Judge Mental
Stranger In a Strange Land
[x] Awaken 1d10 skeletons.
[x] Awaken 1d10 skeletons.
Wake up, you lazy bonebags!
[x] Awaken 1d10 skeletons.
Wake up, you lazy bonebags!
SV+SB is a Skeleton Army (Riot Quest)
- Thread starter Zedalb
- Start date
Pandemonious Ivy
Panties, Revolution. Big Drawers. Parachute.
[X]Awaken 1d10 Skeletons
[X]Awaken 1d10 Skeletons
Gonna go simple with this one
E: Damn, that first 10 had me excited haha
[X]Awaken 1d10 Skeletons
Gonna go simple with this one
E: Damn, that first 10 had me excited haha
- Location
- USA
I do agree we need a siege T-rex though. I'm hoping to become a buff focused intelligent boy when my time comes.
Varder
Tired Cultist
- Location
- Hell
From some talk earlier in the thread, I figure that this isn't the first quest of this type. Does anyone know how fighting works in the quests like this?
Would be cool if that would be like another action we need to accomplish in a single turn, but those who roll, say, less than 8 total for this action die.
Would be cool if that would be like another action we need to accomplish in a single turn, but those who roll, say, less than 8 total for this action die.
Pandemonious Ivy
Panties, Revolution. Big Drawers. Parachute.
My personal intent, if I ever hit the right rolls, is to go Giant/Leader and act as a front line tank when necessary, or a backline siege engine with rocks or something.
One day, whenever those trip tens drops
- Location
- USA
Or another player ascends you lol.
- Location
- Belgium
I think you guys are making assaulting this village a bit more difficult than it actually is. Assaulting it isn't really all that difficult.
Facts:
500 Halflings (a lot probably ill suited for combat) vs 800 or so skeletons (badly armed and trained, but still combat ready)
The Halflings probably don't have more than twenty or so dedicated guards for a village like that.
The defences exist out of an earthen wall reinforced by wood with spikes around it and five wooden towers.
Skeletons have excellent night vision (we can see in a cave with no natural light as far as I am aware).
Skeletons are armed with sharp rocks and possess some rock throwing abilities (no slings as of yet though)
Additional bonusses:
-A Necromancer/leader: Idol-chan Increases coordination of the skeletons and can fire a deathray (can be used to clear out the walls. Could it also be used to destroy the gate?)
-A Warrior/Special: 879 (my skeleton a.k.a the Undying Warrior) is both a warrior and has regeneration making him a pretty good option to use as part of a Forlorn hope, also combat buffs/rolls and tactics.
-A Researcher/Crafter: The Stone Sage can perhaps get us both ladders (would need wood and rope though) and preferably slings (to make the rock throwing a bit more effective) in a relative short amount of time
Plan:
1). We gather a lot of rocks to throw and arm our troops with some sharp rocks
2). We research and build some ladders
3). We advance under the cover of darkness and try to use suprise to our advantage
4). We rush the village from a couple of directions trying to overrun the defenders before they can properly organise a defense on the walls proper. Considering their gate is just wood we could also send a unit trying to chop it down (this was done in real life).
5). Should the defenders manage to organise on the walls our throwers will try and force them off the wall for our 'Forlorn hope' units to make a breach Forlorn hope - Wikipedia
6). We overrun their remaining defences and kill them all. (no witnesses)
Attack or not?
Pros:
-We destroy the nearest settlement near our position thus reducing our chances of detection.
-We gain loot (metals, tools, ideas for research,...)
-We could raise additional troops (their small height might be usefull).
Cons:
-Their dissapearance will be noted sooner or later
-People might investigate (though they may write it off as a bandit attack or so).
-Casualties will probably be incured by our forces (A necromancer could resurrect them though and the severety might not be too high).
-If we raise them all people might wonder why there are no bodies.
Anything I missed?
Facts:
500 Halflings (a lot probably ill suited for combat) vs 800 or so skeletons (badly armed and trained, but still combat ready)
The Halflings probably don't have more than twenty or so dedicated guards for a village like that.
The defences exist out of an earthen wall reinforced by wood with spikes around it and five wooden towers.
