I'm catching up...well, almost! Here's Session 3, at any rate.
Estelle lost the race, too. Which allowed
Jaroslaw to explain to Elias, he's showing prudentia in not risking a
peasant horse throwing him off and allowing another peasant the glory of
winning against his betters.
The next day, Elias woke up Vuk with home remedies and we arranged for him to travel on a cart.
After separating from the trader, we encountered a road that's been cut off by mudslide. Worse, Jaroslaw knew it was produced by an explosion. He's got a combat style including black powder rifles.
So we had to decide, to the ferry or up the trail of mud...
Then Jaro prayed to the Highest Lord for guidance. I'm not sure how well
I interpreted it, it was a Bible quote (and I played him as a Int 9, so
not too bright), but he decided to go for the ferry.
We dealt with a small storm, and then reached a place, where obviously
the defenders of a cart were fighting off a robber knight. We didn't
fancy doing the right thing, but it was the right thing...and besides,
as Jaro pointed out, if we let them be overcome, the robbers could still
go after us. But if we joined now, we'd have numerical advantage at
least initially.
Thus, when Marzena declared she is going to help, Jaroslaw really couldn't stay behind!
The robbers sent a demilancer, a crossbow rider and two guys in brigandine to check us. Jaroslaw stated his full name and city, and demanded to know what's going on...holding his crossbow. The demilancer made three mistakes then...
He told him it's a matter that concerns his betters.
He told him to drop his crossbow and go back, not even allowing unobstructed passage.
And then, when Jaroslaw objected that he goes on the public road, he hasn't dropped weapons in front of Ottomans and he shall be damned before he does so on this road... he wasn't ready for Jaroslaw shooting as soon as he saw him dropping his point to charge.
The bodkin bolt got inside his leg not even being slowed by the armour and it was on.
A few javelins were stopped by Jaroslaw's armour. Vuk stunned the leg of another robber's horse with his sling. The demilancer got entangled in a net, which foiled his charge. It didn't unhorse him, but it was a drag on his ability to attack!
And a thrown hatchet got the crossbow rider bleeding from his arm.
Meanwhile, their charges got interrupted or voided. Shots flew away or hit the foliage. Vuk did indeed manage to void a mounted sabre charge, though, quite an impressive and unlikely feat.
And after Jaroslaw delivered another wound to the same leg, which nearly stunned his enemy and made him cry in pain, and Marzena unhorsed him, they broke and ran.
Jaroslaw looked at the the fallen man.
"My betters, sir, aren't on this road, except maybe protecting that cart. Do you surrender?"
And that's how my PC in Mythras: Road to Monsterberg now has a horse. One he won in combat, too!
Meanwhile the protectors of the cart lost a man, but killed the other
demilancer with shot and arrow, and the robbers finally broke and
retreated.
Jaroslaw rode to the richly dressed people around the cart - the richest guy had killed the demilancer himself - and spoke thusly:
"It was a honour and a pleasure to meet you, gentlemen. May I know your honourable names?"
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