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This game has just been thought up by yours truly. Many of you are used to the role playing games that Dakkadakka hosts quite benevolently. Howevver, this is less of a role play and more of a strategy game. Each player will be a "General" Named, no history required and will have some general stats. These Generals will be actual entities inthe game that can be captured, killed, etc. And will gain rewards between senario's for victory and tactical skill. Speaking of which. This game is not like any other game you will have played. Instead of typing posts in the actual game window, players will PM thier General's to me, thier in game tactics will go to me and other observations a (and if you want in-genre fluff) I will then collate the material and will act out the tactics that every player has posted in in the form of long game events. Each game will be a different senario. For the moment the senarios will be strictly medieval, no magic, no sci fi for the moment. Just pure tactics. I may consider adding in other elements (in a controlled form) later if this game goes well.

Each senario will have a small amount of fluff given, and all of them will be fictitious. Players can PM me for a request as to the nationality they want thier armies to be after each senario has been posted. Your Nationality will change many times over the course of the game. I will then reply to PM's with a list of the player's army and what supplies they have. I will personally keep track of this myself as well. The key thing to this game is that no one will know what is happening with the other armies until the events are posted. Alliances will be discussed if at least 5 people join this game.

Example senario:

The sacking of Damascus

The Arabic city of damascus has stood for many centuries in realtive peace. Protected by high walls and its own formidable army. Yet now there are forces moving against it that will shake the foundations of the city.

Turks
Crusaders
Egyptian and Syrian marauders


Players: 3

Player one: Jhon Doe
Player two: Paul Smith
Player three: Richard Taylor

(Player nationalities after requests and settlements)
Player one will have control of the Turks in Damascus
Player two will have control of the Holy Crusader knights
Player three will have control of the syrian and Egyptian marauders

Player one objective: Survive until your enemies are either dead or forced to retreat from lack of supplies
Player two objective: Sack or occupy the city of Damascus and defend the piece of the one true cross.
Player three objective: Loot the city of Damascus for riches

(Note players' two and three are not required to defeat each other for victory but theyre armies may not fight together because the crusaders refuse to fight side by side with heathens.)

(All of the following information will be pm'ed)
Player one: Your armies consist of the city itself, which has over 100000 civilians who are non combatants, 1500 light cavalry who are barracked inside the city, 3000 infantry, of which 1000 are archers, and the rest are mixed spear and sword are already on the walls when the enemy army arrives.
The city has internal agricultural and blacksmithing resources and in theory can withstand a siege indefinitly.
The City comprises of a large outer curtain wall, which is about 20 metres high. The habitual styructures of the city occupy the outside agains tthe walls and spread to cover around 50% of the total city space, most roads are narrow and alley-like. There are two gates, one of which is a merchant gate which is far weaker than the heavy duty city gate, although your enemies will not know this. Agricultural and smithing sectors occupy a furthur 30% of the city's space ant the rest is filled with barracks and nobility structures. Your soldiers are confident and happy, as is the population inside the walls.

Player Two: Your armies will consist of 4500 infantry, of which 1500 are crossbowmen, and the rest of mixed spear and sword, a furthur 1000 hospitellar knights which are heavy infantry, and from there there are close to 1500 heavy cavalry, and a pair of battering rams that are resistant to fire damage.
Your supplies can last you for 2 weeks of healthy eating, 4 of rations.
You will approach from the south heading towards the enemy city. You know of the prescence of the marauders to your northeast who are about a furthur day from the city.
The city defenses that your scouts have told you of consist two gates, and a heavy curtain wall. Your supply chains have been wary of the marauders and you have already dispatched 1500 archers (on top of the rest of your forces) to defend it. If it should reach you they can provide you with enough resources to last an additional two months of healthy eating, 4 of rations. Yous soldiers are filled with zealous fervor that will carry them strongly until a major defeat or if you lose the piece of the one true cross that resides with your armies. (note losing the cross in battle may inspire your troops harder to recovering it)

Player three: Your army consists of 3000 light cavalry archers, and 200 infantry and support crews. You have no siege weapons at present but there may be ways to attain some on the battlefield. Your supplies are spread throughout the savanah and you can happily siege the city for a good month. The crusader knights have a supply chain of unknown worth, but it is well guarded. Your armies are happy with the idea of plundering damascus for its riches but otherwise their moral is more or less dependant on how well they do in battle.

