Sir Thoroncir, exultant, wheels in the saddle, looks over the battlefield in an instant, and then spurs his heavy warhorse Baygir to charge the Uruk group approaching him. “Well done, my friends!” he shouts. “Well done! The battle is almost ours. Fight on, and we shall surely win. Elendil!”
Felareth says “stay low to the ground Gwaelur, for should I be wounded and lose concentracion on my spell, you will crash to the ground.”
He will cast Shatter on Group 3, using a 3rd level spell slot to hopefully eliminate the Uruks.
He will retain his reaction to try and avoid damage to himself so as to minimise the risk of losing concentration on the Fly spell by casting Shield if attacked.
Hejren casts her Slow Spell on Group 5, slowing 5 of 6 using her 5 Portent to make 1 fail. She then heads up the slope trailing Thoroncir for 45’. (Optional, I correct this if wrong)
Thoroncir charges up the hill and through the Uruks of group 5. Felareth is fairly safe behind him on the saddle and Bitur being dragged along behind on the disk.
Baygir tramples the only Uruk moving normally knocking it prone and actually killing it.
Thoroncir strikes left and right marking both slowed Uruks and doing 15 to each. 310’ from archers
Leofwin tramples and knocks prone then crits an Uruk killing it.
Ceol misses then hits with Great Weapon and a 2nd lvl Smite for another 2d8 killing his Uruk.
Gwaelur flies in low uses Great Weapon Feat & Menacing Strike to Kill hit a Uruk. As a Horde Breaker he takes an extra attack at the last Uruk for 26 and his final strike without Great Weapon which hits killing him. He now uses his bonus action to go defensive as the Tunnel Fighter he is. He waits for Group 3.
Ghân heads 35’ upslope, Summons 8 wolves 60’ ahead and sends them racing towards the archers. The go upslope at ¾ speed of 30’ and use their action to dash to 60’ total. So only 225’ from the Archers. Meanwhile he lets Fang & Anca dispatch the sleeping Uruks. (Optional, I correct this if wrong)
Bitur takes two attacks on a healthy but slow Uruk, the first is a crit for 17 and then does 8 more and Grávund misses.
Felareth ’s 3rd level Shatter hits 5 of the Uruks in group 3 for 22 points, 3 save but using Cutting Words again, only 2 save taking only 11.
The 4 Archers target Thoroncir this time with 8 arrows at disadvantage. They hit 3 times for 13 beyond his Inspiration points.
The 4 Hunter Killers send 8 arrows at the Wolves using Sharpshooter so if they hit they kill. They only hit 3 times leaving 5 wolves. Unlucky for the HKs.
Uruk group 3 comes at Gwaelur , the healthy one is first. As a tunnel fighter, he makes a reaction attack with Great Weapon Feat but misses. The Uruk swings twice, hitting once for 8 more. 2 lightly injured Uruks attack Gwaelur, one hit but it is a crit. 13 more. The 1st seriously injured one tries to move by Gwaelur but as a Tunnel Fighter he gets free Opportunity attacks; he doesn’t use Great Weapon Feat and slays it. The last 2 can’t get around Gwaelur and still attack Ceol so choose to stop and pull out their short bows at 20’ and shoot Gwaelur. Neither hits.
Gilraen throws an Improved Sleep over group 3 sleeping all but the healthy one. She also Bonus actions another Healing Word on Gwaelur for 10 back. He is down 41 .
Uruk group 5 are all slowed. So only 1 attack each. 3 attack Thoroncir , for 2 hits and 15 points. 28 total . The other 2 strike at Bitur but miss when Grávund Deflects the attacks.
Round 3: June 7 Hejren Portents: 16, 5
The Uruks seem to have 30hp. Thoroncir is -28hp; Gwaelur -41; Ceol -5
Thoroncir, Bitur & Felareth are in a group 5 slowed with 5 left, 3 injured. -15, -15, -25. 310’ from the archers.
Gwaelur & Ceol are in group 3 and 365’ from the archers. 1 healthy Uruk awake.
Wolves number 5 and only 225’ from archers.
Hejren 335’ from archers behind 25’ Thoroncir.
Ghan & Gilraen The rest of the party is about 55’ up off the road, 345’ from the archers. Should be safe from the Uruks this round.
