"WOW!"
<-- Nuranar after reading
Kransha's post.
That was nothing short of phenomenal,
Kransha. I read your game post first, and I was thinking, "How long will I need to study this to make sure I get the tactical situation
straight, much less write about it more?!" Then I got to your discussion post. Boy, did you read my mind! Never was a manual more needed!
I won't presume to critique your linguistics. (Nor will I sic my linguistics friend - who IS a Barrow-Downer - on you. ) The results are fine with me, and the explanation both useful and entertaining. I appreciate you taking that extra effort, although I dare to imagine that it was no hardship.
And a thousand thank-yous for outlining the tactical situation. I hate it when I sketch out a post in my head, then realize I missed something that throws it all out.
No worries about the horses. They make such big targets, it would be the height of unreality for them all to be unscathed.
I suggest that we lose at least 2 more horses. Some of us will be riding double on the retreat.
Meneltarmacil and
Alaksoron, I suggest you rescue your characters.
Kransha, just how good is Kransha? (Man, does that sentence look stupid. Ahem!) If I recall correctly, he's lost opportunities to make a kill at least twice. But he's a very good marks-orc, correct? Again in the interests of realistic gaming, he ought to hit
something this time. Now, if he kills Menecar... But that's another dynamic.
What I'm very clumsily trying to suggest is, How would it be if he wounds Tarondo? The baddies ought to know by now who's the leader, and even a fool of an uruk would know to go for the top man. And Kransha's no fool. Would it offend realism if I employed the Fairy of Fortunate Chance to keep Tarondo from being killed?
Thank goodness for automatic email updates!
I just saw Meneltarmacil's post. All right, it looks like both Bubkur and Menecar are dead, and Thoronmir's taken an arrow in the arm from Kransha (who is again trying to pick off Andas Loudewater). And one of the Stone Trolls has toppled over. Bubkur must have a lot of mass!
Kransha, my offer for Tarondo to take a hit still stands.
Now,
Saurreg: Andas is already in the thick of it. If he was up to it, I was going to have him take on Kransha hand-to-hand. Then Menecar would rescue him/distract Kransha and get killed. Menecar's dead now, but someone else can rescue Andas, if you want him to fight Kransha. Your choice.