Vafrandir’s Journey
Continued from The Lodge
Vafrandir, during your journey to Bergen, this being the 6th of August, you face a drizzling rain. The weeather is cool and there is a stiff, moderate wind in your face. As you and Arvid descend towards the fjord (about noon), you pass through a narrow defile; and it is here that you're ambushed by four unarmed assailants — three men and a woman. They are using short clubs for weapons, suggesting they want to take you alive rather than kill you. I'll set up the map. For the moment, please roll a d6 for surprise.
Vafrandir: 4.
The DM: Sorry about the delay and that the enemy all look alike. Please roll a d6 for initiative.
Vafrandir: 2.
The DM: I roll a 1. You have initiative.
Vafrandir: I draw my sword (2 AP), only 1 left.
The DM: Please run Arvid as well; you're in charge of his actions. He has 4 AP and is carrying a short sword on his belt.
Arvid: I draw my sword and move to 1810.
The DM: Additionally, I thought we'd agreed that the "draw speed" sage ability also included decreasing the time needed to draw a weapon from your belt by 1 AP. I see I hadn't written that on the wiki, so I've added it.
Vafrandir: Thanks for the reminder. I'll move to 1508. Arvid will remain where he is.
The DM: None of the ambushers make a move.
Ambusher A: “Surrender. You’re outnumbered. We don’t wish to bring you harm.”
Vafrandir: "Who sent you? Why should we believe you?"
Ambusher A: “If we’d wanted to harm or kill you, we wouldn’t have shown ourselves first. You walked right past Caleb and Denar, didn’t you?”
- The DM: he gestures to C & D, standing before Arvid.
Vafrandir: "Harm now, or harm later, its much the same to the body. What do you want with us?"
Ambusher A: “I follow the orders of another. He doesn’t trust you and has told us not to trust you either. You’re to come with us.”
- He draws out two sets of manacles and hurls them towards Vafrandir.
Vafrandir: "No, I don't think we will. I'm not well accustomed to shackles and I've no plans to become so."
Vafrandir: [Just so you know, I'm pretty high on adrenaline right now]
Ambusher A: “We can do this the hard way.”
- The DM: He moves to 1510. Re-roll initiative.
The Battle for True Now
Vafrandir: 2.
The DM: I have it this time with a 3.
The DM: “A” moves to 1509 and attacks, missing with a 4.
- “B” moves to 1409 and rolls a natural 20, followed with a 16. Damage, 2 doubled, Vafrandir takes 4 DAMAGE.
- Denar (“D”) goes to 1909, hitting with a 15. Arvid takes 2 DAMAGE. I’ve provided Arvid’s hit points; tell me if he’s stunned.
- Caleb moves to 1808, watching the battles between Vafrandir and Arvid, seeing where he needs to engage.
The DM: It’s Vafrandir’s attack. Readying another map if you want to wait for it.
Vafrandir: That puts Arvid at 10-4=6, and then 6-2=4. I believe that's a stun.
Vafrandir: I attack A, rolling 18 raw, 21 to hit; 7 raw, 9 to hit.
The DM: Vafrandir took the 4 damage from "B". Arvid only took two, so he is not stunned. Why are you attacking twice?