Ok, there's a lot of stuff made up on spec here, so be warned!
With less time for prep than usual, we decided that it was high time we tried out 'Song of Blades and Heroes'. Now it's because we like the idea of the dice roll and initiative mechanisms and not because we want to tell some
Lord of the Rings style story...honest. ;)
So, despite the allusions to comedic disparagement(!), we did take this seriously ...no really.
And so, presenting the characters today, we have:
The Forces of GOOD:
Bonan the Barbarian and his two girlfriends (lucky bast**d), Sylvia the Sorceress (who wants to be a fashion model rather than a magic user), the brave Lord Burnham and Fartleck the Dwarf and his mate uhhh...Simon?
The Forces of BAD (booo, hisss): Led by Dave the DoomLich of
Soapinme Bath, with Kul the Minotaur and Hugh, Pew, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert and Dibble...the orcs (Grub was on holiday).
Joking aside, there are some nice touches to these rules, with activation based on one to three rolls of d6 per character, with successes dictating whether you get your actions, or if initiative moves to your next character, or even the other player.
(Our feeling of course was centred upon how this would feature for asymmetric engagements between PMCs and insurgents on the modern battlefield, if tweaked for firefights - and I know there is a modern version available, which we'll try ('flying lead' I think)).
The forces approach each other, with Lord Burnham sprinting toward the lost 'Tomb of Chuzzlewit' - the objective for the scenario.
Dave the DoomLich looks on, then takes matters into his own hands.
'I will deal with them, myself."
Oooh, but a bit of a rumble develops. That damned minotaur is pretty tough.
Bow Cam...though the Orc archer didn't make a lot of difference (until later).
In the fracas that follows at the tomb, Kul the Minotaur goes down under a hail of blades from one of Bonan's girlfriends. The death is a gory one, which inflicts a morale check. They all run like hell (even Dave!).
...as Sylvia the Sorceress takes a moment to pose for the camera in front of a suitably imposing backdrop, with a view to giving up Magic School and getting that dream modelling job.
The evil ones start to move back for a second attack, but they have neither the numbers nor the
tank Minotaur...
The orc archer finally gets a decent shot in.
Lord Burnham makes his fear check and engages Dave the DoomLich at close quarters...
...as Dave disappears in a 'poof' of smoke, and goes back to ...some demi-plane or something.
The orc archer slays one of Bonan's wimmen...he will NOT be pleased.
Sylvia poses in front of a rock. 'That's it luv, it's the
Vogue cover.'
The good guys gang up on the last orc, and pulverise 'im.
The forces of good...triumphant! (Sylvia poses for another shot..and who's that behind the rock?)
'The Ruins of Chuzzlewit's Tomb'...double nicely as a dice box.
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