Lane 3 Lord Rickart Nayland & Ser Niall Lucas

While Ser Dromen opts for a defensive approach, Ser Kevan decides for a balanced approach. Both knights hit their targets, but neither blow is particularly strong. And so, both knights remain seated and a second round is required to decide this match


[url=Joust T1 Roote][/url]: 10d6k4 19
[url=Stay in the saddle][/url]: 6d6k3 13
Technique for R2 posted in personal forum

Ser Dromen slowly grows more confident after keeping his seat, abandoning his focus on defence in the second pass.

Pass 2 vs Ser Kevan
[url=Balanced][/url]: 9d6k4 21
Pass 2 Ride test:
[url=Stay in the saddle][/url]: 5d6k3 13

9 Damage, PR 14, AR 10, 12/12

The two knights ride a second time and both lances break again. Challenger and champion are even after two rounds and a third pass is needed. The wedding guests are unsure, whether the Marsten knight is tiring after all having to deal with so many challengers, or if it is Ser Dromen, who is actually better than given credit for...

[url=Joust T2 Roote][/url]: 10d6k4 21
[url=Stay in the saddle][/url]: 6d6k3 12
Technique for R3 posted in private forum

This was Ser Dromen's chance for glory, if he could but seize it! Emboldened, he attempted his most aggressive tactics so far...

Pass 3 vs Ser Kevan
[url=High in the saddle +2][/url]: 9d6k4+2 22
[url=Stay in the saddle][/url]: 5d6k3-2 9

8 Damage, PR 14, AR 10, 9/12
[url=catch your breath][/url]: 4d6 11

It was his thirst for glory, that proved to be Ser Dromen's downfall. Standing high in the saddle, it did not take a hard hit from Kevan's lance to leave him toppling from his horse, where he fell face down in the mud. His own lance was skillfully defelcted by the Marsten knight, who was holding on to his saddle.


From R2: 18damage-11=7 ->
5/12 ->
[url=CYB][/url]: 4d6 10 ->
8/12

[url=Joust T3 Roote][/url]: 10d6k4 20
[url=Stay in the saddle][/url]: 6d6k3 15
2 DoS from Roote: 18dmg-11=7 ->
1/12

Now, we have 12 regular knights and 3 hedge knights.
Regular knight: PR9 / Keeping only 3 dice in the attack
Hedge knight: PR12 / Keeping only 3 dice in the attack
I ride defensively to give me a PR of 17, which allows for only 1 DoS by my opponent. Also, I have a lucky reroll and a BoTA bonus (I think I did not use that so far, will check). ->
Can I roll these challenges in a more efficient matter (e.g. 12#xd6k3+2 and if appropriate ride checks on my side, or something like that?)

Kevan Lyras wrote:I ride defensively to give me a PR of 17, which allows for only 1 DoS by my opponent. Also, I have a lucky reroll and a BoTA bonus (I think I did not use that so far, will check). ->
Can I roll these challenges in a more efficient matter (e.g. 12#xd6k3+2 and if appropriate ride checks on my side, or something like that?)

[OOC: That's exactly the way to handle this. Choose a stance and churn out a bunch of rolls. You/another PC can roll for your opponents.

Good luck - hopefully statistics, your benefits and destiny can see Ser Kevan through!]

Can we agree, that it would be the most appropriate for them to go aggressive to hopefully get 1 DoS? If so, I would churn through the rolls...

Kevan Lyras wrote:Can we agree, that it would be the most appropriate for them to go aggressive to hopefully get 1 DoS? If so, I would churn through the rolls...

OOC: They'll go high in the saddle and hope Ser Kevan's lance is ill-placed.

[url=Joust defensively against 12 regular knights][/url]: 12#10d6k4-2 20 20 15 16 20 21 14 17 18 21 20... vs PR9

[url=Regular Knights R1 aggressively][/url]: 12#7d6k3+2 12 19 16 19 19 16 19 18 16 19 17... (should mean high in the saddle, not aggressively) vs PR17 -->
I need a ride check for knight 2,4,5,7,8, 10,11,12 ->
8 ride checks at TN9

[url=8 Ride checks at TN9][/url]: 8#6d6k3 15 18 14 15 17 14 15 17
->
I am not falling in any first round.

Now, checking of any of the opponents make it through round 1:
[url=Ride checks (HitS)][/url]: 3d6k2-2 4, forgot the 10#, so 11 to come:
[url=Ride checks (HitS)][/url]: 11#3d6k2-2 5 3 9 5 8 8 9 6 4 4 10 ->
Knights 4,8 and 12 would stay in the saddle vs 1DoS, but as rolled above, they all get hit with more than 1 DoS

Now, on to the Hedge knights:
[url=3 Hedge Knights T1][/url]: 3#7d6k3+2 16 19 18 ->
the second and the third hit at 1 DoS
[url=Stay in the saddle][/url]: 2#6d6k3 18 15
[url=Joust T1 vs Hedge Knights][/url]: 3#10d6k4-2 22 20 20
[url=Hedge knight ride check][/url]: 3#3d6 13 6 8 (forgot the -2, but it would not matter]

I hope I rolled all of that correct. Will add some description, once somebody confirmed my calculations / rolls

[OOC: looks good to me, Ser Kevan defends his lane with elan and earns a tidy sum in ransoms.]

After Ser Kevan dispatched his first opponents, having had to ride multiple rounds against some of them, things became significantly easier once Ser Dromen was taken care of. None of the numerous challengers afterwards stood a chance against the Marsten knight as he defeated all of them in their first pass. Some lances did not even touch him, while other opponents managed weak blows to his shield, but all of the landed on the dirt of the tourney ground. It was at the end of the third day, when Kevan finally defeated his last challenger - an unknown hedge knight riding a scrubby little rounsey - and was named one of the five champions.

12,000ss (4 Plate at 3000ss ea, Ser Niall + 3 KoQ)
2,400ss (4 Coursers at 600ss ea,, Ser Niall + 3 KoQ)
12,000ss (12 Splint at 1000ss ea, K)
1,500ss (3 Mail at 500ss ea, HK)
750ss (15 Rounseys at 50ss ea, K +HK)
28'650 =136 gold

(Get to the cider stands Ladies and Sers, I am buying the bar out! )
(+1 glory)