The Levy Road Ambush
The Levy Road Ambush
Read Aloud
Horses rear as armed soldiers step from the thorn trees, their provincial badges bright against mud-stained cloaks. The captain kicks an overturned cart aside and points toward the toll gate while archers take aim from the ditch. Behind the trees, a rope bridge creaks over a dark drop.
Forces
Multiattack · Scimitar · Light Crossbow · Parry
Scimitar · Light Crossbow · Heavy Crossbow
Multiattack · Shortbow · Longbow · Hide
Battlefield Zones
Muddy Road: overturned carts provide half cover; movement is difficult in the deepest ruts.
Thorn Trees: dense branches provide three-quarters cover to creatures hiding within; moving through costs extra effort.
Broken Toll Gate: the splintered gate and toll booth provide half cover; the concealed rope bridge lies beyond the eastern trees.
Terrain Levers
- A cart can be shoved into a ditch, blocking the road.
- Cut the toll-gate chain to drop the beam across the road.
- A rope bridge hidden behind the eastern thorn trees offers the ambushers a retreat.
- A creature in a shallow ditch is heavily obscured from creatures on the road until it stands.