With the die cast, you lead your men out front. A few other squads of archers have been placed under your command, as well as a few dozen more spearmen for screening. The other elements of the army form up on your wings, in curved lines towards the hills.
You hoist your shield and began advancing. You quite cleverly thought to assign each archer a spearman, who straps his spear to his back and uses his shield to protect the archer as best he can. The men seem a bit nervous, but the veterans among them steel their nerves. The rebels seem anxious. You spot a man in chainmail atop the hill, shouting orders at archers who are pulling out their bows.
You reach the correct range, and give orders to begin firing in squads. The arrows fly true, raking into the archers on the hills and the pikemen squares arranged in front of you. Return fire is sporadic, and mostly inaccurate. You see a few of the conscripted farmers melting away from the battle, back towards the town.
After a few minutes, it is clear that your forces are superior archers, and the man in mail shouts out an advance. The pikemen begin a brisk march towards your force. You yell to pull back, firing intermittently as you do so. The pikemen are closing in on you, and nearly there, when a massive cavalry charge slams into both their flanks simultaneously.
Their formations fall into disarray. Your other men have moved up to join you, while the archers continue to fire on the enemy's rear ranks. You can either charge back in, hold off, or choose another course of action. What will you do?
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Topic: Lordship: A Suggestion Game (Read 328678 times)