No time to post a real battle report, but I thought I'd share my run of unbelievably bad luck. I had Rivendell @ 500 points, the Twins leading a group of armoured elves and Gildor leading some exiles. My son decided to do something different, and countered with Gulhavar and a Dragon with tough hide. Basic "to the death" scenario, with deployment rules from Lords of Battle.
Both my warbands had to deploy within 12", because I rolled a 1 each time. I backed up as far as I could, but I knew if he had priority Gulhavar could catch whoever he wanted...which he did, charging one of the Twins right off the bat. Well, clearly Elrohir needed help, so I proceeded to try and charge Gulhavar with those sturdy armoured Rivendell warriors. No problem, they're elves right? Well, with the Dragon around, that's -1, but still...no problem...right? I just need a 6 or better.
The next 8 rolls for Courage by Rivendell were: 4, 3, 4, 5, 2, 3, 3, 4. Finally a couple of Exiles managed to charge to keep Elrohir company. Seeing my terrible luck, I decided to let Gildor spend only 1 Will to attempt an Immobilize, only to roll a 2. Well, I wasn't going to use his single Might point on that. Elrohir didn't fare that well that turn, but lived to fight on.
Meanwhile, my bowmen maneuvered around to take potshots at the dragon, hoping for a lucky roll. I got one 6, a 3 (but they moved, so no hit), a 2, and five 1s. Yay for elven shooting...
It was a stunning first turn, but things eventually turned around, finally managing to win fights against Gulhavar, and using up the Dragon's will with a couple of Immobilize. When the dragon was finally wounded, he rolled a 3 for Courage and was off the board. Probably the shortest but most outrageous game I've played.
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