Board Thread:Forum Roleplays/@comment-27758956-20150717020056/@comment-26295802-20150720122812

Sinthoniel wrote: After the rebels built some siege equipment, they start to assault the castle. One group attacks the gate with a siege ram while the other groups try to storm the walls with ladders.

The siege ram breaks through the gate almost immediately - the gate was not even fortified on the inside! Imrahil commands his men back from the walls and sends nearly all of them to the gate. Many soldiers at once move inside the castle, only to find it completely empty. But suddenly flame arrows are shot from the sides and the first wave of the attackers are devoured by fire - the oil spilled all over the ground forms a ring of death around the soldiers.

More and more soldiers press forward while the men at the front flee in terror, some of them burning and spreading the fire even more. But after a few minutes the oil is almost completely burned away and Imrahil restored the order. The next wave is sent in, but the next surprise follows soon.

While the next men wak in, this time more cautious, blocks of straw fall down from above and catch fire from the remaining burning oil. The fire spreads further now and the whole castle courtyard starts to burn. The second time confusion and panic arise upon the attackers.

A long time later the attackers can finally conquer the courtyard. All defenders have left the walls and retreated to the inner stronghold. The castle itself would need a long time to be usable again. All building and all interiors outside the stronghold are burned down. The destroyed wooden ladders make it impossible to go to the walls. The courtyard is full of ruins and ashes.

Without any fighting, Imrahil has lost two squads of good men. Um. . . I would have liked to give my own orders. . . I was actually planning a clever withdraw to Pelgir