SotBE S18: have gryphons open a gap for Kapou'e

… so that the first turn is not as luck dependent as it was before.

data/campaigns/Son_Of_The_Black_Eye/scenarios/18_Northern_Alliance.cfg

@@ -259,6 +259,64 @@
         {GENERIC_UNIT 6 (Royal Guard) 47 21}
     [/event]
 
+#define ATTACK_ANIM ID_ATTACKER ID_DEFENDER HITS DAMAGE TEXT
+    [animate_unit]
+        flag=attack
+        with_bars=yes
+        hits={HITS}
+
+        [filter]
+            id={ID_ATTACKER}
+        [/filter]
+
+        [primary_attack]
+            range=melee
+        [/primary_attack]
+
+        [facing]
+            [filter]
+                id={ID_DEFENDER}
+            [/filter]
+        [/facing]
+
+        [animate]
+            flag=defend
+            with_bars=yes
+            hits={HITS}
+            text={TEXT}
+            red,blue,green=255,0,0
+
+            [filter]
+                id={ID_DEFENDER}
+            [/filter]
+
+            [facing]
+                [filter]
+                    id={ID_ATTACKER}
+                [/filter]
+            [/facing]
+        [/animate]
+    [/animate_unit]
+
+    [store_unit]
+        [filter]
+            id={ID_DEFENDER}
+        [/filter]
+
+        variable=defender
+    [/store_unit]
+
+    [modify_unit]
+        [filter]
+            id={ID_DEFENDER}
+        [/filter]
+
+        hitpoints=$($defender.hitpoints-{DAMAGE})
+    [/modify_unit]
+
+    {CLEAR_VARIABLE defender}
+#enddef
+
     [event]
         name=start
 
@@ -287,11 +345,15 @@
 
         [unit]
             type=Orcish Warrior
+            id=warrior1
             side=5
             x=44
             y=18
             generate_name=yes
-            random_traits=yes
+            [modifications]
+                {TRAIT_QUICK}
+                {TRAIT_INTELLIGENT}
+            [/modifications]
         [/unit]
 
         [move_unit_fake]
@@ -495,17 +557,20 @@
         [move_unit_fake]
             type=Gryphon Master
             side=6
-            x=51,43
-            y=22,20
+            x=51,44
+            y=22,19
         [/move_unit_fake]
 
         [unit]
             type=Gryphon Master
-            x=43
-            y=20
+            id=gryphon1
+            x=44
+            y=19
             side=6
             generate_name=yes
-            random_traits=yes
+            [modifications]
+                {TRAIT_STRONG}
+            [/modifications]
         [/unit]
 
         [move_unit_fake]
@@ -533,11 +598,14 @@
 
         [unit]
             type=Gryphon Master
+            id=gryphon2
             x=45
             y=18
             side=6
             generate_name=yes
-            random_traits=yes
+            [modifications]
+                {TRAIT_STRONG}
+            [/modifications]
             facing=sw
         [/unit]
 
@@ -570,6 +638,21 @@
             variable=stored_Hogwarth
         [/unstore_unit]
 
+        {ATTACK_ANIM gryphon1 warrior1 yes 16 16}
+        {ATTACK_ANIM warrior1 gryphon1 no 0 ()}
+        {ATTACK_ANIM gryphon1 warrior1 yes 16 16}
+        {ATTACK_ANIM warrior1 gryphon1 yes 10 10}
+        {ATTACK_ANIM warrior1 gryphon1 no 0 ()}
+
+        {ATTACK_ANIM gryphon2 warrior1 yes 16 16}
+        {ATTACK_ANIM warrior1 gryphon2 no 0 ()}
+        {ATTACK_ANIM gryphon2 warrior1 yes 7 7}
+
+        [kill]
+            id=warrior1
+            animate=yes
+        [/kill]
+
         [message]
             speaker=Shan Taum
             message= _ "Blast! The human has escaped. Orcs, bring me Kapou’e’s head. I must get to my camp and assault the city."