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Message: <blockquote data-quote="seasong" data-source="post: 742738" data-attributes="member: 5137">Breaking CatFour kobolds watched from various vantage points as the Theralis military planned its next move. They didn't care who won, not really, and it was plain in their bored looks. Somewhere down below, four kobolds did the same with the orcs.Captain Agina ignored them. She was speaking with two Generals, her voice forceful but her posture relaxed, "The reason we're stalemated is because of the giants. They counter our spellcasters by their presence, and vice versa. What we need...""What we need, Captain, is to remove them, yes. Any first year soldier can see that."Her face flushed, Agina interjected quickly, "What we need is to make them afraid to come out and target spell casters.""Go on." The General was truly interested in a good solution... he just didn't believe it existed. The charge might have worked, save for the dragon, but now the orcs would expect it... be ready for it."I propose having as many flying, invisible arcanists as we can get airborne just within range, then lure the giants out with Kyriotes on the battlefield. As soon as they step out of the trees, the arcanists, our spear throwers, and our slingers hit one of the two with everything they've can in one salvo, then retreat.""Didn't we already demonstrate that they can spot the invisible arcanists at casting range?""Yes... but some careful testing of ranges has indicated that they will only see them at the last second. When the arcanists strike, everyone will strike. We may or may not kill the giant we target, but we'll make them very, very leery of coming out to play.""I don't like it. You are talking about risking a lot of arcanists for a chance to just hurt one of the giants!""Begging your pardon, General, but I also wore out two hundred spearmen, beating on shields, for the sole purpose of rallying our people. Morale has immense power, and fear influences strategy.""What about Kyriotes? Is he willing to present himself as a target for this? Should WE be willing to present him as such?"Agina grinned. This part she'd already thought out, "More specifically, are we willing to create an illusion of him?"</blockquote>

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