Battle Empire vs Orcs on 19/05/2001

 

Turn 1 (12:18)

 

Empire             Movement        None

                        Magic               Battle Wizard (Heavens)

Comet of Cassandara (failed)

                                    Forked Lightining 3 S4 hits – no hits

            Shooting           Mortar @ Boss in chariot (overshot)

                                    Handgunners @ Orcboyz – hits no wounds

                                    Captain @ Shaman – no hits

 

Orcs                 Animosity         Orc boyz (failed) – Squabble

                        Magic               Shaman

                                                Gaze of Mork @ Handgunners – 1 died

                                                Headbutt @ Captain (failed)

Orc Big Boss

                                                Headbutt @ Spearmen (failed)

                        Shooting           Arrer boyz @ Handgunners – 1 died

                                                Rock lobber @ Mortar – 1 crew died

 

Turn 2 (13:23)

 

Empire             Movement        None

                        Magic               Battle Wizard (Heavens)

                                                Comet of Cassandara cast (failed dispel) @ Rock Lobber

                                                Forked Lightining – Failed

                        Shooting           Mortar @ Boss in chariot (overshot)

                                                Handgunners@ arrerboyz – 1 died

                                                Marksman @ arrerboyz – no hits

                                                Captain @ orc boyz – 1 died

 

Orcs (13:40)

                        Comet of Cassandara – extra marker placed

                        Animosity         Passed

                        Magic               Shaman

                                                Gaze of Mork @ handgunners (dispelled)

                                                Headbutt @ First Knight (Irresistible Force) – Killed

                                                Orc Big Boss

Headbutt @ Spearmen (dispelled)

                        Shooting           Rock Lobber @ Mortar (Scatter dice) – missed

                                                Arrer boyz @ Handgunners – no hits

 


Turn 3 (14:06)

 

Empire             Comet Of Cassadara – hits Rock Lobber. Crew & bully slain

Movement        None

                        Magic               Battle Wizard (Fire)

                                                Wall of Fire @ Big ‘Uns (dispel failed) – 1 died

                                                Battle Wizard (Heavens)

                                                Comet of Cassandara @ Boss in chariot (failed)

                        Shooting           Mortar @ Boss in chariot – hit no wounds

 

Orcs (15:02)    Animosity         Arrer boyz failed (Squabble)

                        Charges            Chariot (Boss) @ Spearmen                

Magic               Shaman

                                                Gaze of Mork @ handgunners – 1 dead

                                                Headbutt @ Captain (failed)

                        Combat            Chariot vs Spearmen

                                                Impact hits – 4 died

                                                Orc big boss – 2 died

                                                Spearmen paniced. Chariot pursued and destroyed them

                                                Chariot charged into mortar

 

Turn 4 (15:35)

 

Empire             Magic               Battle Wizard (Heavens)

                                                Comet of Cassandara @ Arrer boyz – dispelled

                                                Forked lightining @ chariot (boss) – failed

                        Shooting           Handgunners @ orc boyz – 2 died

                                                Marksman @ orc boyz - 1 died

                        Combat            Mortar crew died

                                               

Orcs (16:07)

                        Animosity         Arrer boyz failed (Squabble)

                        Magic               Shaman

                                                Headbutt @ Captain (failed dispel) – 1 wound

                                                Gaze of Mork @ knights – cast no wounds

                        Combat            Mortar destroyed


Turn 5 (16:23)

 

Empire             Charges            Knights charged chariot (boss)

                        Magic               Battle Wizard (Heavens)

                                                Comet of Cassandara @ chariot (failed dispel)

                                                Forked lightining @ chariot – 1 wound

                        Shooting           Handgunners @ orc boyz – 1 died

                        Combat            Orc Big Boss challenged Captain (accepted)

                                                Headbuttin’ ‘at @ Captain – 1 wound (slain)

                                                Knights paniced & fled

                                                Chariot pursued & destroyed knights

                                                Battle wizard (heavens) – fled

                                                Battle wizard (fire) – fled

 

Orcs                 Comet of Cassandara – 2 Orc boyz, chariot & 5 arrer boyz

                        Animosity         Big ‘Uns failed – Squabble

                        Magic               Shaman

                                                Headbutt@ Marksman – failed

                                                Gaze of Mork @ handgunners – 1 died

                                                Orc Big Boss

                                                Headbutt @ marksman – marksman slain

                        Shooting           Arrer boyz @ handgunners – hits no wounds

 

End ( 17:14)

 

KILLS

EMPIRE

 

Captain                                    1 Orc Boyz

 

Battle Wizard (Heavens)                                  

Comet of Cassandara              3 crew (Rock Lobber) & Orc bully

                                                2 Orc boyz

Chariot

5 arrer boyz     

 

Battle Wizard (Fire)

Wall of Fire                              1 Big ‘Uns

 

Handgunners                            1 arrer boyz

                                                4 Orc boyz (Marksman killed one)

 


ORCS

 

Shaman

Gaze of Mork                           3 handgunners

 

Headbutt                                  First knight

 

Orc Big Boss                            2 Spearmen

                                                Captain

 

Chariot (Boss)                          16 Spearmen

                                                2 Mortar Crew

                                                6 Knights

 

The wounded notes...

Empire Scribe's Report

Our opponents advantage:

  1. More units
  2. Stronger singular units
  3. Devastating charges

Everything was going fine and as planned, until that dreaded chariot with his general managed to cross the bridge...and spelled our end. Why did our mage conjure the wall of fire spell in front of the Big 'Uns and not in front of this chariot ? The Big 'Uns are much slower than a chariot and our Spearmen could have easily put up a good fight against them.

But alas, the chariot passed, immediately charged the spearmen, literally cleaved a path through the poor men, massacred the remaining cowards and proceeded to destory the mortar!

Upon this destruction, our valiant knights with the general charged the cursed chariot. Another damn mistake...why did the general stay with the knights if he rode a pegasus ? He could have charged with the knights and then with the general from behind if he flew there. To make it worse, our general already had a wound out of two (was unlucky in dispelling a previous spell) and the orc boss delighted himself in challenging him. Little did he know that he had a magical item that enabled him to attack first, in which he wounded our general and killed him. The rest is history.

Our general and knights NEVER had the chance to fight in this battle. These knights were inner circle knights on barded warhorses, the general had a magical sword (gives an extra attack) and the pegasus had even more hit points than the general !

Let's face it, the orcs in this battle were withdrawn, and no one of them entered the battle or proved its worth except his general's chariot. The Orc boyz and Big uns were cannon fodder, the arrer boys were weak, the other chariot was left behind (and later destroyed by my comet), the rock lobber managed to partially hit my mortar (but did not effect us, and was later disabled by my comet). Perhaps the shaman can have some credit that gave a wound to my general (and killed my First Knight too, but the knights never had a chance to fight).

But it seemed that the first and only charge made by his general, was everything that counted in this game. He was unstoppable. A real black orc !

Felip Lunar
Empire Scribe