As the Westfold is burned, Theodred rushes to attack the forces of Isengard unawares. What he doesn't know is that it is a trap. As he crosses the Isen, he and his men are ambushed. Grimbold is rushing to his aid with Elfhelm also on route with his Eored, but the prince of Rohan is isolated.
Due to evil's victory in 'Burning of the Westfold' reinforcement rolls for Elfhelm get -1.
Played with: CM
The First Battle of the Fords of Isen
The evil forces wrap around attacking the flanks. Vrasku
calls a heroic combat.
And uses it to punch a hole in goods right flank.
Thrydan fails to strike up high enough and Theodred unleashes the fury of the Rohirrim, bringing him out of the fight in the first turn.
Both sides call Heroic moves as they try to punch
through/plug up the defences.
Theodred is on a roll as he slams into Vrasku and slays him
along with both of his uruks! Grimbold reaches the ford and Theodred’s
waivering unit is reinforced.
The extra troops gives Rohan a second wind as they’re able
to push out and hold back the evil forces.
Theodred leads his troops in the frenzied fighting slaying
an uruk and Dunlending…
…followed by an orc, warg and 2 more uruks! But as he fights
like a demon, his troops are being slain around him by the swords of the
uruk-hai and the axes of Dunland. Grimbold is following Theodred’s example and
killing steadily but as numbers start to wane, calls his men to fall back to
the ford. The battle is halfway through, on turn 6/12.
The uruk archers decide their time has come and that they
will bring down the Prince of Rohan (blue). They draw their bow and fire, 4
miss and the last ends up hitting and wounding Grimbold (red) instead.
The archers on the opposite flank, who are just before
Theodred, try their luck too. Two shots hit Theodred’s horse and it is killed.
The Prince is dropped to the floor but is quickly up with his sword and shield.
Grimbold and the surviving warriors and Helmingas form a line
on the islet. Theodred attacks a nearby scout. They hear a horn blown to the
East…
…Elfhelm arrives, with an Eored of riders!
With their morale saved at its last, the Rohirrim fight on
to hold the line! Grimbold slays two more scouts!
The riders close in as the situation gets desperate on the
ford as evil begins to overrun them!
Theodred is surrounded again but manages to slay another two
enemies.
With a loud blow of the horn, the riders slam into the evil
frontline! The uruks and Dunlendings are crushed under the charge and one is
speared by Elfhelm’s throw! The tide is turning in its darkest hour!
A very lucky scout (with no shield) survives a grand total
of 24 strikes from riders before he finally falls!
Just as the day seems saved, Theodred has tired as he rolls
triple 1 in combat. The warg rider and two Dunlendings have him trapped and
none of his allies can do anything but watch in horror as the two Dunland
archers repeatedly stab him with their daggers! The Prince of Rohan falls
beside the ford, dead!
The last minute turn isn’t enough to score victory for evil
though, the damage is done and the Rohirrim crush the last of them in a fit of
fury!
Kills
Theodred- 12
Elfhelm- 4
Grimbold- 5
Vrasku- 2
Thrydan- 0
Both Vrasku and Theodred are slain in battle and out of the
campaign.
As it’s a draw, neither side receives any bonuses in any following scenario!
I'll try to put out the next scenario in the next week, 'The Second Battle of the Fords of Isen'.
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