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[GiglameshDespair]

((What? No, they wouldn't try to target the priest. They'd target the guys trying to kill them. You know, the actual threat. For the most part war is two groups march up and hack at each other till one side legs it or the next wave shows up. They're not going out of their way to pike an old man when there's other people actively trying to kill them. Priorities, Patrick.

And priests were forbidden to use weapons that shed blood, so they used things like hammers and maces. Obviously they never saw someone with their head smashed in, but that's beside the point. ))

[Patrick Hunt]

(( Well it's with them or alone so not much of a choice. It is a war based on religion so the guy who's fighting and represents religion will be hated most of all. Makes him a priority target.

I was thinking more for archers though. They see a priest, a symbol of everything they hate and are fighting against and a fair few will aim for him. You always try to break your enemies morale so killing the priest who is encouraging the enemies men to keep fighting is a sound tactical move. It'll hurt the morale of the rank and file men a lot.

It's what my glaives are for, pick off the enemy standards, officers and preachers to hurt enemy morale.

We're more dangerous but less important. ))

[USEC_OFFICER]

(( Well it's with them or alone so not much of a choice. It is a war based on religion so the guy who's fighting and represents religion will be hated most of all. Makes him a priority target. ))

((I'm fighting with the pike square, not by myself. Staying to the rear, increasing their morale with religious fervour, providing comfort to the wounded, etc. I can fight if I have to, but mostly as a last resort. I have no illusions about my prowess.))

[Patrick Hunt]

(( Better off in the middle then the back, battle in this era is about flanking so your exposed at the back. Middle is the safest position. ))

[GiglameshDespair]

((You're thinking too modern, Patrick. The 'priority targets' are nobles, wealthy people, those that can be captured for ransom or looted for good stuff and money. People are typically more concerned with getting wealthy in the land of men than trying to kill a priest and getting perforated.
And he can stand behind the pikeline or in the back, you know. It's not single file or death.

While the war may be based on religion in that crusades were endorsed by the pope, it was also mainly a way for a knight or lord to prove himself, win fame and wealth, and capture land - which equates to wealth and power. While no doubt there were some who believed it was their holy duty to fight the Muslim hordes for the most part it was a potential way to get rich. That goes for the other side too. Win money and fame fighting the Christian hordes. They want to capture the wealthy young sods they can sell back to their parents for a big sack of cash. A old priest is basically worthless, both to loot or ransom. ))

[Patrick Hunt]

(( Maybe though I suspect a bounty on the heads of priests is in place, but either way it makes tactical sense to remove the man encouraging your enemies to fight harder. ))

[Funk]

Harvey and Croweheart are quickly introduced to the other Doppelsöldners by there commander, Rottmeister Rudolf Holgersen, a short all most dwarf like Dane with a long handle bar moustache.

Harvey trains hard, continuity pushing him self a he strives with a single minded will to improve him self.
His daily regime strengthens him, slowly packing hard power full muscle on to his shoulders.
(+ 1 str and dex)

Otto quickly becomes a social feature in the mercenary's card and dice games, sadly his own views on the One True Faith fail to make much of an impression, perhaps the diverse origins of the band  diffuse his theological arguments.
Still some them willing call him a friend, and there willing to lead him money or buy him a drink or three.

Ottos suggestion that he will serve better inspiring other to fight than fighting him self is met with a short repose
"Fight or go cook with the other women i don't really care which, just pick one." Karl answers, his destain visible on his face.

Croweheart continuity practices with the great steel sword, the blade hissing through the air as it darts gracefully from swing to thrust in the morning fog.(+1 two-handed skill)

He manages to buy a pair of plate gauntlets off a fellow mercenary foe $20.

The march seams to be endless, until one day you finally arrive at the boarder of Moldavia.
You travel deeper into Moldavia until you find your self camped outside a castle awaiting the man who claims to be the right full Voivode of Wallachia.

You orders arrive by messenger thay are to:

A) Join up with his life guard and assist in attacking a force of Ottoman raiders
B) Besiege a local bolyar's strong hold
C) Help enforce his rule by arresting and punishing criminals

Spoiler: The company of Karl Ludwig's muster book (click to show/hide)

   Staff
  Hauptmann (captain) Karl Ludwig
  Lieutenant  Karl Mathiasen
  Lieutenant Ulderico Serafini
  Fahnenträger (sergeant)  Valerio Donati
  Feldwebel (flag bearer) Andrzej Szczepanski
  Kaplan (Chaplain)  Guillaume Chevalier
  Dolmetscher (Translator) to be hired

   Enlisted
    300 pikemen
    80 musketeers 
    50 halbardiers (Doppelsöldner)
    50 swordsmen (Doppelsöldner)
    5 cook
    3 Runers

[Patrick Hunt]

Request a set of Coat of plates shoulder, arm and leg armor and male hands from our quartermaster. Have my pay transferred directly to them until it's all paid for.

