by Matt » Sun Oct 09, 2005 10:21 am
Ulauf's arrow streaks towards the patrol, but lands short of the line. As Laenvan comes up to shoot, the five disciplined Thardan foot duck behind their shields, and the archers behind them. The Jarin attempt to emulate this, but are slower, and their movements lack precision.
Laenvan's two arrows fly spinning through the air but miss. The five Thardan archers - also with longbows it's now clear - stand and shoot. Three of the arrows miss, and one would have struck Ulauf had he not twisted out of the way at the last second. The fifth arrow strikes Laenvan, grazing his upper right arm. [GM: I believe you're wearing ring, but I see we didn't note this under your equipment - this should be rectified. Effective Impact: 7 - 4 (Ring) = 3, 4 Injury Points (IPs), minor stab.] Meanwhile, Igon, Erdrick, Vagnar, and Sven hurry away. The patrol has stopped.
Do you hold you ground and exchange vollies or do you retreat?
[GM: As a point of order, there are no HM rules of which I'm aware which discuss the shooting of two arrows at once. After a little research, it seems that the primary issue with this technique involves range, and thus in game terms will bump the effective range into the next band. So if the archer is at Long range (as Laenvan is here), then the two arrows will be considered as if shot from Extreme range. Note that this means if one is already at Extreme range - as Ulauf is - then the arrows will simply fall short. Of course, it is possible they may still hit something, but not the intended target.]