No complaints.
Fireball the archer group as soon as I get within range.
Gwaelur let’s out a loud long laugh that almost sounds like a battle cry.
“I’m only half dead Uruks. Do better.”
Ceol gives Gwaelur a nod as they work together to finish the remaining Uruk. Once that is done, he and Leofwin will continue uphill to the next group, if needed.
Bitur will continue to stay with Thoroncir and Felareth and will continue to attack the Uruks with his axe.
Felareth will cast Magic Missile expending a 3rd level slot, targeting two missiles on the worst injured one and three at the closest.
Thoroncir certainly doesn’t enjoy being a human pincushion but, through gritted teeth, will keep fighting Uruk targets of opportunity around him as long as he can.
Round 3: June 7 Hejren Portents: 16 , 5
The Uruks seem to have 30hp. Thoroncir is -28hp; Gwaelur -41; Ceol -5
Thoroncir, Bitur & Felareth are in a group 5 slowed with 5 left, 3 injured. -15, -15, -25. 310’ from the archers.
Gwaelur & Ceol are in group 3 and 365’ from the archers. 1 healthy Uruk awake.
Wolves number 5 and only 225’ from archers.
Hejren 335’ from archers behind 25’ Thoroncir.
Ghan & Gilraen The rest of the party is about 55’ up off the road, 345’ from the archers. Should be safe from the Uruks this round.
Thoroncir takes his 2nd wind and gets back 10 points and charges a healthy Uruk. Baygir misses this time but Thoroncir hits twice for 28.
Hejren uses her bonus action to change into a Black Heron and by flying as her movement & action travels 120’ closer to the Archers.
She is now 215’ from them, next round she can fly 60’ bonus action back to human and dump a fireball on some. (range = 150’ but area of affect is 20’r)
Leofwin hits but doesn’t trample for 7, Ceol hits with Great Weapon Feat for 24 more dropping it. He dispatches a sleeper and charges uphill for 35’. Now 330’ away.
Gwaelur takes his 2nd wind and gets back 14. He chooses to fly using a Dash action 120’. 215’ away.
Ghân heads uphill and sends a bolt crashing into group 5. 3 are struck and all 3 fail for 16 points. The canines finish off 4 more sleepers. He is now 310’ from the archers. The 5 summoned wolves race to 165’ away.
Hejren sees a mysterious figure in elven garb use Action Surge with Sharpshooter sending 4 arrows with surprise and thus advantage into the Hunter Killers. The arrows fly down from 700’ away! 3 arrows hit to kill Hunter Killer 3 and then the final arrow crits for 31 to Hunter Killer 2.
Bitur & Grávund drop a healthy Uruk.
Felareth has 1 remaining and fully healthy Uruk other than 5 sleepers.
If the healthy Uruk is wearing metal armour, cast Heat Metal on it with a 2nd level spell slot. If not, Magic Missile it with a 3rd level spell slot.
Felareth fires 5 magic missiles into the last standing Uruk warrior. He does 19.
The 4 archers move up 20’ and shoot at the wolves without disadvantage. 6 hits in all dropping 3 wolves.
The 3 remaining Hunter Killers dash off on semi-level ground to the west. They move 105’ and are going around a bend.
Gilraen uses a 1st level sleep to sleep the last Uruk. She sends a 2nd level Healing Word at Thoroncir for 13 as Gwaelur is out of range.
Thoroncir, Bitur & Felareth are in group 5 with a single injured sleeper down 19. 290’ from the archers but 327’ from the hunter killers. (HKs)
Gwaelur is 195’ from the archers and 239’ from the hunter killers.
Ceol is 310’ from Archers & 327’ from the hunter killers. Probably time to bow. No chance of catching the HKs.
Ghan & Gilraen are about 90’ up off the road, 290’ from the archers having caught up to Thoroncir.
Hejren is 215’ from the archers. They are in trouble .
Mystery archer is about 720’ about the archers and 708’ from the HKs.
Bitur will continue tagging along with Throncir and hacking away with his axe.
Ghan calls out to Gwaelur that the dwarf is too far away to be healed by Ghan and Gilraen…
(Ghan keeps concentrating on Call Lightning and his Wolf Pack.)
