At 08:56 AM 04/26/2000 -0700, Bryan Thexton wrote:
>--- Martin Crim <mcrim_at_...> wrote:
>> I generally send 1 footman and 11-14 weaponthanes on
>> cattle raids. I have
>> Thunderstone up, and Sureshot if I have it. If I
>> get caught, I choose
>> Plunder/Skirmish and usually end up OK.
>>
>Really? How many cows do you typically make off with
>assuming you don't get caught? I always assumed that
>the carls were the ones doing the herding, so that the
>more carls the more cows you would get, but if you are
>having success I might have to change my tactics!
25-30. Sometimes sheep, too.
I don't think Orlanthi weaponthanes are too proud to herd sometimes. In
fact, I get the impression that in emergencies they also harvest (cf.
message about another clan getting new chief after the wpnthns refused to
help with the crops).
--M