> Sent: Monday, 16 March, 2009 14:10:39
But didn't arrive till Tuesday morning: I wonder why? I might go header-chasing, if Donald doesnt' know either.
>> I don't see there being thousands of veterans disappearing from
>> the ranks in 1619/20. Some desertion and a fair bit of not
>> re-enlisting at the end of their seven year term between 1620-1625.
>Maybe, but...
>
>> The idea that Lunar units being more loyal to their leader than the
>> Empire seems askew with the Imperial structure.
>
>It is, but these are Fazzur's troops. They *would* be more loyal to
>him than to the Empire, and that's one very good reason why Fazzur
>tends not to be trusted by the Empire! B***y provincials....
> But why is the King of Tarsh allowing Fazzur his own
> private army of thousands?
> I can imagine the troops from Tarsh favouring him
> over a Dara Happen but if it is all about personal loyalties to
> individual generals then where's Tatius's personal army?
The ones loyal to him personally because he inspires that sort of loyalty? Have you met Tatius?
>>OK, that helps with our "generic Lunar soldier" problem, if both
>>those can be counted as "standard Lunar". If you see peltasts even
>>in regular formation, though, they're obviously not the same thing
>>to eyes used to an Orlanthi warband, are they?
> Again they could be mistaken for generic Lunar. Until they break
> ranks in a disciplined manner to chase the enemy across the hills.
f you reckon so - fine, problem over.
> From a game arc POV we start the players off facing Provincial
> Militia. They learn how to ambush and beat them up which they
> can do reasonably easily as starting characters.
You're assuming their main role in life is as combat troops beating up Lunars, but fair enough, it'l be true for at least some groups.
> I'm sure a typical Orlanthi will regard cataphracts as creatures
> of Mostal or sorcerous inventions until they realise there's
> a man and horse under all that armour.
I doubt it. Orlanthi aren't pure Dark Age tech, they have full plate until it's banned by the Lunars. They might want to get their hands on a horse capable of carrying the weight, though.
> That gives you something like 75% who will be seen as a generic
> lunar infantry or cavalry - i.e. they have spear, large shield,
> and helmet. Most will also have cloaks of some shade of red. One
> exception will be the Stone Phalanxes as Dara Happens favour
> Yellow and Blue.
That works.
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