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9 (56.3%)

Sindhu

2 (12.5%)

Total Members Voted: 16

Voting closed: November 05, 2016, 04:00:47 pm

[Maegil]

B

[Criptfeind]

A

And start sacrificing them to the gods.

[Swordstar]

B

[NRDL]

B

[Haspen]

You sigh and decide to go with festivals.

850 AD, Spring

The advisor arrives to meet with you.

"My liege, some courtiers believe that it's time for the Crown to entertain not only the peasants but also the noblemen, and thus a grandiose knight tournament should be held."

A) "Hmm, yes, let's host one. Especially that soon knights will have naught to do but joust in tourneys, ha ha."
B) "No! The less we remind the people of traditional ways, the harder they will accept Damdamian-inspired army."

[Harry Baldman]

A! Gives the eventual peasant officers something to look up to, don't it?

[NRDL]

A, turn our upper class warriors into upper class entertainers. 

[Criptfeind]

A: Sure, we could do with the army tradition and moral.

[Maegil]

A - Let them have their fun. Anyway, we'll still need to maintain a cavalry force so it's better that they keep in practice.

BTW, in the real world, for several good reasons infantry officers remained mounted nearly up to WWI - it was the sergeants' job to be on foot and relay the officers' orders. Only then, and for several other good reasons, they found it better to get off the horses, drop all the gold lace and bling of war, and be as inconspicuous as possible...

Suggested reading: Infantry attacks, by Erwin Rommel

[Haspen]

You greenlight the tournament, why not.

5

It gathers many noblemen and nobleladies alike, with the former being able to joust and the latter to swoon at the jousters.

Many of the peasants were able to see the strength and pride of the Luathbas in the field, and the Army officers have noted an influx of youths to serve in the ranks under the proud and wealthy.

850 AD, Summer

Your grandmother, Ciri, dies in her sleep, aged 70.

Few days later, when you are having your beard trimmed to better fit the usual Luathbas standards for noblemen beards, a messenger arrives, bringing a letter from the northern nobleman, Count Vorst.

In the letter he writes that he have established a diplomatic relationship with certain Dagovid peoples, who thrive beyond the mountains in the north, and then eastwards, their land 'made of rivers full of fish and forests filled with game animals'. He explains that these people, with little knowledge in modern medicine, architecture or such, are suffering from flooding and infestation of trolls and therefore might be forced to migrate. He asks the Crown's permission to invite those brave (if a little bite savage) folk to Luathbas.

A) Agree with the proposal and have an envoy sent to the Dagovidian chieftain.
B) Disagree, as barbarians have no place in the advanced, enlightened, Luathbas society.

[Maegil]

A - Agree, it' a Luathbasin tradition to welcome refugees. Also ask the nobleman if he thinks an eventual expansion in that direction may be viable.

[Swordstar]

A

[Elephant Parade]

A

[Criptfeind]

B

[flazeo25]

A