The Generals
Your general is your personality on the battle field. To a degree you may ask me to post role play fluff that you have written, but your general willnot enter the fray unless he is captured or kileld in which case he (or she) will put up a valient defense. Generals are not only your personality on the battlefield but they also allow you to improve your chances in battle. With 4 stats.
Valor: This is the general fighting capabilities of your troops. Certain units will benifit from this more than others.
Discipline: Your soldiers will be more ikely to follow your orders unquestioningly with a higher Discipline score
Fervor: When you are in control of an army that is affected by fervor (For instance the crusaders in this senario) your soldiers will fight harder so long as the object of their fervor is still applicable (In this case it is possesion of the piece of the one true cross) There will always be at least one army with fervor in each senario.
Acumen: A higher Acumen score allows your troops to spread supplies and materials furthur and make alliances with other players with more ease (Again alliances will be explained furthur should at least 5 people join.
Intellegence: This score allows me to give you tibits of feedback on tactics and better prebattle information.

Each player starts with one point in each of these stats and with every battle participated in you gain an additional point.


Gameplay
As I have mentioned before this game requires you to PM me every contribution you have to the main forum, rather than you posting it yourself. Everythign from confirmation of participation to tactics and fluff is sent to me, from there I collate all the tactics from each player, organise them and then post them in one massive linked event of at least 500 words per player.

Questions?

Ohhhh. Shiny.

EDIT: Oh wow, several of these. This has my hand of approval.

So youll join?

Maybe. Kinda' barren on RPs since my ban.

*mutters something about the title and Tzun Tsu*

sorry, i did indeed think up the idea whilst reading the art of war, forgive me for using such an awesome name. and ok.... damn ah well

I may join here as well.

Ill probably join

OK so the first senario will be going up if i can have a confirmation from at least three players
I have Glass and wardragoon, anyone else? or was that a yes from you as well kasrkai?

Aye, I'll give it a whirl.

I've always been more for logistics though...

There willbe plenty of logistics later on, the first few senarios will be simple ish to get you all into the spirit, then things may get harder f you are all coping. We will all move at the speed of the person in the middle ok? Slacking behind could get you in trouble, and overachieving wont get you anywhere, this is a game for people to exercsice thier tactical minds.

Regardless the game thread is going up, and the first senario with it. From there I would have you all post (on the forum) your required faction, if there are any disputes please settle them quietly amongst yourselves.

GL all

The screaming skull

Conscripts have been taken by Kasrkai in the first senario. A rough map will be provided to each player individually when all factions have been taken. Each map will be unique to the faction.

A note to other potentially interested players, This senario has its full quota of players, however you are more than welcome to join for the next one.

Ill be the mongols

I shall take the Indians then.

Excellent, I shall have your armies and situations pm'ed to you within the next couple of hours, maps will follow when i have made them.

And so it begins.

Before hand I'd like to extend a good luck to you all. To the most clever goes the victory.

I know everyone is waiting for maps and I apologise that production has been slow. Ive had my GF staying with me these last few days, and b4 that a good friend of mine. I ask you to be patient a little while longer.

The Screaming Skull

No problem man, I've had a sinus cold that has wiped me out mentally

ouch. I shall be patient with you then

Terribly sorry all. This is going to have to go on hold. It is a SG I firmly insist i get back to but at the moment i just dont have the time. RL is hitting like a meganobz squad and ive got to stay with it for a while.

Most Sincere apologies and the promise of return
The Screaming Skull