Saturday, 12 December 2020

Fantasy Fellowships Part IV: The Defence of Helm's Deep

 The three hunters of each Fellowship have endured the attack at Amon Hen losing members to the fury of the Uruk-hai, pursued the escaping scouts to save their friends and assisted the King of Rohan on the road to Helm's Deep. Now, he must ask yet more of them, as an Uruk army of 10,000 approaches, Rohan will need every fighter they can get. 

CJ

Scenario 11- The Deeping Wall is Breached

Participants- Bard, Arathorn, Dwalin, Haldir, 12x Galadhrim warriors and 12x Rohirrim warriors

Evil- 3x Uruk-hai Captains, 8x Berserkers and 20x Uruk-hai Warriors

Gandalf has sent an uruk army to Helm’s Deep out of jealousy over Saruman being chosen for the quest. The Uruk army assaults the walls and the good forces are holding well. Until they spot, too late, the evil Gandalf’s true plan! An eruption of fire blows apart the Deeping Wall.

Dwalin recovers quickly and leaps into the breach, quickly followed by Arathorn, who jumps onto an Uruk shield and rides it down the stairs, killing 3 Uruk pikes with his bow, kicking the shield into a fourth and then sweeping the head off a 5th at the bottom.

Bard joins the fight closely followed by the elves and pushes back an Uruk captain and joining Dwalin in the breach. The captain is attacked by multiple enemies and kills a Rohan warrior and elf. Arathorn and Haldir kill off the Uruks that are behind.

Some Uruks arrive on the walls and start killing the Rohirrim archers and spears. The Captain in the water is finally brought down as he is surrounded by elves. Another captain rushes down the stairs and shoves Arathorn off his feet, causing a wound. But, he quickly gets back up and plunges his sword into the captain as Dwalin cleaves the third. A wave of Uruks jump from the stairs into the courtyard and overwhelm it, but the heroes are ok and they haven’t quite killed enough to gain an advantage. But too many for good to continue to hold. (4-2 VPs) Haldir survives.

Kills

Bard- 12

Arathorn- 8

Dwalin- 13

Bravest- Arathorn     

GOOD WIN


Carried stats

Bard- 2m, Arathorn- 1m, 1wound and Dwalin- 1m


Scenario 12- Ride Out

Participants- Bard, Arathorn, Theoden, Gamling and 4x Rohan Royal Guard

Evil- 3x Uruk-hai Captains and 20x Uruk-hai Warriors

The forces of good fall back to the Keep and there, the three hunters talk Theoden into one final charge. Dwalin goes to sound the horn as the others mount their horses and charge through the doors. As they rush off the causeway, Bard fires his bow and kills an Uruk shield, they then hit the Uruk-hai full tilt. The Uruk frontline is shredded and Theoden kills a captain, but a Royal Guard is slain.

Bard has his horse killed, but good get another heroic move, stopping him being piled. Theoden kills a second captain as Bard stabs the last. Arathorn rides over and cuts down the final uruk.

Kills

Bard- 5

Arathorn- 6

Bravest- Arathorn     Fool- Bard

GOOD WIN


Carried stats

Bard- 1m and Arathorn- 2m

Scenario 13- Eomer's Return

Participants- Saruman, Eomer, Erkenbrand and 24x Riders of Rohan

Evil- 3x Uruk-hai Captains and 30x Uruk-hai Warriors

The defenders look up the hill and see a blinding white figure, Saruman in his whiter than white robes has arrived with Eomer and Erkenbrand. Eomer calls ‘To the King’ and they charge down the hill. The sunrise times perfectly to blind the Uruks as they charge, though Saruman fluffs his first spell on snake eyes, a captain is wounded and two uruks are killed by throwing spears.

All good heroes call heroic combats, Erkenbrand fails to kill both his opponents but Eomer kills several as does Saruman. Eomer then kills a captain. The Uruks respond by winning the heroic move off and kill several riders as well as dismounting the whitest wizard. They then cause a wound on him too and he takes a second from the fall off his horse.

The riders charge again and kill the other two captains, shattering the Uruk army and causing a mass rout. Helm’s Deep is saved.

Kills

Saruman- 2

Fool- Saruman

GOOD WIN


Carried stats

Saruman is fully replenished at Minas Tirith.


Sam

Scenario 11- The Deeping Wall is Breached

Participants- Theodred, Haldir, Dain, Galadhrim Captain, 12x Galadhrim warriors and 12x Rohirrim warriors

Evil- 3x Uruk-hai Captains, 8x Berserkers and 20x Uruk-hai Warriors

Gandalf’s army of uruk-hai arrives at Helm’s Deep, but not before Haldir’s people have sent Orophin with reinforcements. The uruks launch their assault on the walls, but the defenders hold. That is until Gandalf’s secret weapon, a detonation charge is used in the culvert. The defenders recover from the explosion, just in time to see uruks pouring into the breach.

