Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20150216141300/@comment-24696651-20150217005228

(I think I'll rush through last year. Timeskip all the journeys, get the fights done quickly.)

(Would it be possible to get a new special unit by a military reform, or do I have to steal someone else's?)

"Make camp for the night, men," Luciun ordered his troops. They were a couple of miles from Pinewatch. They really needed their food, to facilitate the expansion of cities and also to feed the army. He ordered the military engineers to build a few ballistae. They were mainly there for shock and awe rather than actual killing.

"Father, shall I go with them?" Robert asked, tenatively.

"No," Luciun replied. "They know what they're doing, and we don't need perfect siege weapons. You need to learn how to be a general."

Luciun guided Robert to the main tent, where Hadgeir and Sigmund were planning.

"What's the plan?" Luciun asked.

"We ask for a surrender," Hadgeir replied. "If they refuse, we give 'em hell."

"Care to be a little more specific?" Robert asked, exasperated.

"Shut up, boy," Hadgeir drawled.

"Hadgeir," Luciun warned, "go easy on the lad. We do need more detail."

"We'll load the ballistae with explosive bolts," Sigmund chipped in, eager to avoid an unpleasant situation. "That'll be the signal. The infantry will charge from their hiding position in the east, the archers fire from the rocks in the south west, and we charge from the west."

"Where are we getting the explosive bolts?" Luciun asked.

"Well, Robert has a decent knowledge of enchanting."

"Robert?" Luciun asked, incredulously.

"Yes, Robert," Sigmund repeated.

"I need a soul gem," Robert said, a little stunned

"Here," Sigmund said, handing Robert several spell tomes, diagrams, and various other magical paraphernalia, amongst them, soul gems. "Consider it a coming-of-age present."

Luciun gave Sigmund a little glare, before speaking up.

"Any questions about the plan?"

No one spoke.

"Then our work here is done."