Mayor: "Yes, what a fine specimen indeed..."
Mayor's Wife: "Dear, dinner is almost ready."
Mayor: "Well, when it's done, you can let the miners know that they can be done for the day."
Mayor: "And where is our lovely daughter Red?"
Mayor's Wife: "She stopped by Sheriff Flannigan's house to look at his flowers again."
Mayor: "That useless Sheriff... Don't even get me started on him. He's probably just sleeping the day away again."
Welcome to Emeraldville, small mining town, but leader in exports of Emeralds in the region.
Of course, we wouldn't be looking into the goings on of the town without something terrible on the horizon. Some Brikthulhu Cultists arrive. The Grand Inquisitor has picked this town out for sacrifice to summon their master.
Luckily, the local Order of the Hammer arrives. They were tipped off about the Cult's actions and are moving to stop them. The Order is led by Brother Bernard who wields the mighty hammer Abashen.
But there's always something that complicates matters. Some Pirates have heard about the wealth of this small town and plan to loot it for themselves. Captain Nazt always has a nose for good treasure.
Beginning Overwatch.
Turn order: Cult, Civilians, Pirates, Order
The Cult moves their swordsmen and crossbowmen up. The crossbowmen pick off a miner.
The rest of the Cult moves up as well.
One miner takes cover behind the rocks, while the other knocks on the Sheriff's door.
Miner: "Sheriff! Are you in there? The town is under attack!"
(For the civilians, I would roll a d6 each turn. On a 4-6, they would preform actions normally. On a 1-3, I would roll a scatter die and they would panic and move in that direction.)
Sheriff Flannigan: "Zzzzzz..."
Miner: "Sheriff!!!"
Sheriff Flannigan: "Hm, what? Who needs the talents of the great Sheriff Flannigan?"
Miner: "Sheriff, the town is under attack!"
Sheriff Flannigan: "Well, it seems like this is a job for..."
Sheriff Flannigan: "...the Mighty Sheriff Flannigan!"
Red: "Yay!"
Billy starts panicking.
Mayor's Wife: "There seems to be something going on outside. Do you think we should get out of here?"
Cook: "But what about dinner?"
Mayor: "Yes, dinner first, then escape second."
Captain Nazt: "Land ho, mateys! It's time to rustle up some treasure!"
This guy leaps off of the boat and impales himself on his own sword.
Two-Pistoled Pete guns down a cultist.
The rest of the Pirates get off of the boat and the ones with guns fire on the hiding miner. They all miss and the one with the rifle drops his weapon.
Captain Nazt: "Yarrr!"
He guns down that miner.
The Order moves forward.
The Cult's witches move up and begin casting a spell.
Two-Pistoled Pete: "What the..."
Two-Pistoled Pete: "Aieeeee!"
He is turned into an Eldritch Abomination. The cult needs 5 of these little creatures to start their ritual.
The crossbowmen move up and fire on Captain Nazt, but fail to hit him.
The rest of the cult moves forward.
Both the last miner and Red start panicking.
Sheriff Flannigan: "Now for my special sword throwing technique."
Sheriff Flannigan: "Oops..."
Billy calms down and enters the Mayor's House.
Billy: "Mayor! The town is under attack by both Pirates and the Cult of Brikthulhu!"
Mayor: "Well, then I've changed my mind. We can have dinner later. Let's get the hell out of here!"
The Order moves up again.
The monkey and a pirate headshot a crossbowman.
Two Pirates brutally kill Sheriff Flannigan.
One Pirate runs toward the Cultists, while another pick up his rifle.
Captain Nazt: "Haha! Treasure! Look at my manly strength as I pick it up with only one hand!"
Captain Nazt: "And watch as I toss it behind me with ease!"
Captain Nazt: "Right into my ship!"
Red: "Impressive!"
The Witches begin a spell again.
Pirate: "Blarglngl"
They must have messed the spell up because no Abomination this time.
The Bat Man moves up and begins casting a spell.
The Pirate explodes!
It seems that the spell was successful.
The Crossbowmen take out the Monkey.
The Grad Inquisitor finally gets into the action and cuts a Pirate in half with his Ceremonial Knife.
That makes 3 Eldritch Abominations.
The remaining Swordsman and an Abomination move forward.
Red is still panicking.
The rest of the Civilians are still trying to escape.
Captain Nazt: "I seem to be low on crew. Time to recruit some more."
With that he rips his shirt off, revealing his amazingly chiseled physique.
And immediately he is mobbed by all the lovely ladies.
Red: "Very impressive.
"Captain Nazt: "Ladies, ladies. There's plenty of me to go around."
Two pirates attack Brother Bernard to no avail.
