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Battlemaster is a sort of medieval low fantasy strategy game.
Everyone in it is either a noble or an adventurer.
I haven't messed with adventurers yet so go look at the wiki if you want a description of them. (adventurers while being able to do unique stuff have way less to do in the game)
As a noble you can own land in a kingdom or be appointed an estate on that land. There are levels above that but I've only been appointed a province so far.
There are a few different classes and sub classes of nobles as well. They mainly affect what kind of units you can recruit in your army or if you an even have an army at all and some other smaller details which I haven't bothered with.

I currently play only one character in the world of Dwilight which is a Serious Medieval Atmosphere world. Which means it's a bit more rp intensive. With all the sir's and my queens and such.
My noble is part of the realm Summerdale in Dwilight. We've got some nice rich provinces while having a tad too few nobles to really fill up all of them with estates.
And even then we started a war with one of our neighboring realms. And we trounced them in the huge battle we fought. Even though we were fewer in numbers our nobles were renowned enough to field larger individual armies. Which gave us an extra edge over them.

I'll wait a few days for the battle report on that huge battle I mentioned to time out and I'll post it here as example.


Battle report:

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Scribe Note, 6 turns old:

Battle in Mt. Black Nastrond
No.   Role   Army   Unit   Commander   Realm   Unit   Formation   CS
1   A      BlackCats   Theodred   Libero Empire   66 SF   box     1471
2   A      Cold Spring Guard   Clive   Libero Empire   60 Inf   box     657
3   A      Dark Guard   Rohk   Libero Empire   30 Cav   wedge     595
4   A      Hawk's Rangers   Hawk   Libero Empire   30 Cav   line     453
5   A      Mortekai Guard   Mortekai   Libero Empire   50 MI   box     528
6   A      Plains Archers   Veles   Libero Empire   91 Arch   line     1046
7   A      Praetorians   Kniva   Libero Empire   50 SF   line     920
8   A      Springdale Red Company   Walnar   Libero Empire   67 Inf   box     754
9   D      Dalian Warriors   Cairo   Summerdale   90 Inf   line     787
10   D      Deleus Dawn   Andira   Summerdale   153 Inf   box     1318
11   D      Grancourt Infantry   Charlotte   Summerdale   199 Inf   box     1252
12   D      Hunters of Nifel   Owen   Summerdale   142 Arch   line     864
13   D      I Company Archers, I Dalian Army   Gertrude   Summerdale   142 Arch   box     1047
14   D      Star Defenders   Roland   Summerdale   38 Inf   box     324
15   D      Steel Rain   Amalie   Summerdale   216 Arch   box     1189
16   D      The Silver Guard   Grundan   Summerdale   54 Inf   line     620
17   D      Valldir's Steel Rain   Perrin   Summerdale   160 Arch   box     1040

Total:
8 attackers (127 Inf, 50 MI, 91 Arch, 60 Cav, 116 SF)
9 defenders (534 Inf, 660 Arch)
Total combat strengths: 6424 vs. 8441
The forces from Summerdale brace as they prepare to defend their ongoing takeover.
The region owner Libero Empire and their allies attack the takeover forces.
The Libero Empire troops attack because they are at war with Summerdale.

Strong winds and gusts are making ranged combat a game of luck.
Even though there is a fortification nearby, neither attackers nor defenders are able to make use of it, so the battlefield is in the open.

Gertrude Aridania, Royal Treasurer of Summerdale, Viscountess of Ymer's Fall is spotted wearing the White Chain Mail.
Charlotte Grancourt, Queen of Summerdale, Duchess of Nifelheim, Margravine of Nifelheim, Marshal of the Dalian Crusade is spotted wearing the Doomed Crown.
Charlotte Grancourt, Queen of Summerdale, Duchess of Nifelheim, Margravine of Nifelheim, Marshal of the Dalian Crusade is spotted wearing the Tempered Ring of Lightning.
Charlotte Grancourt, Queen of Summerdale, Duchess of Nifelheim, Margravine of Nifelheim, Marshal of the Dalian Crusade is spotted wearing the Shiny Breastplate of the Kings.
Andira Deleus, Margravine of Nifel is spotted wearing the Cursed Girdle of Beauty.
Theodred Hormondson of Libero Empire, Royal Marshal of Libero Empire, Count of Rye, Marshal of the Guardians of The Empire takes command of his army. They deploy in Infantry Charge formation.
Charlotte Grancourt of Summerdale, Queen of Summerdale, Duchess of Nifelheim, Margravine of Nifelheim, Marshal of the Dalian Crusade takes command of her army. They deploy in Fortification Defense formation.

