The next rung on the ladder was to be a battle at either a Crossroads (1-3) or River crossing (4-6). A 1 was thrown. The game played using Portable Wargame Ancients.
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Prudentius, Governor of Western Nemedia, had received reports of the approaching Aquilonian army and sought to cut off its advance. Not having a military background, the Governor was determined to keep out of the action.
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| Initial Positions - Aquilonia to the East |
King Conan was determined to swiftly brush aside the Nemedian force and march on towards the town of Thalasus where, if his spies were correct, his favourite concubine was being held captive.
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| The Aquilonians advance |
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| Knights' cross swords whilst arrows fly |
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Facing the ferocious Aquilonian onslaught, the Nemedians fell back and were becoming enveloped.
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With Aquilonian arrows beginning to fall among his bodyguards, Prudentius mounted his horse and making his excuses to his Captains, insisting they hold the road as long as possible, he prepared to vacate the battlefield...
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The Nemedian army reached Exhaustion Point (set at 50% as is my preference for Fantasy games) and the Governor high-tailed it, bound for the fortified town of Thalasus.
Another victory for Conan. Can he be stopped? Seems unlikely.
Another fine little game. I would say the governor was prudent not to cross swords with Conan as the Aquilonian steamroller continues to advance.
ReplyDeleteConan's army is a juggernaut, and it doesn't look like the Nemedians are going to be able to stop it. These little games are great fun to play and link together in a story.
DeleteAnother very enjoyable report 👍. This campaign is coming along nicely, MJT 🙂⚔️🎲⚔️
ReplyDeleteThanks Martin. I'm enjoying it!
DeleteBrilliant stuff. This is the REAL world cup...those bloody lithe, raven haired, athletic, big boobed, shapely..concubines...will be the death of Conan I tell ya ;)
ReplyDeleteEspecially if he continues to forget their names
DeleteAlso Jack - may I steal your ladder? It's brilliantly done!
ReplyDeleteWork away Sir Duc
DeleteExcellent game and battle report. It's looks like Conan is unstoppable.
ReplyDeleteWhat settings do you use in blogger to have frames around your photos ans text within the frame?
Thanks Roger. I think that the frames are just part of the "Simple Theme" set up.
DeleteYet another victory for the Aquilonians, led by their seemingly invincible king Conan ⚔️⚔️
ReplyDeleteAs is now apparent to all, no-one wants to face Conan in hand-to-hand combat. Perhaps then Nemedians could consider employing assassins to deal with Conan, but I doubt even that would be successful though, as Conan is an utter utter fighting machine.
In retrospect I reckon it was a smart move for Prudentius to quit the battlefield when he did. Will he subsequently be known as Prudentius the Wise? Or, if Conan is eventually defeated - and it is a big IF - then perhaps Prudentius will gain the sobriquet “the Cowardly”.
Cheers,
Geoff
Geoff, Prudentius is a politician; enough said.
DeleteConan the unstoppable! Great looking game and report.
ReplyDeleteAlan Tradgardland
Thanks Alan - I find these small narrative type campaigns a lot of fun.
DeleteConan the Unstoppable should have been a Lin Carter book from the 1970s with cover art by Frank Frazetta !