck?

>>26569874
Well, if we get the chance we might want to claim it during the battle, but I would think it safer and better that we spread our poison gas around the idol and, wait for the battle to be won and then after the gas has been dispersed, take our prize.

>>26569962
I think he meant 'out' not 'up'.

>>26569962
I'm assuming that's a typo for knocking them out.

>>26569962
...Send someone to check his basement.

>>26569969
*sometime later in the battle, Ssen is wrapped around an on top of an idol, sunbathing with a bunch of PE guys twitching around the idol*

>>26570004
>idol
>smoothed sunbathing stone
my god you're a GENIUS
I know what we'll bring home for Ssai and Ssah! The perfect sunbathing boulder!

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>>26569962
>>26569983

>>26570029
The more you guys talk about presents for Ssai and Ssah, the more likely they're gonna get killed in a surprise attack on Stone Hall. War fiction 101. Quit your shit.

>>26570029
hah

>>26566790
>The war won't end today, and this battle will hardly be the last, but if you live to see history books made of this war, this battle will be the one that gets its own special chapter.
We'd better have some serious battle maps today.

>>26570098
I'm the one who usually makes those, but I'm kind of busy today, I can only check in once in a while.

>>26569962
>What the fuck?
Right that was supposed to be out and not 'up' a typo on my part. Sorry.

>>26569874
"Maybe if it's small enough for peri to make off with. Otherwise, it's just too dangerous to go for."

Rolled 94

>>26570258

Yeah, if that had actually been an "up" instead of an "out" I would be pushing to arrest him on the spot.

>>26570258
>>26570297
>arrest on the spot
Eh, I'm more of the mind of "send an officer to his house", but same thing.

>>26570274
I was hoping to keep Peri on the walls anyways, keep an eye out for sappers and such.

>>26570297
Well, not immediately. I'd suggest a generous beating while shouting "STOP RESISTING! STOP RESISTING!"

Rolled 5

>>26570346

Lets not be the police brutality lamia.

I just got back from dinner out. We're splitting the party.

I hate it, but it's what kinda makes sense right now for the whole effort.

"From what I understand, whatever the idol is doing for these ettins is slow acting and insidious, which makes me unsure we can stop them mid battle with it. Also, it's a giant rock I think, I don't know how to steal one of those without a work crew.

"Maybe if it's small enough for peri to make off with. Otherwise, it's just too dangerous to go for." You say.

"Alright." She nods. "So where do you want me, Peri/Mari, and Mage to be?"

>>26570346
>a generous beating while shouting "STOP RESISTING! STOP RESISTING!"

Hey, that's Lea's shtick.

Rolled 4

>>26570405

Peri/Mari we told the other guy should be on the walls. Lea can be there too. Where should Mage be?

>>26570405
Peri and Mari should be up on the wall, sharpshooting and keeping an eye out for if the enemy does anything funny. They're a smart couple, they'll get the message to me if something changes. I was going to let you go in the vanguard or with the blessed, they both can use the support. Mage, being mage, will be shooting the largest fireballs possible from the vanguard, hitting their vulnerable side.
First time we've split up like this for a fight, I suppose war is quite different than our gallivanting about."

>>26570479
er, quote that. dialogue.

>>26570405
Maybe we could blow it up. We have any explosive runes or a spare barrel of blackpowder?

>>26570450
Mage might be better with us as a "wind guy" when we use Cloudkill. Lea might not be best on the walls, but as a flanker She would do major damage.

>>26570405
"Peri/Mari you can be on the wall, keep an eye out for anything like assassins or saboteurs of any sort and help out Avery. Mage you should stick with Kinkaid, better to keep pressure on the enemy and keep some good magical advice if we reach the idols."
>>26570450
I'm not sure about Lea, but I do want Mage to hang behind Kinkaid,

Actually i do have an idea for Lea, stick her with Toll so she can focus on archery.

>>26570508
Kinkaid's gonna be in the vanguard.

And I was originally thinking of putting Lea in the vanguard, but you guys are convincing me she would be more effective as a flanker.

>>26570532
So you want her playing bouncer so toll can play sniper?

Good dynamic, I suppose.

>>26570544
I wouldn't put Mage in the very front lines, just a bit behind.
>>26570549
Exactly

So:
Mage: In front but not the Van, (With the Blessed maybe?)
Lea: With Toll and Balles
Peri/Mari: With Avery on the wall doing tactics/rearguard
Tricia: With the Blessed
You: Vanguard.

