OK, so I played through Campaign Turns 32 and 33 of my solo Five Leagues From The Borderlands campaign a few days ago. Number 32 was just resting up so Tundaline could heal, but we ran into a pack of pickpockets and lost three Gold coins. Those that could helped the Town Guard and did some Hard Work, slightly offsetting the loss to the pickpockets. For the 33rd campaign turn, we were ready to bring the fight to The Ruin Within at their hideout!
But first, we spent some time at The Crossing doing town things, like helping the Town Guard, doing some Hard Work, and discovering where, exactly, The Ruin Within was hiding out. Once we figured that out (Adventure Milestone, 6 Adventure points wagered with a roll of 4, we found out with no problem!) we had to Travel there. While on the way, we saw Something in the distance and added an Unexplored Location to the map. We had arrived just as they were counting their loot!
Before the game proper started, there was an approach phase as we snuck up on them. Weppi clunked forward while Myrrh got a nice start on climbing to the second floor of a ruined building. Weppi clunked ahead some more and the bad guys spotted her, they were five Bloodstained Renegades with their Lieutenant and Captain. Our victory condition would be to kill these two leaders, but there would be additional benefits if we Held The Field.
The first game turn saw advancement to combat positions. Weppi positioned herself at a break in a wall, using her bulk to block the Renegades from surrounding her. Myrrh took a shot at an opposing archer without effect, who then returned fire with similar results. The rest of the Renegades surged forward to attack Our Heroes, not quite closing the distance between the opposing groups. Morgan and Grushnag followed up behind Weppi, while Plog The Elder and Tundaline brought up the left flank.
Turn Two brought menace and mayhem. Weppi managed to kill two of the bad guys but not without taking a wound herself, while Myrrh found his mark on the enemy archer he had previously shot at. Grushnag squeezed past Weppi and made a lunge for the Lieutenant, killing him on the first exchange. Morgan moved up right behind Weppi, while Plog the Elder and Tundaline tactically maneuvered. The other Renegade archer decided he had enough of the slaughter, and promptly fled the scene.
At the start of Turn Three, there were only two bad guys left: a Renegade and the Captain. By the time dust cleared, Grushnag was down, Morgan had killed the remaining Renegade, and Tundaline had finished off the Captain by inflicting two wounds, no clean kill there. We had Held The Field and stamped out the last vestige of The Ruin Within from Armskirk, the Ruined City!
As it turned out Grushnag wasn't just down, he was dead. He had been a good follower, and brought down his fair share of foes. He would be missed. The total haul from the battle was to be 3 Gold, 6 Adventure Points, four Torches, a Fine basic weapon, and a Fine bastard sword. After we settled in to Camp amongst the ruins, News Travelled that the rangers have been scouting the area, which added a further two Adventure points. Next up: travelling to Bradfordshire!
