An end to the storm

[Hengest]

Dornishmen
Lord Uller

The Minotaur
3 duel
3 survival

Areo Blacksand
3 duel
3 survival
3 capture
3 rearguard

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Heavy Infantry 1678
Polearms 2928
Archers 7061
Light infantry 2825
Heavy Cavalry 846
Light Cavalry 550

(need to calculate second wave troops too)


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With the rumours of the fall of the capital, the death of the king, Rhaegar, and worse: Elia and the children and no more orders from Sunspear, grim Areo; solemn and devout as ever whetted his great-axe and prayed to the axe god of Norvos. In the distance he heard the Minotaur groan and grunt, with his fanatical following cheering as he stomped forwards to the front lines.

Storm's End had never been taken in living memory, but even if the gods, the kingdoms and fate was against the Dornish, Areo would have done his duty and perhaps whatever world was to rise from the ashes of the fallen dragons- Dorne might yet be feared and respected.

"Archers!" He bellowed. "Knock your arrows! At my signal unleash hell!"

[jacb547]

OOC: You're not worried about some 30.000 Stormlanders falling onto your rear?

[Lord Dread]

OOC: You're not worried about some 30.000 Stormlanders falling onto your rear?

16k Stormlanders under Estermont's command
24k at Renly's side I assume
7-10k at Stannis side
and 1500 elite infantery, trained by Robert early on.

For the Baratheon host I can give the exact numbers and for Renly's host we have to look - in any case, however, the Dornish troops would be outnumbered.

[Hengest]

OOC: You're not worried about some 30.000 Stormlanders falling onto your rear?

Of course! But Areo doesn't know that. This is RP not a competition. What is there to win?

[Hengest]

I wasn't aware of it, but with the size of the force I will put it down to poor command. Areo is stubborn, unless ordered otherwise he wouldn't stand off. Unless Uller with some good RP manages to convince him to lay down his arms, he will assault.

[Iron Aquilifer]

OOC: Renly has:
3192 H Inf
8770 L Inf
3629 Polearms
4155 archers
3137 L. cavalry
943 H. cavalry

minus

2096 Heavy Infantry
4826 Light Infantry
2400 Polearm Infantry
2618 Archers
2056 Light Cavalry
416 Heavy Cavalry


(which is far less than 24k )

[jacb547]

OOC: Estermont has 18k and Renly surely has around some 12k to complete 30.000 wouldn't you say?

[Iron Aquilifer]

OOC: Estermont has 18k and Renly surely has around some 12k to complete 30.000 wouldn't you say?

Here is the (should be accurate) number for Renly's host (which lets face it, should have been crushed in a battle days ago but anyway):
1192 H Inf
3944 L Inf
1429 Polearms
1537 archers
1081 L. cavalry
527 H. cavalry
TOTAL: 9710 men

Where is the extra 2k coming from?
Estermont's Host:
2,266 H Inf
4,233 L Inf
2,871 Polearms
5,057 Archers
542 H Cav
993 L Cav
15,964 men

The garrison:
2,000 Archers
1,000 Heavy Infantry
2,753 Light Infantry
1,000 Polearmed Infantry
167 Heavy Cavalry
+
10% Storm's End Levy
+
1500 Heavy infantry


The Dornishmen:
10k light infantry, 5k archers, 2.3k light cavalry
plus:
1,139 Heavy Infantry
5,908 light infantry
1,546 Polearm Infantry
2,742 Archers
4,361 Light Cav
386 Heavy Cav
plus the OP

Hopes this helps guys

talking with Lord Uller and he is listed as one of your commanders.

Was Uller overall commander? That confused me, admittedly (just assumed it would be Hengest' character(s)).

[jacb547]

Here is the (should be accurate) number for Renly's host (which lets face it, should have been crushed in a battle days ago but anyway):
1192 H Inf
3944 L Inf
1429 Polearms
1537 archers
1081 L. cavalry
527 H. cavalry
TOTAL: 9710 men

Where is the extra 2k coming from?
Estermont's Host:
2,266 H Inf
4,233 L Inf
2,871 Polearms
5,057 Archers
542 H Cav
993 L Cav
15,964 men

The garrison:
2,000 Archers
1,000 Heavy Infantry
2,753 Light Infantry
1,000 Polearmed Infantry
167 Heavy Cavalry
+
10% Storm's End Levy
+
1500 Heavy infantry


The Dornishmen:
10k light infantry, 5k archers, 2.3k light cavalry
plus:
1,139 Heavy Infantry
5,908 light infantry
1,546 Polearm Infantry
2,742 Archers
4,361 Light Cav
386 Heavy Cav
plus the OP

Hopes this helps guys


Was Uller overall commander? That confused me, admittedly (just assumed it would be Hengest' character(s)).

OOC: LD hired 2.100 professionals at Bronzegate, which are these 1.500 Heavy Infantry and 600 Light Infantry

[Lord Dread]

OOC: LD hired 2.100 professionals at Bronzegate, which are these 1.500 Heavy Infantry and 600 Light Infantry

OOC: Elite Infantry - Bronzegate Axemen to be exactly, as you can read in the barracks.

As for Renly's host I assume that he should have merged by the time with Robert's host - and undepending of how it will turn out, it will have consequences from the Iron Throne when Robert hears, that one of his High Lords decided to abbandon his liege lord.

[Axis Sunsoar]

Here is the (should be accurate) number for Renly's host (which lets face it, should have been crushed in a battle days ago but anyway):

Renly would not have charged straight into battle with the numbers he had, so it would be likely that his men would be alive, having not yet engaged the enemy.

