Turn 3
Phase 1The spirit of the woods must have been smiling on the Elves as they win the momentum for a third time!
Ellyss Coepyr, spotting Morvana lurking behind her minions, throws down the gauntlet and issues a challenge. Not one to pass up on such an offer Morvana obliges - they meet with a clash of blade and living axe!
The lust for single combat and glory runs high and Splitshanks the Minotaur bellows his own guttural challenge to Arved Boewae. The two champions launch themselves at each other in another titanic confrontation!
As if the challenges had given the signal for all out melee both sides charge - Prockyll Haerem is beset by the Goblins and Freeshun the Bull Centaur - she narrowly avoids being trampled by its rampaging hooves!
Larc Bowlen and his command follow up their successful combat against the beastmen and Breck Shetowz!
Turn 3
Phase 2With almost all forces locked in combat it is down to the Elf archers to make their move. Unfortunately their bow fire against Tim the Enchanter is ineffective, distracted as they are by the whirling melee in front of them. The wicked Enchanter moves himself ever closer to the battle lines - ready to deal out some magical punishment...
The AssaultWroywood the standard bearer strikes first at Ol' Snakeyes, wounding him. Larc and Andimachey's combined assault on the Ogre finds its way past its sluggish defence but fails to wound him further.
After several probing jabs at the Goblin Prockyll scores a glancing blow but it is turned by the Goblin's scaly armour. Turning to the Centaur her augmented attack hits home but fails to wound.
Arved launches an all out attack on Splitshanks in a whirl of somersaults and flashing blades - Splitshanks staggers under the assault but his tough hide turns the Elf's blades, and he gains a Havoc token -
special ability for the Berserker - survive Melee and gain a Havoc token, kill someone gain a Havoc token!Ellyss too goes on the attack against the beguiling Morvana, scoring a glancing blow. The lithe Chaos champion turns the blow with her demonic axe!
The SwingThis time the forces of Chaos stubbornly refuse to give ground!
Turn 4
Phases 1 and 2The tide seems to waver and turn towards the forces of evil - Chaos wins the momentum!
Tim the Enchanter, rubbing his hands with glee, prepares a fresh augmentation to bolster the foul horde's attacks.
The Elf archers move off the hill to gain a better vantage point in the search for new targets.
The Enchanter and Elf archers continue to play a deadly game of cat and mouse!
The AssaultOl' Snakeyes hits back at his persecutor - bolstered by a Havoc token he smashes Wroywood's defences aside, wounding him gravely.
Tim the Enchanter's magic comes into play - the unfortunate Elf's wound magically deepens as the Wizard augments the Death roll. The Elf line shudders as they see their bright standard fall!
Howling in triumph Snakeyes stoops to grasp the bloodstained banner and brandishes it for all to see!
With a cacophony of exultant braying the chaos band fight on with a renewed vigour (
+2 MAD dice to all combatants in range of the captured standard!)
Breck Shetowz smashes Andimachey to the floor - crushing the life out of the Bard with his enormous spiked mace!
Larc Bowlen is also caught in the arc of the brutal weapon - taking a glancing blow he is lifted off his feet and badly wounded!
Once more the evil Enchanter directs his magic against the Elves - this time augmenting the Goblin and Centaur's attack on Prockyll. Somehow she comes through he maelstrom unharmed!
Spending the Havoc token he gained last turn, Splitshank's rips into Arved - despite spending one of his own Havoc tokens to strengthen his defence, the Elf is left clutching a gaping wound...
Morvana now repays Ellyss Coepyr in kind. She spends a Havoc token in her lightning assault and scores a glancing blow. Spending two more tokens and gaining power from an augmentation from Tim she brings her living axe down in a killing blow.... but Ellyss, at the cost of two of his own Havoc tokens, manages to narrowly avoid it!
Turn 5
Phase 1After much to-ing and fro-ing with Havoc tokens (
can be used to add dice to the momentum roll) Chaos holds on to the momentum - a key moment in keeping the pressure of their assault on the Elf battle line up!
