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Pick up the pace. Three reasons: We need to get there on time, in a condition to fight, in one piece. Going at full gallop down a narrow, winding path is both likely to end badly and to blow the horses before we need them to go into battle.
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We're dragoons. We don't actually charge our horses into battle, most of the time. Anyways, our particular detachment is supposed to occupy a fortified location, so horses aren't much of a concern. Pick up the pace regardless.
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Nov 26, 2015 14:05
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Xander77 posted:We're dragoons. We don't actually charge our horses into battle, most of the time. Anyways, our particular detachment is supposed to occupy a fortified location, so horses aren't much of a concern. Makes sense. Pick up the pace.
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Nov 26, 2015 14:57
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Pick up the pace.
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Nov 26, 2015 16:04
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Medium speed.
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Nov 26, 2015 16:41
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Do we have any idea how long duplicating seals should take? Without an answer to that question, the safe answer is plunge forward at a middling speed.
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Nov 26, 2015 18:25
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Medium speed. How many men do we currently have under our command?
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Nov 26, 2015 21:26
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GyverMac posted:How many men do we currently have under our command? (Is this the point where we start naming them after thread participants?)
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Nov 26, 2015 21:56
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Pvt.Scott posted:Do we have any idea how long duplicating seals should take? Ephemeron posted:Five, including Lanzerel.  ), they're still of a much lower social station than us.We should pick up the pace in order to arrive in fighting trim with time to spare. We don't want to burn out the (notoriously temperamental) horses, but we definitely want to have time to do something before Colonel Hunter's Grenadiers arrive. Radio Free Kobold fucked around with this message at 03:00 on Nov 27, 2015 |
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Nov 27, 2015 02:50
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quote:You attempt to maintain a relatively quick pace on the way to the chosen point of battle. While you try to rest your horses as much as you can, you are still forced to push them to get to the bridge before noon. quote:The Kharan River bridge was built in the days of the Old Empire, spanning the wide, sluggish river at its narrowest point. A series of granite arches carry the roadway from one low bank of the Kharan to the other. The road itself is covered with logs, split and laid flat-side-up, to maintain a manageable surface during the rainy season. quote:With the area secure and your men's horses tied up in the stables, you must now take the time to carry out Captain Hunter's orders. You search the satchel and do indeed find a diagram, instructing you on how to set the baneseals in the proper positions. Asking for your Sergeant's advice is always a free action, so I'll always do it, unless anyone objects. quote:Sergeant Lanzerel doesn't even stop to think before telling you his mind. quote:
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Nov 27, 2015 21:32
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More efficient pattern and extend the pattern Selling weapons?! What sort of bounder, what base canard or blackguard do you take us for?! We are here to kill the enemy and take their stuff. We will kill them to the very best of our considerable ability. We will not half-arse this, and we will not debase our standing, our honour and or self-respect by becoming a peddler rather than an officer.
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Nov 27, 2015 21:44
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I assume our intellect covers this banecasting claptrap. While money is great, we hustled here to buy time to prepare. Let's add some insurance to this risky plan with some potent mageickzs.
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Nov 27, 2015 21:45
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More efficient pattern, using the rest to extend the pattern
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Nov 27, 2015 21:59
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The captain made it redundant because it's our first fight and he expects us to screw things up, which we might. Let's be a good soldier and Follow orders (set the seals per the diagram)
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Nov 27, 2015 22:04
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My gaming sense tells me that our Intellect covers this and passing the test means either money or a promotion. Common sense says that we make a bigger minefield and blast our own charging troops. Let's make a bigger minefield
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Nov 27, 2015 22:13
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Yeah we weren't told 'set these bad boys up', we were told 'set these bad boys up exactly in this way'. We've no latitude here; we'd be rightfully chewed out for doing anything other than following the instructions - if we survive.
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Nov 27, 2015 22:14
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If they didn't want that kind of thing happening maybe they should have had some sort of formalized training standards and rules of engagement for their officer corps. More magic = more better. In real life I would follow that diagram to the letter unless I were somehow an accredited expert and the man who set it up was not.
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Nov 27, 2015 22:33
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Set it up the way captain fancypants told us to. He expects the blast to be a certain size, so while it would be fun to blow up our own dudes we might want to follow orders. I bet the redundancies are to ensure the blast goes off in any case. This is interesting case actually, if I were the writer I would make it example of a higher stat causing a failure, "your too smart for own good ensign"
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Nov 27, 2015 23:05
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Maybe he just has cronies in the spiced wax industry.
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Nov 27, 2015 23:35
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Bozikek posted:This is interesting case actually, if I were the writer I would make it example of a higher stat causing a failure, "your too smart for own good ensign" Agreed. Making the process work perfectly but the consequences catastrophic would be a pretty neat touch. The money option should work perfectly well in this example. On the other hand, CYOA. Better stats probably means better loot.