[jacb547]

OOC: Shouldn't he know? I made it pretty clear I had an army by marching int for display and talking with Lord Uller and he is listed as one of your commanders.

[Pinkerton]

WHAT IS THIS , HOTAH?!

Uller was in clear dismay. He had already told Estermont they'd retreat after the duel. This would ruin everything

I TOLD YOU TO START ORGANIZING THE RETREAT! NOT TO SENTENCE US ALL TO DEATH!

[Hengest]

I wasn't aware of it, but with the size of the force I will put it down to poor command. Areo is stubborn, unless ordered otherwise he wouldn't stand off. Unless Uller with some good RP manages to convince him to lay down his arms, he will assault.

This....

WHAT IS THIS , HOTAH?!

Uller was in clear dismay. He had already told Estermont they'd retreat after the duel. This would ruin everything

I TOLD YOU TO START ORGANIZING THE RETREAT! NOT TO SENTENCE US ALL TO DEATH!

[Pericles of Athens]

Across the narrow causeway the beleaguered defenders were readying themselves for the first wave of attackers, they hadn't starved for fourteen months just to lose their home in a single day. Stannis wadded through the crowd, gaunt and thinned but his dark blue eyes seethed with purpose. The middle Baratheon brother wasn't a man of frilly words like Renly or a great warrior who could singlehandedly smite the enemy upon the walls like Robert.. but he would throw back these invaders who meant to take his home, or die in the attempt. He stood on the battlements looking out upon the siege lines - bustling with movement for the first time in fourteen months. The Dornishmen have decided to take our walls by storm, it would seem they have forgotten this keep's name. Storm's End has never fallen, if all do their duty that wont change today.

Defenders

Stannis Baratheon
7,687 Men
2,150 Archers
1,100 Heavy Infantry
3,003 Light Infantry
1,134 Polearmed Infantry
100 Light Cavalry (dismounted)
200 Heavy Cavalry (dismounted)

OOC Don't forget about the men in Axis' and Jacb's army, they'd surly strike at the Dornish flank during the assault on the walls.

Also who's modding this? So I know where to send orders.

[Honors Bastion]

Alright, this was a fairly complicated battle to roll as it was basically a siege and a battle at the same time. There really was not much you could do in terms of orders as it was basically charge one side or the other since flanking was pretty much impossible considering the position of each army. I'm too tired to post all of the details of the roll and I doubt that you would even want to see it but the results are roughly summarized below.

I realize that neither side actually gave me any battle orders but there really weren’t many things that could have changed the outcome in any way and we need this battle to progress to get the other RP rolling. I gave both sides the most sensible and straightforward orders to roll as a mod and to be fair of course.

Dornish attack the walls with their light inf while archers fire. Heavy inf and Polearms wait until gate breaks then rush in. Same for the heavy and light cavalry. For the Stormlands, the men in the fortress, light inf would hold the walls with the archers, heavy inf and polearms defend the gates, cavalry wait as a reserve. For the relief force, cav would most likely lead the attack followed by infantry and archers. Nice and simple to mod without too much confusion.

Battle Result:

The combined Dornish/Reach host is defeated in the Battle of Storm’s End. The Dornish/Reach assault on the walls was repelled due to the impressive fortifications of Storm’s End (the minimum roll for the defenders was a 15 due to the +14 siege defense bonus) while the Stormlander relief force was able to assault the Dornish/Reach rear with impunity. Attacked from both sides, the Dornish/Reachmen were routed form the field. The battle was not a total lost for the Dornish and Reachmen though as they were able to inflict as much damage as they received before they were routed.

Casualties: Casualty rolls were maxed for both sides. Normally, that would roughly mean 15% for the defenders and 25% for the attackers (before rout rolls) but since both sides were attacking and defending at one point, the caps were bypassed. The final casualties for both sides rounded out to be 40% for the Stormlands and 47% for the Dornish/Reach.

Characters: Most of the rolls were high, meaning that you were free, except for a few rolls that resulted in characters on the Stormlands side being captured but that didn’t matter since you won anyways. All of the Dornish/Reach escaped freely.

[Pinkerton]

I don't understand this

[Honors Bastion]

Basically, I rolled the battle as this.

Phase 1: Dornish/Reach attack the walls – were repelled by the defenders
Phase 2: Stormlands relief force attacks Dorne/Reach rear – they defeat the Dorne/Reach forces, leads to a rout

Casualties:

47% Dorne/Reach
40% Stormlands

[Pinkerton]

Basically, I rolled the battle as this.

Phase 1: Dornish/Reach attack the walls – were repelled by the defenders
Phase 2: Stormlands relief force attacks Dorne/Reach rear – they defeat the Dorne/Reach forces, leads to a rout

Casualties:

47% Dorne/Reach
40% Stormlands

Oh, not that HB, I mean I don't understand why the battle was rolled in the first place. I mean I did post Uller trying to stop Hotah and Hengest didn't answer but I do not think that is enough to suppose he decided to attack the fortress anyway. Especially considering Uller had been talking to Estermont and had taken the decision to surrender

[Pinkerton]

Oh, not that HB, I mean I don't understand why the battle was rolled in the first place. I mean I did post Uller trying to stop Hotah and Hengest didn't answer but I do not think that is enough to suppose he decided to attack the fortress anyway. Especially considering Uller had been talking to Estermont and had taken the decision to surrender

Is this a ing joke?