(legend: I=Infantry, M=Mixed Inf, A=Archers, C=Cavalry, S=Special Forces, U=Undead, M=Monsters)
Turn No. 1

Since the map doesn't really copy over I'll just describe the scenes.
Imagine all of Summerdale units both infantry and archers standing in one line.
The Libero Empire Is using an infantry charge formation which means their infantry and the like are in front while the archers and cavalry are one line back.
            
Plains Archers (6) fire on Deleus Dawn (10), scoring 650 hits.
I Company Archers, I Dalian Army (13) fire on Praetorians (7), scoring 650 hits.
Hunters of Nifel (12) fire on Springdale Red Company (, scoring 794 hits.
Steel Rain (15) fire on Cold Spring Guard (2), scoring 976 hits.
Mortekai Guard (5) fire on Grancourt Infantry (11), scoring 214 hits.
Valldir's Steel Rain (17) fire on Mortekai Guard (5), scoring 1018 hits.
Total ranged hits suffered: Attackers: 3438, Defenders: 864
Hawk's Rangers (4) and Dark Guard (3) ride on, closing in on the defenders.
Springdale Red Company (, Praetorians (7), BlackCats (1) and Cold Spring Guard (2) advance towards the enemy.
Grancourt Infantry (11), Dalian Warriors (9), Star Defenders (14), The Silver Guard (16) and Deleus Dawn (10) advance towards the enemy.


Close Combat (Center Line):
10 Summerdale banners are visible in the melee.
5 Libero Empire banners are visible in the melee.
Grancourt Infantry (11) score 521 hits on Springdale Red Company (.
Dalian Warriors (9) score 507 hits on Cold Spring Guard (2).
Star Defenders (14) score 188 hits on Dark Guard (3).
Dark Guard (3) score 434 hits on Deleus Dawn (10).
Dark Guard (3) score 132 hits on Star Defenders (14).
The Silver Guard (16) score 484 hits on Praetorians (7).
Springdale Red Company ( score 357 hits on Grancourt Infantry (11).
Praetorians (7) score 807 hits on The Silver Guard (16).
Deleus Dawn (10) score 1038 hits on Dark Guard (3).
Cold Spring Guard (2) score 342 hits on Dalian Warriors (9).
Total close combat hits suffered: Attackers: 2738, Defenders: 2072

Grancourt Infantry (11) take 571 hits (357 in close combat, 214 from archer fire), which cause 16 casualties.
Dalian Warriors (9) take 342 hits in close combat, which cause 11 casualties.
Star Defenders (14) take 132 hits in close combat, which cause 4 casualties.
Dark Guard (3) take 1226 hits in close combat, which cause 30 casualties, wiping the unit out.
Rohk Darksun of Libero Empire, Royal Justiciar of Libero Empire, Duke of Nifelhold, Margrave of Nifelhold, Marshal of the Defenders of the Mountain has been wounded by Star Defenders (14).
The Silver Guard (16) take 807 hits in close combat, which cause 26 casualties.
Springdale Red Company ( take 1315 hits (521 in close combat, 794 from archer fire), which cause 32 casualties.
Mortekai Guard (5) take 1018 hits from archer fire, which cause 28 casualties.
Praetorians (7) take 1134 hits (484 in close combat, 650 from archer fire), which cause 29 casualties.
Deleus Dawn (10) take 1084 hits (434 in close combat, 650 from archer fire), which cause 36 casualties.
Cold Spring Guard (2) take 1483 hits (507 in close combat, 976 from archer fire), which cause 33 casualties.
Total hits suffered: Attackers: 6176 (2738 from close combat and 3438 from ranged), Defenders: 2936 (2072 from close combat and 864 from ranged)
Total casualties: 152 attackers, 93 defenders

Turn No. 2

All infantry from both sides are now on the same line duking it out while the archers are taking shots from behind this line and the libero cavalry is charging in.
            
