So time for the players to take on the adventure prepared in the posts below.
Bruce and Mike each took a group of dwarves whilst Phil played their opposition; Undead against Mike’s Company of Dwarven explorers (based on the Miner’s list) and Orcs against Bruce’s Dwarven Infantry (based on the Dwarven list).
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- The Undead enter the main hall whilst the dwarf thief sneaks into the guard’s mess room and spots a secret door.
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- The Dwarven Company form up infront of the Undead.
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- The Barrow Wight and two Undead head towards the Guard’s mess.
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- Meanwhile in the caverns beneath the Halls the Dwarves capture the high ground.
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- The Orcs are too cowardly to attack the dwarves uphill and lurk by the Lake firing off ineffective shots.
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- The Orcs prove impossible to move refusing to follow any orders forcing the dwarves to advance across the entire field of battle.
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- The Orc Champion and the Captain offer threats to their minions but they refuse to attack.
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- In the Halls the Dwarves bravely attack the Undead whilst the Thief discovers that the first chest does not contain the fabled crystal they seek.
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- The lines close and the Dwarves appear to have the upper hand.
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- One dwarf has grabbed the crystal and the other treasure and is racing back towards the exit closely pursued by an Undead Veteran.
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- The Dwarves advance in the caverns.
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- The Dwarves seeing as how the Orcs will not move charge down from the heights and attack, taking heavy fire from the archers as they approach slowed down by the difficult terrain created by the stalagmites.
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- The Orc Champion has advanced towards the Archers whilst the shield armed dwarves block the other route.
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- The Barrow Wight has reached the Thief before he could escape through the secret passage! Now he is in trouble.
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- The Battle rages around the Lake. The Orc Champion is forced back into the shallow dark waters whilst the Dwarven Leader has Gruseomely slain his opposing Orc causing a minor panic amongst the Orcs. However they do not flee the table and take up new positions to the rear.
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- The dwarf heads to the window with the treasure…how did he escape the Undead?
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- It was the brave Thief. After destroying (yes destroying) the Barrow Wight he raced through the secret door and intercepted the Undead Vateran thus allowing his comrade to escape with the Treasure!
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- Meanwhile the rest of the Dwarves have held off the other Undead though two of their number lie heavily wounded out of action on the field of battle.
So with the Treasure and the Crystal safely in the hands of the Dwarven Company and the battle in the caverns below fought unto a stalemate the scenarios were complete and victory points tallied. The Company of Dwarves scored a Major Victory and the Orcs a Minor. Not only that the Thief’s daring defeat of the Barrow Wight and his crucial interception of the Undead Veteran will certainly be remembered in the campaign upgrade step. Also the Heroic Dwarf with the Heavy Hammer who managed to grab the Crystal and get it to safety has managed to find a bottle of the infamous Ghost Ale so will be Drunk with High Quality Spirits for the next scenario. This can be good or bad but ceratainly good for the Dwarf with a mighty thirst! Neither side lost any major characters so will be ready to fight in the next battle.
For the Orcs and the forces of Evil they will need to gather their strength for the next scenario before the Dwarves are able to claim control of the Fortress and its caverns on a long term basis. With the loss of their phylactery though the Undead are unlikely to be ready for battle. The Lich Lord will send therefore a group of his Goblins led by their Shaman in an attempt to disrupt their plans.
Meanwhile the two Forces of Dwarves have discovered secret passages and wooden walkways linking the two areas. Though merely distant cousins and distrustful of each others motives they are well aware of the threat posed by the enemy and so have set aside their differences in order to combine their forces against the common foe. With the Thief off setting a surprise for the enemy the two commanders plan their joint defence against the forthcoming attack.
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