Request that 20 sword, 10 halberd and 20 musket men be assigned under my command in the up coming battle demonstrate my superior combat skills and military knowledge if required to prove I'm worthy and request that Crowheart be assigned to me as well.

Promise half my share of loot to Rottmeister as well if he'll give me the command.

(( It's worth a shot anyway, I'm probably at least equal to a sergeant in combat skills and military knowledge. ))

[Funk]

The quartermaster stares at you for a monument before braking in to laughter.
"Loan you them till you pay me off? ha ha that is a good one, what next  no dont tell me you whant to guard the contingency fund?
Ok let be serious here there's here stores are worth twice what they cost us back in Lübeck, if you want something you have to pay in full."
you are quickly inform for the pricing of his wears.

Spoiler: Prices armour (click to show/hide)

Quilted Armour
head/neck $20 chest/shoulders/arms $65 legs $25

Mail
head/neck $50 chest/shoulders/arms $85 legs $50 hands $40

Coat of plates
chest $70 arms $45 legs $75 shoulders $45

Plate armour
head/neck $25 chest $145 legs $165 shoulders $145 arms $150 hands $70 feet $65

Weapons
Hand cannon $70
Crossbow $55
Bow $24
Halberd $45
Great sword $65
Warhammer $35
Longsword $25

Prices misc

Armoured War Horse $200
Draught horse    $20
Spade $5
Rope (5 meters) $5
Torch(5 for $1)

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Spoiler: Kelvin York (scapheap) (click to show/hide)

Name: Kelvin York
Gender: Male
Description of character: A clean shaven young man with grey short hair and blue eyes.
Former occupation: Bandit
Grand Goal: To rule(The world is the best case, but a town will be good enough.)
Currant occupation: Pike man
Currant wage:50$
Health: 9
Stats
Strength:3
Toughness:2
Dexterity:2
Charisma:4
Supernatural power:1
Supernatural field: Wind
Skills
One hand weapons skill:5
Climbing skill:4
Literacy skill:1
Military knowledge:2
10 typo?
Weapon in use: Falchion (damage 6)
Armour in use: Quilted Armour(bar head/neck) and Mail(bar head/neck)

Baggage cart (other items go here)
5 meter of rope
5 torchs
Spear
$34

Spoiler: Harvey (Patrick Hunt) (click to show/hide)

Name: Harvey Sam Bekter
Gender: Male
Description of character: Medium length light brown hair and bright green eyes, around 6ft tall and powerfully muscled.
Former occupation: Soldier.
Grand Goal: Be the best warrior he can be.
Currant occupation: Doppelsöldner(Sword and Buckler Man)
Currant wage:100$
Health: 9

Stats
Strength:5
Toughness:2
Dexterity:5
Charisma: 1
Supernatural power: 1
Supernatural field : None.

Skills.
Exotic 3
One Handed 3
Ranged 3
Military Knowledge 3

Weapon in use: 5 Glaives, 2 Fae Blades.
Armour in use: Head/Neck, Chest/Shoulders/Arms, Legs. ( Quilted. ) Chest. ( Coat of plates. )

Remaining money : 55

Spoiler: Otto Lugwig (USEC_OFFICER) (click to show/hide)

Name: Otto Lugwig
Gender: Male
Description of character: Filthy brown hair, wild grey eyes, cragged and scarred face.
Former occupation: Preacher
Grand Goal: To convert the heathens and heretics.
Currant occupation: Pike man
Currant wage:50$
Health: 9

Stats
Strength: 1
Toughness: 3
Dexterity: 1
Charisma: 3
Supernatural power: 4
Supernatural field: Spiritual/Holy

Skills
One hand weapons skill: 2
Climbing skill: 1
Riding skill: 1
Literacy skill: 8

Weapon in use: Hammer
Armour in use:Quilted Armour(Full)