Is that good for everyone?

>>26570604
Worksferme!

>>26570604
Sounds good to me.

>>26570604
Sounds good.

>>26570604
Looks good.

>>26570604
I'd have Mage with the Blessed. I like the idea of keeping as many of our party with as many paladins or other members of the party as possible.

Rolled 8

>>26570604
I'm fine with this.

Only worry is that we're splitting the party, but that's not really avoidable here.

>>26570657
They are Occuli, it works out and their strengths are being well used

>>26570039
I want to know what this is from, now...
For... reasons.

So. Which major characters are we gonna lose?

>>26571007
Could be anybody.

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>>26571007
No matter who dies, we lose.

>>26571031
>>26571067
I'm still wondering about those slaves from the north. I would have hated to deliver them straight to battle.

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>>26571067
>Kingfisher yucks it up

>>26571093
I am 100% certain kingfisher is going to do something about this.
That fucker.

Rolled 10

>>26571093
Kingfisher is more Chinese inspired than Japanese inspired, last I checked.

This is just going to go so poorly. There's not nearly enough fire, explosions, and poison.

>>26571138
Who cares, they're from Not-Asia.

>>26571110
Our great advantage right now is that we are doing something so absolutely retarded that Kingfisher will be hard-pressed to react to it. Kinda like how he had no idea that we would FLY in and out of the camp before anyone noticed.

Eventually he's going to start making plans to account for us taking wildly insane actions. He'll be wrong as often as he is right, but he'll start thinking "She might possibly do that" instead of "She would never do that."

>>26571208
I wish at some point he would accept peace talks. Too bad we gotta force it.

>>26571245
It's not in his nature to negotiate from a position of equality.

>>26571245
It's funny because we'd pretty much help build his city.

>>26571281
>>26571320
I'm already thinking about how we're going to deal with all the phoenicians to the south and make them a non-hostile nation.

>>26571345
Care to share those ideas?

>>26571359
no, I don't have many. I've no idea how many noncombatants and civilians there are, but I'm fairly certain it's going to include a lot of communism, given the high expected population of human ex-slaves. Ettins are still a variable. I know nothing about them.

>>26571376
>communism

See, my idea was Kingfisher's city would be like Hong Kong, i.e. extremely lax economic regulations which bring a large amount of foreign investment.

>>26571412
It's really up in the air depending on how well Ryan's stuff takes. And the exact nature of it. And whether or not we'll be able to come up with a neutral freedom-book that winds them down from book-device use.

>>26571376
I figure when we take it over we don't make to many changes, and what we do change we keep to stuff that the masses will like. use economic incentives to encourage allot of contact with other cities and just let the culture change over a generation or two.

So, to avoid idle dread over the battle, I suppose we can think of things we can do during the battle. Just stabbing-and-morningstarring is probably not the optimum way to go.

>>26571589
We're gonna be fighting Ettin and morningstarring.

I mean really, what else can we do? We're a figure of inspiration, we're supposed to be in the thick of the fighting doing things which look inspiring. I guess we could try to hamstring a few Ettin, but when we have enough reach to go straight for the throat, I don't see that much point.

>>26571589
I was thinking we could use our venom, yes its horrible but when your fighting 100 giants I think we can afford to use a distasteful means of combat.

>>26571642
>>26571589
I'm kinda hoping it'll be like that run we did in Stone Hall, back when it was sacked by ghouls. That was a really interesting "fight" sequence, rather than the typical "you encounter a large amount of enemies who all gang up on you" bullshit.

>>26571664
This is one of those times where even I'd be completely okay with it. Even if it doesn't really work on the Ettins, might as well thin out the humans if we can.

>>26571680
Acid in the eyes gets damn near everyone

>>26571664
>>26571672
that might be nice, a series of problems instead of just straight battle roll.
And I'm all for some poison use here, when it's opporotune. Basically a 1 hit kill on things it works on.

>>26571694
I'm all for using the gas as long as Mage puts up an air barrier between us and the rest of our forces. Choke the whole enemy army.

While we're at it, let's see if there are any lamias from the UFK detachment.

>>26571735
almost certainly not, but worth looking into.
I think we're even more rare than the harpies. And we aren't repopulating like they are.

>>26571281
>It's not in his nature to negotiate from a position of equality.