Dain throws himself at the invaders and quickly hammers two dead. The Rohirrim on the walls recover and throw their spears and fire their bows, killing the pikes assisting against Dain. Theodred hits the uruks next and attacks the captain, causing a single wound with his elven dagger while Haldir kills a berserker coming up the stairs.

Dain continues to much through uruks in the breach, killing three berserkers at once, as Theodred, now joined by elves, attacks the captain again. An elf spear manages to slay it. Haldir jumps onto an uruk shield and slides down the stairs, firing his bow but failing to kill and reaches the fighting in time to assist with heroic moves. Dain hammers another captain to death in the water.

Orophin rushes down the stairs hacking down uruks as he goes. Disaster strikes however as Haldir is unexpectedly knocked down into the water by uruks. Followed by, Orophin losing a fight and being forced to spend both might and his fate to survive. Good is suddenly mightless and gaps are appearing in their defences.

Dain is not relenting despite the odds and kills another three uruks at once. Theodred duels with the third captain and lands a wound with the elven dagger but fate saves the captain before it kills him outright. Despite the surge of uruks that push forward with priority in the last turn, good manages to hold the courtyard with good numbers (6-1VPs). They hear the King calling for them to pull back however as the walls are now being overwhelmed.

Kills

Theodred- 2

Haldir- 1

Dain- 20

Bravest- Dain      Fool- Haldir

GOOD WIN


Carried stats

Dain is fully replenished

Theodred- 2m and Haldir- 1m, 1 wound


Scenario 12- Ride Out

Participants- Theodred, Haldir, Theoden, Gamling and 4x Rohan Royal Guard

Evil- 3x Uruk-hai Captains and 20x Uruk-hai Warriors

The Uruk-hai brace for the incoming charge as Theoden leads the charge down the causeway. Haldir looses a couple of shots and kills a shield. He fires again, killing a pike as the charge hits the Uruk frontline. Theoden and Theodred call heroic combats. First, the King kills both and moves on to a captain, he loses but takes no wounds. Theodred kills both of his opponents and charges another captain, killing it.  Two Royal Guard are slain.

The next turn, both sides call heroic moves and the Uruks take it. Theodred is surrounded, Haldir and another Royal Guard charge to assist him. Theoden calls a heroic combat and Gamling calls a heroic defence. Theoden loses again but manages to use his fate to save Snowmane. Gamling loses his horse. Theodred is outmatched and trapped, he is pulled from his horse and beaten on the floor while Haldir loses his horse.

The next turn, evil wins another heroic move off and Gamling is quickly laid low. Haldir survives on his fate. The turn after good is out of might and evil rushes them all again. Haldir loses his third of his three fights but doesn’t take a wound. Theoden is defeated along with his last two Royal Guard. Haldir now hopelessly surrounded by just under half of the Uruk-hai once again rolls a three highest and is quickly knocked to the floor, Haldir lashes out as he goes down, slaying an Uruk.

Just as the charge looks like it’s about to be snuffed out with the deaths of all the heroes, a white figure at the top of the hill draws everyone’s attention…

Kills

Theodred- 3

Haldir- 3

Bravest- Theodred      Fool- Haldir

EVIL WIN


Carried stats

Theodred- 0m, 0f, 1 wound and Haldir- 0m, 0f, 1 wound

Scenario 13- Eomer's Return

Participants- Saruman, Eomer, Erkenbrand and 24x Riders of Rohan

Evil- 3x Uruk-hai Captains and 30x Uruk-hai Warriors

Eomer rides up beside Saruman and sees Theoden’s desperate charge falling apart at the bottom of the causeway. With a cry of ‘TO THE KING!’ he, his riders and the white wizard charge downhill at the Uruk hordes. Saruman blasts a captain into a pike, knocking them both over and charging the next turn, having another blast resisted by another captain. The Sun rises behind them and blinds the Uruk-hai. In the confusion both Eomer and Erkenbrand slay a captain each, while Saruman fails to wound his own.

The Rohirrim get another charge and Saruman blasts a pike into another, killing one. The Uruks form up this time and many horses are killed along with a rider. Saruman is among the dismounted.  As the Uruk-hai prepare to overwhelm the Rohirrim, a second wave of riders piles in. The evil army takes massive casualties as Erkenbrand leads the charge and kills several pikes. Eomer gallops over to Saruman and beheads the third captain, leaving the Uruks leaderless. Saruman finds his combat ability and manages to cut down two Uruks at once. The now shattered invading army breaks and flees the field before the relief force. Helm’s Deep is saved.