Mortekai Guard (5) fire on Steel Rain (15), scoring 139 hits.
Hunters of Nifel (12) fire on BlackCats (1), scoring 674 hits.
Valldir's Steel Rain (17) fire on Hawk's Rangers (4), scoring 356 hits.
Plains Archers (6) fire on I Company Archers, I Dalian Army (13), scoring 395 hits.
I Company Archers, I Dalian Army (13) fire on BlackCats (1), scoring 658 hits.
Steel Rain (15) fire on Mortekai Guard (5), scoring 881 hits.
Total ranged hits suffered: Attackers: 2569, Defenders: 534
Hawk's Rangers (4) charge forward.
BlackCats (1) advance towards the enemy.
Star Defenders (14) cannot join the melee, as it is too crowded.


Close Combat (Center Line):
10 Summerdale banners are visible in the melee.
6 Libero Empire banners are visible in the melee.
Deleus Dawn (10) score 733 hits on Springdale Red Company (.
Hawk's Rangers (4) score 777 hits on Dalian Warriors (9).
Grancourt Infantry (11) score 298 hits on Cold Spring Guard (2) (519 before overkill).
Springdale Red Company ( score 304 hits on Deleus Dawn (10).
Cold Spring Guard (2) score 193 hits on Grancourt Infantry (11).
The Silver Guard (16) score 327 hits on Praetorians (7).
BlackCats (1) score 1535 hits on Star Defenders (14).
Dalian Warriors (9) score 187 hits on Praetorians (7).
Dalian Warriors (9) score 305 hits on Hawk's Rangers (4).
Star Defenders (14) score 144 hits on BlackCats (1).
Praetorians (7) score 91 hits on The Silver Guard (16).
Praetorians (7) score 253 hits on Dalian Warriors (9).
Total close combat hits suffered: Attackers: 1994 (2215 before overkill), Defenders: 3153

Mortekai Guard (5) take 881 hits from archer fire, which cause 22 casualties, wiping the unit out.
Deleus Dawn (10) take 304 hits in close combat, which cause 10 casualties.
Hawk's Rangers (4) take 661 hits (305 in close combat, 356 from archer fire), which cause 16 casualties.
Grancourt Infantry (11) take 193 hits in close combat, which cause 5 casualties.
Springdale Red Company ( take 733 hits in close combat, which cause 18 casualties. 3 Libero Empire banners fall.
Walnar Of Stargard of Libero Empire (Knight of Springdale, Libero Empire) has been wounded by Deleus Dawn (10).
Cold Spring Guard (2) take 298 hits in close combat, which cause 7 casualties.
The Silver Guard (16) take 91 hits in close combat, which cause 3 casualties.
BlackCats (1) take 1476 hits (144 in close combat, 1332 from archer fire), which cause 24 casualties.
Dalian Warriors (9) take 1030 hits in close combat, which cause 34 casualties.
Star Defenders (14) take 1535 hits in close combat, which cause 34 casualties, wiping the unit out.
Praetorians (7) take 514 hits in close combat, which cause 14 casualties, making the unit retreat from the battlefield.
I Company Archers, I Dalian Army (13) take 395 hits from archer fire, which cause 16 casualties.
Steel Rain (15) take 139 hits from archer fire, which cause 6 casualties.
Total hits suffered: Attackers: 4563 (1994 from close combat and 2569 from ranged), Defenders: 3687 (3153 from close combat and 534 from ranged)
Total casualties: 101 attackers, 108 defenders

Turn No. 3

Libero has commited all their melee to the battle on the same line now as has summerdale the turn before this.
            
