Bretonnia vs Chaos

Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 23:00:29 +1100
From: DC <[email protected]>
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Subject: [WHFB] [Batrep] Bretonnia vs Chaos


Time was running out for the village of Goatsberg, the Chaos invaders
were finishing off the small resistance bravely put up by the local
farmers.
    Giso stood anxiously beside his horse, wondering where his father was.
Was he dead? Slain by a Chaos warrior? Or warped by the evil that is
Chaos.
    The others were getting ready. They were the last hope for this
village. The local lads were given as much armour as possible and the
fastest horses. Their mission, to send for help, help from Couronne.
    "Giso! Come on! We have to go!" Bronne cried out. But Giso stood still,
looking at the fires around the village and worrying about his father.
Bronne rode towards him and shook him back into reality. "Giso!"
Giso mounted his horse and rode away but still occasionally staring
back. The were no more screams, just the sounds of laughter. 'Lets hope
they dont find the women and children' Giso thought.

The grim news had been ill received by Lord Arthou. He had friends in
that village, good friends. But there was more at stakes, the lives of
many women and children still depended on Arthou and his company.
Arthou's army was always prepared. They were the standby army of
Couronne, ready for any sudden invasion. Upon receiving the news
Arthou's Honour Guard were already on the march, they would be there by
the next morning.
    At the head of the march was Lord Arthou quietly conversing with Giso,
who had desperately begged for him and the other lads to join the army.
Arthou's company consisted of twenty knights in all, including himself,
and three heroes. Lords Wayne, Spearalot and Girlahad. They are Arthou's
most trusted friends. Arthou also had two other heroes, brothers, who
were travelling past Couronne. Lords Till and Bed who rode great
pegasuses. And of course there was Giso and his group of villagers. To
round off the company was Arthou's daughter, Merlina, a powerful
sorceress.
    Arthou ordered the company to halt as he heard something approaching.
It was Till and Bed who had been doing a bit of reconnaisance over the
village. "My lord, the Chaos invaders are resting near the village, but
some have been sent to locate the rest of the villagers." There were in
time. The rest were hiding in a small cave far from the Chaos campsite.
'There will be no more lives lost today.' Arthou thought, 'Not villagers
anyway.'

Arthou's Honour Guard
Lord Arthou
General w/s, bw, knight(v), ardour(v), ogre blade, AofP, jade amulet
Lord Wayne
Hero w/s,ha,bw,L, knight(v), joust(v)
8 KoR w/banner of might

Lord Spearalot
Hero w/s,bw,L, knight(v), ardour(v), AofF, potion of strength
Lord Girlahd
Hero w/s,ha,bw,L, knight(v), joust(v)
8 KoR

Merlina
Master Socereress w/w, skull staff, book of ashur, destroy scroll

Lord Till
Hero w/s,ha,L, knight(v), joust(v), pegasus

Lord Bed
Hero w/s,ha,L, knight(v), joust(v), pegasus

Giso and friends
8 Mounted Squires w/sp,La,s

Chaos Invaders
Lord DooDoo
Chaos Lord w/s,Ca, moftzeentch, disc, ogre blade, black amulet, hofmeyes
12 Chaos Warriors w/s,Ca, std of shielding
Lord Meow
Sorcerer Lord w/s,Ca, disc, BoS, power scroll, regeneration, destroy ms
5 Chaos Knights w/Ca, banner of might
Chaos Chariot w/scythed wheels, crew w/s,Ca, war banner


    chariot    warriors chaos knights sorcerer
lord lord
woods
woods
house                          house
                               
                        barn    
house barn   
house
Till Bed Spearalot's Arthou's Giso and
unit Merlina unit friends

It was a clear and open battlefield.
The Chaos Invaders began praying to the gods for gifts and only received
five. Nurgle poured his foulness onto Arthou's unit, weakening the
horses limbs (-1M for people who dont know). And the Chaos Lords
received a blessing in the form of +1 armour save.

