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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SHARK" data-source="post: 75105" data-attributes="member: 1131">Greetings!Basilisk, that is just great! I really like the possibilities. I don't think many people have thought about what an instantaneous Wall of Stne can do to a cavalry charge, heh?<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> The degree to which wizardry can effect the medieval battlefield is incredible. In my campaign, the Order of the Silver Dragon, which is a powerful order of wizards that serve the Vallorean Empire have organized themselves into different "circles." It is common for younger, less experienced wizards to gain such by serving several campaigns or years with the Vallorean Legions, fighting in the ranks as wizard-engineers. Battalion commanders usually have out of a compliment of some 250-300 troops, some dozen or so 1st-6th level wizards. They support the troops in the field with magical firepower, of course, but also with dozens of other tasks that make operations so much easier. Logistics and construction, fortification and resource development are all vital tasks that a conquering army needs to be good at. Wizards, even at low levels, can do so much!For example; It is fairly common for the Battalion Commander to have in service a squad of highly trained horsemen; Each has an enchanted horse; which in turn, is equipped with an enchanted saddle that improves Ride skills, and mounte combat; as well as Horseshoes of Speed; These riders also have special Saddlebags of Holding, which hold more equipment and rations; as well as small Barrels of Refreshing Drink, which produce prodigious quantities of either hot or cold water, and coffee or mint tea, as desired. These messengers also carry enchanted scrolls that contain important messages or other communications, for others to read. These scrolls have magic seals on them, and must be read a certain way, for example. This is just one way that wizards effect the daily operations of an army on the march.Semper Fidelis,SHARK</blockquote>

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