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Post by Roland Cordwayner on May 7, 2019 15:36:12 GMT 1
Roland now faced the middle Appleton brother, and the most talented of the three in the saddle. Ser Lewyn had been just one of many famed riders to fall to Ser Vardis of Kingsbridge at Highgarden, but generally lasted deep in to most tournaments. At least Roland was familiar with the man's likely approach from Highgarden and countless smaller tourneys that the Appleton brothers had attended alongside him. [P2] Know Lewyn Appleton: 5d6k3 15PR: 21 AR: 11 Health: 12/12 I/W/F: 0/0/0 |
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Post by Father on May 8, 2019 11:04:22 GMT 1
Ser Lewyn is more than a match for most jousters, not quite comparable to Roland perhaps, but nonetheless quite capable of denying him a place among the final champions.
Animal Handling 4 Ride 2
Endurance 4
Fighting 4 Lances 2
Tourney Knight +2
Superior Courser
Full Plate
He has seen Roland done various things, so he is likely to mix things up. Prioritizing nine broken lances over unhorse.
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Post by Roland Cordwayner on May 8, 2019 11:15:16 GMT 1
[OOC: just a quick check on whether Roland IC expects Lewyn to adopt the Noble style based on Know your Opponent roll/history? He generally seems to be just wanted to check!]
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Post by Father on May 8, 2019 11:41:41 GMT 1
Yes, noble is so standard that it should generally be assumed that I forgot leaving it in the instructions unless I specify otherwise (and then I'd probably run the NPC myself because of special circumstances).
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Post by Roland Cordwayner on May 8, 2019 13:12:30 GMT 1
Roland was steady throughout, with even his shakiest pass requiring an even stronger jouster than Ser Lewyn or truly reckless tactics to take full advantage. He rode conservatively, conscious of both Ser Lewyn's skill and his own earlier mistake against the man's brother. Such prudence may well have been wisdom as Roland tired in their fourth pass - it had been a long day beneath the Reach's sun, even with a champion pavilion to repair to. He prayed to the Seven he would not have to face Ser Sebaston in the remaining two rounds, as his progress here had so far been tougher than a longer, grander affair at Highgarden. Lord Starling had certainly got his wish in the day's challengers! That said, even such a wish could prove dangerous as Roland had already surrender his seat in a draw against a man he was expected to comfortably defeat. He was desperate to give House Starling a companion among its original retained Champions. PR: 21 AR: 11 Health: 12/12 I/W/F: 0/0/0 [P2] v Lewyn P1-6 N,EF,Brace;SiS;CyB: 9#8d6k4+6 25 27 26 25 23 27 22 26 25 9#6d6k4+4 21...- Lowest SiS is 14 in R4, but don't think Lewyn can ever hit for 3 DoS with the suggested tactics so that Roll is (just!) safe even against 2 DoS. - Adds Defensive 3 when Lewyn starts going HS.] |
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Post by Septon Abelar on May 14, 2019 1:17:28 GMT 1
Ser Lewyn Appleton canters forth on a bay gelding with a black mane and a steel face-plate. His plate is well-made, but not as extravagant as a knight of his puissance can afford--this tourney knight has the shrewdness of a gambler. His helm is topped by a rippling crest of black horsehair, which gives him the same look as his horse, much like a houndmaster who takes on the look of the hound. With a blast of the trumpet, they're off. Ser Lewyn rides so conservatively on the first pass that he fails to break his lance. Nevertheless, he continues, trading lance for lance with Roland for several rounds. With each pass, Lewyn rides a bit more dangerously, releasing grains of caution to the winds each time. But alas, the match yields a droopy harvest when both men keep their seats and Roland even misses a couple lances himself, causing the master of games to huddle with assistants before awarding the match.
R 1-3 PR: 21 (22 due to D1) (KB R5 Lewyn Appleton) P1-3 N, EF, Braced, D 1; SiS;: 3#5d6k3+4 14 17 19 3#6d6k4+4 21 25 26 3#4d6 18 14 10Lewyn misses cleanly and then shatters two lances to no effect. Roland's first three hits are 1, 2, and 1 DOS each, forcing TN 10, 14, and 10 checks, which Lewyn easily passes. R 4-6 PR 21 (20 due to A1) (KB R5 Lewyn Appleton) P4-6 N, EF, A 1; SiS; CyB: 3#5d6k3+8 26 24 19 3#6d6k4+1 23 15 18 3#4d6 18 12 14This time Lewyn scores 2, 1, and 0 DOS. Roland easily hits to TNs. Roland's strikes for 1, 1, and 2 DOS, but Lewyn beats the TNs again. R 7-9 PR 21 (20 due to A1) (KB R5 Lewyn Appleton) P7-9 N, EF, A 1, HS; SiS; CyB: 3#5d6k3+8 17 21 21 3#6d6k4+1 22 17 20 3#4d6 15 7 13Lewyn hits for 0, 1, 1 DOS. Roland beats the Heightened Stakes TN of 13 easily. Roland's misses with two lances and then breaks the last one for 0 DOS? Is this decided by broken lances or by DOS? If lances, then Appleton takes it with 8 lances to Roland's 7. If it's DOS, then Roland wins 8-5. |
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Post by Father on May 14, 2019 1:56:36 GMT 1
Way it works is that broken lances are counted after every three sets of matches, so Lewyn will have to switch to all out aggressive 3+HiS+HS on tilts 2 and 3 or he loses, also I don't see were Roland's lance misses on the 7-9 thing.
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Post by Septon Abelar on May 14, 2019 3:18:57 GMT 1
Way it works is that broken lances are counted after every three sets of matches, so Lewyn will have to switch to all out aggressive 3+HiS+HS on tilts 2 and 3 or he loses, also I don't see were Roland's lance misses on the 7-9 thing. Yeah, looking back I'm not sure where I got that either. With the switch to 3 HiS+HS, Lewyn strikes for a 23 and 25, which are 1 DOS rolls forcing TN 13 checks, which Roland succeeds. In return, his PR drops to 18, causing Roland to hit for 2 DOS twice instead of once, forcing SiS TN 17 checks on rounds 2 and 3. Lewyn's SiS rolls are modified to 19 and 20, which is good enough. So I think that means Roland wins on points after three passes? If this is right, I'll modify the narration. |
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Post by Roland Cordwayner on May 14, 2019 9:11:19 GMT 1
Roland nodded to the crowd in acknowledgement of their support at this victory, albeit the manner of it was unexpected and the match shorter than many forecast.
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Post by Father on May 14, 2019 11:57:10 GMT 1
I'm getting 25 and 27 with risky tactics, +3 from removing Braced and D1, +3 A3, +2 HiS
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Post by Roland Cordwayner on May 14, 2019 12:09:01 GMT 1
I'm getting 25 and 27 with risky tactics, +3 from removing Braced and D1, +3 A3, +2 HiS [OOC: looks right to me, leaving us with 1 DoS and 1 DoS for Lewyn on passes 2 and 3 and the joust ending at pass 3 on broken lances, in Roland's favour] |
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