He cannot conceive that you would be willing to help the Phoenix Colony gain independence, and then just let them be. He's brilliant, but he's fallen for the grand fallacy. He believes that people view the world in the same way he does, or how he imagines that they do.

- - -
You give out a few orders, make sure that your people are where they can help the most, send off a few bird mesages, and do a headache inducing whisperflute conversation with Jesse-May.

Then the Fell Weed fires are lit.

The scheduled attack was going to happen at dawn, a good luck sign for the Phoenix (and His Light if you ask Lea.) For the fires to have any effect, you had to light them in the middle of the afternoon. Ugh, you despise that smell. It makes you nauseous and the smell reminds you of rotten meat and vomit.

Standing upwind, you beathe into your mouth for a moment...damn, that asshole was right about your breath. Well, unlike him, some people don't have the advantage of a diet that allows sweet smelling things...but you take comfort at the fact that your teeth aren't missing and/or brown like his. True, you regrow teeth swiftly, and whenever you need to, but the principle is the same...kinda...sorta...eh fuck the Commander and his species rhetoric anyway. You have a war to fight.

Julian comes up besides you on the battlefield as you both watch the sun set. "These have been an eventful year or two, haven't they?" He chuckles as he readies his greatsword. "Liam probably would be twisting both our ears, all things said and done. Wouldn't he?"

Rolled 13

>>26571888
"Probably. Although I like to think he'd be proud of me. Heh, did you know I went out to distract myself from his death?"

>>26571888
"Then, he'll probably pat us on the back or give us a big hug. We've done a lot for the peoples of our fair nation.


I wish Dad was here."

>>26571888
"In my dreams I keep getting told 'this isn't the hard part' so I'm not too sure"

>>26571888
"He'd be furious, to be sure. He got all worried when I went after boar, a war would just make his hair fall out."

"I haven't visited River's Cross for a long while. I hope they're doing well."

>>26571888
"Too eventful. Things have really spiraled out of control- Not a day off in sight for months."

also,
>Yeah, our breath is kind of bad
>but the teeth grow back so it's OK, right?
>right?
Fucking adorable. Maybe we ask humans how they keep their breath good.

Rolled 11

>>26571888
And Echo, please just pick a single thing. This conversation is not the place for rambling. I'm fine if you don't pick mine.

>>26572023
I, too, am fine with not being chosen. Poignant times happen.

>>26572023
Agreed.

>>26572023
I could see one or two couldn't hurt to be combined, but I won't hold it to echo

>>26572023
>>26572038
>>26572045
though, I don't want to be forceful about this, I see a few ways we could fit in maaaybe two, sentiment wise.

I sort of want to shoe in some complaints about the weeds in the following conversation.

I wonder what we do with our old teeth. Probably just toss 'em out.

>>26571932
I vote for this one.

>>26572169
I do sort of like that one. Mostly because of the telling him why we left part. When we try to distract ourselves, by golly we're distracted.

>>26571932
If we go for one, this is my choice

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>>26572188

I bet 1269 Internets and 34 Chanboards tha

>>26571932
Also recieves my vote. If we have a navel, now's the time to contemplate it.

>>26572227

*that it rains. All the big battles have rain.

Goddamn keyboard...

>>26572227
I like to imagine... no navel. But yes, I hope for some rain, it would completely ruin/make better our lightning troopers.

Rolled 19

>>26572284
Well, I'm no biologist, but seeing as we lay eggs, I'm pretty sure we shouldn't have a navel.

"Probably, he got all worried when I went after boar, a war would just make his hair fall out. I like to think he'd be proud of me, though. We've done a lot for the peoples of our fair nation.

"Still, I do wish Dad was here. Heh, did you know I went out to distract myself from his death?"

"Heh, well I hope you succeeded a little." Julian says.

"In my dreams he keeps telling me 'this isn't the hard part' over and over." You say.

"He used to say that." Julian says. "Never really understood what he meant by that, we had certainly seen enough difficulty. Every time that we seemed to be heading into death itself, he'd always say that 'This wasn't the hard part.' I thought for a moment that he thought that the Hard Part would be raising you...or any child. But no, he just smiled and said that it was difficult, but not the hard part."

You hear the roar and scream and you see the horde. They really are blue. You suppose that in a certain bright desert light you could call it a very pale grey, but in the light of dusk, they're pretty clearly blue.

"Don't die, little girl." Julian says. "I don't want Liam kicking my ass."