Baggage cart (other items go here)
German Bible
Donkey
Wooden CrossSpear
140$

Spoiler:  Croweheart (GiglameshDespair) (click to show/hide)

name: Croweheart
Gender: Male
Description of character: With a stocky build, his features are concealed by a heavy black cloak with hood pulled up leaves only his sword arm free. A mask shaped as a crow covers his face, his odd eyes hidden in shadow. His pupil is slighted slitted, like that of a crow. His voice when he speaks is harsh and grates, like two stone slabs grinding against each other. Over his soldier is a huge sword, raw and heavy - more like a slab of iron than a sword. Despite it's rough nature, a suprisingly elegant dragon has been carved into the blade.
Former occupation: Plague doctor/ monster hunter
Grand Goal: Extermination of monsters
Currant occupation: Doppelsöldner(Greatsword)
Currant wage:100$

Health: 13

Stats:
Strength: 4
Toughness: 4
Dexterity: 2
Charisma: 1 
Supernatural power: 3?  (total states =14 the max's is 12.)
Supernatural field: Earth

Skills:
Two-handed weapons: 7
Ranged: 3
Literary: 3

Weapon in use: Long bow, Greatsword
Armour in use: Quilted Armour: head, chest, shoulders, arms and legs.
Mail: head
Coat of plates: Chest, shoulders
Plate: hands gauntlets
AP head  AP4 blunt AP3
AP  Chest, shoulders  AP5 blunt AP 4
AP Hands AP7 Blunt AP3
Rest  AP1 Blunt AP3

Baggage cart (other items go here)
60$

Spoiler: The company of Karl Ludwig's muster book (click to show/hide)

   Staff
  Hauptmann (captain) Karl Ludwig
  Lieutenant  Karl Mathiasen
  Lieutenant Ulderico Serafini
  Fahnenträger (sergeant)  Valerio Donati
  Feldwebel (flag bearer) Andrzej Szczepanski
  Kaplan (Chaplain)  Guillaume Chevalier
  Dolmetscher (Translator) to be hired

   Enlisted
    300 pikemen
    80 musketeers 
    50 halbardiers (Doppelsöldner)
    50 swordsmen (Doppelsöldner)
    5 cook
    3 Runers

[Patrick Hunt]

(( Did we get our first months pay yet?

What about my request to lead a force btw? ))

[scapheap]

Kelvin wake up

He chooses to Join up with his life guard and assist in attacking a force of Ottoman raiders

[GiglameshDespair]

Join the Life Guard and fight the attacking raiders

[Funk]

Yes you have got your first payment (you got paid in advance when you signed up)

"... And what good will you do with this unit? this is a battle we face, not some skirmish where any one can have a go at command.
Still you show some initiative maybe one day soon you will be in command of a patrol. "
Karl Ludwig smiles as he dismiss you and returns to a large map.

You march rapidy meet up with to the Voivodes life guard.

As you cross a ridge line in the hot mid day sun, you get your first look at the man thay call the Son of the Dragon, Vlad the third.
In time he will bear many names, the Impaler lord, Dracula, but today he is simply the meal ticket.

Your are ordered to make ready for battle by night fall.

As you pass Karls tent you hear raised voices.
"1500 aginst 4000? your mad at thouse odds it will be a massacrer." Karl sound shaken and pessimistic.

"I have 1000 men,each one willing to fight like a lion, thay will be wolfs to break these turkish dogs, why did you bring dogs or maggots?" you can hear the confidence in Vlad voice as he speak.

As you ready your self you cant help wonder how this small band is going to the turkish host.
It is a little after lunch when the army sets off, Vlads men are mostly mounted and armored with battered but serviceable plate armor.
As dusk starts to fall silence is ordered as exit the tree line, looking down below youa scattering orange pin pricks cover a flat grassy plane next to a river, the turkish camp.


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Ok now i havent been able to come up with much in the way of rules for battles so just post what you want to do and il roll some dice to see how well you do.


