RE: Re: FOUNDATION DOC: Forces and Numbers

From: Jeff Richard <richj_at_...>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 10:40:59 -0800

My other reason for suggesting them is that the SDT appears in many Dragon Pass campaigns. For instance, in my own, it is the Colymar - not the Lismelder - that have a problem with the SDT during the Righteous Wind Rebellion. It also is a good foreshadowing of the SDT at OiD - except there, the SDT ultimately rejects the Lunars.

	-----Original Message-----
	From: Stewart Stansfield [mailto:stu_stansfield_at_...] 
	Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 10:37 AM
	To: whitewall_at_yahoogroups.com
	Subject: Re: FOUNDATION DOC: Forces and Numbers
	
	
	Hi Jeff,
	


	> Here's a question - should there have been Sun Dome Templar 

	mercenaries


	> at Whitewall (on the Lunar side of course)?  The SDT seems to

be the


	> Lunars' favorite local mercenaries.

	
	Perhaps yes, if only because of the characterful internal
conflict 
	and competition that would arise. The Yelmalions' life in and
out of 
	camp (tents set aside, of course) would contrast with many of
the 
	units besieging Whitewall, and even when set against the Yelmic 
	heritage of some of the phalangites, some interesting
competition 
	will emerge.
	
	That friendly shield push organised on the rest day between
members 
	of the [Jasper] Phalanx and the Sun Domers, as a bit of
competitive 
	light relief, might get serious rather quickly...
	
	Of course, I rather suppose it depends on who's in command. "Sun

	Domers? Excellent, fine chaps, well-disciplined! Phalanx is the
only 
	way to fight!"
	
	Only for his successor to ask "Where have all the army's funds
gone? 
	Yes, I can see you've hired mercenaries, but who? Sundomers...? 
	Right. We're attacking fortress sited on a precarious hilltop,
and 
	they've gone and hired me another phalanx. Oh, well, here's
hoping 
	that when all this is over they'll take the bloody Jaspers with
them, 
	and do us all a favour..."
	
	Of course, with reference to the lighter troops, Kuschile Horse 
	Archers (are they still around?) would make a wonderful change
or 
	addition to the 'light cavalry' force... and perhaps a useful 
	alternative if the Lunars wanted to cooperate with allies or win

	hearts and minds, and not bring Char-Un or Redlands troops into
the 
	area.
	
	Cheerio,
	
	Stu.
	
	
	
	
	
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