Kills

Saruman- 4

Bravest- Saruman

GOOD WIN


Carried stats

Saruman is fully replenished at Minas Tirith.

Will

Scenario 11- The Deeping Wall is Breached

Participants- Boromir, Faramir, Irolas, Haldir, 12x Galadhrim warriors and 12x Rohirrim warriors

Evil- 3x Uruk-hai Captains, 8x Berserkers and 20x Uruk-hai Warriors

The defending elves and Gondorians hold the Deeping wall well under the experienced command of Boromir, until a loud explosion blows a gaping hole in the wall. Irolas, who escaped the blast, sees hordes of Uruk-hai pouring in towards the stunned Boromir, who is just getting his feet. The Guard of the Citadel leaps into battle.

Irolas quickly loses the heroic move off and is enveloped by the Uruks. What they didn’t see coming was Faramir skating down the stairs firing his bow rapidly, taking out three pikes on Irolas and kicking the shield that he rode into a fourth. Unfortunately, eight more uruks pour in and Haldir shoots one. Irolas calls a heroic defence, then wins the fight. But another eight arrive and suddenly the breach is flooded with Uruks. Haldir and the Rohan throwing spears manage to kill a few more but Faramir is charged and outnumbered by a captain and five uruks but wins and kills two. Boromir reaches the fight and takes a wound.

As the Uruk-hai push their way out of the water and into the rushing elves, a familiar face appears in the breach…Lurtz, weakened from the wounds Hurin gave him (Captain), he has still come to lead the siege. Faramir is beaten down at the base of the stairs by another captain. Lurtz sees the opportunity and orders a full-on charge at the defenders. While a berserker wounds Haldir, Lurtz takes an arrow from one of the defending Rohirrim upon the walls. Boromir manages to slay one of the captains.

Haldir, weakened from the wound he sustained, retreats up the stairs to the walls and pushes an Uruk from them as Good’s right flank is destroyed and Uruks pour out of the pool into the courtyard. Lurtz rushes Irolas and lands a wound upon him. Theoden’s voice can be heard calling for Boromir to get his men out of there, as while they have kept their numbers up, the courtyard is overrun and Faramir is being dragged away from the fight. They held as long as they needed to (4-3 VPs) but Haldir is lost in the retreat.

Kills

Boromir- 5

Faramir- 6

Irolas- 0

Bravest- Faramir

GOOD WIN


Carried stats

Faramir is fully replenished.

Boromir- 3m, 2 wounds and Irolas- 1m


Scenario 12- Ride Out

Participants- Boromir, Faramir, Theoden, Gamling and 4x Rohan Royal Guard

Evil- 3x Uruk-hai Captains and 20x Uruk-hai Warriors

Boromir manages to convince Theoden to perform one last charge into the enemy on horseback. The King leads the small retinue out and down the causeway. The Uruks form a pike wall before them.

Theoden kills two instantly as the Gondorian brothers rush the leaders. Faramir kills a captain while Boromir cuts down another and finally brings about the end of the dreaded Lurtz, avenging Hurin, by cutting him down mid gallop. With their leaders gone the rest of the Uruks quickly fold before the fury of the combined might of Gondor and Rohan.

Kills

Boromir- 7

Faramir- 5

Bravest- Boromir

GOOD WIN


Carried stats

Boromir is fully replenished.

Faramir- 2m

Scenario 13- Eomer's Return

Participants- Gandalf, Eomer, Erkenbrand and 24x Riders of Rohan

Evil- 3x Uruk-hai Captains and 30x Uruk-hai Warriors

The sally forth has their morale sent into overdrive as they look up the hill and see Gandalf there beside Eomer, Erkenbrand and a large Eored of riders. Gandalf casts terrifying aura and they charge downhill. The Sun rises just as they charge. Several riders and Uruks are killed and a captain is heavily wounded by Erkenbrand while Eomer slays another and Gandalf wounds the last. The Rohirrim continue their momentum and Erkenbrand slays the second captain while Eomer finishes the last. Gandalf cuts down two then blasts a shield. Shadowfax is downed but the damage is done and the invading army is scattered. Helms Deep is saved.

Kills

Gandalf- 3

Bravest- Gandalf

GOOD WIN


Carried stats

Gandalf is fully replenished at Minas Tirith.


The Battle for Helm's Deep is over, the battle for Middle Earth is about to begin. Our next part will focus on the Ringbearer and his companion in 'The Way into Mordor'.

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