Elven Revenge (Part 1 and Part 2)

[A-Train]

Backstory:
A Nomadic Orc Tribe had wreaked havoc in an Elven community. The traveling band caught the Elves off guard, and slaughtered many of the cities in habitants. The orcs had fled by the time and Elven hero had returned to the city. The hero gathered up a group of surivors to hunt down the attackers of the city.

The warbands:


Elves: Elf Commander, 3 Elf Archers and 1 Elf Dasher (Q:3, C3 elf with Dashing ability)


Orcs: Orc Tribe Leader (Q3, C4, Leader/Magic User), 4 Orc Warriors, 2 Savage Orc Warriors and 2 Savage Orc Heavy Infantry



The Elf archers single out a lone Orc Warrior, and riddle his body with arrows.



The dashing elf runs into battle, but cannot strike down the Heavily Armoured Orc. Another warrior enters the fray, and the numbers are too much for the elf, who is slain.




And elf Archer knocks down the Orc Tribe leader, but is then over run by Orcs and killed.


With the Orc Leader already fallen, the Elf Hero steps forward, decapitating him, gruesomely killing him.


Witnessing the gruesome kill, along with losing the leader of their tribe causes half of the or gang to retreat. Seeing their numbers dwindle, causes the rest to join the flight.


The orcs have retreated, and without their leader, will be little threat to the elves in the future.


Wow, an army of elves is a tough thing to beat. Their virtually certain quality rolls, along with the range against the orcs shaky quality and no range except their leader made this a no contest.
The chain reaction of morale fails sealed the deal here.

I have another report with my friend and I switching armies that I'll post later. Can I do any better controlling the Elves, or will my opponent do better with the great numbers of the Orcs.

[LilNewbie]

Great report, A_Train! Thanks for posting! Nice use of the HS terrain!

[A-Train]

Thanks Newbie.

Here's another report, with the same players controlling the opposite armies. Let's see if Patrick can do better with the Orcs than I did.


As expected, Patrick has some problems activating the Q4 Orcs. Allowing my dashing elf to single out his Warrior that has strayed too fair from the tribe.



Another warrior steps up and strikes down an Elf Archer.



With the Heavily Armoured Savage Orcs screaming down on them, the Elf Archers are saved by the Elf Leader who steps in for the Kill.


Meanwhile the Orc warrior outmatches the Elf Dasher, freeing him up to join the fray.



The Orcs cut down the last two Elf Archers, leaving the Leader on his own, surrounded.





The hero steps left, and cuts down an Orc.


He spins, then pivots right, cutting down another.


The elf blocks a flurry of the Orc's sword slashes, only to counter with his own deadly blow.


With their party cut in half, the Orcs opt to retreat.


The elves win again. The main problem here seems to be the low quality of the Orcs leaving so many of them near the edges of the board. If I were to run a similar battle again, I may start the Orcs in the middle to give them a fighting chance.

[LilNewbie]

Group moves for the Orcs!!

Another great Batrep!

[andrea sfiligoi]

I'd try with a lower cost orc leader, dropping the magic user ability and investing in a couple more mooks (goblins, orcs) to outnumber the elves. Againsty high Q models, the savage ability is a bit less useful as the elves will pass the morale rolls easily.

[cesareborgia]

A very nice report even if the elves win all the battles.

Pierpaolo

[theswlion]

Feb 9, 2010 21:11:00 GMT 1 LilNewbie said:

Group moves for the Orcs!!

Another great Batrep!

I agree with Newb, group moves are a must for the Orcs in the opening. Also, Andrea is right, too, you need more Orcs.