Skeletons have excellent night vision (we can see in a cave with no natural light as far as I am aware).
Skeletons are armed with sharp rocks and possess some rock throwing abilities (no slings as of yet though)
Additional bonusses:
-A Necromancer/leader: Idol-chan Increases coordination of the skeletons and can fire a deathray (can be used to clear out the walls. Could it also be used to destroy the gate?)
-A Warrior/Special: 879 (my skeleton a.k.a the Undying Warrior) is both a warrior and has regeneration making him a pretty good option to use as part of a Forlorn hope, also combat buffs/rolls and tactics.
-A Researcher/Crafter: The Stone Sage can perhaps get us both ladders (would need wood and rope though) and preferably slings (to make the rock throwing a bit more effective) in a relative short amount of time
Plan:
1). We gather a lot of rocks to throw and arm our troops with some sharp rocks
2). We research and build some ladders
3). We advance under the cover of darkness and try to use suprise to our advantage
4). We rush the village from a couple of directions trying to overrun the defenders before they can properly organise a defense on the walls proper. Considering their gate is just wood we could also send a unit trying to chop it down (this was done in real life).
5). Should the defenders manage to organise on the walls our throwers will try and force them off the wall for our 'Forlorn hope' units to make a breach Forlorn hope - Wikipedia
6). We overrun their remaining defences and kill them all. (no witnesses)
Attack or not?
Pros:
-We destroy the nearest settlement near our position thus reducing our chances of detection.
-We gain loot (metals, tools, ideas for research,...)
-We could raise additional troops (their small height might be usefull).
Cons:
-Their dissapearance will be noted sooner or later
-People might investigate (though they may write it off as a bandit attack or so).
-Casualties will probably be incured by our forces (A necromancer could resurrect them though and the severety might not be too high).
-If we raise them all people might wonder why there are no bodies.
Anything I missed?
Pandemonious Ivy
Panties, Revolution. Big Drawers. Parachute.
The vote calling for war!
theflyingbiscuit
"Titanic neechan"
They don't have a wall so much as a hill:
and no mention of any gate. We don't need ladders to climb a hill.
edit: although I guess it depends on how steep the hill is.
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Varder
Tired Cultist
- Location
- Hell
I support this. Regeneration is good against them, they've no heavy hitters afaik.
Pandemonious Ivy
Panties, Revolution. Big Drawers. Parachute.
If we overwhelm them soon enough, we could be looking at a fortified skeleton army on one end of the dwarves along with continuously rising skeletons hitting them from behind in dribbles. Might be worth having a leader up front and one hidden in the back to best coordinate?
Pandemonious Ivy
Panties, Revolution. Big Drawers. Parachute.
Thought: Raise them but leave the bodies laying down after we're done with them. Skeletons are great at playing dead.
- Location
- Belgium
So no wall and no gate? ....Yeah unless we got a Gandalf or so hiding in there, I definitely think we should do less thinking and more killing and looting.
Also I think knaping has been pretty wel researched, I wonder how far the next research has gotten. Perhaps I should help invest in some more troops.
Also, the dwarf will come to the Halfling village, but it's a solitary dwarf right and he doesn't know there are undead. Maybe we can dodge the Dwarf sized bullet by being clever enough?
Edit: Reroll courtesy of @theflyingbiscuit
[X] More Rock Swingers [0-10] 1% more off all awoken skeletons will work as Rock Swingers
[X] More Rock Swingers [0-10] 1% more off all awoken skeletons will work as Rock Swingers
[X] More Rock Swingers [0-10] 1% more off all awoken skeletons will work as Rock Swingers
Also I think knaping has been pretty wel researched, I wonder how far the next research has gotten. Perhaps I should help invest in some more troops.
Also, the dwarf will come to the Halfling village, but it's a solitary dwarf right and he doesn't know there are undead. Maybe we can dodge the Dwarf sized bullet by being clever enough?
