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[Beneviento]

I support the roadside forts, we could eventually expand them to sell goods to caravans like provisions, wagon wheels, and other gear they might need. This as well as the forts is longer term, for now let's interview the people the mayor refered to us and possibly get patrols on the roads.

[3man75]

Just saw what Beneviento posted. Thanks man.

If anyone cares this was going to be a strategy I would have used in Princeship to break the power of the Bandit lords.

[3man75]

bump

[Mlamlah]

Are we still interested in seeing me update this or have my repeated absences pretty much sucked out any enthusiasm for my games? I realize i kinda suck for that.

[Aklyon]

Are we still interested in seeing me update this or have my repeated absences pretty much sucked out any enthusiasm for my games? I realize i kinda suck for that.

Yes, no. Although if you end up absent too often it may end up like Elves of Amnerelli, where there is more asking about update than updates

[escaped lurker]

Well, I can't speak for others, but at least I would still be interested.

[Tomcost]

I'm still interested. But I'm mostly lurking.

[Mlamlah]

Good enough for me!

Elves of Amnerelli is older than i am (on the forum that is >>), and yet i think i've still produced way more content, so at least of that, i don't think i'm in danger of XD
Still though, i do feel bad about bailing on games all the time. It's not even ussually that i've lost interest, i just kind of manage to get into this positive feedback loop of anxiety about not having posted lately. I really love running suggestion games, it's a lot of freedom to do things i normally cant with a lot of my other writing, so i hope i havn't too thoroughly irritated those who i know get invested in my games, only to occassionally have really long stretches of time between updates as i deal with my own trivial insecurities.

[Andres]

Looking forward to seeing this rebooted.

[3man75]

I'm also in.

[High tyrol]

Me too

[Mlamlah]

3821, the third month of the year, and the first month of spring.

Adeeb Wasirri, Lord Governor of Dhum-Blud

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20 years old
Health and Physical Abilities
Fit
Healthy

Social Skills
Practiced in  Court Manners
Rogueish Charm

Practical Skills
Competent Swordsman
Competent Tumbler
Mediocre Rider
Novice Sneak

Personal Possessions.
A well bred riding horse. (Mare.)
An aging riding horse. (Stallion.)
A Fine Duelling Saber.
Several Sets of gentleman's clothes.
Walders old clothing and perfumes. (The former is gaudy and a little big, and the latter is a little too strong.)

Councilors, Vassals, Allies and Agents.

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Formal Councillors
Aldagor. Barrister, Elderly noble courtier.
Balpher. Garrison Commander, noble courtier.
Desan. Steward, young noble courtier.
Elerik. Junior Garrison Commander,Low-born Wasirri Guardsman.

Agents
Vest. Friend, Lowborn duellist and former smuggler.
Eduard. Lowborn Courtier.

Vassals
Mayor Veera
Sir Madagor

Holdings.

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Bonewatch
-Tiny Stone Keep on a hilltop.
--Sparse Furnishings
--Well Stocked Larder (Decent quality, including wine, salt pork, local spices and the other imported goods)
--Small dungeon under the castle. 12 cells.
-Stables (10/25)
-Barracks (Sufficient space and bedding to hold a little over a hundred men.)
-Armoury (Stocked with Spears, swords and bows of mediocre quality. Stocked with Quilted armour and padding of poor quality. Stocked with plenty of poor quality arrows.)
-Rickety wooden outer palisade.
-patchy overgrown "dirt" roads.
-Mostly Unmanned rickety wooden watchtowers.
-a handful of wooden homes within the walls.
-A well with plenty of fresh water.
-A few nearby farming families.

Bleak-Haven
-Village
--The Wretched Mut A seedy Tavern
--A well maintained Windmill
--A small shrine to the local patron spirit
--A few scattered homes.
--A few poor craftsmen.
-Your Manor
--A few Fine furnishings.
-Overgrown Patchy "Dirt" Roads
-An interconnected farming community in the local area.

Military
-Bonewatch Garrison. (53 soldiers of weak discipline and limited combat training. Armed with bows, spears and short-swords of varying quality. Girded in quilted linen armor, steel caps, and the occasional breastplate. Wearing the King's colours.)
-Unnamed Fortified Watchtower Garrison (20 soldiers of good discipline, wearing the King's colours.)
-Household Gaurd. (19 Skilled Fighters trained in urban and close-quarters combat. Armed with arming-swords, bucklers and longknives. Girded in Quilted Doublets, steel breastplate,open-faced helms, greaves and bracers, all of good quality. Loyal to your family and wearing your family colors.)
-Bleakhaven Community Watch. (A group of locals that fluctuates in number, protecting, keeping watch on and patrolling the town and outer farms.)
-Bleakhaven Garrison. (6 soldiers, functionally identical to Bonewatch Garrison)

Assets
-A heavy bag of gold "Crowns" (7/8)
-A chest half full of Silver "Crowns" (Many clipped and restamped.)
-Eight Light Riding Horses (local breed, frisky and quick, but also small and unsuited to long hard travel)
-4 Rickety Wooden Carts
-7 Months worth of poor quality local grain. (at current consumption)
-5 Months worth of Imported Food-Stuffs (at current consumption, includes beans, pickled vegetables, salt, butter and wheat flour all of decent quality)

You state for your Vassal's benefit that quite frankly, you intend to restore a semblance of order to Dhum-Blud, and hopefully turn it into a prosperous place people might actually willingly migrate to. You agree with him that securing and maintaining the roads will of course be the first important step to securing such. You ask him also to send those individuals he mentioned to you, so that you might take their measure and decide wether or not to take them into your service. Shortly therafter the meal ends, and after some idle chatter, everyone retires to their rooms.

The following morning comes, and with it the visiting party begins to make their preparations to depart. The Mayor declines your offer of a duel, explaining he has grown too old for what should rightfully be the affairs of young people. Veera and Elara both politely give their goodbye's, and after a short breakfast, the party leaves to return to their own town on horseback.

...

It will certainly be a little while until your vassal returns to Stokeswood and sends the individuals he promised, and in the meantime you have decisions to make about what to do in the meantime, wether to spend the time here at your manor or back at your castle, and what to have your agents, councillors, and self do.

[Andres]

I've kinda forgotten what problems we have that need fixing...

[escaped lurker]

I've kinda forgotten what problems we have that need fixing...

Way undisciplined, under-equipped army.
Run-down quarter of a province with low tax income, bandits, bandit lords with cities, oh, and dangerous, magical things or folks in the deep woods.
Possibly dubious knightly province retainer.
Too many Yes-Men subordinates, also partly of dubious merit.
Not enough money nor influence to easily make a dent in any of these problems.

... should be about it?

[tryrar]

First job should be remedying the army situation. I propose we send the least bad troops on a couple patrols along the roads and lumber camps, and maybe take out a few bandit patrols. We have anyone who shows the slightest hint of competence and/or initiative from these patrols put in charge of a squad or something, and form new ranks behind them. This should not only hopefully get our guys experience without loosing too many in the process, but show that we are committed to protecting everyone which should at least let us make a few requests for things like food and workers go down easier.