Snakeyes, having despatched his opponent, turns on Larc Bowlen. Larc manages to sidestep the mutants rampaging charge (2D6 impact hits automatically on charging!) and tightens his grip on his sword grimly.
The Elf archers again manoeuvre in an attempt to gain line of sight on Tim the Enchanter, who, laughing contemptuously, prepares a fresh batch of pain in the form of more magical augmentation!
Phase 2Tim now swiftly runs and takes cover from the very real threat of the Elf archers - they doggedly pursue him!
The AssaultSnakeyes makes a preparatory attack on Larc with 2 dice, which the Elf defends with ease. Following up with a stronger lunge Snakeyes forces Larc to use all his remaining MAD dice to defend it. He manages to fight the Brute off, but then the Ogre steps in...
Bringing down another massive and crushing blow Breck forces the Elf to spend his last two Havoc tokens in a heroic defence - but to no avail! Lending another two dice to the Death roll, Tim cackles madly as Larc falls...
Morvana thrusts her snapping axe at Ellyss in a series of probing attacks. The Elf easily defends them but slowly his defences are ground down. As Ellyss tires, Morvana seizes the moment and springs forward with a deadly lunge - the axe bites down into Elf flesh, tearing a great gash in Ellyss's sword arm...
Yet the forces of evil weren't done with the wounded Elf - smiling cruelly, again sets his augmentation to work on the Death roll - Ellyss's valiant challenge comes to a tragic end!
The Goblin and Freeshun redouble their attacks on Prockyll - penetrating her defences. However their blows are again turned by the Mage's finely wrought mithril shirt.
Arved, weary and wounded, somehow dances out of reach of Splitshanks's frenzied attacks.
Turn 6
Phase 1Both sides throw in a Havoc token from their fast diminishing pile in an attempt to gain momentum for what looks like the beginning of the end.... and the result is a draw!
Cue a
Cut Scene!
Cut scenes are a mini phase where each player only gets two activations. However, this is where the named characters (champions) come into their own - being able to spend as many Havoc tokens as they wish to purchase actions, amongst other benefits. Unfortunately both sides had spent most of their tokens already!Morvana whirls round and charges the Elf archers behind her. Selecting the Elf in the middle she intends to cut their formation in half!
The lead archer fires off a shot at their long hunted quarry - Tim! The arrow strikes true, but is lost in the Enchanter's voluminous robes!
Meanwhile, Snakeyes also notices the new melee developing behind him. He thunders into the back of the rear archer, trampling him into the dust! The mutant's momentum carries him forwards and into the back of the next archer. Its hideous bulk slams the beleaguered Elf into the ground, crushing him also!
The sole surviving Elf archer prepares to sell his life dearly and charges Tim!
Turn 7
Phase 1 and 2The usually fickle Gods of Chaos smile once more on their twisted children and grant them momentum once more!
Snakeyes, filled with bloodlust continues his rampage and charges at the Elf who sought to escape him by engaging the Enchanter. Like his comrades, however, he cannot escape the Brute and is trampled beneath the mutant's terrible charge.
Breck Shetowz lumbers in to surround Prockyll Haerem, ready once more to deliver the killing blow...
The AssaultAs the two remaining duellists circle each other warily, Splitshanks once more springs forward. Laying open Arved's defences the creature plunges its horns deep into the crippled Elf's chest (two exploding 6's on the Death roll!) - another hero passes into Legend!
Prockyll, alone now on the field and beset on all sides by the forces of darkness is not long to follow. Fighting off both the Goblin and Centaur in a valiant last stand, she can only watch as Breck, her executioner brings down his great mace once more in a final and lethal blow...
EpilogueMorvana Hendful surveyed the scene. Satisfied that much bloodletting had been meted out she let a cold smile disfigure her beautiful visage. The Elves had fought well and now they served equally well as sacrifice and feast for the surviving followers of Chaos. Long burned the fires into the night and the mad cackling of the beasts rang out amongst the darkened glades...