STORY LINE "Kip had gotten himself cornered. The big Barbarian brandished his two handed axe and quickly faced Kip down into one corner of the cave." What will he do? (Q) Stats: Kip ST 11 CO 15 LVL 0 (7) Shrike & Shri (3) Barbarian ST 14 CO 04 LVL 2 (7) Axe (two handed) and no defence. Kip Selects these options: PLAN A: I time my attack such that the shrike slips down the axe handle to the B's hands and the Shri goes into his vunerable ribs. RESERVE PLAN B: If I can not time my attack, I will duck and roll under him; into a position for a strike next turn. OPTION ONE: If I cannot time my attack or duck and roll, then I will attempt to knock him off balance with a head butt to the stomach. NEXT Turn's storyline: The B sneered "Where will you run now, Little Man?" Kip just bit his lip and held still. Suddenly, the B hoisted his axe. In one smooth motion, Kip attacked. Kip's shrike caught the Barbarian's right hand, causing him to drop the axe. Before the B could move, Kip's shrike buried deeply into the B's left chest. The Barbarian staggered back against his right hand wall. Kip ran past. At least he still had the shrike... Observations: Pretty sneaky for a defensive weapon. Two handed fighting advantage. CO difference allowed Kip to do what he planned. Rankings I will also allow you to rank the strength of your fighting. 7 C Charge 6 ADA All out assault 5 FDC Full scale combat 4 SFA Strong frontal attack 3 PF Press forward 2 E Engage 1 HPA Hold postiton: Attacking 0 HP Hold positionv -1 HPD Hold position: Defending -2 D Disengage -3 SB Slip back -4 4 PA Present arms -5 5 RSF Retreat steadily fighting 6 WP Withdraw passively 7 F Flee To Chapter 2 Turn 5 Back to Arveta Table of Contents Back to Arveta List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1999 by Abram Paradies. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com