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[Emperor_Jonathan]

 

 Flames flickered before me in the raging fire. Around me sat my two brothers, both excellent fighters and commanders. Around us sat advisors and
 commanders, war was coming and we knew. Tribes from the north and west had cornered us in this little corner of Briton. A shaky peace has existed
 between us, yet our agents have infiltrated and reported a build up of forces on both sides.

 

  Before recalling my brothers our forces were scattered, small groups of soldiers loyal to I, roamed the countryside. My brothers gathered them and
marched for our capital. They came inside our great city, they protect us. Yet it is not enough, from outside we fear the besieging of our great capital
 from those that seek to enslave us. We shall not let this happen!



    Our family is small, but we are strong. I am the son of Caradog, the former High King.



    I am Barae, I am a proud veteran. A proud warrior, as all Cassae born should be. I am a man.



    I am the youngest of 3, my brother, Senata is set to inherit the kingship after me. He is stern, yet likes a drink.



    The eldest, Margorix, is the most devout of us. He is inspirational and diplomatic.



  Our small forces, consolidated at our capital, are not enough.

 

 
  Barae stood up, “Brothers. I have gathered you here to ask for your advice. Roads are being built, troops recruited. Our spies have told me of heavy
 defenses at our closest enemies and our diplomat has gone overseas to gain help. This tenuous peace between are neighbours is too end. Our forces
are currently small, so I ask you, what shall we do?”

 
  OOC: So this is a kind of successive game of RTW:EB described here: http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=44662.0
it will be RP, descriptions of battles and turns must include a small RP description and pictures. 2 generals are currently up for grabs as seen above,
PM for your choice and I'll say if you get the character in this thread. First in first served, if you miss out you can grab an agent (1 diplomat, 1 spy).
You can also grab a regular warrior and RP him or perhaps an advisor.


House Rules:
No Cheats
If you're not the faction leader don't fuck with it.
Don't play others battles.
Don't ruin the save for others - unless you have an RP reason for it.

[Rilder]

Can some of us claim non-general roles like a Council of Lesser-Nobles or something (OH Gods nobles!) Maybe even a even a Retainer?

Can some of us claim non-general roles like a Council of Lesser-Nobles or something (OH Gods nobles!) Maybe even a even a Retainer?

Yes, if you wish.

Rigtio.... I'l just grab a unit leader since I can't really guarantee being around all the time and won't really affect battles much if I give my say or not.

An Middle aged Noble walks to table, you recognize him as Cador, the leader of one of your Botroas Warbands.

"Chieftain, we are in precarious position, we have but four warbands, and our lands can not even support our current numbers. The neighboring tribes will no doubt mobilize and attack us should we show much aggressiveness, One lost battle could mean us slaves. But we cannot stay still. For now I recommend we send our diplomats south across the water to seek trade opportunities then sell off the fleet to the traders as those boats are nothing but hide and sticks and keeping them around costs as much as two warbands worth of men."

[Emperor_Jonathan]

Can some of us claim non-general roles like a Council of Lesser-Nobles or something (OH Gods nobles!) Maybe even a even a Retainer?

Yes, if you wish.

[Spartan 117]

Can I have a general? I'll fail probably though.

[Emperor_Jonathan]

PM me, you can have either of the brothers.

[Spartan 117]

Actually, seeing as all the naval combat is autoresolved, I'll be a captain and RP it out.

[Akigagak]

I've just pm'd a request for the oldest brother.
Just to let you guys know.

[Jreengus]

Give me whoever is free general wise if any are or otherwise add me to the list for the next guy.
Edit: Looks like Sentata's  free so I'll take him.

Can we counsel strategy? I suggest marching north with everything we have and laying siege at the same time train some slingers and build a trade increasing building. We need to reduce that income fast so as soon as the slingers meet us attack.

EDIT2: From the looks of the screenshot you are using large troop sizes, how will it affect the game if I load it up using smaller numbers?

[Akigagak]

It won't have an effect, they'll stay large troop size, even if your settings say 'small', it's the save that has the say.

[Jreengus]

Ok I just wanted to check that it wouldn't screw over the game or anything.

Ok assuming my I get Sentata:

My brother calls us to arms and I must listen. The Casse are threatened and I shall answer my brothers call to arms I shall got to war for him and for him I shall conquer.

Barae stood up, “Brothers. I have gathered you here to ask for your advice. Roads are being built, troops recruited. Our spies have told me of heavy
 defenses at our closest enemies and our diplomat has gone overseas to gain help. This tenuous peace between are neighbours is too end. Our forces
are currently small, so I ask you, what shall we do?”

"My brother, our enemies to the north lie a group of allied clans, as well you know. Their army is well matched perhaps to ours however we cannot maintain this many men for long, men need feeding and paying and while we may be able to provide food our money will not last forever. So we must strike quickly! Normally I would counsel caution but this is no time to be hesitant, we must march north and confront them, and if they hide behind walls we shall tear them down, we shall let them all know that none may oppose us, with new land under our belt and new slaves we shall be better able to defend ourself from the aggression of other nearby tribes!"

[Emperor_Jonathan]

((Akigagak has the eldest brother, thatguyyaknow gets Senata.))

Request guys: Put speech in  "  "  marks and put descriptions in italics.

[Akigagak]

My men are eager for a fight, brothers, and I would like to volunteer for this campaign.

However, we must decide on more detailed plans than simply 'go north and kill'. For example, as you pointed out Sentata, our men are evenly matched with those of the enemies. While Cassaen men are stronger than most, only a fool would charge in to battle without some sort of advantage. I suggest the use of mercenaries to bolster our forces, at least for now.

And while a direct attack on Ratae might seem like a sound plan right now, we must consider other options. I suggest that our army moves north, and that we scout out the area north of Ratae, to see if their are any targets of opportunity, such as poorly defended villages.

Of course, my king, the final decision lies in your hands.

[Emperor_Jonathan]

Barae pondered over the advice he was given. Attack, is what he must do. But should he wait?

"Brothers. I have decided, we will attack Ratae. It will be heavily defended so we must wait
for two seasons to attack."

Barae turned to Senata.

"My brother, you do well with numbers, you do well to inspire and lead people. You can hold
 people together, so I ask you this, will you stay here in our great city of Camulosadae? To
manage it while I am gone?"

Barae turns back to the group.

"How shall we fight, swift and mobile, strong and slow? Shall we slaughter them all or let
them run?"

[Jreengus]

Bowing to his brother with a somewhat disappointed look on his face Sentata prepares to leave the meeting.
"Very well my brother, if this is the duty you lay before me I shall devote myself too it and I wish you the best of luck. I must however agree with Cador on the matter of our fleet. Now if you will excuse me I must survey our great town, it has been a while since I was last here and no doubt much will have changed."

Spoiler: OOC (click to show/hide)

First up I suggest we spoiler OOC communication so as to make it easier for someone to read the story without our little chat.

Does this mean I get to choose what we build/tax/recruit? 

[Emperor_Jonathan]

Spoiler: OOC (click to show/hide)

Yeah, roads and one unit are set in, which you cannot cancel. I'll get a pic of what you can build and what you can recruit once I get home from work, I'll also get a pic of the city from the battle map. Tax is currently the highest and we're still deficit.