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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Haltherrion" data-source="post: 2316991" data-attributes="member: 18253">To get the thoughts going on a plan, if we were to try the direct approach, here's my own thoughts.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I think in all cases, the ultimate objective is to prevent the fortress from supporting attacks against Fina.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">At the minimum, this means making it immobile</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It would probably also be useful to disable the portal to Mottul but perhaps that isn't absolutely required.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We therefore need to get to the control room and probably the portal room as well. From our own experience on FFs, we know these are well protected.</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There are two main options, a frontal assault and a sneak attack.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In a frontal assault, we'd need to gather other aerial forces to assist in an attack <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Most likely, we'd use the main force as a distraction while we tried to gain entrance</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">This type of "main force feint and sneak in" approach has got to have been pretty standard in the history of FFs and therefore not much of a surprise.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Alternately, we just battle our way in with superior force. This seems a foolish course.</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">On a sneak attack, we need some way to sneak. It doesn't mean we have to sneak all the way to the control room, just get close in before we get discovered so that we don't face a completely armed and ready garrison. It does mean we should assume any magic defenses have been triggered.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Some sneak options: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Drop in from above. Since the target is moving, this can't mean dropping from an upper island but maybe we could drop in from the FF's way above (tens of miles: high enough they couldn't see the FFs well)- you could do it at night and get Fina with magic and fire to light the ground below the Mottul FF so we could see its outline on the way down.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Draeca could summon a storm and we could use it as cover at night. Dracea and other casters could summon continuous storms for days so that Mottul got used to it. The storms last for a half day per casting, I think.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We could try to approach in disguise. Not too keen on that one.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We could approach ethereally. I'm not sure how well that magic works in Ophir though and there are countermeasures anyway. This would be an obvious line of attack.</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We will need to try to research the magical defenses of this fortress. Remember the Mithguard had a number of defensives including places for the garrison to do monster summons. Even if we can't find specifics on this fortress, we should consider what sort of defenses have been created for other fortresses</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We should look for some way to provide a distraction after we sneak in: some sort of way to summon or gate a lot of distracting critters.</li> </ul>Thoughts?</blockquote>

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