Stars in Retrograde

Players, I don't want to suspend the campaign, but for the next few days things are pretty much up in the air for me.  Tomorrow, Wednesday, I'll be working my second day at my new job.  Thursday, I'll be working my last day at my old job.  Friday, I have a friend going into surgery and I have promised to be with him before and after, so I'll be at the hospital all day.  And Saturday I'll be at my new job again.

At the moment, I have no set schedule yet, but I've been promised full time, five days a week, so this is going to be a period of adjustment.  When I do have a reliable schedule, we can work something out ~ but I won't have access to the game at work and I won't have time to dedicate a continuous 14 hours a week to the campaign.  It only means that we'll spread the campaign a little thinner, and move a little slower.

I do know that I won't be leaving for my job until 10 AM my time, so that's Noon EST and 6 PM for Engelhart.  So we can probably arrange to get some time some mornings, and some time on my days off, whatever seems to work best.  I'll keep you all posted.

Ice Lake Round 23 ~ Nearly Over

I have only one attack; it is still against Lothar.  I hit with a 13, causing 2 damage.  That will stun Lothar and leave him in 1923.

Following the party's move, they're both dead.  Here's the final experience:

Ice Lake Round 22 ~ The End of a Long Fight

Three attacks.

Against Engelhart, I roll an 8 and miss.

Against Mikael, I roll a 5 and miss.

Against Lothar, I roll a 7 and miss.

Easy peasy.  The party can act.

Ice Lake Round 21 ~ Mopping Up

Once again, 1623 attacks Embla, rolling a 16.  It hits for 3 points, which stuns the assassin.

Engelhart is attacked from the front and the rear.  1723 attacks with a natural 14, missing.  1725 attacks with an adjusted 14, +2 from the rear, also missing.

Lothar is attacked by 1826, moving from 1827.  The larva rolls a 7 and misses.  The larva in 1926 rolls a 9, also missing.

There are no other attacks.


And the new positions after the player's turn:

And experience so far:

Ice Lake Round 20 ~ Scattered Mayhem

Embla, isolated now, is attacked from 1623.  The larva rolls a 2, missing.

Engelhart is attacked from 1823, which rolls a 5, missing.  And also by 1723, moving from 1624.  This larva rolls a 9 and misses.

Lothar is attacked by 2025, which rolls a 4 and misses.  He is also attacked on the flank by 1926, which rolls a modified 11.  Also misses.

Mikael is not attacked.

Rob is attacked by 1725, which rolls a 17, hitting the druid for 2 damage.  That will stun and push him into Mikael's hex.

The party can act now, excepting Rob.

Following the party's action, the positions are as follows:

And experience so far:

Ice Lake Round 19 ~ Not There Yet

Embla is attacked twice.  1623 misses with a 10.  1624 rolls a 19, hitting for 5 damage, which stuns Embla.  She falls back into 1722.

Engelhart is attacked twice.  1823 misses with an 11.  1923 would have hit with a 16, but it is modified downwards by the curse and misses by one point.

1826 turns on Rob, so Lothar has two larva attacking, with 1926 from the flank.  1926 rolls a modified 12, just missing AC 7.  2025, however, rolls a 14, and hits for 5 damage. That is half of Lothar's hit points and he is stunned.  He remains in 1925.

Mikael is attacked by only one larva, in 2024.  The larva rolls a modified 8, missing AC 10.

Rob is attacked by 1725, which misses with a 9.  1826 rolls a natural 1, also missing.

Following the party's move, the positions are as stands:

And experience so far:

Ice Lake Round 18 ~ The Circle Crumbles

Shows a move that Mikael made in round 17, that wasn't accounted for. That move has no effect
on his action points for this round.

As the party can see, things have gotten a lot more open now.  None of the larva readjust their position; they don't seem smart enough to do that.

I have two attacks on Embla. Both roll a 14, with 1722 managing an adjusted 13.  1624 hits Embla for 1 damage; and 1722 hits Embla for 2 damage.  Neither stun.  Talk about being blessed.

There are three attacks on Engelhart.  1922 misses with an 11.  2023 hits with an adjusted 17, causing 5 damage.  Engelhart has 19 hp and is stunned.  He falls back into 1824.  2024 misses with an adjusted 7.

Because Lothar turned to kill 1924, he left his flank and rear exposed to 1826 and 1926.  The former gets a +1 bonus, the latter a +2.  1826 misses with an 11, but 1926 hits with an adjusted 20.  It causes 2 damage and does not stun.  Then, 2025 attacks Lothar from the front, rolling a 16.  And that hit causes Lothar 1 damage.  Still, not stunned.  But things for the ranger are getting tight.

Mikael is not attacked.

Rob is attacked by 1725.  It misses with a 4.

The players can act now.

[i'm cutting these maps fairly close; if anyone needs to run into any hexes off map, let me know and I'll post an expanded version]

Following the player's move:

And experience so far:

Ice Lake Round 17 - Blessed by the Dice

With this round, the enemy are finally out of replacements; there are no larva left on the second rank to rush in when one dies.  As well, they can't quite close the ring completely any more.

That said, three creatures attack Embla.  1623 rolls a 4, while 1624 rolls a 3.  Both miss.  1722 rolls an adjusted 16, but only causes 1 damage.

There are three attacks on Engelhart.  1922 rolls an 8, missing.  2023 rolls an adjusted 4, missing.  And 2024 rolls an adjusted 13.  That misses too.

Lothar draws 1826 away from Rob, and is attacked by three creatures.  1826 misses with a 4.  1926 misses with an 8.  2025 attacks from Lothar's flank, with a +1 bonus, but only manages an adjusted 7.

Mikael is attacked by 1724 and 1924.  Both roll a coincidental 7, so that Mikael breathes one more round.

Rob is only attacked from 1725.  And I miss with an 8.

The gods love you guys.

Following the party's move, the positions are as follows:

And experience so far: