The Wagons Burn
The Wagons Burn
Read Aloud
The supply train blocks the cedar road, wheels nearly touching the ravine. Villagers are chained to the wagons while ashigaru raise torches and mounted scouts circle for an opening. Jirobei points his sword at the captives and shouts, “One clean attack, and the road burns.”
Forces
Multiattack · Longsword · Heavy Crossbow · Second Wind
Multiattack · Shortbow · Spear · Mounted Combatant
Multiattack · Parry · Command · Heavy Crossbow
Battlefield Zones
Five loaded wagons choke the narrow road; villagers are chained to the rear axles and wagon beds.
A steep drop on one side, cedar roots and loose stones on the other; a fall sends a creature 30 feet down the ravine.
Two rope bridges cross the ravine between road sections; each bridge holds three Medium creatures safely.
Terrain Levers
- Cut a rope bridge to split the road and strand one wagon.
- Kick loose cedar logs onto the road, creating difficult terrain and half cover.
- Smother or redirect burning lamp oil before it reaches the chained villagers.
- Free a wagon’s captives by breaking the chain, picking the lock, or moving the wagon.