Jade Legacy [L5R 3eR] - Act 2 Chapter 2a: Akatsuki/Dawn

[Tei Kae]

Rolling 1k1 -2  

[Rain Yupa]

A WILD SAMURAI APPROACHES

One of the guards catches you shouting out Ninsei's orders, and manages to break away from combat in an attempt to silence you. He already has taken a few bumps though, and is started with all wounds up to Grazed filled.

Miyako, roll initiative! Ninsei is in no condition to fight, and is wounded up to max Down.  

[Tei Kae]

5k3=25  

[Rain Yupa]

Round 1/3

25 - Miyako, Healthy, Unarmed
9 - Enthralled Bushi, 12 damage, Grazed, Katana Drawn

The bushi entered combat trying to close with you! Miyako, how do you react? Drawing a weapon is a simple action, so you can draw and attack.  

[Tei Kae]

Drawing first, her tanto, she flings it at her attacker, hoping it will be enough to stop him. She really isn't made for this sorta thing.

[Knives/Reflexes (tanto) = 6k3 +3 =26 ]  

[Tei Kae]

Damage: 2k1=8  

[Rain Yupa]

Round 2/3

25 - Miyako, Healthy, Unarmed
9 - Enthralled Bushi, 20 damage, Injured, Katana Drawn

The bushi lets out a brief shout of pain as a dagger catches him in his thigh; as his companions are beaten down, other prisoners hear this and begin making their way to the cell.

He attempts a swing on Miyako, but doesn't even get an attack roll in the positives.

Miyako, go! He is now in melee range, not throwing range.  

[Tei Kae]

Kami remind her again why she was doing this. Not that she was squeamish but it really didn't help her stomach that...Practically closing her eyes to focus on the movement she did know by heart, she drew her aiguichi and focused on her attacker, hoping she could manage the same self restraint the boar had shown so as to not have Ninsei upset with her.

[Knives/Agility 5k2 = 5
1 raise for a non killing blow

Miss. Swing batter batter swing  

[Rain Yupa]

Round 3/3

25 - Miyako, Healthy, Aiguchi
9 - Enthralled Bushi, 20 damage, Injured, Katana Drawn

The bushi manages to evade the blow, but throws way too much of his weight to one side; his follow-up strike is clumsy and cleaves through the stone blocks of the wall.

Miyako, reinforcements are coming to subdue him! Hold out for one more round!  

[Tei Kae]

Ugh! Stupid sympathy and trying not to hurt someone. This! This was what ends up hurting people! Yet, she still had no choice. She needed to keep Ninsei on her side and to set an example. How in the Kami did her father and cousin keep up their junshin naivete without being killed, she'd never know.

First 7 : Knives/Agility 5k2 = 15
Second 4: Damage 2k1 = 7
1 Raise to keep from killing him if necessary  

[Rain Yupa]

Miyako would slash her blade deftly across the forearm of the samurai, causing him to drop his katana and grip it tightly. He would fall to his knees in shock of the pain dealt, as he would now be Down! Seeing his impending defeat, only one of the prisoners continued advancing on him, delivering a blow to his head to knock him out so he could take his stuff.

"I thank thee for... protecting me, Shosuro-san. But I fear the battle is not over yet. Come, let us not cower from our foes"

Miyako gains 3 points of honor for facing a superior foe in the name of another clan, in lieu of her own.

ROUND 3

Step One: Declaration

Miyako, do you stay in Reserves, or do you move up to Disengaged, at Ninsei's request?

Step Two: Tides of Battle

The enemy ranks swell by 2k1.

ENEMY SOLDIERS: 9
Defeated enemy soldiers: 3
FRIENDLY SOLDIERS: 14
Defeated friendly soldiers: 0

Miyako, give me another Perception/Battle (Mass Combat) roll! You gain +0 from advantage in numbers, +8 morale bonus for having advantage last Tides of Battle roll, and +4 from Ninsei's leadership. The enemy no longer has enough better equipment to warrant a bonus.  

[Tei Kae]

Moving to Disengaged: Perception/Battle =3 +12 situational = 15

Removing her tanto from the man's leg, she moved forward and really wishing for the comfort of political intrigue and figurative back stabbing in Winter Court. "Aye." And so it began again...  

[Rain Yupa]

Enemy roll: 19

The sudden surge of enemy guards, clansmen to these Boar, seemed to dishearten them for the time being. But the prisoners would redouble their efforts!

Though the enemy won the roll, it was by less than 5, so it is a drawn battle! No army has advantage now.

Step Three: Determination

Miyako, roll Perception/Battle (Mass Combat) to see how Miyako herself is faring in this battle, now that there are multiple opponents.

You may refuse to make this roll. This will count as a refusal of an Battle Opportunity. You may only refuse up to two Battle Opportunities during this scene.

In addition, roll 12d10 (no explosions). Each 10 yields a defeated enemy soldier. Your fellow escaped prisoners have already dispatched three enemy soldiers, so you may add +1 three times to the results of your roll. The enemy will be rolling 9d10, and every 9+ will defeat one of your allies.

Since no army has advantage this round, no one gets any rerolls.

If you succeed on a Battle Opportunity, it may alleviate the defeat of one or more allies.  

[Tei Kae]

First 2d10: Perception/Battle = 2k2 =14
Next 12d10: Defeats 3 +3 (this round)  

[Rain Yupa]

Enemy defeat rolls: 3d10 = Only one.

What kind of Battle Opportunity does Miyako have?

TN 20 (Disengaged) = 14 vs TN 20 = Failure (by more than 5).

Miyako, roll your Mass Battle Table result! Roll 1k1, add your Water Ring (2) and your Battle Skill (0), and your penalty for failing determination by more than 5 (-4), a net -2 modifier. The die explodes as normal.