A horseman comes riding down the road from Sarum. He is a tall, thin, and paled skinned man with brown hair. Brown eyes are set in his dour face. His armor,...
... Morien, his shield hanging on his back and his axe on his belt, pushes himself away from the wall he was leaning on. He gives an appraising look to the...
... <vpelkone@m...> wrote: snip ... pushes ... appraising look ... first." ... quality of ... After he had spoken the rider's attention had drifted to study...
... Morien raises an eyebrow at that. "You are a long way from your isle, irishman. I am Morien of Venta Belgarum and it is my duty to question the travelers...
... Another appears at the gate behind Blain, drawn by the sound of conversation and someone being challaged. It is Tathal, a man of Cornwall. He is dark of...
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... Tathal still leans against the gate, listening with a bit of ammusent to this list. Still he calls out "Well I hope you are as well skilled as your...
... Blain nods approvingly to Guaire's recitation of his lineage and purpose, while Morien seems unimpressed. Blain then turns to Tathal and nods, laughing....
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... OOC: I'd be happy too if I could get a quick summery of how combat works. I don't have my book handy :P ... __________________________________ Do you...
... OOC: Morien turns his attention to the man asking him the question. "Why use an axe? Simply because it is a good tool for killing Saxons. There are many...
... OOC: Neither do I, but I have a good memory. :P Since we are not trying to kill one another, using the normal system will probably be too 'deadly'. I...
OOC: Sorry for joining the action late. Spring, 510 -- Sir Bege's call to muster the Belgae legionnarii roused the heart of the untried Pascentius. He was a...
... I think I can handle this, what die do you roll for damage? d20? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per...
... Tathal notes the approch of the Roman and gives him a quick once over, the man of Cornwall is clearly withholding judgement, but even so he speaks "You are...
... In the normal system, you roll as many d6 as indicated by your Damage rating ( (SIZ+STR)/6 and rounded to nearest whole number). For example, a person with...
... It is clear :) I'll start counting from the next post that I see about one of you two attacking eatch other ... __________________________________ Do you...
... Umm... Now I am not quite sure if Greg meant the same thing I did, but I thought the idea was for your to throw the dice for both of us and then post the...
... Pascentius responds, "The Britons are a nation of law and obedience to God. We fight to uphold the covenant between God and man. The Saxons are godless,...
... snip ... interaction, ... reactions in ... examples. ... ooc: That's alright. I'm use to it. sniff. The "combat" system sounds fine to me. Also Mandy...
... Ah, I see, this makes sense and I shall do this way ... Mandy __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!...
... Guaire moves carefuly and there is able to spot Moriens quick fluid movement with his axe and thus brings his shield up in time to block the mighty blow of...
... snip ... The flurry of exchange has taken the smile of Guaire's face. This is no boar, but a skilled axeman. He berates himself for thinking of home at a...
... Guaire starts to circle Morien, his spear darting towards the man. Morien follows him slowly, his eyes looking for an opening. And then suddenly he spots ...
... OOC: Just to note, that in this exchange, Guaire scored a hit and Morien didn't (since 5+1 = 6 < 8). Thus, Morien has 0 points and Guaire 1. And the...
On Fri, 20 Jun 2003, Mandy Bowyer wrote: (An IC answer to the previous round...) Morien is slightly surprised by the quickness of the Irishman's spear. While...
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