Immersive Ink

Lawrence will be in the back protecting the party from sneak attacks

Serech is probably better either guarding the rear or protecting the magic-user - going to the front rank only if there is not another with heavy armor.

Here's an attempt at a marching order. Let me know what you guys think.

I expect Het to be up ahead scouting but he'll slip behind Oldtin and Gunther once the scrapping breaks out.

I also like Alkman and Archie in the second rank because they have spears and can hopefully assist in melee behind Oldtin and Gunther.

2x2
Het
Oldtin - Gunther
Alkman - Archie
Golgudir - Fredrik
Serech - Lawrence

I think the rules do suggest that three spearmen can fight abreast in a 10ft wide passage, but they're not explicit about spears fighting from a second rank (that's up to Mako ).

Unless Mako says spears can attack from a second rank, I'd hold the soft mercs back; our A Game would, I think, be to position our top AC/hp persons in the front two ranks. The outright hardest guys should take front rank, with a handy second rank ready to relieve them after they get hit.

In the present company Lawrence, Serech, and Gunther(NPC) all have the best AC: 4 (mail+shield).
Oldtin and Fredrik also have AC 5 (mail).

Lawrence and Hetwhistle are the only figures who have more than 6 hp (so they can't be killed by the first normal hit). Fredrik also got a 6 hp and Serech 5 (nice!), so maybe second rankers? Golguldir has only 1 hp and will certainly be killed by any hit (foooool!).

Lawrence has a bow and Hetwhistle has a sling, which might also make them useful up front. On the otherhand, Oldtin is the only player who can "see equally well by day or night" so perhaps he'd make a good scout, or rearguard?

Oh, that's right. I didn't buy a shield for Fredrik. (And now, of course, I'm trying to remember why...)

But he can hold a torch in his off hand, so that will help.

Maybe in a rigid, disciplined, military formation, spears could stab from the second rank, but I don't think so in most ad hoc dungeon melees. I have no problem with characters throwing spears from the second rank, but of course they would not target those characters already in melee, but the group behind.

Ok, round 2. Comments?

Het
Fredrik - Lawrence
Serech - Gunther
Golgudir - Archie
Alkman - Oldtin

Looks "ideal" to me--assuming they come from the front!

So long as Lawrence and Oldtin are happy to have been swapped around?

waysoftheearth wrote:Looks "ideal" to me--assuming they come from the front!

So long as Lawrence and Oldtin are happy to have been swapped around?

Rear-guard sounds fine for Oldtin.

"Well of course i am fine with being up front. I am not a coward after all , but the legendary sir Lawrence. I was only thinking of the wee folk in our party. I did not wish them to miss a moment of the excitement by being further back"