>1/09/2004 6:19:55 a.m., donald_at_... wrote:
>> I'm not sure the Heortlings do, certainly I don't see an
>> tactic they've developed to counter a massed cavalry charge.
>
>I think they have, but not a usual one.
>
>They live in the hills and valleys of Dragon Pass. If they can
>manage to have their battles in places where there aren't large
>lumps of open ground, then they can effectively prevent massed
>cavalry charges. _That_ sounds like an entirely likely Orlanthi
>tactic...
>
>Stephen
Indeed. Mobility magic means never having to accept your opponent's choice of battlefield.
But even when forced into battle in the open Mobility magic will still come into play: A mass of cavalry charges down, the filthy barbarians use their magic to scatter and then hit the cavalry in the rear when they're in disarray after the charge.
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