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Our noble heroes
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Spoiler: Kelvin York (scapheap) (click to show/hide)

Name: Kelvin York
Gender: Male
Description of character: A clean shaven young man with grey short hair and blue eyes.
Former occupation: Bandit
Grand Goal: To rule(The world is the best case, but a town will be good enough.)
Currant occupation: Pike man
Currant wage:50$
Health: 9
Stats
Strength:3
Toughness:2
Dexterity:2
Charisma:4
Supernatural power:1
Supernatural field: Wind
Skills
One hand weapons skill:5
Climbing skill:4
Literacy skill:1
Military knowledge:2
10 typo?
Weapon in use: Falchion (damage 6)
Armour in use: Quilted Armour(bar head/neck) and Mail(bar head/neck)

Baggage cart (other items go here)
5 meter of rope
5 torchs
Spear
$34

Spoiler: Harvey (Patrick Hunt) (click to show/hide)

Name: Harvey Sam Bekter
Gender: Male
Description of character: Medium length light brown hair and bright green eyes, around 6ft tall and powerfully muscled.
Former occupation: Soldier.
Grand Goal: Be the best warrior he can be.
Currant occupation: Doppelsöldner(Sword and Buckler Man)
Currant wage:100$
Health: 9

Stats
Strength:5
Toughness:2
Dexterity:5
Charisma: 1
Supernatural power: 1
Supernatural field : None.

Skills.
Exotic 3
One Handed 3
Ranged 3
Military Knowledge 3

Weapon in use: 5 Glaives, 2 Fae Blades.
Armour in use: Head/Neck, Chest/Shoulders/Arms, Legs. ( Quilted. ) Chest. ( Coat of plates. )

Remaining money : 55

Spoiler: Otto Lugwig (USEC_OFFICER) (click to show/hide)

Name: Otto Lugwig
Gender: Male
Description of character: Filthy brown hair, wild grey eyes, cragged and scarred face.
Former occupation: Preacher
Grand Goal: To convert the heathens and heretics.
Currant occupation: Pike man
Currant wage:50$
Health: 9

Stats
Strength: 1
Toughness: 3
Dexterity: 1
Charisma: 3
Supernatural power: 4
Supernatural field: Spiritual/Holy

Skills
One hand weapons skill: 2
Climbing skill: 1
Riding skill: 1
Literacy skill: 8

Weapon in use: Hammer
Armour in use:Quilted Armour(Full)

Baggage cart (other items go here)
German Bible
Donkey
Wooden CrossSpear
140$

Spoiler:  Croweheart (GiglameshDespair) (click to show/hide)

name: Croweheart
Gender: Male
Description of character: With a stocky build, his features are concealed by a heavy black cloak with hood pulled up leaves only his sword arm free. A mask shaped as a crow covers his face, his odd eyes hidden in shadow. His pupil is slighted slitted, like that of a crow. His voice when he speaks is harsh and grates, like two stone slabs grinding against each other. Over his soldier is a huge sword, raw and heavy - more like a slab of iron than a sword. Despite it's rough nature, a suprisingly elegant dragon has been carved into the blade.
Former occupation: Plague doctor/ monster hunter
Grand Goal: Extermination of monsters
Currant occupation: Doppelsöldner(Greatsword)
Currant wage:100$

Health: 13

Stats:
Strength: 4
Toughness: 4
Dexterity: 2
Charisma: 1 
Supernatural power: 3?  (total states =14 the max's is 12.)
Supernatural field: Earth

Skills:
Two-handed weapons: 7
Ranged: 3
Literary: 3

Weapon in use: Long bow, Greatsword
Armour in use: Quilted Armour: head, chest, shoulders, arms and legs.
Mail: head
Coat of plates: Chest, shoulders
Plate: hands gauntlets
AP head  AP4 blunt AP3
AP  Chest, shoulders  AP5 blunt AP 4
AP Hands AP7 Blunt AP3
Rest  AP1 Blunt AP3

Baggage cart (other items go here)
60$

Spoiler: The company of Karl Ludwig's muster book (click to show/hide)

   Staff
  Hauptmann (captain) Karl Ludwig
  Lieutenant  Karl Mathiasen
  Lieutenant Ulderico Serafini
  Fahnenträger (sergeant)  Valerio Donati
  Feldwebel (flag bearer) Andrzej Szczepanski
  Kaplan (Chaplain)  Guillaume Chevalier
  Dolmetscher (Translator) to be hired

   Enlisted
    300 pikemen
    80 musketeers 
    50 halbardiers (Doppelsöldner)
    50 swordsmen (Doppelsöldner)
    5 cook
    3 Runers

[Patrick Hunt]

(( What kind of terrain is the battle taking place on? Any forests nearby? Buildings or choke points? Military knowledge should allow me to assess the terrain for tactical advantages.))

[GiglameshDespair]

For turkish horsemen, when they charge, hack out the legs of the horses and chop up the men when they've been dismounted.

Stay with the rest of the Doppnelsolders. Have other soldiers defend my sides while i dish out heavy damage to the front in combat. Try to hack our way to officers and commanders.