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Post by Lord Robert Dondarrion on Oct 28, 2012 22:50:43 GMT -5
Fighting -Weapons --One Handed (100) ---Axes (51) ---Maces (51) ---Swords (91) ---Spears (51) --Lance (76) -Armor --Full Plate mail (50) --Shield (25) Leadership: -Battle (100) --Land (50) ---Ambush (50) ---Siege (75) ---Scouting (51) ---Command (81) ---Cavalry (65) ---Raiding (50) --Rallying (50) --Routing (50) --Logistics (60) Political: -Persuasion --Diplomacy (50) -Diplomatic --Ambassador Representation ---Kinglands (20) -Economic --Governing (30) Physical abilities --Athletics (40) ---Horsemanship (50) ---Swimming (20) ---Unarmed combat (20) ---Sprinting (20) ---Agility (20) Miscellaneous -Engineering --Fortifications (20) -Higher mysteries --Firecalling (70)
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Post by Kurts on Oct 28, 2012 22:55:55 GMT -5
Ser Ghaston
Fighting: -Weapons --One Handed ---Swords: 92 --Lance: 75 -Armor --Full Plate: 50 --Shield: 25
Leadership: -Battle --Land: ---Ambush: 50 ---Siege: 75 ---Scouting: 75 ---Command: 80 ---Cavalry: 75 ---Raiding: 50 --Rallying: 75 --Routing: 50 --Logistics: 50
Physical Abilities: ---Observation: 50 --Athletics: 50 ---Horsemanship: 75 ---Swimming: 50 ---Unarmed Combat: 75 ---Sprinting: 50
Miscellaneous: -Engineering --Fortifications: 50
Ser Roland Connington
-Weapons --Two Handed ---Swords (70)
-Armor --Full Plate (50)
Leadership: -Battle --Land ---Siege (70) ---Command (70) --Rallying (50) --Routing (50)
Miscellaneous -Engineering --Fortifications (40)
Famous Warriors Ser Silar of Honeyholt Ser Myles the Everprayer
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Post by The Forgotten God on Oct 29, 2012 14:27:10 GMT -5
All right, because the normal time way of doing this siege would take days, here's the plan.
The siege officially starts March 23rd. Siege rolls, etc, will determine how quickly certain milestones are reached, like troops arriving for either side, completion of siege gear, counter-sapping ops, etc. That way we aren't bound by the typical whole months of a normal timeline.
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Post by Kurts on Oct 29, 2012 14:30:32 GMT -5
Sounds good. Might want to check the private board though, as I'm not sure how our plans will fit your timeline.
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Post by The Forgotten God on Oct 29, 2012 14:33:11 GMT -5
The encirclement:
Ser Ghaston: 153 Yronwood: 76 Robert: 154
Ser Ghaston's Faith army immediately stands up supply lines to begin a proper siege prosecution, but while the Bloodroyal is a stalwart warrior who survived several months whilst defending a siege, the procedures for properly conducting one seem to have him a bit confused, and many of the pre-siege preparations so vital to its success fail. He also receives word that organized rogue knights from the Vulture's Roost are harassing his overextended and underguarded supply lines.
Lord Robert, meanwhile, has stocked enough food and supply prior to the siege to last 90 days with a full garrison at full rations.
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Post by The Forgotten God on Oct 29, 2012 14:37:39 GMT -5
Reinforcements:
Faith: 3000, will arrive April 19th Dorne: 2200, will arrive April 27th Yronwood: 2100 men, will arrive April 24th Stormlands main host, will arrive April 24th Kingsland cavalry, raiding commences from Summerhall to Wyl starting April 10th, Lord Footly commanding
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Post by Kurts on Oct 29, 2012 15:10:35 GMT -5
Ser Ghaston orders a double siege line, with half his assembled men facing outward against the approaching relieving force and the other half inwards against a sally from the besieged. He orders the inner and outer lines to be fortified with fields of stimuli (wood blocks with iron hooks fixed in them to slow charges), lilies (sharpened stakes in pits), "grave stones" (high mounds of underwood that had to be climbed over), two staked trenches, and the siege towers constructed behind them in case the enemy attacked before the keep was taken and he was forced to use them as defensive structures.
(Fortifications 50)
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Post by Lord Robert Dondarrion on Oct 29, 2012 15:46:18 GMT -5
Lord Robert orders his men to dig in. His archers on point and his ballista on watch and ready to fire should they see anything. He orders his men to keep morale up, to go to temple, he even orders a septon to tend to the working of the men who follow the even. He orders single rations and tells them straight what the situation in, invasion, but he tells them within days the Kingland army will come for us, and that we are not alone, he tells them he would die for his men and his home, that he will avenge what these men have done to their families their homes. He will not abandon them.
(Rally if needed)
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Post by The Forgotten God on Oct 29, 2012 15:55:30 GMT -5
Fortifications: Ghaston: 50 + 53=103
Units attacking Ghaston's fortifications will take +25% casualties. They will be finished on April 16th.
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Post by Kurts on Oct 29, 2012 16:40:43 GMT -5
Ghaston watches Lord Yronwood and five hundred knights depart on their mission,a prayer on his lips, before turning his eyes to overseeing the steadily forming fortifications.
He also orders his archers to shoot down any ravens coming in or out of Blackhaven.
(Just in case that wasn't already being done)
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Post by Kurts on Oct 29, 2012 20:32:46 GMT -5
Pleased with the progress on his defenses, Ghaston inquires with his chief engineer for an estimate on the completed construction of the siege equipment.
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Post by The Forgotten God on Oct 30, 2012 17:33:22 GMT -5
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Raid: Raymund Dondarrion: 80 - 30 for situation + 84=134
Several weeks after the siege begins, on a night like any other, a few sellswords in the Dornish camp open a very small hole in their lines, and the nigh-invincible axeman Raymund Dondarrion and fifty men burst through it, setting several of the nearly-complete siege works on fire and killing a few dozen men, before stealing horses and riding off into the night. The Dornish camp is set back a few days, but the Faith's puissant defenses and lack of sellswords in their ranks remain unfazed, and the chief engineer informs ser Ghaston the works will be completed on time.
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Post by The Forgotten God on Oct 30, 2012 17:40:28 GMT -5
The Bombardment:
5 April:
The daylight brings death, as the completed mangonels and siege weapons commence the festivities. The initial duel lasts over two hours.
Ghaston: 75 +95= 170 Robert: 75 + 75= 150
Ser Ghaston's men, so well drilled, get the better of the first engagement, their death-dealing catapults and ballistae spearing several defenders, and wrecking parts of the barracks, making a racket unheard in many years around the castles. Lord Robert's counterfire is reasonably accurate, and he kills some men, but critically none of the experienced engineers manning the weapons.
Casualties: Stormlands: 440 Men Faith: 3960 men Blackhaven loses 8% of its integrity
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Post by The Forgotten God on Oct 30, 2012 22:17:14 GMT -5
Bombardment (Dorne): 11 April:
Dondarrion: 156 Yronwood: 156
The bombardment from Dorne commences, and the exchange lasts an hour or so, but the calibrations onthe weapons are off, and little damage is inflicted on either side.
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Post by The Forgotten God on Oct 30, 2012 22:52:33 GMT -5
An assault:
Round 1:
Lord Robert: 127/184 Ser Almaric: 166/159
After the bombardment, the Dornish launch their first real attack. Blood and fire reign as the arrows from the castle walls lance out, as the men set up scaling ladders and their archers provide counterfire. Some men make it to the walls, but in most sections they are beaten back.
Stormlands: 430 Dorne: 1450
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