The Royal Barracks

[Lucius Malfoy]

The Royal Barracks

Here players may purchase mercenaries and hire professional troops to make up their armies.

Each unit is 100 men (unless stated otherwise).

English Units

Militia/Shire Troops Light Footmen Stats: Can form Shield Wall Hiring cost: Available only through militia rolls Upkeep: 3 crown per soldier raised Militia Longbowmen Hiring cost: Available only through militia rolls Upkeep: 3 crown per soldier raised Livery and Maintenance (Professional) Heavy Footmen Stats: +1 against Light Footmen and Cavalry (Can form Shield Wall) Hiring cost: 5,000 Upkeep: 1,500 Men-at-Arms (Heavy Cavalry) Stats: +1 against Light Footmen, can be dismounted. Hiring cost: 8,000 Upkeep: 3,500 Yeomen Longbows Stats: +2 against Light Footmen and +1 against Heavy Footmen Hiring cost: 6,000 Upkeep: 2,000 Retinue Knights Stats: +2 against Longbowmen, +2 against Men-at-Arms and +2 against Footmen (+1 if in Shield Wall), can be dismounted Hiring cost: 12,000 Upkeep: 4,000

Naval Units (Requires Dockyard)

Levy Ship Stats: Can transport 100 men Hiring cost: Available only through requisition rolls Upkeep: 50 per ship requisitioned Hulk Stats: +2 against Levy Ships, can transport 500 men per ship (can be equipped with cannons: -400 men per ship, +3 against any ship type) Hiring cost: 15,000 Upkeep: 5,000 Cog Stats: +3 against Levy Ships, +2 against Hulks (can be equipped with cannons: +3 against any ship type) Hiring cost: 30,000 Upkeep: 10,000 Carrack Stats: +4 against Levy Ships, +3 against Hulks, +2 against Cogs (can be equipped with cannons: +3 against any ship type) Hiring cost: 50,000 Upkeep: 20,000 Hulks, Cogs and Carracks can be equipped with cannons. This will increase their upkeep, but also their battle power. Levy Ships cannot be equipped with cannons. Cannons +10,000 crowns to maintenance +3 against any ship type Levy Ships can only be gained through Requisition. Requisition will lead to a D50 roll which determines how many Levy Ships the player is able to get. Charisma traits and RP (e.g. promising payment) can give bonuses to the roll. Carracks, Cogs and Hulks are part of the Naval Fleet, while Levy Ships can only be called when the Naval Fleet is ordered to sail to war.

Foreign Mercenaries

Infantry Gallowglasses Stats: +2 against Light Footmen and Longbowmen. +1 against Heavy Footmen Hiring cost: 12,000 Upkeep: 4,000 Limit per char: 4 units max Switzers Stats: +3 against Cavalry. +2 against Light and Heavy Footmen. Hiring cost: 12,000 Upkeep: 4,000 Limit per char: 4 units max Cavalry Border Reivers Stats: +2 against Longbowmen Hiring cost: 10,000 Upkeep: 3,500 Limit per char: 2 units max Gens d'Armes Stats: +3 against all units Hiring cost: 12,000 Upkeep: 4,000 Limit per char: 2 units max Coutiliers Stats: +2 against Light Footmen and Longbowmen Hiring cost: 10,000 Upkeep: 3,500 Limit per char: 2 units max Gunpowder Handgunners Stats: +3 against all units (only if the units are right in front of them) Hiring cost: 15,000 Upkeep: 7,500 Limit per char: 2 units max Cannons Stats: +2 to siege battle rolls (ineffective in field battles) Hiring cost: 20,000 Upkeep: 10,000 Limit per char: 1 unit max (5 cannon per unit)

New units added via Nov. 24 proposal

Murderers (breech-loaded swivel guns) Stats: +1 against all units Hiring cost: 7,000 Upkeep: 3,500 Limit per char: 3 units max, no limit on Royal Army (8 cannons per unit) Falconets Stats: +2 against all units Hiring cost: 10,000 Upkeep: 5,000 Limit per char: 2 units max, no limit on Royal Army (4 cannons per unit) Culverins Stats: +3 against all units Hiring cost: 14,000 Upkeep: 7,000 Limit per char: 2 units max, no limit on Royal Army (4 cannons per unit) Howitzers Stats: +4 against all units Hiring cost: 18,000 Upkeep: 9,000 Limit per char: 2 units max, no limit on Royal Army (4 cannons per unit) Mortars Stats: +3 in a siege Hiring cost: 24,000 Upkeep: 12,000 Limit per char: 1 unit max, no limit on Royal Army (2 cannons per unit) English Handgunners Stats: +2 against all units (only if the units are right in front of them) Hiring cost: 10,000 Upkeep: 3,500 Limit per char: 3 units max, no limit on Royal Army Mounted Gunners Stats: +3 against all units (only if the units are right in front of them) Hiring cost: 20,000 Upkeep: 7,000 Limit per char: 2 units max, no limit on Royal Army

*Foreign units can only be hired after militia and professional troops are mustered. Only hired for battle, cannot be hired otherwise.
*Livery and Maintenance can only be made up of Heavy Footmen, Yeomen Archers and Men-at-Arms. Just as Retinue can only be made up of Knights.
*Livery and Maintenance are not standing soldiers and require 12 hours to be levied. Retinue are standing force though.

