The Battle for {Insert Name Here}

[Twoy]

Here is where I would like to have everyone end their move. If you don't mind, I'm not going to explain all the orders. The only thing that is complicated is having the scouts at A1 fly on the backs of the Thunder Bats to get the scouts farther out front. Listed attack values are without stack or leadership bonus since we now have a calculator that does both.

A1:
Archers x 5, Captain Ordinarius (Att-45 Ranged, Def-5).

C2:
Thunder Infantry x 1 (Att-6, Def-4).

C3:
a. Thunder Lizard x 2, Ewinyes x 1, King Edmund (Att-62, Def-4.25).
b. Imp x 1 (Att-1, Def-1).

D5:
Thunder Bat x 3, Imp x 1 (Att-16, Def-2.5).

D6:
a. Ogre x 1, Guardsman x 6, Ogre x 1 (-8 Hits), CPT-GEN Genericus, Outriders x 2 (Att-133, Def-5).
b. Thunder Infantry x 3, Thunder Cats x 4, CDR Lightning (Att-59, Def-4.625).
c. Thunder Infantry x 7, CDR Thunder (Att-51, Def-4.125).
d. Thunder Bats x 2 (Att-10, Def-3).
e. Hellflame Dwake x 8, CDR Vis (Att-81, Def-4).
f. Bezekiwa x 8, CDR Agrach (Att-72, Def-5).

E6:
a. Sparrowhawk x 1 (Att-1 Ranged, Def-1).

D7:
a. Sparrowhawk x 1 (Att-1 Ranged, Def-1).

END TURN.

[Siralus]

The thunder bats might be a bit exposed but... Well, anything that hits them will probably die, at a bad exchange rate - that works for me.

And since there doesn't seem to be any reason not to, all of Thunderia's units will advance directly to those locations.

[zilfallon]

Avewnus agrees with Chief Warlord's suggestion.

[Nihila]

Okay, now, time for me to attack, I suppose. I'll post the combats, even though I'm attacking scouts. The reason being, there is a chance for the Sparrowhawks to injure the Sourmanders.

A stack of 2 Decrypted Archers mounted on 2 Sourmanders enters E6 from the South, engages lone Sparrowhawk there.

COMBAT!
Battle is joined in hex: E6
TIME OF POST (in minutes and seconds): 3507
Attacker:
Total Attack Value: 28
Level of Highest Commander: 0
Number of Units: 4
Stacking Bonus: 1.4
Average Defence: 2.5
Terrain Bonus of Hex: 0.0
Special Bonus: 1.0
Random Percentage: 80%
Total Damage: 31

Hits Inflicted on the Enemy: 22

Defender
Total Attack Value: 1
Level of Highest Commander: 0
Number of Units: 1
Stacking Bonus: 1.0
Average Defence: 2.5
Terrain Bonus of Hex: 0.0
Special Bonus: 1.0
Ambush Bonus: 1.0
Random Percentage: 60%
Total Damage: 1

Hits Inflicted on the Enemy: 0

Sparrowhawk squished. No survivors to see where the Sourmanders went.

[Nihila]

Stack of 2 Decrypted Archers mounted on 2 Decrypted Sourmanders enters D7 from the Southeast, engaging the lone Sparrowhawk there.

COMBAT!
Battle is joined in hex: D7
TIME OF POST (in minutes and seconds): 3729
Attacker:
Total Attack Value: 28
Level of Highest Commander: 0
Number of Units: 4
Stacking Bonus: 1.4
Average Defence: 2.5
Terrain Bonus of Hex: 0.0
Special Bonus: 1.0
Random Percentage: 75%
Total Damage: 29

Hits Inflicted on the Enemy: 20

Defender
Total Attack Value: 1
Level of Highest Commander: 0
Number of Units: 1
Stacking Bonus: 1.0
Average Defence: 2.5
Terrain Bonus of Hex: 0.0
Special Bonus: 1.0
Ambush Bonus: 1.0
Random Percentage: 90%
Total Damage: 1

Hits Inflicted on the Enemy: 1

Sparrowhawk squished again. 1 Sourmander at 7 Hits. No survivors to see where the Sourmanders went.

Turn summary: Sourmander/Archer stacks crush Sparrowhawks pettily, vanish into the mist.

Alliance Scout/Popping Phase begins now. Alliance has, again, 200 pop points.