Valldir's Steel Rain (17) fire on Plains Archers (6), scoring 333 hits.
I Company Archers, I Dalian Army (13) fire on Plains Archers (6), scoring 232 hits.
Plains Archers (6) fire on Steel Rain (15), scoring 624 hits.
Hunters of Nifel (12) fire on Plains Archers (6), scoring 451 hits.
Steel Rain (15) fire on Plains Archers (6), scoring 365 hits.
Total ranged hits suffered: Attackers: 1381, Defenders: 624


Close Combat (Center Line):
10 Summerdale banners are visible in the melee.
3 Libero Empire banners are visible in the melee.
Hawk's Rangers (4) score 212 hits on Deleus Dawn (10).
Deleus Dawn (10) score 413 hits on Hawk's Rangers (4) (773 before overkill).
BlackCats (1) score 861 hits on Grancourt Infantry (11).
Cold Spring Guard (2) score 157 hits on The Silver Guard (16).
Springdale Red Company ( score 172 hits on Dalian Warriors (9).
The Silver Guard (16) score 273 hits on Cold Spring Guard (2).
Grancourt Infantry (11) score 619 hits on BlackCats (1).
Dalian Warriors (9) score 389 hits on Springdale Red Company (.
Total close combat hits suffered: Attackers: 1694 (2054 before overkill), Defenders: 1402

Hawk's Rangers (4) take 413 hits in close combat, which cause 10 casualties, making the unit retreat from the battlefield.
Deleus Dawn (10) take 212 hits in close combat, which cause 7 casualties.
BlackCats (1) take 619 hits in close combat, which cause 10 casualties.
Cold Spring Guard (2) take 273 hits in close combat, which cause 6 casualties, making the unit retreat from the battlefield.
Springdale Red Company ( take 389 hits in close combat, which cause 10 casualties, making the unit retreat from the battlefield.
Plains Archers (6) take 1381 hits from archer fire, which cause 37 casualties.
Steel Rain (15) take 624 hits from archer fire, which cause 26 casualties.
The Silver Guard (16) take 157 hits in close combat, which cause 5 casualties, making the unit retreat from the battlefield.
Grancourt Infantry (11) take 861 hits in close combat, which cause 24 casualties.
Dalian Warriors (9) take 172 hits in close combat, which cause 6 casualties.
Total hits suffered: Attackers: 3075 (1694 from close combat and 1381 from ranged), Defenders: 2026 (1402 from close combat and 624 from ranged)
Total casualties: 73 attackers, 68 defenders

Turn No. 4

Most of Libero's melee has routed due to too much wounded/killed men and the summerdale archers shoot at the stragglers.
            
I Company Archers, I Dalian Army (13) fire on Plains Archers (6), scoring 214 hits.
Steel Rain (15) fire on Plains Archers (6), scoring 331 hits.
Plains Archers (6) fire on Valldir's Steel Rain (17), scoring 405 hits.
Hunters of Nifel (12) fire on Plains Archers (6), scoring 483 hits.
Valldir's Steel Rain (17) fire on Plains Archers (6), scoring 290 hits.
Total ranged hits suffered: Attackers: 1318, Defenders: 405
Dalian Warriors (9) advance towards the enemy.
Dalian Warriors (9) cannot join the melee, as it is too crowded.


Close Combat (Center Line):
7 Summerdale banners are visible in the melee.
1 Libero Empire banners are visible in the melee.
Grancourt Infantry (11) score 446 hits on BlackCats (1).
BlackCats (1) score 151 hits on Deleus Dawn (10).
BlackCats (1) score 242 hits on Grancourt Infantry (11).
Deleus Dawn (10) score 971 hits on BlackCats (1).
Total close combat hits suffered: Attackers: 1417, Defenders: 393

Grancourt Infantry (11) take 242 hits in close combat, which cause 7 casualties.
BlackCats (1) take 1417 hits in close combat, which cause 22 casualties, making the unit retreat from the battlefield. One Libero Empire banner is lost.
Deleus Dawn (10) take 151 hits in close combat, which cause 5 casualties.
Plains Archers (6) take 1318 hits from archer fire, which cause 35 casualties, making the unit retreat from the battlefield. 5 Libero Empire banners fall.
Valldir's Steel Rain (17) take 405 hits from archer fire, which cause 15 casualties.
Total hits suffered: Attackers: 2735 (1417 from close combat and 1318 from ranged), Defenders: 798 (393 from close combat and 405 from ranged)
Total casualties: 57 attackers, 27 defenders

Defender Victory!

