OOC Thread

Tubby McChubbles wrote:

I shouldn't be telling you guys this, but the event will move forward after the reports are in, so that defences are in position if they were moved.

So the responses for the mettenheim scene and merchant guilds will take place after the new reports?

Not to rush you, but Aranor rode to the mettenheim post ahead of the troops, so perhaps we could move ahead with that until the reports come in

If I could have an OOC summary of troop placements. When the event starts I will sort out wind and other conditions as well, so ship placement will be an issue as well. If you want I can give you a very basic summary of sailing, could help the naval RP.

Posted in IC: Material, i figured it would be lost quickly here.


About how many troops is Ambassador Johan assisting us with?

I would say about 30. Decent troops, but not forlorn hope or anything. Probably on par with the vanskerries.

Sir Arceon wrote:

"Sounds like a good idea to me." Arceon said as he dug his spurs into his horse to increase the pace.

gg Arceon, unless there's anymore char dev you want to do im down to close scene and warp to ironoak, pending that the road was safe.



So how are we going to proceed with these individual pc-led patrol actions; will we go in scene by scene in RP, make pc decisions when an event occurs during our "patrol", or are we going to stick to autocalc dice rolls? Want to open it up b/c we have some good opportunaties for rp, but I dont want us to drain the GMs and ourselves by doing this western patrol gig for out-of-game months like what happened with javiksholm.

Question:

Will sheriffs or town watches in the hexes have any effect on the event?

Yep, they have an effect on espionage, and might affect RP outcomes or events.

Who is manning the sheriff offices and town watches? Dawn or local troops?

The 'Sheriff' improvement is considered coming with a sheriff and a local patrol force of no more than 30 men like the ones spawning in game when you build a sheriff in a village. The sentry outposts can be considered as a number of watch towers guarding the more important villages and roads, so the Sheriff patrol (~30) plus maybe 20 men for manning the towers, i.e. no more than 50 men in total.
A Town Watch is basically militia troops patrolling the town. In contrast to the Sheriff patrol they add actual player-controlled troops in case of an attack, but they always stay near the city and are only available for defense. (100 militia spearmen for town watch and additional 100 militia archers for a city watch.)

Sheriff and Sentry troops can be used in roleplay but not for serious battles or metagame issues like the Watch.

I'm more interested in knowing whether these soldiers answer to the Dawn or to the local lords/city watch.

So far we handled these forces as answering directly to the local authorities, such as city councils, village stewards and the castellans of local holdfasts, rather than directly to the lord. Of course the ultimate authority lies with the lord, but the question is whether he would bother caring for these petty militia forces.
I could imagine that a hostile lord would order his men not to cooperate, but usually their cooperation would depend more on whether one manages to gain the trust of the local authorities.

Ahem. Holmgang league? Is that just your way of describing the situation, or have I completely missed something?

I was struggling for names, and I like the "Fight until the death" theme

If you can come up with a more merchanty one, do let me know (Like the Hanseatic League)... likewise for the West Pendor Spice Cartel.

The League for the Mutual Benefit of Fierdsvain Trading Partners and Their Subsidiaries Including Overseas Interests.

How does that sound?

Not long enough, needs to be more pompous.

I can add a few "magnificent"s and "most benevolent"s in there I guess.

The Most Serene League For The Mutual Benefit, Betterment And Profit For The Magnificent Fierdsvain Trading Partners Their Marvellous Subsidiaries And Most Benevolent Dependants Including Overseas Interests And Future Aquisitions

Or TMSLFTMBBAPFTMFTPMSAMBDIOIAFA for short.

Quote :

TMSLFTMBBAPFTMFTPMSAMBDIOIAFA

Now that's how true Vanskerries speak.

Would the Dawn have heard of Ragnar before? The merchant spoke as if he was a famous jarl.

Any background stuff on him?

One of the more feared jarls, made his name before the unification wars for being extremely cunning and ruthless. Is known to be responsible for the destruction of a number of knight patrols, and is one of the best sailors the Vanskerries have.

He has taken on a more mythical stature, so most rumours concerning him are just that, with no real useful information. The Dawn did not have any specific dealings with him, although he usually left no survivors.

He is also known for a number of vilalge raids and slipping around blocking elements and ambushes.

Seems like its started now guys!

Oh tubby, is there any reply from Windholm at all?

Edited the letters post.

Thank you.

Now just crossing my fingers that one of gunders patrols is nearby, or that rizi has a wall or some guards to hold for more than 30 seconds..

You arrive and the vanskerries are hacking at a foot high palisade, which has halted their advance for the thirty minute ride to Rizi's defence.