The Stand at Kettle Hill
Battlefield: a narrow mountain pass · 7 Oct 2026 · Ranked
Young Dragon
A young dragon the size of a large horse with armoured scales, sharp claws and fire breath that it can use in short bursts before needing to recover.
The 300
300 Spartan hoplites in a tight phalanx with bronze shields, long spears and short swords. Lifelong professional soldiers who never retreat or surrender.
ROUND 1 OF 4
Young Dragon takes to the sky above a narrow mountain pass with a shriek. Across a narrow mountain pass, The 300 sing a paean and march forward as one.
ROUND 2 OF 4
The 300 punch their spears through the front of Young Dragon with terrifying precision. Young Dragon runs short of fire and must keep its distance.
ROUND 3 OF 4
The 300 punch their spears through the front of Young Dragon with terrifying precision. Young Dragon runs short of fire and must keep its distance.
ROUND 4 OF 4
The 300 shove forward shield to shield, crushing Young Dragon back. Young Dragon finally flees, wounded and out of fire.
» The phalanx takes one last step and Young Dragon is no more.
THE WAR ORACLE'S VERDICT
A genuinely close fight. Young Dragon brings flight, while The 300 answers with unmatched training. Terrain and nerve on a narrow mountain pass could swing it either way.
- Flight
- Small numbers
- The battlefield: a narrow mountain pass
MVP: King Leonidas, probably
The 300 holds a narrow mountain pass, bloodied but victorious. Young Dragon is finished as a fighting force.