[Twoy]

Pop Points for Turn 4:
Nawnia 10 + 50
Thundermen 1 + 50
Avewnus 12 + 50
Generica 19 + 50

[LTDave]

Outrider 1: Scout E6, F7, G7, F8

Outrider 2: Scout D7, D8, E7, E8

The Generics Suggest E7 as our objective hex this turn.

[Siralus]

2 Thunder cats this turn (42, altogether), leaving 9 unspent.

And yes, let us advance inexorably upon the enemy's position, as a wave of rolling thunder in the wake of the march of lightning!

[zilfallon]

Avewnus pops 2 Imp and 2 Ewinyes.

2 points left i think.

[Twoy]

Genericans,
I will loan you 20 pop points if you pay me back next turn. I'm guessing you would like to pop an Ogre this turn. Next turn I will take my share plus the 20 points and pop myself a Griffon Rider.

Nawnia Pop:
Sparrowhawk x 2 = 30 points.

30 + 20 loaned to Genericans = 50. 0 points left.

[Twoy]

Avewnus,
Your imps in the field need to try and scout all the locations the Sourmanders could have gone. Those locations include, on the east flank, E4-5, E5-6, G6 and on the west flank C5-8 and B7.

Genericans,
No need to scout D6 since that is where you are standing. Perhaps you can extend your search to D8.

The scouts at Base Camp can cover B6 and the supply route. That only leaves D9 as a potential spot for the Sourmanders that we will not be able to scout.

E7 is a good objective.

[zilfallon]

Chief, we have only 1 imp in field, and that is at C3. And the 2 new imps are at A1., so they can't really do much useful scouting other than our supply route.
My suggestion for the imp at C3:

C4 > C5 > C6 > B7 > C7

or

C4 > C5 > C6 > C7 > C8

which one is more likely to find the sourmanders? I'm not sure.

Additionally, the imps at A1 can cover all the way from A1 to A6 and B2 to B6.

[Twoy]

We also have an imp at D5 stacked with the 3 Thunderbats.

[LTDave]

Genericans,
No need to scout D6 since that is where you are standing. Perhaps you can extend your search to D8.

Well spotted. Edited to fix.


Genericans pop 3 Archers at A1, using 2 of the 20 points offered by Twoy. 18 points left.

Twoy - I don't think we need an ogre now, since it would take forever to get to the front. Happy to give points as needed in the future.

[Twoy]

Turn 4 Scout Missions:
Outrider 1: Scout E6, F7, G7, F8.
Outrider 2: Scout D7, D8, E7, E8.
Imp 1: C4, C5, C6, B7, C7.
Imp 2: E4-5, E5-6, G6.
Imp 3: A2-6.
Imp 4: B2-6.
Sparrowhawk 1: B2, C2-5.
Sparrowhawk 1: B1, C1, D2-4.

END SCOUT PHASE

[Nihila]

Scout Phase findings:
F8: a. 3 Decrypted Sourmanders, 1 Decrypted Sourmander @ 7 hits, 4 Decrypted Archers. Attack: 56. Defense: 2.5
b. 4 Decrypted Sourmanders, 4 Decrypted Archers. Attack: 56. Defense: 2.5.

Move/Combat Phase begins now.

And, didn't have the Attack/Defense earlier. Sorry about that, now you guys can accurately plan to croak them.

[LTDave]

Well, none of our units will reach the enemy this turn. So we'll just move.

Restack at D6

Stack 1: Ogre, 4 Guardsmen, 1 Captain General Genericus, level 2.2, 2 Outriders

Stack 2: Ogre, 2 Guardsmen.

Advance!

Stacks 1 & 2, move to E7 via E6.

[Twoy]

Now is when it gets difficult. The GK forces can hit us and retreat out of the range of most of our stacks. Also, they will pop 200 points each turn that they can immediately bring to the combat, while we have to wait many turns for our units to reach the front. I'm not sure if we will have any units left by the time we reach their Base Camp. I guess we just need to push everyone forward as hard as we can, and see what we have left when we get there. If anyone has a brilliant plan, now would be the time to share it.

[Twoy]

Side note: When are we going to find the Arkenpaintbrush?

[Nihila]

Side note: When are we going to find the Arkenpaintbrush?

I'm guessing that this is a take on the lack of maps... The answer is, I have a lot of trouble with maps. I'll try to have one up, or at least a link to one, with in... 24-ish hours.