Dearest reader, harken
to my missive. This campaign has taught us that though we thought we
new these rules, had used most of these gods, there are still
surprises to be had and lessons learned.
Memories of WRG games where
you had a good chance of predicting the result, this is why we play
these rules.
So, onto Athena vs
Artemis. Tony took Artemis (having just “done” Athena) and won
the initiative. He placed the cattle first which allowed me to face
them with my javelin. This led to a grinding match until the last
poor sod got trampled.
I set up in a staid
line using them as an anchor. Tony used an inverted V. The first
crunch came when the hydra advanced.
I sent in Odysseus and a hero, who the hydra chomps, Odysseus goes down
to Tony's hero. Up stalks Athena and smites the hydra. Tony's hero decides to
relocate. Athena doesn't like that and smites him down from behind.
The Nemean lion has a tussle and takes out the other hero only to be
hunted by Athene in turn.
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| "Don't You DARE touch my pussy!" |
With the legends
culled, now came the withering. Tony risked using his javelins to
invoke, and Artemis tried both multiple and “mega” shots on
Athena to no avail. Both turned on the mortals like farmers on the
field of corn.
Such it was that many
were reduced to single souls. Only my right hand spear (which had
refused to move and been given over to invoking) was left fairly
intact. This I used to scatter the cattle and the javelin.
Now the goddesses come
together, a draw awing many of the survivors (marked with a red dice
for convenience) Now here's the rub, any one survivor moving into
contact with his patroness could tip the balance. (Both were 4's, no
one left invoking, an extra +1) But it wasn't to be, the next clash
proved fatal to Artemis. Never had we such a close fought bloody
game. As is often the case the Gods of OGAM favour the bigger
battalions.
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| Note use of cornish pasties as strategic reserves. Proper job. |
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| Red dice = Awed |