Spells
Bretonnia: Fear, Heal, Teleport Self and Net. :```(
Chaos: Gleam magic, Pink fire, Touch of Tzeentch and Firestorm

Doodoo flew towards Merlina, in hopes of eliminating magic opposition
while Meow flew onto the right flank of Giso and his friends. The
chariot moved to block Spearalot from charging the warriors. The
warriors and knights moved towards Arthou. Meow summoned to power of the
winds but only gained enough energy to cast Pink Fire on Giso and
friends. Merlina could do nothing as she received to power to dispel
(didnt want to use destroy scroll for this p1 spell). And so one of
Giso's friend burnt body fell to the ground. It was Booby the fat kid.
    Arthou assessed the situation. He quickly ordered Giso and friends to
charge Doodoo! They accepted, it was better than being next to that pyro
sorcerer. Doodoo's plans had been foiled! Now he had to fight off these
pesky humans. And they were pesky for they managed to suffer only 1
wound from Doodoo and he in return also suffered a wound. They were
locked in combat(sucky dice rolls for him). Till and Bed flew high into
the sky, waiting for their moment to charge. Spearalot raised his lance
and cried 'charge!' and moments later the there was no more chariot, nor
horse nor crew. Arthou moved his knights forward ready to attack the
warriors and knights. Merlina was concentrating on getting away from
Doodoo, riding near Spearalot. Her attempts to magically hold the
knights failed as the superior Meow read his destroy scroll but failed
to remove the spell from her mind.

Although Doodoo had not been able to kill Merlina as planned his other
plans did work. Both the knights and warriors declared charge onto
Arthou but it would have failed if it wasnt for Arthou's great virtue of
knightly ardour. But that was about the only luck for Doodoo. (OK - TRUE
STORY, this is one for the books). It must have been the praying by the
knights today because Arthou and his brave knights managed to survive
the combined Chaos onslaught. (Ima telling ya! No wounds suffered on
Arthou, Wayne or the other knights!) This awesome miracle stirred Arthou
and Wayne to hack down 4 of the Chaos knights. With ranks and standards
flying high the lone Chaos knight fled to never return and Arthou ran
down the fleeing warriors. (Gimme then VPS!) Doodoo managed to do better
killing three villagers and allowed Giso and two friends to run far away
from the battlefield. Meow summoned energy to cast Firestorm but Merlina
read her destroy scroll and wiped the spell from Meow's mind. He was
however to gleam magic and steal and spell from Merlina's mind (heal) to
restored Doodoo to full health.
    Both Arthou and Spearalot turned towards Doodoo, and Till and Bed flew
down to attack Meow. Till and Bed managed to wound Meow three times but
a wound began regenerating. The pegasuses also causing another wound on
Meow. The Sorcerer could take no more pain and fled, only to be caught
at the end of a lance by brave Bed. Till however suffered a painful
wound to his genitals. (A minute of silence for brave Till). Merlina had
nothing better to do and so ran being Spearalot's knights hiding from
Doodoo once again.

Doodoo would not give up however and charge into Spearalot issuing a
challenge, and before Spearalot could accept he was sliced and diced by
Doodoo. However he became scared when all the other knights surged
forward and ran, escaping Girlahad's pursuit.
    Girlahad and the rest of the knights charge Doodoo. The disc he was
mounted on was tired so Girlahad was able to catch Doodoo and end the
Chaos invasion.

And so by the villagers were saved but those killed were burried in a
big ditch along with Spearalot and Till's manhood and that fat kid,
Booby. They all gathered and said their prays.

Brets 2484 - 289 Chaos (I had 3 table quarters)

A very short and lucky game for me (3 turns and many a glorious 6's).
The warriors/knights incident was painful for him and his unlucky rolls
throughout the whole game. The only dissapointment for me would have
been the spells, which were shit! He really wants to know how he can
improve, both tactics and army selection. I already told him that his
characters were over equipped and so much wastes of points. I thought he
played good (just not the rolling dice part). His charge of warriors and
knights onto Arthou's unit would have done a lot of damage on a normal
day. And he really hates me for a)using my mounted squires to block him
from Merlina and b)using those two heroes on pegasuses Till and Bed. Do
you guys think this is ok? Anyways comments welcome. TANKS.

DC