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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Strangemonkey" data-source="post: 741635" data-attributes="member: 6533"><p>I don't know how effective the range finding tactic is against any sort of serious force. Arrows are only so effective against most armors until you get to the very high end of development. I have no idea what the effectiveness of firing blind with arrows is, I don't know how much actual impact it would have. On the other hand, taking fire while surrounded by fog and fighting a lycanthrope has to be really demoralizing. </p><p></p><p>An earlier post mentioned the Cressians using longbows, but I always saw them as a more javelin and spear oriented culture. Not to denigrate their access to competent archers when they need them. I just don't know where they would pick up longbows.</p><p></p><p>Poisoned arrows on the other hand...</p><p></p><p>So where we at in the war? Are the Cressians and the Ta'jinn still primarily skirmishing along the edges of conflicts in Stempa as they both contemplate invasion?</p><p></p><p>Anyone want to guess what the Stempan clerics think of all this? Surely some of the neutral cities are begining to contemplate which way they should fall, and the allied cities are reconsidering their situation as more and more allied troops enter the conflict and then ignore their interests. </p><p></p><p>Surely both sides are looking at the Stempan heavy armor formations and considering how they might be of use?</p><p></p><p>I see the initial conflict breaking down into zones and strategic questions really quickly. </p><p></p><p>The Ta'jinn with the superior speed and archery are going to gain rapid superiority on any open ground.</p><p></p><p>The Cressians with the superemely flexible formations and superior light infantry are going to dominate any rough or forested terrain.</p><p></p><p>Both sides are going to have their advantages reinforced by their rapid fortification abilities and professional corps of officers. The Cressian are eventually going to suffer when they have to stop relying on the reserves of semi-professional regular soldiers that the belong to the orders and heirarchy and have to start drawing from their militia, but they have a huge pool to draw on and holy fervor in their favor.</p><p></p><p>So both sides are going to have an environment in which to play around and experiment with new tactics in until either the invasions begin or the Stempans start to influence the conflict. </p><p></p><p>I think the new Cressian foritification and blindfire tactics are a perfect example of the sort of things that are going to develop in the Stempa conflict.</p><p></p><p>The Ta'jinn are likely going to start honing their expertise at fire tactics and developing crusader formations. Their medium infantry are going to gain greater prestige in the formations as the Ta'jinn begin shifting them to the outside of their formations in any terrain in which an ambush is possible. The Centaurs have superior range on the Cressians and can fire from the inside of the formations benefitting from the heavier shields and closer formations of the infantry. The infantry also serve to slow down deltanes so that the centaurs can then reinforce them without getting a Deltane on their backs or disrupting their ranks, absorb spells, and give the Centaurs time to determine where a counterattack should go.</p><p></p><p>Both sides are going to get a lot better at night attacks, but the Ta'jinn in particular. Ta'jinn medium infantry are going to become very adept at wielding burning weapons come the full moon.</p><p></p><p>In terms of increasing magic sophisitication, how long do you think it takes for the Ta'jinn to start casting elarged detect magic spells and targeting buffed druids and deltanes?</p><p></p><p>I think this war is going to get nastier rather than nicer thanks to the political limitations and small force sizes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr. Strangemonkey, post: 741635, member: 6533"] I don't know how effective the range finding tactic is against any sort of serious force. Arrows are only so effective against most armors until you get to the very high end of development. I have no idea what the effectiveness of firing blind with arrows is, I don't know how much actual impact it would have. On the other hand, taking fire while surrounded by fog and fighting a lycanthrope has to be really demoralizing. An earlier post mentioned the Cressians using longbows, but I always saw them as a more javelin and spear oriented culture. Not to denigrate their access to competent archers when they need them. I just don't know where they would pick up longbows. Poisoned arrows on the other hand... So where we at in the war? Are the Cressians and the Ta'jinn still primarily skirmishing along the edges of conflicts in Stempa as they both contemplate invasion? Anyone want to guess what the Stempan clerics think of all this? Surely some of the neutral cities are begining to contemplate which way they should fall, and the allied cities are reconsidering their situation as more and more allied troops enter the conflict and then ignore their interests. Surely both sides are looking at the Stempan heavy armor formations and considering how they might be of use? I see the initial conflict breaking down into zones and strategic questions really quickly. The Ta'jinn with the superior speed and archery are going to gain rapid superiority on any open ground. The Cressians with the superemely flexible formations and superior light infantry are going to dominate any rough or forested terrain. Both sides are going to have their advantages reinforced by their rapid fortification abilities and professional corps of officers. The Cressian are eventually going to suffer when they have to stop relying on the reserves of semi-professional regular soldiers that the belong to the orders and heirarchy and have to start drawing from their militia, but they have a huge pool to draw on and holy fervor in their favor. So both sides are going to have an environment in which to play around and experiment with new tactics in until either the invasions begin or the Stempans start to influence the conflict. I think the new Cressian foritification and blindfire tactics are a perfect example of the sort of things that are going to develop in the Stempa conflict. The Ta'jinn are likely going to start honing their expertise at fire tactics and developing crusader formations. Their medium infantry are going to gain greater prestige in the formations as the Ta'jinn begin shifting them to the outside of their formations in any terrain in which an ambush is possible. The Centaurs have superior range on the Cressians and can fire from the inside of the formations benefitting from the heavier shields and closer formations of the infantry. The infantry also serve to slow down deltanes so that the centaurs can then reinforce them without getting a Deltane on their backs or disrupting their ranks, absorb spells, and give the Centaurs time to determine where a counterattack should go. Both sides are going to get a lot better at night attacks, but the Ta'jinn in particular. Ta'jinn medium infantry are going to become very adept at wielding burning weapons come the full moon. In terms of increasing magic sophisitication, how long do you think it takes for the Ta'jinn to start casting elarged detect magic spells and targeting buffed druids and deltanes? I think this war is going to get nastier rather than nicer thanks to the political limitations and small force sizes. [/QUOTE]
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