OGAM Winter olympics 3, Hermes vs Artemis

Of Gods and Mortals is a superbly written set of rules for adult players.

Come up with a mechanism like this campaign to pit diverse gods and their followers against each other.

As with Hades & Hesperus, this was a "chase me" game.  Artemis keeps trying to get a shot, Hermes to have an effect while getting out of the way.

So, here's the players upon the stage.  Like the mat?  It's one of Entoyments free resources.

Hermes Q2 C3 Super speed, Free disengage, stealth, v difficult target.

Legends 

Medusa Q3 C3 Poison, Turn to stone,

Stheno Q3 C3 Armored turn to stone,

Euryale Q3 C3 Flying, Long move, Turn to stone.

Mortals

12xCO Early tower shield javelin Q4 C2 Greedy, Shooter (short) @15

8xCO seapeoples warband Q4, C3, Armored, Dashing @ 33 

1,008

Artemis Forester, Shooter (Long), Shoot into melee, Legendary shooter, Good shot, Animal mastery.

Legends 

Hydra, Q3 C4, Combat master, Armored, huge 116

Nemean lion Q3 C3 invulnerability,

Chariot Hero, Q3 C3 Armored, Mounted @ 96

Mortals

8xOO Stampeding cattle Q4 C1 Dashing, Animal, Long move,

8xOO archers, Q4 C2 shooter medium @ 20,

5xOO javelin Q4 C1 shooter short @ 11 

1,003.

The Game.  Tony didn't get a setup shot.  I'd played a game with Matt Hay beforehand and we overran a bit.  Tony took Hermes.  Regular readers will understand that we're not "precious" on sides.  I organise them and Tony gets the pick.  Usually dice decides attacker.

Hermes gets a good roll, so dashes in, clobbers, dashes out.

Hermes was the first to move, so this is close to startup as it needs be.

Zoom!

In goes Euryale (I'd swapped for a Fury as I don't have a flying model yet)

Initiative swap, up comes Artemis, down goes Euryale.

Hermes in the one bit of scenery is near- invulnerable.

Here comes the lion!  Up pops Hermes and down goes lion-.

She is - so-close!

But 'ees buggered  'orf!

Now he's threatening the livestock.  These were great, stayed stood standing giving 'er dice.

This is a cocked dice.

Oh hell - Hydra!

Chariot hero gets swamped, ride bursts into flames.

Engaged units cannot pray or invoke.

He's behind you!  Hermes hits that poor unit of javelins again.  I don't think he likes pointy sticks.

He bounces to the infantry, but gets bounced.

Artemis has a quandary.  Support her Legends or keep after Hermes?

Artemis shoots Stheno.

Hydra mashes Medusa.

That's a long shot, she gets it, Hermes is down.

Some withdraw through morale, but nothing drastic.

And he's back.

And down again-.

Boys, you've made yourself targets!

They bounce the Hydra!

Taking the high ground.

Myspace!

Once again!

Now here's the rub.  Tony loses one unit able to invoke.  It's my initiative and I can charge up Artemis with 2 dice & still have the Hydra left.