Unicorn RampantClaw / Claw / Bite magazine & Tabletop Role-Playing Games

After months of preperation and diplomacy the players recieve word that Aguies is on the march. Allies are gathered and battle is joined at the bridge over the Mistwash just south of the village Clommel.

Battle on the field with Aguies’ army

• Aguies outnumbers the heroes by a large margin, but many of his troops are conscripted peasants.
• When the Count’s army arrives, he will take some time to take stock of the situation.
  
  You stand on the wooden bridge spanning the Mistwash River. The waters push up against the soggy banks, heavy with spring rain and melted snow from the Kitel woods far upstream. The troops of your liege, Ludwig Staledwo, are camped behind you to the north, weapons near at hand.

  Ahead, to the south, you see movement through the woods. Nearly a mile away a group of knights on horse ride out of the woods, at the head of a column of footmen. The shields and standards of the knight in the lead bears the red boar on a black field above three blue chevrons – Aguies’ coat of arms. Beside him is another black shield, this one bearing a gold crown over a red fist holding 3 swords.
  
  The knights pull their horses to a halt and survey your forces.
  
  Envoys may be sent, but their army makes camp and begins deploying or making some siege gear of their own while standing more or less at the ready. Their archers make a dozen tower shields / standing walls from which they can shoot.

• The Count’s attack on the bridge will consist of several waves of attackers.

• First some footmen will be sent across supported by the archers.
  level 7 – 1200 xp
  10 x human lackey – xp 75 ea.
  4 x guards – xp 150 ea.
• Another wave of footmen, with some skirmishers in the group.
  level 9 – 1575 xp
  1 x human lackey – xp 75 ea.
  3 x pikemen – xp 250 ea.
  3 x light infantry – xp 250 ea.
• A wave of knights will attack – trying to bull rush / trample their way through the defenders. Trent will be a part of this wave, and will show Hextor-like power once bloodied – he gains resist 10 to all damage. The priest of Hironeous will beseech his god to help, and one of the players will get Herionous-like power too – allowing that character to ignore Trent’s resist 10, and be able to turn the tide. Trent turns and runs once reduced to 1/3 HP.
  level 9 – 1625 xp
  Trent – xp 400
  4 x pikemen – xp 250 ea.
  3 x human lackey – xp 75

• A final wave of Knights and foot attack with Aguies leading the charge and some controllers to help take the bridge. Aguies turns once it is obvious they are loosing. At this point the Count’s forces are re-grouping away from the bridge and the players have the opportunity to counter-attack.
  level 10 – 2375 xp
  Aguies – xp 700
  Trent – xp 400
  War-Sorcerer – xp 400
  2 knight – xp 250 ea
  5 x lackey – xp 75 ea

• If they counter-attack there is a final battle with mixed forces and a weakened Aguies and Trent, who flee, with the army in a rout, when bloodied.
  level 9 – xp 2000
  Aguies – xp 700
  Trent – xp 400
  War-Sorcerer – xp 400
  Pikemen – xp 250 ea
  light infantry – xp 250 ea

• If they do not counter-attack, and take a 5 minute rest or longer, the opposing army gets an opportunity to regroup & heal, and the next battle is much harder. The players can either counter-attack, or wait until the next day when Aguies will attack again – this time supported by a small catapult they built overnight. This encounter should be fairly overwhelming, perhaps a level 13 encounter.
  

Pikemen ✦ Level 6 Soldier
Medium natural humanoid ✦ XP 250