Across the River

The Journey

After defeating the pirates, the Legion resumed its voyage, and soon landed in Palmyra. In the port of Xandera, we replenished our supplies and found a map to the Valley of the Kings. We then sailed down the Kemi River to a landing site close the the valley. From here, we needed to make an overland trek of about a day's march.

The Tributary

After a few hours, the trail crossed another river, presumably a tributary of the Kemi. Fortunately, a series of boulders served as a natural bridge across this river.

The Attack

We sent a scout across to test the slipperiness of the boulders. He had no trouble, until he reached the middle of the river. Suddenly, a crocodile struck from beneath the waters.

Its fangs clamped onto the soldier's leg and it dragged him under. In seconds, only a crimson stain on the waters remained of our scout.

The Crossing

We had no choice but to attempt the crossing. I ordered the troops to gird themselves for battle. Basilius led the first company across while I awaited anxiously on the bank.

In moments, a swarm of crocs attacked the company. The men fought valiantly, using spears and shield to hold off the brutes. Yet the crocs' bites shattered shields and penetrated armor. Many men suffered wounds. One unfortunate soldier, in his attempt to back away from a croc, fell off a boulder and into the river. The current swept him away.

Nevertheless, Basilius's company made it across. Now it was my turn as I led the second company over the boulders. Again, the crocs attacked, but we held them off. Many crocs fell to our blades. Like Basilius, we made it across. Fortunately, our losses were light.

The Valley

As dusk approached, we reached the Valley of the Kings. As we gazed across the plain, we spotted three large pyramids and a myriad of smaller tombs. Our next step is to find the correct tomb, and then find the Rod.

GAME NOTES

This was just a simple scenario played out by Robb and I. One person was the Legion and the other the crocs. We each took turns as the Legion.

We played the scenario on a dirt path in the park. There is a strip of grass and weeds in the middle. This was the boulder bridge. Stepping off the strip meant you got swept away. The legionary had to reach a check point at the end of the path. He could not run because the boulders were too slippery. The legionary player only had 1 life.

Crocs had 2 hit points and did red damage with their bites. The croc player used two swords to represent the jaws. He had to mimic a chomping motion for the attack to be valid. Crocs had unlimited lives.

Robb stepped off the bridge on the first attempt, but he made it across on his second. I went into battle heavily armored, meaning I had 7 hit points. I also had healing spells. This made the scenario a little unbalanced in my favor, but I was not complaining. I also made it across successfully.