Edit: Reroll courtesy of @theflyingbiscuit
[X] More Rock Swingers [0-10] 1% more off all awoken skeletons will work as Rock Swingers
[X] More Rock Swingers [0-10] 1% more off all awoken skeletons will work as Rock Swingers
[X] More Rock Swingers [0-10] 1% more off all awoken skeletons will work as Rock Swingers
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Pandemonious Ivy
Panties, Revolution. Big Drawers. Parachute.
Nobody is actually voting to attack tho, which only the leaders/High Skellies can write in...
- Location
- Belgium
I completely forgot that. I don't know if I am allowed to edit that out though. I am willing to change it if @Zedalb allows it.
As for your other idea of using the Halfling 'fort' against the dwarves...at the moment it doesn't sound all that impressive, but with some time to fortify it, the plan has merits.
As for your other plan...you know you could do some interesting stuff with skeletons playing dead.
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theflyingbiscuit
"Titanic neechan"
Overthinking
A panicked Halfling runs into the village.
"Chief we have a problem!" he says running into the largest abode.
"Ulyas, what is the matter?" the Chief asks.
"An army of skeletons is carving down trees with rocks!"
"The guard will get right on that."
"No, there are almost a thousand of them!"
"Did you see what they were doing?"
"They seemed to be building ladders and rams. For what I don't know."
"Call the rest of the village, we need to have a talk!" The chief orders.
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The army of bones and black magic drags itself over to the village. Rocks as sharp as swords and ladders held as black banners held by bones with ill intent in mind. Rows of trebuchets with large rocks are dragged through the forest as trees are knocked town to make room. The centerpiece of the army was a ram of burned and hardened wood with marks exalting their unknown master and celebrating triumphs yet to come.
Apon seeing the village, the first thoughts of those few capable of it was,
"Where are all the halflings?" and "Couldn't we just walk into it? Why did we build everything?"
A panicked Halfling runs into the village.
"Chief we have a problem!" he says running into the largest abode.
"Ulyas, what is the matter?" the Chief asks.
"An army of skeletons is carving down trees with rocks!"
"The guard will get right on that."
"No, there are almost a thousand of them!"
"Did you see what they were doing?"
"They seemed to be building ladders and rams. For what I don't know."
"Call the rest of the village, we need to have a talk!" The chief orders.
________________________________________________________________________
The army of bones and black magic drags itself over to the village. Rocks as sharp as swords and ladders held as black banners held by bones with ill intent in mind. Rows of trebuchets with large rocks are dragged through the forest as trees are knocked town to make room. The centerpiece of the army was a ram of burned and hardened wood with marks exalting their unknown master and celebrating triumphs yet to come.
Apon seeing the village, the first thoughts of those few capable of it was,
"Where are all the halflings?" and "Couldn't we just walk into it? Why did we build everything?"
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- Location
- The Air Capital
[X] Awaken 1d10 Skeletons
[X] Awaken 1d10 Skeletons
Edit: Boo hiss, those rolls.
[X] Awaken 1d10 Skeletons
Edit: Boo hiss, those rolls.
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theflyingbiscuit
"Titanic neechan"
I give my reroll to the @TheShadowOfZama if he will give my intelligence if he rolls a 10.
Also you get one more roll already due to your 3d10.
Also you get one more roll already due to your 3d10.
They can't get more intelligent, but if they roll three 10s then they can give another intelligence.
theflyingbiscuit
"Titanic neechan"
A warrior is still far better then a generic in crafting and intelligent skellies can herd the non-intelligent skellies with the carrot of rerolls on 9.
Pandemonious Ivy
Panties, Revolution. Big Drawers. Parachute.
I went through and collected quotes of everyone with at least a single roll of 10, since Turn 3.
I marked those that are already intelligent, from those who aren't.
Personal suggestion? Rerolls before Turn 4 get prioritized to djd, then Sin and Zama so they can grant intelligence to whomever.
That way, with as little extra effort as possible, we double the amount of intelligent skellies we have to help with this upcoming turn.
I marked those that are already intelligent, from those who aren't.
Personal suggestion? Rerolls before Turn 4 get prioritized to djd, then Sin and Zama so they can grant intelligence to whomever.
That way, with as little extra effort as possible, we double the amount of intelligent skellies we have to help with this upcoming turn.