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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dragonblade" data-source="post: 3378092" data-attributes="member: 2804">Frontal assualt is simply not a winnable option and no seasoned high level commander would even consider it. Without magical support of their own, the enemy army simply doesn't stand a chance in a direct siege. How big is this town? If I was the enemy commander and had no magical support of my own, I'd slowly filter in troops over the course of the month. Set up some faux caravans with some modest goods to seem legitimate. All of the merchants and caravan guards would of course be my soldiers in disguise. Once you have gotten enough troops into the city, you can spring the attack, seize control of the gates, and have the rest of the army (conveniently hidden in the surrounding countryside) come running in.If you do have magical support, I'd try the previous option but have mages of my own summoning monsters or elementals and send them rampaging through the streets. Just enough to keep the high level people and mages busy while you seize the gates and let the rest of the army in.Or if you can get creative with non-book magic items, have the army carry standards magically enchanted to radiate an anti-magic shell effect. With enough coverage flying wizards are taken out of the picture. Piratecat's strategy with the archers is a very good one and should not be dismissed. I have punctured the puffed up overconfidence of many a high level PC by simply having 20 or more low-level opponents focus all their attacks on one character. Odds are 1 in 20 is a hit so don't even bother rolling. They will take guaranteed damage every round.</blockquote>

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