Goblin Ambush #2

Well, here's the second part of the goblin ambush scenario. With every battle report I do, it will always be in two party, where I play as both good and evil. This is so I can play as both sides and get a glimpse of the tactics used for each. Also every time you play a scenario, the outcome is different so this is to show you the different outcomes to the scenarios too, as you will see in this battle report.

This time it's me as the goblins and Adam as Aragorn. I'm sure you will enjoy this one!

Turn 1

Aragorn, hunting in the wild, spots a small group of goblins charging towards him. As soon as he spots them, an arrow grazes his arm. This is going to be a tough charge through and Aragorn would be lucky to get out of there alive. He begins his long trek through hostile territory.

Turn 2

The goblins fire four more shots at the ranger, hitting him twice. From what the goblins could see, no arrows were penetrating the machine that is the heir of Isildur. Aragorn draws his bow and sends an arrow straight back at his attackers, bouncing straight off one of the goblins helmets. Frustrated, he continues on. Meanwhile, the snarling goblins form up in the middle of the battlefield, with the archers ready in waiting.

Turn 3

The goblins charge in and swarm the lone Dúnedain. The goblin archers cant seem to get a clear shot (Editors note: remember, we haven't learned the rules for evil shooting into combat yet). Read and prepared for anything, Strider charges straight into the goblin horde. Hacking and slashing at the goblins, none of his attacks manage to connect. The goblins soldiers surround him, ready to pounce.


Turn 4

They all raise their swords at once and bring them down on his head. Aragorn, surrounded, raises his sword to counter the fell goblins. Unfortunately, two goblins sneak behind him and stick two rusting daggers into his back. Aragorn collapses and screams out in pain, the Ring of Barahir slipping off his finger. Bloodied and tired, hope seems lost.

Turn 5

Strider stands up, picks up his sword from the ground and looks each goblin in the eye. He swings his sword right around his head, chopping off three goblin heads in a row. The others manage to duck or dodge out of the way. They can see the rage in his eyes, the passion of his attacks and the sweat of his brow. perhaps there is hope still.

Turn 6

The goblins retaliate and swing their swords back at him, but the the heir of Gondor blocks their attacks with ease. Angry, he stabs the nearest goblin in the chest, grabs the goblins spear and pierces it through another goblin. With the goblin ranks thinning, they raise their shields and spears and prepare for the wrath of the Dúnedain.

Turn 7

The goblins are in fear of their lives.Kick! Stab! Slice! Down goes another three goblins (rolling three 6's, I might add). In the attempt to leave with his life, he has surprisingly succeeded. Little did he know, the goblin archers like in wait...

Turn 8

Aragorn turns on his heel and escapes fro the goblin archers. Arrows whiz past him, one grazing his thigh. With all the might he can muster, he contines on.

Turn 9

He didn't think he could do it, but Aragorn, heir of Isildur, escaped from the evil of the goblins. However, the goblins have manages to seriously wound one of the north's rangers for a while and their hordes may have their chance to move further south, maybe even to the borders of Buckland. Strider will definitely need aid before he goes scouting the plains of Eriador, but at least he escaped with his life. This deserves a drink at The Prancing Pony.

Verdict: Evil minor win

Adam thoughts: 'I seriously thought I was in trouble there, but with a few lucky dice rolls, Aragorn sliced and diced his way to victory. Oh wait, I lost!'

Aaron thoughts: 'I should never have had those archers so far away from the fight. They could have charged in and maybe killed Strider. Still, I did win, but I could have definitely done better. Very fun game though'.

Well I hope you liked the opposite side to the previous battle report. Tune in for more updates soon!

Batman of The Shire.

Goblin Ambush #1

If you didn't guess it from yesterday, today's post is the BGiME Scenario, and my first official battle report. This scenario pits Aragorn against 12 vicious goblins. This is definitely a challenge for Aragorn, as you will see.

Side Note: Because this is in the first issue, I will be playing with the rules that the game has taught me through this issue. This means no might, will and fate, no courage, no trapping, no break limit etc. this will be the same in every BGiME battle report that i do and every scenario from the original rulebooks.

This game has your faithful blogger, Aaron as Aragorn and his brother, Adam as the goblins. We set up as per the scenario and prepared to start the game.

Turn 1

The first turn saw both Aragorn and the goblin archers moving up and shooting, while the rest of the goblins moved towards the ranger. Aragorn gets out his bow and fire at the goblins, the arrow whizzing past a goblin archers head. The archers, seeing the oncoming arrow-fire retaliate with arrows of their own. They open fire, hitting Aragorn in the arm, but not enough to wound him.

Turn 2

Aragorn musters up the courage and charges the goblins head on. Meanwhile, the rest of the goblins charge Aragorn and surround him. Aragorn fights the goblins with ferocity, killing 2 of them. With Aragorn still fighting, and the rest of the goblins moving up, things don't look good for our favourite ranger.

Turn 3

The goblins move closer and closer to Strider. Aragorn keeps chopping through the goblins one by one. While fighting, Aragorn looks up to see his doom coming to him as the rest of the goblins get ready to pour into the fight.

Turn 4

As predicted, the goblins charge and surround the mighty Aragorn. They easily win the fight, but Aragorn manages to block every blow. Strider knows that his strength wont last him long though

Turn 5

The rest of the goblins pile in and challenge the ranger to fight. His strength is failing by the minute, and just as he raises his sword, one of the goblins sliced his chest. things are not looking good.

Turn 6

With only 2 wounds left, Strider seems to be taking a turn for the worst. He works up all his might and cries "Elendil" into the air. Swinging his sword with the ferocity and power of a Dúnedain. He strikes down 2 goblins with ease. Still with 7 goblins to kill, maybe he can charge through the goblins and reach the safety of his encampment.

Turn 7

Seeing their dead companions on the floor underneath their feet fills the goblins with rage. With one fell swoop, they stab Aragorn 4 times in the back, leaving Aragorn dead on the floor. The victory of the goblins did not come without it's casualties.

Verdict: Evil major victory

Adam thoughts: 'Was a pretty good game, but I think not a very fair game. Seeing as how I slaughtered Aragorn, it doesn't look like there is an actual was for aragorn to win'

Aaron thoughts: 'I agree, it is a very hard game for Aragorn to win, especially without might and fate points. For a moment, I really thought Aragorn might be able to win it with the amount of goblins that he was able to kill. Unfortunately, being wounded 4 times in a turn, I cant really argue with that. Good game though'.

Well, I hope you like my first battle report. Come check out the blog tomorrow, where I will be playing as those crazy goblins and see if I can do a better job.

Batman of The Shire