Toni Sihvonen (order #92780) 62.142.248.1

Toni Sihvonen (order #92780) 6
Passions
Players often request Passion rolls before a round of battle.
A Passion persists until the round ends, or another
Passion overrides it. For example, heorthgeneats Inspired
by Hate: (Welsh) may switch to Loyalty: (Lord) when
their lord dies, at the gamemaster’s discretion. This would
compel them to avenge their lord rather than pursue
beaten Welshmen, and would allow them to Inspire a different
skill if they so choose.
Skills
Awareness - Can you spot the ambush in the forest? Do
you see the hole in the opposing line?
Battle - Roll Battle to put your followers into scildburh,
wecg, or any other special formation. Single characters
may need Battle to know whether they are safe in their
own lines or deep among the enemy.
Boating- Can the Saxon warband launch its boat and outrange
the enemy archers?
Heraldry and Recognize - Can you identify the unit
opposing your troops? Can you find your
sworn enemy in the melee? Will you attack men from
your own side?
Orate - Use it to inspire troops before a battle, and to
rally them during one. If you lead a large force, you may
need to make the same speech several times, riding up
and down the line so that each section hears you.
Skirmish Modifiers
Modify the first Battle roll of a skirmish by the modifiers
already obtained for that Battle Round, plus the following
modifiers for local conditions (which may be decisive, in a
skirmish), as determined by the GM:
BetterNorse Troops: +/- 1 (ceorls vs. peasants) to 5
(ceorls vs. knights)
BetterNorse Ground: +/- 1 (defending a slight rise) to 10
(defending a castle wall)
Outnumbering/outnumbered at least 5-1: +/- 10
Outnumbering/outnumbered at least 4-1: +/- 9
Outnumbering/outnumbered at least 3-1: +/- 7
Outnumbering/outnumbered at least 2-1: +/- 5
Outnumbering/outnumbered at least 3-2: +/- 3
Random Element: Roll +2d6 and -2d6 to represent fluke
events, like a stampede of riderless horses or a plume of
imoke blanketing the melee, that could benefit either side.
Rescue!
Situation: You fight near your lord, who has pushed
ahead of you against the weak but numerous enemy footmen.
Suddenly, enemies surround your lord, who has just
one bodyguard. (Modifiers: Outnumbered 3-2: -3; Better
Troops: +2; Total Modifier: -1.)
Round 1: Fight a round of combat against the current
foe.
Round 2: [Awareness: Succeed = You notice the lord’s
peril and can charge to his rescue, arriving after a oneround
delay (on Round Four, in this instance). Fail = keep
fighting current foes.]
If you remain fighting the foes you started with, keep
track of the numbers you cut down and subtract these
from the Round 5 reinforcements.
Round 3: As above. Your lord and his bodyguard
valiantly hold their attackers at bay.
Round 4 Your lord screams for help as his bodyguard
drops. You can join the rescue, as above, without passing
Awareness.
Characters who noticed their lord’s distress in Round 2
arrive. Whoever arrives first (resolve ties by Energetic
rolls) must test Loyalty (Lord) for Inspiration, then Battle,
both for his first-round skirmish modifier and to intervene
between his liege and the foe.
Rescue Battle Result
Critical: Reduce odds by one level (from 3-2 to 1-1)
Success: Odds stay the same
Failure: Increase odds by one level (from 3-2 to 2-1)
Fumble: Increase odds by two levels (from 3-2 to 3-1)
The second and third characters to arrive also roll on this
chart, which means that the odds, which affect all players
helping their lord, can change up to three times. No
Battle roll will improve the odds beyond 1-1. Odds apply
to the number of player characters in the rescue area: if
you arrive there when the odds are 2-1, two enemies
automatically join the fight to counter you. You cannot
flee from the rescue area.
Round 5:
Characters who started in Round 3 arrive.