>>26572301
Considering the fact that we're reptiles we should have any...

Oh fuck it, let's not start.

>>26572307
"Good luck Julian. Why are they blue?"

>>26572301
>>26572311
As i recall, we're like tiger and nurse sharks.

We can just contemplate our lack of navel then.
>>26572307
"Same for you Uncle"
*raise Beacon and give a wary cry*

>>26572362
I am going to second this.

Rolled 16

>>26572307
"Same to you Uncle!" Ready Beacon and start on the cloudkill.

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>>26572307

Ettins aren't blue...I think it's our magic vision.

>>26572406
hold up on the cloud kill for a moment, want to save it for a bit when we can be sure of having mage around to redirect it, as he is rather behind us in formation

>>26572434
>>26572406
yeah, no cloudkill yet, we're still near humans.

>>26572430
Magic is not-purple, though.

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>>26572307
Here it comes.

>>26572364
speaking of our biology, I figured out why we have spines and why they're arranged outwards so they can't help with constriction.

They're so we can't get eaten by giant predators. Just coil up in a spike ball.

>>26572505
They let us cut up whatever we're constricting, as well as deliver venom. Helps with more unruly prey i suppose

>>26572307
Alright, this is how the war works.

As of now, the Phoenix Empire forces are at a score of 500.

You have 300, now. With 200 waiting in the flank.

Things are pretty even as they are right now. Naturally, that's going to change when things go to hell.

You'll get three options every turn. Each option will cause a roll, and that roll will determine how much each side has their numbers drop...among other things.

As of now, once the PE army (or you) reaches half strength, the flank will attack. That's the plan.

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>Oncoming horde of ettins
>Contemplate our biology

Lamia Brain strikes again!

Rolled 19

>>26572615
Okay, do we get any options or is it straight dice rollings?

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>>26572615
ALRIGHT HERE WE GO

>>26572617
It's just nerves.

>>26572615
Any chance of lamia brain forth options?

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>>26572615
>clusterfuck coming

>>26572659
I bet so, but we'll probably not have a unified backing of a good idea to produce one.
>>26572617
>>26572640
We've enjoyed contemplating how we work for a long while. I look forward to lamia doctors and scientists.

Also, we need to borrow julian's book from tricia and see if they've got a good organ anatomy of a dead lamia. Because who would have that other than monster hunters?

>>26572713
Talk with another Lamia character for a long period should be fun.

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>>26572713
This is one of the generally acceptable images for lamia biology. Prob some deviations in Echo's canon but this'll give ya the basic idea

Rolled 6

>>26572615
>>26572638

nvm, I missed the part about 3 options each turn

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>>26572615

So when our strength = 150 or theirs = 250, the flank goes.

DS(us)=150

DS(them)=250

150/250=15/25=3/5

We need to kill more than 5 points of troops and lose less than 3 on average every turn, or multiples thereof, to be winning.

This assumes that when the flank occurs the greater strength army will win. It's likely more complicated than that.

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There's only one thing about Lamia biology we can all come to consensus on.

>>26572783
Sorry, I'm a snake ass man.

>>26572798
We don't got an ass

>>26572810
We have Isen.

Rolled 11

>>26572798
I don't think snakes have those.

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>>26572829

But seriously though I'm nervous as hell about this battle, we're going to lose a lot of dudes. Giants and by extension ettins are NOT something you can fuck around with. I think the blue means they're angry, like hulk rules.

Oh and you'll be shooting for 14+ every time.

>>26572615
The ettin are charging...but they're not headed towards the sinkholes and ankle breaks. You miscalculated where to set up the damn traps.

1) Hold position and engage them anyway, you've got the forces all dug in properly here. 10/5 Success, 5/5 failure. (2 crits make it a 0 losses, depending on the side)

2)Try to lure the bastards over to the trapped area by breaking rank. Risky, but the chaos you'll cause will be very much worth it. 15/5 success, 5/10 failure.

3) Charge the fuckers. Risky as hell, but you'll get full control of the terrain if you're the ones directing the charge. 20/5 success. 5/20 failure.

(So if you chose option B and succeeded, you'd be at 295, and the PE would be at 485)

Rolled 5

>>26572905
Do we vote on an action then roll, or do we vote with a roll and the winning one gets the first 3 in the ones voting for it?

3

>>26572905
I'd prefer to lure them over, I think, but I am unsure of what breaking ranks means in this instance.