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Nov 27, 2015 23:55
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I don't remember the exact target number, but we've probably got a high enough Intellect to make this. Let's see if we can extend the pattern and hope everything goes better than expected.
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Nov 27, 2015 23:56
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More explosives means more fun. Extend the pattern.
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Nov 28, 2015 00:02
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Radio Free Kobold posted:I can tell you right now that
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Nov 28, 2015 00:21
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Let's just do what our boss tells us to do. Messing around with darck mayyjcks never ended well for anybody.
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Nov 28, 2015 04:33
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quote:You try your hand at placing a more efficient baneseal pattern on the trees standing on the opposite bank. Despite a few frustrating mistakes, you manage to set down a pattern which will get the job done and still leave you almost a hundred seals to spare. quote:With the baneseal pattern set up, the entire apparatus merely awaits a caster of sufficient calibre to unleash its destructive potential. In the meantime, you are left to your own devices while you wait for both the enemy and Captain Hunter's relief force to arrive. Three opportunities immediately appear to you:
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Nov 28, 2015 09:00
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Firing loops. We don't want to lose any of our meatshields.
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Nov 28, 2015 10:26
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If I could be sure "block off the bridge" meant something other than "blatantly warn the enemy that an ambush is coming", I'd go with that. As it stands, caring for the horses cannot go amiss.
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Nov 28, 2015 11:02
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Its been three hours of rest for those horses. Rubbing them down is a luxury we cant afford. Getting shot is a bigger concern, so lets fix the Firing loops
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Nov 28, 2015 11:37
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Xander77 posted:If I could be sure "block off the bridge" meant something other than "blatantly warn the enemy that an ambush is coming", I'd go with that. My thoughts exactly, but I think firing loops is a better idea. Maybe we'll win some loyalty. Or won't get killed.
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Nov 28, 2015 11:59
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I agree with firing loops.
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Nov 28, 2015 12:47
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Even though our troops are lower-class scum, it'd be more of a hassle to replace them than the horses. Cut firing loops so maybe they don't get shot in the face.
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Nov 28, 2015 13:02
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Cut firing loops. A dead Dragoon deals no DPS.
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Nov 28, 2015 13:39
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Firing loops is maximum expected value here. let the horses rest by resting, keep the ambush a secret, maximise damage given and minimise damage taken.
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Nov 28, 2015 13:54
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Tiny holes for big surprises! E: if the author has bothered to do any research, horses actually require a fair amount of attention, the big babies. This may catch up with us. Pvt.Scott fucked around with this message at 14:35 on Nov 28, 2015 |
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Nov 28, 2015 14:31
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If our horses start complaining too much, hopefully the author lets them still be useful to our troops.
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We can always buy or requisition more horses once we get promoted. We can't get promoted if we die or can't stop them because we didn't prepare enough Firing Loops
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Nov 28, 2015 15:39
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Yes okay. Let's cut some firing loops.
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Block the roads, firing loops won't matter if they just bumrush us from the bridge
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quote:You set your men to chipping away new firing loops along the walls of the the toll house facing the river and the bridge. quote:Just as your men finish their work, you begin to hear the sounds of boots marching to fife and drum behind you. Over the next few minutes, the sounds grow louder until finally, you see the Captain himself leading his column up the road on horseback, resplendent in the bane-hardened plate of a Knight of the Orders-Militant. quote:You and your men return to your positions within the toll house as Captain Hunter leads his Grenadiers across the bridge. You sit in anticipation, staring at the column of smoke in the distance. quote:As soon as the enemy Commander sets foot on the bridge, you feel the sensation of a banecaster at work, pulling you towards Captain Hunter's position. The Antari commander feels it too. You see him turn in his saddle, but it is too late. quote:Then you see half a hundred black specks fly from the forest in high arcs and land on the road. Explosions rock the chaotic mass of the Antari column as each of the grenades burn through their fuses and explode. quote:What little you can see of the battle is a chaotic tangle of limbs, bodies and steel. Obscured by the swirling clouds of powder smoke, the already-chaotic nature of hand to hand combat becomes pure confusion to your eyes. As the smoke begins to clear, you begin getting a better glimpse of the situation. quote:With your attention turned back to the battle, you see that the situation has taken a turn for the worse. Fighting at the head of his men, the armoured Antari commander is cutting a swathe through the Grenadiers trying to stop him from escaping. Likewise, Captain Hunter is laying about left and right with the burning blade of his longsword, clearing a charred path of carnage as he tries to engage the retreating Hussar. quote:
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Charge! We don't have sufficient weight of fire to impact the battle, and we have done our duty at our post. We must take the risk and trust to the extensive drilling of our men to exploit the enemy's weakness.
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