The battle does minor damage to the local infrastructure. Production falls 5 %.
The local roads network has also been damaged.

Do know that this is only a battle between two realms. I've seen a battle between two alliances of realms before and it lasted way more turns then 4.

[nenjin]

For a minute I thought this was about the old GWS Table Top Wargame.

[bluephoenix]

Looks interesting

[Baijiu]

I'm attempting to play, but wow, it's information overload. There also seems to be a lot of waiting, but I guess that's normal considering it's a browser game. I'm currently in Asylon, wondering what to do.

[Julius Clonkus]

I would love to join but alas, when I try to log in, all I see is the following:

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Warning: require(/var/battlemaster/include/Doctrine/BattleMaster/PasswordHash.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /usr/share/php/Doctrine/Common/ClassLoader.php on line 148 Fatal error: require(): Failed opening required '/var/battlemaster/include/Doctrine/BattleMaster/PasswordHash.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php:/var/battlemaster/include/:/var/battlemaster/jpgraph') in /usr/share/php/Doctrine/Common/ClassLoader.php on line 148

Once I get this to work, I'll be a happy, happy man. Serious Medieval Atmosphere? Hell yes please. Everything to avoid a giant mass of people who play to win.

[ThtblovesDF]

~login works now

[Evilsx]

I am going to try this out, i am going as a adventurer and going into the Dwilight, give me the best for luck and i give you best for notes.

*Edit-
Day 1: Just came to this new land, had to leave 'Old land' due to problems, now i here at Rye, this land is ruled by the Libero Empire, I am hoping to make a name for myself here, for now i am living with barely anything, so i search for some items but all i found was a Piece of Amber,so i went to fight some undead, i got some silver from the job, I am writing these notes so that one day, someone can read my story, wish me the best for dreams, Reader.

John

[Ghazkull]

Trying to join too

[Julius Clonkus]

I am now active in Summerdale.

Beware Konrad Auenstedt for...well, no reason, actually.
Unless his archers suddenly turn into actually useful warriors someday.

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If people still have problems signing up please mention it.
Also tell us what browser you are using.

[Zangi]

Huh... thought there was already a thread for this, then realized that there wasn't when I used the search. 
I'm in the game, but pretty inactive, logging in whenever I remember to.

[ndkid]

Just my $0.02.
I played Battlemaster for years, and eventually had a character that climbed the social ladder to Marshall, and then King.

In my experience, the pain of high-level political/military gameplay is sort of like the pain involved in playing capture the flag with random team mates, times 10-100 (depending on the size of your kingdom). When you are a small kingdom, perhaps with only a handful of nobles, and everybody knows and trusts each other, it's easy to coordinate and work as a team.
Once you're working with large kingdoms, involving dozens of people, not all of whom have English as their first language, in different time zones, coordination can become a nightmare. Every move into enemy territory ordered becomes a game of trying to get orders out as early as possible (but not *too* early, because you don't want people to move before the turn).
There are many ways to mitigate the problem (concentrating force in the hands of a few, making warfare a matter of being where the enemy isn't), but many of the roots of the problem are systemic.

This doesn't come up when you're playing at the low level... then you're mostly going where your generals tell you, using the settings you're told, and learning how to fence with your spare gold. If that, plus a heavy RP environment shivers your timbers, BM is one of the best things out there.

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Battlemaster is still being worked upon though.
The game has changed a lot since the half year I've been playing.
(I'm looking at you lovely new food and estate system )

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Just to make it clear. Everyone (Except a few exceptions but those are special cases) in battlemaster is human.
So rping you are a dwarf would be a clear nono. Though there's nothing against rping a small "boned" person who loves to never shave.

[Knave]

Just wanted to say that I signed up as Corwin Cortobel last night and am on my way to help Summerdale. Looks like a number of other bay12ers have had the same idea. It looks like a lot of fun, but I hope that people understand the whole human only thing. It's nice to know that the bay12 community is on board, but it doesn't always have to be dwarf related, yanno?