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[tryrar]

Hey gerv, once again that's a nicely thought out battle plan, though it'll require us scouting out the raiders in order to confirm things are as you speculate .

Other than that, +1

[Maldevious]

Busy weekend. Probably posting tomorrow.

[stabbymcstabstab]

So we're making fertilizer bombs? Sweet!

[Origami_Psycho]

Well, probably not, seeing as we're looking at it with an understanding of science that these guys never had.  But if we 'accidentally' sumbled upon it, guided by an all powerful and all knowing hand(of the GM), well, maybe...
Also, a signal corps would likely be easier and more feasible.  And, you know, more period appropriate.

[FritzPL]

ptw for now

[stabbymcstabstab]

Actually they had explosives in the middle ages and before but they were rather expensive to make and dangerous to store.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Really? Explosives? Dangeous?

Seriously, though. Yeah, explosives are pretty old. The only questions are why and how would we use them.

[Robot Parade Leader]

Mal isn't gonna let us explode things. Come on, if you wanna see a bomb, then I suggest this.

You guys, seriously, please don't tell me our best plan is to fling cow poop at them.

[GreatWyrmGold]

We could also see if we could turn their mills into bombs.

[Origami_Psycho]

That's a... remarkably good idea.  And I believe that Mal said something along the lines of period appropriate tech, which explosives are, after all, the first guns started cropping up at about 1000AD.  And for obvious reasons explosives would've been around for even longer.

[stabbymcstabstab]

The only problem is using them we're going to need to prepare the battle field a few days ahead of using them any meaningful way, other then suicide carts.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Yeah, because planning isn't something we do way too much of...

[Maldevious]

Year 7, May

Lots of roleplaying in May. So let's get going.

With your new found responsibility weighing heavily on your shoulders, you act decisively. You dash off a note to Marna, instructing her to rule Feroshire in your stead, and congratulating her on the fact that she is now a Countess. You also send notes to your new vassals Sir Denton and Sir Percival, explaining your new position and instructing them to raise their levies and march to Curbiston with haste to relieve the Duke.

Settling in to the Keep in Curbiston, an imposing structure much grander than your tower in Feroshire, you draw a council with Fin, Luther, and Oswald. You explain that you intend to parlay with this "Bandit King," and to either win him to your side or crush him under your heel. They agree on that course of action, citing the need to secure the County before you strike out for the Duke's lands.

You send for The Rat, as well as Victor Irlof. You appoint Irlof Acting Mayor of Curbiston, trusting him to see to the reconstruction and repopulation of the city as you marshal your forces for the march on Torchester. The Rat is instructed to attempt to reconnect with his old network, and to search for news from downstream. Luther is left to receive the incoming Knights. Fin and Oswald join a small force of five Rangers and Ten Halberdiers, which accompanies you as you set out for Pigsend.

The journey to the village takes roughly a day. Not wanting to arrive at night, you make camp, and then take a brisk pace in the morning to arrive just after sunup. Young men glare warily at your party, and a few scamper off into warrens and thin alleyways between hovels. You even see a few children here or there, and the occasional woman who scurries out of sight when spotted.

After you stop a man and ask him where the Bandit King resides, he indicates a hovel much like any of the others. You thank him, and head towards it. Dismounting, you push aside a leather hide hanging in a rough doorway and enter with Fin and Oswald, leaving your troops in the street. Your eyes take a moment to adjust to the dim lighting, but then they flash on a middle aged man sitting on a simple chair, carefully shaping a stave into a bow. He is unremarkable, of average height and weight, with light brown hair and a mustache.

He finishes his pass along the forming bow, takes a look at his handiwork, then looks up at you, taking you in. "You must be one of the local nobility. To what do I owe this pleasure?"

Roleplaying, go!

Spoiler: "Count Samuel Stone, Lord of Folesden" (click to show/hide)

Age: 26 - February birthday
Spouse: Countess Marna Stone - Age 23 - April Birthday (Six months pregnant)
Children: Sir Isaac Stone - Two Years Old - March Birthday

Good Health
Excellent Fitness

Literate
Natural Archer
Good Swordswman
Fine Man of the People
Above Average Rider
Above Average Woodsman
Above Average Heroic Combatant (fighting against the odds)
Average Etiquette
Average Lancer
Average Shield User
Average Armor User
Average History
Poor Legal Mind
Poor Rhetoric
Poor Medical Mind

Spoiler: "Equipment and Possessions" (click to show/hide)

Weapons
Militia-grade Short Sword
Fine Longsword
Iron-tipped Lances

Armor
Steel Plate Armor
Mail Shirt
Brigandine Armor
Fur cloak and leggings
Iron Shield
Steel Barding for Destrier

Transport
Felucca
Mottled Grey Hunter
White Destrier

Housing
Fine Quarters in Feroshire Tower
Brick and Lumber Feroshire Manor
Fine Furniture
Stag Skull
Bear Skull
Bear Pelt Rug
Falconry Mews
Small Hunting Lodge in Northern Forest

Misc.
Bear Claws
Average Clothing
Silver Sun Necklace with Gold Pendant
Bound New Testament
Book of Laws
Cask of Beer
Stone Weights
Draft of "The Incursion of the Sea Raiders and the Battle of Torchester"

Spoiler: "Feroshire (Capital Town)" (click to show/hide)

Treasury - Medium
350 Citizens

Services and Housing
Nice Communal Housing
Mix of Wood and Brick Housing
Nice Inn
Rowdy Inn
Medium Theatre
Small Courthouse
Small School and Scribe
Communal Cellars

Defense
Interior Wooden Palisade with watchtowers
Stone Tower
Stone Walls 
Five longboats
Fake Town for river defense