I am going to assume the lure option is a faux charge to draw them in/get their attention, then fleeing back to the fortified lines. Which I am going for, option B.

Rolled 10

>>26572905
I'm thinking of holding position

>>26572905
I am going to vote for option 2. We have gotten this far by risking our neck, why not see how far that holds.

>>26572905
2 sounds like the best bet. Its not terrible if we fail (Remember that failure is more likely than success if we need 14+)
option 3 just sounds terrible

>>26572905
A.

We hold now and besides this is the first wave. They might just try to flank us.

Roll now or after choice decided, Echo?

>>26572934
>Do we vote on an action then roll, or do we vote with a roll and the winning one gets the first 3 in the ones voting for it?

Vote on action, roll for action, best of first three.

>>26572934
Probably standard pick a choice, then roll. At least I hope, otherwise you just charged twenty men to their deaths.

>>26572936
Attack and feign retreat sounds like a good idea. Going for Option 2/B.

>>26572905
I'm going to vote be a lure. To make it more effective grab a branch of the smelly junk if its nearby and wave it in their faces.

Rolled 2

>>26572905
B)

Rolled 6

>>26572905
Oh, this is pretty risky no matter what.

I guess 2.

>>26572963
Honestly, a charge against giants just has so many things that could go poorly, much better if at all possible to have them come to you.

But I already voted.

i vote we go with option 2. its almost as good reward as option 3 and much lessrisk

>>26572905

The first mistake anyone with a hardened salient makes is to assume it's impregnable and dig in without thought or care to harassment. I vote 2 or 3. We can risk early on, to make the lead. If we lose, we can still retreat and hold out.

Any plan has a 6/20=30% success rate. Be wary, questers!

>>26572970
Best of first 3 rolls or first three rolls for the winning vote?

>>26572982
>>26572978
>>26572956
>>26572934
With the way these rolls are turning out we're probably going to fail horribly.

Rolled 17

>>26572970
Okay, so none of the rolls so far count?

In that case I'll vote for 3.

Rolled 9

>>26573004
Yeah. It's not looking good.

Rolled 20

>>26572905
Option 2. Lets lure the overgrown fuckers.

>>26573004
People do seem rather confused about the rolling mechanics

huh the vote\dice mechanics are still a bit unclear.

Rolled 18

>>26573025
I think it's that "We vote, then echo calls for a roll" sort of thing.

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>>26573023

Now we're talkin!

>>26573043
I hope so

>>26573043
Well, its how we've always rolled before. See no real reason to change it but you never know. This is a new way of doing battle after all.

>>26573024
You dash to the side and a few of the Mixed and Regulars follow you. Julian keeps position but understands what you're trying to do.

You make a LOT of noise and 'charge' forward. You hope that enough ettin take the bait.

Roll 1d20

>>26573043
likely, but I'm sad about >>26573023 then.

>>26573056
Everyone stop rolling.

Rolled 1

>>26573066

Rolled 7

>>26573066

Rolled 3

>>26573066
No whammies

Rolled 4

>>26573066
Fuuuuck

>>26573066

ow our dice, ow ow ow

Well shit.

>>26573077
Redaeth you son of a fuck.

Rolled 10

>>26573066
Oh son of a bitch.

Do we still have a reroll?

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>>26573077
oh my fucking god. Redeath it's back. You were doing so well. Your rollitis was in remissions ffs.

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Rolled 2

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>>26573077

My sole consolation is that I rolled highest.

>>26573111
... maybe?

Also I think our dice need to be changed. 6 rolls and nothing over 10

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Rolled 16

>>26573066

Let's GO!

>>26573111
not here not now. there will be a time when it's utterly necessary. We'll know when the time comes.

>>26573124
You mother fucker

>>26573124
Fuck yo, Small and Weak, yo ass is LATE.

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>>26573077
Redaeth
Redaeth why

>>26573077
Do we have a reroll? We NEED to reroll.

Welp.
We're gonna all die.
Phoenix empire wins.

>>26573164
Yes. The dice were clearly off before Echo had the roll.

>>26573166
GOOD.

Who am I kidding. It'll never happen.

>>26573085
Shit, not enough ettin took the bait, and now Julian's forces are getting swamped. You get a few, but just not enough.

Roll 1d10
This is for something later.

Rolled 5

>>26573195

Rolled 4

>>26573195

Rolled 3

>>26573195

Spreadsheet powers GO