Here is the next battle report with pictures from my group's "Mordheim Quest" campaign, a campaign in which the players each control a few heroes who together make up the adventuring party and the game master sets up the linked scenarios and runs the enemies and NPCs.
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Scenario 2: Tracking the OrcsAfter successfully fending off the orc ambush on the road to Ostgate (Here:
http://www.sg.tacticalwargames.net/forum/index.php?topic=828.0), the party safely arrived at their destination. While the warrior priest Erasmus was occupied delivering the holy relic to the temple, the rest of the group learned that their encounter with the orcs during their journey was unfortunately all too common in the area recently.
The farms and villages surrounding Ostgate had been severely plagued by increasing orc raids over the last several months. The situation had gotten so severe that the flow of trade caravans and food supplies into the area were dwindling dangerously low. The party was asked by the town elders if they could lend assistance. Specifically, if they could help locate the location from which the orcs were launching their raids and stop them.
The party decided to split in two to cover more area. One half, consisting of those below, staked out their own ambush at a nearby farm with the intent to capture one or more orcs and force them to reveal the location of their camp. The town elders sent along two of the local militia to assist since they knew the area and could act as guides.
Grungi Headsplitter - Dwarf Slayer
Erol Otis - Wizard at Large
Hazkal Okri - Dwarf Engineer
Maximus - Pit Figher King
Jade the Bitter - Amazon Champion
Gabby the Wraith - Amazon Scout
"Squinty" Mackay – Militia Archer
Johan – Militia Swordsman
An overview of the farm where the party decided to set up their ambush.
Gabby decided to climb a tree and use it as a crafty camouflaged observation area. After spotting an orc raiding party approaching through the woods near her position, she let out a bird call in an attempt to alert her fellow amazon fighter and hopefuly the rest of the group.
Unfortunately, her bird call also alerted the two orcs moving below her tree and they quickly grabbed the trunk and began to shake it violently. Gabby wasn't able to retain a grip on her perch and promptly fell onto the ground at their feet, being knocked unconscious and out of action before they could even land a blow.
With the element of surprise gone, the adventurers launched a straight-out assault on the orcs. Maximus, Hazkal, and Johan charged into the enemies closest to the farmhouse.
Grungi desired a more challenging opponent to test his slayer vow, but had to content himself with starting the battle against a goblin archer.
"Squinty" and Erol Otis the wizard provided long range support from the upper level of the farm house.
A second group of orcs burst into the farmhouse after sneaking around the back. Luckily, Erol heard a commotion on the stairs just in time to turn and make a hasty defense while shouting out the window that orcs were in the house.
The rest of the party rushed to help defend their comrades in the house. Maximus and Johan were the first to arrive.
The fight continued in the interior of the farm house. The wizard held his own in close combat, fending off the orc's savage blows one after another with his staff.
After dispatching his first foe, Johan rushed over the help the mage.
Flames began to leap from the back room after the greenskins set the walls alight.
The orc leader grabbed the farmer's wife and fled from the house with his captive in tow.
The party pursued him and successfully rescued the captive, although Johan was taken out of action before the orc was killed.
The party succeeded in capturing some of the raiding party and planned to interrogate them about the location of the orcs' base camp. The only friendly casualty of the fight was the farmer's house, which continued to burn out of control.
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