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    BTW whoever dropped the rep on me for Roland's RP at the walls, thank you! Next time leave your name so I know who to thank!

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    I'm trying to make sense of the rules and rolls as we speak, I think I'll understand it all in a few hours
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    Good luck mate!

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    Adamat, I'm doing the battle stuff now. Don't bother.

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    I'm very amused

    Hross seems to think the Varangians are like this
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    When in reality at this date, they aren't vikings anymore.
    They're just like any other nationality of western Europe.
    Some have axes, some have swords. They dress like mercenaries in the mediterranean, lots look Sicilu-Norman.
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    well, 5 matches pretty well
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    "By the late 13th century Varangians were mostly ethnically assimilated by Byzantine Greeks.."
    1204 is much closer to that than it is to 1066.
    They aren't Old English-speaking shieldwall warriors. They aren't those badasses you find in Bernard Cornwell books.
    They're mercenary knights from Scandinavia, England, and likely Sicily, with many Greeks or Greek-born now in their ranks.
    They aren't going to identify with 'Athelstan' more than any other character attacking the city.

    That said, they definitely will surrender eventually. They aren't stupid. They want life and employment. Or they'll just leave.

    I just have a stick up my ass about this accuracy stuff, especially an anachronism like an Old English-speaking Saxon nationalist in 1204.
    I wouldn't care about the anachronism if it weren't for the fact that Hross endlessly uses it to insult all the other characters in the camp and tries to use it as an advantage over other characters.
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    I'm thinking it would be a nice addition if the Varangian Guardsmen that surrender are reemployed to be the guards of the Latin Emperor. It could work, seeing how they are mercs (that's the impression I get from your description, BF).

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    Yeah, that's very possible.
    I mean, if they're convinced the Latin Emperor is the new Emperor, and that Emperor will give him the same treatment if not better, it's highly possible.

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    I'm really excited to see how the next rolls for the battles play out. If the rolls favor the Byzantines and go against the Crusaders, it is going to be interesting to see if we can take the city. The attacks on the Lycus River section and the Blachernae District seem to favor the Byzantines by a slight margin and the Byzantines are going to get reinforcements which may push the Crusaders back. The Venetians suffered fairly heavy losses in their attack so they may not be able to do much to help the other Crusaders. Also, aren't they also in a looting mentality right now? Only the surprise attack on the other two harbors in the Golden Horn seem to be favorable to the Crusaders an I'm not sure if that force has enough strength to turn the momentum towards a Crusader victory.

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    If we don't take Constantinople, I'm going to laugh really hard and sail for the Orient
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    I just posted a long rp, essentially to fit Ricco in with the rolls and Rp that has taken place. I will submit orders as soon as LM says where he wants me. I wish i had been around to interactively post while you guys were, but I had to work ALL day

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    Dunno. If you guys don't take Constantinople, you're all too bloodied to take anything else.
    You could retreat to Thessalonica, which was recently controlled (if not still) by pro-crusaders.

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    I just posted a long rp, essentially to fit Ricco in with the rolls and Rp that has taken place. I will submit orders as soon as LM says where he wants me. I wish i had been around to interactively post while you guys were, but I had to work ALL day
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    My Sultan,

    It has finally happened. The infidels have turned on one another, killing each other for control of Constantine's city. This is a harbinger of the end times, we must prepare for the arrival of al-Mahdi, and the unification of the world under the black flag.

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    I have a plan (again), the main remainder of the Greek army is in on the 7th hill right now. The venetians are doing pretty good and the Constantinian wall should be pretty much secure, yet intact. How about a feign attack on the fifth military gate, while our main force goes through the gate of Charisius and just marches for the constantinian wall, lock the Byzantines out of their own city center
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    After going through the numbers and calculating for a bit, I have the current strengths of each army and with troop placement:


    The Siege of Constantinople, April 13, 1204 Lycus and 7th Hill:

    Byzantines: 7,291

    Crusaders: 9,302


    Blachernae:

    Byzantines: 1,282
    (887 + 395 reinforcements)

    Crusaders: 3,031


    Galata, Imperial District and Southern Harbors:

    Byzantines: 970

    Crusaders: 6,097
    (Crusaders: 2,300; Venetians: 3,797)


    Total Numbers:

    Byzantines: 9,543
    (estimated numbers of the Varangian Guard: 1,500)

    Crusaders + Venetians: 18,430


    Personally, I think we're doing quite good. Blachernae will soon fall in our hands, the Greeks in the Imperial District are outnumbered 6:1 and even if the force at Lycus lose, the estimated Greek casualties would be so great that they would be defeated by the other Crusader groups. This only counts numbers an not more specific positions of troops and army compositions.

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    We still have the overall advantage in the battle but we can’t afford to lose too many men in the battle here either. We will need them for our later attacks on Byzantine territory and if we lose too many men, those attacks are going to be a lot more difficult.

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