Grandpa Dace's Quest for a stable family

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Dace looked at his council, hesitating for a moment, before he felt an odd weight setting itself on the castle itself. He recognized that spell, it was one of the Terrorist's favorites, after all. Trying to use the floo or apparition would only have deadly consequences now, though, inanimate items should still be fine, he noted, as he began to set his usual contingencies in place.
Contingencies: Intrigue + Stewardship check : 44. Rank 4 Success.
Lily freed, explosive charges planted, dead man triggers set up, portkey on the Anchor and the Treasury installed, greek fire potions in his office (if he got out of this alive, he might set those off just for the pleasure of seeing the papers burn.) and all manners of little tricks to make Riddle's life miserable if he won. Oh, also, he mused as he put on a bracer, not to forget the explosives to destroy his body. Worst case scenario would be Riddle raising him, after all.

People around him were nervous, although your security chiefs, Oliver and Martha less so. Not at all, in Martha's case. Dace took them in, before speaking up.

"I'll spare you the motivational speech, the situation is that bad, yes. The opponent we're facing casually depopulates entire villages and desacrates their corpses to grow his army of undead. Their very presence pollutes the world around them. Already, I've been receiving reports that the land in Cornwall was becoming weaker, animals are dying, crops no longer grow, and diseases are emerging at an alarming rate. The opponent we're facing has the numbers, the preparations and the experience.

However, we cannot allow ourselves to fall here, if only to spite him. He already has taken control of the former Order faction territory in Scotland. If he gains control of here too, he may grow too strong to be stopped anymore, especially since he is in cahoots with the Overlord." Lily's face lifted and she stared at him, growling to express her discontent.

"Therefore, we will fight here, most likely die here too, if we're going to be honest, but we will do so while making sure the necrophiliac over there does not get what he wants. Elizabeth." He adressed his wife trying to find her something to do other than wringing her hands. " You'll be in charge of the unit rotation and organization. Oliver, you'll take care of coordinating the dragons and regular army. Agatha, you'll reinforce the defenses. Feel free to use anything that catches your eye. Moody, Jason, I want you commanding the troops. Engage at your own discretion. Lily..." He grimaced, but Lily already knew what he wanted.

"Uh. Uh huh uh." She grunted, heading towards the door, crimson claws glistening in the evening light. His eyes followed her for a moment, before he turned to Martha, only to see that she had disappeared.

Looks like she'd be doing her own thing.



(Unit placement went wonky, so no grids here siree! saving that for next turn when there's an actual battle.)

A foul stench was carried by the wind and he could see shapes on the horizon. He noticed that Martha had taken the liberty to already set up his troops as she went out, allowing him to take control over the southern pass, where the waters of the Grail created a river. The Treants were already imitating trees, wolves and does were moving carefully on the roots to avoid any traps, The dragons were growing agitated. In the middle of the fields, the fairies were flying, forming colorful clouds while at the feet of the fortress, the elves and druids were scanning the horizon, preparing their staves and bows.

Still, his units were on place now, the problem was what they would do when the two armies enter in contact.

Make your choices: Choices ranged from Aggressive-Offensive to Cautious-Defensive.

[Frontline] The treants ( light green trees North of the river) x15 Currently Camouflaged, will inflict Rooting regardless of the stance.
[] (Aggressive): Attack the enemy as they pass, inflicting damage to them. Will drop Camouflage.
[] (Polyvalent): Remain Camouflaged, until the occasion presents itself.
[] (Cautious): Remain Camouflaged, only inflict Rooting.


[Frontline] The wolves (doggos north of the river)x 429 Unfettered (Nature), can Double Attack.
[] (Aggressive): Charge [Move to river]
[] (Polyvalent): Attacks of opportunity.
[] (Cautious): Use hit and run tactics, using the trees and vegetation to hide themselves.


[Frontline] The moon does (Inside the pseudo-forest) x 20 Unfettered, Magic dampening aura.
[] (Aggressive): Charge [Move to river]
[] (Polyvalent): Hit and run tactics.
[] (Cautious): Stay under the cover of vegetation.

[Frontline] The dragons (The Really Ugly orange thing Behind the forest) x 5 Magic resistance/immunity, Breath attack.
[] (Aggressive): 'Bombardment' tactics (Burn everything to the ground) [Move to river]
[] (Polyvalent): Hit and run. They will act in the way allowing them to maximize their moves.
[] (Cautious): Interception : they will focus on destroying any enemy breaking through the line.

[Middle] Fairies (pink blots in the 'field') x 100 No retaliation (magical), Swift.
[] (Aggressive): Charge ! [Move to frontline]
[] (Polyvalent): Hit and run tactics to pick off the enemy that break through.
[] (Cautious): Patrol the skies in case comebody sneaks off.

[Backline] Druids (People in the robes. Yes, they're supposed to be monks, I know) Spellcaster (half-trained), Meditation (Basic).
[] (Aggressive): Set up a Necromancy ward : Prevents the enemy heroes from raising or animating the dead for the duration of the combat.
[] (Polyvalent): Modify the terrain to slow enemy advance.
[] (Cautious): Enhance the troops (will last for the entirety of the battle)
-[]Luck
-[]Defence
--[]Write in Buff target

[Backline] Elves (people in green near the town) Double shot, Chaos ward.
[] (Aggressive): Shoot all that moves
[] (Polyvalent): Shoot to kill
[] (Cautious): Aim for priority targets
-[] Write-in to set specific target

Lily: (still in Rampart)
[] (Aggressive): Run to the frontline [Moves to frontline, takes 2 turns]
[] (Polyvalent): Run to the middle [Moves to Middle]
[] (Cautious): Stay behind as last line of defence [Moves to backline]

Dace: (still in Rampart)
[] (Aggressive): Try to wipe them out right now (will use the most damagind spells he knows as soon as the opportunity appears.
[] (Polyvalent): Use spells if needed.
[] (Cautious): Keep his strength for now, one can never know what Riddle's strategy is.

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Infodumps! Number crunching! I crunch those numbers twice more because I actually calculate the hp and defence equations. It's very painful, but I'm sparing you guys from that, unless you really want to know how the health of your 500+ creatures is calculated each time an attack is made?

Now the QM salty minute is done, I won't reveal all the undead abilities and it's mostly common sense, but here's some tips, because even if you didn't spy on Riddle to get a feel on his units, I'm not completely heartless:

Arrows can't hit if there's no flesh.
You can't punch a ghost.
Liches are dead mages.
Vampires aren't sun/fire-proof, they just heal quickly.
Any humanoid bitten by a zombie is going to have a Bad Time.

That's all.

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