Medieval Total War-esque RP

[Gideon Dragontongue]

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Phalanx means the shields are up. You have no chance of killing anyone with bows.

[POMC S117]

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Up as in above head or up as in up. If it is the former then tortoise formation would be more appropriate me thinks.

[Gideon Dragontongue]

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Well, how far away are the archers? I was under the impression we were far enough away that bows wouldn't do much good.

And if they are closer, than I would agree the tortoise would be a wiser move.

[POMC S117]

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In battle archers fired upwards.

[Gideon Dragontongue]

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Look, rather than debating battlefield semantics, can I just go back and edit it to the turtle formation?

[POMC S117]

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I've already posted.

[Gideon Dragontongue]

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What to do, what to do...Have Azeem and his main force met up with the phalanx yet?

Also, is this caliph receiving foreign aid like I suspect?

[POMC S117]

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Not yet.

[Free]

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Name: Zinedine ibn Tahert(''ibn'' means ''son of'')
Age: 26
Title: Elected chieftain
Country - Location: Tahert
Religion:Islam
History: The name of the land means "lioness" in the Berber language, a reference to the Barbary lions that lived in this region. The province has been inhabited since ancient times, and there are numerous megalithic monuments. Tahert grew up as a region under the domination of petty Berber tribal kingdoms. Tahert was fought over by a number of tribes until it was decided to elect a ruler over the tribes by intelligence, courage and religious piety



Family - Names: Lella Magnia, Yazid ibn Tahert
Age: (34) (19)
Other: (Lella = Lady) His sister is Lella Magnia, and his younger brother Yazid is a commander of 3 tribes.

Physical Description:
A tall fair skinned man with long brown hair. Hazel coloured eyes and a short brown beard. He is of average build. He has a scar in his left eyebrow received during bow practice.
Personality:
A man who never forgets insults, he is sensitive and tries to do good, very religious and prays five times a day. Respects Christians and Jews to a certain extend because of the mentions in his holy book that they are people of Mozes, Abraham and Jezus.
Biography:
He successfully seized power when the previous ruler died of food poisoning. To this day no one knows who did it and his political rivals blame him.

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Done, how do I use the ruler in character? with decisions and stuff?

[POMC S117]

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Write something like:

Bob stood in his chambers. Around him were his head advisers.

"We should invade blah blah!" Suggested one of them.

"No! They are too powerful. We should become allies with them." Argued another.

[Gideon Dragontongue]

Even as half the line fell, the phalanx shifted into turtle formation while those with bows fired at will at the charging force.

[POMC S117]

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It's impossible to attack in tortoise formation:

[Gideon Dragontongue]

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Most of them are in tortoise formation, providing cover while those with bows duck out to fire.

[POMC S117]

The archers, their view blocked, were very inaccurate. As were the caliphate's archers. Some of the swordsmen ran round the houses and attacked the archers from behind.

[Gideon Dragontongue]

The phalanx shifted into full tortoise formation.

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Ride faster, horses, ride faster!

[POMC S117]

The swordsmen attacked the exposed back of the tortoise formation.

The horses were almost there.

[Gideon Dragontongue]

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No, the back isn't exposed because the archers are using their tower shields now.

[POMC S117]

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They've got their shields up.

[Free]

A man wearing a black robe sat on the massive throne of granite.
His body leaned forward as his bearded chin rested on his hand.
A slightly bored look the chief had. Two female slaves danced in front of him.

''Rachid!'' he said out loud as a frightened bald man rushed towards the annoyed voice that echoed through the court.

''Sent 5 of our best females to sultan Azeem..''
''Also summon grand vizier Taher to me..'' the chief said calmly to what seems the palace caretaker.

''Yes my chief..'' as the little Rashid went running outside he court.

[POMC S117]

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I'll add your borders in! Good post!

[Gideon Dragontongue]

Azeem's cavalry swept across the swordsmen who were attacking the archers, having the advantage of both numbers and momentum.

[POMC S117]

The horses, although they killed the swordsmen, careered right into the tortoise formation. They killed a few soldiers and horses. The archers of the Caliph resumed firing. They killed many before Azeem's troops became ordered.

[Gideon Dragontongue]

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I'm being reminded of Faramir in LotR. How many troops do I have now?

[POMC S117]

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About four hundred.

[Gideon Dragontongue]

Azeem wheeled his horse about, and turned to his men. "Into the alleys! Quickly!"

After they were safely undercover, he turned to his lieutenant. "Two streets over is a cellar for storing lamp oil. Take twenty men, get the oil, climb up to the roofs, and drop it on those archers. Quietly!"

The lieutenant saluted and rode off with the contingent assigned to him.