Several orcs found themselves in a bad position; others were too slow on the uptake and were killed by random blows.
Goblins were not able to position well to shoot down darts, while Lizardmen were unable to fight properly on the slope.
Everything that had been an advantage in the reeds became a handicap up here. The goblins' strength was distance, but distance required room, and the slope was becoming a choking funnel.
A goblin tried to pop up to fire and got swatted like a pest. Another dart went wide because the shooter had to duck a stray elbow. The lizardmen were worse off, legs too short for steep ground, tails throwing their balance, claws scrabbling on loose stones. They could fight in water like predators; here, they looked like fish forced into a brawl on dry rock.
Only the trolls were still able to throw down large boulders, but that will soon become useless as the wave of Red Orcs got closer and closer to allied lines.