Ceol pulls out his bow, and will begin to fire at the hunter killers from horseback.
The Mystery Archer will move about 20’ closer down the mountain and will use fighting spirit and sharpshooter. She targets the injured Hunter Killer.
Thoroncir calls for Ceol to join him and rides off after the three fleeing Uruks. He will be prepared to swerve or turn back if some unpleasant surprise awaits him around the corner.
Gwaelur, perhaps foolishly, isn’t really that concerned. He has hist trusty shield (he made it himself and it is emblazoned with his family crest, hand etched by Gwaelur) and flying is fun!
“Aye, my friends, the hunt is on!” Leofwin climbs the slope as quickly as he is able, with Ceol taking shots as they present themselves.
Round 4: June 7 Hejren Portent: 16
The Uruks seem to have 30hp. Thoroncir is -5hp; Gwaelur -27; Ceol -5
Thoroncir, Bitur & Felareth are in group 5 with a single injured sleeper down 19. 290’ from the archers but 327’ from the hunter killers. (HKs)
Gwaelur is 195’ from the archers and 239’ from the hunter killers.
Ceol is 310’ from Archers & 327’ from the hunter killers. Probably time to bow. No chance of catching the HKs.
Ghan & Gilraen are about 90’ up off the road, 290’ from the archers having caught up to Thoroncir.
Hejren is 215’ from the archers. They are in trouble .
Mystery archer is about 720’ about the archers and 708’ from the HKs.
Thoroncir & Felareth charge uphill on Baygir pulling Bitur with them. They utilize the Dash action to go twice as far. Now only 140’ from the archers.
Hejren flies 60’ closer, lands and bonus actions back to herself and tosses a fireball on the 4 archers for 29 points. 3 fail. Only #2 saves. They all look terrible.
Ceol rides 52’ closer using some parallel ways to 275’ from the Hunter Killers, getting 2 shots at disadvantage on HK#1.
Gwaelur flies shield out 120’ close. Only 65’ from the archers. Next turn they die.
Ghân ’s 2 wolves move 60’ so now only 85’ from the archers. The actual canines finish the solo sleepers of Uruk groups 4 & 5. As Ghân races by on Palafax he send a lightning Bolt down among group 3’s 4 sleepers. They all fail of course. It was an outstanding 26 points and they’re all dead. In fact all Uruks are now dead. Ghân finishes up 220’ from the archers.
The Mysterious Archer uses Fighting Spirit to gain advantage on her attacks until the end of her turn. She uses Sharpshooter to take a -5 to hit for +10 damage. The bowyer’s version of Great Weapon Fighter. Her first shot hits dropping HK2 and her second hits the injured one Ceol hits for 24! She moved 20’ closer to them. So 688’.
Bitur is just within short range with his Compound Bow, 2 shots fly at the archers. Both hit, the first he combines with a Branding Smite for a total of 19 dropping archer #1 who was already down 29 from the fireball. The second arrow does 9 to archer 4.
He looks terrible. Only 5 orcs remain alive on the field of battle.
Felareth lets fly a sling bullet at the same archer. He hits for 7 and he looks dazed, drops his arrow then his bow and crumples to the ground. Only 4 orcs remain alive on the field of battle.
Archer 2 shoots at Baygir , who is hit twice for 17-8=9 damage
Hunter Killers 1 & 4 scan for who is shooting them and don’t seem to see the Mysterious Archer instead they dash off another 100’. They might be getting away.
Gilraen moves up 70’ matching Ghân. Too far to heal anyone.
Archer 3 shoots Baygir hitting once for6 more. He is down 15!
Round 5: June 7 Hejren Portent: 16
Thoroncir is -5hp; Baygir -15; Gwaelur -27; Ceol -5
Thoroncir, Bitur & Felareth are in group 5 with a single injured sleeper down 19. 140’ from the archers but 260’ from the hunter killers.
Hejren is 155’ from the archers. 260’ from the hunter killers.
Ceol is 260’ from Archers & 320’ from the hunter killers.
Gwaelur is 65’ from the archers and 222’ from the hunter killers.
Ghan & Gilraen 220’ from the archers. 316’ from the hunter killers
Mystery archer is about 700’ about the archers and 788’ from the HKs.