[Jokern]

The Duke of Norfolk hires Retinue:
- 2x Knights (600 men)

Total cost: 24,000
Total upkeep: 8,000

[Gandalfus]

Exeter hires 2 heavy footmen, 1 men at arms and two yeomen longbowmen.

Total cost: 30,000

Total upkeep: 10,500

[Blastoise Groudon]

Earl Hastings hires 1 Men At Arms unit: 8K

The King hires 1 Yeomen Longbows: 6K

[Lucius Malfoy]

Salisbury hires:
1 Knight unit: 12k
1 Men-at-Arms unit, 8k
2 Heavy Footmen: 10k

Total: 30k crowns
Upkeep: 9,000 crowns

[Blastoise Groudon]

Hastings hires: 1 unit of Knights, 12,000K
Edward hires: 1 unit of Heavy Footmen, 5K

[Mary The Quene]

Mercenaries.

2x handgunners 30,000
2x gens d'Armes 24,000
1x Switzers 12,000


66,000

[Jokern]

The Duke of Norfolk hires:
2x Men-at-Arms (600 men)
4x Heavy Footmen (1,200 men)
2x Yeomen Longbows (600 men)

Total cost: 45,600 (-5% reduction from buildings)
Total upkeep: 16,150 (-5% reduction from buildings)

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The Earl of Surrey hires:
2x Men-at-Arms (600 men)
2x Heavy Footmen (600 men)
1x Yeomen Longbows (300 men)

Total cost: 32,400
Total upkeep: 12,000

[Jokern]

The Duke of Norfolk hires:
1x Men-at-Arms (300 men)
2x Heavy Footmen (600 men)
1x Yeomen Longbows (300 men)

Total cost: 22,800 (-5% reduction from buildings)
Total upkeep: 8,075 (-5% reduction from buildings)

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The Earl of Surrey hires:
1x Men-at-Arms (300 men)
2x Heavy Footmen (600 men)
1x Yeomen Longbows (300 men)

Total cost: 24,000
Total upkeep: 8,500

[Xion]

The Earl of Devon recruits the following :
600 Heavy Footmen
600 Yeoman Longbowmen
300 Men at Arms

Total Cost : 30,000
Total Upkeep : 10,500

[Blastoise Groudon]

Edward wishes to hire the following:
2x Heavy Footmen (10K) 600 men
1x Yeomen longbows (6K) 300 men
1x Switzers (12,000K) 300 men
Total: 28K, 1,200 men


Earl Hastings wishes to recruit:
1x Yeomen Longbowmen (6K) 300 men
Total: 6K, 300 men

[Gandalfus]

Holland purchases:
3 units of knights (900 men)

Cost: 36,000
Upkeep: 12,000

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Kent purchases:

3 units of heavy footmen
2 units of men at arms

Total: 31,000
Upkeep: 11,500

[Blastoise Groudon]

The King of England purchases these troops for as soon as possible.
2x Men-at-Arms (Heavy Cavalry) (16K)
1x Heavy Footmen (5K)
1x Yeomen Longbowmen (6K)

1,200 men total

Upkeep: 10,500

[Blastoise Groudon]

Edward recruits:
1x Switzers 300 men, 12,000 crowns, 4,000 upkeep

[Barry Goldwater]

Cambridge recruits the following:
2x Yeoman Longbows (12k)
1x Heavy Foot (5k)
1x Men at Arms (8k)

Total cost: 25k

Oxford recruits the following:
1x Knights (12k)
1x Yeoman Longbows (6k)
2x Heavy Foot (10k)

Total cost: 28k

[Noytary]

Lord talbot recruites the following:
3x knights
2x men at arms
2×yeoman longbows
500 men (from the welsh marches)
Hiring: 68,000
Upkeep: 23,000
Lord stafford recruites the following:
2x handgunners
2x coutiliers
3x switzers
Total hiring: 86,000
Upkeep: 34,000

[Noytary]

Lord Herbert recuties the following:
2× knights
2× yeoman longbows
2× heavy footmen
Total cost: 46,000
Total upkeep: 15,000

[Noytary]

Herbert recruites:
3 knights
3 yeomen longbows
1 men at arms

[Xion]

Baron Wenlock recruits two units of knights.
-24,000 crowns, annual upkeep of 8,000.

[Blastoise Groudon]

Earl Hastings recruits one unit of knights (100 men).

- 12,000 crowns, upkeep of 4,000.