Discussion for a Kingdom of ashes OOC II

[The_Universe]

Also, remember that you probably don't have a lot of time to put these plans into motion. So, some of the more elaborate schemes may not work as well as they could if given more time to prepare them...

 

[Laurel]

Tell me what errors or bad assumptions I have made

Okay visually I had it wrong then- I was back to thinking it was a regular heavy gate that had to be pushed open by manual labor or gears... let me see if I have it right now:

Currently there is the mud/wood wall the people built around New Oceanus.
Hywrl is seperate though within visual range of New Oceanus and has the formerly seen wooden walls with trees at joints and the gate is actually just the regent casting a spell and dismissing it.
The army would hit Hywrl first on a direct line of attack.

If the above is correct then forget having the regent cast anything as I have suggested, as the gate closing and opening is all him anyways.

 

[Laurel]

Also, remember that you probably don't have a lot of time to put these plans into motion. So, some of the more elaborate schemes may not work as well as they could if given more time to prepare them...

But we do have the ring gates and birds for messages to New Oceanus and Hywrl. Also we will shortly have direct contact with the black orcs.
But saying do this when this shouldn't be too hard
Very correct on the nothing too elaborate though, just throwing things out there- I tend to get carried away

 

[Xath]

Presumably, according to the plans we intercepted, they will be advancing along the main road. How many creatures can walk abreast on the road?

 

[The_Universe]

Presumably, according to the plans we intercepted, they will be advancing along the main road. How many creatures can walk abreast on the road?

15-20 abreast, but the forest is not impassible. Therefore, they could advance in much larger groups, as long as they weren't really worried about maintaining tight formation on the march itself. Theoretically, they'd have a chance to regroup before making a push for the walls, especially with Hyrwl occupied with elves and whatever is chasing them.

Attached is a diagram of the Hyrwl/New Oceanus area, with red=gates, and grey = roads. Black is walls.

 

[The_Universe]

Okay visually I had it wrong then- I was back to thinking it was a regular heavy gate that had to be pushed open by manual labor or gears... let me see if I have it right now:

Currently there is the mud/wood wall the people built around New Oceanus.
Hywrl is seperate though within visual range of New Oceanus and has the formerly seen wooden walls with trees at joints and the gate is actually just the regent casting a spell and dismissing it.
The army would hit Hywrl first on a direct line of attack.

If the above is correct then forget having the regent cast anything as I have suggested, as the gate closing and opening is all him anyways.

See town diagram posted above.

 

[Laurel]

See town diagram posted above.

Just saw it and printed it Are all the walls thorn walls or are the internal ones regular wood gates??

Good question, Gerti!!

If they are in the forest though it gives us some protection/cover from the dragons and wyverns while attacking them. Maybe.... nope nothing there...

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Does anyone else think that it is completely foolish to do exactly what the bad guys want and open the gates as they march towards us?

Maybe I'm being overly cautious... but, it seems to cross the line between "heroic" and "stupid"...

Justice has no problem just getting plopped down in front of the undead and hammering away by Grandpa's side... but, at the same time, we are all full aware that the draconic army WANTS us to open the gates so that they can overrun our forces and eat our children...

 

[Laurel]

Does anyone else think that it is completely foolish to do exactly what the bad guys want and open the gates as they march towards us?
Maybe I'm being overly cautious... but, it seems to cross the line between "heroic" and "stupid"...
Justice has no problem just getting plopped down in front of the undead and hammering away by Grandpa's side... but, at the same time, we are all full aware that the draconic army WANTS us to open the gates so that they can overrun our forces and eat our children...

It really makes no difference, I would say- They have to know no matter what we do it is a hard choice.
We open the gates and hopefully get some elves inside. We leave the gates closed and all the unseasoned warriors on the walls see their brethren dying at their feet essentially and become sick and scared.
So we could always just mass slaughter the elves, then they don't have to be marched the rest of the way to Hywrl, the warriors in Hywrl won't see them tortured and we don't have to open the gates. We just make sure the people never find out... oh! wait aren't evil.... but... instead of opening the gates we could just have them scatter, and hope they live through that.
Could we open a portal (someone mentioned this, Liz?) and just have them run into there instead. It is not like they will do much good inside the walls of town. They are starved, tired, and way out of shape to do much defense.
But this is just one take on it.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Also... a measure that we can take to strengthen our forces is to take out the draconids evil horn of death before it's terror reaches the ears of those fighting on our side.

Don't need our archers peeing their pants.