Borther Bernard's attack is blocked by a Pirate.
A Knight moves up and dispatches a Pirate.
Another Knight takes care of the second one.
The rest of the Order moves into the town.
The Cultist Crossbowmen take down a Knight.
The Grand Inquisitor stabs Red and starts chanting.
She explodes into a shower of gore.
And that makes 4 Abominations. The other 3 start playing in the blood.
Mayor: "Billy! Help me with this chest!"
Billy: "But sir, what about the girls?"
Mayor: "They're on their own. I'm not sticking around any longer than I have to."
Captain Nazt: "Aha! More treasure! Um, girls, you mind moving a bit so that I can grab it?"
Mayor's Wife: "So muscled!"
Witch 1: "And so handsome!"
Maor's Wife: "He's mine!"
Witch 1: "He's mine!"
Cook: "He's mine!"
Witch 2: "He's mine!"
Captain Nazt: "..."
2 Knights move up, but fail to kill anything.
The Swordsman gets taken out by another Knight.
The rest of the Order moves forward.
Brother Bernard tries to leap and attack, but trips and falls instead.
Cultist Crossbowmen take out another Knight.
The Bat Man starts channeling a spell.
Knight: "Aieeeee!"
That's the 5th Abomination! The Cult can begin their ritual now!
And the Grand Inquisitor does, as he teleports himself and the Abominations to an area with space to work.
Billy and the Mayor keep running.
Captain Nazt: "Ladies, ladies. You don't have to fight over me. There's more than enough of Captain Nazt to go around."
Mayor's Wife: "How about we share him?"
Witch 1: "Sounds good to me."
Cook: "Let's take him inside!"
Witch 2: "Come sister, let us get the whips and chains ready!"
Mayor's Wife: "But what if he tries to escape?"
Witch 1: "Don't worry, I have him magically bound to the table. He isn't leaving for a long time.
"
A couple of Knights take out the Bat Man.
This Cleric explodes himself while attempting a spell.
Brother Bernard gets up and starts rushing towards the ritual.
The Cultist Crossbowmen take out another Knight.
Meanwhile, the Grand Inquisitor has entered a state of trance.
Billy and the Mayor escape with 5 Emeralds.
Captain Nazt: "Huzzah!"
Girls: !!!
The Captain runs through the secret exit.
Cook: "Don't let him escape!"
Witch 2: "I haven't even brought out the whips yet.
"
Mayor's Wife: "After him!"
Witch 1: "Oh, the things I'll do when we catch him."
Captain Nazt: "Whew, that was a close one. Luckily, everyone left all this nice treasure behind. I think I'll just take it."
The Captain escapes with 10 Emeralds.
The members of the Order move at the Crossbowmen, but they all fail to do damage.
The Grand Inquisitor: "You have lost. The ritual is complete."
Brother Bernard: "We'll see about that. By the power of the legendary hammer Abashen, I smite you evildoer!"
The Grand Inquisitor: "Aieeeeeee!"
Brother Bernard: "Something seems off."
An unknown force sends the Knight flying.
Brother Bernard: "Ahhhhh!"
That force then begins gathering all things nearby.
KABOOM!
As the dust settles, an Eldritch Gate can be seen.
Brikthulhu has been summoned!
As Brikthulhu walks forward, the Crossbowmen are a little amazed, while the Order doesn't hesitate in creating a defensive formation.
The Crossbowmen slowly move forward.
Crossbowman: "Uh, Brikthulhu? Hi, we're from your cult..."
They freeze as Brikthulhu looks at them.
He makes a simple gesture, and they explode.
The blood and gore from the explosion gather near the Eldritch God's right hand...
...and a mighty weapon is formed.
Brikthulhu advance towards the Knights.
Brother Bernard: "Steady men! This is the moment you've all been trained for!"
But with a single swing, all 3 Knights are decapitated.
The Cleric drops to his knees and starts praying out of desperation, while Brother Bernard shows no fear and charges the Eldritch God.
As Brikthulhu attacks again, Brother Bernard blocks the attack with Abashen.
Both combatants are thrown back by an explosion.
Brother Bernard: "No! Abashen!"
Brikthulhu advances on the Cleric, whose praying increases in speed and intensity.
All of a sudden, lightning strikes the battlefield.
It's Hammerman!
The legendary warrior and the Eldritch God rush towards each other.
SMASH!
WHACK!
POW!
Brikthulhu is disarmed!
Brikthulhu: "Skreeeee!"
He gets knocked back into the Gate.
And Hammerman uses his powers to seal it back up.
KABOOM!
Hammerman looks at the remaining Order members and gives them a nod of approval.
And with that, he's gone.
THE END.
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