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Message: <blockquote data-quote="knightofround" data-source="post: 4832417" data-attributes="member: 27884">I've always been a big fan of Roman history, and I'm in the process of creation my own Roman-esque campaign. Even though my campaign is built around an earlier version of Rome (I'm aiming for approximately 100 BC, whereas it seems your setting is probably closer to 100 AD) we have many similiar ideas. I would love to hear more about your campaign, and would encourage you to post in Plots&Places.To the OP, I would recommend against trying to simulate medieval warfare because it doesn't work very well with 4E D&D imo. Medieval combat was very inert and were more a battle of endurance than skill or strength, which can make for an interesting strategy game...but not the fast-paced nature of D&D.I've found that the best fit for D&D warfare is WWII tactics. It was really the first period that surgical strikes, highly mobile units, and the importance of reconassiance rose to the forefront. A group of adventures can excell and easily drive the story in this kind of scenario...its much more difficult for PCs to really "be the stars" if they're manning trenches or undergoing a seige.All that being said, if you're hellbent on figuring out how to simulate a siege in a magical setting, I would highly recommend the book "Brothers in Arms" by by Don Perrin & Margaret Weis. Its the second book in the "Raistlin" series, although you don't need to read the first one. Basically it shows how Caramon and Raistlin train for magical warefare. The last half of the book focuses on the siege of an enemy keep, and it might give you a couple ideas. Unfortunately other than that I haven't found any other good fiction that gives good ideas on how to handle sieges. Perhaps the "liberation" of Cairhien in book 5 of the Wheel of Time is the next closest bet, but even that is a little light on details.</blockquote>

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