Post by uburoi on Sept 8, 2014 21:11:00 GMT -5
So.
I bought "Arena of Khazan" a while back. Haven't been doing T&T until recently; I've run a few characters through Buffalo Castle and Labyrinth as of late (I highly recommend Labyrinth for new delvers, BTW!) and just tonight I dragged out AoK and said to myself, "Self", I said, "Now's the time.".
Which is a long-winded way of saying I ran Arena of Khazan.
OOOOOOOh, I see this one's going to run up a nice little butcher's bill.
First up: Level 1 Male Dwarf Warrior Brannatus Lucus
Strength 20 Luck 17 Dexterity 11 Intelligence 14 Constitution 16 Charisma 5 Speed 9 Wizardry 8
Combat Adds: 13 Missile Adds: 13 Weight Units Possible: 2,000 Height: 3'9" Weight: 197lbs Adventure Points: 0
Bank, Scimitar and Complete Scale armor
vs.
Hojo the Orc - scimitar, 3 javelins, spiked shield, curiass & helmet
ODDS: 3:1
I get done rolling up the Orc, listing his weapons and adds (6 dice total +5 adds), calculating the odds, and, finally, Brannatus and the Orc face off against each other on the sands of the Arena.
Brannatus has no magic, and no missile weapon, so he just charges in for melee.
Now, fighting the Orc entails tests of agility: both parties must make 2nd Level DEX saves each round, before combat actually takes place; anyone who misses the save takes the amount they missed directly to CON.
So what happens? After rolling up the opponent and calculating the odds and all that, stupid Brannatus goes and FUMBLES his very first save, rolling a freakin' THREE. 22 DAMAGE.
16 - 22 = Brannatus goes off to meet his clan ancestors, who will have some disparaging words for him about idiots who rush in to combat and proceed to impale themselves on their own d**n scimitar.
*Taps, or the Khazan equivalent, anyway, plays quietly*
Hopefully the next contestant will, perhaps, at least GET TO ROLL SOME COMBAT DICE before dying horribly.
Sheesh!
I bought "Arena of Khazan" a while back. Haven't been doing T&T until recently; I've run a few characters through Buffalo Castle and Labyrinth as of late (I highly recommend Labyrinth for new delvers, BTW!) and just tonight I dragged out AoK and said to myself, "Self", I said, "Now's the time.".
Which is a long-winded way of saying I ran Arena of Khazan.
OOOOOOOh, I see this one's going to run up a nice little butcher's bill.
First up: Level 1 Male Dwarf Warrior Brannatus Lucus
Strength 20 Luck 17 Dexterity 11 Intelligence 14 Constitution 16 Charisma 5 Speed 9 Wizardry 8
Combat Adds: 13 Missile Adds: 13 Weight Units Possible: 2,000 Height: 3'9" Weight: 197lbs Adventure Points: 0
Bank, Scimitar and Complete Scale armor
vs.
Hojo the Orc - scimitar, 3 javelins, spiked shield, curiass & helmet
ODDS: 3:1
I get done rolling up the Orc, listing his weapons and adds (6 dice total +5 adds), calculating the odds, and, finally, Brannatus and the Orc face off against each other on the sands of the Arena.
Brannatus has no magic, and no missile weapon, so he just charges in for melee.
Now, fighting the Orc entails tests of agility: both parties must make 2nd Level DEX saves each round, before combat actually takes place; anyone who misses the save takes the amount they missed directly to CON.
So what happens? After rolling up the opponent and calculating the odds and all that, stupid Brannatus goes and FUMBLES his very first save, rolling a freakin' THREE. 22 DAMAGE.
16 - 22 = Brannatus goes off to meet his clan ancestors, who will have some disparaging words for him about idiots who rush in to combat and proceed to impale themselves on their own d**n scimitar.
*Taps, or the Khazan equivalent, anyway, plays quietly*
Hopefully the next contestant will, perhaps, at least GET TO ROLL SOME COMBAT DICE before dying horribly.
Sheesh!
