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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NewJeffCT" data-source="post: 2160841" data-attributes="member: 10784">Well, it is low to standard magic.  However, even with standard magic, wizards don't exactly grow on trees - what is the DMG ratio of wizards per 1,000 of population?  Maybe 1 per 1,000?  (sorry, no clue on this) Then, of that 1 per 1,000, how many wizards are high enough level that they can cast Wall of Iron?  Then, how many wizards of those high enough level to cast Wall of Iron will actually work for the Duke?  Then, on top of that, maybe the Duke wants his wizards out there casting fireball or stinking cloud on the battlefield and not holed up inside casting Wall of Iron.  In addition to swords, the soldiers will need armor (chain or splint mail for infantry, and plate for heavy mounted knights), shields & helmets.  Horses for mounted knights may need chain mail  or heavier barding.  All mounted troops will need horseshoes for their horses.  Additionally, some troops are equipped with pikes, others with crossbows, and all troops will likely have a 2nd weapon, such as a dagger or short sword.  This doesn't take into account metal parts of other equipment - wagon wheels for the supply train, siege equipment, etc.Not to mention any waste in the iron/steel creation process.If the Duke's army is 4,000 men, including 1,000 mounted troops, one pile of iron may not be a lot to them.  Not to mention, soldiers in training, spare horses, etc.The Duchy is fighting wars on 3 fronts - in the hills, there are dwarven rebels; across the mountains, there is another nation that they kingdom has been at war with for 20 years; and to the north, there is a 3rd kingdom that is quite powerful and the Duchy is at odds with them, too.  Though, it is not as active a war as with the kingdom across the mountains.</blockquote>

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