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[evictedSaint]

Also, we haven't scrapped the  padded armor, it's just the base layer for our lamellar.

Yep, I mentioned as much in the Design phase.

[ATHATH]

Is anybody NOT going to vote for Bodkin Arrows?

[Happerry]

Bodkin Arrows: [2] Mardent23, S34N1C
Cyclone Shield Upgrade: [1] Happerry

My vote is to upgrade the Cyclone Shield, which last time it came up wasn't very effective and wasn't easy to cast. If we can make it better enough to actually counter the enemy arrows, and cheap enough to protect all our staff using wizards with, we should completely counter their anti-wizard troops.

[NUKE9.13]

My vote is to upgrade the Cyclone Shield, which last time it came up wasn't very effective and wasn't easy to cast. If we can make it better enough to actually counter the enemy arrows, and cheap enough to protect all our staff using wizards with, we should completely counter their anti-wizard troops.

Problem with that is, their own anti-magic would dispel the shield :/

Bodkin Arrows: [3] Mardent23, S34N1C, NUKE9.13
Cyclone Shield Upgrade: [1] Happerry

[Happerry]

Problem with that is, their own anti-magic would dispel the shield :/

Would it? The only spell that I've noticed it countering so far is the zen trance spell, which is basically an enchantment cast on them. If it could mess with enchantments casted on us, I'd think that we'd get notified that something was screwing with our Lucky Strike and Teletalk spells.

As that has not been happening, I highly doubt it'd do anything to our Cyclone Shields.

Edit : Oh wait you mean our own anti-magic, not their anti-magic. Hum.

Well, actually, come to think of it, if it doesn't turn off Fireballs casted outside the effect, couldn't we just cast the Cyclone Shield first and then cast the Anti-Magic?

[Kashyyk]

My other suggestion would be Large Shields. Take the same amount of metal in a buckler,  but spread out over a larger area and back with wood for durability. This shield measures from the floor to a man's ribcage and comes with straps for the forearm and hand, plus a longer one to allow a shield to be slung across the shoulders. This will allow a soldier to fight with a one handed or two handed spear as before and offer them much greater protection against attacks. Cavalry can also allow the shield to be slung over the shoulder like a satchel, defending one side completely.

I would however be quite happy with bodkins,  I just want to offer an alternative and see what people think.

[NUKE9.13]

We have already spent a revision trying to develop bodkin arrows. Our second attempt should be much easier- I expect to get a +1 to the roll.
And as I've said, our offensive ability is more important than our defensive one.

[Detoxicated]

+1 bodkin arrows

[Devastator]

+1 to bodkins  (if this fails, I'm content to ignore it from now on and just act like it's impossible for us to do.)

Hmm, need something for the revision credit.

Spoiler: Battle Submission (click to show/hide)

al-Mutriqa suffered his injury fighting a rearguard action.  Cooly, he lead a counterattack on the flank of a squadron of enemy heavy cavalry, spoiling their formation with a blast of strong wind, and standing in the middle of a formation like a mountain rising from the sea, protected by his shield of holy wind.  Our fine soldiers were able to defeat the disrupted formation, bringing down their horses and slaughtering the then helpless soldiers.  After the charge was stopped, the retreat was then safely and professionally conducted, with us losing few troops.  At this point, the enemy archmage arrived, and al-Mutriqa boldly closed the range, in order to use Tubikh Rrahim to prevent the enemy from launching fireballs.  While dueling the enemy mage, another Arstoskan soldier managed to reach al-Mutriqa, and al-Mutriqa was only able to wound the enemy soldier before getting stabbed in the ankle by the wounded man.  Only after holding off the enemy mage for long enough so the retreat could be conducted, did al-Mutriqa notify high command of the wound he has sustained.

Spoiler: Command Eyes Only (and GM) (click to show/hide)

Any rumors that al-Mutriqa actually suffered his broken ankle slipping on a patch of unnatural Arstozkan ice are to be quashed.

[Sosoku234]

+1 for bodkin arrows.

+1

+1

[NUKE9.13]

Bodkin Arrows: [6] Mardent23, S34N1C, NUKE9.13, Detoxicated, Devastator, Sosoku234
Cyclone Shield Upgrade: [1] Happerry
Large Shields: [1] Kashyyk

GM has asked us real nice to do our votes like ^this^, folks.

[evictedSaint]

Bodkin Arrows: [6] Mardent23, S34N1C, NUKE9.13, Detoxicated, Devastator, Sosoku234
Cyclone Shield Upgrade: [1] Happerry
Large Shields: [1] Kashyyk

GM has asked us real nice to do our votes like ^this^, folks.

Thank you.

[evictedSaint]

Revision: Bodkin Arrows [1+1]

The task for creating armor-piercing arrows is passed off onto a few apprentices, as the mundane nature of the task is far too boring for our wizards.

Thankfully, more specifics are given this time beyond "armor-piercing" and a workable design results.  Arrows are capped with a small, steel point filed down into a needle.  Unfortunately, the thin needle point has a tendency to get bent out of shape before use and prevent the arrow from flying true.  While the arrowheads are more successful at punching through armor than standard arrows, they'll frequently deform on impact.

They...work, at least.  They have a slim chance of penetrating armor at medium range, and a modest chance at close range.  The silver lining is that these needles are rather intimidating and might give an Arstotzkan soldier second thoughts before charging into a hailstorm of them.

[NUKE9.13]

Mm, that's some good Moskurg Luck^TM

[evictedSaint]

Yeah, it's sucky luck, but I gotta be a fair GM.  The game breaks down the second I start fudging numbers.

Fun fact: did you know it's less than a 3% chance to roll two 1's in a row?