Stop Akimoto Before Kagemori's Gate Falls
Stop Akimoto Before Kagemori's Gate Falls
Read Aloud
The command pavilion stands above the trenches, its Black Crane banner snapping over a table covered in gate maps. General Akimoto raises one hand as the war drummer strikes, and soldiers below begin moving toward Kagemori's outer gate. Fire rolls from the siege engines while two banner guards draw steel and block the stairs.
Forces
Multiattack · Parry · Command Ally · Leadership
Multiattack · Parry · Heavy Crossbow · Second Wind
Multiattack · Command · Scimitar · Drumbeat
Battlefield Zones
A 25-foot square platform holds the Black Crane banner, command table, and General Akimoto. Three narrow stairs lead up.
A 25-foot trench circles the pavilion. Half-cover, loose ladders, and two crouched banner guards fill the ditch.
Two burning siege engines block the western approach. Fire spreads 5 feet each round unless smothered.
Terrain Levers
- Cut the Black Crane banner: Akimoto loses his command advantage until the banner is raised again.
- Break a signal drum: cancel the next assault complication and leave the drummer exposed.
- Kick burning siege gear downhill: create a 15-foot-wide hazard zone and force Akimoto toward open ground.
- Drop from the raised platform: a creature can shove a foe into the trench below.