Trade and Travel
Brick Roads
Large Dockyard
Medium Brick Paved Market
Two-way Ferry
River Parlon (dredged to allow deep draft vessels)
Gravel Road to Carshire
Gravel Road to Silverhills

Industry
Large Clayworks
Smokehouse
Watermill (Lumber Mill and Grindstone)
Growing Medium Shipyard
Brewery
Stables
Medium Furniture Workshop

Spoiler: "Your Land" (click to show/hide)

The County of Folesden
Small (3x city size) population (Loyal)
River Parlon (fertile banks on both sides, light forest to the north)

Settlements
Pigsend - Hovels - Run by the Bandit King
Market Town of Carshire - Between Feroshire and Curbiston
Land of Sir Denton - Upstream of Feroshire
Land of Sir Percival - Adjacent to Sir Denton's land, across the river
Hemswood Abbey - Far Upstream - Known for dark beer
Curbiston - Former county capital
Feroshire - Your capital, Upstream of Curbiston
Silverhills - Small village by the mines - Palisade

Animals
Large Flock of Sheep
Medium Herd of Cattle
Small Herd of Goats
Small Herd of Good Horses

Trade and Travel
Gravel Roads

Industry
Large Fishing Fleet
Fortified Mines near Silverhills (silver, copper, gold, iron, gems)
Metalworks in Silverhills

Spoiler: "Your Forces" (click to show/hide)

Ranged - Longbows, iron short swords, fur armor, mounts
Two elite Archers
One elite Ranger
Six veteran Rangers
One regular Rangers
Nine veteran Archers
Four regular Archers

Melee - Iron halberds, iron brigandine armor, iron short swords, mounts
Two elite Halberdiers
Eleven veteran Halberdiers
Six regular Halberdiers

City Guard - Short bows / Iron short swords, fur armor, wooden shields
Seven regular Wall Archers
Ten regular Watchmen

Reserve
Mandatory Bow or Halberd Training for Able-bodied Men

Spoiler: "Your people" (click to show/hide)

Skilled Potters
Above Average Jewelers
Above Average Trappers
Above Average Miners
Above Average Horse Breeders
Average Metalworkers
Average Wine Makers
Average Masons
Journeymen Furniture Builders
Journeymen Weaponsmiths
Journeymen Armorers
Novice Siege Engineers

Spoiler: "Nearby" (click to show/hide)

Lands of Duke Erran - Across the river to the north - Used for hunting
   * Torchester - Duke Erran's Capital - Damaged metropolis with a bustling port located on a wide estuary
Sea Raider Lands - Adjacent to Duke Erran's lands on the coast
Lands of the King - Beyond the Sea Raider's lands
   * Fallsburg - National Capital - Grand metropolis by a massive waterfall

Spoiler: "Known Lords by Rank and Relationship" (click to show/hide)

King Edward Geronos IV, Lord of the Falls, Keeper of the Flame, Seer of the Dawn - Known

Duke Erran - Your Liege Lord - Fond

Count Gorgan - A fine fighter - Introduced
Count Zanders - Dislike
Countess Marna - Wife - Loving

Sir Derrick Denton - Your Vassal - Slightly warm but distant
Sir Alan Percival - Your Vasal - Close Friend
Sir Uriel Lope - Count's Marshall - Formal but respectful - Whereabouts unknown
Sir Melvin - Lady Marna's brother, Duke Erran's nephew - Close friend
Sir Ivanson - A renowned jouster - Acquaintance
SirIsaac Stone - Your First Son - Toddler

Lady Iris - Lady Marna's mother, Duke Erran's younger sister - Cordial

Spoiler: "Important Citizens by Occupation" (click to show/hide)

Luther Logan - Sword and Mace - Squire
Fin - Captain of the Militia
Oswald - Ranger Captain
William Dent - Steward, Mayor
Victor Irlof - Acting Mayor of Curbiston
Ian Wood - Carpenter, Councilman
Marge Kannity - Brewer
The Rat - Man of Intrigue

Shipwright
Architect
Armorer
Weaponsmith
Horse Breeder
Scribe
Healer
Monk Healer
Wool Merchant

Spoiler: "In Fond Remembrance" (click to show/hide)

Tor - Your first Captain - Killed by the brigand "Ox" in a forest skirmish
Sir Alan - Your first squire - Killed in the Battle of Torchester
Sir Blake Denton - Your good friend and confidant - Killed in the Battle of Torchester
Count Aaron Foles - Your first Liege Lord - Fell drunkenly to his death from the balcony of a whorehouse
"Count" Owen - Rival and claimant to the County - Executed for "murder"
"Countess" Foles - Daughter of Aaron Foles - Executed for "murder"
Curtis Stumpf - Miner, Councilman - Killed in the Sixth Year Plague
Count Arthur Foles - Your second Liege Lord - Killed in the Sixth Year Plague
Gunther Agnacious - Philosopher - Killed in a riot resulting from the Sixth Year Plague

[Origami_Psycho]

Say that we were told that he is the bandit king, and ask if this is true.
Also introduce ourselves.

After that we ought to tell him that we are willing to make him lord of this land if he raises a levy of as many troops as possible and gives us command of them.  And heavily implicate what's going down if he doesn't.

[Gervassen]

Offer to shake his hand, a peasant's form of greeting. Nobility bow. Remember our Man of the People easy and simple good naturedness. "I'm Sam Stone, what some used to snigger and call the Peasant Knight, though they'll have to call me the Peasant Count from now on. Seems like a lot of us are getting the bump up these days--that happens in a situation as bad as this. So, what's the story of this place?"